Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-07
MT President and Members of the Gen
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dedicated by our state for the use of it's legislators in the discharge of the duties imposed upon them. By the will of the people, an important trust has been committed to you, and in accepting that trust you are confront ed with responsibilities which demand serious and deliberate attention.
 I am not unmindful of the honor conferred upon me by the people of this commonwealth, and it will be my endeavor to discharge with fidelity the duties of the high office to which l am called. >'s""'"
 We must not lose sight of the fact that we are serving the peonle. and our endeavor should be to render such service as will reflect credit upon the good old state of Connecticut we love so we'll and which has honored us in so signal a manner Your duty is tS enact the laws; that of the executive, to execute them. Therefore it will not be the purpose of the executive to recommend at length, but rather to suggest such action on your part as ne may in his judgment deem of< special importance. hI5#
 The opportunity to introduce meas ures for your consideration will not be neglected and you win have much labor to perform in determining your faction upon them. Tn a careful anal Iysis, personal interest. and it might be said selfish motives, may be dis covered in many of the bills offered.
 Connecticut is a state of which we are all proud. It's foundation was laid by men whose memories we cher fish. From them we have received a legacy such as no other pecnle has inherited, and it is our duty to guard lit well, that we may transmit to our children our own goodly heritage.
 We have great reason to be thank full for the abundant prosperity which prevails not alone within our own bor- Iders, but throughout this great coun- try. Let us therefore rejoice and |give thanks to the Almighty Ruler of the universe for the great blessings which He has bestowed upon this lstate and nation
 Since the adjournment of the last general assembly our country has been called upon to pass through a deep sorrow in the untimelv death of a great and beloved ruler, William Me Kinley. ''The deep damnation of his taking off, by the bullet of an assas- Isin plunged the country into over whelnring grief and aroused the right, eous anger of the entire nation.
 The people loved William Mckinley not alone as president, but as a wise and good man. We take just pride in the fact that, in passing through the great trial, at no time did our gov ernment give any evidence of instabil VI O .l danger. and if legislation can be de vised that will provide needed protec ticn to men in high official position It is your plain and imperative duty to enact it.
 Representation in the General Assem-
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 Conditions have greatly changed since the written constitution of Con necticut was adopted. Its plan O
 representation was not entirely satls factory, but it gave to the people O each town representation suficien for their needs Under it our stat has grown and prosDered and th' rights of the people have been secure but with the large increase of popula tion in a few towns, and the concen tration of more than one-half the pop ulation of the state in eleven of these there has been presented problem the solution of which has received the earnest attention of many thought fuI and patriotic citizens who earnesti. desire what is right and what is bes for the people of this state
 It is my opinion that in the hous Of representatives it is best for all tn
 people of Connecticut that the peopl : of each town shah forever have on representative, but it is also best fo } all our people that the people of ever. ] town shall have a representation sui . Eficient in number to carefully and in ItelIigently attend to every matter o , Legislation in which the people of sucl town are interested.
 While one intelligent representativ will be sufficient for many towns, tn , large towns need and are justly en titled to more. Governor Mclean lin his message to the last general as
 sembly, clearly pointed out the injus tice and the necessity of change That body took up the question an finally decided to refer to the peopi q proposition to call constitutions convention, whose duty it should be frame ana submit 10 Tne people neN t form of constitution for their actior } The people voted that such conyen Ition should be held. and on Januar : H.. 1902, there assembled in this ha 16S delegates. Tn my Judgment, ther s has never been assembled in thi = state an abler. more conscientious an : more patriotic body of representsti7 Y Connecticut citizens The discussion in town meetings. in the public pres and upon the platform, and the q: 7 hates ill that body. have given to tE
 people of this state an education uDo E the organization and development ( | their state government. the ri@hts ( = towns and individuals, which the ; would not otherwise have obtaine' t the value of which cannot be estima l. cd. sGE1}e f1. rf
 [. The form of constitution submitte
 to the people by that constitution
 convention was rejected, doubtless b e cause it's plan of representation WE S unsatisfactory. s|
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