The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-21
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
4 Supporter of the Governor Frees His
 Mind,


 re the Editor of The Journal and
 Courier:
 Is 1t not time for someone to call the attention of the public very forcibly to the class of men who to the appearance of layman are, and have been for many years past, lobbying about the capitol at Hartford. I refer to paid State commissioners, holding political offices given them by political favor.
 The question arises in ones mind who are these paid State commission~ CTS employed by? We have always sup- posed the State of Connecticut employ. ed and paid them to look after the best interests of the. State of Connecticut when matters were brought to their at. | tention, and not to be lobbying at Hart. ford. for or against any matter before l the legislature.
 No rlght-minded citizen of New Ha, ven at least but what wants the steam and trolley roads owned by the N l.. N. H. Ss H. R. R. Co. to have everything that will be for the betterment of theii l system, and the welfare of the business l Interests of Connecticut.
 We, in New Haven, and I think, gen. erally throughout the State, the people 1 have confidence in the present manage. ment of our great railroad interests and believe they will soon show us the | best improved. best run railroad in the country, not only for the stockholders i but for it's patrons. Still, we cannot bu l regret very much that they should have 1 MT. Robbins of Hartford and a certain MT. Roraback from the rural districts ! to do their lobbying at Hartford. It is in my opinion, such lobbying as l inc above mentioned man 10inr { that our governor has referred to SC 1 many times and is what everyone be | lieves is the corrupting influence al | Hartford, I have no authority from hii Excellency to make this statement, bu ] every honest man agrees with him II all his efforts toward purifying politics | and believes that any man employed b! | the State or holding any political posi- l tion should have nothing to do witt other than his own job.
 If any citizen or corporation has { bill before the legislature, they or he should have the right to go before tn, committees in favor of such bill anC | should have the right to influence in al honorable way every member ot thu I legislature. This, of course, is lobby
 ing, and in my opinion legitimate. But | when said citizen or corporation, b, promises of their influence or payint dollars directlyo or through paid agont or lobbyists, I call halt and believ' such men should be wiped off the mar
 We are thankful for the fact that tn utterances of our governor have causei | go many of our senators to flutter tn take exceptions to the governors blum
 way of putting things.
 l Everyone who knows Governo ! woodruff knows he never implicates Il any way a man that is not more or les guilty, or found in the society of thos
 who are not working for the best in terests of the State.
 I do not believe in State investigation authorized by any Legislative body N one accuses our present senate O house, as a whole, of being corrupt. for one have looked them both ovo land believe them to be honest mon Men there do what they think is right but in any body of men, numerically a large as are now at Hartford, ther will be an occasional dark one amon lthem, and we have great hopes thaS tn presont agitation will clean tip matters So that in the future men can go t Hartford and do business in a bushes lway and in a shorter time than the bus ines has been accomplished '1 the past They can then return 10 their famiiie clean and respected by all.
 A true, square politician doing wha his conscience tells him IS the most re spected and honorable position one cal Ihold. We have such men in our goot old State, and we want more of them
 PERFORMER,
 New Haven, May 2O 1907