Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-19
Especial to The Bulletin.)

l Especial to The Bulletin.)
 l Hartford, Jan.. 1S.-Aecorded an en- tllusiastic reception by the members of l the legislature assembled in joint ses- sion. Senator George F. Mclean en- tered the hall of representatives short | ly after noon on Wednesday to deliver 1 his acknowledgment of the honor done him and to convey to the people of 1 Connecticut in an address of excep- | tional interest his deep appreciation of being elevated to his present high po- sitfon, acknowledging at the same time | a realization of the new and great re- responsibilities that are a legacy of a senatorship.
 l The usual preliminaries incident to the official declaration of the election 1 of a senator in congress were trans acted with Speaker Scott of the house l of representatives as presiding officer. The members of the senate occupied l chairs placed within the semi circle before the speakers desk while about l the sides of the house and in the gall l lery a large number of spectators were ranged to share in the warm reception 1 given the new senator and for the l special purpose of hearing what he | had to say. Chairs were placed for many of the. large extra attendance, l which included considerable number l of ladies.
 1 Senator Stiles Judson introduced the l formal resolution declaring Mir. Me-
 Lean elected a senator in congress and l it was unanimously passed. At the suggestion of Senator Judson, Speaker Scott named committee of three | Senator Judson representing the up- per house, Representative Chandler of l Rocky Hill and Representative Tin 1 gier house leader on the democratic l side-to notify Senator Mclean of his | election and to escort him into the l 0f 11n inint aCSan1h1v a
 l The members arose as one man as l the new senator from Connecticut en- l tered and applauded enthusiastically as 1 he took his place on the rostrum be- l side Speaker Scott
 l Senator Mclean, a trif1e worn in appearance, bowed his acknowledg-
 ment and smiling graciously proceeded | with his address, of which he held the l manuscript. l Mrs. Mclean was present and shared l with the senator the congratulations he I receiced at the end of his speech.
 Senator McLean's Address. | MT. President and Gentlemen of the l .General Assembly:
 For the second time in my career, l Connecticut has given me her best, and I cannot trust my vocabulary or my emotions to express to you my deep l sense of gratitude and obligation.
 l From those who would have pre- l ferred to listen this afternoon to an- l other and perhaps a wiser and better voice than mine, I must beg a patience 1 equal to the occasion, and l will say to them. as I said to my critics ten long 1 years ago: Yours will be the victory and mine the defeat, if fail to vindi- cate my friends by impartial, loyal and l honorable service to all" Just now | the horizon which meets my own men, { tai vision is so new and varied. with a 1 foreground so full of the unknown, | and 11ar6a pS inc SgihlQ that I | only hope that the feeble trail which | I have so far blazed against bitter op- 1 position, though it end in a wilderness. may end in peace.
 You have conferred upon me very l high honor, but I fully realize that | high attitudes do not add to the stature of the men who occupy them. it is i one thing to be United States sena- | tor, and another and a rare thing, to be qualified for that position.
 | To the charge of having sought this l office, in stubborn disregard of my
 many disqualifications, I plead in con- 1 fession and avoidance an ardent Hk- l ing for the study of political questions.
 I like to look at and try to account 1 for the changes in the political fash ! ions-from the hobble skirt of the ex- l tremist to the unstayed crinoline of 1 the ultra conservative. Heretofore, l have been in the street, looking into 1 the windows; now that l fine myself l inside the shop with ninety one other modiStes. and ninety millions of cus- | toners to please, curiosity changes to responeibi1fty As there is nothing in l the world that Is without fault criti- 1 cism is always easy, and creation all
 ways imperfect. A reputation for DO. 1 litical wisdom, therefore, like suit of white flannel, is best preserved when | in disuse. shall be failure from the 1 start in some of the modern require ments of political service. For in l instance, I shall avoid. when possible l participation in those man and time
 killing oblations called banquets, where bad digestion waits on music, numerous varieties of food and wit, and elaborate paraphrasing of the Ten Commandments I never have and l never shall enjoy trying to change the
 bent of the wind and society with my unaided voice at the dedication of monuments or the laying of corner stones. I have no desire to criticise or discourage those who rejoice in the l social and physical experiments that 1
 dislike. I am fully aware that dis 1 cussion is the very powder and ball of progress. I simply want my fellow 1 citizens to know that I am, myself. | hopelessly confirmed in the belief that | the attenuation of night and day and l the currents of air are habits of na- | ture which it is unwise for me to try l to reform with electricity, alcohol, in- 1 somnia or the vocal organs. So much ! about 9 few of my shortcomings. l Others, and more serious ones, with l the Lords help, I intend to conceal 1 from my fellow citizens as long as l | can.
 l With regard to the political and economic questions now demanding attention, the pendulum in the clock l of sovereignty seems to be swinging to the side of paternalism. There are many people who think that the pres | -ent swing is in the right direction, and about an equal number that think it is in the wrong direction. Perhaps it is fortunate that our doctors in medicine and politics disagree. for if they should all be of-one mind, and be wrong. results would be very seri-
 ous. am, myself, very confident of
 the future, partly because I can and do read about the past; and partly be- | cause the average high school boy of today knows more than it was pos. sibla for Plato to teach in The Gar deps Of Academusss
 Just now in the. United States the i law-making or paternalistic fever 1s very Nigh. Congress enacts between two and three thousand laws every long snsSinu, and the stLtea ada flrun,