New Britain herald., 1915-01-06

for legislation rests With the general asser1 Dlv. the power of the governor being practically limited to recom- uend1ticnS. as nis veto of any act of yours can be overruled by your ma iorty vote I sra!l not attempt to usurp your prcrogatiVes or assume your rcsnOr& Utilities.
 ,pneals for NOW Haven.
 The New York, New Haven & Hart ford Railroad Co.,. our principal public service cooperation, has in the past provided efficient and economical ser vice to our people and Industries, and has until within a recent period, an- nually contributed in taxes a very suo stantial part of the revenues required to defTaN the expenses of our state government. By reason of existing conditions in it's affairs. in part at least created by action brought against it by our federal government the financial strength of this corporation has materially lessened, resulting in a yearly loss to the state of some s6O0,O00 in taxes and a prospective enforced decrease in efficiency and in crease in expense of service. It Is apparent that it's managers are mak- ing commcndable efforts to solve the difficult problems which confront them, including those which with in creasing seriousness confront all pub lie service transportation companies throughout tho United States.
 The securities of this corporation are quite largely owned and held by women and children, in trust funds. and by our insurance companies, who purchased them as a safe, conserva- tive investment. The interests of these holders deserve your careful l consideration and ample protection. l The ante-e election indictment, as crim l inals, of certain former directors of | that corporation was a surprise and l shock to most of our citizens and l justified and merited the criticism 1 passed thereon by my predecessor, l Governor Baldwin.
 We have considered such men as ] Colonel Frank w. Cheney, John IT, ] Whittemore, I deVer Warner, Lever l ett Brainard, George J. Brush, 1 Charles F. Brooker, James s. Elton, 1 and others I might name, as benefac- tors of the state, whose efforts have ! stablished and developed industries, 1
  number of our citizens and have in !! no small degree contributed to give 1 this state it's proud industrial prom l thence. The people of Connecticut ] do not believe that these men belong ] to the criminal class that they l should have been indicted as criminal 1 for the reasons alleged in the indict- 1 mentc.
 EducatiOu
 The \Connecticut plan of compul- sory education of our children in our , public schools, unless receiving equal ] instruction elsewhere, is necessary to ] the welfare of the state. The suc- 1 cess and perpetuity of our experiment l in self-government depend upon the l education of the children, and our 1 public schools have been made more ]! efficient by the employment of teach CTS who have been prepared there for in our Normal schools, but in 1 view of the present condition of the l finances, these normal schools should i not be increased in number until there shall be greater necessity for them than now exists.
 Tuberculosis.
 The measures which have been adopted to eliminate or minimize the wide devastation caused by tubercu losis should be continued. A fail ure to adopt the most effective means to this end would not be economy or humanity, but in this connection call your attention to the recommen dation of Governor Baldwin in his message of 1913 that the duties of the board be concentrated in sin gle commissioners, who shall be ex officio member of the state board of health. This deserves your ser ious consideration and has my ap- proval. Charitable and Penal Institutions.
 I shall not attempt at this time to call your attention in detail to the needs of our hospitals and other charitable and penal institutions ana of the other agencies which have been established to meet the necessities of the people of the state. These must be maintained in such manner as to efficiently meet the purposes for which they have been esta ablished, but they should be conducted upon the same economical business principles which are adopted in we'll conducted private corporations and in this connection I call your attention to the wisdom of appointing a state purveyor to pur-