Republican farmer., 1919-05-16
THE CENTENNIAL


l0 versary of the organization Assembly, an institution the history of the state which existed i9O years under other systems.
 The General Assembly raised up by the Constitution of sis departure which had almost many friends There points issue the strongest motive the desire for religious freedom.
 Connecticut founded by Thomas Hooker and his fol- lowers 163s when the towns of Windsor Hartford and adopted the Fundamental Orders the first writ constitution which the people undertook to set limits their government and to define the things which might and might not do.
 New Haven was founded under the direction of John Davenport and his church associates And years New Haven had an independent existence.
 These church states The actual leader of the poit the minister The laws founded upon the bible, and in the absence of statute the Biblical precedent apped and this the very pro- vded for the hanging by witches and the obeden children In New Haven only church members could vote.
 Matters progressed very people elected their members the legislature they called it, and these elected the and the magistrates who administered justice.
 people frequently against Indians for part lived in peace with them between Connecticut the Dutch York Connecticut help to the king the French and Indian and scared somewhat by the king during the war of the American revolution
 population increased. n of ferng gious principles congregatonalsts enjoyed what nowadays is known tabshed church. They enjoyed the benefit of aid from the public privilege which denied other groups
 There or less silent struggle for religious eatv before the law and this cumnaed in the Constitution 1SIS which 13O freemen voted in the affirmative and 364 in the negative. So the constitution carried the Assembly established and the state embarked a system which endures to this day.
 amendment of the constitution made most diff It has been amended number of times but not in fundamental respect The instrument has worked well but certain inequalities have under it, the chief of failure provide popular representation in the lower house.
 purpose the founders this gross unfair condition In the beginning towns of the importance and nobody looked forward to there would be number of cities each popua ton than that of several towns.
 Bridgeport with 175OOO people has more representa- ton in representatives than Union hundred people.
 constitution 1918 has failed in elasticity. makes government nearly possible close There initiative and referendum. The constitution There provision mod direct primaries The sparsey settled small towns have of political The do have they sought the constitutional changes.
 Centennial year is good time to come to a public bring the Constitution of 1918 to date
 thousand people who made this constitution good those who live in Con today Those people had railroads eegraphs telephones automobiles airships anything of the sort sanitation crude and their splendid people for their ime but their i'm was inferior to these times.
 ought up abreast of the other and make the modern needs popular government among 100000 progressive people, f4raz~