The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-08
AFRAID OF THE GOVERNOR

ALL POLITICS. all tmes the efforts of the intelligent
 has been to keep in themselves the greatest amount political power The effort of the few has been to concentrate power.
 history Connecticut furnishes of the ceare in which the democratic have with de- termination kept the power.
 men who settled Connecticut fleeing from the authority of kings They intended to have government of freemen that should not usuped by their own elected magistrates
 They especially keep the legislative pow CT, which is the most important in their control
 This desire expressed the Fundamental Orders the first constitution of the stae The constitution required the legislature to meet stated occasions permitted the majority the magistrates call it special and most significantly provided that if the refused @o make the call the reemen might in which the and the magistrates not to be part of the eglsa ture.
 The disposition of the people not to unduly admire the governor increased upon two occasions.
 Sir Edmund Andross to take the charter "He had to do with Perverse people"
 Fletcher whose orders the people drown ed in the roll their drums.
 When it was the Constitution of 1818 the people had pretty definitely made their minds that the should not be a part of the legislature
 They excluded him in two by separating the exc cuve legislative powers and by positive vote in the Constitutional convention, in which they refused to constitute the governor part of the Senate.
 Still jealous for the preservation of their immemora ro of their legislative the people provided three in which the legislature might be convened.
 It meet stated occasions.
 It must meet whenever the legislature should deem it necessary.
 The governor might call it for special emergencies
 Thus preserved the principles of the Funda
  power
 formerly the governor might assemble the legsa a any time he could do it only in emergency
 Where formerly he member of the legislature, obliged people assemble it themselves, he now, and has since remained, entirely excluded
 The people of Connecticut by 1918 had fully determined should not have very much control the legislature and they did not make him the primary judge of legislature should meet. The people fixed time they said the legislature must meet They left it to the legislature meet at any other times should deem sary
 In 1901 there was another constitutional convention which drafted constitution the o-caed Constitution 1902 which submitted to the people June 16, 1902
 constitution by Sect of Article Third attempted tC the legislature the to meet when it should think necessary stated session done only the could the body before the next stated sion.
 The proposed Constitution of 1902 was beaten
 The people definitely that they would not agency converting the Assembly
 There need of lawyers of demonstrated ability terpre language of the Constitution is the history experience upon which the Constitution may The Constitution the aty, the offspring from the very beginning pla men, the like, who establish and maintain democracy.
 Says the Judicial History of Connecticut written by abl lawyers:
 "Sngularly necessity construction by tn (he Constitution 1S1S) provisions being pa and it's language clear"
 The has been asked legsature that raify the suffrage amendment saying opinion there is 10 emergency.
 The legislature meet at it's will. do It should ray the amendment, and South Mississippi objects to the votes negro women bu Connecticut does not oppose equal rights women
 LOOKING BACh FIFTY YEARS,