Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-08
Norwich Should Show Itself Progressive
by Rejoicing Mayor Larou.

Norwich Should Show Itself Progressive
by Re-electins Mayor Larou.
Mr.. Editor: In reading your editorial
about the so-called daylight saving this
morning, the line you wrote reading at
is folly to suppose that an expression Of
the people means something only when Il
shows a majority in one direction"
struck me as being very poor argument
on your part
We all know that the last legislature
Of the state of Connecticut passed law
which was approved by the governor,
that to all intent and purposes was to
have the time OF this state based upon
standard hours as hive always been
used since the federal government took
the matter OF time in hand and stated
such hours for each geographical section
of the union. This law was passed by a
majority of men chosen by the voters of
the state to represent them in that body
and here we come back to the line have
quoted.
Is it natural to expect that the voice
of the majority Will be followed. n
Editor? You know that the whole of the
state is disregarding the voice Of the
majority of their representatives. OF
course. your answer to this would be
i that they are not because their city gov
quired, yet the spirit of the law is vio-
| lated freely and the city fathers say the
law / sail right; butt we don't have to
| obey It, so let's do as we please.
| If you would start campaign OF edi-
torials advocating the adjustment Of the
| legislature of this state. and were sue
cessful in so doing, you would earn the
lasting gratitude of multitudes Of tax.
payers. as the expense OF keeping such
men at Hartford four or FIVE months
every other year is frightful. to say moth
ing of the needless appropriations they
make. and what right have a few to be
given a vacation at the expense Of the
state when their work is winked at and
left for the other fellow to obey, If he is
fool enough to-
No, Mr.. Editor, you certainly are not
consistent. You ridiculed this law. OF
your paper did, when it was passed by
the majority that you write about and
now you sanction the breaking Of it.
1t is freely claimed that only the farm.
ers are opposed to this new time. yet any
body knows thE. there are nowhere neal
500 farmer voters in the town Of Nor.
witch; nor was all of the last Legislature
composed Of the rural hicks.
|. In the other communities in the stats
have the people had right to express
Norwich? Is 1t fair to assume that TIL,
state as a whole is so overwhelmingly II
favor Of daylight time? Haven't the bi,
men Of the cities got together and sait
that they needed more time to play goi
; during the summer. so they agree amonr
themselves to start business an houi
, earlier, and get through almost befor,
they commence in good many in
stances?
} A laborer, either skilled or common
} has to work to live, so what chance ha
he il he don't Hike to save daylight
There is absolutely no doubt about tn
inconveniences caused for some witt
Norwich being out Of time with the sur
: rounding cities, but on the other hand
E there is no doubt about the inconven
l fences caused for the many in and aroun
7 Norwich who have had and always vii
9 have business to do there.
t Norwich expects, and rightfully, tina
the rural districts lying next to her Dor
e ders to help support her with their shar
4 Of trade, yet the merchants band togethe
o and fix hours which impose q hardship