New Britain herald., 1925-01-07

indulge in the hope that some day
 his fellow citizens may select him
 as the governor of our beloved
 state, the highest honor which it's
 people can confer. Believing as I
 do in Connecticut and in the princi-
 ples of state sovereignty and state
 responsibility, it gave me the great
 est possible satisfaction to receive
 the honor of an election as gov
 ernor. I looked forward to being
 able to confer with you, for months
 to come, as to such measures and
 appointments as might best succeed
 in enabling our people to secure
 justice and enjoy freedom. Unfor-
 tunately for these plans, state
 convention of the same party which
 office, unanimously asked me to &C.,
 cept nomination for post of
 less dignity, though possibly of no less opportunity for public service.
 AS one who has for many years be- lieved. in the Connecticut system of representative government wherein the people are accustomed to indi- cate their wishes through properly
 chosen representatives,, l felt in duty bound to accept the decision of that convention. It is known to you that at a special election held
 December sixteenth I was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the sudden death of the senior senator from Connecticut, the Honorable Frank B. Brandegee.
 Although there is no law which prevents & citizen from holding simultaneously a federal and state office, and although the gov ernor of a great neighboring state at one time did hold the position of United States senator and that of governor for period of nearly a year, it does not appear to me that such an act is in accordance with sound views of the proper re- Iationship between the federal and state governments. Consequently it is my intention, before qualifying as 8 United States senator, to resign from the office of governor. Our constitution provides that fin case Of the resignation of the governor the lieutenant-gover shall eX- ercise the powers and authority pertaining to the office of gov erpor." Consequently in the prep aration of this message it has seemed to me proper to consult with the new lieutenant governor and to refrain from making such suggestions or recommendation for your consideration as do not meet with his approval. Furthermore, have omitted certain subjects in which he is particularly interested, in the belief that he will see fit at some later date to transmit to you his own personal recommendation in regard to these as well as other matters. He is known to all of you. He is thoroughlya acquainted with the needs of the state. My knowl- edge of his ability and his char acter leads me to believe that when it is his pleasure to address you you will give careful and sympa- thetic attention to all of his recom- and suggestions,
 Law and Order
 The lawmakers of Connecticut from the earliest times have tried 1 to discover those true and right which ought 10 be en- bodied in the written law. In our republic the law is the real ruler. We do not believe in giving much . power to any one man. We have learned to mistrust the weakness of human nature. We are proud of the fact that our republic is one of laws and not of men. We believe h a government based on just laws rather than on the wishes of we'll meaning human beings. The desire .o achieve results quickly. the de- lire for smooi running, efficient machine sometimes eads our citizens to grant great powers to government bureaus. We 'orget that history teaches us that tends towards tyranny md works away from freedom. This nation was established in order Q secure liberty and justice. For his purpose we try to discover hose laws which are right and to iorrect those which are vFvng. For