Putnam patriot., 1925-12-18

and Ut no one more readily than hx Democratic voters. The organization which was supposed Co be the embodi. ment of the political wisdom of the party, has played into the hands of the kepuDncans to an extent that Will make the achievement of a Repub. hean victory at the state election next year easy. 1t Is expected that the effect Of the exhibition will be seen in the municipal elections in Hart ford next sprlng to the dIsaovantage of the Democratic. This was fore shadowed by the municipal election m Meriden last week when the loeA democracy o; that city. which was sup posed to have been Impregnably en- trenched was overthrown and Dy majority that expressed the general sentiment, among Democrats. of dis satisfaction with their party IL l. to be feared that the Democratic lead CTS attach more importance to the controlling ot the organization of thelr party than they ao the defeating of it's political opponents. Is 1t thai the leaders are sattued with the control of their party organization and lndiife erent to success al tne polls ? IL has been noticed that the women voters m the Democratic party are showing a disregard Tor the future of i the party. IL has been suggested that the importance of women in al electorate Is not adequately appre. efated by Democratic leaders. be fore the women were given the right to vote their views on political ques Fsf hat they have the same status of citizen shlp as men and can back their opin lons by their vote It IS polItlcal folly not to recognize their importance m poatics. They are apt to oe resentfu towards any party which even ap pea4s .u oe torgetful of ther equal ity of citizenship and which shapes a fsl.t.cal course that is influenced hy too keen recollection of the time when women had no political statu- and when the exercise Of the franchise was the sole prerogatIve of men.
 Tree Planting In Connecticut
 The work of the new state commis- sion on wild lie and forests Is already attracting attention. lhis commis. sion was created al the last session. IL Is a combination ot ene state park ana forest commission and the nsn and game commlsison. It's ann Is both utllitarian and aesthetic. in Us actlYl. ties 1t encourages tondness for out uoor lite and provides for the peopls or the state the means of enJoymg rural scenes. The head of the com mission k Senator frederlc |. Wal
 
 fondness for wild life ana a nature lovers appreciation of the delights of the forest It Is not an exaggeration to say that 1t was his intelligent cn- thusiasm for the purpose of the com mission that made lt possible 10 pass the bill at the last session creating it. The aim of the commission ls to acquire 100000 acres of land in the state for forests and state parks. These acres, when acquired, will be the property of the people and will pass rom individual ownership. They wlu constitute the recreation places of the 600, ,000 persons who make up the population of Connecticut. The fact should be emphasized that the carrying out of the purpose of the commission will in no way reduce the acreage of farming land in tie state. The land which will be acquired IS practically useless for farming pur- poses and good for nothing but the growing of trees and for this the land is admirably adapted. The legisla- ture gave the commission an appro priation of SI50,O00 with which to- purchase land and at the same time restricted the price to SlO an acre as a maximum. As a matter os fact a considerable area of land has been bought for less than that maximum, some of 1t as low as S6 an acre. The growing of trees has a c0mmer- eial value and 1t does not require much vision to see future Connect icut that will be a tree growing state with timber within its own bOi ders that will serve manufacturing purpos- es and, by the development of small industries, restore rural towns, that are now languishing, to their former prosperity. There was time when wood working hourished in this state because of the abundance of tlmber This industry is now staple one m the northwest and it's success is due To. the immense tracts of forests that have been available. There IS not al county in the state that will Lot be benefited by the new policy of lae state in promoting tree planting. The farmers will be particularly bene- fitted by being shown that poor land has it's uses and. if applied 70 them, can be made to pay.
 Railroad Grade Crossings
 The action of the people of the state of New York in voting millions to eliminate grade crossings brings to mind the fact that there is a law on the statute books of this state for the