Putnam patriot., 1926-01-01
"MORTLAKE"
Special Correspondence to The Putnam Pa,rio;)

feeling today If the demand had been met by a sympathetic response. In-I stead of that 1t was ignored The right of the people to make the de- mand may not be questioned. After all it was their affair and theirs only. From what is now known of the report II does not appear that the interests of the state required it's suppression, even its temporary suppression; The people had the right to know the en- tire Giipatric situation at it's worst. Governor Holeomb showed the Con necticut spirit when he said that the responsibility of the state should be determined by the courts. Let the courts say whether the state should hold bonds to the amount of S300,00O which, it is claimed, should be turned over to others in order that the loss es of the victims of Gilpatrie's dishon- esty may be lessened We have all implicit confidence in the courts and they deserve the peoples confidence. If the courts decide that the bonds do not properly belong to the state but to those who are suffering from mis- placed confidence in the integrity of a person who was the official repre- sentative of the state in the office of treasurer. the state should give them up. The honor of the state is involv- ed and h is q very sensitive matter with th people The loss of S300,- 900 Is of no consequence compared with the maintenance of the states honor.
 A Woman For Speaker
 It is not at all unlikely that if the Republicans control the next house at the legislative session of 1927 wo- man will be chosen speaker and that she will be Miss Marjorie Cheney of Manchester who was one of the rep resentatives of that town at the last session. In the entire membership of 262 of the house no one rendered more efficient service to the state than Miss Cheney. She took her legislative duties seriously and performed them conscientiously. She frequently show ed a profound knowledge of parlia- mentary law and skill in it's appli- cation. She attracted the attention of everyone by her knowledge of the matters which came before the house for consideration and she discussed them with a freedom from partisan bias that was refreshing. She was a Republican and a loyal one too with out for a moment forgetting that legislative enactments are for the en- tire population of the state and that after the legislature IS organized there are few occasions when 1t Is desirable to inject partisanship into the discus sion of measure There k no sgIc ,4a.a... fsz. sHsastzfss4r any position in the public service and least of all in matters of legisiatan. II IS the personal fitness alone which should be considered in the selection of citizens for public positions l. k expected that in the membership of the house there will be a per cent age of women larger than that at any session since the women were admitted to citizenship It is also stated that the Republicans, if they have control of the house. will give women greater representation in the ehaifmanships. There is absolutely no reason why they should tie diseri- minated against in any particular. They are entitled to the plenitade If citizenship.
 Tax Collectors
 Governor Trumbull made very ia vorable impression in the speech which he made before the meeting of tax collectors and other officials. whose work related to taxation. in the capitol this week IL was not a lengthy speech but 1t was replete with sound common sense The governor is above everything else business man and he gives the state the benefit of his experience and trained judg- ment in business affairs. He urged on the officials the necessity of eo- operation in their official activities and reminded them that they should not be content to satisfy the require ments of their own immediate posi- ton but that they should join with others for the common good of their communities. He laid particular