The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-27
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1882
Arousing the Governor

Governor Wilbur L. Cross has displayed "a remarkable aplomb throughout his almost two years in public office in this state. In .the face of distressing handicaps that dem .ocratie governor might expect to find in state that is not entirely controlled by his own party he has managed to present Smiling face to his constituents and to con- .tinue to do his best for them. There aren't many weapons available for Connecticut .governor to wield when hostile Legislature decides to oppose him. If it were his own party doing the opposing, he could affect truce, but when the party is likewise op- posed to him the results are usually deplor- able.
 That in nutshell explains quite fully why so many meritorious pieces of legisla- .tion were defeated in 1891 by the General Assembly. They had too deep democratic .tinge or were going to reflect too much
 credit upon the minoirty legislative group for the majority to get behind them and assure passage. Non-partisan measures even went down before thls machine-like legslat- ing. At the time we said. and we repeat today, republicans were creating campaign
 ammunition that might at some future date
 mow them down in convincing fashion.
 There were many points in the program
 advanced by Governor Cross in his inaug- ural address that smacked of non-partisan- ship Yet they were rejected
 Through all this siege upon his position Governor Cross maintained his composure. We never saw more self-contained execu- tive. But the dam seems to have burst at last. Our chief executive can no longer restrain himself. And in scathing addresses this week he has disclosed the quite apparent fact that campaign of intimidation is in progress in Connecticut. State employes are
 being warned that to insure themselves of future jobs they must vote the republican ticket next month. The governor warns thnt "Connecticut is one of the few places in the Union where public opinion will not tolerate what the republican high command is doing in the state. ....
 With the intention no doubt of keeping the reputation of the State Park and Forest Commission unstained its chairman, Lucius F. Robinson of Hartford, following the gov-
 ernor's charges, issued this statement to his departments employees As chairman of the
 State Park and Forest Commission l em- -phatically dsapprove of the organization Of
 state employees in support of any political . party and, with the concurrence of my asso- , ciates on the commission, l request that you 7 refrain from participation or activity in any such organization.
 The action of Mir Robinson simply proves : that Governor Cross knew what he was talk : ing about when he charged republican off, : caldom with trying to intlmdate state : employees. We sincerely trust that the : voters will view this type of political in- 7 trigue with the disgust that it should earn. We have been aware for years of the iron : hand that clutched Connecticut in its grip. When the democrats succeeded in prying : loose in l930 we hoped that its grip was - broken for good But it is back again try : ing to secure a fresh grip. Those who bend ' the knee to it November 8 must suffer the < consequences of selling their right to the ]. franchise for their own self-respeet and that of their neighbors.