The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-06
children in industry and reVlsioi of the tax laws.
 Reviewed His Four YearS

children in industry and revision of the tax laws.
 Reviewed His Four Years
 Reviewing the four years he has served as chief executive, the gov srnor declared much remained to be accomplished.
 "That a larger part Of our pro. gram has not been carried out cannot be attributed to the rank ana file of the republican party wno have been with us in many of the measures we have advocated TOT the public good" he said. Ke- : sponsibility rests upon an lntein- gent republican organization Wn!cn han lost toutch with progressive public opinion. Our full program stiil stands. It is the gibraltar oi democratic principles"
 Text of His Speech
 For, the third time l have the honor of addressing a great com pany of men and women repre- ser.ting the organized democracy or Connecticut. For the third time l accept the nomination of our party as governor of this fair state. 1t is a most distinguished honor. l take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Connecticut for the trust they have reposed in me. I have been their governor, ac- cessible at all times, during a period not yet at an end more cri-- tical than any since the close or the Civil war.
 The principles which we have laid down in successive platforms are as sound and as permanent as the rock beneath our feet on this shore washed by the everlast- ing sea. Those principles con- cern the social welfare of the peo- pie. They concern our schools and state colleges. They concern socnrity for the aged, relief Of the unemployed, the protection of wo- men and children in industry, maximum wage and minimum hours of labor for women and for minors under the age of 16, and the elimination of the sweat shop. They concern better care of children who become wards of the state. adequate sanatoria for those afflicted with tuberculosis and mental diseases, another train ing school for detectives. and a LoA tAAS NSNNANAAN' of the World war who became in capacitated as a result of that ter rible conflict.
 Principles Still Sound
 The principles laid down on this rock-ribbed coast include also a revision of our antiquated public utility laws for the protection of the people; a consolidation of the business of the state, now bur- dened by nearly a hundred more or less independent commissions, the functions of one often con- fIicting with the functions of an- other; and a thorough revision of the tax laws of the state and its municipalities, in way to dis tribute more equitably the tax burden and to relieve excessive tax ation on real estate. The dem- ocratic party has twice urged that the minor courts be removed from the political arena that jus tice may everywhere prevail in this Commonwealth for all sorts and conditions of men. Here on this rock the democratic party sounded clarion call against na- tional prohibition which rever- berated throughout the state. Un- der this loud summons to battle the "noble experiment" went down in disastrous defeat never to be heard of any more.
 Mucn to be Done
 Much has been accomplished Much remains. That a larger par, of our program has not been car ried out cannot be attributed to thf rank and file of the republican party who have been with us ir many of the measures we have advocated for the public good. Re sponsibility' rests upon an unintel' ligent republican organization which has lost touch with progress siye public opinion. Our full program still stands. It is tht Gibraltar of democratic principles
 The democratic platform of l93( contained a significant plank writ ten by a man who understood what then confronted us. Int plank reads:
 AFree Government"
 ssWe believe that in Connection the predominating issue facing th' people is free government. Toda!! \ fine people of the state are ruled not by themselves and for them selves, but by and for the bench of an invisible machine. We be Iieve that this state should be re turned to it's citizens"
 Through two sessions of tn General Assembly and at othe times, l. have watched close a hand the mechanism and thu w6rkinrs of that invisible ma chine. There is master-operato \ Ssisted by few .journeymen. n' o1e of whom usually holds an cleo fIve ofiice. The journeymen are however, we'll provided for by ap ooinfments in various department 6f sfate where little work Is ex 1eefed Of them for the salarie fsev receive. Sometimes a journey man is appointed by the Genera 4sjcfnbIy as a judge in a mino ro.,rf. aI, office which has lon ~, N ~ <,a ed as primarily politi cai in tharacteE Surrounding tn