The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-01

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 ord we have a pretty good idea how he would do it.
 He would recommend to the legislature as the solution of the liquor in question that the pur- chaser be allowed an eye dropper full of intoxicating fluid upon pre- sentation of a doctors prescription
 which could only be secured after a hearing by the state supreme court and letter of recommen-
 dation from the states attorney. However, cannot take any more time to dsicuss the anomaly of MT Alcorn and liquor. There is
 something else far more import ant I would like to take up with him.
 There are four obviously neces-
 sary changes in the state constitu- ton and laws which are sponsored ] by Governor Cross, and favored by a majority of the people. They are:
 First: An amendment to the Constitution giving the governor | real veto power. At the present time the governors vote can be overriden by the same majority of the legislators that originally passed the bill. If MT Alcorn wishes to be governor in fact as we'll as in name, he must have real veto power. The Roraback re- publican party has stood Ilrm against granting such power. How do its leaders stand now! Second: An amendment to the Constitution granting the governor ' fa fha annQte the appointments of judges to the
 minor courts. The need of taking such appointments out of politics has long been recognized. It has been consistently fought by the Roraback machine. How does MT Alcorn stand on this question! Third: The simplifiation of our entire judicial system and the re- moval of obsolete forms and prac- tices. This change has been urged by the state bar for several years, but has been opposed by the Rora- back republican organization. Does MT Alcorn as a member of the state bar agree with the state bar! Or does he now align himself with the Roraback republican machine on this vital matter? Fourth: A thorough revision or our public utilities statues giving the public utilities commission au- thority to initiate great proceeu- ings on it's own motion, authority over the issuance of securities and authority over the relations be- tween holding companies and their subsidiary operating companies. The republican mochine headed | by J. Henry Rorbaack, public util- ities czar of Connecticut, mas always fought any chances in the | public utilities statutes which ! would give the commission sucn powers. If the republican party ! has now reformed and intends to help the people of our state, 1t must favor such changes. But we have failed to hear of such advo- 1 cacy either from the members or l the Roraback machine or its latest recruit. MT Alcorn.
 These four issues have carefully been kept out of the republican campaign speeches. We have not heard from MT Alcorn on any Of these points. Will he oppose the Roraback machine for the good Of the people? Or has he so sur rendered his much advertised inde- pendence that he now sees eye to eye with MT Roraback?
 MT Alcorn has announced that 1t is not the prerogative of the governor to dictate to the legis- l lature. The Roraback legislatures have been doing this very thing l for years to the governor. It IS l part of the Roraback system of state government. But MT Alcorn l is going to stop all that if he IS elected. He is not going to dlc- l tate to the legislature. Does ne mean that the Roraback legislature | is going to dictate to the governor | as of old? Does he mean that MT , Royaback who, for years prior to | the election of democratic state senate, had the legislature in hls back pocket, is going to abandon his former habits if the legislature is republican next year?? If he has any such idea, he is due for a rude awakening.
 MT Roraback, if he has the leg islature in his pocket again, is go- ing to tell that legislature what to do and what not to do.
 And Mir Aicorn is going to take 1t and like 1t.
 Now can he do anything eise He is already on record to the. er- feet that the governor has no right to dictate to the legislature. He, like all the other republican governors, will do what MT Rora-
 back &rders him to do, or he will find that he will not do anything. The issue before the voters of Connecticut is not alone whether a true liberal, Wilbur Cross and 2 democratic legislature committed to a definite program of humani- | tartan legislation are to be elected. It is. also, whether ownership of the state and it's people shall ne returned 10 the rapacious Roraback
 machine to repeat again the evils