The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03

Speaking in Woolsey hall, New
Haven, last evening at the frs
major campaign rally of the dem.
ocratic party, Governor Wilbur L
Cross not only pointed out the
legislation as favored
by, his administration, but cited in.
stances of opposition and evasion
on the part of republicans. Con.
gresham Francis T. Maloney, can.
didate for u. s. senate and Mayor
Frank Hayes Of Waterbury, can.
didate for acknowledgements, also
the meeting.
The governors speech was as
follows:
I appreciate the compliment Of
my party IN selecting for the
opening of the campaign the
town where / have long lived
and where am we'll known.
Here in this great hall / make
my first formal address in u
third candidacy for governor OF
the state of Connecticut. I have
carried into the administration
of the affairs of the state the
same principles which long guild
ed me as a member of the fac
ulty of Yale university. IT / may
bring in a great name, these
principles are comprised in the
single maxim which Goethe set
for himself. 1t was: without
haste and without rest"
Immediately after my first
election, I devoted the better,
part of two months to prelim-
airy study of the government OF
the state. found that the BUSH
ness Of the state was conducted
through nearly hundred indie.
pendent departments with no
provision for their supervision by
the governor. They were agencies
of a general assembly, which
met once in two years. I found
that the income of the state was
almost wholly derived from UNI
stable taxation on corporations.
found that the governor had
no restraining power over vicious
legislation because his veto
might be overridden by mere
majority in the two branches
of the general assembly. My at
tention was particularly called
by people within and without
the state to the purely political
character of the department of
labor. These are q few of the
things / found.
Sought Authority
recommendations for tn r
correction went into my first in
augural. I asked the general
assembly of 1891 for authority to
appoint a commission to revise
the administrative structure of
the state with view to coordin-
ating and migrating the many
departments; for authority to
appoint a commission to revise
the tax structure of the state;
for submission to the people of
an amendment to the constitu-
ton giving the governor real
veto power; for a revision of the
Anticipated public utility statutes;
and for q revision of the judici-
airy in accordance with recon-
mendations of the judicial coun-
ell, composed of judges of the
higher courts and outstand-
ing lawyers of the statea On
none OF these recommendations
did get to first base.
The general assembly under
the control of the republican
organization made an immediate
attempt to take the, governor
for q ride. A bill was introduced
to deprive him, by a clever de-
vice, of the power which he had
under existing statutes to NOM
mate commissioners to the SEN
ate. This threat was denounced
by the press and by the people
of the state. AS q result the re-
publican organization did not
dare press the bill to a vote.
Near the same time was. intro
duced a bill taking from the
governor the power which he
had long exercised under the
statutes to nominate to the gem
eral assembly Judges for the
'pretext given for this action was
that the statutes in question
were unconstitutional. Again the
press and the public protested.
The bill, nevertheless, was passed
by a strict party vote. In order
to allay the public an amend
ment to the constitution was
later submitted to the people re-
storing to the governor the
power of nominating judges to
the courts of common pleas. BY
that time the republican organ
izatlon became aware that 1t had
over-played its hand. The gov
ernor rather enjoyed the ride.
q. o. p. Scandal
Before the general assembly
adjourned, was able to get
through large amount OF social
legislation for the welfare Of the
people. AS you all know. the
sanatorin for tubercular patients
were enlarged, eliminating In
the beautiful sanatorium at Wa
terford by the sea. for children
crippled by bone tuberculosis.
Large areas were added TO the
states parks and forests, and
our banking laws were carefully
revised. These are but q few Of
the many accomplishments
which I will not stop 20 cnumcr-.
ate. Unfortunately there had
arisen In the construction OF tho
Fairfield hospital for the insane
a scandal Involving some OF the
republican truSsees. WkeH"
found that the general assembly
would not make an approprin-
fiQn for the I1VerIlEafion Of fhin
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