The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-13
What Didn't They Do?

After reading over the platform adopt ed by the republican state convention yesterday we almost wonder If there Is any voter in this state who isn't a repub- lican. According to the various blanks everything that has been done of recent years was the result of republican onl- nipotence And what a concession 1t must have been for the republicans to allow mere democrats, socialists independents or what have you to partake of this lar gess.
 This is too good to keep We quote now ''We believe in rapid develop ment of humane institutions. We pledge ourselves to continuation of the policy of the republican party of furnishing complete and adequate facilities for the proper care and treatment of all persons afflicted with tuberculosis. :" That also includes, naturally, proper con- mission to manage such work and the ln- stitutions, we presume, yet 1883 wit messed an effort to emasculate the board by denial of recompense, something that was perfectly ok, so long as republicans granted it, but quite different if demo- crats were to have the say.
 Again quoting, "A republican legisla- ture made possible the state hospital at Newtown and we pledge ourselves to pro- vide at once not less than 1000 or more beds at that institution. /. ." Why didn't the republicans pledge themselves to this task back in 1927 when those dis tinguished republicans, Trumbull and Walcott, tmeporarily deserted the pay-as- you-go policy for bond issues to make possible institutional expansion so urgent ly needed then.
 And once more, "We pledge ourselves to appropriate at once funds wherewith to construct new institution for the fec ble-minded =. :" It was a need long be- fore this year. Just because the demo- crats are committed to the same Job CT building one and plans are under way to do it in Litchfield county, it's good idea to get on the band wagon we suppose. Former Motor Vehicle Commissioner Robbins B. Stoeckel could have put through reduction of registration and op- erators' fees some years back had he but said the word. Now that Commissioner Connor is pushing the ideas and it looks like a good plan our g.o.p. friends grab it up.
 The liquor and milk laws are no more the property of the democratic party than the republican. That changes Tn the >liuuor laws will be made is to be expected. But that the present law must be termed an abject failure, as the republican plat form insinuates, is more than we can stand. Any law that stands the acid test of the highest courts of our state must have some foundation. The liquor control act needs repairing here and there. Demo- crats are quick to realize that, so no argu- ment can be picked.
 Another admission of previous failure to conceive the idea that the public has any right to be concerned with it's state government may be seen in this para graph, '.The increased burden of taxation makes it imperative that every depart ment of state and local government be ad- ministered with the maximum of efficien- cy and that the tax load be redistributed so that the burden upon real estate shall be reduced. :" So it has come to this, eh. Funny the democrats couldn't con- vince the republican legislatures of this until begrudgingly in 1883 the tax survey commission was created. Too bad its re- port isn't due before election instead of in December.