The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-25
A Thought for Today
We Prevent Chaos

It was interesting to learn that Senator J. Kenneth Bradley of Westport, chair man of the legislative judiciary commit tee, claims that the republicans i'll the General Assembly have prevented state of chaos in Connecticut The gentleman was nothing if not boastful in making such a sweeping statement as this. Would 1t not have been better, perhaps to have accounted for the several socialists in our state government? Still the argument of the Westport legislator was no different than ones which others before him have presented in the years gone by.
 It has always been traditionary in re- publican circles in Connecticut that the right to rule belongs to the man who ex- ercises it. Now that democrats are eXer- cising that right bit more vigorously and some republicans are being pushed in- to the background, it appears as if chaos is in our midst and only the solomon-like wisdom of the republican side of the po- litical fence will prevent ruin and de- struction. The senator from the 25th district has learned his lesson well. He speaks with all the full vigor of any republican who has listened well at the knee of a tutor who knows no textbook, but his own.
 The traditional ability of the republi- can party to rule," of which he speaks, depends solely on one thing = complete control of the state government. 1t does not exist today; it won't exist tomorrow, because people had their full share of this same traditional ability to rule" and broke away from it once the opportun- ity was afforded them. They will continue to fight shy of it, so long as democrats and socialists make it possible for them to do so. -Ssn ! 7
 As for the present session of the Eegis- lature and some mysterious control that the republicans have exercised over it, we know nothing. We only know that the committee over which Senator Bradley himself is supposed to exercise influence has left to the last few days the problem of liquor control. something that well might have been brought out into the open weeks ago, so important piece of legis- lation is it. Now who knows what will be rushed through in the endeavor to have some changes in the liquor laws made be- fore the session ends.
 No doubt Senator. Bradley knows of chaos in such institutions as the state hos pital at Middletown. It existed for many years. It recently came to an issue when trustees and the superintendent of the hos pital termed it "fire-trap," the hours of work and salary of employees inadequate, the place over-crowded, and conditions in general deplorable. If the senator cared to probe the matter deeply, he would find out that this institution, among several others, was cited some years ago, when republican control of the state was com plete, as demanding immediate attention.
 That attention did not come under com plete g.op. domination of the state. It has not come yet, even with new state hospital in Fairfield county, because one of those traditional republican policies was pay-as-you-go and republican, controlled Legislatures saw no need of getting rid of "fire-traps", when it demanded depart uree from traditional republican policies. Connecticut has had enough of traditional republican policies and complete elimina- tion of minorities from representation in branches of the government. If only the democrats and socialists will awaken to the full sense of their responsibilities and cast off petty party policies, termed po- litical expediency, Connecticut will be- come the real land of promise.