The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-18

republican tac-
 tic of disembowelling (oratorical- ly) all those outside the fold, MT. Roraback announced that Gov. Cross honesty and financial iIl- tegrity have saved the state mil- lions of dollars" Pausing to de- posit wreath of imfnortelles on the grave of another great demo- cratic governor, the. late Simeon Baldwin, the Master of Ceremonies went on to say that since the re- publicans lost control of the state 1t had dived into the red to the tune of fourteen or sixteen million dollars. MT. Roraback explicitly absolved Gov. Gross for the red ink splash and declared that if Uncle Toby" had his way
 i've would be well on our way
 out. We c0-Operated with him
 but there was trouble in his own
 party. He couldn't hold his own
 party members in crucial tests in
 the legislature. Four years from
 now we will have reduced the
 debt by at least half and we will
 have installed a proper system of
 taxation and economy and we
 will be well on our way to pros-
 perity."
 The condition upon which the realization of the concluding pre- diction depended in MT. Rora- backs opinion on the republican party, the Connecticut Light and Power Company, and the Bridge port Hydraulic Company winning the state election in November.
 Correction Demanded
 Unlike former Republican States Attorney Frank Healey I have no desire to pick on MT. Roraback. He is a sick man for whom everyone, with the excep- tion of certain big shots in his own party, has the most sincere sympathy. Personally I hope for his complete and speedy recovery if for no other reason than that his is the only voice and hand which can keep the g.o.p. plunder- bund from hanging the sign of the Three Balls outside the Connecti- cut state treasury. Nevertheless, and in the cause of accuracy, some of MT. Roraback's statements de- mand correction.
 Alike Yet Different
 MT. Roraback is not unlike the candidates on the republican na- tional ticket, Messrs Landon and Knox. They are announcing that they have the remedy which will remove all the ills afflicting G) the nation as the direct result ot President Roosevelt's policies ana program. They have in their hip pockets the bottle of political tonic which, shaken well before using and taken three times day be- fore or after meals and at bed. time, will bring the country back to life. But not once have they told us what is in the bottle. The ingredients of the prescription re- main a deep dark secret to every one except old Doctor Landon ana Old Doctor Knox. And they are not telling. All the patient needs to know is that a republican drug gist compounded the prescription and that the bottle has the g.o.p. elephant label on 1t. Open your mouth, shut your eyes, and swal- low" is the advice of the two Docs. "The medicine will taste rotten, youll gag for hours after taking 1t. But you'll be well in the morning" Of course neither Doc Landon nor Doc Knox use that exact language but that is what they mean. MT. Roraback Is at least definite In saying that republican control or Connecticut is the requisite Tor pulling the state out of the req and into the black. What I would like to ask is, "When did the re- publican party not control Con- necticut?" Any fool can supply the answer to the question. It is, NEVER.
 State Set-up
 Connecticut is rominally heao- ed by the governor. Actually It IS run by the Assembly made up or the House of Representatives ana the Senate. These are the legis- lating bodies and what they say and do goes as they say 1t and do it. The governor has no real pow CT of veto. He can recommend legislation but he cannot get 1t enacted unless the house and the senate are willing. He can veto legislation passed if it is out of line with his convictions but his