The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-14

1ne toepupllcan Party, through It's leading spokesman Governor Bald win, presents the work of the gen-i eral assembly as record of ac- eomplishments" and the legislature itself as "ilnbossed." Tn our judg- n1ent. a serious examination shows otherwise. So says the Communist Party of Connecticut speaking through its state committee.
 No one can doubt that the budget was balanced. But it was as un- ethical piece of juggling with pub- lie finances as OUT state has ever seen. Highway and building funds were delivered to conceal actual cuts, The liquor tax was increased 40 cents. Two million dollars in aid for town welfare, and $25,O0O for supplies of pneumonia serum to cities and towns, were Topped of Just a few examples of how the famous Baldwin budget was balanced, at pernicious cost to life and welfare.
 Socialists Aid
 The Baldwin economy program was put over largely with the sup- port of the McIevy Socialists" who held the balance of power in the Senate. Again, McLevy committed a terrible crime against the people of the state in his dishonest alliance with the Republicans in exchange for certain undemocratic measures for Bridgeport.
 Measured in terms of human well fare, the Baldwin -McLeyy" econ- omy'' is bound to have injurious re- suits upon the very minimum health requirements of our population. It flinders recovery by throwing out of work hundreds who might be em- ployed by the state and it places an altogether unbearable burden on town welfare.
 It is clear that the full Republican program of the Connecticut mon- opolists was intended to accomplish what the Republicans did in Penn sylvania, Michig an, Wisconsin: wholesale and ruthless destruction of every piece of social legislation
 It is tribute to the aroused so- cial conscience of the people of our state and their actions, around the issues of education and against the monstrous plot to steal the funds for neglected children under the guise of a juvenile court system, that the Republicans were blocked from carrying their program of destruc- tion further.
 Mild Concessions
 Such actions of the people helped to wiring from the Republican, bossed ; legislature some mild concessions, such as the anti-injunction bill; liberalization of old age pensions; amendment to tLe Conspiracy Act, etc.
 On the whole, it was only when the people united and moved into action against the ruinous mono poly program of the Republicans, that the Democratic Party (with the exception of few New Dealers) was also forced to speak out and fight the Republican-McLevy combina- ton.
 What emerges crystal clear from tlge activities of the General Assem- ply is that its record of accomp- lishment" was not for the people but for the public utilities and the other corporate interests that run our state.
 The failure to act for flood control for a state income tax-for a reduc- tion of the S22 million the utilities are now overcharging Connecticut citizens, all show that the assembly YVES bossed-by the monopolies and their political spokesman, the Re- publican Party of Baldwin.
 Beware of 1940!
 The Communist Party of Conn., necticut at all times joined together with the progressive people ixl our