The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-12


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 Speaker Hugh Alcorn, Jr., and Majority Leader William L. Hadden elaimed that their party deserved She credit for virtually all the pro. wressive legislation that was passed during the session. They charged that the governor had played ma chine politics and had failed in at- Eempts to "buy" the Republican leaders by offers of patronage and lavorS.
 Looking just at the record, 1t seems that the governor has the best of the argument. After su it was his program that was large N adopted, though of course not one Of the bills involved could have passed without getting the approval of the Republlcan-con. trolled House. But it's . far cry from giving Republican votes to piece of legislation that is ac- knOwledged to be worthwhile to claiming that the Republicans should get all the credit for 1t.
 One of the biggest laughs in politics this year was the State- ment issued by Ken Bradley, Re- publican state chairman, as the session adjourned. 1t claimed that the e. o. F. should be credited with all the good legislation passed in the session (thOugh HAuch Of it had been fought tooth end nail by Republicans in one or both chAmbers( and blamed the Democrats for the delays that left @ much legislation for the closing days. It Is stilI . miracle : to thls observer how MT. Brad ley, able politician that he Is, could give out that statement with . straight face.
 On the other hand, the Demo- Drats cannot hall their record in Lhe legislature with too much pride. They failed to follow the governor bn several important issues and Eheir lackadaisical support of oth- 1r desired legislation led to its be. Ing sidetracked.
 Degpite the antics of the legiSla- hare, which offered a burlesque of < good deliberative body through most Of the session, the governor tlmerged from 1t Q bigger figure. Gis determination in standing by Ms own program in the face of q hostile House and . weakly.led Sen- Ate brought him most of what he wanted.
 The exchange of oratory this week may mean the early begin- tming of the 1898 gubeFnatoEiaI eampalgn, iM which Gov. Hurley nmd ex.Gov. Ray Baldwin prom. 3se Co be the rivals. Many of the arguments heard this week will be repeated again and again, In one form or another, before No. &esnbsr ee next year rolls around. No doubt the deeds of commis- pien and emission by the 19zl General Assembly will play an Important role In the campaign, but it will be hard to get the 'public to raise great interest in them by that time. Aside from what happens in the information. VI situation land state Issues will lhD dwarfed If we are in the war, eE nearer entrance to it than M@wl, two other leading issues are 0eEmang to the fore event at this &agiy date.
 s One important issue will be MAzEk control. A bill embOdylng most 0f the geverner's plans for Mallk c0ntrol was passed this year and the success or failure of its operation will mean thousands of votes.
 The ether of the pair Is pub- Aie utilities. Appointment of Prof. Clyde Fisher and Rep. Joseph O'Conneli to replace two ultra conservatives on the three-man public utility commission m ay bring about a crackdOwn on the utilities before the next cam. waagm, while rural eIectrificati Wln he another phase of the utiI- lties Issue.
 Judging from the way the two parties have gotten off to an early 'tart it doesn't appear that therell >e many let-ups in the political Wars during the next year and a half. One can almost imagine the Democrats and Republicans trying HO get Q running start for the elec- Non, hoping to build up so big q ead that they won't have to wor- " about feeling on their necks the l0t breath of one Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport.
 me ''do nothing" tactics that pre- 1niled through nearly all the as- .embAy session has given Jasper slenty oe arrows to shoot at the Ina- |pr parties when he takes to the |lilEan an another attempt at win. ainK the big chair in the air con- 'liAeaed executive offices on Cap- snI Hili, It may be that the war llE klll or seriously hurt Jasper's IIAneeg, but anyone who counts Al1M cut untll the votes are tailed \ being very foolish indeed. The ''c2zy thak scandals in both majoE &Nzias wsFe solely responsible for H6NaYsg amazing iee.O0O votes lEl
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