The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-09

favor one group above another or one interest above another. These measures which l proposed were non-partisan in their nature. I have endeavored to use every power of persuasion that possess to secure the enactment of a major part of this legislation. I am confident that the major part of the legislation which have advo- cated will be enacted despite the moves which apparently are being board and gre designed to postpone made on the political checker consideration of these measures.
 In other days this little game Of politics which transpires during 8 legislative session might prove to be highly entertaining reading for the people. The public might be interested in so-called party strat- egy which does not take into con- edderation present needs but looks only on the effect any move may have in elections two or four years removed. These are no ordinary days The very life of Democracy is being threatened and people are impatient and will become hostile to any individual or group of in- diyiduals who seek to derive some niomentary petty advantage. Rep. rese1ltatives in Q Democracy, no matter how high their office or how small, are in truth the Cerv- ants of the people and they caIl- not use temporary positions of power to gratify their whins of the moment. The legislative proc- cases must be employed to en- tighten people and not to confuse them. The spectacle of inaction, of delay, in the legislative proc- esges can only serve to prove the contention of those who claim that people are incapable of real- izing their own best interests. Problems which confront our Tla- ton may involve questions of our Fundamental existence. Events in the world affect our future life as q nation. Nevertheless. we have task to perform in our own state. We have a task of assuring, 50 far as 1t lies within our power to do so, continued social and economic security for our own ,itizens. We have the task of mak. ing free government continued so- cial ard economic security for our own citizens. We have the task of making free government con- tinue to be dynamic. We have the task of fulfilling the imrne- diate needs of great masses of our population. We have the task of assuring a stable income during the next two years to the farmers of our state who are engaged iil the dairy iildustry. We have the task of assuring the people of our state who now do not have the right of a voice through the proc- esS of collective bargaining, in the conditions of their employment. We have the task of assuring the benefits of nodern progress so far as 1t lies within our power to those of our people who are now incapable of acquiring them. We cannot fail in our responsibility because threats from abroad are overshadowing. We have 6 re- Sponsibility to improve our own welfare while at the same time we bend every. effort to protect and preserve what we have gained.
 Improving Public
 The great body of our people are busily engaged in providing for their daily lives and have not the time to devote to the proh- lens which confront our elected representatives. But they are ever aware of efforts which are made in their behalf and they will be quick to condemn acts which are not inotivated In their interests. Slowly but surely as the facts are placed before them, they will make the decisions which are called for by those facts. Yours, then. is the responsibility of i1l- forming the people of the state of the measures which will protect their welfare.
 Yours, also, is the responsibility of supporting those measures which tho security of our nation may require. You cannot avoid this responsibility by choosing to ignore 1t. for then the end may be that you will no longer be mas ters of your own destiny.
 No period of the year is more beautiful than the spring and at such a season we do not wish to think of danger or peril. To many persons any effort to pro- ject themselves beyond their daily lives is difficult. It Is for this reason that apathy rules many of us until disaster is at our door. To many of us our daily lives are unchanging and we are apt to fall into the belief that our national way os life is and will be as enc during as time itself. Looking back for 8 short period of three years, how many lives. how many
 men and women and children