The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-02
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BY JAMES M. MOORE

With the Legislature scheduled to close officially next Wednesday it is a bit easier to skim the surface and see what has made up the bulk of the confusion that has reigned. Un- doubtedly some blame falls on both parties and the governor, but just who is to be pointed out as the most culpable is difficult to determine.
 G. o. P. Feud
 Most indicative of the presence of confusion, within confusion, is the fact that Republican solonS are now at swords points with the Governor over the matter of party conduct during the session. This has come about, in great measure, it is relat- ed, as result of the chief executives $ scouting the battle-scene through the medium of party rangers" other than the party leaders. That is, the Governor. it is claimed by his own party, has negotiated on various all- important matters without consult ing his party leaders and by and bAA4SSk6A1 cOQ2S OUllCl Glldl U&lOSS leaders. This has been bitterly re- sented; so much so that the COZ Representatives from the smaller towns are strongly advocating, al this point, dumping the cour, patronage affairs into the chief ex- ecutives lap for his own personal handling. In this manner they fig ure they will place him in the en- barrassing position of having to notify party faithful back in those small towns that they are not going to be reappointed. Thus such an unpleasant task is taken off the towns party Representative in the Legislature who can always point a finger at the Governors office and say with dramatic bitterness - Blame him.
 Leaders Fault
 Second on the list of those to blame are said to be the party lead CTS in both the House and Senate; that is the leaders of both parties in both Houses. Lack of leadership has been accentuated in the ob- servational conversations of Capitol Hill patrons, particularly among the veteran neWspapermen up there who have seen them all come and go for a good many years. The cry has been heard too among party mem berS.
 The leadership has been too in- sular according to party members on both sides who now are of the belief that these leaders have gone around making deals for their own personal interests to the detriment of all others. This has resulted in & stale mated situation among both parties for nothing could move if 1t inter- fered with the secret plans of these leaders. Proof of the intense feeling has been shown, it is said, in party caucuses when members of the same party have hurled chal- lenging accusations at each other and have refused to go along on many measures.
 Poor Timing
 There is tension and pent-up feel lrgS on the Hill this year to a pitch not seen in some time. This was more than just indicated by the recent verbal blast of the Governor at the entire Legislature, members of whom Democrats and Republicans both) turned around and openly hred back. Although the issues were deeper 1t is fact that the bar rage from both sides was opened as result of ill-timing by all. For example, the Governor was feeling the hot-breath of public criticism upon his neck because of the de- lays, just at the time the leaders of both parties unwrapped that gaudy piece of Legislation appoint ing a seven-man statute revision committee each to be paid $7,500 and comprised of -one but themselves. Rushing it through the House and Senate like you would rush a time-bomb toward a pail of water they succeeded in having it pushed through. It brought down public displeasure in proportion to the recent rainstorms. AS result these same leaders then withdrew the bill for further consideration: they realized then how ill-timed had been their haste.
 The Governor, unwittingly, then found himself being cracked by the tail-end of the whiplash of public opinion over the revision bill at tempt, even though he was un- aware, at the time. that it was being pushed through-so he let go last week with both barrels and blasted at the legislators for. their delays, which in effect, was a scold- ing for their attempt.
 It was just at the time that the leaders were licking their wounds and attempting to findH more sub- tie solution to passage of the bill and the chief executives ill-tirned criticism opened the wounds all over
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