New-York tribune., 1871-11-24
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.
CONNECTICUT.

CONNECTlClT.
T;!IED PARTY MOVEMENT IL rROsrECr-THE
f&oilIBIrIONlSTS DISSATISFIED WITH TIE
REPUBLICANS.
HARTFORD, Nov. 22.-Thcre in every prOspcct
now that We are 10 have triangular political nm III
Connecticut neat SrIing We have had thicatcnncS OF
il riOrc but the days Of the hainc law ana Know
NoibngiSin, only two pniti"s have been III 'if hi'
some few weeks n"o II gathering "' "'hp'r""'r "'"'
representing more particularly tie Good T'nIar "iH''''
ztion tooh place IN M'riicn. ana nc0nm''ro was aP
pointed to call - state CJnycntion a Whirh separate P
liical nctiou would bc taken Rcc' nty the movement
t"ok dcite shape at the annual session OF INC
Grand Lodcr Of Good TrmpIrs. In Winst"d Ih'Snp"t
was introduced in he rcportof the worthy Chic ie"P
the Rev. a phcus G. Winter. who said:
%" have come to The conclusion thai the best Interest,
OF the temperance canse demand lhal i,s 'o,"ia "t
un!url no lticIl banner 10 the brrrZ ana lder 'h"1
banner fight hattie ont on tbs line II takes -h"
Of srnncis. The mann"r IN whi b"lh pi,'l'l l,tnn
fl, mi, Sttr have treated the wishes If temperance men
since we wcrr in trS>om onr year ago last AhEnst -
eno,l=h to make he cocst temp ramrnt flame WIN ~
dig,t; on aud The most sacptc 10 bcIc'e ti'rr Is no
hope from either Of tie political i'iG'' W
now con.ttuci an goNrrnrn a. hr sure I,nrsV .,r
temperance party Bot. there l.. at least the sWrrt
prospect oi iI"inlnS III cU-u'a nu anJ ts
Moreover the hat'ry If our beloved country - Sfos
GOOD I ntprs h,,c banded themselves together poiii
calr cn!Lrrd shame ani conturncly for stas".nI'
succeeded mi,h sooner an they eA cctod IN rcvoitoh
izng the ecntn,ni Of the whole people,
Sui seuncnl, the Committee state Police and Poit-
ical Action made report in which the position Of I"-
ltical parties on the temperance question was ieNo"e"
with comments upon the refusal OF the leaders o
the Rcpubian party to allow the Passage VI tie TeI'i
prranco bills" and separate political action hereafter
was recommended. Tnis rep rt, though opposed by
some delegates, was adopted by worry large majority
and havo the prospect Of apoca revolution hrlc
Now what are the facts about the action OF political
parties hcrotoorc-nOtably ut the lat session OF th'
LcGlslaiurcwhcn two temperance bills were pn' over
the scssionl The temperance people themselves
those who clnior for political agitation. were not unit
In their demands. The Goo Tcmpars desired the pas
sage OF Cun,abuliy law, and submitted substantially
the MASSACHUSETTS, cnactmcnts. The Hon. Truman smith,
representing Of quite # rent views. framed hi
making Hqnoi lor> ponsic for damages done hy
persons to whom liquor had been sOld and permitting
the lease Of building for tho Tnrpo'" OF tr'iic in
liquor under certain penalties aud further providing
that IN prosecutions undcr the prohihiiory Law
the right OF trial by uiy should moi be- allowed. any
Judge Of the Superior Court to le competent 10 Try al
npprals. The Chairman Of the Temperance Coinniftr"
on the pri Of the senate WIS selected brcai>c U his
known Interest in .cmpcrance wo!k. and the House
Chairman likewise az carncs, fIlcni of thr cause
In fact HE whole COMMITTEE jus what the temper
ancc asi!atossskcd for II hnally agreed iy tine
Good TrmprS tat: II l!r Truman smith nil could Pass
they would h. siiiSic to ct The t"nSiailary law drop
for The 'ing, and 81 M latter wi" CON nurd to the
next a,>>on "f tC General y rm'ly, th"n.h not with
li amI It pu.scd rhc Snltc. every R.pnhliran voting
for IT. Whcn appeared III the I"l>". NJ. Elion. the
Democratic l,drr move tIat II he III iincly post
pn,ci and h cared hi, pii.N wit lin. his strong
jnlnt icmg that snrh lIw wn"li be- Unconstitutional
it ignored to inaliaN'r ri=ht of trial y tIN
and hi, lc lad the suprur. III frriI! NJ least. ot
very lman E,phLcll,, though they were NJ pre- par
Indefinitely y to post one tnc irr pre- crlrg th. III"
whole ma ter s.txd 10 the newt in the
hope tlJi, tIluG was 10 u" don IL snoul he III
t.r prop sl.i' .riy oNcrt l. pHbIirir nl,Inb,r-
rcrt;Iy Cvc.v leader mp N the nOn-- ;of'd against
Mr. l. cons mot1I. and then tho hill va, con-
tIudcd aud the Srndti', On fS return To tidt
body. c'nrurcd. know that some of thcin
outslc VINO pres the bil To Us passage. tS
peel IlN clergy VINO, VIA al their correct eaH or
Ii and To allow their znl To Diild
tcn 10 The 10 sP 50: question, VIII say thit ihr
continuance Noi in order To :f ri nf dlSasrrca
bic hubJ ct Tnls maY br iric IN some individual caSS
hut not t:uc applied - the whole nody OF Il =
IUhlWau> IN the Legislature. WHO fru that II" temper
rri"rn forward uudr III" an pieces of
thc Good samaritan orranzI ION throughout ~ Hta".
orGaInztIVn That lcpcnd, w."l!y n. old WaShIii
toniin movement did. upon mora az rlr- 81 prom
ing results, and 1t would perhaps br iata To that
should legislation iust AZ tins tim' be entered into In
histy manner Thcir was certainly no Hostility lo 'rh
prrancc in tie abstract in the action taken for II has
the support of members who have lifelong
temperance and are to-day doing very much to ad