New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-20
WHAT IS DOING IN CONNECTICUT
INDEPENDENTS HURI BY PUBLICITY GOOD WORK
BY SENATORS PLATT AND HAWLEY.

INDEPENDENTS HURI BY PUBLICITY GOOD WORK
BY SENATORS PLATT AND HAwLEY.
HARTFORD, Oct. 10. During last week the
Independents In this state active They issued IN
address to and caused commoiion by print
ing names Of those who enjoyed their independence"
more while it was a thing to talk about private than
now that their names put in cold type for everybody
tu read There is something IN this publication that
rather shocks the select few who stand apart
from the publicans and sinners OF the Be
publican party, and praise each other for
this virtue But they still few enough in this vi
cinity TO he select Their managers have made one mis-
take they have not been careful enough To ascertain
whether the they print really those OF brands
pucked from the burning" IL II not much advantage TO
them 10 print as u to their opposition 10 tho
marty nominees who chrOncaly objects to tho
marty nomination. II is great gain either, to have
some few names OF who have usually voted the Ro-
pubcan ticket provided that they carry no political
weight in their own ncghborhool for one supposes
tha. Hartford. FOR instance the Independent or
gnkaon represents any considerable number of forncr
Republican votes In New Haven thor" are more of
draft from the Republican party a. has been sometimes
A invitation Carl schurz TO lecture here TO morrow
evening /. meant to De "I@crsSySn lr,, A. sors ns
give that appearance but as matter OF faet,a
schrits Vcrein distinctly Democratic organization.
But these names come lower down, ana ~ the mead ot
the list are those OF prominent wealthy and we'll
meaning gentlemen. who have been Republicans IN
loose general way because they their fathers were on
that side the days the For Acas however they
have strained against the party bit and hde
good points I'm the Democratic party ana assumed toler
ant u. tronizng tone toward the ECHnlcau organiZa
tion To which they preferred 10 hrlomg IL cannot De
said that many of them political students, or that
they are accustomed to Judge matters o stat'crsu on
LARGE scale. The invitation a. Mr.. scHurl ~ cuII-
ousy framed. Pains taken 10 ny " IN slgh
iuy this Invitation do not lht'in 10 lhu
r,f, what our political action VIII ne hr sehhb
~ couing and perhaps he VIII suhen the backs
~ some ~ these hcsitang Independent men, although
A. j. rcrh1Ds an even chance that their disposition 10
Lis.en from what they are invited To believe may make
| h,. sn.ech "A political boomerang.
Charles H. Pine who nominated FOR Congress IN mo
ld District has withdrawn tor personal reasons, "a no
SAYS In this thought Mr. Pine has male mistake
There were other candidates before the convention Dut
he received the nomination and should have remained as
the candidate. As good man viii he dominated now
| ever, next Tuesday NJ the new convention. ,
The OF the state are getting great deal OF Souh
doctrine fiom tho Republican speakerH tins cahN ssanu
especially from Senators Patt and awleli boh ot wos
are putting a deal Of solid sense as 10 the uin
question and the comparative value OF the Two Pi.ics
before their audiences Both these matters wiz pc us %
better understood 10y the voting population neoto oS
ton day than they have been before lho Poprs
mind is ripe for this kind OF argument for iouI s%s
the people have been growing fa,hiii'I VIZ ~
points that first ade real impression on man, nm
Them In 1850 The matter has been gfiiiia
and speech such as Ia made by either OF ,no @ 'ssn
will crystaxe In an hour two elements tna' nav
floating ia cloudy way in the minds OF men ~. i,
or months or years 1t Is worth notice hat INC "epu'