Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-25
Ex-sPEAKER sIR1ONbs.
The Contest i'm Ghe First Congregational
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The Contest i'm Ghe FirwG Congregational District.
 The First Congressional district of Con- necticut, in the varied interests it contains, is one of the most important in the United States. It has been in the habit of being represented by men who were recognized as leaders, men like Deming, Strong, Hawley, Eaton and Buck, to mention only those of recent years. Two years ago by remarka- ble freak, it supplanted John R. Buck with Robert J. Vance, retiring an able lawyer who had been of great service to, the district and putting in his place 8 callow youth, who happened to be popular with the boys, but who was destitute of the training or intel lectusl force which man in such position ought to have. Mir. Vanee's claim to 8 re- election is apparently based on the alleged fact that after the Mills bill had been re- ported, he was able to secure restoration of the duty on wood screws, duty which Re- publican congress had fixed and which no Republican congress would have reduced, and which was restored, not because Mir. Mills and his followers had changed their views, but because they were willing to abandon their principles in this instance in order to help elect Democratic congressman in Con- necticut. Having started in their free trade crusade they want to control the next con- gress and to this end they are willing to adopt any measure that will help elect northern congressman. For they know that such con- gressmen will merely be tail to their kite, overpowered and outvoted by the solid South.
 The dodge is too transparent. What the interests of the manufacturing portion of the country demand Is a Republican congress a congress known to be heartily in favor of the protection of American industries, con grees that would never allow a committee to report measure like the Mills bill, 10 be subsequently, tinkered here and there to catch votes in doubtful States
 The Republican candidate in this district, NIT. Simonds, is in every way the superior of Mir. Vance. Connecticut leads the world in the number of its inventions and Mir. Simonds is recognized as one of it's leading patent lawyers He would take his seat fully equipped to fight the battle for Connecticut industries, because for years he has been careful and thorough student of their interests. He has demonstrated his allility at the bar, in puh- hshed law volumes and as Q lecturer at Yale. It is not conceivable that the intelli- gent people of the distcict will defeat him in order to continue the jokGnWhieh the thought less voters of two years ago perpetrated. If Connecticut elects men of no influence and of no special training to Congress it must inevitably lose the influence which it has maintained during the past century. Its practice heretofore has been to elect men whose intellectual superiority would make up for it's lack of numbers. Only by eontinu- ing this policy will 1t maintain it's position in the nation.-Hartford Courant.
 RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCR. The Police CommHssIoners take Ap-
 Proprlate Action on she Death Of
 Commissioner Johnson-The Depart
 Insnt to Turn Out at Ghe Funeral. The police commissioners met yesterday afternoon as o'clock to take action on the death of ons of their number, Samuel John son. Chief Bollman was instructed to en- gage band and to have as many of the police department turn out as possible at the funeral. The following resolutions were adopted:
 Whereas This board has learned with grief of the death of Samuel Johnson, who for number of years has been one of it's members and for . DOT tion of that time it's president,
 Resolved. That the members of the board hereby express their sincere regret at the loss sustained by generally in mourning the death of one who has been so many years faithful public servant and an honored and esteemed citizen.
 Resolved, That c token of respect to the mem. ory of the deceased the members Of this board and of this department generally attend the funeral in
 Resolved, That the sympathy of the members of this board is extended to the family of the de ceased and that the clerk be instructed to present them with copy of these resolutions