Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-23

through the State it is taken up in some places with jealous sympathy; and in oth- ers with sheer of indifference; while the recent alleged statements ( Cabinet Ofh- cer that Connecticut was of no considera- ton in the Presidential contest of this year has invested the home quarrel with national interest. The New Haven News of this morning says: Our suggestion that the removal of the internal revenue collector in this district be made na- tional issue seems to meet the approval of the Waterbury DEMOCRAT which begs its readers to remember that that is matter which extends beyond the boundaries of Connecticut , and that this Irish element all over the country, in pro verbal clanship, may make common cause with co-natonalists in Connecticut All this because Cabinet officer spoke slghtingly of Connecti- cuts six electoral votes though the DEMOCRAT calls the report of that fact in The Morning News a lie and libel and gets into raying fever con- corning it. We sorry that our Waterbury contemporary is so grieved about it, but it must quarrel with the facts with the cabinet officer, not with us.
 We have not quarrelled, ,and do not court a quarrel, with our respected contemporary. We give it credit for the fidelity to person al friendship-or, perhaps it's sectional po- litical ntagonism-which has induced it to espouse MT Troups cause against the solemn indictment preferred by a large number of the Democratic citizens of Con- necticut. We take it that private feeling outweighed the political opinion; and that the News sees as clearly as we do the dan gers of disruption in the party while sus- taining the side of the disruptionist. It is all right. He would be poor friend who would not strain point of consistency to do as much in dilemma like that in which MT Troup finds himself.
 We did not expressedly or by implica- tion charge the News with the authorship of that report which we regarded as lie and libel. The News only did what per haps ninety-nine out Of a hundred journals would have done under the circumstance accepted in good faith report furnished by me whose position entitled him to consid- eration as gentlemen. The report was sensational enough to warrant the risk of publication when sustained by the author ity of Yale Professor; but there was not room for the indifferent manner in which Democratic paper regarded the fact if true. ''All this" says the News, referring to our article on the subject ''because a Cabinet Officer spoke slightingly of Con- necticuts six electorial votes. Yes, all this and more, friend News-should it turn out, and we do not yet believe, that Cab inent Officer could so far forget his ale glance to his chief and his obligations to his country to despise, or affect to dispise, a State that was found true in the cri sis of the Nations fate and whose truth to Democratic principles it may be needful to woo and win again.
 We are grieved at this whole matter truly as the News suggests; and we do not grieve for our grief; we are not feverish on the subject; for like the great Irish leader of our love i've are never so cool as when in 8 passion;' and really in the calm excitement begotten of the whole af- fair we would regard the initiative quarrel | WILL MI IIOup dS ol LllIIoI uioulou' compared to "the insolence of office" of a member of the Presidents Cabinet who could have the ingratitude of proclaiming to Yale professor that Connecticut's ser vices were requited by contumely and contempt.
 The News says: "Our Waterbury con
 temporary must quarrel with the facts o1
 with the Cabinet officer, and not with us.
 We do not, as we have said-quarrel witl
 the News; we repudiate the ''facts
 are such things as false facts-for they are not sustained; we disbelieve the Cab
 met officer story; and our quarrel could
 only be at present with the inventive Yalt professor. The News, we presume, knows the veritable and veracious gentleman Would it not be we'll to unearth him?