The Press., 1889-05-16
Yhe 9ress,
Thursday Evening, May l6, Iss9.

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 Thursday Evening, May 16, 1889.
 JAMES MCLAUGHLIN & SON, PUBLISHERS.
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 We have number of delinquent subscribers on our list, and wishing to stragbten all such accounts ear nestly desire that each of them call on commun- cate with us at once. We shall feel obliged 10 take uniform course with all who do not do so.
 Gov. HILL of New York has met public ex- pectation in his veto of the Saxton ballot re- form bill.
 ONLY one of Connecticut's ten judges Loomis- s-being now resident of eastern Con- necticut, the suggestion of the names of Hall of Willimantic and Bill of Rockville for va- cancies ought to have fullest consideration from Gov. Bulkeley, and it isn't so much Q matter as to where they live, as that they are the right type of men. Look to the east, MT. Governor, please.
 Gov. BULKELEY has named Judge Charles B. Andrews to be chief justice of the supreme court of errors, and Judges Torrance and Carpenter are re-appointed judges of the su- preme court. The selection of Gov. An drews is most excellent one. He is man of high character, quick perception, and un- doubted ability. The appointment will be es- pecially popular in Holland County. The selection is no slight to such of the older judges as were passed over because very near the age imit-70 years.
 THE prohibitionists of Pennsylvania have threatened to hold the republicans of that state responsible if the prohibitory constitu tional amendment is defeated. Such an at tempt to bully voters will not help the amend ment, but rather looks as If the prohibitionists desired it's defeat in order to make capita against the republicans. If the amendment is carried in any state it will not be by any such method as that. @
 To the members of the legislature who are trying to re-establish annual sessions, the people say, don't do it. We get all the legis- lation we need now, or could if important matters were given precedence over trifing ones. The pay of the member is too small, that is certain. Let it be raised to fair fgure-say $50O-with present mileage. Then send brainy men to the capital, restrict de- bate, extinguishing wholly the bores, sprinkle the corridors plentifully with trough on lob byists," and smother as much as possible of the nonsensical legislation within the commit tee rooms. Give the biennial term plan 8 fair trial before condemning it.
 THE accidental shooting of Editor Smith in Springfield, by his brother-in-law, is causing display of cautionary signals in the news paper columns. ''Don't keep fire arms in the house." 'tDon't arm yourselves in pro- tection against burglars" No doubt every burglar will be glad to doan his lung power to extend the warning. A burglar shot in the commission of crime does more to SUD- press burglary than forty convictions and sentences in court. So the killing of an in- nocent person is godsend to the burglars, if it induces people to trust wholly to locks and bars for protection against class of criminals who deserve no merciful considera- ton whatever. Young Sturtevant, who shot his brother-in-law last Monday morning, act ed hastily under excitement. He could cas- fly have reasoned that it was not burglar who stood before him robed in night shirt. Through an open door opposite gas light was shining, and at 3.3O in the morning a twilight was glowing sufficiently to have en- abled him to see man in the yard from the window of his room. He was excited by hay ing imagined that some one was holding the door by which he had entered the hall, also from seeing man when he had supposed himself the only man sleeping in the house. Perhaps most men would have lost their heads in such circumstances. It is pity that his victim had not been burglar. His act has made his future life sorrowful one, and has widowed his sister. His case excites the deepest sympathy, nearly crazed as he is by the occurrence. His intentions were good he wanted to kill burglar, but he lacked coolness and discretion.
 Moral-Keep cool when you go hunting for burglars.
 THE Boston Herald is an independent (so- called9 paper, birding itself upon going ac. cording to high political moral standard. Is the following sample of its guage of DO. litical probity?
 Fix Congressman Seymour, of Connecticut, sets worthy example to contestants for seats in congress. Finding by the recount that his opponent has twenty seven votes more than he received, he gives up the fight. It may be said that discretion is the better part of valor in his case; but when it is taken into account that he might have prosecuted his claim be fore congress, and received pay for so doing, his action deserves to be set down to his credit.
 The famous Myra Clark Gaines will case, which has been in the federal courts for ffty-fve years, and which has been de. cided, in whole or in part, many times, and as often appealed, was decided last Monday as fnality, in the supreme