The sun., 1889-04-28
ooySECrrCUT DEEPLY s7IRRED.
,, po,,,,cn, Battle ne Hand.


A Great Political Battle mt Hand.
xrv HAVEN, April 27.-There is political
~, =, tho utmost magnitude impending In
oo.c,icut. oa' II needs no prophet nor inspira-
oon" % nredict IT, Its omens can be found
u,rbare uon Wherever men congregae and
Ell. turns to politics the pretnontions OF
u. ' oor,inp contest can be heard. recent
Wv .,,,I.i IN THE SuS opened eyes which had boon
s.oc,ically closed to the gross unfairness OF
p"onc,en, and honorable but mouldy Consti-
", .,i,,on which is now the organic law The
'u. "rrsss Of the State in material prosperity
"a The consequent massing OF the peoplo in
.rIacturing centres makes change neces-
a. m The rule of the minority is contrary to the
".,nc,nles OF n republican form OF government.
snd the majority Is beginning to object most
a.,orpously. A system which ignores tho
aroo,sr number OF voters In electing State
emoers. is radically wrong; but when this Ia
.,nnemented by rotten borough Legislature
IL rbich twenty.eight members represent 7S,-
ool voters while 1884 voters havo 22l men,
h.rs on the floor. tho wrong becomes an insult
81 ths cardinal idea Of ponular sovereignty.
IA such q body is committed the work Of
making laws for Connecticut. and of choos-
inr state officers, United States Senators.
nn.,,,v ius commissioners. and so forth. The
popuar will is laughed at in Connecticut; the
smaller towns rule; the pluocracy are not slow
En-" ,ho ,,v,r TINS given them. and have the
TO use tne ,o'o' ',n .' -. , ~ -
State at their VIII. fetit larceny ls crime,
hi, poitical robbery is legal.
pq. ,hrse successive elections tho will Of the
fot 'n'oo s,>1s ~. ,h. aLoi, -, 49,
people has been set aside by the choice OF the
ota.e on'. ',,, ,ha n,ns, yotss in ,bo iectsin.
party WIN .nt o a. ~ ,IIN ,",
ture. but with the least among inc reopie' mas
'. ~, orc;a,t Constitution which was o, von
touch Inc nheieh' c.n ~ e,. ""s s,on
,1 to.0ndsI marines it rules as he did by divine
NnS. lanu. I, cannot understaud why the people
rsns a,,s"na l.. s"n r. isnnras INA nnos-oonon.nI ]
.r,,cinle that taxation without representation
pi.n'. iii 80 ho fought with force If nacessnrv
Is an evil 10 pe loush. WIN ~ II neoossaiy.
w Collected in inverse ra,io to rep.
w -, Co.. 1, IA ro,orioro
resent8tloh' ior ho'ofio"s
fact that the cities anu larger
,ouns nav n very large proportion OF the taxes,
- .ho sm,lier towns rnle the bodv which
while the smalier towns rus 'ne pou' WI, w.'ich
imposes taxes and expcnds the money. There
ara several instances where the town does not
pay as much to the state as tne state pays sal
ary to the two men who represent it. Thus the
RernbIican marty. from motives which are
South for political effect d ana En9res a,t mufh
kicnhvi soii,,n,I oolor Hi ndnnss. IL
Is afflicted with political color gilnuhess: Is
defying the true sentiment OF tne STATE III
makes 10 excuse II Simply says IAlS Is inc
law. fail down and worship It,
But admiration for an instrument which in
one clause says al political power IS inherent
IN the people. and in another takes 1t away from
them. is beginning to wane. Its mhJesty Is
doubted. 1t belongs to the past. and be
put upon tho present AS q legacy it is entitled
10 the consideration Of any heirloom. but no
more. 1t is like the spinning wheels which
rest In Connecticut Garrets. They were once
useful, but now lie idle in the wake of modern
appliances. Senator HaWley. VINO owes MS
seat IN inc Seuhte " ils
has n way in his speeches of asking the people
OF Connecticut to he profoundly grateful
because they nave lhe oinest ~tliten Con.
stitution IN the Worlu. ~ Is sell-!hterest
rather than admiratioh %1ich e3eltes me
senator praise. II nus oetn W 10 n,n u s'enpine
stone 70 power; put 10 my lhujoiiy, WIoso
nositiyev odorous.