The Press., 1889-04-11


 rage for the state of Connecticut ever to hang man thereafter. If the public sentiment of the legislature is averse to hanging let them abolish hanging. To nullify law they would not abolish would be weak statesmanship.
 THOSE who defer sending items and con- munications to The Press until just on the eve of publication should understand that we have stated time for going to press, and that much matter that reaches us late has to be abridged or left out entirely. Get matter to us as early as possible, articles of length, es- pecially.
 THE Rhode Island legislature, which is to elect state officers, is likely to be republican, as most of the members since elected in towns where no choice was made at the regular election are republicans. No state officers were elected by popular vote, except the democratic state attorney, who gets the place in spite of the fact that single opponents name was upon every ticket save the demo- cratic.
 Gov. BULKELEY, in vetoing last Friday the bill committing the punishment of Swift, the murderer, from hanging to life imprison- ment, was justified in so doing, aside from the fact that public sentiment generally con- demned the act of clemency to the author of one of the worst crimes committed in the state for many years, by the solicitations of legislators who had voted for the commuta- tion, but had become satisfied that they had done wrong in so doing. He simply gave those who asked an opportunity to reconsider their action. The senate promptly passed the matter over the veto by the same vote as before-12 to 8, though one or two members voted differently than upon the first passage. The house deferred action on the matter un- til Tuesday, when vote taken sustained the veto, 12O to 96. The point will now be taken that the bill committing the sentence become a law by reason of the governors not sending his veto within the three days limit of time given him. The prisoner stands reprieved until Thursday, April IS, when sentence will probably be carried into effect.
 FRIDAY, April 26th, is Arbor day, sacred tc the good work of reestablishing forestry and increasing the number of beautifying shade and fruit trees. Its observance is educating to the rising generation, and most unselfsh as it's chief benefits are to those who come af ter us. Its benefits come to us in the gooc that every one derives from being engaged ir an unselfsh work, and is discharge in par of benefits we have derived from like unset fshness on the part of those who have livet before us. J. H. Hale, master of the stats grange, has sent out circular recommending the granges to take the lead in organizing th' work, but only because it is an organized body and therefore can do it. The grange, natural work is in the direction of like ben efts, but this does not absolve citizens no members from the duty, nor lessen their re sponsibility. Every school should be mad interested in the day and it's duties, and should do something to permanently beautify thu surroundings of the school houses, and of th' highways about it. Every home should hav' it's separate memento of each arbor days ob servance in vine, berry, shrub, rose bush O tree, planted for each member of the family In Grange Master Hale's words ''Do not fai to interest the children in the work"