Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-25

reference to complying with Governor Bulk eley's demand for his resignation as brigade One high in military circles here said this morning that he was satisfied that General Graham would not comply with any such de- mand. The local feeling among Republican politicians is bitter against Governor Bulk eley for the course he has pursued regarding General Graham.
 GEN. BARBOUR ON THE SITUATION.
 Gen. Barbour yesterday expressed himself freely on the situation, and elassed Gov. Bulkeley's action as brutal. If men like Gen. Graham, Col. Cove and It. Col. Thomp- son are to be driven from the service it is time for self-respecting men to leave it. The governor can find no sanction for his action in the military code of the State. As to Gen. Graham, Gen. Barbour said he hoped Gen. Graham would not resign. He should call to have charges preferred against him. The National Guard would lose an off esr of insstinable value if he hes should 1ha order diahanestly discharging the officers.
 IN WATERBURY.
 WATERBURY, Jan. 24.-Colonel Cone, Lieutenant Colonel Thompson and Major Smith have lost caste with Colonel Doherty and the other officers of the Second regi- ment here. They are united in expressing themselves that the discharged First regi- ment officers made grave mistakes. They say they started in with right on their side in the polo muddle, but materially weaken ed their cause by their subsequent conduct As military men they were insubordinate, and consequently what was right was turned into wrong.
 AMONG BRIDGEPORT MILITIAMEN.
 D.:l aoks1 of Governor Bulkeley in the controversy has created quite furry in military circles and is generally commended by the National Guardsmen in this vicinity. While they heartily disapprove of the rental of the State armories for other than military purposes, they do not uphold the attitude taken by the officers of the First regiment and that of General Graham.
 Governor Bulkeley and General Graham last evening. Wonder if they spoke as they passed bys-Neriden Republican. A BLOW FROM THE SHOULDER BY THE TIMES.
 HARTFORD Jan. 24.-The Hartford Times editorially said this evening: "The pretext of the officers for resignin9 was the very weak one that polo was played on the armory drill floor about two hours night two nights in week. It would be difficult to show that those four hours were needed and in order to sustain the efficiency of the First regiment the people of this State own all the armo- ries, and others than the First are used for public purposes. The military companies do not own them. As we'll might we say that the officers in the State Capitol own that building"
 Proceeding the Times says: The people have some rights in the building; that building with 80 much floor room is rare in the State; that people need recreation, espe- cially people closed up all day in shops and stores. These citizens are as worthy of pub lie confidence as the military gentlemen. They make up. good part ot the public; paid as much for the armory as did the mili l tary men. Their rights are as "sacred" as are those of the colonels and captains. Do these citizens dishonor the armory by their presencea By no means. Do they in 8 time of peace interfere with the duties of the militia, No; Is s;,, polon ,o. dishono1a sn oaa- Ss p' hv It oaoa s zs. nVs %hv so Ssn l did these officers put on so many airs and say that the doors of this public armory should be closed to the peo- plei Why did they combine to foIcs the higher authorities to accept their demands? l Why did they all resign in bunch, except to embarrass the executive officers of the l State, if superior military officers did not bow to the demands of the subordinate off ceres What combined action lover polo! could have had more direct effect in de- moralizing the military organization? It was simply reversing the order of command over the military arm-she subordinate off, cers to control the superior-a step in the direction of utterly destroying the discipline I of the military organization and letting it | looss like mob.
 It ia now suggested that an appeal is to be made to the next legislature for the passage of special acts to approve of the couree of the dismissed officers, to restore them to their places in the regiment, and to say to then, in effect, "Well done, good and faithful ser- wants, and officers of the First regiment, ,who made gallant fight against your superior military officers; we will encourage such conduct, and will do all we can to rebuke and hnmiliate the highest executive and mii- l itary officers of the State, and to honor you | who opposed them, disobsyed them, and tried to control them because you didn't like 1 polo"
 Well, when the legislature of Connection; passes any act to humiliate it's executive off cers in order to encourage insubordination OF the part of inferior officers of it's militia, it will stoop lower and disgrace itself more em- | phatically than was ever before done by any l legislature in the Union. Connecticut is not made up of that sort of human material. Its character and history rise high above any 1 such conduct.
 | IN THIS CITY
 Military officers in this city express the view that the First regiment officers were certainly guilty of irsubordinstion in ( military point of view, but think that 1T view of the long service of the discharged officers aud their sacrifices for the veal, there should have been leniency displayed. They felt sympathy for the officers but were no, disposed to blame Governor Bnlkeley, as order is heaven's first law, and SO it is ir
 military.
 GOVERNOR BULKELEY IS RIGHT.
 Bridgeport Newsl
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