New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-04
4 CONNECTICUT OUTING.


II Is in tho nature Of Il coincidence that at JUST
about the time when the Democratic S'h'e .o'n-
m,ttee Of Connecticut issued the call for state
Convention and the buzz prellnihar! co"cr'"
ing candidates was beginning to he hearu III
city barroom and village grocery from "r'fh-
wich 10 Thompson the steam !ach' oh'i'"
should be rendered by its generous ""h''' WI
Elias Cornelius Benedict. to the Connecticut
Senate for a DAYS outing on Long lSl''u "o','"
We grieye ~ observe that the occurrence "''
been commented upon by Severni |on"'o""'
newsDapers with a certain hippancy oi i''""',
and lcyIty Of mood which can Only pe account"
for upon the theory Of Il vague SUSPICION '""
ing in the Connecticut breast thai. III pu'unS HIS
Yacht at the service Of the Connecticut H'h"'e'
Elias Cornelius was actuated by oth'r ho'N.'
than those OF pure philanthropy. W" ho'e wiz"
sadness. in the treatment Of the subject u! '''''
conservative Democratic newspaper. Inc w"
Haven Register" vein OF quiet saure' WIN"
ve censtr,,e ~ indicative OF dstrus' vi NV
vocht-owncr This Is not IA II SHOULD w. -"
ON. thing. II IL low-toncd 1t shows II suspicious
nature We are aware Of course, mat 'here "''
o,rcu,ns,onces In the career OF Elias Corheh"S
p.,odict-wbch has been running for now near
l., ,hre. voars-which would seem TO the casual
observer 10 indlcnte Il purpose on his part-ho'
o, so.L office Heaven forbid.-but TO De wnere'
,vb.n II came To the office seeking the iiia"'
1, would have little difficulty in hndlhg MIN
Kut II does not 10y any means loho" INA. ".'
;pvi,o,ion 10 the Connecticut Senate 10 da!
outip, on his steam yacht Oneida HAD the TO-
,,,,os. rof.rence 10 the Democratic nonilha"o"
for Governor. The simple fact. no DOUBT WIS
that Elias Cornelius was having one OF thoSr
sr,s,ns Of brneyolence under the Influence oi
which he is liable 10 give tips 10 CASUAL nc
ou,int,nces On sugar or Chicago Gas ana
as he was looking round for somebody 10 w
good 70 HAPPENED 10 think that III" Connecticut
Senate had no yacht. Politics IN II: No' ""'"'
Perish the thought.
And v,t-wclI. suppose there was-is 'herc
anything SO strange or absurd III the ''r'"''
stance thar "The New-lIayen Register Should
eou, the suggestion with subtle satire. or Siyy
,nsinuat. doub's ~ to The purity 81 NIT Benz
dic,.s natives? Has any Connecticut Democrat
greater claim upon the party FOR lis hohoTN' j.
thor, any to whom II i under such d"bt 81
praIiudc? Since ihat fatefu moment III 'h'
winter OF 1919. when hr rose ab''" NV
horIzou ne a delegate 10 The Democratic NhtlohlI
Convention. he has been The parlys greatest
bcnefactor The party was mourning INC 'oN'
of William H. Barnum. who had long l'd IL
counsels and furnished lis funds, when f'h'S
Cornelius rose up. lie came N time wh'h 'I'e
Marty WAS engaged IN n lawsuit against We
State Constitution and several eminent LAWYERS
were, clamorous FOR fees The Stat" committee
was Door II needed succor. II came Win E''hS
Cornelius No succor was ever NOR" "ppr'u"''
He Immediately drew round him "'hrr Nu''"'''
The relief was general The committee ere" "'
him with cordalty aud constancy ana ms maine
hogan 10 be mentioned ~ banIuriS WIN suo'
du.d enthusiasm as the next candidate Tor '"V-
ernor: after that United States Senator; ana
Inf. I'm the evening when nothing was TOO eOod
for the man who set EN- mp. as something
h,pher still I'm the shall be- King hereafter
s,v,,. with which certain other witches over
other caldrous sang The incan'ationS IN wh'h
they kept the word Of promise to III" ear pn'
hro;e II 70 the hope Runor has II That III the
closing DAYS Of the campaign ~ 1S'2' whch 'h'
Democratic State Committee WAS getting dlS-
couragcd az the outlook. Elias Cornelius t''rh'u
I'm n horn ~ plenty. which covered " WIN III
embarrassment Of riches II Is probably untrue
that the whole Of this contribution came from
the Sugar Trust. though III" failure OF Eilh' tor
nellus 10 appear before the Senate Commute"
ON the Sugar Scandal with fnli explanation
leaves the details Of The transaction somewhat
In doubt.
At any rate. II seems to us that he has clear
right 10 be "a candidate for the Democratic nom
inotIon for Governor. and TO go for II II 1t suits
him in "A steam yacht, by the somewhat clr'u
lions process u giving the Connecticut senate an
outing And we do not hesitate TO say mat the
treatment Of his candidacy by The Register
Il both unbecomlng and ungrateful. lie con-
,rbucd large sums OF money toward bringing
obout the election Of President Clevclane ana
the Deufocratic Congress which last week made
everybody happy by drzzling away; he fnr
ulsbed the facilities whereby the President was
able TO have Il tooth pulled In private on the
high seas and with great sclfsacrfcc incrposcd
his own portrait and n personal interview be-
tween the President and impcri!nent public curl
osIty he Is perfectly sound on the great question
Of Trusts. being In entire agreement with all
factions Of the party ~ TO both their usefulness
and their Iniuuity; and he does not hesitate to
saw that the Connecticut Constitution Is IN In
strument Of oppression, tyranny and Injustice,
besides being efete and wormy. He may not
be in all respects the logical candidate. and yet
we do not see why moi. At any rate. be should
not be jcered out OF the race just because he
gave the Connecticut Senate an outing on The
Oneida.
me FINANCES.
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