New-York tribune., 1894-04-29

ernor WAS I'm ouest Of him. Content with the
calm Joys of private life and the adequate re-
wards of successful plumbing, undisturDed Dy
political ambition, and too unmindful, pernaps'
of his duty as n citizen to devote to the pubic
welfare so much of the surplus of his general in
telligence as was left over after attending to his
plumbing, he pumbed right along just like any
other plumber The call Of the people found
him plumbing 1t was one day last week that
n representative Of "The New-1aven Register
appeared to Mr.. Goodsel in the midst of his
plumbing and after unfolding to him the situa-
ton, requested a picture of him for publica-
ton. together with his views on various public
questions, and particularly with reference to
the popular uprising for Goodsell for Governor
There is no reason to suspect that violence was
used though n resort to force to draw out
candidate would not be unnatural in the present
condition Of the party In Connecticut. MT
Goodsell seems to have ylelded-reluctantly Of
course, but without such strenuous opposltlon
as compelled extreme measures. Ihe Regis
ter accordingly printed Il picture of Mr. Good
sell and two columns OF his views. His ac-
count of his struggle with himself over the
question; how surprised he was at the hrst IN
tmaion that there was Il popular desire that
he should take the nomination for Governor'
how he had mo ambition 10 be Governor OF the
State; how much he would prefer to have
Elias Cornelius Benedct-the close personal
friend OF President Clevcland-take 1t; how he
had supposed and hoped that the whole thing
would drop out Of sight in week." but had
been "very much mistaken: and how, finally,
eff the lightning should strike him he would
accent the nomination; all this Is told with
vividncss and power and an abundance OF de-
tail calculated to gladden. the heart Of space
writer.
Mr. Goodscll Is accordingly in the field. While
he recognizes the fact that the uprising is gen
cral throughout tie State, he is also aware that
the boom started IN Bridgeport His great
hobby" he says, "ls Bridgeport" 81 think so
much Of this city" he says in little burst OF
enthusiasm. that don't like to be away from
it oeer night" But, of course, having con-
qucrcd his aversion to public life. he has recon-
cilod himself to the necessity of going to Hart
ford TO do the governing, at least while the
Legislature is in session, returning TO Bridge
port every night. And now that this painful
struggle with himsef-the recital OF which In
his own ingenious language is calculated to wet
every eye from Greenwich 10 Thompson-ls
over we take leave TO say that in the whole
proceeding Mr. Goodscll, in the language OF
another eminent statesman. done noble. Ihe
Democratic situation In Connecticut is one that
calls for devotion and self-Sacriiicc. Goodseil
has shown II. and accompanied the exhibition
with q picture of himself as guarantee OF
good faith And IT should also be said that Alr.
Elias Cornelius benedict, who heard more than
"a year ago faint Indications Of similar out
burst Of enthusiasm for himself rs candidate
for Governor showed m uncommonly level
heal when he took his yacht and fed away
from II into the Mediterranean Sea. The smile
with which Elias Cornelius gives way for Good
sell is worth putting ON canvas.