The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-07
1HREE OR FoUR ELNmEYrs,

The Senate "got up on its ear" as the
boys say, yesterday and appointed a
committee to fully investigate the
Charges" made by Brother Mason. If
this committee is going to fully inves-
tigate the lobby it will have long term
of office. If it is only going to investi-
gate Brother Mason it will not neces-
sarily be of long life. We suppose that
the committee will ask Brother Mason
what he meant by what he said. He
said, it will be remembered, that the
action of the Senate on the local-op-
tion+hell-loca1izing pool bill means
that members of the Connecticut legis-
lature are bought like cattle I'M the
SHAMELESS" He also said: Sometimes
there is doubt as to the genesis of a
legislative bill. There can be no posi-
bic doubt here. No argument for pub
lie legalized gambling throughout the
State of Connecticut is conceivable ex-
cept the argument of gold. And it
would take a good deal of gold, too, to
convince the Connecticut Senate that
1t could afford to defy and to outrage
the best public sentiment Of the State.
But the gamblers make money easily
and abundantly No investments are
likely to pay them better than invest
ments in the legislature. This is strong
language, and has been recognized as
such by many good judges of language,
including the Senate orators. When
Brother Mason is asked what he meant
what will he say? We do not suppose
that he will bring forth witnesses and
documents to prove that members Of
the Connecticut legislature are bought
like cattle in the shambles.' If he does
this The will be even more famous than
he now is, but it is not at all probable
that he will What he may do and
what he perhaps can do with perfect
sincerity is to say that he meant and
still means to say that in his opinion
the only cause that is adequate to the
effect in this case lis the cause he men
toned. Them will come the question
about his right to express his opinion
in the way he did. The Senate can de-
clare that he had no right to express
it, and it can also declare that there
is no cause for it. This will raise a
question about Brother Mason's insight
and Judgment And there the matter
will be left unless it is carried into
court If it should be, and if Brother |
Mason could not clearly show that his |
opinion is founded on facts, we suppose |
he would be rebuked by the law, as he |
has been and will be by the makers of |
law.
But what did Representative Cowell |
mean yesterday if he said what he is
reported to have said? He is reported
10 have said that he is a pretty good
Judge of men from his training as a
awyer and his experience as a police
This is his opinion of him
self, and for all we know is justifiable.
But when he said concerning Brother
Mason Of he said iO, IT might say that
Judging from his remarks he Brother
Nason might have had something
stronger than root BEER Representa-
i've Cowell was almost as Incorporate
N bte cpaanb q bn +1,o,,erl+ T9ro+l,a, M
on was I'M his. And he was, not to put
90 fine a point upon it, weakly and
'ulgarly incorporate in h is speech.
Brother Mason evidently thought he
vas doing his duty as good citizen
nd minister of the gospel when he
his opinion. Thel5 was some
orce and some dignity to his outbreak,