The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-06
TIVE oTHE R ELE1rENr.

Senator Coffey stood up in the Senate
the other day and without winlcing the
other eye gravely and impressively said
that there were two elements in all com
munities; that one element had asked
him to urge the adoption of the local
option-hell-localizing pool bill and that
the other element had not objected.
Having thus made some ground for
himself to stand on he went ahead and
urged the adoption Of the bill. Enough
senators responded to his urging to put
the bill through the senate.
Senator Coffey did not make it entire
ly clear why he should urge the adop-
ton of the villainous bill, even If "the
other element" had not been heard
from. And there are those who think
that he would have made a better ap-
pearance than he did If he had spoken
for "the other element" even il he had
not heard from it. Why he felt obliged
to speak for "the urging element" is still
mystery. Probably, however, his
good natureded him to do what he was
asked to do. Had he been asked to
stand by 'the other element" he would
probably have done SO, If we understand
him.
But why was he not asked by "the
other element?" Or was he asked and
didn't he hear the asking, or didn't he
get his mail on time? He made him
self the effective champion Of tthe urg-
ing element" on Wednesday, the goth
day of May. We notice a letter adj
dressed to him by Or. Newman Smyth
of this city, who may fairly be called
a representative of ''the other element"
This letter is dated May Is, and unless
the Democratic postal service is much
more inefficient than 1t is said to be
Senator Coffey must have received that
letter before he made his good-natured
speech in behalf of 1.-THE urging ele-
ment" Indeed, he may have had the
letter in his pocket while he was maxi
ing it. In that letter DR.. Smyth said,
among other thingss IL this portion of
the gaming laws can be delegated to the
towns, why may mot other portions of
the gaming and all other criminal laws
be go surrendered by the State to the,
towns? Such "A change in the establish
ed policy of the State might have atsI
least the moral advantage of localizingd
hell in some towns; but / do not sees
any other or sufficient reason for re-
versing the thistoric7policy OF the State
In making one criminal law'for all the
people without favoritism or distinction.
Of class.
This looks very much like objectionsl
to. the bill, and if Senator Coffey's mail |
was not unduly delayed, and if he
reads hisletters-when hefeceives them
1t looks as If he must have knowns,
that DIR. Smyth objected to the bill. |
II he knew that did he consider Or. |
Smyth's objection unworthy of notice, or
didn't he consider him q member Of |
"the other element" Senator Coffey |
is just now vigorously accusing Brother,
Mason of saying things that are not
on facts. Is Senator 'Coffey
throwing stones out of a glass house,
or senate?
But if Senator Coffey didn't have
DR.. Smyth's letter dated May 15) in his;
pocket while he was obliging "the urg-
ing element by his speech on May 29,S
and if ''the other element" has beenH
slow in coming to the front it Us COM
ing now with promptness and force.
It will soon be plain to Senator Coffey,
that 'the other element" does object to
the BILL and that very decidedly, If
he has been eagerly waiting forfsuchJ
objection and if he only made hisI
speech to oblige "thesurgings elements
why should he not now welcome atheS
opportunity to- show that he is really,
leart and soul with ''the, other element
when he knows that it is alive andsI
licking? why shouldn't lhe make an4ilp
,ther speech and say thatShe has heardtI
rom "the other element" now anddl
hat he repents him of having weakly .ll
md good-natVEed yielded to the urg-gl,
ng element? If he will do this per, |;
laps Brother Mason +willfSalso reeantSi J
md then there will be peace, except in
he camp-of the hell-localizers. Il