The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14
CLOSE OF THE CON VENTIoN


he will not inform himself. A Spanish
proverb says of the question: "A dul
man will work with dull tool"
The King system of ventilation was
explained and the necessity of adopt
ing that or some other method OF
keeping the air in stables pure.
In closing his address, which the gov
lernor said had been serious because he
is a serious man, he told a little story
in hi inimitable way that convulsed the
audience.
Mrs. j. Howard Russell sang For
hidden Music by S. Gastaldon, with
Mrs Hickman as aecompanist, and in
response to an encore sang Home
Sweet Home"
The question box was then opened.
Secretary Gold read a long list for
| Governor Hoard to answer
Would Holstein and Guernsey be a
good cross for milk for sale in cities?
| Governor Hoard thought not. Guern-
sey or Jersey and either Ayrshire or
| Short Horn would make a better milk
COW; they suit better.
| In response to an inquiry he de-
scribed his method of tying cows in his
stables.
Are roots profitable to grow for COW
| feed?
Yes; but ensilage is cheaper and bet
| ter.
In the evening Colonel N. G. Osborn
| in opening his address referred pleas
antly to a reference to his address by
brother editor. Colonel Osborn had Of
ten met the farmers individually, but
never before in convention. l. want TO
ask briefly whether you men who till
the earth and we men who live in cities
would not all be better If we came clos
err together? There are certain things
we are all interested in alike We all
want an honest ballot. Our ballot law
is on the whole good, but it does not
Go what a ballot should do, make 1t
sure that we reach the maximum of
honest result. 1t is a shame to Connec-
ticut that in the election Of our state
officers it is matter of record duly
sworn to that candidates were called on
to eXpend more than 100000. The
farmer and citizen ought to agree upon
some plan to make such expenditures
not only unnecessary, but dangerous.
While 1 shall not make you an address
on constitutional reform [ ask you to
consider whether man should not
weigh as much politically and no more
living in the town of Union, as if he
lived in any other town in the state?
Connecticut should have a corrupt
practice act that means something
that should prevent the corrupt use of
money in elections 1t ought to be pos
sible for Connecticut to call on any
well qualified citizen to be governor
without enquiring as to his means.
Public and private corporations
should be organized and act under gen
eral law instead Of under special legis-
lation, that makes the legislator sub
ject to temptation. All these things
the men from the farms and the men
from the cities can and should agree
upon. The present conditions, state and
national, are exceedingly encouraging,
and this is an excellent time to be
of how we can hedge about
and preserve all our rights and privi-
leges. | would ask you to consider
yourselves as citizens of Connecticut
and not citizens Of your towns.
There are indications of reform for
Connecticut and then why should we
as citizens bother our head and waste
our time fighting over little things
which play no part in the great story or
of life. Why should we
not together regard what is to be done
and do what should be done with ref |
erence to the welfare and prosperity of |
the incest, honestest, and sweetest state
in the union. (Applause)
A quartette of Yale Students-Messrs |
Hurst, Smith and Fisher
sang Bright College Years" and
Wake, Freshman, Wake"
Mrs. c. w. Pickett said she felt as
proud of having been born in the coun-
try, she thought, as she would have of |
having been born in New Haven had |
hat been the case. She gave amusing
instances of the difference between city
and country life and training. The
country has always been a fertile sub
ect for the poet or prose writer's.
There are beauties in summer morn
ng even in the city, but one can only
hink, when living in the city of the
beauty of the country in the early
and after thinking take an
,ther nap
We all admire the sterling worth Of a
Sperry and all remember
he appetite for bread and butter and
he outdoor romps that gave health and
igor to us in early life.
Word portraits were given of old
ime characters now only remembered
1t is comfort to think that the time
when the old farms of Connecticllt will
ass generally into other hands may not
Ne near at hand and that is a worthy
ride that Edward Everett Hale says
makes Miss Brown of Brownsville and
Hiss Jones of Jonesville value their {
ames and homes over any thingIess
iadems.
This pride of home ana family is one
f the most valuable ami craditabe Of
II forms of pride.
At the close of Mrs. Pickett's paper !
x-Governor Hoard presented her with
Wo beautiful bouquets, a characteris- ,
c story accompanying them. ,
Joseph C. Criddle then sang THE
torn King and 1.-The Old Plaid :
hawl," with H E. Woodstock as ac- I
ompanist.
Mr.. Hinman presented the following
solution:
Resolved, That to the people of the
ty of New Haven, among whom we