Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-16

strength lies in the silver element of the
party. and as Mr. Strobel is said to have
fought shy of silver when silver was
the shibboletll Flahayan was notified
to get out Of the proposed fusion. Now
they are going it alone. They are
going it alta rapid clip, to-. Mr. Fla
hayan has seen almost every man who
cannot help him in the city, using a
team for convenient locomotion, while
Mr. Strobel has confined his special eff
forts in the ninth word, where there
was no trouble in obtaining delega-
ton. They are both still in the city,
doing well, thank you IL they We're to
say SO.
Mr. Lilley was thought by his friends
to have a first mortgage on the repub-
lican nomination for congressman-at-
large. But he acted without proper
Difference for thee state on8inattee of
his Marty and seems likely ta pay the
penalty. Possibly having this case in
mind, aalthough speaking particularly
OF another. the Bridgeport Farmer re-
marks that the republican convention
simply registers the wish of the man
ayers, and adds this comment: Re-
publican delegates are very easily ham
died They seldom resist the wishes of
the bosses and when they do, those
who lead the revolt are always pun
ished if they entertain any political as.
pirations. At any rate, republican pol
titles promise to be very interesting be-
tween now and the date of the state
convention. If indications do not err
there will be a cessation of harmony
aftersthe machine has pushed its slate
through. But republican discipline il
strong and it may overcome the threat
ened troubles. 7 Hartford Times.
Mr. Strobel's statement that he was
an infant in politics in 1896 has set a
good many tongues going One old
warrior in the democratic party in
formed a Democrat reporter to-day
that if it were true that Mr. Strobel
was. as he claims to have been, a baby
in politics at the time mentioned, he
was a very vigorous one. "Nfr Stro-
bell saidathis man, swent to Chicago
with Mr. Kennedy as alternate dele
gate to that convention. Mr. Kenne-
DIV came back imbued with the princi-
pies of the Chicago convention, but
Mr. Strobel kenw more than the con-
vention; he knew what was better for
the party than the convention did and
he would not take to the platform. If
he was baby in politics at that time
he was very active in spreading gold
literature among his friends and
preaching gold everywhere and oil the
time In my opinion no democrat
should feel obliged TO vote for Mr.
Stfobel for the simple reason that he
did not vote for the party man when
vote meant a great deal. If things
have reached that stage where man
can change his politics every time he
feels like it and expect the support of
the old timers when he needs it. a
great change has certainly taken place
in politics"
s'Where was Tomlinson, of Milford,
while the democracy was battling for
the rights of the plain people against
the combined and concentrated forces
of pIutocracy? This everlast-
ing candidate for sheriff is a modest
man indeed. For his reputation of
the Chicago platform; for his treach-
cry to the national Standard bearers in
'96 and 1900. all he asks at the hands
of true and tried democrats is nomin-
alton and election to the very remun-
erative office of sheriff of New Haven
county. and he proposes to get it
through the dark and Shiny political
backalley methods of Mccain and
Foleyisms, As an indiyid-
ual have no special candidate and no
axe to grind but from close touch with
large number of democrats, who are
not politicians, but who understand
the significance and Importance of the
issues involved, | am convinced of the
absurdity of placing in nomination
any man who was false to the creed
IN 90 and 1907
The above is from last evenings New
Haven Union, Editor Troup's paper
from a CORRESPONDENT signing himself
"A Seventh Ward Democrat. And
vet. strange as it may seem, Editor
Troup is supposed to be throwing his
support to a man who was as conspfc- |
uous in his support OF the democratic
ticket in 1896 as this correspondent |
says Tomlinson was. Bah! out on |
such politics, we say. If there IL
something rotten in Denmark, there |
must be something more than foul in
politics. .