New-York tribune., 1905-06-19

last week the bill providing for easier method OF
granting pardons by the State Board OF Pardons
1t is straw in the current that IS by and by going
to affect Connecticut's handling of the death PEN
atty matter. The present agitation about loosenns
the power of the Board Of Pardons is backed up by
widely spread conviction in this State that there
should be less strict and cut and dried and
more humane and modern method Of determining
the gift by the State Of parole to life prisoner
1t has been said and possibly true, that the pres
ent discussion has been partly brought about by
the desire OF set of sentmentalsts to effect the
pardon of one man. named Warren. who oh otheEwise T
unanimous his application But Warren prob
he admired decoyed his young wife TO brook
number of years ago and drowned her to get her
there have been continual efforts to obtain eenees.
ewHaven, a member OF the board. has always
given a deaf ear. Some people are saying that IL
is to get around Dr. Bacon that this plan Is now
But a. much bigger question than that underlies
this agitation. Connecticut has recently come out
better in her prison regulations Parole and the
indeterminate Sentence are now taking the placcs
of the hard and fast old methods and the State is
wss mp nf Of !aiues @ R in this bust
ness ness & Tst noM scTed there Is an Effort on the
way to establish a State reformatory. That bill
gcioB w b Il is g another sign Of The tines Up here
people are beginning to TO- feel that more hnmane
and for those whose one mistake has included them
in the criminal ndn Hg' e The Wgn ot t o5
the dealt penalty. which is also being widely N
sidered is still another effort along the line
4 certain leniency and good Judgment III giving
parole and in infltctng sentence has already been
attained, and. from all accounts is working well.
Ioosening the power of the State Board Of PaTdons
in granting release seems 10 be along that line
OVERRIDING THE VETO.
There has been good deal of talk about the
senate's action in overriding Governor Roberts's
veto of this Board of Pardons bill The Gov
ernor who is member OF that board by virtue OF
his official position. acted for what he considered
the best interests of the State affecting that
body He did not think the loosenng bill was for
the best interests OF the State. and vetoed il.
Now his particular friends at the capital max
ing remarks about the Senators who passed the
bill over his veto. 1t is the first veto of the
sion and so takes peculiar interest for that
reason otherwise there would hardly be any talk
about it, One little incident connected with the
matter is the prominence which Senator Allan w
Paige has taken in il Mr. Paige showed stronger
hand in 1t than did the regulars under the. Gov
ernor, and some political capital is being made OF
il by those who are looking forward now 20 the
next Governorship campaign. Senator Paige's
prominence in the present legislature and his
strong support among the rank and file in most
suficientIy for the incident. When Mr.. Paige does
come forward TO receive such Governorship bou-
duets as may be made ready to throw at him by
the political florists. he will not be creating
more opposition in the Roberts ranks than ne