The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-18

and the Corrupt Practices Act-A
 Hopeful Sign.
 Hartford, April 1.-The Get Together club, a non-partisan organization made up of prominent men of this city, met tonight in the Hotel Hartford and listened to speeches by Rev. Dr. New man Smyth and Colonel N. G. Osborn, of New Haven, and Representative Michael Kenealy, of Stamford. Dr. smyth reiterated his views on the mat ter of money and politics, while Mir. Kenealy defended Connecticut politics, saying that they were not as bad as they Were painted. Colonel Osborn spoke in general praise of politics in the state and the situation in New Ha- ven, where, he said, democrats support the republican candidates and, on the other hand, democrats are supported by the republicans" Colonel Osborn said no matter which side wins in New Ha- ven tomorrow, it would be great day for New Haven. He also praised Dr. Smyth for taking the stand he does in regard to the alleged political corrup- tion in Connecticut, and said that he thought it was the proper thing for any man situated like Dr. Smyth to do. ''I like to see them come out and state what they know" he said, flor in the instance of the late senatorial campaign he and we all knew the situation
 Dr. Smyth said in part: Three small boys were seen recently playing auto- mobile on New Haven sidewalk. One of them said he was the machine; the second boy following close behind the first said he was the driver; the third boy, who followed the others at some distance was asked what he was: "Oh,
 he said. q am the smell The two other gentlemen who are to speak this evening represent the machine in Con- neeticut politics, and suppose have been invited to represent the smell. Ii may not be so easy to bring tangible legal evidence of the smell as it is ot the existence and workings of a vel made political machine; but along the highways and byways through the whole country side some political odors
 may possibly still finger. Tomorrow
 we are to have an election in New
 Haven and the well equipped New Ha. ven machine, fitted out with all the
 modern improvements, will be very
 uuch in evidence: but I will leave tc
 Colonel Osborn, who is present, the task of telling what there is following the
 machine which a considerable number | of New Haven citizens may not like They say this time it is the smell of il. 1 legitimate liquor. do not desire now
 in speaking of political methods in this
 state tonight oyer any recent battles
 I remember that in going from the for where our regiment was eamped to oul picket line in front of Petersburg wt either had to take a roundabout roat | or go through the tflicket where an eIl, l gagement had been fought. I took tha' short cut once, but did not care tt again: it was too gruesorne. I shal { avoid, therefore, tonight any unneces.
 sary allusions to the last state election One thing, however, I take pleasure 1T saying in Hartford among gentlemen
 many of whom are personal acquaint, ances and friends of Senator Bxlkeley Some Of the newspapers of this state which recently have deNeloped a mucf more lively interest in the religious
 ethics of our foreign missionary board than they have shown in the politica morals of their native hearth, have gleefully put to me this conundrum How can Dr. Smyth strain at Bulkeley
 and swallow Rockefeller? Allow me 4f1 rINc abstract principle of ethics that in al i cases of double personality, or seem. ingly dual principles of human con,
 duct, say to myself, Take care not tt be unjust to Dr. Jekyll in order .tha' you may do justice to MT. Hyde. Ant further in this particular instance al | low me to recall with pleasure the fac | that when our American board ono,
 met here in Hartford Senator Bulkeley acting from that generous spontaneit,
 which characterizes him, gave a thou
 sand dollars to foreign missions. :
 shall not be misunderstood as abatin,
 not one jot of my own desire to brin,
 corrupt political practices to the judg { ment, whoever may be guilty of them i when I now say I would commend tn i motive and as a clergyman, sincerel,
 pray for a blessing upon any man wh,
 wishes to do a charitable or a. gener
 ous deed. such as the one to whicl
 I have just referred
 Tn speaking further of political meth
 ods Dr. Smyth called attention to tn
 survival of town government whicl i may be found in the criminal code 0 | Connecticut. Just as our political con l stitution is based upon the town units
 so our criminal code seems to rest ol the idea that the town is the origina
 power for inquiry into criminal acts | The town basis of the code remains il
 the three juror system, and the ab sence of the grand jury system excep | for 8 limited class of crimes, practical ly those punishable with capital sen | tences or life Imprisonment. Our pro ! visions of legal inquiry into allege crimes before any arraignment i'll
 trial court are singularly limited an
 defective, A New York paper, with tn | usual newspaper omniscence, took m
 to task for not bringing complaints c alleged bribery before a grand jury fo Investigation and presentment. It wa ignorant of the fact that this cannot b
 done under the village conditions c
 law which thus far we have got alon
 tolerably well with in Connecticut. I
 the future some thorough revision c | fha Y,e,1a1 aoda may hp ,sap11ired tn n, oe