The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-11
THE CUP OF RESENTMENT.

ThaGs ere not such embarrassing
days Hfter all. The talented corre-
spondent o. the New York Tribune
whose home and headquarters are In
this city, tells his interested readers
that there is reason for believing that
Il there was a direct primary nomin-
ating law in the State Of Connecticut
the popular nominee for governor next
year would be His Excellency Gov
ernor Rollin S. Woodruff. He bases
this Judgment In part upon the state
ment Of Secretary Of State Boden-
veins newspaper. the New London
Day, that in spite of the practice OF
the Republican party not to renomin-
ate its governors, It could IN this in
stance go much farther and fare
worse.
We profess to no information upon
this subject except the general one
that if the people possessed the power
to make their own nominations we
should look for many things now I'M
possible, but If the Woodruff sugges-
ton In this connection means any
thing 1t means that the people OF the
State are disappointed at the failure
Of the general assembly to enact into
laws bills which have their approval.
Apropos of this condition Of mind, the
following comment from the Hartford
Times has its bearing; There was
much fine talk in those days Of re-
forms to be made, but the result has
been disappointing. Most OF the
things chiefly desired have been re-
fused or postponed County commits
sioners are still chosen in the old way
probably the worst for the public
good that can be conceived. Nothing
has come Of the attempt to obtain a
system of nominations not controlled
by party managers. Nothing has been
done with the employers liability act
An attempt to improve tho corrupt
practices act has been crippled by the
judiciary committee, although 1t may
yet be saved. So on through a list toe
long to recite now. For weeks this
personal ambitions of the members o.
the legislature have attracted more
attention than the public business Of
that body. In short, the supposedly
reform legislature has made no great
reforms, has been conspicuously In
different to the known wishes OF the
tvoters who elected It and has played
the game of politics when 1t shoult
have been at work, and the last proc
Of this is in the food Of discussion
as to what the Republican Leaders
mean to do about the election o.
1905"
Frankly we do not look for the re-
nomination Of Governor Woodruff BY
his own party or his acceptance Of ar
independent nomination should II b
offered him by his admirers. II Is ap
parent that the slate has been mad
up year or more in advance. VIVA
remains to be demonstrated is, will
the people find way 10 express thei
opinion of the neglected. manner Il
which the legislative work has beer
done? If Congressman Liiley is tn
candidate for governor which is nov
the program can he fairly be he'll
responsible? He has not been L
Hartford but once all winter hi
friends are quick to explain. Tha
would seem to let him out unless
could be proved that he did not at
tempt to use his wireless connection
in behalf of legislative progress. Blu
: should State Senator Walsh Of Green
wich run for congressman-at-large h
might give the voters the opportunit
they want. Perhaps after all this wi
be the solution,