The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-05
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursday. One Dollar Year
7HE LOCAL ELECTION.

practically over. There remains but little to be done except the perfection of the machinery to get the vote out As the law Is virtually nmitIess so far as the expenditure of money for that purpose is concerned, and as there is more than a conventional interest in the election, we may be sure no stone will be left unturned by the party managers under the terms of the cor rupt practices act
 The campaign has not been a spec tacular one, but 1t has appealed to many elements on account of the va rious inquiries made of the candidates It may be said at once that both the Democratic candidate, MT. Martin, and the Republican candidate, Mir Chatf1eld, have stood the test of more or less searching cross -examina- tion manfully. Neither has lodged the inquiries made of him. This has ada ed a very agreeable significance to the campaign and demonstrated in- disputabiy. so far as such matters can, that the citizens of New Haven have nothing to fear from the outcome of the ballot so far as the mayoralty is concerned. It will be assumed in either event by man who has shown himself capable of becoming self-re- straint and personal dignity. There have been rumors a-plenty circulated in private and malicious confidence, but The Journal and Courier has long since learned, with its one hundred and forty-one years of experience, to at once discount charge or insinua- tion against person which is made of such fiimsy material as not to be able to bear the scrutiny of publicity. As men and personal candidates for the office of mayor, MT. Martin and Mir Chatfield break even at the close of the campaign. It is we'll for New Haven thai this Is so, for whatever pleasure individuals may take in a campaign of personalities whole community bent on the common good can take none.
 There is an issue, however, which is embedded in the crust of the cam paign. and it has been touched upon in skillful and fetching manner. It has found it's way quietly to many homes and by it's effectiveness has compelled the acknowledged master of one of the political organizations to take the stump, concede his boss ship and defend his title. We refer to the machine issue. The will of the Republican machine has this time been enforced with more than or- dinary arbitrariness and in year when Democrats relied upon accepted principles of a free and open system of nomination. It was possible for any Democrat to offer himself as a candi- date for any of the places on the party ticket. It was not possible for Repub- lican aspirant to do likewise. But it is not altogether matter of machines. There will always be machines; it is a matter of the spirit and purpose of their leadership. While the Republi- can machine has been masterful in the organization of its forces, ingen- ious in it's appeal to partisan passions, and resolute in it's distribution of fa- vors, 1t has naturally and logically taken unto itself proprietorship of local affairs, which is regrettable in principle at all times, whether next Monday the voters of New Haven are ready then or not to repudiate it in fact
 Unquestionably and justly MT. Mar tin has benefited by this growing feel ing of discomfort, even though he and his friends, in event of victory, under take the organization of a Democratic machine which will in time have to be n. ealt with. It is possible that this will SsGs SsGsseCS<nd not to be the year for dispers-