The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-07
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
Issued Thursday. One Dollar "A Year
YoR OF NEW HAVEN.

II
The newspapers of New Haven, each
in its turn and when the spirit moves,
have been for some time and are spec
ulating as to the probable action
Of the two political parties in select
ing standard-bearer for the approach
ing municipal campaign. Ia week ago
the principle Of multiplication was
turning out candidates by the score.
To-day the principle Of elimination Is
at work and we are being told def
nitely Of those whose names are to be
NJ longer mentioned in that connec-
ton. In other words the situation is
becoming more and mora practical in
its bearings and in its significance.
1t is not the province Of The Journal
and Courier to place men in nominal
tion or to suggest nominees to the
political organizations and yet In COM
mon with other citizens it has fixed
ideas as to the kind Of man to be
nominated and elected. New Haven is
no longer a small municipality. 1t is
one Of the largest cities in New Eng
land. 1t is known wherever civilized
people live and have their being. 1t is
rapidly throwing off that provincialism
which has until now retarded its logical
development and 1t is with regard to
the larger growth which is now inevi-
table that selection for Mayor should
be considered. 1t Is one thing to aspire
to the political headship Of New Ha-
ven, an ambition in itself commend
able and defenslble and another thing
to confer 1t for other than reasons
which have tbeir seat n. the fitness Of
the man.
AS for the city Of New Haven 1t can
boast Of population of over one hun
bred and thirty thousand souls. 1t Is
population which requires larger
consideration than any which has pre-
ceded It, 1t is mixture Of all races,
temperaments and dispositions. More
than half have been recruited from
other countries and have brought here
their own characteristic customs and
practices, which while not exactly con-
trary 70 the spirit of old New Eng
land are Of sort to require assimila-
ton with our own customs and prac-
tees They are bound to affect our ways
to certain extent but by wise treat
naent Of them we are bound to pro-
duce a condition which will promise a
uniform social development. To over
look the intelligence and dislnterested-
ness of the Mayor in this connection
would be to deliberately and indefensi-
bly, complicate condition already
complicated beyond easy treatment. AL
ready we have seen from the consid-
GRAFTON given the Wooster school dis
trict what the problems are which will
soon compel the Mayor of the city to
give all Of his time to their settlement.
Under the charter of the city Of New
Haven the Mayor is the most powerful
official in the State of Connecticut.
The character Of the government to
be given, the personnel of the men
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the rate of taxation to be charged are
matters which come under his personal
and official witness for the oSce. His
is the appointing power for every i'm
portant office, his the dominating influ-
facts as these do not suggest to the
political organizations of the city the
more or less critical period in the his
tory of New Haven to preside over
the people, they are hopelessly blind to
their responsibility and a menace to
the prosperity of US all. If finally they
do not show an aptitude for the task
assigned them 1t will perhaps be in
order then to consider the independent
nomination of capable man. New
Haven ought to elect in October a man
for Mayor who knows his city, appre-
ciates It's new problems and has the
courage of his convictions.