The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-15
A Machine Anthology. INan Xarlr CuN

The triumph of the Connecticut Re- publican machine and the 'vindcation" of that sagnclous but persecuted states man the Hon, George Leavens Lilley were accompanied with, perhaps we should say were the cause of, intellec- tual gorles worthy of the candidate, No self-respecting school speaker" can afford to be without the noble elo- quence that glowed and burned around the rare and radiant Lilley, Some jew els from Judge John II, Lights nom. mating speech have already gllstened on this page Judge Lights taste Is as sound as hs rhetoric, He comes to tho defence of the mallFned Lilley:
 John the Baptist might have saved hls head and Christ escaped the cross by withholding adverse criticism from of- ncla wlckedness in high places, but by doing go they would have left us poor Indeed"
 painted the forces Of hercdity.
 The mind of man forms a sort Of storage battery which Is charged with all tho experiences of the past. Every story ana . poem every swes, , son sons and everq act of charity and bravery, has been woven Into the warp and wool of his character, and when touched by re- mombrnnce it becomes a conscious ex- perlence and influences his life.'
 of unbllemished New England anc,es, cows, serving In tho Legislature with Judge Light in 1901, Mir Lillcy Is "a twentieth century statesman and a part of the great civic renaissance
 The Rev C. W. Clark of Brooklyn tConn) spoke a little masterpiece. ka. na urA A my lifc to second the name of Mir. L'l- lev. Thls Lilley does not float on. a pond. Do you know that the lily is tho sweetest of our fowers7 Do you know that the lily will stand IS degrees be- low frost? That In the spring time 1t to speak for Mir Llley because the people of Windham send me. I'm not asking you 10 nominate him. Lilley Is man. HLauRhter. When he was re- vlled he revileth not He loved the truth and honor him for it. have to come 70 2 re5ubllcan convention. (LaushterD A servant Of Christ dares to 20 anywhere. (Cheers,) There Is no better man. (Chcers and hisses and cries of No'.) He Is head and shoul- ders above any other man Of the state. honor to sScond the name of Mir LIl- ley
 Mir Frank T Brown of Norwich ex' hlblted peroraton which must re- main wonder and Joy while there are e.es to read:
 "Gentlemen don't let yourselves be- come the Mrs. Harrington of Connecti- cunt. and with infective slop pails try 10 stem the tidc of public opinion There is nothing in the episode at Washing ton which reflects upon Mir. Lilley who started as a poor boy and has worked his way io the high place to which ev- cry one at least will admit he has a right to aspire.
 The nomination of Mir Lilley was more than an act of "ciSic renaissance. ' Poetry and eloquerce rose with him and rose hiSh. Tender as he Is brave and wise, Mir. Lillcy loves Roosevelt that ia a sufficient huckler against the malice of Mir fllley's enemies. But many of these must be converted when they sec what passion. what imagina- ton. what romantic legend and litera' ture spring up about him. Professoi Beers of Yale Is already at work on q monograph on Tho Literary and Emo tional Influence of the Machine In Con i nectlcut.'