The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-02
Wednesday, September 2, 1oos.
4 NOVEL PHILOSOPHY.

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4 NOVEL PHILOSOPHY.
Our attention has been called to the
following editorial injunction in the
columns Of the esteemed waterbury
American, which In carefully perusing
that interesting publication We over
looked: Nobody in his senses now
doubts the triumphant nomination Of
George L. Lilley for governor by the
Republican state convention. That be-
ing the case, 1t Is time to drop the Of
fensive attacks upon him BY members
of his own party, except those who
propose to vote against him and to car
ry their offensive opposition into the
campaign for election, ae they have In
the canvass for the nomination"
This is interesting aside from the
admission that there are members of
Mr.. Lilley's political party, who have
maui athoNho uPoi' VIC
had supposed that the only opponents
he had came from the opposite party,
at least that has been the contention
of his supporters That there are Re-
publicans who resent his candidacy.
and who have said so, suggests that
our Waterbury contemporary has fall
ed to catch the full significance Of their
attitude Of mind. AS we understand
them their opposition to his nomina-
tion has been only an incident. Their
real purpose has been to keep him out
Of the office himeelf There has been a
pro- Woodruff sentiment expressed at
the primaries, and there has been a
pro-Lake sentiment expressed there,
but the basis Of the whole movement
has been to save the state of Connec-
ticut the dlscredit which would surely
follow the nomination Of Mr.. Lilev by
the machine and his possible election
as result of Mr. Taft's commanding
personality.
So intense hae this feeling become,
especially In centers OF population
where the votes lie, that 1t Is impossi-
BILE to cease from criticisms and inter-
pretations which the American mis-
tak fo, IN al Ty,,In ~,
vention heeds the voice Of the people
and dominates another IN Mr. Lilley's
place, that gentleman will stand II
nominated as the product of machine
methods, put forth In the most often.
sive manner possible and for reasons
sure to be known later on, should an
election follow the nomination. Not
only has the machine, with the arts
known to It by long and uninterrupted
experience, worked for the achieve
ment of selfish program, arranged
months and months ago but they have
been equally .diligent and successful in.
in part, concealing from the Republican
voters of the state the recorded rea-
sons why the Lilley temperament is
not fitted for the sober duties Of gov
ernor. If Mr., Lilley becomes the
nominee of the Republican convention.
1t will be because the machine has
dictated his nomination and not be-
cause there Is popular demand any,
where for his election.
It Is inconceivabe that under these
conditions the opponents OF Mr.. Lllev
In his own party. or In any other po-
litica party should keep still They
are more likely to speak out In louder
terms when 1t actually becomes a fact
that he is within reach Of the gov
ernorship. 1t is one Of the .remarka-
BILE phases of the Republican leader
ship In the state of Connecticut today
that 1t cannot see and realize the i'm,
pudent character of the Llley candi-
dacy, Never specifically prepared for
an Office Of the dignified character Of
governor, his claims have rested en-
tirely upon his close relations with the
machine and upon the fact that he Is
a good mixer. Today he stands as
one completely discounted by the most
honorable legislative body in the coun-
try, If not in the world, on the one
hand, and on the other hand. as one
whose views upon state matters are
wholly unknown. If he has convic-
tions upon the subject of public utili-
ties, OF the purchase of state supplies.
of uniform control Of public lnstitu-
tons Of general as opposed to special
legislation, of limited franchise rights
or Of the various other improvements
In government, which Governor Wood
ruff has stood for with such acclaim