The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
MIDSUMMER POLITICS.

The states of New York and Connec-
ticut have always had much in com
mon. Legislation which finds approval
there is apt sooner or later to be adopt
ed here, so closely are the states geo.
graphically and socially allied. So 1t
comes about that the voter in one state,
who has grown restless under machine
domination and who yearne for
chance to assert his independence,
might move from either state to the
other without missing the cause of his
complaint. The political conditions in
the dominant party are the same in
both states.
This willingness Of the people to be-
come boss ridden has reached stage
where It may be treated as a phenom-
enon The New York World says:
1.-The process of eliminating Governor
Hughes from the gubernatorial sltua-
ton has been actively inaugurated by
the Republican machine leaders. In
nearly every county In the state the To-
cal leaders are perfecting plans for the
election of delegates who will oppose
the nomination of the governor" II the
World had been discussing the situa-
ton in Connecticut 1t would have said
that the elimination OF Governor Wood
ruff was undertaken over year and
half ago and would come to It's final
treatment this month, unless the voters
assert their independence at the eau
cuses. In all Of the counties of the
state the local leaders, acting upon or
ders from the party generals, are busy
silencing opposition to Mr.. Lilley and
preparing delegations for him. In both
states the machine proposes to have Its
way all facts and arguments to the
contrary.
The Providence Journal a week ago
discussed the situation In Connecticut
and impressively warned the Republic
can machine that It was riding to a
fall. which would be a disastrous fall
when the revolution breaks as 1t sure
Nv will. 1t might have added, too,
that It may break at time when the
general public would have to share in
the damage done by selfish leadership.
"a correspondent of the Brooklyn Eagle,
sent here to study the conditions,
writes In a similar vein to his newspa-
per- A correspondent of the New
York Evening Post whose initials are
known to careful newspaper readers,
writes to that newspaper: mo person
visiting this state (ConnecticuD on q
political errand can escape a first i'm
preston that It Is machine ridden, and
that the people Of the state do not re-
sent their bosses The party organ
ization, a casual visitor gathers, Is alb
solutely autocratic, Nominees for
state offices are determined upon long
In advance Of the conventions, and
when the delegates assemble they have
only to ratify the selections that have
been made" The Hartford corresponds
ent of the Springfield Republican
writes: "There Is no getting away from
the fact that the state Is pretty well
boss ridden"
1t was Bobby Burns who prayed for
the power to see ourselves as Others
see us. The picture which these UNI
tramelled newspaper correspondents
who have nothing but their careful
work to commend them to continued
employment display Of the submission
Of Connecticut voters Is not such as tt
raise a cheer. To cheeks Of q gcnuin,
lover Of his state It brings the blush OF
humiliation. It gives local emphasis tc
the situation in Indiana Of which the
travelling correspondent of the New
York Sun takes notice The reckless
: Indifference Of the Republican machine
there has finally sown the seeds Of {
political revolution and 1t has become
possible in consequence for Democra
tic state ticket, nominated with care
not only to win at the polls In Novem.
Der but TO carry through with 1t thu
Democratic national ticket, which Il
not popular with the voters In a state
which should give Judge Taft 10000
plurality. Never was the law Of cause
and effect so clearly outlined from TIN
various sources of comment, which at
feet the Connecticut situation as re-
suit of the proposed enforced nomlna
ton of Congressman Lilley. 1t Is eeel
by all but those who have political egg