The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-01
THE NEW ADMINIsTRA ALTON.

THE NEW ADMINISTER ALTON.
 To-day marks the peaceful transfer of the government of the city of New Haven from the Republican to the Democratic party. It is six years since the party of Jefferson has enjoyed the prospect of increasing its political as- sets by giving the city an administra- to keep it in power when another cleo ton comes around. It rises to its op- portunity. too, at a time when it was commonly supposed that the Republi- can machine was invulnerable and at a time when machine methods of con- trol became suddenly objectionable. Thus it has pointed out to it how to escape the pitfalls of bad political judgment New Haven does net need to be and will not long be governed on a partisan plan which has only in view the welfare of those in the game It needs to have and will find the way to secure a business consideration If business matters.
 It would be ungracious to withhold from Mayor Studley the credit he de- serves for having administered the du- ties of the office he holds for few more hours with integrity and dignity. He may well take with him into re- tirement the satisfaction of having more than held his own amid the trou- blc and turmoil of political conflict. For one thing he has known well when to hold his tongue and when 10 use it for the expression of ideas of popular concern. Had it not been for his patience. which we may believe has been at times sorely tried he would have lost rather than gained in pub- lie estimation He has had good men pitted against him at the polls, but they have fallen in the struggle. This has been due to two causes. In the Arsr place he has given an excellent aal illustration of his office. He has w1tcued the pennies of the taxpayers and maintained a fair tax rate without enforcing a parslmonious policy. In the second place he has read with judgment, which on the whole must be considered rare, the New Haven temperament He has been quicker to see than most men have the growing cosmopolltanlsm of the city and the inability of the city government to maintain a Puritan severity. He has been as liberal as he could be with this city of many races and many so- cial ideals and has in consequence lift ed it to a more secure plane of hap piness and contentment without the fact being generally recognized. The key to his political influence and his political skill will be found in these two facts. The Morning Journal Courier offers him it's congratulations and Happy New Year.
 MT Martin, who will take the oatt of office at high noon to-day, vii have to aid him in the discharge ot his duties a comprehensive knowledge of the city government under which ht has served in different capacities. Ht knows his town of which he is a na tive Is a product of its schools and : graduate of one of the department, of Yale University, With such al equipment and a sound heart he ough to go on to ever increasing honors, Al Englishman expressed surprise at tn, Yale Oxford games in London thirtcel years ago that the supporters of tn
 blue should applaud their men hefor
 they accomplished things Tt is ou practice" said he, "to cheer tn
 achievement" Upon that theory " can only wish Mayor Martin the bes
 of luck with his new responsibiity This must be the view of every love of his city It is all well enough t
 hope given administration may fai in order that the political party ou of power may crawl in. but the vast : involved is nevertheless so great tha good government is 70 be desired n matter what the partisan outcome ma
 be. If Mayor Martin and his subordin ates take a high view of the opportuni ty which has been given them am
 treat it as a business trust they vii
 play the safest and best kind of poli
 tics The Morning Journal Courier of
 fers them it's heartiest congratulate
 and Happy New Year.
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