The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-16

mendatlons thrown to the winds ? Why does the party refuse to make a single definite pledge or promise this year? Ask the machine.
 In economy of management why was not the office of school fund com missioner abolished and the state treasurer given control of the funds as he should be?
 How about Governor Woodruff's recommendation to consolidate com missions? Is not that along lines of economy? Ask the machine.
 Have they abandoned changing the law regarding the selection of county commissioners which created such a scandal at the last session of the legislature And also that of fees to state and town officlals-where does the republican party of Connecti- cut in the year 1908 stand on those matters of vital importance? Ask the machine.
 What does the republican party, state or national offer to the wage earner and members of organized la- bor? The state platform pledges the party to such further legislation as may be found necessary for their wei. fare. Found necessary by whom? By the wage-e -earner or members of or ganized labor? No--certainly not; by the machine ?--yes--most assuredly
 In my opinion section 1926 of the general statutes of the state of Con. necticut should he amended by insert. Ing the word unlawful, after the third word (any) In the second line or by striking out the world (any) in the sec ond line. This section is as follows:
 Section 1296 intimidation; boycot. ting.
 Every person who shall threaten, oi use any means to intimdate any per. son to compel such person, against hi, will, to do or abstain from doing an, act which such person has a leea right to do, or shall consistently follow such person in a dlsorderly manner or injure, or threaten to injure hi. property with Intent to intlmidat, him, shall be fined not more than s10t or imprisoned not more than si, months
 The decision of the courts Is that th. word any covers lawful or unlawfu acts and this action is therefore piece of perniclous legislation which n, doubt crept into the statutes by ar oversight and has remained there eveI since. The changing of this statute |. absolutely necessary for the futur, safety of the wage earner of this stat. and for information as to what the re publican party may do--please ask th machine.
 Are the direct primary and the ex tension of the corrupt practices act l. be abandoned by the republican party | Whence comes the spells for the spoil CT? How is the machine to live ant prosper if we have honest elections am change our old fashioned methods O holding our primaries. Is morality o decency no part of political cam paign? Was anything more scandal ous than the last election of senator fl Connecticut? Next to the corrupt us of money in elections the present meth cd of electing senators Is most respon {, sible for the obstruction of reforms
 The State Ticket.
 l Are the republicans of Connection satisfied with the ticket named at Ne, Haven? Those on the inside say, "Wel + they are not they must be later. Connecticut has long lived and strue gled against a state machine, but neve has the machine so over-rdden publi opinion as by their nomination for gov ernor at New Haven. Shall the peopl rule? Who are the people?
 meeting of prominent republican manufacturers at the Chamber of Com merce at New Haven a week ago wa held for the purpose of preventing tn nomination of George l.. Lilley for gov ernor. The meeting was in respons to circular sent out the previous Sat urday and those who attended repre- sented S50,000.000 of invested capita and a yearly payroll of $10,000,0 ,000. Tn meeting appointed a committee to wa upon the republican state central com mlttee and present resolutions passe by the manufacturers.
 Never has a parallel case been ore sonted to the electorate of our stat and in 1t we find a great opportunit for democratic success this year. Tn action of the machine in ignoring th arpeal of the InanlIfac act,lrare ie to toL the last step necessary to ahsoutel control all the law-making, appointiy and administrative machinery of tn state.
 Why cannot Connecticut have fiy districts represented in congress, at cording to population, as other state send their representatives? It shouI be the duty of congressman to stud the needs of their districts to becom intimately acquainted with all that re qrires congressional action, and to gi, all the time necessary to the work.
 One term in congress as a nonentit was sufficient for Mir Llley, and aftt Governor Woodruff had delivered h message to the legislature, fear can to the hearts of the machine and the cast about for successor to GovernC Woodruff almost before he took tf chair. The compact was made and tl man who assumed to talk for MT. Lille 10 the manufacturers committee at Ne Haven Is railroad commissioner WI was likely to lose his position If 1T public utilities commission advocate by Governor Woodruff, became a req lty If the railroad commission COT