The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-05
LILLEY MENACE
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into action and there will be a demo- cratic governor In Connecticut, And If such schism seems heresay on the part of good republicans I need only cite William H, Taft's own action In Ohio when his bitter arraignment .f Cox, q disreputable republican boss of Cincinnati, cost Taft's own friend Herrlck the governorship of the state A governorship Is small price to pay for the good name of our historic commonwealth.
 What great and peculiar advantage for the state of Connecticut do the party leaders expect to gain by the candidacy of man for whom hopeless apologies must be attempted the mo- ment he Is nominated? What valua- ble interests of the state will be sub. served by pressing into the governor ship man whose candidacy will alienate the very best clements of the party--men who their lives long have given their votes and their money without thought of personal return? To ask these questions Is to show that the interests of Connecticut are not even thought of in this matter. In hll the multitudinous evasive criticisms of my letter by machine newspapers, do not recall one attempt to show that Mir. Lilley as governor would be an honor to the state or confer any distinct advantage upon t. The whole tone of the machine press of the state toward Mir. Lilley has been, and is that he is not too bad man to be governor So that the naked truth stands out: the party managers are forced to let the whole state see that they long ago so bound themselves in purely selfish deal to a man since thoroughly dlscredited. that hey can not shake him off although the honor and vital interests of Connecticut de- mand 1t
 If this Is not true, why do they not prove It false by their action? In the minds of the greatest national repub- lican leaders Governor Woodruff stands for Connecticut as Governor Hughes stands for New York. If then our party managers do not like Lake, why do they not rally around Wood ruff, against whom none of ,hem has aught to say and whom they all well know the people of the state honor and wish for second term? l ask them to point out what iota of disai- vantage the state will suffer if Woo r. tu among them will hint that Woodruff will not he an honor to the state--that he would not be great advantage io the state in its dealings with corpor- ate interests and with congress In tho forthcoming tariff revision? Whit ever antagonlsm Governor Woodruff aroused ls due to his safe guarding of the states interests against person. al selfish ends; the very merits for which the people of the state respe ct and wish to further honor him arc political disadvantages to him for thny do not jlbe with the designs of selfish corporate interests and more selfish private interests If the honest. sub stantial, God-fearing people of this state permit this faithful servant nf their own to be turned down in behalf of nationally discredited member ot the machine they will lose an unpar- allelcd opportunity to assert their political sovereignty,
 Do not be deceived by the absurd claims of the Lllley managers. Gov, Woodruff's name will certainly he pre- scented to the convention. Will you not assist the people by helping 10 nominate him? When ventured to say to high state official that this con test would be carried to the floor If the state convention Inc laughed ct mo and said, Those delegates go to the convention to do the one thing that they have been told to do. They do just that thing and they will dc nothing else"
 I believe he told less than a haif truth and appeal to you as belong ing to the other half, untrammeled unbound independent representative delegates who are willing. yes, anxious to serve the hest interests of the state itself independent of personal consl l. erations.
 The finest opportunity you will have to serve your state Is at hand; seize Il for your own future satisfa otlon and to encourage those who are determin- cd to secure better political condition: among us
 GEORGE S. PALMER. 1 New London, Sept, {,