Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-18

ing on so, the old man still shambIes
along, mingling with the political at
mosphere. keeping as near as possible
to the head of the republican parade,
by wading through the editorial col
umns of The Bulletin and other stand
ard newspapers of the state, whose po-
litical baron eters at the present time
indicate serious disturbances in the
minds of many republicans who believe
that dishonest methods were resorted
to to attain political honor in the late
state convention.
To establish the fact that the old
man is not wading into deep water,
please allow me to quote the words of
Congressman Higgins, to wit:
This question rises above party
discussions as well as extracts from
several newspapers of the state-not
of the spring lamb variety.
The first, as a text, is from The
Bulletin of Oct. 18th as follows:
Happy thought for today: We ap-
pear to have reached a stage where
this motto only has to be seen to be
appreciated: Golden graft is glitter
ing ruin"
Here is pointer from the Hartford
Times:
Limit the Sum.
The one natural and adequate rem
edy for such situation is to limit the
sum any candidate may spend and
probably the total campaign fund. It
would be better yet to forbid any ex-
penditure at all except for certain in
evitable things that belong equally to
process of casting and counting the
vote. If these were paid by the state
and closely defined by law bribery
would become much more dangerous
than it is now.
The Bristol Press falls in line with
the following:
The. attempts made in several recent
political conventions to influence with
cash delegates in favor of certain can
didates is scandal that could be
avoided by sending only instructed del
egates and then taking a vote by roll
call. Under the present system-of ac-
cepting SO much on faith the caucus
voters have little chance to make their
wishes effective. So long as Office seek
ers are so recklessly extravagant with
cash as some of them certainly are
they will find men shy on scruples who
are anxious to receive it. It is high
time some action WAS taken to check
mate the practical politicians who re-
sort to bribery in any form.
With another collar button from the
New Haven JournalCourier I will call
off and not, further encroach on your
good natured tolerance:
1t is clear to everyone now that a
situation exists in the state of Con-
necticut. with regard to the use of
money IN ponies tniS ran, Inat cannot
be ignored by the citizen voter.
The men who have used money this
autumn and the men who have taken
it are not the kind of a somebody
that talks. The candidates for nomi-
nation who found sworn supporters
taken from them under some kind of a
powerful influence We're not present
when the influence was exertsd and
therefore have their iustifiable suspi-
cions only to support their belief that
money was used. But that
money was used this autumn as it
never was before is believed by the
great majority of citizens.
But. hold! This Saturday mornings
Bulletin (Oct. 15) has the key to the
whole situation. Under the head
"Clean Campaign" it says in part:
The republican party is making a
fight for cleaner politics and it is go
ing to win. The party that condemns
its own wrongdoers is worthy the in
terest and support of the people.
Every lover of his party should heed
the above, be honest with himself and
be in line with dominant republican
progress.
Some one of my Norwich sfriends
sent me this morning through the mail
q marked copy of LIE Courier du Con-
necticpt (French), SO of course the Sc
cret must be told. There is cracking
of French in the old mans system
His mother, whose maiden name was
DevereauX, could not at the age of
seven speak one word of unvarnished
United States. and honestly. now yours
truly could not. by throwing his legs
over his shoulders and standing on his
head master the situation as evident
ly proclaimed by lie Courier du-icet
But the old man can point his French