The Washington herald., 1914-12-10
"Not Guilty, but y

| That the wholesale indictment of New Haven
directors sits not lightly the chest of New Eng
land is discovered also by Col. Harvey. Politi-
cally this other colonel has been taking the sense
of the meeting and he presents his conclusions in
the current issue of North American Review; pre-
sents them, too, in the manner, refreshing and
forceful, that is Harvey's Col Harvey some
times gives you the impression that he might have
put Washington up to crossing the Delaware or
assured Lincoln that it would be good thing to
say few words at Gettysburg, but for all that,
this colonel is clearthinking forthrightly person
who says something nearly every time he says
Not guilty, but" is what he finds the gen.
eral verdict of the country at the late election,
with Lady Democracy defendant at bar and
Woodrow Wilson, ct al, as accomplices and CO.
conspiratorS. Pretty pat that legal simile in these
days of statutory morals and ethics. Col. Harvey
finds that the East revolted against and stands
estranged from the administration.
The new tariff and widespread idleness he finds
the basic causes of revolt and estrangement, but
to him. too, "the wholesale and indscriminate in
dictment of New Haven directors" was the finish
ing blow.
Col Harvey makes Connecticut his classic case
and he finds himself in complete agreement with
the tart statement of Simeon Baldwin governor of
the Commonwealth, that the grand jury return on
the eve of election was the final blow at the de-
feated Democrats "All New England" writes
Col Harvey, resented and still rcsents that pro-
ceeding, not merely, as Mr. Baldwin intimated, as
having been timed for political effect but as a
travesty upon justice itself This is evidenced be-
yond question by the press"
The colonel establishes his case with an abund-
ance of proof including the forcefu testimony Of
Rev. DIR. E. P. Parker, of Hartford, a leading
clergyman of the State. Dr. Parker declares that
he would rather go to hell with the right people
than to enter the pearly gates of heaven with the
wrong crowd. DR.. Parker was especially shocked
by what the grand jury did to Luzon Morris,
Levcrett Brainard, Henry c. Robinson, and Col
Frank W. Cheney and in closing his written pro-
test, said:
1t is this particular part of the Indictment pro-
gram that seems to indecent and disgraceful
To rob grave of the flowers piousy strewn upon
it to deface the stone that marks a grave is
wanton sacrilege What then of the useless at
tempt to assail and dishonor the dead themselves
who can no longer reply? |, for one, wish to
speak plainly for my dear dead friends and to pro-
test against what seems to me a needless if not
wanton sacrilege One would rather go to hell with
some men than to heaven with Others | would
rather my name should be in that blacklist with
such names as Morris, Brainard Robinson, and
Cheney than in the official list of their detractors
and defamers.
Col Harvey truthfully remarks that this and
other utterances manfestly indicate bitterness of
feeling more likely to be intensified than modified
as time goes on The colonel is little sorrowfuI
about it. but the colonel is Spartan for the truth
and this is his conclusion: at is idle to attempt
to blink the fact that New England, whose accord
and sympathy with administration whose chief
attribute is intellectually of the highest order is
definitely and it may prove to be permanently
,estranged. A pity, indeed, it is, but true"