, 1880-08-21

should rCf1Hu to consider tho Employers Lila.
hE,'ty bill, tho Harcs md natlits lill. and ohor
measures eintrotucedt,y tho Government. shohll
tho Lords act on thls opinion, shoro 10 no lolot
.Sey T sns 's"'''s
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THE CoUcLAVE AND THE GRuMBIEns.
4 couple of tlie Chicago newspapers have
undertaken to voice the dissatisfaction which
Ins arisen from some at tho ottIsappolntt.ents,
tlfscomforts, and incanvcltcnces that woro
experienced during tho Templars' Conclave.
After the style Of too many OF the hewspa-
pors published In this country, these journals
present this ouo side Of The cnse 80 aggrcs-
s!yely TINT their readers, luying ast{lo their
own observations, would conclude tint tho
recent celebration was complete flzz1e.
One of tic pru,ub|crs' organs Iovcts ali its
Kllns ut tho Chairman OF the Trfennial Com
mtttcc. atttl fires Mt lin with blurred n1l,pn-
refl and involved BREWER Tile other makes
a prccipltate anti grotultous effort to tllsnyow
nil responsibility for tile affair, 80 far rs Chi
cago is concerned, ai1ti titus seeks to tfIsarm
tho criticism which tho management wns
predcsiIncd to receive. Both reflect in a,,
exaggerated md unfair degree very small
proportion of the citizens Of Chicago, and
Sill uIULtultLoIl u fA5lk&llk
strnugcrs. whether Tcmplars ur layfncll.
Tho fact is, that tho voice OF the grumblcr Is
always loudest Iii the land, a1ld discomfort
mnnifcsts itself 80 bolstorously and unrea-
sonabty tlnt It is Reueral1y oyercstlnlnted.
THE Tn1nuxE l,as no desire to deny or de-
fcutl sol,c OF the Obvious bl,tnders that wero
male. 1t is possible tlmt tho Chairuan Of
tho Tztcnnial Committee undertook moro
thun my one 1ua,, could do well. It Is
usually the case tl,at gentlemen are selected
to serve on Committees rather on account OF
their prominence before the community than
for any special executive ca1acity, and tho
rcsult Ia tint COMMITTEES work in popular
demonstrations is rarely efficient. Il goes
without saving TINT Chicago. ~ CON-
,nut,ity. las no rcspons,bility for tho short
comi1rs or mfsI,ups Of tho Masonic celebfa-
tton. becausc 1t was an undertaking Of tho
Tcmplar Association, But, when all thts las
been freely admitted. there rctnaius much to
be proud OF. aud It may bo safely asserted
that there IN uo othor CITY in tho country
where tic sane number of people could hive
been accommodated 50 comfortably and e1,-
tertaIncl SO handsomely, ut 80 small a cost
to the strangers. rs In Chicago. Those who
rcca,l their experiences in other elites UPON
aaaas,o.,s ,,l,nu ,,ot n,,a-nFtl Nv ,,,o,,v
stra,,ars 1.ara m, nraootn, ,v;,, ,rJorao t,,is
staso'sont atr"nr WIZ e' e"'e>' VS. ~e0e We"
n,,~n na,,s,s ,,,o,, ,,,o,p,,,ohto warn ~.
suunsiblo In tic ,nn|n fur tie confusion, de
luy, and annoyance ti,at were Incident to cer-
thin uorts of tho celebration, Ono was that
Ia.a "i 70 -. NV ~. ., .,,ar 'u" ~, ~. n
n,.;n"n,,,' W." ,nr,, ,vanthhr ~ tha taxs ~,
ssps ...'sa.' 49, "s s',na,s, n.l In "ammat,t,uo
".,1a w." tao p."ss'''0't 'N''>' N''' @o%'o
w" ..,.s" uSe"' 49," .n" ru.a,,, co,.,o ,,r i.
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ela,'"1' !'s'uiet sno aenp,a.s ,, ~ .,s s
.'ol '.1u ps"p!o u, t. au, nv .u x.a,
"""s tao ..'a. .A.''0 ,r,, ~ s.o
~ sesl'oh" ~ .41o eoant,s. tnM ponus"s'o'
VI o,'eaRo ",'s 1e'l'pota5l4s l'ete'.ss" w o''e'
hltu' mu .hS e''ota1ons ,as !l'''sa " sssasI's,
not l'ueu 1uss t'"n .'oeeo' pe'e' ""s ."s.'s ~
upon '1o Guy VI o''e uas' o".' u" HIM "
ht''hn'l,1y "u"" .nse a'attltu A'tS osne'