The examiner. (Hartford, Conn.) 1881-188?, 1886-07-10


ture. Ordinary charity lifts its hand
against it. If the educational system OF
the State is worth anything, Mr.. Giles Pot
ter of Essex should look into this matter in
Waterbury carefully the next time he
comes here.
The ''strike' on the Waterbury Horse
railroad apparently continues. The "strik-
ers' seem to have left town, for we can not
find single one to interview. Meanwhile
business is suspended. We do hope earnest
ly that Senator Turner and E. @. Lewis,
who have the interests of the road at heart,
will rather let it Gle fallow" than to import
any lazy .lazzaroni' from Italy to take the
positions formerly held by the scantily-paid
conductors and drivers of the company.
Of course these gentlemen have it in their
power to say "Whos who?" in this question,
but after all reason and humanity would
suggest an immediate reconciliation with
the ''strikers," so that public travel may
not be impeded. A horse railroad ought to
offer something better than standing in
ducement to take off carriage wheels of
private vehicles.
Our public park never looked prettier
than at present. Its closely shaven grass,
it's beautiful rows of elms, it's electric lights
at night, even it's "brindle painted band
stand, all add charm where nature beats
art. THE EXAMINER man wants to ask the
favor of letting children play upon it, as the
only thing lacking to make it true source
of Joy. ''Keep off the grass" should not
keep off the little ones. There is more hui
manity. more Joy, more happiness. in their
thoughtless and innocent "roll and tumble"
on its green sward than in all the books, or
lectures, or catechisms. Why not open the
park to our little ones? Loafers monopolize
the band stand without interference. Off
set this by the children playing fhide and
seek' upon the grass Old fogies won't like
the suggestion. Anticipated fossils will
raise their hands in holy horror, but Young
America will rejoice and be happy. This
country is to be ruled by the present genera
ton and by those to come, not by those who
went before. "John Tyler as president,
and every thing else in proportion" Ito
man to the Y ale alumni have gone by, and
no one cares even to look up the COMPARE
son. The men of to-day and the children
of tomorrow can't afford to fool with an
cient history. They should enjoy air, sun
shine, and nature. Why not let the city
vote to let our children play upon the grass
of our public park? Will Alderman Cowell,
or some other humanitarian, start the ball
by proper vote?
Waterbury has finally thanks to THE
ExAMINER) become the owner of a public
flagstaff and national flag. The city Fa-
theirs, moved by the fear of an approaching
political death at the fall elections, have at
last concluded that they can afford to spend
a little of the peoples money in patriotism.
They selected the City Hall tower for the
site of this public improv ement, and last
week erected pole fifty five feet high in it's
topmost tower. Last Monday our national
emblem floated proudly from the masthead,
and all good citizens rejoiced that, by the
favor of city and town officials, we were
patriotic, and, it is to be hoped, honest, at
least in love of country. Yet every good
thing has its faults, for ''to err is human"
The pole is little too high for looks, but it
is not high enough to "knock down the per
simmons" on election day, and the city and
town Fathers should keep this fact con-
thanks them for this devotion to
country, but when it comes to local affairs
the 'sstars and stripes" will be forgotten in
zeal for "home rule" of the best sort. If
we were to criticise any thing in this really
good move, Except the hight of the pole,)
we should say that we do not honestly like
the position of the eagle at the top. His
wings are all right, for they are apparently
ready to fly from earth to heaven. We
presume his tail-feathers are in keeping
with the wings, for we did not see him
clown and on the ground" We object,
however, to the pose of his head. He
seems to be looking at the north star or into
space. This is wrong. The eagle, it is
said, can face the sun, or anybody else. If
so his 'eagle eye," on a building built and
used like the City Hall, should have looked
downward, so that he might
be quick to inform the public of any ''jobs"
or 'tcrookedness" in the rooms beneath.
Besides, had his head been "cocked" that
way his eyes, even though ''gilded,' might
have been terror to evil-doers Iii public
Office If they could escape being stolen.
Some of the labor organizations two
weeks since appointed committee to inter
view the committee on public lands and
the City Hall at suitable rental on certain
Sunday afternoons in proper discussion of
labor problem. ''Their Nibs," the select
men, were interviewed and the balance of
this intellectual and highly religious com
mittee. OF course they required two weeks
to make up their minds ON SO important
matter, (such as they had) and finally the
idea was successfully bored into their era
NUNS that it might be a good thing, now
that elections are near, to give labor
chance. In the discussion of the propriety
of the measure, good selectmen o. Fl. Bron-
son asked a "poser" in question, put phar
isaically, "Do understand that it is pro-
posed to open these Sunday exercises with
prayer 2" Those who understood what
prayer really meant despised the question,
while the members of the committee who
knew not what prayer was looked dazed
and stupefed. This gave the sensible ma
jority chance to outvote the good deacon
and run prayerfully all risks in so doing.
1t seems strange that a real pauper on the
town treasury for years should officially
make so ridiculous a suggestion. Does he
himself when he draws las he has done for
years. his regular stipend from the taxes
paid to the town by labor, ask Gods lbles-
sing ON the undeserved luck he thus Sc
cares, or remember that, if he has the con-
fdence he apparently exhibits in prayer,
he should give up holding public Office as
pensioner and, like Elijah, rely wholly up
on what the ravens may bring him? Cant
is intolerable and it may be mean and des-
picable, as in this instance. Prayer, Sin
spirit and in truth" will lose nothing from
the fact that selectman Bronson was over
ruled. If, however, he wants the labor
meeting to edo something religious" they
doubtless will be glad to follow the ex
ample of the fellow ON the Lake Erie
steamer in storm, "take up a collection. !"
When they do friend Bronson ought to
head the list religlonsly with a little of his
half earned pay. 1t would give the good
cause lift and make many tax payers
feel more cheerful in continuing to support
him as of yore.
ANSONIA.