Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-26
MAX'S MELANGE.
A Street Wanderers Comments and 0pin-
ions on Subjects Of Local In
portanoe.
Dsmmies IN Convention Assembled-The
Dead-head system-"Piense Don't Pub
lish"-Quaker Weddings - District
Telegraph-A BARRIERS Remark
City Topics Discussed.

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TeIegraph-A BARRIERS Remark
City Topics Discussed.
The democrats of this district did their
old pOlicy-not-principle act in their conven-
ton last Tuesday by endorsing McMillin,
the peoples candidate for congress. Their
game Of policy" was so apparent As to
make them the laughing stock even Of the
partisans of the candidate whom they en-
dorsed. McMilln was a bitter pill for
some of the old moss-back ed, rock-ribbed
democrats from the back townships to
swallow, but they were driven to take
him with keen lashes from such
horny-hsnded workingmen as Charlie
Constantine and J. b. Abel. The reason
for the endorsement of McMIlin Is plain.
The democrats realized that with a candi-
date of their own in the field they would
not stand the ghost OF chance of electing
him, as MeMillin would, particularly in
this county, draw support from their
party.
" "HHC, tNtII DN lltN
had no hope of winning against king
Bob" they saw an opportunity to build for
the future by p,,sing as the laboring mans
friend. Their scheme is, however, too ap-
That ii was a clear case of anything-to-win
even their warmest friends can not honest
iy deny. The idea of democrats, in con-
yention assembled, tacking on their ticket
as standard bearer whilOm re-
publican and man who has always and
forever been ''forninst" their party and its
principles and who does not now subscribe
to single essential article in their state
platform, is peculiarly absurd, and even at
this early date-not a week since the con-
yention was held-some of the more sensi-
Bile of the democrats are beginning to realize
the fOOlishness of their course and to see
that they have established dangerous pre-
cedent- 1t would have been. in every re-
spect, better move and an exhibition of
keener political acumen for them to have
held no convention at all, and allowed af-
fairs in this district to take their own course.
do you KNOW" said shoe-dealer to me
the other day, boots have almost entirely
gone out OF fashion. A few years ago they
were very popular. Now not one man in
hundred will wear them. This is probably
due TO the fact that shoes are much the
cheaper. Good boots are costly, and | am
only stating fact when say that | could
not make a really good rsir for less than
$40. Old men whose daddies wore boots
cling to them tenaciously. and it is only
with great difficulty that they are persuaded
to give them up. A boot in warm weather
is an abomination. 1t not only causes the
wearer much discomfort, but it is not a
thing of beauty. Where l used to sell
twenty pairs OF boots sell
scarcely one now, and the call
for them is growing beautifully
infrequent. l notice that the present gen.
Grafton have much smaller feet than their
ancestors, and they take great pains to
keep them neatly covered. The boot pre-
cludes even semblance of neatness or
symmetry, and in consequence 1t has for
some time been boycotted by young and
dressy men,
Theater managers not only in Springfield
but all over the country, are earnestly pro-
testing against the .'dead-head" system.
Samuel Waldman, of Blacks opera house,
stated the other day that he, in common
with many other theater managers, was
positively in favor Of abolishing the free
pass system incontinently-or at least, of
restricting the issuance of ''comps" to any
but legitimate advertising mediums. One
reason for this kick" on the part of mana
ayers is general feeling of dissatisfaction
with the demands made upon places of
amusement by prOprietors of windows
wherein are exhibited Autographs and other
advertisements of current attractions. 1t
appears that the tickets thus procured for
the privilege OF the use of shop windows
are in many instances sold at
much less than box-office rates, to
the decided disadvantage of the theaters
issuing them. The evil has increased to SO
great an extent that managers, in self-pro-
lection, are considering the advIsability OF
putting an end to it. These window adver.
tisements are, after all, of but little benefit,
as only few people stop to look at them.
Those who wish to attend the theaters can
find all the information they desire regard,
ing them in the regular advertisements on
the posters and in the newspapers, and have
long since ceased to have confidence in the
misleading pictures that stare at them from
shop-windows. The remedy is entirely IN
the hands of the managers. They have
only to resolve to adhere to the Legitimate
methods of advertising and the window ex
tortion will have become thing of tht
past.
please don't publish" is a legend tha
daily meets the reporters gaze on publ,
records. Keep it out of the paper is {
cry that the editor of every local papel
hears so often that he feels tempted t.
ring chestnut gong on the crier. To &C
cede to these daily requests-I was jus
about to write demaDds-means much mort
than the person making the request cal