The Somerset reporter., 1886-08-04
Boston Letter.

Boston Letter.
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POLITICS.
Bo-lo>. Aug .. Tai> i The lull sea-
son in business and the absentee season
in society. The best houses are closed
whole blocks If them in tho Back Bay
section aud about everybody Who can
get tin means dwell ont of town. 1t is
the fashion and very uncomfortable
one it i. to leave comfortable houses To-
dwell in M hotel renm> or cottages by
lhc >ca but it i the proper thing and CON
>cqucntly mu>t be- endured The bust
nc>> prospect i regarded a. very favor
able Stocks of goods in first hands are
light compared with previous years la
Dor j. quite generally employed. GOOD
crops generally are assured. with rather
better prices than prevailed year ago.
These facts AFFORD II basis for better
times
Labor troubles arr not VT at an end.
There is AN extensive STRIKE aud lockout
AT Salem anon. the feather makers and
Squire 4 Co. extensive pork packers.
have locked ont their 700 men until They
ratnrn aud Sfsu au agreement mt to
strike or leave fhclr employment without
proper notice. lhe tendency of large
EMPLOYERS seem, to be to rc~ent the inter
ference of knights Of Labor leanicr> who
have no connection with their business.
We now have Board uf Arbitration an
der thu law passed by Tho State lesi.la-
inrc II j. an experiment. ! ir state as
-rmhN of thu knights of l.ahor al Nnr-
eestcr recently was ut times stormy. The
leaders are somewhat divided one fac
ton bein. in favor of organizati on on the
basis Of trades unions, and the other on
the existing basis. The present basis
was sustained which mean> thu uphodin@
Of PowdcrlY. Nevertheless a consider
able number OF trades union delegates
were chosen 10 attend the general con
vcntion in October. II j. given out that
Il strenuous effort will be made NJ that
time to depo~e PowderlY.
frequently meet on the streets a man
who made an rnyiable reputation A. a
Maine soldier and who i held in high rs
TEEN for his many manly qualities. At
one time. he WIS popular aud prosperous,
now. he bears every mark of adversely.
/ His clothes are secdy, his face j. unshaV-
en- and boated That tells the sad tale.
4 The man is hopeless inebriate or drunk
are. He knows it; he feels the dcgrena-
ton and never recognizes an old acquaint-
ancr if he can avoid it. Bul for the curse
of drink he might have been a leading
man in Maine But drink has been his
ruin II ruined his business. his credit,
4 his capacity and has robbed him of his
/ self-rcSpect. There Is no hope for him
now and nothing could save him when he
began his downward carcer-nothing but
his own will and that WAS wanting And
vet with such examples young men Will
/ 90 ON contracting the vice of intempcranco
/ Law cannot prevent il; nothing but the
preaching of abstinence and it, practice
The fishery question l. attracting much
attention along our coast town, and the
policy pursued by the Administration l.
making it very unpopular and will lose il
many votes this season. The action of
Maine Congressman, particularly Senator
FRYE, on the subject has attracted attcu'
ton and called out most parlonabc com
ment. "Dh, for a few weeks of Blaine y
'xri,im.d mau - fnw days ago Did
,.',,, '''',a s,,r hin,s" No "',,as ,,. r.nl,
!.,'rt would na,y
Those who listen anu who see the com
mrnt, of hundreds of papers in all part,
80 ,ho eount,y nu.t In rnnvinr.d that il
the nomination for President of tie Re
nublicons should br madr now. Mr.. Balm,
would yet il by very general consent. II