Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-14
wArERBURY HATH A SAGE,

w aterDury Is III lucK, TOT great light hath this day risen among us. A states man and philosopher hath been in our midst, and yet we knew it not. But the veil is lifted, the mists have risen Ia wonderful sage stands in silhouette before our astonished eyes Who would have thought when he rose from his slumbers this morning that the marvellous sagacity and the keen penetration of one great mind had solved in twinkling the prob lem that has vexed the sages of the land And this great mind, the master spirit that Is the wonder of angels and of men, hath b cen hiding his gloriied light under the diminished bushel of the Waterbury post office Truly the denizens of the Brass city should chant their jeremiads that they have been so blind
 Hear this sage unravel the puzzle that has vexed inquiring minds. "Cleveland made a mistake. He was all right on the tariff, but after he had been unanimously nominated at St Louis he should have declined to ac- cept a renomination. Had he declined to accept he could not have been defeatedl Sublime sagacity! Wonderful wisdom! Marvellous, matchless, magnificent mind! What can compare with the surpassing | simplicity, the tremendous truth of this weighty ute ,.nce of Postmaster Commer- ford! Nothing, in very truth, but the philosophic proposition that Cleveland was beaten because the other fellow got the most votes,
 How grateful should the people of Waterbury be that this sapient sage hath determined that no longer will he hide his light within the narrow walls of the local postoffice For, truly, there are greater things in the philosophy of magnanimous spirit who could kindly accord to each of his fellow townsmen This individual right 10 the free enjoyment of his political preferences. The republicans of Water bury were very grateful when they learned, on the word of Commerford himself, tn, t he had not decided to take from them this glorious privilege (that exists only in a government like ours" They will be equally grateful now when they learn that he will not insist on President Harrison keeping him where his light can shine only for Uncle Sam. For Commerford himself hath said he ''could not be induced to accept all appointment under republican administration" And President Harrison will doubtless share their gratitude that Commerford has re- lieved him of the anxiety of fixing the time when the citizens of Waterbury may S, @ this wonderful light come out from under its bushel and shed its radiant effulcence on the whole town.
 For he himself hath said; My postoffice commission expires year from next Feb rualy and I shall then step down and out, The time is rather distant, and the citizens of Waterbury might not grieve if it were anticipated. The Danbury Democrat, too, in commenting on that precious placard is not far removed from the public mind of Waterbury when it says:
 It has not yet been recorded whether this democratic postmaster joined his dem ocratic fire with that of the republicans in their celebration of victory. As member of common country he had a right to do this, and as a democratic postmaster of a Il IL rality he would be undeselv V ing of the name ot democrat did he not exercise that right. It is his privilege to renew his eff | forts to merit the high position which he has attained, and to respect the president elect, and to give the republicans the benefit of his democratic fire in the hour of victory, but he should make it his business to keep his word, given under the glorious light of a promised democratic success, and as a democrat refuse to continue in or accepta federal office under change of administration.
 On the fourth of March next Charles c. Gommerford, democratic postmaster at Waterbury, should stand from under.
 By the fourth of March let us all hone he will have acquired sufficient agility to step lively to the strains of ''The Ropues, March," In the meantime he can contin- ue to practice on his little tin whistle the lugubrious notes of "The Heart Bowed Down by Weight of Woe"