Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-16

The bows are apiug ssme mighty
lively kicking sAid Daniel r. Sofss II
Newsygo In Sweets yesterday -~ssme
Il the hvsa,est kscting that democracy
hes ever done M Cisseisnds pssssnt
policy dos not ssem ~ be popular In ali
respects HE attitude tc~xsd the
okilce sr~kers II his party 10 not one that
viii bring him any nearer ~ the work.
era He - making feu appointments.
and most q these are unpopular. Even
odeosive partssans are permitted ~ re-
tain their ofhces "a the exclusion Il
good dsmocrats- Eight years sgo the
posioffice IT N~~sygo was one u the
inst "a To considersi in Nich,gan. -Four
years ago il vss the first T. q.
shaw. the presrns republican incua-
henl h permitted to retain his o(hce. al.
though his term hes already expired.
six dewocsats are after IL. and each be-
lieves that be will get It. SHAVE good
fellow. but there - nc reason vhy he ar
any other republican rostmastes should
he permitted "a hoid once under dem-
ocrat administration after his term 10
completed. dont know that blame
the boys for kicking . little. have
heard that bud Watson In "a control
the patronage In this part - the state,
but " Cleveland dc~s MT make more APP
pointmcnts than ne has t~en doing
there won't DO any patronage - con-
troll"
Patti will make another farewell
tour. believe" remarked genial Colonel
Mapleson. the most unique and irrepres
sible operate manager IA America. an
The Morton yesterday. Madame has
Il q ..
now. To an uDprejudiced observer II
looks ~ IL she would continue them Tor
years TO come. She has keen and de
licate appreciation ii the value 1t the
American dollar. La fact PATHS an
octopus. She wants every thing IN sight.
and nothing remains for the rs~t Il the
company after she has been paid. She
formerly received el.uO . night This
was q reasonable remuneration for her
services. and il was poesible 10 pay fair
sized salaries 10 the other members 81
the company. too. Now she 10 getting
q 100 night This Is more than che
was ever worth-more than any singer
could be worth. She never would have
received il had not Abbey and become
involved in lively contest Each de
termined 10 have her. and We ran the
price up Ia an hitherto unheard-of tg-
ure. You knoW how two men Who are
not the BEST IL friends will bid for a
picture that perhaps neither of them
really wants Ii was that way with
Abbey and myself. Patti has been
before the public for forty years now
and is probably the best advertised
singer that ever lived. She's 52-she
Gays she's only a. and has been singing
ever since she was 10 years. Her voice
10 only shadow 81 its former self. how
ever. She docs not attempt the higher
notes ut all. She still sings ballads
with exquisite sweetness. Coming
thro' the Rye" Home Sweet Home" and
The Last Rose Of Summer" do not bc
tray the rough edges 81 her voice. All
her music il written a full tone lower.
however. There IL considerable lively
kicking by the other members Of the
company. The soprano becomes a con
tralio; the tenor q baritone. while the
notes Of the bass are 80 low that they
cannot be reached: and the man with
the trombone has Ia supply those 81 the
lower register. Madame has had a mag
nliicent voice. but there are other singers
who can do az well. The trouble il they
have not PATHS reputation. Tho repu-
tation u singer and the reputation ~
brand Of champagne are alike
in one particular. An unknown
wine may be never - good.
and yet you could not make