Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-04
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TEMPERANCE ToII.ER MURPHY will lose
his prestige unless he is saved from too
enthusiastic friends We all know Mur-
ply and like him for his unaffected ways.
We realize that he is no ordinary man and
recognize the logic of his arguments. He
does not boast Of triumphs and it must be
distasteful to him TO listen to such fulsome
praise as was bestowed on him by the New
Britain men who were present at the meet
ing the other night. As a matter of fact
Murphy had but little to do with the no
license vote in New Britain, for the very
reason that he wages no war against saloon
keepers. He appeals to his hearers to sign
the pledge and drive liquor dealers out of
the business by keeping away from their
places In New Britain, every one knows,
the no license vote was brought about by
the work of the Catholic clergy, assisted
by Father Doyle, a Paulist priest from
New York, and the efforts of individual
members of the Young Mems
Catholic Temperance society. Saloons
within a stones throw of the parochial
residence were in full blast every Sunday
and when the priests demonstrated they
met with abuse. Then it was that the no
license movement assumed dangerous pro-
portions. The dealers. with three or four
va
God and the state and were driven out of
business. The third and fourth wards,
where most of 1.-THE Catholics live, gave an
overwhelming majority for no license.
Murphy undoubtedly did good work in
New Britain, but he does not claim to have
worked the revolution, and the remarks
made by the New Britain delegation at the
auditorium were uncalIed for.
COMPLEXION beautifers are having a
lively sale just now" said a South Main
street druggist to me yesterday. Asked
for the cause he said that up to the first of
November the young lady whose skin is
brown is admired by all her sisters. But
the girl who is tanned or freckled after
| October is looked upon with contempt.
A woman must keep the roses of summer
without particle of its sunburn. Her
skin must have the healthy, wholesome
| appearance that sun and air give, but not
so much as the tiniest freckle, which is
rather hard on those who have spent weeks
| in attaining the brown and variegated
hues considered charming in August.
The DEMOCRAT has received n commu-
nication from correspondent who neg.
lected to sign his name, in regard to the
| trouble in the selectmens Office. As il is
against newspaper ethics to publish com.
munic ltions unless the writer gives HIS
name, as guarantee of good faith, the let
ter goes to the waste basket However, as
the correspondent evidently voices the
sentiments of large portion of the com
munity, his views nre interesting. He i,
an extremist and in substance says that the
town should repudiate the bill,
under discussion and institute criminal
proceedings against the selectmen
This view is in accordance with the temper
of the recent town meeting. bu
to me it seems too radical. Tha
the selectmen have been guilty of NAL
feasance, the writer honestly believes
But they are cunning politicians and tn
law gives to selectmen almost unlimited
powers. They undoubtedly have laiC
plans to cover up their tracks and Will
they are morally guilty, while they hav
reckfessly expended the public money anC
proved themselves incapable of performing
the duties of their office, it is hardly prob
able that they could be convicted in
court of law. In the interest of econom,
then, it seems best to pay the bills AM
leave it to the honest citizens of Water
bury to deal with the selectmen next fall
They may be able to fool all of the peopl
some of the time. some of the people al
the time. but they cannot fool the Who'll
| people all the time.
Miss SADIE MART1Nor. who was tn
charming Rosa Leigh in "Rosedale" las
night will leave the Boston grand oper
house company in few weeks, to appea
in the next production of T. Henry Frenc
at the American theatre, New York. Tn
scene in the fourth act last night betwee
Elliot Gray and Rosa. in which the quair
old English song Lord Bateman Was
Noble Lord" was rendered, was one of tn
most clever pieces of acting ever seen o
the local stage.