Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-08
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 A RATHER amusing incident occurred on Bank street the other day-one which added additional proof to the truth of the old adage, "trouble never comes singly." While the whole town was talking of the audasity of the A. F. A. in threatening O. E. Turner for exhibiting Catholic pictures in his show window, a travelling musician, accompanied by a vivacious little miss. who collected pennies and played the tam- bourine, came to town. The musicians started in near the postofice and played a variety of jigs. reels and polkas in front of the different stores and wero followed by crowds of children and quite a good many grown people. too. When they halted their machine in front of E. T Turner < and placing one hand on his hip pulled big, red handkerchief out of his pocket and mopped the sweat of his perspiring brow. Then he took hold of the crank, gathered together all his strength. as if preparing for the greatest effort of his life | and in an instant the whole square re- echoed to the strains of "St Patrick's Day." the little girl humping and shaking the tambourine with a vengeance. While the tune was being ground out well known citizen, who was standing across I men hear of that it will be worse on Charley Turner than the sight of the pope's s picture in his window. They'll swear he asked them to play that tune and forth with send him a notice to pack up and leave the town"
 WATERBURY man who is said to be prominently connected with the A. F. A. was so busy with Catholic customers last week that the ''heelers" who called to con- suit him about the A. P. A. caucus could not get a chance to speak with him at his store. Three calls were made there on
 different evenings and curiously enough the man vas engaged each time
 memo Catholics. and of course nothing
 cculi te said about the subject 1T
 presence of his customers. It might in
 lure the business. But the man had to be
 seen and the only way he could be reached with safety was by calling at his house 1T the dead of night where he was consulted ! as to the most feasible manner of oustinl ! Catholics from public position at the com ing election. And the man went to hi place of business the next morning ant smiled on his unsuspecting Catholic custo . mers as usual. This statement is vouche,
 for by one of his own employees, who while not of the Catholic faith. i . possessed of much more manly rectitud than his employer. Where are we at. any
 way? It would seem that the bushes man that commands a good share o . Catholic trade would be pleased at tn z elevation of bis patrons. especially whel
 they acquire their prominence by the un
 purchased ballot of their fellow citizens . and show themselves fully equal to the di:
 charge cf the duties of the offices to whic ' they have been elected. And if. as other . complain. a majority of the teachers in tn i public schools are Roman Catholics. must be admitted that they have won thei a right to those positions in fair competitio V before a board elected for that purpose b 0 the electors of the city of Waterbury. BI
 we hear it said. there are Catholics 0 d that board. We'll then what's the matt st with the town school board of examiner B. where there is not a Catholic at all ar l. every Catholic who appeared before tn
 honorable body in a recent examination T l. ceived a diploma and. to use the words r. one of the members of the board, thou[ 1t he did not refer to her religion: "One al them came out away ahead of all compet d tors" Let this whole business be stoppt
 and take men on their merits regardless D. creeds.