The Portland daily press., 1894-12-29

/ If this golden opportunity is not improved.
| There must, in the first place, be thorough
| overhauIing and cleaning Of the foul mu-
rnicipal machine which has SO long furnished
the fair name of New York. Happily a
splendid beginning has been made and
| there should be no faltering in the good
work until il is we'll finished.
do / think New Year resolutions in
| general good? Certainly l do. thin
| every resolve.made to better ones condition
| is to be commended. and while there are
| many who drop back into their old ways.
! there are some who hold fast to the new
paths which they have marked out. 1t
| pains me always to see people make resolves
| thoughtlessly and with no seeming sonse
| of the solemnity which should attach to
such an act. but frequently they come af-
| terward to regard them more seriously and
good results often come from Them
| THOMAS C. PLATT WILL NOT CHANGE.
II don't know of any new leaves which it
necessary that l should turn over, al
though am aware that there are a good
many worthy people in this country who
seem 20 have very different opinions. 1t
may be somewhat cruel TO disappoint them,
but shall probably persist in following
those old, unregenerate ways Of the past.
..Of course it would not be permissible
for me to suggest that those good people
could by any possible chance be in need of
turning over new leaves themselves for you
see am 'boss,' and boss is entirely
beyond the pale OF even the slightest con-
sideration according to the ethics of thi
new advanced political purisin. 1t is quite
interesting to observe the application which
they make of this very wicked word. 1t is
always the fellow they are trying to down
that is the boss while they, no matter
how active, or persistent or successful they
may be in controlling party action--they
are always leaders, the representatives
of public opinion OF course it sounds
very nice, and fools peopie-or at least
some people, because have TOO much cen
fidence in the intelligence of people geneT-
ally not to believe that The majority OF
them will see through the shallow disguise.
However, it seems to afford them a great
deal of fun and excitement. and as for me-
why presume that shall continue to sur
vive it.
.'There is. however, one suggestion that
feel rather disposed to make to them, which
! trust they will receive with that kindness
with which always receive the many sug-
gestlons that they make for my benefit, and
that is that they diabuse tiei1 minds Of the
idea that all political purity is restricted
to the rather limited circle in which they
move. There may be, and doubtless is.
great deal of it centered there. but am
not prepared to believe that more of it
is to be found there than among the rec
ognized leaders,
JOHN ". GOFF'S LEAVES.
81 haven been doing anything much re-
Gently except turning over leaves, but as
the newspapers have already appraised the
public OF the discoveries which have been
made therein, don't think that any
tended obseI vations on he suite ct arc re-
quired from me now :
MRS. GRANNIs HAS LOFTY IDEAS.
''Y GU ask me what new leaves | should
like to see turned over. OF course above
everything else l should like TO sec the
unification of the Church Of Crist. a doing
away with creedal differences; but to de-
scend TO practicabilities | wonld like to see
the world come 10 an appreciation of the
epnobling virtues of labor. myself am