The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-19

Coming Into the Fight of Thomas r,
Result Quincy stronger if Anything.
Harvard Football Players severely
Criticized-New System Demanded--Sav-
ings Bank Depositors Are Careless and
Secretive-A Couple of Incidents es-
tivaI of song-Work of Lifetime.
DramaAc Notes.
Having briefly outlined the status of
political affairs in the municipal cam
palgn IN previous letters, it is perhaps
necessary to refer to the recent develop
menus But little, however, needs to be
added. The fling Of caucus nomination
papers only emphasizes the coIlec.4Ie5s
OF past predictions, that Mayor and N4a-
jor Quncy-tnat gentleman having re-
ceived commission the past week from
the "Tlgers''-wilI have the Democratic
nomination, while ex-Mayor Curtis is
equally sure of Republican endorse
ment. The only important feature of the
week is found in the TACT that Mayor
Quincy's opponents within the party have
as a mayoralty candidate Thomas. r.
Riley. Riley is good fellow, good IaW-
yer, and in every way an estimable gen
tleman, but he is not in the field to win,
does not expect to do So and will not be
disappointed.
What effect his candidacy will have on
the result, if any, is the only question. In
to blQX va ta cd
with many shrewd politicians, and the
consensus of opinion is that the move
will result in a considerable amount of
vocal pyrotechnics, but that it will have
but little influence on election day. The
men who will vote for Riley would not
have voted for Quincy anyway, and it is
quite possible would have supported
Curtis, so there cannot be a great ad-
tage to either Of the leading candidates.
Indeed, it must be confessed, if there is
any change, that Quil.ly stands better
chance of election today than he did
one week ago, and his friends are more
sanguine than they were before Riley
took the field.
1t Is a little late to comment on the
great Harvard Yale football contest, but
the week cannot avoid reference to
struggle that, like some which have pre-
coded It, demonstrated the value of sand
in athletic sports. You can write it
down as fact that Harvard was in po-
sition to win and did not take advantage
of her opportunity, and further, you are
safe in saying that had conditions been
reversed Yale would have walked away
w 10 on mo 10 ha q II hut fIUn Of
the many played in the past. AS it was,
the result was virtually victory for
Yale. Her pluck, sand or spirit, whatever
you may term it, beat back her crimson
opponents and caused many Harvard
man to blush for his college. 1t was
one chance in years to win,
and she failed to rise to the occasion.
The result is that many hard things
are said about the university by sporting
writer's and critics. Brushing them aside
1t seems certain that the experience of
years has demonstrated that there Is
radically wrong in the sys-
tenn pursued at that college. The ques-
ton of merit ought to determine a mans
chances to get on to the football team,
baseball team or varsity crew, and not
his position in society. Regardless of the
Hasty Pudding, the Institute, or any
other organization, the best talent ,
should be selected Open the athletic field
to the whole college, and Harvard has
men enough to meet any college in the
land at any sport and never have cause
to blush for its representatives. l
wonder how many more defeats it will
take to cause the rule to be adopted.
Some of us are growing bald while we
wait.
Have you got a savings bank account? t
Don't answer too quickly, but think it
over Strange as it may seem, a great e
many people forget they have money at |
interest, fail to turn in their books when /
asked, and some die totally unconscious
IF the fact that they have money at their a
AS is well known the laws
If this commonwealth require that all l.
for savings shall call in C
heir books of deposit once in three years O
for Verification, but although this il a
widely advertised, not one depositor in 20 !
'esponds 1t is also matter Of great d
concern to the banks that, through the S
negligence or thoughtlessness Of deposit
,ors, large sums of money accumulate in d
the banks for which there are no claim il
ants, and their residences, if living. and .
heir representatives when dead. can |,
not be found. 1t is true that accounts \
hat are undisturbed are advertised an t
lually, but even then the claimants do b
not appear. The Suffolk Savings bank
alone has 1872 depositors not heard from p
or more than 20 years, and some Of them /
late far back of that time. What is true Ii
If this institution is true of others. t
People are careless about savings Il
banks savings, and are also far too Sc
'retive. A friend of mine a short time W
lgO, himself a cashier in a bank. was y
to receive a notice from Il
Chelsea savings institution that his Dres- d
mt address was required, as his hank
book had not been sent in for verifica- s.
ion. He had lived in Chelsea when S
10Y, but never to his knowledge had he a II
ieposit in bank there Investigat ion "
proved that years ago, without consult
ng or informing him, a we'll meaning rel d
ltive had started a bank account for a.
him, and had died with the secret safely T
ocked in her breast. He got the money d