The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
OUR BOSTON LETTER.
Brief Glimpse at the Present
Municipal Campaign,

Municipal Campaign
1t Is Fight ON Polit II Lines Soc ,IIpd
Machines Are Arrayed Against ENch
9th Elements Found In New YorE
strHgyIe, Are, Lacking Women Not Yet
Active Queen of Castle Island People
Rush to Historical Lectures salvation
Army, New Hotel Dramatic Gossip.
Somebody, with the wish no doubt
father to the thought has announced
that the coming municipal bautla III Bos-
ton will be, like that in New York, a
struggle against the bosses and boss.sm.
That looks well on paper, but it isn't a
fact. We have no Seth Low and nc
Henry George to lead the hess, and NO
OIL ganization or league Tor tn-n 70 lead
if we had the leaders. The fight in Bos-
ton will be a struggle between two ma
chimes for control. EX-Mayor Curtis will!
be named by one and Mayor Quincy by
the other, ard the voter will take his
choice. That is all there is of a potential
character in the campaign at present,
and there is nothing of an alarming ma
ture anywhere in sight.
Alpheus Sanford will have some sup
port in the Republican convention, but
not enough to endanger the nomination
of Curtis, and ex-Mayor Hart is willing
lightning should strike him, but when
the nomination is made their open OPP
position ends, and neither has personal
following that dare use the knife to any
extent. On the other hand Quincy will
move along to the nomination with even
less open opposition. 1t is in this that his
danger lies. His opponents viii not
come out in the open, but go around with
daggers under their cloaks. To be sure,
a small number got together the other
night and organized the Bryan Democ-
racy, and say they are going into the
campaign, but their guns are spiked in
advance, and they will have to join the
"knifers"
The managers of the Democratic forces
in this city, in the interest of Mayor
Quincy, did some lively hustling for
George Fred Williams during the last
days of the state campaign, and it was
so effective that the free silver leaders,
at least, will have to return the compli-
ment. Mr.. Williams manager, Robert
Treat Paine Jr., does not hesitate to say
that the mayor is doing good work in line
with the principles of the Chicago plat
form, and really is a leader in that drec-
ton in Boston. He instances the NUM-
pal baths and other similar institutions,
and seems to think that Mayor Quincy is
moving in the right direction, and will be
one of the shouters for Bryan in 1900.
Be that as it may, the free silver mana
gers will not openly oppose the mayors
re election.
1t is the popular thing to cry for re-
form in municipal affairs, and there will
be some of it heard here be-
ore the polls are closed in December.
out there are few who will be deceived by
he wall this'year. The reason is plain.
We have had a dose of Quincy reform,
nave sampled Curtis reform and know
what Hart reform is by experience
Neither of these men have greatly
in the last few years and what
hey have done in office would probably
DC repeated in the main. There is, as
yet, a Woful lack of interest in this cam
7aign on the part of the ladies. The
lain that women desire to vote is net
justified by their action. If they are
o act they shNuld show an interest in
he primaries, and this they do not do
axytp
10 thing in which she is interested she
does it well.
This is well illustrated by the so-called
uncroWned queen of Castle island"
his island, once a military reservation,
rom which the walls of Fort Independ-
nee froWned-upon those who did not
now how weak it was-is now a pleas
re ground. II has no beauties except its (
atural ones, no flowers, no statuary,
o shady hooks, no lonely walks. The
cepter of the war god is broken and a
elite, smiling maiden holds sWa in its F
tead. Struggled under the hill where
lie fort stands there is long, low, white
'ashed building, formerly the officers
uarters, and at the extreme end of the
land is a two-story structure of brick;
nee a hospital, now fitted up as a rest
lg place and shelter for visitors in case
storm or east wind.
AS you step from the bridge to the
land, the first thing you notice is a neat
tile refreshment booth, which you must
ass whether you go over or around the
Ill. But you will be likely to stop. for
lere the queen holds her summer court.
he booth is too small to admit a visit
:, but, looking in while giving orders.
w folks fail to note her remarkable
ce. The low, broad brow. delicate nose
m chin, teeth of dazzling whiteness.
Id kind but alert and intelligent dark
les, give this olive-skinned maiden an
r of distinction, despite her big. bib
IRON of Bingham and the soda and nom
I'm she dispenses, and there is some
ing so frank and cordial in her man.
r as to assure one that she is we'll !
rtified with kindness of heart and COM I
on sense. ,
Years ago, when hardly more than a
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