The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-17

,EMBER II. 1898.
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Now that Secretary Bliss is going
it should be easier for Alger.
The promptness with which Gov.
Wolcott accepted the resignation of
Col. Charles F. Woodward of the Sixth
regiment carries its own comment The.
incident may be considered closed.
Lieut.. Hobson seems to be somewhat
Of an orator, too. His magazine writ
ings have already been praised for their
literary workmanship, but at Atlanta
he showed that he could talk stirringly
on his feet.
Gov. Wolcott again showed his level
head by keeping out of the Boston
police wrangle. He can be depended on
to know his place and do his duty as
unerringly as any man that ever sat in
the executive chair at the state house.
When the coal interests are combin-
ing in a request for a reduction of du-
ties and for reciprocity with Canada,
there should be strong hope for a salts
factory settlement by the joint high
commission. But the suggestion almost
takes ones breath away
shopkeepers say they are having a
very satisfactory Christmas trade and
the appearances point to the same graf
flying experience. Still, we shall all
know much more about this thing, next
week. At Christmas people are more
apt to shop often than early.
The brigade. division and corps in
dorsements on Col. Bryans letter of
resignation are as flattering to himself
and the efficiency of his regiment as
his most ardent friends could desire.
Gen. j. Warren Keifer and Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee We're as effusive as ANYBODY.
Those white Baptists in New Jersey
who refused to allow the baptistry in
their church to be used for colored con-
yerts, are in dire need of new birth.
a clean heart and general spiritual re-
generation. They should remove TO a
warmer climate, where the popular
sentiment Will be more congeniaL.
Some of the correspondents think
they see evidences of an increasing re-
luctanee on the part of congressman to
admit any of the dependencies in such
condition that they can ever become
states. 1t would be reassuring if these
indications could be made more posi-
tive, especially in respect to Hawaii.
Salem appears to he the first city
to pay generously under the inheritance
clause of the war tax. A little matter
Of $4,000 on 100000 Is a reminder of
other luscious morsels soon to be de-
rived by Uncle Sam rom the estates
of number of miIlionaires who have
died in Massachusetts since last July.
The House has not yet heard of the
Senate movement for more care and de-
liberation in the passage of pension
bills. 1t broke the record, when if
adopted $145OOO,OOO pension bill in
twenty minutes, and at the same time
added $4OOO0QO to the amount for the
current year. The piping times of peace
are expensive at the very outset.
The net result of the examination of
hand organs and street musicians. Ger
man and italian, in Boston, was the
condemnation of one clarinet warnings
to two fiddlers and a three dollar SEN
tendance upon as many grinders, who
must now get their organs tuned. If
was rather hard on the grinders, but
this time Carl zerrahn was not present
to temper justice to the erring.
Mayor Carter Harrison seems to have
been the salvation of Superintendent
Andrews If he can lay heavy hand of
correction on the Chicago school COM
mittee, put some sense and moderation
into it and provide an opportunity for
DR.. Andrews to prove his worth and
ability as an educational organizer and
executive, the people of that city viii
have additional cause to remember the
mayor with gratitude.
Carl Schurz congratulates New York
upon having chosen a governor who has
amply proved that in his composition
there was starch in almost limitless
abundance and whose record as a
civil service reformer makes it reason
able to hope that 1--WE shall not only re.
cover the ground temporarily lost under
his predecessors, but advance beyond il
to new fields" And yet Mr.. Schurz Oh.