The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-24

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE The EYE OF ARGUS: HE
| is HONORABLE IF He DO But LOOK TO The VEL
FARE OF HE COMMONWEALTH"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1899.
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The New York bromo-seltzer poison
case was resumed yesterday The rest
Of the universe came to a standstill.
The new president of France must
certainly be an able man, or cries to
use him for cuspidor would not have
been already heard in Paris.
If Kipling will only hurry and get
well, there are any number of men
ready to thump that reoalcitrant
brother-in-law of his into good beha-
vior.
1t won't be long now before the first
bluebird of the season, with the first
arbutus fo- boutonniere, will be let
ting us know that spring IS or deck
again.
The inventor of angel cake" died the
other day at the age of eighty-six. He
evidently never ate mis- compound on
earth; nor will he Snd any of it in
heaven.
A year ago people in Havana were
either strutting around boldly reviling
all Yankee pigs, or secretly chucllling
at the wrecked Maine out in the har-
Dor. Last Wednesday they were help
ing celebrate Washiugton's birthday.
The world do move"
The Tennessee planter who wrote his
congressman for some Mardi Gras
seed paid his own innocent little trib-
ute to the leading burlesque feature
OF the national department OF agricul-
ture. Free seeds are a high carnival
for members from the rural deestrict."
The New Hampshire legislature has
refused to substitute high license for
prohibition. 1t has likewise voted down
bill forbidding the distribution of free
railroad passes. Those granger politi-
clan statesmen can be trusted to know
which side Of their bread is buttered.
1t Is a rare day that does not bring
its own record of trusts formed or
forming. Much money is made and
lost in the stock market, NOWADAYS.
safer road to riches is to organize a
combination and sell your shop or fac
tory to the trust for a hundred per
cent profit.
The sweat shop is The latest attempt
ed issue in the war department raid.
The blame, however, would seem to
rest upon the New York authorities. It
is clear case of physician heal thy
self. The state labor laws are not
made in Washington or executed by
federal officers.
Very likely Richard Croker's attack
on the elevated railroads is inspired bv
several different kinds of wickedness
but now that Tammany and Manhat-
tan have had falling out, it will he
hard indeed if the people do not profit
by the racket. There are times when
honest men are said to get their due.
OF Schley's bravery and fair ability
there is no possible doubt or question.
But his lack of self control under even
moderate criticism, and his fool friends
on the back seats of congress and
front seats of gamboge journals, have
injured him no little Fortunately. he
he
hill congressman and yellow editors.
OF the five states in which senatorial
deadloeks continue, Nebraska is the
only one where bribery is not either
openly charged or expectantlv awaited
California and Utah have already fur
nlshed their sensations; in Pennsylva-
MIA and Delaware the business is more
deity and covertly conducted. QUAY
ana Adolcks are experienced managers
All agree in praising and congratu-
lating the administration for the set
tlement of the various Pacific railroad
claims. A gross $124, OOO, 900 is a very
tidy sum to derive from this long
standing investment, especially as for
years it seemed probable that the gov
eminent would not net more than fiftv
cents on a dollar of the actual claims
There were croakers enough when the
deal was begun, but they are conspic-
uous by their silence now.
One need only go to Washington TO
discover that Congressman Moody is
the most talked of member of the Mas
sachusetts delegation if not of all the
New England members Even so re-
mote possibility as the retirement of
Speaker Reed is seized upon as a pre-
text for suggesting the Haverhill man
for speaker, 1t is time that a. Massa-
chusetts man arose to fill the chair
once occupied by Robert c. Winthrop
and Nathaniel p. Banks.
The cheap GROWERS at the president
because of his modification of Gen. Ea-
CAMS sentence, either wifully or pur-
posely miss the real reason of the for
mer's act. Clemency was recommends
ed by the court martial, and was de-
manded by justice, because it had been
made clear that Gen. Eagan. goadad
TO condition bordering on insanity.
was hardly responsible for his words.
His statements We're grossly insubordi-
nate but he had been bounded by Gen.