Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-31

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for congressman from this district, in
order that democratic congress may
be elected and revise the tariff laws,
handed the following to the reporter
to-day. The clipping is from the
New York Times: s.As to hard time
which President Cleveland brought on
Senator Hoar knows that the first ad
ministration of Mr. Cleveland was a
period of great prosperity, that at its
close the national treasury was full
and our credit the highest. In four
years the republicans semptied the
treasury, SO that trust funds had to be
perverted to The payment of current
expenses, passed the Sherman law,
which made reputation inevitable,
and brought on the panic Of 1893.
Against the Fastening ills to which
the land was thus made a prey the adj
ministration of Mr. Cleveland fought
with the greatest courage, resolution
and fidelity. 1t had precious little
help from the republicans inside or
outside of congress. and it has ever
since been steady maligned, misrep-
resented and in plain English lied
about by republican papers and ora.
tors. In this disreputab1e campaign
of SANDER Senator Hoar should have
too much manliness and self respect to
jcin." This takes away the argu-
ments Of Secretary Moody and Sena-
tor Dillingham; which they made to
icy houses here during the past few
weeks. All good democrats will vote
for George n. Morse and let N. ID.
Sperry take a vacation.
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The indications in the contest for
judge of probate all point to the re-
election of Judge Lowe with larger
majority than he has ever had. The
longer the judge has held the office
the more he has made himself popular
by his Judgment and ability to please
those who have had business in his
court. The Office Of Judge of probate
is by no means an easy one, for con-
tention is as rife between those who
have business there as it is in any
other court and sometimes it would
seem to take the wisdom of half a
dozen Solomons to dispel the spirit OF
strife. But Judge Lowe has proved
himself able to do it. He has taken
care Of the orphan and the widow by
the wisdom of his decisions and estates
that have been probated by him have
been benefited. In a word he has
made a most competent judge and it is
believed he will be reelected for an
other term of two years.
There must be some sreat fear ex-
listing in the board of county commits
sioners or Sheriff Durham. or during
the past few weeks they have been
manifesting the greatest alarm and
uneasiness. Tuesday Sheriff Durham
and County Commissioner Brewer Wis
tied the saloon keepers. Yesterday
half dozen deputy sheriffs, men in
the pay of the sheriff, took up the
work of keeping up the fire started by
the sheriff and the commissioner,
while half a dozen others We're in pos
session of the court house. sending out
pastors and pamphlets. Now it
turns ont that Wednesday Commits
sfoner Walter. the chairman of the
board of commissioners, paid his visit
of the glad hand to the saloon keep
ers. But Notwithstanding all this it
is generally believed that Sheriff Dun
ham is done for here and down the
valley. 1t is hard to see what inf1u-
ence the county commissioners can ex-
ercise over the saloon keepers. They
pay for what they get and they don't
get penny's worth over what they
pay for.
An interesting incident Of the dem
ocratic rally in Danbury Tuesday
evening occurred at the close of the
address of w ID. Bishop, jr, candi-
date for congress, who made sharp
attack on the trusts. When Mr.
Bishop concluded A. E.. Housman, an
old-time republican. jumped from his
chair and shouted that he was for
Bishop and the rest Of the ticket. The
announcement was loudly applaudeq.