Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-17
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Now that it is all over, the public would like the information, not for any political reason, but as "Fluek ien'' says, flor the satisfaction of it's mind," whether the Standard Oil Go Knew which side it was for.-Pitts burg Dispatch (Rep) A Boston man who recently fail ca owed a dressmaker $1,67O. This shows that he was an indulgent hus- oand and presumably father, even if he exhibited but little interest in the financial welfare of the trusting modiste.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 The doubt which Samuel Eessenden proposes to harbor as to whether ex- Governors Bulkeley's name will be presented to the legislative caucus as senatorial candidate, says the Hart Ford Times, is the most exquisite bit of political humor that ever developed 1T Connecticut. But, on occasion, hu- nor to bluff Is near allied.
 General Stoessel has wife of his own kind. Although his second in command wishes him to surrender Fort Arthur, she sticks. As chief of the Red Cross organization, she takes the first post of danger, doing her best as far as one woman can to SUD- ply the place of the nurses who have been dying fast both from shells and from disease.
 The board of education of Washing ton, Pa, as passed rule that any pupil hereafter found smoking cigar l cite will be expelled, this because sey- eral girls are among the discovered l offenders. Some parents regarded the new rule as unnecessarily sweeping, but were silenced when shown list of 150 cigarette-smokers, pupils of both sexes, of course.--New Britain Herald.
 A tempest has broken out in the ranks of the prohibitionfsts in the 1 wake of election. Oliver W. Stewart l of Chicago, chairman of the national committee declares his defeat for re. election to the Illinois legislature from the fifth district was due to treason and designates John 0. Wooley can. didate for president on the prohibit. tion ticket four years ago, as the one who stabbed him in the back MI l Woolley has as yet maintained silence but is expected to give his version of the imbroglio Tuesday in his organ 1 published in Chicago.
 That there are certain things that need to be done there can be no doubt These questions of tariff revision, ot I corporation reform, of regulation ot rates of publicity for companies, of q readjustment of the currency system now is the time to take hold oi them. And yet how strong is the temptation to let them alone. now that the days are pouring a golder stream into the reservoirs of com mercial enterprise. Yet the longer we leave them alone the harder they will become the evils and inequalities which result from them.--Wall Stree Journal.
 The obligation laid upon the repub lican party i'll the next four years Ii to meet the changing conditions oi American life in the old spirit with which the party has before adapted laws and government to new exigen cies. Tax laws must be kept in har mony with the conditions of industry laws governing corporations must bt fitted to the latest method of business The powers of government must bt exercised in all directions conserva lively but progressively, makin. American institutions ever. more perfect instrument of popular welfar, and happiness.-New York Tribune.