Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-16
HEARD IN PASSING.

Former Governor Black weeps for
the mothers and sisters who would
be prohibited from betting candy on
a college boat race if the Agnew-
Hart race track bills should pass the
New York legislature. Sad case.-
New Haven Union.
Now the question arises regarding
the right of President Roosevelt to
rule over the canal zone. Whether
or not he has been given the specific
right it is safe guess that he will
continue to so act until the end of
his Bridgeport Telesram.
Colonel Jack Chinn of Kentucky
again repudiates the charge that he
wears, or ever did wear, a coat of
mail, and he insists that mis- fighting
days are over. All my diversions,
he declares, ARE now submitted 20
the Hague tribunal" This anthem
tic statement should settle an old
controversy.-Springfield Republi-
lican.
When the shah of Persia goes for
an automobile ride he gets into a
humble horse drawn vehicle at the
rear of the procession and watches
his admiring subjects throw dyna-
mite bombs at the gayly painted
gasolene chariot in which he is sup
posed to be sitting. Yet it is said
that the east is effete.-New Lon
don Globe.
We have all seen pages running
around the halls, corridors and pub
lie rooms of New York hotels with
card on a salver and calling for
some wanted person, but ilow many
persons have seen them find the per-
son they were after? A page VINO
has kept a record for two years says
that his. record has been one cut OF
eighty-six.-New York Herald.
When Grover Cleveland was pres
ident of the United States the late
Senator Hawley said on one occa-
sion that his veto messages had a
sting in them that made them hurt.
Every time a democrat rises to
speak in congress nowadays he is
sure to rap Roosevelt. Mr. Willett
had his innings yesterday and ne
was quite sharp against Theodore
New Britain Herald.
If the committee appointed to in
quire into the feasibility of having
a public service commission in this
state was intended as merely a sop
to public opinion, its creators must
find themselves much disturbed.
The people of the state took the
thing in earnest and went before the
committee preparing to talk. Con-
necticut should have a public ser
vice commission and We look upon
the legislature to provide it
Bridgeport Post.
Congress hopes to adjourn about
the middle of May, as the republican
leaders desire to prepare for the ma
tiOnal convention in June. The reg
ular appropriation bills are we'll ed
vanced. and the main obstacle to the
proposed adjournment in May is the
presidents demand for reform legs
lation. Such Of his recommended
lions as will promote republican
chances in November will probably
be carried into effect: the others. as
probably. will not.-Bridgeport
Farmer.
The cheers of the onIookers are
generally supposed 10 help the racer.
but the contestants in the New York
to Paris automobile race are having
their experiences with an enthusi-
asm that hinders. Delegations come
out from towns and stop the cars 10
cheer the occupants. and other dele
cations delay their departure in the
morning to show their appreciation
Of the racers. Obviously. this Is au-
other hindrsnce which they may req
sonably expect TO escape when they
reach Siberia--New Haven Regis-
ter