Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-01
HEARD IN PASSING,

"Whatll you have?" may be the
 real question in Texas, but What
 are you going to do about it?" is the question in nnecticut.-Norwich Bulletin.
 Judge Robertson, democratic can didate for governor, who will poll a large republican vote in the Novem-
 ber election, was 5S years of age Friday.-Winsted Citizen.
 Hamden selectman asserts that he has raised the largest chestnut or the season. He evidently has not heard some of the campaign orators. New Haven Palladium.
 r. The presidents controversial method is fairly stunning. Anything the newspapers happen to print that seems to support his contentious he clutches at without waiting even to see whether it is repudiated in the next issue. He also accepts as gos- pei truth whatever mans personal enemies say of him.-Springfeld Re publican. .E < The Massachusetts proposition to have the six New England states merged into one, would never do. Connecticut people would be unit in objecting to have their laws man. ufactured at the Hub, and they cer- tainly would not care to become even in part responsible for the burden of debt that weighs down the Bay state. The six states can work to. gether better than they do, how ever, without an abolition of state lines.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 The proposition to make wire less telegraph station of the Wash ington monument recalls . frequent propositions during the time of It's long delayed completion, to turn 1t into shot tower, for which purpose it then seemed especially adapted. President Roosevelt is to decide the wireless station question and if he can make the monument thus use-7 ful, few would object. So long as no proprietary medicine advertise ments are stenciled on it, the gen. eral public will cdlylYomplain.-| Bridgeport Standard.
 A curious story bearing on the lynching question comes by way of Boston. It is in effect the statement of manufacturer of cordage that he received a request from one of the southern states for a price dis count on rope in quantity, Ito be used for lynching purposes. The idea, as he gets it, is that the pub. licity thus given to large purchase of rope-by the state, presumably would have discouraging effect on lynchees. The story is too ridiculous to be believed anywhere but in self righteous New England.-New Ha- ven Register.
 Middletown will vote license in all probability, from the fact that there are those still active from a taxpay- ing standpoint who remember the No License" period back in the late '70s, when the city and town was out the license money, and as much liquor, if not more, was sold than under the license system. No license and prohibition are two different subjects entirely, and under the present plan no license merely de- prives the community so voting from just tax. from the fact that it is very easy matter in license state to carry on the traffic notwithstand- ing that certain communities vote no -Middletown Press.
 While comparisons between cities is of practically no value unless the conditions are alike, it Is neverthe- less a good idea to note what other places are doing in the way of pub lie improvements. Waterbury has begun to obtain it's estimates from it's different departments for next year and the figures given out are s327, 800 for streets and storm wa ter drainage. the latter item amount ing to s10,000: and s121 900 for the water department. Waterbury is, of course, much larger city than New Britain, though not anywhere near twice as large, but the amount al- lowed for street improvements is over four times as great as the sum appropriated here. The method of doing business there, however. is not the same as is done in New Britain. In Waterbury the city pays a portion of the cost of laying sidewalks.- New Britain Herald.