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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14

CLOTHING-Made as good as new; all kinds of repairing, at reasonable prices. Cleaning and pressing at short notice. Clothing made lo order. J. Gildin & Go, 119 South Main st, up stairs. 12-19-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14

FOUND-At 315 Bank st, F. W. Lu- cas's cigar store, one of the largest and best selected stocks of pipes and smokers articles and all the favor- ite brands of cigars and tobacco. Cigars by the box speciality. Call and see Us and you will surely come again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENT

watch. chain and charm on South Leonard st. Owner may have same by describing it at Democrat office and paying for sd.
 1-14-S
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14

TO RENT--Second floor on Burton st, rooms, all improvements, req sonable rent. Inquire 50 Grand st. 1-13-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14

FURNITURE MOVED-With care by competent truckmen; also trucking of all kinds. c. Griffin, 124 East Main. Telephone 123-12.
 11-11-tf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14
TO RENT

TO RENT--Five room tenement, all latest Improvements, COT Ward and round Hill sts; rent reasonable to right party. Inquire J. Elbin, 3S Hill st. Tel 913-i. 1-l3-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14

FOR sALE-A three family house. price s3.s00. rent SEQ per year:
 $500 down. For particulars see W. R. Adams. 5S Abbott ave. t-14-s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14

TO RENT-Furnished room for two, with or without board. Apply Mrs Wm O'Brien, Wood st, Oakville.
 1-13-3
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-14

NJ. A. DULAC. builder and contrac- tor, stair builder and cabinet maS' CT, store fitting a speciality. Ofire and shop with J. E. Smith 2 Co. 65 Benedict st, Waterbury. Conn. Res idence 62 Tracy ave; postofflce bcx 119.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
DECLARES WAR ON PREDATORY
INFLUENCES IN LOS ANGELES

WHITTIER, Oct. 12.-[Editor Her
add: 1t seems peculiarly unfortunate
that lust as the labors of the Los An
geles board of trade was calling the
attention of high class of residents
to the city as a home, vicious city
administration should destroy all the
good attempted to be accomplished.
Let it be forever understood tnat the
better class of people in the east will
not settle amid such conditions to rear
their families.
If there be an alliance of foreigners,
banded together without politics, Tor
the purpose of holding the balance or
mower in your elections, with the Sc
cret purpose of electing officers who
will wink at violations of the law, break
down American customs, and bring into
vour CITY the customs Of continental
Europe. it should be fully known and
considered.
1t is said that in combination with
the saloons the brothels, gamblers, the
predatory interests and machine poll
ticians they have your city by the
throat. Is it true? / venture no opin-
ion. II so, this accounts for silencing
free speech, the Salvation Army, the
protection of the houses of shame, gam
bling. Illicit liquor selling and, prob
ably, colossal graft. Let good men
get together. Let the press turn on the
light. Let the prosecutor do his duty.
Let Los Angeles good name be recoV-
cred. M. G. M'CASHIE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
WHO CHOOSES TO WEAR HABIT
SHOULD SEE 1T is CORRECT

Los ANGELES, Oct. 12.--[Editor
Herald: Oh, please do let us be pre-
else (and fair), then we shall waste
less words. Why, oh, why, does Mr..
Sprading charge me with saying "har-
monious relationship" is Utopian? And
what becomes of his key" to my po-
sitfon (Which he says this gives him),
when 1 emphatically challenge him to
show where ever said any such thing
l understand he claims to be "harmo-
NOUS relationshipper" but to beg your
indefinite adjective is to beg your ques-
ton. and strangely enough, l too inn
agine that what he calls my kind of
Socialism Il know but one) is also de-
serving of all the nice epithets, "har-
monious relationship" among the rest.
So that this sort of question begging
argument does not carry us for. Nm the
meantime, an occasional suspension or
expulsion when rendered necessary by
acts # bad faith or of fragrant foolish
ness calculated to damage the cause,
which members are pledged to further
and support, does not render the So
cialist party "unharmonious." 1t is by
keeping it's hands free from traitors,
mischief makers and people of mon
strous sex proclivities that the party
will maintain its harmonious relation
ships.
That it is better to be a dreamer of
justice than an applier of authority" 1
quite agree-I might have written that
myself; but I entirely disagree with
your correspondents implication that
the strict adherence to rules that have
been democratically voted and sub
scribed to Jy EVERY member of the
party is an application of Authority"
would rather regard 1t as the logical
II might almost say automatic-con-
summation of a voluntary act
Yes, Mr.. Sprading, 1 say the name of
Socialist belongs to the Socialist;
and when. anyone who is not a Social
list seeks to take Ignorance by the
ear for the propaganda of other doc
trine (good, bad or indifferent), under
the false name of Socialism. say the
public ear is abused, the Socialist is
wronged, and the game, to use an Eng
lish phrase, is mot cricket" A man is
not bound to label himself; but If he
choose to do so, then he owes it to
himself and to others to label cor
rectly. VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
California Should Work for
Cause Of Perpetual Peace

peace conference held at Lal Mohonk,
as we'll as by the international con-
ference. The presses of today are bur-
dened with magazine articles. books
and leaflets, bearing the messages of
peace and presenting convincing facts
and arguments against war, says the
Oakland Enquirer.
The peace movement is no longer
regarded as 'Le dream of visionaries,
but Is demanded by practical men, by
the business and financial interests of
the world, who are becoming convinced
that war means financial disaster.
To quote from an excellent article by
Mr.. Howerth: "The economic losses
of war do not tell half the story. There
remain the ethical and moral losses
the debasement of character, the
hatred engendered, the sorrow and suf-
fering inflicted upon the helpless and
the Innocent, and all the evils Incl
dent upon war"
War is repugnant to sound eco
nomics, to ethics and to every consid-
Grafton of the welfare of people and
of nations. These facts serve to en-
phaslze the Importance of the peace
propaganda. which has been initiated
in California by the organization of q
branch of the American Peace society
at Berkeley. AS soon as this society
is permanently established, efforts
should be made to extend the work of
organization throughout California, as
the movement is one which ought to
have the cooperation of every lover
of his country and friend of man.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
YELLOW FALSEHOOD

N VEN in his newspapers Hearst
II violates the fundamental prin-
IL ciples of organized labor In
some cities, where he publishes morn
ing and evening sheets, and makes
evening workers write their ''stories"
twice, the second time for the morning
edition, his office is known as
"Hearst's continuous performance,
which is an apt description. 1t is
nothing uncommon for this friend OF
labor to work his employees ten,
twelve, sixteen and eighteen hours
day. If the testimony of men who
have worked for him is to be believed
(and we think it is) then the ar
bitrary operation known as bill-cutting
is not unknown in Hearst offices.
If a space writer charges full value
for his services, a Hearst editor on
occasion will use blue pencil on the
bill, cut it down, sometimes reduce it
by one-half, and think it is "all right"
This does not display any marked
friendship or solicitude for the well
fare of wage earners. Mr.. Hearst
does not believe the laborer is worthy
of his hire. Yet he claims to be the
friend of labor In his dealings with
labor organizations Mr.. Hearst from
first to last has shown that any sup
port he may have given to labor was
for "value received" or more. Evil
IDENTIFY, like one of Lowell's heroes. he
"don't believe in princerple, but, oh,
he dew in interest" In his syndicate
of newspapers Hearst in a cunnlngly
contrived head line introduces the
statement, "Trades unionism has been
DEBAUCHED in the interests of
Bryan" This is an infamous, out
rageous, despicable, cowardly falsehood
which neither William r. Hearst per-
sonally nor any of his lieutenants per-
sonally would dare to make by word
of mouth to any reputable Democrat
who was physically able to take care
of himself, and which not one yelping
coward in the entire pack of yellow
heelers would dare to make personally
to any representative of organized
labor in Los Angeles or anywhere in
the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
WHO PAYS THE EXPENSES OF
THE INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE?

LOS ANGELES Oct. 13.-[Editor
Herald1:, Can you enlighten your read
ers as to who is paying the expenses
of the so-called' Independence league
party? It's cinch it's not Hearst, who
is only doing the bidding of the man
behind the throne: one e. H. Harri-
man.
Some have been so unkind as to say
that the consideration OF Hearts sup
port of a new party, in order to divert
votes away from Bryan, was the kind
ness of said Hartman in lifting a
Sc, 600, 900 mortgage off the Hearst news
paper plants in various cities. Do YOU
hear this manuscript reader Hearst
SAYING anything derogatory nowadays
in his papers or on the stump of Har-
riman and the Southern Pacific? Why
this sudden change of heart of "Also-
randolph Hearse"?
This Is the man who is riding around
the country in a special car furnished
by Hartman. and pretending to be the
friend of labor. Anything that Hearst
is at the head of wants to be let alone.
He was at the head unfortunately
of the Democratic state ticket in New
York once upon a time, and that same
Democratic state ticket was elected in
its entirety-except Hearst. That re-
buke is in Hearst's craw yet. Rule or
ruin is this nonentity's policy.
ALFRED B. SMILEY.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
THE FAKER BoGGED

NEW LIGHT has been shed on
"a the character and motives of that
"A pitiful faker, William Randolph
Hearst, by Thomas Taggart, former
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. Hearst's venomous attack
on Taggart grew out of his refusal to
support "Alsorandolph" at the st. Louis
convention. This explanation is simple,
natural, straightforward and convinc-
ing on the very face of 1t. Most
undoubtedly it is true. Therefore
Tom Taggart became the victim
of Hearst's personal spleen, and
the venom of the yellow editor was
directed against him. A messenger
from Hearst waited on him at the st.
Louis convention to tell him he must
deliver Indiana to the saffron pretender,
that he must quit supporting Parker
and devote himself to the furtherance
of Hearst's interests, or HEARST
WOULD PUT HIM OUT OF BUSI-
NESS. Taggart refused to be awed by
the threat, and in consequence was
made the central figure of a revenge
plot, the declared purpose of which was
to "send Taggart to jail" Either the
declaration that Taggart would be
Jailed was a yellow bluff, or the plot
failed, for as Mr.. Taggart somewhat
naively and drolly remarks: II haven't
been in Jail yet" He might add, and
neither does he expect to be in that
snug retreat. in order to crafty
Hearst's spite and malignancy. What
becomes now of the cock and bull story
of a huge sum left over from the
Parker fund? What becomes of all the
campaign concoctions with which
Hearst regales credulous readers, when
ever the spirit of spleen or deviltry
moves him? When Hearst makes an
attack upon any man in public life
look for the motive. 1t is always there.
Lord Byron wrote, Revenge is sweet,
especially to women" but If he were
alive today he might add, And more
especially to Hearst" And what does
the illustrious father of Doodle Deeism
gain by his revenges? Nothing but the
contemptuous laughter of 81 world
which refuses to believe Hearst, either
NleIi he - attempting " Ldh0 away q
good mans reputation or to create
a spurious reputation for one of his
lickspittle creatures. Taggart has the
grounds and materials for a damage
suit against Hearst, but whether he
will take the trouble to pursue his ad-
vantage legally remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, >he has put the ambitious
and reckless and irresponsible yellowest
journalist where he belongs" To COM
plete the catastrophe which has over
taken Hearstism comes corroborative
evidence from Joe Simons who has
told how the Hearst hired men tried to
use him and other prominent Demo-
Gratis in order to get Taggart's in
fluence When fair means failed they
resorted to intimidation, and when in
timidation failed they went back foiled
to the yellow editor and stuffed him
With lies. Therefore it is partly because
he is revengeful, and partly because he
was badly fooled and deceived that
Hearst has thought worth while to start
a spite party. Hearst is not in any
respect strong enough to scare any
body, or to be either formidable an
tagonist or valuable friend. He has
run his ridiculous race in pursuit of
will-o -the-wisp revenge, and is hope
Iessly begged up to the neck.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

TT IS one of the encouraging signs
of the coming of sanity ana
"A reason in the minds Of men that
in the new peace society organized at
Berkeley are interested such men as
Rev. j. X. Mclean, president of the
Pacific Theological seminary, Benjamin
Ide Wheeler, president of the Univers-
ity of California, and other prominent
educators, as we'll as business men,
bankers and welfare workers. Prest-
dent David Starr Jordan of Stanford
university is known to be a staunch
supporter of the peace propaganda.
With such men behind the movement
in this state, the churches, schools and
universities OF California ought TO do
great work I'm educating the people
upon the evils of war.
Splendidly has the poet Longfellow
sung:
Were half the power that nils the world with
terror,
Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and
courts,
Given to redeem the human mind from error,
There were no need OF arsenals or forts.
The Christian church, IL 1t is true to
its mission and believes in the princi-
pies of it's great founder, "the Prince
of Peace" ought to set its face like
adamant against war. Every church
and every Sunday school in America
ought to be q peace society. A mag
niflcent work is being done along this
line by the peace societies of this coun-
try and of Europe and the national
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
PRESIDENT IN POLITICS

wv HEN Mr.. Roosevelt rushed into
w the campaign, and president
W Of the United States debased
and degraded his office by writing par
tisan political letters filled with intem-
perate language and personal abuse,
the entire country protested against
his debauchery of the highest national
office. and he was actually compelled
by force of public opinion to suspend
his Objectionable partisan political
activity.
Meanwhile Republican papers, alarmed
lest the rebuke of Mr.. Roosevelt should
injure Taft's chances of election, have
been trying to justify the presidents
partisan and prejudiced efforts, and to
prepare public opinion for his advent
on the stump, where he could use all
the power of his great office to force
the election of Taft They have not
succeeded, because the opinion that the
president of the United States should
not endeavor to assist in the perpetual
ton of a dynasty is general and unal-
terable.
We may add, the very existence of
the republic is so intimately connected
with the maintenance of this opinion
that every good citizen should rejoice
that the appearance in public life
or politics of the dynastic idea in
any form is rebuked promptly and
vigorously. 1t meets with opposition
from Democrats, Republicans, Social
lists and Prohibitionists. 1t is not a
square deal, and is utterly at variance
with the presidential platitudes about
fair play, open and aboTe board poll
tics, etc.
The New York Tribune showed a dis
position to support Roosevelt through
thick and thin, and to assert that, like
a king, he could do no wrong" until
some meddling person found a copy of
the New York Tribune, published in
September, 1881. in which the editor Of
that venerable Republican sheet in
Weighed most vigorously and virtuously
against President Arthur for doing
exactly what Roosevelt has been trying
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

to do. AT that time the Tribune, among
many other forceful remarks, made this
one, which is effective today: "The
president of the United States is presi-
dent of the whole people, and not the
manager of a partisan political cam
paign." The publication of this old
Tribune editorial slenced the celebrated
Reid-Mills organ, and in this particular
at least it's editorial columns ceased to
sacrifice Americanism to toadyism.
But Hearst and his independent news
papers are trying to help Mr.. Roose-
welt convince the people that in spite
of precedent, in spite of Americanisn,
in spite of common sense, the president
should be allowed to help Mr.. Taft, and
Senator Dolliver in his Los Angeles adj
dress said it was "only natural the
president of the United States should
help choose and elect his successor.
With the president of the United
States on the stump. perniciously active
in partisan politics, civil service would
be reduced to a joke. 1t is hard to real
lie that Theodore Roosevelt was ever
civil service reformer, and that he
had a part in making rules which he
thinks he may break. Roosevelt's per-
sonal friends. however. say this is not
inconsistent with his character. He
reasons thus: He made the rules:
therefore he can break the rules. 1t
shows that Mr.. Roosevelts reasoning
process is somewhat primitive. but
from first to last has he not been i'm
pulsive rather than reasonable?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
TAFT DOLLIVERED

A CCORDING to Senator DolliVer,
"a Judge Taft was very unwilling to
IA quit his judicial career and go to
the Philippines. He was 'in line OF
promotion for justice of the supreme
court of the United States" But
more tempting bait was offered him,
says Dolliver. The president thus ad-
dressed Taft (n the hearing of Dolli-
ver): IF you do that work the his
torians will give your name as founder
and builder of the Philippine common
wealth over yonder on the frontier Of
the world.'
According to the frankly loquacious
Dolliver, who seems determined to be
Taft as Nick Longworth was about
Roosevelt, the gentleman who is now
candidate for the presidency of the
United States did not even know where
the Philippine islands were. "Over yon-
der on the frontier of the world" (ac-
cording to Dolliver), they might as well
have been on the frontier of the moon,
as far as Taft's knowledge of them was
concerned, and it is allowable to think
of Taft wondering for a few puzzled
moments which kind of ship he would
have to take in order to reach them
air or steam. After he had heard he
was to be the founder and builder Of
new commonwealth he made up his
mind to separate himself from his
"salary assured till death" and take
his chance of fame-and a nomination
for the presidency of the United States.
All this cheerful revelation, mind you,
is made not by some impious yellow
journalist or prejudiced Democrat, but
by the delicious Dolliver, who shares
in the genius for blundering which
characterizes Taft and Nick Long
worth. And we begin to believe it is
not a genius for blundering at all, but
merely some subtle kind of infectious
disease.
In the most friendly and son-in-law-
ish manner possible Nick has done UP
Teddy. And now, in a series of con-
vulsive spasms of frankness,
Jonathan p
Dollivsr he
has been and gone and done up Bill
Taft.
Let the good work go on!
By the way, let us ask Mr.. Taft and
B-rch-rd Dolliver one question:
WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE
PHILIPPINE COMMONWBALTH?"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
SAYS DECENT CITIZENS SHOULD
FRoWN DOWN ANTl-NEGRolSM

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12-[Editor
Herald: 1 have been thinking over
this color line question a good deal
during the last few months, and notlc-
ing with much disquietude the repeat.
ed indications of desire on the part
of a large section og the California
press (or some influences" working
through the press) to inflame the race
passion in our state. This district has
been pretty free from this reproacn
up to now; but at last the dreao eI-
fects are beginning to show. AS your
correspondent, Carl Peters, says: II
works." and If decent citizens do not
wear a stiff upper lip and frown down
this attempt to destroy our peace ana
our sense of fair play We shall nave
our fair name as an up to date, orderiy
and justice-loving state lrradlcaly
smirched before we know where we
are. When we have the people WORKED
up by newspaper methods of 1nslolous
"suggestion"-it is the old don't duck
him in the horse pond" trick-to a
point where two attempts are MADE
on one prisoner, and when also we
have the police worked up to tnat
frame of mind where they will arrest
a negro on the howlingly absurd
charge of being suspected of follow
ing two women" l suggest TO all sane
persons 1t is time to cali halt why,
Mr.. Editor, make me chief of police
and give me this right, and If 1 have
any feeling against negroes or against
any particular negroes, ! could nave
them all In Jail on the charge within
twenty-four hours. -.
And, say, is anyone going to credit
that second attempt on the prisoner,
Martin, to genuine public indignation?
They were all strangers to the local.
ity and the parties. tell you what
It is: sport o-baiting-that Is,
in my opinion; and 1t should De
LEWIS DEITY.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14
Pauper Children Are Used
as the Victims of Science

pital, were selected as the subjects of
those experiments.
AS to whether the children, individ-
ually, were more likely to be benefited
than injured, the layman would be at
loss to determine. But the reasoning
will be that If there was any assur-
ance of beneficial happening beyond the
chance of experiment, the experiment
itself would not have been confined to
charity patients. There exists the lay
impression that in general hospital
practice too small regard is paid to
the rights of the charity patient; that.
as a matter of fact, he is too often
made the victim of theories that wait
upon proof by demonstration--theorie
that may be disproved instead of veri-
fed, says the San Jose Mercury.
At all events, the average man will
read or hear of this tuberculosis in
oculation OF charity children with
sentiment of repulsior. Generally
speaking the helplessness and the
friendlessness of the charity patient.
and especially of that patient be a
child, do not receive the professional
sympathy which the higher humanity
demands,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-14

Judge Taft has begun his last speech
making tour until election. We hope
he will enjoy himself, for it will prob
ably be his last tour as a presidential
candidate, and he won't have a chance
of making a tour as a president. We
hope no one In his audiences will
ask him embarrassing questions, like:
"When a man is out of work, cannot
find work. has no money, and has
family to support, what must he do?'
To which Judge Taft made his famous
and incontrovertible answer, God
knows"