davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Arizona republican., 1908-03-26

build and need some money, come and See me; my rates are the lowest. E. E. Pascoe, 110 North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-26

cottage. Electric lights. gas. bath, toilet. North 2nd Street, near Fill more. Ten per cent cash. Balance in payments like rent. E. E. Pascoe. 11O North Center Street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
NEW ENGLAND SPIRIT.

That q deep-seated spirit of kinshlp and local enthusiasm is to bo found in
 the breasts of New Englanders, wher- ever found. there can be no doubt Wt may not discuss our sectional New
 England enthusiasm among ourselves. when at home, but they exist none the less. It is a fact that sectional en" thusiasms in this country are never as frequently put into words at home as elsewhere. It was Governor Hughes who congratulated his friends from tho Buckeye state upon their many achievements at recent dinner of the ohio society In New York, and who wont on to say that he had prolitably and pleasantly attended in New York the dinners Of the men of many sec tIong of the country met to discuss and keep aGame their sectional en- thuslasm, but had never attended a
 similar dinner with similar purposes of
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

appointed by the governor or elected by the people but the more conserVa- tive element has favored the former plan. first on the ground that he can judge better of the qualifications of the candidate than the public at large, especially in state the size of Con- necticut, and second on the interest ing ground that in this way the courts of the state, all of them, will be put into one category and in a practical way be made, each in. turn, a desir- able training for higner judicial hon. ors. That was the sound argument which finally brought the courts of common pleas under the appointing power of the governor, and it is tho argument which ought to eliminate tne practice of electing local judges in an irresponsible county legislative caucus
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
THE GoMPERs DECISION,

The judgment of organized labor leaders seems to be that ultimately Mir. Gompera Mr. Mitchell and Mir Morrison will have to serve their terms in jail that an appeal to the last court of resort will end in an af- hrmation of the decision of the lower court This would appear 10 be on their part a recognition of the fact that these men are guilty of contempt of court and therefore liable to the punishment inflicted. However disap- pointed they may be with the decision and its probable affirmation by the highest court, 1t is inconceivahle that they have so completely lost conf dence in the courts of the land as to see in what has happened delib- crate drive at organized labor.
 Having attributed to the leaders of organized labor this view of the sit uatlon, a somewhat similar view must be attributed to those not in the or ganizatlon of labor in their consider ation of the particular labor leaders who have been sentenced to jail In other words, while the fact in no way affects tho duty of the courts, it Is in-  conceivable that Mir. Gompers, MT. Mitchell and MT. Morrison set out de- llberately to defy the courts. It Is manifest, especially in the case of MT Mitchell, who has earned q high place in the estimation of thinking men, that they believed that they were well within their rights when they acted in the way they did towards the parti- ular parties they were boycottng As well balanced men of considerable eX- pcrIcnce in the legal phases of their organized undertaking, they would scarcely court a jail sentence for the martydom, there might be in It.
 It is an unfortunate situation and no one can take any personal satis- faction in it. It is to he regretted that originally there should have been a controversy between organized labor and the parties boycotted, II is to be regretted that an injunction was nec- essary dnd that 1t came under arbl- trary suspension. It is to be regretted that final solution was the imprIs- onment of labor leaders, who, what ever their mistakes of judgment, have worked together to elevate the con dltion of labor in this country. From a still different point of view it may be contonded that in the long run the incident will be recalled as anoth- CT step forward in the perfection of labor organizations under the law. Labor appears to be no exception to the rule which declares that knowl- edge must be had through bitter eX- periencc where it's written lessons are | ignored.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
CITY CHARTERS.

In commenting recently upon tho attitude of The Journal-Courier in the matter of a uniform city charter poli- cy, the esteemed Hartford Times took occasion to remark that that subject had been thoroughly inquired into by q competent committee and that it had reported adversely to the general assembly While not denying that the committee was composed of com. potent men we fear no denial in as- sertlng that it was composed of men who were not at all interested in the subject and upon no one single occasion were they in conference to- gether. Naturally the investigation fell of it's own weight and an adverse report was inevitable
 It is fully in order to open the case anew and refer it to men familiar with locaI governmental conditions in the cities of the state, and who are actual ly competent on that subject We could ask no better basis upon which to ground the investigation than the general contention made by our cons
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

temporary, that the state in creating cities and exercising q supervision over them should concern itself with essen- tlals only and leave ill other respects tho responsibility for government to those governed It would take but a mighty short time, after it was agreed what the essentials are, to as- certain conclusively that In all re- spects the Fundamentals of municipal government arc common in origin and application What lies beyond comes properly under the head of the rights and privileges of homo rule and should be conceded accordingly
 To Illustrate A certain portion of the town of Hamden desires to annex itself to the town of New Haven. That is properly an essential and should receive the sanction Of the legislature. Tho peoples of two towns are interest cd. The same philosophy applies to thc movement to convert the town of orange into a city The town of Now Haven is necessarily interested in that matter Tho state should exercise it's authority in determining the debt linn it of a city, and so the illustrations could be multiplied, until complete bill of state rights in local govern ment had been made out, and it would apply generally. In all other respects tho cities would be left to attend to their own business in their own way, and when for good and sufficient rea- sons any ono of them wished to alter or modify local rules and regulations 1t would proceed to do so without the annoyance or expense of asking the legislature by your leave"
 Having once settled upon the right of cities to the principle of home rule, consideration of uniform policy be- comes inevitable.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
Little Civic Sermons-.-No. ".
Legislative MeddIing

TTNHE legislature needles altogether too much with
 N the details of city administration municipal charter ought to lay down general principles and then stop The city itself should be granted wide latitude in settling details It should be permitted to work out it's salvation within the broad lines prescribed by the franchise It should not be compelled to go to the legislature when administrative change of minor nature is found desirable, The whole policy of the leg isature toward municipal corporations ought to be re- vised The widest measure of home rule should be granted Responsibility should be vested in the cities
 themselves and with that responsibility should go cor responding power.-Hartford Times.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
"FILIING" THE STAFF.

Levch stan vacancies awaited 'leven
 men. Cole shook sizes, then there were ten Ten soft snaps for gents of rigid spine: Eaton made home run, then there
 were nine, Nine fat jobs-who's the next cand-
 date Graves winked at billey, then there
 were eight Eight spare halos in the military heav-
 on. Shepard found one 10 At, then there
 were seven, Seven jobs for heroes who know the soldier tricks, Ravens plunked a bulls eye, then there
 were six. Six chances left to make the prettiest
 stan alive; Moss Ives drew his sword, then there
 were five Five little vacancies for men who thirst for gore, Teddy Roosevelt -hoorayl-cut 'em down to four Four wide openings stlll there seemed
 tp be. Louis trllman said, Me tool" then
 there were three. Three swords left, that were all brand
 new; Freddie Bartlett took a chance, then
 there were two. Two places yet to All e'er the job was
 done Col Bandcrs got his then there were
 one. one more in the box, and twas none
 too many Gov. Blllev got Wise, and then there
 wasn't any. To call the roll and see how they would
 all together pull. blllcy gave a banquet--and then the
 staff was full
 Waterbury Republican,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
Lover og Church Rclls.

To the Editor of the Kick Column
 am sorry for any person who may dislike the sweet tone of church bells. When a young man lt was music to my ears, and l still remember what revor- outial awe thrilled the church people when the sound of ihe bells bii them to come to worship Clocks and watches have not the influence of prompting a start that the bells possess l have long lived in New Haven and have lis. tened with interest to the ringing and tolllng of the bell as some salnlly nor. tal was being conveyed 10 tho grave
 believe the bells of Christ church never sounded more beautiful to me than tbis Christmas eve There is not q man or woman of nfty years of age but who remembers the sweetness of the old church bells once So common which notified them and Qth.rs to re- pair to the house of God Nothing was said in those days about these bells disturbing the repose of anyone There are church bells to- day in such business
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

Now Workers in New York, and said he would very much like to,
 Tho week has seen two notable meet ings of enthusiastic Now Englanders in tho great city, at which some re- marks well worth repeating were made At the dinner Of the New Eng land Society of Brooklyn t was ] Pierpont Morgan the New Englander who was lauded for having steered the national ship of commerce Into the smooth waters of solvency and safety during the late panic. It was shown how time and again in the past and at the present New England has supplied and Is supplying the men for the emergency who have done their work thoroughly, effectually, and courageous ly, It was at another New England society dinner in Manhattan that Gov ernor Hughes uttered a sentence wor- thy of some meditation Said he This nation will shriyel up when tho New England spirit dies out"
 As has been pointed out times with out number and as was pointed out by Governor Hughes the other night, the spirit Of the New England section had it's inception with the brave little band of those who first set foot in America upon the Massachusetts coast, but the seeds of civic uprightness born in their breast have fallen in rich soil To-day the Puritan spirit, which Is largely synonymous with the New Englana spirit, is confined not only to these six northeastern states, but permeates all Americanlsm. Puritans by conviction, with Dutch, Irish, German or Italian blood in their veins, are quite as stable components of the best there Is in America to-day as the direct liberal Af9NNllbdllAH Dl EIloNllld anu Jpllll Alden The best of interests to-day throughout this great and glorious country of ours may one after another be traced to New England sources, We of New England may be the last to realize lt At no season of the year may we more appropriately think over this matter than at Christmas. so dear to our forefathers
 As Governor Hughes points cut: What do we owe to New England? :,
 lfto-day we were to be asked apart from intellectual activity and the tenacity of conviction, what we owe most to New England, I should say it was to the town meeting and to the recognition of the right of the locality to rule. wish 1t were possible in this broad country to reinstate that power of local disposition of local questions In all the force that 1t had in the early settlements of the New England colon ies
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
Tho Assembly Program.
lErldgenort Farmerl

IHTTUHCDOTT FHThNTJ
 The general assembly will meet on January 6, and after organizing will probably adjourn for a week. or until January 2. Voting for United States senator must begin on January l9. The republican caucus for the nomination of senatorial candidate will probably be held about week before the general assembly proceeds to vote for senator. lt is in the caucus that the Hlll- Bran degee contest will probably be fought to finish though there have been con tests in years agone which were car ricd into the general assembly by a caucus minority, Thus far there have been no intlmations by either of the candidates or their friends of any in tentlon of appealing from the caucus decision.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
\ Cold Thentrr.

TO the Editor of tho Kick Column; The Hyperion is our only drst-class theater to charge New York prices, and one would think that the management could afford to burn enough coal to keep their audiences comfortably warm. On the contrary the theater is always cold. Many ladies are obliged to keep their wraps on the whole evening.
 THEATER- -GOER. New Haven, Dec, 24, 1908
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
saturday, December 20. roos.
A COMPETENT OFFICIAL.

The citizens of Connecticut can view with the greatest satisfaction and pride the management of the office of state tax commissioner by Com missioner Pa Corbin of Hartford, He has brought to the discharge of his duties sense of responsibility and personal pride, which, if matched in every department of government, would mako this state the foremost instructor in the world in tho science of political government
 "a, In his annual report to the gov e ernor, Commissioner Corbin covers q ma large field of investigation and makes pc a number of practical suggestions fo' which the general assembly can study ii,,n with profit to the commonwealth. It da appears to have been his idea that the flI office was created for serious purposes, in and that If 1t is to live up to the op- portunities offered, 1t is his business to get closely into touch with each of the one hundred and sixty-eight towns of the state. This he has done in such way as to tabulate differences in practice, philosophize about them and make suggestions of n uniform character He is especially interest ing and sound when he discusses the question of property assessment, about which at one time there were one hun dred and sixty-eight different opinions. He put the thumb of his disapproval on the practice of towns giving special exemption from taxation to favored citizens and tells the state that the practice is Illegal.
 Commissioner Corbin says a lot of thmgs In his annual report which are of educational value, and town officials will do well to give heed to them. While we arc quite sure that every man should pay his poll tax as the law prescribes we fall into confusion when we COHlFlHpldlc lllS Subb'Sti''i that disfranchisemen be the lot of those who refuse to settle. The trou- blc with that theory is that 1t runs counter to the political traditions of the state. It will be remembered that Senator Luther advocates com pulsory voting under penalty of dis franchisement The political parties of inc state proceed upon the theory that voting is so essential to political progress that immense sums are bi- ennially expended in getting the vote out TO introduce any form of dis franchisement under such conditions would be to set the party managers by the ears Tn other words for Com missioner Corbn and Senator Luther, to successfully carry out their ideas, beginning must be made by for bidding schemes to get the vote out and putting the responsibility of vot- ing up to the voter. Then possibly the penalties suggested for certain offenses might be tried.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
Nothing to Cain.

There Is room for question whether Mir Lllley has anything to gait by the course his lawyers are said to have suggested. He declares that he has made no improper use of money. and wo assume thls to he true, But there may be others who might suffer if the evi- dence in this ease were taken and this course might save them even while lt made no difference 10 the defendant in this court, If by any chance that Is the situation lt will be a public misfortune ln have that evidence stined.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
Much SauIrming.
ARrldaennrt Farmer. ]

T7TTT TTT07TF7
 II is suggested that the creation of an election court for trial of charges against Governor Elect Lllley may re- suit In an appeal of the corrupt prac- tices act In effect, this is an lntima- ton to Mir Fox who brought the charges that unless he goes slow retaliation upon the act drafted by him may follow. There seems to be In progress an attempt to shunt aside the investigation possibly in belief that the accused Is vulnerable. First the cor rupt practices acl was to he declared unconstitutional by the courts; now, 1t is to be killed by the general assembly. So much squlrmlng may indicate fear that the investigation, if allowed to proceed to an end, will uncover damag- Ing facts
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
NEEDED POLITICAL REFORM.

While the afr is filled with rumors affecting the political ambition of candidates for county commissioner ships and city and borough court judges, 1t seems appropriate to quote from the excellent message read to the Connecticut general assembly two years ago by Governor Woodruff; There Is no doubt that majority of the voters of the state, irrespective of political affiliations, demand that the law concerning the selecton of county commissioners Judges of the city and borough courts be changed share In the general opinion that the law should be amended so that county commissioners shall be ap- pointed by the governor and not be nominated by a legislative county cau- GUS. The present system has for many years provoked severe crit Iclsm even from members of the gem eral assembly, who by virtue of their positions, are compelled to participate in the selection of these officers, If the general assembly will give the governor authority to nominate coun- ty commissioners and Judges of the city and borough courts those re- sponsible positions will be largely re- moved from politics and their useful ness will be enhanced"
 This counsel was true then, and 1t Is true now. 1t is In the highest sense discredItable to the state of Connec- tIout that these important administra- tive and Judicial positions are the pawns In game of political chess played in county legislative caucuses and go invariably to practical politi- clans. II is not to the point that un- der this objectionable system of ap- pointment good men have been se- lected for the county commissions and the local courts. It fig very much tc control of the general assembly and who belong to the political party in practical politics. Those facts lmpari the point that only those are eligible to them in their official capacity a power, which should not be suggested to those who come under their su. pervison Whether the county com mlssioners should be elected by the people, appointed by the governor oi eliminated altogether, SO far as the power to issue liquor licenses Is con cerned in favor of au excise commis- sion, offers an opportunity for discus. sion, The present system of creat. | ing them admits of no discussion ir ifs behalf unless the contention is $ sound one that they are partisan fac tors in the political life of the state and should be dealt with accordingly From this view Governor Woodruff dissents and many others who have seen the game worked over and oyei again
 The manner in which local judges are selected is equally objectionable | if not more so, for there is something grotesque in going among practlca politicians to find a self seeking can didate for judge, There is a differ ence of opinion amopg intelligent mer whether these local judges snoud bt
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

cities as New York, Boston, PhIladel- phia Baltimore Atlanta, Charleston and Sayannah and they will remain there, some people arc prone to kick at anything of sacred nature, and now tho bell K declared by them to be d nuisance but not a word against the hooting of autos and parading brass bands, etc If the present kickers sue eced in having bells boycotted, how long before the striking clocks will have Co so too? Long may they re- main In New Haven, say l,
 LOVER OF THE BELL
 New Haven, Christmas Eve.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
The Perversity of Nature.

IWHTtTOWTY NTHVTTUHTNJ
 They used to say when Yale was winning at the oar and on the football field and Harvard won in debating and at chess that one college eXcelled in muscle and the other in mind Now that Harvard wins at rowing and foot ball, Yale wins at chess. We are afraid 1t marks the perversity of human na- ture that Yale feels worse than liar yard over the exchange.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
KICK COLUMN" :"

Cunder the above heading the Jour nal-Courier will be pleased to publish such letters as its readers may desire "The Editor of the Kick Column, Jour. nal-Courior, New Haven, Conn Write briefly and to the point, and always send your right name and address, without which no letter can be pub. 1igbG1 l
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

While there is an abundance of suit able timber in Brazil, it Is difficult to find many districts where the trees suitable for lumber arc dose enough to- gcther for profitable work Transpor- tntion causes much difficulty, often making it impossiblorto transport logs to @ mill or lumber tO T market,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

I understand the neweds are hav- ing trouble remarked the spinstr boarder. Some people take her part, and some others side with him.
 And l suppose" growled the scanty- haired bachelor at the pedal extremity of the mahogany. there are few ec- centric people who mind their own bus mess, Chicago Daily News,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

Subscribers who fall to receive their Journal Courier regularly and on time will confer favor on thc management by Immediately reporting to the Cir cuIntion Mnnnger. Telephone 3DS1.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

Now Pittsburg has bribery scand- all Whats the matter? Has every variation of the matrimonial scandal been utiized2
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

In an English village an official no- ice reads as follows "rhe public are warned against using the well for do- nestle purposes unless previously boll- cd
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26
THE MORNING AFTER.

That young couple seem to he en. ioylnR themselves Immensely Are they marriedR'
 "Nea bu moi io each other Pile geude Blaclter.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

The Officer (excitedly)--Hi. Tom kins have you seen anything of my baggage
 Private Tomkns (as he points to the vanishing lady) )-Y Yessr, she's just gone Sketch.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

M. Paris. young scientist of the Pas tour institut@ claims to have discover cd inc secret how to make sapphlres.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

Scott -tiraspcr Is after Madge Goldle, the flower of the family.
 Mott-Not the flour, but the dough- Boston Transcript,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

The Tragedan--I'm Indeed sorry to leave you like this, Mrs, Buskins, but | presume you have no objection 10 me taking my belongings away with mea
 Landlady-You needn't worry My husband has already hung out your col- lar on the hatrack. London opinion.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

First Guide Coldcash shot deer bN accident last week,
 Second Guide Yes but it turned out tough luck when he tried 10 eat It. Harvard LJmpoOn