Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-11
Editorial Scraps.


every civilized county caused . the
people Of the lover sifatas u society
striving as socialists, IaborItes and an
afehists, 10 raise themselves to higher
levels and the lax respect fer lsw
md Justice In The destructive ftots' the
brutal lynehing split, aud the expo
sure Of fraudulent dealings Of meneyed
institutions 81 every class the filing
<sp Of penal institutions with efimi.
mails, and. ~ Andrew p. White pre-.
diets. 1000 men and women will De
murdered the coming yeaf-we hear
people say the world is growing bettef
IL l. true. there never was time when
q greater number d people were com
blneti In the effort 10 improve society,"
10 educate aud elevate mankind 10 al
leviste every form Of distress and SUI.
fefing, and such stupendous amounts
Of wealth expended 10 better mankind
1.-The growth Of esll, to accept public
statistics, seems 10 increase.
A rather strange pfedieamenl COM
mander featy has been placed Ia BY
the iusistenee Of Congress that he must
show his proofs that he has discovered
the North Pole before Il can grant him
the honofa 10 which that event would
entilie him. Cook yas houofed by mu
inequalities. societies, crowned heads
aud able scientists, without being ask
ed 10 show his propf-. and, as one OPP
posed 30 best0wing premature rewards
said: a II We reward Mr.. feary, the
American people have right 10 know
what We are rewarding him for" Pea.
~ declares he Is npder obligations to
his publishers not 10 dlvuige his proofs
until they allow blm. Cook offered
the same reason for withholding his
proofs, and those who were delnded by
him are ndieuIed for their folly. To
scrept Peffy.s word, when he can and
will mol show his proois, should justify
Congress 10 withhold granting him
substantial rewards until he can show
them. Cooks friends were just ~ con-
fdent that Cook found the North Pole
~ are Peary's friends confident In him.
Judges hold as II were a sacred trust,
and when discovered selling justice for
pecuntsry consideration, confidence
In The highest class Of public men II
shaken. Police Magistrate Henry J,
Furlong, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, was sen
sepccd last Friday 10 hard labor for not
less than one year Ia states prison for
accepting bible. In passing sentence
the Judge said:
This defendants con siction forfcits
his Office: Il forever dtsfranehises him
from holding any public ofsic~: II he
bars him from his profession, deprises
him. Of his citizenship"
Young men who might win a bril-
liant career ~ mechanics OF In trade,
often sacrifice themselves In seeking q
professional career. Too often for this
ehoicc the parents are responsible. In
proportion to population, says the Pre-
sidenl of the Carnegie Foundation, We
have twice m many doctors ms Eng.
land, four times rs many a. France
A young man " ho has bent, aud fol.
lows IL, may NOT gain a Title OF n gfea.
reputation, bal he il most likely to
have a pleasant life whether rich OF
cor.
The revolution In Nicaragua, which
has never amounted Ia much, has
collapsed. Estrada appears 10 have
been a leader with good motive, bat
without means TO support an army OF
any sources from which To draw men
oflnoney, the few hundred earnest pa.
triots that constituted his army grsdu-
ally melted away under the discourage
menus they encountered. President
MAdrix was hardly better off ~ 10 men
and money, neither MAS he popular,
and his harsh exaetions ON the ~cll-io.
do class, To mainiain = .emblsacc d
authority, M AIDE his case despcrat~ and
nc has been anxious 10 come 10 terms
with Estrada. but the latter had no
condolences In him and refused his over.
tunc~. Now both Of these leaders ars
desisous 10 have the United States
step In and bring order out Of chaos u
their distrArted Republic
Ths Hudson river has opeaee To M.
sfgaticn. the Ice Ia the -. Lswf~nce
river hes moved out Anew weeks earlier
than usual, and tie little spsfross are
rushlns around picking up material To
build their nests ~ II they were bella.
ted and the very mlid weather the past
few weeks, add especislly the lriekle
Of maple sap. all give sign Of spring.