Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-05
OTHER VIEW POINTS

Whats the matter with the Water {. bury progressives7 They are called to- gether to organize progressive club. and there are not enough on hand to take the first steps. Someone ought to get out the Big Stick.-Waterbury Republican.
 The merit system will outlive WooAs row Wilson's administration as 1t out. lived Grover Cleveiand's; it has come to stay. We hope that Woodrow Will son will issue from his personal ordeal with flying colors and fresh claims upon the country's respect.-HartfoEd Courant.
 If employees voluntarily choose to show their love for a popular employ- CT, that is their business. and it ought not to be interfered with. If the GUS tom has been abused into blaclzmail. there should be ways to stop it, or labor organization is of little worth New Haven Register.
 As for the number of hours that school will keep each day. 1t may be more than five, but 1t will be less than eight. Eight hours in the immediate future will be the longest days of the adult toiler, and it is unlikely that a longer day, or one as long, will be laid upon adolescent youth. - Bridgeport Farmer.
 In the opinion of the best road build | CTS in this great country, Connecticut has the best roads to be found in any state. It has cost less to build good roads Tn this state than it has cost to build roads not as good in other states 50 say national experts-so say ex- pert road builders of long experience in other states.-New Haven Times Leader.
 mia town gives this eminentiy appro- priate climax to the close of the foot ball season: Football here saves & weman from rapidly approaching train Rescues her just in time." Could any 1 thing be more satisfying? The foot 1 ball player Is placed upon a pedestal where all may see. the game is apoth- eoslzed, and the world applauds. Melo- drama could do no more-Bristol Press.
 Roosevelt met defeat. as explained 1 by Booker T. Washington, because the colonel didn't go gunning with the right kind of dogs Down south. says. Mr. Washington, when a man goes after possum he takes a possun dog. When he goes for rabbits he, takes a rabbit dog. Mir. Roosevelt went for pessum with a rabbit dcg." No more lunches for Booker Wash ington at Oyster Bay.-Waterbury l American.
 John Jacob Astor svIs endowed for q, ,600, 900 before he was born and also
 blessed with other substantial pFos-' pects Is said to have behaved well on
 the historic occasion of his christening- which took place yesterday. There win be more watching of his behavior
 as the years go by than there was Of
 some of his ancestors. It's the toll of the people that is to support that en- ldowrnent, and the people are becoming
 aware of the situatton--Springae | Republican.
 The personal protest of Mayor Will son against the licensing of certain saloons, hotels or restaurants which
 are fairly ascertained to be mere pre- texts for carrying on the most dis
 honorable of all eallings. will be en- dorsed by every good citizen. There
 is, however, great regret that circum-
 stances render such an unusual course necessary and also strong belief that the county commissioners ought to be much strieter in the granting of H.
 Bridgeport Telegram.
 Deserved or undeserved. there ia
 much fault found with the steepness
 of rents in New Britain It is. gen
 eral complaint and a general cry.
 There is no item in the high cost of hliving that is now counted more ex-
 orbitant than rent. This complaint is heard with regard to teuements. and
 with regard to stores. too. Many peo- Iple have been heard to remark that
 with all the investigations that have
 been called for and started, no inves- , tigation of the high cost of tenements
 have been spoken of. It is suggested ] 1 that there Is work for some investi- 3 gator to do--New Britain Record.