The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-24

| Choir in the New Haven harbor. for a
trip to the Panama canal, If it can
successfully navigate her. Probably
| the naval militia of other states will
old warships that have been assigned
to them. The Connecticut sai1ormen
ought to be equal to the task; in 1898
some of them astoniShed the officers
of the regular navy with their ABILITY
as Observation-Disclosures Republican
President MelIen's sIogar-"Sai1
from Boston, but first see New Eng
land"-is one to be appreciated and
| echoed heartily. For it is true. as he
says, that Boston, ranking ninth in
tonnage among the great seaports Of
the world, hasn't the passenger bus
mess to which it is entitled, and that
there is a great opportunity to devel-
op it as well as other traffic-an op-
portunfty too long neglected. But
if improved now, 1t should not divert
attention from correction of the evils
of New Haven, nopo1y.-W orcester
Post.
New Haven hears that Gov. Baldwin
has at last summoned up courage to
defy the powerful Mahan. It is ru-
mored that the nomination of Engin-
eer Caldwell is to go before the legis-
lature before another week is over
1t is former State Senator. HaIloran
who injected the pep in the COVER
1or's backbone. The New Britain man
hates Senator Landers and as Land
ers is allied with Mahan, HaIIoran is
fighting both. He has been over the
State and has consulted the senators
and he tells the governor that Mahan
and Landers are Observation-Disclosures
Post.
Early last spring a town in, Missou-
ri TrT11 t<lf ~ aE1r-
and Champ Clark, engaged William
Jennings Bryan to deliver a lecture
under biggest tree witIin the corpora
ton limits. Then came the Balti-
more convention, at which Bryan did
all he could to force the nomination of
woodrow Wilson over Clark. s.
The day after the great slaughter
the peerless leader received this COM
nunication from the Missouri town:
Dear Sir--Please cancel your en-
gagement with u.s. After what you
did yesterdays we have decided to sub
stitute for you DIR. Cook."-The Popu-
lar Magazine.
The scheme to regulate lobbying in
Connecticut by having those engaged
In it registered was Considered g. good
one until yesterday when a bill was
introduced in the Missouri Legislature
which has the Connecticut plan tied to
u k(OSts 0AASSO014e41l41 PIOPOSS TO CO11l-s
pei lobbyists to wear uniforms, con-
sisting of a brown suit, red hat and
green cravat. The Attorney General
says 1t is constitutional so that there
is no legal obstacle in the way of its
adoption This appears to be the best
scheme for regulating the lobby that
has so far come to light. Imagine
Henry and John in this rig meander-
ing through the Capital.-New Brit
ain Herald.
Perhaps Colonel GoethaIs foresees
that there is a prospect of the release
in few years of the $4,000 United
States troops now stationed in the
philippines. and wants to provide a
little excuse for an active army. of
more than 25, men in this coun-
try, sif the people OF the Philippines
were running their own government
and the Panama canal were neutral
lied, as it ought to be.
Great Britain owns a controlling in
terest in the Suez Canal company and
her control is not disputed, although
she keeps no soldiers stationed near
the canal. Why is it necessary for
US to adopt a different policy at Pam
ma?-Hartford Tribune.
: Harsh Words for VVinsted.
There is one faker, however, who |
will not be subdued until his type |
writer is forever stilled by death I |
refer to the manufacturer OF wonder |
full nature stories which appear from |
time to time under a Winsted, Conn, |