Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-05-15
OTHER VIEW POINTS

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ham used to say that feeding tramps
was like putting fertilizer on pigweed
and pusley in the garden; it encour
ages the worthless to the detriment of
the honest seeker after work. Heart
1essness is not to be commended;
ance be tolerated. 1t is hard to run to
turn down a man who looks hungry
but there thieves Of honest mems
bread should be required to earn
their sustenance. They should be put
at useful toll and made to work. =
Bridgeport Standard.
The progressive convention could
not have been expected to abandon it's
pet fetish without a struggle, but it
discloSeS considerable common sense
when it says that its chief duty at the
union Of republican and progressive
forces that will mean victory in the
fall election. It can cling, If it pleases,
to its desire to secure the nomination
dicationS that after it has been made
clear that he cannot be nominated nor
elected. it will be willing to throw its
votes to a safe and sane republican.
The republican party can govern it
self accordingly when it enters upon
its Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Germany in its latest note has af-
fronted US eaboratey and we have suf-
many has lied to use, and we have let
those falsehoods pass. But the devil
fered those taunts in utter silence. Ger
must have his edue-Germany has not
| tried to deceive us in regard to its in
tentions regarding the future subma-
rine inhumanity which Mr.. Wilson so
fondly draems is now happily aban-
doned." It is the president who is de-
ceiving himself. And is not this eager
ko1,s ,I,- -
escape the fulfllment Of the American
threat deeply deplorable sign to Ber-
| lin that we are never going to make
good our words and that at pinch We
shall eat our words Providence Bull
| letin.
The charges made against Mrs Amy
Arch Gilligan Of Windsor, proprietor
| of a home for aged people, are Of a
! character to sadden all Connecticut
provided they are true. If guilty OF
the cowardly and revolving crime OF
/ poisoning her helpless charges for the
few dollars to be obtained she must
| be regarded as one Of the worlds most
contemplate criminals, one compar-
able only with those who drop bombs
on defenseless women, children and
| non-combatants or send them to the
bottom of the sea in the horrid name
of war. But suppose she is innocent
| What then shall be said for those thai
have SO sensationally spread abroad
the assumptions. Tt is well to avail
tine trial and the verdict; to suspend
judgment, before admitting that Con
neeticut has been so disgraced.-Bris.
toll Press.
A policeman, In most cases, is {
misnomer. Originally, he was known
as a member of that organization Sc
up by the city for the regulation O.
Y -,
ing the care and preservation Of thu
public peace, of health, of safety ant
morality. Now the term has come t.
dressed in blue uniform with bras
buttons, a badge, helmet and
baton, a, man whose duty it is to ar
provocation, to haul and march to tn
station house any person who Nigh
come under the shadow of his sus
picion. This is the wrong impression
of a policeman and his duties, but
, is an impression that has been mad
by those members of the police fore
; | who have assumed, with their badg
!, and baton, all the authority that goe
/ with the supreme court OF the stats
: thus working a hardship on their fel
) low officers. The mere presence of
! police officer should strike awe in tn
+ hearts of all wrong doors, should com
! pei a strict observance of the 1av
! Yet on the contrary, the sight Of SOM
+ officers has the opposite effect The
a excite contempt for the law Ne1
. Britain Herald.