The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-31

vas A genuine |. vv. wItrpatslsh pioneer in the ""
 art of piscatcrlAl salesmanship. Until his appearance on the blsi- ness horizon of this city the bla- tent, fogRy fish horn was the ace oef1eed advertising medium of the trade. Ise, like the true creative artist, sccrned convention and had the courage 10 substitute for the horn q silver cornet. Along his Foute he summoned the house. wives to barter at tho taii Of 2 cart, wherein reposed haddock aild cod and Inackerel, by sounding . triple tongued-taradiddIe which would put Co shame tho historic masters of the instrument. With his passing the true art of fleh YnongeFing came to Q lafnentabie end in Waterbury.
 'Thirteen There!"
 I remember another dispenser of Friday provender who was not only Ays expert in fins, tails, ana aiile but also \ great moral iniiu- erce in the community. Iie spe- claliged in what was known iil tho eiided speech of tho period as "hernA". The herring were piled at the end of tho wagon and the clientele was permitted 70 make It's own selection as to size and weiRht, Purchases were made usually in dogen lots and the re- lations between seller and buyer preserved oil the nieetiea of trade deoorum unless the purchaser rc- sorted to q long count. Then the heavens would be rent by Q roar of objection from the herring huekater. "Thirteen therel Lay back one. And the biggest one tool" he would shout. The fear Of exposure with its consequent loss of face asicng the rieighborg aeted as such eA moral deterrent thAE thanks to this indotnitable cham" plOn of applied inAthstilaticg, hhernD pilferifg was abandoned and petty larceny, nt least in the iish business, become nothing less than social suicide.
 The Only Objection
 The only type Of fishmonger held in contempt by this Commen- tator is tho one who peddles stink" ing fish. With this brief introduce ton we proceed to q consideration Of tho Gpeach made by exs"Fish- faonger| Albert D. Smith at last Saturday nights dinner Of the due Fonts Liberty League in washing" ton, Again lot it be known ct the outset, that in using the title "Tishna0ngerv the writer haA no deeir0 to belitkle the character or achievemenss of Mfr. Smith. ID estimating the life Of any flAn consideration must Do given not only Co the heights nc reaches put also to the depths from which no rose. No one will deny that what the exsgovaFnOr Of New York had made of himself wae on accoiil- plishment 70 fine and sd praise" worthy as mako it an inspiration to the Iowly of the land. The ap- peiati0n "Fishmonger" did not originate with me. It ig c quota- ton from Mr. Smiths one time deadly enemy and present wariil- est admirer, the New York Herald. Tribune which on the occasion or one Of his Feselecti0ng to the gov- ernofahip Of New York plibllcized the event As "the return of the llahmonger c the Executive Mat- sien in Albany"
 The Pity Of It
 An importance altogether cut Of proportion to tho result has been attached to Mfr. Smiths weekend Ash delivery. His talk taken by it- self contained nothing new, strange, or startling in itg preeeii- tation Of alleged facts, It might have been just another one of those things turned out by the Republican National Committees speech hopper. ft contained c 70" nash of all the worm eaten ace cusatlons made against the Demo- cratic administration, Q scattering Of tcO-wise cracks, and enough "aint's" thrown in to show that "Ai" was putting cn his old act of roslah.aiad-Feady man of the "pee" pull There was nothing worthy Of the notice and dissemination it received, even by those who ap- proved it. There was one states Inent which was deliberately iIi-