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Show THAT STREET CAR REPORT. The leniency of the Commercial club toward the feelings of thestreet car company may or "may not be appreciated by the recalcitrant corporation. It is a pretty well established principle that when a man becomes chronic in his habit of breaking promises, prom-ises, the abit grows to be second nature and his word is worthless. The principle applies quite aptly apt-ly to the superintendent of a corporation, and is strikingly illustrated in the promises made, ad nauseam, by, our street car company manager. There is a lurking suspicion, however, that he is not permitted per-mitted to keep his promises. We trust that the Commercial club will see to it that there is no more equivocation, procrastination and forgetfulness. And assurance of continued vigilance on the part of the club seems to be given in the board of governors' letter to Dr. King, and his investigating committee, in the words that "the withholding of your report from publication is, in all probability, temporary." This letter, by the way, was mailed to Dr. King on Wednesday morning, before the public, through The Telegram, began o call for the publication of the report. If the club's leniency toward the street car company shall result in the needed reforms, the public will be satisfied. The attitude of the club must be regarded as a guaranty of such reforms. |