Sardonic Sardella

           With apologies to Al Fontaine, I agree with your editorial

    today ( Sept. 23 )  " No dunking stool ".   Cruel and unusual

    punishment is not the way to deal with uncivilized-tourists in our beautiful

    town of Newport.

        I suspect that Councilman Sardella 's vicious idea of a

    newspaper " pillory " has its source in the political atmosphere

    of the Starr Chamber investigation.

        ( edit above :  " uncivilized tourists " )

       In his " Diary in Exile " the Russian Revolutionary Leon

    Trotsky commented on the " great reserves of darkness " even

    in so called civilized people. ( If he could see Russia today ! )

           Your editorial suggested that public urinators  " pay

    heavily for their crimes ".  Of course one should question the

    " justice " of equal " heavy fines " for extremely disparate

    income groups.

            Also more public urinals might diminish the number

    of extremely offensive public urinators.

       " Civilization " can be measured by consideration for basic

    human needs .

        Above all a town so dependent on tourists as Newport

    should have more than adequate public rest rooms.