The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
This interesting editorial appeared in
yesterdays Philadelphia Press: 1--WE learn
| from the SCRANTON TRIBUNE that Judge
Merriheld declares himself to be protec-
tion Democrat. The chief significance in
such declaration lies in the fact that in
making it Judge Merritield acknowledges
that the Democratic party cannot
have the support Of the people in its
fight to wipe out projections; that rs a
Democratic candidate he would have no
standing in the Eleventh district unless
he substantially repudiated the platform
and purpose of his party. In this view
Judge Merrifeld shows good deal of in-
| telligent discernment, but he does not 90
far enough with his declaration
to enable the people to have any
confidence in it. 1t is no longer
possible for any Democrat to act
with his party on its present
platform and be protectionist. Protec.
tion has been declared unconstitutional by
the Democracy in its national convention
and by the Democrats of Pennsylvania in
state convention. Judge Merrifeld will
not be elected. But il he could ba he
would vote for the Democratic caucus
nominee for speaker Of the next house,
and il his choice should be elected speaker
he knows that another such committee on
ways and means as that OF the present
house would be appointed; that under
President Cleveland's publicly proclaimed
purpose to carry on the war to the end,
there would be further attempts at tariff
legislation in the direction of free trade.
nd al nj
that he would not SO vote? Can
he pledge himself that as pro-
tectionist he would support for
speaker a protectionist like Thomas B.
Reed instead OF Georgia free trader
like Charles f. Crisp? That is the test by
which his protection pretenses must be
tried. Anything short OF that is the mer.
est effort to trick the people of the dis
trict. The time has gone by when the
people can be fooled on this question.
They were cheated in 1892, but the mis-
fortunes and distress which have attended
year and half Of Democratic adminis-
tration have undeceived them. Every man
who votes for Democratic candidate now
votes to wipe ont protection and to assist
President Cleveland to carry on the war
| until the pledges in the Democratic plat.
form have been fulfilled. II Judge Merrl.
field is a protectionist he has no business
to be seeking election to congress as n
Democrat; II he is not protectionist ne is
not honest with the people OF the district
in pretending to be one"
*#*
The chances .of beating McAleer with
Halterman appear good. Notwithstanding
Democratic reports to the contrary Tho
Third congressional district gave Patti.
son 1867 plurality over Delamater for
governor; Magistrate Ladner 2.7lS plu.
rality over Stuart for mayor and Cleve-
land 2,S62 plurality over Harrison for
president. The difference between the
lowest and highest of these pluralities is
| only 1876. The only ward that went Re-
publican in any of those three elections
was the Fifth, where the Democrats were
defeated every time by pluralities that do
not vary largely, Delamater's having been
G66 Stuart's 773 and Harrison's CSC. From
nearly 5000 Democratic plurality in each
of those years the congressional district
took back somersault last November to
plurality Of 94l given to Clement, Repub.
lican, for sheriff, against William Find
lay Brown. Four wards went Republican,
the Fourth by 239; Fifth, S57; Twelfth, q;
and Sixteenth, T. The Democratic plurali-
ties of the other four wards were: Third,
So; Sixth, SO; Eleventh, 2, and Seven
teenth. 6S. The present registration in
the district exceeds the total sheriff vote
13. 900 and the presidential vote by over
G, 400 With decision and unity Republi-
cans can win and this they ut last propose
to do.
The rejuvenated Scranton Times ap-
peared yesterday under the new manage
ment consisting Of William R. Bell as
business manager and Colonel Samuel E.
Hudson as editor The Times is q member
of the new Associated Press, has an al tist
on its staff who makes labelled cartoons
and is sprightly and bright in it's prssents-
tion Of the news. 1t is such paper as the
Democracy of Lackawanua county ought
to support, il 1t possesses sufficient dis
cernment to appreciate u good thing; and
for an initial number yesterdays issue was
such premonition of contemplated i'm
provements as will make the Times cs.
teemed contemporaries, including THE
TRIBUNE, keep their eyes open. There l
room, however, for all of us. Our mott
is, 1.-THE more the merrier;" and perditioE
seize the hndmost. To Messrs Hudson
and Bell, local newspaper men, without
fellowship hoping they may meet with
Editor Mooney, who now retirea has
shown himself fearless and capable Jour
nalist, whose future In the profession |,
not in doubt
Candidate Slngery now has the laugh
,on Tom Collins, Democracy's second choice
o., - Ia, a At.- A.
the nomination OF Mr.. Singerly as gov
ernor by the June convention. saws the
Philadelphia Times. Mr.. Collins embraced
the occasion to telegraph his compliments
from Bellefonte when he said: "Dear
Singerly. Stick to the ticket. It is your
Democratic duty" On the nomination OF
Mr.. Collins last Tuesday by the recalled
convention at Harrisburg, Candidate
Singerly had a magnificent opportunity to
return the favor and he did so In the
same kind Of a laconic message, in which
he said: Dear Collins. Stick to the
ticket 1t is more than ever your Demo
cratic duty" When Mr.. Collins read the
message he was tickled all to pieces. and
on the day that he met Mr.. Singerly he
made this observations: by the Eternal,
Singerly, the both OF us will stick till we
can't stick any murer'
Alex F. Connel, the popular South Sid.
councilman, has at last deferred to the
wishes of friends who have desired him to
enter the Second district legislative race.
He will therefore be candidate before
next Tuesdays convention. MIR. Connel
has already evinced his popularity in mu-
nicipal politics, and hopes to be able TO
make a cOrrespondingly good showing in
the larger arena.
There Is talk Of appealing to the Re.
publican state committee to did In break
Ing the Sixteenth Congressional district
conference deadlock, which, after $50 bal.
lots, stands rigid in this ratio Packer, 9;
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