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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
THE DRUMMER.

(Read by f. A. Niven at a Wilkes
Barre banquet of commercial travelers.)
What man is that with flashing eye,
Who can Fate's sharpest shafts defy,
Who mods at every passer-by?
The Drummer.
Who is it that upon the train,
From California on to Maine,
Assauges every grief or pain?
The Drummer.
Who is II claims the world his own,
And even on the glittering throne
His tempting sample goods throws down
The Drummer.
Who Is 1t presses Europe's ground,
The Yankee flag about him bound
And wins a fight in one short round?
The Drummer.
Who is 1t on the railroads through
Delights in entertaining you
With stories that are neat and new?
The Drummer
Who is It passes for a jay
When card sharps banter him to play,
And with the Doodle walks away?
The Drummer.
Who is it cuts the town boy out
At many q dance and genial rout,
And makes the old beaux frown and pout
The Drummer.
Who is 1t calmly cuts dash,
Who asks no credit, pays his cash,
And never fails to make ''mash?"
The Drummer.
Who Is It loves his home the best,
Though always longing for Its rest,
And deems its sacred portals blest?
The Drummer.
Who keeps the travelling world astlr
With stories without blemish, sir;
At Momus' shrine a worshiper?
The Drummer.
Who Is It, wearing age or youth,
Or circled round with foes forsooth,
Always and ever tells the truth?
The Drummer.
Who telleth tales that split your side,
And tickleth cen deacon's hide,
From early morn till eventlde?
The Drummer.
Who wears his heart upon his sleeve
And hastes all sorrow to relieve,
Nor asks what pay he will receive?
The Drummer.
Who loves his wife and babies dear,
And brings to them continued cheer,
Nor Gossip's idle tongue doth fear2
The Drummer.
And who when life'slast trip is o'er,
WIN pick his gripsack from the floor
And saunter in at Heavens door?
The Drummer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

would probably adjust themselves with
out uncommon legislative effort. The
plan is obviously plausible; and there
are numerous reasons for believing that
1t would be more acceptable to the
people generally than would have been
the plan whereby the late Secretary
Window contemplated providing
against the emergency when Republi-
can financiering had at last achieved
the wiping out of the national debt. The
Window plan, 1t will be remembered,
had In mind an issue of United States,
long-term consols, bearing very low in
terest, not higher than per cent. The
objection to this plan is that 1t would
perpetuate the national debt merely in
order to prolong the life of national
banks as banks of issue. This plan of
DR.. Strong curtails the national banks
to banks of deposit, but 1t makes the
magnitude of the national debt a mat
ter of indifference And, last of all, 1t
would, by abolishing interest on city,
county and state bonds used as basis
of currency, save perhaps $5O,OO0,0 900 an
nually for the people, thus virtually
expanding the currency to an amount
equal to the ecOnomized interest
charges.
We must confess to a degree of be-
wilderment amid the numerous pro-
jects lately advanced for saving the
financial honor of the nation. Many OF
them smack loudly of self-interest
Such are to be regarded with suspicion
by the mass of people who are neither
money-lenders nor borrowers to large
degree. But it does not at this moment
occur to us that the project Of our Star
rucca friend, whatever its shortcom-
ings, can be classified as having been
dictated by any desire to augment an
existing debt nor cheat a creditor. TC
this extent at least, it can be submitted
to discussion with fair measure of ap.
proval, to which we may safely add a
token of admiration for its simplicity
and its uniqueness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
The City of PittstOn.

From the Philadelphia Press
Pittston is the latest Of the boroughs
to assume the dignity and organized gov
ernment of city. The governors procla-
nation to that effect has just been is
sued, and the change, which was, of
course, made in pursuance of the vote of
the people, appears to be an altogether
satisfactory one. The new city has a very
thrifty and interesting population, which
numbered at the last census l0,3O2, but
which is no doubt very much in excess of
that at this time. Its growth from 1880 to
1890 amounted to 37.S7 per cent, and it may
soon begin to make faces at its big neigh
Dor on either side, Wilkes-Barre and
Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

The Minneapolis Tribune has, by its
admirable reports of the daily sessions
of the municipal reform convention,
placed every other newspaper in the
country underobligations to it. It's sum-
maries of the papers read the fore part
Of the week in this convention have
been adequate, intelligent and we'll
edited; and there is no essential detail
absent. Those who are interested in
municipal progress could not invest
money to better advantage than in the
purchase of copies Of this Minneapolis
newspaper containing the proceedings
of the Good Government congress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
Cleanse Common Council.

There Is general dissatisfaction with
Scranton's present common council.
The majority of it's members do not, in
public estimation, measure up to the
requirements of the third community
in Pennsylvania. Some of its members,
If common report be true, are not only
none too scrupulous in their methods
Of legislation, but they have, also, only
scant ability and very moderate intel
ligence. While there are probably sew
eral honest members of this body and
one or two honest and able members,
the net aggregate Of ability and probity
Is much beneath this growing citys
need. This much may be said in all
caodor without carrying with it any
suggestion of a desire on our part to
call names or "slate" enemies. Names
could be called and shady personages
could be pilloried, If 1t were thought
necessary. We trust that it will not be-
come necessary.
What Is the secret of this mediocrity?
To whom shall we attribute the blame?
Perhaps no better answer can be given
than, without mentioning names, to cite
the example of a gentleman high in the
estimation of local business men-a
man who, at board Of trade meetings,
for instance, does not spare words of
criticism for shortcomings in Scran-
toms municipal government. This gen.
tleman was once besought by number
of appreciative neighbors to be candi-
date for common council. His reply
was to laugh loudly and treat the
proposition as an excellent joke. He
was, it is true, a careful, honorable and
prudent business man. He knew the
value of business methods and of busi-
ness experience In councilmanic delib-
erations. And he was not, in intention,
a coward. But he drew back from an
opportunity to benefit the city because,
in his opinion, a seat in common council
is the natural prey of ward heelers or
subsidized tools.
This, we dare say, is the general feel
ing-a feeling which excellently serves
the purposes Of those who make public
office a private snap. Isn't 1t about
time, in this happy decade of general
reform, for the level-headed business
men and the decency-loving middle
classes Of Scranton to take an active
part in the selection of the next COM
mon council? Is their indifference or
levity to continue until we, too, shall
have miniature Tammany in munich
pal control? The Objectionable fea-
lures Of our present common council are
not as yet really dangerous. Those
members Of that body who fall below
the requisite standard are ignorant
and therefore easily cast off. But a
few more years of unchecked practice
In the arts of corrupt legislation would
put different phase on the matter, and
the postponed house cleaning which
could now be readily effected would
then become q task of uncommon diff
ficulty.
The new councilmen to be elected in
February should first of all be honest
and earnest men. We shall have more
to say on this subject before we get
through with it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

That the sentiment OF western Re-
publicans, as indicated in Thursdays
gathering Of the Republican. congress
sional committee, is hnfavorable to
further agitation in the direction of
high tariffs Is not proof that western
Republicans want free trade. They
want protection; but they want only so
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

Nicaragua canal boomers take it for
granted If Uncle Sam doesn't indorse
the worthless bonds of a yet more
worthless canal company some other
government will. An excellent reply
may be made in the two-fold fact that
no other country wants to, in the first
place, while in the second place no
other country dares to. The American
people will not permit the Nicaragua
canal to be bossed by any other power.
Neither will they be entrapped into
pulling chestnuts out Of the fire in be-
half of individual stock spectators.
When they want to build the canal at
the public expense they will do so d.
rectly and without circumlocution or
apology.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

The state, which requires its citizens
to pay school taxes should also require
those who have children of school age
to send these children to school unless
there is valid excuse to the contrary.
This, in a sentence, is the common sense
Of this much-befogged question of COM
pulsory education.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

The councllmanic candidate Of doubt
ful reputation who spends money seek
ing an Office to which no salary is at
tached should be unfiinchingly turned
down by the people. The decent ele-
ment in Scranton is fully able to elect
trustworthy men to councils If it will
take the trouble to make its power felt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
NO TIME FOR TINKERING.
Washington Special.

washington Special,
Senator Platt, Of Connecticut, voices the
sentiments of most Republican senator's
when he says there must be no tariff tink-
erlng in the coming session of Congress-
that Republicans must take no affirmative
action until they have the power. He feels
that although opposed to the scandalous
sugar schedule, 1t would do no good to en-
deavor to amend it. for that would re-
open the entire tariff question and neces-
sarily recreate that uncertainty which the
election has in large measure destroyed
The country wants a rest, and business
men can be assured that there will be nc
tariff agitation by Republicans this ses'
sion
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

Some statistical crank has figured it
up that the amount of liquor con-
sumed In the country will average two
glasses daily for every person. Many
impecunious old soaks who are occa-
sionally obliged to exist forty-eight
hours without moisture will doubtless
agree that the liquid has not been prop
erly distributed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

much of 1t as is necessary to cover the
difference between home and foreign
industrial conditions. A tariff which
exceeds this limit is bound to become as
unpopular as it is superfuous, for rea-
sons readily understood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

Strong Man Sandow has lost lot
of diamonds. 1t is to be hoped that the
modern Hercules, in grasping the ad-
vertising methods of the weaker sex,
in histrionic fields, will not develop any
of the gem-exhibiting propensities of
the individual of Alvin Joslin fame.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

To understand the milk in the cocoa
nut of Rev. j. C. Hogans popularity
in the Scranton correspondence of the
People, 1t Is necessary to know who
writes that correspondence. Is it Rev,
Mr.. Hogan himself?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
An Up and Down Plea.
From the Cincinnati Tribune.

FTOW INt OIHUIIINdl ITIDUHt.
Judge" said the young man with torn
clothes and black eye, "considerin' the
way the police done me up, l think you
ought to let me down easy"
Young man, if you came here expecting
this court to be parachute" replied the
Judge with a harsh, police court laugh,
"you are away off your trolley. Ninety
doys
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

If Miss Consuleo Vanderbilt resem-
bles her published portraits it Is safe
to assert that the person who threat
ened to kidnap the young lady was
either crazy or cross-eyed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

One fire a year, in the central part
of the city, for instance, would alone
cost more than the extra cost of paid
fire department for the entire year.
We had better have the paid firemen
than the one costly fire.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

What are the practical business men
of Scranton-those men who sometimes
complain that the city is not properly
governed-doing to improve the quality
of city legislation? How many of them
are willing to become common council
men?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

The congressman who does not intro
duce some sort of bill calculated to
cover the financial question, will not be
in 1t this winter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

The realization that he is not big
ger man than the court doubtless has
fallen upon Debs with the usual dull
thud
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
NVhy lie Didn,tJike II

From the Washington Star.
II can't help my dislike for it," said
Meanderlng Mike; II onct seen a sign in
/ never 1t could have no respect for II
sence"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
A Literary Comparison.

From the Cincinnati Tribune.
what sort of steak do they serve at
your boarding house?
'Oh, 1t is good deal like French novel
rather tough, but very well done"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

Newfoundland, too, displays symp-
ioms of disorder resembling the
irover-Cleveland-popgun-congressc COM
,lication of diseases.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15

If the exclusion of anarchists can be
brought about by legislation, let us not
shirk the legislation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-15
SCRANTON, DECEMBER 10, 1894.
THE SCRANTON OF TODAY.

Come and inspect our city.
Elevation above the tide, 740 feet.
Extremely healthy.
Estimated population, 1894, 100000.
Registered voters, 20,599.
Value of school property, 75O,OO.
Number of school children, 1900.
Average amount Of bank deposits, SiV'-
100000.
It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn
sylvanla.
Canproduce electric power cheaper than
Niagara.
No better point in the United States al
which to establish new industries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
NOTES OF TIE canvass.

The Republicans Of the XVIII Assembly Distric,
have opened campaign headquarters AZ No. 81
Thlrd-avc. \ handsome transparency with the
names Of the candidates OF the State ticket WAS
displayed last night.
The following resolution was passed at the regular
meeting OF the Ninth Ward Pioneer Corps Of New
York on Wednesday evening.
Whereas. The Republican party. In convention as
sembe have pace1 IN ronnS,ion LrY Morton
Governor. and Albert G. Haight for Judge Of the
Resolved. rhat we. the msm ie Of the Ninth
support Of the State ticket Of which they are the
head, and shall labor from now until O'Clock Tues
day, November s. 1894, for their election.
The first gun Of the campaign In the Twenty
fifth Ward Of Brooklyn was fired Wednesday
night by an enthusiastic mass-meeting. he'd under
the auspices Of the Morton and Saxton Campaign
pesded ana 'fse s@nrrs n we're pTese,
Frank Mason. David a. Lee and S!as A. Ayres.
The lid Assembly District Republican Club. at
No. Chambers-st., viii give house WARMING this
cub announces that he expects WI; lam Brookned
John f. Miho..and. General Tracy, Pc ice Commits
s sTa samue. Thomas. Alfred H. conklins and Gen
eral Henry L. Burnett at the meeting &C.,,
X, he'd at No. canal-st, Las, evening the 10
vention OF Good Government Cubs 10 be held In
Vienna Hal J 5e ana F'y-sishth-st
Katz and solomon Cohen
The f. b. Harper Republican cub Of the XXIXth
Assembly District he'd a meeting last night the
clubhouse One-hundred- -thiryhfth-st. and WI
s-ave.. 10 ratify the nominations made By the Re
publican Convention AT Saratoga. Or Geary Sauer
called the meeting 10 order. resO.utiOn was
adopted Endorsing the nominees and the Platform.
The par.ors OF the clubhouse were vel flied with
uslasilc Republicans. who listened 10 co-
quent address made by Joseph Ksnple, OF West
Virginia.
The Executive Committee OF the Good Govern
ment clubs met at the home OF W Hnrris Roomc,
No. % West Fifty secOnd-st last night. to con
slider the advisabihty Of postponng the Good
Government Convention until further conference
with other anti-Tanmany organizations. No con-
clusion was reached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES ELECTED

Newburg. N Y. Sept. 2o.-The Democrats Of the
Ist Assembly District Of Orange County to-day
elected the following delegates to the State Con-
vention: l.. W. Y. McCroskery. James Scott
Grant T. Taylor aiternates Grenville Kane
Abram s. Cassidy was elected delegate to the
Judicial Convention. The convention adopted
litions approving the of the New-York
Senators and Representatives. and also regretting
the dcclnatOn Of Governor Flower
Kingston n. Y. Sept. 20 (SpeciaD.-The follow
ing chosen delegates to the Democratic State
Convention from the ia Ulster District this after
noon: W. c. Tamney, John G. Hornbeck and Ira
Black.
Plattsburg, y. Y. Sept. pat the Democratic
County Convention held here to-day T.,F. Con
way w. n. Thayer and s r. Humphrey were
named as delegates 10 the State Convention. They
were not instructed
clean. n. Y. Sept. 20 (SpeciaD.-The Democratic
Convention for Cattaraugus County held
day w. A. Snowman was nominated for the As
sembly Delegates TO the State Convention were
chosen follows: Charles Cary, j. w. Mcmahon
and Clare Willard.
Whitehall. y. Y. Sept. 20-Thc Democratic Con
venton he'd at Warrensburg this afternoon elected
the following delegates to the State Convention from
Warren County: Henry Grifiing George II. Finch
and Andrew McGiniey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
PLEASED WITH THE NOMINEES.

THE MORNINGSIDE REPUBLICAN CLUB HOLDS A
HOUSING RATIFICATION MEETING
The members of the Mornngsde Republican Club
met in force last night at their handsome clubhouse,
One-hundred and -sixteenth-st and Seventh-ave 10
ratify the nomination of the Saratoga convention.
The meeting was called order at o'clock. Long
before this the broad avenue had been brilliantly
illuminated with colored fire and Roman candles.
and a great bonfire kept blazing all the evening
in front of the clubhouse. James King Duffy Gale!
the meeting to order and read letter from General
Arson G.. McCook, in which General McCook eX-
pressed his regret at being unable to be present lie
said. In his letter. that the nominations commented
themselves only to the members OF the RepuD-
hCan party but to all men who believed III the dlS
nifty of American labor and the protection OF Amer-
can industries. He eulogized Mr.. Morton In few
well-chOsen words. For our nominee for Cover
nor" ne wrote. Il have the most profound respect.
and have the greatest admiration for his splendid
qualities 1t Is no exaggeraiion to say that for hon
never had superior in the office which he hled
with much dignity and irmnesS.' These words
greeted with applause, loud and long continued.
Then Mr. Duffy left the chair and Frank {. Langley
indorsing the nominations Of Levi +. Morton for
Governor. Charles T. Skxton for Lieutenant-tiov-
ernor and Albert Haight for Judge of the Court Of
Appeals then formally passed with much en-
The chairman expressed regret at the absence Of
who had represented the NNIlld Assembly District
at the Saratoga Convention Mr.. HOffstadt spoke
well and received much applause. lie was followed
by John Ford. Other speakers were James =. Leh
maer, General James X. O'l}erne and Congressman
l.. f. Quigg. The meeting did not end until a late
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
pnwaPD r. Lessen RING DEAF

Mauch Chunk. Penn. Sept %-ha"I and
Leisenring the president OF the Leh's" =, Harnr
Navigation Company. died this mor"'" %, Is1sen.
burg. Germany. aged forty nine years ,,a was the
ring was "A native OF Mauch chuhh, Who WAS
eldest son OF the late John Leisenrns, ~"O Of tho
prominently Identified with the deveiop which
great Lehigh Coal and Navigation con'p substan-
is to-day one OF the wealthiest anu "'O
tiai corpora lions OF this state ,oyal months agS
and in August he sailed for Europe The journey
at the medical springs Of Ham sssase announcing
hSt when S he landed at Hamburg he was his VIE
III His brother John Leis r,sd 70 join him. IfS
shn " np pWhch they sailed has not 20 Mauh
The body WIN no ,S Sou family nj plot Of his "
cestors for many generations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
A HUNDRED INEFFECTI-AL BALLOTS

Sacandaga Park y. Y. Sept. 2o.-The adjourned
Congress Convention met here this afternoon
and took 100 ballots without making nomina-
ton. Speaker Maby. OF the Assembly; Judge
Smith. OF Fulton: Judge Houghton. OF Saratoga
and Judge Kellogg, Of st. Lawrence, INDUCED IN "A
prolonged and heated argument in regard 10 the
claims of ST. Lawrence. Both the Fulton and
Saratoga delegates declare that General Curtis
agreed 20 support their candidate this fall II he
were nominated for the last term The ST. Law
renee delegates and General Curtis declare this
be untrue. As yet there seems to be no chance
OF breaking the deadlock on either the question Of
candidate or representation. An adjournment
until II o'clock tomorrow was taken and "a con
ference committee OF three was appointed TO con-
fer with the candidates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-21
SHEPARD DELEGATES CHOSEN.
A COMPLETE SET WILL DEMAND SEATS AT TIKI
SARATOGA CONVENTION.

A COMPLETE SET WILL DEMAND SEATS AT THE
SARATOGA CONVENTION.
The delegates of the Shepard Democracy TO the
State Convention chosen in Assembly district
conventions in Brooklyn last evening. The list con-
tains the names of most of the men prominent In
the Anti-Snapper movement. The full list IS given
herewith:
Ist District-Thomas G. Sherman, Daniel Bradley
and Richard 5. Ramsey
ud-N. b. Killmer Philip Casey and George H.
WnsChe.
HID II. Dougherty. John f. Comfy and George
D. Kuhn.
Ivth-Edward NJ. Shepard. Theodore s Nye and
Thomas f. Davis.
vth-S p Briggs. Thomas J. Kenna and Charles
II. Lyons.
VIth-Richarl Whaen. Sidney s. Walker and John
Mackay
vIIth-wiam Flanagan c. y Moody and II. w
Metz.
vIIth-P. J. Morrison. ". Murray and c. A. Hg-
gins.
IXth-Arthur Moss. l.. T. Carroll and J. s. Van
Wyck
XIII G. Anderson. Patrick Dugan and Z. Ruoff
XIth-Emll Rose. l.. J. stroemig and Daniel
Flegenheimer.
Xuth-Daniel Walsh. J. J. Stanton and Frank
Harth.
XIIth-M E. O'Connor r. W. cambridge and
Thomas J. France
XIvth-E. NJ. Grout. Alexander Caldes and
Richard Hennessy
XNth-C. j. Patterson. Rufus J.. Scott and J. +.
SwanstrOm.
XVIth--charles J. Edwards. VI. v p. Bennett and
&. +. Hoagiand.
XVIIth-R. Meeks G. II. Alexander and Henry
D. Robinson.
XVIIIth-John Friesbend. Henry freshman and
Herman g. Loew>
Eighteen delegates were also chosen TO the ia
District judiciary Convention The seats Of the
cary conventions will be contested by the delegates
chosen last evening.