The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-02


be dropped quicker than a live coal after
election.
Protection as principle is dead and
damned. according to William M. SIN
gerly. The people will discuss this, propo-
sition on Tuesday, and we advise the gen.
ial commodore to keep his eye on the re-
turns
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Rey-
nolds, the man who has helped Hoke
smith to heap contumely on the heads
of deserving Union veterans has injected
himself into the Pennsylvania campaign,
and Will make hundreds OF votes for
Hastings.
Now that Billy Hines sees possible
100000 dangling before his enraptured
vision in the form of damages from the
Hazleton Sentinel 1t will no longer do to
call him poor man. A man with $lOO,-
GOO character is a rich and racy novelty
in politics, these days.
These are great days for libel suits.
First, Judge Reeder sued Howard Mutch-
Ter. Next General Hastings sues Lawyer
OConnor, of Johnstown. After that, Billy
Hines sues the Hazleton Sentinel for $780,
600 and now George Hunt, of Waynes-
burg, sues Ernest F. Acheson. the Re-
publican editor-candidate in the Twenty
fourth district wanting $4,000.
If It is any consolation to Representa-
tive M. 7. Burke he Is welcome to the
knowledge that he is not the only candi-
date for reelection who is encountering
trouble by reason of his opposition to the
Farr free textbook bill. Both Walter II.
Merrick and Jerome B. Niles are kept
busy up in Tioga trying to explain their
negative votes. They, however, are man.
ly enough to admit what they did. They
are not trying to skulk out of 1t.
Judge A. o. Furst, who has upon occa-
sions presided in the local courts, has de-
cided to resign the president .judgeship
OF the Forty ninth judicial district on
| NOV. To- In order to resume the practice
Of law. His record the past ten years has
| been somewhat remarkable. BY q care
ful estimate 1t appears that he has dis
| posed of 5000 cases in the district during
his term of office. These do not include
numerous orphans court cases that
came under his disposal.
Hon. e. b. Hardenbergh, of Wayne, Is
making gallant fight for the office OF
state senator from the Twenty-sixth sen.
| atorial district, and will without doubt be
| elected by large majority. AS a mem.
| Der or the house of representatives from
1885 to 1888, Mr.. Hardenbergh made rec.
ord which entities him to the confidence
of the voters of Wayne and Susquehanns
counties. The Archibald Citizen pays Mr.
| Hardenbergh a merited tribute as fol
lows: Edmund b. Hardenbergh, Re
| publican nominee for state senator, ir
the Wayne-Susquehanna district, is uni
| Versaly respected and beloved by al
| CluSSeS anu cTeeuS. lie is always IOuHC
on the side Of right, and of the oppressed
and has proved himself so manly anC
| true in every relation of life that he may
be safely trusted with the best interests
of the people of that district in Novem
| ber."
Hon. Morgan B. Williams has pub
lshed the following manly card In sup
port Of John Leisenring, who defeated
him for the Republican lcongressiona
nomination in LuZerne county: "Th,
election on Tuesday next Is q most i'm
| portant one, as important and vital q!
any held for 81 great many years. Tht
principle of protection to American Labor
and American capital is at stake No Is
sue could be fraught with deeper signif
| cance, for upon 1t depends the continued
growth prosperity and happiness of tn,
nation. Individual disappointments anC
interests must pale before consideration!
like these and l should be untrue to my
self and my country If / permitted The
election to take place without warning my
many friends to stand shoulder to shoul
der with the army of voters who mean t
cast their ballots for John Leisenrinl
and the entire Republican ticket. l shall
vote for Mr.. Leisenring willingly be
cause | believe 1t to be absolutely neces
sary to redeem this congressional distric
from Democratic misrule and to put 1t II
line with all the other districts that ar,
represented at Washington by Republi
cans. and l hope my friends will do like
| wise"