The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-30

cellent prospect that it will be three
out OF the four.
Another Hopeful Fight.
In the Eighth district there is no
comparison between Judge Kirkpat-
rick, the Republican candidate, and his
Democratic competitor, joseph J. Hart.
The latter is merely the proxy for Con-
gresham Mutchler, who owing to the
opposition of the Harrity faction in the
district, was unable to secure a nomina-
ton for himself. 1t is perfectly well
understood that if Hart is elected
Mutchler will continue to control the
affairs of the district to the end of the
Cleveland administration, the same as
! if he remained the representative. 1t
is, besides that, district that has suf-
fered in a very considerable degree
from Democratic hard times, and while
it was not one that gave a Republican
majority last February, 1t gives every
promise OF a revolution at the coming
election
The Seventeenth district, although
| Democratic by 5000 two years ago.
went Republican in February, and so
| did the Twenty eighth, while the Nine
/ teenth came within very small num-
Der of votes of it, There is very little
/ doubt that the latter will now elect
! Colonel Stable to congress over Peter
! II. Strubinger, This has already been
| conceded by Democratic authority, FOR,
! In addition to the natural feeling of
the people on the general issue, Stru-
| binger is n personally unpopular candi-
date, and not the kind of Il man the
Democrats of the district want for a
representative. On the other hand
Colonel Stable has great popularity
where he is known, was q courageous
soldier in the war and Is a successful
farmer. He would make by all odds
the best representative the district has
had in many years.
If the Republicans in the Seventeenth
and Twenty-eighth districts do theil
duty as well as they did ii In February
both these districts will be won. Botl
have large mining, manufacturing anC
agricultural interests. which are hes
subserved by Republican success, anC
which cannot afford any further agita
tiOn of the tariff question under a Dem
ocratic administration. The Republican
candidate in each district is thorough,
representative of the principles an,
purposes of the party, In full sympath,
with the people and thoroughly practi
cal. There would be no encouragement
TO free trade in their election.
Let Common Sense Prevail.
The fact that the people are shown,
disposition to cast their votes thi
year on common sense business basis
and with a patriotic desire TO end tn
Democratic hard times, makes 1t en-
tirely reasonable to calculate tina
Pennsylvania will not send more tha
/ two or three Democrats to the mex
, congress, and it Is quite possible tn
representation Of the free trade part
may be reduced to one-and that one G
, no earthly account beyond a vote.
At the same time that Pennsylvania
vote for prOtectlonist congressmeI
there is every reason to believe the
Will vote the entire Republican locf
ticket, to the end that the object lesso
thus administered to Democrat botcl
work at Washington may be as impre.
sive as the peaceful method of the ba
lot box can make it. In the even nun
= ber senatorial districts. men are to b
2 sent to the state senate who will pa,
: ticipate in the choice of an Unite
I States senator to succeed j. Donal
r cameron In 1897. This should be an at
ditional incentive TO Republicans
make their influence felt when The
step up TO the polls on Tuesday next