The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-13
CHATS BY THE WAY.

"a J' ColDOTIl, JT., VINO went 10 Pnlld-
delphia just before the close of the cam
paign, at the express invitation of David
Martin to deliyer seven political speeches,
could not get away until those seven had
grown to seventeen. Even then, only an
attack of illness released him from the
demands of the city committee. One of
his experiences before a Philadelphia au-
dience was dramatic. 1t was the Satur-
day night that Governor Mckinley and
General Hastings alternated at two mon
ster meetings. the principal one at the
Academy of Music, where Major McKin-
ley spoke first. 1t so happened that Mr..
Colborn was chosen to follow General
Hastings at the other gathering with
instructions to hold the audience until
Me Kinley should arrive. No one knew
just when this would be. After speaking
with telling effect for more than half an
hour, Our Jack" decided that if Me-
Kinley didn't intend TO get there in proper
season that wasn't his fault, hence he
proceeded to declaim his peroration in
this wise:
AFTER all the havoc, ruin and loss that
his agitation had cost to the Industries of
his countrymen, IL was but natural that
Sir William Wilson should flee for con-
| ISOLATION TO the applauding legions of
| Great Britain, who received him with
open arms Leaving Englishmen to wine
and dine the stout champion OF English
interests, you men of Philadelphia, YOU
fellow citizens of Pennsylvania, will turn
TO greet the defender of your interests
and your political faith, who comes
among you in the person of Ohlo's gallant
governor, Major William McKmleyr
AS he spoke, he turned impressively
toward one of the wings of the stage and
| sure enough, at the very instant the
| crowd gave way and man came to the
| front who was none other than Major
Mckinley himself. The enthusiasm that
| followed was something extraordinary.
1t was fully ten minutes before Mckinley
could begin his speech.
The coincidence was wholly unpremed-
itated; yet no doubt half the audience
thought it pre-arranged,
With the trolley railway already a fix
ture In our American life, II ought to he
possible soon for material Improvement
to manifest itself in the quality of troll
ley car accommodations. The barn-ike
characteristics of most winter street cars
are as unnecessary as they are crude.
There Is absolutely no fair reason why
for five cents the average passenger
comfortable a seat as the average pas
senger receives who pays three cents a
mile to the steam car officials. The st.
Louis trolley company which has ordered
palace cars correctly interprets growing
public demand. When will the palace
street car materialiZe In Scranton?
The faculty of Lafayette college, in
vetoing proposed game with Princeton
assumes that foot ball, as now played
is dangerous and brutal And is 1t not
right? Those who recall the scene In this
city, few weeks ago, when q robust and
strappng youth was pounced upon by a
horde of kicking wild men until, with O
crack, his thigh bone was broken so that
its ragged ends jutted out through ths
bleeding flesh, are not open to argument
on this point. Foot ball as q pastime may
have its good points; but 1t Is yet far toe
barbarous.
If the undertone of confidence now aud
ible among Scranton business men shall
expand into the business revival thai
most persons regard as certain to result
from Republican restoration, II will soor
be time to revive the Quiescent new ar
mory project. That was originally pros
trated as much by Democratic times" a!
by anything else. Give Scranton its sec
ond wind and the new armory will Ger
talnly materialize.
The uncertainties of politics have sci
dom been better illustrated than in tn,
election of George Llewellyn, OF Plttston
to the Luzerne prothonotaryship. TIL,
day Mr.. Llewellyn was nominated h,
was three hundred miles from the con
| a.. \. Al
becoming a candidate for Office. Whei
the congressional nomination went t,
John Leisenring and the judgeship t,
Captain Darte the leaders of the conven
ton decided It was time to do something
for the upper end, and hence threw tn,
prothonotaryship to 1t. 1t is doubtless
the exact truth to say that Mr.. Llewellyi
was as greatly surprised as Mr.. Schapper
4 was when informed Of his election.