The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-10
MINOR FACTS AND FANcIeS.


The opinion of the Philadelphia Press
and some other Republican journals
nearer home that the honorable William
Hines win be easily walloped next fall, by
reason Of his falling out with the admins
tration, is more pleasant than accurate.
| Hines is now situated Just where he
wants to be. AS cuckoo he would
have been merely one among hundred
or two. AS a KICKER though he looms
up into conspicuous publicity, gets q
chance to practice his cunning arts, at
tracts the eyes Of the gossips and can
blame any patronage disappointments in
| his district upon the administration own
| bull-headedness rather than get them
chalked up against his own future. When
it is recalled, how every appointment in
LuZerne county means dozen malcon-
tents, each thereafter living solely for re.
venge, aud utilizing all their friends aud
relatives against the congressman who
has thrown them down." Mr.. Hines es-
cape from such a perplexity means liter
ally new grip on the situation.
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| With q first class candidate opposing
Hines, thorough Republican organiza-
| tion and enthusiasm all along the line,
LuZeTne county may be redeemed next
that it will be any midsummer nights
dream Of a campaign, with Hines playing
the transformed Bottom role, had better
diyest his brain Of such fantasy and open
its portals to the hard fact that Hines has
gained in strength since Monday noon, and
that to dislodge him will require we'll
aimed shots and lots OF them. The Lena
hans and the McGroarty faction hav 20
buried the hatchet; Hines has clear field
in his own party and he has, moreover,
made some advances in the favor of promi.
nent corporate and industrial interests
whose work he has done, which bring him
decided increments Of strength as candi-
date for reelection. These are the real
facts in the case: and it behooves our Re-
publican friends in the mother county to
govern their course accordingly. If Hines
is retired it will be only after hard, stern
and furious fight, into which the Republi-
cans will need to carry all possible zeal, in
genuity, harmony and vim. Mark that
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The earnest persons who are shouting
for new county with Carbondale as its
central jewel should not take it amiss and
grow beautifully sarcastic because their
proposition is not antaneouslywelcomed
with unanimous fervor. All great reforms
have to grow up with the country before the
country will accept them. When Carbon.
dale and its contiguous area attain the
proportions rendering new county
Just and needful, we are ready, for one, to
pledge q suspension of all opposition.
Scrantonians may be arrogant" as an
p-country exchange cruelty remarks, but
they are not 80 hopelessly selfish as to in-
sst upon Carbondale's staying in the same
county whenever Carbondale can present
reasonable arguments for wanting a
change of venue. The question, at all
events, has many more months Of discus
sion before it, and does not yet need the
frantic championship and puerile person
alities which one or two overzealous
friends of the scheme seem disposed to
throw upon it.
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Says the HaZleton Sentinel: '"The
SCRANTON TRIBUNE wants Hon. Il. p. Kis.
ner to run for congressman t-lRrge. Mr..
Grow is not likely to have as a competitor
man with one.tenth of tho ability that
Mr.. Kisner possesses. Mr.. Kisner is not
seeking office or nominations, but il the
test be knowledge and ability there Is no
Office or place that our townsman would
not adorn" THE TRIBUNE yields to none
in its admiration for Mr. Kisner, both as n
gentleman OF amiable personality and as a
Democrat of large views and unquestioned
ability. But why should he not be chosen
to oppose Mr.. Crow He has the braius.
He has the ideas. He is Democrat. And
candidates are clearly not drug in De
mocracy's market We repeat the original
proposition that it would be good politics
to nominate Mr. Kisner, and thus to have
an old.time fight, with old d-time warriors
in the van, and an old-time victory to re,
ward the foremost