The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-12

Dramatic realism is not without its AL
vautagpS, fact well known in the case OF
Ere nix ]. Frayne. When his organization
came to financial grief at New Castle, the
sale of the two trained hears enabled tho
lady performers to purchase railway tick
cts home. All prescieut theatrical mauag.
ers should take something negotiable along
with them, particularly when doing one
uight stands.
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And that reminds mo. There's good
deal Of smiling on the other side OF the
face now that Mr.. F'rothingham's new
theatre is approaching magnificent com.
| pIetion. Mr.. rockingham, by the way is
! fortunate in his present oveTseer Of the
work. Superintendent Brazil is one Of
| the most experienced men in his business,
and when he gets through, Scranton will
have a superb "reminiscences Of his artistic
skill.
Physicians say the grip is on the wRne,
Thank fate for that. OF all the measly,
noXious enervating ills to which suffering
| humanity Is heir, this, surely, Is the blue.
ribboned chief. You aren't decently sick
and You aren't decently well. Gou just
suspend midway betwiXt the two, and get
! a varied assortment of mean feelings on
all sides May the grip go quickly and
long journey to it, when it starts
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| IL must be confessed that if Scranton
| Democrats were unduly tirkled over Grant
| Herring's appointment they have success
| fully concealed all outward evidences Of it.
| But it was doubtless not made with any
particular view of pl easing Scranton Dem.
Ocrats. AS matter of fact, Scranton
Democrats are painfully below par in the
estimation of the big chief at Washington.
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Herrings appointment however gives
growing room for budding senatorial as
piration in the mind of Walter L. Ritter,
Of Willamsport. Ritter is one of the few
really bright young men who stand high
! in Pennsylvania Democracyto bright,
have often thought. to waste himself in
such company. In the house he has been
a power: and in the state senate he
would readily take rank among the fore.
| most.
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Certain western papers are counseling
Representative stone OF Warren not to
| let himself get frightened out of the
gubernatOrial race. We can heartily sec
ond this advice. There is no need to get
frightened. There is nothing in the out
look to Justify fear The Republican
masses are going TO have their choice, and
not make any cOucealment about it, either.
Hereabouts. we think that choice will be
| Hastings, but if it should be Stone instead,
all's one Well do our best for the nomi
nee of tho majority.
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Pittgton borough is naturally Democrat.
ic. The citizens OF it who have decided to
continue their effort to secure efficient,
non-partisan local rule have therefore,
acted wisely in re.nominating Burgess
Thomas Naloney, who, on broad partisan
issues is n Democrat: and the Democrats
were polite when they Endorsed his
candidacy. Mr.. Maloney, having no or
ganiZed opposition, will thus have larger
opportunity to promote those reforms
which he was originally selected to begin
Under the act of 1893 Mr. Maloneys next
term will be for three years: and IN that
period much desirable progress ought to
be achieved in the betterment of Pittston Is
municipal condition.
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The revolt which Mr. Malonev headed
last year against what were said to be
highly Objectionable features of past Dor.
ough rule, and which resulted in an utterly
unexpected majority In his favor
was typical Of the growing dis
satisfaction which Americans begin
to entertain with reference to the gov.
ernment of their cities. Many charge.
were made-some, possibly, exaggerated
that Pittston had been negligently and
cOrruptly governed. 1t was asserted that
no municipal improvements worth men.
tioning were in evidence to prove that the
| proceeds of the continued taxation of the
public had been applied to legitimate pub.
lie purposes. Evidently the voters of
Pittston regarded these arguments as we'll
grounded, for the overJurninc of major.
ity which had had almost uninterrupted
control for nearly thirty years was as EN-
phatic as it was novel.
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lt Is this aggressive reform sen niment
which is again on the alert through. Mr..
Maloney's second candidacy; and the fact
that it is not TO be seriously opposed this
spring seems to presage well for the prom.
ised new regime. The simple truth is that,
broadly speaking, Americans have only
| just begun their declaration of independ.
ence against petty tyranny beside which
that Of George Ill and Lord North was re-
spectacle in its frankuess- the persistent,
ruthless and Unsuitable tyranny Of cor.
rupt "hpss" rule as eXempliied in our
| Tweeds and Crokers and in the eager dis
ciples of these WORTHLESS who ply their
vampire arts in smaller fields of municipal
misrDle. Any view of the future which
neglects to accord conspicuous place to
the coming municipal Parkhursts and
Sumner Teals will it ID believed, be sadly