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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-25
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-25

The Budget of Premier Ribot for
1896, to be supmitted to the French
Chamber of Deputies this week,
proposes several increases in taxa
tion to provide for a deficit Of $lI,s
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-05-25

The municipal election which
took place throughout Spain on
Sunday resulted generally in the
choice Of government candidates by
increased majorities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
They Do Not Clash.

Inquiries have come to us from resi-
dents of the West Side asking If the
proposed state appropriation to the
Lackawanna hospital will interfere
with the movement to establish a
miners hospital in Hyde Park. Our
understanding is that it will not. Both
enterprises have received the indorse-
ment of the State Board Of Charities,
the recommendation of which are
rarely ignored by the legislature; and
since there is today nearly S4,0OO,OOO of
surplus money lying idle in the state
treasury 1t is reasonable to suppose that
the Hyde Park hospital bill will receive
as favorable consideration as Is vouch-
safed to any similar measure having
behind 1t a genuine public need.
1t would be exceedingly unfortunate
to all portions of our city If spirit
Of jealousy should arise between these
valuable hospitals. the one performing
magnificent service in the central
portion of the city, and the other con-
templating a similar service to the in
dustrial population on the West Side
and in the North End. Both are needed,
and needed. badly. Each will supple
ment the other The work of one will
In no wise interfere with the usefulness
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
Attending Strictly to Business.

Carbondale Anthracite: Hon. Charles
Z. O'Alalley is attending strictly to busi-
ness at the state legislature. He is much
interested in securing legislation that
will benefit his constituents, and in let
ter to US he makes the following state
ment: There Is a formidable Labor
Combine in the present house represent
ing all the industrial districts OF the state.
There are over sixty members In II. Its
object is to select the best bills aiming
at certain results and push them. | think
1t is going to be the means of securing
some beneicent Legislation for the work.
ing people at this session. In the matter
of committees | am fortunate In being on
judiciary general which, as you know,
handles the majority of the bills presented
to the house. 1t IL a great school for a
young man. / am also on mines and min
| ing, SO that | have the greatest opportun-
| ity of being of service to my people on all
matters concerning them and where 1t Is
| most needed, in the committee. l shall
| be happy to receive suggestions from my
| constituents. ! consider myself their ser
| want and in duty bound to carry out the
will OF majority of them on any matter
pertaining to their needs. | am striving
hard to look agter the interests of my
| people, and trust that when the session
| closes [ will be able to go back to them
| with the knowledge that / have dis
| charged the trust they reposed in me to
| their satisfaction"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

Representative Connell, in a recent
letter to the Central Labor union, wrote
as follows: Il desire my every action
watched and If | make any mistakes
| want to be told about it. l consider
my duty here is not so much to intro
duce new bills as it is to keep a watch
full eye on bad bills and to help to kill
them" This frank declaration has the
right sound. There are exceptions, of
course, but as rule the member who
serves his first term at Harrisburg
would act wisely to keep his eyes open
and his mouth and ink-bottle shut.
The more experienced members can
generally introduce sufficient bills at
each session to save the commonwealth
and have several left over.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
THE PROPER METHOD.

From the Erie Dispatch
The Nicaragua canal bill has passed the
United States senate after a career of
several years and debate which would
make volumes. 1t provides, in word, fo.'
the guaranteeing of the bonds of a pri-
vate corporation organized to construct
the canal. The government will be re-
sponsible for the payment of 100000 600 just
as 1t is now responsible for the S35 900, 900
Union Pacific bonds, with no security
whatever, the victim of shrewd buncoists
in the guise OF capitalists and fraud in
the name of enterprise. There Is no one
with spark of patriotism who does not
believe that the Nicaragua canal ought 10
be built, and when constructed be con-
trolled by the United States. Unless 1t Is.
1t will naturally be a formidable menace
to our commerce and to the Monroe doc
trine for the European powers will not
long allow the rotten boroughs of Central
America to control so valuable a water
way. All are agreed to the proposition
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

that the United States should control the
canal. Then why not have the govern.
ment build it? If S70.0OO,OOO guaranteed
bonds will fall, short of constructing the
canal, will not the government be called
upon to place its Endorsement on still
more bonds? and what compensation do
we get? Possibly the same as In the
Union Pacific deal, where worthless, prior
claims will have to be met, the road closed
out and the people-who are the govern
ment-will have only the debt to show.
If the Nicaragua canal is to be built by an
Endorsement of the United States, let
the government build it, own 1t, and con-
troll itf
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
Pass the Farr Bill.

In support of a movement before the
Minnesota legislature to secure the
enactment of a law prohibiting child
labor in factories, the Minneapolis
Times properly observes that "all chill
dren that come into the world are our
creditors, and remain our creditors
as long as they are children. They
have a right to food, clothing, shelter.
education, kind words, careful protec-
tion. We are poor paymasters if We
do not give them these things"
This is precisely the point at issue in
Pennsylvania, in the movement in be-
half of compulsory education. The
commonwealth, by legal enactment,
has decreed that children between and
13 years of age shall not be forced. to
wear their young lives out in mines,
breakers, shops or factories; but it yet
permits 175,0O0 of these children to
roam the streets in ideness or to neg
lect the opportunities open to them for
the requirement of n good common
school education. These children are
absolved from blame because of their ig-
norance; but what about their parents?
Shall parental indifference to the rights
of children be permitted indefinitely
to throw upon society's care large and
growing burden of illterate citizen
ship?
1t is we'll enough to guard the proper
rights of parentage; but has society no
rights in the premises that need pro-
tection. too? Is the state unfit to be
considered in this connection? Has
childhood no claim to the care which
is denied it by callous parents?
Pass the Farr compulsory education
hill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

cause of failure TO run cars under such
circumstances. The municipality confers
valuable grant in the franchise; but one
of the things which makes 1t valuable Is
the protection to property which every
well ordered community guarantees. lf
this protection Is withdrawn, the fran
chise becomes valueless for the time Re-
ine. The obligation Is a mutual one be-
tween the company and the city. The
company obligates itself to run cars, and
the city to protect 1t in such operation.
II the city is guilty of a laches in the
obligation 1t has assumed, ii cannot take
advantage of its own negligence because
of its own failure to enforce the laws.
If such q, thing could be done, any set Of
schemers could procure the forfeiture of
any franchise by simply fomentins d
strike or riot and rendering the operation
of the franchise physically impossible.
Judge Gaynor's Interpretation of the law,
while correct In the abstract, may have
no application whatever in the concrete.
This variation of opinion is proba-
bly, general throughout the country;
and it illustrates the extent to which
the public has drifted away from the
true principles underlying corporation
grants conditioned upon the eNtraor-
dinary law of eminent domain.
Judge Gaynor's Interpretation of the
law impresses our Minneapolis name
sake as being correct in the abstract
but irrelevant in the concrete. In
other words, it is just in principle, but
impossible IN every day practice. Now
why should a definition of law which,
in principle, all persons must commend
be regarded as useless in daily APP
plication? When such is the case,
something is manifestly wrong; fer
real justice is nothing If not uniform
ard impa1 tial. Does it not appear that
the public itself is in a wrong position
Has it not in the rapid recent multi
plication of franchise grants, some
how grown confused as to its own
rights il these premises, and fallen
partly into the superstition that it has
no rights except such as are secondary
to and in harmony with the selfish pur-
poses of the holders of those grants?
The spectacle of public dumbfounded
ny 50 lar anu pdlpetble u u uIli do WIS
one of Judge Gaynor's that the holder
of public franchise owes his first al
legianCe to the public which gave him
that franchise would be anomalous
enough to be diverting were it not that
it is too serious a thing for levity. The
road was built upon a distinct promise
that it would perform certain public
services. 1t should perform them or
go out of business. The notion that
50 soon as it gets it's franchise it may
sing and the public whistle is out OF
harmony with both law and equity.
The Gaynor decision marks an i'm
portant step in the development of cor
porate power. 1t is the beginning, of,
not a socialistic, burt scientific recoil
from corporate aggressiveness and
greed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.

The Proposed Anti. Company store Law.
Representative Wyatts anti-company
store BILL now pending in the house ut
arrisburg, Is as follows:
An act entitled an act to prohibit min
luS aud man, lac turing corporationG or
limited partnerships from engaging IN the
LNineSS oi cis'tI lrS on stores known as
company stores rr general supply StO -
by direct or inCiIcCt means, or requiring
their e'nploye: TO trade III any particular
store.
Section l. BE it enacted by the senate
aud house of representatives of the com
monW ealth of Pennsylvania in general
assembly met, and it Is hereby enacted
by the authority of the same, that from
and after period of two 2) months sub
sequent to the date of the passage of this
act, 1t shall not be lawful Tor any mining
or manufacturing corporation or limited
partnership to carry on by direct or indi-
rect means any store or stores known ~
a company store or general supply store
other than such as have been mined or
manufactured by the mining or manufac-
turing corporations or limited partner
ships.
Sec. g That no mining or manufacturing
corporation or limited partnership shall
compel their employees by direct or indi-
rect means to take store orders or go to
any particular store to buy their mer-
chandise, nor shall any mining or man
ufacturing or limited partnership through
its officers or stockholders, by any rule or
regulation of its business, make any con-
tract with the owners or keepers of any
store, whereby the employees of such min
ing or manufacturing corporations or linn
tied partnerships shall be obliged 10
trade. and any such contract made shall
be a violation of this act, and all moneys or
values expended by such contract or
agreement shall be recoverable by law
with six 10 per centum added to go 10 the
employe and one hundred GlOO) dollars
fine to 80 to the school district in which
suit is brought.
Sec. 3. No assignment of wages under
the provisions Of this act shall be valid,
nor shall any agreement be valid that re-
lieves the said mining or manufacturing
corporations or limited partnerships from
paying their employees in lawful money of
the United States.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the fac
tory inspector and his deputies to bring
action in the name of the commonwealth
against any mining or manufacturing cor
poIation or limited partnership violating
tho provisions of this act upon complaint
of any citizen OF this commonwealth.
Sec. 3. All laws or parts of laws incon-
Sistent with the provisions of this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
IN FLORIDA.

Somewhat nearer the equator, where tho
the smiling alligator and the coon
and sweet pertater lend the scene
Il tropic air.
There is woe and lamentation for defeated
expectation of joyous speculation,
and no oranges to spare.
But there's balm for every trouble, and
the breaking of the bubble gives ex-
cuse for charging double FOR the
winter tourists keep.
Higher, higher, rise the prices. till-we see
by late advices-seven dollars scarce
suiiices for supper and sleep.
New York Recorder.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
Amen. Say We All.

Philadelphia Record "The bill intro
duced by State Representative Niles, of
Tioga county, to provide that where the
various phases of a criminal act can be
included in single indictment of one or
more counts no more fees shall be allowed
to district attorney than for a single
indictment, proposes change of prac-
tice measure that ought to pass upon Its
merits. There is neither sense nor justice
In the circumlocutory practice to largely
prevalent in this state of drawing up a
whole batch of formal charges to cover
single criminal act, and the Legislature
should take this occasion to reform It al
together"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

The Wilkes-Barre Leader finally al
though reluctantly admits that the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania want compulsory
education; but it parties the question
by pleading for more Legislative delay.
We ask the Leader this question, which
ought to. be decisive: If thirty other
American states have found compul-
tageously to the public welfare, why
should Pennsylvania put OFF a similar
experiment? If such u law is worth
passing at all, it is worth passing at
once.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

Senator Goblin, the exuberant econo-
mist of yesterday, does not act like the
Senator Goblin of last week, who was
50 anxious to increase the salary of the
proposed commissioner of banking; but
candor compels us to say he is the same
person,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

One Democratic legislative district in
Lackawanna county is ample; but the
question is, (Which one?"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

Representative O'Malley's invitation
to his constituents to confer with him.
from time to time, and to keep him
posted as to their wants, is generous
immolation of self upon the altar of
public duty. We trust that Mr.. O'Mal-
ley will have no reason to regret it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

1t Is easy to criticize poor president
Suppose we now take different tack
and first pity, then assist him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

The reported displeasure of the Mex
lean people at the offer of this govern
ment to assist, If possible, in the bring
ing about of a peaceful settlement by
arbitration of the boundary dispute be-
tween Mexico and Guatemala is
founded on temper rather than common
sense. The method taken by our state
department in expressing its peaceful
oVertures may not have been fortu-
| nate; but the national feeling back
OF 1t is one not of petty Interference
but of sincere friendliness supple
mented by laudable wish to honor
ably avert the sacrifices of war. The
Mexican who would take offence at that
would be himself blameworthy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
SCRANTON, JANUARY 81, 1895.
THE SCRANTON OF TODAY.

Come and inspect our city.
Elevation above the tide. 7i0 feet. No.
Extremely healthy.
Estimated population. 1894. 103. 600.
Registered voters, 20.599.
Value of school property. S750,0OO.
Number of school children. 1000.
Average amount Of bank deposits, $lV'-
900, 0OO
It's the metropolis OF northeastern Penn
sylvania.
Canproduce electric power cheaper than
Niagara.
No better point in the United States at
which to establish new industries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

If the other. If there Is any apprehen-
sion In any quarter that the success Of
the Lackawanna hospital appropria-
ton would necessarily leopard the
chances of the West Side project, it
should be dismissed as without founda-
ton in fact.
The Lackawanna hospital, as the pio-
neer institution OF its kind, deserves the
unstlnted support of every citizen of
this entire community. The Kirmess
of next week, for its benefit, should re-
ceive the cordial patronage of every
resident of Scranton. The hospital,
within the limits of its now meager ac-
commodations, closes it's doors to none;
and in return should encounter the
apathy of none. But the liberal and
earnest support of this hospital is by no
means inconsistent with confidence in
the success of the proposed miners hos
pital for Hyde Park; and it would be
a serious error on the part of our West
Side friends to feel that their interests
are a matter of Indifference or Of oppo-
sition to the active supporters of next
weeks Kirmess.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31

Suffered AT THE posroyPIcE AT SCRANTON PA. As
SRcoND-cLA6S MAIL MATTER.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-02
isI nd Tom

Notwithstanding the bad weather, last night a large audience assem- bled in Library Hall to hear the unique performance of Blind Tom. Since his last visit here, Tom has en- larged his repertory some what, and the entertainment last night was un- usuall diversified. As an inspired player of the piano forte, deriving his skill from no school or teacher, Blind Tom is certainly an unex- plained phenomenon. In what may be called the serious part of his pro- gramme, this musical wonder played from the works of Beethoven, von Weber, Gottschalk, Pease, and other great masters, with his usual intri- tive skill and fineness. Tom imita- tiOns, were as usual, remarkably clever and his piano forte reproduced the musical effects of various instr,i- ments with exactness.- N. J., Advertiser.-At the Opera house Saturday night May310.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-02
FREE SILVER.
A Communication from one Of Our Country Subscribers on that
 Question.

HAYWOOD, ARK, May l, 1894. Editor Graphic:
 In your comment on Col M l.. Jones article on the free silver question, you used the following language;
 Our free silver friends would make more progress if they would give the reasons for the faith that is in them instead of contenting themselves with hurling epithets Ut ghosts and gold bugs.
 If you will kindly allow me space will endeavor to give you q few req sons for the faith of free silver ad- vocates, the rank and file, If you please.
 We believe in silver because 1t was made the standard by the framers of of our Constitutlon. We believe they were right and knew what they were doing when they decrced that gold should be kept on parity with silver by increasing or decreasing the amount of gold in a dollar as might become necessary and not change ing the silver dollar. Webelieve that prior to 1573 silver dollar was | worth 100 cents in gold, and on more than one occasion, was worth premium Oyergold.
 We believe that the demonitiza- tion of silver, by destroying two thirds of our money and making gold the only redemption money has decreased the value of all kinds of property in this country, has reduced wages and Is fast making our people paupers, when under favorable cir cumstances they would be the most prosperous people on earth. | We believe the Democratic conven- tion assembled in Little Rock last summer voiced the sentiment of q large majority of our people when they declared for free and unlimited coinage of silver at q ratio of 16 to l.
 We do,not believe the argument of the advocates of single gold stand ard that they are correct in their 
 views, because England Is a creditor nation and makes gold the standard and the United States being debt or nation must adopt England's standard. In 1880 the per capita of England's national debt was $1O9.- 04 while the per capita debt of the United States was $37.50 Now why should England under these cOndi- tions dictate to the United States? We do not beleiye that the million aires of England or France should control the finances of this country which they are trying to do with the aid of about 30, 600 millionaire in this country.
 We do not believe that a DemOcra- tic Journal whicl has in tho past voiced the sentiment of and done noble work for the good of our peO- pie, should now array itself on the side of the advocates of a single gold standard, when its accomplished Editor must know that such action is against every interest of our people. Very truly,
 J. A. McPHAIL.