The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-13
POLITICAL POINTS.


Ambassador Bayard Is not credit to the
republic he represents In Great Britain.
and the American people are not proud
of him, but the proposition to impeach
him introduced in the house Of repre-
sentatives Is all buncombe A resolution,
reciting his unworthy and unpatriOtic ut
terances abroad and severely censuring
him, would have been q more sensible
procedure. Thomas Francis Bayard be-
longs to a small class Of American heredi-
tary political aristocrats. He has never
been in touch with the great mass Of what
Abraham Lincoln called "the common peo-
ple." At heart he has never been in SYM
pathy with that which is best In our re-
publican form Of government. Coming in
contact with the British aristocracy has
only intensified his naturally aris.ocratic
notions.
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The Wilkes-Barre Times expresses. It.
self to the effect that one Of the delegates
to the Republican national convention
should be a Wilkes-Barre man. The way
to get him Is for the Republican leaders
of that city to agree on some good man
and then get to work in his interest. Tho
honor will not be handed to Wilkes-Barre
on a silver platter by the upper and
lower end leaders, who appear to have
combined against the county seat. In the
meantime there Is prospect of opposition
to Congressman Leisenring's ambition to
be delegate in the Hazleton section of
the district. headed by Mr.. Markle.
TO-
The rumor IS afloat that ex-senator
Platt, of New York, desires Senator Quay
to make a run for the presidential nomi-
nation and thinks he could make 1t II all
the machinery at his command were
brought into operation. The additional
statement current is that IL 1t shall be
decided to be inexpedient to nominate
Quay, then all the forces are to be used
In the interest of Speaker Reed. There Is
probably nothing in this rumor, but 1t is
interesting, anyway.
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Major Sam Losch, the irrepressible
statesman from Schuylkill county, has
given notice that he will seek the nomi-
nation for the state senate in his district
next year. This Is the senatorship so long
held by Hon. Luther Keefer. the cousin
of Senator Don Cameron. Major Losch
Is hard campaigner. but he has a tough
Job on his hands to defeat Senator Kee-
fer, who has an abundance Of resources
to draw on when needed, to say nothing
Of the Cameron and Quay influences that
will all be exerted in his behalf.
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The Williamsport Gazette says: 1.-THE
man selected by the Republicans of Penn.
sylvania to succeed Senator Cameron must
be one thoroughly imbued with the prin-
ciples Of Republicanism." Yes, and he
should also be a man of sufficient force
and ability to be worthy of the great state
Of Pennsylvania, and to take rank with
the other men in the senate from other
states.
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When General Harrison went out Of the
presidency the interest-bearing national
debt was $685. 034 .260. The Cleveland ad-
ministration has already increased the
debt to 747.381. 800. and there remains a
year and nearly third In which to swell
It to still greater proportions. This Is not
very strong argument In favor of an
other term for Grover Cleveland.
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Governor Bradley. Of Kentucky, In his
inaugural address. demonstrates very
clearly that he IL big enough man for
governor. His address II . magnificent
deliverance. dignihed, patriotic, intellec-
tual and conservative. KeEtucky 10 to
be congratulated ON the election Of Govsr-
nor Bradley.
The sooner the house Of fepresen tativss
1t WashinSton .forlntnokee q measure f6f
incrsAslne IN. revsaneg of The trsasury