The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-11
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

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Senator Quay says he thinks the Repub-
| lican editors and leaders are making a
grave mistake in allowing the Democrats
| to push the silver issue TO the front. The
! Democratic party leaders and rank and
! file are far from being a unit on the
tariff question. Many of these politicians
who favor the presidents tariff reform
programme are not so enthusiastic in
| their support of it since the last election.
They do not know today what to say on
| the question in their next platform. But,
divided as they are on the tariff, their con-
fusion on the silver question approaches
that of Babel. Representatives of the
party in every state of the Union have
each one a different solution of the finan-
| cial question. Having fostered the Popu-
list craze as parasite which they thought
would feed on Republican vitality, Mr..
Cleveland finds it fattenng on the Demo-
cratic body the whole country over Here
is where the Republicans have made their
mistake by trying to fight the free silver
question a year ahead. They have taken
up an issue on which they are almost as
hopelessly divided as the Democrats to
call away public attention from the sub
ject on which Democratic tendency was so
clearly revealed. Talking silver, the Re
publicans have drifted from solid ground
to an unknown sea-" The senator doubt
less believes that the public can stand
tariff talk indefinitely, when the truth is
that in its general principles the tariff
question is already settled.
1t may be well to remember that the pro-
posed new county of Quay takes from Lu-
zerne the townships of Black Creek, But
Ter, Conyngham, Nescopeck, Sugar Loaf,
White Haven, Hemlock, Shickshinny,
Slocum, Dorranceton, Newport, Union,
Foster, Drifton, Sandy Run, Woodside,
Freeland, Halle, Jeddo, Upper Lehigh,
West Hazleton, Beak Creek, Buck and
Hazleton. These districts embrace an
area of 1888 square miles and a population
Of 49O9s, including Hazleton. The dis
tricts taken from Schuylkill are Union,
North Union, East Union, Kline Lofty,
Honeybrook, New Sllverbrook, Rush,
GAINESVILLE, Quakake, Hollenback and
Deano. They cover 127 square miles and
have a population of 1882. The new
county of Quay as defined in the petition
will embrace all of AGO square miles, and
starts with a population of $1,000. The
boroughs are White Haven, Drifton, Free.
land, Shickshinny, Jeddo, Upper Lehigh,
West Hazleton and Delano.
Senator ingalls, announces himself BIZ
TlelulliSl. ne dlnOuil VI ne
says, "in circulation should not be circum-
scribed by law The people themselves,
that court of last resort to whom all
questions are confided, should be the
judges of the money necessary to do their
business. To make an arbitrary limit is
as foolish as IL a railroad company should
issue limited number of tickets, make II
compulsory upon travellers to have
ticket, and then in the case of an overplus
in travel, throw off all passengers with
out tickets. What If the government is
sued only a limited amount of postage
stamps and made no provision for an in
creased demand? Would not everyone
characterize such action as foolish? What
the people of the United States need today
is a monetary system that will enable
them to regulate the circulating medium
according to the laws of supply and de-
mand."
One of the interesting features of the
coming Cleveland National league con-
vention will be the selection of the next
place for the convention. Pittsburg Is n
formidable candidate for the honor. While
the convention selects the city the execu-
tive committee fixes the date some time af-
ter the convention. 1t is thought by the
Cleveland World that owing to the pres-
Dental convention next year some OF the
delegates will be in favor Of abandoning
the 1896 league convention, but such q
move will scarcely carry. 1t Is likely, how
yer. that the league convention of 1896 will
be held after the national Republican con-
vention to ratfy the Republican national
platform.
Walter Welman volunteers the informa-
tion that "Mr. Olney is not q jingolst. He
-,
a chip on his shoulder, daring all nations
to come along and knock 1t off. But he Is,
like his predecessor and President Cleve-
land firm believer in the wisdom of up
holding the Monroe doctrine wherever 1t
is really threatened. If Great Britain per-
sists in her arbitrary and grasping policy
in Venezuela, the United States will take
n hand in the settlement of the case, and.
once In the quarrel, will stand firmly
against the efforts of England to enlarge
her territorial possessions upon this conti- |
nent." Let us see how Wellmans predic-
ton is fulfilled.
Senator Dubois is booming Cameron for
all he is worth. He will, 1t Is said, go to
the Cleveland league convention especially |
to see how the delegates there take to the
idea Of nominating the Pennsylvania sem
ior senator for president next year.
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The Bristol Observer, a paper friendly to
Chairman Gilkeson, says: "The inclina-
tion of the Quay followers to sour on State
Chairman Gilkeson,. and throw him over
for some man of their own. Is becoming |
more pronounced every week, and there is
likely to be another test of strength on |
that question following the coming state
convention. Chairman Gilkeson could |
safely retire on the honors achieved in the |