The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-20
Reassuring q Contemporary.

For the reason that we believe the
Wilkes-Barre Record to be sincere in
what follows, we take the trouble to
reply to a remark in its issue of ycster-
day:
If the Hon. Joseph A. Scranton and that
sterling Republican and all-round man,
William Connell. would only get together
for Republicanism. the Democrats Of
Lackawanna county you'd find them
selves outside the breastworks for all
time to come. Aside from the merits Of
the case, with which we have nothing to
do, the success of the party in that county
would be permanently assured If these
gentlemen buried the Ratchet and united
their forces. AS 1t Is. the contest now
In progress Is very welcome to the DEM
ocrats, for they see in 1t a probable hope
that If 1t continues they may possibly
regain some of the ground they lost in the
last campaign.
The gentlemen named got together"
one year ago, with the result that Mr..
Scranton, after begging and borrowing,
as is his custom, took the first chance
to spend, the u%sufruct in abusing his
helper. and in seeking to do injury to
Mr.. Connell's lifelong friends. Thus
far, what he did was of a personal ma
ture perhaps not concerning the party
Mt large. Butfin the last election he not
only gave the party ticket lukewarm
and grudging support through the COL
umns of his newspaper, but he secretly
sought, by the articles which a life
times use had made familiar to him,
to cut and stab that ticket in spots,
thinking thus to do Mr.. Connell fur
Their harm. No one had it been
elected, however, despite his treach-
cry, by the largest average plurality in
the party's history than he started
forth, under the cover Of darkness, to
gather around him the standing mall
contents Of the city and to put things
in shape to try to defeat the next Re-
publican city ticket. Getting together"
where he is concerned would simply
mean new encouragement for the devil
try which has already made his leader
ship obnoxious to four-ffths of the self
respecting Republicans Of the county.
The game isn't worth the candle.
The Republican city ticket, as the
February returns will show, will be all
the stronger for Scranton's opposition.
Judge Brubaker, of Lancaster, is the
latest jurist to complain of the petty
cases and exorbitant fee bills which
reach the court from the lower tribun-
ais. He charges the constables Of that
county with going to the almshouse
and taking BUNS from there before
magistrates and having them commit
ted twice q week for short terms for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct, in
order to multiply their fees. The Judge
does not point out any remedy; but a
few summary arrests for contempt of
court would probably serve a good pur-
pose.
To accident rather than to any pre-
c~autionary measures taken in antici-
patton Of such mishaps is due the es-
cape Of the lady and her two daughters
from serious injury near the Mears
building yesterday afternoon, when
part Of O s~caffolding fell within an
arms length Of them, from the eighth
story. The obvious lesson of this
warning should not pass unheeded.
Local admirers Of the national game
will be glad to learn that the legal
complications which have arisen in
connection with the recent sale Of the
old Eastern league franchise will not
deprive Scranton Of representation in
next years Eastern league circuit.
This city will have:a ball club which
will play the game.
Let US hope that one Of these fine
days Scranton will learn that It. too.
has q local Carnegie ready to endow It
with y handsems music hall The de-