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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-13


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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-11-13
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
Baby PIay Not Probable.

We do not credit the intimation that
Senator Penrose will seek to head a
committee of inquiry into the conduct
of municipal affairs in Philadelphia. If
there is need of such an inquiry today
there was equal need Of one last week;
yet last week the idea of probing the
political secrets of the Quaker City was
nowhere suggested. Senator Penrose
has the sympathy of the public at this
time; but 1t is a sympathy that would
be materially chilled by the exhibition
on his part of an inclination to turn his
office as Senator into a weapon Of per-
sonal revenge.
If there is to be legislative inquiry
Of any kind, Senator Penrose would act
prudently to keep out Of it, altogether.
Such an inquiry could only be justified
before public opinion by the presenta-
tlon of facts sufficient to warrant it.
The defeat of one man or one faction in
local contest whatever the circum-
stances of 1t and however unfair and
unmanly the tactics by which 1t was
achieved, would be an utterly insult
hcient justification for an undertaking
which would, by implication, cast 'sus-
picion upon every Philadelphia public
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
Ouay oNtthe Income Tax,

"There is no dfsputing the proposition
that this congress has been limited by
the popular verdict to the simplest and
most restricted function which it can
exercise under the constitution. This
congress has been forbidden by the
overwhelming voice of the people of the
United States to do anything further
than to vote the necessary money sup
plies for the maintenance of the ma
chinery of the government" Starting
with this premise, Senator Quay
reaches, by quick steps of faultless
logic, the conclusion that even this
congress should defeat the carrying out
of "the highest crime of it's criminal
tariff act" known as the income tax.
"The appropriation proposed to pay
for the expense of the collection Of this
inquisitorial and obnoxious levy upon
the private business of the people
should be defeated. Its only purpose
would be to create an army of mer-
cenaries who, like our ancient enemies,
the Hessians of the Revolutionary war,
would be hired by an administration
more British than American. 1t is not
worth while to incur this tremendous
expense, to create this band of inquisi-
tors when that army, almost as soon as
hired, must BE disbanded." What more
need be said?
1t Is high time that this pernicious bii
of I'm ok MI nhar pop,,lictic nnncapee
were killed, now that election Is over.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
An Ineffective Attempt.

In another column we present an alb
etract of the bill which Representative
Ames, of Clearfield county, has intro
duced to solve the labor problem He
would have the governor appoint five
state arbitrators, at good salaries. to
interpose, when asked, in the settle
ment of disputes between employees and
employers. These arbitrators, after
holding an official inquiry with power
to call for persons and papers, must
within sixty days decide which side to
the dispute is in error and the finding
shall be observed by both sides for at
beast six months. All this is very nice,
in theory, but the absence of penalty
clause gives the bill suspicious super
fetal appearance of insincerity.
The six comfortable positions which
this bill would provide may make a
deep impression upon legislators with
influential constituents anxious for
slate employment. AS a political ma
chine such a board of compulsory arbi-
fration with the compulsion left out
would have decided possibilities. But
we are constrained to confess that we
perceive no other points of vantage In
the Cloarfield members proposition. 1t
makes am attempt at solving a diff
cult problem; but the attempt Is in
effective IL not also insincere
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
The Amended Farr Bill.

The addition yesterday by Represent
tative Farr to his compulsory education
bill of an amendment authorizing
school boards in cities and townships
to employ an officer, when necessary,
to look after truants and compel them
ITO attend school strengthens the parent
measure in the one point in which 1t
was most sharply criticised. 1t also
squares the bill against the opposition
of all except those who reject as un-
wise the broad principle of compulsory
school attendance.
In this form the Farr bill, if passed,
will be not only sound in principle but
effective in practice, as well. 1t will
place Pennsylvania upon "a par with
Massachusetts, New York and other
states recognized the country over as
foremost in educational progress; and
insure, after it's honest enforcement
for one genera ton, a higher standard
of citizenship among our people and a
cleaner condition of the public morals.
The rigid enforcement of such a law
might fall heavily upon few families;
but the good achieved throughout the
state would immeasurably overbalance
the laws incidentak khardships.
There is no mistaking the dimensions
of the popular demand at this time for
aggressive forward legislative action
in the direction indicated in this bill.
There can be no tenable excuse for
hesitancy in taking such action, and
!aking it thorough.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
FOR A PERMANENT CENSUS.

From the Syracuse Post.
The Scranton Tribune makes a strong
plea for the establishment of a perma-
nent census bureau, or for putting the
work of the census department upon a
permanent nOn-partisan basis. The Trib-
une thinks 1t will be better to have CEN
sus taken oftener even though 1t did not
give in detail so much statistical informa-
ton. The country is growing much faster
now than 1t did when a decennial census
was first established. People are inter-
ested in the things of the present. The
news of last year has no interest this
year. Statistics of population, of manu-
factures. of commerce. collected in 1890
are entirely out of date and of only rela-
tive use in 1895. Many growing cities are
placed at u great disadvantage when their
population Is quoted on the figures of the
census taken several years before. The
advance In commerce and along all lines
of business is SO rapid that the returns Of
the year when the census was taken are
very far from accurate Indications of the
state of the country at the time when
they are finally published or before an
other census is taken.
There Is much reason for the sugges-
ton of The Tribune that the census be
put upon permanent non-partisan basis
with continuous labors. The department
could then compile every year large
amount of valuable information, and the
advantage of its statistics would be that
they were right up to date and hence Of
some practical value. Under the present
system large force of expert statis-
ticians Is employed by the government for
one, two or three or more years, and
then with the completion of the census.
the force Is dismissed and this expert
help Is scattered. Before an other census
can be taken, there must be a search for
the right kind of men and all the work of
training men for the position has to be
done over. All this could be avoided
with permanent census bureau under
civil service regulations. having expert
statisticians in the employ of the gov
ernment all the time. They, like boards
of trade or chambers of commerce. could
furnish each year very valuable reports,
not of the musty past, but of the living
present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
The Ouay-rlartin Incident.

we venture 10 say tilat iliiie e4i'i'''
vanians out of ten regard the manner
of Senator Penroses betrayal in Phila-
delphia as constituting an unpardon-
able political crime. The explanations
advanced by those who compassed his
defeat contain no denial of the charges
of treachery. 1t is rather mild atone
ment, in this connection, to assert that
the beneficiary of that treachery, Mr..
Warwick, is personally guiltless. The
point is a strong one that he, as an
honest man, should refuse to accept a
nomination dictat tel by conditions
which would make.his acceptance of
it equivaent to becoming an accomplice
after the fact. We have seen no sug-
geston urging Mr.. Warwick to reject
this tarnished honor; but we neverthe-
less regard such rejection as his one
door of honorable escape from situa-
tion reeking with perfidy and dishonor
These things. however, are subjects
for settlement by Philadelphians. They
are interesting to the state at large
mainly as they explain the currents of
impulse which led our ordinarily silent
junior senator, Mr.. Quay, to adopt the
extraordinary method Of rebuking local
| treachery through the medium of an
indirect counter attack in the senate
of the United States. The senate has
| never before, to our recollection, been
selected as an arena for the eXploita-
nc.
! arising out of municipal politics; and
| the fact that so reserved a senator as
Mr.. Quay should have been the first to
establish the precedent-which in cooler
| to regrets clear proof of the over
| mastering intensity of his feeling. As
| a man who, albeit the master politician
of his time has never broken a promise
| nor betrayed a friend; man who, de-
spite all Misrepresentation and malig-
| nant abuse, stands conspicuous for
! frankness and square dealing, Senator
| Quay undoubtedly felt quite as keenly
| the vicious principle behind Senator
Penrose's defeat as he felt the injustice
| IN Wnlcn tnat Qe1eat, unless eHpllcltly
repudiated, would involve him.
| The possibility of an anti-Quay com
bination in this state, although ex-
| aggerated, is worth keeping in mind.
| A man who will break faith in one in
stance will break it in another; and
nothing is more probable than that
| David Martin and those who aided him
in the Penrose betrayal will now try
to undermine the man who made them
what they are. They will also have the
guerrilla assistance of politicians
throughout the state who have, at vari-
Gus times, 'conjured up grievances,
mostly imaginary, against Mr., Quay.
The aggregate strength of these OPP
ponents is considerable;. ;.but it is large
ly negative strength; and it will have
behind it no strong and mastery direct
ing mind. Upon the contrary, the ma
| jority of those who are Mr.. Quay's
| friends are his friends to stay. They
are not, in every instance, the ones who
make the loudest boasts of friendliness
in order to curry his favor; many have
never so much as once hung on his
coat-tail for an office. They are men,
however, who admire his ability, his
shrewdness and his loyalty; and if a
fight should arise, they would not perch
up a tree.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.
Arbitration of IahOr Difficulties.

Representative Ames, of Clearfleld
county, has introduced an interesting bill
to provide for an appointive state board Of
arbitration and mediation, to consist of
five members, each at 5000 per year sal
ary, together with travelling and other eX-
penses." secretary at $500 per annum
is also provided for. Two members of the
board are to be employees indorsed by the
labor organizations; two employers Of
good standing and the fifth, neither. The
fifth man shall preside. The secretary Is
clothed with magisterial pwers. When
ever a strike or lockout shall occur or is
seriously threatened in any part of the
state it shall be the duty of the sheriff
with the advice of the president Judge
and district attorney, of the county in
which the strike or lockout has occurred,
or is seriously threatened TO come, or any
person directly affected by said strike, to
notify said board of said strike or lock-
out. Upon the receipt of information of
a strike or lockout, ii shall be the duty of
the state board of arbitration and media
tion, and is hereby directed to proceed, as
soon as practicable, to the county seat
or to the particular locality of said coun-
ty in which the strike or lockout has oc-
Cured and put itself into communication
at once with the parties to the contro-
versy, and endeayor by mediation 10
effect an amicable settlement of such con-
troversy; and, If in its judgment it is
deemed best, to inquire into the cause or
causes of the controversy, and to that end
the board is hereby authorized to sub
poena witnesses compel their attendance,
and send for persons and papers. The
parties to the grievance or dispute shall
thereupon submit to said board in writ
ing. succinctly, clearly, and in detail,
their grievances and complaints, and the
cause or causes thereof, and seyerally
agree in writing to submit to the decision
of said board as to matters so submitted,
and promise or agreement to continue
on their business or at work, without a
lockout or strike. After the matter has
been fully heard, the said board or a ma
jority of its members, shall within
three weeks, render decision thereon, in
writing, signed by them, or majority OF
them, stating such details as will clearly
show the nature of their decision, and
plainly exhibit the cause or causes of the
controversy, and assigning such respon.
sibility or blame upon the party or par
ties responsible for the same. The de
cision rendered by the board shall be bind
| ing upon the parties who join in the appli
cation to submit said controversy to the
| board, for six months, or until either
party has given the other a written no
| tice of the intention not to be further
| bound by the conditions thereof after tn,
expiration of sixty days, or any tim,
agreed upon by the parties, which agree
| ment shall be entered as u part of the de
cision of the board. The board is empow
ered in its inquiries, to employ skilled as
| sistants.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

official, past as well as present, how
ever able and honest. Senator Penrose
has no just complaint against the he
publican party in Philadelphia. HIS
only quarrel is with handful OF men
who, it is alleged, basely deceived him.
The fight which he ought to make,
therefore, should be confined to these
few men. 1t must not drag in innocent
third persons.
1t is noticeable that most of the talk
about a "Lexow" committee for Phila-
delphia comes from Democratic sources.
1t serves their purpose, which is to fan
the Republican quarrel into blaze, to
their own profit. If there were an
honest and general desire on the part
of many citizens of Philadelphia for a
senatorial investigation of that city's
municipal affairs, we should be the first
to say, respect it. In the absence OF
evidence of any such desire we must
suggest to those Republicans who are
getting excited over this matter, to
possess their temper and not play into
the enemy's pockets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

General Lew Wallace in recent lee
ture has just explained why he wrote
Ben Hur. The general intimates that
he was actuated by good motives, ana
as he can scarcely be accused of fore
seeing the awful results of his work as
illustrated in the Ben Hur tableauX, the
public will no doubt feel obliged to for
give him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

From the Wilkes Barre News-Dealer.
1t seems the new senator from Lacka
wanna county, Mr.. Vaughan, is not ir
favor of capital punishment. He has In
troduced bill in the senate to abolish the
death penalty This Is not the first time
an attempt has been made to abolish
hanging in Pennsylvania. All previous
efforts failed, however, as Senator
Vaughan's is likely to at this session Of
the legislature
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

'Paralyzed by the voice of the peo-
pie, it has been further hypnotized by
it's own internal disorganization." Thus
Senator. Quay epigrams the condition of
the Democratic party. The diagnosis
is as accurate as it is incsive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

American refugees are still arriving
in foreign ports from the land Of the
lamblike Kurd. According to Turkish
versions of the situation the country is
probably too quiet for them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
Safceuard the nallnI.

Wilkes-Barre Record: "As at present
constituted there is nothing to prevent
fraud in the matter OF securing helpers
to mark the ballots Of voters who cannot
read. The helper, under the present law,
may be taken from the crowd of hangers
on at the polls. He goes into the booth
without being sworn or giving his name,
and is entirely free to use whatever infiu.
ence he sees fit in the marking of the bal
lot. This defect should be remedied a,
once. Before going into the booth the
helper should give his proper name and
address and be required to take an oath
that he will not in any way seek to lnfiu-
ence the voter In his choice of candidates
The names Of the helpers should be
marked on the outside of all such ballots
so that proper record may be kept OF
them. This is the only sensible way Out
of the difiiculty-a much better way than
depriving voters Of their franchise simply
because they cannot speak the English
language"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

Senator Quay, in addition to his con-
ceded astuteness, brings to politics a
reputation of never deceiving friend.
A good many of his critics will have
long to wait before he is unhorsed
through treacherous subordinates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

A peculiarly interesting series Of let
ters, both by reason of their intrinsic
merit as pleasant descriptions of travel
and because Of the insight they will af-
ford to Turkey and Turkish conditions,
Is begun on another page Of this issue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

Bereaved parents at Rochester
learned of the death of their son
through the newspapers two years
after it occurred. Who shall say that
there is no enterprise in journalism in
the Empire state?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

The report that western cattle are
afflicted with paralysis by constant
diet upon corn will not be discredited
here. Instances Of the paralyzing ef-
fects of certain preparations Of corn
have been frequently noted in the east.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
II Fought the Earr pill.

From the Wilkes-Barre Leader.
The school book trust fought the free
book law bitterly. 1t Is unfortunate II It
be true that II has succeeded In making
the law the means Of q swindle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

The rights of the young are not Sec
ondary to the rights of selfish parents.
Pass the Farr bill for compulsory edu-
cation,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

From the Wilkes-Barre Record
Senator Vaughan, of Lackawanna, has
introduced bill to abolish capital punish
ment in Pennsylvania. So far as Luzerne
county is concerned, what we need Is more
capitalrpunishment, not its abolition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

of The Tribune. The writer of them.
Miles Tracy Hand, son of eX-Judge AL
fred Hand. of this city, Is now begin
ming career as professor in the Pres
byterian college at Constantinople, and
will. therefore, have exceptional oppor-
tunities for correctly outlining the
Turkish character. Professor Hand 5
first letter is happy introduction to
what will certainly form notable
correspondence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

The esteemed Philadelphia Record
eXults because The Tribune is opposed
to state ownership of the school book
printing business. The Record there
upon accuses this paper of giving eX-
preston to Democratic TRUTH We
had not been aware that the truth, by
whomsoever spoken, Is necessarily par
tsan in it's character; but if the Demo-
cratic party in Pennsylvania Is opposed
to the Lytle scheme to force the COM
monwealth into usurping a private
business. we hope that it's opposition
may be crowned with success.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

The Scranton Truth, after churning
itself into a great state of excitement
over the Farr compulsory education
bill, suddenly discovers that that bill
'is not worth the paper upon which
it is printed" If this be true, why has
the Truth made 50 much fuss about il?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12
SCRANTON, JANUARY IL, 1895.
THE SCRANTON OF TODAY.

Come and inspect our city.
Elevation above the tide. 740 feet. ,i-,
Extremely healthy.
Estimated population, 1894, 100000.
Registered voters, 20, 500.
Value of school property, $3.50, ,OOO
Number of school children, 1000.
Average amount Of bank deposits, slV'-
0O0, 900.
It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn
sylvania.
Canproduce electric power cheaper thah
Niagara.
No better point in the United states at
which to establish new Industries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

The meeting of protest against the
Armenian massacres, called for tonight
at s o'clock, in the Elm Park church
should be largely attended. The SYM
pathy of every well-informed Ameri-
can ought to be actively enlisted in
behalf of their Christian brethren in a
far-off land who are liable at any mo-
ment to become martyrs to the toler-
ated fanaticism of the semi-barbarous
Turk. If from these meeting of protest
throughout the country there should
spring UP more wholesome sentiment
of Jealous popular regard for the dig
nifty and Christianizing influences of
our American representatives in foreign
lands, and for the honor and true glory
of the American flag, the blood of these
foreign martyrs shall indeed become
the seed of American advancement.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-12

ENTERED AT THE PosToFFIcE At SCRANTON. PA. Al
SHOOND-CLASs MAIL NATTER.