The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-17
POLITICAL POINTS.

"There are those" writes Major Handy
| to the Chicago Times-Herald, ''who decry
| Don Cameron as simply a money-maker
and money-spender. They do not know
| what they are talking about. Everybody
| who knows him well rates his ability very
| high and values his friendship. He IS
| thoroughly educated and well read and
| in the confidence of social intercourse
| converses fuently and with thorough COM
| mand of every subject about which states
| men and men Of the world are supposed to
| he well informed. party man. he al
| ways disregards party lines in his friend
ships. and his independence haS been dis
played many times, notably in his oppo-
sition to the force bill and In his advocacy
of the free coinage of silver He thinks
| for himself and once resolved nothing
can turn him. His retirement is attributed
| TO a falling out with Quay. Not improba-
| bly, that has something to do with 1t.
But l happen to know that he has been
anxious for long while to get out of the
| senate. II he were so inclined he could
give even Quay a lively tussle."
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CONGRESSMAN c. w. Stone, of Warren, in
discussing the duty of congress in the
matter of tariff legislation very sensibly
says: 81 do not think It wise to enter into
the work of revising the entire tarif, but
would certainly take those articles Off
the free list which are proper subjects for
revenue and need protection. such as wool,
lumber and many Others, and put duty
upon them. 1t would be necessary also,
in that case, to adjust the duties upon
wooden goods, and all articles connected
with those taken from the free list. so as
to preserve the proper relations between
them. 1t seems to me that We shall have
to try to do something"
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Pennsylvania Is entitled to eight dele
gates-at-large in the st. Louis convention,
a knowledge on the subject say that
United States Senator Quay has already
selected four of them. They mention Cap1-
eron, Penrose, James McManes and Quay
himself. For the other four, Governor
Hastings, Jack Robinson, Samuel A. DAY.
export, of Erie. and Hon. Charles A.
Miner. of Wilkes-Barre, are regarded as
the probable selections Of the April state
convention. 1t is Quay's intention to try
to keep both Martin and Magee out, II
possible.
Representative A. Nevin Pomeroy, of
Franklin county, has announced that he
will be a candidate for reelection. The
announcement was accompanied by the
publication of letters from seventy eight
members Of the house indorsing Mr.. POM
eroy's candidacy. and asking the Republic
cans of Franklin county to return him to
the legislature on account of his record
in his first term. Mr.. Pomeroy Is an
alert and Industrious young legislator, an
experienced newspaper man and an ALL
round good fellow.
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The situation in congress Is well de-
scribed by a new Republican member sent
by a district ordinarily Democratic. He
said: "What can 1 say to the people who
voted for me II we sit here all winter and
do not even attempt to pass tariff legisla-
ton? To attempt and fail, either through
the senate's refusal or the presidents
veto, can be explained but I don't see
how We can explain a failure to even try
to pass it,"
Senator Kaufman, of Lancaster, has
been writing letters to various members
of the state legislature asking them to see
or write to John Wanamaker and coax him
to be a senatorial candidate. The popu-
lar impression is that Brother Wanna
maker will not need much coaxing.
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Senator Penrose, 1t is said, does not con-
slider himself a serious candidate for |
Cameron's seat.