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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

In view of the deliberate failure OF
the Scranton Republican to join this
paper in q pledge to support the
nominees Of the next Republican city
convention. regardless of individual
preferences, is not The Tribune thor
oughly justified in calling itself "the
only Republican daily in Lackawan-
ma countyy'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

The Chicago Times Herald thinks
that, quality considered. $4,000 per
year Is too much to pay the treasurer
of Cook county, Illinois. A private
employer could probably get the work
done FOR less money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Salisbury will please note that the
president, in his message, not only
strikes at British land-stealing. but
ALSO in several places, offers indignities
to the English language.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

The assertion that some one stole $3.50,
COO Of the Chicago Democracy's cam
paign fund suggests the advisability OF
inquiring what it had s75o,0oo cam
paign fund for.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
The Police Inquiry.

On another page The Tribune pre-
eents a detailed, stenographic report
Of the hearing, last evening, in the
mayors office. of the charges against
Lieutenant Davis and Patrolman Block
preferred by DR.. Charles E. Robinson.
The gist Of the testimony presented by
the witnesses for the plaintiff was, in
relation to Davis, that he had once
told q questioner where a certain place
of ill-repute was located and had COM
mented upon its character as compared
with other evil places: and, in relation
to Block, that on various occasions he
had supplied similar information and
had conveyed the impression to his in
terviewers that they need not expect
to be raided by the police. 1t was
claimed by the witness Young that
Block had also frequently said "All
right" when saluted by the latter with
the inquiry: How are you? How are
things tonight?" and Young says that
the inference he derived from this COM
monplace remark. which thousands of
'all right" for those who wished to
seek disreputable company. It was es-
tablished by their own admissions that
the witnesses who offered this trivial
testimony had been frequenters of in
iquitous places long prior to their al
legged conversations with the two police
men, and one of them confessed that he
had once been arrested hnd brought be-
fore Lieutenant Davis for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct.
If this is the slender foundation upon
which the pulpit charges Of DIR. Rob-
inson were founded. 1t must be con-
fessed that he is to be pitied as well
for the matter as for the manner of
his arraignment of the Scranton police
force. That any member of that force
ever led. directly or indirectly, any
young man. old man or middle aged
man into a place or into places of in
fanny in this or. In any other city was
not proved by last evenings testimony;
nor was It even raised to the dignity of
q plausible suspicion. If no stronger
testimony is presented at tonight's con-
tinuation Of the hearing than was ad-
duced last evening. the mayor will be
Justified in dismissing the charges as
falling beneath his notice. .
I It 10 good sign that the Democratic
papers are beginning to discuss the
future Of their party. From the man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Lord Salisbury can have his choice
between arbitration or licking. III
England has any memory, she VIII pre-
fer the arbitration.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Mr.. Cleveland ought to be told at once
that there is a deficit. Perhaps sus-
pending his salary for time would pro-
duce the necessary enlightenment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

The British papers think the Monroe
doctrine has validity only prior to
American presidential elections. Let
England ignore It and see.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Perhaps it will dawn upon DaVio D.
Hill that demagogism as a STOCK Ill
trade can be pushed too far.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
Plain Words for Congress.

The intimation comes from Washing
ton that inasmuch as the president in
his message made no specific request
for congressional action in immediate
relief of the treasury deficit, such ac-
tion will not be forced upon him. This
is said to be the policy which will be
followed by the Republican majority
upon the suppositlon that If as re-
suit of the presidents obstinacy a new
sale of bonds shall be required to meet
current expenses, the country will know
where to place the responsibility.
In our judgment such policy would
be exceedingly injudicious. 1t would
reduce to the dimensions Of paltry
partisan game of battledore and shut
tlecock an issue which Is of the utmost
gravity and importance to the whole
country. The solvency of the national
treasury and the adequacy Of the ma
tional revenues are not party questions
merely, they reach to the dignity of ma
tional necessities. The responsibility
for the present unfortunate condi-
ton of both has already been
placed by the voters of the nation.
They properly located 1t when at
the last two general elections they
administered to the administration In
power the severest rebukes known to
the history of American politics. No
further partisan strategy or manoeuv-
ering Is needed to direct public opin-
ion to it's duty in the premises. For the
Republican majority in congress to
waste time on such political artifices
would be simply to trifle with public
confidence as expressed in those. two
elections and to run the needless risk
of sacrificing it in the presidential cleo
tion next year.
Say what you will, inactivity means
cowardice and cowardice will mean the
ra pid loss of public respect. The peo-
pie did not choose Republican con-
gress instead Of Democratic congress
in order that 1t might, by its refusal to
meet serious national emergencies, sub
ject the country to as great strain as
1t has already sustained by reason Of
Democratic incompetency. The swift
and radical revulsion of public conf
depce exhibited In the elections OF 1894
and 1895 had more than negative
meaning. 1t meant that the nation
perceived its error and wanted relief
It meant tiat 1t had lost hope SO far
as Democracy was concerned and was
determined to give the Republican
party a new CHARGE to prove its worth.
Such proof must be supplied, manful-
ly and without unnecessary delay. The
tactics of evasion will not suffice. Per-
formance, not promises, is demanded
1t should not too confidently be taken
for granted that the next president will
be Republican. A good deal may de-
pend upon how this session of congress
lines up to its duties. The American
people are learning to hold their public
servants to a more rigid accounting
than formerly They are learning to
pass swift Judgment upon those they
find unworthy. If the Republican lead
ers In the lower house of congress want
to make the election of a Republican
president difficult next year they need
only adhere to their announced pro-
gramme of idleness and inactivity. 1t
will work like a charm.
- --------
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
Will llistory Repea at2

Wilkes Barre Record: Thomas Bracket
Reed is today the most popular man in the
United States. There was q time when
James q. Blaine's was q name to conjurc
with. Blaine went into the national con-
vention and was defeated. Will history be
repeated in Reeds case?''
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

The sentiment Of the country without
reference to locality or party is well eX-
pressed by Henry Clews, the well-known
financier, when he says: Il do not
quite agree with those members of con-
gress who recommend non-action, while
the needs of the country call for vigor-
Gus action, SO as to give us surplus
revenue government to supersede the
present deficit-revenue government
We want, and want quickly, the best
legislation that will produce that re-
suit. The election of last November
meant, if it meant anything, that the
country's best interests must have a
do-something congress to take the place
of a do-nothing one" We cannot .e-
lieve that majority of the members OF
the Flfty-fourth congress will decide to
sit idle in a great emergency merely be-
cause the president is Democrat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
GOLDsM|TH's -
Always to the Front

Every electric stops front Of the store and every conductor
Goldsmiths Bazaar by special orders from the
Scranton Traction Company This convenience that no
doubt will be greatly appreciated by the public especially the
ladies' because they will not be compelled stand upon the
exposed all kinds of weather. when accom-
panied by children will avoid the dangers of crossing at street
intersections that always hronged with vehicles Our store
will welcome you and always afford shelter and protection until
the you to take comes along
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Mr.. Cleveland has evidently pahK'
ruptcd his stock of catchy phrases
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

US stronger fleet than we could send
against them. II such a case should hap
nan
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Ills slight Indispos ition.
Broncho Bill-Yes, he's got a sore t'roat.
Woolly West-What done II?
Broncho Bill-De rope broke.-Chicago
Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Chicago Times Herald: when Mr.. Reed
gets through with his committee assign
ments his popularity can be correctly
measured by the before and after TAX
ing system which figures In the patent
medicine advertisements"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
Inst n Few Cuskoos.

st. Louis Globe Democrat: "A few of
Cleveland's friends keep chattering about
q third term. but there is no response
from the country. To put It POLITICALLY.
The shadows murmur, but the deeps
are dumb"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
Mr.. duerrsey.s Mistake.


Last evenings Times, in its report
of the police inquiry. contained the fol-
lowing:
I'VE had better not talk on that mat
ter any more" said Mr.. Guernsey. That
which l said yesterday was badly dis
torted today" Picking up copy of this
mornings Tribune ne said: when Mayor
Connell asked me if l knew anything
about the truthfulness OF the charges /
said Il did, and not that i did not as
stated here. l further told him that
would make n charge. while this paper
makes me say that / would not"
Mr.. Guernsey. II correctly reported
in this excerpt. must be the victim of
en- after thought. The report of his
language given in yesterdays Tribune
was literally correct, as can be proved
by witnesses The Tribune's standing
instructions to the reporters detailed to
report this and all similar investi-
cations are to present the exact facts
without color or bias. To that end the
report of last nights hearing In the
mayors office includes q stenographic
transcript of the principal evidence, so
that there may be no question of the
report fairness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
DEMOCRACY's FUTURE.
ON the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
The Democracy OF the country has
reached the cross roads where 1t must
determine whether II shall be c great ma
tfonal party with patriotic aims and unity
of action. or whether II shall continue,
as II now 10. loose aggregation OF dis
cordant fragments without any common
bond Of unity founded on a great national
policy. IT cannot exist in its present con-
dition. 1t must advance. or 1t must re-
cede; and IL 1t shall fail to advance TO a
high standard of statesmanship by claim
ing a common faith In every section of
the country, 1t must die and pass into
history unregretted.
II
Mr.. Watterson is quite right In declar-
ing that the Democracy must have some
higher and nobler Incentive to political
unity and effort than assailing corpora
tions. railways, banks, and capital 1t
must resoluteiy rescue itself from the ruts
of the agrarian and become, as Mr.. Wat
terson SO well expresses II. 1.-THE organ Of
that great middle and conservative ele-
ment made up of all the better classes
who labor and produce-whether they
work In mines or In banks, whether they
dig In fields. or toll In shops-because this
element will for at least another genera
tioI, may be for another century. rule the
destinies and control the policies of ,ais
country"
IL
The Democracy of today in the popular
branch OF congress, and even as ma
ttonal organization. does not rise TO the
dignity Of great conservative political
power In the land Its leaders Its repre-
sentative statesmen, as well as its follow
ers, are divided on every vital issue tha.
Is before the people or that demands
governmental action. They do not exert
the power that Is ever recognized In an
honest, able, conservative minority. Even
II Republicanism should break Itself by
legislative fol,ies in the present congress,
the Democracy Of the nation Is not at
present in position to profit by 1t. and could
not rally its forces to win the confidence
OF the people in the national contest OF
1896.
The destiny of the Dem ocratic party Is
In the hands of its own leaders and people.
and the time has come when its policy
must be foreshadowed and unity of con-
viction and action attained, or 1t must
cease to be an important factor In national
politics. There Is no longer a charm in the
name OF Democracy. Newspapers and
schools have become universal and only
intelligent conviction can crystalline a
great national party to WELD the power OF
this grand republic. Are the Democratic
leaders equal to this grave emergency?
II not. there is no hope in the future for
Democracy as a national organization.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

Another Spanish victory has been won
in the Havana telegraph office. What
q field Ananias would have found could
he have lived in modern Cuba!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
Our Busy Dav,

somsrville Journal How many Of us
have sympathized. at one time or an
other In our lives. with the old lady who
said she had so many things to do she
guessed she'd 60 to bed!'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
Rather . Lively Divinisy.

Chicago Tines Herald: EVERY few
days Colonel Watterson's star-syed god
mourning robes and raise runpus at the
funeral"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

It 10 q good sign that the Democratic
papers are beginning to discuss the
future OF their party. From the man
ner in which they have acted in the
past It might be inferred that they were
Indifferent ON this point.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
Makins OoDortnnities.

Pittsburg Post: "Billy of Berlin Is to
erect q monument to Bismarck. not so
another speech
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06

A Good Word for Good Rosds.
Baltimore American: "0ood roads are
the best Investment stats can make; bad
roads the worst" t
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-06
oar Naxy Ytt Zoo smali.

chicago Timss-lleraid ,"Comparsd with
the navies' Of the world. Il does not ranh
high either In number 9f vesss1s Of IN
armament. Not TO spsak 6f Great Britain
and France. which outnumber ~ IN war
vessels of ~ softA elmeot beyond com-
SSsss:ss = ~ "a ~ ssrsaa;SS sS,i q Ru1s's xss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-09

Daniel Finley was discharged from
the pla,tsburg, N. Y, prison after
serving thirty-four years of life SEN
tence. He is ninety years old.
The people of Murray County, Ga {,
have held meeting and denounced the
White Cap oatrages in that State.
One reason why Dr. Conan Doyle
liked America so thoroughly is found
in the fact that his nine weeks here
netted him about $4,000. At two
hundred dollars day favorable I'M
pressions of country ought to be easy.
Hetty Green may be one of the rich
est women in the world but, in spite
of all her millions. she is getting less
enjoyment out of life than many poor
chap who goes to sleep at night without
knowing whether be will have break
fast the next morning or Dot.
Japan distrusts China's overtures for
peace. While China is making Domi-
nal efforts looking to peace negotiations,
she is buying war ships and war mate
riala wherever they are to be had She
has recently bought ships of the Chilean
navy, and her agents are now in Ger
many endeavoring to enlist the services
of German officers for both navy and
army. Japan thinks China is only
trying to gain time hence the japanese
will continue their campaign without
relaxation uotil something tangible
towards peace has been effected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-01-09

The Neacs and Courier is compiling
big hog statistics. Some of the poll
ticians who want the the earth had bet
ter look out.-Augusta Chronicle.
We believe that about 1000 new
novels arc published annually. Of
these probably thirty are good and
Eve excellent. IF there was ever a
time to winnow the wheat from the
chaf it is now Wilmington Messen-
ger.
A notable wedding at Washington
last week was that of Miss Annie
Grace Lppincott. daughter Of the
authoress, "Grace Greenwood acd
Mr.. Herbert Hail Winslow, the taepted
American dranatst.
The most notable banqcet speech
tina. has been made IL this country IN
mao7 day was that of Henry Water
SOD before the New England Society OF
New York few days ago. Henry
Simply dis,anced all the rest Of the
fellows and didn't drink a drop.-at'
zoata Journal.
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rr.ss Too rsusA.

The cannibal king sat upon his bamboo throne, clothed in the awful dignity of his position and faded silk scarf. His eye was fastened up on the entrance to the thronerooIn as if in expectancy. Presently il opened, and the secretary of state en, tered and bowed to tho earth.
 A deputation awaits without your majesty, said the secretary.
 What kind, slave?" inquired his nibs.
 "Of white persons your majesty. '
 Would they minister to my spirit ual or physical wants, dog?"
 Your physical wants. your mai esty."
 "Ah, then they must be mission aries2"
 NO, your majesty"
 What houndS Not mission aries?"
 No. your majesty; they are here on business of state from the whitc country. They are politicians"
 A look of disappointment olouded tho face of the king.
 "Go. slave,' he said, waving his hand with an imperious gesture, and command the secretary of the culinary department to put out the fire in the kitchen stove. "-Detroit Free Press.