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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM,

!. Tariff, not only to furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses Of she
government, but to protect American la-
bOr from degradation to the wage level
Of other lands. 9. Reciprocal agreements
for open markets and discriminating du-
ties in favor of the American merchant
marine. 8. Maintenance of the existing
gold standard and opposition to free coin
age Of silver except by International
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world. 4. Pensions and
preferences for veterans of the Union
army s. A firm. vigorous and dignified
foreign policy land all our interests in
the western hemisphere carefully watched
and guarded" G. The Hawaiian Islands
to be controlled by the United States; the
Nicaraguan canal to be built; a naval sta
tlon in the West Indies. Z. Protection Of
American citizens and property In Turkey.
8. Reassertion of the Monroe doctrine.
Eventual withdrawal of European powers
from this hemisphere and union OF all
Englsh-speaking people on this continent
g. The United States actively to use tnf!u-
ence to restore peace and give independ-
ence to Cuba. 10. Enlarge e.nent of the
navy, defense of harbors and seacoasts.
II. Exclusion Of illiterate and immoral I'M
migrants. 12 Reapproval Of the civil SER
vice law. 13. A free ballot and an honest
count. IA. Condemnation Of lynching. Is.
Approval of national arbitration. 16. APP
proval Of free homestead law. II. Ad-
mission of the remaining territories. rep
resentation for Alaska and abolition Of
carpet-bag federal officers. 1S. sympathy
with legitimate efforts to lessen intemper-
ance. 10. Sympathetic reference to 'the
rights and interests of woman."-Con-
densed by the es-Herald,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

was when Carter Harrison ran for mayor
Of Chicago. without a party and without
. nomination. and came within an ace ol
being elected.
In 1857. r. NJ Bishop. Democrat. was
elected governor OF Ohio because OF a re-
volt led by General John Beatty. OF Co
lumhus, who resented President Hayes
conciliatory policy toward the south. In
is72 Thomas NJ. Browne. Republican. was
defeated for governor OF Indiana and
Thomas A. Hendricks. Democrat. elected.
because a section of his party resented
Brownies nomination, the res; of the Re-
publican ticks. being elected. Again. in
the same state In 1876. the Republicans
noIiinatvi ,.Sdlove s. Orth for governor.
a revolt, led by some OF the most power
ful Republican newspapers In the state
followed. In the micst Of the campaign
he was withdrawn and BENJAMIN. Harr!-
son substituted. only to be defeated with
his party. Two years ago in California,
the Republicans nominated NJ. NJ. Es'ee
for governor. I.,e whole state ticket was
elected by large majority except him.
There was q revolt directed against him
and 1t defeated him. electing his Demo-
cratic opponent. Governor Budd.
-:ll:-
These instances might be multiplied, but
enough have been cited to show that the
Republican party has not been free from
d.saffection as to its national and state
tickets, that " conquered In 1864 and ls'l
against rsvolts apparently more serious
than that row led by Teller: that II sur
vived the personal defeat Of Its candidate
In 1884: that II has reclaimed states lost
through apathy or disaffection or both
among its members. The Republican
party has been described by its oppon-
ents as the best disciplined political or
ganization in the world. but the record.
hastily noted here, shows that u has had
its share OF discord and disaffecrion. mu.
tiny and rebellion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
Quay Probably Misquoted.

Several newspapers throughout the
state are disposed to magnify the i'm
portance of an assertion publicly cred-
tied to Senator Quay that IL the DEM
ocrats shall declare for free silver they
will probably carry Schuylkill, Luzerne
and Lackawanna counties in the COM
ing election. 1t is doubtful If the senator
ever made such prediction. But II
he did, 1t need not be regarded as more
than casual remark and there are
good reasons for believing that it is
inaccurate.
That there is n strong sentiment in
this region in favor of bimetallsm Is
true. 1t exists principally among three
classes: ~ the farmers, who think
that the restoration Of silver to its orig
inal function as primary money would
bring better prices for the produce Of
their farms; (2) the laboring classes,
who believe that more money In circu-
Ahtipi NoulO idlSC WdScS ftuu w HOt dll
of them discriminate between safe and
unsafe additions to the currency; and (3)
a scattering class among the business
and professional men who have been
converted by study Of the question
to the double standard. Not all farmers
nor all workingmen are bimetalllsts;
but probably majority Of the two
classes are at this time.
Very few of these men, however, are
free traders. Not one in twenty-five
today regards prosperity as possible of
achievement under tariff system
which permits England to do our man.
ufacturing and condemns home labor
to whole or partial idleness. An over
whelming majority Of them recognizes
that the restoration Of Republican pro-
lection is the first sthp backward to the
prosperity which existed prior to the
last election of Grover Cleveland. They
recognize, too. that with protection fully
restored, home industries will revive,
work ut rising wages will be accessible
and the balance of trade will again
swing in our favor, causing safe and
steady increase in the volume of our
currency. Under these circumstances a
majority of them will be content to
await an international solution Of the
money question, in the meantime in
sistlng that the dollar which ID paid to
them by the buyer or the employer shall
be ~ good in all essential qualities as
any other dollar in the civilized world.
There il one. other reason why the
voters OF the anthracite coal field will
not cast many ballots for the nominee Of
the Chicago convention. -Four years ago
. good many Of them took stock In Demo-
cratic promises, voted the Democratic
pcasidsntial end congressional ticket,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

No one can dispute that Brother
Thomas Platt Is a master Of terseness.
Witness this excerpt from his Carnegie
hail speech: "They say that II you will
make law declaring that SO cents
worth Of silver shall be as competent
for all purposes as one hundred cents
worth OF gold. the creditor class will
lose its advantage over the debtor class.
and everybody will have enough. My
friends. there is nothing in it. When
you can legislate sense into the heads
of fools. virtue into the hearts OF
knaves and peace into the souls of the
restless and unhappy, then, and not
till then, you will be able to equalize
the conditions in which the human
lives Pending that time 1 want the
dollar that my employer gives me for
my labor to be as good as a dollar he
exacts from me for rent and food and
clothes"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

and have been regretting It every day
since. They will not permit themselves
to be fooled twice In succession by the
same party. Even though they believed
implicitly that the United States alone
could coin free. at an arbitrary ratio
fifty per cent. less than the commercial
ratio. all the silver of all the world
without suffering disastrous conse-
quences, they would not have faith In
the Democratic party's ability to su-
perintend the experiment and would a
great deal rather trust their future In
experienced and capable Republican
keeping, in the hope that some day the
Republicans might become a silver
party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

roads. This pretty little trick might
have gone through without soul being
the wiser had not Venezuela accidental
~ discovered IL and put the marauding
surveyors under arrest. 1t looks very
much as IL John Bull in his treatment Of
this whole Venezuelan question was
slowly planting the seeds Of an almigh-
ty licking.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

Playwright Belascos recovery OF $l6.-
600 from Soap Maker Fairbank for SER
vices rendered In making Mrs. Leslie
Carter a star actress Is small enough.
The work required was worth twice
the wage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune AstrOlOger.
Astrolabe cast: l.ls a. M, for Thursday.
June rs, 1896.

sEs g &
In the opinion OF q child born on this
day Mr.. Burke ought to celebrate ,..e
coming holiday by placing at least one
pack of fre-crackers In Collector Her.
rings stocking.
The high school graduate who re-
marked the other night that In fnatramohy
no desired . woman and not Q private
secretary" evidently intends to employ
a typewriter.
Before william whitney gets through
with his present mission he will doubt.
less be convinced that II IL no easy mat.
ter to roundup the Democratic party.
It seems that the St. Louis platform was
not Tom Platt.form after all.
The situation as Hanna.lyxed at pres-
ent looks favorable to victory for pro-
lection.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Always bear in mind that 1t IL often An
easy matter to warp yourself in trying
to shape public opinion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

The Washington Post insists that the
tariff Is not an issue. The Post will
find out otherwise on the morning Of
Nov. 4.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

If Spain shall ship 100000 new troops
into Cuba, It will only mean 100000 new
reasons why this government should
recognize the Insurgents belligerency.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

Every gold Democrat save one will be
welcome after July to enter the Re-
publican tent. But we draw the line
on Grover.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

The Cleveland Leader calls the an
thracite coal combination scheme to
rob the American people of millions Of
dollars" The Leader seems to forget
that every ton of anthracite which Is
sold makes more valuable every unsold
ton. because 1t reduces the limited sup
ply. With a decreasing supply and an
increasing demand ought not the price
Of anthracite to 20 up?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

It Is unkind In Charles Emory Smith
to 50 rudely snatch the golden pillow
from under the falling form of the Hon.
Orable Thomas Platt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

Competition Is the rule In every other
line Of business. Why not in the street
railway business?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

The Conservative party in Canada
earned its defeat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
STATE.

Coreressmcn.nt-La
GALCSIIA A. GROW. Of Susquehannn.
SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT. OF Eric.
Election Day, Nov. 3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

And 80 It appears that while Lord
Salisbury was talking sweetly in public
about the delights Of peaceful arbitra-
tion the British government had on
the sly sent force Of surveyors down
into the region In dispute between Ven
esuela and Guiana. to lay out military
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

Already the Populists and the free
silver Democrats are quarreling among
themselves as to which shall be known
as the senior partner In the contem-
plated coalition. 1t Is easy to foresee
their utter disintegration.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL.

For President.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY, OF Ohio.
For Vicc-Presidcnt,
GARRET A. HOBART. Of New Jersey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

Good wages paid in good money" Is
the Republican watchword. 1t has q
winning sound,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

1t must be embarrassing to the
Wilkes Barre Records well-known mo-
desty to have to re-iterate daily the
purity Of its motives and the self
sacrificing honesty Of its intentions
Our neighbor's virtue is altogether too
defensive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

The Toronto Globe, in a column re-
view Of American politics, reaches the
solemn conclusion that the Democrats
at Chicago will nominate Cleveland on
straight -out declaration for gold. It
will not be long until the Globes proph-
ecy will be put to the test,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

ROOFING O.,
a26 Washington Avs.,
. SCRANTON, PA
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Dentists.

G. c. LAuBACH. SURGEON DENTIST.
No. 115 Wyoming avenue.
r. NJ. sTRATTON, OFFICE COAL EX-
change.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25

The Tribune Is tho only Republican
Gaily In Laekawanna County.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

amending 1t. placed the country in
rather q peculiar attitude in the eyes
sof other nations. and the statement tha
: country could not afford the ex-
penditute Is nothing more or
Tess than a declaration that the
United States Is too poor to put the
country i'm a position of proper defense.
IL the country Is so poor thai an addi-
tonal expenditure of IS. 000. 900 would
put 1T next door to the poor house. the
question comes up why is 1t that Con-
gress has not done something in the
way OF legislation to provide means for
the necessary expenses of the Govern
ment? Whose fault is It that we are
IN a state of beggary" instead of af-
huence? Has Congress lone anything
to relieve the situation?
Perhaps when the poverty racket wac
being preached In the Senate the mem
pers forgot that they were discrediting
themselves. Here are people who have
been a party to the expenditure of
millions upon millions of dollars UNI
necessarily, and yet when It comes
down to spending money for the proper
protection of the ountry they suddenly
ueclare that we are too poor, however
much or great may be the need.
1t Is the peoples money, and In u
matter of protection the people are
willing to make the outlay. Besides, a
large amount of the appropriation would
not be available for some time to come,
and before then another Congress will
have met and have lone what the pres
ent one has failed TO do-put the finances
in q condition to meet the needs of
the Government. The members who
voted to cut down the number of battle
ships played a sorry part. In this con,
nection the Richmond Dispatch says
ut may be interesting to give the
record of the Virginia Congressman on
the question of c%oncurring in the Sen.
ate's action. 1t is as follows: For con,
currence-Messrs. Jones, Swanson an6
Turner; against concurrence-that is
for building four Observation-Disclosures
Elicit. Otey. Tyler and ThorR; no
voting-Messrs. Meredith, Tucke ant
Walker. Mr.. Tucker was paired off
but stated that, had his pair been pres
ent, he (Tucker) would nave voted fol
Concurrence"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
FROM CUBA.

The correspondents of two of the lead
PEELED fromCuba Wednesday by order of
Gen. Weyler, and if this thing keeps on
no Ameican newspaper representative
Will be left on the Island. The fact is,
every man who has been sent to Cuba
10 tell the truth is sent away as soon
as his mission Is discovered, and thus
Weyler hopes to- keep the outside world
in Ignorance of the true condition of
affairs in Cuba. One Of the correspon-
dents expelled "Wednesday was directed
to take a steamer for Florida forthwith.
and so pointed was the order that he
stood not upon the order of going out
went at once, feeling that refusal meant
Imprisonment. The other correspondent
was ordered to leave peremptorilly, and
as a matter of course, he left.
This latter party Is the third mar
employed by the same paper who has
bsen expelled by Weyler.
The expulsion of press representative
from the Island is the worst piece OF
policy that the authorities of Cuba could
persue, for the reason hat 1t shows
an effort TO keep the world
from knowing the atrocities committed
by the Spaniards under Weyler-a thing
Impossible to do. Weyler may carry on
his policy of expulsion, but, all the same
the American newspapers Will get the
| news.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
A TIME TO BE GLAD.

The Baltimore Sun Is firm In the be
lief that the best thing that the Fifty
fourth Congress has done-in fact. the
only good thing-was the adoption by
he House Wednesday of a resolution
providing for adjournment on May the
18th. and it is right. If ever a Congress
earned anything. 1t is that the present
one has earned the title of "a do-nothing
Congress-" and no one will attempt to
deprive 1t of hat glory.
The Sun, in commenting on the an
announcement that Congress would adj
journ on May 18th. says:
This announcement will be received
with profound qualification from the
Atlantic TO the Pacific, and there will
be a f=rvent prayer flom one end OF
the country to the other that nothing
may tprevent Congress from terminating
its session by hat date. The Republi.
cans came in on a tidal wave. for which
Democrats Were largely responsible
with rosy promises. but they nave done
nothing that could in the faintest de.
g!ess promote the prosperity OF the coun
try. When they have not been ABUSING
the administration they have been pass.
ing lingo resolutions and indulging ir
antics which made them the laughing.
stock of sensible men. In this carniya
OF folly they have been assisted at time.
by a very large proportion of the Dem.
ocratic minority. For this reason Their,
is nothing that could be so easily dis
pensed with as the presen: Congress
and the height OF its popularity will date
from the day of its dissolution"
These are sever structures, but no
mora than is deserved, and the countr,
will feel a relief when it is known tina
the Fifty-fourth Congress has closed Ii
labors of folly and nothingness.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
ENGLISH

Despite statements to the contrary, the
English people are becoming enlightened.
At least one would suppos SO from the
following taken from a London journal
of 4 few days since:
THE opening of the new hotel. with
several genuine American bars, on the
same day as the first appearance of the
slmost American newspaper. the Daily
Mail, makes n great stride in the pro-
gress of England"
II is not quite clear as to that con-
nec;ion the newspaper has with the other
enterprises" and as there have been
several American newspapers in Lon
DIN from time to time, the starting of
another ought not to occasion any sur
prise.
But. as n contemporary remarks, "the
fact that at length London has a first
class hotel with several American bars
Is deeply significant and under the be-
nignl ministrations of several adept
American bar-keepers. much may be ex-
pected Of the town on the Thames.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
HoLMEs HANGED.

Howard ". Mudgett, alias II. III.
Holmes. paid the death penalty In Phil
adelphia yesterday. and with his execu-
ti5n was closed the life OF the most con-
spicuous murderer the country has ever
known. In his confession he acknowl-
edged killing twenty-seven people, but
the crime for which he paid the death
penalty was the murder of Benjamin Il.
Pietzel. an accomplice of his in the
%sw!ndling of insurance companies. The
history CT the crime, trial. and conviction
Il familiar to almost everyone, while
his murderous deeds. stand without a
parallel IN the annals of crime in this
country.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
THE QUESTION OF nArrLEsnrp,

The Senate amendment reducing the
number of new battleships from four
10 w does not NEE, the approval
Of the public. and the refusal
or the House to concur in the
reduction is received with commenda-
ton.
The matter is in no wise a political
question, and the best evidence that
ms is so Is found in the fact
that when the matter came I'D in
the House the amendment was vo.ed
down by a tremendous majority. al.
though both the Senate n House are
OF the same political party.
Senator German, who led the move
ment to reduce the number of shins
from four to two. has perhaps without
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

In Russia the principals in q duel par
take of a breakfast together before 60
ing out to fight.
Connecticut takes out more patents
In proportion to its population thar
any other State in :he Union.
A London syndicate has secured the
right TO bore for petroleum over u large
area of country In Australia.
The English magazine, Punch. is go
ing TO erect it's workshops and houses
for employees out in the country. a
place near Tunbridge Wells, where Mary
Anderson resides, has been chosen.
T.. S. Wallace, United states Consul
at Jerusalem. is spending part of his
sixty days f%urlough in st. Louis. In
an interview he said: Il have no trou,
BILE in my particular district. which en-
braces all of ancient Palestine. There
are $50 Armenians in Jerusalem, and
they are in constant fear of their
lives"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08
PERSONALS.

Cecil Rhodes has declared his readiness
to place himself and his affairs absolute
iy in the hands of Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain.
The movement in Liverpool for perpet-
uating the name of her native city of
Mrs. Hermans meets with much encour-
aGement.
Andrew D. White Will deliver the ora
ton before the literary societies at the
commencement of Roanoke College,
Salem. Va, on the evening of June 9th.
and on the following day Secretary j.
Sterling Morton will deliver the com
mencement address.
Billy Williams, the oldest of the Nez
Perez Indians. and the last of those who
saw the explorers Lewis and Clarke
when they crossed the continent from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, 9o-odd years ago,
died at Kamiah, Idaho. April 9Th. His
exact age vas not known
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

We learn hat Gus" Mckinley. a
brother of Major Mckinley. is in Wash
ington booming the Majors candidacy.
WHO ever heard of Gus until his ia
nous brother got nto the Presidential
fight? Isl the Lowell News.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Thomas c. Plat. who wants Governor
Morton nominated, predicts that Nc
Kinley will be lucky TO get 332 votes.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

The sinaugural ceremonies of the Ten
nessess centennial will take place al
Nashville on the first of June next.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

"A woman stole a kiss from Tillman In
Denver and was auded for her bold
ness. A man has been fined 500 for
stealing a kiss from a woman in Chicago,
And yet women are bawling for equal
rights, remarks The ST. Louis Republi-
can.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

The farming lands of Maryland in
creased in value between 1883 and 1890
IS. 500, Ooe.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

buttons for admirers of all the candi-
dates are being sold on the streets of
St. Louis. The button vender is strict
~ impartial in the matter of his politi-
cal preferences.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

'Mr. Harrison's attitude" says Mr..
Harrison's private secretary, tis none of
Mr.. Sherman's business"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Col. John r. Fellows Is u candidate
gress from the Fourteenth New York
district. now represented by Lemuel L,
Quigg.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

The Washington Post says tina if the
proposition TO change the name of Wall
street, Is carried into effect, It would ruin
IA vast AMOUNT of free-silver campaign
literature.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-08

Though sluggards deem 1t but a foolish chase
And marvel men should quit their easy chair
The toilsome way, the long, long league to
trace,
Oh, there is sweetness in the mountain air
And life that bloated ease can never hope to
share.
-Ryr0n.