The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-18

movements. Joe, as he is Familiarity
known, received u good common school
education He afterwards entered q
printing, office of which the writer was
at its head. Subsequently he worked
Tor many years on the Free Press,
under Mr.. Alfred Twining, now asso-
ciate editor of the Times. While u stu
dent under this erudite, liberal minded
and conscientious gentleman, and
mainly through his influence and eX-
cellent companionship, Mr. divers
hitherto undevelOped talents soon
manifested themselves i'm a practical
praiseworthy and emphatic manner
He Is Il sincere Mason. energetic and
enthusiastic, Il devoted odd Fellow, and
4 leading Loyal Knight and his expert
ence in the chairs and on the floors Of
the different lodge rooms has served
him well as Il bright parliamentarian
ana strong advocate in the council
chambers. He has been u leading men,
ber of the Printers Union for many
years and has served as its president
While serving In this capacity he was
known by his fellow -craftsme, by the
kind sobriquet of Honest Joe Oliver"
while Joe is In the chair Justice will
reign supreme" was common remark
with printers. A better Union man
never lived. The rights of his brethren
ne would always defend with vigor, no
matter what the consequences would
bring forth. His motto in life has been
Whatever you do, honor il, dignity IL,
glorify II" He Is the embodiment OF
honor and integrity. The same can be
truthfully said of Mr.. Oliver as was re-
Gently so beautifully written of the
noble characteristics of Colonel Ripple:
HE Is a robust man In heart and deed;
robust in his personal and business in
tegrity; robust in his morality; robust
in his devotion to the interest of the
city of Scranton and the welfare of her
people, He is not crank in politics,
and does not regard politics and poll
ticians as necessarily low and vile. but.
remember. II the Augean stables need
cleaning, he will be the first to inaugur.
ate such movement. He is fearless
fellow I'm this respect To be brief, a
finer specimen of stalwart man
hood never entered our council cham
bers, and we have known them all. He
is non -purchasable quantity, and woe
to the man that will dare approach him
on this line. He now fathers the new
viaduct ordinance that has gone
through the council chambers. dt Is
one OF the most important and exceed
ingly needful measures that has ever
been brought before our municipal
bodies. The great necessity of the
measure has created a very favorable
impression on the members of the
councils. 1t has met with but little op-
position. The ordinance reached the
mayor, who signed it Immediately,
and the voters of our city will vote on
the measure at the next election. In
ats first message to the council ten
years ago Mayor Ripple recommended
the passage of such a measure with
great emphasis, and he reiterated the
recOmmendaticn with greater force in
his future messages. but the universal
cry for the two great bridges over
shadOwed the DrOmulgatiorI of this
measure, hence the long delay. The
time has now arrived for the people to
take united action In the matter. The
measure benefits all sections of the
city. Compactness and close connec-
tions are the life and soul of all great
cities and industrial centers. The closer
we are together the better we will know
each other. Sectional strife will then
be at an end. Bridge and viaduct the
chasms that now keep us apart. The
West Side and the South Side and the
North End and the East End have been
welded long ago to Scranton, but the
various dangerous railroad crossings
and the unsightly Lackawanna have
kept the people of the different sections
of the city aloof. These chasms have
caused discords i'm councils and ill-feel-
ing among the people generally They
have not been united. We should be
one city--One people. No Pittsburg and
Allegheny. no st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis Let Court House square be the OBJ
jective point, and give the people of the
furthermOst point within our city con-
fines an opportunity to reach 1t inside
of thirty minutes. All hail to Oliver
and his new viaduct.
i II \
The Robert Morris Lodge EistcddfOd.
The suggestion of Mr.. Alfred Twin
ing, one OF the editors of the Times, in