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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

!. Tariff, not only to furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses Of che
government, but to protect American IA
Dor from degradation to the wage level
OF other lands. 2. Reciprocal agreements
for open markets and discriminating du-
ties In favor Of the American merchant
marine. 3. 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. 6. A firm. vigorous and dignified
foreign policy land all our interests in
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count. H. Condemnation of lynching. l6
Approval Of national arbitration. 16 APP
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Five Necessary Reforms.

At this time Of legislative caucuses
and conventions 1t is well to remember
that the next Pennsylvania legislature
will have placed before it for consideru-
tion number Of important measures
looking to the correction OF notorious
political abuses. Among the PROPOSE
tions which the legislature to be elected
next November will be asked to enact
into law are the following:
First-Civil service reform in the state
and municipal governments and in
all counties containing q population of
10000 or over. In other words. the es-
tablishment Of the public service in
subordinate positions upon the merit
system and the removal of it from
partisan or factional politics.
Second Personal payment Of poll tax,
to be secured by the enactment OF law
which shall in distinct terms make It
unlawful for chairmen Of political COM
mites or others to pay the poll tax of
any citizen unless in possession Of a
separate written order from said citi-
zen.
Third--F'orbidding the compulsory
assessment of Office holders. The pro-
posed act makes It unlawful for any
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13
THE FOLLY OF MADNESS.

From the Commercial-Ad Advertiser
When the cannon shot of treason
knocked at the gates of Sumter hundreds
Of thousands of men forgot that they were
Democrats and remembered that they
were Americans. Now, when all the alien
and abhorrent forces of this cosmopolitan
republic are banded together for robbery
and riot under the fiery flag of the COM
mune and the leadership Of demagogues
who disgrace the American name-when
the once great Democratic party has sold
itself to anarchy for thirty pieces of silver
and forsaken every tradition and principle
that gave 1t cohesion or standing-when
not merely the honesty of our dollars, but
the stability of our institutions, the au-
thority of our highest tribunals and the
safeguards of order and society are threat
ened by revolt as dangerous as the upris-
ing of the slave power a third of a century
ago, the sons of the war Democrats OF
lS6l-65 stand facing duty which they
cannot evade without cowardice nor shirk
without shame
Talk of an independent sound currency
Democratic ticket is the folly of very
madness. Such ticket would fill Alt
geld, Tillman and the variegated mob tnat
follows them with intense delight. The
men who named 1t and supported 1t would
De the most efficient allies of anarchy
and reputation. By dividing the honest
money strength in close states 1t would
give the free silver hordes their only
chance of victory. Placing such ticket
in the field under existing conditions
would be not merely imDerility, but
treachery: would undo all that has been
gained by the fight for honest dollars at
Chicago would constitute a deliberate, un-
pardonable betrayal of every principle for
which the eastern Democrats have con-
tended against their ruthless and insult
ing opponents. To attempt it is to play
directly into the hands of the foes Of
American credit and American govern
ment. 1t should not be suggested nor
even thought of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13
The Democratic Nominee :.

On Saturday. somewhat hastily, we
spoke Of William ]. Bryan, Democracy's
new Moses, as a "blatherskite" Upon
additional Information and reflection,
We withdraw that word, first. because
II 10 Inaccurate and secondly because
1t Is desirable to avoid, SO far as pos
siDle. In the approaching campaign,
resort to personalities
The Standard dictionary defines a
"blatherskite" to mean "a wordy. blus-
tering, noisy fellow" Mr.. Bryan Is
wordy to an unusual degree. but prob
ally rri racre biIstcring or noisy than
any other average young man with a
rare gift Of CAB and an imagination
prone 20 take fire at inadequate provo
papers have exploited bis personal
achievements and characteristics, he
appears to- be quite an admir- able young
gentleman apart from his chaotic poll
tirs. and one who had he been reared
amid more rational and conservative
surroundings, would no doubt today be
one of the most eloquent and enthus-
iastic supporters Of Mckinley. Protec-
tion and Sound Money. He is obviously
deficient In judgment and lacking in
that capacity for broad and liberal
view Of facts and men which comes
from long experience In dealing with
great issucs. He is evidently addicted
to the dangerous habit Of jumping
fIom limited premises to rash and far
fetched conclusions. But we cannot
with any fairness deny 10 him the
credit OF sincerity. There Is a flavor
and thrill to his oratory which con-
vince US that he imagines he means all
he says and believes 1t, at the time. 1t
will be remembered that many cele-
brated men have had just such charac-
teristics OF unconscious self-deception.
Munchausen told his biggest whoppers
with the most solemn honesty and ear.
nestness. Tartarln Of TaIascon never
for an instant doubted that he had done
all the fabulous things of which he was
wont to boast, And SO. I'm Mr.. Bryan's
case. We suppose he actually deludes
himself with the notion that the men Of
wealth in this country have secretly
conspirsd to squeeze the poor by means
Of the gold standard: and In the frenzy
Of this delusion fails tc account for the
fact that under the gold standard, un-
til interrupted by the recent epidemic
Of Democratic tariff reform" the
United States achieved NOT only It's
greatest aggregate prosperity but also
its largest per capita circulation,
wages, and wealth.
But II Il be unfair to speak Of Mr..
Bryan a. q ''blstheIskite," II will be
scrupulously Just to allude 70 him - .
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"The money Of the United States.
and every kind or form of il, whether
of paper, silver or gold, must be as
good as the best in the world. Itmust
not only be current at its full face
value at home, but it must be counted
at par in any and every commercial
center Of the globe. The dollar paid
to the farmer, the wage.earncr and
the pensiOner must continue forever
equal in purchasing and debt.paying
power to the dollar paid to any gov
crnmcnt creditOr.''..Mcki in His
Speech Of acceptance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13
An Early Guess,

At this early stage Of the campaign.
estimates of the November vote are
hope or fear The monetary issue,
which now SENS uppermost, is new
one, in the partisan sense. and conse-
quently there Is nothing whatever in
the election statistics Of the past to
guide one to the formation of a reliable
opinion. At the same time, certain
general probabilities obtain, and we
think q fair Interpretation Of them at
this time will give the electoral vote Of
the following states to Mckinley with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

phenomenally eloquent and therefore
uncommonly dangerous enthusiast who
coats with plausibility the grossest er-
rors. The peculiar aptitude which he
has for dressing his erratic thoughts in
words that seem like the inspired out
pourings Of great genius renders him
an exceptionally unsafe citizen Of the
republic. Our government stands in
little hazard from hostile invasion by a
foreign foe; but by reason Of its broad
suffrage it stands In serious menace
from mistaken political leadership. And
the more gifted and captivating the
man who misleads the people. the
greater is the peoples peril.
Fortunately. -four months separate
us from election day: and in that time
the people will take pause for careful
and patriotic reflection.
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THE QUESTION PRESSED HOME.

New York Observation-Disclosures
Free silver coinage means that every
obligation of debt or wages not specific
ally payable in gold, will be paid In 53-
cent dollars. Do the workingmen ana
small investors of this country want their
incomes and their savings diminished IN
this way?
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TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Al acchus
The Tribune AstrOIOger.
Astrolabe cast: 3.lS a. M, for Monday,
July l3, 1896.
He 81 A.

A child born on this day will notice that
the average Democrat is very much in the
position of Texas calf that has not been
branded.
The Bryan-Sewall ticket has been in
dorsed by Mr.. Merriheld. of this city.
This seems to remove any doubt that might
have existed regarding the certainty OF
McKinley's election.
1t is stated that the original silver man
Of Scranton expects to have the gold filling
pulled out Of his teeth If his ticket is de-
feated.
The success of the silver ticket means a
return to two-tined steel forks and wooden
spoons. Everybody owning silver forks
and spoons will take them down to WASH
ington and have them coined and get two
dollars for one, or something of the Sort
The eastern Democratic papers evidently
have not heard the boy orator" talk.
Speaking of cabinet arrangements for
the Bryan-Sewall administration, what
does Mr.. O'Brien get?
Ajacchus' Advice.
II you experience difficulty in keeping
warm this weather engage in an argument
on the currency question.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

The Boy Orotar OF the Platte smiled.
half-daEed, as though semi-intoxicated at
the stupendous reception accorded. Hill
was forgotten; Altgeld was lost from view.
and Jones and the rest of the senatorial
syndicate We're as II they had never been
born"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

With a few scattering exceptions.
every Democratic newspaper Of promin-
ence east Of the Allegheny mountains
has refused to swallow the Chicago
platform. If newspapers reflect public
sentiment. this ought to he an import
ant sign
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

The sound money Democrats who
talk Of nominating third ticket should
not forget that that would be just
what Bryan and Sewall desire.
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out any reasonable doubt:

Inasmuch as this Is eight votes more
than amajority of the next electoral col
lege it is scarcely necessary to proceed
with the tabulation; but as a matter Of
curiosity we will give below the list of
states seemingly certain at the present
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

Sibley couldn't have first place and
hence he wouldn't play at all.
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can honest dollar worth 100 cents
everywhere cannot be coined out of
53 cents worth Of silver, plus u legis.
Iative fiat."..Gnrret A. Hobart in
His Speech Of Acceptance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

The objection to the Mclean "barr'
seems to have been that 1t refused to
guarantee an unlimited tap.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

On the 4th day of next November Mr.
william Jennings Bryan will not only
be older than he Is today but he will
also know more.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

1t will be seen that II the silver Dem
ocrats carry all of these seven doubt
full states they will yet lack II votes Of
a majority. If. however. those states
shall vote next fall as they voted two
years ago. the silverltes will carry only
one of them, Kentucky. and the align
ment Of forces in the electoral college
would stand: Mckinley, 2S7; Bryan. 100.
1t is by no means improbable that Nc
Kinley will carry the entire seven,
which would give him an even 300 elec-
toral votes to lat for Bryan.
A good deal depends, however, upon
the developments of the next month.
If the Eastern Democracy shall split
the sound money strength of the coun-
try by nominating a third candidate,
and alsoif the silver craze shall continue
to take hold Of unthinking people at the
ratio Of its growth for the past six
weeks. the foregoing estimates may
have to be revised. We do not think,
however, that Mckinley stands in any
serious danger Of defeat. although 1t
would be exceedingly imprudent were
Republicans to rest on their arms.
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representative Of a political organiza-
tion to collect funds for political pur-
poses from any state, county or muni-
cipal Office holder, and it Is provided
of the law shall be suitably punished.
Any man who wants to contribute to-
ward the expense of his party organiza-
tion will be at liberty to do so. but he
who declines will be in no danger.
Fourth-Forbidding pernicious partl-
san activity by public officers and max
ing it unlawful for any fice-holder to
attend a political convention as dele
gate.
Fifth-The publication Of an itemized
and detailed statement of expenditures
by candidates, chairmen, of political
committees, members of said commit
tees, agents Of candidates, or others,
whether at the primaries or at the gen.
eral elections.
These reforms are necessary. They
are demanded by intelligent public sem
timent everywhere. They would per-
haps not be followed by the millennium
in politics, but they would at least be
steps in the right direction and would
stigmatize as illegal many practices
which now obtain mainly because there
is no statute to prevent them. The en-
actment of these propositions into law
would give good citizenship tools with
which to work for bettered civic con-
ditions. Consequently honest electors
should everywhere be on the alert to
secure such a representation in the
next state legislature as will possess
the intelligence, character and determi-
nation to put the foregoing propositions
into stiff and stringent law.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

Shipbuilder Sewall's presence on the
ticket is explained by the fact that 1t
will sail up Salt creek
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

Ever citizen Of Scranton who dis
believes In the anarchistic Chicago
platform should manifest the same by
attending tomorrow evenings McKin-
ley ratification.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13

IL the New York Sun were honest In
its politics it would lose no time in apollo
gizing to Major Mckinley for the shah
by manner In which it treated him only
a few weeks ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-13
STATE.

Congressmen.nt.LarE
GALUSHA A. GROW, Of Susquehanns.
SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT. Of Erie.
Election Day. Nov. 8.
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Loans.

THE REPUBLIC SAVINGS AND
Loan Association will loan you money
on easier terms and pay you better on
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Call on s. N. Calender. Dime Bank
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THE ELK CAFE, 125 and 127 FRANK.
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p. ZEIGLER. Proprietor.
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Wire Srcens.
Hotels and Restaurants.

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turer Of Wire Screens.
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writing, to go for Bryan:

Here follow the states in which there
seems to be a prospect Of sharp fight
ing, with the chances too nearly even
yet to be confidently estimated: