The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-18

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Colonel McClure's opinion, nor is there
any danger that a Judge who has no
opposition at the polls will fail of re-
election in consequence Of one jour-
nallst's bias.
On June "a of this year at Saratoga
the Democrats of New York in state
convention assembled declared them
selves opposed to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver in the absence of
the cooperation of other great ma
tions." On Sept. II. of the same year
they 'unreservedly endorsed" at Bur-
talo national platform. adopted in the
interval, which demands the free and
unlimited coinage of both gold and sill
Yer at the present legal ratio of 16 to,
!, without waiting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nation" From June
"a to Sept. II is not quite three months.
1t might be well for some one to in
ioi III tiic iioihihSe Ava wa
gress in this district that it is nowhere
proposed to continue the "ruinous tinan-
cial policy of Grover Cleveland" an
other four years He is evidently mis-
informed on that point. The intention
Of the Republican party is to substl-
tute for Mr.. Clevelands 'ruinous" pol
icy policy which will enable the ma
tional government to pay current eS-
penses without the sale of bonds, and
which will afford to the producers of
America adequate protection from de-
structive foreign competition.
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The cry of full barns but empty
pockets" to which Mr.. Merrifield al
ludes, began to be heard about the time
that the Democratic party set to work
to reconstruct the tariff. 1t has been
heard with increasing emphasis ever
since, but no one had for years heard
such cry prior to the last election Of
Grover Cleveland. This doesn't bear
out the contention that it arises from
the operation of the gold standard, for
this country has been on a recognized
gold standard since 1879.
Says the Buffalo News: "The way
the York state silverites clamored for
an endorsement on the back Of the Chi
cago ticket recalls the practice of a
newspaper man down in Scranton. who
made all his checks payable only after
personal presentation to me- He used
to pay the checks, but when they were
issued they were no more than a decla-
ration of more or less remote intention.
They had to be ratified by him later on"
Couldn't you give the newspaper mans
rame?
The thanks Of The Tribune are due to
burg, for a copy of pamphlet pub
lished by that firm entitled THE Vot-
tI Tic SOllipildtioii VI
Hon. Jesse NJ. Baker, author Of the
Baker ballot law, and in addition to CIV
ing thorough explanation of that law
1t answers almost every question that
can possibly arise in connection with
election usages in this state. 1t is
rich bargain at the price of 25 cents.
The theory once was that Bryan was
no politician, but the way in which he
larrups the administration boilers and
bids to the feeling for party regularity
in the South shows that he is by no
means as young as he looks. He will
be defeated, Of course, but he will
leave behind a nice mess In the inner
precincts of the Democratic party.
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1t is true that this government has
lost over $l5OOOO,OOO while trying to
prop up a limited coinage Of silver; but
it isn't true that it intends to remove
either the limit or the props.
1t is announced that Germans health
will not permit him to take an active
part in the management Of Bryan's
canvass. This announcement follows
the Maine election.
IN New York city $4,000 children
were turned away from the public
schools on opening day because of
lack of room. Tammany must be ex-
pecting recruits.
They are calling Palmer's the cam
paign OF the Four Hundred. This may
truthfully express its elite quality but
as a mathematical proposition isn't it
rather large?
Senator Faulkner AYERS that Secre-
| tary Carlisles parity letter will give
the Popocrats thousands of votes. They
will need 'em.
The secret of Dryan's coming to
Scranton is probably that Garman
needs him in LuZerne.
One thing at least is certain. David
Il. Hill cannot much longer refuse to
fish or cut bait.
Concerning Maine, Bryan had
nothing to say" But then, what could
he say?