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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
A STUPID Story.

The story that Mr.. Bryan had once
applied for job as advance agent of a
theatrical company is denied by him.
and that ought to settle 1t. The story
was probably started as joke; but 1t
must be confessed that 1t was a stupid
one. There Is no real objection to Mr..
Bryan because he has been poor and
lowly, nor does it initiate against him
that he has had to work hard to make
both ends meet. In these details he has
our admiration.
The objection to him takes far higher
ground. 1t takes note of his inexperi-
ence, Of his shallowness of reasoning.
of his proneness to self-contradiction
Of his liability to be guided by senti-
ment rather than hard, cold common
sense; and finally of the vicious char
acter of the platform upon which as
candidate he stands. Not because he Is
poor, (McKinley. too, is poor; Mckin-
ley, too, lives in a rented house and
since the loss of his small savings
few years ago through the duplicity of
a friend has had just as hard work as
Bryan ever had to keep even) but be-
cause he is unsafe do we oppose Mr..
Bryan.
But it is we'll to be fair to him and
to frown upon silly yarns aimed ut his
private character or condition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
BRYAN AND ALTGELD.
Speech by Theodore Roosevelt.

1t is not merely schoolgirls that have
Mysteries; very vicious mob leaders have
them at times and so do well-meaning
demagogues when their heads are turned
by the applause of men of little intelli-
sepce and their minds inflated with the
possibility of acquiring solid leadership in
the country. The dominant note in Mr..
Bryan's utterances and in the campaign
waged in his behalf Is the note of hysteria.
Messrs. Bryan, Altgeld. Tillman, Debs.
Coxey and the rest have not the power to
rival the deeds of Marat. Barrere and
Robespierre, but they are strikingly like
the leaders Of the reign of terror in France
in mental and moral attitude, plus an ad-
ded touch Of the grotesQue rising from the
utter folly as well as the base dishonesty
OF their trying to play such a role in such
a country as ours. For Mr.. Bryan We can
feel the contemptuous pity always felt
for the small man unexpectedly thrust
into big place. He does not look well in
lions skin. but that is chiefly the fault
of those who put the skin on him. But In
Mr.. Altgeld's case we see all too clearly
the jaws and hide of the wolf through the
fieecy covering. Mr.. Altgeld is much
more dangerous man than Mr.. Bryan. He
is much slyer, much more intelligent,
much less silly, much more free from all
the restraints of public morality. The one
Is INSCRIPTIONS from vanity, the other
from calculation. The one plans whole
sale repudiation with light heart and
bubblng eloquence, beyUpAe he lacks in
telligence and is intoxicated by hope of
power; the other wouldxcap1ive at whole
sale murder and would ~ try It by elab-
crate and cunning sopA ~ for reasons
known only to his own tCtuous soul For
America to put men like this in control Of
her destinies would such dishonor as 1t
is scarcely bearable to think Of.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
A GOSPEL OF HATE.
From the Philadelphia Press.


Mr.. Bryan. now that all logical fact and
plea for free silver prove baseless, has
sunk In his later speeches to the steady
Iteration and assertion that free silver
coinage must be a good thing for labor,
because many employers oppose it.
This wild wolf view of society has never
before in our history been urged by n
presidential candidate. If Mr.. Bryan is
right in this plea American citizens make
up a mere ravenng pack of wolfish men.
snarlng over their plunder, each rendiug
and tearing from the other
This is IL devils gospel of hate. The
world is not thus made. Civilization is not
thus constructed. Society is not thus
built Every honest man knows II. All
work is possible, and only possible. be-
cause it Is for mutual profit. A fair wage
is no loss to the employer, but a gain. A
fair profit is no loss to labor. but a gain.
Without a fair wage there can be no fair
work. Without fair profit there can be
no fair employment.
Stability in standards, honesty in con-
tracts and dollar always of the same
value are worth just as much to one side
of the bargain between capital and labor
as to the other. Neither can get along
without them. Both profit by them. II
the existing gold standard is maintained
there is a gain which Is no mans loss. II
1t Is destroyed there will be sweeping
loss which will be no mans gain.
The gospel of destruction and selfish
ness ends in selfishness and destruction
as much in trade and labor as In any other
relation of life. When Mr.. Bryan seeks
in this way to put class against class
and to set hatred where the needs of both
capital and labor call for peace he Is
sowing hate and scattering war for per-
sonal, partisan and political ends
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
Give Earr q ROuScr.

Among the numerous good reasons
for John II. Farr in the First district
is the fact that his presence in the next
legislature will be helpful to the cause
of education.
AS the author of the free text book
bill and the compulsory education law,
and also as chairman Of the last COM
mittee on education, he has gained an
Identification with school legislation
which makes his reelection a matter
of state moment. The department of
public instruction and teachers and
school directors generally have come to
feel that in him they have a trustwor-
thy champion, who is alert to further
good measures and equally quick to
spot bad ones. His experience In this
one line of legislative work would alone
justify his return to Harrisburg by a
fine majority.
But in addition to this, Mr.. Farr has
proved himself a viglant and efficient
guardian of local interests. His wide
acquaintance with the governing forces
of the house and his thorough familiar
ity with ways and means are important
points in his favor-how important, no
layman can hope fully to understand.
He will be elected, of course; but it
would be much better for all concerned
if local and geographical differences
We're for the time forgotten and a rous-
ing majority rolled up for him and for
the whole Republican ticket.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
The Politician With a Past.

Mr.. Bryan posed once as a candid
man. Many persons who didn't in the
least agree with his opinions were at
one time favorably impressed with the
open and manly manner in which he
gave utterance to them. and while feel
ing constrained to vote against him
because Of his present platform would
still have had kindly feeling for him
personally and glad wish for his fu-
ture prosperity.
This was the condition Of affairs fol-
lowing his dramatic nomination at Chi
cago and up to the appearance of his
formal letter Of acceptance. Within,
that period Of time the young Nebras-
kan made most favorable impression
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upon the country. There Is no political
need for equivoeation on this point. We
are stating simply an indisputable
truth.
Bryan's letter OF acceptance, however,
revealed q new phase Of the POpO-
cratic candidates character. 1t exhib-
tied man haunted and hampered by
dread; a man with political skeleton
in his closet. which he feared might at
any time disclose itself and cast a pail
over an otherwise festive occasion. 1t
demonstrated that its author had at
last come to a realization Of his past
political remissness on the tariff ques-
tion and was desirous Of keeping that
subject in the background.
Since that moment William Jennings
Bryan has undergone a most Distress
ing change. Instead of blithe. frank
and eXuberant young man, overbub-
bling with physical vitality and with
the jaunty self-confidence Of mental
immaturity, we have now care-worn
dodger; a Politician with n Past.
Ile 10 Woi hlHs HdIu W tdth tHstt iSS-
ord down: he is up at dawn and he
remains up until midnight trying by
torrent of words to drown out from the
peoples minds his share OF RESPONSE
bility for the Wilson bill; but 1t is of
no use. Wherever he goes his handi-
work stares him in the face-closed fac
tories, idle mills. men and women re-
duced to want and lighting hard to keep
the wolf from the door. Vain his ef-
forts to deceive; gone his freshness
and his charm.
In place OF the happy -go-lucky Boy
Orator we are getting a sadder and
wiser Man. But he will be sadder and
wiser yet, fortnight hence.
The Sultan of Turkey came down
from his perch when your Uncle Sam
uel got his gun. Here is a tip to the
so-called Christian powers of Europe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
The Outlook for Cuba.

We should like to believe this new
story Of President Cleveland's deter
mination to celebrate the Christmas
season by virtual recognition of the
independence Of Cuba. That such a
recognition would be hailed with graft
tude by the people of this republic IS
beyond controversy; that it would still
further be an act of international JUS
tice, fully warranted by considerations
of humanity, geographical nearness and
manifest destiny, is strongly believed.
Progress to final conclusion of this
unhappy struggle is urgently demand
ed. Either Spain must win and the
shackles Of her odious tyranny be
riveted for generations to come upon
the unfortunate beings who have dared
simply to assert their right to govern
themselves, or else the fact of Spain's
impotence to crush the Cuban spirit
must be recognized before warfare and
brutality shall have turned the fairest
spot on earth into a waste place and
a desolation.
In the railway riots at Chicago two
years ago the president of the United
States acted first and debated techni-
calities afterward. 1t is true that this
was an incident of domestic admins
tration and did not involve the danger
Of q foreign war. Yet there was no
broad principle Of justice and right
eousness governing Mr.. Cleveland's
action then which does not now cry
out in even more earnest accents in
behalf of American Intervention in
Cuba. Were this government disposed
now, as it was then, to lose no time in
vindicating the supremacy of it's prin-
ciples over the miscellaneous madness
of the mob, way could doubtless be
found without much difficulty for the
strong arm Of the American republic
to stay the torch and halt the machete
Of the Spanish ruffians in mob ridden
Cuba, in the name Of liberty and hu-
manity.
1t would look we'll in history to have
Mr.. Cleveland's second administration
rounded out with an act of justice
which will command the unanimous
approval Of future ages. It would tend
to reconcile the people to an adminis-
tration in most other respects unpre-
cedentedly unfortunate. But whether
the present executive shall see fit to
improve this opportunity or not, there
is consolation in the fact that there will
soon be installed in the white house a
president in full touch with the humane
instincts Of his countrymen and not
likely to prove recalcitrant in meeting
any obligation involving the national
honor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

Voters in the upper end of the coun-
publican mass-meeting in Carbondale
tomorrow night. Colonel w. A. Stone.
the principal speaker. is not only one of
the foremost members of the American
congress but it is believed that he will
be Pennsylvania's next governor. He
is an effective orator, and what he says
will merit close attention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
OF Live Interest
To iii Trainmen

The adva2ce report Of the Interstate
Commerce cemmission provides some In
teresting facts in regard to the average
daily pay Of railway employees from 1892
to 1895. A comparison of their earnings
during these two years Is very striking.
The American Economist gives and we
quote the average daily compensation for
each year. as supplied In the report. also
the difference figured out for a working
year OF 800 days for each class of labor
employed in the railway service:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

And now the local Popocratic organ
charges a nearby coal company with
giving its employees a day off with full
pay and free tickets to a big Mckinley
demonstration in New York. This Is
truly terrible, isn't IL? How that COM
pany's men must resent the idea OF be-
ing given pay for holiday!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
APPLICABLE.
From the Indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
The free and unlimited coinage of glass
would give Indiana an abundance of the
cheapest and cleanest money. II coming
so cents worth of silver into a dollar will
make country rich and prosperous the
stamping OF pieces of glass one dollar
ought to give Indiana prosperity such as
the world never dreamed of.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

country would be reduced in enormous
proportions. The credit of the country
would be considerably damaged" NJ.
Leroy -Beaulieu has no conceivable rea-
son to bear false witness in this mat
ter. His words are the words of rec
ognized authority.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
WHAT, INDEED.
From the Detroit Journal.

From the Detroit journal.
If the United States congress can double
the market price of silver the whole
world over by just passing a legislative
bill we'd better keep II in session all the
time passing bills doubling or multiplying
the valuation Of all kinds Of individual
property. What's the use Of working II
congress ,:ould make everybody rich3
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increase

''Not including 36,3Sl hands entirely idle
who lost upwards of S2O.OoO,0O0 in wages
for the year.
when railroad hands show a loss Of
s7,369, ,OS3 Of earnings In q single year among
those who Were employed-without reck-
oning the total loss of upward of $aO0OO,-
900 of wages of the 36.3Sl hands who were
entirely idle in 1S92-the fact must appeal
to all railroad employees" as the Econom-
list remarks, that the sooner they get back
to their conditions of 1892 the better 1t
will be for them" 1t Is our observation
that the railway employees of Scranton and
its vicinity already appreciate this fact.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
Asked in Paris the other day what h

Asked in Paris the other day what he
thought the consequence would be If
Bryan should be elected president of
the United States, NJ. Paul Leroy
Beaulieu. the renowned French political
economist, replied: II believe that the
United States would have to bear q
crisis Of rare intensity and of long du-
ration II the gold standard in that
country should give way to the silver
standard. The flow of capital from the
old civilized world which has contribut.
ed to the development Of that new
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
TOLD BY THE STARS,
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajac chus
The Tribune AstrOlOger.
Astrolabe cast: 2.22 a. M. for Wednesday,
Oct. q, 1896


IA ~ ssps
A child born on this day will notice that
in the Eyes of the political editors of the
Times intelligence and patriotism seem to
be regarded as crimes.
Squire Feehley warns the readers of
the Times to Look Out for Lying Litera-
ture.'' The squire evidently knows where
the stun Is to be found.
1t will not be necessary for Billy Bryan
to do any talking in his night shirt after
Nov. 3.
Our silver orators may soon make point
In the claim that wheat Is 50 high that
no one but gold bugs can afford to eat It.
Honesdale Is to have Giving pictures"
We have always thought Honesdale a
trifie gay.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Do not become alarmed at the sound of
your own voice. The chances are ten to
one that no one else hears It.
1t is better to leave directions with
friends as to the manner In which your
affairs shall be managed by the Commit
tee" before joining the society of the fell
lows who figure out the electoral vote In
advance.
Vote as you think. and be sure and not
think like an w..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

Just two weeks from this morning
The Tyibune will tell all about it. CIV
ing the fullest and most accurate cleo
tion report printed in this part of the
country
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Congress-wILLIAM CONNEIL ,,,rs
commissioners. w. ROBERTS Hii-i-'
ROBERTS ,ro 7.
Auditors-A. Z. KIEFER, FRED H.
WARD
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

The victory that is coming for good
government one week from Tuesday
would be incomplete without the cleo
tiOn Of every man on the local Republic
can ticket. Get ready to vote that
ticket straight
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

Brayn's revenue only" tariff Chat is,
the Wilson bill. which he helped to
frame) fell short in It's title just $780,
057,G1S in twenty-five months. But
his free silver experiment would fall
extent. If it should ever be tried, which
isn't probable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

Again at Saginaw, Mich, Mr.. Bryan
lodged the tariff question. He reminds
one of the ostrich which thinks it dis
poses of danger by sticking its head in
the sand,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
LEGISLATIvE.

Senate. 21st District-COL ". J: SCOTT;
Representative. LIST DistrictoJ0HENE1 II. T..
FARR: 2d District-A. I. CONN NEitth ~
Sd District-DR. N. c. MACkE1' ~"
District-JOHN f. REYNOLDS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

The next thing we expect to hear
is Popocratlc howl that Mark Hanna
has been bulling the wheat market.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
COUNTY,.

Congressman a. Large-GALUShAS, -
GROW, SAMUEL A. DAVENfoHi' -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

A poll Of the various candidates for
legislative honors in this state taken
by the Pittsburg Dispatch indicates
that large majority Of them are will
ing to vote for the Quay reform bills
evolved during the state chairman
ship fight a year ago last summer. This
is good news as far as 1t goes. But
the question is, if the bills should be
passed, would public opinion see that
they were afterward rigldly and i'm
partially enforced? That is good topic
for q guessing contest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

Tom Reeds throat may be inflamed
but the printed version Of his speeches
shows that his mind continues as clear
as q bell
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL.
STATE.

President-WILLIAM MklNLE9; nm
Vice President-GAR2ET a. HObAnA'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
Average.
slncrease

Telegraph operators and "other train
men, were fortunate in receiving higher
pay in 1895 than in 1892 All other classes
of railroad labor were paid less. The av-
eragc loss of SIS or $50 year meant
smaller savings, or the loss Of some little
comfort or luxury. 1t does not seem very
much In the case Of one individual, but let
us apply theses losses to the 7JO,0 900 hands
who were employed In 1885,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21
How II Would Work.

The Times admits that the silver
mine-owner would profit under the free
coinage of silver. If 1t is honest 1t Will
also have to admit that the laborer in
the. silver mine would lose under it.
since it would substitute as his days
wages, in place of the three gold dollars
now worth ounces of silver, three sill
YER dollars worth only 233 ounces OF
silver.
But that isn't the only loss which
free silver would entail. In order to
give the few silver mine-owners Of the
land an arbitrary profit. free coinage
would cut in two the sl4+95l, 1861 paid
last year to the nations 970,524 heroic
pensioners; 1t would halve the $780,
G67 ,594 saved up by the 1,745,125 Ameri-
cans who are shareholders in building
and loan associations: 1t would double
the bonded debt Of and divide by two
the wages paid by the railways of the
United States, q transaction reaching
into the billions; 1t would cause a
shrinkage of fifty per cent in the value
u tHc @lo'VoV'VVV'VVV "oith VI hic hh""'
ance and the $13,O4S, ,452, ,664 worth Of life
insurance held in this country, rob of
half the savings (now worth $1,S10,597,-
O23) the 4,S75.519 persons who have earn
ings stored in savings banks, and cut
(to an extent of not less than Is per
cent, and possibly so per cent? the pur-
chasing power of SIPS, 800, ,9S5 in wages
now paid to the 2O,115,1O6 wage earners
of our land.
1t would be far cheaper to retire these
few silver mine-owners on fat annui-
ties and close up their mines than to
der that they might find an artificial
market.
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There is pith and pertinency in this
remark of the Times-Herald: I'm their
enthusiasm for the electoral ticket the
sound money adherents must not lose
sight of the tremendous Importance of
controlling the Fifty-fifth congress.
The capture of the lawmaking power
by the repudiationists would be ma
tional calamity. The campaign for
sound money in the congressiO- y dis
tricts should be vigorous and aggres-
sive until the night of Nov. g" Yes,
and it should be especially vigorous and
aggressive until the polls close on
Nov. 3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-21

Walter Wellman now predicts that
will carry Kentucky, and we
must say that we agree with him.
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The Sultan of Turkey came down
from his perch when your Uncle Sam
uel got his gun. Here is tip to the
so-called Christian powers of Europe.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-07-24


4 year has passed. James Thompson
with his wife and daughter, both Of
whom have been restored to health, are
living in a neat, pleasant house, the
gift of Mrs. Phelps, through whose in
strumentality Thompson has procured
lucrative employment. The year has
witnessed some other changes, too
especially in the real estate owned By
Mrs. Phelps. Very promptly she called
upon her agent and gave that individual
some instructions which fairly took his
breath away. She obtained from him
a list of all tenements owned by her,
and then set TO work to Systematically
visit each house and the families oceu-
plying it. Such poverty, squalor and
degradation as she encountered As
a result Of this inspection, she ordered
a general reduction of the rents, a
thorough cleaning Of ell the houses
and numerous repairs, while some
crazy habitations she ordered to be de-
molished.
Phelps & Co. no longer pay starvation
wages to their employees. Mrs. Phelps
husband had bequeathed her a CONTROL
ing interest IN the firm, aad one day she
startled the other partners by pFOpos-
ing heavy increase in the rates paid
for making up clothing. They de-
INJURED, and said that such an increase
would bankrupt the firm. But Mrs.
Phelps persisted in her demand, and
finally induced the senior partner to
accompany her to the abcdes Of some Of
the people employed by the arna. They
had not visited many places when be
said he had seen quite enough.
slow do you suppose the patronage
Of Phelps & Co. would be affected, /"
asked Mira. Phelps, eff our customers
were aware that their new garments
had been lying few hours before On
the dirty floor Of a tenement OF on the
bed of 9 child SICK with q contagious
disease?"
Being unable to answer this question
satisfactorily, both partners quietly
submitted 70 the inevitable. The wages
were raised. and, far from becoming
bankrupt, the firm Of Phelps & CO. is
more prosperous than ever. And Mrs.
Phelps to-day Is z very cheerful. happy
,NomsH-=far happier than when she
was 3 deEOtee at the altar Of fashion.
For she knows that she has the smile
Of Him 20 whom she has consecEated
not only her wealth and her tilne, but
h-gself.-N. i. Observer.