The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-14

their slaves and victims. for your action
Will be neither sincere nor effective until
your public uttefances ana your private
acts shall he consistent.
A SEEMING PARADOX.
l do not understand how the leader of
disreputable gang of repeaters and Grim
inals can be the personal friend of del-
cons and elders and straitened creed Wor-
shippers. and at the same time the pro-
nounced enemy of every decsncy which
these worshipers pretend to conserve. II
laws are to exist, you must guard their
enforcement You must resist the pow
.rs that detile them, whether such powers
be weak or strong, whether they be re-
peaters, those cheap and detestabe
worms. or the prote citing class above them
in the disgraced garb of polce,nen's dress.
or in tho still higher form of corrupt ana
unscrupulous leadership.
This murder should be avenged: its :ep-
etition should BE- prevented. The evil
which now confronts You is Il coward us
well as a criminal, and II you have the
courage to face ii, it will crouch and stink
away under the steady gaze of an aroused
public conscience.
\ TOUCH OF HUMOR.
You didn't believe Sumter was fired
upon, but 1t was. You have looked in the
face of this crime so long that YOU have
finally made ~ your minds to separate
yourselves from it--even If you have 10
tear dollar bill in two. tu.auShter).
Then there is nothing left for you to do
but to put grit into your determination.
There IS not the least doubt OF your re-
demption; There is honesty, Intelligence
in this city, but it is cast down. nailed
in, and of late years there has not been
any hunting for II. You should insist
upon the laws being enforced if they are
opposed by the police or persons higher
in authority. Cloud applause.)
Mr.. Black as counsel of the commit
tee of safety labored unremittingly to
prevent the packing of the jury which
was to try Bat Shea. All that he
desired was To secure just trial for
Shea. Five of the members of the jury
which convicted Shea We're of his own
religious faith, the Roman Catholic.
Six OF the members of the jury We're
Democrats. No man had a fairer trial,
and the Court of Appeals afterward
gave Il decision that he had been justly
tried.
ELECTED MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Mr.. Black gained such prominence
at this time that it quite naturally
happened that he was nominated for
congress by the Republican party in
1894. Senator Murphy attempted to de-
feat him, but Mr. Black was elected
by the large plurality of 3,440 votes
over his Democratic predecessor as
In the house of representatives Mr.
Black was appointed IA member of the
important committees ON Pacific rail-
roads and private land claims.
Mr.. Blacks nomination for governor
by the Republican state convention
ON Aug. % was Il surprise to him. He
had not expected the honor. His friends
here had believed that they could bring
about his nomination. but he had not
shared in their SanGuine views. When
nominated he decided to make few
speeches, and those he did make to
be on national affairs. since the peo-
pie of the state and nation We're chief
ly concerned about the right settle
ment of the silver issue.
AT MIR. BLACKS HOME.
Mr.. Black lives in a roomy and beau
tiful cottage on Pine Woods avenue.
The house has a fine lawn in front of
it. 1t is Il two-story house of wood,
painted white, with a broad hall run
ming through its centre and with
spacious verandas surrounding it. Mrs.
Black, as already stated, was a Miss
Lois Hamlin, daughter of Dr. namlln,
of Provlncetown. Mass. She was born
there, and was fond of boating, natur-
ally, as Il Cape Colder. She was grad
uated at the High School at Province
town. and thought for time of at
tending college, but abandoned her in
tention. When she and Mr.. Black Were
married they came at once to this city
and lived not far from its business
quarter for time. but eleven years ago
they bought their present home on Pine
Woods avenue and have lived there
since. Mrs. Black is fond Of music.
and her piano playing is The special
pleasure of herself, her husband and
her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black have not yet de-
cided about their plans for the eXecu-
tive mansion. That house Is not home
like. 1t is big barn. in fact. only fit
for public entertainments. while Mr..
and Mrs. Black will occupy it this win
ter, it is probable that they will open
their Pine Woods avenue house again
i'm the spring and live there until Jam
uary |, 1898.
MRS. BLACK.
Mrs. Black is a genial, frank speaking
woman. with a cheerful and youthful
face. She will undoubtedly be thor
oughly well liked as the governors
wife. and be of great assistance to him
in entertaining his guests at the exc
cutive mansion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black have only one
child, boy, Arthur, who is now fift= zen
years old and who is in the second year
of his course at the High School in
Troy. He will continue I'm school there.
while living with his parents the COM
ing winter at the executive mansion.