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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
THE RAINES BILL.
From the Troy Times.


But one conclusion can be drawn from
study of the measure. and that Is that
1t will greatly reduce the number of
dealers In liquors, free the business from
the influence of local political manipu-
latOrs, and place those who continue in
the traffic on higher plane of indie
pendence. so long as they obey the law
in letter and in spirit. All estimates
concede that the tax to be levied will
increase the receipts Of the several com
reduce the demands upon the taxpayers
to meet state expenses.
1t is believed that the prevailing senti-
ment in this state is In favor of higher
taxes upon liquor selling. and more
stringent regulation of the business. The
better class of liquor dealers also far
this, for the realize that 1t will put them
on more respectable footing and relieve
them from the necessity. of paying tribute
of petty local political schemers The best
people of the state favor 1t because II
puts the liquor business where it can bs
controlled without the interference of
local favoritism.
The United States revenue law is never
lodged, because the dealers know that
no pull will save them in case of vio-
lation. Similarly. state supervision of the
business will work for good because of
the remote chance for escaping the penal
ties prescribed for Illegal practices. There
Is an honest difference OF opinion as to
the special method which should be en-
ployed, but no one who has the good of
the people al heart doubts the virtue OF
state supervision. In the opinion of The
legislature the best plan Is to create state
excise commission. with under officials to
cover the whole territory carefully and
efficiently. II the actual working of the
CONN., s,siOn comes short Of the popular cx-
pectatlon. the next legislature can make
such notifications as experience may
show to be wise. In so radical depart
ure from the old methods II Is not to be
expected that perfection will be attained
all at,once.
Under the new plan the state govern
ment becomes responsible for the enforce
ment of the law In all sections. If vio-
lations are permitted the blame can he
placed easily, and the remedy for per-
sistent msmanagemen; will lie at the
polls Under the old way Il local machine
could wink at saloon law breaking ana
the people were helpless. Some objection
il made to the state commission on the
score of cost. The Increased tax viii more
than offset this Moreover. the cost of the
various local boards under the old law
has exceeded many times the total pos,i-
Bile expense under the state plan. The
expense argument amounts TO nothing.
The general principle Is correct. lf cr-
will be full opportunity for removing
them. The business of the whole people
interested in morality and good govern
ment now is to aid in giving the new reg
ulations Il fair and thorough trial.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
1.-THE Man on Horseback" {"

1t Is often amusing to witness the
antics of men in the mania of hero
worship. The Mckinley craze today.
like the Blaine craze of yesterday and
the Grant craze of the day before, not
to speak of the earlier ebullitions of
man-worship which characterized the
days Of Andrew Jackson. Daniel Web
ster and Henry Clay. rests upon no
definite footing. 1t can point to no
specific achievements on the part of its
beneficiary either in private or in public
life which are of a kind to Justify
the tossing of hats and the tearing of
hair. The Ohio candidate has been. it
Is true. q prominent figure in tariff dis
cussion and legislation; but apart. from
that-and even there he often charmed
the galleries while older heads did the
real practical legislative work-his
public career is not illumined by either
extended experience or by overmaster-
ing ability of the highest order
On the financial question he has ut
tered only sonorous generalftfes. ,with
regard to foreign affairs. his position
Is defined An nosppecific terms and has
been outlined in.no act or phas4s6f not
able public legislation. The records of
congress may be searched from the
moment of his entrance to hts exit
without discovering anything to differ-
sntiate him from dozens Of equally pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
HOW TO TEACH GEOGRAPHY.
From the Harrisburg Star-lndcpender

From the Harrisburg Star-indcpendent.
Scranton has a lcvel-headed supcrn.
tendent of its public schools. He Is aim
ing at making the study OF geography by
the pupils of q more practical. sensible,
intelligent character than heretofore, and
this IL certainly step in the right d.rac-
tion. Recently a series of sixteen quss-
tions were prepared and submitted by him
to the teachers of that city. Subsequently
at his request they were presented 10 .he
schc lars and were received with great
favor. The questions related to the city of
Scranton and county of Lackawanna. AMI
1t was desirable that every scholar should
l., able to answer each and all questions
correctly. The same questions VIII ap-
ply with equal force to Harrisburg and
Dauphn county, in fact 10 every other
town, city and county in the state
Questions like these are not only pro-
ttable but interes ting and edifying rs
well. If the curriculum of studies " Is
made up of more such questions on this
or similar topics, time would never hang
heavy upon the pupils or teachers. Every
scholar In the public schools should ut
least be familiar with the geography Of
made acquainted with their own locality
or neighborhood, they will be prepared TO
mere speedily enter upon larger field,
and to study with interest and profit that
of ether counties, states, countries and
continents. X Is pleasing to know that
here Is one such school superintendent IN
Pennsylvania. Would that every town,
city and county in the state had a Pro-
fessor Howell at the head Of their schools.
Wha; good scholars and practical, intel.
ligeEt men ana women there wculd be in
every community in short while. Let
geography be taught on the Howell plan
In all our public schools.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
CONTEMPORARY FAME.

According to the New York correspond
ent OF the Pittsburg Daily News. the
Raines high license BILL in New York Is
making Governor Morton Il man very
much talked about. Already, according
TO Rcme.ke, the press clipping man. he
stands th!rd On the list of men In the
United States who are most talked about
Just at present. President Cleveland
stands first cn the list. his recent utter
ances on the Venezuelan and other Ques-
tions. having revived the gossip a5oIl
him. Major Mckinley stands second and
Then comes Plat and Speaker Reed Is
not behind him. Ex-President. Harrison
follows Reed, his approaching marriage
in the matter o: newspaper paragraphs.
The German keiser takes first rank as
the most talked OF man in the world.
Roentgen gets in about between Harr-
son and Secretary Oiney. who il closely
followed by Chauncey Depew, Theodore
Roosevelt and Eleanor Duse.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
NOT QUITE FAIR.
From the Shenandoah Herald.


The politicians of Ohio are overs;cppag
the mark by their assertions that to pX-
Governor William Mckinley IL due the
credit for the passage of the tariff bill
bearing his name, and that he framed"
the bill. The Republican party Is proud
of William Mckinley, and should he be
fortunate enough to secure the Republi.
can presidential nomination. there Is no
question but thnt he would receive loyal
support ana triumphaTt election
Whether upon the floor of congress or in
the governors chair OF the state OF Ohio.
Mckinley has tilled each position with
ability and is justly entitled TO all the dis
tinction and prestige which his services
have won for him. But to say that Nc
kinley framed" the tariff bill of 1899
Is hardly stating the whole truth. lie
was made chairman OF the ways and
means committee by the appointment OF
Speaker Reed ana to the okher Republ-
can members OF that committee, as we'll
es the late JameD g. Blaine. ex- President
Harrison, Speaker Reed, Senator's Sher.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
PUZZLED.

There lived In ancient Scribbletown a wise
old Writer-man
Whose name was Homer Cicero Demos
themes McCann.
He'd written treatlses and themes till
FOR u change" he said.
II think III write u children's book before
] go to bed
He pulled down all his musty tones In
Latin and In Greek;
Consulted 'cyclopedias and manuscripts
antique,
Essays In anthropology, studies In coun-
terpoise--
For these" he said. "are useful lore for
little girls aud boys"
He scribbled hard, and scribbled fast, he
burned the midnight oil,
And when he reached "The End" he felt
rewarded for his TOLL
He said, This charming Children's Book
Is greatly to my credit
And now he's sOrely puzzled that no child
has ever read II.
Carolyn Wells, In st. Nicholas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
How to Reform the Senate.

Advocates of the election of United
States senators directly by the people
argue that such departure from the
present practice would ''restore to the
senate its pristine dignity and power"
We must confess that we do not per-
ceive the logic of such deduction. If
the people arr unable to elect state
legislators who can be trusted to do
their duty when it comes to electing
United States senators. it puzzles us to
discover wherein the quality of senator's
would improve by referring their cleo
tion back to that self-same populace.
The only gain we should expect from
the change II it be made would be the
more speedy choosing of senators, thus
doing away with the numerous legis-
lative deadlocks like that just ended by
adjournment in Kentucky.
Whether this gain would be sutfi-
cient compensation for the alteration
which popular elections would necessar-
lily work in the personnel and character
of the senate Is an open question. 1t Is
admitted by those who arraign the sem
ate as 1t stands today-disgraced on the
one hand by the Populistic demagogues
who break into 1t by elasticity of po-
litical conscience and glibness tongue
and, on the other hand. made intellec-
tually poor by the presence of mediocre
men of wealth who command elections
by cash-that in earlier days, under
the same system, it was the grandest
forum of legislative debate In the world.
Therefore. the senate's present defects
change in the system would not neces-
sarily correct them.
Popular elections would speedily do
several things. They would facilitate
the entrance Of adroit demagosues and
make craftsmanship in it's highest
form an impossibility in American
public life. They would breed Il race of
senatorial trimmers, responsive to each
gust OF popular prejudice or passion,
and Danish totally that calm and con-
servative deliberation which educated
men know to be Indispensable to safe
and sure legislation. They would ex-
change the aristocracy of wealth for the
aristocracy Of the mob spirit. and repeat
on American soil. possibly without
bloodshed but certainly with almost
equal contrast. the jump which France
once took from the elegant dalliance of
the Bourbon court to the irresponsible
and ghastly anarchy Of Robespierre.
IF the senate today be unsuitable.
strike not at the system of election.
which is wisely ordered: strike, rather,
at the public Indifference which permits
machine politics to make United States
senatorships private stock in trade.
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man, [Allison, Aldrichl and Quay. be-
longs the honor. OF framing the measure
committee II was distinctiveiy Repub-
lican measure and IL Is hardly within the
intellectual capacity OF one person. no
matter what ability he may POSSESS. to
sides. il is generally acknowledged thai
but for the masterful tight led by Senator
Quay In the senate in b.half OF, the MEAS
ure the bin would have been killed In that
h:yc had the pleasure OF attacning his
official signature thereto. The Ohio boom
eTs, Ii VIII be seen, are ovcrstepping The
mark and allowing their enthusiasm 10
run away with their better Judgment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
Mr.. Hanna's Disclaimer.

Mark A. Hanna, of Cleveland, o.. the
energetic generalissimo of the McKin-
ley forces, has taken pains to honor with
a formal denial charge which nobody
believed. He has said:
THE statement made by Senator Chand-
| Ter, to the effect that Mr.. Mckinley's
| canvass had been one of Doodle from start
to finish, and that | had levied contribu.
| tiOns on the industrial interests of the
| east. Is absolutely and unqualihedly fal lse.
| would not have digniiied his interview
10 the extent OF even taking notice or II,
did he not challenge u denial. In doing
| 80 l content myself with the simple state
ment of the fact that neither Mr.. McKin-
ley's character nor my own calls for any
further reply in this connection. AS 10
the invasion Of Senator Quay's state or
any other, | have not found 1t necessary
or expedient to resort to any such course
In order TO create Mckinley sentiment.
In every state of the Union II has come
spontaneously from the people, and his
canvass Is entirely In their hands. AS to
my motives in contributing either time or
money IN the interest of Mr.. Mckinley,
hold that Senator Chandler is in no posi-
ton to Judge. My devotion to the Repub-
lican party and It's principles has not
been inspired by this campaign. The in
sinua ton that it was founded on des'e
to hold Office or control patronage Is absO-
lutely without foundation. / can fully
appreciate why the honorable senator can
not understand that sort OF thing In poll
tics. Having said this much. | leave my
case in the hands Of the Republican party
of the United States"
This charge was first presented to the
public through the columns Of the Phil
adelphia Times. a renegade from the
cause of protection edited by man
who has, we believe. no special claim to
speak in behalf Of purity in politics.
prove it, that he had personally seen
the letters i'm the premises. but when
challenged to produce one of these let
ters. fell back ON his dignity and gave
the subject no further notice. The i'm
petuous and irascible Chandler fol-
lowed, with more sweeping charges, but
not one of them was reduced to details
or corrOborated by evidence. Mr.. Han
mas denial means that Mcclure and
Chandler must either prove their case
or make public apology and retraction.
The opponents of Major Mckinley
who are honest and honorable I'm their
attitude toward his candidacy should
lose no time i'm repudiating the stop.
thief" tactics of those who fancy that
Mckinley can be beaten by slander.
The present preliminary canvass should
be above all things friendly and good
natured to the end that a united party
may rally around the standard of the
winner after convention. q
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

triotic. eloquent and level-headed col
leagues, save the single fact that as
chairman Of the ways and means com
mittee in the F'ifty-first congress ne,
following custom, was privileged to
give his name to tariff act, which in
detail was the joint product of all the
leaders of the Republican party. but
which. in the subsequent political dis
cussions in congress and out has beer
known as the Mckinley" bill. TO this
happy accident, taken in connection
with the disastrous experiment which
eliminated in protection's temporary
overthrow, is he indebted for his pres
ent prominence as a presidential cam
didate; for this reason are statesmen of
many times his breadth, depth and ex
perience, such as John Sherman. Sem
ator Allison and Shelby NJ. Cullom
showed aside in the rush of the masses
to bow down before a personified idea.
We say all this in no spirit of dis
paragement of Mr.. Mckinley, who
both personally and politically is
clean, an honest and an admirable man;
we say it merely because it is the con-
spicuous fact which from Maine to Cal
ifOrnia is turning ordinarily sane and
collected men into impassioned cham
pions and enthusiastic boomers. 1t is
another case of what the French people
have in mind when they speak of 1.-The
man on horseback" The public i'm
agination has been fired again, as it
was fired, years ago. by Blaine. The
flame is sweeping the prairies. and un-
less the wind of popular favor soon
veers, 1t will be the means of elevating
to the most difficult and eXacting Of
public offices In this or any other coun-
try an untried exponent of single
idea.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
The Tribune is the only Republican
daily in Lackawnnua County.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

To the Republican electors Of Pennsylva-
MIA
The Republicans of Pennsylvania, by
their duly chosen representatives, will
meet in state convention Thursday, April
20, 1896. at 10 o'clock u. M, In the opera
house. city OF Harrisburg. for the pur-
pose of nominating two candidates ior
representative-at-l large in congress ana
thirty-two candidates for presidehtiai
electors. the selection of eight delegates
at-large t. the Republican national CON
vention, and for the transaction " s'Nh
other business as may be presented.
BY order Of the state ,omuitt'e.
NJ s. quay.
Attest. Chairman.
Jere Il. Rex.
w. X. Andrews.
cecr.ta''rs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

When the New York World stepped
on the toe Of Theodore Roosevelt, L.
evidently selected the wrong man. Yet
OH the principle that any publicity is
better than no publicity at all, we sup.
nose the World is satisfied with the
threshing which Roosevelt has admin
istered to H.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

''At the present moment" says Wal
ter Wellman. with a glance of pride at
his fair share of success in forcastlng
the action of past national conventions.
1.-The chances for Mr.. Mckinley to beat
the field are as good as two to one" )"
In three months, however changes are
UuSSiblp
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

Senator Chandler, on hearsay EVIL
dence, trying to blacken the reputation
Of a fellow Republican whose only
crime Is in being in the lead for the
presidential nomination. has succeeded
in earning only the disgust of his own
party and the contempt of the opposi-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajnc:hns. Tho
Tribune AstrO!O:cr.
Astrolabe cast: 1901 n. m. for Friday,
March 90 1896

~ J ~
1t will be apparent TO a child born this
day that "bloachers" should he erected
TO accommodate the crowds that block
up Washington avenue sidewalks daily
during the horse shows.
Presidential boomers are undecided yet
what bnttpn to adopt.
Members Of the Second legislative Dem
ocratie committee are convinced that
Fred kerchoff is subject TO psychic influ-
ence.
Il begins to look like war. or something
el'e. when the patron of seedtime advo-
cdtes the invasion of pastoral retreats
with standing army.
n spring poem on the man who did not
clean off his sidewalk yesterday il writ
ten by pedestrians would doubtless con-
tain beautiful features slightly emphI-
sized.
Ajacchns' Advice.
DO not be too anxious to display chip
on your shoulder on all occasions. Some
one may miss their ain and knock you off
the earth by mistake.
Join the Reds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

1t is greatly to be regretted that Hon.
be unable tn deliver the next address at
Wyoming monument on Massacre day.
a speech from this great American.
who is great. grandson Of one of the
victims of IT'S would have been priced
as OF exceptional interest and value.
May be lie can come at some future
time Let us hOpe SO.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

Why should Scranton Uhe city. not
the mani want a military post? That
question Is still shrouded In mystery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

A spirited effort Is being made to
John Wanamaker for senator. His
chief opponent is "Jack" Robinson,
which ought to simplify the choice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

The Pittsburg Dispatch confesses
that it is not wholly satisfied with
Senator Quay's Side Of the Finn Quay
overture. 1T Was not his business"
that journal says, Ito listen to peace
propositions after the battle had been
waged on the understanding that it
was to continue until the entire system
represented by lost years municipal
combine was tXpunged." The Dispatch
should not expect too much reform all
at once. Great improvements are
gradual
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

divorce of church and state--the splri-
tual church and the secular stateis for
the veal Of, each. The church has It's
agencies of life-the sermon. the ritual.
the Sunday school. the well-ordered
home. These all make for the tempor
al. as well as for the eternal. salvation
Of those to whom they minister Any
association with them by the state
would be to their hurt. That church is
not worth sustaining which can only
be sustained by the state. whether this
be by bayonets. by law, or by largess.
"Recognizing these things, as written
In letters of light, the fathers made this
secular government. abolishing
church establishments. prescribing re-
ligious tests, and even refusing to write
God in the constitution. They did
wisely and well, inspired by true Chris
tianity, as well as by patriotic fervor.
And their sons will rot destroy that
which they intelligently builded.
Neither Jew nor Gentle need fear that
the backward step will be taken IRE
fragably and irreversibly the liberties
both of church and state are inwrought
in the fabric of the nation and abide
in the soul of American manhood"
When will this simple truth be every
where understood?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

"Printcrs' Ink" the recognized journal for adver
tisers rates THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE rs the best
advertising medium in Northeastern Pennsyiva-
MIA. "Printers Ink" knows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-20

xkrERED AT THE PosToYyIcE At SCRANTON. PA. AS
ssooND-oL%ss MAIL NATTER
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-12
I'm REMAIN AT cANToN.
Governor Mckinley wm Not Make HIs
Home A. Clevslaad. a. Reported.

CASToS, o.. May ll.-For several
weeks rumors have been circulated that
when Governor Mckinley was nominal.
ed at S. Louis he would take up his res
idence al Cleveland. On account Of
these rumors several prominent men
made direct inquiry. One Of those said
to The Repository reporter that he had
been assured that there was not the
slightest possibility Of such an event.
He said that Governor Mckinley had IN
no wise changed his plans or ever had
any intention Of leaving bis home here
during the months q the campaign In
event Of his nomination. A gentleman
from Cleveland said that every induce
ment had been made by friends Of Gov.
Mckinley b. induce him 10 take up his
residence la that city afterrctiring from
the governors ofiice. and that is has
been argued 10 him that Cleveland Il a
more acceptable place FOR the political
campaign and II might be more con.
vonicnt to him In many ways. Gov.
ackinley did no, agree with the propo-
sition In any respect and answered that
no matter what the argument might be
nothing could induce him after laaving
Columbus to make his home In any
place bat Canton.
Another story which had wide circu.
lation has been that Governor and Mrs.
Mckinley would soiurn. during the
summer. on jersey coast in acceptance
Of an invitation which had been ten.
dorod them. While such an Invitation
and many Others have been extended
they have not been accepted and Gov.
: kinlcy does not now expect 20 20 to
tha Jersey coast or any other place for
any extended vacation. He win spend
the summer af his Caution home.