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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
Bryan Should Speak Out.

In his Madison Square Garden speech,
In his three letters Of acceptance and
in each Of the three hundred or more
speeches which he has delivered during
his vote-seeking tour of the country
Mr.. Bryan has deliberately and studi-
ously refrained from declaring his in
tentions with reference to the tariff.
He has said what he would do to the
currency II elected president; what he
would do to the Supreme court; what
he would do to the civil service; and
what he would do In q dozen other diff
ferent directions, but he has not since
his nomination last July given single
intimatiOn Of his wishes or his pur-
poses concerning the tariff.
All that, we know about his attitude
on this issue Is derived from his record
while member Of congress. It is a
matter Of history that he was one of
the majority members Of the ways and
means committee of the Democratic
congress which framed the Wilson BILL
that he was more radical in his denun-
citation Of tariff Protection than any
other man in that congress-: that he
declared repeatedly against placing
protective duties on iron aud coal and
wool and that he time and again an.
nounced his complete sympathy with
the plank In the Democratic national
platform Of 1882 which denounced Pro-
lection AZ fraudulent and unconstitu-
tional. and made that plank the text
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
THE UNREQUITED.

They have no place in storied page.
No rest i'm marble shrine;
They are past and gone with perished
age,
They died. and "made no sign"
But work that shall find its wages yet,
And deeds that the God did not forget,
Done for the love Divine
These were their mourners. and these shall
be
The crowns of their Immortality.
OH seek them not where sleep the dead.
Ye shall not find their trace;
No craven stone Is at their head,
No green grass hides their face:
But sad and unseen Is their silent grave
1t may be the sand or the deep sea wave,
Or a lonely desert place;
For they needed no prayers and no mourn
ing bell
They were tombed in true hearts that
knew them well.
They healed the sick till their hearts were
broken.
And dried sad eyes till theirs lost light;
We shall know at last by certain token
How they fought and fell in the fight.
Salt tears of sorrow unbeheld,
Passionate cries uEchronicled,
And silent strifes for the right
Angels shall count them, anC earth shall
sign
That she left her best children to battle
and die. Sir Edwin Arnold.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
Worth Guarding Against, !,

We have reason to believe that
strenuous efforts are being made by
the local Democratic organization to
elect Burke and Demuth, thus over
turning Republican control of the
county commissioners office and add
ing a large reinforcement to the free
trade camp. Many artifces are being
employed to induce Republicans to d.
vide their vote so as to give one or
the other of the Democratic candidates
lift. With one Republican Burke is
the man in whose behalf a vote is
solicited; with another Demuth; but
in both cases the representation is
made that such q vote would be "only
q compliment"
But what would be the result of such
a compliment. If many of them were
to be given? Very obviously, the cleo
tion of one Republican and both Dem
ocratic candidates. In a county where
the normal Republican majority is not
large 1t would take comparatively lit
tie Of this kind of ticket-splitting to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
KNOWN By ITS CHAMPIONS.
From the Pittsburg Times.

TToin tHe IlltsDufS lines.
The list of men known throughout the
nation who have spoken for the Chicago
platform and candidates and those Of the
Populist party can be counted upon the
fingers. 1t includes Altgeld, Tilman, the
two millionaire silver mine owners, Stew
art and Teller, and Senators Daniel,
Blackburn, Jones and Dubois; Hoke
Smith and James B. Weaver
Against this paltry list it Is instructive
to set the galaxy of great names arrayed
upon the side of sound money. From the
Democratic party alone the following
leaders of national reputation have de-
ciared against Bryan and Sewall or Wat
son: Grover Cleveland and John G.. Car
Isle. Daniel Lamont, Hilary A. Herbert.
j. Sterling Morton, Judson Harmon, David
II. Francis. Richard Olney and William
l.. Wilson of his cabinet; United States
Senators John VI. Palmer, William +.
Villas, John Il. Gordon, James Smith, jr..
William Lindsapy, Donelson Caffery ana
Calvin S. Brice; Thomas +. Bayard,
Wayne MacNcagh, Edward j. Phelps.
Roswell i. Flower, Don NJ. Dickson,
Simon II. Buckner, Perry Belmont, Henry
Watterson, Charles a. Dana, Alexander
X. Mcclure William NJ. Singerly. Carl
SchurZ, Oswald Ottendorfer, Bourke
Cochran, Daniel T.. Sickles, William G..
Bragg, Wilson 5. Bissell, John X. Fellows,
James w. Bradbury, Thomas VI. Waller
and host of others almost equally promi-
nent.
Then take the magnificent array Of
statesmen and leaders trusted and hon.
ored by the people who from the Repub-
lcan ranks are standing up for the ma
tlonal honor. Space prevents more than
brief selection from the legion of names
which includes Benjamin Harrison,
Thomas b. Reed, John Sherman, William
Il. Allison, Shelby NJ Cullom, Oliver @.
Howard, George +. Edmunds, William ..
Bradley, John Wanamaker, Horace Por-
ter Chauncey VI. Depew and John j. IN
gals. No one can carefully scrutiniZe the
lists of those who favor and oppose the
PopOcratic ideas, being familiar with the
record and character of the men who
compose them, without coming to the con-
clusion that the safe and patriotic course
Is to follow the example of the great lead
ers who are united in their opposition to
Organism and all that the name implies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

Of several speeches which were printed
and circulated by the million copies as
Democratic campaign documents.
The voters OF Lackawanna county, in
common with the voters of other indus
trial communities which have suffered
by reason of the Bryan style of tariff,
have a natural and proper curiosity to
know whether William j. Bryan today
holds the same opinions on this sub
ject which he expressed SO freely and
so forcibly during the tariff debates OF
1892. They want to know whether II
he were elected president he would sign
Protective tariff bill or whether he
would hold out for a tariff bill closing
American workshops and giving our
markets over in fee simple to the for
eign manufacturer. They consider
that they have right to ask for in
formation on this point. They are Pro-
tectionists, almost to q man, and they
don't have any fear as to what William
Mckinley would do in similar con-
tingency.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
MCCLURE UTTERS PROPHECY,
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
1t may now be accepted as reasonably
certain that Chicago city will give Mckin-
ley a majority of from 5000 to 10000.
and that he will come to the city of Chi
cago with a majority of not less than
5000. Unless all careful and dispassion-
ate inquiry is at fault Mckinley will
carry the state of Illinois by little less than
100000 and probably by much more. This
attitude of Illinois clearly settles the
position of the surrounding states which
are now the theater of a hand-to-hand
contest between the great opposing forces
of honest and dishonest money. Unless
all logical calculation is to prove delLsivc,
list of Illinois. Michigan, Minnesota. Wis
consin and Iowa, with chances largely IN
favor Of Mckinley in Kansas and Nebras-
kl.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

Some persons have criticised the elec-
toral estimate printed in yesterdays
Tribune because 1t conceded California,
Kansas and Nebraska to Bryan. Our
point was simply that Republicans
could give Bryan these states and yet
beat him easily. We don't for an in
stant cOncede that Mckinley has no
chance of carrying those three states.
If he doesn't carry both California ana
Nebraska we shall he disappointed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
Last Evenings Meeting.

The eager and attentive interest with
which an immense audience made up
mainly OF workingmen listened last
evening in the rockingham theater to
the brilliant OratOry, salient arguments
and wholesome advice of Mr.. Smith
and President Woodmansee. together
with the quick and earnest applause
which greeted each telling point. dem
Onstrated to any who had previously
been In doubt that the great mass of
industrial workers in this as In other
sections are studying out the problems
Of this campaign for themselves. and
are not going to be stampeded by one
candidates reckless Oratory into a JAG
Of things.
In other words, the majority of our
toilefs by hand, as we'll as of those
who work with their brains are hon
est, patriotic and conservative. They
want to do what Is right. what will
rebound to the general good, what will
add to the stability and the prosperity
Of American institutions. They are not
agitators nor the dupes of agitators.
They are capable of listening to ration
al argument; they are desirous of re-
ceivlng honest information, and they
are preparing to vote strictly on the
merits of the issues. To this condition
OF affairs the Republican party pins its
hopes. 1t cannot compete with the other
side in making deceptive promises. in
lifting the false scare of class against
class, in firing sectional prejudice and
In playing upon the irresponsible emo
tiOns Of the generally discontented. In
these directions the Republican party
Is out-classed We may as well be
frank and say plainly what every sem
sible man already knOws-namely, that
II the determination of this campaign
depended upon bluff. screech and swag-
ger, upon reckless speech. false accusa-
tion, impassioned rhetoric and incen-
diary teaching, the Republican party
would not stand the ghost of show.
But appealing as it does to the calm
reason Of the people; laying it's case
fairly, candldly and dispassionately be-
fore the public, and asking for no vote
from any quarter which is not the re-
suit of honest conviction reached after
careful study. the Republican party
can and does hope for success because
not to do SO would be to doubt the man.
hood Of the American electorate. The
meeting Of last night was but the
counterpart Of thousands of gatherings
In all parts of the country, at which
the subjects at issue are being clearly
and ably discussed. 1t was only a local
specimen Of campaign of education
which covers the continent and is maxi
ing Its influence felt in every American
home. The result of such a campaign
Will be the magnificent triumph of Re-
publican principles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

According to the Times, The Tribune
lies when 1t says 4l2h grains of silver
nine-tenths fine. or the amount that
would 60 into a Bryan dollar, are worth
only so cents. There is, Of course, no
use in arguing against epithets; but
we, challenge the Times to try to get
more than so cents for that much silver
bullion in the open market.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

H. lS?O.
q. } &
A child born on this day will regret that
the fellows who know how to run "A news
paper "better'n'' the editor, invariably in
vest their talents and cash elsewhere and
conilne all efforts to criticism.
The contemplation of fat times and all
around prosperity that would follow sea-
son Of free silver. according to the aver
age white metal dreamer. Is enough to
make the ordinary man feel too lazy to
breathe natural,
Billy Bryan was doubtless talking in his
sleep when he made that speech in Ills
night shirt yesterday.
The Times Forum of the People" begins
to show Il lack of atmospheric pressure.
The man who imagires that there Is
nothing uncertain about a certainty,
should guess on the verdict Of jury.
Breakfast Chat.
OF course Mr.. Bryan is a very, very rich
man.
Why do you think so?
Because they say money talks"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

1t is pointed out by the treasury de-
partment that since the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act,
in lS93 1T.SG9,l9l silver dollars have
been coined at the mints of the United
States, which Is more than twice as
many as was coined from the beginn-
ing of the government to the 'crime
of 49," But the trouble with those
dollars, according to the silver mine
owners view of the matter, is that
the profit in coming them went to the
government The mine-owner wants
that profit himself: and Bryans cleo
tion would give it to him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

One of the handsomest souvenir is
sues ever gotten out by Pennsylvania
newspaper comes from the presses of
the Mt. Carmel Daily News and is an
illustrated description in neat folio
form of the industries, social advan-
tages and miscellaneous attractions of
Mt. Carmel. The publication reflects
great credit upon it's compiler, Mr.. Lou
is Percival Hine and upon its publish
er, Mr.. Il. j. Wilson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

1t is announced that in every doubt
full state and in every state where
there is any particular object in con-
centrating the free silver strength, fu-
sion between the Democrats and the
Populists has been effected at least 50
far as the electoral ticket. This means
n square, fair, up and down fight be-
tween sound money and the silver
standard. and 1t behoOves every friend
Of the former to stand to his guns.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

AS silver goes down wheat continues
to go up, leaving the wheat-and-
parity argument of the Bryanites
ripped open at both ends.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate. 2lst District-COI.. ". j. SCOTT
Representative. LIST DistrictoJOHM T.. r.:
FARR; I'd District-A. T CONN., ~
Sd District-DR. N. c. MACkEf' A'h
District-JOHN r REYNOLDS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

IT am in favor of honest money. l
am in favor of gold and silver. l am
in favor of paper with gold and silver
behind it. l believe in silver, because
it is one of the great American pro-
ducts, and / am in favor of anything
that will add to the value of an Amer-
can product: but ! want silver dollar
worth gold dollar, even if you have
to make it four feet in diameter.
Colonel Ingersoll.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

Teller complains that while stumping
for Bryan he has to pay his own ex-
penses. But look what he would make
If free silver should win?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

The gold standard never gave any
trouble, but on the contrary steadily
conduced to this country's prosperity
until in 1892 Bryan and his associate
free traders looted the federal revenues
by deforming the tariff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

Congress-wILLIAM CONNELL; ,rrc
Commissioners-S.W W. ROBERTS Sih.s
ROBERTS, ,D =.
WARD,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

The difference between a speech by
Bryan and one by Charles Emory Smith
Is that the latter has something in IT..
Read it and see.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

Major Mckinley. when elected presi-
dent, will sell bonds only as a last
resort. But a decent protective tariff
will preserve his administration from
that unpleasant necessity, provided the
people give him q Republican congress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

Four years ago Bryan claimed that 1t
was Protection which was running the
country. He had his way. Protection
was overthrown. \ revenue tariff was
fold worse than they had ever been.
And yet this buoyant philosopher now
refuses to say a word about the tariff,
and claims it's our money which Is
wrong. What grievance will he spring
next time?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

According to Walter Wellman, Iowa
is as safe for Mckinley as Pennsyl-
vania or New York. For that matter,
so are Indiana and Illinois. But it will
do no harm to go right on piling up
the sound money majOrities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

The weakest point in Bryan's whole
argument is that he does nothing but
find fault. The faultflnder soon be-
comes tiresome
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
COUNTY.

Congressman a. Large-GALUShA
GROW, SAMUEL A. DAVENPohi'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

overcome the regular party lead and
throw the election to the Democrats.
Where a Republican voter deliberately
wants to strengthen the enemy, of
course nothing more can be said. This
is simply intended as warning to Re-
publicans who do value party success
as represented in the election of hon.
est and capable candidates, SO that
they will hereafter be on their guard.
Il want good sense and business. Do
not deceive us with debased coin. Give
us good money, the lifeblood of bus-
ness. and let it flow freely through the
veins and arteries of commerce. That
is what we want-business. We won't
have it unless we have confidence in
the future, and no sensible man in the
United States will have any confidence
in an administration to be governed
by the new Democracy. We want
credit. Credit is based on confidence,
and when we have good times, you
know, everybody nearly has credit.
Every mans mouth is a mint that is
sues dollars. When good fellow with
n good job goes to the grocer and says.
give me IS worth of sugar, IS worth
of coffee. charge it, he has added $40
to the currency of the United States.
He has inflated the money; and when
another buys horse and gives his
note for 800. he has inflated the money.
And. afterwards, when times get hard,
they won't credit, then they say money
is scarce. There is just as much money
That is the trouble. Confidence is gone,
and we must restore it."-Colonel In
gersoll.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16

President Daz puts the case frankly
when he intimates that Mexico has
the silver standard from necessity
rather than from choice. He would
jump to the gold standard in a minute
If he could. Fortunately America
doesn't have to use inferior money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL.
STATE.

President MK1NLEY;
Vice. e.President-GAR A. HObAHI.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-16
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus
The Tribune AstroiOger.

Astrolabe cast: lii a. M, for Friday, Oct
IL. 1896.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-02
Books Received.

THE PRESENT DISTRIBUTION or
WEALTH. BY Charles b. Spahr.
In this work the author treats of
the unequal distribution of wealth
and incomes; shows how this is
brought about by unjust legislation
and suggests the remedies by which
the evils could be avoided. 1t is a
mastery plea for the masses against
the classes. The book is mine of
Information, thought, and suggestion.
On every page is evidence of the
wide range of the authors reading,
the soundness OF his reasoning, the
depth and breadth of his human
sympathies, and the discriminating
judgement under whose guidance he
writes.
No economic library can be con.
aidered complete without this valua,
able book.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-02
Mr.. Watson's Life Threatened.

By due course of mail, Mr.. Watson
has received the following letter FROM
the Democratic League Of Los An.
geles, California:
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept, 20, 1896
Tom Watson, Thomson, Ga: We
Democrats have read enough of your
internal talk and have resolved to
put you under the ground before
November LIST unless you resign from
our ticket. We hate and despise you,
and are only sorry that you did not
all stay in the middle of -the.r road
Mckinley would carry this State by
fifty thousand if you remained as
milestone around Bryan's neck. If
you had particle of manhood about
you, you would have resigned long
ago when you see that you are not
wanted. One hundred of us have
sworn to put you off the ticket il you
do not 60 of you own accord before
the 18th of October. A word to the
wise is sufficient.
''L. A. DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-02
Fusion in Indiana.

Attempts have been made to show
that Mr.. Watson favored fusion in
the State of Indiana.
This is not correct. Mr.. Watson
took the position at the beginning of
the campaign that no Populist could
consistently vote for a single Sewall
elector any more than he could vote
for a Hobart elector,
lie fled with Chairman Butler a
written protest against Mr.. Buffers
fusion policy. Mr.. Butler has ignored
Mr.. Wstson's protest and gone
steadily forward on his own line.
Mr.. Watson's position is now what
it was when the Georgia State con-
vention met. He is for a straight
"Middle .of-the Road" ticket. In NO
other way can the Democratic man
ayers be forced to abide by the ST.
Louis contract.
Mr.. Watson's position has been
humiliating and embarrassing, and he
has bsen compelled to submit to
policies he did not approve.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-02
The North Carolina Fusion,

Our National Chairman, Hon.
Marion Butler, has arranged fusion
in North Carolina by which the Pop
ullsts get the small end of the bar
gain, as usual. Democrats GEL five
electors, Republicans get five and the
Silver Party democratic side-show)
gets one.
To show the spirit in which the
Democrats accept this deal, we clip
the following editorial from The
Charlotte IN. c. Obser vera Dem.
ocratio organ:
Speaking of things OF which we
are hearing much these daye, there
is nothing OF which We hear more
than of the ability Of the United
States to conduct their own affairs
without the assistance OF any other
nation. In line with this reasoning
we hold that the Democratic party is
big enough to conduct its affairs, as
it has done for one hundred wears
until now, without entangIing ALI,
ances with any other party, and cspe-
cialy one which it has often cursed
until 1T has become black In the face.
To our minds the duty of North
Carolina Democrats at this iunoture
is perfectly plain. 1t is to vote for
those candida es for slector who will
vote for Bryan and Sewall and no
other. This inc udes Mr.. Keith, the
Silver elector. Men whose boast is
that they have never scratched 8
Democrat, ticket and never voted
AGAINST a Democratic nomi1 ee, cannot
afford this year to vote for lot of
Populist electors who will vote for a
Populist for vios president against
the Democratic nominee. It is their
duty to scr stch the name of every
Popullst from the electoral ticket and
to vote only for thosa men who viii
vote for the Democratic candidates.
la so doing it cannot be said that
they are scratching. Democratic
ticket, for it cannot be claimed that
this hybrid affair is ooe,