The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-17

vote for Bailey by the Briggs shaft
foreman.
Then referring to the Music hall con-
vention and particularly the incident
following John II. Fellows mandate
Follow me-" Mr. Powderly said, THAT
was the most servile manifestation of
bossism ! ever witnessed. 1t was IA
prearIanged plan or II could not have
carried out 50 mechanically. There Is
not one man. to speak honestly. who Is
opposed to political boss except the
man who would be politician boss
himself. Note the men who are shout
ing 'bOssism' and you will find them to
De those who want to be leaders them
selves.
II had the pleasure Of sitting on the
stage at. the Republican national con-
vention In 1880. when Senator Conkling
made his famous speech nominating
General Grant. One OF his utterances
particularly impressed me. When you
ask whence comes our candidate?
answer YOU from Appamatox.' This
same question applies In the present
occasion. II you ask Whence comes
our candidate for mayor ] answer,
from beyond the dead line Of Ander-
sOnville prison pen.'
Game to Rnry Bniiev.
He Is man who has spent his whole
life among you. He Is not an impOrta-
tiOn simply brC.ght here to he voted
for. We are not in favor of the imported
article. / did not come here to say any
thing against Mr.. Bailey. Nor will 7
praise him. l came to bury Bailey, not
to praise him. l ask you now to help
me dig the grave and on next Tuesday
to throw shovel full of earth ON the
corpse.
Il am wearing the Connell collar
around my neck tonight. and ask you
to wear It also" Mr. Powderly at this
point read an extrac: from letter
written by him in 1890, six years ago.
In which he said that workingmen en-
ployed by Mr.. Connel! told him they
did not want for anything. even though
the times We're hard. because Mr.. Con-
nell had given orders ut his stores that
none of his worlmen should be refused
provisions or necessaries during the
hard times whether they We're working
or idle.
"Personally lowe Mr. Connell nothing
but my good WILL but every Scranton
ian must respect and honor the man
who has done SO much to promote home
industries and Scranton prosperity He
did not take his money to New York.
to Boston or to Philadelphia. he did not
build palace at Newport No. he
planted his dollars beneath the foun-
dation stones Of mills. shops and fac
tories. he reared workshop walls and
sent the smoke Of labor up to heaven
from number Of chimneys. Helping
him to build. assisting him In the work
of cooperating with the laboring man
in constructing for the good of all was,
and is. Colonel Ripple. Are we un-
grateful or base enough to reward such
by mud singing and dagger thrusts?
Is it not our duty to resent the insults
heaped upon two of our foremost citi-
zens by heaping pile of ballots upon
their representatives next Tuesday.
"A year ago Mr.. Bailey was not a
citizen Of Scranton. I do not know that
he Is such now, we do know that Col
onel Ripple Is a part and parcel of
Scranton itself, his interests and ours
are Identical
Think we'll on the merits and claims
OF the two men who were presented to
you as candidates for mayor. On the
o.e nInu ~ an, an .situ anu uu. go, on the the
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the quuiiicut'ohs oT u ste'ilns worth anu anu
hohestS, anu M; oonrs pIsu,'eu ,hes
Wouio De eiecteo ny 'riuiiph'ht H'aJori-
ues. ,,.
IN conciuu.hs VT. JONES proo!stu
tnrse cueers Ior hope an" w '"he''
ana thes were given WIN VIII.
The Other Speeches Wade.
While Mr.. Jones was talking Major
Everett Warren and A. j. ColbOrn ar
rived in the hall from the meeting on
the South Side, where each OF them
had made a speech. Major Warren, in
a short but telling address. said among
other things They say Colonel Rip
pie was nominated not by the Republi-
cans. but By Republicans and DEM
ocrats. Well. them let us elect him as
the nominee of both parties. Mr.. Raj
ley is no more fitted to be mayor than
l am. He has never been even mem
elected he wouldn't know the way into
here does not iustify turning down col
onel Ripple for him. This great and
prowin@ r;ty needs n man in tbo exscu-
before. should at least be ca,,ipned for
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