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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
IA r1an of God"

II is a pleasing and a cheerful fact
that in that vortex of worldliness and
undisguised materialsm. New York
city, the death of a man like Rev. DR..
Houghton, for nearly half a century
rector of the Little Church Around the
Corner. did not escape suitable public
notice. on the contrary, the manifes-
tations of popular esteem ELECTED by
his death and funeral go far to estab-
lish that ostentation and humbug are
not the surest methods of producing
an impress upon American society.
Everybody has heard at times Of DR..
Houghton; the man who dedicated his
life to the proposition that not the elect
but sinners We're most in need Of SAL
walton. But it is helpful as well as
instructive to read Of him, in the elo-
quent words of the Sun, that lin his
church doctrine and discipline and or
dinance he was unyielding, but his
Christian charity was unbounded, He
hated sin with the aversion of a char
acter of absolute moral purity, but the
greater the sinner the more he was
drawn to him as a victim needing his
loving succor. DR.. Houghton went
about his priestly duties as a veritable
soldier of the Cross, and no dangers
could dissuade him from them, though
for many years he had been physically
feeble, living always on the brink of
DEATH as he believed, and never had
8
was too high and none was too low for
him to enter it as a minister of re-
ligion, and, no matter how vile the
surroundings, he never drew back with
dread of smirching his clerical robes
or furnishing his spotless character and
reputation. In the discharge of his
duty he was absolutely fearless of the
ContagiOn of disease of moral cOrTup-
tion Dr. HoughtOn was a man of great
refinement of appearance and gentle
ness of behavior. No one could have
seen him without detecting at a glance
the elevation of his character Even
if he had not worn the clerical garb
he would have been recognized every
where as a man of holy life. 1t is no
wonder that he could enter the vilest
and the most turbulent abodes in the
pursuit of his ministry, for he was as
safe from harm as would have been
an angel of mercy clothed in the robes
of heaven. The widest and the rough
est and the most depraved stood
abashed before that figure of com-
manding purity"
In the contemplation of such a
career we must not make the mistake
of assuming that 1t has had few paral-
lels. There is probably not commune
ity in the country which lacks it's local
prototype Of DR.. Houghton, the am
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
One Who Knows.

Hannis Taylor is not a model diplo-
mat, for the reason that he tells tales
out Of school, but it is nowhere denied
that what he says in arraignment of
Spain's inCauacity to hold ON to Cuba
is said by one who has had cXCep-
tional opportunities to ascertain the
truth Of the matter AS an expert wit
ness his words are bound to carry
great weight.
His lecture at Ithaca last Friday
evening was an elaboration of his pre-
ViOus assertions of the utter hopeless
ness of Spain's present effort to Ie-
extend her despotic sway over Cuba.
The manoeuvers of the Sagasta min
istry he characterized as no better than
attempts to revive the corpse of a
murdered man after it was Geld in
death. That ministry, he conceded
deserves great respect and considera- -
tiOn. AT the queens call" he said,
"thoy have undertaken to face a des-
perate situation; to revive the fortunes
Of fallen cause without adequate
means. They have done all they could
to remove the more revolving aspects
of method of warfare that has
shocked the world, and with that effort
their power for good has come to an
end. 1t is no fault of theirs that Cano-
vas lost Cuba to Spain forever before
they came into power by the substitu-
tion of Weyler for Campos. The fatal
step made reconciliation impossible,
therefore all pending negotiations now
looking to that end are the veriest
moOnshine, hopeless illusions that
should mislead no one. True, it would
be very hard for the president to say
SO in so many words to the Sagasta
ministry without grave offense; he
woud not be expected to do so. But if
he owes that kind of courtesy to the
present Spanish ministry, he owes in
a greater degree perfect candor to the
congress of the United States. For his
own sake and that of the country he
should not try to make them believe
that he is the victim of illusions: he
should not attempt to longer tie their
hands by assuming or asserting that
pending negotiations give any hope OF
a peaceful situation whatever"
Some journals assuming to speak fol
the administration affect to resent
these words; but we believe they mis-
interpret the temper of the people. Mr.
Taylor is right. No cause Is ever bene-
fitted by self-deception or by the tenn
porizing process of building on false
hopes. II is patent to all that Cuba is
lost to Spain; that the sudden consid-
GRAFTON evinced by the Madrid govern,
ment for the United States is bit OF
death-bed penitence laying upon us NJ
debt of gratitude in return; and thai
II is in Americas power by quiet de,
cision to expedite the end of the trag,
edy and to pave the way for peace with
Cuban independence. The recognition
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
One Verdict Thai
Hi Can HpproVe,
From the wilkes-Barre Record.

From the Wilkes-Barre Record.
Tho Northwestern Railroad company
has very justly been mulcted in $2l, &c.,
SO damages FOR blacklsting a former
employe, named Ketcham. This man was
a conductor in the employ of the North
western at the time of the great strike
Of railway men, and attended some of
the meetings of the strikers in the inter-
est Of the American Railway union. He
was promptly discharged. The only
charge against him was his sympathy
with the strikers. Ketcham accepted his
dismissal from the service of the COM
pany with a good grace, not doubling
his ability to secure employment on some
other road He did succeed, but soon
found that some of the Northwestern Of
fcials were on his track and had "black
listed" him. Again and again he secured
situations on various roads, only to be
soon discharged without cause. Having
ascertained TO a certainty that officials
of the Northwestern were the cause of
all his troubles he brought suit against
that corporation for $4,000 damages.
The case came before the courts in
Chicago recently and was hotly contest
cd but the jury awarded Ketcham dam
ages in the sum Of $2l ,666. 80. The evil
dence showed very clearly that Ketcham
company wherever he wentw who, by repre-
sentatives of the Northwestern Railroad
senting him as a dangerous agitator, made
it impossible for him to retain situa-
tion. If this case is as represented then
there has never been a more righteous
verdict than that Of the Chicago jury.
Corporations have an undoubted right
to discharge employees either with or
without cause, but to follow up a dis
charged employ by "black listing" him,
so as to make it impossible for him TO
earn u living for himself and his fam
lily is infamous and deserves to be pun
ished as he Northwestern Railroad COM
pany has been in this instance.
o.
'Black listing competent and honest
men for no other reason than that they
have participated in or sympathized with
strike, and endeavoring to prevent
them from securing employment else
where, deserves TO be branded as an in
human and heartless crime, and courts
and juries should show in every such
case that comes before them that they
do not Countenance such oppression of
the weak and humble by the rich and
powerful. The Chicago case has attract
ed wide attention throughout the coun-
try and been watched with the deepest
interest by the labor organizations and
corporations. The precedent established
by the verdict for Ketcham will not be
without a wholesome effect, and may
tend to put an end to the UNANIMOUSLY
heartless practice of "blaCk listing" 1t
is said that the Northwestern company
treated other employees as it did Conduc-
tor Ketcham, and that there are a score
Of railroad men In Chicago who have
been unable to procure employment on
account of the system of persecution
pursued against them by the same cor
| poration. Every one Of them should
| bring suit for damages and make the
| lesson an effective one that will be heed
| ed by other corporations and firms.
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by congress of Cuban belligerency
would bring Spanish authority in
Cuba to an end within ninety days;
extrcate Spain from a dilemma other
wise menacing alike to her and to us;
lay enduring claim to the gratitude Of
the Cuban patriots and fulfil the wish
recognition is delayed because of eX-
ecutive pressure the occupant Of the
white house will assume a formidable
responsibility.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
GOLDSMI1IH'S o. BAZAAR.
Art

Four times usual tell
about
thing that prety
fixing found For
Muslin Covered Pin Cushions and long
Satin Covered Pin Cushions Down Cushions, all
and Pieces
III n TryC Covers
linn Covers Fancy
Plain and Ribbons
Embroidery Slks-n Flo Roman, Honion Caspian
Crochet and Knitting Silks, ball.
White, Oak, NJ
Embroidered Picture Frames Fancy Ornamen
Silk and Linen cheandEm
dtoward of
Mexican Drawn Work Scrfs Dlies
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

In Chicago the other day Just as a
prisoner was to be called up for SEN
tence, it was discovered that he was
not the man who committed the crime;
and an investigation disclosed that the
real culprit had hired a substitute.
Unhapply for this ingenious arrange
ment the court declined to sanction the
doctrine of viCarious atonemont.
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Connfortables.

Full, size Comfortables,
both sides fancy at csc, $3.50,
S2.25, $2.75, $3.25.
French Satine Down Quilts
at 1898; special price for this
week only.
Also a choice line of Silk
Comfortables.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

&F 6 &
A child born on this day will notice
that the Free Press election contest howl
repeats itself weekly with no variations.
There are lots of jokes floating about
in the local papers that would doubtless
be very funny, if the writer would only
nudge a fellow when it Is time to laugh.
"Apparitons" that according to our
Democratic contemporaries threaten Re-
publicanism are also outlined upon mud.
The effort to discover what the public
wants has ruined many men of promise.
Colonel Fitzsimmons appears to have n
whole alarm clock full of election contest
wheels in his head.
Perhaps Mr.. Amerman's successor was
named on Schedule A."
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bassador of Christ who fulfils His
teachings not gaudily but with true
unselhshness. At the same time the
need of such men Is far greater than
the supply; and until the mechanism
called civilization distinguishes itself
by relatively larger product Of them,
there is room for debate as to its suf-
nCipncN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

ore more yea" of unrestricted poach-
ing will, it is estimated, exhaust the
seal herds The United States govern
ment should see to it that there is not
another year of unrestricted pOaching,
even though it should have 10 do the
necessary restricting sirgle-handed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

If the report is true that the presi-
dent will urge congress to give the
secretary of the treasury authority to
cancel greenbacks when redeemed,
subject to reissue only upon deposit
Of gold with him equal to their face
value; in other words, to make 1t
hereafter impossible for any Spectator
to drain gold out of the United states
treasury for purposes Of profit in eX-
port. the common sense of the country
will cordially approve it, This is not
the opening of an interminable discus
sion to no practical purpose but a spec
ihc and simple step toward insuring
for all time to come the integrity Of
the gold reserve. 1t is the blow that
would cleave Bryanlsm in two.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

making provision for the future by taxi
ing out life policies is far more prevalent
than among the thriftless and ignorant.
In the long run such a tax will be found
to have cost the state more than IL has
brought into the treasury, for II Will I'M
poverish families that would else be pro-
vded for. 1t seems to us that such legis-
lation as is proposed in Georgia Is very
much like killing the goose that lad
golden eggs. 1t is at any rate, propo-
sition to discourage one of the most
beneficent of all business operations, a
plan that has saved millions of WIDOWS
and orphans from penury, and has, In SO
doing, tended to build up states and In
crease the value of lands, buildings, and
other taxable assets.
%
1t Is true that occasionally rich man
insures his life for a large amount, but
such cases are few in comparison with
the number of small policy-holders. An
act that, for the sake of reaching the
money thus invested by one man OF
wealth, would strike at 500 men OF small
means, or rather at the families or the
800, would rot be promotive of justice or
far-sightcd economy. A number of states
in the south have exempted manufactur-
ing plants from taxation for term OF
years, and have found the results alto
gether satisfactory. The taxation of life
policies would present n strange contrast
with such exemption laws.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
BY AUTHORITY!

From the Dunmore Pioneer.
Hon. Joseph Scranton will run for con-
gress next year whether Hon. William
Connell runs for governor or not.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

In a recent case before a Massachu-
setts tribunal the court, in imposing
the maximum penalty prescribed by
law. held that the high social stand
ing and previous good reputation of
criminal intensity rather than palliate
his crime and the doctrine is sound
where crime committed by such per-
son is deliberate and without extraor-
binary excuse. Society has q right to
expect of its better educated members
exemplary conduct; otherwise public
education at public expense would
have no warrant for its continuance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

There are 1,4OO Americans in Cuba
who have secured relief out of the re-
lief fund recently voted by congress,
and 10000 starving natives have, it is
said, been helped from it on the sly.
To this stretching of the letter of the
law we, fancy few Americans at home
will seriously object.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
TAXING LIFE INSURANCE.
From the Washington Post.

In looking over the field for available
sources of revenue, some of the Georgia
legislators have hit upon life insurance
policies, and proposition is pending to
lay a tax on that species of property. 1t
is proposed to assess such policies at their
surrender value, and it is claimcl that
such a tax would put a large amount Of
money into the state treasury. This
claim may be, and probably is, well
founded, for many policies have a large
sutTendeE value, In some cases that
value is nearly as much as the face of
the policy, and If state, county, and city
assessments were laid on them, the tax
would be about as hard TO carry as the
premium,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

It is reported that a son of ex-Min-
lister DENLY has authority from the
Chinese government to offer valuable
trade concessions in exchange for
loan of $50, ,OOO, 900. Any person having
$50, 900, 600 to loan will please hold up
his hand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
THE FAI,LAclOUS BOSS CRY.

Rochester Dem ocrat and Chronicle.
The American people naturally and
wisely are averse to any manifestation
of autocratic power in their government.
They hold staunchly TO the doctrine that
authority is derived from and RESPONSE
BILE to the people. 1t belongs of right to
| no man and on their demand under the
constitution must be surrendered back
into their hands to be otherwise disposed
of. But the theory of party government
many citizens seem to entertain would
eliminate personal influence and leader
ship altogether. Apparently they would
depend entirely on the spontaneous, i'm
promptu action of the voters. They are
offended at the suggestion that any indi-
vidual shall plan, organize and direct
with a view to bringing about definite re-
| suits at an election. So soon as one be-
comes conspicuous as a leader he is stig-
matized as a boss. Corrupt motives and
| purposes are imputed to him and he may
| be thankful if his reputation as an hon
orable man and citizen is not irretriev-
| ably ruined.
As a matter of fact those who are most
| tenacious in advocating abstract or spon-
| taneous political action are as ready to
| fall in line behind leader as those who
| are accused of being merely minons of
| political bosses. They are as amenable
to the necessity and the power of per-
sonality in political life as any other
| class of citizens. 1t is not n question Of
| Individual independence and initiative at
all, but simply which of several leaders
| shall be followed. If a man cannot him
| self be leader the next best thing is for
| him to become a follower, unless he de-
| sres that his weight as n citizen shall
not count at all in the scale of public
| affairs. AS an individual, not factor
| in any organization, he must be simply a
| cipher. This does not imply, however, a
| servile surrender of the right of opinion
or revolt against any organization or
| leadership.
| History is eloquent in its story of the
| potency of personal influence and leader
| ship in every movement of mankind. To
| despise or ignore It is not only unphil-
| osophical but fatuous. To the masses a
personality represents something tang
| ible. A man who does and dares comes
| to be an embodiment of ideas worth
| working and fighting for. 1t Is difficult TO
| arouse popular enthusiasm over a con-
vention or a platform, but the people will
| often go wild in their devotion to a man
| who represents the platform or the con-
|
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But while it is conceded that this would
for a time be an easy way to raise reve-
nues, ii Is by no means clear that II
would be sound public policy, ono in
evitable result would be the abandonment
of large percentage of policies, for the
burden would be so great that 1t could
not be borne, Most of the insured are
persons of moderate means, and they
strain every nerve to meet their pay
ments in order that their families may
have some provision in case of their
death. 1t has always been deemed good
policy for state TO encourage life in
surance, and it may be asserted as a
known fact that, i'm communities noted
for thrift and intelligence, the custom Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
Concerning p rison Labor.

The fact that commission will re-
port to the next Pennsylvania lcgisla-
ture the result of it's Investigations Of
the subject of convict labor gives in
tcrest to the assertion i'm an Albany dis
patch that since Jan 1 of this year the
convicts i'm New York state prisons
have made goods for state institutions
and departments worth $S00,0O0. or
$500, 900 more than tho cost Of their
maintenance. In other words, by the
plan Of utilizing prison labor for the
manufacture of state supplies, the au-
thurities Of the Empire state have af-
forded the cCnvicts Of that state
healthful employment and have saved
the taxpayers a large sum Of money.
Yet. we are tCld, the labor unions are
in arms against this ARRANGEMENT be-
cause they allcge that the employment
of cOrviCtS ir state work robs free
labor of it's just portion. Does it? Is
the state under any obligation to heed
this protest? To all men who think 1t
must be self evident that an idle man
in Jail must be supported bv some
body. Since it is very true that the
burden of maintaining society rests
largely upon the men who work, 1t
follows that the idle Jail bird is load
on the free tOiler's back. Remove that
load and the free tOiler is benefited
in two days. He is not taxed so heaN-
lily and his energies are freed for more
direct results. 1t therefore is directly
to the free laborer's interest to have
the convict put on sclf-supporting
basis. The element of competition is q
slicht consideration; opportunities for
profitable employment to competent
workmen are so numerous that the
effects of prison labor entering into
restricted competition will not be SEN
sibly felt by any individual.
But prison labor helps the free toiler
in another way. 1t is a means of
reformation tending to reduce crime,
abbreviate the stay of criminals in dur
ance and reduce the costs of the en-
tire punitive system. Unless We are
ready to affirm that a large per centage
of the population ought to be locked
UP and kept idle so as to give the re-
mainirg per centage apparently a bet
ter chance,-but only apparently, since
all they would gain by reduced com
petition they would afterward lose by
increased taXation-there can be no
tcnablc argument advanced against
the employment of convicts in labor
calculated to make them self-support-
ing. The notion that it is beneficial to
society TO keep convicts idle belongs
among the vagaries of an age Of semi
balbarism and is preposterous in TINS
era Of general enlightenment
The Philadelphia Press, in an edi-
torial elsewhere reproduced, contrib
utes a. sane word to the Cuban discus
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

1t is the opinion of Congressman Dol
liver. of Iowa, that congress ought to
"avoid exposing the country's none
tary system to a scheme Of unfinished
surgery" AS usual, Mr.. Delivers
head is level,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

AT Circle City, Alaska, a roast of
beef, sufficient for one meal for two
persons, is quoted at 1929. OF a truth
gold is the cheapest commodity that
the KlOndike possesses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
SCRANTON, NOVEMBER 20, 1897.

The wilkes-B Barre Times desires to be
acquitted of the charge of fathering
the Henry w. Palmer gubernatorial
boom. our contemporary is entitled to
the benefit of its denial; yet the pater-
nifty would not be to its disCredt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22
All-WOol Blankets.
also Crib and Cradle slzesl-Borders:
Cur line of California and Elder
Down Blankets is always complete.

Robe and Wrapper Blankets (Rever-
sible), brocaded patterns for Ladies'
Wrappers, ,Gentlemen's Bath-Robes and
Smoking Jackets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-22

The Philadelphia Press, in an edi-
torial elsewhere reproduced, contrib
utes a sane word to the Cuban discus
sion when it reminds the public that
it is not for President Mckinley to de-
eide for the people of Cuba what form
of government they shall accept
Neither is it his duty to put obstacles
in the way of their getting it, as he Is
now doing by Withholding recognition
of the Cuban republic.
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BLANKETS and
COMFORTABLES.
For this week we quote the
following low prices:
Cotton Blankets.
Mixed Blankets.

Borders-Red, Blue. Pink and Lemon.
1914 Kingston Blankets ............$1.75
1914 oxford Blankets ............... 1.9S
1914 Welland Blankets ............. 2.25
11-4 oxford Blankets ............... 2.45
III Welland Blankets ............. 2.75
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