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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

his retirement and to provoke estrange-
ments between him and his chief, he
would welcome with eagerness the fit
occasion for a surrender of official
cares. No act which he could here
after perform as secretary of state
could add to the stature which he VIII
assume In history or augment the es-
team in which he is held by all who
possess the power TO weigh public SER
vice fairly and with discrimination.
we recall at this time a conversation
once had with Mr.. Sherman, in which
the latter, hagEard aud worn by the
frictions of a fierce political contest
then pending, contest which 1t was
feared would result in his own defeat
for a position of great honor, took occa-
sion with much solemnlty of manner to
warn young men against seeking a po-
litical career He emphasized the hol-
lowness of station achieved through
politics and affirmed the superiority of
a reputation built UP in an unofficial
sphere. That in the great majority of
instances obedience to this eminent
counsel would result in increased per-
sonal contentment is not to be doubted.
Yet we cannot exclude the thought
that had John Sherman lived out his
own precept, this nation and perhaps
the whole Of civilization would have
been inestimably the poorer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
A Duty to Party and to Nation.

One of the devices employed by the
artful dodgers of the Schadt-Horn
combination is to pass the word among
Republicans with a prejudice aginst
this, that or the other local Republic
can leader that the Republican ticket
this fall is that particular leaders
ticket and not necessarily the party
ticket. The intent, Of course. is to play
upon the voters prejudice until he can
be secured to vote for Schadt, Horn,
Organism and the whole Democratic
programme. A vote thus secured is
practically as good as two votes since
it weakens the Republican ticket by
one vote and by one vote also strength
ems the enemy.
The readers of The Tribune do not
need to be told the specousness and
the falsity of such a claim; but as mis-
sionaries of good government they
should, when this subject arises in
their neighborhood, straighten it out.
The Republican who cuts name in
the regular Republican column on the
official ballot this year cuts a wound
in the body of Republicanism. He
gives Just that much announcement
to the enemy. Sometimes there seem
to be imperative reasons why this
should be done; but we challenge any
Republican in Lackawanna county to
point to a name on this years Repub-
lican ticket, state or local, and present
tenable reasons why that name should
be scratched. The candidates from top
to bottom are good, true Republicans,
efficient citizens and representative
men. Their collective average is as
high in point of party deserving and
personal qualification as has been that
of any ticket ever offered before the
voters OF this or any other county,
without exception. If among the OBJ
jects of elctions is to put in office good
men, here is a ticket which fulfils that
purpose most admirably.
But there is yet another thing to be
said in favor of this ticket, and it is
TO our mind of the utmost importance
at this particular juncture in public
affairs. The ticket is one link in
chain Of Republican organization ex-
tending from the smallest division in
our scheme Of government, the election
precinct, to the very highest, which is
the federal government of the United
States. No chain is stronger than its
weakest links. If the small links in
the Republican party's organization
We're to give way through party
apathy or the personal prejudices of
individual Republicans, then there
would soon come time when the larg-
est links would cease to hold, and il
would be only a brief time until the
whole structure would be robbed of its
cohesive influences. The weakening of
Republicanism at any time would be
national misfortune, but at this es
pecial time, when in every county, vii
lage and hamlet throughout the land
the forces which last year rallied under
the lead Of Bryan, Altgeld and Till
man; the forces now led in New York
by Van Wyck and George and in Lack
awanna by Schadt and Horn, are pre-
pairing for further assault upon the
stability of business values and the
credit of the government, a setback
to the Republican party would be a
national calamity.
Therefore, let no true Republican
falter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
A BOOMERANG!
From the Carbondale Leader,

FROM the Carpondale Leader
Does mans good character, built up
through an extended career in life, go
for nothing? The vilest criminal charged
with violation of law is presumed to
be innocent until proved guilty, and vet
the Democratic orators and press would
convict the Republican candidates of
bribery and fraud without an iota Of
proof!
1t is an old device of His Satanic
Majesty to rebuke sin, and to appear as
an angel Of light, but he cannot deceive
any man OF ordinary sense. No matter
how innocent he appears he is the same
old devil, stil.
DO these accusers suppose that any Re-
publican voter will take mere Democrats
say so for an actual fact? No no; they
do not believe II themselves. 1t Is only
a political war cry in the absence Of
anything better. but IL will prove to be
a boomerang to the party which INDUCES
In that mode OF conducting a campaign.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

Neither the sheriff. the treasurer. the
district attorney nor any other of the
county officers will have a voice, a vote,
or any influence whatever upon shaping
the policy of the government on the tar
if, the currency or any other national
issue. But the election of the Democratic
ticket will serve as a rebuke to the
manipulators of primaries, the debauch-
ers of conventions and the would-be
bribers of voters.-Scranton Times.
The sheriff has this influence on ma
tiOnal politics: his office is a natural
rallyng point in campaign woDk; and
his power legitimately to aid or to him
ler his party is considerable. The
Times knows this. because if Schadt is
elected it expects to share literally in
his influence" AS to the last sentence
in the quotation, when the Times editor
wrote it, how he must have laughed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

Says the Times: 1--WE respectfully
suggest to The Tribune that the people
were not afraid to trust Bailey, Bo-
land, ct al a year ago last spring
and that nothing has occurred since
then to shake their confidence in those
excellent gentlemen" Well, if you
want to accept them as issues in this
campaign and have their records
passed upon we guess Republicans
won't object.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
SCRANTON, OCTOBER 16, 1897
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State.

state.
State TreasurAr-J. S. BEACON, OF
WestmoreIard.
Auditor General-LEVI G.. MCAULBH,
OF Chester.
County.
Sheriff-CLARENCE Il. PRYOR, or
Scranton.
District Attorney-JoHN r. JONES, of
Blakely.
Prothonotary JOHN COPELAND, OF
Carbondale.
Treasurer-W. s. JANGSTAFF, OF Scran-
ton.
Clerk of the Courts-THOMAS p. DAN
1ELS of Scranton.
Recorder - CHARLES HUESTER, or
Scranton.
Register-WILLIAM X. BECK, OF Mos
COW.
Jury Commissioner CHARLES WIG
GINS, of Scranton.
Election day, November 2.
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the Republican party. He seeks no
evasion Of national issues. He is not
afraid Of them. He does not hesitate
to affirm whenever asked that as
sheriff he will stand by the Republican
national candidates and principles.
This being true, have not the voters
Of Lackawanna an equal right to know
what to expect should the election of
Nov. result in the triumph of Mr..
Pryor's opponent?
Let Schadt toe the mark like a man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
THE CAMPAIGN POET.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
o, hook my halo on my pate and dust
my candid gown, and send me forth IN
solemn state to save this sinful town. As
you, o, heights Of Morningsde, rise DER
the lower land, so /, by virtue magnihed,
the moral scene command. Like Virtues
beacon on a hill, l CLEAN, ] shine, glow;
If you want perfection, I'LL the bill, I'm
the indispensable Low.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
A POLITICAL POINTER

If you indorse the free trade and free
silver Chicago platform as the Lacka-
wanna Democracy does, fully and
without reserve" then work and vote
for Schadt, Horn, ct. al. If you be-
lieve in Mckinley, protection and pros
perity, turn these agents of Bryan
down.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
Was COmpaTPd.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perry Patettic-Well what luck2
Wayworn Watson-Worse in the world.
He gimme a meal ticket
"Oh, 1t might O. been worse. l struck
guy yesterday that gimme order on a
bath house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

In the county the supreme issue is
the decision of the question whether
the practice of bribery in conventions
which has been growing to enormous
proportions in recent years, and which
prevailed in the recent Republican con-
Vention, with a recklessness and def
ance of public opinion hitherto nm
equalled, shall be encouraged by the sue
cess of the beneficiaries of such fraud
ana corruption. The facts as to these
iniquities are notorious; no man dares
to deny DEMONSTRATION Times.
If the alleged facts to which the
Times refers are so abundant why
doesn't 1t specify a few? The mere
bowling of fraud" and corruption"
by a party itself none too high above
suspicion to invite public confidence
does not suffice to make out a case.
Reform, like charity, should begin at
home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

We don't yet know anything about
the charges brought by eX-County
Treasurer Campbell against Mr.. Pryor
but we have a vivid recollection of
some transactions which took place
three years ago between the then Re-
publican candidate for sheriff and a
man named Bailey, now mayor of this
city and chief rooter for Candidate
Horn. Perhaps these were what Mr.
Campbell had in mind.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
A WORD OF ADVICE

Republicans who are faithful in So
called off years are the ones whose
fea!ty to party counts. Let all such
bestir themselves now.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

According to the Times the campaign
this year is "a question of morals"
We must say that the moralists at
Schadts headquarters are proceeding
to inculcate virtue in a decidedly prac-
tical manner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
Coming Changes
in the Cabinet
From the Chicago Tlmes-Herald

The retirement of Justice Field from
the supreme bench after his unparalleled
service in that court will probably be
followed by important changes in Presi-
dent Mckinley's cabinet 1t Is well un-
derstood that Attorney General McKen-
ma Will succeed Justice Field, which of
course makes cabinet vacancy but In
addition to this it is an open secret that
Mr. Sherman desires to withdraw from
the department of state, and that his
resignation is in the hands of the presi-
dent. This is the most notable change,
Tor 1t means the retirement of Mr.. Sher-
man not only from office but from public
life, after service very much longer
than that of Justice Field upon the
bench.
1t was in December, 1856, that John
Sherman entered congress, at the mo-
ment when the anti-savery struggle was
coming to that crisis which presaged Sc
cesston and civil war. on all the great
questions growing out of the war, on re-
construction, finance. and the resump-
tion of specie payments, he bore leading
and influential part, and as representa-
tive in congress, senator and cabinet Of
hcer has greatly served his country. The
relations between Major Mckinley and
Mr. Sherman have always been those of
mutual admiration and friendship as well
as of close political alliance. The Ohio
district that sent Mr.. Sherman to con-
gress was also the district that twenty
two years later honored Major McKin-
ley, and the younger was always faith
ful and loyal supporter of the older
statesman. In fact, Mr.. Sherman in his
book speaks of none of his political
friends and supporters in warmer terms
than he does of Major Mckinley. And
well he might, for the history of more
than one Republican national convention
records McKinley's devotion to his chief.
o
And when, after the convention of 1892
1t was seen that the mantle of Sherman's
presidential aspirations was to fall upon
Mckinley, none was reader to recognize
that fact than Mr.. Sherman himself
while he freely foretold MCKinley's sue
cess you will be president of the Unit
ed States" he one day said to him long
prior to the nomination. 'If 1 am you
will be the secretary of state" was the
reply 1t is well known that Mr.. Sher-
man accepted this arduous office with
reluctance and only upon the urgent So
lcitation of the president. His with
drawal now is his well-earned right
and is due to his advanced years.
While we believe the people at this
time would prefer to see Judge Day
succeed Mr. Sherman it is probable that
Judge Days inclinations and tastes will
lead him to the attorney generals Of
flee rather than to the state department
In that event Governor Longs advance
ment to the portfolio of state seems
natural enough, leaving his vacancy to
be filled by Mr. Roosevelt. who is ad-
mirably qualified for it. That the cab
met thus organized will give every sat
isfaction to the country there can be
no doubt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

In other words, Schadt doesn't care
a picayune's' worth for platforms.
What he wants is votes. Is that the
meaning the Times seeks to convey?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

a child born on this day will be of the
opinion that straw hats ought TO have an
other show this year.
The man who says rs this hot enough
for you?" escaped from his keeper yester-
day.
If Senorita Cisreros will learn to do he
skirt dance, or sing the Baggage Coach
Ahead" she will be an American citizen
of some value.
Ice Magr ate Schadt will in a few days
be pref ared politically to receive an ap-
plication of his own medicine.
Restaurant Keeper Becmer has not an
nounced any star attractions for the com
ing week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

Republican platforms are not con-
structed to be ashamed Of.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
THE AUSTRIAN CLAIM.


From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The note addressed by ex-Secretary of
State Sherman to Governor Hastings,
asking the governor to report to the fed
eral state department the facts con-
nected with the shooting of Austrian
and Hungarian subjects at Lattimer, on
Sept. 10, is the initial step in what prom
ises to be a prolonged international cor
respondence. From the Austrian minis
ter's point of view, the tumultuous and
riotous assemblage which Sheriff Martin
and his posse encountered on the fate
full day was in no opposition to the au-
thorities of Luzerne county, and the sher-
iff and his posse made an unwarranted
and unlawful use of their power on the
occasion. These are matters which are
to be finally decided by the courts, and
whatever the decision may be, aliens,
citizens and the Austrian government
must accept it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

Neither the federal government nor
the governor of the state can furnish the
Austrian minister any light at this time
on the powers and duties of the sheriff
when the shooting at Lattimer occurred.
The federal government must reply to
the Austrian government as ii did TO
the Italian government IN the New Or
leans tragedy, that the legal aspects of
the case are within the jurisdiction of
me Pennsylvania courts unless it can
be made to appear that the issues in
volved can be heard in the federal courts.
In the case of the assassinated Italians
the Louisiana courts failed to ind!ct the
murderers, but the claim for reparation
was honored by our government notwith-
standing. The sum of $4,000 was paid TO
the relatives of the Italian victims, not
as an international obngatiOn, but as
voluntary Offering. and as a token of
friendship for Italy. The London Globe,
commenting upon the incident, said that
it was not to be assumed that Mr.. Blaine
intended to establish a precedent hold
ing the federal government answerable
for the delicts of every separate state;
that such a construction of the situation
would he carrying the federal principle
a degree farther than was ever thought
Of.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

The outcome of the trial of the sheriff
and the sheriffs deputies charged with
unlawful shooting at Lattimer may not
be agreeable to the Austrian govern
ment, but it will be obliged to abide by
It. There Is no parallelism between the
New Orleans tragedy and the Lattimer
shooting. The New Orleans horror was
a clear case of premeditated assassina-
tion. The Lattimer tragedy involves the
question of the sheriffs authority. The
sheriff and his deputies were present on
the occasion to execute a delicate duty
which deVolVed upon them under the
law. If the sheriff had not been pres
ent, or if his posse had declined to accom-
pany him to the scene, they would have
been guilty of serious dereliction of duty.
The sheriff and his posse were on hand
and could exercise some discretion in
executing official duty at the time. Some
latitude must be allowed a public Of
ficer in estimating the danger confront
ing him on such an occasion. Whether
Sheriff Martin exceeded his lawful power
Is a question to be tried dispassionately
in the courts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
Ajacchus' Advice.

This is good year to become an inde-
pendent candldate. One will have lots of
company when the snow falls.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16

Hypocrisy, thy abode is in the sane
tum of the Bryanite Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-16
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.


Astrolabe Cast: LIS a. ,n., for Saturday,
October 16. 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-19
Barow Philosopher Pays Tribute to the Old Conductor
Was Never Out of Temper.

not gwine to hurt We" We enjoyed
that immensely.
| wonder what makes so many of these
youngish girls (youngish is a good world
marry these oldish men. Ever since Gen
eral Longstreet set the example every
old widower in the country is hunting
for a girl wife. The widows have been
thrust out of the market. That is MI
right, maybe, if the girl is poor and the
widower rich and he will settle a good
estate upon her and die in a reasonable
time. What curious transactions such
things sometimes bring about. Some
years ago a rich old widower of our
county married a young wife, and she
was loyal to him until he died, which
was in a reasonable time, and she fell
heir to his splendid homestead, with ell
the land attached, and soon married
again. Not long after this she died, and
her last husband now steps over the
rich mans land as sole owner and pro
prietor of that he never gave dollar
for.
Our brief visit to Florida last week
was on business. and | hurried home TO
go West on another lecture tour. 1t
grieved me to leave Clear Water, which
is lovelier than ever. 1t is stu the
sweetest town that ever grew beside
the shore. Many improvements hav"
been made since we were there. On" half
ii million has been spent by Mr.. Plant
on the spacious property mFle below
Everything at Bellair is on grand
scale. It's drives and walks and lakes
and gardens: its grand hotel that over
looks the green waters Of the gulf: us
ornamental shruhbery and long limos II
stately palms: its coliseum and boule-
wards and gasworks and waterworks all
astonished and charmed us. for it SEEM
cd as though Aladdin had been there
with his wonderful lamp and done it all
mot in a night but within a year, for
II has not heen much longer since I was
there and drove through that chaparral
Of scrub palmetto and saw nothing tO
attract me save the view Of the distant
islands and the foaming breakers Of the
gulf beyond Another half million will
make the place paradise, but after
all. Bellair is artificial the handiwork
of man and money. while Clear Water
is the work of nature and of God. The
one is an embryo city of magnificent dis
tances: the other a cosy village nestled
ON q bluff among evergreen oaks and
bays and palms and cedars and climbing
vines, all clad in messy tresses, and
where the beautiful homes, half hidden,
overlook the placid harbor and the set
ting sun, and where the children play
upon the beach or wade in the waters at
the foot of the hill. Somehow, the place
reminds me of tese beautiful lines
"And I knew by the smoke that so
gracefully curled
From among the dark elms that cot
tage was near,
And I said to myself, il there is peace N
this world
The heart that is humble might look
for it here"
I said to my friend Mrs. Aunspaugh,
who has been living there twelve years,
HAS anybody died since | was hereY'
Nobody" she replied Have you-found
the graveyard YETI" 81 have not" she
said. 'T'here has not been burial
since we have lived here, and the way
TO it is all choked up with saw pal
metto." BILL ARP.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-19
ROBBED THE GRAVE.

4 startling incident of which Mr.. John
Oliver, Of Philadelphia, was the subject,
Is narrated by him as follows: II was
in a most dreadful condition. My skin
was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue
coated, pain continually in back and
sides, no appetite-gradualy growing
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to my great joy and surprise, the first
bottle made a decided improvement. |
continued their use for three weeks, and
am now a we'll man. / know they saved
my lie, end robbed the grave of another
yict.--.. me shONld fail to try them.
Only 30 Goats per bottle at any drug
store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-19
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