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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
BRING OUF THE VOTE.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.


On Tuesday next the voters of Penn
sylvania will have a chance to say at the
polls whether they are satisfied with the
results of McKinley's election. President
Mckinley will then have been in office
eight months, and in those eight months
have come full national treasury, eX-
panding markets, the sound of the factory
whistle once more and dollar wheat DO
the people of Pennsylvania like the change
which they voted for a year ago? Then
let them say so next Tuesday.
Henry Georgesm and Organism are still
very much alive, and even now are laying
plans for the presidential election of 1900.
1t will not do for the conservative forces
of the country to rest on their oars in the
fancied security that because one race
has been won there is no need of further
effort Every thoughtful citizen should
make it his business to 80 10 the polls.
Every vote for the Republican ticket is a
vote in favor of having the United States
enter upon a new century with a fair
and honest start, besides being a vote for
a continuance of the newly-arrived pros
perty and for an inflow instead of an
outgo of gold.
Let the reaction looked and hoped for
by the Bryanites be guarded against now
by rolling up a Republican majority that
will paralyze the efforts and destroy the
hopes of Il at dangerous clement in So
clety which has rallied under the red flag
of Bryan and George.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
OUR IRON PRODUCTS.
From the indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News.
There has never been such a production
in this country of iron and steel as at the
present time. The current consumption
Of pig iron amounts to $4,000 tons weekly,
equal to 1900 5000 tons a year. The great
est single years production of pig iron in
the United States was 9,500000 tons, in
1925. Twelve years ago the yearly output
was 100000 tons. 1t increased to 9,172,0 900
tons, in 1892, but the production dropped
back to 6,557, 900 tons in 1894. The great in
crease in 1895 resulted i'm Over-accumula-
ton of stock, so that there was a failing
Off in production in 1896, but consumption
has more than caught up with produce
ton now, and the foundrles are using the
iron faster than the furnaces can turn il
out The record of the iron industry of
this country is a good illustration of the
great industrial development of recent
years. Changes in the methods of manu-
facture and the expenditure of millions Of
dollars for the latest inventions in ma
chinery have made it possible for the
American manufacturers TO produce iron
and steel so cheaply as enormously to IN
crease the uses to which they can be put,
and have made it possible for American
steel rails to force their way into Russia,
Japan, and even England, in the face of
bitter competition,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

tie messengers, now fitting about no
more alone through the volatile at
mosphere of the newspaperdom but
gathered beneath Q shelter that will
be treasured in the liUurics of the
land.
Mt a few old favorites are missed
from this volume. 1t is to be regretted
tLas the author allowed any of tn"
brilliant efforts of the years when
"Erigena's" name lent additional
charm to the earlier poems. to be omit
ted from the collection. No one can
peruse the little volume without being
impressed by the patriotism, the purity
of thought and the standard Of true
nobility held by the author The title
page poem "The Fugitives," has a
Niltonian ring and is a tragic story of
the woes of slavery. In his preface
the author states that the selection of
the theme is a result Of lifelong SYM
patty with the slave and his belief in
the intellectual possibilities of the ne
gro. The pathetic recital of the sep
aration of Adam Sage's family and
he finale of the slave hunt are given
in lines glowing with beautiful and ef-
fective diction. 1t is an epic in an un-
worn path.
a number of the shorter poems eX-
press in pleasant verse the dignity of
toll, while others breathe a loyalty
to America deep and sincere and a
faith simple and loving as that of a
child.
"a Friend of Mine" will touch tn.
reader with it's pathos. "a Tree" is
original and highly poetic in concep-
tion-this for instance:
"NIan's friend am /, though he's not mine
| build his home, ! bu,d his ships,
l shelter him in storm and shine,
And when he wars my bark he strips;
| give him fruit though oft with scorn
He draws on me for his supplies;
l am his cradle when he's born
And I'm his coffin when he dies"
There is melody and color in the
Sunrise" stanZaS:
"a rustic of leaves and a dash of dew.
a fiut.er of wings and a. gush of song"
and there is quaint strain of hui
NOR in THE Enchanted Vest" Of Ii
Hung Chang. The lovely lines
80 beauteous Edelwcss, that grows
Like some white thought on high:'
and the triumphant ring in the Christ
mas Chant" will bear many a reading
while the poems of child life and the
tributes to labor in this particular re-
gion merit a large share Of praise.
The sunny, optimistic outlook char
acterizing the collection leaves a pleas
ant impression.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Editor John L. Barrett, Of the Scran.
ton Truth, has at last yielded to the
request of a multitude OF friends ard
given to them and the world a volume
of his poems. From ime to time as
the years have swept on. bits of verse
have appeared in magazines and the
daily press from the pen of our gifted
townsman. They have always had a
story to tell, have always shown II
n1fud i'm 'toueh with. the living thought
OF the day and have ever been .the
expression of lofty ideals. It. is there
fore a pleasure to welcome these gem
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
The Situation in New York.

It is the uniform testimony of all
experienced observers who have made
a personal study of the present cam
paign for the municipal control of
Greater New York that in excitement,
intensity of feeling, and perpleXing
elements of uncertainty it has never
has a parallel in American politics. The
speaker who recently said that it COM
mandcd the attention of the civilized
world uttered no hyperbole. 1t is safe
to say that in these days of rapidly
diffused intelligence there is no part
Of the globe where the news Of this
furious struggle is not received with
avidity and interpreted more or less
understandingly.
There is no need at this late moment
to review the arguments entering in
to the fight. What is now of chief in
terest is dispassionate estimate of the
probabilities, and that is by no means
easy to make. With the newspapers
of New York in radical conflict as to
prophecies and with each campaign
committee protesting the absolute cer-
there is nothing to guide an outsider
save his own Judgment. And even
with that in requisition no two out
siders can he found who will closely
agree. There seems To be a general
belief that Tammany's man Van Wyck
has in some respects the advantage
over the field: but here We encounter
TT
the counting; besides, Tammany must
reckon with Henry George. Van Wyck
and George cannot both get the labor
vote, the socialist vote, the German
vote and the vote of the generally
discontentcd. If the former loses the
bulk of these votes to the latter where
is his boasted plurality to come from?
Nowhere under heaven, save from Re
publicans, and with so good a candi-
date of their own as General Tracy
it does not seem probable that many
Republicans will vote for Van Wyck.
On the other hanl, it is futile to deny
that the secession of the Mugwump
and lavender water Republican ele-
ment represented by Seth Low, has
weakened the Republican position.
with approximately the normal Repub-
liCan support, Tracy, it is clear could
be elected, with George pulling away
from Tammany. Without that support,
or with less than So per cent. of it.
Tracy's chances look to us to be not
of the best. We do not believe that
Low win lead Tracy. These independ-
ent movements always show up big
the trained regular forces of Republic
canism get through with Mr.. Low it
will be a reversal of all history If his
rating shall not fall several points
below his most conservative present
expectations. But the defeat of Low
win be small comfort # as an incident
thereto the enlarged municipality of
New York must be given over to Tam
many.
1t is to be hoped that ere next Tues
day the original cause of the Republic
can disunion, Mr. Low, viii be per-
suaded temporarily to forego his per-
sonal ambition and throw the bulk of
his support to the manifestlY most
experienced and best equipped candi-
date in the lot, General Tracy That
would be real victory for the cause
of good government. Otherwise, upoi.
his head will rest the responsibility
for the reascendancy of Tammany; ana
1t will be no light responsibility, either.
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
Good Roads.

General Roy Stone, director cf the
bureau of Road Inquiry of the Agri-
cultural department, and well-known
TO Scrant0nians, has made a report on
the reads of Iowa, which is of import
ance everywhere, because it discusses
the losses caused by bad roads.
herever there are bad roads it is
obvious that there is a great waste of
time and power, and this waste can be
expressed most effectively in dollars
and cents.
General Stone reports that while
Iowa leads all other states in tonnage
of agricultural products, the cost of
transporting her crops by wagon has
reached the maximum, owing to the
bad condition of the public roads, so
that her agricultural output of 24,0OO,-
OCC tons IS hauled at an average cost
of $1.21 ton. The Iowa farmer pays
on an average "a cents ton a mile,
but the cost of hauling on good roads
is from to 10 cents. The present
conditions are largely caused, he says,
by the neglect of the government to
tlement of tie country. General Stone
estimates that with railroad co-opera-
tion narrow stone roads or gravel
roads surfaced with stone can be built
generally throughout the state at a
cost of from $500 to $1,000 a mile where
no heavy grading is required, and
suggests that the cost can be largely
reduced by the employment of convict
labor. Conservative estimates based
upon the hauling of crops and local
travel place the tax paid annually by
the farmers of Iowa because of bad
roads at $1iO0O,O0O
It is questionable whether convict
labor IS desirable in road-building, but
OH the main proposition that better
roads are ee1ed both because of their
ultimate economy and their uplifting
influence upon society there cannot be
two intelligent opinions. General
Stone has approached the subject in
the proper way to reach the rural
citizen and his statistics merit the
widest publicity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
THE SUNS NEW EDITOR.
l sue of Yesterday.

From Its lsue of Yesterday.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
trustees Of the Sun Printing and Publish
ing association, held yesterday, Mr..
Franklin Bartlett, Mr.. Paul Dana, Mr..
Thomas Hitchcock and Mr. William NJ.
Laffan being present, Mr. Paul Dana was
unanimously elected president Of the as
sociation and editor Of the sun, to succeed
his father, Charles A. Dana, deceased.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
No Boland dynasty for Lackawanna; /;
no Baileyizing the court house.

the state treasury may have set a few
heads to spinning but it has not OBJ
scured the remarkable fact that in So
years the treasury of Pennsylvania has
not lost one cent through mismanage-
ment, although the money handled ex-
ceeded s4OO,OOO,OOO. A crisp fact like
this outweighs an immensity Of nebu-
lous or malicious gabble
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
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, 1897-10-28

It. is pleasant news to Tho Tribune to
know that It is being honored these
fine october evenings with the spoken
disarproval Of Hon. Mine Prop Nc
Nulty of Archibald. TO win the distinc-
tion of this great characters notice is
almost more glory than we had evsr
hoped to acquire in one lump.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
Great Autumn Sale of
Housekeeping LinenS.

The character of our
Linen Stock is too we'll
known to need much talk on
our part. We merely say
that having purchased
largely i'm anticipation of
the advanced prices CON-
sequent on the new tariff
schedule, we can offer ex-
traordinary values.
1t is impossible to EMU
merate the different lines
and prices, therefore we
mention only a few items:
One case silver bleached
German table linen, 81
inches wide, ten different
patterns. soc a yard, good
value at 7Sc.
aOOdozensilver bleached
napkins.
so pieces Scotch and
Irish danlasks, from 25c
to $3.50 per yard. 200
dozen napkins to match.
Linen sheets, pillow and
bolster cases, counter
panes, bureau sets, etc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

the Indianapolis convention says rather
significantly; Answers received to
questions asked Of a number Of f.
nancial experts demollsh the rather
widespread notion that there is a de-
sire among men of this class for the
withdrawal of the greenback and treas
ury notes" There Is certainly little
anti-ereenback feeling in congress, and,
after all, 1t is the attitude of congress
that counts
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.


state.
State TreasurAr-J. S. BEACON, OF
Auditors. Gsnerai-LEvI @. MCAULEY.
of Chester.
.tt-., County.
sherin-cLARENCE E. PRYOR. of
Scranton.
District Attorney-JOHN r. JONES, OF
Blakely. ... ...--..
Prothonotary JOHN COPELAND. OF
Carbondale .'
Treasurer--W. s. LANGSTAFF, OF Scran-
ton.
Clerk Of the Courts-'rHoMAs p. DAM
lELS, of Scranton.
Recorder - CHARLES HUESTER' OF
Scranton.
Register-WILLIAM K. BECK, OF MOS
s. cow --t.t.st -,r .s.,,.
Jury Commissioner = CHARLES VIC
GINS, of Scranton.
Election day, November 2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

We are informed that the budding
geniuses at the Spruce street head
quarters are preparing what they con-
slider to be a dandy last card" Suf-
tice it now to say that their scheme is
known,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

The amusing young editor of the
Carbondale Herald continues to make
votes for John r. Jones, John Copeland
and the whole Republican ticket, not
withstanding Schadt's paying the
freight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

There's no doubt as to the size of
Schadt's campaign fund; STILL it
doesn't begin to equal the size of the
disaffection in his own ranks. For
every Republican that Schadt can buy
he's likely to lose two Democrats who
can't stand his tricky ways.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

True, Pryor hasn't $55,OOO bank ac-
count TO draw on, as Schadt openly
boasts that he has; nevertheless, Pryor
is going to be elected, and by a rousing
majority.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

We observe in the reports in the
Times that Hon. Christy Glad-hand
Boland, the man who ousted Colonel
Fitzsimmons from the actual director
ship of Schadt's canvass, continues in
his speeches to dwell at length upon
The Tribune" We thank Christy for
the advertisement; but we still think
it would make clearer his position as a
purist in politics if he would explain
to his audiences how he settled Nate
Vidaver's suit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

1t is a poor policy when important
issues are at stake to fire into the air.
one of two tickets must be elected in
this county Why, then, waste votes
on a hopeless third?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

w. K. Beck has been a wheel-horse
for the Republican party for 10. these
many years. Now's the time for the
party to acknowledge its indebtedness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

canvass; he is not a Vanderbilt or an
Astor. But the plain people are going
to elect him with a majority that will
make the enemYs head swim.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Rebuke defamation, jealousy and
narrow-minded persecution by voting
and working for John r. Jones, the
best district attorney the county ever
had.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

War with Spain isn't probable, nor
is war with any other country. Still,
congress should annex Hawaii,
strengthen the navy and go right on
with the building of adequate coast
and harbor defensss. There's no tell
ing what might happen and it's best to
be on the safe side.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Those lies about I.angstaff ought to
give him the biggest majority on the
ticket,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

1t is growing evident that Schadt and
Westpfahl will have a task to keep the
South Side in their pockets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Don't worry about Charley Huester.
He may not say. much but Tuesday will
show he's been saving a lot of wood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Up in Carbondale the Democrats are
weakening on their claim of 800 ma
jority for Norton. The fact is that
Copeland will carry not only Carbon
dale but the whole valley, and reach
the prot's office with a plurality al
mast as big as Pryor had three years
ago. Mark that.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
The Communication
From Old Madrid
Washington Dispatch in Philadelphia

Washington Dispatch in Philadelphia
Times.
The diplomatic correspondence with
Spain will not be made public by this
government until 1t is transmitted to con-
gress in special message from the pres
ident, who will probably make no recon-
mendation to congress in his original COM
municatioh President Mckinley was so
long a member of congress, and Is so IA
miiar with prevailing conditions on cap
itol hill, that he will leave the subject to
the congress for advisory action. lnas-
much as the senate passed a resolution
providing for the recognition of the bellig-
erent rights of the Cuban insurgents that
resolution Is now in the house of repre-
sentatives, and has been referred to the
committee on foreign affairs, where 1t is
subject to immediate presentation be-
fore the house, when that body convenes
in December Because of the desire of the
president the resolution was laid aside dur
ing the extraordinary session of congress,
but Speaker Reed will not prevent its
consideration as soon as Chairman HIT,
of the committee on foreign affairs, an
nounces his readiness to report the reso-
luton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

IF the Republican vote comes out
Bailey, Boland and Co. will be politi-
cally buried. See that it gets out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Clarence T.. Pryor in the best sense
is a man of the people. Let the peo-
pie remember their friend.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

These are the days when true Re,
publicanism is proved less by words
than by works.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Tommy Daniels has not had the
means to make an extensive personal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

indicate to Mr.. Schadt that there are
other pebbles on the beach.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

A dispatch from Washington re-
viewing the labors OF the unofficial cur.
rency reform commission appointed at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
"The EugitiYes.'

Anchor Lackawanna permanently in
the Republican column.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

Beat the Bryanites this time and
their case in Lackawanna will hereaf-
ter be hopeless.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

The Bryanites are on the run. Keel
after them,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28


Speaker Reed and Chaiman Hit are
both believers in the timeliness of the rec
ognition of be,ligerency. President Nc
Kinley will no longer endeavor to resist
public sentiment Therefore it is be-
lieved by officials of the department Of
state as well as by leading members of the
diplomatic corps that before New Years
day reply will be made to the note of
Spain by the congress of this country;
a reply which will undoubtedly result IN
the severance of diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries. Whether war Will
follow that international condition re-
mains to be seen. Conservative men be-
licVe that there will be arbitration and
peaceful settlement of tho question. 1t
all depends upon the government at Mad
rid. 1t may be positively stated that the
government at Washington wants peace,
and not war, but the Cuban problem will
not much longer be before the world. 1t
will be settled peacefully or otherwise,
within the next two months unless the
flnanCially-enfeebled government at Mad
rid should insist upon the use of riiled can
non, warships and blood before its rccOg-
milton of the fact that the Cuban insur-
gents cannot be subjugatCd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

The sturdy Republicanism of Hyde
Park next Tuesday should make short
work of the boasted power of Schadt's
nnc oh
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

a leading member of one of the Euro
pean legations, in private conversation
with the Times representative, said
"While it would be extremely hazardous
for any member of the diplomatic corps
at this capital to express any official opin-
ion concerning foreign affairs, with which
his government has officially nothing to
do. l will say to you for your own infor-
nation and the information of your read
ers, that the opinion is unanimous in the
diplomatic corps that eX-President Cleve-
land and President Mckinley have done
more to preserve peace and to prevent
tlibustcring, against public clamor, than
any monarch would have done. Your
presidents are more independent of
clamor than are any soverelgns in inter-
national affairs. The gentlemen who oc-
cupy diplomatic positions here have been
surprised that eX-President Cleveland and
President Mckinley should resist public
opinion and congressional fulminations
as they have done. Take Great Britain, for
example, If the parliament should pass
resolutions expressive of public sentiment
in a matter of international moment in
which all of the Bri' people were inter-
ested, the queen would feel it incumbent
upon her to convey to the friendly nation
an expression Of the opinion of her sub
jects. But your presidents have striven
to maintain friendly relations with Spain
even at the risk of personal unpopuarity.
You can also say that members of the
diplomatic corps are fully advised of the
fact that your government has done its
utmost to prevent flibustering eXpedi-
tions. The attitude of SPAIN in this all
legged note, cannot be sustained. From my
knowledge of the views of diplomats here
| can assure you that Spain via not
have the sympathy Of any European gov
ernment except that of Austria in her al
legation that your government has not
done its dutN A"