The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28

ing UP in the rear and along the Walls
were fully four hundred VINO coulu huI
be provided with seats. The altehu-
ance was far more than any one an
ticipated and what was still more sur
prising i'm the face of the iact tnat
Archibald is the home of one OF the
Democratic candidates, big percent
age of those present We're men VINO are
generally identified with the Demo-
cratic party.
Even Democratic OffiCC-hOlderS ana
ex-ofIiCials of that faithw not want
ing in the throng and their joining IN
the applauding of Republican speeches
betOkened that they were not tnele
simply as curious spectators. Ihe re-
ception given Tommy Daniels was
another pleasant surprise, and IL signs
are not amiss his opponent is count
ing too much on his Archpalu helsh-
bors.
- The meeting was presided over by
>rchbalds popular young citizen, At
torney G. \. Battenberg, and he made
a model chairman, his PREDATORY speech
and introduCtions being very timely
and well put. The speakers were Hon.
John II. Farr, District Attorney John
r. Jones, John NJ Harris and Fred.
w. Fleitz. Hon. j. j. Snyder of Le-
high, who was expected to be present,
telcgraphed that he could not make
connections. but would be on hand to-
morrow.
FARR SPOKE FIRST.
Mr.. Farr was the first speaker and
for nearly an hour held the closest at
tention of his auditors, evoking at ire
quent intervals ringing applause as he
told in his convincing, argumentative
style of the proud history Of the party
that saved the nation, then made it the
grandest country on the face of the
globe, and is now engaged in removing
from its path of progress the obstacles
placed there by a laundering Democ-
racy, which wise people in a moment
of thoughtlessnes permitted itself to
experiment with. His sketch of the
Republican party in the state of Penn
sylvania and his enumeration of the
deeds it has done in placing the grand
old Keystone commonwealth at the
head of the sisterhOod of states were
among the best received things of the
evening.
In closing, Mr.. Farr referred to the
local ticket, and addressing himself to
Republicans and the new and welcome
allies of the party of protection and
sound money, said: individually they
are worthy of your support; the prin-
ciples they represent command your
support" This clever presentation Of
the whole issue in a nutshell was re-
ceived with evidences of the warmest
appreciation.
John r. Jones was born in Archibald
If anybody thought that his native
heath was not proud of him that body
should have been anywhere within a
quarter of a mile of Linde's hall last
night when the popular son of the
upper valley made his appearance on
the platform. 1t was simply another
link in the chain of wildly enthusiastic
ovations that he has been meeting with
since he went out on the stump. Not
satisfied with showing him by applause
of the most emphatic kind that the
mudslinging of his opponents is hav-
ing the opposite to its intended effect
many of the audience, as has been the
experience at all the meetings, gives
more direct and unmistakable evidence
of its sentiments in this regard by
shouting out such exclamations as:
Leave it to us. john" They can't
beat you," and the like
Mr. Jones manly refutation of the
base libels that his political enemies
have siezed upon as the only possible
means of defeating him was hardly
necessary in that meeting judging from
the demonstrations of confidence in Mr.
Jones and disgust at the despicable
methods of his enemies.
ATTORNEY HARRIS ADDRESS.
Attorney John NJ. Harris made his
first appearance as a speaker in the
present campaign and as is his wont
he said some things and said them
well. IF there is a man with a griey-
ance against any particular candidate
or some leader or some particular ac-
tion of your party you should not
throw away your party convictions to
satisfy that grievance. Men have come
to me and have said: John, get ont
of the ranks; they have not treated
you right They meant well, but they
simply don't understand. A man who
will sacrifice his party convictions to
vent some individual spite, falls short
Of being wise. He hurts his party but
little; he Injuries himself, if only in his
own self-regard, much. The man who
Is partisan from selfish motives is n
poor kind of a party man."
In speaking in a general way Mr.
Harris made a trite comparison of the
republican and Democratic parties. by
calllng attention to the fast that only
TWO important measures, ldVanc I'd by
democracy, have ever been made a
part OF our national pOlicy-the lessen
ing or the period Of residence for NAT
uralizaton from fourteen to five years
and the establishment of sub-treasur-
les. The record Of the Republican
party, on the other hand, IS a rext
book of American history.
Mr. Fleitz made the CLOSING, sneecb
summing up the local situation aud
presenting each of the various candi-
dates in a brief personal skefch. The
cheering that followed the mention az
Tommy Daniels name was second on,v
to that which the audience gave whom
Mr.. Jones name was presented.
Mr. Fleitz told a good story illustr,-
tive Nf the local Democracy in tbis
campaign as regards their action in tha
matter of platform. 1t was about the
farmer who when he saw his blu
tackling a railroad train shouted
"You're all right, Nero, l admire your
courage but your judgment isn't worth
a cuss."
A DISPLAY OF NERVE.
The nerve of the Democrars in relteI-
ating its devotion to the Chicago plat
form fully and without reserve" was.
TO Mr.. Fletz' way of thinking, cour-
ageous to say the least, in face of the
pL~'al which that eed Of Ruin, Rev