The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-02


That is an issue between him and the
governor of the state. 1t Is not an
issue with me, and yet there are a
whole lot of peOple--goOd peoplc--they
are getting less every day however,
who think that because he knows who
set the capitol on fire, and | do not
he will make u better governor than |
will. Now, | do not say that he won't
make better governor than | will
/ don't say that he won't. But ] do
say that that knowledge of that man
who set the capitol at Harrisburg on
fire will not give him any additional
qualification.
IT Is VERY EASY.
Nor does the fact that the rose propa-
eating house cost eight thousand dol
lars Uaughter). Nor does the fact that
he charges 50 many people with be-
ing dishonest and thieves. NOw it is
an easy thing to call a man thief,
especially little man daughter and
applause), but / want to ask you this
one question, the mere calling of IL
man a thief does not make him thief.
does it.? Or does it not? 1t doesn't any
other time, except just before election
tlaughter). Sometimes it does just
before election QaughteD, Nor does
IL qualify the man who called the other
man thief to hold an office. Does it?
When i charge man with being dis
honest, the charge does not prove my
own honesty.
The mere fact of calling another
man dishonest does not qualify a man
To fill a position of public trust. l have
no time and no patience to discuss
these matters, because they do not en-
ter into this campaign at all, except
as they are brought in to it by people
who insist upon their being the real
issues and are afraid to face the actual
issues
But l am not going to preach from
the Democratic doctrines, ana | am
not going to preach from the doctrines
OF the Prohibition party-I ought to
qualify that, however, as I do not un-
derstand there is any Prohibition party
any more OaughteD. 1t would, how
ever have been such an easy thing
for Mr.. Swallow to have stated that
the state capitol was burned by man
under the influence of drink, and there
by teach lesson in sobriety, but he
does not charge that.
Here is Mr.. jerks who takes eX-
ception to a statement made the 9TH
er night in which I said that If he was
elected. it would be a victory for free
trade and q victory for free coinage,
and victory for every other thing for
which the Democratic party stands,
and that he would claim it as a vic
tory. He says that is not true-that
~ 10 ill'lllSI lNtDuDlltdn UllS-SldIt-
ment;" that if he is elected it will not
be a victory for free trade. or free
silver, he would not claim it as a VIC
tory, and that he will not allow any
body else to claim it as a victory.
wonder if he could stop the whole
world from thinking, if this state
should turn its back upon the Repub-
lican party on protective tariff, on
sound money, or on William Mckinley
great applause).
JENKS AS A MAN.
Now, 1 have nothing to say against
Mr.. jerks. He is an excellent man
and a gentleman--I am not here to
say an unkind word against him, or
against anybody. / am here, my
friends, to try to strike a contrast be
tween this meeting here, and the one
held last night. l am here to set Il
good example, if / can. I have not
said an unkind word about ANYBODY
since the campaign opened. We have
tried what we thought We're argu-
ments, and We have tried to illustrate
what we think is the absurd position
of our opponents, but we cannot and
will not, we do not care to indulge in
personal exchanges, or question the
ability of those who may differ from
us in politics.
What are the issues of this cam
paign? In saying that do not assume
else. / want it distinctly understood
that all l assume is to give my own
judgment, aided by such authority as
/ can cite.
In the first place. We have "A Repub-
lican president; we have Republican
house; we have Il divided senate. 1t
is midway in the administration of the
present president The November cleo
ton, in the middle of the president s
term, has always been an indicator of
the pulse Of the people, of the sense
of the people towards the administra-
ton Nobody has ever questioned that
statement, except our Democratic
friends. Now, go back to May, 1854.
We had an election in Pennsylvania,
and the Republican candidate, Daniel
II. Hastings, received the magnificent
plurality of 243,OO0. BY this election
the people of Pennsylvania put their
seal of condemnation on the adminiS-
tration of Grover Cleveland and the
Wilson tariff bin. Now, is that true,
or not? | submit ii To the candid
judgment of a candid and fair-mindcd
people. though he be a Democrat, when
we voted i'm November, 1894, we voted
against Grover Cleveland and the Will
son tariff bill, did we not? And when
we vote in November 1898, We are Vot-
ing FOR or against the president of the
United states. William Mckinley. and
the Dingley tariff bill How on earth
can it be otherwise? There are some
Republicans who say that this is not
the case. They do not mean H. There
are good Republicans who do not in
Iend that they shall do that az all.
They do not intend that by voting for
Mr., swallow or for Mr. jerks, to reg
lister their hostility To the president
Of the United States. They did not in
tend that but they do it all the same.
J might throw a stone over the garden
fence at dog and hit some woman
with a market basket on her arm that
] did not see. | did not mean To- throw
the stone at her. and did not mean tn
hit her, but il hurts her just as much
as though | had meant it; and So there
are a good many Republicans who will
throw a stone at the Republican party
ct the coming election and the issues
represented by their candidates. and
hit our president, William Mckinley,
right IN the face.
WOULD BE \ HARD WINTER.
DO you suppose there is amy Nay 10
explain "A Democratic victory in this
state 10 thc satisfaction Of the presi
dent Of the United States? Suppose
New York, Pennsylvania, MaSsachus-
etts, Connecticut. Indiana and Illinois
went Democratic. It would DE a
mighty hard winter for Mr.. Mckinley
with two Democratic houses 10 heir
t?j him. If that occurred then you
would certainly nave n Democratic
congress. There is the whole story
You Will have your old trouble with
the tariff, and the silver, and the other
things.
Bur the point that am trying Il
bring your attention to is the effect
of this election. oh, l know some peo-
pie get pretty mad at me because
insist on declaring that a vote for the
Republican ticket on Nov. will be a