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

paigners Was About to Begin.
The Doctor Had Little to Say That
He Has Not Said Before.
Rev. Dr. Swallow attracted to the
armory last night an audience
that occupied all the seats
ana nearly all the standing
room, aud when he entered and later
when he was introduced he was ar-
corded an ovation that made him
smile with visible delight That many.
came out of curiosity to hear, or, per-
haps to see. DR.. Swallow solely, was
attested by the rush for the door after
he had finished his speech. with an
other speaker to be heard from.
No new argument was introduced:
he heWed close to the line that he has
followed all through the camlStiFn.
Gamalicl Bradford, of Boston. grad
uatc of the '49 class of Harvard COL
lege and now a man of leisure study
ing politics, ANA Nolney h. Cushing
of Maine accompanied the doctor. The
former spoke first and the latter last.
The party arrived from Plymouth on
the 5.47 bloomsbury train. A. G. Thorn
ason. Rev. James Fielding. Attorney
w. w. Lathrope and a few others
formed the reception committee. Din
ner was partakcn at Hotel JermYn
and at : o'clock the reverend cam
didate received several callers in his
rooms at the hotel
From the hotel to the armory the
distance was covered afoot. DR.. Swal-
law and Attorney l.. L. Wedeman, who
was chairman of the meeting. walked
| along together arm in arm, and in that
! position marched up the left aisle of
! the armOry. After them came Messrs.
! Gushing and Bradford, Attorney La
| thrOp. Freeman Leach, Mr.. ThOmasOn.
John H. Fellows, Rev. ]. b. Sweet, Rev.
| A. Il. O'Neal, of Dunmore; Rev. G. l..
! Alrich and Rev. Mr. Fielding. These
| occupied places on the platform.
WEDEMAN CHAIRMAN.
| Mr.. Thomason called the meeting to
order and introduced Attorney Wede-
! man as chairman. who dispensed a
! speech OF not more than fifty words
! Substantially he said the object of the
meeting was a protest of right against
! might Professor Bradford being in
/
! pie of Pennsylvania are to be freemen
or slaves. In the present campaign as
important an issue is at stake, he said
as any since the civil war, not except
! ing that.
! Men are slaves, he said. when com
binations of political machinery spreai
out to throttle justice and honesty. The
foremost political economists of Eng
! ,,1 ,at.i,. in
stitutions, cannot for the life of then
! understand how political bossism il
possible in country as enlightened Il,
this is and where the Office holder
are elected by the people.
State government, he said, is NOR"
important than the national govern
| mcnr. To sbe governor of Pennsylva-
MIA is one of the most magnificent po-
sitions of horror and trust in the world.
1t is doubtful if crowned head OF
Europe has more power. The speak
cr advised his hearers to vote for DIR.
Swallow. Candidate jerks delivers
speeches for reform that DR.. Swallow
could deliver. but there is as much
of a machine behind him as behind
Colonel Stone. BY next winter the
forces for the next presidential cleo
ard as governor, jerks would not be
able to resist the pressure that would
be brought TO bear upon him in the
interest of party organization. DR.
Swallow is not bound by any party
, He stands upon the platform, Thou
shalt not steal"
DIR. SWALLOW INTRODUCED.
DIR. Swallow was introduced at thi,
stage, and for fully a minute was
greeted with applause. He put tn,
audience in good humor with n witty
Introduction to his speech. The peo
: pie, he said, have allowed the office,
of the state to go into the hands OF
bosses. Looking over the meeting h,
welcomed the women and said ii wal
II good omen, Considerable discussion
has gone on for years on the relativ,
value If men and women.
\ husband and wife were disputins
this proposition once uphn a time anC
the man said that his sex was the su
ptrior one, for wasn't it out OF a wo
man that the Lord cast seven devils
[ She answered that il was. but added
that they Still remained in tn,
men. The speaker was yer,
: much inclined to believe tha
there were all kinds of devils n SOM
politicians that bob up serencly ses
! sion after session at HARRISBURG II
/ would not say that all We're bad, bu
+ the good ones are in a hopeless mi
=, nority. Quay at Washington or out il
= / Beaver issuCs his orders over the Ion,
, distance telephone and his satrap
dance to the tune of his voice
The doctor branched out then into
+ dissertation on items of money draw
: from the state treasury for whc
/ there was no return given. Messenge
boys we're hired So extensively that
person looking down from the CALLER
r into the house of representative
might mistake it for a lsindergartar