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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02
The America Cup.

The committee of the Royal Ulster
Yacht club, who arrived in this coun-
try yesterday, with Sir Thomas
Lipton's challenge for the America cup,
will be assured a cordial welcome. The
members of the committee are all prac-
tical yachtsmen. They are the bearers
of no terms or stipulations. They are
prepared to accept the conditions which
the New York Yacht club deems it
necessary and advisable to enforce, and
are prepared, on behalf of Sir Thomas,
to abide by them. The new yacht has
not yet been designed, much less laid
on the stocks; but once the challenge
is accepted and the agreement ratified,
the Shamrock will not take long in
construction.
Irshmen are naturally highly elated
over this challenge. Although Lord
Dunraven is an Irishman, he did not
so to speak race under the national
colors, and his performance was not
altogether credtable to him as
sportsman or even as a gentleman. He
expected to win, and because he did
not he was chagrined and disappointed,
and took no pains to conceal his anger.
Indeed he behaved altogether in such
a boorish manner towards the coun-
try whose guest he was that he all
but dislocated international yacht rae
ing. Lieutenant Hem, whose yacht
was so badly beaten few years before
the Dunraven fiasco, was also an Irish
man. The lieutenant did not, however
build his yacht specially to win the
American cup. He belonged to the
British navy and practically made his
yacht his home. Although the Amer
lean cup has never been carried to the
"distressful country" Sir Thomas Lip
toms challenge is not the first that has
arrived from the green shores of Erin
Sir Thomas is taking particular pains
to assure American sportsmen that he
fully and entirely confides in their dis
cretion. fair play and honorable deal
ing and it is to be hoped he will not
have reason to modify this favorable
opinion.
The relations which exist, and have
always existed, between the United
States and Ireland have been of
so peculiar and intimate a char
| acter that there are few Americans
at the present moment who would feel,
| by anticipation, much disappointment
| II the Shamrock came in ahead of her
| Yankee competitor. Should 1t happen
so, the rejoicing will not be less en-
| thusiastic here than 1t will be across
| the Atlantic. II we do loose, all we
| will have to say Is, "Well, as we have
lost, we are better pleased that the
cup has gone to Paddy's land than to
any other spot across the Atlantic"
| If we win, we shall take our good for
tune with the rather chastening assur-
ance that there are some millions of
our fellow citizens who would in one
way or another have been as we'll
| pleased had We lost. or course when
the day Of trial draws near, the in
tensity of national feeling will become
| more accentuated. But 1t never can
be to such an extent, or in any way
| approaching the personal and national
antipathy which the Dunraven Incl
dent engendered.
| Sir Thomas Upton is a typical man
of the people. What he is. he made
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM.

1t viii be my purpose when elected TO
so conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as we'll as those who have given me
their support. | shall be the governor
of the whole people of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up in the leSis-
lature which are neither the fault of one
party nor the other, but rather Inc
growth of custom. Unnecessary invcssi-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense to
the state. II will be my care and pur-
pose to correct these and other evils in so
far as | have the power. 1t will be my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania
as X has been my purpose in the public
positions that | have hold, with God S
help, to discharge my whole duty. The
people aie greater than the parties 70
which thev belong. ] am only jealous of
their favor I shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be done by
an honest, modest, daily discharge of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

The Philadelphia papers show curl
Gus one-sidedness in their treatment of
John Wanamaker. Everything he
says they print in full. Replies to him
such as that of State Chairman Elkin
(Which was a public document of real
abridgement or suppress altogether
We make an exception in behalf of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, which, at large
pecuniary sacrifice, has refused to per-
NIT Mr., Wanamaker's advertising de-
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The Main Point at Issue.

Interest in a personal controversy
between John Wanamaker and State
Chairman Elkn is not general; never
theless it must be confessed that the
unmasking of Wanamaker's hypocrisy
by Elkin was deliberately provoked
and thoroughly deserved. The effron-
terry of Wanamaker in complaining OF
the check book in politics merited the
references by Elkin to Wanamakers S
own notorious experiences in political
financiering, and his false charges rel
atve to state taxation and records
had TO be exposed in their true light.
But, after all, the main issue is imper-
sonal and personalities, however
spicy, are to be deplored.
Simmered down, the question is, "Is
the Republican party worthy to be
continued in control of the administra-
tion of the commemorative affars?"
In answering that question it is not
only incumbent upon critics of Re-
publican administration to pick flaws
and find fault but to propose specific
and definite improvement. Singing
mud at Quay will not contribute TO
superior results on capitol hill, Harris
burg. Making chagrned faces at the
machine" will not correct evils that
exist. What have Wanamker and his
crowd to offer in addition to their fac
tional jaundice and grudge-venting? :?
Who is their candidate? What is his
platform?
Colonel Stone, the Republican can
didate for governor, has pledged him.
self, as quoted elsewhere, to correct, if
elected. so far as lies within his power,
extravagances and waste of public
money and jobbery in legislation. Is
he a man of his word? His neighbors
all say so. Even Wanamaker
throughout his fight has borne testi-
mony TO the cleanliness of Stones per-
sonal character and to his good record
in public service. This being true, de-
feating Stone would not avail. Stone
is certainly as fit to be governor as
jerks and more fit for executive re-
sponsbilities than the Jealous but
fanatical DIR. Swallow.
Is the legislature ito be cleaned ?
Very well. Let the voters of the various
districts be informed as to the candi-
dates records. But don't. if honest
try to fake and fool the public into be-
lieving that the only virtue possible in
Pennsylvania legislature is that
which is nominated and elected by
Wanamaker money. A conspiracy to
deceive the people is as bad as an al.
legged one to rob them. When Mr..
Wanamaker ventures so jauntily into
attacks upon others he should look tc
1t that his own house is in order and
that his motives will invite public con,
fidence.
Thus far We have had from the op.
position mainly generalities and vitu.
peration. If they have facts to pre-.
sent let them open up; the Republican
party is ready.
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Ajacchus' Advice.
CANDIDATE STONE
ON STATE ISSUES
concluded from Page IL

ticular has the Republican party been
unmindful of the rights of the people
of Pennsylvania? They took a bank
rupt state. forty million dollars in debt.
They now exhibit it to you with that
Indebtedness reduced to very little
more than one million dollars, and with
the state disbursing more than half of
the money received from corporations
among the counties of the state, thus
lifting the burdens of the people And
in addition to that it has taken off your
taxes. But, oh! they say, We helped in
part to do this. This state has not
been entirely under Democratic con-
troll since we came into possession in
1861 If the Republican party is to be
charged with all the mistakes and
wrongs of individuals, let our critics be
fair, let them be manly. let them be
honest and give the party credit for
the good it has done. But you hear no
mention made of the wise Legislation
enacted by the Republican party in
Pennsylvania. Not a dollar has been
lost to the state in all these years. Not
a dollar collected from lands of the
state. Not a dollar collected from
trades, occupations, professions. Not
dollar collected from the farm, from
horses and cattle; but collected almost
entirely from corporations, and more
than half returned to the counties of
the state. These wise laws so bene-
fetal to the people of our state. are
entirely incompatible with the purposes
of any man influencing or controlling
the party to loot the state and divert
the funds. i have not yet heard of
single complaint made by any one
against any legislation in the last leg
islature or in any former legislature
that has become a law. But they saw
the last legislature tried to pass num-
Der of laws that were wrong. The COM
plant is not that they did pass bad
laws, or that they did not pass good
laws, but that some of them tried to
pass bad laws. / am not here as the
champion or defender of the last legis-
lature or of any other legislature. I
am here to tell the truth and to de-
nounce as unfair and unrepublican the
attempt that is being made to preiu-
dice honest men against the Republi-
can party by those who hope to bene-
ft themselves by so doing.
THE LAST LEGISLATURE.
Let us get at the milk in the cocoa
review the so-called crimes of the last
legislature. Let US see if anything has
beeen done that would justify any man
in voting against the Republican party.
Let us start out then with a correct
statement or definition of the position
of our critics in this, namely, that the
complaints against the last legislature
are not based upon bad laws that We're
passed or on good laws that were not
passed. but upon the attempt of cer-
tain members of the legislature to pass
bad laws. This complaint might fol-
low every legislative body that ever
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We hesitate to believe that there ar

We hesitate to believe that there are
officers in the Thirteenth regiment
who, in order to prolong their own SAL
aries, would doom the men in their
commands to needless detention in
fever-stricken camps. We prefer to
look upon all insinuations to this eff
feet as illusions of superheated imagi-
nations. But if there be in the Thir-
teenth such officers we hereby advise
them. when released from service, not
to return to Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Admiral Dewey has wisely conclud-
ed that he can best serve his country
BY postponing the ovations and remain
ing at Manila. If Dewey continues to
hang up the phone whenever his long
distance advisors attempt to talk, he
will doubtless have no trouble in deal
ing with the perplexing question of
the far east.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

General Woods reconstruction of the
Santiago school system has been one
OF the most effective moves in the in
terest of better government for free
Cuba. General Wood has cut down
needless expenses In the conduct of
the system and has increased the SAL
aries OF the teachers and others actu-
ally engaged in educational work. The
course OF the military governor OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Colonel Roosevelt's gubernatorial
boom continues to grow with some
thing of the rapidity of Jonah's gourd.
All that 1t needs to become unanimous
is for the colonel, as soon as he re-
ceives his military discharge, to make
public his real opinion of Alger.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.

Governor-wILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor-J. =. S. GOBLIN.
Secretary of Internal Affsirs-JAMES w.
LATTA.
Judges of Superior Court-W. W. POR-
TER, w. d. PORTER,
congressman at Large - SAMUEL A.
DAVENPORT, GALUSHA A. GROW.
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Letters from Manila tell how Dewey
handled Aguinaldo before Merritt
came. He simply laid the law down
to the insurgent leader and gave him
no chance to talk back. With all his
diplomacy, Dewey evidently has no
shortage of back bone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Not one OF the 3O03 cases of illness
from trichinae reported in the past
fifteen years in Prussia has ever been
traced to the consumption of Ameri-
can pork. Cermany's prejudice against
our food products is wholly artificial.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Spain may soon have the opportun-
ity to return the compliment to France
in the matter of sympathy for pro-
found grief. If Dreyfus returns from
DEVILS Island something will be to
pay in France
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Hobson says if the navy department
won't let him try to save the Cristobal
Colon he will call for public subscrip-
tions. to carry on the work. If he does
he, will get them. The Colon must be
raised.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

In President Eliot's opinion the war
with Spain proved the irresistible su-
periority of individual training. Yes,
and the need of skilled workmen in
public office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

The latest steel rail pool consists of
the consolidation of the various mills
under one mammoth company capital
-ized at 5000, 900, 900. This pool evidently
means business,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Probably no one at this time better
appreciates the remarks of General
Sherman on war than Mr.. Ayers "re-
concentrates"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Nervous editorial writers who are
worrying about Aguinaldo the terrible.
should recollect that Admiral Dewey is
still on the scene ready to take Aguin-
aldo out to the woodshed whenever
peppqcarv
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

existed. Instead OF giving the party
which had the governor, the senate and
the house credit with the defeat OF
laws which were bad or objectionable,
they seek to hold the party responsible
for bills introduced and started on their
passage and passed in part but finally
defeated by either body or vetoed by
the governor They charge the party
with the birth of bill which they
claim is bad and give it no credit for
its death.
We as a party are responsible only
for the laws which the party enacted
and are not responsible for the bills
that are introduced. In congress thou
sands of bills are introduced. some of
them reported by committees, some OF
them passing either one body or the
other, that never become laws, and the
most unreasonable Democrat or the
widest Populist has never charged our
party with legislation that was never
enacted. / am not here to defend leg
islation that fell by the wayside in its
progress through the last legislature.
l am not called upon to do so, neither
is any man on our ticket. ] am here
only to defend the Republican party
against charges groundless, false and
unfair.
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The general ovation to the War de-
partment will probably continue as
long as the visible supply of ancient
eggs holds out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

James Greenwood. an ingenious Eng
lishman. thinks the czar published that
peace circular on purpose to embarrass
those Americans who want their coun-
try to have larger army and navy.
Nonsense. OF course. No czar can pre-
vent us from insuring our expanding
future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02

Santiago is an object lesson that can
be studied with profit much nearer
home by those supposed to be engaged
in promoting educational interests.
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COUNTY.

Congress CONNELL.
JLdge-F. w. GUNSTER.
Coroner-JOHN J. ROBERTS, NJ. d.
Surveyor--GEORGE T.. STEVENSON.
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of the peace dream of the czar of Rus
sia. How relieved the czar must feel!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-02
DowNED THE LEXow BILL.

Take the Lexow Expense bill, about
which there was so much criticism.
This bill was made by committee
appointed by the senate of 1895. The
committee was composed entirely of
senators. Its Investigations were held
between 1895 and 1897. 1t was not
Joint committee. In the legislature of
1897 II made its report and rendered
bill for its expenses. This bill covered
some sixty to sixty-five thousand dol
lars. 1t was thought by many people
to be unreasonable in it's amount. 1t
was senate committee. The expenses
were made by that committee. The
Dill passed the senate, but never passed
the house. Had IL been a measure for
which the Republican party was re-
sponsible, had the action been the ac-
ton of the Republican party, IL the
leaders of the party had passed that
bill through the house and the COVER
nor had signed ii, our critics might
justly complain. But it did not become
law. 1t was defeated by Republi-
cans, and in the senate ii was passed
by votes of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis uniting. ] pause for moment to
inquire If any reason exists in the his
tory of the Lexow bill why the Re-
publican ticket should not be elected?
Are we as a party blamed because We
did not pass the bill?, Do our critics
complain because the Lexow bill was
defeated and never came before the
governor? Thus you see that all COM
plants regarding the LeXow Expense
bill are aimed at q measure that never
became a law, but was defeated and
killed by Republicans.
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LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.

Senate.
Twentieth Dist.--JAMES c, VAUGHAN.
House.
First District-JOHN r. FARR.
Second District-JOHN j. SCHEUER, JR.
Third District-N. c. MACkEY.
Fourth District--JOHN Il. REYNOLDS.
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himself. He is the architect of his own
fortune, and an enormous one 1t is.
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DEFINES HIS DUTIES

/ am a candidate for governor. 1t is
my firm purpose, if elected, to disap-
point my critics and discharge my duty
faithfully to the people of Pennsylva-
mia. But cannot undertake, if elected,
to guarantee that no Objectionable bills
pass either the house or the senate, or
that they shall not be introduced. All
that l feel called upon to assume and
promise the people of Pennsylvania is,
that If bills that in themselves are OBJ
jectionable shall be introduced. and
shall pass either or both houses-all
that 1 can promise is that they will
not pass me. ! presume such bills may
be introduced and they may be passed.
Not that l have any knowledge of any
such expected bills, but / have OBJ
served legislative bodies sufficiently to
convince me that Objectionable bills are
introduced and ofttimes make head
way in legislative bodies.
Our critics complain of the expense
bills of investigating committees. Sew
eral committees were appointed to in
vestigate the treasury, the condition of
the condition of miners in the bitumin-
Gus coal regions, the cause and origin
of the Capitol fire, abuses in the state
prisons, to investigate the charges of
bribery in the child's insurance bills,
the oleomargarine investigation and
other committees. These committees
were appointed by joint resolution.
Each resolution required to be passed
through both houses and to have the
approval of the governor.
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S~A " VIZ
A child born on this day will notice
that summer still fingers in the lap of
autumn.
Spring has gone: the summer is end
ed" and still there are some people out
of Jail whom the board of trade prom
ised to incarcerate.
Many a smart young man who knows
more than his father or mother can often
gain wisdom in contact with the shell
game.
The white winged dove of peace about
City Hall isn't larger than a sparrow at
present.
Major Stllwell probably dNd not know
that Farmer Van Scoten was loaded.
1t begins to look as though even Sylves-
ter Scovel would he vindicated.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Men of talent and executive ability will
do we'll to remain in town for few
weeks. a candidate for mayor is soon to
be selected.
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TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus
The Tribune Astrologer.
- G: uT

Astrolabe cast: 400 a. m. for Friday,
Sept. 2, 1898.
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THE GOVERNOR MIGHT HESITATE

1t seems to me that after the expert
ence of these investigating committees,
with a better knowledge concerning
them and with belief that many COM
mittees are appointed to conduct in
vestigations that are wholly unneces-
sary, that the man who shall perform
the duties of governor during the next
session of the legislature might very
properly hesitate before giving his ap-
proval to committees of investigation
unless there was great abuse and
wrong, and a demand for a better
knowledge to shape legislation to cor
rect the abuse and wrong. Whatever
criticism has been or that can he made
over the expenses made by investigat-
ing committees must necessarily find
a lodgment only against the individ-
uals who rendered such expense ac-
counts, and cannot in any way, shape
or form be charged against the Repub-
lican party, or even be a subject of
criticism against it.
For other bills introduced and in part
passed, but never becoming laws, we
are criticised. These bills were pre-
vented from becoming laws by Repub-
lcans, and, instead of being subject to
criticism, the Republican party should
be credited with the failure of these
bills to become laws. If one Republi-
can introduces a bad bill, which meets
its defeat at the hands of another Re
publican member, or at the hands of
a Republican governor, If the party is
charged with the introduction of the
bill it should also be credited with it's
defeat. If il is charged with it's birth
| it'should be credited with its death.
rrIIU,U AID NrnnNyS, nnrH,r,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-04-04
FARM ITEMS.

EARLY prunedgrapevines are superior
to: those trimmed. after the leaves have
started. The vines are more healthy
and the fruit more abundant and of
better size. Il
"A good location, Of which the num-
Der is limited, is essential for peach
growing. Generally sandy loan soil
is preferable, although clay loam is
better for Crawfords. The land should
be elevated so that the water can run
off, and this will favor the flow of the
cold mir to the lower levels and thus
save the blossoms from spring frosts.
While north slope is generally best,
in some years any other exposure may
be better. g.: .l ,-.-s r.s,. .s...... p
The injuries of the apple tree borer
may be prevented by applying late in
May or early in June and twice later at
intervals Of three weeks strong solu-
ton of soft soap to which has been
added a little crude carbolic acid. It
will be made more effective and rerma-
nent by the addition of small amount
of paris green and lime. a paint rcade
of pure white lead and linseed oil has
also been found to produce excellent
results. .,...... ..... -... .
Probably many persons have heard
Of the plan of raising strawberries on
the outside of barrel. If one has only
small city or village lot or "racl
yard" the experiment is we'll worth try
ing. To raise strawberries by this
method, first bore the holes all about
the barrel. then put inside a drain PIPE
made of four strips OF board, reaching
from the top to the bottom. The iCints
should not be tight. Now fill in earth
about the pipe and set out the straw
berry plants in all the holes and over
the top. Put the barrel on a bit of plank
on the bottom of which wide castors
have been screwed