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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

removal of this groundless reflection
upon the attitude of the European
powers toward the United states this
fable should not be accepted as part
of the record of the war. He does not
give this merely as personal opinion,
but as established fact learned during
visits to Paris and Berlin MS we'll as
st. Petersburg. While in no way re-
fccting upon any other power, the Rus
sian ambassador feels that 1t Is but
simple Justice TO Russia and other
continental powers that the consistent
friendship they maintained toward the
United States throughout every period
of the war. and continue to maintain
toward this government. should not
be obscured by any sentimental fiction
as to the exceptional friendship of one
nation and the enmity of others"
If the facts are as here represented
the feelings of the Russian ambassa-
dor do him conspicuous credit. We
might say that he would have, In such
a contingency. just ground for COM
plant against the American govern
ment through it's official representa-
tives at Washington. who have permit
ted what he terms a false impression
to gain serious foothold among the
people when there We're ways and
means to correct it without trespass
upon the proprieties. The very fact,
however, that no official effort has
been made 10 counteract this impress
sion supplies fair presumption that 1t
is true. and corroborative evidence Is
citable In the notoriously sharp dis
tnction between public opinion In
Great Britain and public opinion on
the continent with reference to our
war with Spain. The American people
do not need to be told by the Rus
sian ambassador who our friends in
Europe were and who were unfriendly,
so far at least as unofficial comment
and sentiment are concerned. Upon
| this point argument is futile because
| the facts forbid.
Because England was friendly while
| Russia was neutral it does not follow
| that the United States should become
| an enemy of Russia. But II does sup
| ply convincing reason why the Uni
| ted States should ON just occasion re-
| Ciprocate England's good will and make
! known To the world that Americans
| are not an ungrateful people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
Third Party Day Dreams.

Out Of the ruins OF the Swallow move-
ment permanent third party is to be
organized if the plans of Herbert Welsh
go through. Says he: THE forces
working for DIR. swallow will cohere
steadily for future efforts. A party
or combination will remain, non-par-
tsan in its character. advocating hon
esty and honest methods. This party,
though It may be much smaller than
the two great national parties, will
exert a powerful influence on both of
them. 1t will force them, little by
little. TO improve their methods and to
lift their standards. or else, notwith-
standing It's present defeat. it will
ultimately exert a preponderating in
fiuence in local affairs, In the second
place, it will indirectly, by the alarm
which it undoubtedly has occasioned
to the party managers, force them to
do better in the future"
Mr.. Welsh is unfortunate In his use
of words. A non-partisan party is an
impossibility. Men may be n-parti-
san. They may organize for special
occasions as independents. But the
moment they undertake 10 perpetuate
a third party organization they neces-
sarily become partsans of the new
party and Just as liable as the lead
ers Of the Republican or Demo
cratic party to incur the charge
of machine methods. In fact, nc
party can exist any length of time
without organization OF forces. or ma,
chine politics. Mr.. Welsh himself ad,
mits this when he calls attention tc
the lack OF an effective organization
dhat is to say, machine) behind DR.
Swallow.
Something is to be said for honest
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
THE MANLY VIEW.

From n Speech by Theo. Roosevelt.
people are speaking about the policy
of expansion nowadays. 1t may have
been inconsiderate of Dewey and OF Miles
to do their work so thoroughly, but they
did it. Now let's face the facts like true
men. and not run away like towards.
Meet the situation somehow, and at least
let us not have a thing half done, having
set Olr hands to It, which is a great deal
worse than not to have begun at all. Meet
these responsibilities like true men and
honest Americans ana the apparent peril
will fade away"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
RooseVeIt's Tribute
10 The Regulars
From His Speech at the Recent Banquet
in Honor of General Miles, as Reported
in the Sun.

h X n THINK We are fortunate III nav
- - ing IN General Mile. a man IN
whom We may recognize the
archty pc not only of the Amer
lean volunteer. but of the
American regular Rs well. All honor
to the volunteer, but let us now, In time
of peace remember our debt to the men
Of the regular army. You have spoken
of what General Miles did in the civil war
when General Grant faced Lee. Now,
thank heaven. We can be proud and glad
of the valor of the men who followed
Grant and the men who followed Lee.
(CheeTsD Remember that for thirty-threc
years since that time the soldiers of the
regular army have uncomplainingly. with
out expectation of praise or notice, faced
discomfort, danger and death, warning
against the Indians on our frontier, and
reclaiming new country from the waste.
In General Miles, the hero of the long
civil war do not forget General Miles,
the hero Of the long and weary
campaigns against the Sioux, the
Cheyennes and the Biackfeet And do not
forget the men with him, who had to face
arctic cold, heat worse than tropic,
hunger and thirst and the cruellest of
foes, and all this without hope of reward
other than the knowledge that they were
serving the nation and upholding the flag
Cheers. That's the regular army; that's
the sort of thing they have been doing all
these years. Cheers,
o.
"And are you men here going to do
nothing more than cheer for them. on
such occasions as this when you sit down
to dinner together, or are you going TO
see that they get their deserts. that they
get the equipment they should have?
CYes! yesD In the next war are you go
ing to have brigadier generals, yes, and
major generals, good and fine men, too,
who at SO years of age have never COM
manded more than three companies to-
gether In the field? If 80, don't blame
your representatives when things go
wrong Blame yourselves for not having
| had the army trained as 1t should be
trained.
After this hope ven have large
| enough army, and that we'll give them
| enough money to meet their needs. and
once year, or anyway once In two years,
| l hope that wel1 gather that army, say
| 1900 OF them. at San Antonio, send them
| on to the coast put them on transports,
| take them over 10 Cuba or somewhere
| else. and disembark them. and in that
| way we will give to the quarteTmaster' 5
| department and 20 the commissary de-
partment the actual training so much
needed, and you won't have the COM
plants In time of war which We have
| just experienced, Nor will you have 10
| call upon the uncomplaining valor of the
| line officers to make good those defects
| of the STAFF due soley to the fact that the
people would not stand by the army"
| %
| A dead silence had fallen over the ban
| quet hall Every man was leaning for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
THE RACES SALVATION.
From the Medical Record.

1t is perhaps the inherent vanity in the
race that keeps it alive. Were every man
to look at himself with the strictly i'm
partial view of his neighbor, his self-ap-
probation would ooze out, his upwelllng
ideas would leak away, and his ambitions
would sink 10 the low levels of other
mems esteem. All, no! IL would not do
to stand on the street corners and smite
our breasts as miserable sinners. II is
far better TO congregate in high places IN
clubs, in medical societies, and in the
editorial corners of our journals, and
unite our voices In thanks that we are
not as other men are. Then our fellows
may see how wise are the stenets of our
specially and how false are other mems.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

ward In his seat looking at Colonel Roose-
welt and wondering what was coming
next. 1t was something out of the usual,
for banquet. that tremendous earnest-
ness and meaning which the soldier was
putting into words. He, too, was lean
ing slightly forward. and he continued,
with In eyes flashing, and his clenched
fist lifted aud pounded In the words that
he spoke
81 wish that you could realize the
bravery, devotion and endurance or pain
ana peril OF the American regular officer
and Of the American regular soldier; /
wish you could have seen the columns
going forward to wrest victory from
death, knowing that IL wounded they
would perhaps lie two or three days in
the Jungle without medical care, and glad
to do II for the honor and the glory OF
the flag. | wish you could have seen the
wounded, cartcd away in josting wagons,
lying patiently waiting without complaint
for the long delayed attentions OF tho
surgeons, delayed because those surgeons
were working increasingly until they fell
asleep in the midst of capital operations
from sheer inability to stand the strain
longer. And if you had seen that you
would feel that too much cannot be done
for the regular" 1CheersJ.
%
Colonel Roosevelt paused looked about
him for a moment. and then raising both
hands in the air he thundered OUT
II say you would feel that too much
could not be done for the men of the reg
ular army, and woe, woe to the senator
and woe to the representative who dares
to seek cheap glcry by n nigSardiy econ
omy in expense that may mean the life
blood of our soldiers. tremendous
cheers).
I'm speaking tonight for the regular.
Some other time I'll speak for the vol
| unteer. He's got votes, he's got political
| Influence. The army man doesn't med
die with politics, and God forbid that he
| should. He has nothing to give In return
for fair recognition of his services.
That's the reason I'm speaking of him
tonight"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

Governor-elect Roosevelt proposes TO
bring the organization Republicans
and the Independent Republicans Of
New York state together and show
to each class that it has misunder-
stood the other; that the two can work
together and should work together
for the common party and public well
fare. If he can accomplish this de-
sirable result 1t will be greater
victory than the capture of San Juan
hill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON. NOVEMBER "A. 1898.

"The next mayor Of Philadelphia
says the Press, should be man who
Is thoroughly representative of the best
purposes of the city, man OF anairs
and Of the highest character, and In
tuli sympathy with the progressive
spirit Of our people" substitute
scranton and you have good and timely
local advice
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

A child born on this day will observe
that many Of the "workngmans friend"
candidates conduct pffsirs on the prin-
ciple that every laboring man is Il
"chump."
Spanish peace commissioners are evil
IDENTIFY in hopes of prcloT ging sessions
until after the next presidential election.
Isn't 1t about time for the Ladies' Home
Journal to ascertain whether there is a
Mrs Aguinaldo?
The philosopher who remarked econ
omy Is wealth" undoubtedly had "a rich
father-in-laW.
Candidates for mayor begin 10 exhibit
symptoms of insomnia.
Too much originality is liable TO make
a man n bore.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
1896.
Dem-Pop. Rep. Dem-Pop. Rep
Totals ......

Looking at these results it Is easy to dis
Germ in which way political sentiment Is
drifting In the west, The Populst craze
is subsiding and the states are returned
10 the Republican column. Two years
hence will probab bly, see them all back in
their old political alignment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

Senator Quay does not propose that
his trip to Florida shall be misinter-
preted. He says it is not an attempt
to evade trial on the conspiracy charge.
He adds: IT was advised by my coun-
sci that could. without improperly,
go where I pleased pending further
proceedings in the courts. until notified
to be present. ! am ready to return
Immediately when notified. l shall not
crafty the malice of my enemies by
a moments delay in meeting them at
any time and place they may name
District Attorney Graham, of Philadel-
phia, says lie will call the case this
month. 1t is to be hoped his call will
be effective. The charge against Quay
IS one which must be sifted to the
bottom.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

Emperor Willies prospective visit in
Spain is no longer a mystery. He goes
TO get bargain counter quotations on
Spain's colonial odds and ends. He
wants to buy the Caroline and Mariana
islands, seeing that nothing better is
now available
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

According to the Government Board
on Geographic Names. which should
to Rico is without the Spanish 'ue" in
Puerto. The Americanization Of the
island makes logical the Americaniza-
tion of it's name.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

The Democratic plpe-dreamers have
revived the biennial romance about a
contemplated Republican effort in
spired by Mckinley to depose Speaker
Reed. 1t is unqualified rot.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
The Official Returns.

From the official table Of last Tues
days vote in Lackawanna county,
printed elsewhere, it will be perceived
that ticket-cuttinG was INDUCED in to
more than the expected extent. Take,
for example, the vote in the city by
wards. 1t is as follows
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

independence in politics, when 1t IL not
stupidity pig -headed. It's existence among
the people IL a wholesome check upon
party government. In a certain sense
1t is the deciding vote. to gain which
the rival parties strive comparatively.
But true independence does not mean
permanent enforcement from old party
affiliations. On the contrary. It in
wolves sensible recognition of the fact
that the easiest way to get good gov
ernment is to demand It through one
or the other of the great parties, as
has Just been done. for example, in
New York state through the election
of Colonel Roosevelt. Those citizens
who strive fearlessly 20 keep their
own party true To- its best principles
are the best Independents and also the
best partisans
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

Mr Walamaker now offers 900
reward for information that will lead
to the conviction Of any person at
the Legislature on the senatorial ques-
ton, Between Quays offer and Johns
the Van Valkenburg brood of states
men ought soon to be able to declare
a dividend
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
IN A PREDICAMENT.
From the Wilkes Barre Record.

From the Wilkes Barre Record.
The Republicans of LaCkawanna county
recently adopted the Crawford county
system OF making party nominations by
popular vote. Under the rules provided a
necessary qualification to vote at the pri-
maries is that the voter, at the last pre-
ceding election, supported the Republican
ticket. There are probably from 5000 to
G.OOO Lackawanna Republicans, who. az
the election last Tuesday, voted for DR..
swallow, Under the new rules adopted
these Republicans cannot participate in
the primaries next year, having disquali-
fled themselves by voting against the head
of the Republican ticket this year. To
enforce this rule against such an army CT
Republican voters would practically place
the party beyond all hope of success at
the general election.
At the last convention of the I.uzerne
Republicans n committee was appointed
to prepare a plan for making nomina-
tions by popular party vote. to be sub
mitted to the next county convention. In
this Lackawanna prediCament the COM
mittee will have a pointer concerning a
danger that should be guarded against.
There are thousands Of Republicans In
l-uzerne who occasionally, for one reason
or another fail to vote their party's tick
ct, nevertheless to all intents and pur-
poses they are Republicans. Such men
cannot he incontireHtly deprived of par
ticipation in the primaries without i'm
periling the very life of the party. The
politics. in general way. of 30 per cent.
OF the voters in any given district is
known to political committees. and there
| IL no necessity for rigid rules. If all the
Republicans of Pennsylvania who have
voted against some or all of the party :
candidates in the past two years were ie-
MED recognition or fellowship as Repub-
hcans the party would drop to Il hope
less minority. Political parties are COM
posed of volunteers, and they go and come
| as they please. When they come they
must he welcomed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

Deweys congratulations to Roose-
Welt don't lend much color to the fairy
tale that ne is a Democrat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
THE WINNING OF THE WEST.
ON the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The following table gives the number
of representatives thirteen western states
have in the present congress and the
number they will have in the next con-
gress:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

II there is to be opposition to SEN
ator Quay it is time that his opponent
should stand forth. The people OF
Pennsylvania are entitled to take his
mon Gllrh-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

NUTITItII VIuTHIIIE '.,...,......,,. DOW
These figures are given here only for
convenience. 1t would take too long
and be Improbable to point out their
various meanings in detail. The i'm
portant thing to note is that the vote
cutter is abroad and that future NOM
nations, to he successful, will have to
respect the whims or convictions of
the independent element. This applies
to Democratic and Republican cOnven-
tions alike; and it invests with es-
pecial interest the proXimate munich
pal campaign. which is likely to bring
every phase of politics to the surface.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

At Paris tomorrow the Spaniards
will hc told to fish or cut bait. They
will fsh--for compensation, and prob
ably not get bite.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
ENR
LIZ @

Astrolabe Cast: 40s a. m, for Monday,
November IL, 1898
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Swallows plurality ...... -
ConnellS plurality .,..........,... HpN
1t is interesting to carry this analy-
sis Of the vote among CarbOndale and
the boroughS. Thus we have:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14
rs we have:

SNaTToW 5 plurality .,,,,, 5W
connell'S plurality .
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

h X n THINK We are fortunate IN nav
- ing IN General Mile, a. man IN
whom We may recognize the
arChty pc not only of the Amer
- lean volunteer of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-14

A dead silence had fallen over the ban
quet hall. Every man was leaning for
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-15

A report to the State Department
from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai brings some interesting facts
as to the manufacture and trade in that
peculiarly Chinese pest, the firecracker.
During the year ending June 80, 1897,
there were exported from China 26,-
1861 pounds Of them, valued at ST.
6S4, 151 in gold, and of the total ship
ment by far the largest part came to
this country. A small quantity went to
England and infnitesimal amounts to
other countries, from which 1t would
appear that In the matter Of noise and
nuisance the United States has not ad-
vanced beyond the standard of China.
The amount exported does not begin
to represent the extent Of the industry,
as millions Of them are made in shops
and small houses, and four-fifths OF the
crackers consumed In China are made
by the families Of those who sell them,
these people Of course receiving no
wages. Crackermaking Is about the
cheapest form Of industry, from every
point Of view. At Canton the ordinary
size cracker costs tael (62 cents for
10000 for export The hours Of labor
are from 6 a. m. to II p. M, and there
are seven working days In a week.
Thirty women and ten men can make
100000 crackers day, for which work
the women receive five and the men
about seven cents each. An expert at
the trade cannot get more than ten
cents, which Ia about the average rate
Of wages paid in China for common Ia
Dor. The most alarming feature of
Consul Goodnow's report Is the fact
that the giant cracker may be re-en-
forced in the near future by new pro
'twice sounding"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-15

It has been said that the loss Of life
and property by war is a lesser evil
than the attendant or resultant damage
done to the quality Of whole peoples
life by mental and moral distraction.
A popular war excitement Is like "a
house afire." It is no small calamity
that the orderly life Of millions Of peo-
pie should be interrupted; that thought
and feeling should be turned away from
ordinary business, common duty and
the gentle methods of culture; that the
aimless expenditure Of nervous energy
and the rush Of blood to the head
should cause an epidemic Of moral in
sanity. Whatever happens or does not
happen, our people should keep cool In
these eventful war days. To the SOL
der, simple self-possession Is the bet.
ter part Of courage and Of discipline.
So 1t should be with that great mass
of our people who, In time Of war as in
time OF peace, constitute the home
guard Of American civilization. Firm,
s0ldierly qualities are everywhere In
demand If we keep all our wits about
US, we shall be none too well furnished
for the present crisis. We have great
deal to care for besides the war; in
fact, everything for which we ought to
care II war did not exist. The exciting
character Of the duties imposed by the
war itself must not uncentre or unbal-
ance us-must not allow our best life to
be interrupted.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-15

Il is little more than 100 years ago
that the events began to shape them
selves which came to q crisis just be-
fore the close Of the century, and in
vited the French revolution. How sim
gularly similar Is the history that Italy
has been making lately. The story Of
170O is the story Of 1893 1t Is a re-
volt against the unequal conditions that
society throws about the tollers and the
drOnes who sit In authority.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-07-15

After . long period Of suspension the
jronworks Of a Western city resumed
operations and the black chimneys
poured out dense clouds Of sOot over
the town. Ruskin would have anathe-
matized It for Its hideousnesa. and
daintily clad women looked upon 1t
with horror, but q little girl, hungry
and cold, whose father had been for
months without work, clapped her hands
and exclaimed: was there ever any
thing 90 beautiful as to see the smoke
in the chimneys again! That big piece
u q shawl for mother. and those cum
ming little bits tumbhng down are shoes
Cor baby, and oh, there comes such .
lot Of the smoke maybe It b really
hat for me; anyway. know tie shoe
strings"