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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
Stones Answer to Swallow.

by far the most sensible piece of 1T
crature which this campaign has fuT-
nished is that contributed by Colonel
Stone in reply to DR.. Swallows bump
tious challenge to debate a series of
suspicious. Read again this essential
portion of it.
You chalei ge me to discuss twelve
declarations or charges unon the stump.
All of your twelve declarations charge
crime and msdemcanors which may be
severely punished under the law OF the
state. You do not name the offenders nor
the time WHOM thege crimes and misde-
meanors were committed. but claim TO
have knowledge CO them and to have evil
dence to subs.an:iste them. 1 have no
such knowledge, Except your unsupport-
ed statements W hirh you have heretofore
made but have L.er unable to sustain IN
the courts. IL yoI have such knowledge
of crimes committed and have such evil
dcnce ii is yCur DUTY not only as a Good
citizen bu. as 4 Christian minister to lay
the evidcrCe before the grand jury or
your county. The witnesses which you
propose to cal ii Joint debate will be SUI
ficiCnt TO obtain an indictment If they
are sufficient to convince an intelligent
audience oc the truth of your charges
That is tho proper tribunal to hear and
determine the truth of these charges, ana
that is the proper course for you to pur-
sue Instead of undertaking or the stump
to prejudice the people against candidates
whom you do not charge with conf
mittiug the crimes or with knowledge of
them. | haze therefore taken the liberty
to refer You letter TO the district at
torney ot Dauphin county where you re-
side. for such action as he may tako
in nc matter, assuring Nou that IL l am
elected governor of Pennsylvania | VIII
heartily cooperate in all eases TO bring
guilty parties to justice and punish all
crimes against the state.
Dr. Swallow knows the meaning OF
the legal phrase compromising a fell
ony." Does he realize that every min
ute nc postponcs placing in the proper
Official hands his knowledge of evil
| ience Of crimes committed against the
government he is guilty Of that? The
command Thou shalt not steal which
DR.. Swallow takes as the basis of his
wholesale accusa tive campaign is not
more sacred than that other injunction
of the Decaogue, "Thou shalt not bear
| false witness" The court of his home
| county has already established that
| Or. swallow is guilty of false accusa-
| ton. Let him remember the principle.
"falsus in uno. falsus in omnibus" !"
false in one point, false in all.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
Contra sted.

Unlike Hon John Wanamakcr in this
state. Governor Frank S. Black, of New
York, does not propose to begin a
campaign ot vengeance If he shall be
defeated in his present ambition for a
denomination.
After the Republican state conven-
tion is over he says, I'VE shall all
take off our coats and so to work for
the candidate who is nominated for
governor, no matter who he is. We
are Republicans. and we stand by our
party under all circumstances. cer-
tainly shall do all in my power to elect
Colonel Roosevelt if he should happen
to be the Republican candidate for
governor by speaking and working for
him. and l have no doubt he would
do the same work for myself If should
receive the nomination"
Contrast that with Wanamaker's
course and you have pretty good il
lustration OF the difference between a
man and sorehead.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM.

1t will be my purpose when elected 20
50 conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those Nho 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 ur In the leSls
lature which are neither the fault OF one
party nor the other, but rather inc
growth of custom. Unnecessary inVc5tl-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense 10
the state. 1t Will be INV care ana pur'
pose to correct these and other evils in so
far as ! have the power. II will he my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania.
as it has been my purpose in the public
positions that ] have held. with God
help. to discharge NY whole duty. The
people arc create" than the parties %
which they belong. J am only Jealous OF
their favor | shall only attempt to wiz
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can hest be done by
an honest. modest. daily discharge Of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
An insufficient Disclaimer.

We are told by the apologetic Har-
risburg Commonwealth that DR.. Swal-
low is mot responsible" for the salac-
ious scandal mongering perpetrated in
his behalf by emissaries of the New
York Voice; that he had no more to
do with its formulation. publication
or circulation than either Mr.. jerks or
Mr.. Stone himself" We must say that
this disclaimer has been long time in
coming. and that it comes in a some
what roundabout way. 1t is generally
understood that the Commonwealth
newspaper speaks for DR.. Swallow;
that it is in an especial sense his politi-
cal mouthpiece, and therefore presum-
ably he has at last yielded to the pres
sure of adverse comment and author
ized this denial Of direct personal par
ticipation in the conspiracy of defama-
tion at work under his colors
A thoroughly honest, upright and
high-minded mar desiring to exoner-
ate himself before the community from
immediate responsibility for political
ghoulishness, would have stated his
case in his owr person, openly and dis
tinctly, and not have RENTED the task
to a subordinate writing in the third
person. But taking the belated dis
clamer in good faith, is it sufficient? (?
We opine not. Let us recall the prem
ises. An official Prohibition organ, ed
tied by doctor of divinity colleague
of the Rev. DR.. Swallow, collects ir. the
sinks and dives a lot of stenchfui an
tquated scandal bruited about in dero-
CATION of the purity of a public candi-
dates private life; seasons and serves
this filthy stuff In the bodest fashion
of criminal Journalism and sends train
loads of 1t into the state. to carry its
Infection into every home. 1t may be
true that DR.. Swallow did not in person
scrape the sewers to get together this
pollution, write the manuscript. set the
the vicious stuff; but it is true and
capable of proof that the machinery of
DR.. Swallows party has been used
without rebuke by him to spread this
contamination wherever possible and
the object Of spreading it, implied and
declared, has been the reverend gentle
mans election to be governor.
Such being established, We submit
that more IL needed than a negative
disclaimer over subordinate shoul-
der. In his capacity as representative
in this campaign of the aims and meth
DDS of the Prohibition party DIR. Swal-
low is bound by the actions of his
agents unless these are expressly re-
pudiated. We have before US more than
five yards OF editorials clipped from Dr.
Swallows home paper which defend the
proprety Of using personal scandal in
political discussion and assail Johr
Wanamaker because he declined TO en-
ploy that disgusting weapon, Or. swal-
low must in his own name and voice
dsavow these things and direct tina,
the peddling of scandal in his interes,
be stopped or he must accept mora
and political responsibility with all tha,
that implies. The public will admit nc
wicked partner" excuses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

Good advice is being given by Cen
eral Garcia to his countrymen at San
tiago. The war is over, he tells them,
and Cubans everywhere should forget
its animostes and so to work. There
is something peculiarly dignifed and
noble in the bearing of this grand old
man, whose entire manhood has been
passed in battling for his countrys
liberation, and whose ability and fine
character are rapidly forcing recogni-
tior in spite of misunderstanding and
detraction. The proposition is under
consideration at Chicago to invite him
to be that city's guest during the forth
coming peace jubilee. 1t would furnish
a dramatic counter balancing of vicis-
situdes If he who left America three
years ago fugitive should return to
be lionized as hero.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

If 1t was Quartermaster Lee who at
Camp Thomas refused to honor Cener-
al Wiley's acquisitions for boilers in
which to boil camp drinking water
after the war department had ordered
all drinking water to be boiled then
Quartermaster Lee is a good subject
for punishment, and General Luding-
ton, his superior, should see that this
Is promptly and emphatically admin
istered. The Wilkes Barre Record
says it was this Lee who refused per-
mission to Colonel Dougherty and DR..
Weaver of the Ninth regiment to use
Company DIS mess tent as an addi-
tioral hospital. The presumption,
therefore, is strong that Lee is a misfit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

In a letter to the Independent or
Citizens Union rarty who recently
nominated him for governor. Colonel
Roosevelt declines the honor on the
ground that as a Republican believing
in Republican principles and policies
and as possible Republican nominee
for governor he could not in good
faith permit his name to head an anti
Republican ticket. The colonel is an
independent in the sense that he does
his own thinking and has tie courage
of his convictions, but he is no Mug
wump. Nor is he scheming to embar-
rass the administration of which he
was recently n part.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

The attempt to bowl the colonel of
the Rough Riders out of the New York
gubernatorial nomination on a tech
nicality exhibits singular shortsighted-
ness on the part of those who make it.
If it should succeed it would make
Roosevelt moro popular than ever. and
therefore more dangerous to those in
his way: while it's failure would recoil
crushipgly on it's authors. The chances
are it is going to fail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

The recent story that Gomez resigned
in huff turns out to have been q fake,
pure and simple. On the contrary,
Gomez has issued an order putting ev-
cry Cuban under his command subject
to American orders, either for disband-
ment or use alongside American troops
for garrison duty as our government
shall elect
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
Why Hard Work Is Required.

A political note In the esteemed
Philadelphia Press remarks:"The i'm
portance of giving careful attention to
the election OF congressman in the sew
eral close districts of the state is be-
ginning TO receive attention. Hard
work will be required in some inatan-
ces."
The work that will be required in
Pennsylvania to elect congressman who
will uphold the administration OF which
Charles Emory Smith is a brilliant
member will not be made more easy
by tho oourss Of Mr Smiths oawsnap-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

er in fomenting party rebellion, advo-
eating fusion of Independents. Prohi-
btonists and Democrats against the
Republican legislative nominees and
using all its opportunities to back-stab
the Republican nominee for governor.
we are surprised that the postmaster
general does not perceive this.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

these boxes whenever householders, at
them in suitable position. Every fam
lily can, IL 1t chooses. have its own post
office at its own door. The public will
undoubtedly avail itself of this privi-
lege.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
RRpuulcAN NYhNAI,0NS.
sTArB.
f.i.IAy a. STONE

Governor-NIf.i.tAS a. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor--J. p. S. GOBLIN.
Secretary OF Internal Afairs-JAMEs w.
LATTA.
Judges of Superior Court-W. W. ION
TER, w ID. PORTER.
congressman at Large - SAMUEL A.
DAVENPORT, GALUSHA A. GROW.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

A new charge has been fred at SEN
ator Quay in the assertion that he
sometimes takes steps to knock down
a factional opponent. OF course Mr.
Wanamaker would never think of such
an awful thing. would he? That isn't
what he is trying to do now, is it?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
Locating the Chief Fault.

The Engineering News of Sept. o.
reviews with ability the administra ton
of the war and reaches some conclu-
sionS which are rational and timely.
The News directs especial attention
to the prevalence of typhoid fever in
the camps, compared with which it
thinks all the other delinquencies and
shortcomings complained of in the ad-
ministration of army affairs are triv-
ial; and 1t shows that this prevalence
has not been due to faulty selection
of camp sites but to carelessness after
the camps had been established. THE
fact" it says, that typhoid has ragged
at Chickamauga, at Camp Alger, at the
Preside, at Camp Black, at Jackson
VILE and at various other camps proves
not only that the camp sites were not
the original cause of the trouble, but
that it was not due to the mistakes of
any one particular commander, or the
ineficiency of the officers in any one
camp or locality. The wide prevalence
of the disease proves that something
was wrong with the system as a whole.
To prevent the spread of
typhoid all that is necessary is to dis
infect or absolutely kill the germs in
the discharges of every typhoid fever
patient, and this is the most important
duty of the nurse in charge of a ty-
phoid fever case, while the RESPONSE
bility is the attending physicians to
see that II is done. With this single
precaution the disease is not contag-
ious at ALL Without it, a single patient
may, under favorable conditions, be-
come a centre of infection for hum
dreds. There is good reason to be-
lieve that in their zeal to show a good
health record and to keep men from
playing sick to escape discipline or
drill, the medical STAFF has tried TO
keep men out of the hospital who
ought to have been in it. The men,
too, in nine cases out of ten, We're new
er willing to so TO the hospital while
| they had any strength left; those in
the early stages OF typhoid thus be-
| cotning walking distributors OF that
| disease.
IN short the great drawback
| throughout has been the lack Of train
! ed officers both in the line and on
the staff: officers not only skilled in
! tactics but also proficient and expert
enced in the sanitary care of their
men. We are paying in human lives
the penalty for not having in time OF
peace made adequate and comprehsn-
sive preparation for war.
As matter Of convenience for res
idents of towns or cities having free
mail delivery the postof.lce department
has tested a number of devices in,
tended to receive mail matter for col,
lection by the carriers and has recon.
] meRdcd four of these. the best OF
| which. known as the Postal Improve
| ment company's combination box, re-
| cclves the carriers deliveries and also
enables householders to post letters
magazines. newspapers, small pack.
ages and such other matter as is or,
dinarily carried by the letter carriers
without going out of the house. The
postofiice department has directed car
1 riarS ia dppOsit In and coiIscf fpovv
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
COUNTY.

Congress CONNEIL.
JIdge-F. W. GCNSTER.
Cororcr-JOHN J. ROBERTS, M. ID.
Surveyor--GEORGE L. STEVENSON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
LEGISLATIVE.

Senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMES e. VAUGHAN
House.
FIRST District--JOHN X. FARR.
Second Dstrict-JOHN SCHEUER, Jk'
Third District-N T.. MACkEI.
Fourth District--JOHN L. EEfNOLDS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26
PRAISE AND BLAME.
From the Philadelphia Press,

The war with Spain for rapidity and
equaled since wars began upon the earth.
The president could not personally know
every detail any more than could Lin
coin in the war of the rebellion. But
that he did his duty TO the utmost every
man knows. The faultless operations OF
the Navy department were under his d.
recton, the same as the much-criticised
operations of the War department. The
success of the one department and the
defects in the other are proof that II
must be a detect in system rather than
In administration. That the investigation
will be able to determine.
o
There evidently were cases of incompet-
ency in the War department which only
the war itself could bring out. The very
men who are the most criticised, like
the head of the medical bureau, are old
experienced regular army officers, whose
appointments came to them in the line
of their service, and not because OF any
act of President Mckinley. TO hold the
administration responsible under such cir
cumstances is ridiculous.
o
The great fact is undenlable that the
Republican congress, despite Democratic
opposition, made adequate provision ;or
conducting the war, A Republican ad-
ministration waged the war to an early
and decisive conclusion, bringing aboIt
results which have been the marvel OF
the world and without parallel In its his
tory. That is as far as the Republican
party or it's president are responsible.
Military defects due TO the incompetency
OF some regular army officials, long in
the service, or TO a defective army sys-
TEN of long standing, cannot be charged
TO the administration. They should be
hunted out, and where punishment is de-
served It should be inflicted, But unques,
tionably what Is most needed Is a reform
In the system long ago established by
congress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

There seems TO be a question now
whether 1t is Roosevelt or Platt who
is wearing the collar.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-26

Lift up your eyes TO the heights where,
Glory-crowned. the genius Of the Ameri-
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22

A negro keeping a small store just
across St. Augustine branch, in ITALIA
hassee, was found dead Tuesday MORN
ing in Tallahassee, with four bullet
holes in his head Upon investigation
it was found that he had been shot
about four o'clock that morning and
his store robbed. We could not learn
the particulars Of the affair
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22
The editor Of the BRErxr received a

The editor Of the BREEZE received u
letter this week from Mr.. Sam Benton,
a Wakulla boy who was born and rails
ed within few miles of Crawfordville.
Sam has joined the Leesburg rifles, and
Is now in Tampa awaiting orders to 20
TO Cuba. He says he Is well pleased
with soldier life and intends to Join
the regular army when the war is over
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22
Concert at Court House.

Som, Of Crawfodville's yonng people
are preparing to give an entertainments
on Sat night July 30th for the ben
eft of the cemetery ground, consisting
of play entitled THE Flower Of the
Family" The cause is worthy ore
and every body should attend.
The following is the cast of charac-
ters;
Abner Rowland, a merchant.
tWill b. Crawford
Oscar Loring, his ward.
OK. Don Mcleod Jr)
Tom Rowland, his nephew,
Joe II, Cray
Spicer Spoirord, clerk in insurance
office,
IN Preston Harvey
Policy Newcome, an Insurance Agt,
(W Wright Walker Jr)
Mrs. Gordon Rowland, a widow,
Miss Mamie Farley
Alice Rowland, her daughter,
. Miss Matte Walker)
Lima Rowland Abner's adopted
daughter and the Glover Of the fam.
lily" miss Lula Walker)
The play will be under the direction
Of Mrs. w. w. Walker,
Price Of admission, 20 cents, Chill
dren 20 cents.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22
Desirable Plantation For Sale

On account of my blind
ness and inability to look af-
ter the cultivation Of my
farm, | will sell my planta-
ton three miles North of
"a wfordvillc, for ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS, if
paid in cash.
1t contains 80 acres of
good oak and hickory land,
well watercd and perfectly
healthy.
125 acres are under fence
and in a fine state of cultiva-
ton.
The residence is not fine,
but comfortable.
Two good tenement hous-
IS, barns stables and other
out-houses.
A never failing well of
good water. Y
Vineyard of fine grapes
and some fruit trees.
On this p lace ] have al.
ways had fat stock, my meat
has never given out in the
smoke house, and / have al
ways had to move old corn
to make room for the new.
No incumbrance. Titles
perfect.
Parties meaning business
will please address
Vim. Thomas,
riwio dill >!
Fla,
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22

Application for writ Of Habeas Cor
pus, in the case Of Anthony Bradham
charged with the murder OF George
Ganey, was taken to the Supreme court
Tuesday by his attorney, Col, r. Don
Mcleod. The writ was granted and
made return0ble 10 Judge Malone at
Quincy. Sheriff Walker and the pris-
oner. accompanied by Col, Mcleod
left yesterday for Quincy where the
case will be heard.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22
F,c.&p. Ral.sdd Tex Case

The suit of the State VS..
the Florida Central and Pc
! ninSular Railroad Company
fur the collection or 500, 600
for back taxes for the years
lS79-S0 and 1881, came up
again i'll the Supreme court
on Tuesday the 18th day Of
! June last.
Attorney-General Lamar,
representing the State, APP
lied some weeks ago to the
supreme court for 4 writ of
prohibition against Judge
John +. White, Judge ofthc
Third Judicial Circuit, and
against.the r. G. d p, II, II.
Co, The Supreme court
had formally granted to said
railroad company permission
to file application before
Judge White for leave to file
a bill of review as to a for
mer decree, as to the lines Of
it's road between Jackson
vile and ChattahooChee and
branches. But the Attorney
General construed Judge
Whites order giving such
leave to mean that permis-
sion was granted to the rail
road company to file a bill OF
review as to all it's lines OF
railroad. The State con.
tends that the back taxes are
collectable under the last de-
cision of the Supreme Court
upon all the lines of the COM
pany's railroad except from
Jacksonville to Chattahoo-
chez and branches. Hence
the proceedings to obtain a
writ of prohibition against
Judge White and the COM
pany to restrain them from
further proceedings in the
case except as to the line
from Jacksonville to Chatta-
hoochee and branches.
Col. Henderson and Hon.
T. L. Clark represented the
railroad company in the ar
gument. The Attorney-Gen
eral for the State.-Talla-
hasseean. The amount that
is assessed in favor of Wa
kulla county in the above is
| S7S3.12.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22
As the dawn of peace with Spain i

As the dawn Of peace with Spain is
last approaching, the &. 7 & G.. X. X.
Co., will do we'll to continue their road
10 Thomasville and Augusta Ca, and
start line of steamers between Car
rabele and Cuba, With the outlet OF
the Appalachicola river, from Column
bus Ca, and Eufala Ala, they would
soon have a paying line and could com
pete with any of the East Coast Lines
to the West Indies, or South America,
but without this line wind and tide
are against this road and Carrabelle
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22

The rains in Wakulla have been very
partial this gear. Farms within one
half mile OF each other have had light
showers, and Others no rain for eight
weeks until two weeks ngo, when there
was general rain. Everybody planted
potatoes, and now expectations are
higher for a corn crop.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-07-22

The Summer Normal school will
close to day, after term OF five weeks.
This school has been Of much profit TO
those who took On interest in it, and
no complaint can be made against Prof.
Demilly. lie has done his part Of the
work we'll and too much cannot be said
in his praise,