The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-22

ahce business, but devotcs much of his
time to literary work. being a rcgu-
lar contributor to the leading Welsh
papers and periodicals.
MIR. THOMAS REMARKS.
Another of the speakers was w. G..
Thomas, of Lansford, one OF. the most
prominent Of Carbon county's attor-
heys, although young man scarcely
out Of his teens. That his ability as
speaker is not of the ordinary kind,
is attested by the fact that he is on a
tour OF the state under the auspices of
the state committee.
In addition to these men from abroad
were X. A. Zimmerman, Assistant Dis
trlct Attorney w. Gaylord Thomas.
Hon. John r, Farr and r. f.. Roba-
than.
The last named, as committeeman n
from the West Side, called the meeting
10 order He said It was eminentlv
proper that the first gun of the Repub-
lcan campaign in the Electric CITY
should be fired in Hyde Park, the Glib
ralter of Lackawanna Republicanism.
Ihere has been street talk, he said
10 the effect that the attitude of the
west Side just at present leans towards
mugWumpery. He doubted this, but
even II 1t was true he felt assured that
when election day rolled around and
the votes were counted Hyde Park
would be found giving one of her old
time majoritles.
He then introduced as chairman of
the evening Assistant District Attor-
ney Thomas, whose popularity was
very emphatically attested by the re-
ception accorded him. Mr. Thomas
dwelt briefly upon the significance of
pubic meetings, the privilege of free
speech and the equality of all men
In the eyes of the law. Particularly
are all men equal, he said, when they
are in the election booth. This equal
ity and the right that goes with il
should not be lightly thought of. To
barter 1t means the jeopardizing Of our
liberty. Reverting to the cry of the
Democrats that there are not national
issues at question in this campaign,
Mr.. Thomas called attention to the
fact that there are thirty congressman
to be elected in this state this fall.
then went on to review briefly the i'm
portance at this particular time Of
Keeping intact a Republican congress,
that will prevent the vicious legisla-
ton with which the country was
threatened two years ago.
WAS WARMLY GREETED.
A hearty outburst of applause greet
ed the appearance of Mr.. Evans. He
acknowledged it gracefully ana spoke
for few minutes in a neighborly Wav
of his old associations in Hyde Park
and of the prominent men of the place
in his time. several of whom were pres
ent TO hear him.
He then went on to say that in 1854
the Democrats resolved that the war
was failure and named Mcclellan 10
stand for that idea. George A. jerks
voted for Mcclellan. Mr.. jerks. he
said, is afraid to say that he is a free
silverite, a free trader or anything
else, except that he is bent on reform
ing the Republican party. Now, | be-
lieve the Republican party is able to
reform itself without the aid of Mr..
jerks or any other Democrat. We will
attend to our own family quarrels.
The history of Democracy in this
county is one of paralYzed industry
and general distress. With the cleo
tion of Mckinley came a return of
prosperity. II you believe you made a
mistake in voting for William McKin-
ley do not vote for any Republican
candidate this fall.
He paid a beautiful tribute to Col
onel w. A, Stone with whom he is per-
sonally and intimately acquainted,
speaking of him as q man, a nelghbor,
patriotic citizen and statesman
and contending that he was the man
above all others who was fitted to
grace the office uf governor of the
great commonwealth Of Pennsylvania.
Speaking CT Congressman Connell's
candidacy for reelection he said that
leaving aside the national need of re-
turning Republican congressman the
people of this region should from sell
fish motives continue in office the
leader of the movement and spokesman
of the committee organized for the pur-
pose of extending the market for an
thracite coal
One of Mr.. Evans many trite sayings
was in introducing the subject OF the
bowling against the last Legislature,
when he said: "Fhere are a good many
people who only see the sun when there
is an eclipse and they only see the
black spot" He closed with an elo-
quent tribute TO President Mckinley
and his conduct Of the war and charg-
ed the people to vote as their boys shot
for the glory of the stars and stripes.
Mr. Zimmerman, the next SPEAKER