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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
A MoMENToUs ELECTION.
From the New York Sun.

From the New YORK sun.
The coming election will be of graver,
more momentous consequence than any
other election in the history of this gem
Grafton. Since the foundation of this re-
public there will have been none of larger
and more permanent Importance. The
congress to be elected next November Will
have before it the high and pious duty OF
supplementing and completing in clVi
legislation the triumph achieved by the
prowesS of American arms in war. Be
fore that Fifty-sixth congress meets
peace will have been concluded, and the
territory conquered from Spain will be
in our military possession. In order that
none of the gain obtained by so great and
patriotic self-se crifice may be thrown
away, it is necessary that congress shall
work harmoniously with the president in
carrying out his purpose of garnering 1t
all for the benefit of this nation and OF
civilization.
At the election in November a full
house of representatives is to be elected,
and the composition of about one-third of
the senate will depend upon 1t. The sole
issue before the people in this state and
in all the states will be that growing ouc
of the war. The people will be interested
in no other, and no partisan trickery can
divert their attention to any other. 1t
will dominate every election in every
state. The victory achieved by arms VIII
be repeated by peaceful ballots. More
over, for the first time in American his
tory this republic will be united and thor
oughly nationalized. We shall all pull
together; sectional politics will be dis
cardcd; geographical lines which meant
much once will mean nothing then; parti-
sanship, created by sectional prejudica,
northern or southern or western, will
cease The only emulation will be in the
determination of all to make use of the
gains and the opportunities brought by
war to enhance the glory and magnify
the power of the nation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

justify the weaker powers in her VIC
Unity in dismissing defensive precau-
tions would be to sacrifice prudence to
sentiment. No congress of the powers
can disarm Europe until the millennium
YIELDS differing European races and
racial characteristics into uniformity
and perfection. The dream of disar-
mament is pretty but it is yet dream.
The United States, occupying
sphere of influence in most things sep
arated from the jealousies of Europe
and entertaining no ambitions calcu-
lated to bring it into conflict with any
other ration save in defense of its own,
has no direct interest in the problem
of European disarmament. 1t wishes
Europe well; it recognizes that the
miitarism of Europe is a great and a
grevous burden, for which the un-
righteousness of European statesman
ship alone is responsible; and 1t would
be willing on humanitarian grounds to
forego the economic advantages which
II now possesses when brought into
competition with the debt-burdened
''N'iciio VI IbiOpN' al O'iiNi "NiNS' 'ND
sympathies and it's moral influence are
on the side of peace and civilization;
but this fact does not call for partici-
patton in a congress to which our in
terests are foreign, nor would our alb
stentiou from such participation justi-
fy the charge of indifference to hu-
manitarian aims.
While European publicists have been
dreaming their dream of universal
peace the United States by means of
it's army and navy has been going a
great way toward facilitating such an
enviable consummation by licking the
stuflng out of European system of
misgovernment that tended to disturb
the peace. We armed, not for aggres-
sion, but for righteousness; and we
shall continue to arm until we feel able
to keep the peace wherever it is threat
ened by foreign disregard of our
rights. If the powers of Europe are
sincere in wanting peace, let them turn
their guns and warships over to us and
name the United States as the worlds
officer of the peace. Then the peace
that would be enforced would be just
peace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

marched away proudly to the measures
of martial music and the cheers of en-
thusiastic onlooEers. This part of war
was pleasant enough, but it did not last
long. His company did not go to Cuba or
Porto Rico, and the rigors and prlVa-
tions of camp life were not to his taste
He stood it until last week, when he stole
through the lines and made his way
home. The return of the private was not
auspicious. His reasons for the step
didn't size I'D with his mothers objec-
tions to it, so, after chasing HIM into the
yard and breaking several clothes poles
over him she led him to the police sta
ton and gave him up as deserter. When
asked why she did this thing, this FIN de
steele Spartan replied that she would
Gown no son who was skulker or cow
ard" which, We submit, is about as hhe
as the reply of the other Spartan woman
when her son complained of the short
ness of his sword. The maternal reproof
ran: "Take a step nearer your enemy
to make W for it
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM.

II 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 well 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 legis'
lature which are neither the fault of one
party nor the other, but rather the
growth of custom. Unnecessary inNcsI-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense TO
the state. 1t will he my care and pur-
pose to correct these and other evils in so
far as l have the power. 1t will be my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania,
as it has been my purpose in the public
positions that | have held, with God S
help. to discharge my whole duty. The
people are greater than the parties %
which they belong. | am only jealous of
their favor l 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.
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Impossible to Sell People Like Sheep.

1t seems to me impossible for the Unit
ed States to hand back to such colonial
rule as that of Spain poulations who have
been emancipated from that rule by the
action of the great republic, or by the
chances of war. 1t seems to me almost
as impossible for the United States to sell
people like sheep, and to be party to ar
rangements which, for example. would
hand over the Philippines to another
power against the wish of their inhabi-
tants. 1t is probable that the inhabi-
tants of the Philippines would prefer the
rule of the United States, or a United
States protectorate. to British or German
rule and, further, the handing over of The
Philippines to any other country would
be attended with immense risk of general
war.-From "The Problem of the Philip
pines by Sir Charles Dixie, Bart, NJ p,
in North American Review for September.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
THE REAL TROUBLE.
From the London Spectator.

FTOW IIIb I4OIIuUH optCIdIUT'
The United States is learning with in
dignation the details of what its troops
had to endure before Santiago, and is In
clined to make a scapegoat of Mr.. Alger,
Obviously Mr.. Alger is not a Carnot, but
II Is hardly fair 10 put all the blame on
him. The real cause of the misery and
muddle was the absurd belief. so widely
entertained in America, that you can
make war without preparation. Amateur
soldering, especially amtaeur transport
and commissariat, is cruel work,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
A MODERN SPARTAN,
Rochester Post-Express.

Rochester Post Express.
History portrays no more patriotic type
than the Spartan mother. She was cast
In heroic mold, and her grim with il or
upon it," as she gave her son the shield,
has been the inspiration of countless
bards and bardlings who have commem.
GRATED her stern virtues in hexametric
verse. That the Spartan spirit has not
died Is proved by little incident at New
Haven last week. When the first call for
volunteers was made, a young man cf
that city enlisted. His mother gave him
the usual maternal God-speed, and he
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
Scandal Mongers.

The Commonwealth, of Harrisburg,
the principal daily journal of the DR..
Swallow movement, defends the course
of the New York Voice in printing a
maliciously scandalous libel on Sena-
tor Quay by pleading that substantial
ly the same thing was printed in the
New York World a number of years
ago and passed by without answer by
those at whom it was aimed. This
excuse is insufficient and to our recol-
lection it is not altogether true.
The World article, if we remember
correctly, attacked Quay's public char
acter but did not outrage the privacy
of home life by retailing back- door
gossip purely personal in it's nature.
Legitimacy of criticism of public acts
is not disputed anywhere, provided
reasonable accuracy and fairness be
shown-and false accusations in the
long run defeat themselves: but we
submit that when the Rev. DR.. Isaac
K. Funk prints in his family nnwspa-
per, and the Rev. DIR. Silas c. Swallow,
on the stump and by means of his
lioiilt SdH tIuOlStS, an lHNdSlOU VI
private life that broadcasts filthy and
obscene charges affecting private NOR
ais, they disgrace their cloth, affront
public decency and merit severest
reprobation.
In saying this we do not constitute
ourselves a special champion of Sem
ator Quay. lie is thoroughly compet-
ent to take care of himself. We mere
ly protest, in the name of decency,
against the wanton peddling in a CUB
ernatorial campaign of antiquated pri-
vate scandal which doctors of divin-
ity, of all persons, ought to be the last
to engage in if true to the proprieties
and to the ordinances of their sacred
calling. Such a ghoulish invasion of
the home circle in the interest of a
particular candidate for high office,
who apparently applauds the nasty
business AMI takes unctuous delight
in its unfolding stencil, ought to have
the effect TO illumine his essential un-
htness for any place within the gift
OF self-re>pecting men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.

Governor--WILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor-J. p. S. GOBLIN.
Secretary of Internal Affairs-JAMES w.
LATTA.
Judges of Superior Court-V. w. POR-
TER, w. ID. PORTER.
Congressman at Large - SAMUEL A.
DAVENPORT, GALUSHA a. GROW.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

The fact is not lost upon the coun-
try that while the president, General
Alger, General Wheeler and the rest of
the high authorities are publicly pro-
claiming the superiority of Camp
Wickoff they are privately busy or
dering the soldiers to leave it as soon
as possible
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

If Scranton had an economic and
business-lke city government to put
alongside it's other advantages it could
multiply very rapidly its industries and
its wealth. Bear this in mind when
thinking about the next mayor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
COUNTY.

Congress CONNELL.
Judge-F. w. GUNSTER.
Coroner-JOHN ]. ROBERTS, NJ. D.
Surveyor--GEORGE +. STEVENSON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
New Employments for Capital.

For the means of finding new produo-
tive employments for capital it is neces-
sary that the great industrial countries
should turn to countries which have not
felt the pulse of modern progress. Such
countries have yet to be equipped with
the mechanism of production and of lux
ury, which has been created In the pro-
gressive countries by the savings of re-
cent generations. They have not only to
obtain buildings and machinery-the ne
cessary elements in producing machine
made goods-but they have to build their
roads, drain their marshes, dam their
rivers, build aqueducts for their water
supplies and sewers for their towns and
cities. Asia and Africa are the most
promising of these countries. China, ST.
IBERIA and the islands which have Ian
guished so long under Spanish inertia,
are likely to follow, perhaps with more
halting steps, in the footsteps OF Japan.
The opening of railways and canals will
afford employment for the masses of cap
ital piling up in Europe and the United
States, which will be profitable If the
merchandise Is fourd to feed the new
means of transportation. Existing COM
modities now imported from the interior
or these countries at great cost will be
swept on paths of steel to the sea-coast,
with the result of reducing their cost, in
creasing their consumption. and benefit
ing at once both producer and purchaser.
From THE Economic Basis of I'M
perialism,'" by c. A. Conant, in North
American Review for September.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

Major Hopkins, the military secre-
tary to the secretary of war,
estimates the deaths in the
army, outside of those in battle, at
1854 in four months, while in the Dis
trict of Columbia which has q popu-
lation nearly equalling the size of the
army, in the same period 2,O49 deaths
We're recorded. This comparison, how
ever. proves nothing. The men in the
army were picked specimens of phys
ical soundness. The death rate among
them tells eloquently of bad manage
ment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

We shall have to take back some-
thing recently said about Governor
that he proposed to keep hands off
while the people settled the question
of selecting his successor, and we gave
praise accordingly. But now it seems
that Black and his friends, ignoring
their original promise, are using all
their power to force Blacks renomina-
tion against a practically unanimous
popular call for the nomination of Col
onel Roosevelt, and also threatening
to make trouble in case they are de-
feated in convention. This is an inde-
fensiole course, and those who have
pushed Black into it have done him
serious injury.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

daring Senator Quay to sue for slander
may he treated to a surprise one of
these days. Quay is not a safe man to
fool with,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

The new president of the American
Social Science association, DR.. Simeon
f. Baldwin, of New Haven. Conn, is
cousin of Senator George L. Hoar,
OF Massachusetts,, but he is also an
eNpansionist. Here's hoping that
Cousin George will yet acquire more
or Cousin Simeon's gumption.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

Not all the fault for army red tape
belongs to the officers in charge. 1t
was congress that wove it in the first
place. Harpers Weekly mentions an
instance. Once a ship took fire along
side a wharf stocked with valuable
government property. The officer in
charge Of that property hired a tug to
tow the ship out TO sea and saved the
property. But he had to pay the tug
owner out of his own pocket, for under
cause he had not advertised for bids.
1t is this sacrifice of common sense to
routine formalities that has turned our
successful war into a national scandal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05

Thomas p. Ryder died in the line of
duty. He is as reverently to be re-
membered as if a bullet had laid him
low in battle.
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the campaign for an open trade door
into China but that 1t lay its wires
with a view TO going 1t alone, if neces-
sary for the ultimate safeguarding OF
American commercial interests. Eng
land and Germany and Japan will not
pull all our chestnuts out of the fire,
for nothing. They may be willing to
pull a few out, for diplomatic pur-
poses: but the way to make sure OF a
good Job is to superintend it yourself.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
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 +. REYNOLDS.
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C|YT SUBMERGED
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like boxes. The people were not warn
ed of the break. and for that reason
so many were caught. Those at home
sought refuge in second stories and on
house tops. Those in the streets were
carried before the avalanche Of water
and probably a majority were drowned.
Citizens came from the place by
skiffs to telephone several miles away
and asked for aid from Evansville.
They said that more than 200 people
were drowned, and they had reason to
believe it would reach 500 or even 1000.
The water stands from twenty to thir-
ty feet all over the town. There are,
Of course, no fires or lights in the
place, and total darkness envelopes the
desolate scene. Consequently, it was
impossible for them to have anything
like definite information. The men
quickly left the telephone and no COM
munication has since been had with
the place.
All telephone and telegraph wires are
now down, and outside communication
appears to be impossible.
At 10 o'clock tonight two steamboats,
and a couple Of tugs started fer Shaw
neetown under full head Of steam, AID
it Is expected some Of them will arrive
there by 2 o'clock in the morning. They
carry large supplies of food and blan-
kets, quickly collected by the city Of
ficials.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-04

The State Spiritualists' Association of
Minnesota. incorporated last month,
yesterday afternoon and evening began
active operations by holding. at the
First Unitarian church, Minneapolis,
semi-centennial celebration of the
birth of modern spiritualism The
programmes consisted Of musical num-
bers and Of addresses by Prof. w. +.
Peck, whose services have been ten
dered the state organization for one
month, by the national organization.
AT the afternoon meeting the presi-
dent, j. S. Maxwell. of st. Paul. stated
the purposes of the state organization.
He said they are to strengthen the
bonds of union between spiritualists in
the state. to put speakers in the field,
to help build up spiritualism into a
unity with a managing head, to GER
tify to the character Of mediums sent
to other states, and to organize local
societies in Minnesota. He read a COM
munication from the secretary Of the
national association, which claimed
active state associations in the states
of Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York.
Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska and Texas. In
these thirteen states there are $50 local
societies, three camp meetings, two
charitable institutions and two schools
one at Belvfdere, N. J.. and one at
Manitou Springs, 10. The Minnesota
organization has already received sew
en- applications for charters from spir-
1tualists In several parts Of the state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-04
REFUGEES IN TREE TOPS,
And Scores Floating About on Roofs
Awaiting Rescue.

Awaiting Rescue.
CHICAGO, April "a special to the
Record from Cypress Junction, ILL.,,
says: Two hundred and fifty persons
We're drowned today by the inundation
of Shawn eetown. six miles from this
place. The north levee broke at 20
o'clock this afternoon. and the Ohio
river flowed over the town many feet
deep. Scores Of houses are floating
about tonight. and many persons are
clinging to the wreckage in the hope
that rescuers will soon appear with
boats to take them to places Of safety.
All communication with that town is
cut off. Trains cannot reach there, and
telephone and telegraph wires are
down. The first report that reached
here was that the entire population
had drowned, but this is not confirm
ed
The levee was built by the govern
ment and was regarded as 1mpregna-
bic. hence the people had taken no pre-
cautions against a possible flood.
1t is reported that the flood now
extends four miles inland, and people
are fleeing for their lives from all the
lowland hamlets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-04
DEMONSTRATION IN MADRID.
People Formulate Manifesto ard
Present 1t to the Government.

People Formulate a ManisestQ AID
Present 1t to the Governmaht.
MADRID, April 3-There was little
excitement in Madrid this afternoon.
owing to the fact that there was no
bull fight today.
Extra precautions were taken to pre-
vent disorder at the Republican mass
meeting this afternoon The number
OF guards at the United States lega-
ton was Increased. x @t
The object Of the demonstration was
to demand a revision Of the sentences;
imposed upon political: and other Of
tenders; to protest against the tortur-
Ing of anarchists inathe, prison of the
fortress of Montjuich, Q Barcelona; to
demand the free import, of wheat and
to demand universal CONSUMPTION.
without the redemption of the rich con-
scripts. sSi
The demonstration contrary to ex-
pectation, turned Quito be a very quiet
and formal affair. In fact it may be
termed 'fZZle." There We're no ban
ners displayed, and only about 5000
people marched to the presidency and
remained in the street while deputa-
ton was conducted to the office of
Senior Sagasta, where its members were
politely received by some of the officials
IN the absence of the premier.
OAOo iSuIoO ctilu former
municipal councillors Of Madrid, spoke
for some five minutes, referring to the
OBJECTS or the demonstration, namely
revision of sentences, the free i'm
port of wheat and universal conscrip-
ton. without the redemption of the rich
conscripts.
No mention was made Of the alleged
torturing of anarchist prisoners in the
prisons of the fortress Of Monttuich.
barcelona, although 1t was at first un-
derstood that this was to be the main
representation to be made to the pre-
Inier.
The demands Of the people who took
part In the demonstration were en-
bodied in manifesto, which was hand
ed to the minister Of the interior, Senior
Capdepon, who replied, saying he re-
GREETED that the indisposition of Senior
Sagasta made 1t necessary for him to
receive the deputation in the pre-
m1er's place. The Spanish people, Senior
Capdepon added, were worthy of the
liberty they enjoyed, and the govern
ment would always keep abreast of
public opinion. But the manifesto was
too serious to be Immediately replied
to. 1t would command immediate at
tention, and would be referred to the
cortes. The minister then thanked the
deputation for the orderly behavior of
those who took part in the movement
Senior Dorado answered that the dep
utation placed confidence in the good
VIII of the government The deputa-
ton then withdrew III 10
The crowd outside the presidency was
inclined to hnger ana discuss the mat
ters which broughte1the people there.
But the civil governor mingled with
the people, urging them to dispense.