The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-08
MR.. FELLOWS SPEAKS
ABOUT REFORM
Tells the Pastors Of City Churches Al
About Municipal Corruption.
DECLARES THAT DOODLE GOVERNS
His Remarks Were Followed by DIR.
Mcleod, Who Said That He Was
Unwilling TO Have the Impression
Go Forth That the Pastors of City
Churches Endorsed What Had Been
Said by the speakor--Mr Fellows
spoke as n Politician.

Hon. John II. Fellows, ex-mayor Of
this city, addressed the Pastors union
yesterday at their regular weekly meet
ing in the Penn Avenue Baptist church.
His subject was Municipal Reform" !"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Fellows
address, Rv. James Mcleod, pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church,
arose and challenged some of the most
important of Mr. Fellows statements,
whereupon the clergymen present were
entertained by things not found In
Mr.. Fellows Municipal Reform" orig
inal manuscript. The tilt concluded
with this from Dr. Mcleod: "Mr. Fell
lows came here as politician, has
spoken as a politician and since I have
known him he has been a politician"
Then DIR. Mcleod Joined with the
rest in thanking Mr.. Fellows for his
appearance before them.
The meeting was well attended.
Present were, besides DR.. Mcleod and
Mr.. Fellows, the following: Rev. j. b.
Sweet, president, pastor of the Simp-
son Methodist Episcopal church; Rev,
q. w. Welsh, secretary, pastor of Cal
vary Reformed church; Rev. A. f.
Chaffee, Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church; Rev. Kowaller. Rev. w. j.
Ford, Green Ridge Baptist church;
Rev. L. r. Foster. Sumner Avenue
Presbyterian church; Rev. j. p. Mof.
fatt, Washburn Street Presbyterian
church; Rev. George e. Guild, Provi-
| dence Presbyterian church, Rev
Thomas de Gruchy, Jackson Street
Baptist church; Rev. Isaac Lansing
| Green Ridge Presbyterian church, and
Rev. Joseph X. Dixon, Penn Avenue
Baptist church.
THE Y. NJ. C. A. FIRE.
Besides the Municipal Reform" dis.
| cussion, the ministers discussed the
| recent Young Mems Christian associa.
ton disaster by fire. 1t was decided
| on motion to assist the management
of the association to the greatest pos.
| sible extent in the work of restoration
and to this end the ministers will await
any suggestion from the directors be-
| fore any decisive move be taken. i
| is expected that the matter will b,
| further discussed at the next meeting
or in the meantime a special meeting
may be called.
| Mr.. Fellows, being introduced, SPOKE
at length. Among other things of ;
! like character. he said: The peopl
should start reform by their vote, 70
this government is for the people ant
should be made by the people. Blu
the voters are polluted and they ar
bought like so many cattle. In orde
| to remedy this matter you should en-
| deavor to reform men who stand higl
in financial circles as well as the voter
Then Mr.. Fellows gave examples. say
ing that we have men in the council
who are polluted by contractors o
pave, sewer and other things, whicl
| should be prevented, 'and," said MI
Fellows, in concluding the thought
when I was mayor of this city 1 wa
obliged to fight two rings and I, as
result, was out s1,5O0 by being mayor
I'VE should train the young in ou
public schools in such a manner tina
they would not sell their votes. Yo
may say the people govern, but I sa
no. Doodle governs. Those rings ar
against the people and the people mus
be educated to refuse Doodle for thei
vote. Vote for men and not for masters
The pastors have the power of reform
ing the evil. They have the right I
do it and should not, for any actio
they do, he considered tricky ring poll
tiCians. They should refuse to listen t
the millionaires domineering and tn
ward heeler."
DIR. MLEOD'S REMARKS.
Mr.. Fellows resumed his seat. Th
echo of his voice had scarcely die
away when DR.. Mcleod arose. II
stated that what Mr.. Fellows had jus
said was but Mr.. Fellows own opir
ion. Il am unwilling" said DR.. Nc
Leod, "to have the impression go fort
that the union endorses what Mr.. Fe
lows has just said" Then, continuing
Il would like to hear Mayor Bailey
opinion of Mr.. Fellows, and / woul
like to hear the millionaires' opinio
on politicians. / do not like to hea
reflections cast on good prominer
citizens who are better than the
critics" Mr. Fellows interrupted wit
the statement that he had not a
tended the meeting to insult any on
During my remarks" he said, II hay
not falsihed and / will hold to whi
say until the day l die. / spoke G
the corruption of politics and the il
fluencing Of voters"
Not one-tenth of all that is sa
about corrupt politics 1 believe
true" replied DR.. Mcleod After son
} further exchange of remarks, DR.. NJ
: Leod said: Mr.. Fellows came here
a politician, has spoken as a politicia
and since / have known him he h;
been "A politician"