The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

scared out. He described the pulpy
sort who take new shape under each
touch and the brittle sort who break
under the slight jar. He called for a
man with back bone and not simply
knotted string for the spinal column:
one who is firm grained and cannot be
pulled apart.
After some further discussion of the
man. he asked "Why does Scranton
need him. and answered It as fol-
lows:
Because the civic salvation of an places
has been and must be IN some one about
whose personality the reforming cIo-
mcutS can cluster Browning SAYS: A
people H. but the attcu pt nt many 10 rise
tU the complete lifr of one" That is
the one for whom we ar, calling who
can be model and manager for the many
Every business Is seeking for the top
man an inch taller than his fellows It
H. the belittliug Of the supp eme individual
ana false view Of the masses to say
they will move M to higher position
whether they have this lcadcr or not
Does Scranton feet intensely the need
Of this man? AT the clements are wait
Ing the touch OF his gft- AMI then like
match lighted The mass viii ur iA naincs
ana fused into d grand result.
\EEn or \ MANAGER.
We do not need new policies altogether
Our civic schemes uIc not altogether
bad. We want the manager for the ma
ChinprS. We Shruld worry loss about the
harness amt tind the horst. II you get
the chicftain for our clan we can carry
our corporation to cleaunpss ana COM
pletpnesS.
How can W. ""t this man? Not by
satisfaction win the small species 50
asscrtiVc ard 81 often accepted We
should be on the lookout FOR him, the
man with a head on him and n heart in
him To desire him is one way to de-
Nclop him The aunointed followed :he
anticipation II you could set that man
on top in our city We would soon be- one
of the top cities Of the land
II is to he feared We do not want this
man, although We need him. Judged hy
our selections We du not II might he il
he came We would reject him, Thu friend
of the people has felt their iierceness. If
he proposed a kingdom in which dwelt
righteousness hr might be put where An
other waS-On the cross. II we do want
him let us prepare to give him Il welcome
And until he docs com" may We not pray
III the words Of the poet:
"Ah God! for man with a heart, head.
hand.
Like some # the simple. great ones
gone
Forever ana forever bV'
one still, strong man In a blatant land
Whatever they call him what care I?
ArlStOcrat autUCrat, dcmUcrat--one
Who can r,,lc 'nd who dare not lie
We hav" a feeling that that man is in
our midst not Obcyhg his opportunity.
oh if he would step ont. with the evident
nomination of character. greater than
caucus. saying with total conservation of
himself to this city Here am l. to he
servant of luv townsmcu whom | love %
ANA then cur poopl" would admit him as
their guide and chief, the board IF trade
would have the one Suprcm, iuducCmont
for new enterprises to locat" among us.
our reputation for clean coal would grow
dim before our rcuown for our chief Citi-
zen. After that the new era would fash
all around ojW sllv, these hin tops burn
with glory shining beyond and this vat
Icy he full Of Splcndor surprising that
Of the Syrian sun.