The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-27

sincerity of our philanthropC purpose
We congratulated the Democrat, in
dividual, and his party, If you please,
and felicitated ourselves and our Coun-
try because a common cause and
common noble sympathy had forever
swept away the cherished animOsitieS
Of the South. and eradicatpd all sec
tional lines to the great JOY of homo
geneous people. But time has brought
its changes. Today q mighty political
warfare Is being waged in Ohio, and
the Democratic shibbOleth, the battle
cry to be carried into the campaign Of
1900 is anti-trusts, anti-imporialism,
free silver and anti-eXpansion, these
resonant phrases constitute their war
pacan. They pretend to strike at the
great trust combinations, and would
persuade the voter that our protective
measures are alone responsible for
them when they know that all Of the
most gigantic trusts Of our land are
in no way affected by any law impos-
ing duties upon our imports.
That there are evils which must be
eradicated. we admit, hut II is our
policy to find a remedy for these evils,
and our hope for the successful solu-
tiOn Of these new problems Is in the
wisdom Of our statesmen and the true
spirit Of Republican institutions, which
has been the only savory check upon
prevailing evils. which the cupidity OF
man and mcrcenary greed have forced
upon us. While no remedy is by them
presented, they hint that the free and
unlimited coinage of silver is the uni
vcrSal antidOtc required TO reCtify,
purify and purge the land from the
blighting effects of this monster How
II will do so the prophetic vision of the
Democratic platform creator and per-
former fails even to suggest, and the
only excuse for obtruding that old,
weather. beaten, shaky, rotten and
Sunken plank. into future campaigns,
must necessarily be on the same the
Ory that the wOodman is said to have
recommended his dog for hunting
coons, namely, that he was good for
nothing else" and that the Creator
had not made anything In vain.
Democracy knows. too, that there
are no imporialists in this land Of free
institutions, and their cry against inn
pcriaiSm is only for one purpose. and
that to attune the ear Of their hoarer
to Il false note, and while under the
misguided spell secure his vote.
"Anti-eXpansiOn." i'm the character
used by the Democratic Campaigncr is
under existing conditions. n miSnomer.
In it's effects it would be more properly
characterized "anti-p patriotism" It is
today the howl of the obstruCtiOnis.
Loyalty to our government and her
honor demands of every citizen OF this
Republic his unfaltcring support OF
that policy which sent Dewey into Ma
Mia Bay. where lOvs of liberty and
freedom from oppression heCkOned us,
ana when i'm obedience to that call,
higher and more plaintivc than human
mandate he planted on the ancient
| hattlemcnts of CaVitc the emblem Of
freedom. so dear to every American
heart and so vcneratod by every lover
| OF liberty.
Then the die was cast. the Rubicon
| crossed. and ! know not how any true
! American can say "null down that
| flag" COnsecrated to American honor
when once planted upon a soil conse-
! Grated by American blood That is
| the cry. gentlemen. that has already
| postponed the peace jubilee Of Manila
! too long Uncle Sam did not lift this
| yoke from the neck of the Filipino to
| be gOrcd by the OK. and we shall insist
! TO the end Of this unfortunate strife
! that due recognition be given To the
! humane spirit which moved us to in
! tervene. not only by the Filipino. hut
| by the nations Of the earth, yea. if it
| takes 100000 men i'm arms and the
! riches Of all our mines
The Republican party today. as ever
| stands for national prosperity at home
| and national honor abroad.
The appointment of three secretaries
| was the next work of the convention
and Frank Shedd Thomas Reynolds
and Fred Kiefer We're selected unant-
! mOuslv.
Al this point Chairman Lowry az.
| pointed his committee ON resolutions
! The members of it We're: Howell
| Harris. Scranton; DR.. ID. \. CapWe!i
Scranton: Joseph Speicher, Scranton
| Henry Myers. Archibald; Thomas Hail
stone, Moosic; +. G. Carpenter. Wa
VcrIy: w. l.. Evans, Carbonate.
At this juncture the convention vcrj
! gracefully accorded to Judge Willar,
| by unanimous vote the privilege of tn,
convention with all the rights eXcep
that of voting. Judge Willard ac
knuwledged the honor with a simpl,
but hearty Il thank you" and then cX
ercised his prerogative by moving t,
make the temporary organization per
man"nt. The motion prevailed.
The call of the roll Of return judge
ana the tabuating of the vote wa
then begun. There was no end of con
fusion and delays and in consequence
over two hours was required to arriv
AT the result. The rules provide tha
the return judges shall read the vot
turns while the clerks make comparl
sons with the stated returns. Thi
was done away with by general agree
ment and the clerks did both the an
nouncing and comparing, The vote il
fun is found in the accompanies
table.
While awaiting the compilation q
the returns Howell Harris read th
report of the committee on resolutions
which was as follows;
THE RESOLUTIONS.
We, the members Of the Republican con
Vcntun assembled to compute the return
and declare the nomination Of the soy
cral candidates named by the RcpubliCa
electors of Lackawanna county, hcrcb
renew our allegiance To those principle
and tencts which have, We believe
through the agency of Republican Ol
UuniZation best conserved the interest
. ] Of our people and our country, ana d,
clare our unfaltcring faith in that polio
which has i'm times past met and solve
the greatest problems that have bee
! forced upon us.
We congratulate the Republican part
and the American people upon the wis
selection Of William Mckinley as chic
magistrate of our nation, who has prove
himself the imam Of the hour" in the me
, HIA