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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

(From a Recent Letter by Hon. Don NJ. Dickin-
son, Postmaster General in President Cleve.
lands First Cabinet)
~ N THE finance question two
or three respected friends
~ use this logic, substantially:
1T is true that the Kansas
City platform declares for national
and commercial dishonor by the i'm
mediate free coinage of silver at 16
to as legal tender. 1t IS true that the
candidate who stands upon it has
said If there is any one who be-
lieves a gold standard good thing,
or that 1t must be maintained, warn
him not to cast his vote for me, be-
cause 1 promise him that it will not
be maintained in this country longer
than I am able to get rid of it, It Is
true that the same candidate made 1t
a condition of accepting the nomina.
tion that the declaration for free sill
YER should be inserted in the plat
form. Nevertheless, by reason of Re-
publican legislation and Republican
senate, the candidate we support cam
not accomplish the result he declares
for"
Even If 1t We're true, which Edeny,
that Mr.. Bryan, II elected could not
order the payment of the public obli-
cations In silver. or that the mere
election of such man on such a plat
form would not destroy confidence in
the credit and honor of the nation,
and before inauguration drive gold out
of the country and into boarding
places; nay, even II II We're true that
such a declaration. indorsed by the
American people, would not entail in
dividual and commercial demoraliza-
tion. as well as financial distress,
still, with all Difference to men whom
respect, this logic seems to me the
baldest sophistry
1t may be admitted that the man
who proposes to have the nation make
debt paying dollar, or labor paying
dollar, out of 30 cents of silver and
so cents Of vacuum, is sincere In his
views of political economy. So is the
anarchist sincere, and his physical
and moral courage (though perverted)
cannot be questioned. when, taking his
life In his hand, he adopts assassina-
tson as proper political method.
Suppose In order to get the anar-
chist vote the platform had Endorsed
assassination rs a political means, and
suppose the friends of the candidate
appealed to us for votes on the ground
that although the declaration for as
sassination was In the platform, yet
in fact 1t could never be made effec-
tual because the Republican police
protection was too perfect. would we
listen to the proposition? Yet the
logic is the same, ana the analogy
should not offend. for the turpitude of
the two declarations would differ lit
tie In degree in the opinion of the two
or three men who are endeavoring to
SO reason themselves into voting for
Mr.. Bryan.
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TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacehus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 1.4s a. M, for Saturday, Oct
26, 1000
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A child born on this day will notice that II
usually requires more ingenuity to commit crime
than to conduct business on the square.
Many men lose lot Of fun in meditation over
the best methods of getting even with some one
Tor real or fancied injuries.
The extent OF mans failures can generally
be determined by the energy with which he at
tacks his more successful business neighbor.
1t is not difficult to deceive woman once, but
the return engagement is usually attended with
suspicion.
1t may be that there Is also an effort on foot
to turn the jury room into spcak-easy.
Fame that is not followed by fortune, modest
or otherwise, may be classed as cheap notoriety.
Men who have more backbone than brains sell
dom profit by their vertebral rigidty.
The hunting season is proving dangerous for
all save the game birds.
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+ A Pernicious Example.

Il of his intention to abstain
from voting for president of
the United States will not increase
the respect in which he is held. 1t is
a negative and cowardly position.
There are ten presidential tickets in
the field and among them Mr.. Carlisle
ought to find one satisfactory to his
ideas of government. If there is none
he should have joined with other .citi-
zens of similar views in making one.
AS matter of common knowledge,
the president to be elected one week
from next Tuesday will be William
Mckinley or William j. Bryan and the
citizen who desires to give a practical
value to his ballot should choose be-
tween them. Even those citizens who,
year after year, cast their ballots for
hopeless third party nominees are to
be admired for courage and consis-
tency in devotion to principle. Their
position is idealistic, quxotic, imprac-
ticable but sincere. They command
personal respect. But the man who
refuses to vote at all because too ca
PRECIOUS or fantastic in opinion to per-
NIT himself to be suited by any Of
the organized political parties or their
nominees forfeits respect and earns
the contempt of all who admire stall
wart manhood.
How much braver ard more manly
than the skulking attitude of Mr..
Cleveland's secretary of the treasury
is the position boldly taken by the
postmaster general in the first Cleve-
land cabinet, Hon. Don M. Dickinson
practical Issue now before the people:
Since the adoption Of the Kansas City plat
form, and his nomination, l have never enter
taincd thought Of voting for Mr.. Bryan.
| am forced to the conviction that l would
he a recrcant American, false to my country,
and false to my party as well, il should take
to the woods. am Democrat on all the
fundamental issues which our party joined
battle in the past with the Republicans, the
Wings, and the Federalists-a Democrat without
the prefix "gold,' because my party has been
the party of sound finance from Jefferson to
Cleveland. | could not be Republican il
would, and I say the creed of Democracy with
all my old-timc sincerity and faith. But | rec.
~, 49,, rr;.a,.a ". U,,s,. f,;t, riottorms
III III e'''et .l'e Nn'uso y, nns", wy i,a I,a,',
nh' olsa'1''u" 10 ~ IL. ,"e "". . na.oDaa,
has been stolen in which to serve all the devils
that make for social disorder
"r' bryan - p,eIss .. .ns -. e. n;n,, a'
nc eh"c'o's 10 se' '.e'. asan;.
nor against he'snpor' 's''s asaa. AMY, .;a,
,,oN asa''S. see',on ANY, n n".o" "s n"s, ~. w.
ne 'nah,s inc always "''',Ss'os apP.a' ,,n w Wv,
agtmcnt to the successful, but tells him to
lay the blame at the door OF his more FORUM
ate nesnnor' ana amaa MS soe re,soy m .ot ~
as "mcrcilcss creditors" and to the debtor he
teaches that his friend who has loaned him
money or trusted him Is his enemy. When
man fails ana becomes aespo"aen., ne uots not o
s,rM ho doos NOT ,nncal to him to he
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Mr.. Bryan says that IL elected he
will get the American army out of the
Philippines as soon as possible. and in
reference to the payment of govern
ment obligations will obey the law.
This seems a rather indiscreet avowal
at the present stage of the game. If
Mr.. Bryan wishes to keep the Wild
eyed element behind him in line. he
himself to the Philippine policy OF
the present administration or express
ing any particular regard for the laws
of the land.
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Biahop Fowler.

"As a believer in American history I am
an cxpansionist. II Is a Republican doctrine
and Democratic practice. Expansion is the
law OF Saxon life. Expansion is In our blood,
In our history, In o,ir religion, In our dcs.
tiny. To call expansion imperialism is citl.
cr foolish or insinccrc, or both. The prcsi.
,hent. least Of all, could resist the people II
Mckinley is selected he will continue the
protective tariff. ile will retain the. gold
standard; he will keep our flag floating over
all our territory. preserving our national
honor; he will hold the United States up TO
the front as world power; secure the open
door for trade and the gospel, and hclp to
perpctuate civilization, thus fastening the
en- dof heathensm and Christiani,ation Of
the world"
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"An apt phrase is contributed"
A Case of False Pretense,

Y Il PAYS to be fair in politics. I'm
fairness always recoils. The cam
Il didate who pretends to be what
he is not is soon found out and,
once discovered his hold upon
the people is gone. We are about to
unmaSk a curious case of false pre-
tense, the responsibility for which can
be settled by those whom it may con-
Germ. In the Scranton Times of Oct
10, in the course of a fulsome eulogy
of Frederick Warnke, Democratic cam
didate for recorder of deeds, appeared
the following;
But that was small compared to another great
coup he performed. Realizing, mat much land
in scranton and in the county was being taxed
as farm land when it should he treated as
building lots he started out 10 remedy the evil
lie employed VI. f. Sando his counsel. The
result was that they drafted an act, 1t provided
that when maps made Of any farm lands
preparatory to putting the same on the market
as building lots a map Shall he recorded. So
soon as it is, the land shall no longer he sub.
jccted to taxation as farm Hpd but as building
lots, Mr.. Warnle and Mr. Sando went to Harris.
burg and secured the passage Y that act 1t is
en..licd AN act proNldlng for the recording Of
land into building lots heretofore laid out, or
hereafter laid out, for the purpose of selling
same, according to such plans am prescribing
penalties for failure to record such plans" 1t
passed the legislature and was approved May
2s, ls95. This whole matter WAS CONCEIVED by
Mr.. Warnke. 1t was passed through 6s efforts
Every dollar OF the expense was paid yut Of his
own pocket, and while it cost the county moth.
ing, il has been the means Of increasing the
taxes by thousands Of dollars. 1t might he said,
too. that these taxes are paid by the caypora-
tions as they about the only ones whds own
tracts to be cut M into building lots
I'm the year 1895 Mr.. Warnke was In
liquor dealer in the Fourth ward. The
nature of his vocation suggested no
undue concern in the recording of real
estate maps, and the idea that out of
his benehcence should spring this in
teresting specimen of legislation was
no novel that an inGuirywas pursued
Its result is set forth in the appended
letter:
Office Of T.. T. Cotton,
Attorney at Law
.. t30 Fourth Avenue,
Pittsbmg, "a, Oct. lS
Dear. Sir: Your letter OF the 18th inst, en-.
closing newspaper clipping in regard to the Act
OF Assembly approved May 2s 1895, providing
for the recording OF plans Of all subdivisions
OF any lot or piece Of land" etc, (P. l.. 1885,
page l2D, and inluirinl as to the correctness Of
the matter contained in said clipfng, reached
me this morning, and in answer thereto allow
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

An apt phrase Is contributed to the
literature Of current politics by Presi-
dent Strycker. of Hamilton college, in
do, for his part he does not intend to
vote the lottery ticket. That Is exactly
what the Democratic ticket is. 1t is a
lottery ticket in which the chances are
all against the man who votes 1t.
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The independent candidacy of Frank NJ. Spen.
Ger for congress cannot fail to be of substantial
benefit to Mr.. Conry.-Times.
That, of course, is it's purpose; but 1t
rests with the Republican voters of our
county to determine whether this pur-
pose shall succeed. The Republican
who wants to send to congress an op-
ponent of Protection, foe of Sound
Money and a ready instrument of OBJ
struction to the policies of the Repub-
lican president will, of course, with
hold his vote from the Republican
nominee, Mr.. Connell: and whether he
shall then give it to Spencer or Conry
will not make much difference. 1t will
count for Conry just the same.
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Not Democrat In the land thought
of crying imperialism or militarism
when Mckinley was trying to settle
the Cuban trouble and avoid war with
Spain. But the cry is made now for
political effect.
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The same Mckinley who Is de-
nounced for militarlsm and imperial-
ism, was accused by the Democrats
only two years ago of being coward
who would endure any insult or out
rage rather than go to war.
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Democratic denunciation of McKin-
ley two years ago was based on the
idea that there would be no war with
Spain, and McKinley's refusal to fight
would be the issue of 1900. Now he
Is denounced because he fought and
won,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

Some one should have informed Mr..
Hobson that the Sampson-schley con-
troversy ceased to he paramount
issue early during his absence from
the country.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
National.


Professionalism MCKINLEY.
Vice. observation-disclosures ROOSEVELT.
State.
Congressman. at Large - GALuSiA a. ""o"
ROBERT II. FOERDERER
Auditor Cenpral-E. b. IiARDENBERGfi.
County.
(orgrcss--WtLflA CONNELb.
Judgc-GEORGE NJ. WATSON.
Shcrif-JOHN H. FELLOWS.
Jrcasurer-J. A. SCRANTON. .,.. :.
District Atorncy-WITLIAM r. LEWIS.
pr"thonotary JOHN COPELAND.
Clerk of Courts--1iIOMAS r. DANIELS.
R"ctrdcr u. Dcc'!s-EMII. BONN.
Register o. Wills-W. K. BECK. .,
J'ir, Commissioncr-EDWARD s. STuRGEs'
Legislature.
First District-TiiOMAS J. REYNOLDS.
Second bistrict--JOIIN SCllEUER JR
Third District-EDWARD JAMES, JR
Fourtl! Dstrict-p. A. rHII.DlN.
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and demanded OF the occu-
pant of the presidential Of
flee certain dignity of expression
and manner in keeping with the dig
nifty of that exalted office. The way
in which William Jennings Bryan
would fulfil this reasonable expecta-
ton may be inferred after study Of
these extracts from his recent
speeches IN New York city:
The Republican party assumes that the labor
ing man Is like hog that squeals when 1t is
hungry and sleeps when it is full
Solomon has given us a proyerb: ''The wise
man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself, hut
the foolish pass on and are punished This
proycrb condensed reads like this: The wise
man gets the idea into his head, the foolish man
gets 1t in the neck.
Republicans say: Hooray for president who
doesn't let little thing like code Of morality
stand in the way Of progress.
What would you think Of God who would
create the Filipinos and then leave them for
thousands Of years helpless until Mr.. Hanna
found them and threw his protecting arms
around them2
The FilipinOs can't sing "Ihs Star spsnglsd
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Bryan is a protectionist for his own
book and for Democratic trusts, hut
he is for free trade to impovcrlsh
American labor.
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me 10 say mat inc orishsi n,aN o' sa'"
nm attorney ~ th,s c,,x' !, iho ir.,ancs and re
quest Of Mr. George ii. Won l,ounhorst, recorder
Of deeds for this (Ailcghcny) county. and hand
u ,.,,, ~ m,e v nun az ,nc opening o., snu s -
thc house ~ rcnroscrtss,ve. an IAN. IA. 1895,
and thereafter pressed to final passage. There
bill. There was no lobby in Harrisburg
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

The inaccuracy of most of the Times
ebullitions on trusts is shown in its
asinine charge that there is a news
trust. Its reference presumably is to
the Associated Press; and yet the facts
are that the Associated Press is strict
ly a mutual organization, not making
a penny of profit. with every member
on a footing of equality with every
other member, and with each pledged
to contribute a stated sum to meet the
expense of effecting the desired inter-
change of intelligence. Every member
Is at liberty to quit on six months
notice and new members can be ad-
mitted subject to the consent of the
members already in. Membership in
the Associated Press costs more than
in some smaller news bureaus; but it
is evidently the Judgment of 95 per
cent. of the leading publishers of the
United States that it is worth more.
else they would give notice and change.
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The Times quotes with Endorsement
from one William s. johnson, special
correspondent of the New Voice, ac-
cusing our soldiers in the Philippines
Of wholesale drunkenness, debauchery,
lechery. etc., in language hardly fit to
print. No DOUBT the man who searches
for the seamy side of life with a mag
nifying glass can see material for sen
sational accusations. You don't have
to go to Manila or to the columns Of
the New Voice for instances of that.
But as regards the conduct of the rep
resentative American soldiers in the
Philippines we prefer to accept the tes-
timony of men like Bishop, Potter,
President Schurman Of Cornell, Chap
lain Pierce and scores of others, who
speak Of it in terms of patriotic praise.
The professional slanderer of his fell
low-citizens who are daily risking their
lives in the performance Of difficult and
perilous duty far away from home in
service of their country and in defense
Of it's flag is about the poorest speci-
men of humanity yet located; and the
paper which tries to make party capital
out of his nauseating efforts Is little
indeed.
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"The Times quotes with indorse.
ment."
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This talk about "despotism' and
"despots." and "airs of eastern poten.
tates," the exercise of "royal powers"
governing without the consent Of the
governed" king George the Third"
and the like, is not at all new in re-
spect to the government of unorgan-
lied territories of the United States.
All these phrases and epithets were
used and applied to Jefferson and his
administration of the newly-acuuired
Louisiana Purchase under the bill
signed by him and drawn by Madison.
The same is practically true of Flor
ida, when. following the Jefferson pre-
cedent, its government was debated
An amendment providing that all the
principles of the Constitution be "de-
clared to be applicable to the said ter
ritory as paramount acts" was voted
down. Webster indorsed the same
theory in 1928. The Philippine ques-
tion is problem to be solved by the
congress so far as the whole territory
Is concerned. 1t may be determined
to withdraw the flag as in Cuba. But
in no place on earth must that flag
be hauled down under fire.-Don M.
Dickinson,
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"The party stands where 1t did In
1896 on the money question."-Will-
lam Jennings Bryan, GAINESVILLE, o.,
September 4, 1900.
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1.-THE Independent candidacy of Frank
NJ, Spencer" etc.
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THE inaccuracy of most OF the
Times"
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Legislature.

"1t there is any one who believes
the gold standard is good thing.
OF that it must be maintained. I
warn him not to cast his vote for
me, because I promise him it will
not be maintained in this country
longer tl.an am able tc get rid of
it."-William Jennings Bryan In a
Speech at Knoxville, Tenn., Deliv-
cred Sept. 16, 1896.
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Self.Revealed.

~ THROUGHOUT OUR history
the people have expected
and demanded OF the occu-
pant of the presidential Of
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An Example.

x you CAN sometimes best Judge
" a cause by the character OF
Il its exponents. Senator Ben
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Bryan's argument against working
mans full dinner pail Is an empty one.

Schurz and Cochran Answered.
(From a Recent Letter by Hon. Don NJ. Dickin-
son, Postmaster General in President Cleve-
lands First Cabnet)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-27

Some Of the great material achievements OF the
nineteenth century will be celebrated in The
Century Magazine next year. The steel industry
in the United States will be treated by Professor
Thurston, Of Cornell, and the mining, transpor
tation and milling OF iron will be the subject
of several articles.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-27

Archie S evenson, the political
bull of the Republican party, is an
apostate to silver whom the people
will never forget in this state.
When men talk of placing such a
man before the people to don the
robe Of a United States Senator,
they simply intend to cast discredit
upon the high office, without any
intention or expectation that such a
political robber and booster can by
any manner of means break through
where men of brains usually sit.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-27
Body is Laid to Rest.

Mansfield, O., Oct. 25-From the quain,
little Episcopal church, where as youth
he worshipped, Johu Sherman, the
statesman, was buried here today. Up
the narrow aisle which through long
years he trod as vestryman, the re-
mains OF the former United States sepa.
the chancel where, in casket OF black,
surrounded with sea OF floral tributes,
they rested from about IL O'Clock until
nearly 3, when they were removed with
simple ceremony to their last resting
place in the Sherman family vault in the
cemetery here.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-27

Commissioner Harris says he
has n abiding confidence in the
conservative estimate the business
community of Grand Junction will
give his administration of the af-
fairs of the county, in his connects
ion with the board OF commissioners
for his present candidacy. He feels
that they have been treated we'll
that their taxes hrve not been more
than was necessary to secure tn
economical conduct of the affairs oi
the county. On these considera>
tons he rests his candidacy and
hopes to secure their votes.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-27

Schoonmaker OF New Jersey
would be greatly surprised if he
should wake up in the mosquito
state on the morning Of the seventh
of November and find that his
state had gone democratic by a
tremendous majority. Schoon>
maker had better hurry back to his
bailiwick, if what is said OF Bryan's
great trip through he state is any
indication of what the people ex>
pect to do to such fellows as MIR.
Schoonmaker and some other DEM
ocrats who are knihng the national
ticket. Under the specious plea that
they are out to save the country,
they hope to practice their hyPoc>
risy. They are out tor Mark
Hanna's Doodle and they know it.
Such patriotism as he tries to foist
off on an intelligent public is so
gauzy that any knowing man can
readily discern its himsyness.
The daily sentinel., 1900-10-27

1t is said that there is open rebel
lion in the Republican camp
throughout the judicial district on
the candidacy of Henry w. Ross,
for district attorney. 1t is well
known that when Mr.. Ross re-
turned home from the Republican
judicial convention, he thought
that he had been badly treated, as
he had his graphing hook out for
the judicial nomination and felt very
badly over the fact that he did not
get it. Many of the Republicans
think that Mr.. Ross has not acted
right about the matter and they
will do some cutting on their own
account at the election.