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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-04
A Fair Test.

q FAIR TEST Of the economic
~ condition Of any country
4 " is to be- had in the statis-
tics Of its business failures.
It Is interesting to apply this test to
the United States under Democratic
and under Republican rule.
The records of Bradstrcets mercan-
tile agency show that for the first six
months Of 1892 the business failures of
the country were 5,3jl, with liabilities
Of $50, 53j, ,521. In November of that
year the Democratic party was voted
into power, and in March, 1898, took
charge Of the country's finances. The
first six months Of that year showed
failures Of 6,239 in number, with liabili-
ties Of $7O,oOO,OOO All through the
Democratic free trade Wilson bill adj
ninistratiOn the number Of failures
steadily increased until the first six
months of 1896, when they reached the
high water mark. viz. 1902. with La
bilitics Of SlO5, 53j, 926. In November Of
that year Mckinley prosperity was
voted in, and the number of failures
steadily declined, until the first six
months Of 1900 show only 4SSo failures,
with liabilities of S6O,O642 20s, the small
est number reported for eighteen years.
In the following tables are compared
the first six months Of 1896. the last
year of the last Democratic admins
tration, with the first six months of
1900, the last year Of President Nc
Knley's present administrations; this
compares the results of nearly four
years of both policies on the business
affairs of the country:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-04

already enacted which makes subjects Of the
Porto Rcans withdraws from them the guar.
antees Of the constitution, and asserts the power
OF the president and congress to govern them
without their consent and tax them without
representations power plmted and ty.
tannioal as was ever asserted or exercised by
any ruler in all .ne history OF the human race.
This doctrine has not yet been approved by
.ne peoples II furnishes the supreme question
Of the present campaign. In the presence OF
these perils the laboring man has a responsible
ity commensurate with his opportunity. With
out a large percentage Of the labonng vote
no party can win an election in the United
States The men who work for wages can, by
throwing their votes on the one side or tho
other determine the policy Of this country.
They need not march in parades; they need
not adorn themselves with the insignia OF any
party. but on election day their silent ballots
can shape the destiny Of this nation, and either
bring the government back 10 its ancient land.
mark or turn it into the pathway followed by
empires Of the old world
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-04

"H HE IMPOSING pageantry
made by the organized labor
Il of our city and valley yes
terday was source Of genu-
Inc qualification to all classes Of our
population and magnificent testi-
monial 20 the substantial prosperity
pPvalent in this region. 1t was a
demonstration Of thrift, ingenuity and
enterprise which would not have been
possible under the panic regime OF
Democratic ascendancy five years ago.
1t supplied ocular proof of the Repub-
lican contention that under the bene-
ficent principles OF Republican admin
istration every element participates in
the common advancement.
Yesterdays parade was a token Of
what labor can do for itself and for
the community by peaceful improve
ment Of its opportunities. These we'll
clad men who marched through our
streets and later distributed them
selves and their families among our
parks and other places Of innocent
recreation were not serfs bound down
by inexorable conditions to a lot de-
void of hope, but substantial Amerl-
can freemcn, owners of homes, patrons
OF savings institutions, active partic-
pants in all the affairs Of government
and heirs to opportunities for self
education and elf-advancement the
like Of which are not to be found in
any other country in the world. This
Is not to say that they have no gricv-
anccs or that the limit of their Just
dues has been reached in every in
stance. 1t is not TO say that they
should not press forward along judic-
ious lines for the rlghting OF wrongs
and for the bcttcrmcnt Of their con-
ditiOn. But it is 10 say that reason
caution and conservatism are admir-.
able aids and that passion and preiu-
dice are 10 be avoid ID.
Tho inspiring spectacle OF yesterday
was the exhibit Of labor at peace with
Itself AMI with the world. It was a
marshaiiEg of the forces Of orderly in
dustry which won the respectful, and
admirinr recognition Of every be-
holder. Very different Is the spectacle
when labor is in the thrOes Of war.
Then IN the home hunger and tears
and on tn" streets unrest if not vio-
lrnce constitute the Ominous back
ground. Is there cause sufficient TO
hazard tho transition from yester-
days happy exhibit to the privations
ana periis Of a general strike? Are
the preparations such as to insure
more gain than loss? Is the time aus
piCi"us for the terrible appeal to force >
Let labor take counsel Of wisdom and
prudence before 1t cmharks on the vow
dg" which hitherto has invariably
ended in shipwreck.
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Wv ~ TRUST that every
W. reader Of these words
will take the pains to
read attentlvcly the two
speeches made at Chicago yesterday.
one by Colonel Bryan, the other by
Colonel Roosevelt. For the benefit Of
all, We reproduce those speeches in
full elsewhere in this issue and con-
slider that they tyPify the contrasts
between the two authors.
Mr.. Bryan's speech from beginning
10 end as an adrOit example of personal
special pleading. 1t plays ingeniously
upon the prevalent streak of socialism
amongst many wOrkinEmen; delicatoly
fans the idea that they are a class
suffering from peculiar and special
abuses; implies that capital is in some
fell conspiracy to do them political
harm: rehearseS the stock arguments
In favor Of the Bryanized Demo-Popu-
llstlc party platform, and throughout
suggests the artful devices Of an
angler for votes.
Just the opposite is the straightfor-
ward talk of Governor Roosevelt. lie
does not cotton TO the prejudices or to
tho erroneous notions Of any group of
citizens nor fall into theatric fattery
Tor political effect. He offers good,
wholesome common sense, not shading
his rhetoric 10 avoid absolute frank
ness. lie speaks his mind. clearly and
openly, as man to man; and his words
have a quality in them which will
,ause them TO be recalled after the
temporary exigencies Of this presiden-
tlal campaign shall have disappeared,
and to be pondered. no matter how a
particular election may go.
Roosevelt is a partisan; he Is heart
snd soul for the cause of his party
and he puts the whole of his super
abundant energy into Its service; yet
somehow as YOU read his Chicago
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Extraordinary
Contest
The Scranton Tribune Offers Unusual Induce.
mentS for Earnest Efforts on the Part
of Active Young Persons

The Tribune aims largely increase circulation during the
next few months the best and eleanest paper published
Northeastern Pennsylvania, and it finds its way
family its merits will enable it to remain permanently In order
introduce we seek the cooperation of ambitious intelligent
young and women and gain their help have put
cution plan that will interest every one
We going to give scholarships and other special
wards to the persons who will successful attain
the highest number points Educational By scho
arshps full of study paying the tuition charges
EACH and in the of the leading scholarships The
Tribune will only pay all tuition charges but pay the
board Of the fortunate winners during the life the scholarship
covering four and three years respectively
In addition to the special rewards, and
those who may enter upon this work and be
full in obtaining Of these, The Tribune will give to
this conteten (o) cent of all the money from subcp
tons they may succeed in winning for it,
All letters of inquiry should be addressed editor of
Educational Contest Scranton Tribune Scranton, Pa The
Tribune will be pleased inquiries for additional
formation and urges those interested to doubt on any
point
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Notwithstanding the allegation that
the race trouble in the South is caused
by the bad negroes, the burden Of real
evidence goes to prove that it Is the
ambitious colored men in nearly every
Instance that are obliged to leave the
country. The South is willing that the
negro who is content to pose as the
beast Of burden shall remain, its an
tipathy is directed wholly against the
negro with an ambition to rise in life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-04

A new cloth which we now
introduce, and which being
thoroughly shrunk and spot
less, will prove an excellent
cloth for hard wear; in good
range of colors, including
Silver aud Oxford Greys,
Brown, Blue, Etc.
All the new numbers in our
Guaranteed Black Taffeta"
from I9-inch to a7-inch wide
at lower prices than ever, to
open the season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-04

party which has the selection Of the senator. II
this question was submitted 10 the voters, the
majority In favor Of the selection OF senators by
direct vote Of the people would be oyerwhelm'
ing, and yet partisanship has delayed the suop-
tion o. this amendment. The people submit 10
policies which they do not like rather than Sc
cure improvement by change In party Affiliations.
The laboring man iavors direct legislation
wherever practicable for the same reason that ne
fayors the election Of senator's by popular vote.
Direct Legislation.
Direct legislation brings the government nearer
10 the voter There is more virtue in the peo-
pie than ever finds expression through their rep
resentatiyes. To hold that a representative can
act for the people better than they can act Tor
themselves is to assert that he Is as much IN
terested in the people as they are IN them
selves, and that his wisdom is greater than tho
combined wisdom Of the majority Of the people
Neither proposition Is sound Most, IL not ALL
Of the evils complained Of in government, are
traceabe to the fact that the representative oil
the people has personal interests at variance
with interests ~ his constituency. Corruption
In municipal, state and federal governments is
due TO the Misrepresentation of the people Oy
public servants, who use their positions LOT pm
vate advantage. The people should have an op'
portunity to vote public questions when
those questions be submitted without too
great inconvenience and expense. But the labor'
ing man Is even interested in the proposition TO
establish a labor bureau with a cabinet Of
fcer at its head, Such 4 bureau would Keep the
executive in constant touch with the wage
earners Of the country, and open the way TO the
redress Of their present and future grievances |;
labor is given a place in the presidents official
household, the man seected will necessarily be
a worthy and trusted representative Of the peo'
pie for whom he speaks, and his presence az
cabinet meetings will give to those VINO toll Tor
their daily bread assurance that their interests
will be properly guided.
Mr.. Gompers, the chief executive Of the Fed
Grafton Of Labor, has. in his correspondence
with the secretary OF the treasury, so ably pre-
sented the laboring mems reasons for opposing a
gold standard and national bank currency that
it is not necessary to discuss those questions at
this time
The aboring man has abundant reason to feai
the trusts Charles r. Flint in a speech delv'
cred in Boston, more than year ago, in defense
Of the trusts, frankly asserts that one OF the ad
ynstages Of these combinations is that Sin case
Of local strikes or Ares the work goes on else
where, thus preventing serious loss Is II
possible that any wage.earner can fail to see how
| completely the trusts places the employe at the
mercy Of the employer
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speech you feel that he would have
said the same things in the same
direct, manly way had there been no
contest for votes in which both he and
Bryan have a personal as well as
general interest. That is the great
difference between the two men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-04
The Labor Organization.

The labor organization as we now find it is
the product Of industrial conditions. The in.
diyidual found himself at a disadvantage when
dealing with the corporate employer, and the
organization not only enables him to contend
for his rights upon terms more nearly equal, but
it stimulates him TO study ard understand the
conditions which surround him.
The labor organization has been foremost in
advocating the reforms which have already been
secured. Several years ago the secret ballot
was demanded by the wage earners for their own
protection. That ballot has been obtained, and
through its operations those who toll for In.
diyiduas or corporations are able to protect
their political rights and to use the ballots ac.
cordinG to their own judgments. This is
long step in advance.
Tho labor organization has done much to lessen
the evils Of child labor. No one can visit the
factories where children are employed without
contemplating the crime which is being per-
pctratcd upon postcrty II there is any tenn
pOrary economic advantage in the employment OF
children Of tender age, it is insignificant when
measured against the permanent injury done to
present and future generations To rob a child
Of its school days is bad enough, but to bend
its back by a load for which only the adult
is fitted is even worse
The labor organization has also contributed
toward the shortening Of the hours Of toll and
it should not cease its efforts until ,he eight
hour day il secured approximately one-third
oi the twcnty.four hours must be given to sleep;
IL another third Of the day is devoted to manual
labor, only eight hours are left for eating, for
going to and from the place Of work, for the
reading Of current news, for mental improve.
ment, recreation, social intercourse and domes-
tic lie. Since the hours occupied in eating and
travel cannot be encroachcd upon, every hour
added TO the days labor must be taken from
tlc time devoted to intellectual development,
recreation and the family.
The labor organization has been a consistent
and persistent advocate Of the doctrine Of arbi.
tration although il is difficult to see why the
burden Of this reform should be thrown upon
the laborinG man. Surely the employer, if the
would take a comprehensive view Of his own
interests, would be as much benefited by Rrbi-
tration az the empoye, and because every pro.
lonRcC contest between labor and capital bIihg5
interruption to business and pccuniary iuSs 70
those who are in no way Tespnsible for the dis
agreement, society in general is even more inter
c,tcd than employers or employees. Tnr desire
for justice is 50 universal that the public can
hC depended upon to support the finding Of an
impartial board of arbitration as certainly as
it can to support the successful contestant IN
law suit. The court Of arbitration is one OF
the cortaintics Of the future, and when it is se.
cured and perfected, We shall wonder why its
coming was delayed so long.
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SUMMARY
Total-Uuitcd states
The liabilities Of those failing for the
first six months Of the two years com
pared are as follows:


1t will he noted that the liabilities
of those failing in the Middle states
in the first six months OF 1900 were
S3,6i6207 less than they were In 1896
In the Western states they were $685.
9O7,04S less. In the Northwestern
states they We're S7l5S,1lO less. In the
Southern states they We're S9.S46 lO3
less. In the Pacific states there We're
50, ,248,47G less. In the territories they
were 1851 93i less. a grand total OF si6,-
Allies less than in 1896. Only in the
Eastern states were there more fail
ures this year than in 1896. In the
east there was an epidemic of over
capitalization directly due to the pros
perity inaugurated by the Mckinley
administration and in the nature OF
things some Of the inhaters got
pinched. The condition of general busi-
ness throughout the Eastern states,
outside of speculative centers was
never more satisfactory than it is to-
day,
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A Pennsylvania farmer, living in Walker township
Juniaa County recently underwent pretty ordeal
was bothered with sick headache he says $50 bad
that used to have to quit work and lie in bed for day
at time" He believes that dyspepsia at the bot
tom of the trouble but whatever it was he declares
al must say of Ripans Tabules that they cured me.
Since used them l bothered with headache or
dizziness any l would not be without them Thev
made me feel like different man."
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SPECIAL REWARDS.

/. Scholarship in Wyoming Semi.
nary a years. including tut.
tion and board ..............Sl,00 900
2. Scholarship in Keystone Acad.
elny e years. including tut.
tion and board .............. 61i
3. Sohmer OBJ Piano. including
stool and scarf (on exhibition
at j. W. Guernsey's, 3l4
Washington avenue) ......... 4s5
4. Course in Piano Instruction at
Scranton Conservatory Of Mu.
8. Columbia Bicycle, Ohainless,
1900 model ton exhibition at
Conrad Brothers, 24S Wyo.
ming avenue) ................ IS
8. Scholarship in Scranton Business
College, commercial COURSE. 80
Z. Scholarship in scranton Business
College, shorthand course e. 90
{. Solid Cold Watch, lady's or gen.
tleman's ION exhibition at Eu.
gene Schimpf's. 3l7 Lacka-
NJ wanna avenue) .....,........ 90
g. Tele.photo Cycle POGO B. Cam.
era, 4N6 Con exhibition at
the Grien Art company, 200
TO- Lady's Solid Gold Watch, or
Gentlenans Solid Silver
Watch ION exhibition at Eu.
gene Schimph's, 3l7 Lacka.
wanna avenue) .............. 30
$3.50
Each contestant failing to secure one
OF these special rewards will be given
ten 1o) per cent OF all the money he or
she turns in.
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each knew the o,aer better and both we're con.
tent to be guided by the strict rules Of justice.
The extremes of society are really not as far
apart as they appear. Those who work for
wages today may, under a good government
b employers in a few years, and the sons Of
those who are employers today may in a short
time be day lahorcrs. Since no one can save
posterity from the evil effects Of bad law,
all should strive for legislation which will pro.
tect each citizen in his rights and in the enjoy
ment Of the fruits Of his own genius, his own
industry and his own integrity.
1t is Of advantage to the rich as well az TO the
poor that the children ot all have an opportunity
10 secure an education; for education widcns
the individuals horizon, increases his capacity
for uscfulncss multiplies his enioyments and
makes him in every way more servceable to
society. Victor Hugo has described the mob
as the human race in misery. Those who are
Vel.to.do have a selfish interest. and should feel
a moral concern. in removing despair from
every human breast. Az misery is lessened the
security of property is increased; human life il
protected in proportion as happiness is pro-
NOTED.
Why should the man who eats at a we'll
supplied table forget the man whose toll fur.
nshcs the foodi Why should the man who
warns himself by the hrc forget the man whose
labor in the forest or in the mine brings forth
the fuel2 Why should the men clad in the best
products of the loom, forget the man whose
calloused hands make fine clothing possible?
Both the consumer and the producer arc neccs.
slry, but Of the two the producer comes first
in point Of time and in point Of Importance.
Shall the rosebud blooming in beauty and
shedding its fragrance on the air, dcspise the
roots Of the bush because they come into actual
contact with the soil? Destroy the bud and
leave the roots and second bud will appear
as beautiful and as fragrant as the first; but
destroy the roots and bud and bush will perish.
How can the wage Garner secure that share Of
the carth's bounties and the governments pro.
lection which he deserves? The associations
formed by the workngmen have been produc-
tirn u r,nch god
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The opinion Of Mr., Rockhiu as an
expert upon Chinese affairs is worthy
OF the consideration Of every nation.
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Menace of the Black List.

The black list, by means oi which employers
combine to deprive the discharged workman of
rc.employmcnt, is one Of the more recent men.
aces to the lab0ring man. The Independence of
the wage Garner decreases as the difficulty Of
obtaining employment Increases and the skilled
workman whose life has been spent in acquiring
efficiency in certain trade or occupation, be.
COMES practically the chattc Of the employer il
every opportunity 70 make usc Of his experience
is closed by agreement between employers
The lahorng man is also interested in legis.
lation prohibiting oriental immigration. It IS
unfair 10 the American workman, who is the
foundation Of the nations wealth In time OF
peace and its defense in time Of war. to subject
lin 10 the danger Of having his occuna ion
given 10 an oriental laborer, often brought in
by contract, who has no permanent interest in
our government. II the Asatcs come here, work
for few years, live on lower scale ard then
carry home the net proceeds OF their toll the
drain upon our money supply will be similar to
that caused by landlordism in other ccLrtrics
The political objections 20 oriental lancr are
scarcely less wenghty than the economic once.
Race prejudice cannot be disTegardpd, and We
have seen how, in every industrial depression.
race nnimoSitics result in riot and bloodshed.
We cannot afford to bring into this country
those who cannot amilgamate with our people.