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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31
The Savior of His Country.

Wv 1TH THE battle between
\N civil and military au-
thority growing out OF
the horrible Dreyfus
case won as he wanted 1t won; with
amnesty for all concerned in that
wretched affair save the principal
practically agreed upon; and with all
further proceedings remitted to the
civil tribunals, where Captain Dreyfus
himself may reasonably expect to re-
ceive eventually the vindication which
is at this time denied him owing to
political expediency, the time chosen
by general the marquis de Gallifet
for relinqulshing the French portfolio
Of war Is appropriate and significant.
This grand old Frenchman is not a
politician nor a place-hunter. He does
not hold office for the money or honor
there is in II. He is not in sympathy
with the party politics of President
Loubet; he has little in common with
the prime minister Of France, NJ, Wall
deck Rosseau, He became the secre-
tary OF war because the army of
France was showing signs of treason
and, monarchist though he is, "Old
Silverbelly" is a believer in military
loyalty and deemed It his duty to teach
the intriguing generals a lesson. He
was the one man in France capable OF
intimidating the seditlous officers
while retaining the confidence of the
rank and file. He grappled treason by
the throat and choked It; he forced
the army to submit to n revision of
the Dreyfus trial; he compelled a
peaceful acceptance of the verdict of
the court of review; he laid the iron
hand of discipline upon the military
partlsans both Of and against the
jew and having done these things
and by doing them saved France, he
now steps down and out, soldier and
hero to the last.
The retirement Of de Gallifet means
that the crisis in France is past; that
next will come the usual play ani
counterplay of the tuppenny politi-
clans, for which such men as he have
no stomach 1t has been a valuable les
son which this grim old relic Of the
last Napoleonic regime has taught to
the hotbloods of the so-called repub-
lie. May he end his days in peace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

THE ANNOUNCEMENT Of the
plans Of the Scranton and
Il Northeastern trolley railway
company doubtless presages
a spirited local fight between the troll
ley and the steam roads. The latter
will see in the new road a serious
menace to their passenger traffic, es-
pecially in the territory between Scran-
ton and Wilkes Barre; and If they shall
follow the example set by most steam
roads in other localities similarly
threatened, they will reduce their fares
and try in this way to retain their
business.
In other words, there will be COM
petition and the public will get the
benefit. And yet there should be enough
business to enable both the steam and
the trolley roads to operate at q fair
profit. AS the facilities for local inter-
communication multiply and cheaper,
the volume of such travel ought to in
crease in proportion, and the fact thai
the trolley route only partly conflicts
with the steam routes while opening
new channels Of travel should tend to a
final adjustment Of the problem on q
basis satisfactorily to both.
All this, however, is a matter for the
future. The present fact Of interest is
that new public convenience Is prom
ised, the advantages Of which are pic
tured in roseate colors and the realiza-
tion of which 1t Is to be hoped will cor
respond. The trolley road Is the road
of the common people and a good one
is one Of the publics most valuable
possessions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

The decision Of the house to put the
whole matter Of the purchase of armor
plate, including the adjustment of
price. In the discretion Of the secretary
of the navy presents a solution of this
troublesome problem to which the SEN
ate ought cordially to agree. 1t is
great grant of power, but John D. Long
can be trusted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

Democracy appears liable to suffer
more this year than ever from a sur
plus of ambitious patriots who are
anxious to handle the steering appara-
tus
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

An exchange intlmates that the alb
sence of dust on the trail OF the Mid
Observation-Disclosures may indicate that
the Cincinnati wing OF Popullsm has
encountered q brick pavement
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.

State.
Congressmen.at.Iarge GkLuSHA A. GROW,
ROBERT II. FOERDEEER.
Auditor Gcneral-E. y. HARDENDERGH.
Legislative.
First Distrct-TIlONAs j. REYNOLDS.
Second District-IOItT SCHFUER, IL.
Third Distr.ct--EDWARD JAMES. JR.
Fourth District-P. A. PHlLBiN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

The Boer ENJOYS are liable to be
out OF n Job before their American
itinerancy is half completed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

1t is pleasure to note that a good
many people yesterday remembered
Memorial Day otherwise than as an
occasion for a big ball game.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

The original Dewey. for president
man exhibits an inclination to take to
the woods.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

Judge Simonton has demonstrated
that the bicycle side path law is not
proof against puncture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31
EVERETT'S

Horses and carriages are su-
perior to those Of any other
livery in the city.
If you should desire to go
for a drive during this delight
full period of weather, call tele.
phone 1914, and Everett will
send you first-class outfit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31

Wv 1TH THE battle between
\N/ civil and military au-
thority growing out Of
~ "a q
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-31
Trolley VS.. Steam Roads.

TTHE ANNOUNCEMENT of the
plans of the Scranton and
Il Northeastern trolley railway
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

first place there is no sense in it, and
in the second place there is no justice
in It,
I have a piece of land worth $1,000.
l rent it to my neighbor, and find on
settling up the business for the year
l have made say 4 per cent. In the
meantime I sell the land and loan my
neighbor the price. Now, according to
these visionary theorists l should re-
ceive no interest on this money. Just
why change in the form of property
should bear income Is what is not clear
10 most people. The question Is not
that money bears interest at all, but
that it bears it out of all proportions
to the leading industry Of the country.
agriculture. Agriculture bears per
cent, money bears 6 to Is per cent.
Just according to the hole they can
catch us in. Let the Peoples party
declare it's intention to regulate this
matter and it will gain votes by SO
doing. And will trust the farmers as
a class to do justice to all concerned
quicker than any other class. Don't
let us destroy our influence by advocat-
ing a fool theory that will turn votes
away from us. Stick to the middle Of
the road and the main features of the
Omaha platform. Yours for justice,
F. M. DODGE,
Herbert, Wis.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
MUST SAVE THE EAST.

On the floor Of the convention at
Kansas City an excited group OF dele
gates from New York. Pennsylvania
and New Jersey were pleading with
David B. Hill to accept the vice-presi-
dency. One excited delegate from New
Jersey, that rookery of the trusts, shak-
ing his fingers under Hills nose,
shouted:
"You can't refuse; you can't. The
party must have you to save the East"
Here we find this Jersey rookery man
sounding the keynote to the whole pro-
ceedings of the convention. Save the
party and save the East.
This was the program and it was
carried out when Hill declined in favor
of Stevenson.
What reformer with a grain of sense
can look for reform in the election of
ticket avowedly nominated to "save
the East?''
How can Bryan oppose trusts and the
money power and save the banking
trusts of New York and New England
and the mighty industrial trusts in
corporated in New Jersey?
Bryan failed in judgment or in hon
esty when he Endorsed a program to
'save the East"
Bryan would command the respect of
Populists, Silver Republicans and the
honest reform element of his own par
ty by declining even now to run handi
capped with plute mate. Bryan
whipped in November must suffer the
consequences of choosing the question
able company of Stevenson, and in 1904
it would require several coats of white
wash to make him presentable as a re-
spectacle Populist.
In 1904, if Bryan turns Populist, as
rumor outlines his intentions in event
of defeat in this campaign, he will have
to do more than bury his clothes, after
running this heat with Growers mate.
II. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
SCHOOL of HARD KNOCKS.

In these columns will be found the plat
form adopted by the late Democratic state
convention. 1t has the ring of patriotism
and justifies the cooperation movement OF
enacted into law ana enforced. popular
rights will be safe and industry rewarded.
Prosperity and happiness will be inevitable.
It enthusiastically indorses the nomination.
Of Charles A. Towne for vice. president It
10 the duty Of every voter to lay aside preju-
dice and defeat Mark Hanna imperialism at
the polls.-National Republican.
It would seem that q man as old as
the editor Of the National Republican
should have learned something in the
school of hard knocks. Major Hotch-
kiss was simple enough to believe that
the Democratic party was sincere in it's
platform declarations. This old man
seems to actually believe that Demo-
Gratis would support Towne for high
Office.
Such simplicity, such innocence, one
would hardly expect to find even among
children who had never known false
hood. 1t is such lack Of sense that
made 1t possible for designing and cum
ming Democratic leaders to destroy the
Greenback party and later to disrupt
the Populists.
Hereafter, no recruit should be ad-
mitted to membership in the Populist
party who will not, in addition to sup
porting our platform, pledge himself
not to believe all he hears, especially if
it comes from Democratic sources.
The major will probably declare that
it is now the duty of every voter to lay
aside prejudice and vote for the tail of
Grover Cleveland's Democracy.
E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

Over a year ago the New York YER
dict, that able representative Of Wall
street interests, declared that Tammany
was for Bryan because the voting cat
tie wanted Bryan, and Wall street in
terests were amply protected under the
folds of their banner I'm the senate
we trust" 1t will be cold comfort for
the "allies" who realize that every vote
cast for a Bryan elector means q vote
cast for Stevenson to preside over the
senate in the interests Of Wall street.
Prepare to pucker, boys, for 1t will be
a terribly bitter dose.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

ingalls,, Mimi, June 20, 1900.
Editor Representative, Minneapolis,
MINI.
paper reports of the weather and crops.
l do not think we have had to exceed III
inches of rain here the whole season, as
it has only rained twice to do any good,
not wet my ground in the fields to ex-
coed / IL inches.
have lived in Minnesota AZ years and
never have seen such a season. OF
course our crops are very poor. It has
been cloudy many times and rained
few drops and looked much like rain,
but no rain came.
do not think we can get over five
bushels OF wheat to the acre, and per-
haps not even that much on an average,
and west of us on the prairies l hear
it is even worse than here. Some are
blowing up the fields. Grain of all
kinds is better in the timbered portions
of the country than on the prairie so I
hear.
Oats are very thin and short, eight or
10 inches high, and partly headed out;
barley dried up and partly dead and
more dying every day; hay crop not
near one-half crop; water very scarce,
many have to haul it from one to two
miles. l have lived In Wabasha, MUIR
ray, Ottertail, and am now living in
Marshall county and never saw such
crops raised as there are this year on ac-
count of dry weather.
Everyone thought that 90, the wet
season here, was SO bad that nothing
could be worse, but now the drought Is
far worse, as then we had plenty Of hay
and could keep all the stock we had,
while now many will haye to sell more
than they really would if hay was
plenty. In fact, the coming year looks
gloomy for us farmers in this part Of
Minnesota.
Yours respectfully.
w. H. INGALLS,.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12


to both the Chicago and the Kansas
City platforms. They accepted both
Bryan and his platform as political
necessity, because they knew he could
command more votes than any other
living Democrat and because he refused
to run except upon a platform Of his
own dictation. We say nine out Of 10
Of Democratic leaders are opposed to
Bryan. Towne and the reforms these
two men champion, and in corrobora-
ton point to the vote against Towne.
found elsewhere on this page. Among
over 900 delegates less than 80 voted for
Towne for the vice-presidency, and a
large portion of these votes actually
cast for Towne were cast by Minnesota
delegates as complimentary because Mr..
Towne was from their state. At heart
not half of Minnesota's delegation
wanted Towne or his reforms Their
vote at Kansas City was the result Of
pressure from a reform rank and file
at home.
BY the national leaders of the Dem
ocratic party Mr.. Towne's candidacy
for the vice-presidency was considered
as joke. He was never for one mo-
ment seriously considered by them for
that Office and he would be equally OBJ
jectionable to them as a member of the
cabinet.
This rumor Is q bait to catch Silver
Republican votes for the Democratic
party, and many . sucker will be
caught. e. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
HOW THE TRICK WILL BE TURNED.

But the parties will work together in
this way: In the states where the Populist
strength is the greater, the understanding
will be that the electors on both tickets
will favor Bryan and Towne. This will
apply especially to the Western states.
In the Eastern states and other sections
where the Populists admit that their party
is distasteful to the Democrats the cleo
toral tickets will be for Bryan and Steven
son.
In the electoral college, according to the
general plan as outlined, 1t is the intention
to unite the vote, probably on Mr.. Stevenson.
This general plan was outlined at the
meeting of the Populist national committee
which was held last night at the close of
the meeting between the conference COM
mittee of the Democrats, Populists and Sill
yer Republican parties, and which adjourned
early yesterday after protracted debate
The whole idea is to concentrate our forces
and work for the success of William J. Bryan,
said former Congressman Ridgely, of Kan
sas, today. The Democratic ticket and plat
form is satisfactory to us, but peculiar
conditions exist In many states where our
strength Is the greatest and we consider it
advisable to have a complete Populist
ticket In the field, as In this way we can
best hold our forces.-Associated Press
Dispatch.
Fine scheme this for holding in line
those who vote as their leaders dictate.
In Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota,
Minnesota and other Populist and free
silver strongholds, Towne Is to be re-
tanned on the ticket merely as a straw
man, a dummy to catch votes of those
who would repudiate Stevenson II ask
ed to vote for him directly. It is ex-
pected that enough voters can be fooled
in these states to elect Bryan and
Towne electors, and in the electoral col
lege all these electoral votes would be
turned over to Stevenson
You vote for Bryan and Towne and
reform and by a pre-arranged hocus
pocus performance your elector in the
electoral college turns your vote over
to Bryan, Stevenson and Tammany.
See?
Ex-Congressman Ridgeley must have
regarded the rank and file Populists as
a herd of voting cattle, a mass of
stupidity, when in outlining this trick
he used the languages: 1--WE consider it
advisable to have complete Populist
ticket in the field, as in this way we can
best hold our forces" E. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
CHIEF JUSTICE
S. G. Harris St Paul
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE:
j. A. Temple, Minneapolis.
l.l COMMISSIONERS:
~. r. Parks, Lester prairie.
J. ]. Hubbard, Duluth.
~. p. Moran, Graceville.
A DEAD WEIGHT.

In the daily papers Martin E. Tew, of
the Minneapolis delegation to Kansas
City, is reported as saying:
well, 1t turned out that Stevenson was
chosen, and 1 think that he will fill the
bill. He Is a good, able man, and will, in
my opinion, and in the opinion of those
with whom have talked on the matter, add
considerable weight to the ticket we AT
a little sorry that Towne was not nomi-
mated, but we think the next best thing has
been done. Stevenson was the second choice
with all of us. and now that he has
been nominated he will receive our hearty
support. We are as we'll satisfied as we
can be-"
Since Mr.. Tew did not specify what
kind of weight Mr.. Stevenson would
add to the ticket, Populists will quite
generally put their own construction
upon his language and interpret his
words as meaning dead weight"
E.. A. T.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
HILL CROWS.

David B. Hill felt so jubilant over the
pluto victory at Kansas City that be
could not restrain himself from crow
ing before he left the state Of Missouri
on his return home from the Democratic
convention. :. ~,
To a few of his pluto friends In st.
Louis, he said:
''Your president has said that I have re-
turned from a convention where there were
some distinguished men; and I may add,
probably there were some who were ex-
that as possibly belong to the latter
Glass;
Hills purpose at Kansas City was to
"extinguish" reform and every one Of
its advocates. 1t was Hills mission to
''extinguish'' Bryan and Organism, and
he accomplished this mission when he
tied Bryan and his platform to the drift
wood from the still odious administra-
ton Of Cleveland. >
During the evening Of July the lead
ers Of the New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania delegations got together
60U 06A 0Ou IA0I at tA0 VAOPOk IAIuS 0IOV-
enson should be placed upon the plat
form, with Bryan and an ATTEMPT made
in November to drown the silver out
Mt. II suceeesAul 1A41l LAS, as ne ex-
presses 1t, "extinguished" reform and
its leading advocates In the Democratic
party.
Hill positively declined to run with
Bryan because It had been previously
arranged to 'extinguish" both Bryan
and his platform.
His whole meaning was plain when
to his enthusiastic supporters, urging
his acceptance Of second place on thu
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
A SNARE.

A rumor from Kansas City puts Charles
A. Towne In the presidents cabinet IL Bry-
an II elected. The story was heard In DO
Utica! circles long before the convention,
and It was claimed at that time that the
Towne boomers did not expect to see him
nominated as Bryan's running mate, and
were only booming him for . cabinet posi-
n.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Fusion Populists, Silver Republicans
and Western Reform Democrats felt
certain Of Towne's nomination to the
vice-presidency. but they were disap-
pointed.
The great majority Of Democratic
leaders are opposed to Towne and all
the reforms he advocates. Nine out
Of every ten OF these Democratic leaders
secretly hate Bryan and stand opposed
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

Herbert, Wis, July Z, 49,

d0TDeFI, WIS.,, July I, lJVU.
Editor Representative:
see am some in arrears and so will
remit you s.. Please credit me ahead
on subscription for the enclosed amount.
see the question of interest is being
discussed pro and con, some going so
far as to say that money should bear
no interest at ALL
Now, it is just such fool talk as that
that will keep any amount OF men out
of the Peoples party. And justly so.
There are lots of farmers and laborers
in the country that by hard work of
Is hours a day have laid by little
money expecting the income to help
take care of themselves and family in
old age.
Now, these men would be the last
ones to Join a party whose avowed in
tentions are the abrogation Of all in
terest. And they. are right. In the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12

ticket, he repii4d
Il don't want It's you can name Stew
enson. He's as good as l am
In event of Bryan's defeat Hill did
not want to share his fate. In event
Of Bryan's possible success Stevenson
could be counted upon to serve Eastern
interests.
Populists will not wonder that Tam
many left the coqyeption hall wreathed
IN smiles and that Hill stopped in St..
Louis to crow. E. A. T.
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1t was very natural thing for
Charlie Towne to declare himself q
Democrat when his prospects were
bright for riding on the front seat OF
the Democratic band wagon. It Is
quite another thing to find himself, by
such declaration, now tied to the tall
board Of the Grover Cleveland vehicle.
We should express our heartfelt sym
pathy for Mr.. Towne were 1t not for be-
Ing construed a. rubbing it In"
i. A. +.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Merely Curious.

Stranger noticed your advertise
ment in the paper this morning for a
man to retail imported canaries.
Proprietor Of Bird Store-Yes, sir;
are you looking for job?
Stranger-Oh, no; merely had curi-
osity to know how the canaries loss
their tails.-Chicago News. u