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Neither Would Work,
THE sPECIOUsNEss of Mr..
Bryan's speech of accent
II ance does not conceal the

HE SPECIOUSNESS of Mr..
Bryan's speech Of accent
II ance does not conceal the
weakness of its practical
suggestions. What The Tribune said
on the morning after its delivery is
repeated in substance, although in 9TH
er words, in this weeks Outlook. Thar
superior weekly says:
g."Mr. Bryan proposes that this coun-
FRY, in its dealings with the Philip-
pines, shall divorce responsibility from
authority. He proposes to establish a
stable form of government in the
Islands, and to protect it from all out
side interference, leaving ii free at the
same time to take its own course IN
regard TO its own people and to foreign
governments. 1t is to have a free hand
TO do what it chooses, and the United
States is to be responsible for its acts.
Under this policy an instruction
against such a government might take
the same course which the Boxers have
taken inrChina; II might imprison or
murder foreign representatives and
then leave the United States govern
men5 TO defend the Filipino action and
to protect the Filipinos from the Just
punishment of Europe"
Under the searchight of common
Ssnse the Bryan proposition dissolves
iQto manifest absurdity. An American
ngotectorate over an independent Fill
ipino republic? 1t is a contradiction in
terms. If the Filipinos are fit to bo
Independent they would not need
American protection and our assertion
Of 1t would be foreign interference, an
entangling foreign alliance, species
Of government imposed on a subject
race without the excuse, necessity OF
Justification which an outright title OF
sovereignty supplies If, on the other
hand, the Filipinos are unfit for inde-
pendence, our free coinage OF them
into an'independent nation backed by
the American 20 u" would be as gross
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TO MIR. BRYAN.
From the New York Times.

FROM the New ioTk lllnes.
You might persuade congress TO set the Phil
ippines adrit, sell Porto Rico to the highest
bidder, and invite Spain to resume sovereignty
OF Cuba and though the dishonor and disgrace
OF the transaction would be deep the effect Of
it upon the standing Of this government, upon
its credit, and upon the business Of the country
would be ininitesimal compared with the i'm.
measurable disaster that would befall us il you
should pay one United States bond Of 500 in
silver against the wish Of its holder.
There Is the issue that is In the minds Of the
people. The great majority Of them take no in
terest in the twin bogiss Of imperialism and
militarism. All Of them who have property
and are not cheats and swindlers take the grayest
interest IN the maintenance Of a currency Of es-
tablished value. This is gold standard country.
You are known to be silver standard candi-
date. You have never recantsd your incendiary
yiews you have recently reasserted them, II
you do not wish to be set down as a mere
vulgar dodser and trimmer you will have To
talk about silver in this campaign and talk
about 1t pretty constantly Even your new
friends tho anti.imperialists will distrust you
thoroughly II you show such facility in laying
aside old opinions and taking up new that hap
pen TO be Of the moment
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Extraordinary
Contest
The Scranton Tribune Offers Unusual Induce.
n1entS for Earnest Efforts ON the Part
of Active Young Persons

The Tribune aims to largely increase its circulation during
next lew months the best and ceanest paper published
Northeastern Pennsylvania, and it finds its way into
family its merits will enable it to remain permanently In
to introduce we seek the cooperation Of ambitious intelligent
young men and women and to gain their help have into
cuton plan that will interest every
we are going to give scholarships and other special
wards to the ten persons who will be most successful and attain
the highest number Educao Contest BY
ashps we mean full course of study paying the tuition charges
in EACH and in the cases of the two leading scholarships The
Tribune will not only all tuition charges but will also
board Of the fortunate winners during the life of the scholarship,
covering four and three years respectively.
In addition to the ten special rewards and order
pensate those who enter this work and be
full in obtaining of these, The Tribune will give
who succeeds obtaining subscribers under
of this contest ten (oo cent of all the from subscrp
tons they may succeed in winning for it.
All letters of inquiry should be addressed editor of the
Educational Contest Scranton Tribune Scranton Pa" The
Tribune will be pleased inquiries for additional
formation and urges those interested write in doubt any
point
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A Voice from the Grave.

"\HE SUBSTANTIAL hero of
the Spanish-American war
Il and of the conflicts growing
out of it was that sterling
fighter, fearless leader and unassum-
ing, clean-handed gentleman, Major
General Henry W. Lawton. You may
search the records of military achieve
ments as far as you please but you
Will not find trace of more satisfac-
tory type of what an American soldier
ought to be. His fame will grow as
the years pass by, because 1t was SOL
idly founded.
In the home politics of his country
so far as his military duties enabled
him to participate in political activi-
ties, General Lawton was a Demo-
crat; but we doubt that had he lived
he would have sympathized with the
Democratic partys present attitude Of
giving aid and comfort, or at least Of
giving comfort, to the insurrection OF
Aguinaldo and his colleagues against
the authority of the United States.
Why do we doubt this? Because the
month before I.awton was stricken
down by a Filipino bullet he wrote to
ex-Minister John Barrett:
II would to God that the truth of
this whole Philippine situation could
be known to every one in America
as I know it. If the real history,
inspiration and conditions of this in
surrection, and the influences, local
and external, that now encourage the
enemy, as we'll as the actual possi-
bilities of these islands ana peoples
and their relations to this great
East, coul.- be understood at home,
we would hear no more talk of un-
just shooting of government into
the Filipinos, or of hauling down
our flag in the Philippines. If the
so-called anti-imperialists would
honestly ascertain the truth on the
ground and not in distant America,
they, whom 1 believe to be honest
men and)nisinformed, would be con-
WINGED of the error of their state
ments and conclusions and of the
unfortunate effect of their publica-
tions here. If I am shot by q Fill
pino bullet, it might as we'll come
from one of my own men, because I
know from observations confirmed
by captured prisoners that the con-
tinuance of fighting is chiefly due to
reports that are sent out from
America"
This message is now from the grave
but it yet has force for the American
people.
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SPECIAL REWARDS.

l. Scholarship in Wyoming Semi
nary a years. including tut
tion and board ........,,....$l, 900
2. Scholarship in Keystone Acad.
emy g years. including tut
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8. sohmer 5.B Piano, including
stool and scarf (on exhibition
at J. W. Guernsey's, 3li
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4. Course in Piano Instruction at
Scranton Conservatory Of Mu.
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8. Columbia Bicycle, Chainless,
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Each contestant failing to secure one
OF these special rewards will be given
teh Q0) per cent. of all the money he or
she turns in.
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LEADING EVENTS IN THE PEKIN CAMPAIGN.

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revolt
admiral Seymour for
in
nAdmal scmons
half Pekn but Il unable farther
destroyed
while his
all In but
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Chnec allies driven into the walled native
o. the Of the natye Of
bringing allied strength
Colonel killed. killed and
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killed wounded
mile from
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a fraud upon the family of nations as
would Mr.. Bryan's earlier scheme 10
try TO compel the civilized world to
accept AZ cents would of silver as Of
equal value to 100 cents worth of gold.
Neither would work.
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AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times
In the opinion Of the great majority Of the
American people, Mr.. Bryan, an honest debt due
from a solvent debtor should be paid in full
-Four years ago you contended that all debts
public and private, should be made, at the op
tion Of the debtor, payable in coin demonstrably
worth one-half It's face value That is repudia
tion. II you are elected president do you in
tend to instruct your secretary Of the treasury
to repudiate any part Of the Just debts Of the
government
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- ILSON WILLETS, an author
n and journalist of repute, who
~ has lately returned from a
journey through the famine
stricken region in India, contributes
the clearest picture of the situation we
have yet seen. In a letter to The
Tribune he says:
"The famine Is, above all, a big
famine. The breadless area covers
$4,000 square miles, which is one-third
of all India, or as big as Canada. In
this area are 5O,OOO,OO0 people, one-sixth
OF the entire population of India, q
number equal to our entire well-fed
family east OF the Mississippi. Ten
millions are entirely destitute. and Of
these the government Is taking care
of 6,5000 900, on relief works and in poor
houses. 1t is as If every man, woman
and child in New York state depended
upon the Mckinley administration for
food and got it. AS many as possible
of the remaining 100000 are cared for
by missionaries and private charity"
The British government has spent
more than $SO,OOOO 900 in relief work.
But the official channels of relief miss
many elements of the population. AS
Lord Curzon recently pointed out, the
relief of the aged and infirm; of sick
patients in the hospitals; of children
and orphans; of those men and women
who will endure almost any Tivation
sooner than to submit themselves to
the publicity of government help Con
stitutes field of enormous extent, the
margin of which the already over
worked official hardly touches, but
which is, in a peculiar and inevitable
degree, the property of individual eff
fort and of private generosity"
The need of help is yet most urgent.
Another great fortune-in- England
story has been investigated and found
mythical. The best fortune which can
come to an American Is to realize that
in the sweat of his brow must he earn
L. -. Ill
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of course it costs money to keen
soldiers doing police duty in the Phil
iPpines' But who adds to the cost II
not those Americans at home who are
encouraging the Filtpinos to resist the
establishment Of law and order among
thelr own people? Those complain
with poor grace who are chiefly respon-
Sible
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York city's large charitable
~ organizations asked the archi-
tects of the United States to
make a competitive submission of
plans OF a model tenement. Three
hundred plans were offered and the
award has recently been made to r.
Thomas Short, whose design certainly
merits high praise.
1t is a design for tenements in
groups. The tenements are to be six
stories high and in no place wider
from exterior to exterior than two
rooms, thus insuring light and ventila-
ton. A description taken from the
Sun says: "The entrance and stair
case halls will be fireproof-the stair
case hall inclosed with brick walls and
the floors of all the other halls made
of some material that will not burn.
The stairways also will be fireproof
and Of good width. The staircases are
arranged so as to secure CrosS-ven-
tilation through them from one court
to another throughout the entire
block. Only 20 per cent. of the ground
cent. for light and air, thus avoiding
the necessity of light wells. The large
center courts are open to the street,
which insures a free circulation of
air at all times. These courts will be
ornamented with grass plots, flower
beds and fountains and will be avail
able as Fairgrounds for little chill
~. 4.
be lighted by large windows opening
directly to the outer air. The build
ings are divided by unpierced brick
walls into separate apartments, each
with a fifty-foot frontage. Each suite
of apartments, whether of two, three
or four rooms, will have a private hall
with a space in it for refrigerator,
as we'll as shelves and hooks for coats,
hats and other articles. No rooms
open directly on the staircase halls.
In the kitchen there are gas ranges.
sinks, stationary washtubs, supplied
with hot water from the cellar, and
a large dresser with closets, drawers
enough for two beds and each bed
room is reached from the living rooms
and private halls without passing
through another bedroom. There, are
dumb walters running in freproof
shafts from cellar to roof; speaking
tubes from the cellar TO each apart
ment: ventilated garbage store rooms
in the cellars, and laundry and steam
heated clothes-drying chambers. For
the free use of tenants bathtubs, and
showers, supplied with hot and cold
water, are furnished. Baby carriage
and bicycle storage rooms are on the
first floor, and general storeroom.
workshops and one storage room for
each tenant are in the basement"
This excellent design has already
been adopted by a prominent New
York real estate company, which in
tends to construct a series Of tene-
ments in accordance with it, in which
the rentals will not exceed a dollar
week for each room. The oppor-
tunity is open to some enterprising
citizen to adapt this idea to Scranton
needs and conditions so as not only
to make money but also perform a
public service.
In 1896, speaking to the Chicago con-
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A political party managed by men
like Altgeld. Tillman, Pettigrew and
Croker is not fit to be trusted with
the control of our government.
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The man worked Ohio coal mine this
od Fo past have been employed mother
EARTH from and half mine
digging coal The distance impossible
for pure air. which forced by great fans
During breaks machinery the air causing first
great pains head dizziness and ntng This continued
pains stomach indigestion dyspepsia Working hard
in the mines naturally hearty dyspep-
sia bad suffered terrible The but
only took several kinds of Ripans
Tabuies advertised and going the drug bought In
three days head clear WELL dys-
pepsia. These Rpans Tabules cid it,"
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IePislature.

Are we correct in assuming that the
Democratic nominee for congress in
this district would, IL elected, vote for
& free coinage bill?
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RULES OF THE CONTEST

The special rewards will be given to
the persons securing the largest number
Of points.
Points will be credited to contestants
securing new subscribers to the Scranton
Tribune as follows:
Points.
One Months Subscription. 8 so
Three Months Subscription. 1,p5
Six Months Subscription. .. 2.60 Q
One Years Subscription .... 500 IL
The contestant with the highest mum.
Der OF points will be given a choice from
the list Of special rewards; the contestant
with the second highest number OF
points will be given a choice OF the re.
manning rewards, and so on through the
list
Each contestant failing to secure a
special reward will he given 10 per cent.
OF all money he or she turns in.
All subscriptions must be paid In ad.
vance.
Only new subscribers will be counted.
Renewals by persons already on our
subscription list will not be credited.
No transfers can be made after credit
has once been given.
All subscriptions, and the cash to pay
for same, must be handed in at The
Tribune office within the week in which
they are secured, so that papers may be
sent to the subscribers at once.
Subscriptions must be written on blanks
which can be secured at The Tribune
Office or will be sent by mail
The contest will close promptly at 8
O'clock Saturday evening, September 20,
1900.
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NILE V s

For late summer or
early Autumn wear,
we are showing a
very complete line of
New Plaid and Stripe
Back Suitings---suit-
able for Rainy Day,
G O | f, or Bicycle
Skirts, including the
popular Greys, Tans,
Blues and Blacks.
N e w | i n e of
cheviots, both plain
and hairline, in Ok.
ford, Light Grey, Blue
Brown, etc. Also
Cream Cheviot, just
opened, very much
in demand for sea-
side and mountain
wear. What we have
left in F o II | a r d s,
Wash Silks and Fine
French Challies are
being closed out at
less than cost price;
and there is still a
fairly good assort'
ment to pick from,
5lO-5l2
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
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NOTES ON NEWSPAPERS.

At intervals there rcappears in the columns
of some rural paper fond OF throwing sspersons
on the city press the purported response of a
New York journalist at a banquet of newspaper
inen to the toast can Independent Press" The
alleged response was as follows: There is no
such thing an independent press unless it Is
out in the country towns You arc all slaves
You know 1t and know it. There is not one
OF you who dares express an honest opinion. Ii
you do express it you know beforehand that il
will not appear in print. l am paid $50 week
for keeping honest opinions out Of the paper
that | am connected with Others of you are
paid similar salaries for doing similar things. II
should allow honest opinions to be printed in
one issue Of my paper, like Othelo, my occuPa
tion would be gone The man who would be so
foolish as to write honest opinions would be out
on the street looking for another job. The busi
ness Of journalist is to distort tho truth, to lie
outright, to pervert, to Witty, to fawn at the
feet OF mammon, and sell his country and his
race for daily bread, or for what is about the
same, his salary. You know this, and know it,
and what foolery to be toasting AN independent
press We are the tools aud vassals Of rich men
behind the scenes. We are jumping-jack They
pull the string and we dance. Our time, our tai.
ent, our possibilities are all the property Of
other men. We are intellectual prostitutes" 1t
is needless to add that this speech was never
made.
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For convenience in the transaction Of its bust.
ness and also as a means OF rewarding certain
faithful employees, the firm publishing the Wilkes.
Barre Record is to be incorporated Msssrs. john
son and Powell retaining all but few shares
OF the capital stock. The Record Is one OF the
best and most prosperous newspaper properties
in the United States and this new step will
doubtless accelerate its growth.
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convention. lie ia the representative Of Croker
in the east, Tillman in the south, Altged in the
west. Doubtless he represents other aud much
better men, but the classes whom these men rep
resent are an important element in Mr.. Bry-
ans constituency; and no chief executive in
republic is or can be independent OF his con-
stituency.
The question for the voter Is not merely does
he wish Mr. Bryan to be president. 1t Is also,
il is even more, docs he wish the elements III
America which are represented by such men as
Croker, Tillman and Altgeld TO be- we will
not say dominant factors, but even important
factors in the government of the nation. The
danger Of imperialism would be far greater from
passing the control Of the government into the
hands Of these men than from leaving it in the
hands Of Mckinley, Hay, Root, Gage and Long.
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An interesting publication halls from Aurora,
ILL.,, in the form of single, by IL, sheet called
"Tree and Leaves" which Is issued weekly by
William Whitehead. 1t Is devoted largely to
religious themes but in the last issue appears
an answer "from a Scripture point Of View to
the question 'Who Will Be the Next President
OF the United statesY' Editor Whitehead is a
Third Party Prohibitionist and a great sdmirer
OF Candidate John G. Wooley, but nevertheless
he is convinced from prophecies contained in
the Sacred Word that Major Mckinley will be
reelected
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Steady improvement characterizcs the Phila'
delphia Evening Bulletin, which a few years age
had 5000 circulation and now has 125,0O0, The
Bulletin has won this progress by printing a pa
per in which there is something 10 interest ev'
eryone, and by pushing it for all it is worth A
recent feature which has contributed largely tc
its success is an independent cable service put.
ting its readers in daily news touch with more
than 100 foreign capital and chief cities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-20

On June / the Philadelphia Record issued a
s0.page number commemorative Of its twenty
third anniversary. This is now reproduced by
photogravure process on calendared paper in
about one.Hfth szo making a very handsome
and novel souvenir.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
National.

National
Prcsidcnt-WILIlAM MCKINLEY.
.rrCsidcnt-TllEODORE ROOSEVELT
State.
Congressman. itLarge--GALCSHA A. GROW
ROBERT II. FGERDERER.
Auditor General--E. B HARDENBERGH.
County.
Congrcss-WGLIAM COYNELL.
Lhdge- GEORGE NJ WATSON
Shcrif--JCllN II. FELLOWS.
Treasurer. A. SCRANTON.
District Attorncy-WILIlAM n. LEWIS.
prothcuotary--JOHN COPELAND
Clerk Of Courts-1IlOMAS +. DANIELS.
Recorder of Decds-EMlL BONN.
Register Of Wills--W. x. BECK.
Jury EDWARD b. STURGES.
Legislature.
First Dlstrct-THOMAS j. REYNOLDS.
Second Distrct--1OiIN SCHEUER, JR.
Third Dstrict-EDWARD JAMES, JR.
Fourth Dlstrict-P. A. PHlLBlN.
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In 1896, speaking to the Chicago con-
vention, MIR. Bryan declared free coin
age Of silver the "great, paramount
issue" and said: IF protection has
slain its thousands the gold standard
has slain its tens of thousands. When
we have restored the money Of the
constitution all other necessary reforms
will be possible; until that is done
there is no reform that can be accom-
plished," The money of the cOnsti-
tuition" as defined by him, has not
been restored yet here Mr.. Bryan smil-
ingly bobs up with an entirely new
paramount issue" and says 1t takes
precedence over everything else and
must be settled before any other ques-
tion can be approached. Is he not a
little swift in his changes Of base?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-20

1t is announced that Altgeld Of nli-
nois is to be attorney general II Bryan
is elected. Notice that III
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-20

The Tunkhsnnock Republican has adopted the
eight-page form and largely increased both the
quantity and quality OF its contents.
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rIodel Tenements.

ONE TIME ago one of New
- York city's large charitable
~ organizations asked the archi-
tects of the United States to