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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-13
Harrisburg Letter in tho Sun.
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Harrisburg Letter in tho Sun.
IN MILITARY science It has always been rc.
gatded Us u tactical requisite 10 draw the
- Ere OF concealed enemy and thus I'M.
cover his position. That's what both fac
lions OF the Republican party arc trying TO
do at this stage of the battle Each Is trying
10 discover the exact position of the other, and
IN order to do this they arc giving out claims
which they know will not bear clnsc invcstiga.
ton. Ii is quite certain that IN the lists Of
members OF the senate and house alleged TO I've
favorable to the Quay or anti.Quay side In the
contest, as published IN Philadelphia newspapers.
there appear the names Of those who are known
to be identified with the opposite faction. In
other words. Quay men are placed in the anti.
Quay column, and vice versa, for the purpose
evidently OF uncovcring the concealed strength
of the opposition and compelling public idcntif.
cation of doubtful followers on each side.
This plan has already brought into the clear.
ing Scnator.clect Alexander Stewart OF Chan.
hersburg. Nobody ever seriously doubted that
stewart was Just what he says he is IN this
hight, but for some reason or other 1t was con.
tended In certain Quay quarters that he would
participate in the caucus and abide by its dc.
Gision Now comes another alleged caucus anti.
Quay man who has been included in some csti.
mates as Quay supporter. Representative. elect
John s. Arnold. Of Perry county, authorized this
statement today ~ was nominated on the
anti.Quay issue aud will stand as an antiQuay
Republican in the Legislature" This would
seem TO dispose Of any doubt about Mr. Ar.
nods position. II is quite probable that dur.
ing the nest fcw days other incn,berselect o:
senate and house who are now classified as
doubtful in the various estimates that have been
published will get ONT into the open and allow
themselves TO be tagged properly in this fight.
There are others. however, who will remain
IN tlr background until the final roundup in
Tie caucus next January. In an anti.Quay list
which appeared in some of the newspapers OF
tile state yesterday there were the names Of
Allison and Thompson, Of Centre county; Beaver,
OF Juniata; Phlbn. Of Lackawanna: Smith.
OF Snyder. and Baker, OF Warren. It is certain
that most OF these men. IL not all, will vote
for Quay. Secretary Of Agriculture Hamilton ia
quoted as saying that both Allison and Thomp.
son will 60 into the caucus While there may
be some doubt about Allison's position, \ Cen.
TIRE county official who was here within q dav
or two says there is doubt about Thompson
taking part in the caucus and being guided
by its action. As to Beaver, OF Iuniata. and
Smith. of Snyder. there never was any reason
for placing them anywhere else than in the
Quay column. II is said that Phibin belongs
in the same category. Baker. Of Warren, has
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the Republican ticket. lie believes the
number of such Democrats this year
was greater than III 1896. 10 oil such.
known or unknown. the president sends
his thanks: and he speaks Of their SER
vices To ana their upholding of the
government in q way which indicates
his profound appreciation of the fact
thar he has n commission, not from one
political party merely, but from that
party and tho best men of all parties.
In the consciousness of this RESPONSE
bility, the president has keen realizn :
tion of demands of Che work which he
has been set to do. but II Is his hope
tina he will have the strength and Wis
dom 10 Justify the confidence which
has been placed IN him
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ihe people of Bay had murdered the nlrsidcntc
and the councillors and General CaIles, conf
mander Of the insurgent forces in that locality,
issued an order in which he praised this loyal
action OF the people OF Bay and ordered that
all other good Filipnos follow their example
when occasion offered. There have been report.
cd in Manila during the last fortnight nine mur.
ders OF Filipinos who were American syinpa
thizers, and these crimes were committed in
broad daylight as well as under cover Of dark
ness. There are two instances Of men being shpt
down in their own houses while surrounded ny
their families and friends, and it is impossible
for the Americans to get any information leading
TO the capture Of the guilty parties. simply be-
cause any and every Filipino who could throw
light on who the assassins were, or in what di-
rection they fed, knows full well that il he irr
parts any information that might lead to the
capture OF the criminals, vengeance will be taken
upon himself or upon his family. Filipinos in
this city have told the correspondent that the
rebels in the provinces near Manila. have pre-
pared lists Of some forty Filipinos, all Of them
American sympathiZers, who are destined to be
killed, and when the writer asked why certain
prominent Filipinos had recently left the islands
for Hong Kong, lie was told the names of the
men in question were reported as on the death
list. With one possible exception. these nine
recent murders have been for political reasons,
and they have created terror and fear even among
the men who reside in Manila.
In Cem island recently some 500 natives were
asked by the American authorities to swear ale.
glance TO the United Stntes forty OF the number
complied while the others declined OH lie ground
that il they did :" their lives would he in dan.
ger from their own counry,nen.
An interesting side light on Filipino ways
OF conducting government WAS disclosed when the
American troops captured the correspondence of
General Santlico, in Nueva Ecija province. Among
his letters was one from man called Gonzalez.
dated Manila. in which the writer, answering 4
communication from Sandico, said he vas well
aware the several hamiets in Pampanga province
referred to were slack in the contributions TO the
cause but that the continued presence II Amer.
lean troops there seemed to give the people the
courage to be independent and refuse to pay tri-
butte. A. u remedy Tor this state Gonzalez sug.
gcsiei the numbering Of three or four prominent
men in each banio: at will have a beneficial
effect on the rest Of the inhabitants" hr wrote,
nue." Gonzalez offered TO take steps TO have
his suggestion carried ont should Sanco 80 or
der.
This state of torrGrisn is growing: il is greater
today than il was a month ago and t!e rebels
have it in their power 10 make il greater and
more far reaching next month than il is today.
II seems TO be their intention so to do and il is
unfortunate the Americans cannot put 4 stop t"
It's dis0uiciing effects.
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SCRANTON. NOVEMBER ~, 1900.

Elsewhere appears a forecast on the
senatorial fight from Il disinterested
outside source. II represents the most
conservative possible view of the situ-
alton and with five doubtful votes un-
placed, shows Quay to have within two
votes of II clear majority on Joint bal
lot. From information at hand We
know that this letter in the Sun UNDER
estimates Quay's pledged strength. to
say nothing of the men classified as
doubtful, some of whom are unGuali-
hedly committed to the Quay cause.
Until the caucus meets the air will be
filed with claims. but bear this in
mind quay has the votes.
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LINCOLN.

\ peaceful lie Just Toll and iest,-
All his desire;
10 read the books he liked the best
Beside the cabin fire
Gods word and niln's--to peer sometimes
Above tho page in snoldorine CLEANS,
And catch, like Tar heroic rhymes,
The on'nlIroh of his dreams
peaceful lif,-to hear the low
oI pastulcd herds
Or woodmAn's aN that. blow on blow,
Fell sweet As rhythmic words
And yet there stirred within his breast
A hateful pulse that, like roll
or drums, made high above his rest
tunult in his soul.
peaceful liie-they hailed him even
As One was halcd
Whase open palms We're nailed toward heaven
When prayers nor nught availed.
And 10, he paid the selfsame price
10 lull nations awful strife
And will us, through the sacrifice
OF self, his peaceful life.
james Nhitcomb Riley.
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THE LEoPARD's SPOTS.

| From the New York Sun.
| Mr. Bryan is still the most beloved and the
| most powerful man in his party. His part III
| counsel and action may still be great in the
| fortunes of his party. IL is premature to for''
| east his future or TO say coclisurely that lic
| may not be for third time candidate
| for president But suppose that he voluntarily
and in good faith retired from politics. u sup.
position most incredible. Then Bryan would be
| out, but that strange entity called B'yahisin
would not be killed or even scotched Bryan
didn't create it, lie found the Democratic party
crazcd with disappointment and disgust and al
ready inoculatcd with what has since BEEN
known Us Bryanisu. Nr Cleveland with his
| communism OF pclf' and all the OF fanatical
| rantcrs against protection had had their effect.
They had produced in millions of minds the
| uneasy impression that the rich were getting
too much profit and the poor too little: that the
government carried on for the benefit OF
the iCw.
The files ut many Democratic newspapers will
reveal choice collection of cpthcts with which
The editors and the orators spattcred the pro-
tcctcd manufactures The Money Devil was 60
ing about like raging lion and the Robbet
Barons were hciu ~, TO cXccration. There were
| seas ot violent tax and passionate a,use. The
theory was pi"msated indnstrloisly tlht IN"
Money Power. a mysterious hugaboo. was crush.
ing what Mr.. Bryan calls "thc producing
| classes" .lusgcrnaut and Mannon and Moloch
We're held up and Sluddcrcd al. The Democratic
mythology began long before Mr.. Bryan was
heard of. and Mr.. Bryan was but an avatar of
Mr. Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland was put into
power again in 1892 and it was expected that
the iabcrnaces OF robbery would prosper no
more. The Rohbcr Barons were to be driven
ont. Instead, MIR. Cleveland repaired their
castles Tor them. lie did indeed toss crunh
or comfort in the shape OF an income tax TO
the radicals hut his backsliding OH the main
question made them furious. Instead OF Offering
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The Presidents View.

Wv = HAT President Mckinley
\N thought of the recent
campaign and what he
thinks of the result is set
forth by Mr.. Wellman of the Times
Herald. after an interview with the
president. The latter'S views are eX-
pressed mainly in the third person; but
the correspondents version is author
ized
During the campaisn." Mr. Well:
man writes, nothing gave the presi-
dent SO much pain, nothing so tempted
him tn break his rule of silence and to
speak out, as The effort which was
made to poison the minds of the young
men of the country. to convince them
they had no future; that they We're
being enslaved. On this point Mr.. Me-
kinley speaks with impressive earnest
ness. The leaders Of opposition tried
to break down the faith of the young
in American character and American
institutions: they tried to inllame class
against class: they tried 10 mcite envy,
mistrust; they tried to raise up clouds
of pessmists of those who naturally
are and have Il right To be optimsts'
They tried to crush hope in the minds
"f the young by telling them there was
no opportunity for them in this land,
though the truth is that there never
was time when the industrious,
capable, honest young men of America
had 50 many opportunities in private
employment on the public service.
lin the result of the election says
the president, i see nothing finer and
more impressive than this singing re-
buke to those false teachers of our
youth The president has been in
formed that never before did the Re
publican party have the support of so
many first voters-all the Republican
first voters and many Democratic first
voters, 1T is splendid sign for the
country when the young men rally
about the government, subordinating
all other considerations to the pa tri-
otic impulse.
"Presdent Mckinley finds great sat
isfaction in the truly national charac-
ter of the Republican victory. 1t is
not confined to section, but sweeps
from ocean to ocean The mountain
states are coming back to the Repub-
llcan party and ranging themselves on
the side of conservatism. Putting an
end TO the so-called political solidity of
another section Of the country is a
matter near TO the presidents heart.
He hopes IL may soon be said that in
no sense is there such a thing as Sec
,ipnalism in the republic,
The president expresses warm graft
tude TO those Democrats who supported
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In Porto Rico.

~ LECTION being over, Popu-
X listic eommiseration for
IL Porto Rico, which never
went beyond gaseous stump
speechifying, will cease to veX the at
mosphere and opportunity will open
To an untroubled working out OF adj
ministration plans. Yet to show what
has already bcen done, we quote again
from Professor Brumbaugh, United
States commissioner of education in
Porto Rico.
porto Rico is well governed. The
civil administration is managing the
entire business of the island safely
and economically. This will be mani
fest when it is known that the sov-
ernment viii close this fiscal year
barring calamities-with surplus in
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.u,,.o,,v.-.,,on,v. Martin. p,cc wc;ss rd.
,,ision stewart. Mckee. Weller. Nance. Finn
and crawford ii
Ocmoc,ots-.,s
Doub,ful-snrou,. pury and Rh,ke-.3
II is not believed tha, nnyboty will dispute
the co,rcctncss oi the alignment of the twenty.
tbree senator's classified AZ simon.p,rc Quay
men. but there arc iow anti.u,sy leaders who
will not question the classification Of the last,
ihrce snrou,. pruty and pudke sproul wss
ono Of thc foremost ~ the ins,rpcnt senators
,ast session. Drnry wos s,renuo,sly s,pportcd
during tbe campajpn by the anti.,),ay men
Of bis district and Budkc has been claimed
bv tho ontj.t,uay men right along. Il is bc.
licyod. however. that Senator Sproul will act
the stump for the regular ticket and is alleged
TO have stated that hc would hereafter ABIDE
by the decision Of the caucus and act In har'
mony with the majority OF his party. Drnry
has made no public announcement. Budke Is
known to have been out OF Joint with some OF
the Quay leaders in the state administration ana
IA said to have been afrontcd by Governor
Stone in the appointment Of a commissioner OF
the Cumberland road without his advice or con.
sent. II IL also argued that the sentiment oi
Washington county is strongly anti.Quay ana
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Two Ways of Doing Things.

TN THE ROW over the Abingdon
toll turnpike the preponderance
n of agument seems to be on the
side of the turnpike company as
the case stands. The stockholders in
that company are doubtless willing to
sell out. but they object to being showed
out and it appears that majority of
the patrons of the road are in SYM
pathy with their position.
on general principles toll roads are
obnoxious. Public roads ought all to be
owned by the government. kept in re-
pair by the government and charged to
the taxpayer. The survival of private
or corporate ownership of main-t
cllcd thorouehfares is in a way repug
nant to the sense of freedom bred by
the more modern and familiar cundi-
tions Of public ownership.
But there is a right way and Il wrong
NAY to go ahead with the work of eN-
tinguishing private control. The right
way is to try amicable measures first
The wrong way is the way adopted in
this inStance--of blustering threaten
ing. trying to scare the turnpike COM
pany into giving up its rights. it has
failed thus far and we have little doubt
that it win continue to fail.
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~ cal pendulum swings, eight
| 4 n wears ago the Republican
party was in Il minority in
the United States by more than mil
lion aud Il half votes while today its
majority over all opposition is from
a quarter to II third of Il million. In
years gone by presidential elections
We're commonly carried by narrow
margins, party lines being tightly
drawn. Nowadays landslidcs are in
vogue and the tendency is toward II
greater personal Independence in vot"
ing: toward o, measuring OF particular
platforms and candidates instead of u
gulping down of party tickets regard
less OF consequences.
This tendency is We'll Illustrated in
our own county. The last vote shows
most onc-fourth OF the .otal vote cast.
between the Republican plurality for
president and the Democratic plural
ity for judge. Here is an illustration
that party ties are not riveted and
clnched as formerly and if another one
is needed it is Supplied in the recent
vote of protest given to DR., swallow.
This growing elasticity of popular
Judgment as signaliZed at The ballot
box may or may not not be wise;
many of our older citizens, accustomed
to bo as rigid in party faith as in re-
ligious creed, undoubtedly deplorc IL
as do those in party politics for busi-
ness reasons. But the. fact remains
and it must be reckoned with.
Fortunately the tendency TO weigh
issues carefully. which is accelerat III
by multiplying processes of public odu-
cation through the press, the pub ir
schools, the lecture platform. i'll" f'r'
libraries and the numerous and pruW-
Ing society influences offshootinS FROM
mdoeln church work, presents no porn
TO reputable and prudent party mani
a@ement The naming Of good men
ana the adoption of good principles
will appeal 10 this independent mnu-
ence and ihake party victory all the
easier by reason of ii. Those poltic-
ians who remain blind 10 The changing
conditions of electoral opinion ana
stubborn In their taking Of unneccs-
saly risks either must submit to the
discipline of experience or yield their
place 10 ADLER men.
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The experience of the Cuban fire.
caters of days past who, in the pres-
cnce of responsibility as revealed in
more than yawping has to be done, are
SOLDERING down and realizing that con-
structivc craftsmanship Is harder than
II looks, is in consonance with human
nature and an augury of future Cuban
appreciation of American effort in
Cnhn' hnhnlf
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I,,a, ~ .l ,,t all a., n,r,,;t ,h.; a.. +.
m,nic;nol and nrnvinc;n, coyornnen,s I, c.n.
SllucLloli Is at liiI. DGl II Is Dcle'eu the III
fucnces to make this pcriol possible arc shap.
ing, aided by whatever the wisdom and good
Judgment OF the civil and military authorities
shall dictate and make effective
o
American control Of civil affairs las, up TO
the present time. Of necessity been military in
its direcness and methods; it las not been dip
loma,ic nor tactful, nor have the Americans made
any special effort TO please the Filipino people,
! nor to increase their popularity with Them But,
the Americans haze been lcnicnt and extremely
fair in their dealings with the rebels, though
tn wisdom Of this leniency has been questioned
by many. and few days ago a Spanish niur said
to the writer:
"You could STOP ;his revolution at once ii you
wanted to by ,ikine drastic measures against it's
! leaders: shoot them oil the Luneta, or banisl,
them, and the oeople would believe you are in
carne,. in YOUR efforts 10 stamp out revolt As
long as YOU continue with YOUR policy Of lenicncv
,,,.w ,hink Won are afraid of Them. that even
t,,llv they viii bc able 10 force concessions from,
YOU and that If they but can hold out long
dennr,urr of those iwo regiments for China. and
the retu,n of half Of yonr army of occupation
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LITTLE CLASSICS.

Take thou thy arms and come with me
For we must quit ourselves like men. and strive
10 aid our case although we he hut two;
Great is the strength Of feeble arms combined,
Aud we can combat even with the brave.
Homer. ''lliid,'
4 cmSiryw hath short horns. Herbert.
Go. call coach, and let coach be called;
And let the man who cslleth he the caller:
And in his calling, let linn nothing call,
but coach! coach, coach! a. for COACH ye
gods.
--llenry Care, Observation-Disclosures"
a bird in the hand Is worth two in the bush, ~-
tenantcs, "Don QuNotc."
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On Record.

w ~ BEG our readers to
M pardon us for making
one quotation from the
Scrantonian. an action
necessary for historical purposes. That
personal organ of the late "lndepend-
cnt" candidate for congress now says:
Considerable comment ha. been raised over
Nr. Spcnccis candidacy in thc recent clcction,ahi
the small vote obtained bv him when the ballots
were counted The truth is that Mr. Spencer
had congressional aspirations. All he sought
was the puriiicaton OF local politics through
the overthrow OF tonnclli,m and in order to
accomplish this. ii possible. he was willing 10
make heavy personal sacrifices of both time
and money. A., matter of fact. Mr.. Spencer
worked more cnciectically for the election Of
Mr.. NJ. f. Conry than anything else.
This is recorded without comment.
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FIN NLEY'S s
Laces,
Lace Jackets,
Trimmings

Laces today occupy a more
important part in Dress
Trimmings than ever before
Needless to say that our
stock was never so COM
plete as now-comprising e
the very newest and choicest
things In Laces by the yard
as we'll as all-overs.
Jackets, Boleros, Collars,
Fichus Ties, ETC., in real hand
made Irish, Russian, Arabian
Cluuy, Point Venice and
Duchess Lace-in tact all the
latest and most fashionable
things that are now aud will
be in demand for the seasons
use.
A few Extra Choice Marie-
Antoinette's in Applique Re-
naissauce; entirely new and
exclusive.
Beautiful assortment of
lace gauntlets and gauntlet
materials.
Elegant line of all-overs,
in Gold Effects and Gold
Cloth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-13

I'm everything except holrl facilities
Buffalo is making elaborate prepara-
lions to entertain the multitudcs of
visitors to her Pan-American cXposi-
lion next summer In his one rssen-
lial, however, ii is 10 he feared &he
will prove remiss,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-13

Talk about cabinet changes IS con-
fined TO the newspapers. Those who
know predict mona.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-13

Warships without sailors are vain.
Let congress increase the personnel of
The navy.
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We Have
just Received


A large assortment
of Miniature Calen-
dars for the coming
year, such as are
used for fancy work
and designs. AS the
stock in ohis partic-
ular line is always
limited, we would ad-
wise that now is the
time to get what you
want.