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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28

y n THE OCTOBER number of
The Forum, Senator Dolliver, Of
n Iowa, the one Republican who
has talked William Jennings
Bryan to standstill, and who Bryan
fears to meet in joint debate, takes
several hard falls out of the Nebraska
candidate through the medium of the
pen. Delivers article is as fun of
bright points as q gourd is fun of
seeds, and no summary or extract can
equal it in effectiveness. But there
, are a few sentences distributed
throughout it which lend themselves
to extraction, notably:
The issue Of free trade, always hidden under
smooth phrases about tJrl reform, carried th,
Democratic party 10 success in lS92, That vic.
tory was the cruclcSt thing that could have
happened to the free trade propaganda, for it
Immediately put the doctrine to the test OF
experience. For twenty years it had enjoyed the
respectability that belongs 10 libraries, uniycr-
sity lecture rooms, pamphlets and eloquent re.
marks. From that day it had To stand trial in
. open court, confronted by the witnesses against
1t; and by the time Mr. Cleveland indignantly
refused to sign the tariff law Of 1884, it was
waiting for the condemnation Of the American
people. Mr. Bryan helped TO frame that law,
and tho only reason that in 1896 it did not be.
come an issue superior to all others was that it
did not have q friend left on earth.
Thus a new issue was indispensable,
and in time of general groanng and
unrest the Democracy dropped free
trade and took up free silver. Senator
Dolliver wittily adds:
1t will be admitted 6y every one whose mind
Is at all adapted to the consideration of such 4
subject, that the last four years have played
sad havoc with the prophetic literature OF Mr.
Bryahs last campaign. II the patriarch Noal
had predicted drought instead Of a deuge, ant
had advocated a system Of irrigation instead o.
building an ark his friends and relatives woult
have had less reason TO complain Of him than Mr
Bryans disciples now have to complain Of thcil
leader.
Mr.. Bryan is not emphasizing free
silver today, yet he is pledged to It
and, II elected, could not with honor
1au to try to redeem his pledge. Some
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FALSE WITNESS AND PRoPHEsY

From the New York Press.
Mr.. Bryan, Of course, has talked to the wage.
carncrs Of West Virginia a great deal about
their not getting their share oi good times; just
as when he talks TO farmers in the west he tells
them they haven't had their share; that the
other fellows in the east got it. We think the
wage earEcrs of West Virginia are familiar with
the facts Of the case; hut, as matter Of record,
we set down some statistics bearing on the wage.
earners' share, as reported by national and in.
ternational unions, showing the increase Of
wages in ility.nine different trades, crafts and
employed:
Bricklaycrs had their wages increased as fol-
lows: 1877, 10 per cent; 1898, IL per cent; ;
1899, 25 per cent.
Boiler makers, 1897, 10 per cent. 1899, 25 per
cent.
Blacksmiths, 1899, 10 per cent.
Bakers, 1899, 10 per cent.
Bookbindcrs. 1897, 8 per cent: 1885, 10 per
cent; 1892 % per cent.
Boot and shoe workers, 1898, 8 per cent. 1890
10 per cent.
Coopcrs, 1897, per cent. $685. per cent, ;
Carpenters, 1897, 8 per cent. 1893, per cent. ;
1899, Is per cent.
Engineers Oocomotiyc), 1sos, l2 per cent. I;
1890, 80 per cent
Engineers stationary, 1898, 90 per cent; 1890,
30 per cent
IIorseshocrs, 1907, 10 per cent; 1898, 10 per
cent; 1899, 10 per cent.
Iron. tin and steel workers, 1893, S per cent. !;
1890, II per cent
Machinists, 1897. 10 per cent. 1s9s, IL per
cent; 1890, 10 per cent.
Mine workers, 1897, 10 per cent. 1893, 2G per
cent; 1899, so per cent.
Spinncrs (cotton mulc). 1902 % per cent
Railroad lahorcrs 1897, per cent lS9s. 7
per cent. lSo0 10 per cent.
Wood workers, 1897 3 per cent. 1898, per
cent; 1899. rs per cent.
All Others show similar increases, as the wage.
earncrs know and as Mr.. Bryan knows but Mr..
Bryan pays no attention to the facts False
witness and gloomy prophecy arc his arguments,
whether addressing the farmers Of the west or
the wage earners Of the east.
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The Only Basis of Settlement

~ VERY CITIZEN of the an
x thraCitc coal fields would
IL hail with joy confirmation of
the circulating rumors that Il
settlement of the great coal strike is
near at hand. What truth there is in
these rumOrs is not, at time of writing
known to The Tribune from any other
source than the newspaper reports.
1t is known, however, that the one
thing which has stood between the OPP
orators and the men was the deter
mination Of the former under no cir
CumstanCes to recognize as parties in
interest the labor leaders whose btu
minous anteCedents tended TO beclOud
their title to a voice in the disposition
of anthracite affairs. Had a waiver Of
desire for recognition come from them
before the strike was declared we have
little doubt that there would have been
no strike but instead a series of ad-
justments proceeding directly between
employers and employed, on a basis of
mutual concession.
The obstacle to a settlement has
NEVER Dttll the dIlllu'lt VI lllt lllul-
vidual operators, who, being closely in
touch with the conditions and needs of
their employees, have recognized the
fairness of some of the grievances eX-
pressed, but who. without the cooper
alton of the great Coal-Carrying inter-
ests, have been pOwerlcss to take mat
ters into their own hands. There is
one method and one method only
whereby a general and sustained in
crease in the wages of the anthracite
miners can be effected. This is in rails
ing the price of coal to the consumer.
The coal-carrying corporations. not the
individual operators, regulate coal
prices. They alone, as the case stands
can provide the means whereby ir-
crease in wages can be paid without
bankruptcy to the smaller operators.
Anthracite coal should bring more
than it has hitherto brought in the
market, for it is a commodity limited
in quantity, not renewable, and every
ton sold makes the unmned ton more
valuable in proportion to the decrease
In the available supply. If there is q
basis of settlement in sight it must
take this factor into prominent ac,
count.
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M'KINLEYISMS.

Integrity and industry are the best posses.
sions which a man can have. Nobody can give
them to him or take them from him lie cannot
acquire them by inheritance; he cannot buy them
or beg them or borrow them. They belong TO
the individual and are his unquestioned property
He alone can part with them. They are a good
thing to have and keep. They make happy
homes; they achieve success in every walk Of
life; they have won the greatest triumphs for
mankind. No man who has got them ever gets
into police court or before the grand Jury or in
the work house or the chain gang They give
one moral and material power. They will bring
you comfortable living, make you respect your.
self and command the respect Of your fellows
They are indispensable TO success They are in
vinciblc. The merchant requires the clerk whom
he employs to have them. The railroad corpora
tion inquiries whether the man seeking employ.
mcnt possesses them. Every avenue Of human
endcayor welcomes them. They are the only KEYS
to open with certainty the door OF opportunity
to struggling manhood Employment waits on
them; capital requires them; citizenship is not
good without them. If you do not already have
them, get them"
"Every soldiers grave made during our un-
fortunate civil war is a tribute TO American
valor. And while, when those graves were made,
we differed widely about the future Of this gov
enment, those differences were long ago set.
tied by the arbitramcnt Of arms; and the time
has now come, in the evolution Of sentiment and
feeling under the providence of God when in
the spirit Of fraternity we should share with
you in the care Of the graves OF the Confederate
soldiers"
"Reunited-one country again and one country
forever Proclaim it from the press and pulpit;
teach it in the schools write it the skies!
The world secs it and feels il; it cheers every
heart North and South, and brightens the life
Of every American home. Let nothing ever
strain it again. At peace with all the world and
with one another, what stand in tine path
way Of our progress and prosperity"
"when the mists fade away and we see with
clear vision, may we not go forth rejoicing in
strength which has been employed solely for
humanity and always tempered with justice and
mercy, confident Of our ability to meet the
eNgenCcs which await us, because confident
that our course is one Of duty and our cause
that Of rightF'
at is a great thing for men to be employed
and | have discovered that when the employer
seeks labor, labor gets better pay than when
the laborer seeks employment"
"What a glorious future awaits us il unitedly,
wisely and braycly we face the new problems
now pressing upon us, determined to solve them
for right and humanity"
"This government has proved itself inyincible
in the recent war, and out of it has come a
nation which will remain indiyisiblc forever
| more"
"The American people are always ready for
any emergency and il a Merrimac is to he sunk
] there is always some one found to do it,"
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"If there is any one who believes
the gold standard is a good thing,
or that it must be maintained,
warn him not to cast his vote for
me, because 1 promise him it will
not be maintained in this country
longer than 1 am able to get rid of
it."-William Jennings Bryan in a
Speech at Knoxville, Tenn, Deliv-
cred Sept. 10, 1896.
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ture. This last experience will doubt
less accomplish much in the way of
suppressng the popular Chicago fair
feature which of late has degencrated
into IA nuisance in connection with any
enter talnment.
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They Only Can Dim II.

Y Il is ESTIMATED that our cX-
ports for the calendar year 1900
"A will reach the wonderful figure
of $4,000 900. For the eight
calendar months of the year they
amount to S9t5, 737, 600, a gain of $780,
100000 over the same period last year.
If the exports during the remaining
four months of the year only equal
those of the same months of '99 the
total for 1900 will be $l,3S1 900 900.
Twelve years ago the exports of the
United States were only $685., 900.
In g. dozen years they have been
doubled
For the eight months ending with
August the bureau of statistics reports
the following figures:
Eight Months Eight Months
1899. 1900.
Imports ...........$ 5l5,loOi23 56l,6oo,o3i
Exports ............ 7g2, ,j9Os23 0l5,13I 1913
Total ............$1 ,8O7, ,7s125s $i,4sO, iS7,Os7
For the remaining four months OF
this year the imports are estimated
at 1885, 100000 and the exports at $4S5,-
100000. These estimates are only
slightly in excess of the imports and
exports of the last four months of
1899, and are therefore conservative.
II attained the foreign trade of the
United States for the calendar year
1900 will foot up into these magnifi-
cent figures:
imports ........'.'.,''''''''''' N'''""'Vu'
Exports ...,.............,..,.,... lin,o",W"
Total 49, -JuiuVV,u'J
In 1899 the foreign trade of Germany
amounted to S2,2 ,O95OOO, divided as
follows: Imports. $l3O3, ,6SO, 900; cX-
ports, S952, 600. In 1898 the exports
of Great Britain were S1,430,Sl4O0O. At
the present rate it will not be long
until the export trade of the United
States will be larger than that Of
any other nation. This bright pros
pcct is one that only the American
people themselves can obscure.
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Of which onehali have come into use during
this century, and Of these the larger part are
technical scientific terms
fluent speaker uttes between 1000 and $500
words in the course Of an hours uninterrupted
speaking Many orators Of more than usual
rapid uttcrance will reach 5000, and even 1000,
but l21 words per minute, or 1900 per hour,
Is fair average
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28

The rufIianly assaults on Governor
Roosevelt in Colorado are excellent OBJ
ject lessons in their way. 1t is not fair
to blame them upon the Demo-
cratic party. for, of course, no
decent Democrat approves of them.
But they illustrate the preju-
diccs to which Organism appeals
and which respond readily to the Bryan
form of agitation. Men like Altgeld,
Tilman, Pettigrcw, Croker and Lentz
gravtatc irrcsistibly to the POpulistic
camp and are fair representatives OF
the disorderly elements of society.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28

It is doubtful If the vest pockets of
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Croker will be
large enough to hold the electoral vote
of New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28

The Paris exposition seems to have
been suffering from too much Midway
from the start. and now the fakirs
threaten TO bring suit against the gov
ernment because they have failed to
reap sufficient gains from the ven-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28

The promotion of Prince Tuan looks
like an invitation for the United States
troops to prolong their stay in the
vicinity of Pekin.
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A WoMAN'S SONG.


BETROTHAL SONG.
The world is adrcam and pale with the moon I;
Two pctrcls ON equal wing take flight;
And you breathe a word through the fragrant
night,
The lisp Of the wind and the sea winds tune /;
And the stars and love are aght.
II.
BRIDAL SONG.
The birds nCStcd so safe and warm;
The beaches are drowned in flood of white
That svers the crags Of yon spray.tossed
height;
In the shadows you fold me in your arm;
And the stars and love are aght.
CRADLE SONG
Tho sea and the night and the world are at rest
The hirdlings are hidden from mothcr.sight
BY soft. warm wings; with my heart al's
right;
For my babe, my babe is asleep on my breast
And the stars and love are aight.
-Nirna Woods in Woman's Home Companion.
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President Steyn, of Orange, appears
to have neglected to place his telephone
number upon record.
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Mr.. Bryan's continued solicitude for
the young men" is doubtless prompt
cd by the fact that the orator is aware
that the "old men" know better,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28

There is still opportunity for one or
two more presidential tickets to get
in the field before election.
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say the Republicans. between cleo
tion and his Inauguration, could rivet
down the gold standard beyond his
power to tear It up and thus save the
nation from Bryan panic. There are
others, adds MIR. Dolliver,-
Who Justify their support Of Mr.. Bryan by tho
reflection that in the present state OF the law
his administration Of the treasury department
would bp safe, because no statute could be en-.
acted within four years authorizing a departure
from the existing standard OF value.
Thecr are in this world pious persons whoSe
mission leads them to visit unfortunatcs who
are in prison, aud to chccr up those condemned
to death with the bcnignant consolation that
they are not to be hanged for some time yet
II the election now about TO occur should leave
the industries and commerce Of this people under
sentence Of death. suspended TO await the action
~ the senate. there would he plenty ot business
for all charitably disposed persons whose inilu'
cncc contributed to the verdict
The senator from Iowa cuts into
shreds all Bryan's sophistries and hal
lucinations about the Philippines,
showing clearly that when Bryan
helped to ratify the Paris treaty he
made himself party to what has fol-
lowed; and in conclusion says with re-
freshing distinCtness:
"As the campaign proceeds 1t be-
comes more and more evident that
there is only one issue Of supreme sig
nificance to the people of the United
States. The question is whether the
fortunate and happy condition which
now surrounds the American people
shall be deliberately voted down. That
question concerns every business in
the United States. enters into the
homes of the whole community, and
must be answered upon the judgment
and conscience of ALL
That, after all, is the real paramount
issue.
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LepiSlature.

First Diurict-THOMAS REYNOLDS.
Second DistriCt-JOllN SCIlEUER, JR.
Third nistrict-EDWARD JAMES, JR.
Fourth District-P, A. pulLBIN.
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County.

Congrcssrnen. n.at.Iarge-GALUSHA al. n Hho"'
ROBERT n. FOERDERER. .,,
Auditor CiencTal-E. b. HARDENBERGl.
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National
State.

l'rcsdent-WHIlAM MCKINLEY.
' ice. Prtsident-THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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.FINLEY s
French
larl1lels
Are th: Correct Thing
For Shirt Waists
And are very much
sought after. /
Our stock is en-
tirelyin keeping with
the demand, and this
week has id e d
many new things in
"P r i n t e d" Silk
Stripes" and Embroi-
dered
For those who are
looking for some
thing not quite the
weight of a flannel,
we are showing a
choice line of
Fine Printed CaShmeres
In all the best col
ors obtainable.
For a pretty waist,
dressing sacque or
house gown there is
nothing better, and
as they are already
hard to find, would
recommend early Sc
lections.
5lO-512 !
lTAcKAWANNA AVENTIT |
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TEN PAGES.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

SCRANTON, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1900.
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The Real Paramount Issue.

EN THE OCTOBER number of
The Forum, Senator Dolliver, of
n Iowa, the one Republican who
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"Ths government has proved itself inyincbe
in the recent war, and out Of it has come a
nation which will remain indyisiblc forever.
more"
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TELEGRAPHING
WITHOUT WIRES.
BY Marconi.

Messages by wireless telegraphy can
now be sent with certainty up 10 llV
miles, Of which sixty Is over water and
the remainder over land. Messages are
not lost through the curvature Of the
earth, which Is about 1000 feet In
eighty miles and work all right from
wire at q height OF 1870 feet. Weather
conditions cannot interfere, and the
messages cannot be TANNED or
stolen In transit for the reason that the
transmitters and receivers. TO be really
efficient, must be In "tune"-that is,
they must work In harmony. This
makes II almost impossible for re-
ceiver to take message that Is not In
tended for It.
This tuning" has, up to the present
only been tried In three or four cases
over long distances. The distances hv
which the messages have been sent were
at first wholly dependent on the height
Of the vertical wire, but by one dis
coyery after another | have been able
TO reduce the required height; that is,
have created conditions equivalent 70
actual height
My apparatus for sending telegraphic
messages without wires consists Of two
poles, one al the sending and one at
the receiving station Each pole sup.
ports vertical wire. The transmit.
ting wire is charged with a current Of
electricity at high tension. which dis.
charges to the earth through a short
spark gap" This discharge consists
Of rush OF electrical energy between
the earth and the wire. and creates In
the fraction Of second rapidly os.