The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-25


demnation--Time for Paying City
Taxes to Be Extended.
In the presence of a large gallery and
with twenty-eight members present. the
common council last night spent nearly
two hours in a discussion of the Cos
tello resolution, adopted by select cotln-
Gil week ago. Some very wise, and
otherwise thoughts We're unloosened.
Another thought, expressed by a men,
Der who was drunk could not be cate
goried. because his words were unin-
telligible. II is supposed, however, that
1t was an otherwise thought.
The Costello resolution critiacs the
board of trade for passing a resolution
with reference to the strike. The board
of trade resolution referred to was
adopted at the special meeting held be-
hind closed doors a week ago Monday
night, and re-adopted at the open regu-
lar meeting last Monday at noon. 1t
reads as follows:
Believing that the lawlass spirit shown in ,cv.
cla parts Of our city during the past few days is
seriously inuIing business interests, reflect.
llE upon tNc CNHlIrtCf ana E'W'lDlUllG SpHIt VI
orr citizens. and seriously threatening the moral
and commercial interests OF the community;
therefore, be il.
Resolved. That We enter our protest against
all acts OF lawlcssncss. such ohstructing the
streets o, our city, calling OF vile names or inter-
fcring in any way with the rights Of or citizens
by intimidation. boycott or any other Illegal
way. and we call upon the authorities OF the city
TO enforce the law and maintain order. and
and
sist in bringing about this desired end.
Mr.. Keller opened the discussion by
entering a Vigorous protest agdnsc .he
passage of ne resolution particularly
the first part rejecting on 1ha board
of trade.
OBJECT OF BOARD OF TRADE.
Nothing can be accomplished, he
said, by calling names. The board OF
trade is composed of men banded to-
gether for no purpose other than to
Subserve the best interests of the city.
The board of trade resolution does not
criticize anybody. and does not take
sides. 1t is great mistake. Mr.. Eel-
Ter maintained, for the council or the
hoard of trade or any like body TO take
sides in d matter of this kind.
All the board of trade did in passing
the resolution. Mr.. Keller went on to
say, was to protest against all acts
of lawlessness. 1t contained no reHec-
tion on the lava biding character of
our citizens. Mr.. Keller concluded by
moving to strike out the paragraph
referring to the board of trade and Mr..
Partridge seconded the motion, adding
1,nt a tn n
resolution rejecting on men who try to
do all they can for the city and who
have made such earnest efforts to set
Tie the strike.
Mr.. Calvin declared the councils
ought to take sides. as representatives
of the people. as it is now fight of
the people against the company.
Mr.. Paine paid some high compl-
mcnts to the board of trade and con-
tended that the boards resolution re-
lected only on lawless men. He. too,
was opposed to lawless men. and on
that account could not support ii reso-
luton which condemned body of
conservative representative business
men for protesting against lawless-
ness.
Mr.. Paine went on to relate that he
ran across an Ohio county weekly a
few days ago ana was surprised and
chagrined to find therein an article
which would make its readers believe
that peoples lives We're not safe riding
on the cars or even walking the
streets in Scranton and that we are
nothing but a lawless mob.
Joseph f. Evans thought the board of
trade was not above criticism and
should not shir'l from it. He believed
the board deserving Of condemnation.
MIR. SYKES POSER.
"lf the Scranton board of trade sup
ports law and order, why don't 1t look
after these people who carry revolv-
ers?" inquired Mr.. Sykes. IF we carry
revolvcrs, we will be arrested. These
imports can carry them ana wave
them, though. Why don't the Scran-
ton boad of trade look into ihat?" No
one attempted To answer Mr.. Sykes
poser.
President talpin took the floor To en-
plain why he proposed TO vote against
Mr.. keller'S amendment.
The board of trade did wrong 10 pass
the resolution, Mr.. Calpin believed. and
he Was glad there We're only twenty
eight of its members present when The
resolution was adopted. The action of
the board in re-adopting the resolution
at Il larger meeting was for the pll-
pose of pulling these twenly-eight out
of a bad hole, The strike might have
been settled before now, Mr.. Calpin be-
lieved, if the board had attempted
mediation al the time it MAS passing
The resolution.
As worded, The resolution does not
say much, Mr.. Calpin averred, but in
referring to boycotting ANA the like its
implication is that ii is The strikers
who are the lawless ones referred to-.
Not for what it said. hut Tor what it
implied. the board should be censured.
Mr. calpin added that if councils
should take sides there is no question
as 10 which side they should take. The
men have made all sorts of advances
towards Settling the strike, while the
company has done nothing al all in this
direction.
Mr.. Keller was evidently disappointed
keenly IN President ralpin, and not a
little perturbed at some of the chair
mans expressions.
CAUSTIC REMARKS.
"Thut miserable resolution criticizes
a lot of men who. when compared 10
the men who will vote for it--well, the
men who will vote for it don't begin 10
have the interest in the city that they
have" Mr., Kellers manner and tones,
while delivering this. indicated ths. he
had intended 10 say something caustic,
but suddenly changed his mind and