The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-04

the Scenes of Two Of the Best Re
publican Meetings of the Cam
paign.
The eve OF an election is not, as
usual thing, propitious time for poll
tical mass meetings, but last night
In South Scranton was an exception tt
the rule. Two of the very best Re.
publican meetings that have been con.
Quoted in the suburbs took place, last
night, one in Athletic hall and the other
| in Workingmen's hall
| The meeting in Athletic hail was
crowded to the door. and fully tive
hundred found it impossible to get in
| into the hall. Select Councilman John
! j. Schneider presided Addresses were
made by Attorney John Il. Scragg and
Attorney John NJ. Harris Judge A. A.
Nosburg. County Commissioner John
Courier Morris and Representative John
Scheuer were present
Mr.. Scragg spoke as a man reason
| ing with neighbors who might study
| the political situation from a selfish
| standpoint. "If it is to your interest
| to vote the Republican ticket vote it,
was his text.
The claim being made by the Demo-
Gratis that there is no politics in this
election is the veriest nonsense, de-
cared Mr. Scragg. This fight is the
first skirmish of the great battle that
is to be waged in 1904. In Monroe and
other counties where the Democrats
have full sway and can afford to be
honest, it is freely declared that this
election will be the making or unmak-
ing of Pattison as a candidate for the
presidency.
Ready to Do Battle.
But, even with politics out of the
question the Republicans are not con-
strained to silence, said Mr.. Scragg.
They are ready to do battle with the
Democrats on their own grounds. Man
for man the Republicans have the SUI
perior ticket No Republican can find
any excuse for cutting any candidate
because of the personal superiority of
the opponent While Democrats have
a reason for so doing. from the fact that
the best men of their party, the think
ing men. the men who keep in touch
with affairs of state are declaring for
the Republican candidates and against
those whose nominations We're gained
through the piratical practices of the
Hotel Schadt conspira tors
Addressing himself to Republicans,
Mr.. Scragg asked how much better off
would they be if they turned out the
Republicans and put Democrats In
their places. A Republican who is in
accord with Theodore Roosevelt should
do nothing that would tend to decrease
Republican power in Pennsylvania.
President Roosevelt will go to oyster
Bay today to vote and he will vote for
the Republican town constable as we'll
as for the Republican governor.
The futility of sending Democrats to
Washington or Harrisburg was dwelt
upon at length by Mr.. Scragg. George
Howell in congress, said he, would be
like pea in bushel basket. He would
be completely lost. William Connell can
do things for you and can get things
for you. Why should the people of
South Scranton, the industrial heart Of
the Electric city, vote against William
Connell? What is there that George
Howell has done for you, or can do for
you. that William Connell has not done
for you or can not do for you. Look
to your own interests. Take the Demo-
Gratis at their word, if you will. Ac-
cept their claim that no politics enter
into this campaign. Compare what
William Connell has done and can do.
with what George Howell has done and
can do, and vote accordingly.
AS to Mr.. Vosburg.
Mr. Scragg pointed out that Judge
Nosburg has economically and most
satisfactorily organized the new Or
phans' court, and administered the
duties Of the office in a most able, clean
and dignified manner. No Democrat
has as yet advanced a single reason
able argument why Sando should be
elected. They do not even claim that
he is an experienced lawyer, and they
are judicious in not making such a
claim for he isn't. The only possible
reason any Democrat can put forward |
in support of Sando's claim for the |
office is that Sando wants 1t. Considers !
ing that the Democrats now have two |
of the four judgeships, it isn't likely |
that this line of reasoning will win |
many votes.
Mr.. Harris made one of his usual |
scholarly and eloquent addresses, re- |
viewing in "A mastery way the origin |
and histories of the two great parties, |
the prosperity which has always at |
tended Republican supremacy and the |
depression inevitably consequent upon |
Democrat rule. Referring to the cry |
for tariff revision as means OF curb
ing trusts. Mr.. Harris argued for let
ting the friends of the present tariff |
regulations do the revising, rather than
those who are it's avowed enemies. At |
all events, said Mr.. Harris. Is it not
The height of folly to think of entrust-
ing anything to party which con-
fesses that it is without a leader and
without an issue,
Touching upon the miners strike, Mr.
Harris provoked resounding applause
by picturing Roosevelt the leader of
he Republican party, and Mitchell, the
eader of the miners, ON the one side
demanding arbitration, and arrayed
against them Baer, the leading Demo-
rat of Berks county and spokesman
'or the operators, declaring there is
lothlng to arbitrate.
In Workingmen's Hall.
At the meeting in Worklngmens hall
he speakers We're Attorney Nj. W.
Lowry, Attorney j. NJ. Harris and Hon.
John II. Farr. John L. Schwenker pre-
sided, There was an audience of sew
eral hundred present, despite the fact
hat Athletic hall, where the other
meeting was in progress, Is only two
blocks away.
Mr., Lowry spoke on the beneficence
If Republican legislation, national and
state, and made telling comparisons of
conditions under the Republican and
Oemocratlc administrations