The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-09
Hnlmdnition for
Keystone Voters
Compounded for The Tribune by Walter
j. Ballard.

Compounded for The Tribune by Walter
| j. Ballard.
~ EPUBLICANISM is responsible for
X the following:
| IN Further indications of the con-
| tinuance of prosperity are found in
| the fact that already the steel companies
are receiving orders for rails for delivery
in 1903 1t is quite unusual that orders
are booked so early. Usually they are
| taken in November The fact is the more
surprising because all the great railroad
| companies have large orders in for this
year. The Pennsylvania railroad, for in
| stance, last year ordered 175.0OO tons OF
rails for delivery this year, and it is un-
| derstood that it will order at least as
many tons to be delivered in 1903. Possi-
| bly, its ORDER will be for 100000 tons. Con-
| tirued railroad construction and improve
| mcnt on a large scale certainly prove
| that the men VINO control the large sys-
| tens sec nothing but good times ahead,
and they are able IL see the first signs of
approaching reaction earlier than most
men" "-.Albany Journal.
| 1t is said that orders have already been
booked tor $4,000 tons of steel rails for
delivery in 1903. The United States Steel
corporation alone has taken orders for
between 100000 and 600 900 TONS and other
manufacturers have booked enough to
mated. The Illinois Steel company. it is
stated, is practically sold ahead for the
entire year OF 1903 These orders amount
to nearly onc-third of the entire possible
production fol next year.
Alaska cost the United States $1,000 $50
In 1861, by the then Republican adminis-
tcation, and since that time has pro-
duced fllrs, fish and gold to the amount
of $l5o,0Ooc0O in abCut equal sums There
Is 81, 100000 CT American capital invested
in the country now and the population Is
$4,000 as against about $4,000 at the time
of the purchase.
I'VE are trying to do what no other
nation ever tried to do before. We are
trying to give to detached and unde-
veloped people LEGAL self-government un-
der the tuteage and protection of a great
world power. We are giving them more
than formal protectorate. We are try
ing to protect them from themselves
within and from invasion without, that
they may grow in peace and prosperity.
The scope of our activity, as well as of
our responsibility, has widened tremen-
dously within the last four years, but so
far America has lived up to the highest
ideals of her best citizenship. The
American ship of state has sailed un-
churted seas within the last four years.
We have not passed this way before, but
wherever we have been, it is cause for
everlasting glory to America that we
have made things better because we have
been there."-Congressman Hamilton. of
Michigan.
sour Free Trade friends until very re-
Gently have always contended that 1t was
impossible for us to do any considerable
business abroad while we retained the
tariff barrier against imported products.
Our immense exports and the big balance
of trade in our favor form Il sufficient
reply to that argument. We are not only
selling goods abroad, but we are finding
customers in the very stronghods OF
special industries against which it was
once considered hopeless for Americans
TO attempt to compete. And all under
that shamefully oppressive system OF
Protection and by the aid of the 'robber
tariff "-Troy, N. Y, Times.
"They did not intend it in the least, but
the Democrats in congress did the regular
army a great, an uneNampled service in
attacking and defaming it. They brought
the sentiment of the whole country
strongly to the support of its officers and
soldiers. For a long time the army has
had little friendly attention from the
political parties. Democrats We're hostile,
Republicans half-hearted in support 1t
needed only this late assault to bring
about Il reaction. Every Republican state
convention has a word of support and
praise of the soldier, and even the Demo-
Gratis are forced into a more or less |
qualified praise. They hate, indeed, to
praise the soldier. but they fear the i'm |
putation of cowardly hostility. The |
American army never stood better with |
the people than it stands now."-Ports- |
mouth, n. H., Chronicle.
"so "rrusts and the Tariff, ara 10 hs |
the Democratic slogan in the next cam |
paign. That has familiar sound. But |
1t will puzzle the Democratic stump |
speakers to mention anything which ;