The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-25

feCted every man, woman ana cnliu IN tne
| land. for IL affected the household and the
| nresde There was a dread of great suf-
fering from cold as the winter APP
| preached. Every head of a house was
| fearful of the possible consequences Of a
continued coal famine.
| What Democrat. what Democratic or
| ator. statesman or politician lifted his
hand or raised his voice to ameliorate the
| existing conditions? Not one. The hope
of the Democratic party in this campaign
rested on the continuation OF that disturb
| ance.
The Republican senators of Pennsyl-
vania, the Republican governor OF New
York and the strenuous and able Re-
publican president of the United States
| abored day and night to bring the con-
| nict to an end and they succeeded.
The strike Is over. The men are back
at work and once more earning wages;
the soldier can fold up his tent and go
back to his home. and the hopes of the
Democratic party disappear in the dis
lance.
Labor Legislation.
In the way of state legislation the Re-
publican party has been ever mindful of
the interests of labor. There are on the
statute books upwards of fifty laws passed
in the interest specially Of the working
man. There Is the law setting forth his
right to organize laws for the safety of
the men in the mines and the women in
the mills. laws hsuring his wages and
giving wage cases preference OH the trial
lists, and many others of similar i'm
port These laws might be extended.
There might be law for the supervision
of engineers. looking for safety. and one
regulating plumbing. looking to health.
But above ALL all Ia ws shoulde be equally
applied TO employer and employe Impair
tally and fairly.
Our Democratic friends in this cam
paign are so doleful, dreary. dismal and
wretched that their arguments suggest
only such notes as night birds sing from
"a graveyard. 1t seems to me that Mr..
Guthrie. If he wanted to he truthful,
might own up that his party is dead. A
corpse was once fished out of river in
a badly decomposed state 1T was identi-
fled by wealthy citizen as his missing
brother. and an undertaken was given
orders to spare no expense in the flu
neral arrangements While the body was
being prepared for burial. the lower jaw
of the corpse dropped disclosing set OF
false teeth. This proved that 1t was a
case of mistaken identity The wealthy
citizen declared it was not his brother
and cOuntermanded the directions regard
ing the funeral. The undertaken. in dis
gust. addressed Hle corpse and said. You
blame fool if YOU had only kept your
mouth shut you at least would have had
decent burial. 1t seems to me that IL
the Democrats had only the sense and
good taste to keep still we might at least
see to it that they are given a decent
burial.
Laughter and applause. loud and
long-continued followed the judge as
he retired to his seat
The United German Singing societies,
led by Prof Schmitt. of the Junger
Maennerchor, rendered selection in
German, which was warmly applauded
by the audience. Judge Pennypacker,
in whose honor the societies gave their
service, was especially enthusiastic in
approval of the singing.
Chairman Scranton introduced the
next speaker. Attorney General John p.
Elkin, as a man who is doing valuable
and valiant work in this campaign. and
a Pennsylvania of Pennsylvanians,
who is subordinating himself to his
country, state and party AS Mr.. Ell
kin arose he was given an enthusiastic
ovation. and was frequently interrupt
ed by cheers during the course of his
address.
He began by d gallant reference to
the presence of so many ladies. ut is
a hopeful sign" he said, when you see
the ladies take an interest in public
matters, for their hearts are right on
all great questions. ] never lost a
battle when backed by the ladies, but I
have lost Soma" " ba s,id v,;tb , hro,a
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The Democratic party has been wrong
on every great question. They have been
defeated time after time. but they come
up smiling and asked the people to for
get the past and elect them again. When
they gave the country their idea of indus
trial legislation, in the form of the Will |
son tariff bill. after the election of Cleve-
iahd' we know the prostration of busi- |
ness that followed; how capital disap-
peared from sight and idle men tramped |
up ana down this land. looking for work |
W hen think of this. wonder how any
Democrat can seriously desire the sue
cess of his party. Why should they want |
1t to be successful. in view of what the |
try?
RMS great country was never at a |
lower ebb than when the Republican con-
vention met i'm ST. Louis in 1896. Twenty |
thousand men came together to do some |
thing to relieve the country from the ter
rible prostration it found itself in. To |
that convention came delegates from the |
silver states of the West, who said that |
unless silver plank was inserted in the |
Republican platform. they would sweep |