THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 17. 1894, SCRANTON TRIBUNE R E. WOOD, "anoral Managar. r'cni.ifnin haii.v ami ffmM ii SfHA ton, pa., ht tuk tmbune pcautBina Comtanj. Srw tTVRx otnci: trtbcub SttiAtRa, FlIA.NIC rt. UllAV, MlMI'.IK u . i I'uIctpiI rtf He PMfttfrM nt ttmmUm, Pa, as Btooh&ClaM fai Hatter. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. BCBAKTO FBBSUART 17, ISM. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET FOB OONGRE8SMAN-AT-LABQ U.W.lstiA A (iKOW, 01- SUSQUEHANNA. ELECTION FEBRUARY 20. 1 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS. To ivtr for the new bridges, nark a cross in the small square at the right hamt side of the WOrtl "Yes," at the bottom of the first column on the ticket. To tot for the USUI park, mark a cross in the mad square at the rijht hand side of the word "Yes," at the bot tom of the second column. Unlets you niu It a separate mark for or against bridges, or for or against the park, Iiour cote will not affect either question, lie progressive and rote " 1 f s." MAKE IT A LESSON. Today the camjwitfii for oongfOM fivii' it-'.arga Virtually closed. Next Tuesday the verdict of the people of V BaayWaoia Is txpaotad to reinforce thut of the paopl of New York, who. theothei Jay, laatltnllar oonKraaalouaJ poll, turned" it 10,000 Dtmooratlo ma jority into a aife Republican one and in another district cut the normal Democratic prep mderanoa squarely in half. While there is nowhere euter taiued the slhteat doubt of Mr lirow election orer hii free trade competitor, Mr. Hancock , and whilo even the DetttO cratio tate chairmau coucede to Mr. Urow a majority "somewhat les than that of Jacktou and Fell ;" the voter of this pttftsM industrial comiaonwealth, Upou whose broad acre tne blinht of ihreatued free trade lua settled with crushing ellect, owe it to thmelves and to the country at Urge to m ike Mr. Grow s uiuj jrity educational and porteutoiiis in its imprnssivo immensity. In years like this, and at uufamiliar dates, tbe holding of an electiou for congreaiuian imposes an extra duty np on citizens who believe that their vote means a principle, an 1 uot a mere pass port tot tike. It require! little uncom mon effort to get to the polli in a prosi dential contest, when local issues unite with national ones to make the result exciting. It is at these special spring elections that the strong test of political fealty arises, for then it is too often the belief that the Republican majority will take care of itself. In the light of tbe awful crisis which Democratic ascendency has precirjitated upon this country a country two years ago smiling with prosperity, active wita the merry movments of indastrv, rich la achieve ment, and richer still in produce, a country today face to face with idle ness, hnuger ana ruin, confronted by the spectacle of one man In every seven unable to find employment, burdened in its national finances by the awfnl prospect of almost inevitable bankruptcy, and jeaporded in its home life by the growing dangtr of free trade there would seem to be no need to appeal to Pennsyivanians to come cut to the polls next Tuesday and do their manifest dnty. Nevertheless, the general prediction of a "light vote" should inspire evjry protectionist, every wag) earner, every man who has felt the neavy hand of a deliberately invited panic of Demo cratic manufacture, every citizen who believes in consistent, straightforward, progressive national rule in ill depart ments of the government, to disappoint this uncomplim-ntary prophecy by do ing a loyal citizen's duty. Let the vote be not a small supplication for mercy, bnt a strong, resolnta and manly de mand for juitice jaat.ca to our indus tries, justice to onr Whoring classes, justice to tne fair fain I of government by tbe people. Make the majority a lesson to the wreckers! Nut one word lias been advanced in opposition to Nay Aug pirk. Make the affirmative vote unanimous. Falling back upou its old argument of supply and deasDd, the free trade Philadelphia Record sayi: "When work is plentiful, wages are hiirh. Wnen work is scarce, wages fall." Let this be granted, if tba very threat of free trade, or rather, of tbe long atop toward freo trade contemplated in the Vi ilson bill, has warto work so octroi that one workingman among every seven is now idle, and the other six only partially employed at reduced pt;y, what, then, does common MOM teach? Certainly not to take tbe whole step and make the temporary depres sion permanent and more intense. A vote for Mr. Grow is a notification to "right about, face! " . - Absenteeism in congress will be solved wnen each day of unjustifiable absence means the deduction of that (lay's pay. MR. STRONG'S ANALYSIS. Perhaps the strongest portion of Dauiel U. Strong's analysis of Free Trade and Protection, in their relation to the American people, is where, In getting down to tbe very first prin ciples, he rejects utterly this idea that an advanced and 'enlightened govern ment like our own, needs, la its aoono mlc system, to copy the defects of Enrope. It is true, as ha says, that "our American institutions are a piteous failure and a gigantic lie in the fnoo of suff-rirur humanity, if we are not to do, politically and socially, more for tbe working classes than the aristo cratic governments of Europe. Where, indeed, is the superiority ot our form of government it we are not to secure to the working population any econ omic advantages superior to those en joyed by the worklngmen of tbe old world?" The political destiny of mankind will not yet have been solved; government by majority will have been a huge de lusion if, even subtracting our natural advautuges, we should not still bo uWe to oiler to all the peoples of the earth lessous in intelligent legislation pro tective of our working population and conducive to the superiority of the American home. M. at nil: vote for park and bridges one that, ftUltontlvoly speaking, will paralyxe the pernicious pertinacity of the professional pull-bai-Us. Ttll-: MoTlON of Mrs. Frances 1!. Swan at yesterday's meeting of the poor board, arranging for the oalllng of a special session of tbe board in cane the forthcoming opinion of the court shall lie favorable to the further administra tion of out door relief, was proper and a philanthropic action. This is not tha kind of weather, nor yet the kind of national politics which justifies unnecessary delay in the alleviation of pnbllo distress. TllK (Jump BTATtt i not yet so de void of enterprise, thrift and original ity that it has to go to pauperized free trado Europe for ideas in economics, 0) SEIZE THE CHANCE I The burulug q.aestloni Tuesday, so far as concern Scraotonlans, will lt the bridges and the park. UoW do you stand'.' It seems Incredible that argument should be needed to oonvtuoe the peo ple of the Opportunity they have by an Indorsement or both project to ad; vanco by tremendone strides' the proa perity and development of Scran too, No such chance will probably ever be afforded the voters again. What is said in opposition. Nothing worthy of au answer. iMir indebted nes is less per capita than any other city of the state, save one. The addi tional taxation is estimated not to ex ceed five cents to the one hundred dol lars valuation. This is a trilb und less tmm a tritle in comparison to tho great benefit resulting to the city generally, and to all tha taxable property within its limits In the erection of the two bridges and tho construction of the lark. If there were no other benefit than tha relief from grade crossings, most dangerous in character.it would be enough to commend the bridges to every thoughtful oitlien. Let the people of all sections rally to the support of these much needed improvements. They will alt share lu the adv.intages secured. - PnniON'tTABBINO, throne -building, wage-lowering and prosperity-wreck ing are Democratic industries that need to go into the hands of capable Repub lican receiver.-. Select Mr. Grow as , one of these receivers. ' Tir,. infl,,... f.,l1,i,t f,,r slavery is backiug the free trade agi tation. And northern Democrats, as in days of old, are still tha dupes of the southern slave drivers. Read Diniel B. Strong's great speech pub lished in this isus of The Tribune. This is the first direct opportunity J yet presented to notify tne tantf-tinkers how Pennsylvania like3 the change : See to it Tuesday that the notification is emphatic. EXIT PECKHAM. Tha senate, by an adverse majority of nine, has rejected Wheeler II. Peck ham. It did right. His n-jsction was the only possible answer, consistent with dignity anl fair dealing, to the humiliating aspects of his forced nomination. Tbe public has little sympathy for Dsvid B. Hill. It cires very little about hi preferences or his dislikes. But it has a high regard for the pro priety of the snoreme court. It is not r-ady to see nominations to thst court bandied about between contending fac tions snd remorselessly dragged into the lowest phases of partisan thimble rigging and made, in a peculiarly dis-tast-fnl degree, a subject of barter and dicker. Let Peckham's snecesw no a man fit to command, through the sheer strength of his pirsooal and profes sional fitness, the 0 irdial support of a unanimous senate. No othar nomina tion wonld redeem the Cleveland ad ministration from the consequences of its own blundering obstinacy. Evert Democrat shonid read the upeT.li of Daniel B. Strong which ap esrs in The TRIBUNE today. . Who ARE the men foremost in alvo citing tho bridges? Are they shallow demsgnanes or honest, reputable busi ness men'! Do thy deliberately falsify when they say tne improvement are needed? Would any citizen question their testimony In a private business transaction? 4- PlBM PRlRCIKiEB ooant Mr. Strong, In his nissterly speech, elsewhere re produCed, ihoWS that the first princi ples of free trad- a urged fur this country, nre fnndam mlally and unal terably wrong. SOCIAL PROGRESS. It is significant, as illustrating a liberalizing modern tendency, that several fraternal and DCnefloUl Organi sational in this vicinity sre contracting for handsome club rooms, to be fitted up in an el-gauce and with a degree of inviting comfort that only a few years ago would have been quite certainly Impossible. In three flourishing Peno sylvania cities, beginning with our own, the Klks, comprising collectively au organization until lately somewhat misunderstood, but one that is steadily winning recognition for Its sterling principles and for the excellence that is reflecting itself in its growiuir tmtinbur ship, are fitting out headquarters of noteworthy quality and proportions. Whan the new club house on Franklin avenue shall bo completed by tho local lodge, it will be in several respocts superior to the new rooms just occu pied by the Elks of Wilkes-lUrre, and also, it is believed, to the handsome suite of Beven rooms just ontered by the lodge in Williamsport; but the margin of anperiority will not be larga. Each of the trio of headquarters will, by Its snmptnousness and convenience, reflect distinguished oredit upon the community in which it is located. Another indication of this tendency in a different direction is seen in the continual improvement visible in tbo apartments devoted to musical or ganizations of various kiuds. Just at this moment, for example, tho 1'oncor- lla organization in Wilkes -Hsrre is woighiug tho question of loaning a group of rooms that, if the decision shall be an affirmative one, will doubt less ho transformed into social hoa l- quarturs of marked cosiness and beauty. Wo have already, upon suit able occasions, iiiiuii ! to tho mani festation of this same tendenoy as ex hibited in the semi religious sooial or ganizations that nro forming and grow ing in nearby communities as imxili arles ot tho ohnrobee, both Protestant and Catholic Suoh societies, for ex ample, ns the Christian Kndavor, the Bpworth league, the King's Daughters, tho various guilds and unions und lo cal variations that ally themselves to 1 rotestant denominational bodies; and, among Catholics, the various beneficial, lemptrauoe, literary and social branches are conspicuous oontempoi arv evidences of tho enlarging social lite of tho American people, once too busy with money-gutting or pioneer toil to permit the Boots instinct which, when all is said, remains tho predominant civlliziug fore to ex pand and acquire refinement, A time existed when this progress In the direction of what WOQld thou have boen regarded as downright frivolity would have excited a strong aeusei of surprise and shock among ttio good but unfortunate folk who mistook uuvary ing solemnity for piety, and viewed in the innocent play of natural emotions nothing bnt evil or the suggestion of evil. Tuat time, in its fullness and se riousness, bus passed. Some traces of it linger; but, broadly sneaking, our own is a period of expanding liberality ami a widening moral as well as men tal horizon. The retrospection dues not inspire regret for the change. It is not heedless optimism, it is simply the cold truth, to say that, in all the aggro grates of our varied progress and in al most nil the innumerable tendencies that contribute to these aggregates, tho present is au Improvement over any preceding epoch. mm LOOK TO councils. Look to tho board of control. Let there be an infusion of worthy, creditable und progressive blood in both departments of tho muni cipal government. Select men best qualified to parform the duties involved. . ''m:. . the most thorough unmask IngS Of the delusions of free trade yet achieved in the dlsoUSSlon of this eco nomta problem appears in TllK TBI Hl'NE today In the speech of Daniel 15 Strong, published elsowhero. THE MUNICIPAL BATTLE. Tho importance of neit Tues lay's municipal election, both in connection with the propojed city improvom ut. and, apart from them, in tbe choice of municipal legislators in councils ami In the board of control, cannot be too strongly emphasized. Tils TRIBUNE does uot conceive it to be any part ot its function nt this time to single out particular candidates, either for criticism or approval. Residents of the respective wards know their local needs, ami kuow also the character and qualifications of tho opposing candi dates. Thoy know whether ot not u candidate would, if elected, carry into councils or into the board of con trol a broad, libral and progressive spirit, au aptitude for the discovery of improved methods and projects, and a familiarity with the city's progress and requirements that would fit hiui to ren der it and them efficient service. The choice becomes one pritnirily of per sonal qualification; and this is a choice for voters to make Individually. Nevertheless, ther is one word of general advice which seems to be fair and timely. The administration of our municipal affairs is at?present la Re publican hands, It has boen a capable, progressive, smoothly conducted and satisfactory administration, free from extravagance, scandal or public abuse. It would seem to be no more than proper Rnd courteous to the It 'publi can mayor of BcraotOU, and to tho Re publican officials associated with him in executive control to givo them the benefit of legislative bodios in aympa- thy with their aims and plana, and therefore wdl qualified to render effi cient and sympathetic assistance. Whilo Tut: TrIBUXE dot s not, in local elections, counsel tbo inlro luctiou of partisan standards when thoso atand nrds Imply utter indifference to the personal fitness or unfitness of opposing candidates; and while it would not, under ordinary circumstances, at least, ask any voter to be subservient to party ties nt the expanse of his personal pre ferences, it can freely express its belief that the present Repnblloao local candidates nr trustworthy ami pro gressive men, who may bo supported without compunction by citiz mis deal r one of the continued prosperity of pro gressive Boranton, A vote for bridges an 1 parks, and n voto for the various Republican local candidates would exhibit strong evi dence of good judgment nud liberal intentions. . Tiik DfiMueUATiccanvass has reached the stage of desperation. LUteu to this from tho Philadelphia Record ' The Wilson tariff bill ilne not pro pose to reduce the tariff' boloW tho point which would cover the differ SflOB iti the cost of wages in the United .States as compared with competing Countries," Hut Isn't such a "oovor itig of difference" protection of thoj first wster' And dotSn't the Democratic platform distinctly declare that pro tectlon by tariff ia "UOOOQItl tutlonnl,' The Record vanlls dear over tho Obi oagO platform in its mixiety to pacify Ihe thoroughly alarmed workingman lint it utters what it knowa to be n mlsrepreeentatlon ; as any outspoken and unbaised manufacturer of iron, steel, or woolen good and any fair minded miner or carrier of coal will Instantly testlfv. This artifice Is too transparent, it will not do, 4 - . GIRDLING THE HEMISPHERE. According to estimates made by Will inm F Shuiik, of Hiirrisbnrg, who vtan one of the party of engineera sent out to survey a route for an International railway through Mexico and the Cen tral and South American statos, the plan of a Pan American system of rail intercommunication is perfectly fead blf, but rather oxpomive. To build tha roadbed nnd bridges would, It is estimated, cost twenty million dollnrs, This doas not provide for track tir aquipinont,, tho total cost of which could scarcely be lest than tau ttinos us groat. While there is no frantic desire at present to expend 300,000,000 of Ann ricau money on u railway lino whose freight bosinoss would all have to bo developed after tho work of construc tion had been complete. I, it is a pro ject appealing farmer.) strongly to the imagination than is tho Nicaragua oanal, which would cost an equal sum. without their giving definite ussuranoa of its availability for trausistbmlan travel. The only drawback is the gen oral expectation that blfore the expira tion of tho ten years required for tbe railroad's construction, thero would be such it revolution in methods of trans portation as would invalidate tho pre vious investments. Au air ship, for instance, would be a most awkward discovery, just as tho intercontinental railway should bs in readiness for dedi cation. However, those are me re passing re flections. There Is a Strong and grow ing sentiment in this country in behalf of better commercial and social rela ¬ tions with the republics of Central and South America. Tins sentiment is destined at u near tltttS to take prac tical Hhape, not only in political over tures for more ualiifactory treaties nud it better diplomatic understanding; but ulso in substantial business iiiriullosta- tiona of our ds sire to form one of the brotherhood of western democracies of which our own WSJ the pioneer experi ment and tho successful example that inspired imitation among all the oth ers. 1 I'm. I. COAL not affect anthracite nun era? Tho crippling effect of frso trade In ono place not diffuse throughout other place's nud other interests'.' As well say that it man can feel well in his nerVOUS system whilo somebody is saw ing off a limb or a linger. Too Many MlaUters Do That. Ku I'ork Press, "Mamma," said the little boy on his re turn fromebnrob, "onr pastor tells lies," "Husb, Jobnniel What an Idea!" "O, yes, ho does. Ho said, 'and nuw just one wold more,' und be said over ko many more words talked nearly half an hour." WE ( I KK mu Nki vi;ss AMI I UK TOBACCO HABIT No in jectloas, No Inconvenience No loss ur time. Treatment ut )ur unuhuum. Cuk- after other methods rail. Ask your ilruxglst tor PUO-BK'-NOS, Con saltation and treatment free, Addrm --on fldantially, "PBO-RE'-NOB CUBE" cu, Bcianton, GOLDSMITH'S 6 BAZAAR We Came by Them Honestly But in rather a mysterious way. Therefore will offer a large lot of Ladies Four-button, Scalloped topped Kid Gloves at 39c. a Pair In all the good shades, such as Tans, Browns and Reds. This is lower than you can buy an ordinary fabric glove. No restrictions will be placed upon this sale as long as the gloves last. Our new lines of FOREIGN DRESS GOODS are the talk of the city. Es pecially tho 50-inch All-wool Novelties at 50c. per yard. Goldsmith Brothers & Company. DO YOU SELL? or ABE You CONRAD THE HATTER IS SHOWING SOME DRESSY LOOKING HATS FOR SPRIHG WEAR F.L Crane's New Prices FURSl FURS! CAPES 18 INCHES DEEP. MAKING PRESENTS? of Mixed Candy, Clear Toys, or any style of Candy or Nuts, Kxpnss Wagons, Velocipedes, Tricycles, Doll Cubs, Drums 111' i r, nt' t. .r Writs A ! DOLLS China Dolls, Wax Dolls, Patent Dulls, Jointed Dolls, any kind of doll from 25c to flO SLEDS OR SLEIGHS For Boys, iiils or Dolls, in Maple, Oak or Iron, from 25c. to !?15.U0. BICYCLES We have tho goods and our pruts are rlgaC. Wholesale and retail. J. D. WILLIA'v: G & DP.O., 31A Lacka. Ave. Wamakea specialty i ulttsaa tur .Suiiduy tn-huoln I sayp ying com Fairs Fwttvala NORWAY IRON BLACK DIAMOND SII.VKK EXTRA SPECIAL SANDERSON'S ENGLISH JKSSOP'S ENGLISH CA81 STREL HORSE SHOES UII.1. A Ton CALK TIRE M h HINERY SPRING SOFT BTERL ANVILS BELLOWS HOitsi: v ULS W IGON Will I.I 8 .LES BPRINGS HUBS SI'Okl.S KIMS STEEL SKEINS R R. SPIKES tUSSELL AND WELLS BROS SCREW CUTTING M AC HINER1 Dltt nnhnrirlfts' 9 Pa nrniinn milOIBMUIIUU! wuu.vtfuiaiiiuii Ybolesale and retail dealers' la Waouiuakers' and Blacksmith! SUPPLIES. THE DICKSON MANUFACTURING CO SCBAKTOM AND WILKES-BABRE, pa.. ItANUFACTUBKRB Of Locomotives and Stationary Engines, Boilers, HOISTING AND PUMPING MACHINERY. General Offic-e. SCRANTON TX Pranoh Gottay Oapca, 1- Inohaa Astrakhan Cupo., -' Astrakhan ('pp, " Atarakhaa 'rh., m I v i i ipoaann i'npi-i " Mnunev fnpi-fl, " M"iikv Capaa. " Nat Otter Capaa " Nat. Otter Capei, " Kiimnier OapaB, " BaaYar ( iapaat " nntrla fjapaa. " Si-ni nr Paratao cnpi " AlMikH Snil ( 'up -4. " A liiNk ;i S' al ( p--4, '' Mink Capr-, " BraWII Mm ton ( iipoj " flaepi .$ g m . 4 00 . fion ii in . ii no . lLMO . i 111 . n on . Do mi . 19 00 . ZD (1 . I:: in . "." ii . i0U . to m . 00 no CAPES ?' INCHES DEEP. Astrakhan Capaa, &3 Inohoa Ori'p... BnlUn Sea Oapaa, " Eleotrie "'-Hi Capee, " Frmich Cnupy t'lllM, " fl ink i 'up ea IroVB Marten (,'uptH M Monkey Capaa, " .jm in . ii no . io on , ti ui . hiui . M0J Highest Cash Trices Paid for Raw Furs, Repairing Furs a Specialty, SPECIALS -AT THE- WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELRY SILVERWARE SPECTACLES EDWIN G. LLOYD 43 Lackawanna Atcmic. WALTER'S STOCK OF TUB For the Next 10 Days. ioo piccos Twilled Toweling, best quality, bleached, 3-;c. 60 pieces Glass Toweling, reel and blue checks, 4-',c. 10 dozen Turkey Red Table Cloths, size S-., only 69c. i) pieces Tabic Linen (wide) Damask and Red only 22c. 2 cases Amoskeag Ginghams, worth Sc., only 4-'C, i case Fruit of the Loom Muslin, warranted one yard wide, only 7; C i case Unbleached Muslin. I yd. wide. .Sc. quality, only 5 ,.).C. 3 cases New Dress Calicos. worth j?C a yard, only 4 4c. io 40 .'O lS lS pieces Black Cashmere, worth 1 2 1 :c , only T?C. pieces Cashmeres, all colors, worth v;5c.. only 21c. Ladies' Jackets, all sizes, worth 7.50, only $3.75. Ladies' Jackets, all sizes, worth $10 to $12.50, only $5. dozen Ladies' Merino Vests and Pants, 50c. quality, only 35c. dozen Ladies' W ool Ribbed Vests, worth $1.25, only 65c. do:en dents' Natural Wool $1.25 Underwear at 75c, doz. Cents' Grey I nderwear, 75c. quality, only 44c. SALE AT BOTH STORES: The Fashion I Our New Stores 308 Lacka. Ave. 400-402 Lacka. Ave. K1 ASK YOUR GROCER AND INSIST UPON HIS FURNISHING YOU WITH STOWSES DfiLICIOUa, MILD BUCAH CUIIEU ABSOLUTELY r HT 17133 HAMS. LARD. EVERY HAM AND PAIL OF LARD BRANDED. ftaamgpiMD THE STOWERS PACKING CO., SCRANTON, PA T HE DUTHEIL STUDIO 315 ICKAWANNA AVF.NUK sc roN, r . S aavinii HADE n contract niiii mum WWT IV nu ll DBl klW 1IIUS. 1 '' .1, .- lutlu- null licthiit I will liinkr- a OBNUIXR CRAYON PORTKAIV rrtnlcd imm to niinll i-riM AB80LUTELV I'UKK Off OHAROK l ii-l ITYtiRM Of PRAM El dlOU $.00 UPWARD, Wnrkmaiisliip guriitoO(L Kiauies M iji-r cont. less tluin rt-sul'"' prl ' k B. DU1HE1L, Artist