1 4 THE SCtt ANTON TRIBUNE Fli I DAY MORNING. MARCH 9. 1894. SCRANTON TRIBUNE F. E. WOOD, General Manager. rrm.i6nr.n iuii.y ami weekly inSchah ton, pa uy l'uk '1iuuu.ne i'd hushing Company. New Yobk OrriOE: TitmnNt Boh.diso, FnANK B. Gray. Manaqer. Kuttrtd at the Pottofflce at Scranton, Pa., as Brtond Clati Mail Hatter. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. SCRANTON, MAltl'll 9, 1SIH. i Mry UUU thing, wkm other things are ready, sometimes: MUMS ijreat results. The lultet that killed Robert Horn at Troy may yet bt the death of thiujism at elec tions. - IT MUST BE MET. Tlisre can scarcely be two opinion! m to the character of the indiicrotion, to use a mild term, commit tsd by thoss who wen responsible for the importa tion, into Monroe county, of the ignor ant and tieious class of southern work logmen who hewd the wood aud drew the wattr in tho construction of the now railway line that was lately pro jected through this region. This im portation condemned itself in the tint place through tho slight that it imposed on the abuudant labor resident in this tnte labor which, although possibly wore expensive, because butter skilled and better educated, has nevertheless a prior claim upon the consideration of the railroad's contractor. Even though the experiment had not beou attended by scenes of violence, accident and dis order, the giving of precedence to southerners could not have bsn de fended on any plea of busineis equity and fairness. Hut the experiment, in all its conse quences, has not proved successful. On the contrary, it proved comuiernially undesirable to the importer!, an 1 most disastrous to the sicurity and the morals of the community through which the road penetrated. It left a direct trail of bloodshed and accident never before known in the history of eastern railway construction; and it has been the indirect means of foisting upon the people of Monroe county a collection of vicious va.'rants and un mtrained evil- losrs whosi crimes are of almost daily occurrence. The atro city of many of these crimes, the ag gravated character of the frtqosnt as saults and of the kindred ebullitions of lawlessness directed toward piaceful residents of sparsely settled country districts where the machinery of police protection is almost unknown, are monuments to the folly of this cheap labor policy amountin, in the agre j:ate, to a crying public evil. The brutal murder of Christian Ei! ers by an offshoot band of those strand e l southern deiperadoos is merely one conspicuous instance of tin klul of work that they have been engaged in, from the moment of their arrival until sow. Many of their misdeeds have never been reported in print. The minutia of their midnight prowlings repeated thefts and c mtinual terroriz t tion of women and childrsn form alto get her one of the blacken page in the history of Pennsylvania crime. That the perpetrators thetnwlves are penni less, and must resort to violence as the only alternative from starvation is a striking commentiry upjn the con icienceless cruelty of tbj contractor who deliberately broagat tbeiu to this orry plight and then Uft them to get out of it as best they might. While, therefore, the prowlers them selves are less guilty, in morals, than the intelligent aud cold-blooded agents of their enticement into this critical condition; and while the law ought, in juatio, to mU out to the real cnl -pnts the punishment which is obvi ously their due, it cannot be b'lieved that the good ptopie of Monro county must sit complacent under such jeop ardy and provocation as now surround them. The arming of the villagers of Tannersville the other day, and their cleicent upon a camp of tramps which bad been a prolonged source of dis turbance is the kind of the action which must seemingly be taken in many similar communities unless some spnndy solution to the problem may b devised whicn will obviate th neces aity of a recourse to inoo justice. Paint POLITICAL thugisra in its true colors and it will soon slink off in sheer self disgust. The president who could conveive the Hawaiian policy of infamy and peddle patronage in a fight to beat two senators as Mr. Cleveland did in the Hornblower and Peckham incidents, is not a sate bulwark against the oncom ing Populisiic tide in favor of an in fl ito 1 currency. Business men took ilrspemte risks when they rejected Benjamin Harrison. General Hastings has things his own way because the pople want it thus. And the men who roll up 190,000 pluralities are good persons to consult in these matters. NOT A SAFE TRUST. After all that Mr, Cleveland has done to destroy tho confidence ncoe imposed in him by the business interests of the vmntry, it Is his peculiar luck to hAVe jeople yet say, apropos of the Bland bill: "Well, let the senate pass that bill if It wants to; the president will promptly veto lt."j We should like to bo able to believe, honestly, fraukly and fully, that this supposition is true. We should be de lighted to feel, despite his incompre hensible and his almost innumerable blunders, that Orover Cleveland, in this one item of regard for the stabil ity and the Integrity of our monetary system, Is still the same strong, sturdy mid immovable man that he was so flu ently pictured to us in years that have fled. The knowledge of this faot, or even the unwavering suspicion of it, would give us renewed courage and in spire us with rekindled hope. Not only that; could this assurance be gen erally shared by the business interest of the land, as applied to tariffs as well as to ooinage bills, it would be the sig nal of a revival that would, fairly dnmbfonnd the pessimists The great moneyed Interests of the nation, whose securities have shrunk daring the critical moments of Popu listic rampage and agrarian revolution, and whose mills and factories and workshops have sounded the depths of staguatiou and despair are not anxious to stay downed. They find no solaco in the mere petulant act of sulking arid pouting. The ocouomlst who charges and there are many of such tilling Democratic editorial chairs that these great shut downs aud curtailments are the work of capitalistic malice, veng nnce and spite insults the intelligence of the publio and brands himself an ass. There is no merriment to any body in the prevalence of depression aud pauio. The victims of such a con ditiou find uo enjoyment m prolonging their misery. The simple truth of the matter is the Democratic party in all its roots, trunk and branches, is proving itself so ut terly incompetent to transact iisceasary public business, aud to keep from trans acting that Which is hurtful, vloious and umvis', that the oautlous and con servative business factors of the coun try have no heart to push out into re newed activity; and they will not get that encouragement until the entire jobbing, ipsculativd and moou-bayiug Demo-Popullstio coalition is hurled with every mark of popular disfavor from the trust that it has betrayed. VoTM in Troy Tuesday cost 020 apiece, and bullets were thrown iu. It is a suggestive evidence of the lush renown enjoyed by Scranton that the mayor and chief associate munici pal officials of Newark should have se lected this city for purposes of study In preference to the many ottaor munici palities within an equal distance. In many particulars iSurantoti today is without a superior in the list of Amari Oin cities. She is certainly unsurpassed in her predilectiou for progressive bui ness men when in need of progressive municipal officials. The ESTBBHKD Wilkes-Hirre News- Dealer canuot make a successful de fence of ballot stuffing or hired assassi nation; and it ought to have bettor judgmeut than to try. THE POLLARD SUIT. Viewed from any standpoint rend ered possible by present evidence, the one conclusion is inevitable that bril liant public gifts in men to whom are confided great public trusts carry with them the requisite of a proper private life, udju penalty of failure, complete and dire, at the least t xpected momeut. History is full of lamentable incidents in proof of this inflexible moral law; but to go no farther back than the dowufall of Charles Stewart Paruell, which all can remember, we have an example vivid aud painful iu all its as pects. The fact that Representative Breckinridge did uot take this lesson to heart, but instead relied upon his reputation as an orator, the eminence of his bin '-blooded Kntucky ancestry and the remarkable warm'.'i and tt lei iiy of genuine friendships among his people, only illustrates anew tha blind fatuity with whio'.i genius is to fre quently allied. In the flittering unction he unques tionably laid to his troubled conscience that the Pollard suit for broach of marriage promise, with its attendant scandal and unenviable revelations, would "blow over" as soon as he could prove the woman to be bis equal in guilt, Mr. Breckinridge apparently overlooked the one fact destined to be bis inexorable Nemesis; and that fact is the snblime chivalry aud spirit of deference that Eentuckians of the su perior social order instinctively pay to women. To races mora calm in tem perament this delicate s-ntimint may seem to be lacking somewhat in dis cretion when its beneficiary chances to be a daughter of Eve who has not, as it appears from the evidence, followed nndeviatingly in the path of strict pro priety. But to the patrician nobility of the famed "blue grass'' belt it mat ters little what Miss Pollard's recreancy has been; she remains in its eyes a woman like unto those who comprise its mothers and sisters and daughters. The deference they pay is to an ideal; and the profanation of this i leal by a mm supposed to be conspicuous for chivalry and true politeness is a crime against the social canons for which there is no atonement. And it is well that it Is so. Fantastic though our crudsr northern sentiment may at times regard it, this polished courtliness and scrupilous nicety uf social etiquette remain nevertheless two of the finest inheritances that we as a nation owe to the colonial aristos racy; of which they are the later fruits. There can be no doubt of the saving grace that they have implanted into our natures and soeial customs Filtered through the firmer conscience and the sturdier murality of the Puri tan stock, they have given to ns the finest examples of virtuous domesticity, as typified throughout the north and west In new-grown settlements where the American hoin is rooted In purity and encompassed by inviolable honor. Rather than tarnish this invaluable ideal, it were better to sacrifice a thou sand Breckinridgts, though each were infinitely this one's peer in eloquence, experience, flaent diotion and polished suavity. Tennyson, the last poet laureate, has been dead eighteen months and his successor is not yet in view. Mr. Glad stone senmirt to think that rather than have the honorable and honored por tion lowered by an inferior post he would leave it vacant. Whether this view will be shared by Lord Rnsebery remains to be disclosed. The position of poet laureate was one of honor, indi cating that the poet thus houored pos sessed genius and merit as a pot,char acter as a man and dignity as a repre sentative of the royal court. The suc cessor of Wordsworth aud Tennyson should Indeed be chosati with much care and consideration. It is a mistake to suppose that be cause the Populists are eccenctrlc In their financial notions, they are devoid of influence with this administration Friends of an honest currency have no license to play with the opposition. Tin: formal announcement of the candidacy of Ueorge 8. Ferris, of Plttston, for Orphans' court judge In Luzerne oonnty oonftrtns a prtdiotlon made several weeks ago in Tun Trih UNE. Mr. Ferris makes the third Re publican to express a willingness In this direction, his competitors being Captain Darte, the veteran war-horse of Luzerne Republicanism, and Isaac P. Hand. Mr. Ferris is well known to Scrantonians as a gentleman of modest merit who annually adds to the enjoy ment ofithe New England society's din ner. He is excellently qualified to preside with dignity, fairaes and scholarship upon the Luzerne orphans' court bench. NoTlliNd so well twcniues a city as clean streets, neatly paved. Hut to realize the full effect of this artistic aspect, the cleanliness and the neat paving should uot be confined to any particular locality. mmm BRIDGE PROGRESS The advancement last evening in select council on first and second read ings of Mr. Roche's ordinance giving the mayor discretionary power iu the negotiations for the bridge approaches, supplemented by tho adoption of Mr. Counell's amended resolution author ing un immediate preparation of tho bridge plans evinces u hearty and healthy legislative enthusiasm in the subject of the bridge progress. i'hsre is evidently a general desire in councils to push the work along with all due speed, and this fairly reflects the uppsrinost wish of the people. Haste is wiio when it is deliberative; what ll done must, of courso, bo well dour. It ought, from present appearances, to be possible to walk placidly acrass the Lackawanna at Linden street aud the Roaring Brook at Piatt place before snowfall next winter. We SHOULD like to call the attention of those few hide bound Democratic journals that think it their duty to apologize for every aiu which a Demo crat commits, to this robust utterance of the Buffslo Courier, tho pioner exponent of Erie county Democracy, apropos of the Trojan election outrage: The truredv at Troy will stir the state. Public sentiment will be irresistible In de manding that election booths hereafter shall be BOenef of order anil ODCGleUCe to law. Is government to bo turned into a ghastly mockery by tbe bulldozing and the bullets oi political bullies, tue nirea agents i f party machines controlled by unprincipled oosaes! in the face of such dancrrs uartv lies will be thrown off, aud the people, unincumbered, will stand forth In defense of the integrity ot the ballot box. The rights of American iiti.eusutp In New York most be vindicated, torn pared to this duty other state and local issues are loaiantflcant and paltry. The Democratic Party must by reorganization put itself iu accord with tho stein, earnest public sentiment on tills subject; otuer wise It will be driveu to defeat and ills aster. There is no obligation of partisau loyedtv which binds a man until he becomes an ucoessory, after the fact,to wilful and cruel murder. The journal or the orator that propounds such an abhorrent doctrine will soon fin I out the temper of tbe people. Occasionally tiibrh drift into Scranton iptcinttni ol the rural bully who. when reprimand s t by town con stables, are accustomed to peel oft their co Us and "have it oat" with the of ficer on the spot. It would save them some unpleasantness if they would ro alias that Scranton haB a police force under training for just such emergen cies. Tbe fact that an officer wears a uniform does not rob him of the com mon right of self-defence. It is only when the exi-ie-me of tlili right is pushed to an extreme that the ofil -isr is subject to censure. . Mr. Hinks has recently bien hobnob ling with Philadelphia journalists and they have been worming from his bosom the information that he knows, but will not say, who will be the nex congressman from Luz-rue. Tnis is aggravating in William. We had sus pected it would be Hon. Morgin B Williams; but perhaps, after all, Mr Hiues knows it may be Hon. Charles A. Miaer. Director Watkius announces that nn laborate Easter programme is being ehearsed by the l'tmn Avenue Baptist Church choir. The list of musical numbers will iucludo the triumphal march from ''Naaman ;" an anthem b)' Schriecker ami several other selections. SMOial chorus of twentv-tive voices will take part in the service. Ihe piartette at present is composed ol tue ollowiug: ..Irs. Lizzie ungues ISrnmlage, soprano; Miss Margaret Jones, contralto; Daniel Stevens, tenor ; and John T. Watkins, batso aud di rector. II II II The Scranton Leiderkranz will give a sacred concert on Sunday evening at Musio hall under the direction ot t'ro- fessor KoplT. II II II Rehearsals for the "Crimson Scarf," an operetta to be given at the Elks benefit on Anril 12. are progressing rapidly under direction of John T. Watkius. Tiio characters will be as sumed by Mrs Edith Hackel. Miss Julia Allen, Thomas Johns, Johu 1. Watkius, Will Watkius and Thonius I lay nor, assisted by a chorus of twenty- five voices. 1 ) II Miss Annette Reynolds, solo on- trulto, will remain with the Second Presbyterian Church ehoir another year. II II II D. P. Thomas, l'rolessor Protheroe, John Courier Morris and Thomas Mar shall were In New York this week mak ing arrangements for the transporta tion of the Cambro-American society to Wales, where they will iittoud the Carnarvon eisteddfod. II Ml Miss Lillian A. C. Hammett is visit ing friends in Carbondale Upou re turning to this city Miss Hammett will accept a position in the uiuilu store of Stelle & Seeley. II II II Artist Prey has taken an excellent group of the members of the Scranton Choral union, which ha will have copyrighted before issuing. The photo contains the fades of about tf mem bers of the World's Fair choir. II II 1 Miss Alice Miuphy. of Dunmore, and Miss Gertrude McKean, of Providence, are among Professor Protheroe's most promising vocal pupils lhey possess fine soprano voices that are rapidly developing. Spitd Well Its 1 ttr ing. Chicago Dttpatch. It is Aid that the ( olurubisn stamp will be retired about April I, It never whs popular although a great luanv persons were stuck on it The new smaller stamp expectorates higher in publio esteem. Possible Loss of a J, b. There's a faraway lock in the cuckoo's eye 1'here's a chill in tho cuckoo's breast. As he watches the days pass wearily by, mat give no sign or rest. Oh sore at heart is Ihe cuckoo bird. And sad is tie and ill. For he knows his foutbors will all fall cut, w nan passed is coa n iison ow, U'ilke.H-lturre Times. Editor Lenno.n is crtainly pictures que in his expression ofopiuiou with re terence to the Olypmnt sewer issue He is not satisfied with oue drainage pipe, but wants another in which "to carry away some of the anti-sower men," who are describe 1 as "too rotten to be allowed to float with respectable refuse." It strikes us that it is time (or the board of health to cast some chloride of limo into this discussion. Twenty-kouu hours before his down fall the.msn who would havo predlctsc a prison cell for autocratic HjssMc Kane would have boen laughed at But M K ui" was landed iu Sing Sing before the ink on his fraudulent regis tration lists had begun to pale. Lut Edward Murphy and others of bis kid ney profit by .McKanes example. - Murphv Morally Riapinslblt. Acif Harm Palladium. It would not be correct, probably, to say that Kdward Murphy, jr., is responsible for this bloooahed, but it is certain that for many years he hus hail absolute con trol and command of all the Democrat! thugs, repeaters And ballot box staffers In the city hn has ruled through their aid If ho had so willed and ordered, the election yoiterday would have been no more bloody than au ordinary gathering of reputable citizens. Time for an Accounting. WfflM Itai re Herord. It is hlirh time that the greater villains whose dirty work is being done by these thugs, unit who sits In the Ingli places. should have the mask torn away from their Villninous faces so that the people can see them K" they reully are. Aiders itnd abet ters of ballot box stulrlrig, falsifying tally sheets, riots anil murder, should not, be ul lowed to represent the people in the couu ells of tbe nation. They should be hurled from the positions tuey disgrace by nn an gry, outraged people. One of Llnoolii's Btorlss. t.'hiraO" Herald. Most of the dull stories Attributed t( Abraham Lincoln are supposed to he npoc ryptinl. but Roll rt Dormer makes public a letter ho received years ago from Henry Ward lleecher, In which the Plymouth pnstor says concerning a visit to Lincoln "Abraham told mo throe storiea, two of which I forget and the other won't bear telling." A Sutrgn-tlv rjo-lnoldsnt. Plidadi hihin Tim-p. While counting ths coins in the mint, maybe Dr. 'Iownsends attention will bi struck by the fact that the heuds on most of them are cut off at the neck. Very Carefully Edltid. irau'nu'oa Pvnt. New York's Krench ball carriod very plum evidence or tue result or ur. r u i. hurst s blue pencil. A MONG Music Lovers. GOLDSMITH'S BAZAAR Prodigal in Promises But niggardly in fulfillment, that is the "Modus Operandi" of some houses. Not ours, though, depend upon it. We don't deluge you with figures or glittering ver bosity, but give instead big values, that most stores would probably like to giva you, but can't. An Uxtfraclotii OmUtloa. j CVih-iiin Dispatch, Queen Vstorla might at least have said she was serry. If the wasn't sorry she should hay been. SEE WHAT $2-oo Will buy uj the way of a HIT AT CONRAD'S Hotsl Wayerly European Plan. Flrst-OlaSS Har attiohM Depot for Uergner A Kiittel a Tannbauuur Itenr. i Cor, 15th anil Filbert Us., Pbiladi M' t desirable for residents of N il. Pnnu; tylvaiiia. All OOI1 V B W Q OSS Inr travelers t ami from rlrosd Htreot station and tho Twelfth snd Market Htreet station 1 tlrable for visiting Sorantonlana aud ihw l ! In the Anthracite Kegluu. T. J. VICTORY, PROPRIETOR. Boys' Clothing AT ABOUT HALF PRICE. WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELRY SILVERWARE SPECTACLES EDWIN G. LLOYD 423 Lackawanna Avenue. WAIT m Inserted in THB TR1BUNB t U Mteuf ONE CENT A WORD. Our reason for doing this is because vc have decided to abandon this department for the lack of room. Our stock consists of no shabby-made stuff, but all of the lat est and most stylish garments to fit boys from 4 to 12 years, such as Jersey Suits, Corduroy Suits, Velvet Suits, Cassimere Suits and Knee Pants. Those who have bought their boys' Clothing of us for the past six years know that we kept only the best. Creponettes This is a new Wash Dress Fabric with a Crepe effect that is pronounced a sure s0. We are the first to intro duce it. Counter. A large line of them to be seen at Gingham lPFXIAL OFFEKINO OF Moire Silks Lot 1, 15 pieces, worth 50c, cut to 25c, Lot 2. 23 pieces, worth 75c, cot to 50c. A NF.W HAltUAIN IN All of our broken lines of 4-button Mousquetaire I .... Dressed and Undressed, formerly sold at $1 and $1.25. t4lO VGS Your choice of Blacks and Colors, 79c. Glovine Our Celebrated Glovine, the greatest glove cleaner in the world, reduced to 25c. per bottle With the New Valves Out of Sight Our new Bicycles are now to be seen at our 314 Lacka wanna avenue store. VICTORS, SPALDING, CREDENDA, GENDR0NS. And a full line of Boys' and Girls' Wheels. We are mak ing extremely low prices on Second-hand Wheels. Mercereau & Connell 807 LACKAWANNA AViiNUll DIAMONDS, and Fine Jewelry, Leather Goods, Clocks, Bronzes, Onyx Tables, Shell Goods, Table and Ban quet Lamps, Choicest Bric-a- Brac, Sterling- Silver Novelties. J.D.WI LLUMS&BR 314 Lacka. Ave. B LANK BOOKS LANK BOOKS MEMORANDUMS Office Supplies of all kinds Inks and Mucilages LEADING MAKES. Fine Stationery WIET.W A.TERM A N and FRAN lv LLN FOUNTAIN PENS. au rjusrsnt il Agents for Crawford's Pens and Buek'a Flexible Rubber Stamps. Ice .". S All Prices and all Sizes. Foote 6c Sliear Co. 513 LACKAWANNA AVE. Reynolds Bros. Stationers and Er(ruvers. BIT LACKAWANNA AVK. FOR THE LENTEN SEASON AU kinds Vrssh fish rflvtd diiiiy I'unry Smoked llnllliul. llOIIIll"A Otil, Yarmouth iiionters, Mill Mix-kcrel. Roksvwvt Ohssiipsks nsy, flVCTEDQ In. IUtt Cot ami II I 01 Hill 0 IllUtt l'ollll Koft Shall 'lan, Mirliuin. eallops, a W. H. PIERCE, rami ay m LUTHER KELLER KING'S WINDSOR CEMENT FOR PLASTERING. SEWER PIPES, FLUE LININGS un PhWp 11 1 1 Office, 813 West Lacka wanna Ave. Quarries and Works, Portland. Pa. KOIIWAY moN black diamond sii,vi:h extra bpbcial ba ndkh8ovs bngubh JHMOP'S i:Ol.lsii OASt STK.EL HORSE IBOBS WILEY & TDK CALK TIKB MACHINERY SPK I .N . KOKT BTBBL ANVILS ID.LLOWS HORSE NAILS Hl'SSELL AND WELLS BROS CL'TTINU MACHINERY, W AGON WHEELS AXLES SPRINGS HUBS SPOKES DIMS BTKKL SKEINS R. l. SPIKES SCREW Bittenbender &Co.f Scranton, Wholesale nJ retail dsklers' In W'airoMU&k,J' and BUoksrAithl SUPPLIES. THE DICKSON MANUFACTURING CO. SCRANTON AND W1LKEB-BAHHE. l'A.. 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