4 THE 6CBANTON TRIBUNE FRIDAY HORNING. APRIL 19, 1895. Dally sod Weekly. No Sunday Edition. fubllihed at Bcrantop, Pa, by The Tribune Pub- ILsljlnfr Company. Kew York Office: Tribune iluildiug, Frank a Uruy, SlanajiT, t.. KINGSBURY, PanwiOnt'iMM K. M. DIWLI, Scow md Tacaa. L1VV 8. RICHARD, Corroa. W. W. DAVIS, BuaiNtaa Maajsaia. W. W. VOUNQS, Aov. MHa' a, BNTERID AT Till POSTOFriCI AT BCHANTOIt, FA., AS 8I00ND-0LAUS MAIL MATTHIl. "Printers' Ink." the recoarolied Journal lur advor iLwnt, ratwi Tna Sokamtun THiaUNitajiUiebMit advertising medium In Northeastern Poouaylva Bla. "Printers Ink." knows. Tb WBitir TnmujiB, lamed livery Saturday, Contains Twelve Hamdaome raiica. with mi Abuu dance of Noun, Fli'lluu, and Well-Kdlted Mlwwl ltiny. 'ur Tuoaa Who Oillllot Tup Tk DAILY THimiNK, the Werklv 1 Heeomuiended as the Beat Bargain Uolug. Only 1 a Year, iu Advauce. TbbTbibuhc la for Hale Pally ut the D , L. and W, bunion at llobokeu. :unioN fc'CJLANTON, APRIL 19, 1SI5. THE SCRAN TON Of TODAY. Come and Inspect our city. Klevation above the tide, 740 feet. Extremely heulthy. Estimated population. ISM, 1V3.0OO. KfKlstered voters. 20.&9S. Value of school property, liWO.OOu, Number of school children, U'.UOO. Average amount of bank deposits, JIO. wo,m. It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn sylvania. Can produce electric power oheaper than Niagara. No better point In the United States at which to establish new Industrie. See how we grow: Population In 1S6U 9,3 1'opulaUon In 1870 m Population In JSSO toM Population In 18SO 'W13 Population In 1SS4 (estimated) And the end Is not yet. !t will be a serious mistake If the scarcity of revenues at Harrlsburs phall be so used aa an argument for retrenchment as to cripple or skimp the free public school system. If neces sary, better go In debt until times Im prove than to pinch the vital artery of the commonwealth. As to Cross -Examination. In his very interesting book on "The Real Chinaman." Hon. Chester Hol combe observes that the Chinese "have an invincible repugnance to lawyers." He says their strong-est objection to all western modes of judicial procedure Is the existence and employment of law yers In our courts. Said a distinguished Chinese stateman to Mr. Holcombe: "We can trust our own judgment and common sense to set at the merits of any case and do substantial Justice. We do not need to hire men to prove that risht is wrong1 and wrong is right." The Chinese are regarded an Ignorant people; but scenes sometimes occur in civilized tribu:... Is of justice which ap pear to add force to their conception of the attorney's profession. t'nlss the printed stenographic re port In the libel suit of ex-Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, against the Philadelphia Times is inaccurate, the methods of cross-examination utilized by the plaintiff's chit-f counsel, without, rebuke from the court, were nothing short of disgraceful; and would afford au Interesting study for Chinese in quirers habituated In their own coun try to a direct and straightforward search for the truth. We have not space to follow thfue tactics in detail; any persondnteresteij in them may find the complete text of questions and an swers In the -Philadelphia Times of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Nor do we Imagine that the tactics In troduced in this particular suit were different in principle, although per chance somewhat bolder in degree, from the conventional customs of law yers anxious to score points for their clients by builying and brow-beating the witness In the box. The point which we would offer for present consideration Is that our courts too often are lax In their discipline with respect to bullylni? cross-examiner. Few witnesses rush Into court to tell what they do not know concerning a given ease. The majority of them come because summoned and bring" to the witness stand only a. frank desire to tell, as clearly as they may, the whole truth. It is a sacrifice for them to come, a sacrifice for them to be made conspicuous and to be stared at; and it is an utterly gratuitous sacrifice for an honest witness to be, in addition to all this, wantonly badgered and bullied find tortured simply and solely for the showing off of the lawyer's privileged Impertinence or the delectation of the grinning audience. If. the purpose of cross-examination la . tp sift, out the truth, the tortures of It should be re served for refractory witnesses and not 'ie lavished boldly, under" the Judge's tacit sanction, upon good, bad and In different witnesses promiscuously. The Philadelphia case to which .we have alluded. If It has been truthfully pictured in 'the narrative before us, must have resembled a bull-baiting quite as closely as a decorous search for genuine truth and Justice. The evil Il lustrated by It offers a. fertile, field for the sincere reformer. The Wllllamsport Sun celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of ,tha,t thriving city on Wednesday by the is sue of a twenty-page number, contain ing a history of Willlamsport and (Ly coming county from 1795 up to date, as well as portraits of prominent citizens, biographies and other Interesting mat ter. One of the most pleasing features of the handsome issue -was an artistic title page designed by Miss Orace fjlncklejra Uteen-yeaj,--old Williams- port school girl. The design is neat and original. It represents a female In Goddess of Liberty attire with out stretched arms holding a candle in one hand and an aro light In the other. In the smoke of the candle is dimly out lined the log cabin and canal boat of the past, while the arc lamp sheds light upon publlo buildings, trolley cars and other accompaniments of modern progress. The Centennial Sun from be ginning to end Is a carefully edited is sue, and reflects credit both upon Its compilers and upon the progressive city in which it lit Issued. The Chicago Herald wants the Imo crats next year to nominate a western free silverite on a gold-bug platform and by thus ingeniously surrounding the enemy, to carry hi in captive Into camp. The Chicago Herald can be quite amusing, at times. Let the Truth Be Presented. Voicing the general wish for a full and free discussion uf the finunclal question a wish, by the way, which Induces The Tribune to offer Its columns for that purpose to all who have arguments to present on any side the Washington Post, a gold slnglo standard puper, Is moved to suggest that the gold men get down from mere generalities, which may mean little or much, to details, it well says: "The popular mind requires something more specific than phrases something more tangible than epigrams. And this Is especially Important In view of the fact that, while the gold men confine themselves to vague generalities, the silver men offer direct arguments and specific Illustrations addressed to the capacity of the average understanding. Take, for example, one proposition ad vanced by Mr. W. II. Harvey, of the Chicago bimetallic committee: "A debt for $1.(KH), that 1.000 bushels of wheat would have paid ten years ago, now requires the farmer to give up 2.1W0 bushels of wheat In exchange for thesg dollars with which to pay the same debt. The debts now In existence are principally old debts, or renewed or refunded debts, or new debts contracted to pay old debts, or debts which the people have been forcod to contract by reason of the continued de cline In prices. The owners of products must now give up twice as much prop erty to pay their taxes as In 1S73. Seven teen thousand bushels of wheat would have paid the president's salary of $:!3,t0 in ls7;i. and it now requires 1U0.U00 bushels of wheat to pay your annual salary of $o0,U00. Taxes have been Increased as ex pressed In dollars, and have been doubled and quadrupled as measured in the prop erty which the people surrender with which to pay It since 1S73." "Here is something that any one can comprehend, and what gives it special effect is the circumstance of its direct personal application to nine men out of every ten in the country. The infer ence is that the exchangeable value of the farmer's products has decreased In proportion as the value of the single standard dollar has appreciated. The debtor has the same number of dollars as ever to pay, but his means of paying have been reduced one-half. Is this a fallacy? Then, the gold men had bet ter set about exposing It. For, un questionably, if it be not a fallacy, but a just and accurate statement of the case, the gold men will soon find them selves In a minority so Insignificant as hardly to be worth considering. Hut they need to bestir themselves. The silver men are advancing arguments Intelligible to the people and they can not afford to retort with trite maxims and stereotyped phrases which the peo ple do not regard. Let us have, as Vr. Cleveland puts it, ,'a plain and simple presentation of the argument In favor of sound money," prefaced by an ex planation of what sound money Is, and why It Is sound, and followed by a few of the more striking reasons why a cur rency of that description Is better for the masses of the people than the kind of currency proposed by the blmetall ists." We can heartily concur In the Post's request, although, following the Re publican national and state platforms, we believe in a bimetallic rather than In a single gold standard. The cause of good money, properly understood, Is the cause of all. Nobody will be permanently benefited by poor money; by money which does not retain, a practically uniform value covering a long period of years. The only way to make these facts plain to the people is to discuss them, and to bring the facts home to the masses In a way that the masses can understand. At an early day we hope to print both of the ad dresses recently delivered at Harrlfl burg by Mr. Clark, for bimetallism, and Mr. Smith for gold monometallism. Next Saturday we shall print an Inter esting letter from Colonel F. L. Hitch cock, of this city, explaining why he favors the single gold standard. Let all sides receive a fair hearing. The sum of all will crystallize as truth. Certain Journals in Wilkes-Barre which ought to know better are accus ing one of the proprietors of The Trib une of "owning a silver mine." Not one of them owns one penny's worth of Interest In a silver mine anywhere. But as Republicans, the owners of The Trib une stand on the Republican platform. And they are willing to rest their case on the Intelligence of their party. Announcement is made that Mr. IB. 7. Mooney, formerly editor of the Times of this city and later editor of the Car bondale Anthracite, has abandoned Journalism for the law. The same abil ity and Industry which won success for him .in the one vocation will doubtless Secure for 'Mr. Mooney corresponding eminence at the bar, t't " ' ' ' ')t c. the cause of the Cuban patriots Is reported lost. The report may well be doubted.- The cause of the American patriots In the war for our own inde pendence was several times reported lost; but It triumphed, all right, In the end. The cause of the Cuban revolu tionists Is a Just cause, and white It may not achieve a victory today or tomor now, it will do so ere long. , The United States should one of these fine days recognize the righteousness of Cuba's battle for freedom, and thus hasten the Inevitable result. One of the propositions for the In creasing of the state's revenues under consideration at Harrlsburg contem plates thq levying of a tax of 25 cents per barrel on all beer brewed in Penn sylvania. This expedient would, it is said, yield $1,250,000 of new revenue. If It should come to a choice between school and hospitals on the one hand, and breweries on the other, we must confess that we should favor the for mer. And that appears to be pretty neur tlie Issue, at present. general J. S. Clarkson, In denying a rumor that he had committed himself to the project of establishing a Chicago newspaper to advocate the unlimited free coinage of silver, recently ex pressed himself as follows: "Any paper which I should manage or own would be h straight Republican paper for pro tection and bimetallism, not of the Wall street type, but such: us history hus ap proved by theory and practice." In other words, he would be u. sound money bimetallism Is not that whole some Republicanism? The next meeting of the PennsyTranlu Teachers' association will be held July 2, o and 4, ut that most delightful of summer resorts, Mt. Gretna, In this center of beauty and learning the in structors of our state will Hnd every possible Incentive to a wholesome and refreshing session. We ulniost envy them the pleasure of It. Is It not a trifle singular that sliver, which served In most civilised nations us a compunlon coinage metal with gold for 2.000 years prior to 187a, should now suddenly become a "dishonest" metal? If dishonest now, why not dis honest centuries ago? If dishonest, who made It so? In celebration of its twentieth birth day, the Pottsvllle Chronicle has issued a magnificent special edition telling the whole story of Schuylkill's resources. The Chronicle Is one of the best news papers In the state; and we gladly note its continued success. Silver monometallism is one extreme. Gold monometallism is another. Jus tice and prosperity are to be found in honest bimetallism; and honest bi metallism Is today and will tomorrow be the platform of the Republican party, THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER. From the New York Tribune. President Cleveland's letter to business men of Chicago who Invited him to a re ception is a wonder In Its peculiar way. The one art of which he is a master Is that of using phrases without a definite meaning, which every reader Is liable to Interpret according to hla own private no tion. These looking-glass phrases, which never bear any face save that of the one who looks at them, abound in the letter, and make- It more vague, If possible, than any of the president's previous declara tions. They aro so many and so In definite that even the experienced In Clevelandesque literature find It rather hard to remember that In December and January this samo president was lighting for the 'wildcat state banking scheme, then advocated gold bonds In such form as to discredit the only securities govern ment had power to Issue, and finally turned over the national treasury to Messrs. Rothschild and Morgan as re ceivers. When one recalls all this, he is lost In wonder at the adroitness of phrases ho well calculated to promote forgetful mss of the president's action. "Sound money and wholesome financial doctrines" Mr. Cleveland names as the causo to whlch he is attached; but so ho did when he proposed to abolish tho tax on circulation, which special advan tages for state banks which would huve broken down the national banking sys tem. Then that was "sound money" to him; and a little later his secretary of the treasury, who had urged the bill to coin the seigniorage, was negotiating with the sliver men regarding concessions by which the state bank scheme could be passed. Senator Jones, of Nevada, honestly thinks his speeches are devoted to "sound money and wholosomo financial doctrine," and the chiefs of the Populists doubtless think tho same of their Hat-money platform. Again and again the president repeats tho phrase "sound money" without the slight est attempt to define It or to make any body understand just what ho does mean. When he talks of "safe and prudent finan cial Ideas," there is nothing to show whether hn Is referring to state bank pa per or gold monometallism, and there is not n word in the whole letter to prove whether he 1b antagonizing free coinage of sliver or Issues of fiat paper ut $50 per capita, cither or both. The plain truth Is that the people of this country are utterly sick and tired of phrases which mean anything or nothing; and If the president's notion of financial safety means putting the treasury inlo the hands of receivers, an the only alterna tive If tho people will not wipe out the greenbacks and substitute state bank notes, they are immensely, tempted to prefer something else. SENATOR DUBOIS' VIEWS. flnnntor Dubois, of Idaho, has been inter viewed on the president's letter. "Mr. Cleveland deals In platitudes and offers no suggestion which looks to an Improve ment of tho wngo earners and producers," he said. "He repeats the stock phrase of 'sound money' a number of times. Every body wants sound money. No honest or sensible person desires any other kind of money, Mr. Cleveland's Idea of sound money, however, 'is gold, and gold only. The silver men, so-called, of the Demo cratic and Republican parties are bimetal lists. They demand that both gold and sil ver shall serve as the basis of our cur rency. Mr. Cleveland and his school of financiers are advocates and upholders of 'dishonest money,' Inasmuch as they con tend for gold monometallism. Gold and silver constitute tho honest money as well a the constitutional money of the United States. Any one who Insists on the destruction of either Is not In favor of honest money. The genulno silver men, who make up the large number of both the great national parties, do not desire sliver monometallism, but they demand that we get away from gold monometallism, which the owners of money throughout the world have fastened upon us. 1 am glad Mr, Cleveland has come out squarely for the gold standard. It simplifies mat ters. The people want more' motley and they want good money. The only safe way) to get It Is through the restoration of the stiver cause. It Is gaining ground ev ery day, and the more the subject In dis cussed the stronger the cause grows," REPEAL THE INCOME TAX. From the Philadelphia Times. The Income tax should be promptly re pealed by, the next congress. When con- gress meets In December one of Its first acta should be to repeal the Income tax as a feature of the tariff law. It Is a "moat unjust, obnoxious and inquisitorial tax; one that was never thought of before In this country excepting under the dire ne cessities of war. It Is unequal, unjust and Is logically offensive to free people. The supreme court, bo fqr as It has deoldad any thing, has decided that the most Import ant feature of the Income tax cannot be maintained, while the constitutionality of the remaining features of the law is af firmed only by an equally divided court A majority of the entire court has declared all the Income taxes on rents of real es tate and on municipal and state bonds to be Illegal. Bo much of the law has been declared unconstitutional by a majority of tho supreme court and must so stand. The Income tax law, therefore, as it re mains Imposes no taxes upon the very peo ple who most deserve to pay them, while Jt Imposes taxes upon those upon whom tho government has least claim. On tho basis of equal taxation It Is not possible, In vluw of the decision of the supremo court, for congress to make anything approaching an equitable Income tax, mid us equitable tax ut Ion Is one of the cardinal Uoctrlnues of free government, a future Income tux Is not among the pos sibilities. Tho law Is justly odious; Is Justly condemned by the people; Is just ly condemned by the highest court of the nation, uiul but one duty remains re lating to it wipe It entirely from our statutes. The Republican Position. Interview with Senator Cullum. The Republican party Is In favor of gen ulno bimetallism, it is against gold mono metallism and It Is ugalnst silver mono metallism. I believe that the day Is not far distant when a bimetallic standard will be fixed by International agreement and tliu money problem solved. TOLD KY THE STARS. Dully Horoscope Drawn by AJaocbus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.21 a. m. for Friday, April 19, 1800. 4y A child born on tills day will bo ambi tious and display an Inclination to write articles upon the currency question. It will never be guilty, however, of spring ing some of the undent chestnuts that many able orators of the day are putting forth us star arguments. Thure is more truth than poetry In the assertion that the meat trust Is playing for high steaks. The establishment of an avowed joke paper In this city would seem to be un necessary at this time. Scranton already has several publications that are standing jokes upon the publishing business. It Is safe to predict that tho wool will be singed entirely from the bucks of many speculative lambs befere the oil excite ment subsides. Many who will attend Anna Dickinson's lecture tonight are doubtless of the opin ion that Joan of Arc will not be the only one burned at the stake during Anna g dis course. Ajncchus' Advlco. Remember that Friday Is an unlucky day for the man who hath no "pull." It Is better to collect your energies today and dig bait for future fishing excursions, Ask no favors unless you can put up the collateral. Parlor Furniture Otir Stock of Fine, Up-to-Datc Parlor Furniture Is simply immense ana prices lit which a parlor can now be furnished by us arc remurka My low. Think or 'lt-A fine, highly polished Suit, covered in good Silk Tapestry, at $25 8"Our entire stock of this spring's Baby Carriages at eost. Hill& Connell, WASHINGTON ML We Have Just Opened Our" First Import Order t HAVILAND & CO . If you want a nice Dinner or Tea Set we have it. If ., you expect to buy a BABY CARRIAGE . See our line before you pur. chase. We can save you money. THE CILW, 1BER, 01LIEY CO,, LIMITED. . 422 UCMWAHNI IVERUE. THE WEBER ' PIA MO GUERNSEY BROS. 224 iYOn AVE. HCH CHINA GODSITH'S Summer Draperies. Light silk and cotton draperies naturally take precedence of the heavier lines at this season of the year. Silkc Icne and drapery satins, cretonnes, denims, etc., are in demand in all shades and qualities. Each year the spring and summer season in the upholstery line increases in Importance. These pretty fabrics can be retailed at such low prices, are shown in such magnificent colorings and designs, aro so well finished and rich looking that immense quantities of them are handled daily. Dry Goods Economist, April 6. We are not egotistical enough to suppose that the able Economist writer had our store in mind when he wrote the above. Yet it fits us fits us like a glove. Our upholstery department does grow every year every month witnesses Im provement. As the "Spring-time Comes, Gentle Annie," and the season for re newing of draperies draws on apace, the lines we show are well worth visiting. SEE THESE NEW DRAPERIES. Carpets, Mattings, Linoleums, Kugs and other lloor coverings are certainly the topic of conversation, and the theme of nearly every housekeeper's thoughts just now. Our offerings in the above will surdy interest you and post you, whether you desire to purchase of us or not Our stock and prices are always the barometer of trade. WALL PAP Another carload just received. 1v'e knew when we opened up this department, and our prices were made famil iar to the public, that we would do a big business in the Wall Paper line, but never expected that it would reach the proportion it has. We have hardly been able to get it in as fast as our customers wanted it, but now our stock is well caught up with tho demand, and we can supply you with any and every grade. Number of patterns unlimited and prices just half. GRATIFYING INDEED! The change we made locating our Children's Department on ground floor became popular at once. We al ways sold the bulk of Children's Clothes now we are doing more . easier of access larger quarters greater stock more help. We like our name to suggest Children's Out fits. Mention anything for Juvenile Wear if we haven't, we come very close. Child's Jersey Suits at $1.50. Double Breasted Blouse Suits at $1.75. Braided Reefer Suits at $2.50. Scarlet and Blue Sailor Suits at $3.50. Waists of "Star" and "Mother's Friend" Make, Large Line Embroidered Waists, Ueadwear and Neckwear, Full Lines. All Little Outfitting Perquisites. "THE SAMTERS," ARE THE BEST COASTERS. Consequently they must run easier than any other wheel. Call and examine them. C M. FLO RE Y, 222 WYOMING AVENUE, Y. HI. C. A. BUILDING. AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest In the City. The latest improved furnish ings and apparatus for keeping meat, butter and eggs. 223 Wyoming Ave. C1T. PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of ka bast quality for aomMtla Is, and of ail alias, delivered in any part of the city at lowest price. Ordera left at my Office NO. 118 WYOMING AVENUE. Rear room, tlrat floor. Third National Bank, ar sent by mall or telephone to toa bine, win receive prompt attention. Special contrasts will ne made for tho lads end delivery of Buokwheat Coal. WM. T. SMITH. i The secret is out Not only do they say we do wahsing for a living, but that we do It velL So keen It eoine. Hell everybody you ece, but tell them net to tell. i EUREKA .-. LAUNOBY, aaa Washington Ave. SPALDING BICYCLES are Dcallni; Clothiers Hatters and lurnishers. GUARD1N HOSE A fact. Yott hnvn to guard inme hose io ears fully that toe tak biTomoa a lmrdan. It rota and falls to pifoaaaftora little uao. Notao ours. The beat tbat'a madaii tun kind wo sell, fit and an v presdura your water ou put on it. Will laat for years. Perhapa your lawn nanda fertiliser. We bare it, and aaed and rake and mower. 11 a ., Washington Aie Boston Hot UoiiHe Cucuiu. hers, Ripe Tonintoen, Aspur. agus. Mushrooms, Khuburb, Cauliflower, Witter Cress, Brussels Sprouts. Blue Point Oysters, Large, Medium and Little Neck Clams. Mussels, Scallops, l'ruwn. Large Assortment ol Fresh Fish. PIERCE'S . MARKET, Pono Avanue, DR. HILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. Bet teeth, IK.K0; beat set, 8; for Bold cart and teeth without platea, railed crown and bridge work, call for prices and refer ences. TONALCIM, lor extracting teat Without pain. Mo ether. No teas. OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK. ROOF TUNING ANO SOLDERING AH done away with by the uae of HART MAN'S PATENT PAINT which consUitJ of Ingredients well-known to all. It can be applied to tin, galvanised tin, aheet Iron roofs, also to brick dwelingi, which will prevent absolutely any oruinbllaaT, crack ing or breaking of the brick. It will out. laat tinning of any kind by many years, and It's cost does not exceed one-fifth that of the coat of tinning. Is sold by the jo or pound. Contracts taken by BAZAM. ER Fine Stationery Blank Books, Office Supplies, EDISON'S MIMEOGRAPH And Supplies, TYPE WRITERS' SUPPLIES STEEL HND COPPER PLI1TE tSGSRVlKS IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. REYNOLDS BROS., Stationers and Engravers, 317 LACKAWANNA AVE. April 19, 189i We Have Moved to No. 121 North Washington Avenue, Next First Presbyterian Church New Store, New Styles, New Prices, and We Want You for a New Customer; HULL &' CO. FURNITURE DEALERS. "A Oatlor MHd a a donor tamtd." X TaWLadioa'SolMFmcii IoavlaKWIDJ tost Soot delivered flaw anywhere la the UJtyja i WaBaWUwPa M awanaaaw vmvi or foetal Hote far JkO. Beuala every way the boots aold tn ail ratal! Morse for , ouraaivea, therefore we guar etas the Jtt, stria eaul aaaer. and If any one is aotaaUaflad a 2. 60. -We aaake thai beo mil nran we hhw treearieaurtharpajr. Opaaw . Too or Ooaraaoa Saeaa, wMua u, V alaee 1 tol and aatf Vataea. flaadeaei aaia; arU m yea. Fit K at, turn to.erSJSiL2: ill)