THE SCIIAHTOIT TKIB UN E FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1895. 4 $j(c ctanfon rifiune aWByaBS Waakly. Ne Fa-, ay TfcaTrtauaa V Otay, lbMK ft. RINMSUSV, h aaa (n't etas. C N. !.(. e- Ma Tasaa. UVV S. mONAND. fan. m. W. DAVIS. Iwiim BUaaaaa. W. W. VOUNOS, Am. MaM-a, PTUIO At TH1 KROmol AT acaaxToa. sa. At aOUIO-CUS HAU. MATTIB. PrlMar Ink." tha ratncatadjotraat ""rad adratMnf Slum la MorlhaMltts rasaalva, Ala. "ruatanT lak kaswa. Vbb Wiult Tusohb. lamad Kw- Saturday, Cantata Twalva HasaiooM !, '!" """ oaiwa Nm, FtrUoa, and Will-Edlt-a Mtoc lany. Fot Tttfa Wbs Cannot Tak Thb Uily Tunc a, tao Watkly U Itewninwnd-d a tha llia-ai Tflilat Only 1 a Yau, la Advuo. fa Tiinu It flal Pally at tha D, U aad W. SCr.ANTOX, AUGUST 23. 1H95. It Lb well to keep In mind the fact that the Republican party will not be a paT y to the doctoring of roll call or the theft of omJvirtiaJs. Quay's Confession of Defeat. The managers of 'th flffht to over throw popular government tn Pennsyl vania anl to aubotltute om?-man power are overplaying the same. Upon the surface It wouM appear to observers unacquainted with the arts of poll-tiles tha ithvy have acquired the lead: but ,if.9 Impression peed!ly vanish:. te .fcre the cfcvtous desperation of thMr 'tactics, -a desperation clearly born of rear and not Inspired by the confidence of real strength. On the day following ithe primaries in Philadelphia, wherein Senator Quay won, at tha outside, only fifteen dele Kdtto, Walter Lyon, nominee of the Re publican sU'te convention of ISM for li.mtei.uni Knvernlr, Amu H. "Mylin the noniirae of that convention, for auditor general, Theodore L. Flood, permanent chairman of thait oonventloo and Jaimed W. Latita, t nominee for sewvUry of Internal affairs, united In si'ikllng- to Hon. B. F. Ollkeson, chair man of the Republican state committee, a ktter of which this l the essential part: "The indications being- that there will be -onteiits In the Republican state conven ton. to be held on the ath Inst., for seats a the convention, and at you are a candi date for chairman ot the state committee, we submit that 1t would be Indelicate and improper for you to make up the roll of delegates, and thut yourself decide the contests In which you are Interested: and we believe that a meeting of the state commXtee should be held to act In this matter. As no meeting of the state com mittee has been held since its appointment on May 23. ISM. we suggest that a meet ing prior to the expiration of the time tor which It was appointed would be alto gether lit and proper. We therefore, be ing a majority of the persons designated under rule one of the Republican party, adopted by tha state convention on May 23, ISM, who selected you as chairman, respectfully request you to Issue a call for a meeting of the state committee, to be held In the city of Harrisburg on Aug. 2b. 1896. A prompt reply la earnestly desired. We contend that an analysis of this etter, In Ithe light of certain other facta, will convince any fair-minded man that Senator Quay in real truth, regards himself as beaten. Saying nothing of the self-stultlflcatlon of the men who, having made Mr. Ollkeson 'chairman, now announce in effect, thait their creation is unfit to exercise the customary' duties" of hltf office; we de sire to call attention, first, to the fact that outside of Philadelphia there are only three contests as to delegates one In Elk and two 1n Schuylkill and secondly to the signed assertion of Senator Quay, made In a telegram to the editor of the Truth, of this cMy, that he had a majority of the conven tion without needing a vote in Phila delphia. Now, if he has a majority re gardless -of Philadelphia and hi eon ceded 14 or 13 votes In Philadelphia, Why should he or his friends worry over the making up of the conversion roll call? They could lose the three contests In the state-at-Iarge and still, with their '14 or 13 superfluous Phila delphia delegates, remain away ahead next Wednesday. Does any man suppose that if the Quay side had as many pledged dele gates as the senator repeatedly says he has, or anywhere near as many, four of the men who last year picked Mr. Ollkeson out from among a score, or more of eminent Republicans as the man best fitted to direct the party or ganization, and who, when as a result of that direction the party last Novem ber rolled up the largest plurality in its history, personally complimented htm In terms- of extravagant praise, would today strive to blacken their rfwn handiwork by reflecting upon Chairman Ollkeson' honesty to no needful purpose of their own? The very Idea is palpably absurd; so absurd as at onoe to give aubstance to the suspicion that the objective point in this unprecedented action is the forci ble prostitution of the machinery of the party to a contemplated revolution of the party's -will. - . Quay, seeing that he Is beaten, sim ply proposes to steal a Victory. But we suspect that the manhood of the party will have a word to say about that. ' ' Any query as to tha course of the Scranton Republican . Is regarded as "Impertinent" by that organ. It seams to ttithk It Is still the mouthpiece of a political Great I Am. ' . A Word to a False Prophet. The Philadelphia Times evidently re- rards Its readers as rooking to common eense or else it indulges in irony when It says: ."Upon more careful reflection we are incline a to tne opinion tcai ine Times was mlatekef- en errvtnf Quay eight Votes In lACkawaqsa and Lti Berne. Unless tb Jsdlcie, cftndWatee la On region ehmJl m; returns of he PhihuMphte prtntertee -While Undine cm their heads, Quay win nave twice ele'wetee n 'Chose 'jbotshMee fa- atee4 of lee than ,jfcrtfr, and uays wnswruriowe election as obeiraan -jrfffl--.L UN1DNI LABEL) of (he state committee 4s now not only possible, "but probable ty the state con- The readers ot the Times have been told by the Times that the seven dele gates from Lackawanna county toave jhoir ! matures to a resolu tion pledging their unconditional sup- port to Governor mstings anu nw ad ministration until tiwe laat lamp burn out. Why. then, should the Times Insult their Intelligence and Impugn the hon esty of these delegate by such arrant bombast as that Just quoted? We are aware ot the fact that our nkii.oiniiiK contemporary Is notor iously untrustworthy in Its political pre dictions; yet duly allowing ror its nat ural proneness to err, we still cannot see how It can expect Its readers to believe that Senator Quay win have more than a minority in next Wednesday's convention. They have eyes to see, and .pencils to figure. "Boodle and Intimidation!" shrieks the hypocritical old Quay organ, nearly a month after Its local walloping; and next Thursday It will bo In luck If It can find breath to whine even that. Justice Strong. The recent deaith of this eminent Jurist has let loose a flood of newspa Der reminiscences, In which the circum stances of his appointment o the bench have been variously set form. Ono of the fairest statements of the facts that we have een is made by the Chicago Times-Herald, which says: There was considerable scandal cur rent when iMr. Strong was appointed. to tho supreme bench, and, like all suon .ib- n-ithni snv foundation. He and Joseph P. Bradley were appointed to the bench at the same time by presi dent Grant, their names being sent to the senate together without specifying lr which particular vacancy each was Intended. At that time the court had already decided the legal tender cases adversely to the government, but other eases Involving 'the aame point were pending. "When these appointments were made a great outcry was raised that t,he President was packing the court in he Interests of those who desired to see the legal tender law sustained. An unlmpassioned examination of the facts and circumstances will show that this charge cannot 'be sustained, but the fact that both Bradley and Strong sus tained the legal tender law when the ouestion came tip a second time for hearing, and thus reversed the former decision of the court, gave popular foundation for the charge. "In the final decision of the legal tender cases Justice Strong delivered the opinion of the majority of the court. Justice Strong was a great lawyer and a great Judge. He retired from the bench at the age of 72, when he was still in the maturity of his powers. He was a man of profound learning, ot ripe wisdom, of rigid Impartiality and ab solute Independence. His opinions de livered from the bench exhibit great power of etatement, as well as being analytical and logical In the marshal ing of authorities. He was a member of the great electoral commission that decided the presidency In favor of Hayes, and 'he sustained -his views on the Questions raised before 'that tri bunal with Immense logical force. He was a great American, end his name is deserving of honor." The point Is opportunely made by the Philadelphia Bulletin In connection with lu advocacy of short presidential campaigns that the .recent contests in which the people of Great Britain and Ireland transferred ithtiir government from the Liiberata to the Conservative's 'Vted not occupy more than three weeks; there, as here, the people are largely prepared, througih the continuous dla- cuaijoiw ami agitation n the pre ror months, and even a year or two ahead of the actual opening of the contest, to pans jiromf-lt. Judgment on public men and pai r.y piCnxtiples, and no one who Is familiar with ith'e modern facilities for cnnductiing a oawsno and talcing tho sense of th country con doubt that a prudential campaign tn the ' United E'UJics couM be as tntellfgently omd promi.it.ly dwlded as the election of a British parliament." " As Viewed from Outside. It is well sometimes to listen to what one's neighbors say about one. After quoting ex-Senator Thomas C. Piatt's characterization of Matthew Stanley Quay as a "mighty slick coon," the New York CommerclaPAdvertlser, a Republican paper not unfriendly to Mr. Quay, adds, under the mistaken Impression that he has won his fight In this state: "The Pennsylvania senator, having routed his enemies, Is now, the undis puted master of 'Pennsylvania state politics. Quay's victory Is of more than state Importance. It means the death of Governor Hastings politically and the certainty that the Pennsylva nia delegation to the national conven tion will be against Benjamin Harri son to man. Quay Is In a most envi able position. He can now make all the deals and dickers he may care to for patronage. The people of Pennsyl vania are under his thumb. He Is In deed a 'mighty slick, coon. " This unconsciously reveals one or two things that Senator Quay prob ably would not care to have disclosed Just yet. One Is that, If successful, he will use the party machinery to kill off every man. Including) the governor, who has dared to exercise the constitu tional prerogative ot differing political ly from the senator. The other Is that part of. Quay's programme is to keep a knife up his sleeve for ell friends and admirers of the. Indiana ex-presldent, of whom, by the way, there are several hundred thousand tn Pennsylvania. In view of the fact that General Har rison has given no sign of a desire to be renominated ntfxt year, It would obviously be unfair to him to introduce his name Into the present state ftght. But we may without breach of pro priety hasard the opinion that if he should deolde to permit the use of hie name before the next national oonven tion, General Harrison would not need to, fear that Senator Quay or any other man could prevent a fair expression of party sentiment. The faot that men like .Quay are embittered against Aim, because ot tola refusal, lust as Gover nor Hastings has refused, tw oe bullied Into sacrificing his conscience to boss Ism'e arrogant dictation. Is one of the potent reasons why many persons are already predicting General Harrison's renomlnatlon. Under our glorious free Institutions It atanda wlthm the privilege of the Philadelphia organs of Senator Quay to make as loud claims as they see fit But It's another thing to back them up with delegates. The Disappearing Middleman. A convention of representatives of leading mecantUe 'houses tn Ohio, In diana and Michigan was held at Mans field recently for the purpose of organ ising a mutual purchasing syndicate, the object being to purchase large quan tities direct from the producers and thus save for themselves Che profits of the eastern Jobber. The organization will be known as the National Whole sale Buyers' association. A regular corps of executive officers was selected and arrangements are being made for an early Incorporation. The foregoing 4s the substance of a dispatch noticed In a western paper. It suggests a line of co-operation wholly outside the scope of the various anti trust laws and yet to all appearances desirable to alt concerned, If we except the Jobber, or middleman. Indeed, It ceem9 to be well within the limits, of probability that an early feature of fu ture commercial operations In almost all branches of trade will foe the grad ual disappearance of tha middleman. Whll tn times past be undoubtedly served a useful purpose, the general complaint, preferred' at either end, that he absorbs the bulk of the proats with out shairing the risks, added to the largely Increased modern facilities for the rapid distribution of goods from factories directly among the local wholesalers and retailers, renders it morally certain that he will frave to go. What effect his disappearance will have upon consumers Is problematical, but for a time at least It ought to have the effect cf cheapening prices. Ati ait Illustration of this may be cited In the case of the sewing machine, now cost ing less tha.n half Its former cost, and mainly because competition Jiaa led1 to the sale of many machines at first hand from the plaoe of manufacture. It will no doubt be the same way with bi cycles, and K already Is largely true of books, clothing end a great many other articles of common use. Of course, all this te rough on the middle man; but at the sarnie time. It's the life of trade. Some of the middlemen In the coal trade will do well to study the signs of the times. In Saturday's Tribune will appear a striking and timely contribution to the discussion of .municipal reforms, in the guise of an Interview with Hon. John Stewart, president Judge of the iFrank lln county courts. Judge Stewart, in this Interview, recalls attention to his mnch-diacufwd plan for the purlflea' tlon and popularization of the party primaries, and re-lrrfo:ces his original contention wMh new and striking argu nucts. The article If well worthy of attentive perusal by every man Inter ested 1n clean politics. A feature of Saturday's Tribune that will be read with Interest comprises a caireful review of the bridge question by Select Councilman John E. Roche, who has thoroughly Investigated the subjeot in all tta aspects. As we expected, the morning Quay organ flatly refuses to pledge Itself to toe the mark without whining In case Quay Is licked. Why, It Isn't yet over the spanking It got three .weeks ago! Bearing In mind that the Philadel phia Times claims a Quay majority of eighty, we feel doubly safe tn re-assert ing that Senator Quay Is beaten. COMMENT OF THE PBESS. Are Ready for the Test. Phlladeluhla Press: "The result In Phil adelphia establishes the Hastings major ity In the state convention. Ten days ago the Hast nss leaders counted up UK) uele gates on their side, without including le high, whoRe election Is not yet held. That table estimated 60 from Philadelphia. The only variation since It was made Is the change from CO to 58 In this Mty. If I,e high should sustain the administration the Hit uren would be restored to luu: If not, they would remain at 100. leaving 133 for the opposition. It Is true that Mr. Quay's friends profess also to have an assured majority in the convention.- Both sides are claiming the same men to the number of 15 or 211. But when the Hastings lead ers say that they have 1IXI pledged, with the prospect of others, they feel sure of their ground. The friends of Governor Hastings are ready for the test. Rollcs on Fake Contests. Philadelphia Press: "If Senator Quay had the number of delegates In the Interior of the state which he and his friends have been boasting they would not havo held bottlnK conventions In the First and Fifth districts of this city. The Quay people did not carry either of these districts, arid any attempted contest In them is so prepooter ous as to be a confession before the whole state that Mr. Quay has not the. dele. gates he claims and not enough to win. The fact Is that on Mr. Quay's own ngures he had to nave twiee as many dele gates from this city as ne got to give him a majority or the convention. As the oeo pie refused to e'.wt nil the dolepatos he neeneci it is propnseo i0 satire tnem r.y contests wnicn nave no merit whatever, All this was Dianned n advance of Tucr- day nlghtls primaries, but it cannot be made to succeeu. Doesn't Hani Down Its Flag. Wilkes-Rarre ' Record: "The Record went Into this fight for Hastings and Qilkeson because It believed that the men elected by the people should govern this state, and not a party hots, who never came directly before the people in his life. We held from the beginning, and hold now, that no outside Influence should come between the voters of this state and the regularly elected officials, and that any man who endeavored to make the gov ernor or any other official subservient to tils personal will deserved to be renudlated. We fought on that line to the best of our anility, and we shall continue to tight on that line until the Inst vote If polled In the state convention, we ao not asg tor quar ter." ' . It Is Magnlfleent Victory. ILancaater Examiner: "Governor Hast Inge has made a gallant light against the most acute political marager In the state a man ofvatt desperation and resources: one who will doubtless be to the forefront In national politics in next year's cam paign and who carries about- him the promise sad potency of coming federal spoils. This, backed by railway and other corporate influence, has made him strong. To beat him by even a small majority Is a victory larger and more significant than aiDoeara at flrst blush. It mar not and his political standing; but will eliminate Senator Cameron from the contests of the future." j r.i fy;-" Tae Trlek le Too Treat pa rest. Wilkes-Barre rttws-Dealer: "Quay's plan la to create aa hnprtiioa Is the con vention mat u roejorwr is wim sum, and thus stampede toe Ooubtful eaee to FOR CHRISTIAN POLITICS. From tha Times-Herald. Mayor Swift's recent statement, that "there ought to be no need or a Civic Fed eration in Chicago; the city ought to be kit own civic federation, ' empnaaises ine needj of a line of work being done by an other organisation, the National Cltlaen- snip League, wleh bad its linn in uni cago, and which has become national In Its organisation and Influence. The exist ence ot the Civic Federation, the pretence of Its men and wagons upon our streets, may be tn some reaperts a reflection upon official municipal methods, but it it also an honor to the private cltlaen whom) ef forts and gifts have made the federation's work what it Is. It oucht to be unneces sary for private citlsent to clean our streets and enforce our laws. The fact that It Is necessary shows a very low state of clvlq patriotism. It reveals tho fact inn ine c;i.senMnip ok vniraaw i l-ui-cisb aa to the importance of electing honest men to office, and that booillers and ring stars have readily commanded the suit port of reputable cltlseiis. simply becauso they, Dy nooK or crook, secured ine nomi nation on their party ticket. Our el t lions have toasted their thins at home or t the club, while the gang has run the' caucus and primaries. This has been true In both the lending parties. Vt hat is true of Chlcaito is largely true of the whole country, for the same causes produce like effects In our legislatures, congress and the senate. The reproof for these things should not be luld alone at the door of the corrupt politician or boodler. He is greutly In the minority, n neaut were counted, and buys the public virtue simply because It Is for sale cheap, or steals It because tho public Is too luzy to prevent It. The blame rests clearly and unmistakably upon the so-called better clnssof citisens, who claim a high rexpect ability, but whoee apathy In publio affairs Is a leading cause or puiillc corruption. Particularly la this true of the Christian men of this city and nation whose stand ard of profession is so high that It should be ImpoHS'hlo thnt their cittxenshlp be either careless or corrupt. The National Christian Cltltenshlp League Is laboring to correct the preva lent evils by going to the root of the mat- tor and combinlnx the forces of righteous ness against the forces of evil. It leaches a patriotism which Is loyal first to that rlghteonnness which "exalteth a nation." It urges all honest men to the' discharge of their citizenship duties at the caucus and primary, the "sources of power" In our government. It Is organising local leagues in all parts of this and other states, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The work of these auxiliary leagues Is locally to pre vent tho nomination and election of cor rupt officials, and to secure fvlcllty on the part of otlln-rs Intrusted with the execu tion of tho luwn. Co-operating In state and national matter, they are already doing effect'vo work on legislation and In arousing public sentiment. The work Is prlninrlly upon Christian men men who profess 'to desire to see the will of Ood done on earth but church membership is not a condition of member ship in the league. The headquarters of the national body is at K3 I,nSalle street, Chicaeo. from whence It sends out lame amountsof literature and numerous sneak ers and organizers. There are 5,0(K).(100 Christian voters In this country. Allied to them are at least 3,cvM),noo voters of high ,tr!r.vle. though nut church members. The balance of power Is, therefore. In Chrlstinn hanils. In their opposition to evil thoiM forces have been united and ag gressive, ns are the saloon and other In terests. To secure this unity of purpose and actlom Is the aim of the national league. The success already attained gives promise of Inrge efficiency In the fu ture. The plans of the league are every where received with enthusiastic Indorse ment and co-operation. It Is not an effort to combine stn-te and churc h, or to govern the state through the church, but to make Christian principles Instead of greed for gain or office the ruling motive In public affairs. LIFE AND SONG. If life were caught by a clarionet, A ...1 o ...11,1 liunrl thrnhtilnir In thft reed. Should thrill Its Joy and trill Its fret And Utter lis love .n love t own ueeu; Then would this brenthlng clarionet. Type what I would that I might be, For none of the poets ever yet Has wholly lived his minstrelsy, Or wholly surg his true, true thought Or utterly bodied forth his life, Or made what God made where He wroiurh-t One perfect self of man and wife; Or lived and sung, thnt Life and Song Might each express the other's all, Careless If life or art were long, 81nce both were one, to stand or fall; So that the wonder struck the crowd, Who shouted It about the land: His song was only a living aloud His work was a singing with his hand! Sidney Lanier. Ulank Pngos. "And who be they?" Inquired little Johnny at the theater. In reference to two yourug .women In tights who fol lowed the king. "They are pages," said Johnny's papa. "They aln t got nothing on era," re plied Johnny after a moment's con templation ; ."so 'they must be blank pages." Boston TrnnscrlpU Ho Wat Not Guilty. Judge (gravelyl The prosecutor swears that you hit him twice upon tho nose. Have vou any denial to make? 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