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THE SCBANTOIT TRIBUNE-MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25. , 1893,
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SCRANTON, NOVEMBER 2,1, 1895.
One week from today the honorable
Thomas B. Reed will count a quorum
Without half trying.
The Ingrate Rattled.
The Scrantcm Republican, apparently
Imagining that Its readers are specially
Interested In the personality of the edi
tor of The Tribune, prints an alleged
biography of him. notable chiefly for Its
lack of facts. The editor of The Tri
bune is too modest to agree with the
Republican in Its overestimate of his
importance, and therefore will say, in
reply to the personal part of Its Satur
day editorial, simply that he does, as
accused, work for pay; that he expects
to continue in this guiltiness as long as
health and strength will permit; and
that, for the present at least, he is ac
tually happy in the knowledge that his
pay reaches him, In cash, every second
Friday afternoon. He trusts that his
fellow workers In the employ of the Re
publican enjoy the same punctual bless
ing.
The temptation to reply to Mr. Scran
ton in his own dirty coin by fertilizing
the biography of the member of con
gress from this district with certain
malodorous incidents - in . his official
career at Washington, whereby his con
stituents were shamed by gross and
maudlin conduct better suited to an
asylum fnr Inebriates than to the hail
of the national house of representatives,
the details of which are readily acces
sible, will' be resisted as falling beneath
a reputable journal which enters the
circle of home. Anyhow, this man's
character is pretty well known. The
crooked relationship which he has long
borne to public affairs; the ' political
rascality in which he has figured as
chief plotter and beneficiary; the tricks,
the intrigues, the sell-outs, the dickers;
the money borrowed and never repaid;
the promises broken; the friends
abused; all these things and many
more besides are so well known to those
who have been brought Into contact
with him that detailed repetition would
be superfluous. It is really provocative
of pity to reflect that the man of whom
these things are true bears a name
which, In spite of his persistent efforts
to disgrace it, is deservedly held in
highest honor, because of those who
bore and bpar it worthily and well.
The profligate who has wasted his
substance , in riotous and extravagant
living may fancy that those who have
tolled and saved are leagued against
him, but It is not so. The Tribune, be
gun on its own merits as a legitimate
business enterprise, stands to-day flat
ly and firmly on that honorable basts;
asks and seeks no special favors, and is
abundantly satisfied w"- Its achieve
ments and its prospects. If . this were
not true; if the case were as Mr. Scran-
ton paints it, It would please him so
well that Instead of getting mad and
frothing at the mouth he would wreathe
his Machlavelian face into one of those
seemingly cherubic smiles with which
he Is wont to beguile assistance from
men secretly marked for his dagger's
thrust, and execute a clog dance for
Joy.
naries Emory Smith's refusal to
purchase Immunity from prosecution
for criminal libel by revealing the
names of the already punished sub
ordlnates who permitted the Ely false
hood to get Into print is characteristic.
The fact is that, take him most any
way, Mr. Smith will be found 100 per
cent. man.
For a Slx-Year Term.
The latest phase of the third-term
discussion In the newspapers takes the
form of a prediction that Mr. Cleve
land, realizing the impossibility of ex
pecting a third tenure of the presi
dency, will try to manoeuvre for his
torical prestige by causing to be Intro
Suced In the coming congress a Joint
resolution authorizing the submission
of a constitutional amendment extend
ing the presidential term to six years
nd making a second consecutive term
Impossible.
That Mr. Cleveland will take this
course we deem Improbable. But that
It should be taken by congress Itself
Is Indisputable. Along with It there
might be passed a Joint resolution re
questing the next president to appor
tion among his various cabinet officers
the work of filling the various offices
lomlng within their respective Juris
dictions, thus leaving the executive
himself free to consider broad questions
f public policy In seclusion from the
Incessant importunities of place-hunters.
Such a distribution of the presl
lency's routine duties would take from
that position Its greatest single bur
en, and more thoroughly than hither
to enable its occupant to realise the
institution's grand conception pf the
Jhlef magistracy of a free' people. '
We do not see that there would be
my Impropriety In re-electing an ex
president after an Interval of six years.
Sometimes such a course would seem to
to demanded In the Interest of poetlo
lustice. After a disastrous change like
that of 1S92, It would become to many
lecelved voters practically a duty to re
tail to gOoe tba man Who administra
tion had by an error of popular Judg
ment been unjustly censured. This rule
of eligibility after an interval has
worked well in city government and
would doubtless work no harm If ap
plied also to the presidency. Hut there
should be no temptation for any presi
dent to exhaust the opportunities of his
first term In a frantic bid for a second
one, and hence the need of a constitu
tional amendment limiting the eligibil
ity and diminishing the number of dis
tracting presidential campaigns.
It Is shameful that the large papers
In Philadelphia and Pittsburg should
continue to asperse Judge Smith and
Insult the voters of Luierne and Lack
awanna counties by their baseless ac
cusations of fraud in the late election.
The fact that their favorite Democratic
candidates were unexpectedly defeat
ed does not justify the waging of a
subsequent campaign of wholesale cal
umny against the man and the friends
of the man who was successful. Let
decency and fairness now have an in
ning in this matter, and let the slander
ers shut up.
An Object Lesson.
The newspapers generally are deeply
Interested in the suits brought against
the Philadelphia Press for libel by the
officials of one of the large financial
institutions of that city. In order to
fully present this case for Impartial dis
cussion It is necessary to repeat some
statements already familiar to the read
ers of The Tribune. At a late hour and
after the earlier editions of The Press
had already been printed the night edi
tor In charge received from a source,
not yet made public, the startling In
telligence that the treasurer of one of
the loading financial concerns of the
city was a defaulter and had absconded.
This announcement appeared In a small
portion of the city edition of The Press.
There was no foundation whatever
for this announcement. The accused
official was not a defaulter and on the
same morning the defamatory article
appeared he was at his ofllce attending
to his duties as usual. The editor-in-
chief, Hon. Charles Emory Smith, was
In Boston at the time of the libelous
publication and could have had no
knowledge of It, but notwithstanding
this fact a warrant for his arrest on
the charge of malicious libel was sworn
out. Civil suits for damages were also
commenced by the aggrieved party for
1100,000, and by the company for $230,-
000 against the owners of The Press.
The attorney for the maligned trees
urer subsequently addressed a letter to
Editor Smith proposing that If he would
give to the attorney the names of the
night editor In chnrge of The Press and
of the reporter who furnished the dam
aging article the criminal prosecution
against Mr. Smith would be abandoned
To this Mr. Smith replied that he would
not secure Immunity for himself on the
conditions proposed. In the meantime,
however. The Press had in the fullest
manner corrected Its error and made as
complete reparation as a newspaper
could possibly make for the blunder of
the subordinates in its employ.
Viewed from an impartial and In every
way disinterested standpoint certain
conclusions are inevitable. The first Is
that Editor Smith cannot possibly be
guilty of malicious libel. Ills absence
In another state at the time relieves
him of all personal responsibility for
the appearance of the article. It fal
lows that those who are pressing such a
prosecution are themselves manifesting
a spirit of revenge and injustice utterly
uncalled for and unworthy.
As to the question of damages: The
maligned treasurer demand s$100,000 and
the company he represents claims $250,-
000. There is not a sane man in the city
of Philadelphia who for a moment be
lieves that any such damages have been
sustained or any damages at all, for
that matter. ' The aggrieved treasurer
has not suffered an lota in character or
pocket. He stands just as high In the
estimation of his fellow citizens as he
ever did, and he holds the same position
with the same salary as previous to the
libelous publication. No single person
in the world believes him guilty. The
financial Institution concerned has not
been and will not be damaged to the
extent of a single dollar In its vast busi
ness operations In consequence of the
falsely alleged dishonesty of its treas
urer. Upon what principle of justice,
we ask, should Editor Charles Emory
Smith be punished for a criminal libel
of which he could not possibly be guilty;
or upon what reasoning In equity should
The Press company be required to pay
$350,000, or any other sum, as damages
that were hot sustained either by the
libeled treasurer or the company he rep
resents?
There is a moral as well as a legal
side to an issue of this character. The
Press has fuiy demonstrated that the
libel was not uttered with malice. A
subordinate of that paper was not suffi
ciently careful, and committed a grave
blunder. The Press has sustained in
finitely greater injury as the result of
that blunder than has the libeled bank
official or his institution. The person
directly aggrieved, and the president of
the bank Indirectly Involved, are mani
festing a spirit of revenge In the civil
and criminal cases they are pressing
that will not commend them In the esti
mation of just and fair-minded men.
Editor Smith has shown himself a man
ly man In declining to purchase im
munity for himself on the terms pro
posed. In protecting his erring subor
dinates he is right If any person ma
liciously deceived any. one connected
with The Press by imposing upon them
false Information, such person should
not, however, be shielded by Mr. Smith.
This seems to us to be the common
sense view to take of the case under
consideration. It Is one that concerns
all publishers.
"The Republican party," observes the
Philadelphia Inquirer, "wants a presi
dential candidate who will hold New
Jersey, Maryland and Kentucky in the
Republican column and who can carry
New York and keep on carrying her."
In that evont, why not urge the nom
ination qf that gallant leader and peer
less phirality-getter, General Daniel H.
Hastings? He would come as near to
sweeping both North and South as any
othel living Republican.
i
Some one who has taken the trouble
to scan the newspaper flies for. the'
past (tight months announces that they
cbrbfilcle, tn that period, nearly 200
lynchlpgs. The number of legal exe
cution tn that time la not reported, but
It probably is Ins than half aa large.
Indeed, it seems safe to assert that for
every criminal executed In this country
by due process of law thus far in 1893,
two criminals have been executed law
lessly. And yet It Is the traditional
supposition that Americans are a civil
ized and a law-abiding people, so well
situated morally that they may with
propriety send missionaries to foreign
countries to convert the heathen!
No Jugglery with Duty.
Well-defined rumor has it that Mr.
Cleveland, in his message, will ask con
gress to increase the revenue by add
ing fifty cents a gallon to the tax on
whisky and one dollar per barrel to
the present tax on beer. If he does
this consress should promptly cull his
attention to the fact that the loss in
revenue is due to his party's wanton
slashing of protection, and that, there
fore, the best and shortest way to a
remedy for that deficit is through the
restoration of the sacrificed duties.
A large proportion of the Republican
members of congress are represented In
the Washington dispatches as having
expressed the belief that their party
ought for political reasons to let the
tariff, severely alone this coming ses
sion, even though the government shall
thereby be compelled to peddle another
Issue of bonds In order to secure money
for current expenses. They argue, as
Correspondent Curtis puts It' in his
letter to the Chicago Record, that "the
Republicans are not responsible for the
present condition of things; that the
existing revenue laws were passed by
a. Democratic president and his secre
tary of the treasury; that they received
tltnc'y and frequent warnings from the
Repuollcans that the decrease of duties
they j.roposed would not afford a suf
ficient revenue to sustain the govern
ment, but they insisted upon having
their own way and should now be com
pelled to take the consequences even
though they roll up the public debt at
the rnto of $100,000,000 a year. They
insist that the country should have the
benefit of this example of Democratic
misgovernment, nnd that the Republi
can coniiresE cannot be expected to
correct the mistakes of President
Cleveland and his party unless he is
willing to admit their errors and beg
for relief."
rerhaps such an argument as this is
no more than natural; but we serious
ly doubt whether It will be satisfactory
to the people. There is at all times an
ample amount of duty-dodging in con
nection with national legislation; the
mood of the country, after its three
years' experience with Democratic In
capacity, Is decidedly favorable to
straightforward performance of duty
by the Incoming Republican majority.
It will be a Inexcusnble mistake If the
paramount question of revenue replen
ishment be not considered, from the
session's first moment, solely with a
view to the nation's needs. The politics
of the subject will in such an event take
care of itself.
That the treasury tangle will event
ually ho solved by the Issue of short
term three per cent, bonds subscribed
for by the public, and by the restora
tion of protection is almost as certain
aa that the next president will be a
Republican. The policy of permitting
foreign bankers to band together and
loot the American treasury at will is a
bit of Democratic bungling unlikely to
bo soon repeated.
Secretary Morton is unable to see .why
the president of the United States
should not be as eligible to repeated re
elections as a careful president of a
bank. The trouble with the present
president of the United States Is that If
he were to run a bank as he has run
thla government, he would be ousted
Inside of six months.
The treasury deficit on Friday of
last week amounted for the month to $3,
663,4l7.23;for the fiscal year,to$20,i.9,752,
41 and for the Cleveland administration
to $131,988,021.43. Another bond Issue is
exceedingly probable, and the chances
are that Wall street will again pocket
the profit
The Philadelphia Inquirer advances
as a reason why Pennsylvania Republl
cans should sneer at General Harrison
the alleged fact that C. L. Magee Is
for him. Is not this line of reasoning a
trifle weak?
Senator Sherman was a pretty old
hand to be shocked at the efforts which
he says were made In 1888 to corral
Southern delegates. Does he wish to
be considered as an Innocent In pol
itics?
Secretary Olney's "vigorous foreign
policy" has been at last revealed In the
case of ex-Consul Waller; and Its vigor
Is exhibited chiefly in backing down.
Now that Schlatter, the mysterious
healer, has again been discovered, we
advise the Democracy to lose no time
in putting itself under his treatment,
The nawab of Dasoda Is now a visitor
In these United States, but the ahkoond
of Swat, alas. Is dead.
OIB DISAPPEARING SHIPS.
The annual report of the national bureau
of navigation, which has Just been Issued.
is an interesting document. Among tne
facts disclosed by It are that the numbers
and tonnage of our merchant fleet are
both smaller at this time than they were s
year ago. On June 30 last the American
fleet comprised 23,240 documented vessels
of 4,635,860 tons, while on June 80, 1894, the
tonnage of 23,400 vessels was 50,000 greater.
The report strongly emphasizes the need
of a. free ship bill. It says the fact that
the Americans cannot buy ships where
they please and sail them under the
American flag is the chief reason that the
United States and Italy alone, among
maritime nations, nave a smaller carry
ing capacity on the ocean than they had
twenty years ago, when President Grant
urared congress to pass the free shin bill.
The significant fact Is adduced that last
year going arid coming the voyage be
tween the United States and Europe was
made only 252 time. by vessels under the
American flag Is the chief reason that the
scls under foreign flags. A table showing
and describing the American vessels which
visited tiny or the world s chief seaports
exhibits graphically the' reduction of the
sea power of the United States. - Compar
ing the One demonstration of our naval
power at Kiel with the fact that only five
American merchant vessels, with crews
all 'told of barely ISO men, visited Ger
many during the entire year. Commis
sioner Chamberlain quotes Captain Ma
han'a statement that a navy cannot long
exist without a large merchant marine as
reason ror its maintenance. .
Assuming -that the free ship bill mav not
fiasa this session, Commissioner Chamber
ain proposes as an alternative the exten
sion of the act under which the New York
and Paris were admitted ta register and
the St. ools and St Paul were bttllt In
the unaed atawa. Maaina
shipbuilder
ha aay4 Have declare their
' approval or
this proposition. The good results of the
experiment In the case of the four steam
era named. It Is declared, proves that tho
principle van be made-general with entire
safety, l ne sumwt or. buuskhvb us
curxetl briefly. The renort aaserta tha
subsidies have little miimort in this couti
try, and u full translation Is given of tho
report or l'mililent Kuure, All Muter Cleg,
fried, ami other French statesmen, show-
lng the meagre reaulla and Kreat expense
or the trench subsidy system. Tne uioi
Ixhment of compulsory pilotage on eoant
Ing vessels in the ten states from Mary
land to Texas Is recommended as DeinK
discrimination DiculRPt American sallln
vessels and in favor of foreign steamers.
:o:
That congress will be expected nt the
eomlnir session to take measures luokln
to the restoration of our merchunt murine
Ih undeniable. There will no strong o0'
altion to -the free Khln bill, but the nUtrna.
tlve proposed tn the report would seem to
oner a ratr and deKirabie ousts oi conipro.
mlae. One thlnir at lenst Is certain: th
future expansion of Amertcnn trade and
American Ideas depends almost wholly
upon the development of an American
merchant marine not last hut first In the
list of the world's commercial navies.
JOE AS A MUGWUMP.
It Call Itself an Indcpsndont Organ.
Carbondale Leader: The Scranton Trib
une has these words in largo black
letters over ths head or. the pape
on the first uase: "Tho only lie
publican dally In Lackawanna county.
The Republican has always been nflillated
with that party, but The Tribune evidently
thinks that the Republican is henceforth
to beclassed as an Independent organ, since
Mr. Scranton has declared that ho will
stick to candidates he has. already named
for the municipal election next February
no matter whether or not others support
them.
COMMENT OF THE PHESi.
Tho Nicaragua Cnnnl.
St. Txml.q Globe-Democrat: "Senator
Fiye points out that the opening of the
rvlenrairuan rural would place us a n'a
Homr Kon as Knuland. 1.2U0 miles nearer
alt tne northern norm of China tnun sue,
l.iioo miles nearer Japan, and l.im miles
nearer Australia. Furthermore, tho tlmo
Between .New vorK and tfan t ratieiseo dv
steamer would n reduced about one-half
with a luiKe reduction In freight charges.
These considerations seem to him stir
llttient to Justify our government In giving
all possible encouruKemeut to the enter.
prise.
:o:
True, l.lkcnNc, in l.ncknwannu. .
Wilkes-Harre Record: "It Is tho gen
eral Deiier that n recount of the votes
would confirm Judge Smith's right to the
seat arm enectually stt nt rest the rumors
which have been rife since his election
Wo have no hesitation lr saying thnt ns
fnr as luzerne Is concerned, the llgurcs
win near ine closest scrutiny.
Would Serve firover Right.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: "The gen
eral Democratic feeling with regard to the
third term is that it would only be serv
ing uieveiann ngnt to (rive mm tne norm
nation when there Inn t the ghost of a
chance lor him to be elected."
:o:
They're Willing lie Should.
Chicago Tlmes-IIcrnld: "l'p to this
writing none of the Republican leaders
appear to be lying awake at nlcht trying
to devise means for preventing .Mr. Cleve
land irom running ror a third term."
:o:
Tho Causo of tho Slump.
Chicago Times-Herald: ".Mr. Roosevelt
pulled several of the ugly teeth of the
Tammany tiger, but they were replaced by
tne mew lorn reformers wno could not
get along without Sunday beer. '
:o:
Cut It Short, Thomas.
Chicago Times-Herald: "As to Hon
Thomas n. Reed's presidential chances
muen uepenus on his anility to pull off a
short session of congress."
rach Wants the Hcst Cut.
Chicago Times-Herald: "Tho powers
are not able lo agree as to a policy for
Turkey. The dlfllculty is thut all of them
prerer tne wntle meat. '
:o :
Willingly Paying the freight.
Chicago Times-Herald: "The reports of
the railroad companies show that the peo
ple are willingly paying the freight on the
return oi prosperity.
-::
Conversion by tho Sword.
Detroit Journal: "The rlirht kind of
missionaries for Turkey are those who go
in regiments.
THE CITY OF PROGRESS,
From .the Wflkes-nnrre Times.
Throuch tho Instrumentality of the
Scranton board of trade that enterprising
city has secured another new industry, a
company for the manufacture of uphol-
tred furniture which Is expected to give
employment to 2(R skilled workmen and
to distribute annually about $200,000 in
wages. Ami 'thus the good work goes
merrily on In Scranton.
I! Kill!
ALL THE NOVELTIES
IN NEW 5TVLES AT
HILL & CORNELL'S
131 INO 133 IL WASHINGTON AVEflUE,
Large Stock to Select From.
To close a few patterns we have
made tbe following reductions:
1 5-plece Suit reduced from 1285 to $227.
1 3-plece Suit from $110 to $95.
1 3-plece Suit from $210 to $175.
1 3-plece Suit from $200 to $150,
1 4-plece Suit from $58 to $35.
1 3-plece Suit from $196 to $175,
1 8-plece Suit from $145 to $100.
1 4-plece Suit from $150 to $100.
1 4-plece Rug Suit from $115 to $50.
1 3-plece Rug Suit from $112.50 to $:0.
1 Mahogany Chair from $22 to $16.50.
1 Mahogany Chair from $25 to $18.50.
I Mahogany Chair from $20 to $15.25.
1 Mahogany Chair from $22 to $16.30.
2 Mahogany Chairs from $18 to $13.25.
I Mahogany Chair from $25 to $18.50.
1 Mahogany Chair from $20 to $14.75.
Coma early, as thasa are desirable
goods at original Prices.
Hill & Conneli
131 AND 133 N. WASHINGTON AV
WELL
It's only as long m yon see this ad.-
few days
SEVENTEEN CENTS
Fit Tour chnirn of thla aiealtMifc Una of
11 mo. 8ELKOTKD Fletloa, Btllea' Ut
ter. Pootry aad Hiatnry. Not a dry
foods store job lot. They are la our
window. . Don't wait if jroa want
enoiee.
iii-ifopiiii- aca
WBpraeeM Opp, tbe CemaoewMltk.
GOLOSIM'S
Unprecedented Sales in
OUr Cloak Debarfrnenf
Far ahead of all former seasons, Jias placed us in a position to purchase two very
large lots of Garments during the past few days. The cream of the stock from two
well-known manufacturers, No slip-shod, trashy stuff, but every garment tailor
made and up-to-date.
All at About 50 Cents on the Dollar.
About 00 Garments
Altogether, for Misses, Ladies and Children. We can furnish you with a Wool Chin.
$498' 28 l0USy VelVCt Cllar' SUCh aS CVery St0r Ctarge yU $9'0'
We can furnish you with a Misses' or Ladies' Boucle Jacket of handsome
curl and well made, market price, $8.00; our price, $5.98.
We can furnish you with a handsome Child's Reefer, 4 to 12 years, with a
Sailor Collar, neatly trimmed, such as commands $5.00 readily elsewhere; our price,
$2.98.
Please examine our line of Astrakhan nnrl BnnoU TWe ar -
$11.98 and $12.98.
Fur Capes of Every Description .from $4.98 to the Finest mado
Turkey
Platters
We have a few 1 8-inch
Turkey Platters hi gold
baud French China,
which we will sell for $2
each from now on until
Thanksgiving Day. Reg
ular price $4.50.
LIMITED.
422 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
D
OR BUST,
One of the greatest puzzles
of the age. This is uot a new
puzzle to some, but there are
very few who can work it
without a great deal of study.
Price, 25 cents.
C. M. FLOREY
Y. M. C A. BUILDING.
THE LAY-TEST IN
AT-
CONRAD'S
ALWAYS,
THAT WONDERFUL "
Tm It (MM Jr th WEBER
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nd-haad Pluoa wa fas Ukaaia
HATS AND
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MM IHM
c:it.:;:ey c:3Ti:z3
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Regular $15 and $16 garments
Roe
Stationery
Blank Books,
Office Supplies.
EDISON'S MIMEOGRAPH
And bnppiiM,
TYPE WRITERS' SUPPLIES
HALL ITS BRANCHES.
REYNOLDS BROS,,
Stationers and Engravers.
317 LACKAWANNA AVL
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG.
Prariom to our Inventory wo ha.v decided
m cioaa out wnirt we oar. oa nana or
EDWIN C. BURT & COS
LADIES' FINE SHOES.
Consisting nf a well assorted line of hand w.lta
anu turns m rrancn and Amrtotn klu that
were noM at So I JO, i5J and 16.00, C
Mow reduced to ?0 "
Theaa Shoea are all in nirfeat condition,
Call early If you wiah to take advantage of
luia special aaiv.
The Lackawanna Store Association
LIMITED.
CORNER LACKS. AND JEFFERSO AVES.
w. a. wuiiioii,
B. LEHMAN & GO.
CLOTHIERS
And TAILORS
A FINB ASSOBTMENT OF
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Stocks, Bonds
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Bought and sold on New York
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margin.
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412 Spruce 8treet
LOCAL STOCKS I SPECIALTY
Telephone 6002,
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Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton.
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