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8CRANTON. DECEMBER 6. 1895.
' In view of tbe deliberate (allure or
the Be ran ton Republican to join this
; paper In a pledge to support tho
nominees of the next Republican city
convention, regardless of individual
preferences, Is not The Tribune thor
oughly Justified In calling Itself "the
only Republican dally In Lackawan
na county?"
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The Police Inquiry.
' On another page The Tribune pre
sents a detailed, stenographic report
of the hearing, last evening, in the
mayor's office, of the charges against
Lieutenant Davis and Patrolman Block
preferred by Dr. Charles E. Robinson.
The tist of the testimony presented by
the witnesses for the plaintiff was, in
relation to Davis, that he had once
- told a questioner where a certain place
of Ill-repute was located and had com
mented upon its character as compared
.with other evil places; and, in relation
to Block, that on various occasions he
had supplied similar information and
had conveyed the Impression to his In
terviewers that they need not expect
to be raided by the police. It was
claimed by the witness Young that
' Block had also frequently said "All
right!" when saluted by the latter with
the inquiry: "How are you? How are
things tonight?" "and Young says that
the Inference he derived from this com
monplace remark, which thousands of
men utter dally, was that "things" were
"all right" for those who wished to
seek disreputable company. It was es
tablished by their own admissions that
the witnesses who offered this trivial
testimony had been frequenters of in
iquitous places long prior to their al
leged conversations with the two police
men, and one of them confessed that he
""had once befen-srf f esld and Drough'fbe
fore Lieutenant Davis for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct.
.If this is the 'slender foundation upon
which the pulpit charges of Dr. Rob-
. Inson were founded, It must be con
fessed that he Is to be pitied as well
for the matter as for the manner of
his arraignment of the Scranton police
force. That any member of that force
ever led, directly or Indirectly, any
young man, old man or middle aged
man Into a place or Into places of In
famy la this or In any other city was
not proved by last evening's testimony;
nor was It even raised to the dignity of
a plausible suspicion. If no stronger
testimony is presented at tonight's con
tinuation of the hearing than was ad
duced last evening, the mayor will be
Justified in dismissing the charges as
(ailing beneath his notice. . . . -
. It la ft good sign that the Democratic
papers are beginning to .discuss the
future of their party. From the man-
""iier In whloh they have acted In the
past.lt might be Inferred that they were
j Indifferent on this point -
Aa Improbable Emergency.
Vague rumor has It that the steam
ship Brittanlc, due In New York to-day,
has within Its malls the reply of the
British government to the letter of Sec
retary viney requiring a piain answer
to the question whether It would sub
mit the territorial, dispute between
iVenetuela and British Guiana, in its
entirety, to Impartial arbitration. This
rumor also affirm that the response of
the British government Is an unquali
fied negative. .. ..
Should this prove true, only one line
Of notion would lie before the president.
That would be to submit the whole mat
ter to congress and await Its Instruc
tions. , The duty of congress, In such a
contingency, would be equally plain. It
could not consistently do other than to
pass a resolution requesting the presi
dent to notify the British government
that any encroachment by its repre
sentative on Venesuelan soil would be
- aWMOU Iff frflO UlllbVU PWICB CVO E DVB-
' tile sot, and one subject to prompt and
.spirited reprisals. Should such an
. emergency arise, public sentiment
' would sustain both congress and the
president to the very last point, nor
would It hesitate even, at war, should
war become the only means of uphold
ing the Monroe doctrine. The issues
'-, embodied 4n that: doctrine .must be
settled- In this government's favor,
by peaceful negotiations If possible,
by war If necessary. To recede one
hair's I breadth from the full meas
. tu of the doctrine's' meaning would be
to lose everything for which American
aamaiTiatiln in naat vaa.ro) at rilnln-
L. !e crort has striven.
. d anvwaiiiiiHV an uia, hw biku
t Jterr-y will arise. The government
ef Crest Britain has had some exper-I-ce
wKh tbe . American people In
Cmerznce, and these have not been
cf ft carxotsr to Invite their repetition.
7 ) ear:" to sagiandi or some nun
. i ef musts miles of stolen Vene-
V Hory would scarcely com-
t nation ' for the losses
.1 te likely to follow a resort
;ik Cse republic of the Unlo
Tie tain of this small tract
1 I J would hardly offset
1 tjr'n toes of Canada
' iv'onriketwar.
ships and cruisers could perform among
English merchantmen on the high seas.
These considerations, added to the ag
gressions which Russia would make
upon English possessions In the orient
under cover of an Anglo-American
conflict, will be ample to Incline Lord
Salisbury's mind toward ways of con
ciliation. '
The British papers think the Monroe
doctrine has validity only prior to
American presidential elections. Let
England Ignore it and see.
Mr. Guernsey's Mistake.
Last evenine's Times, in Its report
of the police Inquiry, contained the fol
lowing: "We had better not talk on that mat
ter any more," said Mr. Guernsey. "That
which I raiJ yesterday was badly dis
torted today." ricking up a copy of this
morning's Tribune he said: "When Mayor
Conncll asked me if 1 knew anything:
about the truthfulness of tho ehnrges I
said 'I did.' and not that 'I did not' as
stated here. I further told him that 1
would tnrke a charge, whilo ttilj paper
makes me ray that I would not."
Mr. Guernsey, If correctly reported
in this excerpt, must be the victim of
an after thought. The report of his
language given In yesterday's Tribune
wes HtercJly correct, as can be proved
by witnesses. The Tribune's standing
instructions to the reporters detailed to
report this and all similar investi
gations are to present the exact facts
without color or blar. To that end the
report of last night's hearing in the
mayor's office includes a stenographic
transcript of the principal c-vider.ce, so
thut there may be no question of the
report's fairness.
The sentiment of tho country without
reference to locality or pnrty Is well ex
pressed by Henry Clews.the well-known
financier, when he says: "I do not
quite aRiee with those members of con
gress who recommend non-action, while
the needs of the country call for vigor
ous action, so as to give us a surplus
revenue government to nuperaede the
present deflclt-revenuo government.
We want, nnd want quickly, the best
legislation that will produce that re
sult. The election of last November
meant, if it meant anything, thut the
country's best Interests must have a
do-something congress to take tho place
of a do-nothing one." We cannot re
lieve that a majority of the members of
tho Fifty-fourth congress will decide to
sit Idle In a great emergency merely be
cause the president Is a Democrat.
Plain Words for Congress.
The intlmntlon comes from Washing
ton that Inasmuch as the president in
hlB message made no specific request
for congressional action In Immediate
relief of the trcusury deficit, such ac
tion will not be forced upon him. This
13 said to be the policy which will be
followed by the Republican majority
upon the supposition that if as a re
sult of the president's obstinacy a now
sale of bonds Bhali be required to meet
current expenses, the country will know
where to place the responsibility.
In our judgment such a policy would
be exceedingly Injudicious. It would
reduce to the dimensions of a paltry
partisan game of battledore and shut
tlecock an Issue which Is of the utmost
gravity and Importance to the whole
country. The solvency of the national
treasury and tho adequacy of the na
tional revenues are not party questions
merely, they reach to the dignity of na
tional necessities. Tho responsibility
for the present unfortunate condi
tion of both has already been
placed by tho voters of the nation.
They prsperly located It when at
the last two general elections they
administered to the administration In
power the severest rebukes known to
the history of American politics. No
further partisan strategy or manoeuv
erlng Is needed to direct public opin
ion to Its duty In the premises. For the
Republican majority In congress to
waste time on such political artifices
would be Blmply to trifle with public
confidence as expressed in those, two
elections and to run the needless risk
of sacrificing it In the presidential elec
tion next year. '
Say what you will, Inactivity means
cowardice and cowardice will mean the
rapid loss of public respect. The peo
ple did not choose a Republican con
press Instead of a Democratic congress
In order that it might, by its refusal to
meet serious national emergencies, sub
ject the country to as great a strain as
it has already sustained by reason of
Democratic Incompetency. The swift
and radical revulsion of public confi
dence exhibited In the elections of 1894
and 1895 had more than a negative
meaning. It meant that the nation
perceived Its error and wanted relief.
It meant tttat it had lost hope so far
as Democracy was concerned and was
determined to give the Republican
party a new chance to prove Us worth.
Such proof must be supplied, manful
ly, and without unnecessary delay. The
tactics of evasion will not suffice. Per
formance, not promises. Is demanded.
It should not too confidently be taken
for granted that the next president will
be a Republican. A good deal may de
pend upon how this session of congress
lines up to its duties. The American
people are learning to hold their public
servants to a more rigid accounting
than formerly. They -are learning to
pass swift Judgrent upon those they
find unworthy. If the Republican lead
ers In the lower house of congress want
to make the election of a Republican
president difficult next year they need
only adhere to their announced pro
gramme of Idleness and Inactivity. It
will work like a charm.
Another Spanish victory has- been won
In the Havana telegraph office. What
a field Ananias would have found could
he have lived in modern Cuba!
1 That New Libel Law.
At a meeting of the state editorial
association to be. held In H,arrlsburg
next month, the' committee recently
appointed to frame a new libel law will
proffer Its report. Among the objects
sought are these: Ts confine civil or
criminal suits for libel to the counties
In which the newspaper Is printed; to
prohibit the recovery of punitive dam
agss in civil actions; to. require malice
to be proved in criminal actions for
libel; to require notice to the publisher
of the alleged libelous publication, so
that a f uU correction and retraction can
be made ao a bar to criminal prose
cution; to prvvent recovery In al civil
actions when the publication Is sub.
stantlally true Id every material re
spect, and when th pMft of Justifica
tion is established to the satisfaction of
the court and Jury; and to prevent the
appearance of attorneys in the trial of
any case in which it can be shown that
they havS a contingent or speculative
Interest In the verdict.
It will be seen that-lf a bill be drafted
fairly compassing these purposes, no
Injury would be Inflicted on any man
or Interest, but Instead Justice would
be promoted and publishers treated to
equity before the law. This programme
cannot be objected to by any honest
man. The only objection which can
come to it must come from rascals and
shysters, who find In the present lop
sided and unfair law a chance to ex
tort undeserved profit out of news
papers. It is especially necessary that
the new libel law which this intelligent
state will demand of the next legisla
ture shall not leave the publishing in
dustry exposed to the rapacities of the
speculative lawyers who make a busi
ness of stirring up mischief with a view
to contingent fees.
The Chicago Times-Herald thinks
that, quality considered, 75,000 per
year Is too much to pay the treasurer
of Cook county, Illinois. A private
employer could probably get the work
done for less money.
Salisbury will please note that the
president, In his message, not only
strikes at British land-Btealing. but
also, in several places, offers Indignities
to the English language,
The assertion that someone stole $750,-
C00 of the Chicago Democracy's cam
paign fund suggests tho advisability of
Inquiring what It had a i5O,O0O cam
paign fund for.
Mr. Cleveland ought to be told at once
that there Is a deficit. Perhaps sus
nendlmr his salary for a time would pro
duce the necessary enlightenment.
Lord Salisbury can have his choice
between arbitration or a licking. If
England has any memory, she will pre
fer the arbitration.
Perhaps it will dawn upon David B.
Hill that demagoglsm as a stock In
trade can be pushed too far.
Mr. Cleveland has evidently bank
rupted his stnek of catchy phrases.
POLI TICALPOINTS.
r.ntr mnfVrenee which
Senator uuay nu -" "l,,v . .
correspondent "-"-..
fighting men and ju now how'n"
that he Is tne cnompiun - --
bringing around tho recalcitrants one by
one. Ie senring, whuki-i --
.. i- in.nitii' ami on the
611 Hi fcv ub u ii vi
whole they are likely to be better treat.
ed tnan ine vi-iy -
erous position certainly becomes the wise
. . un Knar crnrlireB to-
Vlctor. uniy niuii mc. m--. .
ward manly anu open uiijjuu".-"". ,
r. i iTorrtcnn nml Oovernor Morton
have both recently declared that the pres
idential nomination is givms imm -
t. ...... n n.i miiaitiir thum no loss
corn wimrevui . - -- -
of flecp. lTP to this time wo have failed
to see that the presidency in ui
any of the alleged aBplranta, but they are
-maitini, thn ftavelonment ox
public sentiment. In the meantime the
Republican rana anu mo wm n..,.
...I., tn niont ihn delecates to the
national convention, and presently some
of the candidates will begin to loom up
above their fellows.
mi -n .,i .i I.. n n.Hnnnt pnmmltteo will
1 lie wjuti.-. v. -- .
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question of changing the representation
in the national conventions of the party,
so as to give the great Republican states
the power they are entitled to. If the
i .. .. .. .hniiid h. lulnnteri tho Re
publican states would gain Hcvorol hun
dred delecates ana ine houui bi.
lose a portion of their prosent strength.
tk. otinn nf the committee will be await
ed with considerable interest. ,
frw mn i,nm.n from Afalne have all
been In service so long that each clalm
to be entitled to an Important committee
chairmanship. And that fact Is somewhat
embarrassing to Speaker Reed, who prob
to that Mains has already
been very highly honored. Messrs. MUII-
ken, Boutelle and Dlngley are an aoie ana
denervlng representatives, but they should
not expect tho whole earth for Maine.
PVt(a la thn inlnfnn "a. nromlnent
Democratic senator" expressed to Corrc
annminni willlnm F!. Hurtla concerning tho
president's message: "No convention of
delegates rrom tne Democratic party couia
ever be induced lo indorse that message.
It finishes tho president's political career.
If he wants another term he had bettor
apply to the Republicans." TnanKs, Dut
the Republicans don't want him.
Senator Allison a presidential boom has
been launched by the Republican state
committee of Iowa, When will Chairman
Quay call the Pennsylvania committee to
gether to take similar action In behalf of
Pennsylvania's candidate ror tne presiden
tial nomination? The distinguished chair
man cannot afford to neglect his own
state when she has so desirable a candi
date as Oovernor Hastings.
President Cleveland might de much
worse than to take Speaker Reed Into his
confidence and consult with hlrn with ref
erence to a policy for the relief of the
treasury. Mr. Reed is a wise man, as well
as a, comprehensive statesman and a true
patriot. As an advisor he would be Inval
uable to the president. Let Mr. Cleveland
place reliance on Reed and he will do
well. . .
The large number of new representatives
In the present congress seem to afford a
good deal of amusement to the old-timers.
The house might possibly be Improved and
the nation benefitted If a good many more
of the old members were replaced by new
men. Among the large number of new
representatives are at least some who will
soon overshadow those longer In service.
The Democrats carried a few towns In
the municipal elections In Massachusetts
this week, and the organs think they see
Indications of a Democratlo revival. The
Democracy has sustained such awful din-
esters during the past few years that even
the election of a constable or town asses
sor makes the organs feel a little better.
II II II
The Philadelphia Press seems lo take
kindly to the possible candidacy of J. Ben
nett Smith, of Lucerne, for a seat In the
next legislature. The Press does not ob
ject to any movement In which the Smith
family figures, except in the case of Judf a
Peter P. Smith, of Lackawanna.
The Republicans of Nebraska appear
to be very nearly unanimously In favor
of Oovernor McKlnley for president, and
the party leaders say that state will give
the Ohio man a solid vpte In the conven
tion. That will mean sixteen votes. That
Is a beginning, anyway.
The Wllkes-Ba'rre Times Joins the News-
Dealer in advocating the selection of Hon.
Charles A. Miner as one of the Luserne
delegates to tbe Republican national con
vention. He would make an admirable
representative of Luserne Republicanism.
The Republicans will make an effort to
organise the United States senate, but
may not M able te overeome the Populls
tle obstacle. Jones, Stewart. Peffer and
a few others hold the balance of power,
and tttey are a stiff-necked lot . -
t i as - . j
Once more Colonel Dan Lamont is men
tioned as a possible candidate for the ores
Idancy, If Cleveland declines to run Main,
Lauont is keeping vei quiet, However.
MORE ABOUT SCHLATTER.
The Tunk bannock New Age yesterday
tirinted an exceedingly luterastuig letter
from Rodney J. Bardwell. who la now in
Denver, concerning the singular actions
and experiences ef the now celebrated
hand-bealer, Francis Schlatter. Many of
the facta mbodled In Mr. Bardwell's bio
graphy of Schlatter have already appeared
in The Tribune, but several are new. It
was In Denver. In the fall of ft, that
Schlatter received his "call" to heal the
sick. After noting this fact Mr. Bard
well says: "He went forth from Denver
afoot; was arrested at Hot Sprints, Ark.,
as a lunatic because found barefooted and
bareheaded and claiming te be guided by
The Father;' was kept Ov months in Jail;
when first put in tbe prisoners tried him in
the 'Kangaroo Court' and levied a fine,
not being able to pay, he bad to take fifty
lashes on his bare back, after that the
prisoners treated him kindly and he
'healed' many of thorn; Ubarated May H,
1893; walked to San Francisco 'healing as
he went; left there barefooted and
tramped southward, across the great Mo
have desert (the greatest desert In North
America); In March, ltM. reached Flag
staff. Arls., where he herded sheep for a
time. Then he tramped eastward tnrougn
New Mexico, living five days with the
chief of the Navajo Indians, many of
whom he healed; after which, at Albu
querque, he began his forty days' fast."
Concerning this fast, Mr. Bardwell thus
quotes from the well-known Denver Jour
nalist, James McCarthy ("Kits Mac"):
"The moot remarkable thing about this
man's faK was that he continued his min
istry of healing throughout the whole peri
od, at first walking about from village to
village in the valley of the Rio Grande.
New Mexico, and during the latter part at
the residence. In Albuquerque, of J. A.
Summers, deputy clerk of the probate
court, a family of good Intelligence and
eminent respectability." Mr. McCarthy
further says: "I happened at Albu
querque on tho last day of his fast, and I
spent the concluding hours of the trial
with him, holding his hand while he gave
me an account of his life and the events
that had deterlnmed htm to try for the
Christ life. I remained till he sat down
to the meal prepared for him. The brief
and only hair audible prayer he offered,
standing at the table with eyes uplifted
before sitting down, was absolutely the
noblest dramatic effect I have ever be
heldsimplicity, solemnity and grandeur.
The scene was Inexpressibly moving, and
the last moments were ones of 'compas
sionating anxiety to all of us who were
permitted to remain with him. We felt,
of course, that there was danger in his
eating a substantial meal at once. I es
sayed to utter a caution. 'Have no fear,'
he said, 'havo faith. The Father has sus
tained me through forty days, and this Is
His will.' The table was beautifully laid
for him alone, friends having brought
flowers, which were spread about on the
Immaculate, polished linen. The meal was
a substantial one. Of the dosen or so who
stood about, perhaps all feared the result,
but I was the ono of least faith. I was
so sure It would kill him that I could
not remain. I said to myself, 'He is
now tackling a purely physical propo
sition he will be a dead man In six hours
or less.' That was 5 In the afternoon. He
ate very heartily of fried chicken, beef
steak, and fried eggs, served with a bot
tle of wine. Before retiring that night he
ate another meal of bread and milk, and
I understand suffered no Inconvenience
from an act that would have killed 999 men
out of any thousand."
"While here," continues Mr. Bardwell,
"he treated from two to five thousand peo
ple a day, of all creeds, colors and social
conditions blind, deaf, dumb and palsied,
while the cures effected by this Interesting
being are unquestionable, and In many
oases surprising, It would be an out
rage upon truth and upon the man's sim
ple and modest claims to say that there Is
anything miraculous about them. Not all
cases are cured or even alleviated, and
none are cured Instantly though many
are alleviated almost Instantly. Tho cure
Is uanally gradual 'as faith comes.' When
relieved, sufferers thank him (for be never
takes money), but he says to them all,
'Don't thank me; thank the Heavenly
Father.' His manner Is sorene and sym
pathetic, and he affects no oddity what
ever, except that he parts his long hair In
the middle, letting the long, loose curls
fall upon his shoulders." In concluding
nis letter jar. warawen quotes Rev. Myron
Reed, one of the most noted pulpit orators
of the west, who preached a strong and
sympathetic sermon on the man's char
acter lately In which he said: "We have
here In our midst today a man whose cre
dentials are as good as those possessed by
Jesus of Naiereth when ha marched to
the Jordan te be baptised by Jehn. Ha' Is
doing good here. He is calling our atten
tion to the faot that the center and source
of all good Is Ood. Not a Ood who a long
time ago filled a cistern and then went
away, 'but Ood, a free flowing spring, a
present help in every time of need."
COMMENT OF THE PRESS.
Be hind to Ilia.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph! "Al
though In the past Senator Cameron hat
quite Justly incurred harsh criticism upon
his conduct, the time has arrived when
there should be a changed deportment to
ward him. He has assumed a position
whloh warrants the most gentle and cour
teous treatment. It Is explained In his
behalf that he la not a candidate for re
election unless the opposition make him
angry. His present frame of mind seems
to be one of offended dignity. Like the
little girl In the popular ballad, he does
not want to play In our back-yard or holler
In our rain-barrel, but If we make him
mad he will rush In and holler just for
spite. So deal gently with Senator Cam
eron. Let your voice be soft and low.
Don't do anything to vex him. It would
be sad. Indeed, when he is willing to be
ooaxed that anything should be done to
throw htm Into a tantrum." . , .
Will History Repast?
Wl Ikes-Bar re Record: Thomas Braekett
Reed Is today the most popular man In the
United States. There was a time when
James O. Blaine's was a name to conjure
with. Blaine went Into the national con
vention and was defeated. Will history be
repeated in Reed's case?"
-II-
A Better Time to Judge.
Chicago Times-Herald: "When Mr. Reed
gets through with his committee assign
ments his popularity can be correctly
measured by the 'before and after tak
ing system which figures In the patent
medicine advertisements,"
HI- . '
Jnst e Few Cuckoos,
St. Louis Olobe-Democrat: "A few of
Cleveland's friends keep chattering about
a third term, but there is no response
from the country. To put It poetically,
'The shallows murmur, but the deeps
are dumb.' "
Our Busy Bay,
Somervllle Journal: "How many of us
have sympathised, at one time or an
other In our lives, with the old lady who
said she had so many things to do she
guessed she'd go to bed!"
Making Opportunities.
Pittsburg Post: "Billy of Berlin is to
erect a monument to Bismarck, hot so
much as a mark of respect to the ex
Iron chancellor aa to get a chance to make
another speech."
- ' Rather Lively Divinity.
Chicago Times-Herald: "Svery few
days Colonel Watterson's star-eyed god
dess shows a disposition to lay aside her
mourning robes and raite a rumpus at the
funeral." ,
' -lift
Good Word for Good Roads.
Baltimore American: "Good roads are
the best Investment ft state can make: bad
roads the worst." t ,
HI-
Oar Navy Yet Tee sll.
Chicago Timss-Herald t"Compared with
the navies' of the world. It does net rank
high either In number of vessels of in
armament. Mot to speak of Great Britain
and Prance, which ootaumber us la war
vessels of alt sorts, aheoet beyond com
putation, we are ewtrs 'd fey Russia,
&emay, Jicy aad . y apsis. Any
one of these powers could send against
us a stronger flrot than we could send
against them. If such a case should hap
pen.
DEMOCRACY'S FUTURE.
From the Philadelphia Times.
The ' Democracy ef - the country has
retched the cross roads where tt must
determine whether it shall toe a groat na
tional party with patriotic aims and unity
of action, or whether It shall continue,
as it now Is. a loose aggregation of dis
cordant fragments without any common
bond of unity founded on a great national
policy. It cannot exist In Its present con
dltlon. It muat advance, or it must re
cede; and If It shall fail to advance to
high standard of statesmanship by claim
ing a common faith In every section of
the country, It muat die aDd pass Into
history unregretted.
Mr. Watterson Is quite right In declar
ing that the Democracy must have some
higher and nobler Incentive to political
unity and effort than assailing corpora
tions, railways, banks, and capital. It
must resolutely rescue Itself from the ruts
of the agrarian and become, as Mr. Wat'
teraon so well expresses It. "the organ of
that great middle and conservative ele
ment made up of all the better classes
who labor and produce whether they
work In mines or In banks, whether they
dig In fields, or toll In shops because this
clement will for at leart another genera
tion, may be for another century, rule the
destinies and control the policies y! this
country."
The Democracy of today In the popular
branch of congress, and even us a na
tional organisation, does not rise to the
dignity of a great conservative political
power in the land. Its leaders. Its rpre
aentattve statesmen, as well as Its follow
ers, are divided on every vital lusue that
Is before the people or that demands
governmental action. They do not exert
the (lower that is ever recognized In an
honest, able, conservative minority. Kven
If Republicanism should break Itself by
legislative lollies In the present congress,
tbe Democracy of the nation Is not at
present In position to profit by It, and coul
not rally its forces to win the rontlilenoe
of the people in the national contest of
1896.
The destiny of the Democratic party Is
in the hands of lt.s own leaders and people,
and the time has come when its policy
must be foreshadowed and unity of con
viction and action attained, or It muiit
cease to be an important factor In national
politics. There Is no longer a charm In the
name of Democracy. Newspapers and
schools havo become universal, and only
Intelligent conviction ran crystallise a
great national party to wield the power of
this grand republic. Are the D.inocratloi
leaders equal to this grave emergency?
If not. there is no hope In the future for
Democracy as a national organization.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Prawn by Ajaaehus, The
Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 1.47 a. m., for Friday,
Dec. 0. 18.
A child born on this day
Will ne'er be led estray;
All roads that lead to vice he will eschew;
He'll stick to quiet life
And never stir up strife
By "peaching" on the "coppers" dressed
In blue.
It Is often unpleasant, If not hazardous,
to play the role of reformed villain even
to a small audience.
There Is something about the anony
mous affidavit maker that is suggestive of
the anonymous letter writer.
Efforts for reform not made by proxy
have the genuine ring of sincerity.
Individual lloroaenpcs.
(Ajacchus has undertaken the task of
giving advice to a few readers who have
enclosed samples of hair and date of
birth.)
Henry II., Scranton. You were born
under tho sign of Aries, which denotes
that you are subject to attacks of the big
head. As you were also born with the
uncertain planet Mercury In the ascend
ant, it Is Impossible to state whether you
are best fitted to become an orator or drive
mules. Do not travel without a keeper.
Mary, Carbondale. Tou are of a happy
disposition though your surroundings aro
not all that could be desired. Your wed
ded life will be happier should you marry
an old man with lots of cash. In case the
old man does not appear, catch on to the
first youth who offers himself. You will
not have many opportunities.
Billy C, Scranton. There Is a kink in
the sample of hair enclosed In your letter
that Indicates that you have a fiery tem
per: that you become belligerent at the
slightest provocation. Curb it, Billy, or
some day you will collide with the wrong
man who will put a face on you that will
resemble a bit of Oriental tapestry.
Ills Alight Indisposition.
Broncho Hill Yes, he's got a sore front.
Woolly West What done It?
Broncho Bill De rope broke. Chicago
Record.
Christmas
Presents.
HILL & GONNELL,
BIMD 133 R. WASHINGTON I'JL
Wish to announce that their
HOLIDAY
GOODS
Are arriving daily and have nearly all
been p la ood in their warerooma.
Their display this season will
surpass any of their previous ex
hibitions. An early inspection
will be a great advantage to
careful buyers.
Cost Early ud Iiit Tou Selections.
Hill & Connell
131 119 133 R. WISHIK8TCI ME.
HolidayBooks
Booklets, CalHdars, Cards
and Diaries.
Watehs FaiCES RI2HT
We five yon this "lip" and leave
the rest to yon.
BEIDLEMAN
. . ; THE BOOKMAN,
Byrnes K - Or ttoOssassMweahk.
WSMS
Always to the Front
Special Holiday Department
ROCHESTER
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ROCHESTER PARLOR HEATER.
No Dust. No Dirt. No Odor.
Just the thin tor a coll bath oralepiu
room where nu d i not wr.nt a Are all tha
time. CALL ANU SEE THED.
1IU I sl.Vlellj
11
LIMITED,
422 UCKAWMM AVENUE.
KODAKS
KODAKS KODAKS
Pocket Kodaks
AT
FLORETS
They will do just as good
' work as a large camera,
only mt on as large a
scale. Just the thing for
a Christmas Present.
Y. M. C. A. Building
222 WYOMING AVENUE.
LEATHER COATS
AND
MACKINTOSHES
LOOK AT
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30G
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Every electric car stops in front of the store, and every conductor
announces Goldsmith's Bazaar, by special orders from the
Scranton Traction Company. This is a convenience that no
doubt will be greatly appreciated by the public, especially the
ladies, because they will not be compelled to stand upon the
street corners exposed to all kinds of weather, and when accom
panied by children will avoid the dangers of crossing at street
intersections that are always thronged with vehicles. Our store
. will welcome you and always afford shelter and protection until
. the car you want to take comes along.
Now Open on Second Floor
Roe
Stationery
Blank Books,
Office Supplies.
EDISON'S MIMEOGRAPH
Aad ooppUoa,
TYPE WRITERS' SUPPLIES
MffPMHIK
MILL ITS BRANCHES.
REYNOLDS BROS.
Stationers and Engravers,
117 LACKAWANNA AVI
DONT WAIT TOO LONG.
Previous to our Inventory we have decided
to close out arnai w oara on nana oi
EDWIN C. BURT & CO.'S
LADIES' FINE SHOES,
Conalstlnf it s well assorted line of hand welts
ana turns in rreitcn ana am-rioon sia tasi
wore soil at 6 00, &.& and tt.00, i s?rt
Now reduced to 4J.)U.
Thaaa Shoes aro all in oirfact oondlilon.
Call early if yon wish to take advantage of
mis Bfeviai HIV,
The Lackawanna Store Association
LIMITED.
CORNER LACKA. AND JEFFERSON AVES.
Fine selection of Ready
Made Clothing; also
Clothes made to order at
the lowest prices. Perfect
fit guaranteed at
0. LEHMAN & GO'S
IK LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
' Cars or Praaklls. -
VSTERS
We are Baadfuarotrs for Oysters aad
arehasdUsf tbe
Celebrated Dock Rivers,
Lynn Havens. Kevports.
mill Ponds; also Shrews
burr, Rockawaya, Maurice
River Coves, Western
Shores and Klue Points. .
' tT"We attkt e Mi
ef dettvarlst
Bine
Urn Petals aa
PIECB'SLTIO.FEinm
lUlEOf
OVERCOATS.
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WELSBAGII LIGHT
SpKlallj Adapted for Retdlaj ud Sit log.
I poie me
M Uf
(El! EH
EfflKDL
Ctmrames tbree (8) feet of gas pec
boor and Rives an efflcleaey of sixty
(60) eandles.
Baring at least 83 per cent, over tbe
ordinary Tip Burners.
Call and See It.
I & CONNELL CO.,
434 LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
nanufacturers' Af ente. V.
si
THE SCRANTON
VITRIFIED BRICK TILE
MANUFACTURING CO.,
ma kb at or
SHALE PAVING BRICK
AND BUILDING BRICK
OfUeai 330 Washing ton Avsans.
Worksi WsyAug. Pa. K. a W. V. R. .
M. H. DALE,
General Sales Agent, Soranton, Ps)
326 Washington Avi-
SCRANTON, PA.
TELEPHONE 555.
WILLIAM S. MILLAR, .
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton
ROOMS 4 AND 8,
Gas and Water Co. Bulldlno,
coma homing atl aud center si
OFFICE HOURS from T S s. m. totp. m.
O boor luurmlialon tor einatr aad supper.)
Particular AtteitlM GUento Collections
Prompt Bettlsswat Oearsatsett.
VQUMUSINESS IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED
Telephone No. 184.
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ATTLING
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We Haie Just a Few . Left.
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