4 THE SCHANTON : TBIBlTKE-SATUBDAY MOBHTNG, DECEMBER 7, 1893. je fbttanton Crtfiuw Daltj and Weakljr. So Suaday Ealtloa. . Fobllthed at Scraetna, fa, by. The Tribune rok- ttabuw CMaaaj'. Hew Tark Onto: Tflkaa Building, Frank & Orajr, Maoaftr. K. P. KINOSMUnV, Rata, im Qia-t Mas. K. M. NISSLC, Ste ana Taiae. UVVS. MICMSSD. Kama. W. W. OaVIS. Snameee SUaum. w. w. vouNoe, . much. mttn t m ramrni a ataus-tos. r.. IKOtlHUII Han. UATItJL PHatfia Ink." tha wcagalied Joaraal far asver ilatn, rata, Taa HcaurTux Taistnn a the kral aavertklnf awdium la Northeasters Waaaylva. aav "ll-lut," luk" knows. lu Wmklt Tsistnns, IbiumI Ever? SatanUv, Contalne Twelv KaiHuwma lua, with a AlMife dance of Xvn. Plciloa. and WrillVlhrd Mucvl. lanr. For TltaM Wbo Caanet Take Trh Daily Tniat'MC Uia U'aeklr Is Kacoiunwnawl a iba Utet Bargain Uotof. Only 1 a Taar, u Advance. tas Tbibdmi In aw Rale Dally at tha D., I and W button at Hobokta. 8CRANTON, DECEMBER 7, 1895. In view of the dellbera.to failure of tha Bcronton Republican to Join this paper In a uledge to aupport the nominees of the next Republican city convention, regardless it Individual preferenccn, is not The Tribune thor. otiffhly Justified !n railing itself "th only Republican dally In Lackawan na county?" It la evident from recent evidence that tl e contemplated personal purity move' mcnt cannot begin too soon. - The Farce Is Ended. The conclusion of the Inquiry Into the Robinson charges against Police men Davis and Block leaven the case hi favor of the defendants stronger than ever. It was shown by last evening' testimony, not only that thre of the accusing witnesses have Ionsr been and are now persons whose character would not be sufficient to lend weight to any charge which they might choose make, but also that their depositions were sought subsequent to the utter a nee of the original charge and secured under the promise that their names would be kept secret from the public, In the case of the witness Young, no testimony was offered tending In any manner to reflect upon Lieutenant Davis, who emerges from the Investiga' tlon absolutely unstained; while in re latlon to Patrolman Block the evident is so lllmsy that the only point to it, admitting it to b literally true, Is that the officer talked too much to fellow not worth talking to. ine coiiapse or tnis foolish move ment to smirch the character of the police department and Incidentally to reflect upon the present city adminls tration, will not be without exemplary value If it shall teach those who would publicly censure public servants to be sure of their ground before beginning the arraignment. The worthless word of spiteful malefactors should be ac cepted with caution and weighed care fully before being taken as the proper basis for an attack upon men whose reputation- for faithfulness In official position and for Integrity in private life Is deserving of serious considers tlon. Condemnation is unpleasant enough when fully deserved; It is ln- famous-when unjust and untrue. . Tne ' theafer-gbers ot ' Scran tori' 'wlii regret the-declslon whlch.made last eve ning's performance by Mme. JModJeska the last one they will have the pleasure of witnessing. This educated artist Is a credit to her profession, and an ex emplar at once of diameter and of culture the equals of which are unfor tunately not as numerous upon the American stage as one could wish. The moments she has vouchsafed to Scran- ton in tho course of her professional tours have been moments of uplifting pleasure and Instruction, and . though they be now ended yet will the recol lection of them be a pleasant theme of thought and revery for many years to come. , An Uprising Against Extortion. When the street railways of Phlla delphta were recently merged Into one corporation known as the Union Trac tlon company.the directors of that com pany, feeling that they were secure from competition, promptly raised the fare from 5 cents to 8 and shut down on free transfers. This was done in spite of the fact that the consolidation in volved economies in management, with out any Increase In operating expenses, It was done too, in face of the circum stance that the employes of that com panyits motormen and conductors- are paid smaller wages than in many other cities; and regardless of the ad dlt'-mal fact that the volume of street ear travel In Philadelphia Is larger in proportion to the city's population than in any other large city of the United States. In other words, It was simply a plain, bold and naked extortion, the burden of which fell most heavily upon the city's industrial population, which in nearly every instance has to depend upon the street cars for transit between homes and workshops. . , ' . On Thursday evening, in the Phila delphia Academy of Music, the largest audience room in the city, public senti ment expressed Its opinion of this action by means of one of the largest mass meetings ever held . In Pennsylvania. The vast theater was crowded to its fullest capacity, and many of the most prominent cttttena of - the city were present and spoke in denunciation of the outrage. Among them were such men as John Field, ex-postmaster; Thomas Martindalc, ex-Governor Pat tlson, Charles Emory Smith and Sen ator Penrose. Resolutions were adopted requesting the directors of the Union Traction company to recede from their unfair position, . and Intimating; that failure to do ao might cause tfteif fran chises to be bought and their railway lines to be operated by the city, pre sumably under condemnation proceed ings. Thrt action Is overwhelmingly tatlAafaat fta dMMKIIn lilaaai - S la evident tkat the Union Traction com Pany will hare to ftvewsv or breast an adverse tide which will aweep It from Its strongholds as chaff Is swept away by angry waters. - An interesting feature of the meeting in the Academy of Music was the ap plause elicited by Senator Penrose's strong plea for the organization of a company to equip Philadelphia with elevated railroads. The senator pledged himself to work in the next legislature for the enactment of a bill chartering such a company; as well as for a bill requiring street railway companies to provide shelter for their motormen. who In Philadelphia, as in Seranton, are forced to stand in an exposed place which Involves extreme physical hard ship. From an outside standpoint It would seem as If an elevated railway system In Philadelphia would be a de cldedly advantageous and profitable Investment. The houses in that city are In the main only two stories in height, so that the windows of the up per rooms would be below the level of rft-vated tracks and consequently noi so much Injured by this system of rapid transit as are the properties In Chicago and New York. That elevated trains would prove Infinitely more desirable to travelers than the stuffy, slow anil miserably furnished surface cars In Philadelphia to-day admits of no ques tlon. and it la to be hoped, in the inter est of those who occasionally visit Phil adelphla as well as In behalf of Its per manent residents, that Senator Pen rose's Idea may yet prevail. The fight between the Traction cor poratlon and the people of Philadelphia is of Indirect interest to every urban resident In the United States, because Its outcome may affect the policy of street railway companies In other places as well. The question of trnn uit is one of increasing importance in municipal affairs, and in its solution the people should not be slow to Insist uiion a proper observance of their rights. . The Democratic papers are trying to explain that big purchase of English steel rails by asserting that it was the action of the American steel rail trust In raising prlees which gave the British a chance to compete. The Democratic papers seem to think that American steel rail .mills ought to be content to adant themselves permanently to the Democratic standard and do busi ness at a loss. cared to do anything, ia that line that If Injurious to, us would not necessarily prove injurious to themselves." There, you see. the whole thins was dupoaed of. Talk about negro domination In any southern state today la sheer nonseiue. Tha negroes themselves are not asking to dominate things. That cry Is dead for all time. Tn man woo trie to raise H nest year wil simply maica hlmaelt ridiculous.' The failure of the same cry in Mary land, where It was worked with even greater persistence and audacity than In Kentucky, would seem to bear out Mr. Yerkes' contention that It has lost its potency. Such a result would certainly prove gratifying news to every friend of honesty and foe of sham In politics. The negro under the law is entitled to his clvlo rights; but there Is no statute law which can give Ignorance the supremacy over Intelli gence; and when the Southern whites cry out that they fear to see the black man clothed with his constitutional privilege they simply arraign tneir own Intelligence and proclaim a lack of con fidence in their own ability to compete with the blacks in a fair and open field. It Is simple justice to Lieutenant John Davis to say that no other member of the Scran ton police force bears a better character, has a better record as a faithful, conscientious, courteous and obliging public servant and more large ly enjoys the confidence and the esteem of tho public he serves. We wish we could say as much for his recent ac cusers. The Philadelphia Press, Times and Record, et. al., are requested to note that Judge P. P. Smith has duly quali fied es a member of the bench of the Superior court, and is now ready for such business as may come before him. They may now figure up how much good their recent misrepresentation did. is thoroughly well posted on all kinds of literature. - He is fond rf his library, and is domestic in his tast-g. lie is seldom seen about the hotels, and here at Wash ington he spends all of his evenlnKS at home. The great points of strength in hla composition are hla powers of keen-sighted organlzat.on and bulldog perseverance. He doesn't know when he la beaten, and he will fight again and again for .little things that other men would let slip rather than have trouble concerning them." TO THE NEW JHEMUER. Tho conviction of MeroU for first de gree murder was undoubtedly Justified by tho evidence, but it will not do to say much about it until we shall first have heard from the Board of Par dons. Let There Be No Trifling. The opinion of close friends of Speak er Reed, as expressed through the Washington papers, is that the public has misinterpreted his plea for con servative action by this congress. It is said by these men that the speaker has no desire to see tho Republican majority evade Its duty in the matter of so adjusting the national revenues that the federal government may be carried on without resort to bond sales; but that he does not wish to encourage the spirit' of partisan bumptiousness inseparable from a large political ma Jorlty newly called to duties of legis lation. This spirit, he thinks, should be curbed at the outset, so that whatever legislation may come before congress may be considered In a dignified and business-like manner, and not treated as the pretext for political wind-Jam ming. It Is to be hoped from every stand point that this representation of the situation Is tho correct one. The Re publican party cannot afford to let partisan considerations of any kind deter it from the performance of its whole duty. While It Is undoubtedly true that a general overhauling of the tariff system at this time would, by reason df the peculiar condition of business interests, which have' not yet fully recovered from the disastrous agitation Of two years ago, be Injudic ious and inadvisable, the fact is equally distinct that the public will nol ap prove of a policy of total inaction. The revenues are utterly Inadequate. This Is certain. The present laws upon which that revenue is based are Insufficient to provide an Income equal to the gov' ernment's necessary current expenses, The public Is In no mood to tolerate additional bond sales. It elected a Re publican majority for the purpose of repairing the deficit and if that ma jority wants to retain the confidence of its creators it will do exactly what it was elected to do, in a sober, sensible and workmanlike manner. If the Republicans organize the senate they should be sure of having sufficient power to carry Republican measures through. Responsibility should not be assumed without tho strength that should go with it. An Ugly Cry Exploded Little has been said in the Northern papers about the chairman of the Ken tucky Republican committee, who led Candidate Bradley to such a notable victory; but if southern opinion Is true, John W. Yerkes, of Danville, Ky., is likely to prove a coming man in national politics.' It is conceded that Mr. Yerkes could for the asking have the United States aenatorshlp to succeed Black burn, but he has modestly refused to be a candidate, and in pther ways he Is exhibiting a level head. For Instance), while in Washington- recently, Mr. Yerkes 'was Interviewed by the Star concerning tho Kentucky fight, and among the things he said we note the following Our responsibilities are great, and we accept them. We must give the state good government better than it has had of late and we shall strive to do that. And our comfort Is that the men we have put In office are In every way cspable of redeem ing every promise we have made In their name. Now, as to next year," continued Mr. rerkes. "We have to consider the fact that this year we had the cordial co operation of many Democrats. But as they came to us as much because of our attitude on national Issues as on local Issues, why should they not remain with The cry of negro domination raised hy Uenerat Hardin railed with the restr was asked. "Signally. And next to the significance of our vlrtory as It relates to the finances Is Its significance as It re lates to that. The Democrats depended al most solely upon that cry during the last days of the tight. But a little circum stance that took place In my office a few dsts before 'election relieved ray anxiety on that score. Several of my Democratic friends had come in to discuss the can vass and Its probable result. On of them said to me: 'John, I agree with you fel lows, thoroughly .on the financial question, anil but tnr th fMA miMllnM rwlth you this time.' Before I could reply another member of the company a Dem ocratspoke up and said: "There Is no negro question here there could not ba a negro Question here.' We are a.! I natlvea of this state, John with the rest of us. uur lamiiMS Mingle, as we are doing now. apes terot ( esrdlagoed wlii. JobA For a monarch whose own throne Is minus three legs and split in the middle, It Btrlkes us that the sultan of Turkey Is doing a good deal of promiscuous de manding these dajn. With Durrant, Hayward and Holmes all under sentence of death, the busi ness of artistic murdering ought, It would seem, to encounter something of a slump. Philadelphia's traction syndicate chose the wrong time to try to rob the people. The people, these days, are getting after their despollers. From the Washington Post. We know, thai a great' burden rests upon htm. We wouM not discount by so much as a pennyweight the load he bears. We appraise at in full value the solemnity of tha charge that has been Imposed upon him by an intelligent and a patriotic con stituency. He carries a freiRht of re sponsibility undrr which en ordinary man would stagger. He is the trustee of our fortunes, our liberties, and our common happiness. At the proper time we ehail expect to see him throw out his chest until every seam In hl beautiful frock coat strains beneuth the ml g illy tension and announce, in tones that make the eaule scream agaiu. that peril can touch lliis sacred land only over his prostrate and mutlltei form. All we ask U that. In th. meantime, and before (the trouble actually biffins, he will nbnte a little uometfciiiit of that majesty of mien, dismiss a few ot the furrows that now roost upon his brow, and temporarily, or course lay uxlde the burden of putriotln care- under which even hi titanic shoulders have ulready shown a tendency ito sloop. WashtiiKton is not a wl:-ked t.luce. The people are friendly, umiuble. and about as honest us men ko. Not more than a tenth of them are sitting up nights de vis- ins schemes to sain t!i co'.imleik'e or con Kief amen, und scarcely that munv have wleked and Injurious tleslxns upon the new member s d amtv or tieuee of mind. If the latter will only let himelf down for a lew uuvs uiki take us on trial, us it were, he will find that we compare reason ablv well with the unterrttiad and incor ruptible voters of Jayvllle or fossuin Fork, and are a little likely as they to touch with Irreverent finger the toga of me lawgiver. A (ionlol Kgotist. Hiram," said Mr. Oorntopsel, "I don't soy es I'm dissatisfied with what you've done In life, but when I read about all these .people train' to congress an' doln' great things, 1 feel ex if we wus kinder glttin' left in the march of eventn." "Handy, was the reply, "the greatest men of history is them ez wanted ter stay home an" be let alone, an wusn't allowed te hev their wish, but wus forced by ther feller citizens to grab hold o' the reins of guv'ment." 'Yes, I s pose that's the ease." Well, I'm even better ofY'ii them. I not only don't ranter be a. public man, but I'm bcln' allowed ter hev my own way about It." Washington Star. GOLDllTli'S BAMS!. EVERY ELECTRIC MR STOPS IN HUNT OF THE STORE SPECIAL HOLIDAY It Is not economic radicalism to say that the American people want a tar iff under which the steel rails will be made on this side. The Cuban cause may not flourish very well In the Spanish telegraph of fices, but otherwise It seems trj be doing rainy wen. Speaker Reed will have the cordial support of his party in his attempt to make this congress break the record for silence and wood sawing. The chances are that Lord Salisbury, In his reply to Olney, will, as the ath letes say, spar for wind. COMMENT Of THE PRESS. As Viewed la Lsterae. Wilkes-Barre Times: "Rev. Dr. Robin son, of Scranton, has fallen Into an error aulta common with the cloth the public denunciation of omnia is wunoui a certain tv of the lustness of their charges. They are too liable to aocept hear-say for fact and act Impetuously. Dr. Robinson heard somewhere that the 'police had enticed young men Into unlawful places ana, with out making due Inquiry, proceeded to wade Into toe department. He Incident- ly reflected on Mayor -Connell and the nest about hla ears." It Must Bo Settled. Chicago Times-Herald: "The Monroe doctrine sooner or later must be tested, and the test will be fairly and ttnlltnchins- ly met by the people of the United States. There may be some more 'polite epistol ary correspondence' with John Bull on this subject, but In the end arbitration. the boasted resort of Great Britain, or force, which ought to be the last resort of modern humanity, must make the Mon roe doctrine international law." Looking for More Fat. Chicago Record: "Any one glancing to ward Wall street may now observe Mr. J. I'lerpont Morgan expectantly holding out his hand for another of those Juicy and appetizing bond issues." A Pessimistic View. Chicago Record : "There Is a pretty gen eral Impression that the most beneficial action of the present session of congress Is likely to be the passage of the motion to adjourn. ' Cannot Bo Kttermlnstcd. Detroit Tribune: "Political bosses seem to be like gray hairs. When one is de stroyed ten new ones come to his funeral. Perhaps, like gray hairs, they are In evitable." Momenta rile ICxpccted. Syracuse Post: "Up to the time of a-olns- to press I .OKI Salisbury persistent y re fines to take any notice of Senator Chand ler s declaration of war." A Fr'ct Sncsostlon. Chicago Times-Herald: "In addition t3 what he Is doing for the college Senator Brtce ought to endow politics with his re tirement." Might lie indnsed To. Chicago Times-Herald: "Mr. Sherman Is talking like a man whose memory Is prrparra to nonor a drafts." Z-i-lIng! ling! ling! ' i: Hello! ! ;'.- In that the mayor's office? : !: Is. ' " ': Who's talking? Mark. Say, Mark, I did not see a stnitle police man on Spruce street lust night. ISO. Tr.ey were not out. How's that? Too cold? Oh! no. The mayor does not allow them tJ go out nights any more. wnyv He on't Ilk j to have them meet hhd little lioys. Z i-i-llng! a a Hello! is thai Court Crier Snyder? Yis, sir. Business lively over ut court? It Is. . Mr. Snyder, what Is vour onlnlon of tho eloquence of the bar of today? i tninK it is not properly nnm-eclated. sir. Do you think that Daniel Webster, even. could have equalled some of the Lacka wanna attorneys In the matter of eloquence? I thlik it Is doubtful. One thins la cer. tain, 1 do not believe that Daniel's elo quence ever caused any of his hearers to fall In a fit. Z-s-z-llng ! a e Philadelphia, please. Z-s-s- Can I speak to Mr. Woodruff? z-s-well7 Is that Mr. Woodruff, or the U, P.J Yes-s-s Your voice seems husk v. Georre. What's the matter? J strained It up at Scranton yesterday. nt causea the excitement? 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