4 THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY MOKNXNGr, DECEMBER 23. 1895, DallT aad Weakly. No Sunday Edluoa. Fubtlahes M Scramon. P, by ID TribUM Puk- llahlnir Company. Knr York OSce: Tribue Building, Frank a tin, Manager. X. P. KiNQSBURV, Pirn. Ote't Mess I. M. RIPPLE. aae Yasae. LIVT . RICHARO. CeiTea. W. W. DAVIS. MaaMca. W. W. YOUNG. Am. Mans' (htimo at TBI rosromci AT gntkHTOI. FA.. AS BCOND-CLAU HAH. MATTIR. 'Printer In," the recognised Journal Ibr adrer Users, rates Tub ScaaHTux Tinuni aa Oia teat advertising medium lii Northeastern Ptomy Wa uls. "Vrlntenf luk" knows. Tan Wxiklt Tmrnm. Issued Every Saturday, Contains Twelve HaiidMuie Paxes, with an Ahun danca of News, Fiction, and Well-Edited Misct-I-lany. For Those Who Cannot Tk Tkk 1iii.t Thiui'nk, tba Weekly Is Recommended u the lint Bargain Going. Only l a Year, in Advance. Tux Taiacxa la Ibr Sale Pally at tba D., L. and W btatlon at llabokan. BCRANTON, DECEMBER 23. 1893. REPIBLICAX STATE CONVENTION. Headquarters Republican state commit tee, 1231 Walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa,. Dec. 12, 1895. To the Republican Electors of Pennsyl vania: The Republicans of Pennsylvania, by their duly chosen representatives, will meet In Htate convention, Thursday, April 23, 189C, at 10 o'clock u. m., in the Opera House, city of Harrisburg;, for the pur pose of nominating two candidates for representatives at laruo in congress anl thirty-two candidates for presidential elec tors, selectlnif elBht delegates at large to the Republican mitlonal convention, and transacting such other business as may bo presented. Ry order of the state committee, M. 8. Quay, Attest: Chairman. Jere B. Rex. W. R. Andrews, ' ' Secretaries. Representation In this convention will bo the same as In the last state conven tion. Some curious facts in an Interesting oouncllmanlc mutter are presented on another pnjje. They Indicuti; a dispo sition on the part of the Democratic members of the judiciary committee of common council to "stand together" under circumstances which clearly warrant an investigation. Doubtless this will be made. City Primaries and Convention. The action of the Republican city committee In calling the spring pri maries for Jun. 4 and the convention for Jan. 7 will prove generally satisfactory. By one week from next "Saturday the holiday festivities and cares will have passed Into history and there will have been three whole days for uninterrupt ed buttonholing a period which will no doubt be thoroughly Improved. As to the outcome of these primaries, The Tribune sees no reason to modify Its previous prophecy. It will support the nominees of the Republican eny convention, whichever ticket wins; but It has no apprehension that the oppo sition to Messrs. Ripple, Williams and Wldmayer will elect more than a small fraction of the delegates who will make up that convention. To a correspondent who wrote to It asking If, in the event of war, the .United States could get along without financial assistance from Europe, the New York Sun replies: "Prom 1861 to 1865 the United States waged the great est war of modern times, per harlot all times. We had a million of men under arms and our expenses, in round fig ures, were 11,000,000 a day. Yet the country did not have to go abroad to borrow money. We got it at home. What was done then can bo. done again." If we can get along during war without borrowing, why not during peace? Rising to the Emergency. The promptness with which the popu lar branch of congress, under the direc tion of Speaker Reed, lias, at the ex pense of its own convenience, prepared a policy of action in response to the president's special request for finan cial relief will prove deeply gratifying to the whole country, which had begun to fear that the present speaker had succumbed to the dangerous theory of congressional inactivity. The. pro gramme which the Republican leaders of the house have now in mind is to provide from thirty to forty-five mil lions more revenue by some amend ments of the tariff not involving gen eral tariff revision, these amendments to expire at the end of thirty months, and to give the secretary of the treas ury authority to Issue a three per Cent, bond as a popular loan to maintain the coin redemption fund, and for no other purpose, with a proviso that the re deemed greenbacks shall not be used to meet current expenses, but be retained so long as necessary as part of the re demption fund; to authorize national banks to issue circulating notes to the par of the bonds deposited as security and reduce the tax on national bank circulation; and to authorize the issue of certificates of indebtedness to meet a temporary deficiency of the revenue until more revenue can be provided. It is possible that this conservative but comprehensive policy will sustain defeat in the senate, where there Is an obstinate majority of free silverltes committed to a pressing of their favor ite theory In and out of season. But such a probability ought not to deter the house itself from doing Its manifest duty. If it shall pass a measure cover ing the above ground and that measure) shall afterwards meets its death in the senate, the people will know where to place the responsibility; and if still In their present mood will be likely to do so with a vengeance. But failure to act orf the house's part, albeit due to the known attitude of the senate, would be liable to popular misconstruction, and for this reason it would be Imprudent. Now that the house has formally or ganized itself through the speaker's ap pointment of strong committees, and has, In view of the gravity of pending questions, decided to forego Its accus 1 tomed holiday recess, steady progress will be expected In the direction of practical work. The Republican ma jority has begun well and has thus far earned public approval Let It hold and strengthen the favor thus won. War Talk. During the past few days there has been a vast amount of war talk in con gress and among all classes of people In this country. All this, of course, is the result of the furore caused by the presi dent's special message to congress, as serting with so much emphasis, the de termination of our government to main tain the Monroe doctrine, in letter and spirit, with reference to the claims of Great Britain In Venezuela. There has been an outburst of patriotic enthus iasm, and the country feels better in consequence. There may be those who really believe that there Is a prospect of war between the United States and Great Britain. There are those who would hall with satisfaction a rupture of the peaceful relations that have leen existing between the two great nations. There are some who believe that a col lision would be- desirable. But the thoughtful American will see no pros pect of war, ulthough such an event Is always possible even among the most peacefully Inclined nations. The position taken by President Cleveland and sustained by the action of congress, will necessitate a. backing down either by Great Britain or the administration at Washington, but nt this time we are very far from the conditions that must precede war. Great Britain will not precipitate an overt act. That country, well prepared as she al ways Is for war, -with her magnificent army and irreat navy, nevertheless can not afford to enter Into a conflict with the T'nited States. Much as Great Britain may desire to add a goodly slice to her possessions In South Amer ica her statesmen realize that a war with the United States would be at tended with perilous complications among her other possessions. She might lose her North American posses sions, Russia might take a hand and cause trouble in her eastern posses sions, Ireland might make a fresh break for Independence. In short. Great Britain, powerful as she Is on land and water, cannot afford to engage in n war with the United States. While it is not to be apprehended that there will be war, nevertheless good results will come to this country in consequence of the Hurry created by President Cleveland taking so firm a stand. The British press and states men have indulged In a vast amount of sneering at the Monroe doctrine, as serting that the principle embodied In the deliverance of President Monroe has not been recognized as part of the Inter national law, and has no application to the question at issue between Great Britain and Venezuela, Before that question is settled and finally adjusted the government of Great Britain will be compelled to recognize the Monroe doctrine or relinquish her pretensions to Venezuelan territory. The only al ternative would be to defy the gov ernment at Washington, and that would be equivalent to a declaration of war. This country would not permit President Cleveland to retreat from the position he has taken. The American people believe as firmly In the principle embodied In the Monroe doctrine as rfhey do in the constitution itself. Their Interpretation of that doctrine Is iden tical with that contained in the presi dent's message to congress. .The people would heartily sustain the president and congress even to the extent of war In defense of that principle. But the present war talk, In and out of congress, is premature. There is no probability of a conflict. Neither Great Britain nor the .United States desires a war; but Great Britain must recog nize the validity of the Monroe doc trine, and we predict that this will be the outcome of the present strained relations. This incident, whatever the final outcome, will have one other salu tary result; It will go far to convince the government and people of the United States of the necessity of being better prepared for the exigencies of war with a powerful foreign coun try. We need better coast de fenses, and wo need to have on hand tho arms and munitions to properly equip a large volunteer army at the shortest notice. The refusal of the board of pardons to recommend the pardoning of the defaulting treasurer Bardsley, of Phila delphia, is heartily commended by the press throughout the state. Bardsley deserves the punishment meted out to him. but it is not likely he will be required to serve out the full term of fifteen yean to which he was sentenced and of which he has now served only four years. Persistent effort will secure his release some time. Ulterior Consequences. . . One of the very probable consequent ces of the recent diplomatic correspond ence concerning the Monroe doctrine Is the formation of a pan-American politi cal alliance. Overtures to such an end have, it is said, already been made. "Tho proposal under consideration," writes Walter 'Wellman in one of his incomparable Washington letters to the Chicago Times-Herald, "is the forma tion of a pan-American arbitration board, to sit permanently and have cog nizance of all boundary and other dis putes arising between the republics of this hemisphere. It is believed actual developments in this direction will come In a few days. The plan under consld eratlon Is for the assembling in Wash lngton of an International congress to arrange the details. It Is well under stood that this arrangement, if perfect ed, means much more than a mere method of settling boundary and other disputes! Its true significance Is an al Vance for political purposes between all the Republican states of the hemi sphere, - under the leadership of this country. In this way the Monroe doc trine is already bearing fruit. The weaker American powers In whose de. fense secondarily, because in our" de fense primarily, we have Issued a note of defiance to Great Britain, are at this unexpectedly early date preparing to cluster themselves about the chief American power." . This, however, is not all. 'Mr. Well man learns from various members of the Washington diplomatic corps that there is a strong feeling among all the Cen tral and South American republics In favor of improving this opportunity to revive reciprocity agreements with the United States. They are reported to bo willing to go very far In this direction, with the avowed purpose of diverting trade from Europe to the United States. They would make this country their great purchasing mart, and also their greatest market. In order to do this they are willing to give the United States advantages through tariff differ entials which no other power Is to en joy. This plan is hot so well developed as the proposal for a political alliance by means of a national board of arbitra tion, but the times are ripe for it and the diplomatists with whom Mr. Well man has talked do not doubt that a vigorous Initiative by the United States would meet with quick response from a majority, if not all. of the remaining re publics of the two continents. And thus, to use the correspondent's sug gestive phrase, "statesmanship In the United States is presented with an op portunity which Mr. Blaine would have been overjoyed to embrace." There Is a third circumstance among the possibilities which ,Mr. Wellman dis cerns In connection with the Venezue lan affair. It will excite widespread dissent from those who, following the teachings of British economists, have lately been converted to the belief that the only possible safe basis of a cur rency system is gold, of which England and English influences now control the visible supply, but it Is nevertheless a possibility to be (thought of. It in brief Is that the first effect of an anglo American war would be suspension of gold payments by the United States, which would moan a revolution In which Great Britain would be the chief suf ferer. It would mean the scaling of private debts not payable expressly In gold. It would mean the United States upon a sliver basts. It would mean an enhancement of apparent values of everything In this country, and "boom" times sucli as we have not seen since the war. If thts were followed by a pan-American union, politically and commercially, it might, says Mr. Well man, "mean the diversion not only of commerce from European to strictly American channels, but the ejectment of London from her proud post of tlth-Ing-master of the world's trade. New York might succeed London as the ex change center for all commerce in the western hemisphere. Instead of issu ing bills on London calling for pounds sterling, American balances could be settled through New York with bills calling for dollars on a silver basis." It has been held by some of our ablest statesmen that tho truly American pol icy would be to cement the governments of the New World Into a defensive po litical whole with the United States holding the leading position; to trade, one republic with another, using a cur rency based upon the most stable and abundant precious metal, which In the Western hemisphere Is silver; and to maintain toward the monarchies of Eu rope a position of thorough ' political Independence. Such a dream may nev er be realized; or if realized might prove grossly deceptive; but It never theless is a dreum of the fulfillment of which contemporary events appear to be somewhat prophetic. If Presidents Grant, Garfield or Har rison had sent to congress such a mes sage as President Cleveland's on the Venezuelan question, assertln the de termination of our government to main tain the Monroe doctrine, no surprise would have been occasioned, because such a message would have been ex pected from either of them, or, In fact, from any Republican president. Presi dent Cleveland gave the country a sur prise because this particular deliver ance Is not at all in accord with the general policy of his administration. The surprise was great because nothlnir of the kind had been looked for. It is all the more gratifying on that account. The Inward cars of the Scrantnn Traction company in many cases come down grade on Adams avenue at the rate of twenty, twenty-five and even thirty miles an hour. It Is a wonder that nobody has yet been killed In con sequence of this outrageous speed. What is the city going to do about it? Tho fact Is that both Yale and Har vard universities appear to be Inclined to champion tho cause of England as against that of their own country. Is the higher education a failure? Letting Wall street, England and the RothBchllds dictate our financial policy sounds plausible enough in the "sound money" organs; but there are times when it has Its disadvantages. COMMENT OF THE PRESS. In Caso of War. Philadelphia Record: "A war with Great Urlialn would be no hollduy affair It would be a death grapple. Nevertheless, we believe it would end In the practical triumph of ithis country. Strong as Khk lancl is at sea, her miprecnary would be challenged mid her naval power seriously crippled. Her commercial Hag would dis appear from the seas; Canada would ul mowt certainly be lost to her. and the con vulsions of a long war would be apt to en danger her poss. -salon of Ireland. Kevnt and India. Once let 'the United Stales p it forth all .their strength-once set In mo tlon the adventurous spirit of this people -and no enterprise would soem too dartns: nor too distant, and no chelation of war '"""""'dous. to deter them from the un dertaking. Of course, we should receive INTERNATIONAL LARGE TYPE BIBLES IN OUR WINDOW FOR A FEW DAYS. I IWi'.-S. lhiaCTHl mm MP mmm I m I M'Sf' :ti V 2 PRICES WAY DOWN COME Deidleman the Bookman. 437 8prue 8trtt hard blows In return. We should expect losses ar.d reverses. Our aeacoast cues Would, no doubt, be damaged; but unless '.' creatly overeslim: th htrmgrth anil rtuourcesof this country, a war w.h EiiK laixl would be likely to end with the re sults we have above Indicated. At the time time, we should depi orate a war be tween the two countries; and we trust that on both sides all honorable means will toe employed to avert lu" Chicken Llvcred Wnll Street. Philadelphia Record: "Some very re ppectahle and conservative uemlemen in Ne w York whose patriotism Is colored by the price of ludiKo or the fluctuation of the Stock Kxchantr get themselves In a etate of mind whenever they consider the possible consequences cf the prefi'SVn.t's audacious assertion of American ideas as to the management of affairs ou tho American continent. Their terrors ami tremors have no perreplibls effct In shake lntr the determination of all parties to lxu.k up the administration; but they serve to bring into relief und solidity and fclrcngiu of patriotic feeling." :o: Words of True Patriotism. New York Times: "No American who hus a soul within htm capable ot rls.ns udovo immeulate considerations of the markets will waver tor an Instant In Ills luyal support ot the pivsluciit und ti'.o congress in the position they have taken In respect tO'iliu Venezuela boundary. It 1 well to remember -that there are roraj disasters -wot. ho than war, worse thun commercial loss, and that a prevailing manifes tatlon or the spirit of wh!i-h we have seen a f.?w shumcliil examples slme tho pubikiUiun o; .the president's message would constitute a deeper tiatlouul Uis icrucd than defeat on land and sea." A Toast to Cnnndn! New York Sun: "Let us hope, however, that Canada will never be bruttKht to either physliLtl or sentimental suiTering by the United States. When the Stur-spun-Klud Itnnr.pr Is raised there, may it b run up over the government litillciiiBS ut Ot tawa by the cxuitlntr Canadians them selves, and not us a symbol of comiuest nixl subjugation by victorious soldiers of the great American republic!" :o: I'on't Got Excited. Philadelphia Times: "There Is no rea sonable likelihood of a war with England. The only way 'that American securities c:in b muds to command the respect of tho money centers, of the old world is by this government respecting Itself and asserting Its majesty when the occasion demands it. president Cleveland I:u4 done this and nothing more. Don't Bet panic-stricken." :o: lie Oncht to Do It. Philadelphia Rullpitin: "It would cer tainly he a Kr;nt stroke of policy If Orover Clevelund were to i all lieiijamln Harri son to the head of his Venezuelan com mission." :o: (Inenf tho Possibilities. Washington I'ost: "It may also 'be nec essary to appoint a commission to treat with the Now York Evening Post." :o: Not ProbnMc. WashlnRton I'ost: "There is not the least bit of danger of J. Hull becoming so angry as to send us back our heiresses." Christmas Presents. HILL & GONNELL, 131 AND 133 N. WASHINGTON A'JL AT 131 AND 33 (I. WASHINGTON AVE. CHRISTMAS If vou are thinking ot mtyinir adlnnnrcett rr Christmas ws bave a buna nuloctlua in tk bllowtnirmukus: Haviiand & Co. Chas. 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