THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE Fill DAY .MORNING, JANUARY 17. 189. Zfyt gsctanton Zxximt Daly sad Weekly. Ife Banter EOlUoa. Publishes M fcreatou. rV, by Ths Tribune Pub- Uebln Commuij. Nnr Tork MBM: Trieuo Bulldta-. Frank U. Gray, sUnajer. K. f. KINGSBURY. Pan. MB 0t . Mm K. N. RIPPLC. ae Tun LIVVS. Hie HAND, Ima. ' w. w. oAvia. twiuM m . W. W. VOUNQ. Am. Maee-a. timaso at thi roarorrici at scaajraga: .. SOOHD-CLAfiS KAIL UlTTUl Printers' Ink," the reooenlwd Journal for adver tise., retee Tun hcbakton Tsiauna aa the brat adve-iNnc BMtlluui la NortheaaierB Penaiylva ate. "Printers' Iak" fcaowa. Tbb Wuklt Tamnra, lamed Every BatorJay, Contain. Twelve Haurtnomt run, with an A bun. anno of New, fiction, and W.U-Kdlted Miscel lany. For Ttane Who Cannot Take Thk Oailt Tbibi'MB, the Weekly la Kecotnmandxl as tha Beat Jtaigaln Uolnc- Onljr l a Yaar, in Advance. Tbb Taiatma la ar Bala Dallr at las D., L. and W Button at Hahokaa, SCRANTON. JANUARY 17. 1898. REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. lorMavor-E. II. HIPPLE. I or Traaaarvr DAMM. WILLIAMS. KorCuntroller-K-J. WIOMAVKK. I or Acor-t:ilAHI.LS I OtVl.l N, . , r.iiKisr I ickl s, WILLIAM DAWSON. Flection bay, fob. 18. '( Scranton'B welcome to Colonel Henry Wattenxin la not beouune of hla jiilltiff. wlilrh deserve reprobation, nop on uc count of his economic views, which In the niair. are warped and twisted. It welcome him first, because he Is a man of unique Individuality and command ing; genius; and secondly, because in welcoming him It extends the hand of brotherhood and amity to the vast sec tion, once In arms but now In blossom, of which ho has long been the eloquent spokesman and the clear-sighted and magnanimous champion. Government by Syndicate. The disbanding of the bond syndicate marks what it is hoped will bo the end, bo far as these United States are con cerned, of government by syndicates. When, several years bro, that amiable novelist, Prank R. Stockton, wrote a story called "The Great War Syndi cate," which purported to describe a period when the burdens of internation al fighting; were assumed by glunt cor porations for a consideration, thus free ing; Into the arts of peace the millions of men now held, at great expense, In liability to military service, many thought it simply a clever writer's dream. It remained for the second Dem ocratic administration of the present generation to give, In a time of pro found peace, color to this Might of a novelist's Tjivld imagination. That ad ministration, to be sure, did not hire a syndicate to do its shooting and killing; but it did what, under the circum stances, was quite as audacious: It hired a group of Wall street and Lon don bankers to take temporary control of Its finances, which under its own bungling management, had gone well nigh to smash. If it had been patriot ism which had prompted these bankers to volunteer their brains and their gold In an hour of national crisis, the case would have been quite different. Hut It was not that. It was the bold est and most bruzen cupidity, that In stinct which in smaller tlclds makes the highwayman' and the usurer; nnd it went to work at Its task only after It had wrung such terms from the gov ernment as a free and prosperous peo ple were never before In all history forced to submit to, in a time of general calm. This syndicate fulfilled Its contract and got its pay. The usufruct was a rich one. Seldom has a speculation ter minated more favorably for the specu lators. No wonder that after the con tract hud ended, it hung uround the While House, looking for a second job. Hut In the meantime the sentiment of the plain people had found thought and voice. Prom every section Its word was to one effect: to the effect that that folly should cease. The whole amount of a long story, reduced to a few words, is that the president, with all his egotism, all his obstinacy, all his prided Indifference to public opin ion, did not dare to renew the contract. He knew that to do so might mean, not simply execration, but also Im peachment; that the patience of a de ceived people had at last reached the Inevitable limit when It would tolerate no new aggressions. Hence the announcement that the bond ayndlcajtehas been dissolved. If it should appear at any stage of the balloting at the St Louis conven tlon that McKtnley'a candidacy had become hopeless and he himself should release his friends from further obliga tions to him, look out for Joseph Ben son Foraker. This contingency Is at least a possibility. The United States Senate. As the United States senate la now constituted there is little if any pros pect of tariff or revenue legislation by congress at its present session. A num ber of western senators, among tnem Teller, of Colorado; Jones and Stewart, of Nevada, and Dubois, of Idaho, have given notice to the Republicans that they will oppose' any revenue bill that does not provide for free silver coinage. The Republicans will not and consist ently cannot yield to such a demand. The Democrats, who should in all rea son stand with, the large body of Re publicans In their ehort to enact legis lation for an increase of the revenues f the treasury, oppose any measure that Increases the duty on any class of Imports. Thus, with 'the Democratic senators opposing; all Increase of tariff and the sliver extremists antagonising al( bills that do not provide fort free silver coinage, the senate is In a con dition of deadlock, from, which, there Is no hope of relief.!... . : - i.. : i. The treasury does no receive enough revenues to meet the current expenses of the government from month to mohth, the gold reserve Is constantly on the decline, and the only course left for the administration to pursue is to Issue bonds in other words, to borrow large sums of money to maintain the national credit. This Is the condition of affairs today and there is no pros pect of a change In the near future. President Cleveland exercises no influ ence whatever with the senators of his own party. In some respects, and to some extent, the financial policy of the administration is In accord with that of the Republicans. This Is true at least so far as concerns the silver ques tion. Tne Republican house hus promptly passed a law, sutiiclenrty in creasing the revenues of the treasury to enable It to meet the current expenses of the government. This bill does not meet the approval of President Cleve land because it Is not In the line of free trade. The administration prefers to issue bonds and increase ihe national debt rather than consent to revenue legislation that Increases the duty on Imports., The silver extremists In the senate aro not opposed to measures that savor of protection, but they take advantage of the situation by demand ing that free silver coinage shall be pro vided for as the price of their support of any revenue bill. The president and the Democratic tors and the silver extremists In the senators are thus all antagonizing relief legislation, although they are actuated by different reasons. Unfortunately the president and his secretary of the treasury, while loudly clamoring for necessury legislation for the relief of the financial distress of the government, are withholding their support from the only policy of relief that is possible un der existing conditions. The Republi cans alone are ready and onxlous to en act relief measures, but are helpless In the senate, unless aided by a small number of Democratic senators. The president understands this, but Is elthi v unable or unwilling to exert any Influence over senators of his own party to Induce them to forego mere parllsanism and for once manifest a spirit of pntrlotlc devotion to the Inter ests of the country. The senate today stands as an ob stacle and an obstruction to the enact ment of legislation of the most vital Im portance to the nation. Senators rep resenting petty states like Nevada and Idaho are actually blocking the wheels TS&J1"0 national government, and pre venting the legislation that would tend to re-invigorate the vast Industries of twenty-five or thirty great common wealths with thelp millions of Inhabi tants. Between the Democratic free traders and the free silver extremists In the senate working together with insane zeal to prevent the adoption of a statesmanlike and patriotic revenue and tlnanclal policy the bonded debt of tho nutlon must continue to Increase. After March 4, 1897, thero will In all human probability be a Republican ma jority In the United States senate, but It Is not certain that even then It will be possible to adopt a thoroughly Re publican policy, Inasmuch as there wHI still remain in the senate a number of so-called Republicans who are utterly at variance with the policy of that party. The Republican senators look In vain to the Democrats for aid In car rying through measures that would place the treasury In a condition of solvency and restore the fallen prosper ity of the country. Viewed from any standpoint the prospect Is gloomy enough for the country. Even the Re publican party cannot perform Impossi bilities. Affairs cannot be righted un til Democracy and Populism combined are reduced to a hopeless minority In the senate. The Wllkes-Rarre Record has been compelled by the growth of Its business to contract fop a new Hoe perfecting press capable of printing 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, or 16 page papers at the average speed of 20,000 copies per hour. The Record has fairly earned this success, and thoroughly deserves It. . Balfour' Manchester Speech. Of all the recent Indications that a marked reaction has begun In English public sentiment with reference to President Cleveland's Venezuelan mes sage, the most significant Is that em bodied In the speech delivered at Man chester, Wednesday night, by Arthur J. Balfour, the First Lord of the Treas ury. Mr. Balfour, It should be remem bered, Is not only Lord Salisbury's most welcome and Intimate olllelal adviser, he is also the one young Conservative whom prophets have almost .unani mously chosen as the likeliest succes sor of the present premier in the leader ship of the dominant English party, His words, therefore, have weight not merely as personal but also as party and as official expressions. In his Manchester speech Mr. Balfour asserted that the British government had heartily concurred In the Monroe doctrine seventy years ago, and he be lieved that If they were to ransack England from end to end, search the most private documents In the foreign office since then, examine the ministers and the ordinary public, or even the lunatics, It would be Impossible to And a single Individual who ever desired to see what would be called a forward pol icy adopted by Great Britain either in North or South America. Mr. Balfour referred at length and eloquently to the horrors of a war between England and America. "To me," he said, "that Is a terrible, distressing, and a horrible point of view. I will never believe that any large section of the American na tion will permanently adopt such a view. We may be dreamers and ideal ists, but the time must come-when some statesmen of authority, more fortunate even than President Monroe, will lay down the doctrine that between the English-speaking peoples war is Im possible, and that any one endanger ing the peace will have committed a crime against civilization. May no English statesman or English party ever have the responsibility of that crime heavy upon their souls." . The repudiation by Mr, Balfour of a "forward policy" om the American hemisphere, when ratified by the Bri tish government, will end present dif ferences. Let England prove that her advancing of outposts on disputed South American soil Is not a "forward" move, but simply an assertion of law fully, established rights, and the Inter vention of this government will Imme diately, cease. The Way, to prove this Is to lay sufficient evidence before a court of arbitration. That is all Presi dent Cleveland .aska for. - The Wilkes-Flan e Times questions the truth of The Tribune's statement that Mr. Hart, of Plttston. Is Senator Quay's expressed choice for national delegate from Luzerne. We took that Information from the Times' own col umns. In an interview which it print ed with County Treasurer Reed; but we have since had it confirmed from the senator's own lips. It is none of our funeral; we merely state the tacts. Caricature to the Front. One of the best of recent cartoons was printed In Wednesday's Chicago Times-Herald. It represents a cloaked skeleton labeled "The Sultan" standing on a strip of ground dotted with hu man skulls, waving back a white robed angel of "Charity." Almost as good an idea was embodied in the name enterprising journal's cartoon the day previous. In that picture, John Bull sits Immersed In the perusal of papers bearing on Transvaal, Ashantee 'and Venezuela, while In a row to his front and rear sit Emperor Wllllapi, Presi dent Faure of France, Uncle Sam whit tling a stick called the Monroe doctrine and the czar of Russia choking with luugbter all with their backs turned to a window through which the Sultan Is seen beating a helpless woman named Armenlu. Each of these gentlemen has. In his pre-occupatlon, permitted a paper labeled "The Armenian Ques tion" to full under his feet. The aptness of these two conceptions of the caricaturist does not need a dia gram to bring it home to the most tm reflectlve reader. Both pictures convey to the mind at a glance a meaning which. If properly expressed In words, would require columns of type. Apart from their Intrinsic strength and clev erness, they serve to Indicate one of the comparatively new but most forcible re-lnforcementsof modern Journullsm ' a re-lnforcement well described by Jo soph Medill the other day when, In ac ccpting the presidency of the Chicago Press club he said: The press presents to all the people tho immense variety of actions und phase of human conduct which make up our dally lives, eiuhrHcIng every event and the doings nd snying, grave and gav, of the earth, including political, scientllic, reli Ions, benevolent, malevolent, progressive and retrogrexslve actions of munkind. After the bright intellects of the profes slon have spread these things out In the vernacular, comes another branch of this same profession, the cunning artist, who sketches and sutirlstex and pictures and writes object lessons and Intensities thought. Sometimes 1 take up a puper, and, seeing u picture or a cartoon, or something or that kind, I am Instantly aware that it illustrates a whole volume of actions us represented In words. It Is one of the great adjuncts of journalism, adding to its vigor and power and value to society. Let us hope that the keen lash of the caricaturist will goad the Christian na tions to the performance of a duty which more dignified methods of ex hortation appear as yet to have failed sufficiently to emphasize. One paper announces "upon unques tionable authority," that Orover Cleve land will positively not be a candidate for renomination; and another, on the same day, assures its readers from trustworthy information, that he will. Those to wtlom the question is of any special interest can pay thelp pennies and take their, choice. Events are demonstrating that the Republican leaders in . Washington made the mistake of their lives when, without a trustworthy majority to back them up, they consented to organize the senate. The act has brought the party as yet nothing but confusion. In these days when national delegates In this state are being Instructed for Reed. McKinley and Quay, It seems to be forgotten, does it not, that Pennsyl vanla has a candidate In the person of Daniel II. Hastings? Whatever else may be true of him, It is only fair to President Kruger to state that he was not born in Mauch Chunk. It looks now as If the correspondence of the Uerman emperor needed a first class managing editor. The holding back of returns seems t0 be hnown to Philadelphia also. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. 513 Fourteem'n.ee.r til. ' p.rw,Vy,el',n church of this i eltv in Heeember last Kbv r- ti.V.. y' many years, but on account of htu ..i vaneed uge was unable to preach regular: L Talmage has been delivering the evening sermon, and a Rev. Air Allen he morning sermon. The resu t was that the morning services were slimlv attend! ed. and in the evening hundreds c sons have been turned a way tor fack of room to accommodate the great crowds who wanted to hear Talmage. A fare number of the congregation, some time ago, requested the trustees to allow Tab niuge to preach two Instead of one ser mon each Sunday. Rev. Mr. Allen natur- S f?obete' '. be,n '""Place", "ml del c Ined to accept a monetary offer to re sign. He has a few followers who ore ready to withdraw from the First Pre byterian church In case he Is forced I In resign. Affairs are therefore In a com" plicated conditlqn at present, with Pt?le prospects of satisfactory settlement It , rumored that Talmage. who has been ab sent from the city since Monday, Is New Orleans Begotiating with a wealthv congregation In that city. It Is said that IV? re."'y o reB,,tn nls Pastorship of the First church In this city as soon ns he can locate elsewhere. Religious circles are very much disturbed over the atate of affairs existing in the First Presby terian church. There is no telling what the result will be. The long drawn out debate on the pen sion bill now before the house Is one of Speaker Reed'a little tricks to kill time, and also to give the new members an op. Fiortunlty to air their views and test th 'ir ung capacity. As stated in a previous letter this Is going to be a "Do Nothing Congress." The bill now under discussion, if it becomes a law, will udd frO.Oui) new names to the already long list of pension ers. The war spirit in being revived In the old soldiers as well as their sons. Con gressman Charles W. Stone yesterday re ceived a telegram from Ellsha K. Kane of Mount Juliet, Pa., urging the United States to declare war on Turkey and offer lng to raise a company to take up arms against that country. Mr. Kan In a son of Ueneral Kane, the old commander of the famous Bucktall regiment which dis tinguished itself in the late rebellion. !l II II Congressman Scranton was at the capl tol today renewing his acquaintance with his colleagues. An original pension has been granted to Jacob Sims, of Dorrance, Luzerne county. Bims lost a son in the late war. II ! Senator Quay will return to Washington on Jan. 25. National Chairman Harrlty says he doesn't know whether President Cleveland will be a candidate for a third term or not. There are a good many things Mr. Harrlty doejn't know. He won't even know what struck him after tha next state convention. I i: onjrreyt.man-at-I.arKe Huff has the reputation of being the most rexulur at tendant at the ehslona of the house. 'i i' :, "old Glcry" is being well protected these days by the new members of the house. Most of the speeches on the pension bill are "long" on patriotism and "short" on real orator)'. v. K..B. THE EDITORIAL'S a'U'lf RE. Rochester Pttt-Expres. Certain journalists, anil these of the counting room, rather than of the sanc tum, hold that the editorial is becom ing less and less important, as the news Is becoming more and more t-ngros.slng. and maintain that, in a few years, the editorial will disappear entirely. We do not believe this, because we believe that the editorial utterances of the press give it character, and character Is as essential to a newsiatper as it Is to a man. The editorial is to endure, and it Is to be im proved, just us rapidly as knowledge ad vances. We are not unaware of the fact that Journalism is u business, us well us an tdurator; and that sometimes, possibly too often, the one bends to meet the re quirements of the other; but It is still a fact also that the journals which, In their editorial columns, show the largest breadth of vision, the keenest Inteilec tuul force, the deepest reverence for the verities, the most uncompromising oppo sition to vice and corruption, are the Journals of greatest circulation, as well as of greatest influence. There are, of course, exceptions to this statement, but, upon the whole, It Is true. To sell a puper its conductors must make u paper. It is the best, not the poorest, paper Ihilt sells. There must be both ability and character In its make up. The conscien tious editor may feel assured that his mission is not ended. AN EXCELLENT CHANCE. From the Carbondale Herald. One of the greatest -misfortunes that has lately attracted public uttentlon hereabout was the destruction of the Home for the Friendless, by lire, on Sat urday lust nt Scranton. It is especially sad that such a calamity should occur during the rigors of mld-wlnter when much more Is required by the dependent one than there Is during the other por tions of the year, when climatic conditions are not so severe. This season -of the year alone taxes the resources of the most of our institutions of benevolence, because of the unusual draughls on their exchequers to'meet current expenses. Here is an excellent opportunity for the chari tably inclined people of Scranton, and of the whole valley for that matter, to suc cor a worthy institution, and at the same time exercise one of the most exulted and find-like privileges In the whole life of a Christian. It should be a small mat ter. Indeed, for the wealthy citizens of our sister city to contribute In thousand-dollar sums an amount necessary to rebuild und equip such n charity, und to do it at once, too. While speaking oit this sub ject I am reminded of the kindly otllces of the Home of the Oood Shepherd, St. Patrick's orphanage und St. Joseph's Foundling home, In extending shelter to those that have been temporarily de prived of a home by the destruction of ths Home for the Friendless. This Is an eloquent manifestation of "the one touch of nature that makes all the world kin," and it Is well worth noting In these turbu lent days of religious Intolerance. - - How Tastos Differ. From the Washington Star. The manner in which tastes differ Is shown by the fact that the Sultan would rather be an object of contempt than an object of charity TOLD BY THE STARS. Pally Horoscope Prawn by Ajacohus, Ths Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.18 a. m for Friday, Jan. 17, 1S90. , It will be apparent to a child born on this day that Sir. Withers Is destined to remain on the outskirts of prominence for some time yet. There seems no question as to the sin cerely of brother Michael O'Toole, but H is feared that his whiskers are too short for success as a reformer. As General Gomez and his band have captured about everything else in sight, there seems no reason why they should not also Havana soon. Love often laughs at locksmiths, but he seldom smiles at soggy bread. Ajacchlls Advice. If you want to ascertain whether or not you have a right to be out of Jail, make an examination of conscience with the aid of Chief Simpson's report. If you desire a quiet life in politics, let the office seek you. HILL & CONNELL, 31 AND 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Builders AND Makers OF AND OFFICE SUPPLIES GOUITH'S V " . 131 AMD 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Bargains Wc are now taking account of stock. It will take the whole month of January to go through our live floors and need out ' the odds and ends that arc left after a year's business. Wc intend to close them out quick as possible to make room for new spring stock. There will be some real bar gains. If you are in need ot anything in our line it will pay you to visit our store. LIMITED. Fine China, Crockery, Cut Glass, Lamps and House Furnishing Goods. , ill LACKAWARHA AVENUE. .1 . ... Thousands Have Already Found It Out. and thousands have not. What ? Our Great January Clearing Sale; which lasts only until Thursday, January 23. Special Bulletin Until Sold Out. Positively No Duplication 5- cent Twilled Cotton Towelings, 2 CGntSt 6- cent yard wide Muslin, 4 CQrltS. ' . S-cent Bleached Muslin, 54 CCntS. All of the 8-4, 9-4 and 10-4 Sheetings in the same proportion. 50-cent Scotch Tam O'Shanters, for skating, 25 Cents. 15-cent Fancy Dress Goods, double fo!d, 10 Cents. 50-cent all-wool and silk and wool Novelties, 25 COntS. $1 Kid Gloves, glace and undressed, at 49 Cents. 25-cent Gents' Novelty Neckwear, 17 cents. 65-cent fancy printed Japanese Silks, 37 CGrltS. 75-ceut double warp fancy Taffeta Silks, 37 CetltS. Wall Paper, Carpets, Cloaks, Furs, Underwear and every article in our $125,000 stock at cut prices. ' . REMEMBER THURSDAY JIM Y23, WILL BE THE LAST DAY EWORDl SHOES FOR MY OFFER LESS THAN 60ST. BANISTER'S CORNER LACKAWANNA AND WYOMING AVENUES, Is going to make some nccJcd changes and improvements in his storeroom and must clear the store of almost his entire tttock before commencing. This means to the people of Scranton and vicinity $30,000 worth of the best goods obtainable at prices cpnslderably less than cost. These goods must be sold by the first of .Murcli, to give time for the Improvements and get ready for the opening of Spring Goods. SALE WILL BE STRICTLY CASH &5r Watch this space for future announcements and prices. SALE BEGINS SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 v THE LAST MINUTE, iust when you need a given article and are in a hurry for it, is not the time to buy. Look around your office and see what j'ou will need soon in the way of Paper, Blank Books, Letter Files, Type writer Paper, Ink, Pens, or anything in the way of office supplies, and give us your order now. Then you will never be entirely out of stock. REYNOLDS BROS. 3.7 LACKAWANNA AVE. OYSTERS Wa are Headquarter tor Oystara and are handli ng the Celebrated Duck Rivers, Lynn Havens, Keyports, Mill Ponds; also Shrews bury, Rockaways, Maurice River Coves, Western Shores and Blue Points. ltWi make a Specialty ot delivering Blue Point, on half shell in carrier. PIERCE'S MARKET, PEN NAVE . 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