THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY MOItNTNG, JANUARY 27, 1896. ' Basras Wnklr. So Sunday Kalttoo. fl Tlhll M eranwn. Pa. by Tat Tribune Pu- lHklnf CoeipMir. ew York OBor: Tribune Building. Frask a Unr. Manager. k. p. Rinaaaunv, n ms i t. N. S)PLC, tse-T e Taue. UVV RICHARD. low. W. W. DAVIS. Bw .! MtNuin. W. W. VOUNM. Am. M.ae'a. uniM a m ponomai it sckuktoh. ta.. MOKD-CIAM HAIL MTTm Prists!1 Is," lb reeosvlieil Jeureel eoTer I ton, nit TBI HCamtw TfuS as the bnl ssertlela Mki.n In Herthealeni PesneylTa- SIS- "RlulM ub- ffBB WtXKLT TBtBDNB. lamed KTtlT Saturday, GsntalM 1'wtlt HaiuUuaM Pun, with an Abun dance of Nrwa. rictloa. end Well-Edlled MIxtI laoy. For Tuns Who Cannot Take Tn Daily Tbibvmb, Ik Wklr U KecommeDdea a lb Ami UufaiaUolac. Only l a Yr, m Advance. ta Tkixom I Ibr Sal Dally at tb D., L end W Button at Hebokea. SCRANTON, JANUARY 27. 1896. REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. I or Mayor-E. II. RIPPLE. For Trcasnrer-DAXIKL WILLIAMS. I-or Controller-l . J. W1D.W AY I R. . For Asor- IIARI.P.S FOfYI.F.K. CIIKIST I U.kl S. WILLIAM DAWSOX. Flection Hay. Feb. 18. The report thnt wholesale arrests of vigilante committeemen will be made by Scranton. Fellows & To.. -limited, for th crime of refusing to let that close coiDoiatlon haw Its own way In city politics Is to be taken with a jrraln of allowance. Scranton, Fellows & Co. will M-ohulily not embark on uny such enterprise, because they know that It Is it name at which two could play, if necessary. Hut If they should under take It, honest vigilance committeemen need not fear that they will not be fully protected. Stand by Jha Party. While we believe that the number of Republicans who would, In a presiden tial year, carry a war from the party primaries to the polls is small. It Is well to emphasize the fact that a vote cast against the Republican city ticket three weeks from tomorrow will be in its effect a vote for a Democratic con gressman and for a Democratic presi dent in the ensuing November elec tion. It Is to the Interest of the Demo cratic politicians and newspapers to make light of this fact, hoping thereby to deceive disappointed but not deliber ately disloyal Republican supporters of Captain Molr Into voting for Demo cratic restoration In this county. Rut their very efforts to ridicule our Assertion proves, to thinking minds, Its entire truthfulness. Whut do the Democrats care for Republican support at this time only insofar as it will help them to get In shape for next Fall's battle? They know that most of the Republicans who threaten to cut their own ticket this spring, because of dis satisfaction over the Issue of the recent primaries, will not be likely to remain with the Democrats longer than this one election. In fact, that is as long as the Democrats will have any use for them. The argument of the Democratic politicians is: "Let us once get hold of the city government, and from that as a rallying point, and with a liberal use of the policemen and the various de partment employes In politics, we can successfully resist Republicanism next fall, no matter whom It nominates against us." That such honest but misguided men is Thomas D, Davies should fall Into this Democratic trap and work for the party which will quickly throw them over Its shoulder when the Immediate occasion of their usefulness shall have, passed is unfortunate; but it affords no reason why this bad example should be followed by other Republicans bet ter Informed aa to the. real situation. If Mr. Davies wants to follow the lead of John H. Fellows, the man who de feated him for county treasurer in 1894 and afterward boasted of it, into the Democratic camp. Republicans, while regretting that Mr. Davies Is blind to his own deception, are certainly justi fied in refusing to Join the suicidal pro cession. ' Especially Is this true of the Republicans of Hyde Park, who have. In Daniel Williams, a candidate In every way worthy of their best support. When these voters recollect that Fel lows defeated Davies, we should think that they would not care to let him and his following of bolters achieve the tame kind of slaughter of Mr. Williams. Loyalty to Republicanism means loy alty to Republican candidates. , The Republican ticket this spring Is clean, strong and able. Better candidates have never before been placed before the people. Whatever the wreckers may ay to the contrary thinking Re. publicans' know that these candidates were fairly nominated, and that they today fairly represent the principles of the party. The question for individual Republicans to consider Is whether they will permit a few malicious men with nothing of their own to lose, to deceive them Into a course of recreancy toward their party, the very anticipa tion of which has set the mouth of every Democratic politician in Scran ton to watering for a new taste of pub HQ em6lument v The Philadelphia' correspondent 'of the New Tork Bun, who usually, hits close to the truth, predicts that the dele' gate-at-large to the St Louis convert - tlon from Northeastern Pennsylvania will be ex-Attorney General Palmer, of Wllkea-Barre. This news has at least tk merlj of novelty. Tb Morat Aids of It. . All sectlpns of the .city should sup port the viaduct project;- Why? Be cause all section would be benefited by the vladuot's construction. Let it be remembered that this 4s one city, with a common welfare and a common des tinyand not a group of jealous and divided parts. The viaduct would be a new bond of union. It would be a safe 45MSSBL HZEED guard for the life and 41mba of every Scrantonlan whose business or pleu.fure should call hhn from any part of Scran ton to the Went Side. It would greatty facllltate and protect that frequent In tercommunication' utmjii. which sym metrical municipal developmunt rests. To Proyidence can be accorded thank fulness for the fact that no great acci dent, with Immense loss of life, has-not already emphasised the perllousness of the present railway crossing on West Lackawanna avenue. The conditions have for years been ripe for such a ca tastrophe. Every street car that crosses the tracks of the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western railroad at the point In question puts the safety of Its passengers In a Jeopardy which a via duct would wholly obviate. Kvery driver who urges a vehicle across those tracks and every pedestrian who walks across them incurs a measure of risk as needless as It Is menacing. - If this viaduct project should be de feated at the polls next month and fatal accident should afterward en sue, the voters who would have voted against the viaduct would have the bloodshed of that accident upon their heads. The best way to cure an evil is ta prevent It. This evil of unguarded communication Is patent to all. The cost of Its removal has been ascertained. Shall a question of dollars and rents be balanced against a question of human safety? The decision of the sub-committee of the house committee on foreign affairs to recommend the administration of a mild censure to Ambassador Hayard for his discreet way of abusing the people w ho pay his salary is wise; and It would be wiser If they were not so particular about Its mildness. A Dialogue and a Moral. A day or two after the fall election in 18H4. John II. Fellows met Captain Molr on the street. Well, said Fellows, "I've got at least one scalp dangling from my belt." "Whose Is that?" asked Captain Molr. "Why, Thomas D. Davies', of course," was the reply. "You forget, then," said the Captain, "that you have another one, too." "W hose do you mean?" "Your own." As the case now stands, Fellows also has Moll's, not to speak of a second A LETTER AND TWO AFFIDAVITS. On Saturday The Tribune received the following letter: Scranton , Pa., Jan. 25, i)6. ; Scranton Tribune: Gents I herewith inclose an affidavit denying false allega tions you made this morning. Please inform me whether you will publish the same. Yours respectfully, John II. Fellows. This letter was received late in the afternoon. At 5.30 o'clock a reply was sent to Mr. Fellows saying that the affidavit to which he alluded would be published, but Mr. Fellows had de parted1 from his office." The affidavit, together with another one bearing upon the same subject, is printed herewith: State of Pennsylvania, County of Lackawanna, ss.: Before me. Watson Browning, a Notary Public In and for said County, personally appeared John II. Fellows who being duly. sworn depnseth and salth In reply to a statement or alliga tions In an article In the Scranton Trib une Jan. 2',, 1890. "mat he the said Fellows had a cor ruption fund to purchase delegates in the fight for the nomination for the Office of Congressman and mat he solic ited one of his warmest supporters to use such fund to buy delegates for him like a lot of cattle." I positively deny the said allegations. I had no corruption fund, neither did I call upon one of my supporters or any one else to disburse such a fund for me, or any one else. The whole story is a fabrication. John II. Fellows. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of January. A. D.. 18U6. Watson Browning, Notary Public. scalp from Mr. Davies head. But Hyde Park will not let him add that of Daniel Williams. The letter-writer of the Sunday News wants Republicans to vote the Demo cratic ticket to prevent Joseph A. Scran ton from being read out of his party. How can the election of Democrats make Mr. Scranton a better Republican? Death of Mrs. John FolgerAdam. The death of Mrs. John Folger Adam, of New York, so' long and pleasantly known to the people of this city as Alice Scranton, should not pass with out notice. Kind hearted, thoughtful for others, cordial and genial in her manners, her happiness seemed to lie In those constant little acts of gracious courtesy, generosity and hospitality, which go so far to make up the pleas ures of life. She was proud and fond of Scranton and delighted In her Scran ton life and friendships. A favorite wherever she became known, she was not least among the many gracious women, grown up in this valley and permeated with Its spirit, in whom this city has delighted and of whom It Is proud. Blest with everything that Is supposed to make life attractive, she nevertheless met death with a fortitude and an unselfish thoughtfulness for others alone, which, under the circumstances, could only be called heroic. Although It Is a popular loan chiefly In name, one-fourth of the proposed $100,000,000 bond Issue has already been subscribed; and the remainder is con fidently expected. All of which simply shows the folly, if not the criminality, of the first dicker with the syndicate. A Long Way Off. . That was a magnificent point In Sena tor Frye'a Impassioned speech In the senate Friday when, in the midst of his plea for the menaced Armenians, he said: "I think that one of the grand est things In all the history of Great Britain is that she protects her subjects everywhere, anywhere, and under all circumstances. I do not wonder that a British subject loves his country. This little incident, with which you are all familiar, Is a marvelous Illustration of the protection which flreat Britain gives to her subjects. The king of Abyssinia took a British subject named Campbell, about twenty years ago, car ried him upto the fortress of Magdala, on the helgtts'of a rocky, mountain, and put him Into a dungeon without cause assigned. It took' six months for Ui-eat Hrltaln ,to ilnd that out. Then (Ireat Britain demanded his release. KIiik Theobald refused the release. "In less than ten days after that re fusal was received 10.000 Kngllsh sol diers, including 5.000 8eoys. were on board shl;s or war and were sailing down the coast. When they reached the coast they were disembarked, marched across that terrible country, a distance of TOO miles', under a burning sun, U!i the mountain, up to the very heights in front of the frowning dun geon, then gave battle, battered down the Iron gates of the stone walls, reached down Into the dungeon and lift ed out of it that one. British subject King Theobald killing himself with ..is own pistol. Then they carried him down the mountain, across the land, put him on board a white-winged phlp-nnd sped him to his home in safety. That cost Great Britain twenty-nve millions of dollars, and made General Napier Lord Napier, of Magdala. "That was a great thing for a great country to do a country that has an eye that can see all across the ocean, all across the land, away up to the mountain height, and away down to the darksome dungeon, one subject of hers out of her 38,000,000 of people, and then has an arm strong enough and long enough to stretch across the lamp ocean, across the same lands, up the same mountain heights, down to the same dungeon, and then lift him out and carry him home to his own country and friends. In God's name who would not die for a country that will do that?" The time will come when American citizenship will carry with It, to every land, the assurance of an equal protec tion. But It fs, we fear, a long way off, as yet. The compliments which are being paid to Mr. Scranton Just now by the local Democratic press show that the Democrats realize and appreciate what he and his associate bolters are trying to do for them. A movement looking to the substitu tion of fixed salaries for the present fee system In vogue In the federal courts has been Inaugurated In congress by Representative Stone, of Allegheny. It has been shown in many instances that under the fee system the expense of of- State of Pennsylvania, County of Lackawanna, ss.: Personally appeared before me, W. 8. Millar, an Alderman in and for the county of Lackawanna, A. H. Stevens, who, being sworn, deposed as follows: That in the fall of 1894 I interested my self In the Interest of John H. Fellows, who was seeking the nomination for congress against the Hon. Joseph A. Scranton. I did all that I coma con scientiously to secure the said Fellows' nomination. pn the day before the convention, I was approached by said Fellows and asked to take charge of a fund to be used with the deli-sates on the day of the convention. I replied to Mr. Fellows that I had never done that work for myself, and that I could not do It for him. A. B. Stevens. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of January, 1896. W. 8. Millar, Alderman. ficial service is greatly In excess of the expense where definite salaries are palij. The time is going by when men of moderate ability can expect to receive. In public office, for easy labor, from twice to ten times as much compensa tion as they could earh In the competi tive fields of private occupations. According to all reports Harrlty means to play fair with the Pattison presidential boom, this time. It Is ap parently a case of play fair or drop wholly into oblivion. Republicans who are Republicans will not, even if some of them are disap pointed, make the mistake of trying to give the enemy a victory In a presiden tial year. EDITOR BEAMISH ANSWERED. From the Elmlra Telegram. The so-called "Irish vote" Is an ever fruitful subject for Democratic editor and orators about election time. They seem never to tire of it and year by year they become more delimit and offensive with this yell. Editor Beamish 'has now taken It up and he warn all Irishmen axalnst what he calls the professional Irishman, whose mission on earth .Mr. Beamish thinks. Is to lure Irishmen away from the Democratic ticket. Of course it is not the intention of Mr. Beamish to In sult his people, yet he has" lent his tulenU and voice to give circulation 10 a cry that Is most offensive to every Irishman. Of course -Mr. Beamish uses this cry with the Intention of advancing the Interests of the excellent candidates on the Democrat ic ticket and for this reason It may be well to forgive the enthusiastic editor. My Interference is purely In defense of a good, honest, warm-hearted people whom 1 think have a sight to protest against the yearly lnsubfs of designing politicians. Mr. Beamlsfl declares he will expose and hold up as traitors all . Democrats who vote the Republican ticket this spring. Dear me. how Berious Mr. Beamish has become and what punishment he has In store for his people unless they do his bidding! But why must Irishmen vote the Democratic ticket or be considered traitors? The German votes as he pleases and no one dare Intimate that he is a political traitor. His vote Is courted by both parties and he is given all kinds of offers and Inducements. He generally votes every time to his own Interest. The American, the Italian, the Hungarian and every other race vote as they see tit and no slur Is cast upon they for the exercise of their rights of clttxenshlp. But the Irishman, according to the logic of the Democratic press of this community Is a trator If he dares vote any other way than that which the party leaders mark out for him. From the tone of these threats a stranger might come to the con clusion that the Irish of this valley owed a debt of some kind to the Democratic party. 1-et us see. The county census shows there is not an Irishman holding a city of county office In this county. Yet Irlahmen are placed every year on both tickets and while the Heiublicans have elected every Irishman they huve nomi nated the Democrats for four successive ytain. have defeated every Irishmau that they stood up for public otllfe. Three years ago the Democrats nominated John Demutli (liernian). and Mr. Kussell, (American) for the offices of county com missioner. Now let nte compare the vot.-s of the Irish wards of the city with' the Merman wards, in order to show up the Irish traitors for Mr. Heamlsh's edifica tion: Irish Wards. Demuth. Russell. Third S.VI Sixth 3W 3M Twelfth 3K 1.070 . l.WM Majority for f.crman candidate 4 fietman Wards. Demuth. Kussell. Tenth H3 5-i Eleventh 57 348 Nineteenth ..." 7-7 1.397 W' Majority for Germnn candidate 492 It will be observed by this vote that v.-ldle the people whom Mr. Beamish hints at as traitors cut the American candi date four votes, the Germans cut him 491. Of course the German candidate was elected. But In the same campaign there was another ticket running. Dolphin (Irish) and Spvuks (Qerman, for Demo cratic auditors. Here Is the vote In the Irish and German wards: Irish Wards. Dolphin. Bpruks. Third 313 TO Sixth 355 3.il Twelfth 3Sft 3S0 1.US8 1.10S German's majority over Irishman In Irish wards .". '8 German Wards. Dolphin. Bpruks. Tenth 87 Kleventh 3 3.u Nineteenth 450 I7 851 1.1W Gorman's majority over Irishman in German wards 319 While the Irish wards gave the Otrnian candidate a majority of elahteen votes over their own candidate, the Germans cut the Iilsh candidate, 319, and the Ameri can, V)3. I quote these figures' to show how faith ful the Irish have been while their be trayers were howling "watch the Irish vote." It Is a vole that needs no watching so far as this city is concerned. The dg ures I use hurl the insult of political bosses back in their teeth. 1 dislike very much to drug race or creed Into a political discussion and I would not take the lib erty upon myself to do such were It not that 1 feel It Is about time the Irish people ..t..i ikla nniu.Alnt.tlnn threat. The Irishmen of Scranton have suffered rather than gained by their devotion to the Dem ocratic party. The Democratls who gained office through their sup port are the first to sneer and make hints about the Irish vote. Vet the local bosses of Democracy have no other gratification for the Irish people than to come out bold ly In public print and threaten to call them traitors and to hold mem up 10 pnuia- .11. urwl n.nrn linl-4tt theV VOtf the Democratic ticket this year. Isn't this threat in exceedingly Datl taster , uore ine t. .w.o itr, nnrlv tint flWP Bit MUOlOKY rather than a threat to the Irish people for Its treachery : Alter reading me eircuuu iv for the nast four years, one comes very quickly to the con clusion that It IS BDOUI lime lor inf m-n people to root for themselves. Their loy alty to party has cost them tore than few people would care to endure. PUT PARTY FIRST. Ilvde Park Courier-Progress, mi h. nn fiupttiion about the success of the Republican ticket and we do not believe there will be. Kvery man on the ticket Is worthy of the support of his party and fully capable to fill the of 1... .aai,. YihutMVi. nrsonal feeling: and disappointment resulted on account of the primaries snouni ue pui " is the party now mai muwu ...... slderatlon and all Republicans should Join 1 i ,.IIH.abj nt thn iimtiiir election. bearing In mind that there are elections to follow and tnat tleteai now means uiaun hllcun nartv is amulv able to settle its grievances within party lines. W hy Not, Indoed ! From the Green Ridge Monitor. Colonel Ripple made a good mayor ten years ago. Why not try him again? Hid & CONNELL, 131 AND 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Builders AND Makers OF AND OFFICE SUPPLIES I 131 MO !33 (I. WASHINGTON AVE. Bargains We are now taking account of stock. It will take the whole month of January to go through our live floors and weed out the odds and ends that are left after a year's business. We 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, Cot Glass, Lamps and House Furnishing Goods. 4tt LACXAWAMA AVENUE. 11 GOUIl'S SPECIAL NOTICE We have been compelled to engage Mr. Matzow, the lightning artist, for ' one week longer, owing to his inability to supply the unexpected demand for his wonderful and beautiful Oil Paintings. Although he is lightning in his line, he has not been lightning enough to supply the wants of our customers. We know the universal desire of so many people to have their parlors and drawing rooms ornamented with one or more of these works of art, that we are doing our utmost to comply with their requests. Mr. Matzow will continue to do his work in our large cetiter show win dow, and it is worth coming hundreds ot miles to see how artistically and how deftly he portraj's 150 different subiects so true to nature. A coupon for one of these free, given away with every $1.00 purchase. BANISTER'S Which commences today, will long be remembered by the people of this city. No fake or bogus sale, but a Genuine Cut-Price Sale, to clean out the store to make improvements. WE QUOTE YOU A FEW PRICES Childrn'H Shoes that were $1, S1.2S and $1.50 now 68c to 8Mc Misses' Shoes that were $1.25. $1.50 and $2 now 78c. 98c and $1.28 Boys Shoes that were $1.50 and $2 now $1.08 and $1.28 Women's Shoes that were $1.50 and $2 now 8 and $1.38 Women's Shoes that were $2.75 and $:l now. .. $1.83 and $1.98 Women's 8hoes that were $1, all kinds, styles and widths, now $2.48 Men's Shoes that were $5 and $6.50 now $.1,48 and $3.98 Men's Shoes that were $3 and $4 now ... $2.18 and $2.48 Men'H Shoes that were $2 and $2.50 now.... $1.28 and $1.78 This same cut is made in every pair of shoes in stock, and all are new, clean goods. Sale will be strictly cash. Watch this space for new "ads" and prices. BANISTER'S, Corner Lackawanna and Wyoming Avenues OVERWORK Is sometimes due to defective materials or tools. Many a man spends un necessary time in office work when lie might save care and doctors' bills if he got proper office necessaries. For these "proper necessaries" we are right up to date. If you cannot call on us, we shall be pleased to call on you. TVe do HMD I! REYNOLDS BROS. 317 LACKAWANNA AVE. After February 15 will remove to Hotel Jermyn, Wyoming Avenue. OYSTERS W u Hwdurtm for Orittn and irm fcaodtlnf thm Celebrated Duck Rivera. Lynn Havens. Keyports, Mill Ponds; also Shrews bury, Rockaways, Maurice River Coves, Western Shores and Blue Points. HTWi auk Bpadaltr of dtUrtrlng Bin Point m half in carrier PIERCE'S MARKET, PENN AYE THAT WONDBRFUL WEI PIANOS OJtaainattawM is, aa a naaa Ftaoawa hava takasla Hold Still! And get your picture took with one of them er pocket Kodaks from FLORETS. They will take the picture of a candidate for a city office, ears and all. ( So your ears will get in all right, too. THE NEW UNDERWEAR FOR HEN. Comfortable Convenient. 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Tourist ears folly fitted with bedding, curtains snd sp Isllr adapted to wants ot families may be bad Witt Bscond-clasi ticket Bates always less than rla other Unas, For fall Infers time tables, eta. sn application to wc.v. skinner, o. a SS3 IXOADWir, NEW YORL