T Zfy cranfon CrtSune v BaBysat Waskly. Ko Sunday MtUon. rubitahst M orantou, Pa., by Ths Trtbuaa Puk- Ktw Trk OfBct: Tritons BuUdlof. Fruk a. Gray, Uuaof, C. P. RMMBUItV, Pan. aaa Mm. I. N. Iimi, . Tim, UVV. HICMAAO. Inm W. W. DAVIS. M.Mata. W. W. VOUNaa, Am. Ma-. man at m roerornci at scxaaroa. . At BOOKS-CLASS MAIL KAtTUL -rrlnttr Ink." th neocnlud Journal fcr M 11mm, rmtai Turn Scbaxtom Tarawa m th bwl adwtWnc medium In NorthwUrD Ptansylva- aav -nuwr us - um fan WmiT Taisimm, Iam4 Evvrv OMttlni Twit Hauanoiua Patn, with n druKof New, Flotlan, nd Wll-Ktlte!t : . huiv. Fa Thma Wba (bum Take Tiik lu.i.v TaiBtms, lb Waakly I Kteoramemk'U us th mm Bargain Ubuuj. uniy 11 a imt, in Aavui ta Tsiauaa I Ibr Sal twllr at th D., L. and W Station a Hbbokao. ' SCRANTON. FEBRUARY C. 18. t J REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. For Mayor E. U. RIPPLE. For Trsaaaror-DANIF.I. WILLIAMS. For Comrollor-F. J. W IDM A V ER. For Asasssors C H A R LES FOWLER. CHRIST FICKI S, WILLIAM DAWSON. Elcetlon Day. Fcb.8. Moat of the disaffection In the Repub lican ranks In Scranton seems to exist mainly In the sanctum of the Indepen dent Republican. The Sober Second Thought. The now rapidly dlnlnteBratlng bolt Of fairly-beaten Republicans against the excellent ticket which leads this column has performed two services of real benefit to the party. It has dem onstrated to Republicans who are Re publicans from principle that constant vigilance and unremitted activity are the price of party supremacy; ana It has also revealed to the party following In this city those so-called Republican leaders who are loaders for personal profit only, and put that following henceforth on Its guard. The tide has turned. If there ever was a time when the .ostentatious at tempt of a few malcontents to stam pede Republican voters Into the Demo cratic column looked as If It might prove Injurious to the ticket, that time has passed. Republicanism In this city is taking Its sober second thought. The claims of the party in a year which will determine for a generation to come the economic policy of the nation are re ceiving at last that thoughtful consid eration which temporarily was imper illed by the artificial hue and cry ' of the professional disturbers; and from this moment onward until election day the support nccordcd to the irreproach able Republican city ticket will grow steadily In both numbers and enthusi asm. This is not mere assertion. It is a statement bnsed on a careful canvass. This canvass shows that what onco looked as if It might prove a serious hindrance to party victory has become the uneonselouB Instrument of a wide spread and determined revival of party fidelity. Party loyalty has responded to the challenge of those who have threatened It with undisguised treach ery; party pride has risen to the need . of a vigorous reassertion; party Jus tice has begun' to voice Its verdict touching the unmasked plot of con templated party betrayal. From now on It will be simply a question of majorities. The people of Scranton don't want any WJ'i national experiments repeated this year in their municipal govern , ment. In other words, they don't want a second Democratic change. In a Nutshell. It has been figured out that the pro posed viaduct would cost each Scran tonlan only twopents. At this price. Who can say that It Is too expensive? The resident of Hyde Park, In com ing to the central city, or the resident of the central rltv or of the South Side who goes to Hyde Park has to cross eleven railroad tracks in all, the most of 'which would be removed from hs pathway by the viaduct. Whether he walks, rides or drives, these tracks are a constant menace to life and limb, a hindrance to travel, an eyesore and a vexation. It Isn't feasible to remove the tracks, but the present disadvant ages growing out of them can be obvi ated. .by a viaduct. Such a viaduct would benefit every Scrantonian. An Improvement so urgently neces sary deserves to be supported by ev ery voter. It Is not a question of one locality against another; It Is a ques tion of progress for all the city, In which all the city will share. ' A few words from Gladstone In dem olition of the cynical Salisbury would, be appreciated. General Harrison's Retirement. The formal announcement by Gen eral Harrison that he Is not to be con sidered as a candidate for another presidential nomination and that not with his consent will his name be used at St. Louis has been for some time ex pected by his close friends. The senti uNioNt diDSHD ment In his letter to Chairman Gowdy, of the Indiana Republican committee, that "there never has been an hour ' since he left the white house that he -has felt a wish to return to It" is fa miliar to those who have enjoyed Gen- ral Harrison's confidence; and nothing In the man's character or record In duces the suspicion-that In this senti ment he has been otherwise than sin cere. Indeed such a sentiment Is nat ural, for many reasons. Apart from his personal bereavement while presi dent, which alone would suffice to in vest the executive mansion with the sombre air of tragedy, there needs to be, noted the fact that after giving to ' the country; during his four years' ser vice, the best energies of his life and i the ripest powers of perhaps the ablest ''; Intellect among American statesmen of our generation; and after achieving a , success In all. honorable public dlrec- tlons such as has not been known since th administration of Abraham Lln- coin, his good, clean and conscientious work was rewarded by the country with a slap In the face as cruel and cowardly and boorish. as It vas wholly unwarranted. DlsguiNe It how we may by reference to the "exigencies of poli tics." the fart of Cleveland's election over Harrison In 1S9-J by a majority hitherto unprecedented in a time of peace can, under the circum stances, be excused only upon the sup position that republics, at times, are not only ungrateful but also Irrational. In Harrison the country had a presi dent whose only faults were a con scientiousness of action and a stubborn loyalty to hlghcRt Ideals which, when they brought him Into conllict with less unselfish political advisers, would not lower the etandurd of duty to pleaBe the appetite of partisan greed. In all other respects his record was without flaw or blemish; and had he, in this di rection, been more of a politician and less of a man, the very ones who dogged him to defeat would have been the first to toss high their caps In riotous acclaim. That upon so flimsy a charge as that he preferred the Inter ests of the whole people to the pur chasable friendship of the spoilsmen, Ben jam I n Harrison, after his splendid administration, with prosperity never mora manifest nor the public credit never higher, should have been overwhelmingly defeated, to make way for the prosperity-wrecking, debt-creating contingent of Incompetents which followed with such disastrous conse quences, will In future years give mar vel to hlstoriuns and confusion to men who hold the people capable of self government. It Is not egotism, it Is not pride, It Is not vanity In General Harrison which renders hlin reluctant to strive for a second opportunity of being kicked and bruised and punished for serving his country well; it Is a natural Instinct of self-defense, which Cues credit to his sagacity and honor to his common sense. At the same time, It is the simple truth to say that the great majority of tile plain people are sincerely repentant of their Ingratitude, and that if th;y could, they would undo the Injustice of four years ago by giving to General Harrison a larger testimonial of their leasserted confidence and regard than was ever the gift of a presidential can didate before, In peace or war. We thoroughly agree with thut observant and , fair-minded Democrat, Colonel Henry Wutterson, that General Hani son is not only the ablest living man in either party, but that, by reason of his demonstrated sagacity, prudence, conscientiousness and dignilled patriot ism, he would be many thousand votes stronger than any other Republican whom the St. Louis convention could name. The business men, the arti sans, the workers of all degree except those who "work" In politics realize now. If they did not In ISA:', that Ben jamin Harrison Is one man in ten thou sand, that he Is a man who has the breadth, the acumen, the loyalty and the backbone of which great states manship Is constructed, coupled with ripe experience and a reputation al ready achieved. The subtraction of such a man from the list of presiden tial possibilities Is nothing less than a public misfortune. The tide has turned. The Republican ticket Is pafe. But while the light is on Republicans might as well make It a mod one. Ignorant Criticism. Some characteristically unfair and undignifled comments are being made Just now by a number of excitable newspapers concerning the "monopo listic coal barons" who, in "audacious greed" have recently, after two years or more of doing business at a net loss, had the effrontery to make an effort to get for their limited and rapidly ex hauBtlng product a price that will re imburse them for the time, labor and money spent In mining anthracite coal. From a mass of such careless com ment we pick this excerpt from the editorial page of the Lebanon Report and present it as a fair sample: Let us see the process. The coal klntfs fiKree to restrlet the production of an thracite coul to U.ouU.OOO tons yearly. This artificial restriction upon the product Is ut once followed by a rise In price an nounced by 'the deulers. An artilielul tin. der-supply and an arbitrary increase cf cost to the consumer have been effected at the nod of a few capitalist. It Is the consumer who pays the cont. To him It mny mean discomfort or oickness and death; to the greedy combine of capital, ists it means about $40,00t.ooo Increase to their annual income. To men already Wealthy i,t means more weulth and Mi-eater ease; to the hard-working liuluxtriil class It means harder work, more grinding oppression. The coal pool Is an ontraKe. an extortion, a deliberate robbery, yet no one expects anything else, nml all will sit supinely and tolerate It. The courts of justice are helpless. The capitalists whose word hus done the deed hold their heads as high and claim as great virtue ns their neighbors. They are In it for business. If the Report had cared to be accu rate It would have investigated this subject before delivering Its Impas sioned verdict, in which case It would have found that the proposed restric tion not to 6,500,000 tons but to about 40,000,000 tons yearly was ordered sole ly for the reason which keeps the Re port from printing more papers each day than It has subscribers or pur chasers, in other words, because of the fact that the market will not buy as much anthracite coal, even at the for mer cut prices, as has lately been mined. If the business managers of the Report and of the Daily News, of Lebanon, after a time of useless com petition during which both offices wasted papers and lost money, should get together, figure out the total num ber of newspaper readers of Lebanon and agree to print only enough papers to supply regular customers and to charge for those papers enough to pay for the labor of printing them, for the wear and tear of machinery, for Inter est on the capital Invested and a little beside, for profit. It would be neither an "outrage," an "extortion" nor "a deliberate robbery," but simply an ac tion of equitable business prudence. This Is what the producers and ship pers of anthracite coal have done, nothing less and nothing more. We guess that when the Scranton Republican says Ripple is a weak can didate It knows better. Prepare for Emergencies. The remarks of Admiral Walker on Monday before the house committee on coast defenses were sensible and to the point. While he would strengthen the navy sufficiently to make It thoroughly effective. In either war otj peace, he ex pr""th belief that finder present 1 conditions our seaports could only be defended by land defenses, to perfect which would cost from $70,000,000 to $100,000,000 and tequlre a period of years, not under five at the very least. The bill of Senator Squire appropri ates for this purpose $87,000,000, -which is a small premium to pay for insuring the more than $87,000,000,000 of American property now Jeapoided through the absence of adequate coast fortifications. The expenditure of tl;ta amount would not fall all within one year, but would be so distributed as to amount, at any one time, comparatively to a mure bagatelle. When It is remembered that the wars of tue past thirty years havo cost $00,000,000,000, not to Bay anything of the 2,500,000 sacrlliced lives, the pru dence of spending less than one three hundredth of that sum in a safeguard against war becomes at once apparent. Under present conditions the United States Is practically defenseless. The logic of that circumstance is that It Is dependent upon the good nature of oth er nations for the recognition of rights which a self-respecting nation ought to be able at all times to command. While we havo not yet been snubbed In conse quence of our weakness, there Is no tell ing how soon we may bo. Should ffng land, for lnstunce, take It Into her head to Ignore the Monroe doctrine and mock at our protests, a contingency perhaps Improbable but certainly not Impos sible what could we do, with Knsllsli warships menacing out const cities and extorting millions of tribute from our exposed seaboard? An interesting eisteddfod will be held In Pottsville on St. David's day, at which ix-l'oslmaster General Thomas L. James and Mr. H. J. Edwards, better known perhaps as "Holland," the New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Press, will preside. Mr. James, In ad dition to being one of the busiest bank ers and :ublic men In Gotham, is an enthusiastic Cambrian. Perhaps that fact accounts for not a little of his suc cess. Knoxville vigilantes have Just discov ered that ten years ago they lynched an Innocent man. As an atonement they will probably set to work to lynch the person now supposed to be guilty, trusting to luck to vlndlcute their Judgment. Bayard's denial of the report that ho had threatened to resign shows that the deficiency In his sense of otllcial propriety Is even worse than had been feared, Democrats who want Republican fac ttonists to use them as tools will please put themselves In communication with the editor of the Scranton Republican. Ex-Governor Pnttlson could have been elected pr"' Vnt In 1892; but the political mill ia. .ever grind with the water that hus passed. We should like to see General Har rison made the next secretary of state. Lord Salisbury's mouth may yet prove English Liberalism's salvation. KEPI BLICANS AM) THEIR DUTY. From the Providence Star. The true, earnest mid faithful Repub licans of the city of Hcramon were never conronted in a municipal contest by a stronger incentive than they are ut this lime to be true to themselves, to their pariy and to the best interests of the cliy. Thoughtful and Intelligent Repub licans will not be deceived nur led ustruy by the hue and cry now raised about "corruption, irregularities, fraud ami bai-lol-stiutlng" at the late delegate elections. As our readers know, for some time there have been factional diversions among thu Republicans. This resulted in two tickets fur municipal olllces being slated, tint one headed by Colonel Kara it. Hippie, the other by Captain James Molr. Mow let us brielly note the ditlereiice in tho conditions under which these two tickets entered the field. " " I! The supporters and promoters of the Ripple ticket from the very beginning ot the contest took the broad ground of Ken nine, loyal Hepubllcatilsm. They said: "We will go before the masses of the purly, make 'the strongest light we can for success, ami If we are beaten, we will loyally support the victors." With tills declaration the Ripple-Willlums-Wld-niayer supporters went Into the delegate elections. Sow note the contract. The champions of the Alolr-Uavies-Westpfulil ticket took no such broad ground. Their organ, the Scranton Republican, holsied this ticket to lis editorial head labeled "Independent Republican!" J. A. Scran ton John H. Fellows and other leaders of that faction openly declared weeks be. fore the delegate elections that If Colonel Hippie won lu the nominating convention they "would light him to the bitter end." They went Into the battle for the nomi nation with tne openly declared purpose not to submit to the decision of the pri mary elections If they were beaten. Their plan of campaign had been pre-arranged weeks In advance and was lu the nature of a conspiracy to disrupt the Republican pat ty If ithey could not have their own way. That this is true is tuny mannesieu in the proceedings, of the numerous fe ci et meetings, held both before and im mediately after the delegate elections, their next move was to break up tho convention in a row; or, falling In that, to bolt, organize a rump convention and place an Independent Republican ticket In the field. The feheme to disrupt tho Republican party and restore 'the Dem ocratic party to power In this city was carried out to the extent of a minority bolt and the nomination of a second ticket. The scheme only collapsed whan Captain Molr refused to accept the rump convention's nomination for mayor, ami no Republican of charcter was willing to accept. H " . . The next move of the conspirators was to enter Into an alliance with the Iemo crats for the defeat of the duly nominat ed Republican ticket. And what Is the pretext by which these malcontent con spirators attempt to Justify their bsae treachery to the uarty that has hon ored 'them In the past? Let lis see! Tliey allege In a number of districts that elected Ripple delegates frauds were per petrated, and numbers of Democrats were permitted to vote. Weeks have utterly failed to produce evidence to establish fraud In even a slnsle Instance. As to the allegation that Democrats voted at the delegate elections there may be more or less foundation for the charge, us there has been In every delegate election held In this and other cities and counties at every such election for a dozen years. It Is a noticeable fact t!t In not a single instance have the party-wreckers given a list of Democrats alleged to have voted in any one district of the city. The truth Is that all these charges are a mere pre text on which to Justify and bolster up their base treachery to the Republican party. I! II II There are hundreds. If not thousands of men In this city and county who are popu larly regarded ns adherents of the Demo cratic party, but who voted for Harrison, for Joseph A. Scranton, for Hastings, and other Republican candidate at each recurring election, swelling the Repub lican vote In Ihe city and county to such proportions that the Iemocratic party has been almost disintegrated. Large numbers of t!it class of "Democrats" have come to regard themselves as Re publicans. Under our party rules the man who voted for the head of the Re publican ticket at the preceding general election has a right to participate In the pnrty's primaries. The lines cannot be drawn with rigidity art such elections. Does any sane man believe that the ma jorities rolled up in this city and county for Republican ''Udates like General Harrison, for prt.'til; General Hast ings for governor; Calusha A. Grow, for congressman-at-large, were due to the votes exclusively of actual, stralght-from-th-shoulder Republicans? That a number of this class of Democrats voted at the recent delegate election Is possible; and It Is only the truth to say that many of them have a better right to be called Republicans than such political free-boot' ers ax derunion ami rellow. h l II . The condition now confronting the P.e publicau of this cfty can be easily com prelieiidej by tlio'Jghiriil, honest and loyal party men. The ticket headed by Colonel ttzra II. Kinrrte was honestiy nominated. Thai ticket Is composed nf true and honest Republicans entirely worthy of the ronftdence and support of every citsen who desires capaBle ana lion est municipal government. Every can dlilate on that ticket is a citizen of the highest churacter. The charges or cor. ruptlon and fraud at the delegate elcc tlons have fallen to the around uikuk mined, and In most ease havp been proven absolutely unfounded. Malcontent leaders may affect the vote for the Re publican candidates, but they cannot de feat them. Tliee men Rre rendered des perate by defeat and reckless by disap pointment ami rage. They would destroy the nartv now that the narty has reiiiidl. tiled their leadership. The time has come for honest and loyal Republicans in this city to assert themselves, to tnae a pro nounced and emphatic stand against dis appointed uiaorgamxnra and malcontents. THE LIAR AT WORK. What We Said. From the Scranton Tribune Monday, Feb. 3: "The editor of the Free Prss Is a young man who doubtless means well; he will therefore probably discover. In the course of time, that abusing men Ilk William Connell Is a shallow style of nr. gument which soon loses its hold on poo plu smart enough to read." What Too Snld We Snld. From the Scranton Reoublieun. Tuesday. Feb. 4: "The Tribune served notice upon Editor Reamlsh of the Free Press, that unless he ceases his attacks unon Will. !am Connell he will not he permitted to 'slide down the Rlpple-Comblne cellar door' hereafter. The gentle hint so boldly conveyed, evidently means that unless Mr. fieamlsh Permits the Connell man UK ers to dlctuto the policy of his paper that the patronage of all the Connell concerns will be withdrawn from his journal. It will be interesting io note the reply of the fearless young editor to this pium mm. TOI.D BY TIIK STARS. Dally Horoscnrjo Drawn by AJaushu.4, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 2.10 a. m., for Wednes day, Feb. S. lSl'd. 4 A A child born'on thif dav will be without cash If he plays the races or handles poker caips wnen tne moon is new. On this day Saturn Is In conjunction with tho moon, which Is an indication that danger lurks In the . pathway of tho man who monkeys with the buzz-saw. II ts easy for almost any one to be a mnn of destiny, but It Is the character of the destiny thut troubles the most of us. Editor Scrunton's talk about the duty of-"good Republicans" Is enough to make one emu u nunny-goat laugh. Rrother Lynett. of the Times. Is becom tng as anxious as a mugwump over the prospective snow storm. Ajacohus' Advice. Avoid companionship of the politician who carries a oomu In Ills pocKet. lo not allow yourself to lie hypnotized into deserting principle In order to avenge The fancied grievance of another. HILL & CONNELL, 131 AND 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Builders AND Makers OF AND OFFICE SUPPLIES 13! AND 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Lyon's Patent Quickest. Best 'CS3 AND Most Durable. Price 25 Cents. Will beat I to is Eggs Perfectly and produce more Frosting. Jl will do n,ore nork and do it brtlrr than tiny 60 cent or$l Jieutir made. CHINA, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.. THE I itl 01IM CO. 22 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. OF- ULSTERS AND OVERCOATS ALSO MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS AT i it SHERIFF SSALE Greatly Reduced Prices. 111 UCKAOKNA WINS Canwr Fr&aklla AiM. GOLDSMITH'S .BAZAAR. AS USUAL. We are first in the field to display the innovations for spring. Ouf store is bristling . with newness in every department. Designers, weavers and spinners have evinced greater skill than ever before in the production , of textile fabrics for 1896. The choicest things in ; Silks, Dress Goods and Wash Fabrics can always be obtained early in the season. Therefore we beg to call your attention to the various specialties that are now open and ready for inspection. Worthy of special mention are . , Broch?, Persian and Dresden Rdsfling Silks, ; Silk and Wool Mtyed Sailings, French and German Plaids, Black and Colored Mohairs and Crepons IN WASH GOODS French Printed Organdies, Grenadine dti Stiiss? and Scotch Dimities, Galatea Cloths and Linen Effects Will Be the Popular Fabrics. " We have secured many exclusive things in these lines and they are well worth seeing. Every Street Car Stops at the Door. BANISTER'S GREAT SHOE SALE The second week of our Shoe Sale is now on. We were surprised at the result of our first week's sales, far ahead of expectations. It only proves the public appreciates a ool thing and is anxious to .take advantage of it. Every pair of shoes in this immense, fine stock will be sold for less than cost. We have a line of Gents' Fine Shoes, hand welt, kangaroo uppers, straight $5 they are now marked $2.98. Every $4 Shoe in the house is now $2.48. Children's Shoes 68c and 88c that were i and $1.25. Don't miss this opportunity to buy shoes for less than cost of making them. BANISTER'S, Corner Lackawanna and jj. jniii it BW""Y OVERWORK Is sometimes due to defective materials or tools. Many a man spends un necessary time la office work when he 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 n us, we shall be pleased to call on you. We do REYNOLDS BROS, 317 LICK WiflNU'JE. After February 15 will remove to Hotel Jermyn, Wyoming Avenue. OYSTERS W arc Headquarters for OysUr ani an audi! nf taa Celebrated Duck Rivers, Lynn Havens, Keyports, Mill Ponds; also Shrews, bury, Rockaways, Maurice River Coves, Western Shores and Blue Points. trWi males a KpecUHr of dcUTSriaj Blue Points on hulf aball lacunar. PIERCE'S MARKET. PENN AYE THAT WONDERFUL PtM.li IHII CO., Oneof the feature of the blryrle show held at Madison Square Garden was the seven pound blcyle manufactured by and exhibited by A. O. Spalding ft Bros, at their booth. Now we all know that a wheel of seven pounds will not carry anyone; but they also build a twenty-two pound wheel that runs reasler and will outroast any other wheel ever built and will carry three hundred pounds with perfect safety. Can now be seen at 0. M. FLOREY'S Wyoming Avenue. CONRAD Is Showing Them TODAY. 305 LACKAWANNA AVE. 326 Washington Ava., SCRANTON, PA. TELEPHONE 551 nriituiflwi uhiim UK N X VUN H sho; Wyoming Avenues Only A Few Left But we will sell thut few at cost They are .... . and we want tv close them out before inventory. , If you need a Heater don't miss this chance. FOOTE & SHEAR GO. 119 WASHINGTON AVENUE Do Yoto See fls Well . flsYoti Wotild Lik?? IF NOT Consult our Optician, Mr. 0. P. Adams, who will lit your eyes pertcctly by scientific methods charging nothing for fitting, fur nishing Spectacles and Eyeglasses In modern styles and best quali ties at low prices. 307 LACKAWANNA AVE. After April 1 at No. 132 Wyoming Avenue, Coal Exchange. ! ON THE LINE OF THE i CANADIAN PACIFIC R'Y an located tba Oneat Sablng aad hunting tronadi la the world. Desoriptit books a application. Tlckata to all point la Main Canada and Maritims ProTlaoos, Hlnnaapoli 81 Panl. Canadian and United StatM Norta waste, TanconTsr, Heattla, Taooaia, Portland, Or, Man Fraadaeo. First-Class Sleeping and Dining Cars attaetaad to all through trains. Tourist Mrs rally fitted with tedding, eurtaina aad ap tally adaptod to wants of f am Ulna may o ha with aaeoad-claas tlckata Rata always tost than Yla othor Unas, For fall nHn. 1 lata tahMs, st&, an application to K V. 8KINNER, Q. K. SS3 BROIDWIT. NEW TOM. Id Hll mERCEREAU CONNELL lie- Via&ea fcaf take ia mum 7 )
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