THE SCRANTON TRTBUNTI WEDNESDAY MOHN1XG, 3FARCII 11, 1896.
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BCRANTON. MARCH U. 1890.
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doily In tackawanna Count.
REPUBLICAN STATE COXVEXTIOX.
To th Republican tlector It Pennsylva
nta. The Republicans of Pennsylvania. !y
thalr duly chosen representatives, will
meat In aiate convention Thursday. April
?J. 189ti, at 10 o'clock a. m., in tho opera
house, city of Harrlsuurg. for th pur
pose of nomlnatlnr two tandldutea for
representatlve-at-largo In congress nnl
thlily-two candidates for presidential
electors, tho selection of clsht delegates-(it-large
tj the Republican national con
vention, and for the transaction of iclt
Other business as may be presented.
By order of thn state tomn'lttoe.
M. H. JUV.
Attest:- Cha'r.nr.n.
Jere B. Rsr, 1 ,
W. It. Andraw,
Fecrtca'U'S.
A good rallying cry for today's Reading-
convention would be "Homo rule
for cities."
The Speak-easy Problem.
Under a thorough enforcement, thor
oughly sustained by an alert public Hen
tlinent, the Brooks high license law,
whatever Inconsistencies It may appear
to hav in theory. Is, in practice, prob
ably as satisfactory as any restrictive
or regulative law could be at the pres
ent time. We have visited communities
In the western, central and south
ern parts of the state where the
drink problem presents relatively
few difficulties', and where, as a
result of the present law's rigid
and honest enforcement, illegali
ties in connection with the sale of liquor
are Infrequent and minor. In the main,
these have been agricultural districts,
where under any system lawlessness
would be small as comimred with the
condition of Industrial and urban com
munities. Yet in Philadelphia the
Brooks law is enforced to a degree en
tirely unknown in Scranton; so. much
better. In fact, there than here that
the president of the State Liquor league,
after a tour of the state, returned to
Philadelphia surprised at the knowl
edge that In Scranton most of the li
censed saloons kept open on Sundays.
This official estimates that there are
In Pennsylvania over 15,000 "ppeak
easies." Probably half of this number
are within the four anthracite counties.
The league will therefore do well to
concentrate its energies within these
limits. If It can rid Luzerne, Lacka
wanna, Carbon and Schuylkill counties
of the Vspeak-easy" nuisance, It will
have smalt difficulty In breaking up
similar violations of the Brooks law
elsewhere. Although the licensed liquor
men who form this organization are
animated in their crusade against il
licit selling by a purely selfish and
commercial purpose, it would seem that
they should have the assistance of each
community's moral forces. The people
of Pennsylvania, having agreed to sell
for $r00 or so a year apiece, monopoly
privileges in the Bale of Intoxicants to
.tuch men as the license courts approve,
it would seem to be a moral duty of the
people to try honestly to live up to
their half of the bargain. The monop
oly Is not delivered and the license fee
1 therefore obtained by the common
wealth under false representations
when "Bpeak-easles" are tolerated
without serious effort at their sup
pression. In communities like our own, It will
take every possible agency, working
without cessation night and day for
many years, to make much improve
ment In this respect. The present,
therefore, is no time for super
illlousness or dwadling. If the
Munday observance people and the
law and order people are thor
oughly in earnest In their professions
of respect for law-observance, they
will not throw the whole burden of
pros&;utlon on the State Liquor league;
they wilt get to work themselves, and
help make It warm for the Illicit deal
ers. The whole question of the suprem
acy ol law and order Is to a large
degree involved In this one Issue, It
cannot be Ignored Without strengthen
ing the hands of evey violator of law,
for law when violated in one place
gradually becomes weak at all points.
The emperor of Germany wants, It Is
laid, to race for the America's cup. He
Is welcome. . But he must profit by Dun
ravtn's awful example.
The Salvation Army.
The article on another page review
ing the history of the Salvation army
from its organisation In the fertile
brain of the elder Booth to the recent
ohism will doubtless be read " with
widespread Interest. That the working
out of Booth's Idea has wrought great
good to humanity cannot be doubted;
but that under the law of evolution
the army, by one name or another,
Is bound In time to lift Itself up to a
plane of more conventional "respecta
bility," with corresponding sacrifice of
Its primitive crudities, is equally indis
putable. Such ha been the history
of ejl dissenting movements, religious,
political or social. The history of hu
manity teaohee nothing more clearly
than that democracy la a constant ap
proximation unto aristocracy, and aris
tocracy a continual disintegration,
conscious or unconscious, into democ
racy. The mistake which the elder Booth
eems to have made in his treatment
of the American wing of his organiza
tion Is In Imagining that the conditions
of individual subjection possible In con
gested London can be successfully
maintained In the freer atmosphere of
the United States. The esprit du corps
which he developed In the urban cen
ters of England came less from spirit
ual anticipation than from material and
social despair. People who have noth
ing to look forward to, after the spirit
of rebellion has been worn down, are
usually models of meekness and resig
nation. These people joined the Booth
crusade because they had nothing else
to do; and their wills, being plastic
In the droop of dejection, were moulded
by General Booth as he saw fit.
In this country, however, the same
tactics were out of the question. Men
and women eager In emotional fervor
to volunteer for Incredible tasks are
quick to draw back when urged for
ward, not by their own free initiative,
but by the exteriur touch of si-lf-as-sumcd
authority. The American,
whether rich or poor, can be led when
lie cannot be driven. General Booth,
accustomed to drive at home, knowing.
In fact, no distinction between driv
ing and leading, for the reason that in
his surroundings the two words are
necessarily Interchangeable, undertook
to require his son, Balllngton Booth,
to use the mailed hand. Balllngton,
better aware of the American character
and temper, refused, and from this
arose the guilt.
The decision of the junior Booth to
head a new crusade means that the
Salvation army, bo far as America
Is concerned, will soon be put wholly
upon the militia basis. It will rest
on voluntary co-operation and become,
In course of time, social as well as
martial; congregational rather than
universal, a religious democracy rather
than an autocracy. Eventually, fol
lowing eminent example, It will wear
kid gloves, build meeting houses in
approved architectural styles, and wor
ship decorously, alongside the already
conventional Christian sects.
If Spuln's management of Cuban af
fairs can produce nothing better than
revolutions and debt, Isn't It time that
in the interest of civilization, some out
side power took a hand in the affair ami
notilied the incompetent Spaniards to
move on?
The Case in a Nutshell.
The point made by Senator Hale,
Senator Morrill, tho New York Evening
Post, the Philadelphia Record and most
of the stock speculators and timid busi
ness men of the country, In regard to
the Cuban affair, Is that whether It he
true or false that Cubans have been
misgoverned and maltreated by Spain,
it is no concern of our's. If we make It
our affair by mixing In the quarrel,
they argue that we may get hurt.
On precisely the same principle, If a
full grown man, while walking along
the street, should see a young girl be
set by a ruffian, he should give no heed
to her cries of distress and make no ef
fort to Investigate, but should leave
her to her fate lest if he should inter
vene in behalf of common decency, he
might get a thump on the Jaw.
Nations are not different from indi
viduals in respect to the principles
which should govern their conduct
toward each other. The law as applied
to Individuals does not recognize the
tight of one man to maintain a nuis
ance, or to make of his home a pest
house. Why should the law of nations
safeguard Spain in perpetuating a tyr
anny over the long-suffering but now
justly rebellious people of little Cuba?
The Wllkes-Barre Record concisely
states the truth when it says that "the
Republicans of this state have had their
fill of factional fights and will respect
fully decline to engage In another unless
they have satisfactory proof that the
public weal, not personal ambition or
political' jealousy, demands it."
How to Improve the Government of
Third-class Cities.
The convention of representatives of
third-class Pennsylvania cities which"
will assemble today at Reading for the
purpose of formulating suggestions for
the betterment of legislation governing
cities of this class will be watched with
general Interest. While Its Immediate
ptipose Is to consider methods of pro
moting uniformity In legislation, the
area of discussion will doubtless be
widened to Include the whole subject of
structural Improvement In municipal
government, thus fertilizing the public
mind In behalf of reforms which, al
though now distant, will yet eventually
come.
In this connection there are a number
of changes which suggest themselves
as worthy to be made. In the first
place, the present classification of cities
needs to be amended. To require a city
pf 10,000 Inhabitants to organize the
same cumbersome machinery of govern
ment required of a city of 90,000 popula
tion Is to inflict upon It gross inequity.
Cities below K0.0O0 population should be
Included In a different class from cities
having between S0.000 and 100,000, with
corresponding simplification of the
mechanism of Its government. The
Reading convention cannot, of course,
remedy this defect of the present mu
nicipal act, but it can help to arouse
sentiment in favor of an ultimate
change.
A second needed reform Is In the or
ganisation of the municipal legislature.
Experience has conclusively proved, in
our opinion, that the double councils
Idea Is cumbersome, expensive and In
efficient. A single council, limited In
membership to one member for every
1,000 qualified electors, and elected, tWo
thirds from districts and one-third at
large, would do all the work now per
formed by double councils, in one-half
the time and at one-half the cost of the
present system; and also do it more
carefully, systematically and thorough
ly. These councllmen should be paid
good salaries! and should not be eligible
to election unless bona fide property
holders.
There should also be a readjustment
of the powers, duties and responsibili
ties of the mayor. Ills magisterial func
tion should be committed to a police Jus-
tlce. elected for a term of years and
paid a stated salary. The mayor rhouM
be left free to devot his whole timt
to the execution of municipal laws, and
should, for that purpose, have the power
of appointment and removal over ali
heads of executive departments, such
as the police, fire, health, street clean
ing, etc., without reference to the coun
cil. Council should, however, have the
power of Impeachment of any city offic
ial by a two-thirds vote.
The police, fire and other departments
employing any considerable number of
men should be placed under civil ser
vice rules and kept out of politics. Po
litical assessments should not be made
on any office-holder, nor should political
service be required of any. The munici
pal funds should draw public Interest
and the compensation of the city treas
urer should be by salary only. The dis
bursement of funds for street repairs
should be placed In the discretion of the
street commissioner, who should be
made to give bond for a proper account
ing. KqualUution of assessments
should be facilitated: the whole question
of tax collection, drainage and sanita
tion, opening of streets and laying of
sewers should be cone over carefully,
with a view to securing greater expedi
tion, uniformity and economy: and final
ly, the municipal ownership of all public
franchises should be. affirmed and held
subject to conditional leaai to private
or corporate opera tot a.
Were these changes made, the govern
ment of third-class cltlea would be re
duced to something like a science. As It
is, that government Is more often a
matter of hap hazard.
Hereafter, If a bill lately passed by
the.house shall receive the approval of
the senate and the executive, quarter
ly pension payments will be made by
registered letter directed to the bene
ficiaries at their homes, thus doing
away with the nuisance and trouble
of having pensioners go to the office
of pension agents for their checks. The
proposed change is a sensible one, and
should cheerfully be made.
"Field Marshal" Halstead, who has
just returned from Cuba, repudiates the
theory that the decent elenients of Cu
bans do not want liberty. He says,
however, they have so often been dis
appointed that many of them have at
last become discouraged. This Is an ad
ditional reason why the American gov
ernment should send them a message of
good cheer.
Pittsburg Is to have a new Republi
can afternoon paper, the Dally News,
the initial bow of which is booked for
next Monday. It Is a coincidence that
one doesn't hear much about the start
ing of new Democratic papers these
days.
According to Brother Clnrkson, Ma
jor McKlnley only drew up one tariff
bill, while Senator Allison drew up
three. This still, however, leaves the
public In the dark on the backbone
issue.
Carrying out the Napoleon simile,
will St. Louis' battle against the so
called "Piatt, Quay & Co." allies be Me
Klnley's Austerlitz or his Waterloo?
The Norrlstown Herald wants to
know what need the mayor of Scranton
has for a private secretary. If it will
visit our city April 7 It will find out.
It will be a safe plan not to believe
more than 99 per cent, of the political
"news" sprung on the public In the
boom organs between this and June.
Senator Sherman Insists that we do
not need any more coast defenses worth
mentioning. We sincerely trust that
Senator Sherman Is right.
David Martin denies that he Is going
to run for the state senate or any other
office. David thus subtracts spice from
the political outlook.
The Wllllamsport Times has enlarged
to eight pages, but Its price is con
tinued at one cent. The Times Is worth
double the money.
Senator Cullom Is a poor man; and,
moreover, he Is doggedly determined
that tho whole world shall know It.
If Mayor Bailey can turn Perber out
by a stroke of his pen, April 6, why
make so much fuss about It?
THE IlVr.VOTIZKI) REPORTER.
Kdltor James Coon, of the Xantlcok
Now, makes no claims us a saint, yet
JunuM orraxlonally hits the biilHeye at
long r n 1 1 r-. In spanking of remark made
in some of the Scranion papers ulioul Klrls
of questlcmublo character, who have "im
posed" upon generous ludle.i by begging
food, Kditor Conn says: "Questionable or
uinjmtlonulli ill character I ho gll'N have
to eat and sleep Just the same. And If
really In wuut It ought nut to inukc tmteli
difference to the truly charitable giver, no
that a hungry Mtonun-h has been satlsiied
or a weary head hus been laid to ret.
And what good would be aivompllblied by
the police arresting the poverty-stricken
girl of questionable habits'."' Kdltor
'con's remarks fimilirh food for reflection.
Real charity should not draw the litiui tou
finely. It is to be hoped that the parties
In charge of the distribution of alin.i to
the suffering In Scranton will not lose
sight of the object In view, f'uverty an J
perfection do not always go hand In hn id
and the unfortunate may err and still be
human. Many pertoti who are Interested
in charity no doubt would b? pleased to
hear more explicit explanations aa to
"worthy" and "unworthy" people who
ask assistance of 4hc poor board or the
Board of Associated Crdritlea.
One of the most Hinuslnar features of
the iliirke-Herrlng row. which liithts up
occasionally like the veritable volcano, is
the recent defense of Collector Herring
offered In nil seriousness by Deputy Col
lector Dliky Brundnge, of Wllkes-Barre.
Brundage, the son of a well-known Lu
zerne Democratic politician, Is enjoying
his fourteenth year In the service of the
government as a deputy collector In the
Twelfth district of the Internal revenue
department. He was appointed uuder
President Cleveland's first administration
and was the only Democrat not required
4o walk the plank when Major Penman
Was made collector. Hy the way. Con
gressman Bcrauton and Dicky's father.
Attorney Asa ltrundage, are warm
friends. Brundage dislikes any trouble
that disturbs the equanimity of the posi
tion upon which he seems to have a
life lease, and has hastened to Inform the
public through the Wllkea-Barre news
papers that there Is nothing In the wild
talk of Mr. Burke. The certificate of
character given by Douty Brun Is will
OocL .less aiVoi'd relief l Collector Her
rlnv's trieads. llcky khould be spoken
before.
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As we have not lie.r.i mu -li about olive
o' for revel al iluy past, n new one Is
crTered: A party wSo claims to know
utates that the pure oi!e oil u:d hy
Itoort housewives of Scrnntan Is pressed
fror.i menhaden, a aiull tivh captured
along the Atlantic coukI. The oil Is taken
frtun toe tifh prewc In casks to New York
wnere it l.s relined. bot'Jed n:rl placed
upon the market as genuine Ji.l 'e uf thi
olive. Til oil is or n pal areea color umi
ran only be detect. A by cii'.-mieal analysis.
11 w does this Hr'fce veil?
ii i! I!
! see that WliKe.-Hai rc has recenMy
hud a mad dog tears thnt has resulted dis
astrously f.-r numerous rnrs In Luzerne's
r:l:al. The ravine canine thai cannot
he ac 'Oi'nled tcr down at that city those
days Is put out of misery la short order,
and while the li drcnhobla scare is not
pleasant lo contemplMe, it may In the end
prove a blessing If the victims of the sup
posed mud do escape. , mad dog asltn
tlnn Is not particularly dtslrnble in any
clty, and Scrmton may be coiiKiutuUled
that Wllkes-Harr lwids In this respect.
Still, there are many doits In Scranton
that coi'Id wtM 1' -'!.
!! 'I !l
Speaking of W :lk.--itarre, 1 nm In
formrd that New Ycrk dallies and press
assccia:iois will no lunser accept news
from thHt cltv, nnle-s from known corre
spondents. They fear that a (trance
writer might accidentally hit upon the
truth In preparing c Wllkes-Uarr "spe
cial." THE KliUIMI .'.Y.
From the T!mes-!Ieiald.
Nothing ccuM better ldutr.ite the rom
meniltible severity of the Knitllsh election
laws than the recent unseating of TanWer
vllle Cimniberluyric, conservative M. P.
for Southampton.
Tl.e (Ubstance of the chars asalnst Mr.
Cluiiaberlayna was that his iikuM had
p:! J e voter's railway fare uuiouiitln ro
iao ithllllniiii. That as all, yet th. jua
ticea tf the hltfh court, while Inslsiinft
upon the point that the candidate was nut
aware of hla agent's act. refused to con
sider tt'e circumstance as trivliil or par
donable. They aKTecd that the election
had been rendered void and eo decided.
We don't often go to England for pat
terns, b'.tt ro American can read of Din
iidji.'diratlon of Kngllsh election disputes
and retain satisfaction with our method.
WE II AVI. GOOD CLAIMS.
From the Rlmlra AdvertUer.
Pennsylvania has realms to recognition
In a Republican national convention which
should bi respected. In Mr. Quay she
presents a candidate of complete equip
ment In the way of qiialillcullotis char
acter, ability, experience In public affairs,
patrlctlrni, str.!emativhlp and leadership.
If nominated he would be elected and
would give the country an administration
Illustrative of the best policies for the
Cniled States In its domestic affairs and
also l:i Its relations with foreign pow
ers. A SIBILANT SONG.
Sudden swallows swiftly skimming,
Siinstt's alowly sprtaJlug shade,
Sllvary songster sweetly slaving
Summer's soothing serenade.
Susan Simpson strolled sedately,
Stirling sobs, suppressing sighs.
Seelnir Sttphen Slocuni stately,
Stopped she, showing aome surprise.
"Say," said Stephen, "sweetest slgher,
Hay, .(.hall Stephen spouseless stay?"
Susan, seeming somewhat shyer.
Showed submisstveness straightway.
Summer' season slowly stretches,
Susan Simpson Slocum she;
So she signed some simple sketches,
Soul sought soul successfully.
Six Septembers Susan swelters:
Six sharp seasons snow supplies;
Susan's satin sofa shelters
Six small Slocums size by size.
Philadelphia. Times.
HILL & CONMELL
!3I IND C3 N. WASHINGTON ML
Builders
AND .
Makers
OF
AND
OFFICE
SUPPLIES
131 1N0 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE.
Something
New. .
e o
For Permanent Decoration.
Also a fine line of Jardinieres,
THE
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112 LSCXAWJtlfll AVZMl
BY
"iim OF QUALITY"
JUST ISSUED.
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BEIDLEMAN. THE EOOXMAN,
437 Sprat Opp. "The Caaajaawealth."
More
Are the Wash Dress Novelties for this spring. Our
collection is now complete, and va will be glad to
show them to vou.
' t
t Consists in Part of
French Organdies, Plain and Printed
Linen Batistes, Plain, Striped and Dot
ted Dimities, American, French and
Scotch Ginghams of every grade to the
finest Embroidered and Plain Piques,
Printed Lappets, Silk Mulls, Jaconet
Duchesse, Grenadine du Suisse, Print
ed Percales, etc., etc.
TjCSTo see these goods is a revelation.
'TIS R3USIC IN THEIR EARS,
THE JINGLE OF THE DOLLAR SAVED.
A LOT OF
GREAT SHOE SALE
All good things must have an end though, and our sale is near its close.
On Monday. March 23d. we close to make the necessary improvements. Prompt
ness on your part means money saved. It means a $2.00 Shoe for $1.38. A
$4.00 Shoe for $2.48. and similar savings in all kinds of Hen's, Women's and
Children's Shoes. ,
DON'T MISS THE NEXT TWO WEEKS OF OUR
BANISTER'S, Lackawanna Ind
Stationary
That Isn't Stationary.
Nothing stands still at our establish
mcut. It very rarely happens that
we raise prices, but as to lowering
theni-well, Just call around and see
us, nud we think we can interest you.
We are now located in the
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WYOMING AVENUE
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Stationers 2nd Engravers.
OYSTERS
W. are Ilaadqiurtera (or Oyaisr auj
aro handling tha
Celebrated Duck Rivers,
Lynn Havens, Kcvport.
Mill Ponds; also !Shrevs
bury, Rockuways, AluitrUs
River Coves, Western
Shores and Blue Points.
ir-Wa malt, a Ppttt.lty at dUr!nj
blua Point, on ualf ael! iu arr.r
PIERCE'S MARKET. PENN AYE
$25,000 WORTH OF
lust be sold in thirty
days. Call and see
our prices.
loun
BROS,,
Lacka. - Ave. J
eautiful Than
PEOPLE ARE THE BETTER SHOD
IS IS ONE OF
CfllA
SPRING STYLES.
30S LACKAWANNA AVE.
0raE3k
ULSTERS
AND
OVERCOATS
ALSO
MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS
AT
Greatly Reduced Prices,
111 LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Corner Franklin Av.nu-'.
IlT
326 Washington Av3.;
SCRANTON, PA.
mt?mn S3i
D'S
SHERIFF SSALE
MERCHANT TAILORING
. Pprlng nml Rummer, from $30 no. Tronaar
liiiiH and OY-rcoata. forxiga and doiuntlc
fabrics, mad to order to suit th. moat tar
tidioua in pries, (it and Wurkuanauip.
D. BECK, 337 Adams Ave.
BAZAAR.
Ever
FOR OUR
GREAT SHOE SALE.
Wyoming Avenues.
NEVER BREAK.
Buy One
And you don't have to
spend good money get.
ting it repaired. Corns
and see it.
i
119 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
Do Yoa See fls Well
As Yob Wotild Lik??
IF NOT
Consult our Optician, Mr. 0. P.
Adams, who will fit your eyea
jei tectly by scientific methods
charging nothing for fitting, fur
Dishing Spectacles and Eyeglasses
in mcdern styles and best quail
ties at low prices,
307 LACKAWANNA AVE.
After April 1 at No. 132
Wyoming Avenue, Coal
Exchange.
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FOOTE
SHEAR
BrlERCEREAU ft GONNELL
ON THE LINE OF THE '
CANADIAN PACIFIC R'Y
ara leoatad the flnatt Baaing aad bnaa
granadaia tha world. DaaaripU baokaoa
application. Tlckata to all polnta la Mate
Canada and Harltima Prorinoat, MianaapoUa,
Bt Paol. Canadian and Unrtad Stataa Nerlk.
"U, Vanoonrar, Baattio, Taaoaa. Portland.
Or. Baa franaiaao.
Flrst-Clsss Sleeping and Dining (tat
attachad to all through train.. Taarit oara
fully flttad with twddtne, curtain, aad as
lallr adapted ta wanta of familial mar ha bad)
with Mcood-alaM tiokata, Ratal alwafaJani
tbaa via othar Uaaa, Fa fall lafratttha
ttaM tablet, eta. ea applt nation
K. V. SKINNER. O. B.
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