THE 8CBANTON TBIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 20. 1896. Zft cranfon Zxikxtt MQraat Weekly. Be mmt at knM Pa. IV. fc? TkeTraW tssw Vers oaJrSkoM , Pi MMNin, hi mm ta't Hea. I. M. NlPPtC, - mi Twt UVV . NICMAMD. Im W. W. DAVIS. BMtam Mmm. W. W. TOUNM. km Mum-a. hiiw at ni ronomoi at buiw, m a nooao-oiH ma hattm Tnatn Ik," Ok rwocahwt jonraal r advet tan, Ma Tmu arauiTeM Taiai-Ks as ta hMt dTUtWnc awdlum la North m if Maaaylvar TM WraiT Taravxa, band Brcrr Bator, Coatalot .TvalT Hndom rase, with aa Akuo uwi of Kraa, Flrtloa, ud WoU-BdlMd If toed kuy. rot Than Who Cannot Taka Tun Daily Tbibdm, iba Weakly Is Bcoa.a.aao M the aaa aarfaia uoiaf. uniyiie tsar, la ju-aaoe 1S Tatacas la fcr Sale Dally at tat IX, It an W. MatiaaatHabokaa, SCRANTON. JUNE 20. 189. The Tribune In the only Kepubliean (tally la Lackawanna County. THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. NATIONAL. For President, r-.II.LI AM McklNLtY. of Ohio. I'or Vice-President, GARRET a. IIOHAKT. of New Jersey. STATE. rongreasmcn-at-Large. CAM SIIA A. GROW, of Susquehanna, KAMI EL A. HAVEN PORT, of Erie, f lection lay, Nov. 3. Would Gttueral Harrison accept the secretaryship of state? The Oold Standard Illustrated. A recent transaction of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank, of Chicago, which was reported at the time In the Chicago papers, throws light upon what would happen If the mints of the United States were thrown open to the silver of the whole world. Among this bank's patrons are several Chinamen who fre quently buy exchange payable In Hong Kong Upon this occasion one of these Celestials took $554 in American silver certificates and with It bought from the Chicago bank a draft for $1,000 in silver, payable In Hong Kong. In other words, $554 of American silver, which under our present laws Is worth $554 In gold, because It can upon demand be con verted Into gold, is worth as much as it.000 of Chinese silver, which lacks a Cold foundation. Or, take another Illustration. In the present American silver dollar there are S71.25 grains, while In the Mexican sil ver dollar, there are 377.17 grains of pure silver. The American silver dol lar, although If melted Into silver bull ion It would bring only 51 cents, is as a matter of fact worth in its coined Btate $1 the world over, because whenever Its owner wants gol fo" It h can step up to a Iftiltet Stites sub-tieasury or a bank and trade it for a old dollar. But the Mexican dollar, outside of Mexico, Is worth only 55 cents and that is all anyone can. get for It.. The American silver dollar, in other words, is as good aa the best, because it is at all times convertible into the best; the Chinese and Mexican dollars, outside of their own countries, are good only to the ex tent of their bullion value, which under goes almost daily fluctuation. Unlimited free silver coinage would eventually put our dollar down to the level of these cheap foreign dollars, and would consequently be a ruinous mis take. We still believe that by means of a prohibitive tariff on foreign silver this government could coin every ounce of American sliver less the amount divert ed to the arts and keep it on a parity with gold. Such a policy would not de grade but would merely amplify our currency. Yet it is possible that a res toration of protection, with Its reversal of the now unfavorable balance of trade and Its consequent checking of gold ex ports, will put an end to dangerous cur rency contraction and render It unnec essary for us to attempt any new ex periments. It should be noted that the gold atandard indorsed at St. Louis Is not something new and uncertain, but simply a continuation of the atandard which has been In vogue In this country for the past twenty-three years. We were prosperous during most of that period and may be prosperous again If we will work for a return of the protec tive policy which caused our previous good times. According to M. Paul Leroy-Beaulleu, the French political economist, the nomination of McKlnley "will cause anxiety," Yes, in Europe and among Democrats, ! The Future of Silver. The Cleveland World suspects that the Intention of the bolting sllvtirltes Is to nominate an Independent Republican Uver candidate for president, In the hope that ha may draw oft Republican votes enough to throw the election Into the house of representatives, where- the Vote Is tay Mates.' It points out that of ha forty-live states, eleven are- strictly gold states, leaving thlrty-four as neu tral or for free silver. "Of these thirty four." It says, "the sllverltes would ex pect to command perhaps eighteen In (he south and extreme west. This would leave sixteen states, and of these they would need to secure only five In order to complete the needed twenty-three. A state vote Is determined by the majori ty of Its representatives In congress, and the silver men might, evea though In a minority la eoairess, be so distribu ted aa to determine the majority of the congrenlonaj votei . In tweoty-thr: tales. Tbe World doubtless voices the thought which led Mark Hanna to en deavor to prevent the adoption of a radical gold plank. But while it is no doubt true that the silver forces are stronger among the people than ia gen erally auppuaed, ta U cxceedinly Im probable that many Republican who are friendly to allver will desert McKln ley: and the bolt will therefore fall flat. The fact that the St. Louis convention has Just pledged the Republican party to the promotion of International bi metallism will be sufficient. In view of th-a gravity of the other interests at stake in the coming election, to keep moat Republican blmetallists In llnii. While they would like to see the double standard restored and bellow that Its restoration would operate to check the recent world-wide fall In prices, they are not so foolish as to suppose that they can expect such a consummation to be brought about by the continuance of the conditions of the past three Democratic years, nor by the taking of desperate chances as to tbe Immediate future. In this connection the language of Senator Hoar, who Is now In Paris, 1b significant. He said only this week: "I am confident that the time Is ripe for a settlement of the sliver question and the reestabllshment of bimetallism by International agreement and with the co-operation of England. The next Re publican administration can have the honor of this It the leaders are prudent In their action. In a speech M. Mellne says that If it depended on France alone we need not wait long, and M. Mellne's declaration is supported by 347 out of 5S0 members of the chamber of deputies and leading statesmen, Including M. Loubert. I have conversed with A. J. Balfour, the first lord of the British treasury and conservative leader In the house of commons, and several mem bers of his government, and I am as sured on the highest authority that Mr. Balfour's recent Bpeech advocating International bimetallism represented the opinion of the government." The conservative frlendB of silver will In any event remain loyal to the Re publican party, knowing full well that It Is the only party having both the ability and the disposition to effect sil ver's remonetlstatlon by means which will not disturb business nor Invite com mercial distrust. Those who predict that Senator Teller will fc? nominated at Chicago appear to forget that Senator Teller Is a protec tionist while the Chicago convention will tt a body of free traders. 'Is Underselling a Crime?" "There is only one honeBt way of do ing business to make the best article you can for the money, and make some profit out of the transaction. You have no right to cheat your customer. Neith er have you any right to ruin your com petitor by selling goods at less than it costs you to produce them." The foregoing Is a sentence from a timely article In the London magazine, Machinery, by E. J. Smith, a prominent English trade-unionist. Mr. Smith goes even further. He contends that under selling though not legally is morally a crime, because It "ruins manufacturers and drags even the skilled workmen down to starvation wages;" and he pre dicts that a day will come when It will be treated by the courts as an Indictable offense. Commenting upon Mr. Smith's novel thought, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle adds this forceful contri bution to the discussion: "In the strug gle which ensues when the 'cutting' process falls below the line of the cost of goods with a reasonable or living profit, the manufacturer or merchant who engages In that game risks his own solvency, and generally, sooner, or lat er, gets caught in the rapids and is hurried Into bankruptcy. Whoever wil fully enters upon a course of business that Imperils his ability to face his creditors and meet their claims Is guilty of dishonesty on the same principle that the law holds a drunkard accountable for a crime perpetrated in the madness of Intoxication. Whether It is prac ticable or desirable to bring tho evil of underselling within the purview of bur penal statutes, or not, may be a pre mature question In the present condi tion of public sentiment on the subject; but it Is clearly pertinent at this time, when in business circles there Is so much anxiety and depression on ac count of this and other objectionable methods in business life, to consider Its moral, Industrial and mercantile conse quences." We are moved to apply these just generalizations to one particular In stance, the anthracite coal trade. For years the producers of this commodity have been forced by underselling to part with their product at a loss. This loss has naturally distributed Itself through out the community until it has affected all persons living within the mining re gion, and, to some extent, the whole country. If such a condition of below cost prices is a moral crime in the case of an Industry dealing with a renewable product, how much greater must be the wrong In the case of an Industry like the anthracite trade, whose commodity, once gone, 1b gone forever? And yet, because the producers of this limited and fast-dtsappearlng product are now endeavoring to secure for their com modity In the public market a fair and reasonable price, sufficient to cover both the Immediate cost of production and the Inevitable sacrifice of natural stock, they are branded as thieves and robbers and sot upon by committees of Inquiry. Here is the fundamental question In this whole discussion Has any man a moral right to expeot to buy an article at a price which Will cause another man un just loss? And who Is the culprit, the man who wants to squeeze tbe price down below the level of fairness, or the manufacturer who wants to keep it up to that level? Twelve years ago the Republican na tional convention urged that "efforts should be made to unite all commercial nations in the establishment of an in ternattonal standard which shall fix for all the relative value of gold and silver coinage." In 1888 the platform de clared In "favor of the use of both gold and silver as money" and condemned the "policy of the Democratic admlnls tratlon in its efforts to demonetise sil ver." Four years ago the essential part of the money plank read: "The Ameri can people, from tradition and interest, favor bimetallism, and the Republican party demands the use of both gold and sliver as standard money, with such re strictions and under such provisions to be determined by legislation as will se cure the maintenance of the parity of values of the two metals, so that the purchasing and debt-paying value of the dollar, whether of sliver, gold or paper, shall be at all times equal." The present plank is for bimetallism by safe International agreement, and In the meantime It demands the maintenance of the gold standard. It therefore Is seen that while the "goldbugs" have made some progress, the Republican party Is still a party favorable to bl metalllsm. It has been figured out that the St Louis convention cost $4,000,000. The Chicago News explains that If this sum were to be raid out In dollar bills and the bills made In a carpet the carpet would be 1,000 feet long, 650 feet wide and cover fifteen acres and tba oapltol at Washington If set down In the middle of It would appear as a toy house la Ibe center of a big rug. Four million dol tars in gold piled In a pyramid four feet at the base would be five feet high. In silver dollars with 'a base 10 feet square the pyramid would be fifteen feet high, But, then, the convention was worth It. Although the last two congresses have not responded as liberally to the call for appropriations for developing our inadequate coast defenses as the gravl ty of that call would seem to warrant, It Is gratifying to note that preparations will soon be begun for the expenditure of the sums which were voted for this pwpoce. It is hoped to put Washing. ton, Baltimore, New York, Boston and Han Francisco In suitable condition to resist attack; and If this be done, we can, until the government's finances Improve, take chances on the other coast cities. The St. Louis convention wisely took solx-r second thought on the Cuban question. TheiougJi draft of theCntan plank called for armed intervention by the United States In behalf of Cuban In dependence, but the plank as subse qucntly revised pledges the use of this government's "Influence and good offices." We may yet have to fight Spain before the Cuban affair Is settled but there Is no sense In putting a chip on our shoulder and Inviting Spain to knock It off. The St. Louis money plank Is for the freest use of Bilver possible without eu-crifice of the equality in purchasing power of all our dollars. It Is also for International bimetallism. ' This ought to satisfy every con&arvatlve friend of silver. With more protection we can safely use more silver. "Can anythlngbeir.oreoffer.sive In the sober-minded, self-respecting, laborious classes of American society," asks 'President Eliot in 'the July Porum, "than the doctrine of Jingoism?' " Yes, the Mugwump doctrine of senile ac quiescence in preposterous foreign claims. We can atsura the esteemed Wllkes Barre Record that if William Connell shall be a candidate for congress he will not spend a dollar, aside from the le gitimate expenses allowed by law, to secure his nomination or his election. Michigan dentists want the state to supply tooth inspectors. Such a plan would doubtless be a good thing for dentists with strong "pulls." It looks as If the convention did a good deal more for St. Louis than St. Louis did for the convention. Canton will now be what Mentor was. THE CURRENCY PLANK. From the Philadelphia Press. The Republican plank on the currency ought to please the business interests, because It promises a certain continu ance of the monetary system which the country has enjoyed since 187!). During that period United States money under this system, which Is now indorsed and confirmed by a national Republican con vention, bus been as good as that of Eng land or any other nation. For political purposes some people In authority have been denouncing this system as a bad one and claiming that It was responsi ble for disasters which can be traced di rectly to the tariff. The resolution of St. Louis Is a denial of every falsehood of the Cleveland administration. It Is an ap peal to the country against them, and the first reception of the appeal by the nation Is most hearty and sympathetic. The currency plank Says truly that the Republican party Is for sound money, and that since 1879 under Its laws "every dol. lar has been as good as gold." It says the Republican varty is unalterably op posed to every measure calculated to de base the currency, and Is opposed to free silver coinage, except under an Interna tional agreement. This Is exactly the pol icy of the past, and It Is besides a history of the currency. The fight In the con vention, If there was a fight, was over the uso of the word gold. As gold has been the basis for seventeen years, and as It Is proposed to continue It as the basis of the circulating medium, there can be no harm, and there may be much good, In saying so, It Is a mistake, however, to assume that the platform commits tffe party or Its members to gold monomctal. Hum. There Is not a line In It that can be so construed. The Republican party will mane me nni on the tariff. The cur rency Is to be as it Is. unchanged nt least until the laws are restored which will glvo tbe nation opportunity to recover from the calamities of the present admin istration, : Weather and Other Predictions for the Coming Week. Sunday, June a. Mercury bl-qutntile to Hersehal. Weather fair. A child born on this day will be careless and extrava gant and will probably be poor all hla me. An unronunaie oay. Monday, June 22. Jupiter an even ing atar. Weather changeable. A child born on this day will be restless and way. ward and will be unfortunate In business and marriage. Travel or remove. Tuesday. June S3. Mercury sesqulquad- rate to Saturn. Weather rainy. A child born on this day will be restless but rather fortunate in all undertakings. Buy t.nd cpeculate on this day. Wednesday, June 21. Sun 36 degrees from Jupiter. Weather -line and warm. A child born on this day will be untidy and careless. Transact all business before 3 p. m. Thursday, June 23. Saturn an evening star. Weather warm. A child born on this day will have to work hard for a 11 v Ing; a female will be unfortunate In wed lock. Deal carefully In the afternoon. Friday, June 28. Herst-hal an evening star. 'Weather warm. A chi.M born on this day will be fond of adventure and travel; a female will be In danger of get ting a bad husband. Travel. Saturday, June 27. Sun In evil aspect to Herst-hal. Weather fair. A child born on this day will be rash, headstrong and unfortunate. A very uncertain day for business transactions. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by Alocchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 1.4S a .m for Saturday, June 20, 18. Now lhat the convention Is over, a child born on this day will naturally expect Mr. Burke to contribute a little amusement by placing another slide In the Herring stereopticon exhibition. It is believed that Grover Cleveland's love for his country Is such that he would consent to become presidential candidate again. While our esteemed contemporaries are congratulating thtfmseivea uplm extra convention editions, The Tribune may be pardoned for patting Itself on the back at the thought of yesterday s Issue. We have a susDlclon that our esteemed neighbor, the Times, hath propensities fo pilfering thunder when It claims glow for the convention dispatches that appeared on The Tribune bulletin boards on Thursday. Ajarchus Advice. Do not Imagine that you have heard all the news until you have read The Tribune, WE HAVE Everything in the Line of SWEATERS AXD Only the very best makers are repre sented In our line. SPECIAL OFFER In Fine quality BICYLE HOSE, all sizes, 5o Cents Pair. Also a numberless variety In ucwest combinations of colors at $1, 1.50 and $2 Per Pair. SWEATERS. light-weight Jerseys in Wool and Worsted, Plain and with sailor collars, in all solid colors, and stripes, all at lowest prices. SPECIAL MTEnOHlE CHS. FRANK P. CHRISTIAN. 41a SPRUCE STREET, aos LACKAWANNA AVE. Hammocks All sizes, color and style, from 76c. to $3.50. Refrigerators Jewett's Patent Charcoal Filled, best and most economi cal in the market. Freezers The White Mountain freezes cream in 4 minutes. Baby Carriages Whitney's make, the best in the land; (trice, from $4.50 up wards. THE m LACKAWANNA AVE. Celebrated Thomas Pens, PRATT'S, Washington Ave. PETERS, YORK S CO-, 116 S. MAIN AVENUE ESTABLISHED i860. BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOKS FOR Commencement, Wedding, Birthday. BEIDLEMAN, THE BOOKMAN, Enlarged and Improved Store, 4J7 Spruce St., Opp. The Commonweallfc, Bicycle Hose GO LOOTS LADIES' LA1DRIED WAISTS Nearly every store keeps them, because they have become an economic necessity. But few stores, however, keep the stock and variety that we do, and on account of the enormous sale that we have for them we are enabled to buy them in very large quantities. We have just closed out from the Manufacturers of the CELEBRATED STANLEY WAISTS . . The entire balance of some of their best selling num bers, which we have placed on sale at 3Q , 49 All have full very best. THE NEW WOMAN'S SHOE 1 1 II 10 The Most Perfect Fitting Shoe Made. Al Full , Line in All Widths at BANISTER'S FOR 11 TO BE MARRIED OH, HO! OH, HO! 1T3I YUM sings; but where she is to choose her Wedding Invitations isn't mentioned. But, when she is in formed that REYNOLDS BU0S. get out invitations,anaounccmcnts, church; at home and visiting cards, in up-to-date styles, she is no lonf?r worried. Everything they keep on hand for cither business, official or social func tions, is always the finest to be found in Scranton. REYNOLDS BROS, Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JERMVN BUILDINd. Sells Jean With Ribbed Bottoms D Balbriggan R Heavy Ribbed A Merino W Gauze E Scrivans R Elastic Seam S 305 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. MERCHANT TAILORING Bprlng and Summer, from $20 up. Trourar . Inn and Ovorcoats, foreign and dotneatlo fabrics, mad to order to suit the most f . tidlou In price, fit and Wurkiaamdilp. D. BECK, 337 Adams Ave. CONRAD and 5Q sleeves, yoke backs. Workmanship the BE Ml! FANCY HOME-GROWN We are now receiving nearby berries, and this week will be the best time to buy for canning. 1 1 Ml. M I. MH 326 Washington An, SCRANTON, PA. TELEPHONE 555. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. Dentists. C. C. LAITBACH. SURGEON DENTIST. No. US Wyoming avenue. R. M. STRATTON, OFFICE COAiTeX. change. Physicians and Surgeons, DR. A. TRAPOLD, SPECIALIST IN Diseases of Women, corner Wyoming avenue and Spruce street, Scranton. Of fice hours, Thursdays and Saturdays, 9 a. m. to G d. m. DR. KAY, 206 PENN AVE.; 1 to 3 P. M call 2uta. Dig. of women, obstetrics and all dls. of chil. DR. W. E. 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Hotels and Restaurants. THU ELK CAFE, 125 and 127 FRANK. lln avenue. Rates reasonable, P. ZBIOLBR. Proprietor. SCRANTON HOUSE, NEAR D L. ft W. passenger depot Conducted on the European plan. VICTOR KOCH. Prop. WESTMINSTER HOTEL, Cor. Sixteenth St and Irving Place. . . rA M M 'New York. Rates, 13.60 par day and upwards. (Amerl Saaplaftjk B, N. ANABLJB, w. rorlttor ins AIM II CO.. lAzm Ceots "Down the River Of Time We Glide" With much more comfort and safety when we wear those fcASt.GlVlfiG Shoes from the STANDARD SHOE STORE, A handsome premium given to our customers FREE. Sprue St , Hotel Jrmya Bulldlaf . Lawvers. WARREN ft KNAPP, ATTORNEYS and Counsellors at Law, Republican building, Washington avenue. Scran ton. Pa. JESSUPS A HAND, ATTORNEYS AND Counsellors at Law, Commonwealth building, Washington avenue. W. H. JE9SVP, HORACE B. HAND, W. H. .TESSUP. JR. PATTERSON ft WILCOX, ATTOR. nays and Counsellor at Law; offices I and I Library building. Scranton, Pa. ROSEWttLL H. PATTERSON. WILLIAM A. WILCOX. ALFRED HAND, WILLIAM J. HAND, Attorneys and Counsellors. Common wealth bulldlna:. Rooms 19, 20 and 11. FRANK T. OKELL, ATTORNET-AT. Law, Room t, Coal Exchange, Scran ton. Pa. - JAMES W. OAKFORD, ATTORNEY. t-Law, rooms a, M and B, Com mo a- wealth bulldlna;. SAMUEL W. EDGAR, ATTORNEY-AT-Law. Office. 117 Bpruca at., Scranton. Pa. L. A. WATERS. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 421 Lackawanna are.. 8ranton, Pa. URIE TOWN8END. ATTORNEY-AT. Law, Dime Bank Building, Scranton. Money to loan In large sums at I per cent C. R. PITCHER. ATTORNEY-AT. law, Commonwealth building, Scranton, C. COMEOYS. 321 SPRUCE STREET. D. B. REPLOGLE. ATTORNEY-LOANS negotiated on real estate security. 401 Spruce street. , B."F. KILLAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 120 Wyoming v., Srrentnn. Pa. JA8. J. H. HAMILTON, ATTORNEY-AT. law, 45 Commonwealth bld'g. 8oranton. J. U. C. RANOK. 138 WYOMING AVE. Architects. EDWARD H. DAVIS, ARCHITECT. Rooms M, and 26, Commonwealth building. Scranton. E. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT, OFFICS rear of 606 Washington avenue. LEWIS HANCOCK, JR., ARCHITECT. 43S Spruce sju cor. Wash, ave., Scranton. BROWN ft MORRIS. ARCHITECTS Price building, 12ti Washington avenue, Scranton. Schools. SCHOOL OP THE LACKAWANNA. Scranton, Pa., prepares boys and girls for college or business: thoroughly, trains young children. Catalogue at re fluest Opens September 9. REV. THOMAS M. CANN. WALTER H. BTJBLL. MISS WORCESTER'S KINDERGARTEN1 ana school, 412 Adams avenue. Spring term April 13. Kindergarten 110 per term. Seeds. G. R. CLARK ft CO., SEEDSMEN AND Nurserymen; store 148 Washington ave. sue; green house. 1SS0 North Main ave nue; store telephone 782. Miscellaneous. BAUER'S ORCHESTRA-MUSIC FOR balls, picnics, parties, receptions, wed. dings and concert work furnished. Fol terms address R. J. Bauer, conductor, 117 Wyoming avenue, over Hulbert'a rnuslo store. MEGARGEB BROTHERS, PRINTERS auppllea, envelopes, paper bags, twins. Warehouse, 110 Washington ave.. Scran ton, fn. FRANK P. BROWN ft CO.. WHOLE, sale dealers In Woodware, Cordage and Oil Cloth. 790 West Lackawanna ave. THOMAS AUBREY, EXPERT AC countant and auditor. Rooms 19 and 2. Williams Building, opposite pottofflea. Agent for the Rex Fir Extinguisher.