THE SCBAXTON TRIBUNE -WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, lSOfl.
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THE REPUELICAN TICKET.
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President- WILLIAM M'KIXLKY.
Vice I'realdeiu-UAUHKT A. 1UUA-IT.
STATU.
Congressmen - at - Large aALVSlIA A.
GROW. SAMUEL, A. DA LN POKT.
tOliNTY.
Congln-'VILLIAMCON'N'EI.T..
Conrnlssloneru-S. W. Il'JUUKTrf, Qlli.S
Audllors-A. K. KlEFKt. FB.D L.
WARD.
r.j:;iKi.ATivr..
Sonata. '.'1st Dlslrlct-COL. W. J fOTT.
Kepreseiuutlve, 1st liuirto - JOHN U.
H'AHll: 2d D!s'rle-A. T. CNNM.l.,
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Dl3Ulcl--JoHN P. KEYS OLDS.
Mr. Rryan'J. confusion that lie never
thought mm h :ibiut tho money oues
tlor. until six years ago is borne out by
his speeches. They ulso show lie hasn't
thought much about It since.
! lu I'urly Looh.
is to the credit of Mr. Uryan that
It
h.- linn lulllvr offered nor eniouvaged
e'iit,.nni i.i those former adherents of i
Democrat v who this year, after lion- !
e:-t rellecilun, kind themselves unable to
iiub.i tv the Chicago platform. His
ticitmeiit 'f such voters, of whom
tin re ought to he a goud runny in
l-acka.ar.mi county, Is munly and
i. pen. It Is lu conspicuous, contrast
with the abusive pulley pursued by tha
Scranton Times uiul oilier I'opncrntlo
Omars that koi in to think it n c imlnnl
ofleiise for n citizen to huv? the cour-
p. Re nf his rinccre convictions.
Spenliing leeenlly at Louisville upon
this subject Mr. Drynn said: "I cx-j-.rn;sly
lelense, so far as I am con
cerned, fioni the support r.r the Chi
cago ticket, every Iemoerat who be
lieves that th succ, ss of that ticket
would Impi ril our cctintty. 1 shall ask
no false fealty to party above love for
country. 1 would not do It myself. I
will ask nobody to do what I would
r.ol do. 1 seek tin votes undef false
pre tenses. 1 want your suffrages un
der no condition whereby you may be
deceived."
This Is fair nnd ubnve-bourd. It is a
voluntary relouso, from the highest
present authority within the Democrat
ic tanks, of every man who, while hold
ing opinions antagonistic to the Chicago
platform, yet feels tempted through
memory of past party adulations
to remain on terms of nominal allegi
ance to the present Democratic nomi
nee. It con be accepted with entire
propriety In the same cilgnilled lnan
mr In which it Is given, and the ac
ceptance if it need not be regarded
hereafter ns any cause for npoiosy.
"1 sl.n'.l." Mr. Uryan Keys, "us-k no
false fealty to party above love of
country. I would not do it myself."
In other words, if the Democratic plat
form had declared for gold Mr. Uryan,
holding diametrically opposite convic
tions, would have been the Hist to re
pudiate and disavow thai platform and
would have refused to listen to appeals
1.r his suffrage based on the compro
mising doctrine of party regularity.
We dwell ut some length on this cita
tion from Mr. liryan's speecli bi cause
we know that strong efforts are beint?
made, not only throughout the country
generally, but ulso In this Immediate
community, to whip Into lino for Ury
an, free trade and free silver. Dem
ocrats whose convictions are directly
opposed to these doctrines. The plea
Is being made before them that to
permit sincere convictions to Interrupt
past purty adulations Is to commit an i
net of treason to the party, and coupled '
with It in some ea ,es Is the threat that
the party whip will In future be raised .
to avenge such alleged betrayal. Upon
the eve of Mr. liryan's visit to this
city we consider It an act ol Justice to
him as well as to them to let these
former Democrats know that tho free
silver candidate explicitly denounces
and repudiates such tactics, and asks
only for votes that proceed directly
from the voters' free will.
Knowing as we do that there arc
hundreds of Democrats in this county
who do not subscribe to tho doctrines
ffinbodled In Mr. Bryan's platform, we
call upon thern to give heed to his
vords and feel free to act accordingly.
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Tho probabilities are that John Kurds
ley's health will Improve In regular
patent medicine fashion.
Commercial Travelers' Day.
It: connection with other efforts J
which nre being put forth by tho Com- i
rncrclH! Travelers' association of
America tc raise a fund of $150,000 for
th completion o? the Commercial
T'KVtflerf' homo at Blnghamton. It U
):op!j.;il to psk for a general obaerv
flr.-r urnont: business men ef De. J,
wr.it h has been designated as Com
m .ft tit! Travelers' Day. In every city
o: mor than 30.000 Inhabitants the
hot Ms. theatres and lending stores di e
re-quested te give a percentage of their
recel;i-4 on that day to the home's
hflld.ng fun's. A very small contribu
tion fron ruch merchant would maue
lu the aggregate fur tho whole coun
try :i considers 'ole sui.-. No cl'.y In
Pennsylvania has had mo-e reanon to
f;e grateful to the "advance ngf-ms
cf trade" thin Scianfn hat, and the
: espouse In this city to the forccolng
request should be bom libel's I acd
ungrudging.
Prom Vac IS to Dec, 13, Ut Uadli
.N.
Square UarJen, New York, a fair will
be held (or tbe same purpose. Prepa
rations already mud assure that tt
will be hi. entertainment of excep
tional interest. An honorary commit
tee of SUOu the leading coiuineroi.il,
unanclal. inurufAUuring and proves
fiorai nun of the country has been se
lected. Its officers arc: Piestien:.
I Chujncey II. D.pew; vice-presidents.
William L. Strong and Kosweli F.
Flower; secretary, R. O. Dun: reas
urer. George E. Green; counsel, Hoad
Ity. J.outcrbuch & Johnson. The lady
ohulrpan i Mrs. Thomas O. Piatt.
Nothing w..I bo Iff i undone to make
this occasion Oiio which will pleas.
Interest and Instruct every speciutcT.
Those Sernntonlans who can aid it in
any manner will by doing bo promote a
most worthy object.
The commercial traveler Js a con
venience of modern civilization who
Often la too little appreciated.
The
envoy of old. whose mission mainly
was to apeak the worthless thought of
kings, was received with elaborate
ceremony and accorded palatial hon
ors. The outcome of his activities wae
almost invariably a new pretext for
taxation or h new cull to cosily war.
The nio-.ivin envoy of trade has gen
erally to be content with a seut In tlw
smoker, a cut In a none too luxurious
hotel (although in fairness to Scranton
it should be said that here he gets the
b0sO and a "frost" at the very thresh
tld of the store he enters. And yet
his work Ilea at the foundation of com
mercial progress, upbuilds industry,
extends and m.eguards the employ
ment of labor and contributes more
than any other single njjencv to muk
Ing the wheels go round. The organ
ized bensvolences of such a factor In
public improvement do not need to
apologize when appealing to the pub
lic for help. The debt Is on l'..e public's
wide and It U not likeiv to overpty !t.
The nomination by Fourth district
Republicans yesterday cf John F. Itey
nobis of Carbondalc, assures as the suc
cessor of Hon. O, P. OMnlley, who
declined a rer.omlnathm, a representa
tive, at Harrisbiirg who will undoubt
edly eiual Mr. O'Malley's brilliant rec
ord. Mr. Jlcynolds is a bright ami am-
''"'ous young; Itepubllean who has both
tne niniuy uuu the inclination to ren
der fnlthful service. The voters of the
Fourth district can safely entrust their
legislative interests to his guardian
ship. A Democratic Opinion.
Pome tlmo ago, in fact Immediately
aftor the Vermont election, n gentle-
man living In Scotland, Conn., wrote to
F. C. Mosier, esq., of Plttston, asking
his opinion on the questions nt Issue in
the present campaign. Mr. Atoslcr is
doubtless known to many readers of
these lines as an old-time, stalwart
Democrat, whose political ideas were
Inherited directly from the Democratic
fathers. This is the reply whl.:h Mr.
Moslcr sent:
I have always fought In the grand armv
of Democracy until this campaign. I am
new -for sound money, a sound protective
tnrlff nnd a sound money pension for ev
ery one of the honorably discharged sol
diers who fought for the preservation of
the American union and the eslalillsli
ment of a no "enemleB' country" within lis
broad donmln. Aa a patriotic Democrat
placing country nbove party T urn glad
Hint the pntriotlc citizens of Vermont
have met the allied nrmy of anarchy,
rr.ln, repudiation, dishonor nnd disorder
ami checked its eastward advunee. The
unpatriotic anil calumnious doctrines
rminrliiled In the Chicago platform nro
not found In Mm political bible of Jef
ferson, n .l.ieksou. n TIMen or a Cleve
land, mid tt Is well that the political wave
set in motion by the windy utterances of
the expounders of anurehv. eovutmiunnmi
socialism ami free coinage should not
over-top the Green Mountains, but meet
Us Bennington at the hands of the hon
est descendants) of the hemes who fought
under the banner of John Stark and Ethan
Allen, nil of whom who survived the
great revolutionary struggle, lived to ex
perience the evils of a depreciated cur
rency which was liniilly swept out of ex
istence by the linn of public condemnation.
It Is possible that men like F. C.
Mosier, who stood by Democratic can
didates and policies ere Bryan had left
college, nnd who were local pillars cf
Democracy Ions before the Ponullstic
movement van spawned which has
since appropriated the Democratic
name and the Democratic livery to base
uses of Its own it ia possible, we say,
that such men are "tra'.ors" nnd "in
grate's," as the Poitocratic organs ex
citedly declare; but it w'll be difficult
t'o make the average citizen btdieve so.
We venture to suggest to the? local
Democratic manngers that they can ill
afford to gone euch men Into a fight
of self defense.
Governor Alteeld remarks that "until
we restore the market there is ne use
opening the mills." The people intend
In November both to restore their mar
ket and to open the mills.
Unnecessary Despair.
"In 1S.10." remarks E. V. Powell, In
the course of a ressimlstlc editorial I.i
the New Unity, a Chicago Unitarian
Journal, "Daniel Webster boasted that
our ships were in every harbor of the
world. Irt 1S35 381 ships were built In
our harbors, besides 126 brigs; In 1870
only 71 ships and 27 brigs; In 1SS0, with
wealth still amassing, we built only
23 ships and 2 brigs; in 189u we built
1 ship. In 1SC0 our total tonnage In the
merchant marine .was about five and
one-hnlf millions; that of England
was barely Inrser. We ruled the ocean
together; and the ocean always ruins
, the land. But today we have less than
the merchant marine that we had
in 179i.
Mr. rowen, who ny tne way is a
free trader, Is worried over this, nor
can one blame him. But there is hope
ahead. The Itepubllean national plat
form .adopted at St. Louis June 18
used these words: "We favor, restor
ing the early American policy of dis
criminating duties for the upbuilding
of our merchant marine and the pro
tection of our shipping In the foreign
trade, so that Ariicrlcan ships tne
product of American labor employed
In American shipyards, sailing under
the Stars ami Stripes, and manned,
officered and owned hy Americans
may regain tho carrying of our for
eign commerce.' And In William Mc
Klnley'i letter1 of acceptance It Is
stated:
The declaration of the Republican plat
form In favor of the upbuilding of our
merchant marine has my hearty approval.
The policy of discriminating duties in fa.
vor of our shipping, which prevailed in
the tarty years of our histoiy. should be
strain promptly adopted by ionj:m and
vigorously supported :ntll our prestige
and supremacy on the neiii is fully ut
tulried. We should no longer couti Unite
rlireetly or Indirectly to tno maintenance
of the colossal marine of foreign countries,
but provide an efficient and complete
marine of our own. Now that the Amcrl.
ran navy is ussimiln;? a position .com
mensurate with our Importance as a na
tion, a policy I am glad to observe the
Itcpubllcan platform strongly endorses, l
we must supplement It with a merchant I
marine that will give us the advauiace i
In both our eoastwl.se and foreign truilo
that wc ought naturally and properly en- i
Joy. It should be at once a matter of pub-
Ho and national pride to repossess this 1
immense and prosperous tra-Je, i
Even the American Merchant Marine
, , , . , , , I
association, of which Mr. Sewall is ;
president, la so strongly lm:iessed by i
these pledges of legislation In support
of our carrying trade that It la urging
the elec tion of the Republican ticket, i
Those who wunt to see the merchant
marine of the United States reach n
magnitude commensurate with this na
tion's commercial Importance; who do- i
sire that we slio Id ccaae. to pay ex- i
cessive tolls to foreign vessel-owners '
for the carrying1 of our gooil3 to and
from fun Ipn port", have no option in '
tills campaign but to vots ror McKlu-
hy. Hobnrt and a Republican congress. :
There is no other way to put in mo- !
tlon the Inlluences that will ultimately
achieve these desirable ends.
(
Walter Wellman Imaginea that the ;
Nebraska candidate may be In pretty .
much tho some attitude of mind that i
"Slippery Jim" Campbell of Illinois,
was last year. Campbell, It should be i
explained, is a member of the Illinois
legislature and a politician of some
local renown. At any rate ho Joined
hands with the nmlahle "Buck" Hin
rlchscn In Inst year's tree silver cru
sade In Illinois. When nsked why ho
went In for silver, "Slippery Jim" re-
piled; "Well, I don't know whether or i are a Republican, aro you going to sup
not It would be a good thlnjr for tho ! ,,?ur 'all"--'-ar urt'W thls cum"
country, but we have got to have j Tlio editor pondered a moment and
somethlnR to harp on In the campaign, then replied: 'As 1 have supported him
something to harp on, sir, or we'll be
licked out of our boots."
In commemoration of Its occupancy j
of a brand new home and Its first use !
pf a magnificent new sextuple press,
the Buffalo Enquirer on Monday print- i
ed a special slxte en-page edition. There 1
were many good things in It, but tho i
best of all was Editor Joseph O'Con- '
nor's dedicatory editorial rcafTlrmtiis '
tho paper's purpose and mission, ami 1
putting into excellent English the
ideals which Inspire all conscientious i
and Hbeml-mlnded newspaper workers, j
When occasion shall permit we intend '
to reprint that. In the meantime we 1
beg to assure the Enquirer and Its ad-
mirable editor of The Tribune's con
tinued esteem.
" I
The claim of the Philadelphia Press
that Michigan, Illinois and Indiana will
give McKlnley 150,000 plurality apiece,
or thereabouts, Is, of course, ridicu
lous. Nothing Is gained by printing;
such rubbish except to inspire over
confidence at a time when every Re
publican ought to be at work. Tho
battle In each of the states named Is
hard and close, with the odds, it Is true,
favoring sound money, but not to any
such extent us would appear from the
estimates In the Press. Republicans
this year can afford ti deal utralght
forwardly with the public.
The editor of the Lonanon, Re-
publican makes a fair proposition to
' ,, ' .
1111; j'ujHTcrum 01 emu vicinity w no pre
dict that Bryan will win. II o offers to
send them his pnj.or for mm year, and
charge them nothing for It In the event
of Bryan's election, provided they will ;
agree to pay him a dollnr a year apiece
In case McKlnley wins. Up to dnte, I
there has been no frantic rush in ae- j
ceptance of this offer.
Silver bullion costs today, in the mar
ket, about 65 cents an ounce. If tho
Bryanites believe that their candidate
Is going to win, and that his election
will raise the market price of silver to
$1.29 an ounce, why aren't they out
hustling for sliver bullion? Here is a
mighty eusy way to earn 100 per cent,
profit on a speculation lasting- only a
little more than one month.
Some one has begun to worry because j
Thomas 15. Reed, In his Maine speeches, '
didn't mention McKlnley. He men- j
tloncd with Illuminative emphasis the j
principles for which McKlnley stands, !
and that hud moro effect than would
have been wielded by a campaign of
taffy.
The fact that Senator Stewart in 1S73
favored the g-old standard while In 1896
he is the utmost blatnnt champion of
free silver is accounted fbr, invnnr oth
er reasons, by the fact that In the in
terval Senator Stewart acquired
large holdings in Mexican silver mines.
The Wilkes-P.nrre Times fears Wana-
maker cannot be persuaded to accept
the United Slates senntorshlp but
thinks if be could be, he would be
elected without opposition. Where did
the Times sign its humorist?
The way to discourage demagogism
Is to bury It beneath an avalanche of
ballots. It is high time this wire
done with the professional disturbers
of public confidence who lead the pres
ent attack on sound money.
Whenever a Wllkes-Barrean Is cor
nered In a comparison of the merits of
Scranton and Wllkcs-Barre he Invar
iably falls back on Wilkes-Barre's
"noble river." Yet even that is full of
Scranton sewage.
Having made a memory of free sil
ver at home, Tom Reed now arises to
remark within the hearing of Mark
Hanna that he is open to assignments
elsewhere. Who said Reed was sulk
ing? Tt is undoubtedly very generous in
the city to promise to keep its agree
ment with the Ablngton Turnpike com
pany. For this condescension It really
deserves a. vote of thanks.
Chairman Boyer's estimate of a 300,
000 sound money plurality in Pennsyl
vania Is no doubt rjauged on Joe Man
ley's Maine plan of claiming one figure
and getting double.
A British publicist wonders if Great
Britain will not some day get the Unit
ed States back . under her sway. NcJ
but Americana may yet capture Eo(
land by. maxriago.
The Htinaoroiis
Side of Politics
Compiled by the Times-Herald
ONE CHANCE LOST-Champ Clurk
tells an amusing story of Bryan's earlier
political career. At the time- of which
Clark speaks Bryan was a tied filing in na-
tlonal politics, unit few people dreamed
that he would be the presidential candu
nate or ono of tho groat political parties.
Bryan had been Invited, with a dosen
other men, to address a political meeting
at Omaha. The chairman introduced a
long line of moro or leys distinguished
statesmen who were called Judge, colonel.
?'"Jo.r. ?nl. r hy some other title.
hen it drew near Bryan's turn to speak
he l)CRIin c ihink mt he ,,,, no ,. bllt
he thought that he might get some ad-
veiMiig out of the address for his strug-
(in I'uaiurnn aa 14 Idn J PI ill tXIII'Utll aa
he went tt the chairman and whispered
to nun that when his time came to ad
dress tho asse mbly h. should Ilka to lie
introduced us "Mr. William J. Bryan, the
rising young attorney of Lincoln." The
chairman grunted an assent, but when he
introduced Bryan he did it In these words:
".Mr liryan will now speak."
And so the chance to gain an advertise
ment was lost.
ACCORDING TO HABIT "Ex-Governor
Walte, of Colorndo, U an original
character, and while lie has broad theories
ns to national finance, he hns never been
able to make a personal anplletlon of
thestt theories to the extent of accumulat
ing much lilt hy lucre," snld Btunley
Wood, of Colorado. Tho ex-governor's
son-in-law la a highly respected newspa
per editor and proprietor, and has al
ways been a -stanch Itepubllean in poli
tics. "When Waits became the candidate of
the Populists for governor his son-in-law
hail a hard proposition to Bolve.. As a
Republican he could not consistently vote
for the Populist candltiute, much less
could he advocate his election editorially,
but as a loyal and affectionate relative ho
was hound to give both his vote and his
voli-e to his father-in-law. While the
struggla was going on lu his mind a
friend approached him and suld:
'Your father-in-law Is a Populist, you
for the last nve years I Hon t see any rea
son why X should change my course
now.' "
HIS INTROnrCTlOX-'Thc most I
amusing experience I ever had in a politl- j
e-nl campaign," said Major Mosi s P. Han- .
dy, "was in 1"4 when Blaine was a enn- j
lildate for president. I had been Invped .
lo speuk with lllalne and Heaver at a j
town In northeastern Pennsylvania. ;
Blaine and Heaver were absent, but I was ;
there. The ball wns tilled with r.:i enor- i
mous audience in anticipation of P.bdue's !
coming, when a telegram wns received j
that the distinguished orators had missed '
thn truln. '
"Tho chairman was disappointed, but,
having one orator In the person of myself,
determined not to lose the opportunity to
let the UBsombluge hear good Republican
doctrine. So hu gut up and begun as fol
lows: "Gentlemen, wo expected to have with
us this owning that great Republican, the
Idol of our party, the plumed knight, the
honorablo James li. lilalue, our canuidate
for president '
"Tremendous applause
" 'But Mr. Blaine could not come. We
expected to have with us this evening that
gulluiu veteran than whom no mun Is
dearer to tho heart of a Pennsylvanlan,
the governor of this great commonwealth,
Hon. James A Heaver '
"Moro applause.
" 'Hut General Beaver could not come.
We expected to have with us this even
ing that representative of all that Is best
In PeniiHylvuniu Journalism, the cmlneut
editor of tbe Philadelphia Press, Mr.
Charles Emory Smith."
"More applause.
'But Mr. Smith could not come. How
ever, gentlemen, we have wilh us this
1 evening one of tho most popular Renubll
; cans lu Pennsylvania, an eloquent orator,
I a man known to every one of you, Mr. '
! "And, turning to me, he asked In a voice
voice
loud enough for every onu to hear:
" 'Beg pardon, sir, hut what did you
say was your name?' "
PREFERRED TO BE HANGED "Yotl
know that Michigan is one of the few
stutes in tho union where capital punish
ment Is forbidden by law," said Frank
11. llosfortl, secretary of the Democratic
cumpaign iommlttee. "nnd the puople are
I very tenacious of the good name of tho
state In that respect, and although some
persons in every legislature for many
years have undertaken to restore the
di ath penalty, the proposition has al
wnys been elefeated. But the question
'bobs up serenely' with every legislature;
I there Is any amount of oratory and long
i contests In each house of the lenlslutiire .
"Some years ugo an amusing thing hap
pened while the debate on this bill wss
pending In tho house ut Lansing. Three
' able and loud-lunged representatives, who
j sat near each other on tho right side of
the house, made siicccsrivcly long nnd
vigorous speeches on tho question, all In
favor of the hanging hi!!. When the last
one took his seat a young man on the ex
treme left of the house rose quickly and
said: 'Mr. Speaker 1 rise to a question of
privlege.' "The gentleman will state his
rpiestion of privilege,' suld the speaker.
'Mr. Speaker,' continued the young man,
'1 want to Inquire of our friends on tbe
other side of the house which they think
Is preferable to bo hanged or talked to
death.' This statement was greeted wilh
great applause, promptly checked, how-
i ever, nnd turned against Its author by a
j big-voiced member, who rose right back of
' the three offenders, and called out, In a
j holler-factory voice: 'Well If you're goins
to talk, we prefer to be hanged.' "
HAD T( HE A CANDIDATE "A good
' story Is told on the late Senator Vance,
i who died two years ago," said Senator
I .Tnnes. of Arkansas. "As I remember it,
i Vance was traveling down In North Cnro-
i Una, when ho met an old darkey one sun
day morning. He had known the old man
for many yenrs, so he took the liberty of
.. L. .....I.LInnln' m u tt.tnlntnrl
I UIII BttH. 'V mi .M.,.u.... .
way to (le taoernarie oi ue i.om
.erime.eo
" 'Are you
Vance.
un iscopumi...- .uqui,
" 'No, snh, I can't say dat I am an Epls
pokaplllan.' ' 'Maybe you are a Rnptlst?"
" 'No, sari. I can't say dat t's ever been
burled wld de Dawd In waters of baptism.'
" 'Oh I see1, you're a Methodist.'
" 'No sah, I csn't say dat l's one of dose
who hold to the argyments of ele faith
of de Methodists
" 'Wnat nre you then, uncle?'
" 'l's a Presbyterian, Marse Zeb, Just do
same as you Is.
Oh. nonsense, uncte, you don't mean
to say that you subscribe to all the nrtl-
e les of the Presbyterian faith?'
" 'Deed I do, pah.'
" 'Do you believe in the doctrine of elec
tlen to be saved, or of being saved to be
elected.'
" 'Ve-s. snh, I b'lleve. In the rtoctrlno of
election most lirmly and tin'qulvcatin'ly.'
'Well, then, tell me do you believe that
I am elected to be saved."
"The old darky hesitated. There was
l.ndoubtedly a terrlllc struggle going on In
bis mind between his veracity and his de
sire to be polite to the senator. Finally
he compromised by Baying:
"Well, I'll tell you how it Is, Marse Jieb.
You see, l's never heard of anybody belli'
'loeted to anything for what they wasn't
u candidate."
HOW NOMINATIONS ARE MADE
"My funniest experience," said Frederick
Upham Adams, secretary of tho Demo
cratic press bureau, "was at tho first con
vention which I attended as a delegate.
A. J. Jone-s had recently moved Into the
Thirty-fourth ward and was a candidate
'for member of thje legislature. Hardly
any one In the warl knew him at the time.
We held tho condition, and the word
having been passed along everybody was
In favor of Jones. Nobody knew Jones
GOLDSMITH'S
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You cannot buy the material for the price, say
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WE are now ready to show Novelties in Ladies',
Hisses' and Children's Jakcets, Capes and Furs.
LIKE EVERYWHERE
So have we in Scranton met with the greatest success.
A PLACE FOR ALI
A STORE for the men who have been paying 25 per cent, more for
their tailor-made garments.
A STORE for the man who has been paying the same price for
ready-made as he can get our tailor-made suits.
GREAT EASTERN SUIT AND PANTS CO., ?JJ
Our garment! aro niaJc on our premises, under our own supervision.
and I had been elected a delegato In order
to make the nomination. 1 got up and
made a rattling speech, telling the dele
gate what a rattling member of the legis
lature Jones would make. Nobody knew
me, and while I spoke one-hulf of the del-
e'gates were asking, "Who thu Is
Jones?" while the other half Inquired,
'Who the is Adums?' Nevertheless,
Jones was nominated by a vote of K to
7."
. .
A TYPEWRITER'S TEARS "My fun
niest experience," suld General Russoll A.
Alger, "during a campulgn was not on
the stump, although Intimately e'onnnctml
with the stump. I had neglected to pre
pare my spuech, and thinking it best to
Jot down a few notes I went to the Bieno
grapher at my hotel and asked her to take
my dictation. She asked whether I want
ed it taken direct on the machine. I
thought that way would ho as good as any
ether and began dictating. She went
light ahead, but as 1 was In the midst of
my peroration sho burst Into tears. I
wondered why my eloquence had been
so melting and asked what was the mut
ter. "Would you mind speaking that all
over again?" she said with eyes full of
tears. "I forgot to put any paper In the
machine."
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THE UNPLEASANT PART.
From Harper's Round Table.
"Well, Johnnie," said the visitor, "I
suppose you'll begin going to school again
very soon."
"Yes."
"Do you liko going to school?"
"Yes; It's stiiylng there after 'I get there
that I don't like."
Tho Influence: of I.ihrn.
I.lhra begins todny, Sept. 23, and will
continue until Oct. 2.1. The bad ins char
acteristics of persons born under this
sign are centered In their fnreslght. They
arc very positive In everything that they
I (,U,
and are not prone to reason except
from Intuition. They are very susceptible
psychological Influence
of other
, n)n(Ni o nct maMy lnion ,hf.lr ,..,.
I pie of lntelllgeni-e, and thus take on the
i mental conditions and nature of others
; nnd feel and act like them. Many ehll-
ilren of Libra are found among spiritual
ists because of Ihelr susceptibility to the
psychic e-ontrol and their natural spiritual
Intuitions. As children they need a posi
tive control hy their parents. Of the chil
dren of Libra tho ancient astrologers
tspcuk as follows:
"The sun in Libra causes the child to
! fnnrt of society, busy, fortunate, es-
j pecially upon waters or things pertaining
j Q wuter. ,,, hy .ept Hp(.0I, linj ,,r.
nous stones. It causeth him likewise a
comely and nimble body, a pleasant
tctigue or speech, and a good name, seek
ing out secrets bllt seldom steadfast in
promise, although he pretend otherwise-.
He will be exposed to great dangers nnd
troubles. His first wife shall not contlnuo
with him long; ho shall ulso have Inheri
tance of the goods of dead men: nnd he
will gain prosperity partly by his own
wit and industry. Neither shall he be al
together unfortunate In dealing in four
footed beasts. He shall also bo ,a good
Interpreter of dreams be bin birth by day
or night. A girl born when the sun is In
Libra shall be friendly and merry and
ciieerful In company, delighting In fields
nnd in herlw. She shall marry about tho
ago of 23 years, which mnrrlngo shall lie
fortunate; tho husband will be handsome-,
of pleasant spee-rh and of good behavior,
and she shall be greatly promoted by him.
But let them beware of scalding water
and lire, for they shall receive hurt by
them."
All persons belonging to Libra are In
ventors and originators In mechanical
matters, but they aro imitators In other
departments of life. They are successful
as writers and professional men and their
great Imltativeness gives them line me
chanical and sometimes artlslio abilities.
WHAT IMIYAN MOULD HATE.
Prom tho Borland Oregonian.
Below is an exact reproduction from tun
head of one of the columns in a dally
newspaper published In tho City of Mex
ico, and Its dollar quotation Is strikingly
suggestive of what this country would
come to under the free coinage of silver
at 16 to 1:
THE TWO nEPUBLICS,
A Daily Journal.
ESTABLISHED IN M7.
P. O. Box, 295. City of M.xlao.
SL'NDAY, ABUUST 1, 18DU.
Mexican dollars, !i cents.
Silver, 67 in New York; 31 pence in
London.
Pig Iron, 10.00f? 12.00.
Coppe r. I10.0.12.U0.
Lead. K.Wa-i.t.
Tin, K13.10ftl5.u0.
What an alluring prospect would be
presented to the American people If there
were really any reasonable ground to be
lieve that Bryan's elecUon is poaslole!
What a conlldenee-lnsplrlng announce
ment to have American dollars rated Ilka
commercial commodities pig iron, tin,
hides, polutoes and hog products!
PERTINENTLY ASKED.
From the Commercial-Advertiser.
The great captains of Industry in the
United States are not fools. If free sliver
would start factories, furnaces and shops
Into constant ncllvlty, why is it that their
owners, practically to a mun, are opposed
to the cheup money programme?
HIS TALKS DON'T SHOW IT.
From the Altoona Tribune.
The newspaper reporters declare thai
Mr. j:ryan looks ten years older than he
did when he began bis flying canvass.
But his speeches bear all the ear-murks
of Juvenility.
A FINE SHOW
Of the latest in China and Silver
ware tor weikting or other gifts.
Dinner Sets, Chamber Sets, Cut
Glasses, Silver ware, li ie-u-15rac.
THE
CUHR ID. ffUUH Gt
PRINCESS
OS
Anthony Hope's New "Zcnda" Ro
mance, I'ubllsIiCil Today.
, THE B981AN
43; Sprue St, Opp.Tbs Cmawnwtalth.
V.7. 'irS. ! rEP!ilh!
B
him
VOTE
IT Bill
As your needs snpgests anything in tha
wry ef ttnlxi ny, 1 In k I eil or OIB
Supplies, and when ycer list is full bring
it lu and ws will surprise you with th.
novelties w. rceiv. dally. We slao carry
a very neat line of Calling Cards and Wed
cilng Invitations at a moderate prlo.
E
18.,
Stationers and Engravers,
HOTEL JERMYN BUILDINQ.
THE STETSON SOFT HAT.
NONE GETTER.
SELLS THEuI AX
LACKA. AVE.
THIS IS
THE MILLER STYLE.
NONE NICER.
Houses fcr Sals and for Rent
If you contemplate purchaslngor leas
ing a house, or want to invent in a lot.
sea tit. lists of desirabl. property en
page s of Th. Trlbun.
Conrad
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