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SCHANTON, JANUAUY 21, 1807.
Thi: selection (if l' YV. Floltss, esq., of
tills city, foe the vending cli-vkshlii oC
tho state house nf veincsuntnttvea re
turns to the stnto capital one of tho
most otllclent nntl popular of the IprIs
lutuvp's recPiit ollleluls. It also gives
merited reeoRliltlim to Mr. Klclta's
numerous services na a political or
Knnlzer nntl cumpnlun speaker. Ills
selection will Krntlfy n large proportion
of the younger Hepubllcans of Lacka
wanna county.
Statu Aid for Local Charities.
There Is arising the biennial covn
rilnlnt from eleemosynary Institutions
over the bonnl of charity's recommen
dations of state aid. The general truth
Is admitted that tho condition of the
state revenues necessitates the utmost
practicable curtailment of appropria
tions, but for each Institution which
Is promised an allowance from the state
treasury less than was expected there
Is entered the plea that the required
curtailment should by all means begin
elsewhere. Political influences are at
once Invoked to prevent the threatened
cut and In a short time after the recom
mendations of the board of charities
are announced the situation In many
respects resembles nn enlarged fac
simile of a gridiron struggle of rival
football players.
tt'o do not. however, find fault with
tho friends of any Institution for en
deavoring to protect their own; and If
vigoious kicking will secure favorable
attention In tho present emergency it
is obviously their duty to klcknnd kick
hard. As a rule the recommendations
of the charities board aro founded on
a careful knowledge of all the facts
and represent as large a generosity as
the commonwealth can well nlford.
There may be occasional instances of
favoritism.' but they are few and In
frequent. Yet if any Institution can
muster sulllolent strength at llarrls
burg to cause Its recommended allot
ment to bo exceeded, wo have no hesi
tancy In declaring it to be its duty to
do so, since that Is a logical outgrowth
of the principle of state aid.
It Is that principle Itself which Is
fundamentally vicious. So long as the
commonwealth contributes to local
charity in one place, no blame can be
attached to the people of any other
place for wanting to share the state's
beneficence. And thus we have the
way clenred to just such scrambles as
the one now In progress, with their In
evitable bitterness and disappoint
ments. Hut we have yet to be con
vinced that It was ever tho state's duty
to become a contributor to local insti
tutions of mercy. On tho sanif prin
ciple we could with eciual propriety ask
the state to contribute to local church
and Sunday school expenses, upon the
plea that it derives resultant benefits
from such agencies of human improve
ment. The hard fact of tho matter Is
that It Is not the state's place to be an
almoner to all of its people. Its duty
is fulfilled when it provides suitable
places of asylum for such unfortunates
as cannot with safety be entrusted to
private or local oversight.
It is altogether wrong to encourage
whole communities in the ' dangerous
practice of relying upon the common
wealth to foot their chailty bills. It
perverts the whole theory of public
charities and virtually puts to the brut
al hazards of politics the necessities of
the aged, the infirm and the helpless.
The legislature of Pennsylvania ought
not to give one dollar to any local char
ity able to sustain Itself: and It could
make a good start In the right direc
tion by declining' to appropriate a dol
lar In any instance unless that dollar
was first covered with another dollar
raised in the locality affected.
Senator Hawley is eminently correct
when he says that It would be decided
ly proper for President-elect AIcKin
ley to select one member of his cabinet
from New Yoik or Pennsylvania. He
could Up still mure correct by omitting
New York.
A New Primary Election Bill.
Another measure designed to purify
primary elections has been drafted In
this state and will, It Is said, bo laid
before the legislature. It is as yet tho
property of Iiepresentative Shrink, of
Schuylkill county, but some of Its pro
visions have already been made pub
lic. Tho bill provides that the primaries
of all political parties desiring to nom
inate candidates for state and county
olllees shall be held at the regular
polling place on tho third Tuesday of
August of each year, from 2 to 7 p. m.,
and the elections shall bo conducted
by the general election officers of the
precinct. These primaries are termed
"nomination elections." Kvery person
desiring to vote at tho nomination elec
tions must be tho recognized adherent
of a political party, and, If challenged,
must prove that ho voted the ticket of
tho party he claims membership with,
or make an affidavit that ho intends to
vote the ticket of that party at the next
election.
Kvery aspirant for a state ofllco must
file with tho secretary of the common
wealth acertlflcatoof his intention to be
a candidate thirty days before the pri
maries, and must advertise the fact
onco a week for four weeks, and if he
Is a candidate for u county oilleo ho
must (lie his Intentions with the coun
ty commissioners nt least twenty days
before tho primaries. After the names
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conmil.sslnni'i'.q Hhnll hnv uvintn.i ti.,.
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ballots of each political party with the
candidates grouped under the titles of
tho offices they aro running for. Thus
he Democratic candidates will not bo
on the same ballot as tho Hepubllean
candidates. When a voter presents
Mmseir to a cast a ballot at tho pri
maries ho must. Indicate) (ho party he
belongs to, and ho"is given n ballot con
taining tho names of the candidates of
that party, lie marks it Inside n com
Darttnent, the same as at a general
1
election, folds up tho ballot nnd hands
It to the Judge, who deposits It Inside n
box where other bnllots of tho same
party aro kept. After tho vote Is count
ed the result Is posted outside tho di
vision house, and tho returns for coun
ty ofllccrs transmitted to tho prothono
tary, These returns are opened In tho
presence of the sheriff ami the county
commissioners and those tecelvlng the
highest vote for each ofllce on the dif
ferent ballots nre declared tho candi
dates Tor that ofllco of tho different
parties. The returns for state officers
nre sent to tho secretary of the com
monwealth and the same process Is
gone thtougli with at tho state cnpltol
to determine who are the party candi
dates for the state ofllces to bo lilted
at the coming election. Tie votes arc
to bo decided by lot by tho opposing
candidates.
National delegates aro selected in
the same way, and the conferee sys
tem Is broken up by declaring tho can
didate receiving tho highest vote the
choice of tho party. A violation of any
pi o vision of the act Is made punishable
by a fine of $100 and Imprisonment
of not less than three months nor more
than two years. To defray tho expenses
nt nomination elections tho candidates
must pay an assessment, tho amount
of which Is nnmed in the bill. For pres
idential elector the assessment Is $2ii;
for governor, $1,000; lieutenant govern
or, state treasurer and secretary of In
ternal affairs, $500 each; auditor gen
eral, $-100, and Judges of the Supreme
and Superior courts, $1,000 each. Tho
assessment of candidates for county
offices varies according to the popula
tion of the counties In which they are
running, but does not In any case ex
ceed ten per cent, of one year's
salary.
Tho most objectionable thing" which
we see at first glance In this bill Is the
requirement from the voter of an oath
that he will vote Ills party ticket at the
general election before ho knows who Us
nominees will be. This would practic
ally do awny with independent voting
and seriously abridge tho citizen's con
stitutional liberty. To prove party
membership by afllrming co-oper&tlon
with that paity in the last pi lor genera",
ejection would be sufficient, especially
it all the primaries were held on one
d(ay, so as to restrict tho chnnco for
repeating. To other features in this
Intei esting bill we may allude present
ly. Senator Cameron intimates that he Is
disgusted with the senate's vacillation
on the Cuban question. There are others.-
Need of a Bankruptcy Law.
Another e'fort is soon to bo made to
secure the adoption by the present con
giess of a bankruptcy law which shall
subject the legal conditions governing
Insolvency to uniformity among tho
various states. A very succinct and
timely argument for sucli a law Is made
by tho Philadelphia Ledger when, after
reviewing tho numerous influential de
mands of prominent commercial bodies
for its enactment, it adds:
Tho number of business failures, as re
ported by the commercial agendo:, for
the past three years, is very large. The
great majority of debtors who have be
come Insolvent during the business ik
liiusslou could secure a discharge fiom n
court of bankruptcy and bo restored lo
the biihlnesa world to build up their for
tunes anew. Very many of those thus
rehabilitated would be able in the course
of time to pay their creditors in whole or
in part. It is bad policy to keep thousands
of honest men In hopeless insolvency,
and a well-drawn bankruptcy law will
effect their release more certainly than
any other agency. It Is believed, further
more, that the business of the country
would be stimulated by giving to traders
of limited capital Increased credit by the
operation of such a law. Debts could be
more easily and certainly collected
thereby. The distant creditor would not
be so readily displaced by preferences
given by the debtor to home creditors,
to his relatives and friends. A good fed
eral bankruptcy law would have uni
form operation all over the country
and business would be relieved to a great
degree from tho uncertainties of conflict
ing state laws applicable to the collection
of debts.
If a federal law can bo framed which
will draw a tolerably fair lino between
honesty and knavery in failures and
at the same time offer reasonable len
iency to those who are the victims of
unmerited misfortune, it will certainly
go far ahead of the average bankruptcy
legislation of the separate states, and
fill a long-felt want. The fact that the
lower house of congress has thrice
within the past few years passed a
bill purporting to meet these require
ments would seem to warrant hopeful
ness, desplta the senate's attitude of
seeming Indifference.
The principle back of professional lob
bies at state capitals is utterly ob
jectionable; but organized labor has
undoubtedly as good a right to have
stationary agents nt Harrlsburg to look
after Its interests as organized capital
has to have such agents for a parallel
purpose. The deplorable fact of the
whole matter Is that so little attention
Is as a rule paid to the Interests of what
Senator Quay calls "tho people In
gross."
Just Old Enough.
In reply to the criticism that John
Sherman is too old to be secretary ol
state a criticism, by the way, that Is
almost" brutal in its irreverence the
Times-Herald opportunely points out
that "Lord Palmerston directed the des
tiny of England when he was long past
Sherman's age and died In the harness
nt SI. Disraeli was prime minister
at 73, and so was Gladstone, the latter
resigning his leadership when past SO.
While wo have not had many old men
us secretaries of state, those we havo
had havo rendered thoir best service
when bordering on 70. Webster died as
secretary In his 71st year, nnd his last
days saw his Intellect In Its greatest
vigor, Marcy was 71 when ills term
under Pierce closed, General Cnss was
7f, whon he entered Buchanan's admin
istration, and Hamilton Fish was 70
when he retired from his arduous ser
vices at the close of Grant's administra
tion." Secretary Sherman will enter Presi
dent Mckinley's cabinet at 7t, with abil
ities as keen and powers as well discip
lined as If he were not more than three
score. If an nblH man Is chosen as his
Immediate asslstont, to take from tho
secretary's shoulders the burden of de
tails connected with th state portfolio,
leaving to the secretary himself leisure
for the consideration of broad policies
and for tho giving to the president of
his Invaluable counsel, no tear need
bo entertained that the conduct of our
foreign ufi'nlrs during the next four
years wilt suffer In the slightest degree
by reason of Mr. Sherman's age. On
tho contrary, his presence in tho cabinet
will train value from the conservatism
incidental to hla years, for It will servo
to put n wholesome chock upon the pos
sible exuberance of sonic of his younger
colleagues and bring out well-rounded
cabinet discussions.
Tho president-elect has dona well to
Ignore ns bonenlh his contempt tho ob
jections which have been raised on nc
coun' of John Sherman's age." He gnlns
respect by tho respect which ho shows
tor America's grandest old man.
Senator Quay has undoubtedly sug
gested to tlie chief ollleluls of the leg
islature that no discrimination bo prac
ticed against the members who sup
ported Wnnnmuker. Such Is Ids usual
mngnanlmlty. Uuf while this may bo
a good rule to apply to those who sup
ported Wnnamnker honestly and In good
faith, wo suspect that tho deliberate
traitors oiizht to be Introduced ns
speedily as possible to n hereafter,
Hereafter In Now Yorlc city every
physician will bo required to report tho
name nnd address of every patient af
flicted with consumption, which Is now
on tho books ns an Infectious disease.
If the ravges of this disease can bo per
ceptibly checked by means of compul
sory precautions, let us by nil means
have the precautions.
The bill of Senator Kauffman to pro
vide for the payment of Interest on
stnte funds deposited in banks confess
edly has Its, animus In a feeling of
hostility to Senator Quay. Yet in prin
ciple It is sound and the legislature
would do well to consider it on Its mer
its. The arbitration treaty will be valid
if ratified within six months. There is
consequently ample time for investiga
tion and deliberation. Delay docs not
necessarily mean hostility.
And now It seems Hint tho lion. Ed
ward J. Phelps, wlille he Is tearful for
peace, doesn't j believe- in arbitration.
Perhaps ho Is undecided as to just what
ho does want.
It seems that Urothor Kohlsaat's Mc
Kinley club sufficed, after all, to do the
business In Illinois. Our esteemed con
temporary certainly Is a Napoleonic
lighter.
YVe dare say there aro times when
Charles Emory Smith regrets that at
the parting of the ways he went with
Martin Instead of Quay.
A LONG STEP TOWARD PEACH.
From the Times-Herald.
Tho more the arbitration treaty wlih
Groat Britain is studied the deeper be
comes the conviction that it deserves to
rank among the greatest blessings that
this ucntuiy has conferred upon civiliza
tion. Fault may be" found with its d
talls. W'e have no doubt some wasp In
house or senate will uttempt to attract
attention to himself by stinging it. Hut
in the eyes of tho people It stands splen
didly forth as an active realization of
the promise of Christianity to tho woiltl.
The chief objection to the pact will
touch a failure to precisely recognize tho
-Monroe doctrine ns an Item of Internation
al law. Article VI., by far the most Im
portant part of tho document, bears only"
on teriltorlal claims between the hlgn
contracting parties, 'flint Is, as we un
derstand the treaty, tin Alaskan boundary
dlspuate, or a difficulty between the na
tions at some point where their actual ter
ritory touches, would properly come be
fore the. arbitrators, while tho Venezuelan
case would not be subject to the tonus
of the treaty. But this, after all, Is a
doubtful criticism. The British govern,
ment has gone ns far ns It could decently
be asked to go la acknowledging the Mon
roe doctrine-In the Venezuelun settleme.u.
On the other hand, while we sustali. a
treaty that provides for arbitration In all
cases except those Involving the claim o
American sovereignty on this continent,
it is Inconceivable that the peace or the
nations can ever be liable to danger from
too bumptious application of the doctrine
on one side or contemptuoU3 disregard of
it on the other.
In short, the treaty scorns to absolutely
preclude the possibility of war betweon
England and America. Even in the event
of a failure of the arbitrators, drawn
from the most eminent judicial bodies
of England and America, to ngree, It Is
sppclllcally provided that neither nation
shall resort to war until one or the other
or both have sought tho mediation of one
or more friendly powers. In this ca?e,
as In all others, the words of the treaty
count for less than the spirit that ani
mates tho agreement. Throughtout this
document runs the command that between
the two great English-speaking nations
there shall be peace ror all time. No
treaty could be tight enough to prevent'a
dishonorable government from wriggling
through or a contentious government
from breaking through. Here the manl
fest Intention is so plain to preserve good
feeling between tho nations at all hazards,
to substitute for the brutality of war the
methods that prevail in the relations of
individuals, nnd to make a resort to arms
a crime against civilization, that the
word "arbitration" might well be stricken
from the title and the treaty called by its
right name: "A permanent treaty of
peace between tho people of tho United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and tho people of the United States."
The world has been n long time on tho
weary road to this first breathing place
and it has till a far journey before It.
But to believe that tho example of two
of the foremost powers of civilization
abandoning savage precedents in the In
terest of rational Intercourse will not
exert a far-reaching Influence upon the
continental powers is to question the
reufconlng faculties of mank'nd. We
may not return to the golden age, as an
English paper cynically suggests, but
there is good ground for the belief that
this treaty, so Ullllcult in prospect, so
easy when actually attempted, will give
the first Impulse to that general disarma.
ment abroad that humane statesmen have
looked forward to with rising hopes for
many years. And Americans have just
reason to bo proud of the fact that, ns it
was America that first Insisted upon the
prlnclplo of arbitration, so It is America
that has now crystallized the principle In
the Miape of law.
WHOXC-DOINC AXIJ SIJIOIDK.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Since the recent bank troubles which
occurred In various purls of the country
there have been four suicides of men who
were bank ollleluls, and who acted either
in the capacity of cashiers or directors.
Mr. Hammond, who committed suicide,
was u director of tho defunct National
Bank of Illinois, and the charge Is that ho
had misappropriated funds, although his
friends claim that he was driven to tho
deed by tho knowledge that ho was Inno
cent of-these charges, and by the humlllu.
Hon to which ho was subjected from un
unjust uccu'satlon. The sulcldo. of u bank
cashier In TJaltlmoro has, however, differ
out features. The bank to which he be
longed ranks umong tho strong financial
Institutions of tho country; he had been
connected with It for many year?, rising
from a subordinate poa.'lon to one of
trust; his Integrity was noor doubted by
his superiors; he enjoyed the respect and
esteem of ull with whom he came In con-
tnct; lie was Identified with many phases
of charitable nnd icIIkIoub work, nnd out
wnrdly led n blnmeless life. An unox.
pected Visit from tho bank examiner le
vcitled n shortage, uud whllo tho cashier
professed to be nble to make a I'ntlsiae
tory explanation and showed no signs
of guilt, he stealthily left tho building and
drowned hlmseir.
The defalcation of a man such ns this.
Hearing old age, pointed out to the young
ns an example of what enn bo attained
by fidelity and Integrity, a man, too, whose'
voice was often heard In movements for
mnrul and social reform, Is certain to re
net painfully upon financial and mo'-al
confidence. It gives opportunity, too, for
unthinking and cynical persons to relied
sneerlngly upon all who devote them
selves to good works, forgetful of or Ig
noring the fact that thcie are thousands
of people In the world who nevor bo tray
the trust reposed In them, while at the
same tltno they are nlsn prominent In nil
things Hint help tho welfare and elevn
tlon.of the community. It should not be
forgotten, either, that the majority of
bank olllelnls and business employes nre
fnlthrul to the trusts committed to them,
nnd that those who fall form an Incon
siderable number as compared with those
who aro stadfnst and Incorruptible. '
Such Incidents, however, emphasize tho
great need of better safeguards and more
careful checks In bnnk management. The
very fnct that the ease with which de
ficiencies can bo concealed by a man who
yields to temptation brings on his down
fall, also shows that there must bo some
radical defect, either In the system of
supervision or In its practical application.
But, above all, the lesson to be learned
from such sad occurrences Is that when
a man enters upon the downward path
he need not lay the flattering unction to
his soul that there Is a way of return.
The haste to be ilch blinds many to the
existence or this inexorable law. They
see n way to make money without long
years of plodding, or they are beguiled
by tho specious tale of some one who has
embarked In an enterprise that Is to
bring In fabulous returns. They yield
and their fate Is sealed; the suicide s
grave or the felon's cell Is their portion,
and not all the waters of the ocean could
blot out the disgrace and the misery that
they bring, not only on themselves, but
on the Innocent nnd the trusting. It Is
as true today us when It was said cen
turies ngo, that the way or the irannsies
eov is hard.
The sun enters the sign of Aquarius to
day, Jan. 21, and will remain In the sign
until Eeb. 19. The children of Aquarius
are Intuitive by nature and good judges
of character so far as relates to honor
and dishonor. They have a great deal
of the psychic, or controlling power of
eye, nnd would make good keepers in an
Insane asylum, as their inlluenee upon in
mates by the magnetism of the eye would
be great. They arc lazy at times, but
like amusements nnd crowds. They ni-L
not fitted to become mechanics, but
belong to the class of natural traders.
They are capable of acquiring a line edu
cation and have dear minds. They are
apt, however, to defer too much to the
opinions of others.
Ancient traditions concerning children
born under Aquarius aro as follows: Sun
In Aquarius makoth the child friendly,
but rather covetous, and subject to sick
ness such as fover and ague; also unfor
tunate about waters, which naturally ho
shall abhor. But his good fortune shall
begin when about the ago of 1,1 or 1C
years, at which time he shall begin to
wander and stray through divers places
and wax somewhat rich, which riches
shall never come in abundance. Further
In Inter years he shall bo vexed with sun
dry misfortunes, losses and perils, es
pecially with his wife, for she shall suf
fer from sickness. A maid born when
the sun Is In Aquarius shall be proper,
flue, true and constant, and In these
points sho shall excel the man. She shall
be enriched with other men's goods und
let her take heed of her children, for she
shall bo vexed with many misfortunes
and travel Into strange places. She. shall
be of mean estate until 22 years of age,
when fortune shall begin somewhat to
favor her."
Children of Aquarius should cultivate
Independence and guard agalns-t nervous
ness nnd rheumatic diseases.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajncchus
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 3.1S a. in., for Thursday,
Jan. 21, 1S97.
& &
A child bont on this day will be of tho
opinion that It is about time for tho cur
few or the chestnut bell to ring on the
"yellow kid" business.
If everybody told the truth today It is
probable that twilight would steal In upon
considerable unhapplness.
The success of a play often depqnds
more upon whut the audience had for din
ner than the efforts of the actors.
If a leopard could change Its spots there
would probably be a much larger snlo
for whitewash In certain quarters of tho
city.
Snowdnkes.
A talented maiden Miss Grow,
Wrote a poem on beautiful snow;
But Editor Bunco
Shrieked, "Iteturn it at onee!
Such braln-warping drivel won't go!"
Odds and Ends, we find
while taking .stock, nre being
sold at greatly reduced prices
to make room for new spring
goods.
Have some good Dinner
Sets we are closing out very
low. $15.00 Sets, with a few
pieces short, now $10.00.
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Curio Cases,
Tea Tables,
Vcrnis-Alar tin Cabinets,
Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Chairs,
Gilt Reception Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestals,
Jardinieres,
Hook Cases,
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices in plain
figures.
HILL & GQNNELL
131 & 133 Washington Ave.
FOR
An absolutely reliable
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Guaranteed for one year.
Second Gross just in.
1 19 Washington Avenue.
Dim & con
At Our New and
Klcgaut Storeroom,
130 WYOMING AVENUE
Coal Exchange, Opp, Hotel Jerinyn.
"Old firm in nsw surround
ings," like in old "stone In new
settings," shines more brilliant
than ever, and "shines for all."
Diamonds, Fine Jewlery,
Watches, Silverware,
Sllvor Novelties,
Rich Cut Glass, Clocks,
Fine Leather Goods,
Opera Glasses.
When you see our Net Prices
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
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ELECTRICAL MACHINERY
REPAIRED BY'
SKILLED WORKMEN."
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LACKAWANNA 'LUBRICATING CO,
1212 CAPOUSE AVE)'
SCRANTON. "- ,
A. E. ROGERS'
Jewelry Store,
2I3 LACKAWANNA Ait.'IJ:
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DIAMONDS, JEWELRY,
CLOCKS, WATCHES,
Look at our $10 Gold Watches,
Warranted 15 Years,
213 Lackawanna Avsnii3,
Lodge and Corporation Seals,
Rubber Stamp Inks, All .Colors,
Daters, Pads, Pocket Cutlery,
Scissors, Revolvers,
Razors, Strops, Padlocks,
Bicycles and Supplies,
Umbrella Repairln
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Athletic and Gymnasium Goods,
AT
222 WYOMING AVENUE.
i- ROBINSONS
Lager
Manufacturers of the Celebrated
CAPACITY!
100,000 Barrels per Acnuni
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