TIIE SORANTON TRIBUN-JS-SATITRDAY MORNIN'GK SEPTEMBER 18, 1897.
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scitAN'ioN, si:i'ti:mhi:u is. 1S97.
TIIE RHPUBLICAN TICKET.
Mltti'.
State Treasurer J. 9.
llEACOJi, of
O. M'CAULEY,
Wetmc retard.
Auditor General i.EVt
of Clicf-ter.
Count).
siiciiff-ciiAiiuNci: K. ion on. of
Hcr.inton. .
Ulstilct Attorney-JOHN n. JONES, of
M.ikcly. .
l'rotlionotiiv-JOHN COl'ELAND, of
Cnibondnlo.
Treasurer-W. S. LANOSTAIT, of Soran-
Cleik of the Courts THOMAS 1. OAK-
113I.S, of Scr.-inton.
liccouler- CHARLES HUnSTEIl. of
Xerniifvi
IteKlstcr WILLIAM K. HECK, oC Mos-
tow.
Jurv Coiimlortr CHARLES WIG-
UINri, of S.mn'cn
Election cln , Nov onber 2.
It Is estimated tint the bituminous
mli'o stiUfi oopt uimntds of $12 000,0(10
lmt Hio ata-tomont csmbllshts nolliln'-'.
'Jlmc conic In this world vhen ns be
tween juiticv nnd eonnmy lmncst men
arc forced to Htiiul out for the former.
Republic:. "tern and Wheat.
It a ltopubltcfti Journal v 10 to ns-
it tirliiul" tint tin1 election of a
1 opuldlcMu pislc ut last fnll hid not
n little to do with tins pie'sent lib,'li
j. rice of v.lunt, tin. r-nnik vol Id call
f oi tli ft urn the- cin'.Ti: a volley of de
risive comment. Yet Jt Is a c urloua eo
lmkUiHc, If nothing; more, Unit the
miikel lilies of wiwxt Ium ir-vitltWv
n enured Wither under ttcpubtlt-.m than
ii"der Pomoci ltlc national ndnilnlstia
tlon. An nllircr of Hio United States
a i my. Major J. W Wlwrn, has pr pir
id statlntlca on this point vvhjch are
-ltalnly Intel otlrtR. .Major Wham
"In IS'1, the j car pi lor to Clove
1 uid'si flist election, tlio iive-msT; price
if wheat was 31 ctrUs nor Intsh-I. In
issi. the Icai niter hit. election, the
uvciaiie price- was CI cirf per liuhhel,
a diop of "7 tent. liom which prko It
only rallied slightly ilu UifT h'-a entlio
adtnlnlstmtlon, .! Injr the 1 tit i.ir at
an nvoinge of CS cnts per busnel Har
rison wns i lei ted In 1SS. and wheat
Immediately Imunilcil luck to a point
t -ii o ntb lilirlioi than whe-n Cleveland
wis Iltst ulicted. the nvota,'o piice for
lss being ''" i cuts pn liuhhel, from
Inch point It only MlKhlly loaded, the
aMiage jirlo' tltn lucr the two last jinis
being b centi pel buhdnl Clev eland
a io-eIrctod in li?3J and tluro- was .in
immediate ilinp of it cents pit 1ui1ilI,
LiintliiuliiK down until 19 cent) per
liubhel A. as iciih'ed, tho lowest during
tli,' tent til v. Millions of nun .ue out
of cmploymi nt. Consumption neces-r-.iill
fill off. rcimomj even In tho use
of bie.ul and Its Kindled IumuIls was
foiled.
"Compnt" the per capita cmiHumptlon
In th Tnlted States durinj,' the Hist
tluee j'uia of Ilanl-on's .idminlstia
t ion. when all the whet Is of commotio
and unteipiio weie hot with action,
and the flist tlue cais of Cleveland's
list admlnlstiatlon.when the conditions
were oljf olutely tevcisecl, and jou liavo
a fallluiT off of one and one-rrujitir
Intshols pot capita durinf; th"' Cleveland
administration. 'the pet capita con
Mimptlon of wheat duiiiiK the last year
of Aitluu'b nduiinlHtiaUon and tho last
-ar of liairlbon's administration te
,ii'ctitly wan re.irlj sl and one-half
1)I11ip1?. JOPt ear. unci t Cleveland, it
wan leps than ilt husihels. It has- hem
as low under Domoeiatic admlniutia
tiotts as foui Imshels."
IkPpuWlcann do not pretend by their
polleles of natlontl administiatlon to
control tho wl at marl.ct of tho wotld,
but thry do claim to be able by unl
foim protection and conscived busi
iifbS co'ildnco to corttol the home
mtrhot and mal It a buylni; mmKet
fur tho fannot's iiioduc This alone
is sufficient to oxpltln the llguics iiuot
cd above.
A pilso of $lr.fiO h'as been offeted by
an Indiana uoclety lor the ptoduetlnn
of the beat B nulne nliot. Th la cer
tnlnlj ourht t make tho sho3t wall;
Greater Gotham's L '.ior Problem.
In IiIb letter acceptlni; tho nonuni
t'oti fur Inaol of New York Seth Low
touches In an Intetohtlne manner upon
the Haines law . That law. ho i eniarlc d.
contnlnod the Keim of an eche s-jstem
far bettor than that which It .supplant
ed, but
whine tlio Ilaiius lav failed as applied
to Now 'ioi'c. it fall bieniisi it docw not
tnhu Into account tho public Eentlincnt of
the citj . New Yoik, vvlillo cl.aiaLtcrls
tleallj un American elt. Is also. a the
Got mans tay, a world cit It In conmo
polltan In fact and cosmopolitan In Miitt
niont. Men of every sort of upbrhiKlnr
must be able to live In buoIi a lit", hap
pily and iinturnllv, ot couise. with dui
icK.nd to tho rlKhts and convictions or
otlieis. I.(t;lslatotH on thl subjiet hIioiiII
never foiset tint the ccNo lav. stands
midway bitweMi the lavH that evcrjboily
bilkM In and the etc ad laws that nobody
believes In. and that tho iffcetlvo public
BtuUnicnt behind it. Ideally, Is the only
rumanent fone on which to dcp'iid In
Its administiatlon Tor this reason. In
my opinion, an pncIxo lav t o far as It at
foots tho dally life and the hablta ot the
pcoplo should rillect tho public opinion of
the city. On tnie h points, In cube or
radical dlffetencts of opinion I should
taKo tho appeal to tho people thunuolvts
In a community IlUe this 1 Know of no
better wuy to secure for an oxclsa law
tho suppoit of a Kontlmint that will sus
tain Its even enforcement.
This Is doctrine opon to seveto tlno
retlcnl criticism but It Is doetilno rest
liiB on demonhtratud oxpedleney. The
moinllsl will say that u quastlon of
morals such as the doseciatlon of th
Sabbath by the sale of liquor nhould
never be put to a popular yQto but that
tho mornl law should be enfoiqed rigid
ly and with Brim det,crmlnatlon. On
the other hand It mny ivlfh perfect pro.
prlety ho replied that the question of
vh'at n citizen may ot may pot do on
Sunday Is a tnattor for detsrmlnatlon
by his consclonce oxalMslveJy, so long ns
his dqlnus Inflict no demominybld harm
upon tho community. Belns within
these limit n qitestlnn of conscience It
follows tlint It cannot nt the mtno tlrrto
bo n qupstlon of statutory law, for stat
utory law must test upon the free con
sent of n majority. I.awa r-lutlnp to
the cxcle, nccotdltifc to this view, must
dial only with those phases of the li
quor trnfllc which a majority opinion
ptonounefs proper subjects for legal
iCRUlntloti
Hero Is nn antagonism ot thcotles not
Ilk My boon to be reconciled, but we be
lieve th'at tho ttend of Atnuilc.tn opinion
Is In the dltectlon of tho position as
sumed by Mr. Low. Local option for
thr.t Is what It amounts to .isaumes
that tho majority In itny community
should rule In mutters exclusively pci
lainlnx to that community: und It
lcavis op-n to tho minority the hope
of inaklnj,' a aufllclent number of Indl
vldmtl conveits to enablo It to become
ultimately a tmJotit. whereupon It
could ti'ilace the old law with a new
one more to lis llklnc It Is piobnbl
that a popttlnr vote In New Yoik would
call for open bais on Sunday; but It
would also, we dale say, s motion tho
Mtppicgjl of disturbance, the denial of
liquor to men In the visible btnRes ot In
toxication and other restrictions and
t pu!atlons nictitated to minimize tho
harmfulncFs of open bars. This would
not ptoducc a speetailu enJoablo for
moral cltUons. but they would havo at
least the consolation of Knowing that
they could effectively modify the situa
tion by convening to th-lr view onuu-'h
votem to otder things othorwlto. Up
sides, a I iw backed only b a lnlnotity
uentiinent could not be satlsf tctoilly
eiifotccd.
The devotion with which Commodore
Slngetly cIIurs to the battered hulk of
the l'pnnsvlvanla Democracy after all
his fi lends and asioclates havo boon
chucked ovctboatd by the ftee-sllver
mutineers Is extremely touching, but
the black litis at the top of the mast
will pi event his example from finding
many tmltntois,
Home Made Cable News.
Tint much of the so-called European
news osteiulblj cabled to leading Amer
ican Journals would, Indeed, bo news In
I3.UI ope Is, we think, genet ally under
stood it Is seldom, however, that the
eat-nuiiks of dellbeuate manufactute
aie so catelefasly exposed as In tho fol
lowing pi eduction, which nominally
conns ft om London to a prominent
New Yoik Journal and purports to re
llect the view taken in Uuiopo of Gen
eral Woodford's mission as minister to
Spain-
ibccntlv tho Ihtropeon Journals have
given eoiislclernblc space to discussion of
tut Cubiin question In most Instnncei
tin cdltoiltl comment more especially In
Gn many and Anstrlt. has bet n unfavor
utde to tile I'nlttd btatcs The trend of
tin situation is nn Inclination, tnoio or
lcs cotiPinlcd, to aid Spiin In this entpr
gi nev Taking Its cue front thc-e facts,
the tipinitdi governnunt afficts to believe
that In cio of tiouble vUth the United
btatis ii v 111 tlnd allli s In the Ihiropian
nations ami it will tlKiciore teint nnv
iroiioals Irom WnsliliiRtnn looKIng to
outiUht autonom.v for Cubi Another
affair that complicates the fiitiinllon Is
tin Killing of tin mlncis in Pcnnsj lvaui.i
b a i-lu lilt iiiul his posse comltntus The
v i tints It Is riportnl are inostlv sub
J. cts ol Austiii Ihnpeinr I'lancls Jo.
mill and his Kovcinmont raiy vit tnKe
ituite an Intenst In the trngedv iliplo
ntatlc oi otlMtwI'-e Thcv certainly will
It It will tctnl to knp further humilia
tion finm the Aiisttlan Trclnluihcss vho
Is tin riticin 1 1 Kent of Sp iln No doubt
exists that the ko eminent at Mudrld will
inaki the mint of tho Pi unsvlvnnla af
fair 1 1 1 1 the othir Ktunpein govern
mints It neid not be s iM that Itnlv has
not foipottcn tho New Orliuns ljnchhiKs.
This, as any one can perceive at half
a "'lnnce, is not news but guess-wotk;
and with cable rates running from 12'i
to 23 centfi a word It need not be be
Hevid by intlonal men that anj news
paper editot In the United States would
In these das of enfoiced economy pay
w Ire tolls on matter w hlch might quite
as pawlly be written to order In the
home office. 'Jut tho wotst feature of
this bnrus dispatch Is that It Is not
even pattly plausible That tho empet
or of Austria would or could assume to
find In tho enforcement of law In Penn
sjlv tnla a pretext for meddling with
the United States' relutlons with Spain
Is too pu paste: ous fot seilous consider
ation. Such an Idei, we feel assured,
ha' novel cnteied his head, but If It
should entot it, the icsult would be th
i-ame. The United States would pro
ceed along tho even tenor of its way
and the emperor of Austtla would have
only bialn-fag for his tiouble
To a icpiesentatlve of the Chicago
Ttlbuno who Intel viewed Ptesldent
McKlnley on Monday of this week the
lattet teplled that the policy of his ad
ministiatlon with leferencp to Cuba
would, when fully unfolded, prove ta
tlsfactoiy to every Intelligent Ameri
can citizen AVe have gteat faith In
the wotd of the picbent chief executive
and we shall await with eager Interest
the succession of events necesary to
the complete dlselouie of his plan to
aid in the establishment of Justice In
perbecutcd Cuba.
Tilt: ItAIXHOW COM),
At Oe foot of tho rainbow lying,
In a pot of rhlnlng gold;
So the told the wond'rlng childien
In the sunsrower das of old.
And fnr over misty highland,
And deep In the forest dell,
Did w haste In our bieathlcss Hitting
Toward tho goal whero tho talnbow tell.
Itut over tho small feet wearied,
And evor tho fair glow smiled
He) oiul the wistful lingers
Of even tho piettlcst child.
Now the rilnbows on oaith nro faded
Are Lathered to Ileuvon fur;
And bum In the Aictlo twilight
Under tho red Noith Star,
And rare In tho distant vlon
Of splendid banners of fire
nanus tenth the wondrous Aurora
Like 'tho Last Dnvs's funeral pyre.
An down nt Its earthwuid bending
Truo Is our childhood's dieam
There the pot of gold Is shining
Uy tho Yukon'B icy stream,
Harriet Clay Penman.
lU'llcx Action.
"Wo havo been very fortunatoly situ
ated this winter"
"In whut way?"
"Tho pcoplo In tho next Hat whip their
little boy so often thut our Tommy bo
haves llko an angel." Chicago lUcord.
Doesn't Dcscrvo Any.
"Undo James, what Is a pessimist?"
"Oh, he's any sort of nn old thing thnt
won't enjoy hla lco cream toduy, because
ho Is afraid he won't hove any tomor
row." Puck.
For Uniform Lau)s
Among the States
rrom the Philadelphia Ledger
The complex form of tho American gov
ernment affords fnvoiablu conditions for
the progress nnd development of law. Our
forts -live state leglslatuics aro so many
fcparato experiment stations, vvhetc vn-
nous forms of ICKlslntloli may do bud
Jected to tho test of nctunl experience.
The Independence of tlio states within
their ptoper sphere, and tho largo number
of Important mutters which are left to
their control, secure sincerity nnd earn
estness In the business of legllatlon. '1 ho
stalo legislatures aro not merely plavlng
at law-making. They aro Invested with a
true authority over a wide sphere, Includ
ing varied and most Important lntetests.
They are not subject to any Impcrlnl or
autocratic veto which in iy nrbltnirUy
ntilllfv their best endctvors. Their work
ftands, utiles In conflict with tho consti
tution of the United Stntes, and npptnves
It If or Is disapproved In the light of its
ucttiul results. Tho large number of the
st ites t,lvcs room fot great variety In
thesje legislative experiments. And the un
its of the nation, tho strength of tho
forces which In every nation strive to
vvatd uniformity, tho dllfiislon of Intel. I-
gence. the facilities for travel, tho clear
cciusclounes thtt corrupt or Imperfect
laws In any stato are an injttij and a
discredit to tho whole mtlon, may be re
lied on to work out In due tlmo a rea
sonably uniform sstem of laws tor tho
whole nation Divergence tind even con
flict, w'thln certain limits, between tho
laws of tho scvei il states aro not there
fore unmixed evils. They aro Indlspens
nble conditions or that progres toward
Letter things which, amid nit our politi
cal discouragements, we are glad to be
lieve characterizes the American peo
ple. It Is onlv within the Inst few oars that
tho states havo serious'. attempted to
avail thcmelcs of tho tcselts of these
virions experiments In legislation 'Hie
date of New "ioik was tho llrst to ap
point commissioners who might meet with
similar conimlsloners from other states,
nnd after studj of tho laws on nil our
statute books, n commend such changes
ns would tend to .secure unlformus
'lhlrts states and one terrltoty havo now
iippolnlel commissioners, and they have
met nnnuV.b for the pist seven cars, In
connection with the nnnuil meetings of
the Ameiicnn Hnr association Some of
their recommendutlons, euch as the abol
ltlou of iojs of grice on commerclil pa
per, have already been adopted In Penn
sylvania, m.d other stutes Many will bu
tiMpilHod to know that the legal standard
of weights and mcns'ires his been differ
ent In different stites, and that It Is
tliiough the labors of these commissioners
tint the number of pounds In a bushel
of oats, potatoes and other products Is
about to become uniform Uuoughout tho
nation
o
lly far the most Important subject to
v hlch these commissioners have turned
theii attmtlon Is that of our marriage
nnd divorce laws. On no other subject
has American legislation diverged so w Ido
ls ftom an common standard. No other
nlTicts so vltalls tho character and tho
welfare of the people The whole body
of our liws relating to tho famll.v, ln
c'lidlng the degrecj of relationship within
which nnrrluge may be conti icted, the
forms or cei onions necessary to make it
valid, the lcgulatlons concerning license
and uglstiauon, and the causes for which
divorco maj ho obtained, is now bifoio
thtte eommlsslonei for stud and inves
Itgdtlon, with a view to the preparation of
a unifoi in code w hlch ma bo recom
mended for adoption to all the states, the
vast mass of leglsl itlon which must bo
examined, the statlst'es rcceutls gathered
to Illustrate the elfccts nnd tendencies or
theso vatlous laws, tho consideration
which must be given to other social
fences, such ns the Christian chuich, and
to the claims of the Christian law of
mora'is, combine to mako this ono of tho
mot complicated subjects ever submitted
to nny bolj of Jurists or lawmakers Tne
torn n s-lont is nto wlsels resolved to
in ik" no ciiulo or pn mature report to
the Iin'lslaturis which have Intrusted this
grave task to the'r hands. As they nil
seive without siliry and most of them
defray their own expenses, It will not bo
thought that thoi aie nced'esslv prolong
ing thilr deliberations Besides, ever)
jcar lenders the situation more auspic
ious for the sueci ssful completion of the-lr
woik Public opinion Is steadily rising
toward better standards on this subject.
The facts ascertained by the congression
al Investigation of 18S9 havo caused a
grtat revulsion of feeling against our
Iooe and conflicting divorce laws. Nino
teen states hive, within two jears,
amended thilr laws in more or less Im
portant particulars Dvery such change,
as It brings our laws nearer to the stand
aid of right, lc-sens tho difllcultles to bo
overcome by the commissioners, and ren
deis more probable the adoption of their
rtport b all the states.
Prom thc-e considerations It Is plain
that mere unlfoimltj of laws Is not the
rual tnwatd which tho aspirations of
thoughtful and cultured minds are stiiv
lug Where moial questions aie Involved,
there Is an unchanging standard of right
and wrong, and the effott must bo to
biing om liws into haimony with that
standard It is bcttir to have diverse and
conflicting laws than to have tho laws
uniformly vicious end corrupt. The bet
tir marriage liws of a few eoniorvatlve
stotes have been a standing rebuko and
ptotest against tho loose and demoraliz
ing statutes enacted clcwnerc Uniroim
It would not necessarllj be reform. Jt
might easllj be a backward step, Increas
Ins gieatl) the dllliculty of anj ultimate
reformation In this as In other depart
ments of inn nation's life we aro stilvlng,
often with halting nnd uncertain steps,
but set with constant and noticeable pro
giess, tow ml a bettei social state. In
which tho laws nnd the administiatlon of
tho laws shall be purged of all injustleo
nnd all Impurltj, and shall be as neaily
pirieci as tae impeructlons of human
Mime in this world will peimlt It Is to
be hoped that the commissioners engaged
In this work will take amplo time to
fiamo a code of laws which will bo a long
step toward this desirable consumma
tion. POLITICS AND IMIOI'ITS.
rrom tho Indianapolis Journal
A will-known business man of this
siiiio ims ioi man) jears past kept a
daily record of his gross prollts, expendi
ture and net profits, footing them up at
the end of eveis month. A few days rgo
it occuind to him to make a early foot
ing, and following Is tho result,
Taxes,
losses and
Gross all other
Year. prollts. expenses. Gain
1S59 .. ..$n,.07 S(5 14,91b 41 U0,2l 5J
1SS0 ... .Sa.nTuTS UOmS 27.2J1.S0
IS'U .... 411,0313.' J3 7G3 0t S0.ST1 Jl
161.' . .. 45.137W lS.r.2.10 2tl.bS3.17
1MI1 . . .37.57011 1S.0I1O2 W.5J3 U
1MI 2u,77C0.' 1C.U1.21 10 G1I.TS
JKH 3l.,J2.'Si! 10.13121 17.U.K IT.
1MW 29.2J0 93 13,303 41 U0S3 51
Total J30C.C3100 $127.20123 $179,4Ubii
Tho result Is Interesting In showing
the contrast between he Harrison and
Cleveland jears. It shows net proliu
iiro-ler Harrison of $118,517.50, against 5C0,
&WK under Cleveland, a difference of
J.'7.CI3.H The gentleman who furnishes
these figures knows of no leasou for
the dUparltj except tho general pros
perlty during tho Hairlson administra
tion and the general depression and stag
iiitlon during tho Cleveland administra
tion As these causes were of general
operation ho concluded that business In
general was affected In ubout the sn.no
proportion that nM buslnojs was. In his
own case ho was $37,01311 short under the
Cleveland administration as against that
of Harr'son. Ho hopes to rocover a largo
part of this loss during tho McKlnley ad
ministration. Oim CUIMINAL PUOCr.IHJUL'.
From the Minneapolis Times.
Thore wns an urgent need of strong bar
riers against nggrectdon upon personal
rights In tho dajs when tho Judges wero
tho slaves ot kings Instead ot servants
of tho law. It was necosary for trie
champion of personal liberty to buUl
up n strong tortro's to hold every Inch
of ground wrested from royal despotism.
Now euch phrases ns "bulwaries oi iiucr
t" are too often merely the cant ot tho
criminal lawyer and the tlop rhetoric of
the criminal court. There la no dangei
now that a Jeffreys will deluge the land
with innocent blood Tho fact la that
Innocent blood Is being shed every day
nnd soclnl crime are disgustingly com
mon, becnuse of tho weakness of tho lnw
nnd tho Inefficiency, or worse, ot the
courts. Why should we frighten our
selves with ghosts of medieval tvranny
when notual murdei walks red-handed
through thu land and the higher class of
criminals laugh at tho law? Our law ot
criminal proceduro Is simply an Invitation
to what has been called the "hlghir
grades" of crime Tho advantage given
to the defense In the selection ot n Jury,
together with the icnulreinrnt of unani
mous verdict, makes It next to Impossi
ble to convict whire tho criminal has
friends, mone) , and skilled counsel to de
fend him.
WHEN CUBA IS FREE.
Prom tho Now York Bun.
The question how the Cubans will gov
ern their Island after they have thrown
off tho joko of Spain must havo sug
gested Itself often They certainly could
not govern It worse than tho Spnnhuns,
aid certain facts Indicate that tho Im
provement will be prompt and surprising.
o
Tho patriots of Cuba, to begin with, are
admire is or the Irstltutlons of our coun
try, and familiar with them Spain mny
expect to see anarchy In the island ns
tho result of losing her beneficent rule,
but, ns T. (1, Alvord, Jr , shows In tho
Porum, Cuba Is a monument to tho Span
ish policy of plunder end of shameful
neglect. Taking, foi example, education:
tho budget for 1SU Just before tho civil
war, set apart 'IJf.TW for thla purpose;
but none of It went to the grnelp or com
mon schools, tho municipalities being lett
to pay school expenses Since the Cubans
mostly tonet'i their children at home or
in private Institutions, the commovi school
attendance Is only 1 in 43 of the popular
tlon, against 1 to 8 in Spain and 1 to 5
with us. Again, Mr. Alvord says that out
of un annual tax burden of i.SUOO.(WO to
SWXHOOn, only $700,010 goes to Internal
Improvements, and half tho appropriation
Is for salaries, with perhaps a quarter
btolen. In the last twenty-live years, ho
sns, not n foot of highroad has been built
In Cuba, nor has ono ard been added to
tho telegraph lines, while the neglected
harbor of Havana breeds yellow fever
and threatens the health of our land.
Spanish misrule, with Its crushing taxa
tion and plunder, can be stopped.
o
The Cubans nlso have finalities that
promlso successful government. They
have no lovo of rosalts, thes aro more
homogeneous than some of the SpanlEh
colonies that have obtained freedom, have
"one language nnd one history," and aro
"more national in spirit than Spain It
self" They are not swayed b fanaticism
In religious matters Tho shape ot their
Island favors a stiong central govern
ment, because a rallioad from east to
west will glvo eas communication tor
tioops, so that locil lebcllions can bo
quelled. In some Spanish-American re
publics the heterogeneous populations
have been led to uprisings by petty chiefs;
but Cuba, with CI per cent of whites and
tho colored remainder law-abiding, moto
icsombles Chill, Costa Rica and the Ai
gcntlne Itcpubllc. No supremacy of the
negro element, ns in Hntl and San Do
mingo, Is possible
o
Many Cubans have been educated hero
or have lived here. Their civil govern
ment now, as in the war of liGS, Is con
trolled b law, and It has authority over
tho milltars. Mr Alvord dwells at length
on tho praiseworthy municipal character
of Kes Wet, Tampa, West Tampa, and
Ybnr, under Cuban control, and we do
not hnve to go to ITorlda for proof of the
lav.-ibldlng, Indistrlous and piogressie
traits of our Cuban-American citizens.
Even the pamphlet which the Colonial of
fice at Madrid lsued for the purpose of
showing that the Cubans have nothing to
complain of suggests by Its niray of of
fices held b Cubans, thnt they can man
age their I'land. That they will be called
on before long to do bo generally we can
rot doubt.
I.AUYIUtS AS JIJItOKS.
Rochester Democrat ond Chronicle.
We have an Idea that practicing haw
sers nro legally exempt from Jury duty.
Whether this is so or not, lawvers very
seldom get Into tho Jury box Possibly
this is because tho lawjers engaged In
the trial don't want them there at any
price Thcro Is a tradition tint a case
was onco tried In the old Marine court,
beforo a Jury of twelve lawjers, forced
into the lox against their will, and
thnt tho Judge and the counsel had n very
bad tlmo of It as a result. The case was
a simple one of tho open and shut" or
der that, ordinarily, would have been
tried In fifteen minutes or so. But the
lawjer-Jurors ilther with malice pre
pense or becauso they were built thnt
way and couldn't help It, took tho case
In their own hands from tho atari and
ran It to suit themselves. Claiming tho
Jurors' right to ask questions, overs' man
of the twelve examined and cross-examined
at enormous length every witness
produced. Der ore felt ft his dutj to
act as "amicus curiae," anil exhaustively
discuss the lav. of evidence, at evers- ob
jection nilsed bs either counsel to any
question asked b- tho opposite counsel
or by any Juior livers' juror wanted a
personal explanation of eveiy contention
of counsel In his summing up and man
ured to turn the explanation Into nn argu
ment So the Jurv men kept the case drag
ging along all daj and only allowed them
selves to be dismissed to consider their
verdict when they grew wears The story
goes that 1 ero the Joko turned on the
lawjer-Jurors themselves; that they had
managed to so befog themselves with legal
subtleties that they couldn't consclent
lousls agtee on a verdict and were locked
up over night as they deserved blnco
that experience Judges and counsel In
New York have had tho most serious ob
jections to lawer-Jurors.
PAIHNKSS TO EMPLOYES.
Prom tho West Chester Republican.
Kvers right-thinking person desires that
honest labor should be adequately com
I'eneated. Kvers right-thinking man who
I i nWii tnn n.nn.d iIah ws tt Alili nMA IrJ
works tor wages desires onlj what Is
right and propel It Is exactly a case
llko the dicker of nn honorablo trades
man and n fair-minded customer. One de
sires a fair return, and tho other wants
to buj a needed commodity at a reason
able price Wo havo had long experience
In Just such controversies, both ns a
workman for wuges and as an emplojer,
and perhaps we can look at this question
from an unprejudiced standpoint. Wo as
sert that in tho main It is not very dif
ficult to ariar.go tho question of wages
with tho averago emplojer. And from
lntlmato association with those who labor
with their hands, we are enabled to say
that the working people, as a class, aro
modest In their demands, Whj, then,
should theso parties periodically be ar
rajed against each other llko armies un
der hostllo banners
o
To boll down this subject: Public policy
demands that there bo no wholesale
blockades in tho usual course of busi
ness by labor strikes or lock-outs. It Is
duo to tho fair tmplovet that ho be not
compelled to enter Into uneven competi
tion with tho mgn whoso conscience will
not restrain him In grinding tho face of
tho poor, and In paying tho smallest wage
that necessity will compel his workmen
to accept. Tho man or woman whoso sole
capital la the ability to labor, should le
celvo u recompense thnt will bo fair.
And If tho matter cannot bo settled by tho
two parties to such bargains, tho right
and the wrong of It should be settled by
legally constituted courts of arbitration,
Tho establishment of such courts by law,
piecisely like courts of cqultj', may in
some degree Infrlngo upon the liberty of
tho individual; but every one must In
many things suirondor personal llbeity
for tho wolfuro of tho gonerul community.
And surely, such mode of settlement
stoma better than the present periodical
waste ot what Is tho equal of many mil
lions of capital
TTPin
AMtmime
in the
Mlk Good
SectnoOo
bWlJMW
in years, and with such a stock and such
your Silk buying will be easy.
Nowhere in the store has there been more thoughtful selection than here. Up and
down the markets picking the choice things here and there, selecting only what we knew
would please our public. Cold type fails us when we try to imprest! you with the bright
beauties of the different lots. You'll have to see them to get a just idea of their worthi
ness. Grand money values await you here.
Our window display will give you an faint idea of the line.
A cordial invitation is extended to inspect the stock.
J
TTs
JUJlf
Mas always been pro
verbial, and our constant
ly growing trade on lower
and medium priced goods
only tends to show that
we are also to the front
on this line of goods, as
well
To demonstrate this
fact more fully than eyer,
we have placed on sale for
the next TEN DAYS,
Three Great Specialties,
that are well worth the
attention and scrutiny of
the closest buyers--as we
guarantee them the best
values In NEW GOODS
offei'ed this season
1, Is a line of Mixed Chev
iots, strictly wool and
an All cloth for general
wear. This week, $1.98
a Dress Pattern
2, choice line of Jacquard
and Camel's Hair
effects. An Imported
cloth and shown only In
the newest coloi'-com-blnatlons.
This week,
$3.35 a Dress Pattern
3, a line of high class
"Crepon" effect. "Nov
elty" Suitings, also In
the latest Color-Combinations.
Looks equal to
goods at more than
double the price. This
week, $4.85 a Dress
Pattern
510 and 532
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Jardinieres
AND
Pedestals
Bee our new lino of Celebrated Dickens
Ware; also Austrlnn, Wodgowood, Japaueso
and other Impoi ted wares.
Fermi Oisfe
In many decornttons nnd prices to suit.
Common Clay Flower
Pots, from 3 In. to 16 In.
for replanting use. We
give exchange stamps.
TIE CLEM0NS, FEIMM,
WEkUIY CO.,
422 Lacka. Ave.
TuPcO
w
Dress
Ooodls
IKo L
For weeks we have been gathering
from the great fashion centers this as.
semblage of handsome Fall and Winter
Silks. We take an honest pride in the
completeness of the stock. This bids
fair to be the biggest Silk Goods Season
Before Bunytag' Fall
Aed Wtater Clot!h5ei
See our line now arriving. It sur
passes all past efforts and represents
novelties that are absolutely exclu
sive, as well as all the staples made
by the best tailors In the clothing
world. Everybody buys at the same
price.
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vii LI LraUbj vdo
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Lewis, Reilly
& DavieSo
AiAVAYS IiU&Y.
TIIUV WKAR OUR SHOr.S
as orr to school tiiuv ao,
"AM. TIIK IIOYSs, ALL TIU, GIULS
LOVE THUU faO,"
SCHOOL
HOES
SCHOOL
r!0ES
iEWiaiEIltY&MVIES
11 1 AND 110 WYOMIVO AVE.
Well! Well!
Just
Think of It!
OOO-I'AOE LONG DAY BOOKS, LEDC
Kits OH JOUItNALS I'ULL DUCK
Ill.NDINO, M'HINO HACK, GOOD
QUALlfY 1'Al'Elt pQJ p5c
Then
Think Again !
A LETTER l'RESS, BOO PAGE LET
1 Elt HOOK, HOWL AND HRUtall COM
1'LLIL 0NLy $5.00.
Rey molds Bros
Stationers nnd Engravers.
Hotel Jermyn Bldg,
130 W) omlng Ave , bcrunton.l'a.
Er
BAZAAR
values to select from,
6K
uuuvy;
WE HAVE OUR LINE OF
!, Gas mi Cal Heaters
Ready for jour Inspection, but would sug
gest tbat jou seo nil others beforo jou seo
ours. And when jou have douoso come and
see tho only complete lino In tho city.
Scranton Heaters and
Ranges a Specialty. Also
the Sterling Range Has
No Equal. We Give Ex
change Stamps.
TOTE k SIE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General AFcnt for the Wj omlnj
District far
DUPOHT
Mining, Blasting, .Sporting, Smolcole.il
and tlio Rupuuno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
fcnfcty ruse, Caps and EtplodarJ.
Rooms Sl'J, 'J II! and 214 Commonuealtti
building, Seruutou.
AGENCIES.
THOS rORP,
JOIINH. 8.M1IH ASON,
K. W. MULLIGAN,
rittstoa
n mouth
WllU'S-BaiM
II PLEASANT
COAL
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the best quality for domestlo uaa
and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and
Blrdseye, delivered In any part of tha city
at the lowest orice
Orders received at the Office, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No 6;
telephone No. S&i or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272, will bo promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied at tho mine.
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