mnimiiim !! J- -f"W J T&f WP THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. 4 " MONDAT, JANVARY m, ISDfc MONDAY, JAM ATIY 31, 1S9S, rT. . ,- (-. e Jkranfon CriBunc I'nbllrbMftlalU.HicriH Huiiilar.tiy (lie Tribunes luMIMijnittMnpnii).iit I Ifty Unttn Month, imifed t ti t rotTorr-n at ihu'itoi'. rx. ai , rtcui:r.cuG8KAi:.UATTi "ten pages. SCHANfON .lANt'Am .11. 1W. ROPUULICAN CITV TICKET. I'oi School IMrcctin. Thiee Yenia-l'KTHlt NHl'Ld, nievonth ward. Thieo Yearn-D 1. l'HII.MI'H, 1'lftli iioul Uo YcarK-i:. 1. rilt.I.OWS, Volirth twird. Two Yearn-P. S. ClllDPtir.Y. H.shPi word. One Year-P. N. lJAKKllit, Seventeenth vvnid. One Yeui i;i.tAS I! KVANH I'lrtecnth wind. Hlcctlou Uiy, PcIiiiiiim' 1". AVIiv (In tin- liitllri IK Unit le-lthrr-Itiniroil M'luli'M ut Sumlnv- in vwmuH'i tn cry Hi 'h t'lmiN In tin' votlhtilei nt Ity chiuchcc jut ux the (uiiTicjratloiiM nic emergim; on Sunday iiinmlni; fiuin l1lvlll WlllHltlJi' lli lllW til' I'l'dil cllv Kiv 'inmbiit lh.it Phl.'f ltuhlinir IdW u about? An Interesting Conjecture. (Jiinw, .itiuiiiul ns tf tile I'Wii wlili h rl i slilont .McKlnli'V luw in.'p.ued lm the siilntlmi ut thi' Cuban lnoldi'iii, lull which linn nut vol bii-n miiilc luib lli Ai. Iitt'-i ft iiiEr one was iMiilniillt'd In ti"- U'liinl. tunonl Inst week. Unit tin- Jin "elit niliiililNtiiitlini liml ilelei lnlnei! to admit with certain module u tluliv the plan ut the iu-e oelinir nelnilll jitiutlon, wlili li innti'iui'il.iteil n ieel)i locliv tie.itv Willi Spnln. Including In lis pii-ninlite a ill eel tie li Kruiiii to iniiiii ti'ln In Cuba n llli'-ml itutoiinniiiiii fonn of covcnnm-nt ThK It vvu' uiKiied liv Mr Olney, would i ommlt Spain to Hlcb nn extent that 11m Pulled States itilRl't with luoiulelv 1'old In f to the ecmtinct In nn the iti.mt of .lutonotnv, once Hindi and nee opted, should utter vnil li" to tinv Inipoilant eMenl nulll Jied or nbtlilceel The mlMicntt't of til1 Clovol.tnil-Olticv rdnil e.sperted, in eiise Spain eonuente(l, to bilnr th" lnmiiRcnth arounil to nn Indoif-ement of smh u jiroRnnnne bv jdalnlv uotilyliiir th"in that If the did not neerpt iiiitononiy with an Ameil t'ni guarantee they t ould, so fm ns this Government w.m concerned, ko to perdition. The Pn novas mlnlstiy, then in power, not only did rftit consent hut politely Invited Mi'i? Cleveland and Olney to ro where they wete willing to send tni lii'-in cents Now. how -over, a new inlnlstiy Is at the Spanish nelm, one wlileh lin made niiinv con- ess-Ions to American sentiment, and ihe report Is that Piesldent McKlnlcy thinks he can. tinder present olmim-s-Unices, do what Jlr. Cleveland and Mr. Olney under those eondlllons ould not do. The ntniy sues that he will in se the ptnfftr liy Spain of a plan of autonomy sullh lently liberal In de tails to overcome reasonable objections to this mode of compiomise; -md that lm will lelv upon honest pcisuaIon to efiet' the Insurgents' assent It s piohable that this Idea lias b "ii In the piesldent's mind. Ills ne ilohs to date are consistent with such a purpose. If he could name the (on dlttoiis and Insure the iimanent suf tltleicy of the Ametkan Rtiaiantee, autonomy on the pioposed basis would und mbtedly prove the most picKlc and advantageous solution possible. Hut Kupi ore that aftei Spain should jleld si, much, the limit-Rents would not yield at all Could the ptesldent 11 nil it In lils licait to blame them sitter all that thev have endured In tyianny, outtitRo nnd sufferins: at the hands of Spain.' Hi blamliiR them, would he undertake to use foice on them or do as Olney threatened, tell them to ro to the bow wows" Would he not. after their lefu p.il which we lCR.tid ns almost certain still be bound 111 the Intel ests of lib el ty and Immunity to ti.v to pet Spain to let ro her odious and icpugnnnt hold on Cuba? Ciomez's tcply to Hlitnco'h ofleud liribe comes pretty near to being a knockout blow. And how contemptible It makes Spiln appeal! Hawaii Pro and Con. Hefore the Commeicial club, of Chi cago, on Satin day night Piofessor Von Hoist, of the Chicago unlveislty. de ll veretl nn nigument against the annex ation of Hawaii Which, although weak, wns no doubt the best that he could do. His points, whittled down, were as follows- (1) That Hawaii would be a souice of weakness Instead of strength to us lu time of war. necessitating a laiger navy and forcing us to meet the enemy out at set In place of hiding fiom him behind out mainland coast foi 1 1 flea -thins It Is woiihy of note that In th'ls opinion Dr. Von Hoist Is ut vatlance with a large niajoilty of Aineiic.in military and navnl authorities, who i incur with Captain Mnhau and (Sin. iial .Thulclcl n the l-ellef that If we illdn t nave Hawaii and a war should i me. we would need to taki it at any tost, so as to have an -vutpoHt of ob stiuctlop vvhicli would keep the enemv at bav until we could asijeniblc ships nnd prepare supplies for an ndequaU' clonse, of our mainland coast. I'os- ujbly Dr. Von Hoist knows moie about vv&t tactlts and requirements than tjiese men who make Hint subject a .frnfehslnnni specialty, on the contiaij. vlitilmps he doesn't. " ii). Tha' we have no ic.ion to suii pose If wo don't annex Hawaii that gilQther power will. No reason" Aie 'VUbe mnn remaining uiidcfended isfinds on the globe compainble with these which the colonizing powers of Hurope have fnllcd to gobble up'' Name one, professoi. und we will vleld the whole nrgument. (3). That thp annexation of Hawaii w'oiild Ijepln, not end, the spreading out process, thus gradually causing am re public to dilft away front its tradi tional moorings t nd become one of u numbei ot Jealous unci uneasy colon izing poweis. This Is the tiuinp caid of all opponents uf annexation. They one und all advance It ns their star ar jRtiinejHj And vot. what does It test onv Nothing moie? than idle and sus picious cnnjectuie. It Is equivalent to aylng that the American people nio unable to disci Imlnate; that having taken Haw.jll In they will nutomatle- nlly nnd unconsciously search the map for rtjitialnlnR Islands to bo bought or Swiped. i:veii If this were title, there v ould not bo accessible outlylnR terrl toty eiiouith left to Justify the makltiR ol so niueh fus. Cuba, 1'otto ltlco und pel haps a f u smaller Islands In their vkl,nltv would be the mint that we (ould hope 1 i uet, even though we should couttai't the Innd'hunger tlmt out Mugwump fi lends hold up as the Kient dniiRer. Hut what lenson Is theio for this feat ? Absolutely none what ev ei- llawnll we need; Hawaii ofletf Itself to us without the asklni:; Hawaii, al though made up of a mixed population IlivolvliiR some ilsks to successful nd nilnlstmtlon, Is already republican and Ameilcau In the foim and sidilt of its Rovt rnineiit and in the personnel of Its doniliiutliiR Inlmbllants. XothltiR of (one(U"ii(e In this woild Is devoU,of iM;s. Hut hall we let it few hazards, mostly temporary and nilnni. seine us nwa fioni the fulfilment If a plan of the htoadcut Anieiluili statesmanship which would' put In our hands foi all futuie time the Key to that ocean which ilcHtln has ptalnlv choen as the coining tliiatel of the wolld's gieati'st movements'.' Itevlew Dr. Von Hoist's points, then compute tin m with the sentiments of the speech of Phailes Hmoiv Smith, which wo lepioduce on this page. Do thej not become pitiable in the com tnilson.' I'n Wednesday at the Houise In I'hll-ndi-lphlii theie will, it is auuouticed, be :i confeiciiie of lepresenlutlve Kepub llrtuiw f i enn the dlfieient louutie.s In the commonwealth f,,i the puipose ol choosing a candid Ue to make light against William . Stone for tin He piiblkan KU).rintoilal romlnntlon. With the convention only foui months distant, and Stone, by ri ice of An liews, I'lkin, et. al , In possession of most of the pailv machlneiy, It is none too soon foi Kcptlbllenns opposed to tlm tactics back of Stone to get down to .seiious business If they expect to light Stone in convention, which would lie th- manly thing to do. 1 he Presidential Term. Vl'i n solution lntiodueid In congicss bv lcepiesentitlve ritzgerald of Mas sachusetts extendln,? the presidential term to six yeais and making piesl deiits hei-eaftei Ineligible to te-eiectlon stands little show of adoption Its author being a Demoet.it and the pies ent executive a Hepubllean, considera tion ot It will netuially follow party lines and it will be put to leep e prlltlotislv in a eomnilttie-iooni pl gc on-hole. Neveitlieless it embodies In our judg ment a wise policy and one which will some time piovall in this lountij. The nigument for a .six-year Instead of a four-year pieslclentl.il tenn includes a number of points, chief of which Is that the change would Involve a SO per cent economy In the wear and tear of presi dential campaign As It Is t.ow. the countiy baldly gets habituated to one condition in politics until another Is tin ust upon it In cons-quencc of the glowing fickleness of the multitude. CountiiiR the congiession.il elections, even- other vcai- is a campaign year, which means that neaily half the time business Is subject to dlstui banco and public ndinlnlstiatlon to the aitlficiality and posing for effect by which the par ty leader prepaies himelf for the or deal of going asain before the peopK The ferment of deninsoglsni. In other words, leavens the whole lump, and often the statesman who would be hon est and candid and sincere Is convinced b painful e.petl?nce of the Inex pediency of such a course, and quietly siuienibrs to the demands of politics, hoping nil the while th.u at some fu tuie time c hcumstanies v 111 so shape themselves as to enable him to be in dependenta hope wil'.li is r.uely ful filled. Fiom the.'e premi'.ec It follows as a logic 1 1 conclusion tint the piesident of the I'nlted States should be ineligible to immediate le-eleetlon AVe would not imlce his ineligibility permanent, but v.o would certainly put It out of his ability to u"-e the enormous powei pnd lntlU"iico of his position in a moie or less conceited attempt to shape mit teif towaid his o-ii ic nomination Tim temptation to do this Is believed to I e beyond tlm strength of the nveiag.j president to leslst It prob ably Is not n temptation ailsing from scllish motives wholly: often it tikes the foi in of a slnceie belief that the luntinimtlon of a given llim of helpful public policy lequires rim continuation in olllce of ihe admlnh'tiatlon which oilglnated that policy. When such is the tact we have Mm most dangeious foi in of exeuiMvo ambition, an ambi tion not con'-cioiislv selfish yet willing to ue the opportunities of the piesl dentuil oilHo to piop up a peisonal tenuie. Such n condition s Invariably pioiltn live of weak appointments, dic tated rather by polities than by nmrlt; of timidity and f. cerium duckling to populiu piejudlii' bv the chief execu tive, i ml mo.it dangeroiH ot all, of a demoralized state among suboulinates In otllce. who, rccognUlng the symp toms of ambition In their chlet. at once feel commissioned to wml; desperately fm his le-eleetkui, c xpoetlntj: thus also to undong thelt own teim of public omniovnmnt. Six c.us of a disappointing president might sto-.ch the popular patience, but It would probably provj an Instructive object lesson. Most of the poetiy and sentiment sun minding the dead is lemoved by the Inci eased populatlty of ciemutlon, but that mode of disposition also removes the diead of being hawked about Lon don ns n "mummy lot 201" a few thou sand euis hence Heniy li. How land, in his speech at the mauufacturei"' banquet, advanced the thought that too much legislation is endangering our molality as a na tion, that we ate cndeuvorln? to reg ulate to the extent thut eveiv thing Is now termed u eilme, tiom beting shaved on .Sunday, or pt nnlttlnsr mill operatives to work mote than eight liouiH n day whelhei they would or not. to committing murder. His opin ion thai this "imichncMii ' ot law malilng is too great a bin den and vex ation to humanity, contains more than it irraln of sense and the possibility that It may endanger the tmo estlmnto of the i elation between evils, or between ci line und the meie outgrow tli uf In- dividual belief, Is worth sellout consid eration 4y the people und the organiza tions that ato so eager to legislate on nil earthly inntteis. Timely notice is given by 12. J Cllb eon tlut before n teclpioclty treaty with Spain for Cuba could lower the American duly on sugar, It would have to lecelve the consent of both branch es of congics. Could this consent bo obtained for n. treaty putting our gov ernment In it l.lnd of left-handed part nership with Spain In thai cotinlty's obnoxious lule In Ctiba" We guess not Effective Primary Reform. An inteiestlng prlnnry election bill has Just pusseJ the Illinois senate. It Is Intended to be innndutoiy In totil. llcs having 1 OO.O'iO or mote popnlition, but In smaller counties Its opeiutlon Is optional. Once adopted In any county, however. It applies to everv cltv, vil lage or Incorpoiiited tow-n in that conn- t.v and to every political pally pulling 10 per tent, or moie of the total vote in Its community. Tim bill puts primal v election laws under stringent contiol but retains the dtl"gate system. The political patty ilcsiilng to hold a pilmaiy election num. at least fifteen days befoie such election, file with the boird of election commissioners tliiough its tegular chali man in executive committee a call or application In wilting which shall set forth the name ot the pitttv, the addie'ss of the hcaiiciuiitteri of the een tinl committee ot managing committee, tile clay on which the pilmnry elec tion Is to be held, the1 nnine, place anil time ef ewiy eouve'ntlon tor the nomination of iiiiullclates, the descilp tlon of each of the mii inns prlmniy eli-itloii dlstiic ts, together with Ihe names of thiee pejsons for ileiks lor eaeli primary dlstiict, and the num ber of delegates for aeh primal y dl5' trlc t to each convention. The call shall ul'ii contain the name of some now s paper lecommended lor the iiuhllc.ttlon of the notice ot such primary election. The expense of conducting tlm pilmaiy election shall be peld by the county, vlllige, city or ineoijiorated town ic siectlvel. Including the salniies of judgis anil cleiks, the cost ot billot boxes, icglstiv books and poll boohs, return sheets, statloneiy supplies, poll ing places and such other expenses us are necyssary. Hveiy lopal voter shall bj allowed to vote at a luimniy, pro-vieb-d he Is a member of the political paity or oiganlzitlon holding such pil maiy eWtion. The ballots have to ful Tl certain leciulrements ami provision is made for the preservation of ballots challenged or tunnel defective, l-ac-h sot of delegates Is entitled to have one challenger niesent. The Illinois bill is most noticeable in Its penalties For example: "The Judges of election shall be fined $1,000 each If tlm ballot boxes are not kept constantly in public view during the piogii'ss of the election Kverv per se n vim shall do any act bv law for bidden or which In this act constitutes an offens shall, upon conviction theie of, be adjudged guilty of n felony and shall be punished for each and every such offens" by imprbonnmnt in the penitent! ny for not less than one nor mora than five yeats. Any Judge of election who shall wilfully exclude any vote shall be adjudged guilty of a mis demeanor and snail be punished by im prlsonm'iit in the county jnll for not less than one nor moie than two eais Anv pet son who votes with a certain paity at such a primary election when he knows he Is not qualified to vote shall lie deemed guilty of a felony and be punish -"il by Impilsonmcnt In the penitential y for not less than two not more than five years." This inensuie is so caiefullv drawn that .t would no doubt be ndequato to the emeigenoy If thoroughly enforced. It goes bs far as a statute can go. Moieover, In theoiy, it accoiJs with the principles of our govci nment by letaining the teprescntatlve fcatute. Some wint candidates to be nominat ed elliectly by a popular vote, but a community which, when It can, will not elect tiustwoithy delegates is haully to be expected ' hhow any bet tc r results when doing Its own nomi nating at fit st hand. Hesleles. It Is or dlnnilly fair to assume thut a conven tion's dollbeintlon Is preferable to a inch's. That Is the principle on which this government tests. Atter all Is said, however, the old tiuth -till sticks out, which Is trat un til the vcter Is fit to use his suffrage1, metely changing the sstem of elec tions will not matei Lilly or perma nently impiovo the results. Congressman Loud, the California misfit whom accident has put at the head of the house postal committee, recently called a delegation of I3iook lyn business men "a pac k ot damned asses," becouse thej wanted to offer a piotest against the pioposed cut In the postal seivlce In their city. It was this same Loud who In debate the other day us good as called Postmaster Gen eiul nary a liar. If Speaker Heed wants to show his power to advantage, let him reduce Loud to the proportions of a mute. l'UOSPJMlOIJS MINING COMPANY Helltor of The Tribune Sir: I have recer.tls locciwd the an nual report of the Do Ilceis Dlumond Mining ccmipanv, Klmberlcv, South Africa, which, notwithstanding all the political and raclul torments of the last year, shows a most satlsfactoiy state ot things. The nominal eapltul uf this com pany Is Jit 9riO,0e0. The market value ot diamonds last jear was the highest since l!xJ The diamonds pioilneul during tlm jear realized the enormous sum of CJ, 72i,(i3. The total output of the company during the last twelve mouths wns .t..'SI. !cl loads of ground. The average vrluo per loud in a trlflo over 21 slillllngH. Tho nverage jleld per load is about .W carat and tlie nverage valuo per enrot Is a slindet over " shillings. The dividends paid to shareholders were 40 per cent, they amounted to JC1, BTs.CM Diamonds on hand at the time the ir-port wus issued amounted to i.'.M, 7i1i diamonds in tho blue mound spread out on the lloors passing through u proc ess of pulverization, so us to rendet It posslbto to tjcpaiuto the piciloiiu stones from the common ground, wcro estimated ut tloso to two million and half pounds sterling, at the piericnt m.nket prlco of diamonds. As a very large proportion of the In habitants of this town und neighbor hoo J appear to be ciinslcleiaiily Inteiested in mines unit mining operation", this must be my upology foi tumbling ou with theso few ihy, but glitteilng, facts and figures- concerning nn Industry thut bus enriched hundreds nnd adorned thou sands. James Hughes, Late ot Klinbt'iley, South Africa 0(ip Coiinfry Nigh an Ampler Growth 1'roiTi i Suecclt IijiJ Hon Charles llmory Smith, ltecei tlv Delivered Deleuo thu .Manufiii tillers' Association. Till! PAST half ieiitiu In our toim tiy his heel the mse ol Internal upbuilding, wet itppitmrli now the ti rh ot extciniil activity. For tit tv tars and mine tint genius nnd en cigy ol man linve been unlocking the occult and mvstcrlous forces of nu tin c nnd apil.vlng them to the development of the Inherent resources und imbr.votlc possessions of the nations. It bus been the era of steam and intimitis nnd elec trlMt. The w e.liiln fill ereiitlons of Hint f i lilt fill period inn the marvel eit hlstoiv. In the tlfty cnis from 1MD t' ls! the impulatloii of lhuotto incieiiscd 5H per rent., from Sio.ueniomi to :,Ki,exW.0H'. but Its niiiniifiiitiliis ntigmented JUO per nut., Horn r.,.Vl,iiiii),wXi a yeat to $ir..KJli.ooc.liW . Within tlie sumo tlmu the peipulatlein or ihe t'nltiel .States more than ttlpl-d, fiom lT,iJti.ii to (i.")iXi,HI, but the mlglity tide of Its niunfuttilics exiiandeel eight een fold, from $.7)0 uiHVJiiO to over $i.'oo, WW.Uini. This iidMilicltn; and amazing power of production under model n appli ances has outstilppcd the wildest dieums of Imagination It has harnessed the Niagara, bridled the lightning and, with a wl.iinl's waiiel. tone hid the stent springs of tlm atcana of light and enirgj anil fence. It bus multiplied wealth, comfort and luui It has exalted the humanities and it lined and hcuiillllcil civilization Itself. A gicatlv ilicieuseil capacity eif consumption bus follow eel this magical advance, but It has not kept pace with the magnified power of pro duction, and the economic problem of Ihe win Id todaj Is the dlsttibullon of tlie sin plus. o ruder this stiess the gic.it nations of Ihiropti arc stnmglli.g lor emplie anil trade. They are scanning the v.-hole hor izon for new Holds ot coneiuesl, icilony and commt'icc. rh"" have seize ei Alrle.i plucked most ot Asia, and toclnv tlm ingles are hovering In the all with tin t tiling wings and sharpened benks over the glgantie- but lneit foi in of the most ancient of nations, eager Tor the parti tion and plundei of China. Who doubts that their rude claws vvoulel already h ive fastened on Central and South America for their prej but for Urn protecting aegis of the I'lllted Slates and the tnllsmitnlo chat in of tlie Monroe doctrine'.' a doc trine which draw.1 around this continent a panoplv as s.ieieel and potent as "tlie awful elide ot the solemn chilli h ' which Hielieliell drew aiouiid the ward of I'lance' In this stitiuoui iivnli for cn 1 u gul eommiiec white Is our gieit le publle to stand" Aie ve to stand with folded hands and let the prizes slip? We cannot enter upon agression .end conquest We do not seek tcnltorlal uggianellzement Hut we shull nut le nounce the light of commercliii asplia tlun. and we shall let the whole world understand that we aim at the peaeelul triumphs of filcnelly Intel course uml re ciprocal tiaile' o If we rtll lag behind In snmt ot the ele ments ot commercliii powei, if our keels do not et plow ivny sea and our Hag is not vet iinturKcl li everv port, never theless what gianileui- of opportunlt, what majesty of destiny, what potential ities of aehlevenit lit be ikon us onward' Our position Is supume. Our country lies midway botwicii the east and the west. "Westwnid the course of empire takes its way," and in its piogresslvo march our republic "Time's noblist off spring" stands at the culminating point win re the nilvancing tide of western power meets tint ri fluent wave of eastern antiquity. It iiches and dominates the continent. Its easteii- shore strt tches over three thousand miles along the Atlantic. Its western shore with its outpost, soon to be, at fair Hawaii faces the 1'ailtlc nnd the Oilent which aie to be the the ater of a new ad splendid lommiiee With the Islhmliu canal constructed and under our undisputed control, ns It must be, vv eliding tlm two oeiaiis, piacikally gliltig us a i until. nous eoist line and cut ting in half ihe commeicial routes of the western world we h ill hold the kej of Us rising tiade and be the master loico In all its broad influence nnd pollcs. o Willi tills eomm Hiding position and op poitunltv what are our resources and picsent achievements'.' What an the ele -Hunts ot power with which we eng igo hi tlm world's itvah'.' The astonishing stoiy sounds like n rh.ipsodv. The American people grow one-llttli of the worlds wheat, seien-clgrtlis ol Its cot ton and nine-til ths ot its coin We con sume one-third of Its wool and one ll.ilf ol Its metals We do two-llttlis of its mining in value and hold neatly one fouith of Its Iron and oim-thiid of its steel. We have ono-thlrd mole inll load mileage than all Hurcipe and with only one-fifth of Hurope's population wo do four-fifths as much lallroad business We earn eveiy ji.ir ne.irl as much is Oreat Urltnln Oermaio, Austria uinl Italy put togethei. We manufacture one third of nil that comes from the teem ing woikshops anil factories of tho whole world, and In thirty vi'.irs, so rapid is our advance, the aggregate giowtli ot our Industries lias been moie than double that of Hngbind Tiance and Oermaiiv combined Though the .voungest of all iiitlons, with a tlag but little over a cen tury old we possess one-lit Hi ol nil tho wealth of the world. In the treasures or our domain anil In the bialn nnd brawn of our people we have boundless ie sourccs of power and progress, and with these magnificent strides who can meas ure the sweep of our supiem.icy in an other hundred sens'? fl our greatness heretofoie has been with in ouiselvts. The Held of foreign com merce is the only material realm we have jet to conquer. In our stupendous home development the time hail not come tor the outward look. Wo had fur less need of It than other nations. The commerce of IhiRlund represents more than one-till! d of the value ot her chief occupations while the commerce- of the I'lllted States u'piiscnts less than one tenth of outs. Our domestic exchanges amount to nearlj thlity times tlm whole volume of our foreign commute, and they aggregate more than six times nil the Imports of all the nations ot the world What wonder thut with this matchless market nt home we have been negligent In looking iibtoiul! Hut in the evolution of out mutulul greatness the time hus now come for the liultlon ot these mighty resources bejond our Dor ders. It is a triumphant vindication of tho American policy that it has tlrst cre ated und established our American !n dustiies, that Hun It has given them unchallenged sovereignty within our own vast domain and that now It has foul fled nnd equipped tbein to enter Into thu world's arduous competition. And so, with all the superlorltv of our position, with one arm outstretched to the east and the othei to the west, with nil the udvuntuge of being tho only guut Indus trial power Hint Is self-sustaining, wei bolellv embark upon the career ot com mercial extension. What are the icqulsltes In this lofty national eitierptlse? Ihe tlrst is that our ruling statesmanship shall have n true conce ptlon of the majestic destiny of tho republic and a just understanding of thu practical methods of lenllzutlon. High national pollcj and broad commeicial ex pansion go hand in hand Trade follows tho Hug the world around, and it is tor statesmanship to carry forward the flag, not in militnut ambition, not in terilto ilul greed, but In illgnlfled national as Feitlon, In commanding moral power and In illicit material Intel course. Wo huvo come) to u point in our national develop ment win in we must decide whether wo shall accept und movo em lo the pi iln oppoituultles before us or whether wo shall renounce nil aspliutlun ol widening svvaj-. Shall we turn our bucks on tlm opening vista of enlarged Influence and shut ourselves up within out selves, or shall wo manfullj and icsolutely fine outward and unwind? I'or one let nic bo counted unions: those who believe that our republic has u noble uml mil yet fullllled mission uf Immune uililuu-ratmt und commercial usccnduiiey among tho nations of the earth, and that It Is pur- I blind folly nnd fntulty which would palsy hir purpose and trlpplo her arm Just an In the fullness of time tho vision ot greatness dawns before heil o Tlm end we aim at Is cleat: the means aro within our reach. A merchant mar ine which shall revive our curly pres tige on tlie sea: a navy which shall com mand respect for the voice of out- nil lliorlt.v : commercial lines which sh ill inn direct to tho pivotal ports, the Isth mian eiinol which .shall be tlm focus of continental transit and trade; all these we must have and over all the clowning genius ot rcclprocltj. A QUESTION OF GOOD MANNERS. From tho New Yoik Sun. This question, touching tlm obligations of polite- considetittloii In a street car, Is submitted to us by the young man, up. pnrcntlj', who himself was subjected In the very gieat natural tempt illoti ho describes: "To the Hdltor ot tho Sun-Sir: Three ladles entir a stnet car, every scat of which Is taken, and stand about equal ly near to a gentleman who Is seated, leading. Ono of tlm ladles Is of mid lie age: one Is joung but plain: the third Is j-oung nnel Jiretty; all aio well nnd ro bust. Is any title or principle violated It he tenders his seat In piefeience lo the young ami attractive lady Instead of cither ol the others?" o Tho question whether n man Is obliged In courlesj to give up his seat In a pub lic eonvevunco to u standing woman Is, doubtless, a cause of much dlstiess to many masculine minds. Must a man hi due consideration for nine feminine weakness, or from simple chlvulrj-, al ways prefer the comfort of women about bis own selllsh inclinations? Formerly Ametkan men felt vefy generally that such was their strict obligation, nnd still nt the south and In some other parts of this country It is almost universally obeved by men, though oven there with exceptions ns to circumstances which tend to confuse tlm subject and to ele btroj' the "rule or principle ' about which our eoi respondent asks. Men who have bought deslinblo seats In titrate! s, for instance, do not give them up to women less conveniently placed, and thev do not feel tlm obligation toward colored women under any circumstances o If a man gels u sent In n car ho has on unquestionable right to occupy It against nil comers, for lm bus paid for it. If a woman cnteis nfter the seats are flllel. she Indicates her readiness to mako the iiiurney without n seat, or lo take her chances of getting one without impos ing on the mere politeness of a stranger. 'I his, howevei, does Hot prevent tho tun of American men lrom feeling more or liss uncomfortable, somewhat ashamed of themselves, If thej- remain seated while women are standing in front of them. They can't help it. o - Of couise, no absolute obligation rents on a man to give up his sent to u wo rn in simply because she Is n woman. She may be In less need of lest than Is lm. He ma ho In a hum to meet an impor tant engagement, while she could as well have waited for another nnd an un crowded cat. He mnv contend that It Is the business of the railroad eompanj- to look out for Its women passengers, not his. Heason may give him nn abundance ot sound excuses lor not jieldlng to the conventloml consideration for women, but thev eln not stop his nicuslng con science. It Is a question which everj- man must settle for himself, and ho Is not properly subject to condemnation which ever way lie decides it. He Is at liberty to do ns he chooses without violating any moral or social law or absolute principle. It rests also with the woman to accept or decline the courtesy of a stranger, and if in taste she refuses to put herself under obligation to him for It shn has gooel reason on her side. o Our eoiesooiidcnl however, does not t.ilse that broid question, tor the particu lar experience related bv him Is apart wholl.v fiom a nutter of men- courtesy. What hit asks Is simply If be would Inivo been Justified In obeying bis inclinations bv giving his seat to the joung and pret tj woman ot the party. Instead of the mlelellc-aged woman or the plain womin. I'niler the pietenco of unselfishness would he hive been excusablo lor seek ing to gratify his selflsh preterence? Oli vloiislv not; alt moral merit In the net would have been lost bj- such a surren der. It would have been an Impertinence in him, nlso, to have made such a ells crimination whlih vvoulel properlv have been icsented by tlm prettj- girl. Pro priety woulel have dictated to her to give wav to the eldest of tlm three-, thus e liuklng our friend deservedly for presum ing to exhibit his piefeience for her, a total stinmrcr to him At any rate. If lie was disposed to surnniler his scat, he should hive left the thiee women to decido for.themselvcs which should lake it. o Tlm whole turns on a question of good manneis, and In themselves good m m ners aie n social obligation. Thej- arn In social llfo what the floweis of the Held and nil other natural beauties are In tlie Inanimate world. iThej- make existence tole table, and their preservation Is nec cssarv to keep socletj- froro elegeneratlng Into h bear garden. Tnetr basis, nt course-. Is regard for the little rights i.nd the comfort of others in the Intercourse nnd associations of life. Heueo men who go even to an extreme beyond tho strictly reasonnblo uqulrements of civ ility in their treatment of women In pub lic conveyances are woithv of commen dation. They am taking a direction which Is In Itself right. o Ilrcaehes of good manners, neglect ot the fotmul reuuliements of clvllitj' in public places and In business Intercourse, are so freeiuent in their occuirence thut anv manifestation of olil-fashioned foi mal courtesj- affords a welcome relief bv showing that there still remains in so ciety the savor which keeps It trom be coming the sccno of n rough-and-tumblo struggle for advantage in all things, great and small. m un WOULD. Dining the revolution, n little American privateer stole up to nr Hngllsb line of battle ship In u fog, mistaking her foi an Hast India merchant, and oidereel her to stilke. When the sevent--four ran out her guns and threatened to blow her punv assailant out of the water, the Yankee sklppei stepped to tho gangway and, taking off his hat. said polltelj . "Oh, very well, sir; If jciu won't surren der, I will ' Havfliamid CM ma U'B A1IB CLOSING OUT I'OUU OK OUH Oi'KN .S10UK CHINA 1'AT. TKilNS At Cost IK YOU1 WANT A CHINA HINNHIt si:t now is thi; timk to uuv wi: aiuj takinu account or MOCK AND WANT 'IO CI.OSK OUT llliMUIOl'It L1.NIW MJrOIti: VL'H. KL'.VHY 1. TIE CLEMORS, FERBER, WAIXEY CO. IV! J Luekuwauuu Avouuo. The Very Best r Manufactured Is the only kind we have; you can buy it as low as you would have to pay for the ordi nary. Call and see what we are ofiering". B 436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, HFJLEft Scotci mm After a season's rest, these goods are Agasi to He Front and such Ginghams surpassing in beavity and texture all for mer eiforts. We Handle the Genuine Amidersoe's Manufactured in GLASGOW, SCOTLAND expressly for the fine American retail trade, and In designs exclusively our own. They are just opened and await your inspec tion. 530 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE OFF WITH TIE OLID AH 11IK m.D.YHAIl l.s CAST OIV like v nn old shoe, so should ou resolve to carry out tbommlle by coiiiIiik iiiiiiulielect Ins a new nalr of oui clecant 'IIS Slioes. Just lecelvcd for those) viho want niHunce styles at biiclvwaul prices lewis, Rely k Bavles WYOMING AVIINUK. 11 PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestic ua and ot all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part ot the city at the lowest rico Orders received at the Office, first floor. Commonwealth building, room No 6; telephone No. SH24 or at the mine, tele phono No. 72, will bo promptly attended to. Dealers supplied ut tua mine. E 1 Sf un IrnlpBF' II6KLI W, MILL k CQMEil'S Firaifare Such n choice stock tosclcet rrom cannot lio found elsewhere lnthlspnrt oftho Btnte. And when ou consider tho moderate prices nt which tho goods aro marked Is n further c Inlm on the attention nnd consldeiutloa ot biivcu. QJFT SUGGESTIONS. WniTi.sa IH.SK.S, Dnr-ssivo TAiir.hS. Kancv Taiim s, CHI.VVt.Ul.VViKS I'AIlI.OI-.CAIItSr.lS, MllSICC.VlltNMS, CciiioCvniMr-i Hook t'vsis, Kvuv 1IV)M:ts, LotTNons, WllltKTAnLKS, 11 VSY Oil VIRS, Gu.r Cii.vtns, I.M.vinCiiAins, ItOCKEllS, SHAVING STAXIH, 1'KDtSTVUS T.UiOUIlKlTf.S. All ill lowest prices high quality consistent with th of tho goods. Hill & Coemell At 1211 North Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. A Place for Everything aial EraytMag in Its Place We lave Everythtag li tie Line of ypplles MYrMJS BR0THER&. SsTATIONHUS HNCiItAVllUS HOriX JURMYN IlL'ILUINO. !10 Wyoming Avenue. a HENRY BEL1N, JR., (Jcncral Agent for thu Wyomlnj Uli.trli.tfo.- MFilT Mining, Ulaxtlrig, Sporting, Hmokeletl nnd tho Iicp.uino Chemlc.U L'ouipnny's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcnfcty 1 use, Cops and U'vploders. Ilooms 'JVJ, 'Jin and 'Jit Coinruonvrealta Building, Scranton. AGENCII2): tho, Form ritntos JOHN B. HMim irfON, Plv mouth Ii W. MULUUAN. Wilkea-lUrra THE MODEItN ilAIIDWAIlU STORU. THEY'RE GOING FAST Those Oil Heaters we told you about last week. But the f.ict of our having had a good sale of them WILL NOT change our lesolution to clean them out. THEY MUST GO And judging lrom prices we are selling them at they won't last long. Call and Be Convinced. POUEBo F & SMEAR CO., Ill) N. WASUINUION AVE. t
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