THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1899.
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SCUANTON, raDIWAnY 21, !Sfi9.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Mayor-JAMtIS MOIR
TrcaBiircr-TIlOMAS It. IlItOOKS.
L'ontroller-r. J. W1DMAYEH.
School Directors - JOHN COtmiEIl
Monnis, nr:otai: n. sinnns.
AseePsors-UWItAM JONKS. PHILIP
UINSLAND, C 8 rowi.cn.
Election Day I'cbrunry 21.
4 n conlrollor nnd as a citizen VA
munil J. Hoblnson, tho Democratic can
didate for city treasurer, lias peislst-i-ntly
fought the much-needed South
Bide sower, notwithstanding the wIbIics
nf the Brent majority of affected cltl
aen"? nnd prnnciiy-ow ncrs for Its ton
Htrurtlon. They will not forget this
fact todnj.
Today's Election.
.'he campaign elored today has been
suillclentlv unliiue to warrant a word
of role. finally In municipal con
tests theio Is it declaiatlon of princi
ples, oproied ot Implied the nomi
nees, as a i ule, are connected In the
public mind with eeitnin cleaily de
llned liltMS and purposes of city gov
ernment mid win u lose support ac
cordingly as tho'-c Ideas and purposes
uie popular or unpopular. The pres
i nt rnnnt.H. on the contiary, has been
absolutely devoid of public discussion
mill apait fiom the candidites respec
tive piitlsnn allUiatlons the Issue has
been almost wholly a peisonal one.
Candidates? and their fi lends have been
busy in a quiet way Importuning oters
fur suppoit, but on the surface the
f.unpalgn ban been placid and un
eventful. One might almost Infer fiom
tho upppaianee i f things that the elec
tion of a cll ndinlnlstiatlon Is, some
thing of small Importance
And 2,ct It must bo i le.ir to the
ri caning tupajta that this Is not
the cast. When we letne noer that the
aerai;e ltl7rn is Inteiested in city
government to the extent of a dollar of
tavntl in where be In Inteiested in statu
and federal government to hanllv more
than the extent nt a penny, when wo
beat In mind that the difference be
tween good and bad municipal nilc Is
lnllnlttlv mote peircptlble than the
dlffeienec between good and bad state
or good and b id u'deral administra
tion, ulfcrtlng the citizen waking and
Mlccplng, aftecting the alue and safe
ty of his piopeily and the security of
his life and peii-on, It cannot be ln
fcned that the people have not given
this impoitnnt election duo and pro
found attention. The conclusion Is Ir
le.slstlble that they do not Intend to
use tboli ballots simply In ministering
to peisonal umbltlonn or In venting
personal spites but that they are going
to choose public sonants as they
would select private help with a Keen
view to tbeli own best Inteiests nnd to
tbo establishment of competent and
tiustworthy Udmiaiy relations In the
city offices
The Republican nominee'' welcome
this test. They wero put In nomina
tion b ilic people. They arc candi
dates foi tho people. I5y the people
they vvhl be elected.
Vote- foi Trod. J WIdmaver, the best
controllei Seranton ev cr had
Life Imprisonment.
Ttepies-ontatlvp Palm's bill substitut
ing life impilsonmcnt for the death
penaltj fui minder will no doubt servo
tbo puipore of a tet for some whole
oino public instruction but otherwise
It Is vain. Mt. Palm Is loaded to the
gunwales with aiguments against capi
tal punishment, and those members of
the lPSIMntuio who do not want to
dlveit the attention of the session from
the senatorial struggle hud bettei n
iialn from engaging him in debate. AVe
Know hlni of ukl.
There is needi il of the Pennsjlvania
legislature and all otbci legislatures a
mote uuuful IikiuIiv into tin? possibil
ities for the termination ot ciimlnals
Instead of Into new devices tor enforc
ing the ipininls of the law. life m
pilFJiunont undei the aveiago condi
tions rluiacteittlo 0f our present Jails
and penitential les would be ,i penalty
tor murder so ilendlsh as compared
with legal assassination that our mild
mannered and warm-heaited friend
fiom Meadville cannot possibly have
Pioposed H setlouslv. What he wants
to do. evidently i to drav. public at
tention to tho sicsnoss of our pieva
lent punitive methods, vlth their mur
deiuus gallows or death chair at one
etrome and their vlce-stlniulntlngprls-ons
ut the othei, as a necessary pre
llmlnurj to the Inauguration in this
tato of an agitation foi systematic
pilson icform
If fucli be his put pose we arc with
him heartily Not onlj the Jails but
tho poor houses and tho poor boards
as well btund In need of elosr scrutiny
and moro humano guidance. When it
can be rumored of poor boards that
dependents under their keening have
been subjected to various kinds of
abuse, from arbitral y imprisonment
and licentious assault to crueltv cul
minating in death, and when of tmch
tumors there is generally always an
abundance throughout tho common
wealth, on the principle that where
there is much smoke there must be
somo file, it Is safe to infer the need
ot a thoiough investigation
Morris and Shires stand for progress
and fair play in public education. Voto
for thoni.
Tho more intelligent Cubans do not
take kindly to the colonial commission
recently appointed by the war depart
ment to help it regulate taxation and
franchises. "To solve matters of such
Impoitance," they say, "the United
States Bends men ignorant of the cotm-.
try'a customs and needs and of the
economical situation, whoso first Im
pressions will bo noted upon at Wash
ington. The people of Cuba should not
be taxed without consultation." There
will be forco In this piotest if tho com-
mission shall fall to act deliberately
and after full and freo conference with
tho representative native elements
There Is forco already to thp sugges
tion that on such ti commission the
Cubans themselves should have icpro
scntatlou, inasmuch an it is their inter
ests which nie at stake nnd not pri
mal lly the Interests of the United
States There nro Cubans fit to be
trusted In this matter and our govern
ment phould tnke pains to pick them
out nnd clvo them due recognition.
Vote to turn the rascals out.
Scranton's Industrial Futme.
The report of the Manufactures com
mittee presented to the Hoard ot Trade
last night raises an issuo of vital im
portance to the people of Seranton.
Throughout the country the business
skies are clearing; money Is again
abundant; interest rates are low; con
fidence is restored; new markets nro
ieldlng profitable returns to American
enterprise, and the time is ripe for the
Inauguration of a grand era of Indus
trial progress. During this general ad
vance is Sctanton to slide backward
or go ahead?
There arc signs of a material im
provement in tho anthracite coal situa
tion in the near future, and this Is
cause for genuine rejoicing, but tho
ultimate future of this city dale not
depend upon one Industry or upon two
Industries Never has this truth been
more vividly Impressed upon tho pub
lic consciousness than during the past
five years of dullness in coal and Iron,
when tho inhabitants of this commun
ity have been saved from business
stagnation, jes, from business ruin, by
the employment to lacor given In oui
silk mills, woolen mills and other di
versified industries. Without theso
varied enterprises called Into exist
ence by Board of Trade Influences, we
could not have weathered the general
depiesslon. They have literally been
our calvatlon. Business prudence,
business self-protection, in other
words, plain common sense demands
that wo get moie of them, as wo can
if wc will tr.
There aio wealthy men enough in
Sctanton with capital now lying idle to
bilug hither nt once a number of valu
able now industries if they will give
the matter their Intelligent nttentlon
and realise that unless tbo city is thus
relnfotced its realty values will sooner
or later decline, its banks will eventu
ally cease to bo centers of handsome
profit and rotiogtession win take place
an along tho line. It is tiuo tbat local
capital is Just now inclined to fight
shy of Industrial investments. It Is
also true that money invested in In
dustries does not jleld as cuitck a re
turn as In some other directions in
volving successful speculation. Hut
men of means whose homes are here,
whose property Is here, whose sources
of income are hero must realise that
their original investments cannot in
definitely continue to be profitable un
der a condition which subjects the
gieat mass of tho laboring element to
the fluctuations of the coal trade or to
the tips and downs of the steel rail
business. Decay is the inexorable al
ternative to growth. The stores can
not increase their sales, the men who
lent office rooms or homes cannot pay
higher prices, wage earners cannot buy
or build homes of their own, the banks
cannot expand their safe loans and
discounts unless the general volume of
local business Is gradually augmented
by the steadying activities of diversi
fied new industiies with enlarging pay
rolls and growing incentives to in
creased investment. To stand still Is
to sot in motion the agencies of ulti
mate disaster.
This city, we lirmly believe, lias
reached another turning point In its
hlstoiv. If money made' In Seranton
Is to be sent out of town for Invest
ment or deposit and the establishment
of new home industries is not to be
hereafter encouraged, a time will come
when tho tide of growth must ebb,
shewing the shoie with wreckage. On
the contrary, if advantage is taken of
the fav enable genetal conditions to
build enlarged foundations for home
prosperity tho impulse tow aid a great
er and a better Seranton will soon be
come irresistible. At this pivotal mo
nient, let the moneyed men of our city
nsk themselves in all sei lousiness,
"Which path can we afford to travel'"
Mgr. Chapelle, the apostolic delegate
to Cuba, began his work at Santiago
auspiciously last Sunday by preaching
a sermon in English and by notifying
the clergy in that part ot 'Cuba that
they must keep out of politics and not
try to run the government. Enforce
ment of this wise policy by the Catho
lie church in the new dependencies will
materially facilitate the work of recon
struction. President McKlnley's ambassador nt
large, Robert P. Porter, has gone to
Germany to study the commercial situ
ation and preach the futility of a war
of tariff reprisals. Mr. Porter has al
ready done notablo public seivico in
other fields It is to bo hoped that ho
will be equally successful in this one.
Among other good deeds to the credit
of Secretary Long is tho promulgation
of an order prohibiting the sale of beer
on American warships. Thus does the
naval speakeasy go to Join the discred
ited army canteen.
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According to schedule only eleven
more days remain ur exhibitions of
gulncn-plg statesmanship in the United
States senate at the present session.
An American ship has Just left
Tacoma for Manila with a cargo of
American cigarettes. Aguinaldo had
better sue for peace at once.
Tho caso of M. Lpubet, the newly
elected piesldent of Trance, is an un
doubted instance of the ofllco seeking
tho man. M. Loubct begged of his
friends not to make him the successor
of tho late Piesldent Felix Fiiure, but
they would not heed his entreaties,
and now ho will be obliged to light to
preserve the dignity thrust upon him,
with chances that his administration
will be overthrown by some of tho
restless elements of France. Presi
dent Loubct presents a most striking
example of tho man who has the bear
by tho tall.
The committee on municipal admin
istration of tho Hefoim club ot New
York has undertaken to gather sys
tematically nnd to digest information
from every civilized country relating to
methods and results in city govern
ment. This Is to be Issued at quarterly
Intervals In monograph form at a nom
inal price. Tho first publication in tho
series, by Mllo Hoy Maltbie, Ph.D., pre
sents a study of the development, scope
and tendency of municipal socialism
based on returns from ICO American
and 330 foreign cities. Into tho 200-odd
pages of this monograph Is crowded a
wealth of detail touching different pro
cesses nnd activities of municipal ad
ministration, including protective func
tions", charities, education, recreation,
street facilities and industrial func
tions, nnd also certain deductions in
dicative of the probable future trend
of city functions. The volume, in short,
is ono of incalculable value to persons
desiring to be in touch with the ad
vanced thought on municipal govern
ment nnd we most cordially recom
mend it.
It Is now thought that General Zur
llnden will not make the expected
coup d'etat. The general evidently
does not want to assume the chances
of landing In the coup.
Congressman Kobcrts will doubtless
feel encouraged at the fact that the
poi traits of the women who object to
his coming to Washington are not
ery handsome.
The calm In France causes appie
henslon. When France is calm it is
geneially an Indleatlon that a crisis
Is hovering over several largo sticks
of dynamite.
The congress of mothers at Wash
ington can report progress. They
have decided that it is not riht for
nelghbois' children to kick tho family
dog.
To be properly Inspired at this time,
the spring pot will do well to wear
rubbers and keep bis eyes at an angle
of 120 degrees.
m
The public Is ndvled to withhold
Judgment on the war beef lnquliy until
the evidence is In.
. .
Voto for Jones, Klnslanrt and Fowler
and an honest assessment.
TOLD BY THE STAKS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astiolube Cast: 4 OS a m, for Tuesdaj,
Febi uury 21, ItsM.
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A child born on this day will notice that
poetry written for a hungry soul is sel
dom appreciated bj the man out of a Job.
Springtime approaches and out on tho
law u
Soon will carol the roblu and thrush;
Old Sol's lavs aro forcing an earlier dawn
And the beautiful snow is all slush.
(A handsome woman cannot ajways
climb to dizzy heights In literature, but
bhe can at least llgure as co-respondent In
a dlvorco suit.
Lots of men about us would bo great If
they were only understood.
There Is no satisfaction about trouble
that wo cannot describe to our neighbor.
Yesterday was the last day for shaking
hands with the candidate
Today's election will demonstrate
whether the public believes there Is "em
balmed beef" about city hall
Ajacchus' Advice.
Do not buy spring medicine for tho
man who has failed to clean tho snow
from his sidewalk. Ho has a tired feeling
that nothing short of Pluto's gridiron will
ever awaken.
POINTED PARAGKAPHS.
From the Chlcaco News.
The rounds of a prize light should be on
the square
Dogmatism la puppjlsm that has ob
tained Its giowth.
Water from tho Klver Stjx ought to
make excellent mucilage.
Only a woman who thinks before ehe
speaks can economize on talk.
The small boy In the Jam closet doesn't
caro to ba heard or seen, either.
A smart man has no moro use for beiu
ty than a handsomo man has for brains
Tho man who has no seno of humor
is apt to pet funny at the vviong time
Dead men tell no talcs, but It wealthy
their alleged heirs will tell enough ot
them
It might be well for girls to rememrjer
that willful vvubto brings woeful want of
desirable husbands.
A man can gain moro practical experi
ence from poverty In ton days than lie
can from liches In ten vnars.
Tho moro ou stir up a plato of soup the
cooler it becomes and you'll And It's tho
same wav with some friends.
Sheep-shearing Is dono by machinery In
Australia. At tbo stock exchanges In this
country It Is done by electricity.
THE KICKER.
Kicking In tho morning, kicking all tho
day.
Kicking If he's busy, kicking at delay;
Thus tho chronic kicker nils his llfo
with woes,
rrownlng, grumbling, wrangling, every
where ho goes.
Nothing ever suits him. always finding
fault,
Kv ery kind of pleasure ho Is sure to halt,
Scowling at his children, growling at
his wife,
Turning peace and comfort Into con
stant strife.
Kicking If the weather happens to be
dry,
Kicking if tho rain Is tumbling from
tho sky.
Kicking In tho summer, heat has then
no charm;
Kicking In the winter, then ho'd havo It
w arm.
Kicking every mealtime, glaring at tho
meat,
Often ho Is saying, "Nothing fit to eat;"
Kicking when he's reading, grumbling
at the light,
Now and then denouncing everything In
eight.
Kicking in the mornlnir, kicking all tho
day,
Kicking in tho evening, kicking should
he prny
Kicking while ho's thinking, kicking
when in bed
Wonder If he'll keep on kicking when
ho's dead?
-Pittsburg Chronlcle-TeiesrapU.
"GREATER REPUBLIC"
Prom n ltccent Opinion by Senator-elect
llcverldgc, of Indiana.
If It bo suld that, at home, tusks as
largo as our strength uwalt us tint
politics nro to bo putllled, want lellcvcd,
municipal government perfected, tho ro
tations of capital nnd labor better ad
justed, 1 answer Has Hngland's dis
charge of her duty to tho world cor
rupted her politics? Aro not her cities,
like Hlrmlrplin--,, ltln mui'iclpiil models
upon which wo uulld our letorms? Is
her labor problem molo perplexed than
ours? Comildtrlng the newness of our
country, Is It as bad us ours? And la
not tho llko truo of Holland oven of
Germany? And what of Hnglund? Hng
land's Immortal glory Is not Anglncourt
or Waterloo. It Is not her merchandise or
commcrco. It is Austrullu, Now JJculand
and Africa reclaimed. It Is India re
deemed. It is Hgypt, mummy of tho na
tions, touched Into modern life. Hng
lnnd's Imperishable renown Is In English
sclenco throttling tho plaguo In Calcutta,
Hngllsh law administering order In Horn
bay, Hngllsh ereigy planting nnd Indus
trial civilization from Cairo to tho Cape,
and Hngllsh dlsclpllno creating soldiers
men and llnnlly citizens, perhaps, even
out of the fellaheen of tho dead land of
tho Pharaohs. And et tho liberties of
Englishmen were never so secure n
now. And that w hlch Is England s undy
lug famo has also been her infinite
profit, bo suio Is duty golden In tho end.
o
"And what of America? With tho
twentieth century tho real task and true
llfo of tho republic begins. And wo aro
prepared. Wo have learned restraint
lrom n hundrpil years of self-control. Wi
aro Instructed by tho experience of
others. We nro advised nnd inspired by
present example. And our work awaits
us. Tho dominant notes In American his
tory havo thus far been self-government
nnd Internal Improvement. Hut these
were not ends only, they wcro means
also. They wero modes of preparation
Tho dominant notes In American 'Ife
henceforth will be not only self-government
and Internal development, but also
administration nnd world Improvement
It Is the arduous but splendid mUsion
of our race. It Is ours to govern in the
nnmo of civilized liberty. It Is ours to
administer order nnd law In the name of
human progress. It is ours to chasten
that wo may be kind, It Is ours to clcanso
that wo may pave, It Is ours to build that
trio Institutions may finally enter and
abide It Is ours to bear tho torch of
Christianity where midnight has rclgn"d
a thousand jears It Is ours to reinforce
tint thin rl lino which constitutes the
outposts of civilization all around the
world.
o
"If It be said that this Is vaguo talk
of an Indefinite future we answer that It
Is tho specific progiamme of tho present
hour. Civil government Is to bo perfect
ed In Porto ltlro The future of Cuba
Is to bo worked out by tho wisdom of
events Vltlmatrlv annex itlon is as cer
tain as thp Island's elstPtire. Hven it
Cubans arc capable of solf-govcrnmeat
every Interest points to union. Wo and
they mav btundcr forward und timidly
try tho devlrrs of doubt Hut in tho en1!
Jefferson s desire will be fulfilled and
Cuba will bi- a part of the great Itppublic
And whatever befall, definite nnd Im
mediate works awnlts us. Harbors nie
ic bo dredged, sanitation established
hlghwavs built, raliioads constructed,
postil seivico organized, common schools
opened, all by or under tho government
ot tho American icpubllc. Tho Philip
pines aro ours forever Let the faint
hearts anoint their fears with the thought
that some day American administration
and American duty there may end, But
they never will end England's occupa
tlonof Egpt was to be temporary; but
events, which aro the commands of God
nro making It permanent. And now God
Ins given us this Paclllo empire for civ 11
Ued administration. Tho lirst office of
administration is order. Order must be
established throughout tho atchlpelago.
Tho spoiled child, Aguln ildo, may not
stav tho march of civilization. Rebellion
against the authority of tho Hag must be
crushed without delay, for hesitation en
courages revolt, and without anger, for
the turbulent children know not what
they do. And then civilization must be
organized, ndmlnlstcred and maintained
Law and Justice must mle where sav
agery, tvranny and caprice havo rioted
Tho people must be taught the art of or
derly and continuous Industry. A hun
dred wildernesses aro to be subdued Im
penetrated vallejs must be explored. Un
violated valleys must bo tilled. Unmas
tered forests must bo felled Unrlven
mountains must be torn asunder and
their riches of Iron and gold and ores of
prlco must bo delivered to the world. We
nro to do in tho Philippines what Holland
does in Java or England In New Zealand
or tho Capo or elso work out new methods
and new results of our own nobler than
any the world has seen. All this Is not in
definite; it Is tho very specification of
dut.
o
"The fiall of faith declaro that theso
peoples aro not fitted for citizenship. It
is not proposed to make them citizens.
Those who seo disaster in every forward
step of tho republic prophesy that Phil
ippine labor will overrun our country
and starve our working men. But tho
Javanese havo not so overrun Holland
Now Zealand's Malays, Australia's bii3b
men, Africa's Kaffirs. Zulus and Hotten
tots and India's millions of surplus labc
havo not so overrun England. Thoso who
measuio duty by dollars cry out ut the ex
pense Whc n did America ov er count the
cost of righteousness.' And besides, this
republic must have a mighty navy in any
event. And new maikets secuied, new
l-nterprlsea opened, new resources In
timber, mines and products of tho tioplcs
acquired and tho vltallzatlon of all our
Industries which will follow will pay back
a thousand fold all tho government
spends in discharging tho highest duty to
which tho republic can bo called. Those
who mutter words and call It wisdom,
deny the constitutional power of tho re
public to govern Poito Itico, Cuba, tbo
Philippines, for If wo havo tho power In
Porto HIco wo havo the power In tho Phil
ippines. Tho constitution is not inter
preted by degrees of latitude or longitude.
All protests against the greater republic
aio tolerable except this constitutional
objection. Tho moat magnificent fact In
history is tho mighty movement and mis
sion of our race, and tho most splendid
phaso of that world-redeeming move
ment Is tho entrance of the American
people as the greatest forco In nil tho
earth to do their part in administering
civilization among mankind, and they are
not to bo halted by a rock of words
called constitutional arguments. Pretend,
ers to legal learning have always de
nounced all virile Interpretations of the
constitution. Tho so-called constitutional
lawyers In Marshall's day said that he
did not understand tho constitution, be
causo ho looked, not at Its syllables, but
survejed tbo whole Instrument and be
held In Us profound meaning and In
finite scope tho sublime human processes
of which It Is an expression. Tho con
stitution Is not a prohibition of our prog
ress. It is rot an Intcullct to our des
tiny. It Is not a treatise on geography.
Let tho flag advanco, tho word 'retreat'
is not in the constitution. Let tho re
public govern as conditions demand, tho
constitution doe3 not benumb its brain
nor palsy its hand
o
"Tho Declaration of Independence up
piles only to peoples capablo of self-government.
Otherwise, how dared we ad
minister the affairs of tho Indians? How
daro wo contlnuo to govern them to
day? Precedent docs not Impair natural
and Inalienable right. And how is the
world to bo prepared for self-government?
Savagery cannot prepare Itself.
I)arbailem must be nsslsted toward tne
light. Assuming that these people can
bo mado capable of self-government,
shall wo havo no part in this sacred and
glorious cause? And If self-government
Is not possible for them, shall wo leave
them to themselves Shall tribal wars
Bcourge them, dlseaso waste them, sav
ngery brutalUo them moro and more?
Shall their fields He fallow, their forests
rot, their mines remain scaled, und all
tho purposes and possibilities of nature
be nullified? If not, who shall govern
them rather than the kindest and most
merciful of tho world's great raco of ad
ministrators, tho peoplo of tho Amerlcnn
republic? Who lifted from us tho Judg
ment which makes men of our blood our
brothers' keepers?
o
"Wo do not deny them liberty. Tho
administration of orderly government Is
not denial of liberty. Tho administra
tion of equal Jiistlco is not tho denial of
liberty. Teaching tho habits of Industry
Is not denial of liberty. Development ot
tho wealth of tho land Is not dcnlul ot
liberty. If they are, then civilization it
relf Is denial of liberty. Denial of liberty
to whom? There nro twelve million of
peoplo In tho Philippines, divided Into
thirty tribes. Agulnaldo Is of tho Tagal
trlbo of two million souls, and ho has
an Intermittent nuthorlty over less than
W.OOO ot these. To deliver theso conti
nental Islands to him and his ciew would
bo to establish an nutocnicy of barb ir
ism. It would bo to license spoliation,
It would bo to plant tho republic of
piracy, for such a government could not
prevent tbat crlmo In piracy's natural
home. It would bo to make war certain
among tho powers ot earth, who would
dispute, with nrms, each other's possess
ion of a Pacific empire from which that
ocean can bo ruled. Tio blood already
shed ts but a drop to that which would
flow If America would desert Its post In
tho Paclllc. And tho blood already spilled
was poured out upon tho altar of tho
world's regeneration. Manila Is ns noblo
as Omdurman, and both nio holler than
Jericho. Ilctreat from tho Philippines
on any pretext would be the master
cowardlco of history. It would bo tho
betrayal of a trust as paend as human
ity. It would bo a crlmo against Chris
tian clvlliz.atlcn, and would mark tho
beginning ot tho decadence of our rare.
And so, thank God, tho republic novor
retreats.
o
"Tho fervent moral rcsolvo throughout
tho republic Is not 'a fever of expansion.'
It Is a tremendous awakening of tho peo
ple, llko that of Elizabethan England
It Is ro fever, but tho hot blood of tho
most magnificent young manhood of nil
time; a manhood begotten while jet tho
splendid moral rasslon of tho war for
national llfo tilled tho thought of nil tho
land with Ideals worth dying for, nnd
charged Its very atmosphere with noblo
purposes und a courage which dared put
destiny to tho touch a manhood which
contains n million Koosovelts. Woods,
Hobsons and Duboces, who gilcve that
thej, too, may not soon conspicuously
servo their country, civilization and ram.
kind. Indeed, theso heroes are great be
cause they aro typical. American man
hood today contains the master admin
istrators of tho world and they go forth
for the healing of tho nations. They go
forth In the cause of civilization. They
go forth for tho betterment of man; they
go forth, and the word on their lips Is.
Christ and His peace not conquest and
its pillage They go forth to prepvro the
peoples, through decades, and may bo
centuries, of patient effort, for the gieat
gift of American institutions. They go
forth, not for imperialism, but for the
greater republic.
o
"The republic never retreats Its flag
Is tho only flag that has never known de
feat. Whero the flag leads wo follow, for
we know that tho hand that boars It on
ward Is the unseen hand ot God. Wo fol
low tho flag and Independence Is ours.
Wo follow the Hag and nationality Is
ours Wo follow tho flag and oceans nro
ruled. We follow the flag and. In Occi
dent nnd Orient tyranny falls and bar
barism Is subdued. We follow the flag
at Trenton and Vnlley Torge, at Saratoga
and uponthocrimson seas, nt Buena Vista
and Chapultepec, at Gettysburg and Mis
sionary Ridge at Santiago and Manila,
nnd everywhere nnd always It means
larger liberty, nobler opportunity and
greater human happiness."
REASSURED.
"Everybody says tho baby looks Just
like mo," said tbo happy young mother
on Henry street
"Glad of It," replied the husband. "Elf ts
a great weight from my mind. Perfectly
delighted, I assure vou."
"What do you mean, John'"
"I was afraid She Is 2 and has never
talked. But I have no fear now." De
troit freo Press.
and
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mace
LAItUEbr AbSOUTMFA'T Of KVNGt:-)
IN THE CITY.
PlIUlmb5eg,
and TSeeies:
GMSIER & FORSYTH,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
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veto -Ssjy-A v V -l e
I-3sk;cP wily
IE! ifel ' iIlI I ft
A stenographer for a large law firm in Roston liatl a rather
common experience : " My work," she .said, " ib very nervous and ex
acting, and I used to leave the office utterly exhausted. At night I
would often have the most horrible dreams, and sometimes wake up in
a cold sweat. Once I found myself sitting bolt upright in bed clutch
ing the bed clothes frantically with both hands. I became so dis
heartened that I finally told my emplojer I must give up my position,
but he laughed, and said he wanted ine to stay, and then suggested
that I try its remedy for such troubles. He gave me half ,1 dozen
Ripans Tabulcs and told me to take one after dinner and another
before going to bed. 1 did so, and rested better that very night
Now, whenever I feel nervous, I take just one Tabule before retiring
and I sleep right through till morning, and get up thoroughly rested
and ready for business. For a sleep-producer and a quieter of the
nerves, these Tabules are simply wonderful."
wi: HAVK A NUMlir.It OF PINK
DM wire
tbat wc will close out
AT COST
Tbis in a cliance to get a
good lamp for little mouey.
TEE CiiEIOrJS, FEISH,
ALiL!EY CO.
4U2 LacKawunun Aveaua
ALWAYS BUSY.
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Our Slices In quality always on top, ol-
ways easy on your feet nnd very easv on
your pursp keep us "Alwajs Busy." At
tend our 23 days' sale
Lewis, Esllly & iavies,
You cannot think, no matter how
hard you tiy, of a moro convenient
and better equipped statloneiy store
than ours, in addition to the largest
line of office supplies In Northeastern
Pennsylvania. Wo hnve Blank Books
of every deserlptlon, Typewriters' Sup
plies, Di aughtlng Materials, Letter
Presses, Postal Scales, etc. We are
agents for Edlon'. Mimeographs nnd
supplies, and tho famous Wernlckl Sec
tional Book Cases.
A complete lino of ICnuffman's Cor
poration Books In stock.
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Btadtai
NEAT, DUUABLE BOOK BINDING
IS WHAT YOU ItECEIVE IF YOU
LEAVE VOUIl ORDEK WITH T1II3
TRIBUNE BINDERY.
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Annual
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LlllCll
Will open on Wednes
day of this week and we
invite every thrifty house
keeper to make our Linen
Department her head
quarters during the next
ten days.
We cannot enumerate
here the many good val
ues that are in store for
you in
Fine Tafole linens,
Liiiel Clofte,
Xwels,
Etc, Etc,
But can assure you that
you will find our iovv
prices on Fine Goods fully
as tempting as on any of
our previous Linen Sales.
Sale pens ei Wednes
day, Feb. 22, and
continue for ten slays.
520and 5J2
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
'J ItF. MODEItN IlAnDWARB STORE.
Good Paint, properly applied
adds much to the appearance
of articles. We have
louse Faints
Carriage Paints
Mil Enamels
Bicycle Enamels
Varaistaes anol
Yarnisl Stains
A complete stock of Paint
Brushes always on hand.
FOOTE & SIEA CO,
am WASHINGTON-AVE.
The HMot &
Coeeell Co
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Pitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
ticncr.il Agent for tho Wyonimj
DMrlctUr
DUPONT
BJfRlWWiniEIB
Milling, lllnHlns, Hporllti?, Hmolselou
and tho Kopnuno CUomlcat
Company
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcufety Kihp, Cnpn nml Kxplodwi.
Hooin 101 Connoll llulldluj.
ourumoiL
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