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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1900.
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SCHANTON MAItCH 7, 1000.
iMr. Carter, of Montana, defines tho
Quay affair ns n "deep, dark, damnable,
diabolical plot to ruin a in:m'n private
and political character." This pointed
alliteration seems to about cover the
Ground.
Trust the Administration.
TUB IIIGI1T of the federal
government to "lit the boot
to the foot" In the matter of
leKlslatlon for the new de
pendencies Is vital to tho success of
our now undertaking. This has no
where been more strikingly brought
nut than bv Senator Koraker In the
speech accompanying bis reporting to
the senate of the bill to Impose a
jevenue tarlif upon articles entering
the United States from Puerto Hlco
and vice versa.
The United States In the Paris treaty
of peace, which Is now law, agiee.l to
Klvc to Spain fur tern years freedom of
trade In the Philippines. No duty dur
ing that period can be charged against
Spanish Imports Into those Islands. The
legislation of the United States with
reference to the archipelago must be
adjusted to fit that unalterable fact.
Since the Parts treaty was ratified
our state department has concluded
another negotiation of vast Import
ance. It has .seemed from every for
eign power having Jurisdiction or In
fluence In China written agreement to
maintain In that great Oriental coun
try an open door. This means that
when an Ameilcan article seeks admis
sion to any part of China through a
custom house under Ficncli, German,
Itusslan, Italian or other control It can
get In by paying the same duty Im
posed on similar articles from other
sources; and, once In, will not encoun
ter unfair discriminations. Having
asked and secured these pledges re
garding China It follows In logic that
the United States will have to maintain
an open door Into the Philippines. It
cunnot fairly disci lmlnatc In favor of
Spain; If Spain has free trade the
other nations must also have It.
Whether or not this was expressly
stipulated In the exchanges of com
munications between our state depart
ment and the foreign olllces of Europe
we do not know; but It Is a plain obli
gation of honorable dealing. This
much being understood, we proceed to
quote from tho speech of Senator
Foraker:
In my own mind tho fact that this bill
raises that question of the powers of
congress In legislating for territories) Is
more imsortnnt than any revenue that
' It provides for. Why Is It bo Important?
Not on account of Puerto ltlco. for thero
I nothing to be Imported from Puerto
IJIco that will come prejudicially, or at
least seriously prcjudb hilly, Into compe
tition with our products in this country.
It is a revenue duty simply and solely,
and not In any sense protective. Mr.
President, beyond Puerto ltlco come tho
Philippines. Soon wo shall be called
upon to legislate with respect to these
Jslunds. I wish to say that with respect
to tho Philippines it lias been suggested,
and It has been contended for by many,
that we should have an "open door" pol
icy. If that policy should bo finally
adopted, and nil tho nations of the world .
bo allowed to go with their ships and
their merchandise into the ports of tho I
Philippines, on tfit same term we go ,
there with our ships mid our merchan
dise, there will be an overthrow at once
of our entire protective policy and system
unless we hae the power to protect our
selves against the results, against the In
jury that would come to us from tbeao
Islands by reason of all tho world being ,
permitted to come here or anywhere
else lu the United Slates without pa
nient of duties. , The claims of thoso In
opposition to this proposition leads to
this. Tho bill was drawn not only
to meet the necessities of the situation,
but also, nece?sailly, as an Incident, to
meet the question ns to the policy which
must be pursuid by this country, Wo
nro now all alike In common Interest, and
tho question must bo settled now and
should be In the caso of Pueito Hleo,
which is the llrst legislation of tho kind
that congress N called upon to enact.
Great opposition to the placing of a
nominal duty between Puerto ltlco
and the mainland has appeared. Its
existence among the Democrats Is
natural. They want free trade with
Puerto Rico, hoping that It will be tho
entering wedge which will either com
pel the abandonment of all ptotectlve
, duties In the United States or, as nn
alternative, force tfip abandonment
f of-tlujvjjplo proft amnio of, expansion.
Ttte exjteosiice Of this opposition among
It'e'pubncalis. Is not thus to be nccount
' ed for, but rests, we believe, largely
v upon u misapprehension of tho fuets.
X Tbe attitude ,jt the Republican ob-
Jectors 'to" the" pending Puerto mean
.? legislation ls.T that .which President
McKlnley, Chairman Payne and most
" other prominent Republicans held
. some months; Ago; but In the mean
r time the president and the party lead-
ers have come ,to see tho matter In Us
, wider relations and their views have
been modified accordingly.
Take, for example, the experience of
Senator Lodge, certainly as hlgh-
minded and devoted u public servant
ns there Is In Washington. This Is
what he says: "When I came to
Washington 1 believed, without har
ming examined the matter thoroughly,
that we should establish free trade
, with Puerto Rico 'an a mat
ter of course, but when I eamo
to look Tnto""-lt I , found that In
,th interests of , the Puerto Rlcans this
would be mosu Undesirable. The peo-
pie of the ftlitfd have Just passed
througJkVvWaF'anil a transfer of tho
t ovn$meiu. This has produced n great
disturbance of business, almost coin
ple( stagnation.' In addition the Is
lamJvas vlsjte-Just" summer bv a
hunlcifnr-mf 'uhexample.1 violence,
,-Wblch-r caused untold damage' and
wrecked the coffee plantations, which
furnish the principal article of export.
Tho people are poor, there is much
suffering, and at the same time It Is
very necessary that they should make
considerable public expenditures. If
free trade Is established they will be
compelled Immediately to lay upon
themselves heavy direct taxes for pub
lic purposes, which would bo a very
revere burden, as well as a work of
groat dllllculty. Free trade would de
prive them, practically, .of all the
revenues which they received from
customs under the Spanish govern
ment and thus Increase the direct
taxes over anything known before.
"The problem before congress was
how to give them revenue In the least
burdensome way. To compel them to
resoit to direct taxation was tho most
burdensome, and would have crippled
the Island at this time. Therefore,
this low revenue tariff, which is in no
sense protective, was Imposed. All
the icvenue collected under it in the
ports of the United States Is to. be
paid Into tho Island ticasury, ns well
as the revenue collected In ports of the
Island Itself. The Foraker bill also
provides that nil the Internal revenue
mlsed In the Island shall go Into tho
Island treasury. In this way the nec
essary money Is raised In easiest pos
sible mannei for the people of the Is
land, and the legislature will not bo
obliged to Impose a single direct tax,
while all subjects of taxation are thus
let free for the municipality. The bill
passed In accordance with the presi
dent's wise recommendation, giving
Puerto Rico the revenue already col
lected, merely makes the pending bill
retroactive. Yet many people who
praise our gift of revenue already col
lected, denounce tho bill which pro
poses to continue giving. One is as
wise and right as the other, and both
are wise and right.
"Tho?e who in various parts of the
country are earnestly protesting from
the best motives against the proposed
tariff, are really seeking to burden the
Pueito Rlcans and make their position
woiKe than It is. Thoso who advocate
free tiade for the Island nt this time
on the ground of sympathy with the
Inhabitants, have not looked Into the
case enough to see that what they pro
pose Is not a relief to tho people in tho
way of taxation as the tat Iff is, but an
Increased and heavy burden. The
truth Is that we have never treated
any people who have come under our
Hag with such genet oslty and consid
eration as we show In the proposed
legMal'on for Puerto Rico. The c llzen
of Ailzona or New Mexico pays the
duties on every Imported article which
he consumes, and all lnternnl revenue
taxes, and what he pays goes Into tho
Treasury of the United States, while
he Is left to tax himself In nddition for
all the expanses of tho tcnltoiial gov
ernment. In the case of Puerto Rleo
every dollar of taxation raised by tho
United States, directly or indliectly,
from the Island or Its pioducts Is paid
Into the Island treasury. The United
States under this bill will not take one
cent of revenue from the Island of
Puerto Rico, while it taxes the Inhabit
ants of all the other territories Just as
It taxes the Inhabitants of the states.
It Is difficult to see hjw a more liberal
and generous arrangement could bo de
vised, and I am heartily In favor of It,
because I want to show to Puerto Rico
tho utmost liberality and generosity
possible.
"Rut the agitation which has been
excited about the proposed tariff and
which has misled many people through
out the country Is not the real question.
It was all started to cover the consti
tutional attack. The opponents of the
Puerto Rlcan bill knew very well what
they were about. They deslied to es
tablish a congressional precedent de
nying the right of congress to govern
territory outside the constitution. If
they had prevailed they would have
then gone before tho people and de
clared that we could- not hold the
Philippines unless we brought all their
cheap labor within our tariff and made
all the Filipinos a part of our body
politic. To this every one Is opposed,
and it would render Impossible any
proper government for the Philippines
or the maintenance of the 'open door'
In tho Uast. The opponents of tho
Puerto Rlcan bill hoped to establish
a piecedent by which they could drive
ua from the Philippines. It was the
Philippines which were aimed at In the
discussion, not Puerto Rico. I have
personally no doubt of our constitution
al power to hold and govern territory
without extending the constitution to
such territory, but this is a question
which must go before the courts, and
tho opponents of the Puei to Rlcan bill
have so little confidence in their own
view that they are afi.ild, apparently,
to get a judicial opinion on It. The
question of a tin IK for Puerto Rico, so
far as It Is one of expediency, Is very
clear if we consider solely the interests
of tho Island, but the constitutional
question is of a most vital importance
to our entire policy in the Pacific and
In the East. The house has had the
courage and the wisdom to legislate
for Puerto Rico In a Btatesmanllke
manner, and they havo 'correctly de
cided the constitutional question. I
have no doubt that a decisive majority
of the senate will agree with them on
both points."
The country has not found the ad
ministration of Wm. McKlnley wanting
in the troublesome times of the recent
past. It has amply demonstrated its
right to claim the confidence of the
country; nnd that claim deserves re
spect at this time.
The existence of coal famines In
France, Germany, Austria and Russia
on account of labor troubles In tho
mines Is causing apprehension In cer
tain circles In Europe that American
coal exports may be called upon to
supply this deficiency. England es
pecially regards this prospect with
concern. The development of an
American merchant marine, which all
persons believe to be near at band, Is
going to make this question of con
tinuous American coal expotts a live
one. A large trade even for anthracite
la within tho bounds of possibility,
Monroe countv has also decided to
abide by the decision of Judge .Purdy,
of Wayne, regarding the paynvnt of
bounties for the slaughter of wild ani
mals within Its borders. In this age
the came bounty law is probably one
of the most nonsensical acts ever put
In force with the Idea of raining tho
good will of tho farmer. In very few
Instances has the law been of benefit
to anyone save a few rural nomads of
the bee-hunting class, who have de
ilvcd a revenue by exposing pelts to
Justices of the peace before selling tho
trophies of tho chase to the taxider
mist. The Now Jersey courts have decided
that the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation property at Paterson Is subject
to taxation, on the ground that an
organization which charges member
ship fees cannot be considered charit
able. The idea that charity Is Incon
sistent with self-help Is a Jersey delusion.
A Lightning Change Artist.
WE WONDCP. how far the
serious opinions of uur
fcllow-cltlzens of Irish ,
descent are voiced by W.
Bourke Cockran when, at the Emmet
anniversary In New York, after a
speech of sympathy for the Boers, he
went on to say:
"This government of ours Is not with
out responsibility for tho Boer war. It
claims to bo neutral. But this country
has not been neutral. There has been
ilimculy between this nation nnd Kng- I
land over tho Alaskan boundary. 1 do
not say thnt we ought to have taken i
advantago of other complications In
which our opponent was Involved to push
thoso claims unreasonably, but 1 do say
that those claims ought not to have been
postponed to give Great Britain a bet-1
tor chance. Yet they have been so post-,
poned because of the complications In
South Africa. Had the administration '
performed Its plain duty to the people, It i
would have enforced those claims and
the Canadian troops wouldn't have been
fighting In South Africa today, helping- to i
put down liberty, for they would have
had their hands full right at home and ,
thnt African war would never have been
begun. Hut the moment that war
teemed a probability a modus vlvendl ,
was entered Into between this country
and England; that Is, England was to
choose her own time, not for conceding
our demands, but for resisting them. In
return for this concession we received no
advantage. It was all In England s fa
vor. "At tho banquet last night President
McKlnley said that there was no alliance
between this country nnd England. Well,
I'm Inclined to believe him. Laughter.
It Isn't nn alliance: It's a surrender.
Wild cheers. It's a surrender of our
policy to England. I challenge any sup
porter of the administration to show one
thing In regard to this Boer war that tho
United States government could do In
England's favor that hasn't been done.
The surrender on the Alaskan boundary,
the recall of our ccnsul nt Pretoria be
cause his mall was opened by the British
authorities, and the appointment of a
boy ton of the secretary of state, who
received his final instructions In the for.
elgn ofllco nt London; all these things
have made other nations believe that wo
are In alliance with England.
"So, In fear, alt thoso nations that
might have Interfered for the sake of hu
manity and fairness have held back.
Some may say that tho 'president might
have dono even more for England; that
he might have sent our navy over
there to aid tho British. But na
vies are of no avail against the Boers.
They might say that the president could
have sent an army there, but that
would have Involved his calling for vol
unteers and have given to the people of
this nation a chance to show where they
stand In the matter of this unholy war, a
chance that must now be postponed until
next November. If the Lord God of
Battles and of Justice will uphold the
Boers so that they may withstand their
enemies for eight months longer this na
tlon will show unmlstnlcably Its senti
ments. Great cheering. That our
course, the course of the administration,
should be such as to lead Europe to be
lieve that we nre supporting England Is
Itself a disloyalty to the people, and It
will bo avenged when the opportunity
cornea for freemen to speak."
It will be noticed that Mr. Cockran
Includes In this "outburst of magnifi
cent oratory" two statements which are
not only without foundation but which
he must have known were false. The
statement that Consul Mac rum was re
called from Pretoria because his mall
was opened by the British authorities,
like the statement that Secretary Hay's
son received his final Instructions nt
the British foreign ofllco, la unsupport
ed either bv fact or fiction. Macrum
himself admits that he was recalled be
cause he had repeatedly asked to be
permitted to come home. Young Hay's
visit to the British foreign office was
simply tho customary official call which
representatives of one nation make
upon roDresentatlves of another when
passing through the other nation's
capital. Besides, It rrtust have been
known to Mr. Cockran and to those of
his audience who read the papers that
young Hay was to look after British
Interests In Pretoria Just as the Biltlsh
consuls in Cuba looked after American
Interests after our own consuls had
been withdrawn pending the war with
Spain As to the charge that the Alas
kan boundary dispute was postponed,
as an accommodation to Great Britain
so that she coald mats her strength
In South Afilca. the fact Is clear to all
who have taken the pains to Inquire
Into the matter that this postponement
was made long before the South Afri
can affair offered a prospect of war.
In the campaign of 1896 Mr. Cockran
exhibited great energy In declaiming
In behalf of Major McKlnley's election.
Wo are not among those who took
tremendous stock In that performance,
for Cockran, like Bryan, impressed us
as being a speaker who cared more for
applause than principles and who stood
ready to champion any cause at any
timo when offered satisfactory Induce
ments. The Justice of this opinion
seems vindicated by the alacrity with
which the orator of whom Richard
Croker once said that he "had left
Tammany for the good of Tammany"
now turns his back upon the adminis
tration he helped to Instal, and joins
with bumptious eagerness the motley
opposition.
With the Puerto Rico debate In pros
pect, doubtless many members of the
senate envy the New Haven girl who is
enjoying a trance of six weeks' dura
tion. One tenth of tho population of Cuba
Is now In regular and willing attend
ance nt the public schools. This Is tho
real freeing of the Island.
In India, owing to famine, 4,374,000
persons are in charity's chaige. The
gospel that India- needs Is the gospel
of bread and butter.
"Sapho" has Anally been suppressed
In New York city. This appears to be
a case of yellow advertising overdone.
GENERAL SHAW
10 THE VETERANS
Concluded from Pago 1.
the Crown In tho spiritual life of man
kind, and so, perhaps, It Is In tho life of
nations, True It Is, that wo may well
seal tho volume containing tho great
record of tho nation's travail of soul In
the epoch of Lincoln so far as any Irri
tating or disturbing elements of tho pres
ent or future, nro concerned arid write
across tho closed events tho historic le
gend: "It la finished."
Fast Deeds of Valor.
Let mo go a step further and declare
that I would not blot out the momory
of past deeds of valor In tho minds of
any wearer of the Gray or the Blue In a
backward glance over times that tried
men's souls. Nnyl Human nature will
havo to bo changed to full ChriRt-IIke
charity before tho deeds of true heroes
can be dropped out of memory! I say,
therefore, God-speed to tho Grand Atmy
of tho Itcpublic, and to tho camps of
Confederate veterans nch tho holy of
holies In tho most sacred and the most
tender associations possible In tho stal
wart llfo of bravo veterans on both sides
of the great war of all the ages. In
tho nature of things each organization
has a history pecullr to Itself. Neither
Is deMgned to keep nllvo the spirit of
hates or revenges of the war period:
both are fraternal and reminiscent, and
stand for comradshlp In peaco and In
memory of the earlier services and sao
rllles when they followed tho drum beat
to battle.
If anything that I may say on my
present tour of visitations should In the
slightest degree, tend to a closer fellow
ship and larger loyalty to present con
ditions, my highest ambition will bo sat
isfied. We have had too much of horrid
wnr: wo cannot have too rich a fruitage
of blessed perce. What we 'can have
In common Is a Memorial Dny dedicated
to the memories of our dear oneB gone
to rest, when we can lay flowers upon
their graves, whether they wore a uni
form of Blue or of Gray In such nn ob.
servance ns may B.itlsfy tho sentiments
of surviving comrades, of either army,
as long as any of them live.
But thoro should be no place for pres
ent rancor or revenges In the hearts of
living veterans from tho South or from
the North. We stand on tho threshold
of a now century, following one of the
grandest In tho life of man; and our
great country holds a proud position in
the front lino nf nationalities. In a lit
tle over one hundred years of national
llfo we have resolutely swept forward In
all that Inspires and ennobles humanity
until tho child of freedom of the era of
Washington has reached n stalwart and
commanding manhood, in the epoch of
Lincoln and McKlnley. It Is universally
acknowledged that In war on tho land
nnd on tho sea we havo witched tho
world by our victories, and now It Is
ours to press forward In tho paths of
peace. In all tho clrclo of righteousness,
and becomu the Ideal civilization of the
world through the development of In
dividual qualities of head nnd heart,
safeguarded by the highest prudence and
wisdom born of pure and unselfish patri
otism nnd sanctified by an unquestioned
faith in God.
At tho first capital visited In my south
ern tour that of Virginia I feel the
thrill caused by the fact that the Father
of his Country was born In this state,
and that his body is burled In her boil.
And as I Journeyed here I passed mem
orablo historic battlefields over which,
from 1S61 to 1S63, ebbed and flowed tho
red tldo of wnr In the most sanguinary
engagements recorded In history. Peace
now dwells at Fredericksburg, In tho
Wilderness, at Spottsylvanla. at Chancel
lorsvllle, at Appomattox: yea, at all the
great and small points where bravo men
fought and fell under either ftag-wlth a
desperate valor worthy of any cause
over problems now settled forever. Many
of these fields of unrivalled carnage are,
I trust, about to bo set apart as national
parks sacred to tho Issues of the heroos
who wrote their names In blood In tho
heroic Honor Roll of the world. Peace,
peace, sweet peace Is heard over all the
Union: and Its echoes reverberate
through the soul of every true American
like the notes of a great cathedral or
gan, when touched by tho hands cf a
master.
Every life Is what love makes It: and
every nation Is what the Ideals of the
majority bring forth.
Tho exaltation of tho Individual or the
nation springs from the same common
source righteousness. What individuals
or nations sow, thnt also shall they reap.
Let us meet the duties of llfo like men,
and front face on duty's line. Joyous and
united in the patriotic love of our coun
try, and zealous to do nil In our power
to teach our children how to cherish the
great heritage wo shall transmit to them
the richest treasure of freedom In all
tho world. Let us Join In the song of
tho Psalmist, and fix In our heart of
hearts tho sxeat truth:
"Tho counsel of the Lord standeth for
ever, the thoughts of heart to ull genet n
tlons; blessed Is the nation whoso God Is
the Lord, nnd the people whom lie hath
chosen for Ills own Inheritance."
CONVENTION CALLS.
First Legislative District.
Notice Is hereby given that a conven
tion of tho Republicans of the First leg-it-inttvo
district will be held at 3 p. m, on
tho 20th day of Match next, at Co-opera-tlve
hall, West Side, for tho purpose of
nominating a candidate for the legisla
ture to represent said district and elect
ing two delegates to attend tho Repub
lican state convention to bo held In Har
rlsburg on April 23, VM. The primaries
will bo held on Saturday afternoon,
March 17, between tho hours of 4 and 7
o'clock. According to tho t tiles govern
ing the Republican primaries of this leg
islative district rotlce of the date of said
primary election must be given by tho
district chaltman nt least twenty days
before said primary election nnd each
candldato must register with the district
chairman his full name and postoffleo
address and pay his assessment fifteen
days before the primary election or his
name will rot bo placed on the olflelal
ballot. No votes shall bo counted for any
person who has not complied with tlieso
conditions.
W. A. Paine, Chairman.
Attest: Joseph Jeffrys, Beerctary.
Scranton, Fa., Feb. 2-J. 1J0O.
Second Legislative District.
Notice Is hereby given to the Republl
can voters of the Second Legislative dis
trict that a primary election will bo held
on Saturday, March 17, 19U0, between the
hours of 4 and 7 o'clock p. m., for the
purpose of electing two delegates to rep
resent said legislative district In the com
ing Republican state convention to be
held In Harrisburg, and to nominate a
candidate for the legislature. The con
vention to compute the vote will be held
on Tuesday, March 20, 1900, at 1 o'clock
p. m., in the court house In Scranton.
in accordance with the rules governing
this district the candidates will bo voted
'or directly by tho voters at the polls.
Each candidate must register with tho
district chairman his full name and post
ofllce address and pay his assessment
twenty days before the election or his
name will not bo placed In the official
ballot, neither will any votes cast for him
be counted.
Tho district vigilance committees In
tho various precincts will conduct the
election and the result will be reported
by the return Judge to the district con
vention, which will bo composed of the
return judges of the various districts.
A written notice containing further In
structions will bo sent to the members of
the said district vigilance committee.
Frederick W. Fleltz. Chairman.
Attest: Walter E. Davis, Secretary,
Third Legislative District.
In pursuance or a resolution of the Ho.
publican Mandli.g cemmlttce of tho Thlirt
Legislative district of Lackawanna cjuil
ty, adopted at a regular meeting hold en
Saturday, the 24th day of February, 1900,
the district convention will be held on
Tuesday, tho 10th day of April, 1M0, at 2
o'clock p. m., In tho arbitration room of
the court house, Scranton, for the pur
pose of nominating n candldato for tho
legislature and electing two (2) delegates
to represent sold leplslatlvo district in
tho state convention to bo held nt Har
rlsburg on April S3, WOO, and transacting
such other business as rhall be brought
befoie It.
Vigilance committees will hold primary
elections on Saturday, the Tth day of
April 1900, between the hours of 4 and 7
p. m.
Each election district shall elect one
person, a qualified elector of said district,
to act as a member of tho legislative
standing committee for tho next ensu
ing calendar year, whtso name shall bo
certified to on tho returns to the district
convention. '-J
Candidates who havo thus far reels-
I tered their names with tho secretary at
003-P0I, Mears building, Scrnnton, Pa.,
I and those who are desirous of registering;
will observe tho requirements of rulo 6,
which reads ns follows: "Each candidate
I must register his full name and postof-
lleo address with tho chairman of the
legislative standing committee, and shall
pay his assessment to tho district chair,
man at least twenty days before tho pri
mary election, or his name will not bo
printed on tho official ballot."
eaturdoy, th 17th day of March. 1900,
Is the last day for registering and paying
the assessment.
T. J. Matthews, Chairman.
Attest: J. E. Watklns. Secretary.
Scranton, Pa., February, 28, 1500.
I In Woman's Realm ?
ooooooooooooooooo
MR. W. W. SCHANTON, notwithstand
ing tho fact that his prominence lu
tho most important Interests of the
city frequently presents him In the light
of a scruppcr among others who aro also
moro or less obstinate in holding a point,
Is always welcomed In society as an ac
quisition and a man of peace. In fact
few men nro more happily endowed with
a gift for saying graceful things. Then
his towering figure and commanding pres
ence naturally yield him much flattering
attention from tho feminine portion of a
social assemblage; but to sen him tho
other day as a sort of presiding genius
of a Woman's club was really an un
lookcel for cxperlenco among his ac
quaintances. To say thnt his attitudo on
that occasion would have; disarmed even
moro madly In etirnust apostles of re
form thnn the members of a Woman's
club Just beginning to taste tho sweets
of power, fully describes the situation.
Mr. Scranton is nn artist tn his way and
tho quiet observer who may have wit
nessed tho effect of his presence and his
nice little speech at thnt meeting would
bo prepared to predict that he will proo
ably own the ftrcet car system, and the
telephone companies, not to mention tho
city government and other such Incl.
dentals If it should happen to enter his
active, determined brain to attempt the
task.
There is one thing in which, however,
the Woman's club should be generous,
as It Is strong and that Is it should not
absolutely drlvo Mr. 'Scranton nnd the
water company to buy up the entire
landscape.
THAT WOMAN'S CLUB certainty Is
capable of working miraculous
changes In tho vicinity of Green
Ridge if It is politic and persistent. It
has the support of the best people In the
measures proposed. It has the advan
tage of tho cleverest legal advice, the
opinions of the finest experts In their
various professions and the courtesy of
a hearing on all occasions. There Is only
one- danger to menace the usefulness of
the Economic Section and Indeed this is
a peril which usually confronts women
In their attempts at the reform of exist
ing evils. While such a danger Is not
apparent at present It may develop later
on and that Is the tendency to demand
revolutionary changes as a right Instead
of using that greatest argument tact,
nnd bringing to its aid all tho power
which feminine wit can devise. Men are
such absurd creatures, they like to be
coaxed and flattered a little and then
they do like to grant great generous
favors as favors and go round trying
to adjust an Imaginary halo ever after,
but they Just hate to bo told by a parcel
of women "You shall or you shan't do
thus and so." Queer creatures, these
men I
Roll Top Desks,
FJat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from.
Hill & Connell
121 N. Washington Ave.,
ALWAYS BUSY.
OFFMJE-FURNITQRE
Ft
ira SHAPE."
Moro friends every day. Tho cause
easy to buy, easy to wear.
$3.50, $4:00 and $5.00.
Lewis. Rellly & Davles,
U4-118 Wyoming Avenu'
Railroad Men
Get Ready
for taspectioini
We have now a full Hue of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches of an
old reliable house. Not some
agent who will open shop for
two or three months and then
ski'i out. We are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good as gold." Prices as
low as any.
JKERCEREAU&COMELL
13f Wyoming Ave.
Coal Exchange.
Heatainig
Stoves,
Raoges9
Ftmiraaces,
and
Timiiinig.
GUNSTa & FORSYTE
825-3J7 PENN AVENUE.
The Hunt &
Commell Co,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware
434 Lackawamfa Ayenuc
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Aenl fir tm Wyoinlaj
District. U:
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nud ilia Hepnuno Uujmlcal
Co uiiauy'i
tulety huo. Capi aud lOxpla.Urk
ICoutu 101 Uo .lieu UillUlnj.
AUKN01K3
TIIOS. FORD. - - .Vlttston
JOHN D. SMITH & BON, Plymouth.
W. E. MULLIGAN. Wilkos-RauP.
lupoirs
reiiESi
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and to-day must confess that I have not the feeling I once had for a
patent medicine. They certainly braced up my digestion wonderfully.
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As this number contains
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and as every woman In
the community is more or.
less interested in what
are the correct styles
we issue a general invi
tation to call and receive
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wards give us your opin
ion as to its merits.
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