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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, aiARCH 10, 1900.
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LIVT 8. RICHARD, Editor.
O. F. DYXDEK, llusliwa Manager.
New York Office! 350 Nassau St.
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Ita friends benrlnn on current topics, but
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ml the condition precedent tn nceeptnnce
Is that all contributions shall be subject
to editorial revision.
TWELVE PAGES.
SCIIANTON, MARCH 10, 1900.
AVhlch Is the worse, for a councllmnn
to take bribe or for an "honorable
business man" to offer It? .
Stand by the President.
ONE FUNDAMENTAL fact
must rjot be lost Fight of In
the excitement of political
discussion concerning the
administration's Puerto Wean policy.
The constitution of tho XJnltcd States
mih not framed to lit nil conditions
of human existence but to tit a partic
ular area and set of conditions. The
poople for whom It va? framed were
jifniilp who had back of them centuries
if fvoepllonnl preparation for good
solf-siivcrninent on Ihe basis of libcrtv
iNoly t emulated by lnw; they were not
In the Infant class of citizenship. To
cay that the constitution projects it
t."lf automatically wherever the ilnj;
popH r to rctlui'e self-poverninent to a
Itiri'e unlets It can be assured In ad
van eo that the Has will never bo where
the ri)iisittutlon will not Immediately
and completely fit.
The llepubllcnn patty's position In
till" controvtisy Is that the constitu
tion does tint go in letter to unfit peo
ples under strange conditions, but that
II Koes to them In spirit until such
time as they shall be uplifted nnd
lilted for the letter. Let us illustrate.
K the ljcmocintie content Ion is cor-,
icet that the constitution Immediately
followed the flap, then every mala
Filipino over ?1 years of ago Is today
an American citizen, with a potential
llnht to vote at presidential elections
and to live tinder every law und cus
tom prevalent In the federal govern
ment of the United States. Hut every
body knows that conditions In Luzon
are In no sense parallel to conditions
in New York or Pennsylvania; that
laws which fit the one do not nnd
could not Immediately, it ever, fit the
other. If the constitution Is now In
force In the letter In the Philippines,
as the Democrats contend, the Dingley
tariff rates should prevail at Manila,
the Chinese Inhabitants of the arclilpel
nRo could not be stopped from comlncr
into this country and the ptoducts of
Malay labor, on the low wage basis
characteristic of Oriental countries,
would have to 'be admitted In our ports
duty free, to compete without hin
drance with the products of our well
paid domestic labor. This Is what the
letter of tho constitution would require
In every acquisition of new territory It
the Democratic contention wore to bo
accepted by the Republican adminis
tration as sound In principle. Such an
acceptance would inevitably necessitate
one of two alternatives: either the
abandonment of the Philippines as be
ing ii burden Impossible to carry, ot.
the overthrow of our homo protective
policy and the bringing of our economto
nnd political system down to the Malay
level.
The Republican party, as led by
Villiain McKlnley, does i.ot admit that
either of these results Is necessary: it
Miya in effect: "We will extend to the
new territories all the silleut iiiin
clples of the constitution of the United
Statesequal rights and privileges be
fore the law, protection In life, prop
erty nnd opportunity: iiee education,
free religion nnd training for better
citizenship: but we will reserve thi
light so to make and adjust the laws
of each special terrltoiy that they will
fit the special conditions of that terri
tory and of the peculiar peoples who
Inhabit it. If in the Philippines five
trade is for the best interests of the
Filipinos, we will enact free trade, but
not until our light to do thin regard
less of the conditions in other territory
Is nfllrniPil by a ruling from the Su
prcme court. So as to Pueito Illco.
Ve will give to the people ot Puerto
Rico every opportunity to develop their
agriculture, Industry nnd peaceful
commerce under a merely nominal and
temporary revenue law whirl; returns,
to them for their own benellt all the
revenue thus raised; but we will not,
beforo the Supreme court declares it
self on the constitutional issue raised,
do. that which might be construed by
that court as tending to nequlcsce In
the'Democratlc Interrelation."
The Ineijfcapablo fact of this whole
Junibledf discussion is that the boot
must, 'be fitted to the foot in currying
out, the expansion programme, other
vise , expansion becomes Impossible.
Defter that tho people of Puerto Rico
jUiouId" for two years submit, as soms
pert crltlcH of the president flippantly
rernnrk, "to' a' 1.1 per cent, discount In
their citizenship," which sacrifices
none of their privileges of self-Improvement1,,
lhan that tha wholo struc
ture of ejtjja'nslon, so laboriously built
up by the heroism arid sacrifice of our
soldiers , and sallory, should be con
verted intoia-pllo of reproachful ruins.
The Democratic usurpers in Ken
tucky' are passing a lot of laws con
ceived In prejudice and spite which
will return to, plague their authors If
the courts, do not nullify them. The
hip-pocket' style of law-making Is an
expensive luxury.
Senator Cullom, whose state is in the
storm center, ot disaffection over the
Puerto Rlcan tariff bill, and who is
tn ga for re-election beforo the legis
lature t6 'be elected this y'eur, takes a
commehdabijr philosophic- vlow of the
tna.tt,er. ',',On sentimental grounds ha
favors the Immediate admission or
Vuert IV ftea trade privileges,
"but," ho adds, "I am a member of a
political party which Is charged with
great responsibility, nnd It Is only
through party harmony and cohesion
that results can be secured. I hopa
my party will decide to settle this mat
ter In nccoidanco with my views. Hut
If It does not, and adopts omo other
couwe, 1 shall feel It to bo my duty to
stand by my pnrty." This Is very good
and timely advice to the Republican
brethren who, under' a misapprehen
sion of the facts, nre breathing threats
of party demolition.
A number of councllmen at Shamo
kin ate to be nrrested on charges of
conspiracy nnd bribery, and an audi
tor at Allentown Is under ball for al
leged irregularity nnd embezzlement.
Next!
The Great Objective.
SENATOR DAVIS has offered
and the torelgn relations com
mittee of the senate has ac
cepted an amendment to tho
pending trans-Isthmian canal treaty
setting forth that nothing contained In
the treaty "shall Interfere with meas
ures which the United States might
ilnd It necessary to take for securing
by its forces the defense of the United
States and the maintenance of public
order." The language quoted Is an ex
net copy, save as to names, of one of
the articles governing tho Suez, canal.
Great Hrltnln, it is argued by the ad
vocates ot this amendment, cannot
consistently refuse to grant to the
United States the same provisions
which she exacted from Germany, Aus
tria, Spain, France, Italy, Russia, Tur
key and tho other European powers
when the Suez convention was nego
tiated. If tho amendment shall be .ac
cepted by the senate nnd 'by Great Bri
tain, the United States, they argue,
will be left with a free hand to do as
she may please with the canal in case
she shall become engaged In war with
a foreign power. She can close It or
not, as she may elect.
If England will accept this amend
ment, we see no objection to it: but
the fact Is that Its Importance Is chief
ly Imaginary. The treaty as drafted
left tho United States free to close the
canal to an enemy's ships by the one
method which Is feasible In war, name
ly, arresting the enemy's advance by
the Interposition of a superior force.
That, In any event, would be the one
way in which we could close the canal
and keep It closed. Fortifications would
not keep It closed unless our forces
back of the fortifications sufficed to
overpower the nttacklng forces. The
whole problem is a question of strength
and the putting forth of strength In
the most economical and effective
manner. The administration's opinion
that the proper place to protect Ameri
can interests against foreign attack is
on the high seas has the indorsement
of the foremost fighter ot the time;
and, on such a subject, we accept Ad
miral Dewey's verdict in preference to
the verdict of mere academicians like
the foreign relations editor of the New
York Sun.
Ilypercrlticism in the senate should
not defeat tho great objective in this
matter. The American people will not
tolerate a longer potponement of ac
tual construction work on the Nica
ragua canal.
Eugene Debs, who has been active In
the organization of a party known as
"Social Democracy," declines to be
come Its candidate for president. Mr.
Debs evidently lacks faith In his own
medicine.
Will Mark a New Era.
GOOD NEWS comes from
"Washington to the effect
that manv differences of
opinion which have existed
concerning the details of legislation
'requisite tor tho restoration of an
American merchant marine, and
which have menaced tho prospect of
getting any legislation through, have
yielded to conference and compromise,
and that the outlook Is once more
bright for affirmative action at this
session of congress.
We lecently presented an abstract
of the shipping bill which Is before the
senate and quoted from Senator Frye's
very lucid explanation of its provisions
and purposes. Briefly, that bill pro
poses to offer not more than $9,000,000
u year In Inducements to American
citizens to go Into the business of
ocean transportation by means of
ships built In American yards of
American materials by American la
bor, nnd manned, when afloat, by
American crews underneath the
American flag Ht the masthead. We
now pay $180,000,000 a year to foreign
ers to do this shipping for us.
Additional amendments to this bill
have been proposed and will, It Is un
ders'ood, be accepted In both houses.
One of these gives the secretary of the
treasury authority to withhold sub
sidy compensation from vessels whose
owners enter Into a combination to
rntso rates, to the disadvantage of
shippers and producers. Another .will,
In case ot a combination of American
ship builders to tho disadvantage of
vessel owners, permit owners to buy
vessels abroad and yet retain tho right
to subsidy under the main provisions
of tho bill. Tho object of these
amendments Is obvious, and so Is their
wisdom.
There Is some obscuilty, which will
be cleared up, relative to the status
under the bill of lake vessels running
from Chicago or other lake ports to
Liverpool or other foreign ports. But
otherwise the bill is now believed to
be as nearly perfect In Its adaptation
of means to ends as can be expected
prior to actual study of Us operation.
It has been safeguarded so as appar
ently to prevent Injustlco to any inter
est while ot the same time Its original
value as a stimulus to new enterprise
In American ocean navigation remains
unimpaired. Its enactment will mark
the beginning of a new and Important
era in American commercial expansion.
Nine regiments In the Austrian army
are to be, placed on a diet of sugar for
three months to demonstrate tho the
cry of some scientist regarding the
merits of saccharine ratjons for mili
tary purposes, borne time ago a num
ber of German soldiers were driven
lusano by a forced diet of compressed
food tablets. If the experimental
corps Is allowed full sway there seems
no reason why the czar's dream of dis
armament should not yet become a
reality.
Tho modesty of the Topeka minister
In proclaiming his ability to run a dally
paper "as Jesus would" Is fully par
alleled by his fidelity to tho doctrlno of
not letting his right hand know what
his left hand docth.
The Host Effective Way.
THE MOVEMENT undertaken
by the Holy Name society
of St. Peter's cathedral par
ish to bring Influences to
bear for the cleansing of the theatrical
performances given In thin city Is In
purpose most laudable and will un
doubtedly accomplish good. The
strongest forco In our government Is
the force of aroused public sentiment
and when this is put forth In any di
rection it Is Irresistible.
The best way to cleanse the theater
Is to cleanse the citizen who attends
It and thus cause him to require of
those who purvey amusements that
vicious or degrading influences shall
be eliminated. The manager of a thea
ter Is In much the same relationship
toward tho public as the manager of
a bookstore or hotel; he fits his wares
to the public demand. The suppression
here and there of a vicious book, peri
odical or play Is a gain for public
morals only so far as It tends to limit
the corruption of the public taste. But
It is only one means to an end. The.
end Is to crente such a standard of
Individual character ns will resist the
temptations of vice and enable men
and women to go through life am
spotted. During the tender period of youth
parental watchfulness must be strict
nnd Jealous, and It is chiefly on ac
count of the danger of contamination
which suggestive plays and books nnd
pictures inlllct upon the young that
they should be banned. It la a proper
part of the police work of government
to co-operate with parental watchful
ness In removing these snares from
the pathway of youth. When we come
to adults, however, the need for pater
nal government diminishes'. The man
or woman who can be kept good only
In a negative way, by tho keeping
away of temptations, Is not of much
account to tho welfare of society.
Character which Is not upbuilt to re
sist vicious influences is Imperfectly
developed; and In no directton'can re
formatory energy be better employed
than In tho culture of the personal vir
tuesa truth which It sometimes
seems to us is not sufficiently appreciated.
Rev. Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts is now
gunning for the president's political
scalp and beseeching the Republican
leaders to substitute some other man
as the presidential candidate because,
among other reasons, Mr. McKlnley
did not overthrow his attorney gen
eral's Interpretation o" the army can
teen law nor snub the hundreds of re
putable army officers who testified that
the total abolition of the army canteen
would thrust the common soldier from
the frying pan into the Are. We sus
pect that to be entirely happy in this
country Dr. Crafts will have to be
come a candidate for president him
self. The National Boer Relief Fund as
sociation, whose purpose is to raise a
million dollars for the benefit of the
widows and orphans of the 'Transvaal,
has been organized under the presi
dency of Bourko Cockran and with a
general committee comprising a hun
dred or more names of national promi
nence. Contributions may be ad
dressed to the association, St. James
building, Brodway and Twenty-sixth
streets, New York.
When actor Charles L. Davis died at
Pittsburg tho other day It was an
nounced that ho had not a relative on
earth. Now the claimants to his es
tate are springing up on all sides like
applicants at a civil service examina
tion. There's nothing like a snug for
tune to cause one to be remembered
by distant relatives after death.
Lovers of forestry will be glad to
know that congress has Just authorized
the purchase by tho federal govern
ment of a tract of land in California
containing the finest big redwood trees
In existence. Tho land Is to be made
Into a public park in order that these
magnificent trees may bo properly
protected and preserved.
The New Haven Register occupies a
column in describing its contempt of
President McKlnley because of his
"complete Incapacity to grasp tho
problems arising from new conditions."
Our contemporary should not be too
sure that the incapacity is not located
nearer Its own office.
After a silence ot months the Ger
man agrarians are again showing a
disposition to pitch Into the United
States. As the agrurians occupy about
the same position in Germany that is
held by English-haters In this country,
their face-making need cause no
anxiety.
It Is estimated that the first year's
collection of franchise tax In New York
state will yield $4,000,000 In revenue. No
wonder Senator Piatt predicts Gover
nor Roosevelt's re-election.
In these days of uncertainty, it will
no doubt bo a pleasure to many to
know that Bourke Cockran has not sur
rendered to England.
THE COMMERCIAL SPIRIT.
From tho Washington Post.
Quarterly dividends uro most readily
earned, in regular business operations,
where the people uro satisfied with and
loyal to their government. There aro no
men moie desirous of promoting hoclul
progress than the Intelligent capitalists
of the United States. They found and en
dow Institutions of learning, libraries,
art galleries, und hospitals. They cheer
fully pay tuxes for the support of tho
free schools, for which they have little
direct use. If all this is not true, un
hcltibh benevolence, It must, In part at
least, bo accredited to bound, long-sighted
buslnesn senfce. Capital may be, and
sometimes is, hearties, but It is una
ful. In fact. Indispensable. The money
makers muat precede the money-wpendera.
The Qlrards, Pcubodys, and Hopklnses
hud a shrewd eo to the main chanco
"I used to be one of the
men who think they must
P&y $30oOO for a good CMS
tommade Suit."
This is the class of men
we are reaching and convinc
ing that they never got any
more style,durability,bsauty
or better fit in a suit they
patd $30.00 for than we put
into ours for $15.00.
Everybody in Scranton
could see from the first what
our goods are." We invited
every one to come, get sam
ples and test the in any way
they wished. Now they be
gin to see that our fitting
and making is just what we
said it would be the best.
Two men who doubted about
the fit when we took their
measure were back here the
day after their clothes went
home to order another suit
each. This is the best evi
dence we know of that we
are pleasing people.
Hundreds of patterns of
pure woolens, all colors, all
weaves, right from our own .
Woolen Mills to select from.
Cut, fitted and molded to
your exact form, beautifully
finished and our price is
$15 for suit or
for separate
made to order.
ded&QfoU'mkGr
Woolen Mills an Scotland. Stores Throughout America.
Scranton Branch, 402 Lackawanna Ave
Opposite from Jonas Long's.
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More friends every day. Tho cause
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$3.50, $4.00 and $5.00.
Lewis. Reilly & Davies,
114-116 Wyoming Avenue.
when they were pIlliiB up the means of
dolnir linmeaMirable Rood to millions then
unborn to millions yet unborn.
A GREAT OPENING.
From tho Wuthlucton Post.
Thero U it Breiit opening for tho old
fuehloncd inlnlnter of tho tiosjc who
sticks to 111 pulpit.
Quite True.
"Tho lust laundry I. patronized was
tha worst I've struck yet."
"In what wav?"
"Why. I sent 'em bis collars, and all
I Kot back was tho buttonholes." IJoston
Journal.
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