v Jf "a FW THE SCRANTON TllIBUNlS-SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900. y v " Published Dslly, Kxcfpt Siimlsy, l The Trib une Publishing cjgmpany, t Fllty Cents a Month. I.IVY R IllCIIAnD, Keillor. 0. F. UVXUCK, limine Msnager. New York Omen 160 Nassau St. 8.' 8. VltKKLAND, Sole Aircnt for Foreign Advertising;. Entered at the Post office at Bcranton, Ta., at Sccond-Cisss Mail Matter. When fparc will permit, The Tribune Ij al w. triad to print shirt letters from It friends hearing on currrnt topics, but Its rule Is that these mint be signed, Jor publWatlon, by the urllcr'n real name; and the. condition precedent to acceptance is that all contributions ahall be fiibjett to editorial rcvlsltfn. TWELVE PAGES. SCItANTON, MAY 12, 1900. for Vice-President, CHARLES EMORY SMITH, OF 'PENNSYLVANIA. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. State. Con'rrrsMiirn-aH.!irire - HAl.t'MIA A. GROW, 'noiiiMii ii. roKnnur.i'.K. Auditor Cirtral-i:. II. UAllDKNnGRGII. Legislative. Pint DUtrltl-TIIOMAS .1. lillYSOJ.nS. Srcvi.il DLtiicIIOIIV M'HEUKIt, .III. Thlril llt'trlet-KliUAtin JAMl'.S, Jit. I'uititli District I'. A. I'llll.niH. Of com hi? Theodore Koosevclt Is fond nf s-oliiff lil.s name In print and enjoys ivakitiK a 8tlr In the world. Who Isn't? V.'ho doesn't? Hut don't tnuks tha mistake of supposlnc: that he Is a mere r-ensntlnnnliHt. Men who do things as 'Poddy dooa are entitled to be talked about. Secretary Long. V A.N KASTHKN man Is to he nominated for vlce-piesldent at the Philadelphia national con vention. It seem.i now to be well issuied that the cholee will fall on Ither Postmaster General Smith or Heeietary John D. Loiifr. Mr. Long Is a candidate In his own name and with the active support of the delegation from his own state; Mr. Smith Is the candidate of those who recognize his exceptional fitness for the place, but he has not pressed his own claims nor Is the Pennsylvania Hepubllcan organ ization pressing them for him. We are committed to Mr. Smith's cause for reasons which have been fully sot forth in those columns. Wo consider not only that he possesses In a pre-eminent degree the pocull'ir com bination of qualities and accomplish ments reiiulrod In the occupmit of the vlce-prcsidontlal olllce and that the country's iccognltlon of his worth would mi widen during the course of the eamnalgn that his nomination Mould bring strength to the ticket in every pait of the theater of battle; but also that the magnificent loyalty of Pennsylvania to Republican principles as oNhlbltod In unwavering devotion at the polls and the great pait which her Industries and business men are play ing in Ihe pfaetlcul development of American expansion fairly entitle the state and city in which the conven tion Is to assemble to contribute to the national ticket the one ' nominee not in edetei mined. From this proposition we shall not budge until the last bal lot has been counted. It Is an atti tude in which wo should have the earnest support of every Pennsylvania Republican, as we alieady have of thousands of discriminating Republi cans In other states who appreciate the force of Pennsylvania's claim and marvel that Pennsylvaiilans them selves do not press It with more spir ited dotounlnation. Hut It gives us pleasure ato recognize In Secretary Long a competitor of no mean ualil!cal!ous. As an orator he Is not the equal of (.'hallos Ninoiy Smith few men aie. Yet ho is a good talker, a clear, logical and pleasing talker; a man who never talks without con ti Uniting to the sum of human infor mation and Instruction. He Is also a good .secretary of the navy, so good that If Piesident 'McKinley Is wise ho will not let him swap jobs. In the Sampson-Schley, matter he was both film and light. Ho might have gone a little further and treated Schley to a court-martial; in that matter ho erred, If at all, on the wide of leniency; but let that pass. We don't believe that John li. Kong has had as thorough a pieparatloii for the delicate duties of the vleo-piesldency as Mr. Smith has. He was never minister to Russia. lie has never brought to success a great newspaper enterprise. He is not so widely acquainted among tho leading men In public life. Still, he Is a line man, and the party would accept him cheerfully, but the nominee should and we hope will be Charles Kmory Smith. .i Jpsueral Otis will not come home to iiu no ompaulmcnt of red lire nnd sky rockets; but one day history will do justice to his tireless Industry, patience ninl I'li'olity und a stntue will be erect ed In his honor in the most prominent part of Manila. Practical Education. -HK I-HTTKR which Secro- r I tary Root has addressed to President Kllot of Harvard university in recognition of tho preparations which Harvard is making to entertain nnd to Instruct in American ivnys during the summer month!) the large party of native Cu ban teachers whom tho war depart ment is to bring to this country for educational purposes is a. model ot both well-directed courtesy and straight-forward thinking clothed In dean English. "I do not think," tho secretary writes, "you are in eny danger of over estimating tho importance of the thing you are about to do. I visited many schools when in Cuba this spring, and I was much impressed by the bright ness and Intelligence of tho children who wero crowding in for instruction under the new regime and of the natlvo teachers who had been already employed. It is great raw material for education, and nothing ran bo clearer than our duty nt least to start uie process along tight lints, it would have been a poor boon to Cuba to drive the Spaniards out nnd lcnv.e her to care for herself, with two-thirds of her pcoplo unable to read nnd write and wholly Ignorant of the art of self-government, and without any political system under which tho peaceable, home-loving' majority of her people could find an opportunity to take part In the government. Irutead of that, we are trying to give the Cuban people Just as fair and favor able a start In governing themselves as possible nnd to help them to avoid the conditions which have subjected Haytl, San1 Domingo and the Central American republics to continuous revo lution nnd disorder, "The Cubans nre behaving admir ably, nnd I have great hopes for them. Tho great difficulty with which they have to contend is that they have had no experience in anything except Spanish customs n'nd Spanish meth ods which have grown up for centu ries under a system opposed to gen eral education and to self-government. To succeed in their experiment tha Cubans must necessarily acquire some new ideas and new methods. That is a very hard thing for a whole peoples to do, and it cannot be dona by hav ing outsiders preach to them. It In something that they have to do them selves. The best that anybody elsa can do Is to afford them opportunity of seeing and studying new methods. The greatest opportunity that has yet been suggested for tho accomplish ment of this necessary work is the bringing of these 1,4,"0 teachers to Massachusetts- to see for themselves tho University of Harvard and the in stitutions and life of the state, and to explain to them what they seo and Its healing upon their work for the education of their own countrymen. I believe that this body of teachers going back after their experiences here, nnd scattering into every munlcl jallty in Cuba, will carry back more saving grace for peaceful and prosper ous Cuba than the whole power of tho government could accomplish in any other way." This Is without doubt the truest thing that has been written of Cuba. It puts volumes Into a stickful. Since Mnrch 1. 1S97. nearly 100,000 rural homos In all parts of the United States have received fiee delivery of mall, thanks to the present energetic management of the postofllce depart 'mont. Chailes Kinory Smith would run well among these citizens. " Carpet Bag Government. " O SYSTEM has been devised by man which will pi event dishonesty. It is a humil iating circumstance, the sluino of which is fell by every Amer ican citizen, that niiiong the carefully picked employes of tho independent postal snrvlec which our government has t-ot up In Cuba with great care as an objei't lesson for the natives weie some capable of entering Into a conspiracy to steal funds which were in their trust;, but such experiences are not uncommon; they occur with frequency In the most thoroughly man aged private business Institutions; banks, tiust companies, stores and In dustries all have to run a certain moaiire, of tlsk with the Imperfect hu man Instiuinents which they employ; the best that can be done Is to use every possible piecautlon and to let no guilty man escape. It was to be expected that the first slip discovered in the discharge by representatives of our government of their fiduciary relations towaid the people of our new dependencies would be seized upon with ghoulish glee by opponents of the administration nnd put to use as weapons against tho pol icy of expansion; and the expected bus happened. Tho Philadelphia Led ger win the fiist to generalize pessi mistically f i oni one bad particular Its the conduct of affairs In Cuba, and soon Its chorus of despair will be swelled by the voices of every oppo nent of Republicanism. "Theoretical ly," says the Ledger, "there should be no moie dlfHculty In managing postal affairs in a colony than In our own country, tho systems of keeping and auditing accounts being the same, but In practice tho government is likely to find a different class of men seek ing colonial appointments from those who got employment at their homes. The sli.'k carpet bag politician does not go to a distant land for any other purpose than to make money as quick ly as possible, and hence the colonial service administered by a nation of politicians Is almost certain to bo woise than the similar service nt home. Croat Rritaln has been suc cessful with her colonics, but Great Britain dors not permit politics to control or even influence her civil ser vice. Tho men sent out to her colo nies may look forward to a tenure of olllce during good behavior; they have an Incentive to honest and faithful labcr in the hopo of promotion, and where their location is not agreeable may, if they have done their work well, obtain a transfer to more agree able surroundings. Our colonies are not likely to be governed in any such fashion. Politics will control tho ap pointments, and the seekers ot colo nial berths will bo those who cannot get anything ns good at home. Their tenure will be uncertain, and many of them will bo tempted to make money quickly, that upon their return they may bo more or less independent of government favor. The embezzlement in the postal department of Cuba is an indication of what we may expect to becomo a frequent item of news when we shall get carpet bag governments fully established in our island posses. Glons." As a matter of fact, taking into ac count the necessity for haste In (or ganizing a postal service in Cuba which resulted from tho speed with which war problems of great magnl tudo were accumulated beyond any man's control, tho selections ot men for responsible positions in the Cuban postal service wore made with a great deal nioro than the ordinary care, and Postmaster Oeneral Smith has put! on record the fact that politics had noth ing whatever to do with Influencing appointments. Wen were pickled out In virtue of their exceptional fitness as demonstrated in tho servico records, N in ths Indorsement of reputable friends of both parties, and in their general appearance ond mnnner of doing bus iness. This man Neeley, tho alleged chief cmbcrtlcr, had Indorsements of a character which would have secured h!s employment by any private em ployer in the country needing a man quickly and having to take one on the word of others until such time as per sonal study of subordinates could qualify, the employer to do his own picking. No more surptlsod set of men arc to be found In the United Htatcs than the immediate friends and nclitli bors of Net-ley In Indiana, who have known hlrn Intimately nil their lives and who would have trusted him with their last cent. It is easy to cry "carpet bag gov ernment," but It Is not easy to find perfect men. Certainly tho adminis tration, which has to bear tho brunt of the responsibility for the way af fairs are administered in Cuba, Porto Rico and tho Philippines, would be foolish If It put men In lcsponslble places who were not believed at the time to be the best that it could se cure. At the head of the "carpet bag government" In Cuba Is a man whose record for honesty, efficiency, ability and courage Is as clean as a hound's tooth; and the disinterested testimony of all intelligent observers Is that upon the whole the men associated with h'm nre of like character. In every group of picked men there are some who are susceptible to temptation, and no means have been contrived yet to determine In advance who are charac terproof nnd who ore not. That test has to be made In the crucible of ac tual experience. There is no other wav. Tho lldellty of the government to its trust will be exhibited in the steps which it shall take to bring the guilty to justice and to strengthen weak places as tjiey develop. By this 'vlll it stand or fall. The Grout bill proposes to put a tax of 10 cents a pound on oleomargarine colored to imitate butter. Tiavr let con gress amend it to include a similar tax on butter colored In mid-winter to look like the yellow butter of summer. Walter Wellman says Hanna voted against Quay because Quay failed to sustain the McKinley administration Just before the Cuban war. We thought it was on constitutional grounds. A bill prepared by the state depart ment to reorganize the consular corps, grade the pay and establish a high or der of efficiency Is before congress. It should be adopted. Candidate Towne. Mr. Bryan's Popu- Ustlc running-mate, appears to have been a trifle late In having his photo giaph taken. Lord Roberts evidently believes that Pretoria Is nearer than Christmas. For a man ot his years, Lord Rob erts Is quite spry. TOLD BY THE STABS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 4.10 a. m., for Saturday, May 12, 11KX3. & & A child bom on this day will notice that there's always room at the top for the fellows uho cannot Ret there. The faculty of appljlng a limited stock of elo quence at Ihe proper moment is better than a wealth of oratoiical talent. A wise woman Is well aware that men ncier rany clocs in their pockets to keep away moths. The pessimist Is a man whose goggles were not properly adjusted at birth. Too many "high balls' will prove disastrous to any pitcher. A good cook book is often better than stomach bitters. CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE. China's foreign trade, and especially her trade with (lie United Slates, deelopcd cty rapidly in l&on, as is shown by a statement Just re ceived by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. The statement in question, from the "Kcturns of Trade" by the Imperial Maritime Customs Sir lice of China, thows especially rapid develop ment in the section where railways have re cently been opened. The following are extracts from the report In question: "The foreign trade of China during the year 1S90 was characterized by an astonishing develop ment, and merchants, uoth foreign and natho, inado handsome profits In almost every branch. The political situation, aitnough still unsettled, gave rUe to no Immediate fears; exchange ic malned remarkably steady; the rice crop was abundant; the spring weather during the critical period for the silkworms was wnusually favor able; and, except for a recrudescence ot piracy on the West river, there were no disturbances to check trade. Tho gratifying result wai tliat the year beat all previous records and showed an advanco without precedent. Tho total trade was alucd at 400,533,238 haikwan taels 'tho average value ot tho Haikwan tael was $1,118 in lb'JO, $0,037 in 1S9S, and $0.2 in 1S99), a rise of 91,010,803 haikwan taels In 1803, and more than double the figures for 1800. "The internal trade of the country was also unusually brisk, and the important rhanges which will bo brought about by the extension of railways have already been proved. Xcvvchwang and Tietsin have promptly responded to tho stim ulus ot better means of communication, and the trade of those, ports has leaped forward, al though the former suffered from a severe out break of tho plague. It Is found that immedi ately trains begin io run, districts through which there was little traffic, such as between I'aotlng and Pekin, suddenly commence to hum with life and activity, and there springs up a flourishing trade which was formerly undreamt of and im possible for want ot cheap transport. The llus sian lins has been completed s far north as Moukdcn, and the extraordinary richness of Man churia will soon become evident. The I.u-lljn railway, from Pekin to Hankow, makes steady progress. Within six months It Is expected that trains will be running as far south as Chlngting. The difficulties in the southern section, where extensive tunneling Is required, mika construc tion slower there, but rails have been laid for forty kilometres northwards from Hankow, the track is now being made as far as Slnyan to which place it Is hoped to run trains within two years and the whole line ot 1,200 kilometres in to bo completed in five years. Including the difficult engineering feat of bridging tho Yellow river. The lino between Taku, Tientsin and Pe kin continues to advance in prosperity, and tho extension beyond Shanhalkvvan towards New chwang will shortly be connected by rail with the capital. Difficulties regarding the question of control are hampering the concessionaries ot various other lines, but It is to be hoped that these will soon bo satisfactorily arranged, as there is no longer any doubt that the effect ot ciifap transport will lead to an enormous devel opment of China's trade, "The net value of the Import trade was 281,. 748,156 haikwan taels, being an advanco of 63, 169,122 haikwan taels over the previous year and doul;lc the figures for ISM. The trade in cotton goods, which had remained practically stationary for threo J cam. made a great advance, the value having risen from 77,018,821 haikwan taels to 103,403,043 haikwan taels. It would be tedious to particularise all tho gains, but every article mentioned in tho table of Imports, witli the exception of grey shirtings (Insignificant de crease). T-clotlis, English and Uut.'ii Jeans und PRESIDENT CHARLES W. ELIOT. wvwti .iii " 'ni '' v " ' . : vKM8.."j,.: jl vumwrr- - r..;i.r " .LiMWIaaMMtf ' it:?!4V.f .... r yHLHaalK-tflkv: ri ,....l saHtf4 "niiiWt W 't,n r l-" ' iltril ratty! M) - .RwssvftjflWi i" .m : ' aMSBHIA: ". -. y .tmmMmMtmm.m, . JBMKKL, mmmtMrn vv The latest portrait of PrcslJent Charles V. illlot, of Harvard University. He has lu'. lowcd up his offer to Rive i.oao of the Cuban teachers who will vUit the United States free admission to the summer school by throwing open hts private reslJenca to as mmy teach-, ersas can be accommodated In It. ringlish )arn, were Imported in quantities ex ceeding the figures for 1S91. As regards the falling off in T-clotln. It Is explained that their place is taken by what arc generally known In tho trade as 'Continental', which arc i.u-luied In our returns under the heading of sheetings. Knglish sheetings show an advance from "i!, 300 to 703,702 pieces, and the increase mint be ascribed partly to Continentals ami paitly to the higher prices which prevailed in the United States. American sheetings rose again, from 2,4S3,99t to 3,973,00 pieces. "The feature most worthy ot note was the continued advance of American and Japancc goods, the latter especially showing ny rapid development. The class of white shirtings now imported is greatly superior to what came for merly, the people demanding a belter article. It is worth noticing, as evidence of prosperity, that what may be described nt cotton goods de luxe. Such as chintzes, printed twills, cambrics, etc., and handkerchiefs, Jumped from 303,314 to 078, 336 dozens. Cotton flannel showed a remarkable Increase, from 143,883 to 397,400 pieces, anil Japanese cotton flannel from 60,833 to 176,070 pieces. Kngllth cotton yarn suffered n filling off, while Indian and Japanese increased, the latter have now risen to 779,700 piruls. It is probable that the local mills will gradually get Ihe better ot their foreign rivals. The jam made from Chlncae cotton is much whiter than the Indian yarn and obtains better prices, which explains why Japan imports raw cotton from China to mix with Indian. Woolen goods, though not showing such a promising progress as the cotton goods, made a distinct advance, camlets, lastlngs, long ells and blankets all having in creased. The metal trade remains inelastic and the total taluo was slightly below that of the previous year. "The value of the exports was estimated at 103,784,832 haikwan taels, an increase of 30,747, 6S.1 haikwan taels over the previous years' total, and, as in the case of Imports, mors than double the figures for 1890. In view of the frt that railways are now opening up districts previou-vly cut off from communication with ports, it is fairly safe to predict that in less than another ten jears the trade will have again doubled, llxports are at present checked by price and in ferior quality the former duo to cost of car riage ami heavy taxation, the latter to adultera tion or faulty methods of preparation for foreign markets. Prices will como down when railroads bring the goods more cheaply to the ports and increase the supply." COMMON SENSE IN JjAIat, From the Indianapolis Tress. The suggestion of a doubt as to tho power ot the covernmrnt. in t.nni.1. - n.r ..... .. t........ v. i.iii.- tuummcctl by one of its own citizens in Cuba is repug nant to average intelligence. Assuming theie is reasonable ground for the charge of embezzle ment on which Mr. Jv'eely has been arrested, it seems to a loimnn rrnnilrnn. fA n.... .u.. ,.. cannot be convicted and punished because the mine was rommuieu in Uiba, which docs not belong to tho United States and lias no sover cignty of its own. No treaty has been ratified, and no agreement of any sort relating to ex- uauuiun aaa uecn entereu into between this nation and the people of Cuba; therefore the nrihoner cannot 1m ri.tttrf tn r-.. . t...,.. .i.- alleged crime was committed, for trial. It would uu Bwiiugi- ii Bucn a view or me power and Jurisdiction ot tho nation should prevail. The government has always asserted and maintained its right to protect the weakest of its citizens, arbitrarily or unlawfully restrained of his liberty by a foreign power; and is it not absurd to assume that the government is power- lica in minlcli a m,n !, 1a a! ..!.. a ,!.. but a public official under pay, for tho cmbr.. zicmem 01 lunos ncia in irusi oy tnc united States in any part of tho world f Common 6cnso would suggest that tho sovereignty of the nation follows the flag everywhere, to the extent at least of authorizing tha punishment ot a crimo committed against itself by ono of Its employes; and Justice should not bo cheated by a technicality 1 question u to tho place of tho trill. THE MAN TOR THE PLAOE. From the Montrose Independent Republican. As time goes on, and the merits of the nu merous candidates nre discussed, it becomes more apparent that among all the names tug gested as fitting running mates for President McKinley, none measures up more fully to tho requirements of tho occasion than docs Penn s.vlvania's distinguished and honored citizen, the present postmaster general, Charles Emory Smith. eg $ .$. $, $ 4s 4s 4 4s CALENDARS -"Iar. An opportunity to secure exclusive patterns and first choice, ooooooooooooooooo Tinted Backs & 0 Hangers ranilni'H'rrrwa White Backs Gold Embossed JV"Irkiinir1 1DliVrnirirt,Ei'n1,ic! Half-Tones Lithographs 00000000000000000 Prices ' & THE TRIBUNE has exclusive control of the finest line ot Calendars ever exhibited in Scranton. It is early yet to think of 1901, but it is necessary to place orders early for the class of work here outlined. 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