THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1900. futMliihrel DuIIt. KTCfpt Sunday, by The Trib une PublUlilnn Company, t HttyCfnU a Month. t.nv h titciiAnt), nditor. O. V. DVMIH:, lliilnera Manager. r,w Vork ODlcei ICO Naisiu Rt. s s. vnrciiAVD, Sole Agent for t'orelcn Adverting. Fnteied it the I'ostomce at Scranton, Vk., u Second Clau Mall Matter. When pce will permit. The Tribune Is )s clad to print ttiort letter! trom Its friend! bearlnc on current teplcn, but Hi rule l that thene must be signed, (or publlrntlon, by the writer's real name: and the condition pricedent to acceptance la that all cotitiibutlom thall be lubjoct to editorial revision. TEN PAGES. SCItANTON, JULY" 11, 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. National. rreslilcnt-U It I.I AM McKlNI.TlV. Met- President fill 01)01111 HOOsr.Vr.t.T. State. Coni:rpnif n at Lareo 0 W.USH V A OIIOW, noiiurr h i oi.r.nriint Auditor Hernial L. I) II Vltnr.VIil'ltGIi. County. CnnKrc-s-u, II.I I WI COWI IL. JHiluc-oroilflT VI w rov MifrlrT JOIIV II F1I.IOWS. IrenunT J. A. "rilWTOX. District iltoriirv MI 1,1 M I! I.r.Wiq. rri.lhntotui) JOHV COIM.I.AM) fieri, nf tnirts dlOVIAS P. IIAVIKLS. llirnrder nf Dce-els 1.MIL HOW t'Rl'trr of Wills V K III CK. Jury Commissioner 1 l AltD U STUnGES. Legislative. First District 11I0K? .1 nr.YVOI.D3. Second District JOHN SCIIH'ilt, Jit. Third liitrlit-I,inAim .1 MI S, JR. Fourth IlUtriet P. A PlIU.lll.V. Tlie United States repiesentaflvea were n tilflp reticent In taking pnrt In the transactions that hastened tho nvvful rrlila In China, l.ut the leadera of baib.irlty In the flowery kingdom will le.iHe that thera will be no hesi tation In demands fo- a day of reck oning for the outrages at Pekln. Our Friends, the Enemy. OUU DEMOCRATIC friends In tend tonight to hold a ratifi cation meeting. They have arranged to glorify the plat form and nominees of the Kansas City convention and to get their vocal or gans uatmeil up for the acthe work of the coming campaign. They epect n large outpouilng of people and a lively time, and, to be neighborly and not chin Ush, wo trust that they will not bo disappointed. Enthusiasm such as thelr's merits a certain measure of respect, een though exhibited In a pernicious cause. All those who base any expectation of profit In Demoeiatlc success ought ceitalnly to attend tonight's ratifica tion i ally. This should Include those who are looking for local office or ap pointments fiom the Democratic par ty, and in a county like our own, with Its multiplicity of township, ward, city and county places many of them pay ing generous returns for the work te qulred, It ought to make a consider able muster. Xaturally the Democrat ic politicians will be theie, blnc-e It Is a pait of their trade; and no doubt Mime others will go, attiacted largely by curiosity and tho willingness to be entei talned. The mote the menier; wo shall not begrudge them a single auditor. But it occuis to us that the conser vative and leMIectlvc poitlon of our citizenship, without regard to past party affiliations, will ask themselves In vain what theie is in eltt.er the platfoim or the ticket of the Kansas City convention calling for their slight est Indorsement and not, on the other hand, challenge their cainest antagon ism. Four yeais ago, after the Clove land administration had managed to get tho country into a hole where wotkshops wcro closed, capital was scared and there was no telling how soon the government at Washing ton might bo forced upon a silver basis. It was conceivable how an In genious speaker like Mr. Bryan, dram atically picturing the distress of the people and ehaiglng It to the then ex isting financial system, might make a plausible appeal for tho trial of six teen to one. The dangers! of the gold standaid, as he depleted them with his txtiaoidlnarv gifts of oratory, weie cleverly calculated to make an Impression upon minds that had given the subject no particular study and that were somewhat In the position of the invalid eager to try each new nos trum purpotting to cute. Today, however, conditions in every respect aie dlffetent. The country is not sick and fiettul and In a mood to experiment. It has ifgalned its econ omic health nnd wealth anil never was mote vigorous In all Its life. As Presi dent McKlnlev says, "wo have lower Interest and higher wages; more money and fewer mottgages. The world's in.ii kotn have been opened to Ameii can products, which go now wheie they havooiiovcr gone befoie. "We havo pajFsedfiom n bond issuing to a bond pacing nation; fiom a nation of boi loweis to a nation of lenders; from a UoflUe'ney in revenues to a surplus; from fear to confidence; from enforced Idleliess to profitable employment. Tha puollo faith has been upheld; publlo order has been maintained. We havo prosperity at home, and prestige abrpad." These things have come In spite .of William Jennings Biyan's piophecles and warnings, in spite of hlb'arguments and his attempted dem onstrations, dliectly contradictory to his teachings as put forth four years agox Tho test of experience has shown that he was mistaken In 1896, that the goltl standard meant none of thtj frightful things that he said it meant, that the, Republican party was not n menace, to the public welfate, but a Con ner vUlve-n successful administrator of the; public business, that It did ex. actly what it said it would do, be sides carrying on a successful war Into the bargain. Certainly tho ex periences of the past four years In th matter of currency legislation do not Inspire fair-minded nnd prudent citi zens to view with enthusiasm a ses ondlcandldacy on the pait of Mr. Bry an, Kneed on tho same old calamity howl. But they tell us, the speakers at to night's meeting will doubtless Inform us, that this tlmo Mr. Bryan has got hold of a brand new Issue, n para mount Issue, something bigger nnd more Important than sixteen to one, and that on this great new patamount Issue ho Is certainly tight, whatever may have boon Ills condition respect ing fipe silver coinage. Tho pnia mount Issue is niitl-lmperlallsm. our Demoeiatlc friends, who four cais ngo woio Impotlallstlc enough to want Ij put CO centn w oi th of silver Into n silver dollar nnd demand Its accept ance at par with 100 cents worth of gold, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation, now pro fess to doubt tho ability of tho Ameri can people to deal Justly by 10,000,000 Filipinos and are demanding that Wo haul down our Hag and lot tho Fili pinos slide. We shall not pause now to niguo this question. There will bo time enough In tho months to como. Wo sltnplj want to ask tonight's speakeis why, If Imperialism gt loves Mr. Biyan so badly today, ho used his Influence to fasten It upon us by ralllng tho Demoeiatlc senators to vote for tho ratification of the Paris treaty of peace. One word from him at that tiny; would havo knocked tho whole Issue of imperial ism Into a cocked hat; and ho tefused to speak It. In spite of tho fact that Dr. Swallow Is out of the race, there arc still enough presidential candidates left to furnish food for thought In keeping track of thorn. An Optimistic View. ONE OF THE lecognlzed au thorities on nil subjects re lating to China Is Piofessor R. K. Douglns, of the Brit ish museum, who for eight years was employed In the Chlni so consular ser vice nnd Is now professor of Chinese at King's college In London. In u lecriit Issue of the London Telegraph we find nn expression of opinion by him with regaid to ;ho present crisis In China, which is rather more en coui aging than tho majority of such utterances, and on account of its au thor's eminence it Is worthy of notice. Professor Douglas accepts tho theory that tho Dover uprising was directly foimented by the dowager em press, whom he n edits with enough Ignoiance of outsldo conditions to be lieve that she could, with tho nimy at her disposal, turn all fotelgneis out of China and keep them out. The more lntellegent officials of her court, ho thinks, tried to dissuade her fiom this lash enterpilso, but wcro unable to and the upiislng which she oiiglnally encouiaged, soon grew beyond her con trol and swelled into a tonent of fan aticism, pillage and disoider. Pio fessor Douglas icgaids tho whole epi sode as a putely Internal affair nnd not one In which Russia has had any hand. As to the future, he finds no ele ments which need prolong nnlety be yond tho momentniy difficulties in which the powcis flnl themselves en tangled. In his view the dowager em press will be set nslde and Kuans Hsu, tho deposed emperor, testored to a thionu which he has eveiy right to occupy. That he Is fialt in body anil of feeble determination would not matter, for in China it is the ofllco that exacts lespect an! loyalty, not the man; and, besides, the devotion of the nation to tiadltlnn and piecedent would give him a larger popular ad herence than would ) possible for any other rulei. Theie aie many enlight ened Chinese who ate peifectly equipped to guide tho emperor In his contiol of the state and who would themselves bo influenced only by the interests of the count! y, and without any piejudlces against the .stiangets within their gates. If Kvvang IIsu, says Piofessor Douglas, weie once es tablished in power, ho would havo such such an accession of authoilty that ho would bo In a position to con trol any enemies that he might have among those who had formed the en touiage of his aunt. He would then be able to puisue the policy of io form, of which his shoit tenuio of un divided power presented nn example, and that his plans of government would be acceptable to the nation Pio fessor Douglas deduces fiom the uni versal joy which hailed his famous edict oideilng th" establishment of schools nnd colleges thioughout the emplr". Piofessor Douglas Is no be liever In the deep-iooted aversion which the Chinese are said to cheiish towards Euiopeans in general, and Christians in puitleulat. Ho holds thiil the bulk of tho co-do have no cares about politics o- uilglim, and that governmental In- -' l'lty and In capacity are lesponslble foi the spo radic outbreaks which occur fiom time to time. Signs are not wanting that this esti mate Is substantially conect. It now becomes apparent nlso that Japan does not piopusp to act entliely for glory In taking tho lead In sup pressing disc i tier in China. The riarch of Progress. ON JUNE 27 theie was foimally opened In London a publlo woik of magnitude nnd In terest that niaiks an Impor tant step in the development of that great city's somewhat backw'aid fa cilities for rapid transit Wo allude to tho Central London undeiground mil way, a subterranean tubo or actios of tubes through which electrically pro pelled trains traverse six miles of Lon don's busiest poitlon with speed, com fort nnd comparative cheapness, Tho bus fare for this Journey Is 10 centd, while the undergiound charges only four. As to differences in accommoda tion between the old method of tian slt and the new, wo leave those who have had personal excellence with London busses to diaw their own con clusions from an excerpt, which wo shall make from a descilptlvo nitlcio in the London Telegraph of June 28: At the Hank, the outward and bible ilsns of the openliiB of the mw railway wcro limit ftclcnt men to disturb the trade of the llourr girl. Two nilnUtme inairyueej marked tho en trances to the station beiiejth. one faelns Corn hill llng rescued for the Prince of Wales, and the other for the gmsta in ircneral. The tralllo in front of the Jlaiulon llouso rolled on mean while, liecelless of the fict tint below the road way arc triictiim which Miggrat tint wo are Koine luck to the prc-histoiic tine of the etne dwellers. Hut It Is only fair to aay that the Adullamltc of earlier generations would hare found tilings vir much more comfortable In thec hler divs, when electricity Is the hand maiden of the piibtcrrancan ciplorcr. Electricity not only forms tho moIIo power of the railway In the depths bitiiatli, but It provides the II lumlnaiit which lights up the white glased bricks of which the atntion. Is constructed, llishts the carriii.d, nnd controls the lifts by which pas fenjrets ascend and deciiid These lifts, by the way, are tlvo In number at the Hank Matlon l'acli is capable of carrjlng richly persons, so that four bundled cin be accnmiuoditcd simul taneously, mipiolni that nobody cares to mount tho splril stiirc ise. Ibc lifts arc of Vincricin construction, IhIiir tho work nf the Spfttguc Elec trie compam , of Vcw York. Ameri cans also supply the tnow plough-shaped elec trie loeomothes, but Manchester furnishes the rolling stock. The cirs aro ccrtalnl) an lm procctnetit upon anything jet plued on metro politan rallwajs. For one thing, jou can see to read in them l,ich car Is tortj five and one bill feet in length, mounted upon clght-whccl IkjkIo trucks, which secure smooth Imcllng There will In the ordlnan way be seven vehicles to form rich train, and, as thej orry fort eight passengers apiece, the total accommoda tion will provide for 3Jfl people. The carringc-s, which are luxuriously upholstered, arc built on the American principle, and allow free com munication from one end of the train to the other. circumstance for congratulation Is the absence of glaring ailwrtlsemtnti on the line It is iictuill possible in the case of this railway to read the name of the station, and the an nouncement b the conductor as the train slows down seems an unnecessary precaution This new undergiound lino has some stiuctural featuies of Interest even to Americans who ate accustomed to bo years ahead of their Biltlsh cousins, In niattcis of this kind. For example, the tubes thiough which the trains move, two In number, are not In every place side by side, but In certain places actually tlse one above another, the lower being ninety-six feet below tho roadway. This super Imposition of tunnels Is necessitated by the nairow ness of the loadway at the surface, and piesents a curious foretaste of tho tlmo when Increasing realty values In our large cities will drive the majority of mankind below the surface, to bur row like tabblts In the bowels or the enith. As a barometer of business, nothing sin passes the postofflco department, which touches Intimately eveiy form of business onterpilse. This yenr's postal business is not only the largest on record by several million dollais, but conies nearer than any other year's business to being self-sustaining. Tho receipts aggregate $102,287, ITiS, and the expendltutes $107,770,701, leaving a deficit to bo supplied from tho oidlnary funds In tho treasury of $5,151,24.". Last year the deficit was SG.GIO.OOO. It was $9,020,000 In 189S, nnd $11,411,000 In 1S97. A country thus piosperous can havo no Incentive to experiment with free silver. William Waldorf Aster's social ca leer In London, so far ns the smart set Is concerned, Is about nt an end, nil on account of attacks made on members of society by his newspaper. With millions at his command, Mr. Astor, who relinquished American clt leiisiilp some time ago, had difficulty In saining an entrance into English society, and now all hns been undone by eneoui aging the kind of journalism that Mr. Astor alleged was instru-. mental In dtlvlng him fiom America. Th" IPnist style of publication evi dently has no teiroi3 for English so ciety, oven though it may at times bo influential In politics. Mr. Bennett's Paris Herald contin ues at dally lntoivals to reveal how little It knows about American poll tics, the latest revelation consisting of the asset tlon, made In all seriousness, that "the Republicans are going to give tho Filipinos their Independence, in accordance with the sentiment of a great majority of tho people of the United States." But the paper has Its Inlet v nls of sanity, as, for example, on June 29, when It said: "If the Democratic ticket be handicapped with Bian and sllverlsm, McKInley and Roosevelt will sweep the country like a cyclone. And don't you forget it." Tunkhannock's new canning factors was placed In successful opeiation this week, when u laigo crop of stilng beans was pioseivod. Tho canning faetoiles have alia.idy proved to be of gieat value to the vegetable giow eis whoso properties are located at a distance fiom tho laigo maikets, and the Industiv will doubtless In future piove one of the most ptolitnble ever Inttoduced In Noitheastein Penn sylvania. Before another season has passed It Is expected that many more cannot les will be In operation In this vicinity, and all are welcome. England Is looking forwaid with much pleasuie to the coming visit of the Phnh tf Persia, who will probably aiiivt levt month. While the Shah weaif largo diamonds nnd Is In a po sition at present to demand the re spect of tho Biltlsa, his habits and insinnois would bo consideicd unclean in a Chicago slaughter house. It is a matter for congiatulatlon that the United Slates Is spared these occasion al ftlsndly v,lslts from the monarchs of tho East. Repoits of tho excitement nt the meeting f the Nebraska ftislonlsts cause an I-told-you-so expression to eieep nr the countenance of Whar ton Barker. Considering the encouragement of feicd by n ceitnln class of newspapers, the nop of cianks this season seems remarkably small. AS VIEWED IN LUZERNE. From the W likes Harro Dally News. IMitor Little, of Scranton, has imoked all the machlnir- nnd the technlcilltj of the law to get out of durance vile after bdng sentenced to u term in Jail for libelling Colrinel Hipple.of Reun ion. The Supuine court was the final reort and through It declilon Mr. Utile will have to mho out bis term, which eloes not expire until the hit part of Aunuit 'I here is ver little inpa ihy for tho convicted idltor His paper had been iwd for weeks and mouths to throw mu 1 at people whom he sought to besmirch It was slnipl) a blackmailing fchect and as such descrvid to be sunk and its mud sllngera deserved all that was coming to them. There is no sympathy for Little or any of his kind, A few more doses like that meted out to him would make respect able people feci more kecure In this section of the state. The letson, however, will be a valu able one and now blacklegs will think twice and ma be more Ik fore printing the gutter gossip of the duets, which In nineteen cases out of twenty cannot be proved and which Is nearly as many cases cannot be counted as in any tenio true. Weekly Letter on Municipal fltfairs NO. VI ''THE TOILET OF A GREAT CITY; HOW PARIS KEEPS CLEAN." (Cop) right, 1000, by William S. Crandall.) PARIS LEADS the world In municipal clean liness quite as much a she leads the fashion. Large sums ore spent every 5 ear to maintain this uputatlon: $l,600,0ex for water, sewers and removal of rubbish, $2,400,000 for public prom enades and lighting, ft, 800,000 for keeping the ttrceta In repair, $1,000,000 for tho wages of the etatt and for the ranltary works in dwelling houses; making altogether more than $10,000,000. fJontrast the above eums with those expended for similar services In New York city and they almost dwindle Into Insignificance. And yet, with the expenditure of less money, Paris pre sents a much cleaner and better-kept appear ince than the metropolis of the new world, liut the contrast will not appear so significant when tho area and ph)slcal features of the two cities are compared, rarls is one of the best laid out cities In the world, with an area of a trifle over thirty square miles, while New York Is tortu ous In Its geographical lines and covers an area ten times as lirge SOS squire miles. Paris has a population of 2,000,000; New Vork, 3,600,000. It Is Interesting to notice the making of the toilet of this modern Ilabylon; what Is done with the refuse, waste, and so forth In Paris the cleansing of the streets is done every day by an arm) of 6,000 sweepers. With tho coming of the dawn covered carts appear to collect from private houses the dust pre viously placed by their Janitors or housekeepers In lino lojes at the doors. Besides tills, it has been estimated, the "rag pickers," working at night, busv under the gas light with hook and pannier, collect street refuse to tho value of $10,000 a day. A use is found for everything, and metamor phosis never ceases The details aro rather In terestlng, though sonic arc rather disturbing. Hags', of course, go to make paper; broken glass Is pounded and serves as tho coating for sand or emery poprr, bones, after a process of cleans ing and cutting down, serve to make nail brush es, tooth bntshca and fancy buttons, little wisps of women's hair ore carefully unraveled and do duty for false hair b) -and by. Men's hair, col lected outside barbers' shops, serves for filters, through which s.irups are strained, bits of sponge are cut up and used for spirit lamps, bits of bread, if dlrtv, are toasted and grated, and sold to the restaurants for breading lnms and cutlets, sometimes they ore carbonized nnd made into tooth powders Sardine and tin cans lire cut up into tin soldiers or Into sockets for candle sticks Paris, without doubt, Is the best paved city In the world Although wood paving is made use of, the streets arc still largely paved with stene. The stone paving covcis 7,2.11,810 square vards. Kvcry )ear a trifle over $20,000 are spent In mending the stone pavments b) reletting the stones. Tills work is performed by the asso ciation of stonecutters at the average of $11 per 1,000 stones; thus nearly l.ffiO.OOO stones are reset every ear. The stone, asphalt and maca dam pavements cost about $1,800,000 annually to keep in repair, and the woeid pavements about $i'00,000 This does not include the allc)s nor the cleansing of the public streets. The average dally number of vehicles in Pans is 10,000, and consists of 1,000 omnibuses and tramcars, 15,000 cabs, 11,000 private carriages, 10,000 business carts, etc According to sta tistics furnished by the cit) engineer, the Ave nue de l'Opera, one of the busiest streets, is traversed every tvvent) four hours by 36,3)0 hors es, drawing 20,500 vehicles, or 2,202 horses for every meter of its width. The fire department is called the fire brigade and, In reallt), is a regiment of Infantry lint to the city by the minister of war Its men are recruited from various regiments, and engage voluntaril). The) arc mostly young soldiers who havo served their apprenticeship to a trade, such as building or electrlclt). The officers btlong to the regular arm). About 500 fire alarm boxes are mounted on cist iron pillars and placed at regular intervals about the streets Man) private houses have special alarms, which cost about 6l a .voar, and aro connected with the nearest station. Firemen often render other services, such as aiding cmplo.ves endangered in the public service of the sewers or streets, saving boats frcm foundering in the sein., acting as guilds in theaters, bazars and the like. The) also go on duty In private houses for social functions, and for this purpose evtn an officer's attendance can be secured for ?1 CO for the evening Tho water supply of Paris Is superior to that of any other European ritv, both in quantity and qualltv, a condition largely due to the excellent service of M. Ccorges Bechmann, the present city engineer. The system compnse-s seven intakes, five of which are ver) evtenive and have a total flow of 00,000,000 gallons per day, twenty-five pump lng stations, representing a total power of more than 0,000 horsepower, eighteen reservoirs, of n total capacity exceeding 110,000,000 gallons; two complete sv stems of public pipes, having a total length of over 1,000 miles, with 20,000 van vus pieces The construction of the four aqueducts which funiUli the ilomc-itlp supply was commenceel in 1-''I The first, I.a Willis, was three vcars in building, is elghtv miles hug, bis a cipicit) of 2,710,000 gallons per day mid cost $3,500,000 I lie second. La V anno, was ronstnietcrl between 1VS and 1174 It supplies "O.OOel.OOO gallons per div and has a total length of 101 miles The total cost was $lo,ooo,noo The third, I.'Vvre, was commenced In 110 and crinplcted in 1ST), at a total expense of Cibout 7,100 000 It is sixtv five mile's in length ami supplies 22,000,000 gallons per dav The fourth, which is only partly completed, will bring provisional!) about 11,000,000 gallcns dally. The total supply nf water for domestic purposes H about 62,000 gallons In tvvent) -four hours, or more than twent) three gallons per capita For public watering the waters of the Seine and Varne aro emplo)ed These aro pure enough for industrial purposes, but are hot in tho summer, cold in tho winter und often turpld and too impure for domestic um There la also the warm water from artesian wells, nnd some ancient springs, which arc of minor Importance, The streets and trade supply come from a much greater variety of sources than the domes tic supply In the numerous stations which are employed, if all the pumps were In full work they could supply about 120,000,000 gallons daily,'! but unavoidable repairs and break-downs reduce tho actual possibilities to about 00,000,000 The maximum daily supply Is about seventy gallons per capita, but the city engineers asserts that only about lift) -eight gallons can be depend ed upon Paris considers herself lavish in the use of wat-r, but contrast the paltry fl!t)-eight gillona with Buffalo's 2101 The use of water grows more rapidly than tho population To check the waste and uniluc con sumption meters arc cmplovcd and the munici pality steadily sets its face against tho us of water tor power. This is the rrason of the exceptional rate on spring water used for power flftj -four cents per 1,000 gallons, the ordinary charge for domestic water being only thirty one cents. The total receipts from the water services, Including navigation dues on the canals, ex ceeds fi,750,000 vftcr deducting the expenses, which are about M,000,0u0, theie Is only just about enough left to pay interest on loans and other rcelemptlon expenses Of course some of the water that used for watering the streets, for Instance brings In no revenue, The sewer B)stcm Is even more unique than when it was first made famous by the story of Victor Hugo It Is nearly "00 miles long, com posed of accessible masonry galleries, of which forty one miles are collecting mains; three pumps, two stations, 3,500 reservoirs, 12,100 openings from stieet gutters, 1S.000 manholes, 50 000 private sewers and 2S0 miles of branches. The agricultural utilisation of the sewage in volves a complex system. It consists of a sta tion and conduits capable of delivering 35,000,000 cubic feet per twenty four hours; four pumping stations, of a total horse- power of 5,000, and four municipal sewage farms, together covering about 4,000 acres. Distribution and drainage pipes, nearly 100 miles in length, are sufficient to Irrigate four times the above surface The whole represents a capital of nearly 100,000,000, of which, roughly speaking, five eights is for water supply and three eights for sewage The smooth w oik lng of this immense and com plicated machinery is Insured by telegraphic and telephonic connections, which are constantly crgaged In carrjlng messages to and from the central office, and regulate the manipulation, of the great kc)board, some of the principal notes on which are 100 miles apart. THE AMERICAN POLICY. From the Washington Post. Secretary Hay deserves, and will, we are cure, receive hearty congratulations upon his circular letter expressing the policy of the United Mates toward China. Tho language of the document cannot bo mistaken, There are no Involved and dubious sentences to cloud the evident meaning, but, on the contrary, we And a directness and terseness which, In diplomatic) correspondence, is as refreshing as It Is rare, Mr Hay has never used the English language to better ad vantage than In this document. The United States Is to assist In rescuing the imprisoned of. ficlals, which Is proper! It is to afford protection to American life and property and guard Ameri can Interests, which is right; It Is to prevent a spread of the disorder, which la an ait nt friendliness to China, and It is to Iikc its gone) olllees to preserve Chinese territorial nnd admin istrative entity, which Is the most huiiu-ie, unselfish and righteous declaration of all Of course, wo will demand equal nnd impartial trade with China when this unlnpp) trouble ends. Our demand will bo respected We havo earned equal rights by our participation in tho efforts to reach Pekln, and In Hie final adjust ment wo may confidently expect that the sune diplomacy which has safely guided us thus tar, will sec that we lose nothing In the wav of proper commercial recognition Hut this Is very different from the Jackal like descent of the European powers upon China. It is an honest, legitimate effort to develop commerce, In krep lng with American traditions and Amerl-an character. A DEMAGOGUE. IMitor of Tho Tribune. Sir During the present presidential campaign we shall frequently hear the term "demagogue," as applied to the leaders of the dlffetent paities The writer recently bad occasion to use the term, and from some things which we havo read, it seems that some of the very Intellec tually Incllneil of the Democratic forces who wouhl tr) to make use believe- the) are con versant with history, have a misapprehension of tho true meaning of the term Webster defines the vvord'as follows! "Dmagogue a leader of tho ribble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts, an un principled or factious mob orator or political leader." The Kansas City platform this )ear will have a tendenc) more than any other Democratic pi it form for man) )ears to call to the front men who will seek to deceive the people In certain sections of the country they will trv to keep in the back ground the fact that the tree nlv r heresy is paramount-, In other sections they will seek to show that so-called Imperialism Is the dominant factor in discussion. This is the work of tho d'magogue Socrates, Plato, Demos thenes, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Momoe, Webster, Seward, Lincoln, (larfleld and McKInley never engaged in such despicable work They never in any instance tried to deceive the peo ple, but the danngoguo does The Democratic partv of today, as in l-ftl, etc , sets forth issues which place candidates In the position that fleneral MeClcllan occupied when standing on the Chicago platform of l-!4 It is expressed in theso llm, cr dcfinitelv, mmel) . "W 1th one foot on the old gray boss, The other on an ass When they two did ride apart, McClelian fell on the grass " Jo In this )ear of 1000 the last vear of the nineteenth centur) the candidates of the so called Democratic party find themselves In Ju-t that position. The difference is tint (leneial McClelian was a conservative and not a fanatic, while the Democratic leaelcr cf toeliv is a fanat ic which rcnelers him an extremely dangerous man to place in the forefront i for such a place as tho preside nt of the United States He and his party cry against so called Imperialism, but tho Quixote of the Platte vallc) took the pre caution to be able to jump to either side of the fence. If the Republican party hael bem anti expansion and antl imperialism so calleel, as a matter of course, having no abiding convic tions on any subject, unless It be at the present time of foisting upon tho country a s)stcm of currency which has its counterpirt in China, Mexico, etc, where the value of the silver dol lar Is very greatly depreciated as ever) business man knows, the Democratic party would have been on the opposite side Amerlci wants no depreciation of currenc) It is only advocated by those who Jump at an) thing which they think will tend to advance their aggriiiellzeiiient b) demagogic argument and misleading state ments; for such deception the Kansis Cit) plat form is admirably adapted, sivc for the fict that the deception is patent to an) one who will read it carefully. Instead of reading "like a charter of human rights," it is of the chame leon order, changing its color according to the surroundings or temper. More anon. (5. II. Wheeler. Scranton, July 12 POLITICAL NOTES. The 01) pliant Hecord is not caught by the Kansas City chaff " 'Antl Imperialism," ' it sa)S, "is only a catch word to blind the c.ves of voters '1 lie great mass of people are loval to the flag anel will not see it disgraceful!) low ered. In putting this forth as a paramount issue in this campiign one is reminded of an expression of 1) 11 Hill's as he stood at the rear end of a car several )ears ago In response to a question from the crowd, 'How about )our platform' the wily statesman, then New vork'a isournor, replied. The platfoim is a tiling to get in on' and used the one he was aililnsdng the throng from as an illustiallon so tin. Democrats this )ear are using a pi it form as a thing to catch votes with The) have their lioejks baited for the Boston Mugwumps, the silver mine owners, the farmers a-id iiunufic hirers who feci the baneful influence of trusts, the strlkets who dislike- injunctions, etc, etc But the people of this countiy -re not c ui.lit on bait that shows so pliinlv tho heiok an 1 III e attached to It The only real Is ue is 10 to 1 and that was forced on the innv.-ntle n bvldcti tor William Jennings Brian But t'ds lle'publlc is not renl) to give itself oer 1 1 a ehcMtsr even if the great Democratic put) is." Intelligent Democrats, who love their country anil mourn for the decile lice of their once gre it party, can, savs the Philadelphia Ledger, seive countr) and paitv b) assisting In the- reelection of President McKlnle) huch an event will not onl) avert a denellv peril fiom the nation, but It will destro) llrvanlsm root and brine h, an I afford an opportunity for tin riuiginlzitlon of a Democracy that, whatcvir mav be lis Impcr lections, shall at least have the virtue of sanity. "My Br) an," sa)s the Kansas City Journil, "is the candidate nf Hie Democratic pirt) He is the platform cf the Dcmoci itlc put) Ho is the Democratic pirtv 'Hie Democntlc cini. palgn this .vear Is lo lie a campaign of, by und for William J. Br) in Who Is this man llrjan who is the wnole thing in Demoeiatlc political He is a Populist from Lincoln, .Neb." Don M Dickinson, postmaster genual under Mr. Cleveland, sj)s he will not vote fir Mr. llr.van. "The mouth of the Populist," he nvs, "li a deep pit, and lie that fallelli therein is abhorred by Hie Loid " tlM?S: &- tSgcs Particular Intciest centers around our $20 Three-Plece Hedroom Suites. And it Is not difficult to decide why. There Is something about each piece which catches tho eye and invites a better acquaintance. Then construc tion and finish are observed and com parisons made. The decision generally is that these aro better In ovjiy vay than anything ever offered at the p.-lco. Hill & Comnell 121 N. Washington Ave, lr-Jr -r . ,;. -V I. .-.! w at - -p- r. :. 7 .' !.; -u" I wlii ALWAYS BUST. ii!iKr;W "SSfep fO", . Cool Shoes for warm feet, from BO cents up. Lewis (&Reilly Established 1888. 1 14- 316 Wyoming Ave. To the Public The recent fire having de stroyed our store, we have opened temporary quarters at No. 137 Peuti avenue, where prompt attention will be given to watch, clock aud jewelry repairing. leiAll repair work left with us before the fire is safe, and will be taken care of at our present store. IEECEE1EAU MOMElt The Hiimt c& Coneell C0 Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. (34 taekawaiM Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., ijti.ui. Agent for th.3 v yomiuj Dliti let 1- POWDER. AiiMiig, Illii-.tliie, Snorlln; Suio.ca.jii una iuo ltepiiuua Uua nlci. Lo in 1) i HIGH EXPLOSIVES. 'Ulet) J use, riips uiul l-.-cpleiaj.-i itooui 101 ejciniiell Uiul tlu;. bcrj itix AijKMJtK-l Tires. ronD. - - . nttston. JOHN B SMITH & SON, - Plymouth W. n MULLIGAN. - Wllk.ei-n.rrf WF01TS A gentleman living at Home, N. Y. , relates that he had recently noticed that tho wife of 0110 of tho local merchants, who had long been in poor health, seemed to have recovered entirely. OnsiK-akingof itto her hitbband ho learned that sho attributed her improved condition to Itipans Tabules. The lady's own account of tho matter was as follows: "I had Buffered for years from indigestion, bour stomach, heartburn and distress in my btomach after eating. For a longr timo I had beeu interested in tho ndvertisemeuts of Itipans Tabules. They seemed honest and I grow to beUovo them. I procured a supply and began bj taking ono Tnbulo after my breakfast ntul supper and experienced iinniodiato relief, nnd in a few days tho distressing sj mptoms had entirely disappeared. Now when I eat nnj thing tliat usually disagree! with mo I tako ono Tabid) nnd avoid unpleasant consequences. I havo also found In them a rerj ngreeublo relief for constipation." A new etrlo oacket oonUlalnf txn mrilece tabuus drop .torca-roM riv cents TUU low ciiieetl euirt I C0k74UiiltiQ. iQfeprucv Street, Wcw iork or a outvie f!LE: Omr July Sale of Ladies' F5ee Muslin Underwear Opens Today Aud for one week we will give you special inducements for laying iu a supply at much less thau the season's prices. Our lines being bought with the greatest care, and always with the interests of our customers as a first con sideration, you can therefore depend on picking from what is left of our early selections, at greatly reduced prices, the only difference being that all sizes are not now included in the assortment. Exceptional values in Fine Lace Trimmed Skirts and Night Gowns. The last call on colored Shirt Waists at prices to close them out quick. LACKAWANNA AVENUE 0XXOXOO000 V WED1ING INVITATIONS, CALLING CARDS. ' g Are you interested in the above ? If so we invite you to call and see what we have in the latest and newest styles of Engrav ings. We have several new sizes to select from. s, General Stationers and En- Y gravers, A 0 ijcranxon fa. o 0 Y A Hotel Jcrmyn Bldg. 0 0 00000 000000000000 In a caner carton i without fftaM) li now for ul .1 pom. U Intvuefcal (criho pooraaicl the eoonouilceu. On. doMn eMtviuUMTUVLU) wlUluetMnturflvocu.U.
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