THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MOND AY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1900.
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SCHANTON, SEPTEMBER 10. 1900.
EEPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
National.
Presldcnt-WILLIAM McKIKM'.Y. .
Vfic-rnaidciit-TiaoUOHU roosevelt.
Stater
Concrei'menat-tarce-nf.URHA A. GROW,
ROPKRT II, FOERDKRKR.
Auditor Ocnerat-K. D. HARDnSOF.Uail.
County.
Conitrew WIt.U M CONNF.f.t,.
.turltrr OKORfir. M. WATSON.
Sheriff JOHN II. ITM-OWA
Trismrer- .1. A. SCR ANTON'.
1'lstrirt Attorney WII.I.IAV II. l.KWIS.
l'rotbcnotar.t --.toils' COl'KI.ANl).
Clerk of Courts THOMAS P. DAXIIXS.
Ilec-ordcr of Deeds i:IIL IIONN.
Hester of Wills-W. K. RIXK.
Jury Conimlssloncr-KIlWAUU II. STUROES.
Legislature.
First District THOMAS J. Rr.Y.N'OI.DS.
Second District JOHN SCIIEUF.R. JR.
Third Wstrlct-KIWAlin JAMI'.S, Jit.
Fourth Diatrict-P. A, PIIIMll.V.
"If there Is any one who believes
the gold standard is a good thing,
or that It must be maintained, I
warn him not to cast his vote for
me, because I promise him It will
not be maintained in this country
longer than I am able to get rid of
it." William Jennings Bryan in a
Speech at Knoxvllle, Tenn., Deliv
ered Sept. 16, 1800.
The Strike Question.
" V "IIB DECISION at Indianapo
r
lis of the executive board
of tho United Mine Workers
of America, promulgated
yesterday, not to order a general
strike of anthracite mine workers at.
present, Is one which does credit to
tho executive board's prudence and In
telligence. A strike could have done
only harm, and at infinite cost to
every Interest concerned.
But the necessities of the, commu
nity require more than a postpone
ment calculated to hold the Damo
clean sword of uncertainty suspended
over the heads of all the people of
Northeastern Pennsylvania by n hair.
IJiislness needs the prompt removal of
ntl threats of Interruption.
Scranton this morning salutes tho
country at largo proud of tho fact that
there are only thirty-one other Ameri
can cities larger than It Is. Ten years
hence Scranton expects to be much
nearer the top.
m
The Letter of Acceptance.
THAT THE QUESTION of dis
placing tho existing gold
standard and substituting
free silver coinage at 10 to
1, whether regarded as the "paramount
iHsue" or not. Is an Immediate issue
ot the pending campaign and one
fraught with Immeasurable possibil
ities ot weal or woe Is made clear In
the forepart of the president's letter
nf acceptance. Read carefully his
grouping ot the money planks In the
three platforms upon which Mr. Bryan
Is running for the presidency and see
if the believer In sound money has any
light to take chances.
But It Is the president's exhaustive
treatment of the Philippine problem
that will command the greatest Inter
est, for the reason that much of tli"
Information presented by him from
oillclal sources Is new to the majority
nf the people, and very important In
Its healing upun the policy he has pur
sued. Read especially his Instructions
to tho peace commissioners, to the first
Philippine commission and to the pres
ent Philippine commission; and note
especially the extract from the latter
body's latest report. We will not now
undertake any abridgement of this
vital portion of the chief executive's
epistle: It Is the duty of every honest
citizen to read tho whole document for
hlmsislf. Those who shall do this will
not be disappointed.
Republican defeat can only coine
through Republican overcotilldence. If
It should come through that cause the
losers will deserve no sympathy.
An American Sea.
(From a Itumt Spcnh h Hun. ;jluh.i A.
ffrow.)
I HAVE NEVER had nnv fears
for the futui-J of the Republic
by reason of the expansion of
Its territory aad the extension
ot-lts free Institutions. Pending the
j openly of the Missouri compromise In
congress In 1851, I then suld relative
tocxpan?Ioh!
Yfho abrvs that the territorial expansion
of ilir Tli'puldic will not continue until it lovua
Ihccrvhgtt'.'icTitliirnt? It is one of tho Incident
of ur position, resulting from the habits ot uur
people and the character of hurroundlng na
tionalities. While the pioneer spirit presses on
Into, till, trililciness, snatching new areas from
the, wild -liat and bequeathing them a legacy
to uillr.ed inin, it is in vain you attempt to
stay lits progress h; meridian lines or lexis
1 stive enactments. The habits of Ida life and
the prompting of his nature are stronger than
tliRr Hut or mountain bairtcrs ot nations.
Whui he has corned the whole continent with
the abodes of civilized life, seklnj the standard
if the Republic, he will bear It, with the spirit
and genius of free institutions, across the
mighty deep to regenerate old djnastles and
Breathe new we Into decaying empire. This,
no m-ittcr what may be the views of statesmen
or the policy ol legUljtlon, Is our mUMon, our
manifest destiny. For energy, intelligence, and
superior cntriprlse are destiny, ami wherever
attempts to stay it may be borne down by the
tide, but he can not change the current.
These words, uttered In no spirit of
prophecy, nnd which at the time were
only a-.plaln statement of tho char
acteristics of the American people and
tho surrouridlng conditions of na
tional existence today, ore, by the
fortunes of war, prophecy fulfilled.
Rut what prophetic her. can pTerco
tha veil of the now overhanging fu
ture? The Atlantic ocean, rolling be
tween two mjghty hemispheres. Is a
German, French and English sea.
Rut the raclflo ocean, wjth utmost
twice the area of waters, washing tho
shores nf nationalities containing two
thirds ot the population of tho globe,
Is henceforth to he an American sea,
covered with American ships laden
with tho products of Amcrlcon In
dustry. The commerce) of hnlt the
world, realizing tho dream nf Colum
bus, will bo westward to find tho In
dies. England, facing enstwnrd, carrying
her Magna Oliartn nf personal rights
and nil her great Institutions of civil
and religious liberty, and tho United
States of America, first-born of these
Institutions, facing westward, carry
ing the same Institutions, with tho
practical experience of over a hun
dred years In self-government, will
some day meet in the far-oft Orient,
having bolted the glone with Institu
tions of civil nnd religious liberty and
constitutional free government for all
mankind.
The white man can never lay down
his burden so long ns oppression and
national Injustice and wrong exist
amon the children of men. Nations,
like Individuals, owe something to n
common humanity, for they nro tho
trustees of civilization. It Is ordained
In the retribution of that overruling
Providence which controls In tho af
fairs ot men that nations can not
shirk their responsibilities to liberty
and humanity when cast upon them,
In the course of human events, without
bitter retributions soon or late In na
tional disasters.
The ships will part the unknown sea,
The march of thf.iiRbt will reach tho strand,
The onward wave of destiny
Will change the features of the land.
No matter what mask It wears, re
member that Democracy means free
trade, free silver and panic.
A Note of Warning.
R
EPUBLICANS would do well
to give heed to some
thoughts advanced by Unit
ed States Appraiser Wilbur
F. Wakeman, of New York city, in a
recent interview with tho New York
Tlme3.
"I disagree," said Mr. 'Wakcman,
"with tho optimistic opinions ex
pressed by many Republicans as to
tho outlook of the presidential cam
paign. The Republican party enters
the race with the ternblo handicap of
Imperialistic Democratic disfranchise
ment. Thirteen of the Southern states
have an electoral vote of 142. By un
fair registration and election laws and
methods the vote of these thirteen
states Is practically counted today, for
It makes no difference how many votes
may bo cast for McKlnley and Roose
velt, these thirteen states will be
counted for Mr. Bryan. There are 417
votes In the Electoral College. Thus
there are 803 electoral votes which will
be counted according to the honest
vote in tho respective states. We thus
enter tho race as follows:
McKlnley and Roosevelt necessary
to a choice 2i
Bryan nnd Stevenson (handicap 142)
necessary to get S2
"Over a period of years tho Demo
cratic party of the South has gradu
ally adopted such registration and
election laws and methods that a Re
publican victory Is Impossible in that
section, and since 1S9G laws for Demo
cratic control have been added In Mis
souri, Kentucky and North Carolina.
In addition to the Imperialistic Demo
cratic disfranchisement Handicap, how
forcotful we are! In 1S02 we had an
unexampled period of prosperity. Tho
public debt had reached Its lowest
point since the war of tho rebellion.
National, commercial nnd Individual
prosperity prevailed, and yet after the
splendid administration of Mr. Harri
son tho Republican party suffered one
of the most disastrous defeats In its
history. In the spring of 1S0G every
one was saying that there was no
question about the success of Presi
dent McKlnley. All kinds of odds were
offered on the streets as to Mr. Mc
Klnley's nomination and election, and
yet less than 25,000 votes properly dis
tributed throughout tho Union would
have elected Mr. Bryan to the presi
dency. "At that time Tammany and the
New York state Democracy were, to
say the least, lukewarm, and yet upon
Mnnhattnn Island Mr. Bryan received
over 135,000 votes. When I saw that
Republican procession going up Fifth
avenue Just before the election In 1S9G
It seemed to me that Mr. Bryan's vote
would bo Insignificant In this city, but
It was not. We ngaln have tho most
aggressive Free-Trade member ot the
Ways and Means committee which
frnmed the Wilson bill as the candi
date of Democracy. We again have
William McKlnley, the chairman of
the Ways und Means committee of tho
Fifty-first congress and uuthor of the
McKlnley bill, as the Republican can
didate. In IMG Republican mayors pre
sided over all great cities In New York
state. Today Democratic mayors pre
side over most of tho groat cities of
New York state. Tammany nnd tho
Hill Democracy, Indifferent In 1S06, arc,
both In lino and active for tho Demo
cratic ticket. With tho enormous In
fluence of Democratic mayors and tho
Democratic machinery In line Ave must
expect a great falling off In our vote
In the great cities of New York. Thero
is danger ahead!"
The dancer can bo nverted with
proper effort. But It will not disap
pear by reason of Republican over
confidence. Today's election In Maine ought to
prove Instructive. Four years ago tho
Republican plurality was 48,000. This
Included the whole Republican strength
reinforced by a large percentage of tho
sound money Democracy, This year,
Maine's biggest Republican, Tom Reed,
has sulked, tho sound money Demo
crats appear to be hedging toward
Bryan, tho Democratic workers have
had an abundance of money and tha
Republican managers profess to ex
pect hardly as much as half the plur
ality recorded In 1S3G. Wo shall see
what we shall sec.
Doubling tho present liquor license
fee, a result to follow Bcranton's pro
motion Into the second class of cities,
will mean halving the. licensed places
and doubling the speakeasies. The
license tee Is too high already, A lower
fee and a better enforcement would
swell the revenues and promote the
peace.
"Neither In the Philippines nor else
where will the cause of human liberty
look for its champion to a party whose
only hope of obtaining power lies In
the suppression of human rights and
In nit organized conspiracy to nullify
the guaranties with which the Con
stitution endeavors to surround the
citizen. Krom thousands of polling
places In this election, In which tho
Democratic party Is so much concerned
about 'the consent of the governed,'
the negro citizen will bo excluded by
laws so contrived as to ken out tho
negro Republican while admitting tho
white Democrat, though both present
themselves with similar Qualifications,
except as to color. Tho party which
will not allow the Constitution to
follow the Hag through the Carolina,
through Mississippi and TexaB, has no
occasion to distress Itself about the
Constitution's Journey 4,000 miles across
the ocean." New York Republican
Platform.
In declaring his Intention with a wry
face to support Bryan, ex-Secretary
Olncy makes a lot of absurd charges
against "McKlnleylsm," chief ot which
Is that McKlnley Is a "syndicated
president," whatever that means. Mr.
Olnoy evidently forgets the kind of
president Mr. Cleveland was.
Tho average speed of tho new ocean
liner, tho Deutschl-nd, with 33,000 horse
power fed by COO tons of coal dally,
equals that of tho transcontinental ex
press trains and tho average human
cargo exceeds 1,500 souls. For ship
building Germany holds the palm.
Under the existing second class city
act the mayor Is a puppet set up and
fed by councils and devoid of power.
Wo doubt that such a type ot munici
pal executive will ever fulfill the re
quirements of a community like Scran
ton. A new ofllce building Is to be erected
in Now York city thirty stories high
nnd Is to bo equipped with a refriger
ator plant sufllclent to serve every ten
ant with lco water and cold air as de
manded. Next!
President M'Kinley's
Letter of Acceptance
Concluded from Page 2.)
whoever he may be, to uphold that sovereignty
ana u it be attacked to suppress its asailant9.
Would our political adversaries do less?
As to Independence.
It has been asserted that there would bate
been no fighting in the Philippines if congress
had declared its purposa to give independence
to the Tagal Insurgents. The Insurgents did not
wait for the action of congress. They assumed
the oUVnsfte, they opened fire on our army.
Those uho assert our responsibility for the be
ginning of the conflict have forgotten that be
fore the treaty was ratified In the senate, and
while it was being debated In that body, and
while the Hacon resolution was under discus
sion, on Feb. 4, IKK), the insurgents attacked
the American army, after being previously ad
vUed that the American forces were under or
ders not to fire upon them except in defence.
The papers found in the recently captured"
archive of tho insurgents demonstrate that this
attack had been carefully planned for weeks
before it occurred. Their unprovoked assault
upon our soldier at a time when the senate was
deliberating upon the treaty shows that no ac
tion on our part except surrender and aband
onment would have prevented the fighting and
leaves no doubt in any fair mind r.f where
the responsibility rests for the shedding of
American blood.
Purpose Declared.
With all Hie exaggerated phrase-making of
this electoral contest, we are in danger of being
diverted from the real contention. We are in
agreement with ail of those who supported the
war with Spain, and also witii those who coun
ted the ratification of too treaty of peace.
Upon these two great cs.entl.il steps there can
lie no i'suc. nnd out of thero came all ot our
responsibilities. If others would shirk the obli
gations Imposed by tho war and the treaty, ue
must decline to act further with them and
litre the i-sue was made, ft is our purpose to
cstablUh in the Philippines a government suit
able to the wants and conditloas of the Inhabit
ants and to prepare them for self-government,
and to glc them seltt-goveinment when they arc
ready for it und as rapidly as they are ready
for it. That I am aiming to do under my
constitutional authority, and will continue to
do until congress shall determine the political
status nf the inhabitants of the archipelago.
Are our opponents against the treaty? If so,
they must be reminded that It could not haie
been ratified in the senate hut for their assist
ance. The senate which ratified the treaty and
congress which added Its sanction by a large
appropriation, comprised senators and repre
sentatives of the people of all parties.
Would our opponents surrender to the insur
gents, abandon our sovereignty or cede it to
them? If that be not their purpose, then it
should be promptly disclaimed, for only evil
can result from the hopes ulsed by our oppon
ents In the minds of the Filipinos, that with
their success at tho polls in November there
will be a withdrawal of our army and of
American sovereignty over ,he arrhlpelsgo; the
complete independence of the Tagalog people
rccognited and the powers of gocrnment over
all the other peoples of the archipelago con
ferieil upon the Tagalog leaders.
The effect of a belief in the minds of the ly
surgents that this will be done has aliendy pro
longed the rebellion and Increases the neces
sity for the continuance of a large army. It
Is now delaying full peace in the archipelago
nnd tho establishment of civil governments, and
lias Inlhieneed many of the Insurgents against
iieiepting the liberal terms of amnesty ofleied
by (iencral Mac-Arthur under my direction. Hut
for these false hopes, a considerable reduction
could have been had in our military establish
ment in the Philippines, and the realisation ot
a stable gotcrnment would be already at hand.
TUB AMKMCAN l'KOPLE AltH ASKF.D BY
OUIt OPPONKNTS TO YIKI.D T1IK FOVF.R-
MONTY OF T1IK UNITED STATF.S IN TIIU
lMIlUPPINF.S TO A SMALL FRACTION OF
Till: POPULATION, A SIMU.K TniDB OUT
OF EIGHTY Oil MOItC INHADITINO TIIF.
AitrillPKLAfJO. A FACTION WHICH WAN
TONLY ATTACKKD TUB AMERICAN TROOPS
IN MANILA WHILE IN lUGHTFt'L POSSES.
HON UNDER THE PROTOCOL WITH SPAIN.
AWA1TINO TIIF. RATIFICATION OF THE
TREATY OF PEACE DY THE SENATE, AWD
WHICH HAS SINCE 11EEN IN ACTIVE, OPEN
RKI1ELL10N AOAINST THE UNITED STATES.
WE ARE ASKED TO TnANSFEn OUR SOV.
ERKICINTY TO A SMALL MINORITY IN THE
ISLANDS WITHOUT CONSULTING TIlB MA
JORITY AND TO ABANDON THE LARGEST
tOHTION OP THE 1'OrULATION, WHICH HAS
11EEN LOYAL TO US, TO THE CRUELTIES OF
THE GUERILLA INSURGENT RANDS. MORE
THAN THIS, WE ARE ASKED TO PROTECT
THIS MINORITY IN ESTABLISHING A GOV
ERNMENT AND TO THIS END REPRESS ALL
OPPOSITION OF THE MAJORITY. WE ARE
REQUIRED TO SET UP A STABLE GOVERN
MENT IN THE INTEREST OF THOSE WHO
HAVE ASSAILED OUR SOVEREIGNTY AND
FIRED UPON OUIt SOLDIERS. AND THEN
MAINTAIN IT AT ANY COST OR SACRIFICE
AGAINST' ITB ENEMIES WITHIN AND AGAINST
THOSE HAVING AMUITIOUS DESIGNS FROM
WITHOUT,
THIS WOULD REQUIRE AN ARMY AND
NAVY FAR LARGER THAN IS NOW MAIN.
TA1NED IN THE PHILIPPINES AND STILL
MORE IN F.XCESS OF WHAT WILL DK NEC.
ESSAUY WITH THE FULL RECOGNITION OF
OUR SOVEREIGNTY. A MILITARY SUPPORT
OF AUTHORITY NOT OUR OWN. AS THUS
PROPOSED, IS THE VERY ESSENCE OF MIL
OCR OITOVENTS IN TUm
PLATFORM OPPOSE, BUT WHICH BY TIIEIlt
POLICY WOULD OF NECESSITY BE ESTAB
LISHED IN ITS MOST OFFENSIVE TORM.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT MAKE
THE MURDERERS OF OUR SOLDIERS THE
AGENTS OF THE REPUBLIC- TO CONVEY THE
BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY AND ORDER TO TIIF.
PHILIPPINES. THEY WILL NOT MAKE THEM
THE BUILDERS OF THE NEW COMMO.V
WEALTH. SUCH A COURSE WOULD BE A
BETRAYAL OF OUR SACRED OBLIGATIONS
TO THE PEACEFUL FILIPINOS, AND WOULD
PLACE AT THE MERCY OF DANGEROUS
ADVENTURERS THE LIVES AND PROPERTY
OF THE NATIVES AND FOREIGNERS.
It would make powlble and easy the com
mission of tuch atrocities as were aecretly
planned, to be executed on tho 22d ol February,
13W, Ir. the city ot Manila, when only the
vigilance of our army prevented the attempt, to
assassinate our soldiers and all foreigners and
pillage and destroy the city and IU surroundings.
In short, the priiositlon ol those opposed to us
la to continue all the obligations In the Phil
ippines which now rest upon the government,
only changing the relation from principat, which
now exists, to that of surety. Our responsibility
Is to remain, hut our power Is to be diminished.
Our obligation Is to be no less, but our title ll
to be surrendered to another power, which Is
without experience or training, or the ability to
maintain a stable covrrnmrnt at home and ab
solutely helpless to perform lta International
obligations with the rest of the world. To this
we are opposed. We should not yield our title
while our obllgstlons last. In the language of
our platform, "Our authority should not be les
than our responsibility," nnd our present re
sponsibility is to establish our authority In
every part of tho Islands.
The Protectorate Idea.
No government can so certainly preservo the
pence, restore public order, establish law, Jus
tice and atablc conditions as ours. Neither con
gress nor the executive can est i'iIWi l stable
government in these islands r iur
right of oerctgnty, our auth da-f.
And this we nre doing.
We could not do it as a proi .or so
completely or so successfully a - doing
It now. As the tovercign power .an Initiate
action and shape means to ends, and guide, the
Filipinos to tclf-devclopmcnt and self-government.
As a protectorate power we could not
Initiate action, but would be compelled to fol
low and uphold a people with no capacity yet
to go alone. In tho one case we can protect
both ourselves and the Filipinos from being In
vcrtvttrt In dangerous complications', In the
other wc could not protect even the Filipinos
until after their trouble had come. Besides, if
wo cannot establish any government ol our own
without the consent of the gorned as our op
ponents contend then we could nt establish a
stable goernmct for them or make ours a pro
tectorate without the like consent, and neither
the majority of the people or a minority of
tha people have Invited us to assume It. We
could not maintain a protectorate even with the
consent of the governed wthout giving provoca
tion for cor.fl.cts and possibly costly wars. Our
rights in the Philippines are now free from out
aide interference and will continue In our pres
ent relation. They would not be thus free in any
other relation. We will not give up our own
to guarantee another sovereignty.
Sufficiency of Title.
Our title Is good. Our peace commissioners
lwlicvcd they were lecehing a good title when
they concluded the treaty. Tie executive be
lived it was a good title when he submitted it
to the senate of the United States for its rati
flcatlon. The senate believed it was a good title
when they gave it their constitutional assent,
and the congress seems not to have doubted Ita
completeness when they appropriated twenty
million dollars provided by the tresty. If any
who favored its ratification believed it gave m
a bad title, they were not alnccrc. Our title Is
practically Identical with that under which we
bold our territory acquired since tho beginning
of the government, nnd under which we- havel
exercised iuu sovereignly una csiamisiieu ku
emment for the inhabitants.
It Is worthy of note that no one outside of the
United States disputes the fullness and integrity
of the cession. What then is the real issue on
this subject? Whether It U paramount to any
other or not, it is whether wo shall be respon
sible for the government of the Philippines with
the sovereignty and authority which enables lis
to guide them to regulated liberty, law, safety
and progresH, or whether wc shall be responsi
ble for the forcible and arbitrary government of
a minority without sovereignty and authority
on our part, and with onlj" the embarrassment
of r protectorate which draws us into their
troubles without the power of preventing them.
There were those who two years ago were
rushing us en to war with Spain who arc unwill
ing now to accept Its clear consequence, as there
arc those among us who advocated the ratifica
tion of the treaty of peace, but now protest
against its obligations. Nations which go (o
war must be prepared to accept ita resultant
obligations, and when they make treaties must
keep them.
"Imperialism."
Those who profess to distrust the liberal and
honorable purposes of the administration In its
treatment of the Philippines are not Justified.
Imperialism has no place In Its creed or conduct.
Freedom is a rock upon which tho Republican
party was builded and now rests. Liberty is
the great Republican doctrine for which the pco
pie went to war nnd for which a million Uvea
were offered and billions ot dollars were ex
pended to make it a lawful legacy of all with
out the consent of master or slaic. THERE IS
A STRAIN OF ILL-CONCEALED HYPOCRISY
IN THE ANXIETY TO EXTEND THE CONST!
TUTIONAL GUARANTEES TO THE PHILIP
PINES. WHILE THEIR NULLIFICATION IS
OPENLY ADVOCATED AT HOME. Our oppo
nent may distrust themselves but ttiey nave no
right to discredit the good faith and patriotism
of the majority of the people, who are op.
posed to them; they may fear the worst form
of Imperialism with the helpless Filipinos in
their hands; but If they do, It is because they
have parted with the spirit and faith of the
fathers and have lost the virility of the found
ers of the party which they profess to repre
sent. The Republican party does not have lo assert
Its devotion to the Declaration of Independence.
That immortal instrument of tiie fathers re
ma:ncd unexecuted until the people under the
lead ot the Republican party In the awful clash
of battle turned Its promises into fulfillment. It
wrote into the con-itltutlon the amendments guar
anteclng political equality to American citizen
ship and It has never bioken them or coun
selled others In breaking them. It will not be
guided in Its conduct by one set of principles at
home and another set in the new territory be
longing to the United States. If our epponents
would only practice as well as preach the doc
trine of Abraham Lincoln, there would be no
fear tor the safety of our Institutions at home or
their rightful Influence in any territory ocr
whlrh our flag floats.
Empire has been expelled from Porto Rico and
the Philippines by American freemen. The flag
of the republic now floats over these Islands as
ALWAYS BUSY.
Tou are Invited to our eleventh annual tale ol
school shoes.
Lewis&ReiMy
Established tSbS.
Wholesale and Retail.
GiM00L
NOES
an emblem ot rightful sovereignty. Will the re
public stay and dispense to their 'inhabitant
the blesslnga of liberty, education and Iree ln
slltutlons, or steal away, leavinc them (o an
archy or Imperialism?
The American Question.
The American question la between duty and
desertion the American ycrdlct - will be for
duty and against desertion; for the republic,
against both nnaichy and Imperialism.
As to China.
The country has been fully advised of the
purposes of the United States In China, and
they wilt be faithfully adhered to as already de
fined. The nation Is fill'-d with gratitude that the lit
tie band, among them many ol our own blood,
who fer two months have "icen subjected to pri
vations and peril by the attacks of pitiless hordes
at the Chinese capital, exhibiting supreme cour
age In the face of despair, have been enabled by
God's favor tc. greet their rescuers and find shel
ter under their own flag.
The people not alone of this land hut of all
land have watclntd and prayed thiough the ter
rible aire nnd protracted agony of the helpless
sufferer In Pekln, and white at limes the dark
tidings seemed to make nil hope vain, the res
cuers never faltered in the heroic fulfillment of
their noble task.
We are gtatrtul to our own soldiers nnd sail
ors and marines, and to all the brave men who
though assembled under many standards repre
senting peoples and races strangers In country
and speech were yet united In tho sacred mission
of carrying succor to the besieged, with a sue
cess that Is now the cause of a worlds rejoicing.
A Reunited Country.
Not only have we reason for thanksgiving for
our material blessings, but we should rejoice In
the complete unillci tlon of the people of all
sections of our country, that has so happily de
veloped in the last few years and made for us
a more pcifcct union.
The obliteration of all differences, the common
devotion to the flag and the common sacrifice
for itJ honor, so conspicuously shown by the
men ot the north and south In tho Spanish war,
have so strengthened the ties Of friendship and
mutual respect that nothing can ever again
dlilde ns. The nation faces the new century
gratefully and hopefully, with Increasing love of
country, with firm faith in Its free institutions,
and with high resolve that they "shall not per
bill from the earth,"
Very respectfully yours,
William McKlnley.
TRUE AS GOSPEL.
From a Statement by T. C. Piatt.
The marvellous achievements of the present
administration afford ample proof to the Intel
llFcnt voters of all parties that a change In cur
chief magistracy Is entirely uncalled for. Every
Important act of our present admlnlstr.'.lon
bears"1 the unqualified approval of thoutfhtiul
citizens of every section and sect.
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Trlbta ee9s
EdiaCcatloaial
Contest
The Tribune is going to give scholarships and other special re
wards to the ten persons who will be most successful and attain
the highest number of points in its Educational Contest. By schol
arships is meant a full course of study, paying the tuition charges
in each, and in the cases of the two leading scholarships, The
Tiibune will not only pay all tuition charges but will also pay the
board of the fortunate winners during the life of the scholarship,
covering four and three years respectively.
In addition to the ten special rewards, and in order to com
pensate those who may enter upon this work and not be success
ful in obtaining one of these, The Tribune will give to
every one who succeeds in obtaining subscribers under the terms
of this contest ten (10) per cent, of all the money from subscrip
tions they may succeed in winning for it.
All letters of inquiry should be addressed to "Editor of the
Educational Contest, Scranton Tribune, Scranton, Pa." The
Tribune will be pleased to answer any inquiries for additional In
formation and urges those interested to write if in doubt on any
point.
SPECIAL REWARDS.
1. Scholarship in Wyoming Semi
nary (I years) Including tui
tion and board ., $l,0OU
2. Scholarship In Kej stone Acad
emy (3 years) Including tui
tion and board SOi
8. Sohmer fl-B Piano, Inclading
stool and scarf (on exhibition
at J. V. Guernsey's, 314
Washington acnue) 4S5
4. Course In Piano Irstnictton at
Scranton Conservatory ol Mu
sic 75
8. Columbia Dlcycle, Chalnlesa,
1000 model (on exhibition at
Conrad Brothers', 243 Wyo
ming avenue) 75
8. Scholarship In Scranton Business
College, commercial course... V0
7. Scholarship In Scranton Duslneaa
College, shorthand course .. CO
8. Solid Uold Watch, lady's or gen
tleman' (on exhibition ats Ku
, gene Schlmpff's, ."17 Lacka
wanna avenue) 0
0- Tele-Photo Cycle Poco B. Cam
era, 4xS (on exhibition at
the CriP.ln Art company, S09
Wyoming avenue) 19
10. Lady's Solid flold Watch, or
Oentleman'a Solid Silver
Watch (on exhibition at Ku
gene Schlmplt's, 317 Lrcfca
uinna avenue) 30
$2, m
Each contestant falling' to secure ene
of these special rewards will be plven
ten (10) per cent, ol alt the money he or
she turns in.
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We have the largest and most com
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If It's a good thine, we have It. We
make a specialty of visiting cards and
monogram stationery.
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RULES OF THE CONTEST
The special rewards will ba glen to
the pciforu securing the largest number
ef points.
Tolnts wilt be credited to contestinli
securlnc new sulwcrlberi to the Scranton
'irlbune as follows:
Points.
One Months' Subscription. ..$ .50 1
Three Months' Subscription.. 1.25 3
Six Months' Subscription.... 2.50 6
One Year's Subscription .... 6.00 12
The contestant with the highest Dum
ber ofpolnts will be ghen a choice from
the list of scial rewards; the contestant
with the second highest number of
points will be (riven a choice of tht re
maining rewards, and so on through the
list.
r.ich contestant falling to secure a
epeiial reward will be given 10 per cent,
ot all money he or she turns in.
All nubscriptlons must In paid In ad
vance. Only new subscribers will be counted.
Renewals by persons already on our
subscription list will not be credited.
No transfers can be made after credit
has once been given.
All subscriptions, and the cash to pay
for same, must he handed in at The
Tribune office within the week In which
they are secured, so that papers may be
sent to the subscribers at once.
Subscriptions must be written on blanks,
which can be secured at The Tribune
offke ,or will be sent by mail.
The contest will close promptly at S
o'clock Saturday evening, September 20,
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The line comprises
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