jUr .; 'ws'iwM-'- '--"w :-v.---': .'iittiimpiii iwdf THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1900. wrsnp isioMrr.rd Dallyi Kxcept Sunday, by The T'jb--WTgUiihfnR'cinitwny, tt Ftlty Cents a Month nvrs. niniAHP. Kditor. O. nTliVMlUK, lluslnti Manager. y:r.irt t t ; Kr-Tork Offlce: 130 XMU M Sole Agent (ot Foreign AdicrHslns. Entered at the PostnHlre t Scranton, Pa., as Second-Clsss Mall Matter. When space will permit, The Tribune la alays clad to print short letters from 1U friends bear liii? on current topics, but its rule is that tliee must be signed, for publication, by the '" mil name- and tlio condition precedent to nc tept.ir.ee Is that all contributions shall bo subject to editorial roUslon. TEN PAGES. SCItANTON, Si:PTKMBpn201900: BEPUDLICAN NOMINATIONS. 5 V . National. I'resl!int-WIM,IAM McKINIX.Y. , Mec-l-rteldiiit-TlltOUOKC ROOSHVi.LT. State. rontrrinmenal-Iarrr (lAUISHA A. GUOW, nonuitr ii. For.nnr.nv.it. Auditor (Jencral-i:. U. llAliM.Mir.llClll. County. fomrrcM-WILl.t M CONSHtX. .tuiif.r r.i:m:(in m. wat&on. .Sheriff JOHN II. H'J.!)WS. Trfsnirer .1. A. SCRANTOV. District Attorney-WIM.UM R. I.BVU8. I'rthoiiotar JelllV COI'EI.ANl). llrrV t)t Court THOMAS 1". IlANirXS. Itw-'.rdtr of- needs-KMlI. ItONV. Register of Wllls-W. K. DFCK. .,..- July"Ciwim1ssloner-KIiVARI) II. STUIlGtS. ; Legislature. rirst Dlstrlct-TIIOMAR .1. nr.YN0I.HS. S-cccmd District JOHN SCHKUF.R, JR. "Ihtrd Plstrlrt EDWAtlD JAMKS, JR. Fourth District-I'. A. l'ltlLUIN. "If there is any one who believes the gold standard is a good thing, or that it must he maintained, I warn him not to cast Ms vote for me, because I promise him it will not bo maintained in this country longer than I am able to get rid of it." William Jennings Bryan in a . Speech at Knoxvllle, Tenn., TJeliv- ered Sept. 10, 1806. - i ... An Intricate Problem. IN CONSIDERING the situation presented In the present strike In the anthracite mine fields, observers at a distance need to bear in mind that there are two classes of mine operators the Individual oper ators, who own or lease coal properties, invest large sums of money In ex pensive mining machinery and are de pendent not only upon the general market conditions for the amount of coal they can sell and for the price they receive, but also upon the rail roads, which decide how many cars they can have to carry their coal to market and fix the selling price: and the great carrying companies whose excesslue and unreasonable profit in the frht haul to tidewater recoups them for any losses incurred in their coal departments. It Is important to note this distinc tion for it will explain many things otherwise difficult of comprehension by the lay public. One of the things It will explain Is that the Individual oper ators, -whoso Interest nnd the Interest of the men coincide In desiring steady work in the mines with a selling price for coal sufficient to enable the pay ment of good wages to the mine work ers, arc practically prohibited from effecting any adjustment of the wage problem which does not have the sanc tion of the railroads. The Individual operator who might be able to figure out a margin of profit for himself after an advance in wages If he could be assured of a large and steady out put could under existing conditions take It for granted that a difference In policy between himself and the rail road company doing his hauling would soon reflect itself In his Inability to get cars. Heforo there can be any consider able permanent betterment of the con ditions of employment In the anthra cite industry two things must be brought to pass nnd those people at n distance who tightly sympathize with tliQ miner must also get correct views of the operator's attitude and prepare themselves to help to bring on the settlement. One of these things is that the present Indefensible high charge of the railroads for hauling anthracite, a charge from three to five times ns much as is charged for the haulage of bituminous coal for corresponding dis tances, must be reduced to the level of business equity; and the other Is that the public must be prepared to accept an Increased price for anthracite. The first proposition Is self-evident and needs no elaboration. The second ought to be, for anthracite is a commodity of limited quantity, not renewable, and every ton sold makes the unmined ton moro valuable. The miner who looks no further for remedy of grievances than to the ninn for whom he woiks Is as liable to see onlya. part of the question as Is the hnug'hty president of a coal carrying railroad whose knowledge of anthra cite conditions is derived principally from columns of statistics placed be'r foro"hlm by ingenious mathematics lunw It is a question both broad and Intricate nnd ,olutlon of it Is not to be expedited by popular abuse of "coal barons" because when coal prices are low and freight charges are high the biirons cannot pay high wages and are accused of robbing their employes; und because when the effort is mado to raise coal prices and reduce freight charges so that the ability to Increase wages' may be present without losses In operation the barons are on tho other hand denounced for scheming to rob the -consuming public. Solution cannot be reached without distribution of the .burde'n, J "I afft satisfied," says Go'vornor HtontvJthat .lae mine strike Is a race between soft and hard coal, and I do not riiMltato to -say to the operators and miners that every day that the strike lasts Is a day in favor of the soft coal." ,, Hefore the anthracite strike was de clared, Mr. Hryan used Its Imminence ns campaign thunder; and now ho tckes It ns a dally text to prove that li thbnld be elected. It would be inter esting to know how his election would binent tho minor, Tho "Wilton bill ho helped to frame put the mines In the worst distress thoy were ever In nnd threw more thnn 2,000,000 worklng men out of employment. Free sliver would do worse. The Tribune regards the pence nnd future welfare of the great body of the citizenship of this city nnd vnlley ns of greater consequence nnd Infinite ly more worthy of consideration than the question of the Immediate sale of a few hundred or a few thousand pap ers, gained by scare-head sensation alism. The great majority of the miners in our city are peaceful, law abldlng and as much concerned In the preservation of the good name of our community as any group ot people In habiting It; and for this reason we see no compliment, but rather gross injustice, to them In conveying con trary Impressions to the outside public. Authority with Responsibility. (from President McKlnley's Letter of Accept ance.) T -IlK AMUtllCAN people are nsKed oy our opponents to yield the sovereignty of tho United States In the Philip pines to a small fraction of tho popu lation, a single tribe out of eighty or more inhabiting the archipelago, a fac tion which wantonly attacked the American troops in Manila while In rightful possession under the protocol with Spain, awaiting tho ratification of the treaty of peace by the senate, und which has since been In active, open rebellion against the United States. "We are asked to transfer our sovereignty to a small minority in the Islands without consulting the majori ty and to abandon tho largest portion of the population, which had been loyal to us, to tho cruel ties of tho guerrilla Insurgent bands. More than this, we are asked to protect this min ority In establishing a government, and to this end reptess all opposition by the majority. We uro required to set up a stable government In the in terest of those who have assailed our sovereignty and fired upon our sol diers, and then maintain It at any cost or sacrifice against Its enemies with in and against those having umbitlous designs from without. This would require an army and navy far larger than is now main tained In the Philippines and still moro In excess of what will be necessary with tho full recognition of our sov ereignty. A military support ot auth ority not our own as thus proposed Is the very essence of militarism, which our opponents In their platform op pose, but which by their policy would of necessity be established In Its most offensive form. The American people will not make the murderers of our soldiers the agents of tho republic to convey the blessings of liberty and order to tho Philippines. They will not make them the builders of the new common wealth. Such a course would be a be trayal of our sacred obligations to tho peaceful Filipinos, and would place at tho mercy of dangerous adventurers the lives and property of the natives and foreigners. It would make possi ble and easy the commission of such atrocities as were secretly planned to bo executed on tho 22d of February, 1S93, in the city of Manila, when only the vigilance of our army prevented the attempt to assassinate our soldiers and all foreigners and pillage and des troy the city and Its surroundings. In short, the proposition of those op posed to us Is to continue all the obli gations In the Philippines which now rest upon the government, only chang ing the relation from piincipal, which now exists, to that of surety. Our responsibility Is to remain, but our power Is to be diminished. Our obli gation Is to be no less but our title !a to be surrendered to another power, which is without experience or train ing or the ability to maintain a stable government at home and absolutely helpless to perform Its International obligations with the rest of the world. To this we are opposed. "We should not yield our title while our obliga tions last. In the language ofv our platform, "Our authority should not be less than our responsibility," and our present responsibility Is to estab lish our authority In every part of the Islands. The Illinois Democrat who Is going to vote for the "advance agent ot prosperity because McKlnley has de livered tho goods" puts tho argument in a sentence. As to Idle Soldiers. ((jotcrnor Rnoeclt at Ileleiu ) IN A HECENT speech at Chicago Mr. Bryan is reported to have spoken as follows: "Can 100,000 boldlers In a country like this take charge and change the form of government? No, but the fact that a people like ouis peimit this, bodes no good to American institutions. If 100,000 soldiers are permitted to walk about In Idleness whore one soldier would do, what are we comlnir to?" If this extract Is correct, It is Inter esting to seo that Mr. Piyan has abandoned the Kansas City platform and his own message of acceptance, In so fur as they define the danger of militarism. The absurdity of speculat ing on an army of 100,000 men as a threat to the countiy, when one-third of them are volunteers and the i ocu lars provided for for only two years by congress, Is so palpable that tho mere statement of the case is suf ficient for refutation. But it Is no more absurd than the extraordinary position actually taken In the above quotation. What Is It that bodes no good to American Institutions? Is it the sixty odd thousand regulars for the most part In the Philippines? Un der President McKlnley while there Is war In the Philippines, our regular army has shrunk to but little moro than half the relative size which It had attained at the end ot President Jef ferson's administration during a period of profound peace. Even more ex traordinary Is the statement that 100, 000 soldiers ure permitted to walk about In Indolenco whero one soldier would do. If tt were not for Mr. Bryan's other utterances on the sub ject It would seem absolutely Impos sible that this statement could have been correctly reported. A hundred thousand soldiers In ld!e- nessl Think ot 'these words being spoken by a candidate for tho highest office In the gift of tho American people of men who have passed a year of such grinding toll nnd desperate danger In the Philippines that wo here can hard ly form any conception of all that they have tried and risked ?nd endured. They have been worn down month In nnd month out, marching from dawn till darkness through the mud of the tropical swamps, sleeping when nnd how they could, eating what thoy could get or going without, facing death by bullet at every step from a foe ten times as numerous as themselves and Ignorant, and besides facing what was Infinitely worse than death, the most dreadful torture. With patient, un complaining, unflinching, never-wearing courage, they have done all this, and their toward Is that the chosen representative of one of the two great parties sneers nt them as walking about In Idleness. Some of them no longer walk nbout In Idleness, I.nwton no longer walks about In Idleness. Llscutn no longer walks about In Idleness. Hcllly no longer walks nbout In Idleness. Many nn officer, many a soldier rests for ever in peace peace because his life of toll and effort for his country has come to the kind of end which should at least secure freedom from slight or slander, both for the valiant dead and for the noiseless, valiant living. One soldier do the work of these men! Are our memories so short ns already to forget the hurry with which we drew troops both from America and the Philippines when the blood of our people called from China and the awful danger of the women and children In Pekln stirred to Its utmost soul the blood ot all Christians? Every Ameri can public man who holds high the honor of his country should have graven on his heart the solemn prophecy of Lawton. Iet him beware above all else the words that speed tho bullets of our country's enemies. Idleness! Was Leonard Wood Idle when for the flrs't time in 300 years he cleaned a Spanish city? Was he Idle when he fed and clothed and schooled the child of the reconcentrado? Was he Idle when he lifted into nctlvo labor tho man sunk Into shiftless apathy by centuries of Spanish tyranny? Was he Idle when he started this man with long strides on the path of self sov ernment? Were Generals MacArthur, Wheaton and Young idle when they drove plunderers and murderers before them that under tho shadow of our flag the scarred wilderness might again become u fiultful land? Was Chaffee idle when, eager to obey the president's command, he led the march toward the Forbidden city? Was the boy Titus idle when, springing lightly from the ranl-s. he planted on the walls of an Immoral despotism the flag which stood for rescue and freedom? Idle ness! Such Idleness Is of tho kind that plain men call heroism, and thrice happy is the country which can com mand It. Wo challenge any fair-minded Ameil ran to read the report of the present Philippine commission, printed else where on this page, nnd then to say that it lends suppoit to the Democratic sham outcry against "Imperialism" or that it gives color to William J. Bryan's theory of Immediate Fillnlno independence. This whole matter Is a condition, not a theory; and to appreci ate It the public should study the facts. Speaking of coincidences, four years ago wo borrowed of Europe $66,000,000 in gold, nnd today the aggregate of American loans to the national treas uries of Russia, Germany and Great I'ritain Is Just $66,000,000. Our history shows no parallet to such rapid tran sition from panic to plenty. There is no use of talking, the American people admire a man who has the courage ot his convictions and the nerve to fight his opponents to a finish. Democrats trying to make capital for Bryan by abusing Mark Uanna are finding this out. The fact Is that Mr. Bryan's real paramount issue Is an Itch for office. SCRANTON. William E. Curtis, in tho Chicago Record. Scranton is one of the most attract!, wealthy nnd cultured cities in the United States. Lonu (haded lows of beautiful houses line the streets, many of artistic design and luxurious appoint ments. No city of similar population surpasses it in the architectural excellence of its resi dences and business blocks. It has some of the handsomest ochoolhouses and churches in the country and its public library Is incomparable. The exterior is a faithful copy of tho old Palais du Cluny in Paris, now used as a historical museum. A Methodist church here is said to be the largest Protestant house ot worship in the world, and will comfortably seat 2,600 people. It is certainly one of the most imposing. The people are prosperous, progresslie and contented, and tho basis of their wealth is the coal-minim; indusliy, from which the Incomes of three-fourths of tho population are directly or indirectly de riwil. Hence they are appalled at the prospect before them and anticipate a winter of priva tum and suffering among tho poor, and of anxiety and self-denial among the well to do. McKINLEYISMS. "Openly mado was the treaty of peace, openly ratified by tho senate of the United States, open ly nnd publicly confirmed by the house of rep resentatives; and those islands stand today the territory of tho Union, and as long as they mo our tirrttoiy the sovereignty of the United States must be supiemc." "There aie, unfortunately, those among us, few in number, 1 am sure, who seem to thrive bent under had times, and who, when good times overtake them in the United States, feel con strained to put us on bad tcims with the rest of mankind." "Tho peoplo are doing business on business principles, and should be let alone encouraged rather than hindered in their efforts to increase the trade of tho country and find new and profitable markets for their products." "It Is for us to guaid the sacred trust trans mitted by the fathers and pass on to those who follow this government of the free, stronger in its principles and greater In Its power for the execution of Its beneficent mission." "The liherators will never become the op pressors. A self-governed people will never per. inlt despotlsn. in any government which they fustcr and defend." "No political outcry ran abrogate our treaty of peace with Spain, or absolve us from Its solemn engagements." "The people of the United States never had an appeal made to duty which was in vain." "The vigilance of the citizen is the safety of the icpubllc," Report of th? Philippine Commission Dy Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press. Washington, Sept, 10, 1900. ON AUG. 17 Secretary Root cabled the Philip pine commission for a rcrort of the opera tions to date. Following Is the dispatch and the reply ot the commission cabled on Aug. 21: Washington, Sept. 19. "War Department Telegram, "Aug. 17, WOO. "To Philippine Commission, Manila. "The president wishes you to report by cable tho views of commission on the general condi tion of the islands as to peace and Industry, business and revenue conditions proatling, pro gress of opportunity for education, disposition of the people toward the United States, what Improvement In this particular, the present ex tent of the insurrection, how much ot the archi pelago is tranquil, how much is still in dis turbed state, probable continuance ot guerrilla warfare and influences operating to prolong it, how tt can best be brought to a close, condi tions and requirements of cliU'government. "ROOT, "Secretary of War." "Manila, Aug. 21, 1900. "Secretary of War, Washington. "Replying to dispatch, commission reports! It has for two months and a half made diligent Inquiries into conditions prevailing. Miss of people has aptitude for education, but Is ignor ant, superstitious and credulous in a remarkable degree. Hostility against Americans was origin ally aroused by absurd falsehoods of unscrupu lous leaders. Distribution of troops In 300 posts lias by contact largely dispelled hostility and steadily improved temper of people. This im provement, furthered by abuses of insurgents, af firms that large number ot people long for peace and are willing to accept government under United States. Insurgents not surrendering after defeat have divided Into small guerrilla bands under general officers or become Ladrones. Near ly all prominent generals and politicians ot in surrection except Agulnaldo have since been cap tured or hae surrendered and have taken oath of allegiance. Policy of leniency, culminating in amnesty, had marked effect to Induce sur renders until defining of political issues in United Stales, reported here In full, gave hopes to in surgent officers still In arms, of changed policy and stayed surrenders to await result of elec tions. Disturbances In parts of Island, kept up and avowed by Insurgent proclamation and or ders, to Influence election, do not show unfriend ly attitude of majority ot people of provinces where they occur, but only activity ef small Insurgent bodies in mountain fastnesses whence they issue for usually harmless night attacks, or murderous ambush of smill American squad', cr to collect contributions of recruits from people terrorized by cutting out tongue', cutting off limbs, burjlng alive, mureler and plunder. Diffi culty of detection enables insurgents to maintain surveillance over people even in some garrisoned towns. Uncertainty as to future policy of United Slates and defensclessncss of people with out arms largely prevent them aiding Americans In suppressing outrages. Despite these difficul ties, maintenance of status quo makes for more peaceful conditions. All northern Luzon, except In Vcuvaeclja and Bulacan, are substantially free from insurgents. People are busy planting and arc asking for municipal organization. Hallway and telegraph lines from Manila to Dagupan, 122 miles, have not Iwen molested for five months. In excepted provinces and parts of provinces of southern Luron, Insurrecto bands dodge from one mountain refuge to another and give occa sional trouble. Tagalogs alone active in leading guerrilla warfare, have succeeded ,ln recruiting bands among ttie Visajans in Samar, Lejte and parts of Panay, which maintain themselves by method described. In Negros, Cebu, Komblon, Masbate, &ibuan, Tabla, Bohol and other Visa yan islands, little disturbance exists and civil government is eagerly awaited. Near Cayagan, in Mlndlnan, old Tagalog penal settlement, con siderable force of Ladrones makes neighboring country dangerous, and ilistuibancp exists at Surlgao, but in feouth of this large sparsely set tled Island of Zamyoanga, CVittabitto and other points the country is tranquil. o "Four vears of war and lawlessness in parts of islamls have created unsettled conditions and unguarded American or foreigner traveling or dinary trails far from garrisons and attracting cupidity, runs risk of violence even in pacified provinces. Native constabulary and mllltla, which should be organized at once, will end this and the terrorism to which defenseless people are subjected. Natives desire to enlist in these organizations. If Judiciously selected and offi cered will be suMeHoat force for maintenance of order and will permit early material reduc tion of United States troops. It is conceded by all but men in arms, and is implied in their prochmation, that if election confirms present poliev remnant of insurrection will disappear within sixty dajs by surrender of leaders and fading out of rnnk nnd file. Ladrones. in rart a heritage from Spiniih rule, will continue, but can be suppressed by measures Existing Insur rection organization now maintained with great est difficulty for purposes stated. Effort is to mass enough Insurgent to crush one of over small garrisons for political effect, but hitherto without result. Change of policy by turning islands over to a coterio of Tagalog politicians will blight their fair prospects of enormous im provement, drive out capital, make life and property secular and religious most insecure, bani'h by fear of cruel proscription con siderable number of educated Filipinos in well founded belief that their people are not now fit for sclfgov eminent, and reintroduce the same oppression and corruption which existed in nil provinces under Malolos insurgent government during the eight months ot its control. The result will be factional strife and Justify active intervention of our govern ment or some other, nuslness interrupted by war Is much improved as peace extends, but in. vestment of new capital is retarded by doubt con cerning the policy of the United States. In Negros more sugar is in cultivation than ever before. New forestry regulations give Impetus to timber trade and reduce high price of lumber. Cultivation of rice in some provinces Is retarded by loss of draft cattle through disease and war Meat is now 15 cents a pound. Customs collec tions for last quarter were 50 per cent, greater than ever in Spanish history, and August col lections show further Increase. Total revenue for same "period was one-third greater than anv quarter under Spain, though tcdul a tax, chief source of SpanUli revenue, has been practically abolished. Economy and efficiency of military government have created surplus fund of $0,000,000 Mexican, which should be expended In much needed public works, notably improvement ot Manila harbor, the conditions of which, with ALWAYS BUST. Tou are Invited to our eleventh annual sale ot school shoes. TLewns&Reilly GN00L HOES Established 1SS3. Wholesale and Retail. 114-116 Wyoming Ave. consequent delay and expense In landing goods, Is a greater embargo on business than many nearly prohibitory tariff rates Inherited from Spain and still operative. "With proper tariff and facilities Manila will become the great port of the Orient. Spanish revenue laws throwing burden of taxation on the poor give the wealthy comparative Immun ity. Tariff now prevents Importations from America of canned goods, machinery and other hecessarlcs. Spanish. Inland revenue chiefly dc rived from poll tax, tax on small business, fish ing license, the like, but no land tax. Are formulating laws remedying these evils, and confident that by Judicious customs laws, rea sonable ad valorem land tax, and proper cor lwratlon franchise tax, imposition of no greater rate than that In the average American state, will give less annoyance, and with peace will produce revenue sufficient to pay expenses of efficient government, Including military and con stabulary. Dad condition of currency hinders business. Steps should be taken towards early resumption ot gold standard. Arc preparing stringent civil service law, giving equal oppor tunity to Pillpinos and Americans, with prefer ence for former where qualifications are equal to enter at lowest rank and by promotion reach head of department. Municipal corporations aie being organized on popular basis. Much needed reform Id civil and criminal procedure, criminal code and Judicial system favored by Filipino bar will be effected, ltallroad franchises should at once be granted. Itatlroads will revolutionize life and business In these wonderfully rich, beautiful and healthful tropical Islands. Forty five miles of railroad extension under negotia tion wilt give access to large province rich In valuable minerals, a mile hlglv, with strictly temperate climate curing tropical diseases. ltall road construction will give employment to many, and communication will furnish market to vast stretches ot rich agricultural lands. Calls from all parts ot the islands for public schools, school supplies and English teachers arc greater than commission can provide until comprehensive school system is organized. Night schools for teaching English to adults are being established In response to popular demand. Native chil dren show aptitude in learning English. Spanish Is spoken by a small fraction of the people, and In a few jcars the medium of communication In courts, public offices and between different tribes, will bo English. Creation ot central gov ernment within eighteen months, like that of Porto rtleo, under whlcrr-substantially all rights described In bill of rights In federal constitution are to be serured to the people of tho Philip pines, will bilng to them contentment, pros perity, education and political enlightenment. "William II. Taft, "Dean C. Worcester, "Luke E. Wright, "Henry C. Ide, "Bernard Moses." ART DIRECTOR AT EXPOSITION. By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Prccs. Buffalo, Sept. ID. Frank A. Coffin, of New York, has been appoints! director of art for the Pan-American exposition. nercereami & Coeeell JEWELERS Temporarily at i J3P PEMN AVE! CONTINUED h iWJ Etc Our full force of workmen at work again, as usual. Watch Repairing and all kinds Jewel ry Repairing and Engraving done promptly. 'TsTTTrstv VPl Oa . ft hA lA. t-L 1A. W JAr-4 csj A J v Ait Barpias in Jewelry, SSlver?ear, M iamageo! Carrie. You wouldn't think I would give Ripans Tabules to a child like Charlie, would you? Ef.siK. No, indeed. He could not swallow one, and it would be too powerful. Carrie. They are all right for him. Of course, he don't need one very often, and I used to give him a quarter of a one, afterwards half, but now he takes a whole one and they seem to be just what he needs once in a while,.you know not often. Elsie. And he swallows it without any fuss ? Carriic. Yes. He don't mind it at all but I can't swallow one, though. 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