"t 4, ' V " 'f ' " L ' i ? L , ' I -i THE SORANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 1900. ". f K' PuMIiel Bully, rrocpl" SimJjy. by Th Trjh una Publbhinit Company, at Fifty Centi Monln, LIVV S. IltUltAltl), KiMor. O. F. UV.lli:i:, Dullness Manager New York Officei 150 Nnwnu St. Bole Agent for ForVljtn Advertising, interril it the PoUortlce l ScMnton, l'a. Scconl-Cl.is Mall Sbtlrr. When npite will penult, The Tribune ''' Blad to print alioit letters from It frlejiJj lirjr. "njf on cum-tit tuples, but IK rule U Hut tlicjje mint bo Kletiril, lor publiratlon, by tlio writer real name! nml the omlltlc.n precedent to c ceplanrp li Hint all contilbutlona shall be uu Joct to nlllotlal roil'Ion. TEN PAGES. SCHANTON, NOVEMBER 3, 1000. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. 'National. I're.ldent-WII.T.tAM McKINMlY. VIcc-lTcslde nt-TIIKODORK IIOOSCVELT. State. Coiiirrewmeii-nt'r.nrno OAt.USItA A. CHOW, itonniiT ii. K)i:ni)Knr.i!. ., Auditor Oenrral-K. U, HAlll)l'.Snr.nGlL County. V Kri'M-WII.T.!AM CONN!'.!.!,. ludse-onoiini-: si. waison. Miulir-JOIIN II. FU.t.OWS. Tiiii-urii J. A. ,SOUAN"10N. IHHiIrt Aturnev-Wll.t,tAM It. I.1.WIS. I'lnthnnotJij JOI1.V COIMXAND. ,. Clerk of Courts THOMAS V. DAStlXS. Jlrfcrdir of Hcrdi IIMII. BONN. HosixiT of wills w. k. nr.eu. .,, Inn- Conimhloner-i:mVAHf B. STUHGI.S. Lcfjifilature. Klrst Dl-ti let THOMAS .T. nr.YKOI.DS. Hemnd District .10IJN SCIIHUKR. .lit Thlnl DMrlet UIIWARD .IAMI1S, JR. Koullh District-.'. A. l'HILDIX. "If there is any ono 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 Jenningr, Bryan in a Speech at Knoxville, Terra., Deliv ered Sept. 16, 1800. "The party stands where it did in 1898 on the money question." Will iam Jennings Bryan, Zanesville, O., September 4, 1000. Humbug. GOVERNOR PATTISON, when hero, and most of the other Ileinoerntli' speakers who have delivered campaign speeches In this county. Including 'the Democratic nominee for congress, Mr. Conry, have made a great ado over the alleged fact that the Declaration of Independence declares that "all men are created free and equal." They have lepeated those words, "free and fciiial," anywhere from ten to a hun dred times in each speech, preparatory to groaning loudly over the alleged civic misfortunes of the poor inhabit ants of I'orto Rico and the Philippines. Wo dislike to believe that Governor Pattlson, H. F. Conry and the other Interesting exponents of Bryanism who have honored our county with their presence during this campaign are unfamiliar with the immortal Dec laration penned by the great expan sionist, Thomas Jefferson. Yot we must Infer this because the words "free and equal" do not appear to gether anywhere in that great instru ment. How could the signers of the Declaration of Independence pro nounce all men "free and equal" when n majority of them were at the mo ment claimants of property in human slaves? For nearly a century ' of Its existence the Democratic party, which is now so solicitous over the welfare jf the brown man in the l'ar-olC Pa cific, upheld the right of white owner ship of black men: and this very day its candidate for the presidency, the "great advocate of human freedom" and "champion ol) government vby the consent of tin; governed," William Jennings Bryan, would be hopelessly out of the race for even noticeable Bttength in the electoral college it' it wore not for the support ho counts on from states where the negro citizen is robbed o his guaranteed right to vote. Out upon hitch nrrant humbug! Overwhelm tho enemy Tuesday by voting the straight Republican ticket. Every dollar William Connoll owns is busy making work for others. Ho Is the worklnginan's real friend. Lot well enough alone. Hanna. IN ONE OF the magazines this month there la a long nrtiela analyzing tho character and car eer of tho man whom tho Demo, crats seem to hate with peculiar and exceptional intensity, Marl; Hannu. It la an interesting huinin naturn study which all intelligent persons ought to read, If not before election, then certainly nftor. And this brings us to the point of raying a few words of our own on the subject of Hannu. It Is umlunlabtu that'iho prejudice whlch'exlsta ngalnst Hanna, while mostly of Democratic origin, has entered considerably Into Republican thought, particularly nmong ljose'Who do not gat near to trie' irian himself but' 'see him only through tho distortions of Jllppant newspaper 'treatment and cnrlcature. Tho conception of him as a pis-headed plutocrat raeklnff with tho coarse In solence .of money without brains la grossly, Unfair and untrue but it has undoubtedly; teen Widespread, Bill' It ' la disappearing, People are Coming t their senses with regard to aaotia- His '(monumental will, great t?xec'tUYll?;raipi bull dog courngo and narVeWus capacity for dolnqr tfilngs jrjtfhpwlngiUp through tho fog of pftqW detraction and misrepresen tation so Ions enveloping him, and it wouldn't bea bit surprising If a re action ehotlld come which would ono day make him as popular a man as ho has been a bated and maligned pne, His meeting with tho people face to faco ort tho 'stump has worked a revo lution. in sentiment wherever he went; and while not '-an prator his reat earn utneaarund cleaU-uut fearlessness speech have made an Immediate and also a lasting Impression, The way Hannu took hold of tho miners' strike and forced the big railroads to make concessions In the? way he goes at all his labors straight to tho heart of tho matter. Hut tho results sh6v that ho doer: not move without calculation and docs not talk through his hat. Such n man makes a fine target for nbtisc. And those who naturally envy success In others arc quick to join In the hue and cry agalnBt Hanna. But jio man yet who amounted to any thing In pubtlo life has been extin guished by the malicious attacks of enemies! and Mark' Hanna, viewing the triumphs which he has won In the teeth of th bitter and furious on slaughts upon him, can bo pardoned a smile of self-congratulation and of derision for his assailants.' - i Four years ago you voted for Repub lican cond times and got thorn. Now keep them. ' If lion, William Conncll wa bo vry rciloiii In the xitttrmrnt of strike uhy did he not enm tiioncv ul lionu' and settle at in curlier ilty tlu strike at lilt own mine, tthlch commenced more Hun thrrc month before the RenrMl strike anil did tint end until tho general strike ended? Tlmn. Ask Jlr. Connelt's men their opinion of his treatment of them as soon as he could got home from his duties nt AVashlngton to look into the matter. Overwhelm tho enemy Tuesday by voting the straight Republican ticket. Local Proofs of Prosperity. uiuiy jjAia ago tno tocat .Demo cratic organ invnea us 10 show that any of the prosper ity credited to the magnificent administration of President William McKlnley had reached the working people of Scranton and Lackawanna county. It recited a sad story of dis asters, past and predicted, and al though in Itself a dally object lesson to the contrary, it tried to make its leaders believe that McKlnley good times, so far as our valley is concerned, have been a sham. In another place in today's paper will be found a partial answer to the chal lenge of the Times. It includes a few only of many substantial proofs which are within reach of every honest in quirer showing that the fortunate busi ness conditions ascribed to successful Republican administration are not myths but substantial realities, In which our men and women who work for daily wages have had a goodly share. Facts and figures tell the story. They are unanswerable. This comparative Increase In work and wages under Republican as con trasted with Democratic times has come in direct contradiction of the most solemn predictions of calamity made four years ago by William Jen nings Bryan on more than a hundred different occasions. It effectually dis poses of his reputation as a prophet ond as a leader whom it is safe to follow. You voted for McKlnley, Con nell and tho whole Republican ticket In 1S!'6 and got prosperity as promised. Bryanism didn't fool you then. Can it do so now? Bury the party of calamity howling so deep on Tuesday that Its croaking voice will be stilled for years. An honest dollar and the chance to earn it by honest toll were promised by the Republican party four years ago and the promise has been ful filled. Don't destroy either on Tues day. Take no chances on a split ticket. It may forfeit a ballot when every vote should count. A Prediction. IT HAS NOT been The Tribune's custom to Indulge publicly in pre-election prophecies although the forecasts which it has made privately have been uniformly close to the ttuth. In 1S92 It came, .within one state of predicting Cleveland's elec toral strength, being fooled on Minne sota; and in 1896 it came within two of forecasting correctly the electoral majority for McKlnley. But this year it Is going to make its private estimate public as follows: Probable Vote in 1900, McKlnley. Uryju. AUbami 11 Arkiiii.tas S California U Colorado 4 Connecticut U Dil.iwaro 3 rioiliki 1 (ieoiltU 13 Idaho 3 Illinois 21 Indiana 15 Imv.i n Kauris 10 Kuilucky 13 I.ouMniu 8 Maine 0 MiUjlnnd , S Muvaihusctti 15 MkhlB.-m It Minnesota U MUllpid o Mlimirl 17 Montana '., .. 3 Nihia.ska 8 Nevada 3 New Hampshlro ,...,,.,,, , i New Jersey , ,, 10 New York 30 North Carolina U North , Dakota a Ohio .' 23 Oregon ,.. 4 Pennsylvania 32 nhode Island ..,, .., 4 South Carolina 0 South Dakota , ,,,., 4 Tenneues 13 Texoj ...,,,..,,,.. ,, 15 Utah 3 Vermont 4 Virginia ,.,,; 12 Washington 4 West Virginia ,, , ., 6 Wisconsin ,,,,,., ,.,,,,,,,, 12 Wyoming; ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,, 3 ,, Totals ,, 2S9 153 Total electoral vote, 447, Necessary o elect, 224. UcKInley'a majority, 131, It will be noticed that wo place Ken tucky in the Bryan column. Wo be. llovo firmly that a majority of the lawful votes to be cast In that com monwealth on Tuesday next will be cast for McKlnley and Yerkes, But the election is held under the original Ooebel law, which gives the Demo- cruta absolute, control gf tho election o machinery and "renders an honest count impossible saVo by DemoeV-atlo ma chine consent. We do not believe that the Democratlo machine In Kentucky, which Bryan has publicly recognized and Indorsed, will give II n consent; therefore wo expect Kentucky's elec toral voto to bo stolen. One other Btato conceded to Bryan may go to McKlnley. This Is Colorado. Four years ago It gave Bryan 134,882 plural ity In a total voto, of 189,596. To ex pect nearly half tho voters of tho Btato to voto opposite In 1900 to tho man ner In which they voted four years ago Is to expect the most extensive .revorial of public opinion ever noted in American politics: but there has been ,a reversal most extraordinary. It mny not swing the state out of tho Bryan column but it will como mighty closo to It. If Colorado flops, Idaho and Utah will be likely to do likewise but the chances In those states now seem to favor Bryan, To predict on congress Is made haz ardous by tho many local factors of uncertainty in the various districts, which only those on the ground can fully appreciate. But a careful tabula tion which we have made on the basis of tho best Information obtainable, a tabulation on conservative lines, Indi cates a Republican majority of twenty over all opposing elements. This com putation rests upon tho suDPosttlon that In districts like our own, whore efforts are being made by a few men claiming to be Republican to defeat the regular Republican nominee and turn the office over to the Democrats, the good sense nnd party loyalty of the Republican masses will see that the president of their choice Is not exposed to the humiliating embarrassment o having his hands tied by a hostile ma jority In tho Incoming congress. Every dollar William Connell owns Is busy making work for others. He is the worklngmnn's real friend. Pour years ago the Republican party promised good times, while the Demo cratic party predicted panic times. Republican promises were redeemed. Democratic prophecies were belled. Prefer the true to the false. Candidate Conry doesn't deny that he Is for free trade and free silver. The worklngmen of Lackawanna want neither. Secession's Newest Form. A LITTLE common sene should teach every think ing man how dangerous Bryan's Philippine policy would be if applied consistently and to Its logical conclusions. Because Aguinaldo and his crowd of Tagalog intriguers have stirred up a rebellion against American authority and have been shooting down our sol diers as well as terrorizing tho natives generally, Bryan says: Elect me and I will call an extra session of congress and have it send word to our army to come home as fast as possible and let Aguinaldo and his gang run things In their own way. There must not be government without the consent of the governed. Now suppose Bryan was elected and congress had done what he said. Our army is out of the Philippines and Aguinaldo is going It alone, tho only pebble on the shore. Some smart fel low up in Alaska, noticing how Aguln aldo's trick worked, gets together a lot of Esquimaux and adventurous mining camp followers and says to them: "Boys, if we stir up an Insurrection and show Bryan that we don't consent to being governed by the United States but want to set up a government of our own, he will bo bound to let us go as ho let the Philippines go, both ter ritory having been bought, paid for and occupied by the American army with out soliciting the consent of the gov erned." What would Bryan do? This is n fair comparison. The Alaska supposition Is on all fours with the Philippine situation. Insurrection Is insurrection wherever our flag floats. Surrender to the enemy Is surrender, no matter In what language It Is dis guised. The logic of Bryanism In this matter would snap asunder all the bands of stable government and throw open wide the door to secession and dissolution of the Union. Four years ago you voted for Repub lican good times and got them. Now keep them. , As the mlno workers arc entitled! to semi-monthly pays If they chooso to demand them, and as thoy hava unanimously agreed throughout the Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys that they will present this demand, It would bo a gracious thing on tha part of the operators nnd an action that would tend to help along tho plcufciint, hunnonious relations be tween operator and miner, which both sides and tho general public Join in hoping for, If the demand was an ticipated by notices announcing that hereafter payments will be made semi monthly, Wo are authorized to tay that Mr. Connell stands ready to com ply with this request at any tlmo It Ib made; and wo note with pleasure the decision of tho Temple Iron company to concftde this point without further delay. r Overwhelm the enemy Tuesday by voting tho straight Republican ticket. Sir Thomas Llpton set nn admirable cxamplo for tho American speculator In conducting his corner on- pork. Ho was content with n profit of $330,000 when by causing many financial wrecks ho could have made much more, Let well enough alone, There Is little doubt that tho men who used their best endeavors to end the strike will receive greater con sideration at tho polls than tho men who fomented disturbance for po litical purposes. m " ' - At tha present tlmo William Jen nings Bryan seems to be several laps ahead of Socialist Eugene Debs In the race for the favor of American dis content. . Chairman Gua'ey Insists that tha outlook Is bright for Democracy In Pennsylvania. Some one has evi dently been turning tho phonograph backward for Mr. rjuffey'fl benefit, Tour years ago William McKlnley said! "Open tho mills and tho mints wUI take care of themselves." Com pare his prophecy with Bryan's nnd Bra which loader Is safe. Tho real friend of the poor mnn Is not tho orator who would produce a condition of affairs that makes' It Im possible for tho laborer to obtain em ployment. ,j m So long ns tho minors nro to share In tho profits there will probably bo llttlo complaint over tho recent nd vanco In the prlco of conl. Where Is the worklngmnn who can nay that a Democratic campalgnyprom Inp ever helped him to get credit or pay bills at the store? An honest dollar and the chance to earn It by honest toll were secured by the votes east In 189G. Vote In 1900 to keep both. Bryan In the whlto houso means worklngmen In the soup house. No worklngmnn enn afford to take chances. No ' wonder tho Democrats try to make fun of tho full dinner pall. It is an object lesson they cannot an swer. Every dollar William Connell owns Is busy making work for others. He Is tho worklngman's real friend. The remnants of Cuban dlssatlsfao tlon are at present exclusively of tho blatherskite order. Pay no Jieed to last hour campaign fakes. Make up your mind they are all lies. Overwhelm tho enemy Tuesday by voting the straight Republican ticket. Let well enough alone. TOLD BY THE STABS. Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJncchus, The Tribune Astrologer. Aitrolobo cast, 4.50 a. m., for Saturday, Nov. 3, 1000. 4K & A child born on this day will notice that soul- people act as though civility cost money. There arc tlm.u when tho woman who can sew on a button ii of moie consequent!! to lier husband than the one who has ability to upeak fle language:. The Ioo of a man is ncicr diitastiful to any woman, but his effort to secure a return of the passion sometimes becomes tiresome. The experience that man Bets by making a fool of himself generally comes too late. Most people lile to be told what they al ready Know, therefcro fortune tellers flourish. The man who contracts debts wtll necr bo lonesome for any length of time. Fame is something that is always lit sight, but seldom within reach. It is easier to find f.i;ilt than to Justly criti cise. Weekly Letter on Manicipal Affairs XXII. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN ENGLAND. Xcw York, Xov. 3. Onn AVlUiritY, who it the most hitter L opponent of municipal ownership, or mil niripil trading ai it Is called in England, pa s that the United States is wiser in her day and geneiatlon than U t.ie mother country, became of ine tardy acceptation of mu nicipal ownership on this side of the Atlantic. Tho royal commission, oi which lie is tho lead ing; spirit, has been investigating the subject in the most seat chins manner during the past year. It has been found that the investments in public utilities by city and borough councils have amounted, in the aggregate, to billions of dollars. Thus tor, in the imcstigation, it seems to be the opinion of a majority of the commis sion that an etfllective chedt to what, in many instances is considered, wild investments In this direction, should be bioiiglit about by wise legislation. In tho meantime the private corpoiations arc lending their aid as a hearty second to the ef forts of Lord Acbury. Through their influence tho London Chamber of Comnieice has iccently issued a circular to the provincial chambeis asking for information as tu what local evi dence can be obtained on these points: (1) Whether the rates ought to be put into com petition witli private capital; (2) whether the local authority should become traders, by pro viding services which mo not of general use to the whole community; and (3) what the effect has been on local wage lists of the municipal ity setting a high standard of wages for the city employes. The ansvveis tu these questions are desired in order that q case may bo prepaied In the inteicsts of private owneiship. Of the 2G3 municipal boroughs in Knglanrt and Wales, including tho London county council, 173 manago their own water works, eighty-seven their own gas works, 201 their own markets, twenty-eight their own tiamvvajs, and fifty-five their own electric light works, But what is most remarkable is that, after paying iutcrist on loans and sinking fund, tho margin of profit generally applied to the reduction of rates is only one-half per cent. Despite the fact that millions of dollars have already been invested in munclpal plants and in spite of tho most strenuous efforts of tho opposition there aic forced at woik which will mako the further advancement and incurlon Into hitherto untried fields Inevitable. Kor cxamplo there ard reasons likely to compel action which come under tho head of health and sanitation. Tho public conscience feels the responsibility for the conditions in which to many of tho poorer citizens live, and the taxpayers would do anything they could to reduce tha high death rate in tho nvcruovwlcd p.uiH of a city, it they only mw cleaily tho icmedy, Tho re ports of tlve sanitary inspectors make it evi dent that the overcrowding is a menace to the health nt the whole community. It is not in frequently tho case that one epidemic of small jKivt, (cailet fever or diphtheria costs a city tnu of thousands of dollars. And for thU reason the problem of tho better housing of tho poor est part of the population is nuvv perplexing most oh tha larger city councils. These poor people, generally speaking, nro us tenants tho least desliable, from tho point of view of tin ordinary speculative builder. And tho question aiisrs, how can the builder meet tho demand for low rentals and at tho same time mako a dividend In accordance with his lisksf While the builder hesitates Ihero aro a number of largo cities in Kngland now considering the plan to put up municipal tenements (or the benefit of those who can pay only a low rental, Kdlnburgh and Glasgow already have such a scheme in operation. Jlunlclpal lire Insurance is now under consld, eratlon in several Kngllih cities, and tho city of Bradford lias been cieatiug a fund for sey. eial years vvhtili it proposes to utilize for the purpose of organizing a municipal tire Insurance, company. Other titles are sure to follow since tho tiro insurance companies have formed a com bination and fixed upon a tarill lata which to most municipalities seems a very heavy charge. "The charge for Insurance against Arc on a'Sillc mill In Zurich,", said the mayor of llradford, "is from forty-six cents to sixty-nine cents per $500, while In this city, for worsted mills, we pay about $2 for fSOO. la one case the Insurance is managed, and the profits retained, by tho peo ple themselves, thiough the cantonal govern ment, and In tho other the profits on fire insur ance go Into tho pocket ol the general share holder. The county tounrils, the county bor oughs and the non-county boroughs In Knglsml ahd Wales have paid In Ilic last twenty ycsri to tiro Insurance companies 2,O(l'2,;i."0 more in premiums for Insuring their buildings against fire than they liavc'recehnl from those compa. nles for losses by flrc. fn llradford our corpora tion would have saved $11,230 In twenty years It wc hid not Insured our corporation buildings at all I and however much wc may spend on pro moting the efficiency of our fire brigade to pre vent the devastations of fire, It Is worth not' Ing that we .get no contributions toward that expense from the wealthy Insurance companies whose dividends we help to Increase by our cfil clout Arc-oT.tlngulslilng appliances." The mayor of Dradford also proposes to push along a plan of his for the nrganlratlAn and op eration of a municipal telephone s)strtu, in or der that tha city administration may have a lower rate and also that the cltlrens In generil may enjoy that privilege. He writes! "In the course of the next twelve months I propose to have a telephone stent owned and operated by the city, which wilt b able to put nn Instnl merit Into residences at the rate of I0 a jcar and Into business houses from flS to $2.p per j ear, and, If my estimates ore correct, we shall be able to make a profit on that basis, over and above nil legitimate charges for Its opera tion, Including interest on invested capital, etc. "The charge of the National Telephone com pany for the use of their Instruments In Brad ford Is $'iO per vcar, while nt a small town like Trondhelm, In Norway, with itO.OOi) Inhabitants, tho subscriber pa.vs for a municipal telephone about 'JIT per year, a charge which a fiords a surplus, after pa) lng Intel cit on capital, a re serve of !i per cent, per year on the capital, and the Insurance of the employes against death, accident and sickness. The Bradford corporation surveyor has recently estimated the complete cost of establishing a municipal telephone ex change In this city, based on the present number of subscribers on the books of the National Telephone company, nt ?200 per subscriber, in cluding all buildings, wires nnd Instruments, so that it is not unreasonable to conclude that the city council Is offering about $J.i per year per Instrument. Now that the newer sjstem Is to lay the telephone wires midergiound, the streets must be interfered with by the telephone com pany, and the municipality cannot grant pow ers to do this to n private company any more than it can grant powers to a private tramway company. It is never to the public conveni ence that two authorities should have power to Interfere with the streets." Olasgow, the pioneer city In municipal owner ship. Ins already been considering munclpal banking. But In Berlin and other large (lermau towns the municipal savings bank is a vener able istltutlon. In Berlin there arc more than 400,000 depositors, with about eighty or more receiving offices, and a total of deposits of 150,000,000 nsnrks. In Paris the municipal pawn broking establishment was started In 1777, arid loans each year, upon the average, twenty-five francs to every man, woman and child in Paris. THE YANKEE YOTJNGr MAN. From the Utica Press. The apostle of discontent industriously endeav ors to discourage nil he can by sajlng to them that unless he is elected they will bo ground to powder by tyiannous but prosperous corpora tions, and that the young man whoso parents possess tint moderate means or none at all will never have any chance to advance in life or improve their station. This is indeed a gloomy outlook. The only hope the Nebraskan holds out is his election, and as that is highly im probable, his statement, if true, practically closes the gates against a multitude of worthy people. What pleasure there can be in pessim ism no one has ever discovered for sure. If tills picture is painted merely as a bugaboo to frighten somebody till after election, then it is beneath tho dignity of a presidential aspirant. Hut allowing that Sir. Ilrjan really thinks it, is there any reason or Justification for that no tion? Do the facts warrant the asscrtiun that the sons of the poor in this country are hin dered and hampered by existing conditions? o There is no other nation under tho sun where a poor boy has sm.h unlimited possibilities, nor is there any other which furnishes sucli numer ous and splendid examples of improved oppor tunities. Begin nt the top and note how many piesldents were licit men's sons. The pictures of the house where McKinlcy was born indi cate that it was a very modest structure, not all devoted to residence uses. Cleveland's fa ther was never accused of being wealthy. Every body knows that Garfield when a lad drove on tho canal, that Grant was a tanner and that Lincoln achieved early distinction as a rail splitter. In finance, take the richest men of re cent jears Gould, Huntington nnd tho like. The gient majority of them, so Mr. VVctmore said the other night, commenced at ?5 a. week or less, nnd made their own fortunes.- The mil lionaires of today were for tho most part bright, but poor young men. There are excep tions, where the money was Inherited, like the VandcrbiltK and Astors, but they are tho excep tion, not the rule. There is no limit and there can be none to the success an energetic, live headed, plucky American can achieve. But the great prophet of evil and manufac turer of hobgoblins says the great corporations kill ambition, thwart industry and block the way of a joung man's progress. The fact about it is there never was a time in the history of this country when there were so many attiao tlve opportunities and openings for a joung man of Industry, bruins and cneigy as there aro today. These same wicked corporations are look ing for them at good salaries and piomoling them upon their merits, will mike them, or some nf them, the millinnaiies of the future. It is the survival of the fittest, and the one best entitled tn it will win the highest and richest reward, and that wholly irrespective of his parentage. The maikot for luains was' never more active anil the, ruling prlvea never higher than today. The outlook instead of be ing gloomy, as the Ncbraskan paints it, is ex ceeding bright. The young man who can do things and do them well is never looking for a Job; the jobs aro looking for him. Better far excito the ambition than the jealous envy of those who arc second or third in the race. The best man always wins nnd there should bo hon est rivalry to be the best. There aro dunces innumerable for young men who have the right stuff in them, and the coming years will multi ply rather than diminish these opportunities. REPUBLICAN OBJECT LESSONS. f -f City of Minneapolis. -f -sV Depositors. f n.lllks. 1891, 1M)!. -f -f Nath.al 0,115 0.710 -f Stato and l'rivato 1,281 !!,2C0 Total 6,120 8,070 -f -f- Increase in No. of depositors.. 2,553 -sy sV Amount of Deposits. 4 f Banks. IS'U. ISO'). -f National 5 fi,7ea,7Ml 13.IS3.160 f Statu and l'rivato 430,110 1.I21.2M -f 4- Total ft,2ftt,S8S $ H,WI7,005 Increaso In deposits 8,101,120 - f City of San Francisco, -f 4- Depositors. -f Banks. v 18111, WM. National 1,107 3.72J f State and l'rivato 4,cU! 5,0S Saving 110,335 1.U.W2 . Total lin,301 112,572 - Increase in No. of depositors., Sfl.OT y- Amount of Deposits, -f Banks. 1SU 1S10. 4 National ? 1,77S,.TO .',,002,013 4- Mate and Private 12,527,170 Sl.SIS.321 f Savings 60,001,310 B.IWJfiS 4- Total ,,.103,010,000 120,Cill,lM -f Increase In deposits , 23,7JI,ll " Wyoming, 4. Depositors. Banks. ISiM. WOT. 4- National l.tt'S 1,1 -f 4- State and l'rivato 1.083 2fi& X Total ." "Two 0.IM 4- 4- Increaso In No. of depositors,. S, -r Amount of Depots. 4- Banks. I'M. . 4- 4- National ,., 803.5" W.TM f 4- Stato and Private JMM I.il0.m X Total .- 1,252,030 I S,I52.00a -f 4- Increase In deposits 1,000,273 M'KINLEYISMS. "I have no light or khovvlode not common to my countrjmen. I do not prophesy. Thf present la Rtl-atmorbing to me. Hut 1 cannot bound my vision by the blood-stained trenches around Msnila where every red drop, whether from the veins nf an American soldier bt a mis guided Filipino, is anguish to my heart but by tho broad range of future years, when that (roup of Islands, tinder the impulse of the year Just past, shall have become the gems and glo. ties of those tropical seas a land ol plenty and nf increasing possibilities! a people redeemed frcm savage indolence nnd habits, devoted to tho arts of pence, lit touch with the commerce and Irido of all nations, enjoying the blessings nt freedom, of civil ami religious liberty, nt riltt. cation and ol homes, and whose children and children's, children shall for ages hence bless the American republic became It emancipated and redeemed their fatherland, and set them in the pathway of the world's best civilization." "A reign of terror Is not the kind of rule under which right action and deliberate Judg ment nro possible. It Is not a good time for the liberator to submit Important questions con cerning liberty and goviininent to the liberated while they arc cngnged In shooting down their rscuers." "It Is sometimes hard tn determine what Is best tn do, nnd the best thing tu do is often times the haidest. The prophet of evil would do nothing because he fllnehol at saeilfice and effort, nnd to do nothing is easiest and Involves the Irast cost." "Always pcills, and always after them safety; alivava dnrknes and clouds, but alwajs slilnlni? through them tho light and the sunshine; always cost nnd sierlllce, tint alwajs after them the fruition of liberty, education and civilization." "We must guard this restored Union with realous and sacied care." "I know of no better or safer human tribunal than the people." THE DANGEROUS MAN. We've foes within and foes without To hold back progress beyond doubt; But of tho reckless frauds wo meet The gcnernllzcr's hard to beat. To Ms crude, careless, dismal mind All men arc false, nn friends are kind, No woman good, no children well, The race is doomed by menace fell. All food is bad, all trains are late, There's not an honest candidate For public office, and he's sure Our government will not endure. All trusts are wrong, all schemes of man Arc founded on a grasping plan; The world's a firzle. Oh I for grace To scourge this nuisance inlo space. Chicago Becord. ALWAYS BUSY. Man wants but little here below, And soon he'll want no moie, But while he's hero ho wants the best; That's why lie likes our store. Shoes for all the walks of life. Shoes for all seasons of the J ear for ever member of the family. Ladies, in our Glove-flttlng Melba $3 Shoes wish to live forever, they aro so delightful. Lewns(&ReilIy Established 16S3. Shoes for all tho walks of life. ilercereaM Connell Now open for business at our new store, 132 Wyo ming avenue. We are proud of our store now, and feel justified in doing a little talking, but we prefer to have our friends do the talking for us, A cordial invitation is ex tended to all to call and see us. MERCJBREAU & CONNELL Jewelers and Silversmiths. V J ' . .. & l' 1 "1 &v IMIJL sjjKT-i'iuHsr rarc ;ci?Atv i srr-r ,n-o !-: ibi r. . ?wriaaj-7 i - -- - - I will divide this dollar bottle of Ripans Tabules and give you half. I find them, an excellent remedy for stomach and liver trouble A n w rt jio pacVot containing TtNjuris TAluiJHln ptnrr oarton (without rIwHj dow forula at torn drUK Koit.-ro m c:ixi. fhl ljw piled rl u Intended for I ho ioor aiid Ujo canojiilcal. Ono down ( lit On-oant rartou lift) mkulrai ran bo bait by loall by Modiiur forty cluhl rtnM lo tho Kirivi CmiL OoKTiHT, No. 10 Bpruco strift. hsw York, rr a tJnu'o carton (ten TAliltallll U ,.nt for t cents. Icirii Xamom uajaiwb lt4 of if ivcwa.vtucrel louLi.-i.rj, u uucutuUit at liquor Uurui and larbaraaona. MLEY'S TT xtra iLJ nary . 0000 A new purchase of seventy-five pieces Fancy Silks New designs and color ings which we have divided into fte lots, viz: and $1.25. Actual value being at least one-third more than the price asked. Goods now open for inspection. 510-512 LACEAWANNA AVENUE Swear 99 If you haven't the proper offlct sup piles. Come in and give ua a trial. We have the larcest and most com plete line of office supplies In North eastern Pennsylvania. If It's a good thing, we have It. Wo make a specialty of visiting cards and monogram stationery. ReyeoldsBros Stationers nnd Engravers, Hotel Jermyn Building. aP .. - 7 ---r oral Yalic in (T o TIT Silks r x 1 1 GOD BLISS 1 -."w I OUR "Ooift is- yie ' l A' ,J y- f. l"v Tr -WV .'; V- ; V? " t iV IC 1 "7 .-r-f3"'""Witf, V a. . " T" ,!U r - .' .. I 1 sJ llkt
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