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SCJl ANTON, toECEMHER 11, 180L'.
T
r-' An election of a congressman Is n,
i .federal election, and the ballots cast
"at it, In the event' of a contest, be
long, -within tho custody of the fed
eral courts. County Commissioner
"'Uurkin Is not a bigger man than
tiUncle Sam.
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Th Labor Ticket.
IN NOMINATING llev. Thornns II.
R. Wutklns for recorder the la
bor convention made in all prob
ability the most politic choice
'"open to It. Mv. Valkfns' rnndiducy
-will present a, .'number of elements of
ivotc-irlnning' strength apart from his
.Identification with the labor movement
ond he ought also to poll the full 'vote
of those worklngmen who believe 'that
a separate labor party Is needed. Tho
tl'act that personally ho is highly es
f'teemed by all who know him, that he
comes from a section of the city which
has not been unduly represented in the
'city hall, that ho Is of AVelah descent,
a fluent speaker and undoubtedly sin
cere will tend under the existing eon
'dltions of unrest to make his candl
"Uacy formidable.
., If Republicans wi.sh to make n hope
,ful fight in a three-cornered campaign
'uhey must get together. They will not
island the ghost of a show unless they
shall bury factionalism and press for
'ward shoulder to shoulder. An acrimo
nious contest at' the primary would im-
peril their ticket under normal circum
stances and much more so now when it
, looks as if every vote would, bo needed.
'Whatever the beauties of the, Crawforu
'primary theory, its practice hero Is to
auako sores that election day does not
heal. Hence the importance of trying
'to avoid the risks-of-an embittered, pri
mary if in any manner there can be a
,tacit agreement among the aspirants.
; As we said on Tuesday, we consider
the nomination of a labor ticket a mis
.takp both from the standpoint of la
bor and from Unit of the city and its
best interests. We have had enough
'agitation and display of class feeling
and prejudice. Instead of keeping up
jho bitterness and unuest it ought to bo
tile aim of every wise-thinking citizen
to promote concpril and harmony. Our
Hty has suffered greatly bpth in direct
. loss and in loss of prestige by reason
of the excesses which have character
ized tho class warfare of the past three
years. An ebullition of labor politics,
though of course but temporary, would
riot reduce, but increase tills loss. Since
It is Inevitable,' however, It must be
met.
A vice-presidential boom for Con
gressman Charles 13. Iandls, of t Indi
ana, is being incubated by his "VVaMi
lngton friends, who are legion. Roose
velt and Landls, New York and Indi
ana, for 1D04 would sweep the country.
Th Nxt Attorney General.
A"
NNOUNCEMENT lias been
made that Allegheny county
is to get tho attorney gen
eralship and that 'William D.
Ttfodgers, tho author of tho "ripper"
,?ill, Is to be tho man. It should be said
.oi Jlr. Rodgers' behalf that as the lip
per bill left his pen it was almost a
model charter; it received a good many
vhanges ere it became law.
Mr. Rodgers is an experienced and
Effective lawyer, a man of honks and
of affairs, and a Republican of sterling
worth. Ho is no better man than
Lackawanna's recent candidate, Major
.Warren, but lie conies fiom a section
Iiavlng greater iulluence with the jmw
W'8 that bo and, therefore, ho wins. Ho
will make a fearless olllclal and a ill?.
I'reet and trustworthy adviser. Success
to him.
' President Castro Is beginning to talk
r though 1m iiiiaglned himself tho
author of the Mo
iroo doctilne.
An Englishman's Vlows.
trf
ATTVm a
JDREtS.S of Alfie.l
I MoselV
befoie the Civic j.Vd-
f'JL erutloi:
in NaurXferk..ti
r.j, other
Jcjvel-lieaded one.
i'finarked, Is tho
(1;i' 15,t;'v;n"i8Vij:
Mr. Jtftoilfc lUniffclm
wealtwF8iriid ilSng-J
bh business mini
who rtHR'WIy
'-Jl4 . . ,'l
oyer ut his own
txpensi
of British trades
unionists to examine
rkb conditions of
; Industry In America
Iht Is a friend and patron of organized
iouor um not a utnaiic. this is what
hi? said;
Vwe hear u great deal of restriction
of, output, boycott, unions, free labor,
e(c. Restriction of output is, to my
infnd, a fallacy tho world over. It can
njbt be encouraged j It cannot bo per-
"UtM! 1dPWl.M'1"K the ,aitnllient
workmen of nny part of tlio world en
couraeHvr 'I'hern-can -ho no" Testrlc
tlon of oiitput unless you are going to
bring ttbout'afBtate of things that will
irTertn death to jnanufactiHes, death to
thJp''vqfMljgmc)n and denthtq the conn,
try.e' iiqyebtt' is. n, thing J think that
does? not appeal to any one. 'Free labor
W 'Buered proposition that niu$t" je
preted, ')lot only l'y (iq, .vorJm.
t'Ht iVX '.everybody whp dsiu 'freedom
Jits this country, A. miuf must 'he fret1
td .fell Oils labor To w1ioiu"1jVe pTeates,K
WlJetUer he beionis o t'liu. union or not.
brought
1 rfcvbmrnlsslnh
I myself tun a union mnn, I am In favor
of. Unions. UUt .while I fuvor unions, I
do not favor nil that trade unionism
docs. There must bo n perfeot right for
it mnn to join n union without Intimida
tion. Ho must be Interfered with by
no one. Tho same applies to tho free
laborer who wishes to sell his produce,
his handwork, to any manufacturer.
IIu must be free to do so unhindered,
unincumbered In every bImiio and form.
And were 1 a manufacturer, If nny at
tempt was made to Interfere with that
freedom In my factory I would light it
to tho bitter end. I would close my fac
tory rather than submit to It. Unless
we have freedom on both sides, both In
unionism and In free labor, there can
he mi progress. But while unionism Is
a point that I am very much In sym
pathy with, there are many things lit
connection with It that require the con
sideration of the labor leaders. They
must be free to organize, because I
think the problem of organized labor Is
good for the world, 1 think the organ
ization of capital equally good for the
mnsitcs, 1 would rather have to plead
personally with organized capital cm
one side and organized labor on tho
other than a scattered moss of small
manufacturers seeking to cut ono an
other's throat in an unhcalthful com
petition, and labor unletl, undisciplined
mid underpaid, such as we have seen It
in England In the past and as we
should see It to-day were It not for the
power of the unions which, I think, as
a whole, have done a great deal of
good.
"Trusts have been very much abused
in tills country from the standpoint of
those who 1 do not think have suf
ficiently looked into the proposition.
Personally, I do not view trusts with
any distrust. I think it Is making for
a, better state of tilings, both for tho
manufacturer and the worklngman.
The small manufacturer cannot give
conditions to the worklngman such as a
large manufacturer with unlimited cap
ital and unlimited organization has at
his command, and I believe that the
worklngmen of this country will study
their -best interest if they help the so
called large corporations which we cull
corporations in England which you
call trusts here. They are not, in my
opinion, any menace to the country.
They may tend to raise prices a little.
If they do, the workinman will claim
his share and will get it. We have seen
only within the last few days since I
have been In this count! y how some of
the lailroad companies have stepped
forward and offered higher wages un
asked by their men. That ih a prin
ciple that I think will be followed, and
if they do not offer, the worklngmen
will ask and will receive, higher wages
because it Is their due, as the prosper
ity of the country Increases. These
trusts will largely work their own sal
vation for good or bad. We have, for
instance, the oil trust. It is one of the
llrst trusts, and, I think, the most pow
erful, perhaps, in this country. What
has been the effect of it? As far as I
have been able to ascertain, we get bet
ter and cheaper oil to-duyuuder the trust
than we did before, and that trust has
accumulated a large capital, which cap
ital Is again employed in a variety of
industries throughout the country to
extend and improve tills great empire
and has helped build up many of the
large Industries of to-day, which em
ploy a very large amount of labor. If
on the other hand, the trusts abuse
their position and give the public a
worse ax tide at a higher price, it will
work Its own cure. No corporation can
fqr any length of tltnciiell its article at
a fictitious price. It is bound to bring
in competition, and that competition
will break down of its own weight the
corporation that seeks to enslave you
and make you pay an unfair price for
your goods."
It would be difficult to compact moie
horse sense into fewer words.
The .basis upon whlcjh SecVetary Hay
and the charge d'affaires Of, Colombia,
Mr. Harran', are now negotiating a
canal treaty has been announced. The
question of sovereignty will be solved
without violence to the Colombian con
stitution by giving the United States. a
lease for a hundred years to the terri
tory required for the canal, with an
option for a renewal of another hun
dred yeais, and by that time Secretary
Hay thinks It would be safe to negoti
ate another treaty. The financial ques
tion is also settled. Colombia is to re
ceive $7,000,000 in cash as a bonus and
5100,000 a year for the tolls collected
from s-'hlppiuf,. In the present state of
Colombian finance $7,000,000 in gold
looks as big as a billion or two and It
is all the concession is worth. The
treaty will have to bo ratllied by the
Colombian congress, whkh is to be as
sembled next spring, but at Washing
ton tho belief is held that the way to
an early agt cement is now clear.
One of the needs of Alaska Is for u
cable connection with the United Stutes.
'At present the only means of commun
ication by telegraph Is over the lines
owned by tho Canadian government.
Tho authorities at Washington cannot
send a military or executive order to
Alaska by who without running tho
risk of its contents becoming known to
tho authorities of Canada. It is ob
vious that such a condition cannot bo
"tolerated.
' A change which has been made lu'tho
(curriculum of West Point military
academy reflects the spirit of tho times.
Tho time formerly given to puro mathe
matics and philosophy has been re
duced In order that Increased attention
I may bo accorded to Spanish, English,
military hygiene, chemistry and elec
tricity. That would be a good change
to make in most schools. i
One of the Important benellts to be
expected from tho enactment of the
new mllltla bill now pending In the
Senate Is thu possibility of organizing
in the seacoast states a National guard
force of heavy aitlllerymen to handle
the coast defeiibe in case of trouble, To
maintain permanently In time of peace
a regular artillery fotco sufficient to
man properly all our coust fortifications
us they should bo manned in the event
of a foreign Invasion would be obviously
inexpedient. But. as Heerehirv Hunt
'points out, the National guard In the
immediate locality of theso foitlflca
tlona could easily be trained In the
handling of their delicate mechanisms
so as to be lit In emergency to supple-
meat whatever regular force proved
then available and thus constitute a re
serve of very Important value to ihc
country. It Is to be hoped that con
gress will give this phase of the sub
ject due attention.
Japan seems to have delicately lit
slmiated, nnent the appointment of
Mr, Uarielt as minister, that tho royal
court of Tohlo Is not desirous of enter
talnlng what It pleases to consider a
cheap- man. Its estimate and Mr. Bar
rett's probably differ.
Bank deposits In Porto Rico are two
millions and tt half; In Hawaii, nearly
live millions, and In the Philippines,
over eighteen millions. We'll wager
there'll be Interesting comparisons ten
years hence. ..
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Monroe county offers only ten dollars
for the capture of an escaped prisoner
who had been confined in tho Strouds-
burg Jail. Tho sleuths in that vicinity
should oigaulzc and strike for higher
nitcs.
There Is a disposition on the part'ot
the government to settle the Philippines
currency question without the aid of
"Coin's" financial text book.
REPUBLICANISM IS PROGRESS.
l-'or Tho Tilbuiiu by Walter . I. U.illuid.
Our Hairs to Canada have Inrreascd
light along since IW7, when tho Domin
ion made her first tariff preferential ol
1"', per cent, in favor of Utcnt ljiitaln,
and which tariff preferential was raised
lo -." per cent. In 1W, and to ;;:i 1-:! per
tent, in I'M. The comparative llgtues of
sales are, in lotiml millions:
Pulled Great
States. Britain.
i.w,
1KI7 1
n!)S 7S
1S9U U.J
11100 lul
11)01 110
III"-' 120
Average M
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For tho seven years prior to 1800, our
sales ran from f0 to M millions, and (treat
Hiitaln's from .It lo IJ millions. Amer
ican quality ami Atnetlcan prices till tho
bill, In spite of tariff prcfcrriitlals or fam
ily preferences, all the time.
In 1S9H the Imparls of the Philippines
were! little in'ur $l!),0u0,nro anil tho exports
were .?l,"i,0il,liflii. In llino the imports went
qp to fi.l.non.oiji) and exports to $2.).fIO,(HjO.
In 1001 Impel ts exceeded $no,MiO,KiO and the
exports exceeded $:it,000,0O0.
The United States treasury now holds
tho hugesl amount of gold ever in tho
treasury ol any nation at any one time,
$iiio,oi!),oy.'.
Republican policies create prosperity.
Prosperity cieatcs increased home de
mand, leaving us less goods to export,
and causing us to import mo:e. It ue do
not export wc have tho goods. It we im
port wo also have the goods. Wheie Is
tho Individual loss, other than the pi oil t
on the portion we fall to export V
The Rock I.-land statement for Octo
ber shows some imposing llgtites-, tho net
earnings being $l,!i7i!,00U and the gross for
tho Hist four months of the tlscul year
are at tho late of flS.dtm.noo i year, leav
ing a balance after charges and preferred
dividend equal to over 11 per cent, appli
cable to dividend on common stock. The
west i certainly prospering under Repub
llcanlsm.
Estimating tho population of the United
States at 7!i,tiStJ,w'. the money now In cir
culation gives an amount of $2D.r,2 pei
capita, this laigest of an country In the
world.
A notable instance uf the American
conimeicinl Inv.uiou of Europe is tho es
tablishment of an American brewery In
Ghent, repoitcd to the state department
by United States Consul Mowrer.
The Democrats have revKed "l.eani to
labor and to wait" and it now leads
"Lenin to work Labor while you wait."
Why the Audience Laughed.
At a public entertainment recently a
conjuror had an exporknee which was
highly comical, though quite disaslious
from a professional point of view.
Having" produced an egg fiom a pre
viously empty bag, he announced that
ho would lollow up this ttlck by bring
ing from the hag the hen that laid the.
egg.
This Ilttlo nirangum-nt ho had left lo
his confederate to cairy oiu.
I fe-proceeded to draw the bird fiom the.
bag, but what wau his surprise, on find
ing that tho alleged lieu was an old
looster, which strutted about the staui
with rallied feathets and olfended dignity,
and set up as vigorous a flowing as It
it had just awakened fiom its nocturnal
plumber.'.
The whole audience sluleked with
laughter, and tho unforliuiato conjuur
made! a bolt for the drissing loom.
Ballimoie Sifu.
BROTHERHOOD.
That plenty but leproaches mo
Which leaves my brother bale.
Not wholly glad my heart can bo
While his is bowed 111 cnio.
If I go free and sound ond stout
AVhllo his poor fetters clank.
Uusated still I'll still cry out
And plead with AVhnm I thank.
Almighty: Thou who father bo
Of him, of me, of all,
I)i aw us together, him and me,
That whlchviuvur fall,
The other'.s hand may fall him not -
Tho other's strength decline
No task of succor that his lot
.May claim fiom son of Thine.
I would be led, 1 would be clad,
I would bo housed and dry,
But if so my hcait Is sad
What benefit have 1?
Best lie whoso shoulders best endure
Tho load that bilngs rollef,
And best shall bo hisjoy secure
AVIio shares that Joy with grief.
-K. S. Martin.
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Kooins with Datli ) f Suits with IJat'.i
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American flan, ?3.M Per Day anil Upwards.
European Plan, $1.00 Per Day and Upward!
Epccial Rates to families. ,
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:; minutes' walk to Wanamakors;
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'J', J, Foster.I'res. Ulmor II. l.nwall.Trcas.
It. J. Foster Htnnley I Allen.
Vlco President. Secretary.
H. D. Crane,
124 Lackawanna Avenue,
Tako Elevator.
Closing out entire stock of
Silk Waists
that were $p to 917 at
98c
1.98
2.98
3.98
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Always Busy.
Aden's Fine Hand-sewed
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MEHHY
of Good Sense Boots, Shoes, Slippers and Rubbers, on our Main
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125,000 pairs of the best Boots, Shoes, Slippers and Rub
bers, that ever came to this or any other market.
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All our Footwear as well as our Rubbers and Boots comes direct from the
factories to your leet, therefore you easily save one-tourth. We deliver your goods
to all parts of the city at anv reasonable tims.
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Ladies' , Felt Romeo
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trimmed, 75c, $1.C0 and
$1.25.
We want the women to come.
We want the men to come.
We want the children to come and get these best Shoes at Christmas Gift
prices tro better presents can be given these shoes will tyake and keep every mem
ber of the faintly happy during the whole winter you take no risk we guarantee
every pair.
THIS IS A SHOE -STORE the stock is the largest and store big generous
and so thoroughly combines the elements of success with honesty that we can stand,
up and say to all" the world THIS IS A SHOE STORE,
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Now Is the Time to Do Your
Our stock includes nearly everything
that is new and desirable in the line of
Furniture. Buy here and you are always
sure the quality is right. You are sure the
price is right, too.
Hill & COnnCll, Washington Avenue
. . . r .j. .j. " i' $ ! $ J ; $ i l 4 i ! i & t $ .j.
Winter Is Here
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Everything for the dear little baby
tint will make them happy and their
feet comfortable. From 25c up.
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Ladies'
Gaiters and Leg
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Nice gift at mod
ern prices,
Women's $1.00
Child's - 65c
75c
? .fate&
Ladies' and Ge.ntleriieii's
Fine Vici Kid Romeo Slippers,
.09, $1.25, $1.50,
$1.75, $2.00
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Men's Slippers, in velvet
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from 45c to $i,oo.
EILLY,
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Ful! Dress Slip
pers ana u x-
fords.
$2.50 to
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Gentlemen's Ham-,
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