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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1897
Page
4
The fragment notes the Scranton Tribune publishing details with a New York office and subscription info, then shifts to a political note citing Governor Hast ing's veto rates. It contrasts 1898 and 1897 percentages and claims prior veto savings amounts, arguing the governor’s backbone is not recently grown.
Word of a House bid to modernize Senate rules follows a long praise of the House record in the current Congress. The piece argues for balanced reform, warning against permanent adoption of hurried methods and calling for a rule to move the previous question after debate. It cites the need to avoid minority obstruction and maintain deliberative dignity.
The article recalls John Wanamaker’s earlier criticism and reports his softened remarks to a Philadelphia interviewer. He defends the Dingley bill as lifting the nation from five years of hardship, arguing higher tolls justify better roads and fair access for all while urging constructive support.
The article quotes Wanamaker arguing prosperity will return gradually under the Dingley tariff. He compares the current era to an empty house with a key in hand, urges patience, and stresses using American capital at home to revive industry and employment. He notes reforms differ from mere appearances and emphasizes adjusting to the tariff's provisions.
A review discussion on Henderson of the University of Chicago and his book The Social Spirit of America. The New York Sun criticizes the work for its tone while the Chautauqua circle approves it as worthy reading for next year. The piece weighs the book’s stance on wealth, culture, and social duty amid debates over education and public morality.
In a Sun interview President McKinley aide Ingalls reports middle west farmers seeing strong hay crops and good wheat quality. Prices rise as demand for corn and cattle grows, fueling hope for broader prosperity through fair prices and ongoing economic recovery. He notes optimism across farmers, laborers, and small capitalists despite past hardship under free silver.
The Philadelphia Sun predicts Senator Quay will face the “fight of his life” in the next year as he seeks broader support and possible presidential backing. It notes Hastings’s mobilization for McKinley in 1896 contrasts with current opposition and questions whether reformers Van Valkenburgs and Willing Leach are aligned against him.
The passage argues that during past depressions Americans abandoned theoretical remedies and embraced the idea that prosperity comes from labor and natural trade laws, not political schemes. It cites shifts from greenbacks to free trade, then free silver, and now a sober return to plain economic realities. It claims both agitators and professors misread the market, while the people realize wealth is produced by labor, not laws.
A New Orleans dispatch reports owner Leon Godehaux plans to raise field labor wages by 1649 percent starting August 1 due to the Dingley tariff. Sugar producers expect higher wages and greater capital for expansion. D. D. Coleack forecasts Louisiana sugar crop doubling in five years. Meanwhile, reports from Chicago, Miami, and Jersey City note improved business, a booming corn crop in Kansas and Indian Territory, grain shipments to Europe, and the reopening of Boynton Iron foundry signaling prosperity.
August calendar items report varied notes from city life including a glove contest between Colonel Fitzsimmons and Richard Little, fines for highway robbery, a cadet drill, and civic actions. Mentions of mayoral decisions, charitable society denials, editorials, property transactions, and local improvements populate the list with names, places, and dates.
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