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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1896
Page
4
The Scranton Tribune notes a dispute involving Senator Quay and Mr. Dolan. It remarks Dolan is capable but warns he should avoid clashing with Quay, reflecting political tensions of Scranton in December 1896.
Board votes 14 to many to deny full public hearing for Superintendent Howell and withholds testimony from a secret committee hearing. Five controllers oppose publication, while journalism access is blocked, altering the two thirds vote and delaying Howell's due hearing. The article editorializes on political “ifs” and notes Jack Robinson’s candidacy in a dismissive tone.
The author supports Delegate Palma's Cuba reply to the president, noting emphasis on Cuba's isolation in free America and doubting American guarantees to satisfy insurgents. It argues for decisive action when time comes, critiques the Spain covenant idea, and references historic electoral reflections on policy and intervention.
Senator Quay comments on a Philadelphia statement by Thomas Dolan criticizing the business men league. He warns of a permanent organization to shape government and laments dismissals of campaign workers. He predicts a future revolt of the people against wealth influenced politics and notes Quay’s political career as a turning point for public life.
The speaker argues that trusts seek profit and control, not public price relief. He warns these organizations crush individual independence and risk reducing farmers artisans and small traders to mere cogs in a vast machine, urging that concentration must be checked to preserve society.
The president criticizes existing laws as ineffective and notes federal limits on action against trusts. He urges possible new legislation, emphasizes state powers to act, and warns that addressing the issue may require broader reform beyond one man or policy. The piece also mentions Cuban insurgent forces, the Dingley tariff, and silver policy as contemporaneous topics.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin weighs Penrose aging into power with the dnd crowd and cites past youths like Clay and Jackson in context. It praises Penrose’s Harvard education, legal training, and vocal leadership while noting machine politics and a blemish from slander campaigns. Louise Warren tours local agents with a Sterling bicycle model. Attorney John MecAskie emerges as a likely Dunmore burgess, backed by Republican strength, while John Scrage leverages Scranton connections to aid reporting in politics and law.
The piece surveys Pennsylvania senators from Morris to Quay, noting mediocrity and political shifts across the 18th and 19th centuries. It highlights figures like Maclay, Gallatin, Logan, and Buchannan, contrasts with later names such as Cameron and Quay, and ends with a jab at missing another Clay or Webster.
Astrolabe forecasts for Thursday Swc 10 1806 note a child born today will notice pious Air. Wanamaker shows a reckless urge to monkey with the search light. The piece urges selecting meritorious newspaper articles for space midweek. It skeptically references a Scranton society tied to crime coverage and hints at school board tensions. Do not take life too seriously.
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