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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1895
Page
4
Attest Jere B. Rex W F Andrews Recreetables note representation in this convention mirrors the prior state setup. They present curious facts on a council matter suggesting Democrats on the judiciary committee will stand together under circumstances warranting an investigation. Doubtless this will be pursued.
The Republican city committee fixes spring primaries for January 4 and a convention on January 7 and predicts satisfaction with the plan. The Tribune sticks to its forecast supporting Republican nominees from the convention, doubting opposition strength against Ripple Williams and Widmayer. The New York Sun cites Civil War-era self reliance to argue the U.S. can fund peace without European loans.
The Republican leadership proposes a fifty million to forty five million revenue rise via tariff amendments expiring in thirty months to fund a three percent popular loan. It aims to preserve coin redemption and allow national banks to issue notes against bond security while lowering national bank circulation taxes. The plan faces possible Senate defeat from free silver factions.
The Republican majority has started strong and gained public support. If they maintain effort they can strengthen the favor already won.
A vast national debate follows President Cleveland's Venezuela stance with Congress and press weighing war risk, Britain’s position, and the Monroe doctrine. Analysts predict no war, urge better coast defenses and a ready volunteer army, while debates over gold, currency, and a Pan American alliance arise.
Walter Wellman reports plans for a pan American arbitration board and an international congressional body to settle disputes in the hemisphere. Aimed at uniting Republican states under U S leadership, the move signals new strength for the Monroe doctrine and possible revival of reciprocity pacts in Central and South America.
The Philadelphia Record argues that war with Great Britain would be a deadly struggle yet could end in American triumph. It predicts British naval supremacy would be challenged, commerce would suffer, and Ireland and Canada might not be lost, while U S enterprise would surge if mobilized.
A collage of editorials and letters from New York and Philadelphia reactions to American policy and potential conflict with England and Venezuela. Writers warn of losses but affirm resolve, urging honorable diplomacy and national unity amid market anxieties and canal disputes.
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