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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1895
Page
4
Attest Jere B. Rex and W. H. Andrews as secretaries note the convention mirrors the last state meeting. The text suggests a generous gift to a discerning charity as a proper celebration of the day.
The article extols Christmas as a time of national vitality and civic unity after a tough economic period. It notes Philadelphia’s year of progress in industry and infrastructure, and emphasizes peace on earth and goodwill. It also recounts the city street railway strike resolved, with costs cited to both workers and the public, urging reflection on corporate rights.
Scrantonians recall the prior missed lecture by Hon. Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier Journal. The disappointment stemmed from unavoidable circumstances but his eloquence and South reconstruction perspective are well known. The city now awaits a new opportunity to hear him.
Mr Watterson accepts invitation to deliver an eloquent address on Abraham Lincoln at Frothingham theater January 17 offering proceeds to the Pennsylvania Oral School. City and community urged to support this charitable lecture by a leading living speaker. United States would miss Chile from the parliament but Chile may choose its own side.
The Madison Square sermon by Rev. Dr. Parkhurst argues against war with England while warning that patriotic passions can override reason. He cites Armenia’s suffering and calls for moral restraint, yet acknowledges that war remains a possibility to spur national unity and reform. He notes Wanamaker’s street railway settlement and imagines Canada fortification as future factors shaping conflict.
The Chicago Times-Herald surveys governors to estimate trained militia and equipped volunteers ready for front lines. Across 48 states, totals show substantial ready forces alongside the 26,000 in the regular army, suggesting broad preparedness despite a tense national mood.
A statement claims 175,000 poaldlers would be available within a week after a declaration of hostilities and 2,500,400 more within 60 days. The figure is presented as sufficient security to ensure uninterrupted peace and goodwill.
The piece urges strong coastal fortifications and a robust navy to deter invasion, arguing 3,000 miles of seacoast and inland assets require self supporting finances and a $10,000,000 annual defense budget for a decade, rising in wartime. It praises Governor Hastings and Senator Quay for conciliatory leadership, notes Scranton bridges costing about $285,000, and proposes states donate battleships, with Pennsylvania perhaps gifting a battleship named for the state at about $3,000,000.
Washington dispatch notes the ways and means committee will report a horizontal tariff bill raising 40 to 50 million dollars by a 1h to 20 percent duty on free imports and a bond bill. Debate will be brief and measures rushed through the House, with Senate splits over free coinage and treasury relief. Speaker Reed assigns many chairmanships, pausing on McKinley’s presidential prospects. Marshal Walker’s office faces irregularities. Christmas at the White House to be quiet with a tree and cabinet visits.
A report notes plans to deploy quorum deputy sergeants and alarms following arrests of Conv. Breaeman Scranion and several colleagues, similar to actions taken two years prior under Speaker Crigp v. ML. The fragment hints at procedural steps in a political dispute and arrest history.
The Wilkes-Iarre Newa- Dealer holiday number runs twenty pages with rich literary content and bright ads. The Pottsville Republican issues a special twenty four page edition in a new four story home to showcase modern typesetting and machinery.
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