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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1894
Page
4
A reflective notice warns that future voters may doubt democracy’s value while current reality shows democracy as fragile, likening it to a cake that has not yet risen. The piece emphasizes skepticism about political trust and participation.
The Prohibition party's growth over decades is traced from 1 259 votes in 1872 to 15 400 in the latest contest, with peak support around 4 percent in 1886 and remaining under 2 percent in recent years. Analysts note no imminent rise to major party status, despite devoted activists.
The article urges forthcoming state action on street railways balancing passenger rights with property owner control. It cites New Jersey precedent requiring owner consent to lay tracks and argues Pennsylvania should empower property owners to approve wires and tracks, reducing abuses by unauthorized traction companies.
Chairman Reeder credits the Center county Republican organization for a sweeping victory and notes differences with Lackawanna county in campaign circulation. The piece outlines anticipated state committee appointments, potential cabinet posts, and hopefuls for speaker and senior positions in Harrisburg and Washington.
The piece argues for burying trolley lines or using poles and asks whether state or local bodies should regulate trolley operation, schedules and passenger seating. It calls for stringent state laws on inter urban travel and charter forfeiture for violations, plus no seat no fare and passenger caps with extra cars, warning lax regulation cannot endure.
The Philadelphia Inquirer declares free silver is settled against Republicans and urges protection and honest money to prevail in 1906. The piece mocks the idea and questions the newspaper’s certainty, suggesting GOP leaders in the state would disagree and urge caution.
A political appeal urges fair treatment for silver producers in the west and broader protection for honest money. It argues for bimetallism, extended to Montana and Colorado mines, and criticizes dependence on distant reliance for currency, stressing national honor and local self-government. It notes hopeful public opinion and warns against overbearing federal influence.
The piece lists potential chairmen including W. A. Stone of the judiciary committee Alfred B Harmer of the District of Columbia committee Robert Adams Jr of the library committee and Thad M Mia hon of the committee on war claims Philadelphia allocates 71000 in election costs Allegheny spends 98710.
A fragmented wartime lament laments Grover’s fading powers and the collapse of his supporters. The speaker pleads for quiet, names foes including Free Trader and England, and invokes Congressmen, Mills, and Pittsburgh Times as figures in a broader political decline.
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