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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1896
Page
4
Fragments from a Scranton publication list multiple staff roles and names with unclear titles. Readers see names such as E P Kingsbury and E H Ripple alongside others, suggesting a printer or management roster for the Tribune publishing company.
A list of county offices and candidates is presented including Roberts and Roberts for county commissioners. The piece argues the incumbents deserve reelection citing the commissioners’ records as the basis for support.
The Laeckawanna and Luzerne counties sound money press promote a Friday trip to Canton to hear Major McKinley at his Ohio home. The event aims to demonstrate Republican support and prosperity linked to McKinley's candidacy and to back county auditor nominees Kiefer and Ward.
The Forum reviews Hugh H. Lusk’s critique of the Australian ballot and argues the American system is a flawed filter. Lusk calls for a major overhaul, noting Australia’s election simplicity with separate issues and clear votes.
The article explains Australia’s simple voting process where voters register, receive a marked ballot, vote in private booths, and deposit the ballot. It covers rolls, objections, and the lack of party primaries, noting strict anti money-influenced practices and the speed of counting. It contrasts with American systems and cites Mr. Lusk on reforms.
The Rochester audience heard Frank Black argue against free and unlimited silver coinage, urging adherence to sound money. He warned that cheap money would harm the nation, insisting Americans deserve the best pay and opportunity rather than repeating past mistakes.
The Wilkes-Barre Record reports on Democratic leaders allegedly offering to trade votes to Senator Cameron for reelection. It weighs feasibility, quotes Senator Penrose on tariffs, and notes Popocrat tensions, with Bryan campaigning ahead of the election.
The Scranton Truth argues that Congress, not the president, shapes key policies like tariffs and currency. It urges industrial regions to back Protection and sound money, opposing free trade and free coinage. It highlights William Connell as a candidate aligned with these views and claims his election would advance prosperity.
The Providence Register lauds Willam Connell as a strong Republican candidate for Congress in Lackawanna County. It touts his loyalty to sound money, protection of American industries, and long commercial experience, urging voters to support him and expect industrial progress and better wages.
The piece argues free coinage would shift debt payments for mine owners from 6 cents to a full ounce of silver while letting wages stay flat or rise slowly. It contends these changes hurt workers, claiming wage gains would lag price increases and debts would be borne by laborers, repeating past cycles of inflation.
A satirical daily horoscope by Amacchus ridicules readers who trust newspapers while noting cheerful rural reports from the Democratic county committee. The piece mocks forecasts about a Scranton inflation of opinions and forecasts a county commissioner and an auditor.
In a Washington Star excerpt Meandering Mike discusses training and whether to pursue the practice of law. Ploddin Pete argues experience is the best teacher, noting their practical experience in every Wives court Indie part of the work and questioning the value of continuing burm labor.
A satirical poem by Louis Stan mocks improbable scenarios from a time when norms invert common sense. It ends with a line about freeing labor being good for the poor and credits the author as -81 Louis Stan.
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