~Eelietorts, Pa. November 8, 1889. P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Eprror. The Victory in the County. Another victory for Democracy, an- other defeat for republican ringsters and bosses within the county, is the news we have for our readers this week. An overwhelming, disastrous defeat for a few would be bosses. A inspiring victory for the people. With the etforts that were put forth by the republican bosses was not neither expectied nor looked for. uch results were beyond the expecta- tion of the most dred and eighty-one me State ticket? Over E for the most important offices on the county ticket ! Why? Because the people of the county, the tax-payers and farmers, desired to re- buke theincompetent, overbearing. igno- rant and careless management that has characterized the work of a Republican board of County Commissioners Because honest and respectable citi- zens were disgusted with the dirty, rupt acts of a republican Sheriff. Because, decent and self respecting re- publicans, refused to become’instruments in the hands ofa few petty and un- scrupulous bosses, who had such a condition of self importance as to believe they owned the republican praty, could dictate its nominees, direet its management. and dirty it all over with th ul methods Ways. Lastly, 1 - + gior ious, sou es, sucha victory sanguine. Nine Aun- for the even hundred ma- jority cor- grown to and demoralizing but not least, because ties, local feuds and factional dis sputes, united in the support of the ticket, and Worted | in harmony to redeem the coun- had been taken from s in our own ranks t stows that the people of know misman offices whgn they see it; e neither to be hood-winked papers nor bossed by a lit- tle cabal of ringsters. That Centre county 1s solidly Demo- cratic there is no donbt. Thatit can be and should be kept so, is equally certain. To do this itis to fulfill, every public duty fully and well, and for the masses who make and elect our ticket, to that it is only good and efficient men who can be elected, and that it requires har- mony and unity of action on the part of the organization and the people. to succeed. ——————————— eir public that they ar by Iving news necessary for those in faith- remember Average Majority, 1036! Look at tell us how the figures, Democrats, them. Look at them again and rejoice that vou did your duty. There growling or kicking in this campaign. vou like was no skulking, Harmony and victory were the wateh words and the rest is before you. We are now back to the old land marks that assured us success every time, and by that. secured to the county the hon- est and taithiul administration of the public trusts of the county ; the polite and fair treatment of every citizen hav, ing business to transact at any of the | county offices and the lowest possible rates of taxation for the farmers and others, Can we keep the county majori- | tv where it now is? We can by simply | Let those to whom we have entrusted offices ties of their deserving it. perform the dau- as faithfully as we Let the positions have promised they would. same harmony and unity of action, that prevailed during the recent con- test continue, let local bickerings be for gotten : personal In fact let us ty, faifill our promi us (Cease. do our ¢ SES, prove ourselves worthy of the confidence of the people, and we can win the same way every time. A Question of Better Roads. The Baltimore Grange county been discussin of better should recel attention in Centre county. Pro- fessor James E. Green had been ¢ to read a paper, and in introduci subject he said: “While we have oT since outgrown the pioneer stage of ely n, many of our are Whe A 1 behind the as De In farmin ations 1 we g of se plows with wooden mould. Kies Instead reapers, and threshing- es. To se the ure the money to do work Prof GREEN rec t the nec S3ary powers be obt the Legisla- bonds issue for ture for the county to the required expenditure; ate not exceeding the | Democrats. sinking all personal animosi- them, | agement in | has | { ing voters Democratic | rt sjesfiges) ache: SERIO BIGLER, , . . RILEY, . . ‘ . SCHAEFFER, . ‘ MEYER, . x : JOHNSON, . .. NEFF, . . ; REVISED OFFICIAL RETURNS OF CENTRE COUN (TY FOR 1889. IN TERK COUNTY. 981 . . : 1158 : . . +1183 ' . ' 1178 : : : 878 : . : . 848 PRESIDENT. SS State Treas Ass Judge Prothonory Dist. Att'y | Co. Surveyor Coroner. 11 [3 3 49 2 £0 83 3 1x 61! 90i 18 12 99 76 20 21 65! 81) 19 5 25 7 4 rreces 136] 78! 12 LiL 5 1 4 : 1 1 cesees 5 1 9 3 3 3 6 ee n IE ~ £ i % glizizg ~ - < = i =R I > : = i Fle [= | E 0 ] ‘ Ih 5 5 all 51 491 5 | 1 9 2 99, 38 2 99 2 ; 8 5 2 | 239. 31 3f | 27 3 | 4 2 60: 111 2 [3 3 1 {17s 231 1i{15 1 1 : 2 i 2 3 2 1 4 2 | 1 7 2 i ; 17 | 3 1 | : 13 13 | ) a 7 : 15 5! 80 15 og i [9 1 | m3 el 10 43 | 71 { 188 1713 { 1 i on of the town p was as follows : — = TT B ] a TE GEE a Tr Ss NE —— ™ A Great Agricultural Movement. | Chicago's Superior Tack, pro rata. The process of repavment | 1 1 ~~ 1 - > . + . should extend through a long term of The wonderful increase in the grang-| New York's efforts to get the world's Bae or vears in ori that the coming genera- on associations dur the past vyear|fair of 1802 are not producing the averages 1 10: 32 : : a J : Sila : : averages 367 tions pay their proper quota of the cost gp the expression of a determination {amount of money that should be ex- of pe Grove Gr: | it is the wish keep united | ira election polls A Baltimore macadamize all the county roads, that bonds be issued to pay ses, and that all roads be made free if It Don’t make v rmanent improv resolution adopted by re I possib le. > WAS res ements, Locust 1d declaring that of that grange that the county commissionersshould and the expen- gs one of the fun of th | sick. animosities among | Te chicks. Gazette e poor fellow, he's Soldiers 2? At The Polls, Never before was there such an ar- of military men a8 was about the 1 in Belle- seen witnesse fonte on Tuesday last. Never during the war, when the Provost Marshals and the take charge of things, warriors (?) ig. General “diarrhoea as many Da “distinguished” directing, corps” was there to be and lay we had button-hol- “sn J. General o a. “Col. Georce WasniNcToN THo Mas, ‘LR. Major NaroreoNx Quay Browy, chief of staff, Capt. Jack Dare, A. A. G. Lt. Jas!Hawymirr, Judze Advocate 1 to take a hand D shows that those who make their soil are . : Gay, tivation of the the treatment the hands of v the cul tisfied with they have received at those who direct governmental policies, have con factors in political and legislative meas- have heretofore been. Farmers alliances, particularly in the West are showing unusual growth. In ures than they Michigan particularly they are gather- ing up and including almost the entire agricultural population of the State and it may be expected that the movement that change the politics of the State. lation, both will have an effect may entirely They aim at securing legis state and national, that will change the situa, tion in which the farmer finds himself the pack horse upon which the heaviest burden is imposed. An influential agricultural journal expresses the object of the movement when it says: “Take off your coats, roll up vour sleeves, wi on your hands, and sail in, farmers of Ameri ca, if you expect to elect slatures that will be true to your interests and to the bes erests of the whole peo ple.” When the fa body apply themselves earnes intelli hi his object, thev will cease to t to a system of piliage that has furnished such profitable pick- he protected trusts and mo- Throughout the entire land t education is on < 10 reileve ti from rrievous burdens whiel i: has been made to bear for other people's tnechanzed ve ago ark that to him more the lividual, is to be attributed the change ot Tuesday last. and | cluded to be more influential | pected of so wealthy a city and thatare necessary to great a By much ¢ a million or two of dollars have been subscribed where there should be at least millions Chicago is showing much ten sure. enterprise and liberality,there apparent- ly being no difficulty in getting all the money she wants to help her exposi- more tion boom. She is showing more tact being the than is shown by her rival by aliv: to the farmers’ interests in far New York agriculture at { connection with the fair. No turist has been named on anv of her preliminary exhibition. No has all in agricul- not recognized committees, although a concerted effort on the part of many agricultural and horticultural has been made to secure such represen- tation. This is ignoring the most ex- the hand Chicago ver en enrie hing is putting them in the front rank. This is going to nave great weight in determining the between the rival aressi nal appro ——————————— me for smilin’, Mr. Browx, but I wa st think- in" how that nice eit N32 tule machine an vour “ blocks- of- five,” worked. — Br ther Fieprer: Two wee ago the Warcamax insinuated that you were not honestly snyporing Republican ticket. What do the re tnrns show ? ( ‘ertainly the overwne!m ing “infloonce™ of the Gazerrz wonld hardly have allowed things to have gotten so terribly lop-sided, if honestly and effectively thrown on the side of {the fellows now so deep in the soup societies ' an tom good! The English Are Astonished. | tion of the agricultural class, Encouraging Progress, The tarift reform doctrines of (gov. ER CLEVELAND are making great stri, even in that citadel of protected mo. nopoly, Philadelphia. A Tariff Reform, Club has been permanently established in that city with WiLLiaM Avgees, 4 prominent blanket manufacturer as iq President. The other officers represent industries that demand free raw Mmate- rial. club said : Why am Lin favor of tariff reform ? Because | asa manufacturer, I think that it will benef me, my business, the workingmen and the ey. tire country. Itis because I think there i be more demand for blankets, be the source of more men. I know of three persons who not oniy voteq for Harrison, but also subscribed heavily for his election, who would vote for Cleveland op next Tuesday, if it were possible, and they would work for his election and tariff reform, les In addressing a meeting of Saturday Mr. the evening, AYRES and, therefore, employment for the Thanks Gentlemen! To the hundreds of good republicans, who came out to the polls on Tuesday ! last and cast their votes for the Demo. cratic ticket, the candidates elect, ang the party whose nominees they were, re. turn their sincere thanks. They renew their pledges of a faithful performance of every public duty, and recognize the fact that they can deserve and retain the confidence and respect of this class of voters only solong us they labor for the public good and the welfare of all. D CE r——— v———— To Republicans of Centre County. The will ofthe people you can’t aly Nor count on a victory through the work of a boss. WAYS Cross ——Tt has hea _— that the census report would furnish some use- ful and interesting information if it should give statistics concerning the mortgages on the farms in the United States. This would show tne condi: But Mr. Rosert P. PorTER, Superinte dent of the Census, says thut there is requiring He was appointed to do the census work for entirely a different purpose. no law him to coliect such statistics. { It is expected of him that he will give the returns such a complexion as will | make it appear that the tariff is doing | very much for the industries. This appearancg could not be produced if is should be shown that the farms of the country are plastered all over with mortgages, lt isn’t intended to open | the eves of the farmers to the fact that ! their industry is on the decline under the high tariff system that has been in The new development of the Ameri- attention in Europe, exciting especial interest in can navy is attracting much England where naval matters are re- garded as of the first importance. When our civil war closed the strength of the American navy, which was a necessary and natural outgrowth of the great contest, was a cause of much un- i easiness to the English. who found their old style ships Sh in strength 1 efficiency by the iron eclads with which the navy "of the United States had been say lied. They y 8€L earnestly about restoring their naval supremacy by coastrueting the most approved ar- mored vessels, while those who had charge of the American navy not mere- lr neglected 10 maintain its stren: ath but subject edittoa re process for the benefit service, t of making r policy i a Demo oY tratio prevailed duri z, and the Ei nglish, Ot conceal tl who for contempt iorce, are exj ressing sur- tits recent growth, parti at the strength and general ex I &S101 10 construct splenc lid 1 elopme I ts that are able to furnish 1 | 1 &130 DY Lhe nt ot ishmen rom our own resources evervihing that s needed to build, equip and arm a lad navy. operation for the last twenty five years. —————— Thanks Givining Proclamation. President Harrison has issued the following proclamation appointing Thursday, November 28th.a day of zen- eral thanksgiving: A highly’ favored people mindful of their dependence on the bou nty of Divine Providence should seek fitting occasion to testify gratitude and ascribe praise to Him who is the author of their many blessings. It be- hooves us then to look back with thank- ful hearts over past year and thank God for His infinite mercy in vouchsafing to our land enduring peace, to our people freedom from pestilence and famine, to our husbandmen abundant harvest and to them that labor a recompense of their toil. Now therefore, I, Benjamin Har- rison, President of the United States of America, do earnestly recommend that Thursdav.the 28th of this present month of November, be set apart asa day of Nat- ional Thanksgiving and pray rs,and that the people of our country, ceasing from the cares and labors of their working day, shall assemble in their Tespeciive Pas es of worship and give thanks to God. who has prospered us on our way and made our paths the paths of peace, beseeching Him to bless the day to our present and future gocd, making it truly one of thanksgiving for each re- united home circle as for the nation at large. Dakota Farmers’ Alliance. ABERDEEN, D., Nov. 5.—The annual meeting of the Farmers’ Alliance will be held in Aberdeen on November 19. Tt will be the last general meeting of members of both Dakotas, and for that Teason is likely to be very largely attended. Many important matters are | to be considered, amo ng them the ques- iding into two distinet State organizati The matter of uniting with Alliance in Southern States, 20d 04 adoption of the secret work used b them, will be an important question for nsideration. The matter of the busi- ness department engaging in ms anufse- i 1 the consolidation of all de- , 50 that an Alliance member essity a meme of all deps , will be disposed of. The election SS EY Al ng of import- also the future political posi- hance The he alum of these questions will prompt each Allianceto send larg delegations to the meeting, which it is thought will be the largest gathering of farmers ever held in this part of the tion of di Mahone Shoots a man. Ricemonp, Va., went to General Petersburg r to-night at Nov. 5. —A crowd Mahone's house in about 11 o'clock with and fire-werks, when the General came out with a shotgun and fired into the crowd in his yard, wounding one of them named Herbert Harrison in the thigh. A warrant was sworn out and Gene- ral Mah-ne arrested and carried to jail, but only 1 a short time, when he was b There was great ex- ent for awhile, but Mahone is now me and the tumult subsided. citen at he ET Ctr § i i { | /} { i | §
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