Demovri Wada
BY P. GRAY MEEK.
Im ———————
Ink Slings.
—GRoVER is the man.
—The tariff IS a tax.
—The electrocutioner at Sing Sing |
takes life easy.
—The Buckeye State cradled both
Haxrrisox and REID.
—The third triumvirate will I
GRrovER, RuTH and FRANCIS,
—The human race is getting faster
with each succeeding generation.
—The bare limbs along the sea shore
are no indication that Fall is here.
—The next President ofthe United
States has been named. His name is
GROVER CLEVELAND.
—Tammany was right at home in
the wigwam, and allthe little indians
crowded into the tepees.
—Every one who bucks against QUAY
or any of his henchmen gets knocked
out, Ex-Senator RUTAN was buried
on Sunday. Hd of
—1It has always been said that “REID
is the GREELEY of newspaperdom,”’ His
political career will turn out as GREE-
LEY’s did also.
—1If father MOLLINGER was not a
hypocrite his faith was strong enough ‘to
fly him heavenward on the straightest
course spirit ever took. :
— Rattle brains, like rattle snakes, are
venomous at all times, but their notes
of warning always sound from the
loose parts before a “strike” is made.
—Oysters are ‘‘in the soup’’ in Nov-
vember and there’s where REID will be.
found. There never has been a Vice
President yet whose name began with
“R. n
—The safety pin Ides which CLEVE-
LAND boomers will wear during the cam-
paign has a heap of significance. Baby
Rute will figure in a rather peculiar
way. ;
—If you want to raise a family of liars
just keep on saying “I haven’t got a
penny,” when the babies can hear the
coppers jingle in your pocket at every
step.
—Kansas will send uncle JERRY SIMP-
soN back to Congress, but he won’t
find Uncle JErrY Rusk holding down
the Agricultural chair in the next
cabinet.
—The only time New York has ever
been solid. for a Democratic candidate
he has been defeated. There is nothing
but good for GrovER in the fight in the
Empire State.
—A bung factory burned up at Eliza-
beth, West Virgina, the other night,
but the biggest bung was saved. It
will be used to cork the Republicans
in that State this fall.
—-CEAUNCEY DEPEW is counting on
being minister to France already. He
need’nt file any after dinner speeches,
for use abroad however. We'll have
some other fellow to go there.
—Every man, woman and child in
the borough of Bellefonte uses, daily,
280 gallons of water, yet dirty clothes,
dirty children and beer soaked men are
not at all uncommon sights on our
streets.
—BisMARCK is making his last trium-
phal tour of Germany. Though he
travels as a private citizen he is every-
where accorded an ovation which the
presence of the Emperor would not
call forth.
—The work has begun and every
DEMoCRAT should be ready to bear his
share of it. Only with concerted action
can we succeed. Rally to the cause of
Democracy, honest government and
‘better times.
—There are more idle men in the
country to-day than there has been at
any previous time during its history.
The four yeers of CLEVELAND'S admin-
istration were ones of unprecedented
prosperity.
—Oh the glories of protection. Down
comes the wages of the CARNEGIE em-
ployees, and home comes his cablegram
to HArrIsoN “The people know a good
thing when they get it.” The very
reason they want CLEVELAND.
—In India they don’t have babies.
The children there are all born old and
ofttimes are married at five years. What
a glorious land it must be and what a
dearth of policemen ‘‘spoonin’ nurse
girls while the baby takes care of itself.
—Thus far the State building for the
World’s Fair has cost us just about
$11,000 while to boss the job the clerks,
etc have “snagged on to’. about twice
that amount. Building now-a-days is
done on a slightly different plan than
it used to be.
~During thelast two decades the
population of the United States has
doubled, while if we include ten more
years of historical statistice we find that
the expenditures have increased seven
fold. Republicans have had control
during the entire time. Not for one
moment has the Democratic party held
unrestricted power. How does it look
to you voters ?. Isnt it high time for a
ehange.
taken
“VOL. 37.
STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. -
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BELLEFONTE, PA. JUNE To 1892.
Cleveland Our Candidate.
The work of t he Democratic Nation-
al Convention could scarcely have!
borne greater fruits than it did in the! lican party, is to evident to need proof.
nomination of GROVER CLEVELAND
for President of the United States, In
him the Democracy of the: country
finds the embodiment of all its funda“
mental principles. “A platform in
‘himself,’ as WarrersoN | said, with
his letters on the tariff and silver ques:
tions before the people, to define his"
comprehension of the greatest ques
tions of the day.
That CLEVELAND is the strongest
man the party could have taken up is
shown in his nomination on the first
ballot and though the - platform has
not been adopted ‘the report of the
committee fixes it materially as it was
four years ago, The tariff will be the
issue and CLEVELAND'S position on it is
too well known to need further explan®
ation,
The work at Chicago has been of
argument. In its preliminary stages
the convention has been deliberative.
The purpose of conventions has been
carried out, Nothing has been heard
of bribery or purchase. The friends
of Mr. CLeveLanp have simply ap-
pealed to the minds of the delegates,
From the day of their arrival at Chi-
cago they have visited the different
State delegations and presented the
reason why they thought that Grover
CLEVELAND would be the most availa.
ble candidate, They have not under-
to shout him down hostile
throats nor to wheedle votes for him
by promises nor to buy them with cold
cash. The increase of the CLEVELAND
vote since the delegates began to reach
Chicago is due to rational and intel
lectual methods.
This is the kind of a convention
that sensible and patriotic men hike to
attend, and a triumph won by such
methods is one of which all the parti-
cipants may well be proud.
CLEVELAND is the man, therank and
the file of the Democracy wanted aud
he is the man it got. He will be elect-
ed because he is strong in New York.
No other Democrat could this year
get as many votes as he. The Demo:
cratic leaders who opposed his nom in-
ation will support him loyally.
CLEVELAND is stronger with the non-
partisan business men than any other
Democrat. He isthe candidate best
fitted to divide their vote with
Harrison. - He has been tried and
not found wanting. Business likes
certainties. It knows where
find CLEVELAND.
CreveLanp will get thousands of
Independent and Mugwump votes that
no other democrat could command.
He lost many of them in 1888, but
Harrison's “wild debauch of spoils”
has brought them back.
CLEVELAND will get more republican
votes on the tariff issue than any other
Democrat. He embodies the issue on
which the campaign must mainly be
fought.
CLEVELAND will get many votes on
his character. He represents the in-
tegrity, independence and - best reform
spirit of the Democracy. His sturdy
honesty, courage and fidelity to duty
will be more*than an offset to the un-
questioned high personal qualities of
President HarrIsoN.”
Up to the time of our going to press
no nomination for Vice President has
been made, though it is highly proba-
bly that ex-Governor Gray, of Indiana
will be CLEVELAND's running mate.
He is by far the strongest Democrat
and the most popular man in his State.
His ‘position on the’ ticket will
strengthen it to such an’ extént that
Indiana will undoubtedly cast her elec-
toral vote for the Democratic candi-
dates. ,
While GraY’s nomination is almost
aseured the convention cannot go
astray on any of the candidates before
it.
EEC GT.
——The death of EMMONS BLAINE !
it will |
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What is the Matter With Him. | ;
That President HARRISON'S renomin-
ations has edst a chill over the Repub-
That some of the ablest leaders of his
party, are. either openly opposed . or
luke-warm toward his success is equals
ly apparent, and that a large ‘and in-
fluential Republican element is bitterly
opposed to his remaming in office,
must be acknowledged, even by his
warmest supporters. i
How is this to be explained? He
has surely been a strict party Presi:
dent. There were none of the meas:
ures which were considered of cardinal
importance to the party that he did
not uphold to the fullest extent of his |
ability and zeal. ‘The McKINLEY in-
iquity had his zealous support. There
was no extravagant bill passed by the
Billion Dollar Congress that he did
not promptly sign. Every subsidy and
measure of monopolistic favoritism met
his approval. Pension extravagance
was encouraged by his keeping Raum
in office. The Republican scheme of
bringing the elections under the con-
trol of the bayonet was one of his pet
policies. No projects of extravagance,
of taxation, or monopolistic encourage-
ment, that are calculated to raise a
public functionary in the estimation of
Republicans and make him solid with
his party failed to receive all the sup-
he could possibly give them.
Why, therefore, is it that so many
of the ablest and most influential lead-
ers are opposed to his continuance in
the Presidency ? Itis simply because
he is too much affected ‘by what is
known as the ‘big head.” His self-
conceit, by which his defect of “big-
headedness'’ is manifested, has made
him the most unpopular man with the
leading politicians of hig party: that
ever occupied the Presidential chair.
He is a thorough egotist, and couse-
quently puts on airs of superiority that
are offensive to every one who comes
in official contact with him, It is
this weakness in his character that
made his relations with - BLAINE coo]
and unfriendly from the very begin-
ning of his administration. It is this
that has exasperated Quay, CAMERON,
Pratt, MiLLER, ForakER, REED, DUD-
LEY, CLARKSON, and all in fact who
are at the head of the Republican ma-
chine.
It is not what Harrisox has done
that makes him unpopular with his
party. Itis what he is. His arro-
gance. His conceit. His assumption
of being better than those who made
him, and his cold blooded, ungrateful
disposition.
——The WATCHMAN should be in
every home in the county.
Mr. Blaine’s Troubles.
The sincere sympathy of the whole
nation will go out to Mr. BLAINE in his
last great affliction. One of the smart-
est men of the age and by far the great-
est Statesman of his own party he has
time and again been get aside by the
very men whom he lifted out of obscur-
ity, but all his undeserved political dis-
appointment are not to be compared to
the many family sorrows that have
fallen on him in the last three years.
First his oldest son WALKER, a young
mau of unusual ability, and on whom
his fathers’ hopes were justly centered,
died very unexpectedly. In a few
short weeks Mrs. CoPPINGER, a dearly
loved danghter,was taken. Then came
the trouble and annoyance about the
youngest son's unfortunate ma: riage,
and now piled on top of the Minneapo-
his defeat, which is possibly the bril-
liant leader’s last appearance, in Na-
tional politics, comes the death of Ex:
Mons, his second eon.
May the afternoon of his life have
no more clouds to darken its bright-
ness. And may the only consola-
tion that brings comfort in ‘time of
trouble be with Mr, and Mrs. BLAINE,
——Au attempt to organize a Har-
rRisoN and REID campaign club. was
which followed upon the adjournment made in this place, on Tuesday even-
of the Minneapolis convention had in !ing. About ten Republicans attended,
it more of sadness than many realize. | whereupon Post Master FripLer de-
He was the only son upon whom his clared that it was too hot to effect an
fast declining father could rely and be- | organization.
Yes, Jiaymy, and it will
ing stricken at a time when his ability : be to hot to effect an election: this fall
too.
would have been of most avail to the
retired Republican leader brings sor- |
row to every American heart. He was
IH OTR TATE
——Be a campaign subscriber to the
Warcuman, The sooner you send in
the third of Mr. BLaing's children who your name the more papers you will
{ have died within two years.
get.
An Edueational Demioustention. i
i ‘The: public school interests - of the |
United States are to represented at the
World's Fair at Chicago, and to furth-
er a movement of such great, education.
al importance, a committee has been
‘formed in Boston to arrange for. thei:
fitting representation of the schools at
the great exhibition of the products of.
the world’s industry and intellect. With
this object a call has: been issued - to
public educationists all over the’ Unit:
ed States, asking them to co-operate in,
a celebration to take place. .at, Chicago
on the 12th of next October, at which
the preliminaries for educational wi
bits at the Fair will be arranged. :
The date fixed will be the four kun-.
dredth anniversary of the . ‘landing of.
Columbus upon ‘American soil, ‘the
Chicago Exposition ‘is a year Tarek on
account of the postponement which
was necessitated by delay in making
preparations for it, A very fitting
date has been selected for this advance
gathering of the educationists, as it
will not only mark the expiration of
the fourth century since the ‘great: dis-
covery was made, but it will ‘also be
the day on which the Columbian Expo-
sition grounds will be dedicated.
Itis peculiarly . becoming for the
schools of America to take a leading
part in celebrating the great achieve-
ment of Columbus; no, other event in
history gave such an impetus to edu-
cations as the discovery which added a
new world to that which had previous-
ly limited the range of human thought
and effort, and afforded a new field for
intellectual as well as physical endeav-
or. The minds of men were enlarged
by the enlargement of the geographical
limits of the world, brought about by
the discovery of America, and from
that period they went forward in a pro-
gressive direction until they have
reached the present marvelous condi-
tion of intellectual development.
The School must take a prominent
part in commemorating an event that
has done so much for the progress of
human enlightenment. Those of
Bellefonte should not be backward in
the movement. No other town of the
same population and resources is bless-
ed with greater educational advantages
and it should contribute its share to
the demonstration in Chicago which is
intended to signalize the educational
achievements of the great Republic.
Superstition and Religion.
The death of Father MoLLINGER the
noted faith-cure priest brings up once
more the old question of superstition
and its effects upon the mental and
physical being. = While Father Mor-
LINGER has been called a “faith curist”
he by no means can be classed with
those fanatics who imagine they ican
cure everything by a few weird chants
and mumbled prayers.
By birth he was a Belgian and hav-
ing studied for the practice of medi-
cine, before his determination to enter
the priesthood, he combined the many
practical remedies of his science with
the sincere supplications of a pious
man to effect the cures which are now
heralded over the country as miracu-
lous. His success was to be found in
the implicit faith - which his patients
had in his ability to cure and in the
explicit manner in which they follow-
ed his prescriptions, rather than in
any superhuman control over disease.
The influence of the mind over the
body was worked by the doctor-priest:
with the most salutory resultsand ‘his
experience ehould prove of much value
to the medical profession.
Doubtless many of the thousands
who vigited the priest were prompted
by curiosity, just as avarice, long ago,
took subjects to the “king's evil touch-
ing” for the gold coin that went with
it, but whatever motive they had in
going they came away convinced that
there was nothing superpatural or
even underhand about. the cures. If
the patient took his medicine regu-
larly, and believed that he was to get
well the peculiar influence of the re-
lieved mind over the body had its ef-
fect at once and many recoveries were
actually brought about, though a num-
ber of the most wonderful cures have
turned out to have been effected upon
persons whose complaints were purely
imaginary.
~—Take the WarcumaN during the
campaign. It isthe only truly relia-
ble Democratic organ in the county.
NO. 25.
Reid and the. Laborer. :
Fn
From the Lock Haven Democrat, y
There i is a serious, drawback to the
foing Republican campaign, caused
by the labor troubles ot Whitelaw Reid,
nominee for Vice-President. Promin-
(ent labor officials of | Pittsburg and
-Allegheny give it as their opinion. that
the recent move of Nominee Reid was
much like. a death bed confession
a little too late. . District. Master
Workman’ Dempsey, of the Knights of
Labor, stated that while there may be |.
no official meeting to act on the mat:
ter, there will be undoubtedly a. circu-
lar issued by the officials of the order.
All the other officials of the different
labor organizations expressed similar
views. The officials or the Amalga-
mated Association said that. while
‘there would be no official action taken,
they thought the members.were all ops;
posed to “scab” labor in. every form,
leven if pragticed on an organization
that is » Bot to them,
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Smoke This in Your Pipes.
ili |
From the Easton Argus.
Protection fostered Carnegie cabled
from Scotland his congratulations to
‘Protection Advocate Harrison upon
his renomination to the presidency.
Almost at the same time he cabled to
cut the wages of his “protected” (?)
workmen at the mills in Western Penn-
sylvania from ten to sixty per cent.
hen the campaign is in full blast
next fallithen t the Republican cry will
be that the lowering of wages was caus-
ed by a chance of the Democratic party
going into power. Just now the ex-
cuse is that lower wages are being paid
by eastern manufacturers. “It may
prove interesting to note the change of
argument. Will the workmen of this
country stand much longer the ‘cutting
down of wages for political purposes?
The Way It Works,
From the Columbia Independent.
The iron manufacturers of Pennsyl-
vania are the men who ‘make fortunes
every year.” out of the tariff and who are
‘expected to fry out their fat for the Re-
publican campaign fund. Their pre-
sent attempt at Pittsburg to cut down
the wages of their men still further
looks like an effort to get the fat back
again from the wage-earners. This is
what these men mean by ‘protection for
ri industry,” ‘‘American wages for
American workmen,” and all the rest of
it. But the men do not seem to appre-
ciate the advantage of the policy to
themselves, and so they are about to
strike.
We Will Count on Part of Michigan.
From the Valley Spirit, Chambersburg,
This seems to be a great Democratic
year. The supreme court of Michigan
has pronounced the electoral law of
that State constitutional, This law
gives each Michigan congressional die-
trict the right to elect a presidential
elector, by which the electoral college
of the State will be divided in accord
ance with the vote as cast in each dis:
trict. Under this law the Demccrats
will be sure of at least one third of the
electoral vote of Michigan and possibly
of a majority of it, with Cleveland and
Harrison as the oppossing candidates,
Uncle Jerry's Troubles.
From the St. Paul Dispatch.
Jerry's farmer constituents are tak-
ing exception to the fact that he has
been “putting on airs” during his so-
journ in Washington, the latter indict-
ment including several counts, such as
wearing kid gloves, carrying a cane,
and wearing tailor-made clothes. The
Congressman’s bicycle also comes in
for its share of condemnation, and the
story is being circulated among the
farmers that the superior charms of
cycling have on more than one occa
sion weaned their representative from
his official duties.
Are You a Democrat?
From the Delaware county Democrat.
If a man is a Democrat he is such
because he believes in the principles of
Democracy and wants to see them
| adopted as the policy of the country.
No Democrat who so believes will cut
his ticket merely because some other
than the man he wanted is nominated.
Tt Must Be So.
From the Lebanon Report.
The MecKinleyites sghouldn’t fufok
sosard of the English who take such
interest in American politics as to send
shiploads ot British gold to defeat the
Republican party, because, you know,
McKinley himself says they pay the
expenses of our governmant,
“A Little Nonsense.” etc.
From the Daily Eastern Argus.
Last Sunday orig Deacon Smith
In service slept awhile,
And Deacon Jones sat watching him,
With grim malicious smile,
Which broadened when the Prosioher cried,
“My friends, the Lord doth call,”
And Deacon 8mith, but half awake,
Said, “One small ‘pair, that’s all.”
——The WATCHMAN office is turning
out better work than ever. Bring in
your printing and let us make an esti-
mate on it for you.
‘patch at Greenwich, Berks County. .
Spawls from the Keystone,
3, Mrs. ET nie bf shiosn, bas 16,000 ©
silk worms.
‘| —Hamburg’s electrig ie wi Jo be
turned c on July:
“ The C rosskill Mills Post Office was robbed
* “| on Sunday night; 7% i 0H
—Crowds of people are visiting the flooded
section of Mahanoy City. -
- —Berks County rir who are making
hay, find the crop an average one.’
~The Order of Railway Conductors Tues.
day organized a division'at Renova.
—A party of United States army officers Fri-
nd
1Y
day inspected the gun foundry at Bethlehem.
{| —Rev. Father Mollinger's will has not been
found and further search for it has been aban.
doned.
' —A Polander in ‘the jail at Wilkesbarre
‘hung himself to the grating, using part of his
shirt as arope. .
—Fatal injuries were received by Howard Ty 1A
‘Printz, of Reading, by being Whirled agoynd a;
machine shaft. J
—Levi Franklin, Romig, who was Horsibiy
| kicked in a runaway accident at Reading on
‘13s
Ii
Bunday, is dead.
—Samuel Fisher, of Anthony township; fell
from his buggy at Linden, near Williamsport,
and broke his neck. 1
—Jacob K. McAllister, who killed ‘William
McLaughlin, at Highspire, pleaded not ‘guilty’
at Harrisburg, Friday.
—The seven brewing companies of, Reading
Tuesday decided to reduce the price of heer
from $8 to §7 per barrel: y
—Paul Shenier, confined in the eounty pri-
sonat Wilkes-Barre on a charge of making
threats, committed suicide; 1
—George Light assaulted six little girls and
boys at Johnstown, and Friday night an angry
mob tried to lynch the beast. ,
—The funeral services over the vemaich of .
ex-Senator Rutan ‘were held in #1 egonys
The interment was at Beaver. §
/
i
Jr
~The FirstDéfenders met at Roading
day and decided upon the uniform to bé: worn
at the Washington Encampment. : '
—The Berwick Independent has been’ plrchas
ed by C. H. Dorr, and will be changed from a
Republican to a Democratic paper.
¥
—A blacksnake eleven feet and ten inches
long was killed by David Reinert in his potato i
—A suspicion is gaining strength at Easten
115
that William E. Kane was murdered; and his :
body will be exhumed for examinatibn. = *
—Rev. Father Mollinger’s remains ‘were
buried at Pittsburg Friday, but the ‘will is be"
lieved to be in Philadelphia or New York.
—An immencs furnace stack of the Temple '
Iron Company, at Temple, moved two feet
Tuesday, and gave the workmen'a big fright.
—A splendid display will be made at the
World’s Fair by the 75 cigar factories of Read- .
ing and other manufacturers there are hust-
ling.
—The Board of World’s Fair Managers of
Pennsylvania has expended $34,580.60 of the
$300,000 appropriated to it by the last Legisla-
ture.
—Cheese poisoned Mrs. Agnes McGrath, her
three children and her brother; of .Beaver
Falls, so badly that their recovery is still un-
certain.
—Jealousy caused John Fisher, an Ashley
miner, to shoot down and kill Andrew Cason-
ie, and to probably fatally injure his wife with
an ax.
—A technical defect has been found in the
1891 ordinance to increase Lancaster's debt
$150,000 for public LL and the law
is now of no account.
| Among the cases before the Lancaster
County Court atthe present term are Register
Geyer and Prothonotary Hartman, charged
with taking illegal fees.
~The Soldiers’ Ouphang’ School! Commis
sion met at Harrisburg and formulated a legis,
lative bill providing for, manual | training
schools for soldiers’ orphans.
.—An old distillery kettle has beén unearth-
ed at Reading, which, to fool the revenue of-
ficers, ran water if the spigot were turned one
way and whisky if turned the other.
—P. Rodgers, of Tamaqua, was killed by be-
ing run over by mine cars Tuesday. He was
turning a switch when he fell across the track
and his body was cut into four pieces.
—A number of Chester County Independent
Republicans will form an organization, one of
the objects of which will be to destroy the po-
litical power of Congressman Robinson.
—Twenty-four young men were graduated
from Buckpell Academy at Lewisburg, Tues-
day morning, and in the afiernoon eleven
young women received diplomas at the insti
tute.
—Fourth-class Pennsylvania postmasters ap-
pointed Friday: A. E. Lane, Brunnerville¢ J;
M. Brant, Deljolia; W. R. Hartman, Fyan; S.
M. Smith, Gipsy; N. A, Newman, Keim; J. J.
Eldridge, Yeadon.
—Mrs. Margaret Sadler, of We bster, West
moreland county, was fatally burned Tuesday
by the explosion of a can of oil with which she
was trying to quicken a fire. The dwelling
was burned to the ground.
—The trial of William Kain , Geerge Kram-
bo and Otto Wand, who constituted the elee-
tion board at the recent Republican primaries
in Collingdale, was begun in Media. The
men are indicted for conspiracy.
—Fourth class Pennsylvania postmasters ap-
pointed Monday : M. Jackson, Boris; G. Me.
Kibben, Buck Valley; W. Oeise, Dry Valley
Cross Roads; Miss L. Ao Livingston, Gap; D.
P. Boggs, Harmony; Bi W: Page, Maze.
—Harry McKillips, of Lancaster, met his
death Monday evening by being thrown under
a Pennsylvania Railroad train at the Gap. He
and two other boys of that city were stealing
a ride to Philadelphia, when he fell from the
train:
—Secretary Edge has issued a report con.
cerning the condition of crops in the State.
The yield of wheat promises to be larger than
that of last year. Oats, hay and corn have
been damaged. The potato erop will be small-
er than last year's yield.
—Charles Martin, who killed John Riley at
| Chester on Sunday night, was arrested and
| placed in the Station House.
| mob of 500 people gathered and the danger of
At midnight a
violenge became so grave that an extra guard
wag placed around the building.
—(Carnegie’'s manager has signed 1000 me-
chanics employed in the Homestead Works.
This is considered a severe blow to the Amal-
gamated Association, which has always been
supported by these men. The mechanics de-
clare that the association ill-treated them dur.
ing the former strike, and they now propose
ito let the Amalgamated fight its battles alone.