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Bellefonte, Pa., April 27, 1894.
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The Fate of Traitors,
The fate of traitors has usually been
such as should afford but little encour-
agement to Democratic Senators who
may contemplate the betrayal of their
party on the tariff bill.
It is handed down by scriptural
history that after Jupas IscARIAT com-
mitted his monumental act of treachery
the prospect ahead of him became so
discouraging that he resorted to suicide
as a relief. He was conscious that his
mieerable service could have no other
effect than to excite the contempt of
those for whom it had been rendered,
and that his offense had forever ex:
those whom he had so greatly wronged
by betraying their and his Master. So
he hung himself, the only commend-
able thing connected with that treason-
able transaction.
History also relates the experience
of BENEDICT ARNOLD after his dirty at-
tempt to betray his country. The
British who would have been greatly
pleased if his treason had proven a suc-
cess, heartily despised the instrumeng
whom they had unsucessfully employ.
ed in the treacherous scheme. Oa the
other hand those whom he had at-
tempted to make the victims of his
treason were forever separated from
him. If there was any tie that could
have existed between him and them
thereafter the only chance for it would
have been through the instrumentality
of a rope.
Such has always been the fate of
those who have been traitors, and this
fact should furnish food for serious re-
flection to; those Democratic Senators
who are treacherously disposed toward
the tariff measure to which the Dem-
ocracy is pledged. They ‘are icon
scious that a great party has struggled
for years to secure its ‘accomplishment
and louks to its representatives for the
fidelity which the confidence reposed
in them demands. To betray that con-
fidence would be an act of perfidy that
would forever exclude the perpetrators
from the political fellowship of Demo-
crats. What they might gain by it
from those in whose interest such per-
fidy would be commitited may be
judged from what IscariAT and ARNOLD
made out of their treason.
A Democratic Measure.
No doubt it would have been better
if the income tax had been proposed
separately from the tariff bill, as there
by opposition to the one would not
have involved the other. By present-
ing each on its own merits the opposi-
tion would have been less complicated.
But since the two have been combined
in one bill, both being of a character to
command the support of the Democrat:
ic party, there should be no failure on
the part of a Democratic Congress in
passing a bill which by the same act
proposes to reduce taxation on the
necessaries in common use, and make
up for the loss of revenue: from: that
source by the imposition of a tax on
superfluous wealth. :
The Democrats of the House have |
stood nobly by the income tax. The
large majority they gave it unquestion-
ably represents the sentiment of the
party, and also reflects the feelings of
the great mass of citizens in regard to
this subject of taxation. Itis, how-
ever, alleged in opposition to taxing in-
comes. that it is an undemocratic
method of raising revenue; but surely
nothing could be more just and equi.
table than that wealth should contrib:
ute its share to the revenues of the
government. To exempt any class
from this obligation is contrary to the
principles and doctrines of Democracy.
Privilege is accorded to wealth, and a |
preferred class is recognized, when, as
is the case, under the present system of
collecting Federal taxes, many of the
richest men in the country contribute
practically nothing to the support of
the government. Their wealth: is
largely invested in bonds, stocks, and
other lines of profit that put it beyond
the liability of contributing to the pub-
lic revenue. What is thus withheld
from a source best able to contribute
has to be.taken from the common class
of people by tarift taxation. Nothing
could be more unequal or unjust.
Nothing could be more undemo-
cratic. !
The Democrats in the Senate should
imitate those in the House who gave
the income tax such hearty support,
No Democratic Senator will be credited
with sincerity in opposing the tariff bill
for the assumed reason that the income
tax embraced in it is an unequal and
unjust imposition upon a certain class
and therefore contrary to Democratic
principles. The people cannot be de-
ceived by such a pretence.
oution of the tax obligation ; that they
who belong to the more numerous and
less affluent class have had to stand
most of it, while those who, although
limited in number, are better suited to
the burden by reason of their abundant
means, have been comparatively ex-
empt, The tarift has gone into the
humblest of households and made its
exactions, while the bonds, stocks, and
other investments of the wealthy have
yielded the government no revenue. A
more equitable distribution of this bur-
den by taxing incomes, as proposed by
the WiLson bill, is a purpose based on
the truest principles of Democracy,
and is instinctively recognized as such
by the people.
Popular Because It Is Just.
Senator SMITH, of New Jersey, is ove
of the Democratic Senators who use
- the income tax as an excuse for oppo-
cluded him from the companionsiiip of :
sition to the WiLson tariff bill. He
has made a speech in which his objec-
tion on that ground is strenuously,
rather than forcibly, set forth. A Puil-
adelphia contemporary, ot high repute
as a tariff reform advocate, but which
on this particular point should know
better, says that Senator SMITH, in op-
posing the income tax, speaks the sen-
timents of his Democratic constituen-
cy.
This is a mistake. If the Senator
were to consult the Democrats of New
Jersey in this matter we are confident
that he would find ninety out of a hun-
dred in favor of taxing incomes. He
rather speaks the sentiments and rep-
regents the interest of the limited class
who are exempt from paying their just
dues to the government and want to re-
tain the advantage of this inequitable
discrimination.
There could not be a more popular
measure than an income tax. Bat il
is asserted that those who favor this
method of taxation are moved by an
agrarian spirit emanating from hostili-
ty to wealth. Would it not be more
correct to say that it springs from a
sense of justice which has long been
offended by fiscal regulations which
place but comparatively little of the
tax burden on the wealth of the coun-
try, relying on tariffs to wring the
public revenue from the mass of the
people? It was to fasten that extortion
upon the mass for the benefit of a
class that the Republican tariff pro-
moters got the income tax out of the
way as soon as possible atter the war,
Senator Smith, or Senator HiLL, in
opposing an income tax do not speak
for a Democratic coastituency. They
rather insult the general sense of jus
tice and the self-respect of the general-
ity of the people by requiring of them
t> be content with a tax system which
discriminates against them. An in-
come tax will largely dispense with
tariffs as a means 'of meeting govern-
mental expenses. To oppose that fis-
cal method is equivalent to telling the
mechanics, farmers, laborers and work-
ing people generally, that it is better
that they should bear the principal
load of taxation, which they do bear
under the tariff plan of raising revenue,
thaa that wealth should farnish its
just contribution to the public ex-
penses.
Will Grow Be Sacrificed ?
The G. O. P. leaders of this State are
proposing to treat old GaLusHa A.
Grow rather shabbily. It was scarcely
three months ago that they brought
him forward as a high tariff champion
and gloried over the large majority he
got for Congressman-at-large, as a vin-
dication of the McKINLEY system of
spoliation. But ndw they want to re-
tire him with the fag-end of an unexpir-
ed term. Of course it is the ambition
of the old man to be re-elected. He
has a claim to a renomination, con.
sidering the fact that he was put for-
ward in an emergency, and rolled up a
majority that was declared to be an
overwhelming endorsement of the Re.
publican tariff policy.
But the bosses have used him as far
as they think there is any occasion for.
There are aspirants who are clamor.
ing for his place, and it is thought that
harmony will be promoted by setting
him aside. Some of the leaders have
been in Washington representing to
him the expedience of his declining a
nomination, bat it is not likely that the
old man will see it in their light. It
will naturally occur to him that he
has as good if not a better claim than
the fellows who are wanting his place.
and that shoving him out of the way.
after having achieved so great a tariff
victory, would be rather shabby con-
duct on the part of a high tariff
party.
~——XEx-President HARRISON made a
few remarks on the political situation,
in Todianapolis, on Wednesday, but
failed to remark that he and his were
the cause of it. We give him this credit,
for being sure that he would say all
kinds of deplorable things about the
times we want the honor (?) to be
placed where it belongs. ,
They know |
that there has been an unequal distri-
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EE ET TES
EE ——
The Tramps Want Their Share.
The demoralization of public senti-
ment in this country is glaringly shown
in the favor with which a vagrant or-
ganization styled the “Army of Peace,”
moving on to Washington as its ob-
jective point, is regarded and treated
by a large class of people who should
have sense enough to understand its
dangerous irregularity, and sufficient
regard for.the public safety to discour-
age and oppose it. No one with a
grain of discretion should be unable to
see that such movements contain the
prolific seeds of future trouble ; yet it
is seen that at Omaha thousands of
Knights of Labor made a riotous dem-
onstration against a railroad that de-
clined to furnish transportation to a
detachment of this army of vagrants.
If there ie a class of people who should
feel that their interest is involved in
the maintenance of orderly govern-
ment it is the class to which these
Koights of Labor belong, but there
bas been such a perversion of their
ideas as to the relation between the
government and the people, and as to
the legitimate function of the law mak-
ing power, that such a movement as
| this tramp crusade is regarded by
them as an expression of the people
properly brought to bear upon the
governmental authorities,
Such an illustration of demoralized
public sentiment is supplemented by
the action of a United States Senator
who, although but a Populist, should
have refrained from asking the Senate
to allow these vagabonds to intrude
themselves upon the floor of that body
and make their demands. The prop-
osition was properly denounced by
Senator HawLEY, but the Connecticut
Senator should be able to discern in
this ioroad of vagrants the natural
consequence of the class legislation
long practiced by the Republicans.
The tramps now want a share of con-
gressional favor.
, rr ———
——1In this issue of the WatcaMaN
will be found the beginning of the next
political campaign in this county.
Taree announcements are made, those
of the Hon. THoMas RiLEY, ot Harris
township, who aspires to a re-nomina-
tion for Associate Judge; and Aaron
WiLLiaMs Esq, and WinLiam C,
Heine Esq., both of this place,
cratic nomination for Congress. All
of the gentlemen are well known in
the county and are deserving of recog-
nition at the hands of the Democracy.
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New Impediment Arises.
It May Interfere with the Coxey Demonstration
on May 1.
WASHINGTON, April 25.--A new im-
diment to. the Coxey demonstration in
actor on May first appeared to-
day in the person of Dr. Hammett, the
health offizer of the District of Colum-
bia. He will meet the Commonweal
army at the district line and, if he finds
any sickness among the members that is
likely to breed infectious or contagious
diseases, the entire force will be quaran-
tined. A United Press reporter show-
ed Dr. Hammett to-day the interview of
Dr. Doty, chief inspector of the bureau
of contagious diseases in New York, in
which he calls attention to the likeli-
hood that the various forces of unem-
ployed men concentrating in 'Washing-
ton will carry with them the germs of
smallpox, which 13 epidemic in several
places.
“It is a strange thing,” said Dr.
Hammett, ‘“that’ just before you hand-
ed me this interview, I had a talk with
one of my executive clerks on this same
matter. He asked me what I intended
ed to do with reference to the Coxey
army and I said that I proposed to
make a strict inspection of every man in
it the minute they enter the district.
My authority does not extend beyond
the district boundaries, but if it did I
would make the inspection earlier. I
shall deal with the Coxey forces just as
I dealt with the encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic in Sep-
tember, 1892, when I had twelve in-
spectors stationed in the camp on the
White House lot during the short time
the Grand Army was there,
The great danger from the Coxeyites
will come when they go inte camp.
They will, of courses, observe ordinary
camp roles for health and dig trenches
for the deposit of all. These trenches
are great disease breeders, and it will
be necessary to exercise much care to
prevent pestilence. It was the duty of
the twelve inspectors at the Grand
Army encampment to watch the
trenches, and, even with their care ana
though the encampment lasted but a
short time, the stench at times was so
strong that we feared that disease would
result. I shall probably ask the dis-
trict commissioners to give me extra
medical aid to deal with the Coxey
army.
“If I shold discover among its
members any contagious disease I will
immediately isolate the entire force.
We have a small hospital here, newly
equipped, and we are prepared to deal
with any pestilence that may arise. We
do not propose to take any chances.’’
TIT
The Great Strike Grows.
A Substance of the Reports Received of Its Pro-
gress.— Miners in Southern Illinois Out Solid
— It Extends as Far West as Indian Territory
— Fighting Looked for in Pennsylvania.
CoLuMBus, Ohio, April 23.—Presi-
dent McBride, of the United Mine
Workers, received reports from the
various coal fields to-day, the most im-
portant of which is the following :
“Murphysboro, the supposed key to the
situation in Southern Illinois, is solid;
also the Duquesne district. Everything
is favorable and 2,600 men are out.”
The leaders had little hope of inducing
Southern Illinois miners to join the
strike and this is an unexpected addi-
tion to tho strike forces.
McBride revises his figures ag to the
number of miners out to-day as follows :
Alabama, 8,000; Tennessee and Ken-
tucky, 5,000; West Virginia, 2,000 ;
Indiana, 5,000 ; Ohio, 26,000 + Illinois,
27,000 ; Pennsylvania, 50,000 ; Indian
Territory, 2,000 : Michigan, 300 ; Iowa,
1,300.
The following is the substance of the
news given out at headquarters to-day.
The Maryland miners will hold a con-
vention.
Soutbern Towa is all out but the min-
ers will meet at Albia, May 2.
The Indian Territory is out solid.
Many miners are out in the New
River and Kanawha districts, but the
miners will hold a convention at Char-
leston, W. Va., to-morrow. The win-
ers of the Wheeling and Moundville
district have been offered the wages de-
manded by the scale, but they have
been ordered not to go to work until
there is a general settlement of the
strike. Ifthey accept it will weaken
the strike at a dangerous place.
Prrrssurg, Pa., April 23 —With
few exceptions all the mines in the
Pittsburg district are idle to-day.
Latest estimates put the number at 18,-
000. The Sandy Creek, Turtle Creek
and Pine Creek miners are expected to
go out to-day.
GREENSBURG, Pa., April 23 —Sheriff
McCann, this afternoon was called upon
for deputies to be sent to Moorewood,
Loyal Hannah and Claridge and is now
swearing in the men.
BeLLEVILLE, Ills, April 28.—The
coal miners of the Belleville district have
determined not to strike. They have
also determined not to mine any coal to
be used in filling contracts entered upon
by operators whose employes are on a
strike. This action will insure coal for
bome industries and for the St. Louis
market.
who are candidates for the Demo: ;
On a Stolen Train.
A Coxey Army Leaves Butie, Mont., and started
Eest—If You Don't Want Your Trains Hurt,
Keep’ Em Out of the Way, Say the Leaders—
Given a Clear Track.
Burre, Mont., April 24.—Coxeyites
house last night, seized an engine and
train, manning them from their own
number, and started east at 40 miles
an hour. There are between 400 and
500 men in this branch of the Indus-
trial army, and they have been en-
camped at Butte for several days, while
their leaders were trying to arrange for
transportation, :
The army includes men of all occu-
pations, including railroaders. The
Northern Pacific round house was
broken into, an engive fired up, a train
made up, and the army started east at
its best possible speed. Little atten-
tion was paid to time- tables, and there
is great wonder how a wreck was es:
caped.
The army was delayed several hours
by a cave-in in a tunnel, but they got
to Livingston this afternoon. From
the time they left Butte until they
reached Bozeman, the officials were
kept in a fever of anxiety lest a collision
would occur. When the officials sent
the army word to look out for trains
they replied: “I: you don’t want your
trains hart, keep them out of the
way.”
They had supper here to-night and
have not yet dcided whether to start
to-night. If they leave at once they
can reach St. Paul to-morrow night.
They were liberally supplied with
money and provisions here. A war-
rant is out for the arrest of General
Hogan tor the larcency of the train.
A dispatch from St Paul says that
Northern Pacific officials have given
orders for clear track for the Coxeyite
train.
Waking Up.
Senators Beginning to Feel The Public's Dis-
pleasure.
WASHINGTON, April 23.—Numerous
conferences held in committee rooms
to-day indicate that an effort on the
part of the Democrats to get together is
being made. The air of hopefulness
that surrounds the members of the ma:
jority also gives color to the report that
they expect to have final action on the
tariff bill within the next few weeks.
One of the most conspicuous of these
conferences was held in Mr. Cockerell’s.
room this afternoon and was attended
by Messrs. Cockerell, Vest, Harris, and
Jones of Ark., who were closeted to-
gether for more than an hour.
It is said that at this conference the
subject of further concessions was also
discussed and some color is given to this
report by the fact that subsequently
Senator Smith was sent for and remain-
ed in close consultation with Senators
Vest and Jones, Mr Gorman was also
present.
That there is an energetic effort on
foot to reconcile the differences of the
Democrats, cannot be denied and one
very important evidence of that desire
Carlisle and Mr. Jones, of Arkansas,
chairman of “the = sub-committee
finance, which took place this afternoon
at the treasury, 5
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Working At The New Rate.
Belaire Miners Accept 70 Cents a Ton For Dig-
ging.
BeLraAIrg, O., April 23.—The miners
employed by the Capina Coal company,
Kidds, Troll Brothers and all the pud-
dling bank operators have ignored the
granted them the new price, 70 cents.
All the other big mines are closea.
Marrins FrRrRY, O., April 27.—The
miners at the Etna Standard mills are
still at work, the company have agreed
to pay 70 cents, . _—
A ASS
Troops Ordered to Arrest the Strikers.
WasHINGTON, April 26.— General
Schofield, this afternoon, received a
telegram from Colonel Swayne, at St.
Paul, Miaon., stating that he had
ordered the troops at Fort Keogh to
arrest the strikers on the captured
train of the Northern Pacific railroad.
Colonel Swayne says in his telegram
that his best information places the
unlawful party at Stillwater, Mort.,
200 miles west-of Fort Keogh. If his
information asto the party’s where-
abouts is correct, it is believed here
that it will be quite possible for them
to pass Fort Keogh without arrest.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
——Plant a tree, shrub or vine to-
day. Help beautify the land.
The Millheim_ Plaining Mill Co.
is a new enterprise in that Penns Val-
ley town.
——The new ‘Clearfield National
bank has a surplus of $7,000 with $2,-
500 undivided profits.
F. P. Vonada, of Coburn, thot a
fish hawk last Saturday that measured
51t. 10in. from tip to tip. :
——The Dushore, Sullivan county,
News claims that there are 1,025,000,000
feet of hemlock timber standing in. that
vicinity. It is being cut at the rate of
110,000,000 ft per year.
—~The union printers of Williams-
port, who struck some time ago and
whose places were filled by non-union
men from New York and Philadelphia.
have started a daily paper of their own.
They call it the Morning News and it
promises to make the Gazette and
Bulletin hustle.
—— Petersburg, Huntingdon county,
was badly scorched by fire at an early
hour Monday morning. The store
rooms of J. J. Gillan & Co., and R. A.
Laird and Calvin BeM’s residence were
-totally destroyed. The latter was just
new and was the'finest home in the
town. An approximate estimate places
the loss at $15,000.
broke into the Northern Pacific round |
is the conference between Secretary,
on
strike order and the operators have’
§ town.
——Colonel BR. Dale Benson, Francis
S. Miline, Henry Whitlan and George
H. Walbert, all railroad officials of
Philadelphia, were at State College Sat-
urday, considering the extension of the
Bellefonte Central Railroad from State
College to Pine Grove Mills. They de_
cided to extend the road from Struble’s
station to Pine Grove Mills provided
the citizens of that community secure
the right of way for the road. Under
the original survey quitea number of
farms were badly cut up by it, but re-
cent changes have been made so that
only about nine farms are touched on
the entire route. $1500 havealready been
raised to secure the rights of way and
this, with the several who will give the
ground free, will nearly cover all the
necessary expense.
THE GazZETTE'S INDUSTRIAL ISSUE.
—The Keystone Gazette published a
twelve page industrial edition on Fri-
day that is indeed a credit to the office
in which it was executed and an honor
to its publisher. The typography is
good and the superior grade of book
paper on which itis published shows
the numerous electros and half-tone
cuts, which illustrate it, off to excep-
tional advantage.
The paper gives a complete account
of the diversity of advantages offered
by Bellefonte as a manufacturing centre
and the biographies of the many men
reared here who have lived to be noted
in matters of state and national im-
portance. Mr. R. T. McManigal, its pub-
lisher, has labored under many disad-
vantages in his work, but withal he
has succeeded in getting outa publica.
tion which will serve the purpose of a
boomer for the town’s industrial good
and a proper souvenir of her resources.
TAkE Stock IN THE BoILkr
Works.—W. T. Maitland, proprietor
of Maitland's boiler works in this place
is about to enlarge his business and be- -
gin the manufacture of house-heating
boilers, provided he can form a stock
company for the purpose of increasing
his capital. We understand that he
would like to build works on a much
larger scale than his present plant and
pirposes doing so if it is at all possible.
Our men of wealth have an opportu-
nity here to boom the town and make a
profitable investment of their money ;
for Mr. Maitland is a practical man
who has made a success ot his work
thus far and there can be no doubt that
ina manufacturing specialty he would
be just, as successful. House-heating
boilers are and will be in great demand
and there is no reason in the world why
we should not manufacture them here:
as well as any other place. We have
land for a location, & splendid ' practical
mechanic to guide the enterprise, mon-
ey to back it and all the iron that can
be used.
Has Bellefonte any money to invest
for her own good ? Where are the men
who are always talking about possibili-
ties yet when enterprises become possi-
bie they are not to be tound. Lat the
Board of Trade act.
The boiler which Mr. Maitland will
manufacture has a large heating sur-
face and can be scld far cheaper than
any now on the market. Bloomsburg
is holding out inducements to have
him lccate there.
AN ORNAMENTAL FENCE.--Last Sat-
urday afternoon we had an enjoyable
drive down Nittany Valley in company
with Dr. H. K. Hoy. He was making
a tour of inspection and invited us to go
along and see what his fence buliders are
doing to beautify the farm land of this
county. The Dr. is the proprietor of
the Keystone and Spiral Spring Sus-
pension fences, two of the best and
destined to become the most popular
fences in use. We drove out Bishop
street until we came to ex-Gov. Beaver’s
fine farm,bordering the eastern limits of
There we saw many rods of the
Keystone fence. that had been built last
summer, standing just as erect as the
day the wires were first drawn up. Red
and green paint gave it quite an orna-
mental appearance and as we stopped
to chat with L. 'W. Wian, who is the
manager of the place, we learned that
he had orders from the owner to go
right ahead, "as fast as practicable, build-
ing the Keystone until it enclosed: the
whole farm. Such an order spoke very
highly for the merits of the fence.
The next place we came to was the
Cons. Curtin farm and it was there
that we saw a sight that really pleased
us. Henry Shultz and H. Dukeman
were at work building fence along the
east side of the road. They bad just
about completed their work which had
Tesulted in far the prettiest farm fence
we bave everseen. It was built of the
Keystone pattern with round posts,
topped off with an acorn shaped orna-
ment and set in a perfect line. The
work of the builders had been done just
right, then the painters completed the
effect by intermingling red, white and
green colors in a most pleasing manner.
Dr. Hoy seamed as proud of 1t as could
be,and he surely had a right tobe for one
could travel the county from one end to
the other and the like of that fence
could no where be found.