Beer Wald Terms 2.00 A Year,in Advance Bellefonte, Pa., Jan. Il, 1895. P. GRAY MEEK, - - - Mather Impertinent. It does not become Germany to get on her ear about the American tariff. It is but little short of impertinence, for her to be angry about the fiscal regulations of another country, for it has been her custom to regulate her tariffs without regard to the interests of her neighbors. No European gov- ernment has been more disposed #o adopt a “protective” policy, and if the United States sees fit to be equally il- liberal she at least has no right to complain. The new American tariff is far less restrictive than the old one, the duties on many articles of importation being considerably reduced. The German authorities should recognize this fact and be thankful for it. Even the duty on manufactured sugar—the dif: ferential duty as it is called—which is the particular subject of their com- plaint, is much less than it was, and it is because the American government chooses to retain a duty which inter- feres with the importation of German beet sugar, the Germans propose to exclude American products from their markets. If there was special dis- crimination against them they would have reason to complain, but as all imported sugar is treated alike by the Ameriean tariff, the complaint of the Germans is more than unreasonable ; it borders closely on impudence. At best tariff restriction is a poor policy, its effect being rather to injure than to promote commercial interests, but Germany should be the last to com- plain about it when practiced by other countries. “Thomas F. Riley. The retirement of associate Judge TroMmas F. RiLey, of Harris township, which was formally made last Monday morning. when his successor BENgastIN RicH, of Unionville, took the oath of office was an occasion of more than passing moment to the people of Centre county. which was characterized by the greatest fidelity to the responsibility imposed upon him as one of the judges of our county, he has retired to the private vocation from whieh the people called him in 1889. His failure of re-election last Fall was far from being caused by any short comings on his part. Like many another good man he went down before the Republican tidal wave that swept the country and no stigma attaches itself from such a defeat. = Ex-judge RiLEY held the esteem of the people of the county and the dignity with which he conducted himself at all times is a matter of pride to the Democratic par- ty that urged his election. ——The baths that have been fitted up in the lavatory department of the remodeled capitol at Harrisburg are spoken of as perfect ideals of marble splendor. No expense has been spared in material and ornamentation, result- ing in the perfection of oriental luxu- riousness. The tax-payers may ques- tion the necessity for this expendi- ture of the public money, but they should know that as the Legislature becomes more Republican the more occasion there is for having it washed. But it is doubtful if even with all these expensive bathing appliances it can be kept clean, ——The result of electing the right man to office is seen in the condition in which collector Hugh S. Taylor, of Bellefonte, has his tax duplicate for 1894, He will have cleared every- thing up by February first and has already returned $33,000 on his dupli- cate of $48,000. The exonerations he will ask council to make will be very small indeed, and the fact that his work will be completed by February first just, six months after the receipt of the duplicate, is evidence that will make the tax payers of Bellefonte real- ize that they have chosen a good man for the place. ——1It is beginning to look as if the 49th judicial district is in a pre- dicament as to a judge to preside over the orphan’s court and the court of oyer and terminer. The election last fall proclaimed only to elect a judge of the court of common pleas and as such Hon. JomN G. Love took oath on Monday, but there being no provision for the other vacancies it is not known exactly what can be done. —Investigations encourage the con- clusion that the Turks have made away with 22,000 Armenians during the last nine years. At such a rate over popu- lated countries might look up the Sul- tan’s receipt for getting ri of an over stock of people. After = service of five years, Phey Began to Expect it In Their In- fancy. It will doubtless seem untimely for «a discussion of the tariff to begin at this time so remote from the national {campaign that will be opened in 1896, | but EprTor' a circular we received the other day suggested the matter to us lin a such a convincing way thst we cannot resist the temptation to bring it before our readers at least. The Republicans, in their glee over the victory of last fall, claim that the Democratic party is dead, which we of course’ deny admitting, however, that the situation is not exactly as we would like to have it. Whatever our condition may be we are cognizant of the fact that when the next presidential campaign opens the Republicans will take up the cry of protection to Ameri- can industries again. Notwithstand- ing it proved their shibboleth in 1892 they are so firmly achored to McKex- LEYIsM that it would be foolish to ex- pect anything else from them next year. These same fellows who have been crying for protection for years will be atit again. It isthe personal greas ing they are after and not the common good. No class of manufacturers has been better cared for by the govern- ment than the iron men, though this is not surprising when it is known how early they organized for protection. We have before us an old circular bearing date of Feb. 14th, 1842, in which the iron manufacturers of Penn- sylvania set forth their claims to a liberal greasing. It was sent to us by Mr. E. I. GiLuiLaNxp of Pottersdale and we append it as a his- torical relic which will encourage tar- iff discussion Circular. Harrisburg, February 14, 1842. The undersigned, believing that you fcel an interest in procuring an augmentation of du- ties upon foreign coal and iron, at the present session of Congress, earnestly ask your at- tendance at the Coal and Irom Convention which will be holden at Harrisburg on the 22d of February instant. The subject of a revision of the Tariff will soon be urged in Congress, and at such a time it is important that the interests of coal and iron should be properly represented. We are persuaded that a free interchange of opinion among the friends of protecting American labor—a collection of facts—concert of action—and above all, united and vigorous effort, is necessary to prevent the two great staples of Pennsylvania from being prostrated by a reduction of duties, upon all foreign arti- cles to 20 per cent, ad. valorem on the first day of June next. You are respectfully requesied to bring or transmit such facts as you are able to collect in reference to Coal and Iron in your vicinity. Such as the number of furnaces, forges, {| bloomeries, rolling mills and coal mines: the number of tons of iron made in each furnace and forge, and the quantity of coal ‘mined in the collieries : the number of men employed : the pumber of horses : the number of bushels of wheat and other grain consumed at the {ron-works and Mines: the value of agricu}- tural produce, of all kinds, and also of mer-