m— B8Y PP. GRAY MEEK. Ink Slings. —Sare we have Jersey Shore's goat. —Renovo has beaten Lock Haven out of first place again. —Congress has adjourned. The country is safe lor awhile. —Isa’s is nice for Bellefonte that Jersey Shore is in the League. —HARRY THAW'S decision never again to takea drink or carry a revolver is another case of locking the stable after the horse is gone. —Centre county corn and potatoes won's be of the kind that will draw many pre- miunms at the fair. The droughs bas prac- tically pus both crops beyond belp. —Judging from recent events at Augus- ta, Ga., and Williamsport the life of a base- ball umpire isn’t worth much when the crowd agrees to disagree wish his decisions. —Why is it that almost al ways the novel that sails nearest the edge of indecency is the one that Is most pored over? It is be- cause people are not as olean of thought as they profess to be. —The old Probs. say ‘‘when MARY goes over the mountain dry she will come back wet.” While we are all praying tbat such will be the case this time, if it is, don’t lose sight of MARY'S discomfort. —Youn shoaldn’t say pennies. There is no such thing in coinage. They are ceuts. An Act of Congress says so. Now don’t say that because all Acts of Congress are not sense you will call the coins what you please. —If their chances of Heaven depend upon their prayers some of the good breth- ren who have been praying for rain so dili- gently lately are doabtless beginning to think they had better save up for an ashes- tos sais. — Philadelphia bas an infant prodigy three years old who smokes strong cigars and pipes like a man. Philadelphia, paturally, is exploiting him because Phila- delphia bas a babit of being proud of ber bad residents. —We have heard of people being invited around into the alleys to get licked but the spider that made an elevator in Bellefonte the parlor into whioh be enticed bis victim has the old fighting grounds beat to a fraz- zle. A fellow could run out of an alley, bat there was no escape from the elevator. —The Bellefonte basebali team may not bea ‘winner but that fact bas not for the Usk ptwande, of —President TAFT is to make a thirteen thousand mile tour of the States. A nice little jaunt he feels oalled upon to take $0 tell his dear subjects that a tariff that has been raised bas really been reduo- ed. By the time he gets through we sup- pose he will be making bimsell believe that he is thin. ~—Dit. W.J. McGee thinks ROCKER FELLER is a philanthropist because he oharges less per gallon for oil thaa is often charged for so called mineral waters. It looks like there is something in what the Doctor says, but we hope Jox don’t read it because he might suddenly decide that he has been a philanthropist long enough. —Frank Lee, colored, is under sentence to be hanged in Lewistown early in Sep- tember for the marder of a fellow country- man and a correspondent writing from that place a day or two ago asserted that Mr, Lee would ‘‘enjoy the distinction of heing the first man hanged in Mifflin county.” Mr. Lee has not yet said thas he considers it a distinction or whether he will enjoy it or nos. —Aud now we are to havea trolley road from Bellefonte to State College and Miles- burg, sure. And the one thing that makes it look real is the claim of the promotors that the money to build it has already been arranged for and all that’s needed now are the franchises and the charter. Bellefonte is surely in the booming lime- light this summer. With a $65,000 school house, a $65,000 addition to the court house, $15,000 wing to the Bellefonte hos- pital, new municipal electric plant and a trolley all that is now needed is the start- ing of the furnaces and Lingle’s machine shops and we'll be the biggest people on earth, and the latter is one of the near fa- ture probabilities. —It remained for Mr. SAMUEL MILLER $0 call the school board’s attention toa matter that really should have been at- tended to when the new school building was begun. We refer to his request to have an expert engineer go over the build- ing and give judgment on its stability. With proper respect to the judgment of the men who are constructing the building we think we are within the facts when we say that this is the largess strunotare of its kind any of them have undertaken, consequent- ly their opinions are not founded on ex- perience. While they may be entirely right it is far more to the point to be abeo- lately certain of this and it is to be re- gretted that expert inspection was not made when the foundations were being laid. There has been some severe criticism of the building bat it should cease now, for yes- terday an expert engineer pronounced it all right. We congratulate all concerned in the building on this finding and feel cer- tain that she public temper wiil be ma- terially ahanged about it. OL It ie not the polioy of the Democratic party and it bas never been the practice of the DEMocraTIic WATCHMAN to malign the candidates of the opposition. We have invariably urged upon our party the im- portance of nominatiog fit men for office. The Republican machine bas not been abie to do this as a rule for men fit for the pub. lio service would not work the purposes of the machine leaders. But we have been content with extolling the virtues of our own candidates and condemning the ocon- ditions, generally speaking, which made the nomination of inferior candidates by the opposition, a political necessity. Oar notion has been to keep our own skirts clean and let others take care of their own lanodry. It is not departing from our established practice, however, to invite a scrutiny of the difference between the candidates of the two parties this year. In another article we have referred to the candidates for Justice of the Supreme court. We now invite a contrast between the candidates of the two parties for the offices to be filled at the coming election. It is nota difficnlt matter. The nominees of the Republican party for Auditor General and State Treas. arer have long been associated with the public life of she Commonwealth. A. F. SissoN and A. J. STOBER bave participated in all the iniquitous legislation during the past ten years and the journals of the Sen: ate will reveal their characters and their actions, The Demooratic candidate for State Treasurer and his colleague on the tioket for Auditor General are also widely known throughout the State. George W. Kipp bas been associated with and participated in the development of the resources of the State for many years and is honored wher- ever he has operated. He came withina few votes of being elected Senator in the Legislature in one of the strongest Republi- can distriots in the State, a few years ago, and in 1906 was elected to Congress ina district which rarely fails to return a Re- bon publican. Last year he came within a few Baik him. Oar candidate for Anditor General is one of the younger leaders of the party but has heen long enough in the limelight to make a record to which his friends may point with pride. After gradaatiog from Prince- ton college he became a teacher in the State Normal school in Indiana and won the ad- miration of the educators of the State in that capacity. Subsequently he read law, became a member of the bar of his native county and has already acquired a stand- ing among the leading practitioners in that court. He is the son of the late justice SiLAs M. CLARK, one of the most dis- tinguished jurists of his time and it is only necessary to add that he is worthy of that distinction. Moral Cripple in the White House, Io signing the PAYNE-ALDRICH tariff bill President TAFT declared that it is “‘nos a perfect tariff bill, or a compliance with the promises made’ in the platform of his party. Io other words the President signed the bill in the hope that it would fool the people. The Republican platform promised tariff revision aod il the oandidate of the party bad remained silent, the PAYNE. ALDRICH bill would bave been an ample fulfillment of the promise. Bat the candi. date and the managers ol the party dis- cerned that the people demanded tariff revision downward and the candidate volan- tarily pledged tbat in the event of his eleo- tion the tariff would be revised downward: The PAYNE-ALDRICH bill does not fal’ fill this promise. There has heen a de crease in the rates on steel billets which nobody buys except the Steel trust but on structural steel which every builder of large edifices must bave the tariff has been increased three-fold. There has likewise been a decrease in the tariff tax on silk stockings but on She cheaper variety, such #8 nine-tenths of the peopie wear, the tax has been increased vastly. And so shrough- out the list. The luxuries are cheapened but the necessities taxed at a higher rate in pursaance of the Republican policy of placing the burdens of government on the poor avd exempting the rich. Io other words poverty is taxed and wealth exempt- ed. . Iu this statement $0 the public President TAFT reveals his perfidy as in lobbying for personal favors he showed bis capidity. Under the constitution be is forbidden from accepting from the United States or any other source auy emoluments other than the salary provided by law. Because of hie known habits of luxury Congress in- creased his salary from $50,000 to $75,000 aod yet he importuned Cougress to allow him a considerable expense tund for travel. ing, facilities for pleasure in the way of automobiles and yachts and other extras which can be considered in no other light than emoluments. As & matter of fact we have a moral oripple in the White House. STATE RIGHTS A Judicial Power Perverted. by judge VoN MOSCHZISKER, after the late Senator DURHAM had catapulted him onto the Philadelphia bench, was that which affirmed the constisationality of the Act of in commission. The only other important decision handed down by him was thas de- claring the law limiting railroad rates to two cents a mile noconstitational. Both of these decisions were contrary to law but in perfect harmony with the desires and necessities of the machine which was ro. sponsible for Von MoscHZISKER. They were alike subversive of the interests of the people but conserved the requirements of the political machine. Section 13 of Article 3 of the constitution of Pennsylvania provides that ‘‘no law shall extend the term of any public officer, or inorease or dimini<h his salary or emoln- ments after his election or appoiotment.”’ Notwithstanding this plain and unequivocal declaration the Legisiatare of 1903 passed a bill covsiderably increasing the salaries of all the judges. Objection was raised to this on the ground that is violated the pro- vision of the constitution above quoted. Alter considerable difficulty two judges of the State were indnced to affirm she valid- ity of thas act. Vo~N MOSCHZISKER, of Philadelphia, was one of them and he wrote the opinion. It was a palpable perversion of power. When the Legislature of 1907 enacted a law limiting the charges for carrying pas- sengers on the railroads of the State to two cents a mile the corporations pretended to be greatly outraged. They at once in- stitoted proceedings in the courts of Phila- delphia to nallify the act. The roads bad been carrying passengers at much less and most of them are still carrying passengers at that rate. But judge VoN MOSCHZISKER handed down a decision that the law was unconstitutional for the reason that the rate was confiscatory. It was oeither, for all the lines except the main line of the Pennsylvania still continue is, bus Von- MosCHZISKER wanted to serve the cor- poration rather than the people and per- verted his power to achieve that result. this Pbiladelpbia machine judge ved achine aod the ocorpora- ons rather than the people the machine has awarded him by a nomination to a seat ou the bench of the highest court in the Commonwealth. Will the people ratify this action which of vecessity operates to their prejudice ? There is no necessity to do so. The alternative is the support of the admirable candidate nominated hy the Democratic convention last week. We all know C. LaRue MuUNsoN, of Williams. port. He is our neighbor and bis reputa- tion for ability and integrity commande onr respect. By voting for him we will rebuke the perfidy of the machine judge who is bis opponent and it is the plain duty of every citizen to do thas. The Case of Lieutenant Sutton. The murder of Lieutenant JAMES Svur- TON, of the Marine corps by his asooiates in the service, if he was murdered, is less a crime against the law and order o! the country, than the attempt to shield his murderers and fasten spon his memory the odium of having committed suicide. That be was murdered scarcely admits of doubt. Even the evidence of the sargeon of the corps proved that it was im- possible for him to shoot himself in the manner that he was shot. Yet a group of his fellow officers, after an official investi- gation of the wretched affair, declared that he had taken his own life, the presamptive reason being a desire to shield his associ- ates from hlame. The whole country is concerned in the reputation of the officers of the army and navy for morality. If the uniform of either braach of the service is a shelter for criminals, the entire public has reason to be ashamed. Bat the reputation of the service is not preserved by condoning crime or shielding murderers by false testi- mony in secret and sinister court proceed- ings. We bave no desire to acouse any of the officers concerned in this unfortunate affair of marder. Bat il any of them are guilty of murder she good repute of the service will be better conserved by expos- ing the criminal than shielding bim from the just punishment of his crime. If that course was adopted it was a mistaken pol- There are abandant reasons to believe that the punishment of the criminals con- cerned in the outrage at Brownsville, Tex- as, was prevented by the authorities of the army who were influenced by a desire to shield the reputation of the army. If that in true it is to be regretted. The reputa- tion of the army is not preserved by such expedients. In the Brownsville affair a great crime was perpetrated and the law has not been vindicated. ROCOSEVELT'S preposterous action in dismissing an entire battalion because a few of those who com- posed it bad done wrong was worse than the original crime. The attempt to shield the criminals in the SUTTON case is equally reprehensible. “BELLEFONTE, PA.. AUGUST 1 The firss importants decision handed down Assembly increasing the salary of judges RAL Statesmen Whe Den't Understand, When the committee of the Senate and Hoase of Representatives appointed to in- form she President thas the extraordinary session of Congress was ready to adjourn, the other day, Senator ALDRICH, who aot. | ed as spokesman, made the brie! and for- mal announcement of the purpose of the incident. The President, according to the Associated Press acoouus of the affair, re- marked : ‘Well, I bave not signed the hill yet. Do you think thas [ ought to ad- journ Congress before I sign is.” A few days before the adjournment of Congress Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN wrote to the President asking him to propose an amendment to the coossitution aathoriz- ing the election of Senators in Congress by popular vote. Both these distinguished geotlemen ought to know all ahout the methods, principles and policies of the government. The President has no more right to ad- jonrn Congress than be has to prorogue the parliament of Great Britain. Section 3 of Article 2 of the constitution of the United States provides that in the evens of a disa- greement between the two Houses of Con- gress, “With respect to the time of ad- journment, he may adjourn them until such time as be thinks proper.” thecase in point there was no disagree. ment. Both Houses were ready, willing and even anxious to adjourn and there was neither excuse nor opportanity for exeon- tive intervention. Ou the other band Con: gress has the exclusive and absolate power to propose amendments to the coustitu- tion. Article 5 of she organio law provides that apon the application of the Legisla- tures of two-thirds of the States Congress ‘‘shall call a convention for proposing amendments,”’ bat under vo ciromstances or conditions can the President propose amendments to the constitution. Both these blanders are dangerous. RoosSEVELT with bis exaggerated ego was a constant menace to the Republic bus there was less peril in his palpable covetousness of power than in the ignorance revealed in TAPT'Ss absurd notion that he can assem- ble aod disperse Congress at bis oaprice. But bis preposterous notion is scarcely less dangerous than Mr. BRYAN's idea that the Prasident may usurp the powers of Con. gress io the matter of altering the fonda. mental law of she land. The traditions of the Demooratic party make for a strics con- straotion of the constitation and the safety of the Republic requires that they be ad- hered to literally. It is the bounden duty of the Demooratic leaders and statesmen to get back to the standards even though the sacrifice of idols is involved iu the op- eration. Mr. Pinchot's False Alarm. The sentiment expressed in GIFFORD PiNcHOT's speech before the irrigation congress, in session at Spokave, Washing- ton, the other day, cau hardly be misun- derstood. Mr. PINCHOT was a member of the tennis cabinet during the ROOSEVELT administration. He was conspicuous in the group of favorites, none o! them dis- tinguished for ability or experience, who sliaped the destinies of the government during the four years between March 4th, 1905 and 1909. Daring the preliminary canvass for the saccession each of these sycophantic gentlemen was insistent and vehement in the demand for the re-election of RooseveLr. Mr. PINCHOT'S speech in- dicates that a propaganda isto be created at once to encourage his election to succeed Tarr. Mr. PINcHOT has discovered that the electrical trust bas in mind a scheme to control the government by clandestinely seizing the water powers of the several States. No doubt that trust would gladly accomplish that result il it were possible and possibly ite managers have been in- sidiously shaping things in that direction. Bat invoking the blackguard and biunster- ing policies of the rough-riding cow boy is not the best way to prevent the achieve- ment and those methods were all thas can be distinotively designated as the ‘‘Rooss- VELT policies.” The policy of lawfully but effectively regulating railroads and other predatory corporations bad been em- ployed long before ROOSEVELT had broken into the public life of the country con- spicuously. The only effective way of defeating the plans of the electrical truss, if Mr. PIN. CHOT bas correctly stated them, is [or the Legislatares of the several States to guard the water sheds in so far as they are under the control of the States and for Congress to vigilantly care for such as are under federal control. These are masters for legislative regulation and the President bas nothing to do with them farther than recommend them to Congress. So far as menacing the government is concerned there is infinitely greater danger in the usurpations of the exeoutive, inaugurated by RooseveLT, than in any thing which the “‘water-power trust” has accomplished or dreamed of and she servile members of the tennis cabinet are not likely to fool the people in the matter. Bat io | 3, 1909. NO. 32. Me. Tate, His Bill | From the Pittsburg Sun. | The special session to revise the tariff closed last Tharsday after she President ! had signed a measure which he admits *‘is | not perfect, or a complete compliance with the promises made, strictly interpreted.” | In bus one industry, shat of iron and steel, ! bas there been anything like a fulfillment | of the promises on which Mr. Tafs and his | Congress were eleoted. The ridiculous olaims of the standpat- ters that downward revision has been sab- stantial and extensive is negarived, they are given the lie direot, by the frantic ef- forts made hy owners of cargoes now on the water to get them into port before the bill became a law. The custom houses bave heen abnormally busy the last few days since it became evident that the new bill was to be a revision upward instead of downward. In addition to its admitted breach of faith with the country the bill contains two dangerous, uncertain provisions, which impose vast power and responsibility on the President. He will bave mach ado even if he wants to prevent the corporation tax measure from becoming a political rather than a revenue measare. And the maximum and minimum tariff feature, which next March automatically raises rates 25 cent. above their present high level unless the President shall interfere, promises to raise endless complications with foreign coun- tries if not to involve the executive in soandal. For Mr. Talt comes oat of this master | with scant honor. His policy in the fram- iog of the bill shows neither that strength nor judgment nor fidelity to principle which a President must bave to be a suo- cess. He would bave had more honor bad he kept hands off altogether, as he started, and les Congress suffer the consequences of the veto which he practically admits he onghs to have used. Or, after he did interfere, he should have gone much farther and compelled other concessions. Mr. Taft is a greater disappointment than the bill he has just signed and for which onder the ciroumstances he is the most re- sponsible. The Democratic Platform. From the Harrisburg Star-Independent. The platform adopted by the Democratic State convention yesterday was very good though rather long, and is should astracs many voters who do not train with the rey. It covered nearly everything of mportanee in a State cam , but there are two subjects that ve been in- cluded, hut which were omitted. The demands ballot reform, but makes no meotion of the demoostrated necessity for the opening of ballot boxes and the recountiog of votes where frand is alleged by reputable citizens. The law of 1906 makes grary provision for a recount, bat it is evaded ignored and therefor nullified by the county officers whose duty it is uoder that law to investigate when fraud is alleged. Unless there be a recount frauds can be committed with inpunity, and were committed in two counties in this State, according to the testimony of reputable citizens and the evidence of the returns which on their face show frauds because it was a physical impossibility for the vote as reported to have heen cast. The profligacy of the Legislature in creating new offices and increasing salaries is denounced, but there should have been arraignment of the Federal government for its extravagance and its profligacy. Ina few years it bas doubled expenditures without the excuse of immediate or remote necessity therefor. The billion dollars ap- propriated in the days of Tom Reed have grown to two billion dollars appropriated by the last Congress, despite the fact that the country was in the throes of financial and industrial depression and hundreds of thousands of men had no employment and no regular means of earning a living and many of them committed suicide to escape starvation. And now, instead of reducing expenditures the Federal government is enacting a law which will extort more taxes from the people. The people regardless of party want honesty in elections and the retirement of the ballot box suffers who are active in spite of the passage of the much lauded re- form laws of 1906. and economy at Wash- fogton which will mean redaction of ex- penditares and taxation. The South and From Bryan's Commoner. the Tariff of popu a higher tax on woolen goods, : tne tax on wool. It the taxpayers would only watch thei ———— Green Eyed Monster Basy. From the Allentown Democrat. The Johnstown Democrat bewails the home week. When peahle suoceed in ges- ting away from J Johnstown they can't be indaced to go back unless they are in the custody of a eonstable. Ne Terror for Her. From the Philadelphia Press. Tig lasing is vided for the death of a girl in Cincinnati who failed to rally after ao operation for appendicitis. Yet the girl who desires the sort of a figure produced in this manner will stay sight laced. Ad veriise tn the WATCHMAN. ~The Johnstown hoard of health has ap- pointed medical inspectors to inspect the schools and the councils have given $1.000 to promote the project. —W. 8. Nunvemacher, a poor beiler maker of Pottsville, has been left $38,000 by the death of a relative in England, and has sailed to claim bis legacy. =The wilk dealers of Lock Haven, since they cannot secure an adequate supply of their commercial fluid, say that they sve compelled to raise its price from six to eight cents a quart, ~The Pennsylvania railroad's creosoting plant at Mt. Union is now turning out 1,500 ties a day, which is considered to be quite a record. Mt. Unioners deem this to be one of their growing industries. ~The widows of Berwick have an organi- zation of about forty members. The presi- dent and vice presideut have received many letters from persons of the opposite sex offer= ing themselves as candidates for marriage to the comely matrons. —Alleging that he sold her husband liquor after formal notice not to had been given, and that while her husband was drunk he fell from his wagon and was killed, Mrs. Stella M. Bower of Jersey Shore, Friday, be + gan suit for $15,000 damages against Joseph G. Frederick, an Aotes Fort hotelkeeper. —The corn and potato crop around New- ton Hamilton is in a serious condition as the result of the dry weather. The farmers are threshing their wheat and are a little disap- pointed in that crop. The springs and streams are drying up and the water in the Juniata river is about as low as ever was known. —With cash amounting to $100,000 in the log house where he was born and had lived in 82 years, John Evans died at Irwin om Monday without having seen any of the world beyond that town and his farm. Since the death of his parents several years ago, Evans was only seen when he went to Irwin on rare occasions, ~The transmission wire line from the Juniata Water and Power company's dam at Warrior Ridge to Lewistown is near- ing completion. When done it wil be abous forty miles loug and will handle 40,000 volts. It will serve Mt. Union, Mapleton, Newton Hamilton and towns en route from Huating- don to Lewistown. It will also supply the Lewistown trolleys. —Menk Hibler, of Johnstown, after mak- ing a fortune in the west, was returning home and went to a window in Pittsburg to buy a ticket. When he walked away he left a bag containing $2,000 in gold on the sill. After taking his seat in the train he found his bag was missing and afterwards found it on the window, being rudely push- ed aside by other ticket purchasers. —Lewistown has a novel suit. A man pamed Condron was register and recorder eight years ago. His accounts were regular- ly audited and declared correct, but now after eight years the same accountant has discovered a shortage of nearly $9,000. Suit is being brought against Condron’s bounds- men. It is a question if they are still liable. Some are dead and some have no property. Others are able to pay and will have to de fend themselves against the suit, —A fortune is awaiting Mrs. Mary A. Weber, possibly Reber, nee Miller, of Har- risburg, the only requirement being that the heiriss apply at municipal headquarters for further partienlars. In case she is not located, strangers will divide the property, according to the letter the police of that city on Monday received from Mrs. John Miuke, of St. Louis, Mo. The letter does not divulge the size of the fortune, but in as many words hints at its being a considerable amount. The missing Mrs. Weber, or Reber, was formerly of Clearfield, Pa. — Another chapter has been added to the life of Mrs. Taggert, of near Bloomsburg, whose husband, after an absence of twenty* one years, returned to find her the mother of two children to another husband. Soon after her first husband appeared he snddens ly left again, saying that he was going some place to make a home for her and the chil. dren. It will be remembered that the second hubby was in jail. Now his house has been sold by the sheriff and the much married woman will be without a home. —An application will be made to the gov=- ernor of Pennsyivania for the charter of an intended corporation to be known as the Clinton Natural Gas Co., the object of which is to produce, deal in and transport natural gas to the publi: for fuel and light in the boroughs of Renovo and South Renovo, and the townships of Grugan, Chapman, Noyes, Fea: and West Keating, Colebrook and Woodward, and the city of Lock Haven and borough of Flemington. The incorporators are E. T. Swain, W. G. Moorehouse, George L. McCloskey, D. F. Spangler and A.B, Grugan. —Awakened by something ou her face, Mrs. John McKnight, of Shartlesville, seized the object and was horrified to feel it squirm in her hand. She hurled it aside and it fell upon the neck of her sleeping husband, who sprang out of bed with a yell of terror. Then he jumped back in bed again, and for several minutes man and wife waited in pitchy darkness while they could hear something sliding about on the floor. When the noise ceased McKnight got ap and lit a lamp. After a long search be found a black-snake coiled under the sewing machine. It was promptly dispatched. —Beginning on Monday, the Eyre—Shoe- maker Construction company, the contrac tors in charge of the work of building the new classification yards at Northumberland for the Pennsylvania Railroad company, put a large force of men working both day and night, this being necessary to get the work well under way before bad weather impedes its progress. During the past few days men bave been employed stringing wires and placing lights so that a force could be put to work at night. Before the middle of August there will be fifteen hundred men employed on the work and the force will be increased to two thousand men before tbe beginning of October. Foreigners are ar- riving and being put to work every day, and on Friday a large number arrived at Sun~ bury and were taken over on the street cars,
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