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Speeches of Democratic Candidates Ac=
depitng Nomiuntions
J. Wood Clark, the candidate for an
ditor general. in responding to the
notification address, sald:
The duties of auditor general are of
more importance than the average cit-
jzen or voter may imagine, if indeed
Je has thought of the matter at all
fact, the carelessness and indiffer-
ence of Pennsylvania voters as to who
they choose to public office, is a sad
reflection on their judgment and good
sense. In fact, if we should judge by
the record of the past, and I refer
more particularly to the period of con-
struction and equipment of the state
capitol building. 1 should say that our
ope of the state preferred to ba
eld up, and robbed, and her wilfully
blind and hopelessly indifferent peo-
ple humbngged as a barker for =a
country circus hoodwinks his listeners
bY his blandishments and his display
of impossible performances on ted
banner, and in exchange willingly and
ag accepts the proffered coin
the hand of the willing sight:
seer, who 1 ‘er realizes that it is the
same old show he has seen since his
childhood. The office of auditor gen:
eral, | say, is of much importance, for
the very good reason that it should
serve as a check to extravagance and
SorTuption in expending the state
unds.
Selected by Political Boss.
You may ask, have those who pre
viously held the position of auditor
eral, placed there nt the leaders of
e Republican party, have they been
true to the.r constituents, honorable
and i in conducting the affairs
entrusted to them as officers? Unfor-
tunately, in one case, at least, we need
not investigate the records of the of
fice, nor c.ll to your attention the
names of any previous incumbants,
but sadly and painfully refer to the
criminal” courts of Dauphin county.
and the answer is contained in their
records. Fa. be it from me to say that
the Repubiican party as a political
pasty is entirelv responsible for the
conduct of one of its members to whom
they have entrusted the duties of a
Jublic office, but I wish to cail your at-
ention to the fact that the party has
not chosen these representatives in
the office of auditor general and state
treasurer for many years. They, alas,
have been dictated by the seli-con-
stituted political boss, who sits in his
office at Philadelphia, or in the senate
chamber at Washington, and the Re-
ublican conventions at Harrisburg do
is bidding without a protest. Remem-
ber citizen:, the voters of this our
grand and glorious state can take away
this power, and it is your duty as citi-
zens to take it away. Remove these
much-abnuge: privileges from corrupt
bosses, and place it in the hands of
those who': you may designate es
proper part *s to do your business us
members o: the business firm “State
of Pennsy! ania” by name. Let me
ask you wh -h one of you in the hear
ing of my voice would delegate the
anagement of his private business
ere in Willlamsport to a man whom
is had no hand in selecting, but on
e contrary was chosen by an out
sider who knew nothing of your busi
ness, and who cared less as to its suc:
cess.
A Change Is Needed.
1 appeal to you as citizens, not as
Democrats or Republicans, or Prohi-
bitionists, or what not. The business
Jn of a state, its management, its
onest dealings ought to be taken care
of by you. not by outsiders. We hold
that a change in official care of the
departments of auditor general and
state treasurer is very much needed,
and that the fair and impartial trial
of one who happens to be a Democrat
will not affect the party standing of
any voter in the state.
In brief, the qualities necessary to
the position of auditor general, in ad-
dition to an average education and a
fair amount of ability, are a little bit
of common sense, and a big bit of
common honesty,
Do not forget tha: when a corrupt
dictator places a man of his selection
in office, that man must do his bidding,
though he approach the gates of
prison in so doing, and that situation
as occurred here in Pennsylvania,
within your memory. Let us do every-
thing in our power to rouse the voters
from their lethargy and indifference.
Let all fair-minded citizens, indepen-
dent of their political faith, join us,
and do our duty toward our sovereign
states.
Munson on Supreme Judgeship.
The honor conferred upon me by the
free and unanimous choice of the
Democratic state convention, volced
by you as its representatives, compels
a ghatifcation not esally expressed.
It is apreciated the more use
Jour of er jowiuses are such alstis.
guis ntlemen as George W. Kipp
and J. Wood Clark, whose abilities
and high character eminently fit them
for great service to the commonwealth
in the important offices for which they
have been nominated. Greater, how:
ever, than the honor is the call of a
united Democracy to every citizen
s previous political
affiliations to join in a vigorous effort
to vindicate the fame of Pennsylvania;
bt making impossible the spoliation
of its treasury; by resisting any at-
tempt to make seats upon her bench
of justice a subject of partisan or pri-
vate favor, and by wresting the sta‘'c
from the R of any combination
whose po s selfish and its bons
of cohesion the division of the offices
of the people as political spoil. The
call to perform any part in such a
movement transcends all personal con-
siderations, and should be stronger
than any ties. It 1s the obliga:
tion of patriotism.
The office of justice of the supreme
court is so long in term, is of such im.
rtance, involves so great responsi-
ilities and demands such high qualifl-
Sations atl to or citizen n
consideration of n
svivania. We elect the president of the
nited States and the governor of this
commonwealth for terms of four years.
and we choose our representatives In
Songress and in our state legislature
for two years; but the justices of our
supreme court hold their positions for
terms of twenty-one years, so tha: du
ing that time five presidents and an
Penns; s
equal number of ylvania v-
ernors will occupy their executive
chairs, while ten and
1 Salone i a 3 each
er in burg.
Judged then by the I of term
ne the importance the proper
‘ce of oon court justi
who are chosen to sit in fina
fudem ent upon the rights of their fel
w men. Legislation is created by our
Jaw makers, with the power in the ex-
ecutive only to approve or pegative
th 8
a f Pear - and of the office unbiased by any obli-
those laws, a power limited in nesa-
tion by the right of the law making
body to override the veto by a proper
majority of its members. But with th:
supreme court rests th~ greater pow
er mot only of construing legislation.
but of actually nullifying it, if in their
judgment such laws are in violatiow
of the constitution. The executive au
thority also extends, although in a
somewhat limited form, to the appoint-
ment tu certain offices, but then only
with senatorial consent, while the ap
pellate courts may be called uv te
lace the final seal of approval up"
he right to hold or the tenure of an
office conferred by the gift of the ec
ecutive, or even secu by the exer
cise of the elective franchise.
Powers of the Court.
Important as are these duties ot
courts of last resort. there is a further
power conferred upon those tribunals
so great as to elevate them above any
other earthly position; a power whic:
is one of the attributes of Divinity,
that of judging without question and
without appeal the rights of their fel
lew men, whether of life, of liberty, or
of property. A man may live or die,
as may be the judgment of the su
reme court: he may be deprived of
Bis liberty during his life or for a term
of vears, as they may determine; his
character and reputation may be pre
served or destroyed, as they may ad
judge: or his property may be ccn:
served to h.m or swept from him for
ever, as may there be finally adjudi-
cated. It is, therefore, undeniable that
there is no office within the gift of the
electors of our commonwealth so im-
portant in the preservation of their
rights, if proprely administered, or s-
fraught wi‘ danger to all thev hol’
dear, if unjustly exercised, as that o
membership in the supreme court o
Pennsylvan: : a position which shonisd
be held by i..0se only whose judgme
shall be unbigsed, perfectly just, anc
at all times wholly impartial and un-
prejudiced.
it was never intended by the fram-
ers of our form of government that
the selection of those who are to pass
upon the rights of their fellow citizens,
whether in the courts of first instance
or in the tribunals of last resort,
should be pleced in the hands of a
small number of men, whoever they
may be nor how great their power;
nor that those high offices should be
the spoils of the politics or the re-
wards of partisan services; such a se-
lection would be abhorrent to every
good citizen, and we may well believe
that Pennsylvania will never deliber-
ately consent that the ermine of her
highest judiciary shall come to the
bench of that great inbugal smirched
with the mire of the lowest form of
political jartisanshi , or labeled with
the proprietary mark of any clique ot
faction. Should the hour ever come
when seats upon the appeliste bench
of our commonwealth—that last bar
rier against anarchy and civic destruc-
tion—shall in any degree be held b;
those who have been selected other-
wise than by the will of the people
first expressed in their preliminary
conventions, and finally by their hon
estly taken and counted ballots at the
polls, the day will have dawned when
civil righteousness and liberty shall
cease and wickedness and injustice
shall direct our destinies. .
The lssue Before the People.
Until 1850 the selection of the judi
fary of our commonwealth was confin
ed within the appointive power of the
governor, but always and only by and
with the advice and consent of a ma-
jority of the members of the statc
senate, a body chosen by the votes o!
electors, answerable directly to them
and in every sense, therefore, the rep:
resentatives of the people of Penn
sylvania. In that year and ” the
adoption of the amended const tuion
this system was abolished, solely be
cause the citizens of our common
wealth demanded that all those who
were to sit in judgment upon their
rights of life, liberty and property
should he chosen directly by them.
Jealous of these rights, the ple of
our commonwealth demanded that
they alone should be vested with this
wer, purposing thereby to protect
hemselves from the great wrong
which might be done them if the se
lection of their judges should remain
with one man, even though he might
be the one they had el as the.r
chief executive and his choice requir
ed the approval of a responsible legis-
lative y. Not for one moment dil
the voters for the constitutional
amendment of 1850 believe that by is
approval they had enabled that choice
to be wrest.i from them by any body
of men, however important they migtt
be, who were not chosen directly by
them and voiced their will; much less
could they have conceived that the
time might come in Pennsylvania
when a small number, and not clothed
with any power di from the peo
ple, could so manipu politics or
obtain such control of any party, that
by or through any political machinery
they could name any one of the mem-
bers of a court having the powes to
pass in final judgment u e right
of all the citizens of this common-
wealth to their lives, their liberty.
their honor and their property. If that
condition has now been brought about
we may weil say that there is an is
sue ore *he peo le of Pennsylvania
more importan any they have
ever met, and we may rest assured
will be determined by them with no
uncertain voice and for the full pro-
tection of their rights, to the end that
this shall be a government by the peo-
ple under the law. :
He who may receive the favor of tae
majority of the suffreges of our pe»
ple on November second next by an
election as a justice of the suprem”
court of Pennsylvania will be endow:
ed by them for twenty-one years with
superlative power over all that cobn-
cerns every citizen's welfare and hap
iness. The importance of the 3i-
on. the awful responsibility which
will rest pon him and the necessity
for his purity of life and honesty of
action must wel ig his soul with
thoughts to e h mn Yemble, 1 ac.
cept grea
ge 21 SH 14 Sth sed
rm inten -
estly, faithfully and \mpartiall shouid
they in their wisdom make me their
choice at the polls. I will fairly and
honestly endeavor to win their votes.
if will assume the du-
gations, trusting always to be Divinely
or in the Eh way, the path of
rectitude, of impartial justice and full
integrity.
Family Floriculture.
George Blank, the stage manager, is
a lover of nature and a hater of over- |.
coats and umbrellas. Recently during
& violent rainstorm he called on his
mother, entering her presence wring-
ing wet.
“George,” sald she firmly, “you
ought not to expose yourself in such
weather. You will get pneumonia.”
“But, mother,” exclaimed George,
wih a theatrical wave of his hand,
“rn sheald I fear the rain? Does
it n~t purture the grass? Is It not life
to the flowers?”
“It is a long time,” said the good
woman, closing a window, “since you
were a flower." —Su
Played It to the Limit.
Many writers have declared that as
Irish gentleman's hospitality is unlim-
ited, but this is a slight exaggeration,
as is shown by a story borrowed from
a book of Irish memories.
Jerry McCartie was often the guest
of friends who on account of his pleas-
ant ways extended to him that sort of
old Irish hospitality which enabled a
visitor in my own family who came
for a fortnight to stay for six years.
In McCartie's case the visit stretcued
to nearly double that time. After
eight or nine years, however, his kins-
man got a little tired of his guest and |
let him know of his old mansions pro- |
posed renovation and that he had sign-
ed a contract for having it painted
from garret to cellar.
“By George." said Jerry, “it's for- |
tunate that | don’t object to the smell
of paint, and it will be well to have
some one to keep an eye on the paint-
ers now that the wall fruit is ripen-
Some months passed. Then his host
Informed him that he was going to be
married, adding, “I thought I'd tell you
in good time, so that you could make |
leisurely preparations to go, as the
lady and you may not hit it off as well
as you and I do.”
With tearful eyes Jerry grasped his
cousin's haud, saying:
“Oh. Dan. dear, you have my hearty
thanks for your consideration; but, |
dear. dear Loy, surely if you can put
up with her I can.”
Woodchopping as a Sport. !
In Tasmania is to be found a national |
pastime that Is special and particular |
to that state alone—the sport of wood-
chopping. It says much for the grit
and vigor of Tasmanians that this
really serious and arduous work should
be regarded as the finest sport. At
Hobart and Launceston they have
their turf meetings, their cricket, foot- |
ball, golf, cycling, and so forth, but to |
a woodchopping contest people will |
flock from far and near—men, women
and children—and watch the ax wield-
ers hewing away at huge blocks of |
timber as If life and reputation de- |
pended upon the issue. Thud. thud.
thud, go the axes, and the splinters fly |
in all directions, the judges calmly sit-
ting near, taking notes of the strokes. |
the spectators cheering the compet: |
itors from time to time as frantically
as if they were race horses. To be a
woodchopping champion means some- |
thing to a man in Tasmania.—Dundee |
Advertiser. {
Look Prosperous or Pay in Advance.
“While there is a good deal of the |
American spirit prevailing in Sydney
and Melbourne, they do things there in
a peculiar way.” said a traveling man.
“It is hard to get used to them.
“They have excellent restaurants
there, but they run on a peculiar plan.
A man goes in and sits down at a table,
and a waiter, generally a woman,
hands him the bill of fare. He makes
out his order on a slip, and before he
is waited on the walter goes to the
cashier and has a little private talk
with him. The cashier looks over at
the customer, and if he appears to be
good for the bill he is served: other-
wise he is asked to pay in advance.
The weals are good and cheap. The
same careful scrutiny is made when a
feilow registers at a hotel. Good looks
will go further than any amount of
baggage.”—Omaha Bee,
Clear Waste.
“He has a quick temper, you know,”
was the excuse given by a friend for
a boy's rude act.
“Is he quick at his lessons?” was the
question.
“No,” was the reply.
“Is he quick at sports?” the ques-
tioner went on.
Again the answer was *‘No.”
“Is he quick in obedience?”
“No.”
“Well,” said the questioner, with a
twinkle in his eye, “if he has so little
quickness he'd better use it where it
will do him some good. It's clear
waste to put it on his temper.”
« The Town of Bushire.
Residents of a miserable seaport on
the Persian gulf called their town Bu-
shire (Boosheer). It has narrow, dirty.
fll paved streets. The city is visited
by earthquakes and simooms and stints
its children of wholesome air and fresh
water. It appears, however, to have
enjoyed high repute among the ancient
Elamites, who have left buried about
under moldering heaps bricks with
cuneiform inscriptions. In summer the
citizens of Bushire live in a heat that
is almost unbearable.
Her Sorrow.
“p.papa,” sobbed small Sadie, “m-my
canary is d-dead!”
“Never mind, dear,” replied her
father; “I'll buy you another one.”
“Oh, I'm calm now,” rejoined Sadie,
“hut when | first saw the poor little
thing I cried like a child.’—Exzchange.
After the Race.
“So your horse was distanced, was
he?”
“Yes.”
“Did you have anything on him?"
“1 thought I had a jockey on him,
but it scems 1 didn't.”
Times to Laugh.
A.~Is the old man always so glum
as this? B.—By no means. He laughs
twice a year, spring and fall, when
the new women's hats come jn. —Flie-
gende Blatter.
Strictly Business.
Theorist—You believe in giving cred-
it to whom credit is due, don’t you?
Practical Man—Y-yes, but I make ev-
erybody else pay cash.—Chicago Trib-
une.
. There are no small steps in great af-
Jewelry, belts and belt buckles, hair
fais.—De Rete. = °°
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The Philadelphia Record a Journal That is Not
Selfish as tc the News.
One of the many traits that commend the
Philadelphia Record to people who do not
live in the great cities is that it is a news-
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is Dot city-centered in its ambitions. There
has long been a well-grounded complaint
that most of the great metropolitan dailies
are provincial, and take it for granted that
city news is all thas is is necessary for
them to prions.
The Record apparently takes a different
view. While giving a faithfal chronicle
of all thas ocoars in its own city, it does
not neglect nor skimp the news of any part
of the wide field thas is covers. Any issue
of this big newspaper is full of proof that
is prints fall and reliable reports of every-
thing of interest that occurs in its whole
territory.
The Record is refreshingly different from
other big dailies in maby ways. It is
steady and reliable, and not prone to get
wildly excited over some apectacnlar muck-
raking crusade of its own making. Instead
of packing its colampe with frenzied dis-
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according to well-verified claims, more
items of news than any other newspaper in
the country.
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take the WATCHMAN.
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the girl becomes, in nature's purpose a
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Hair Dresser.
R THE LADIES.—Misa Jennie Mor-
in her rooms on Spring St., is ready
meet any and sll patients wishing treatments by
electricity, treatments of the scalp, facial mas.
sage or neck and shoulder massage. She has
also for sale a large collection of real and imits
tion shell and jet combs and ornaments wi
8, an
many novelties for the Christmas shopper, and
will be able to supply you with ail kinds of toilet
articles, including creams, powders, toilet waters,
extracts and all of Hudnut's preparations. 50-1¢
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Que A SPECIALTY =w0
AT THE
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There is no style of work, from the cheapes
Dodger" to the finest
{-—BOOE-WORK,—1
that we can not do in the most satisfactory mas
ner, and at
Prices consistent with the class of work. Call o»
or communicate with this office.
Flour and Feed.
ues Y. WAGNER,
Baocxeauory Mites, Beuierosrs Pa.
Manufacturer,
and w er
aad retailers of
ROLLER FLOUR,
FEED, CORN MEAL, Et.
Also Dealer in Grain.
Manufactures snd has cn hand at all
Fg the following brands of high grade
WHITE STAR,
OUR BEST.
HIGH GRADE,
VICTORY PATENT,
FANCY PATENT-—formerly Phe-
nix Mills high grade brand.
The oaly place in the county where
SPRAY,
gL i
ALSO:
INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD.
FEED OF ALL KINDS,
Whole or Manufactured,
All kinds of Grain bought at office.
Exchanges Flour for Wheat.
C d STORE, - Bishop Street,
opHIE a vom.
ROOPSBURG.
Lvon & Co.
LYON & CO.
Clearance ::- Sale
OF ALL SUMMER GOODS.
We will continue our great Clearance Sale of
all Summer Goods. We must have room and all
the hot weather stuffs Must be Sold now. We
are making large reductions on all the prices.
Goods that have been sold and small lots left,and
short ends of dress patterns and less, must be sold
regardless of their cost. You can buy the best
qualities now at the price of a cheap grade.
ABOUT 12 WASHABLE COAT SUITS,
white and all colors ; all sizes in the lot.
iess than cost to sew them.
Prices
Still all sizes in those
Fine Shirt Waists.
Price so low it would not pay for the material in
the waist.
We are showing new
FALL DRESS GOODS
Coat Suits, and Rain Coats which makes us anx-
ious to have the room of summer stuffs.
See our new Fall lines and get the great bar-
gains in our Summer stocks. Everything must
be sold now. Fall goods are pushing them out.
LYON & COMPANY,
47-12 Allegheny St., Belietonse, Pa.
———
Bellefonte Shoe Emporium.
LADIES —
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WILL CURE CORNS.
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SOLD ONLY AT
YEAGER’S SHOE STORE,
successor to Yeager & Davis.
Bush Arcade Building, BELLEFONTE, PA.