bid Hit home as any fraternal ‘_‘ oe, — Anyways the Academy boys oan own the town just as often as they bring back victories like that over the Indiana Normal school on Monday. ~—What fired Minister CRANE is likely to say about Mr. Seoretary Knox will be in langnage not commonly need in diplo- matio correspondence. —Thas Harlem pastor who says that old age begin at forty-five ought to come up $0 Bellefonte and take a litble tramp with Missioner CRITTENDEN. ~—Mr. CHARLES R. CRAXE is probably thinking shat il bis job was so soon to be done for he would like to know what in the world it was ever began for. ~—Keep Amendment 7 in mind. Vote against it. Don’t fail in this, whether you are a Demoorat or Republican. Ibis just as vicious for one as for the other, —JoHN D. ROCKERFELLER declares shat people talk too much. Likely he would prefer to bave them spend all their time reading by the light ot a coal oil lamp. — Apple batter bilin’ is in vogue in the rural districts just now and the last of is will scarcely be made until the poor pigs will come in for their share of being ground up. —Mr. BRYax's daughter, Mr. Rute Leavitt, is a candidate for Congress in the first Colorado district. Can it be that she is going to take up where her father lets off. —While it is not altogether likely to oc- our there wonld be very general eatisfac- tion if Mr. STANLEY KRTCHEL were fo knook that Mr. JACK JOHNSON into a oocked bat. ~Mr. TAFT ought to have known better than to etart on that trip while Pittsburg and Detroit are playing the world’s series. Why no one has time to even think of where he might be. ~As usual the people who know least about it talk the moss and say there is to be no fair in Centre county next year. ‘Wait and see, It will be bigger and bes. ter thao this year's excellent showing. —It would be all right to use polar bears to draw the sledges for a polar expedition euch as that Danish explorer contemplates, bus if he gets into a real pinch there won't be as much of a tail hold as he would bave with dogs. ~Summer was chased out of the lap of fall on Taesday all right enough. Sach weather as we bad been having was so mild and balmy that the freeze and snow flakes of Wednesday morning sent a ohill to the very marrow of the low shoes. —The Rochester Post--Express remarks thas Dr. Cook has the air of a man who holds four of a kind before the draw. While is doesn’t eay so we presume it in- tends ite readers to uoderstand, as well, that commander PEARY 18 our flushing. —The QUAY statue has at last found a place in the rotunda of the capitol. While it is a disgrace to the people of Pennsylva- nia is is proper that it should be there as a burning reminder that the State was once controlled by the original of the effigy just as it is now controlled by PENROSE. —The Baltimore Sun has concluded that ‘she time has indeed come when the Dem- ocratio party should get together to resome the conntry from spoliation by the Repub- licans.” Indeed the time basn't just come ; it bas been bere for some time but the trouble is that everytime there is a good chance to get together a lew papers like the Sun don’t seem to see il that way. —CHARLES W. Mogrsg, the oconvioted New York banker, who was out on bail pending the fioal verdiot on hie sentence of fitteen years imprisonment for bank wreok- ing, succeeded in paying back six million of his seven million indebtedness. He was out of jail only during the summer and some people will think that a fellow who can make money that fast had better be kept in jail all the time. ~The fight for Mayor of the oity of New York is becoming intensely interesting. TAMMANYites, Democrats, Republicans and Independent Leaguers are so mized up #0 in support of the various nomioees that one soarcely kuoows whioh is which. In any event the nominees are good men, though Justice GAYNOR appears as the best qualified of the lot for the mayoralty of the country’s largest city. ~The people of this community espeoi- - ally should be impressed by the caudidaoy of Mr. LARUE MUNSON, of Williamsport, for Sapreme Coart Justice. He represents the central pars of the Biate, is so favora. bly known bere and so eminently fitted for the benoh that it seems to us that the vote ‘should be almost unanimous for him. Wil liamsport views Mr. MUNSON a8 ber most "eminent citizen ; foremost in every move- and brilliant as a lawyer. That oity gives his candidacy unqualified endorsement. Let us accept it. STATE RIGHTS AND FEDERAL UNION. Three years ago when Governor STUART ‘was confrouted with she exposure of graft | in the construction and furnishing of the State capitol, he expressed she belie! that there was no foundation in fsos for the charges bot added that if they proved to ‘be true he would see thas the perpetrators of the orimes should be punished. The truth of the charges was proved more than two years ago bat there has been no pun- ishmens. Four of the conspirators were convicted more than two years ago but pone of them has heen sent to jail. Gov- venor STUART is not personally dishonest. Probably he would prefer that the penalty of the law should be meted ont. Bat he is not strong enough to force the ma- obine. So long as there are Republican officers in control at Harrieburg there will be no penalties enforced against the capitol graft- ers. Auditor General YOUNG and State Treasurer SHEATZ approach as wvearly to the line of iutegrity as public men usoally ges and if party reputation aod political power wonld not be menaced by enforcing the law against the grafters, they would be punished promptly. But becanse such enforcement of the law might jeopardize the party, YOUNG and SHEATZ hold their tongues and will continue to do eo until the end of time. If the people of Pennsyl- vania would learn the full extent of the robberies and see the perpetrators punish- ed, they mast pus others than Republicans on the Board of Pabiio Grounds and Baild- ings. There is no meoase to the Republionn majority in this State in the eleotion of the Demooratio nominees for Auditor Gen- eral aud State Treasurer. The party will have the usual majority next year if is nominates is candidates. Bat there isn grave menace to the property and personal interests of the people in she election of the Republican nominees, Sissox and BSrongr, who are obedient servants of the machine. They used all she influence they could command to prevent she exposure of grall in the building and equipment of the capitol and have done all they could since to prevent the punishment of the orimin- als, Il the people are just to themselves these Republican candidates will bede- feated. Defeat Amendment No. 7. The iniquity of the proposed oonstita- tional amendment, marked No. 7, on the official ballot, which would take from the people of all the oities in the Common- wealth the right to name election officers and lodge the power of appointing such officers in the Legislature, is beginning to be understood by the people. So bold an attempt to ueurp the rights of the people has never heen attempted. Itisa direct blow at the fundamental principles of our system of government. If that amendmeni is adopted elestions in cities will become farces. The power to elect all municipal officers in oities and to control all elections might as well be vested in the Republican machine. Obviously the machine bas some desper- ate scheme in oconteraplation. Otherwise they would not bave nominated A. F. Sis- SON for Auditor General and J. A. STOBER for State Treasurer and supplemented that aot of folly by a proposition to take from she voters their most sacred avd significant right. If she Philadelphia election boarde bad not been willing it would bave been impossible to poll 80,000 fraudulent votes in thas city at any eiection, as the Phila- delphia Press declares bas been done. Under the personal registration law it is difficult to ges election boards willing to permit such frauds. The purpose of the proposed constitutional amendment is to guarantee eleotion boarde in the future, the members of which will consent to bal- lot frauds. With corrupt elections thas assured and servile slaves of ihe machine like Sisson and BTOBER in control of the Board of Pab- lio Grounds and Buildings at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania would probably enter upon an era of political corruption sud indulge in an orgie of official venality unparalleled in history, Amendment No.7 adopted, the Legislature could easily oreate a som- mission composed of professional ballos box stuffers to appoint election officers in all the cities and thus disfranchise the peo- ple of all parts of the State so far as the choice of public officials are concerved. Every voter who believes in just govern- ment should vote against this infamous soheme. ~The Penusylvania railroad company bas inangurated a vigorous and determined crusade against train jumping aod track walking along its lines. Nine bundred and fifteen persons lost their lives because they were trespassiog on Shai company’s property during the year 1907. No figares are available for last year, bas. as is is al- together probable tbat she list of fatalities was even greater than in 1907 is is litsle wonder shat the Pennsylvania company bas decided to break up the oustom, if | possible. We notice, nearly every day, to sist on his doing. The property of shat corporation ie ite private property and any one trespassing on it is amenable to the law and if the corporation chooses to invoke the law for the pablio safety is shoald be commended rather than condemned. An Unjust Comparison. We oan conoeive of nothing more unjust thao comparing the Demooratic organiza: tion of New York with the Republican or. ganization ol Philadelphia. Some of our contemporaries who coughs to be better in- informed, make this blaoder. They mean well enoagh, probably, and it is possible thas they believe what they say oo the subject. Butas a matter of fact there is no analogy between them. In saying this we are neither apologizing for nor endors- ing those who are at the head of the TaM- MANY organization. Probably with the same opportunities they might be as bad as the contractors’ combine of Philadelphia. Bat they have not the opportunities aod the elections in New York are comparative- ly honest. In New York State the Legislatare is iovariably Republican and she leaders of shat party in Alabany are always striving to restrain TAMMANY by legislation. In Pennsylvania the Legislatare is always Republican and the leaders of that party are constantly endeavoring to assist the Philadelphia machine in ite iniguities by legislation. It there were mo other dil- ferences in conditions that wonld be suffi cient to convince any reasonable mind Shas a comparison suoh as has been frequently made is unjust to the New York oganiza- tion. Bat there are other differences. In New York the vast army of federal offi- cials are againes the dominant local organ- ization. In Philadelphia the same force is with the local organization. 3 Just now these misinformed oritica of § TAMMANY organization fod much’ ure in expressing the hope that the dis- tinguished and deserving candidate of she Democracy of New York for she office of Mayor will he defeated because Mr. MUR- PHY and Mr. MCCARREN assented to his somination. Bat Shey are entirely will. ing and even anxious that the Republican candidate for the same office may succeed, though TiMoTHY WoouDRUFF and HER- BERT PARSONS, as consummate political sooundrels as ever escaped the penitentiary, are respousible for bis nomination. MUR- PHY and McCarren dido’s waut Judge GAYNOR, a militant reformer, and WoobD- RUFF and PARSONS wouldn't have any one else than bis opponeut. Atding and Abetting Crime. In the face of their recorde in the Legis- latare it is surprising that either 81880N or STOBER were nominated by any oonven- tion of any party. Both of them seived two ters in the Sate Senate and oeither of them ever, in thas long period of eight years, voted for any measure opposed by the machine or against any bill favored by that predatory organization. Both of them dodged votes occasionally, SI8s0N, especial. ly having become proficient in that parlia- mentary $riok, daring his last term of office, and S70BER indulging in it coccasion- ally. Bas neither of them dodged when their votes were necessary to the machine. They were alwaye alert and vigilant in the interest of the bosses. The nomination of such a ticket was an outrage upon the public conscience and an insult to popular intelligence. The party managers must bave known the iniquities of their candidates would be exposed. They must have understood that the jour- nal of the Senate would reveal the recrean- oy of both men. That being true the in- ference is that they imagined a majority of the people wouldn’s care. Io other words their immunity from punishment has led them into the mistaken belief that the average citizen of Penneylvania is indil- ferent to civio righteousness and approves of official venalisy. Or possibly they bave come to think the majority of the people ate corrapt and preler public officials of that type. If Lee PLUMMER had been elected State Treasurer in 1905 the grafting in the con- struction and farnishing of the State capi: tol never would have been exposed or checked. If 81330X and STOBER are eleot- ed Auditor General and State Treasurer, respeotively, the boodling will be resamed. They bave neither inclination vor the cour- age to antagonize their masters, the mana- gers of the State machine, by preventing the looting of the treasury. They will con- stitute the majority of the Board of Public Grounds and buildings and no matter who is Governor, they will have control. Vo- ting for them, ES to Jroecting vig, Itis As the time that Governor PENN YPACK- BR refused to appoint RoseaT Vox MoscH- ZISKER to the bench, at the solicitation of Ispamt W. Durmam, James P. Mc- Nicaor and DAVE LANE, the “old man” was particalarly anxious to oblige his po- lisioal friends. He was then aspiring to a seat on the Sapreme court beooh and fond- ly hoping that he might round oot his somewhat varied career by service iu that august body. Bathe wouldn't stalsify himsel! by appointing a palpably unfis man as Jndge of a court even So gratily his friends or promote bis own moss cher- ished ambition. That was the subject upon which Governor PENNYPACKER always ap- peared in his best form. He was justly and properly jealous of the reputation of the judiciary of Penosylvania. That was literally ‘‘she apole of his eye.”’ The Republican machine owed ROBERT Von MoscHziSKER for some sinister serv- ioe and ite managers didn’t share Govern or PENNYPACKER'S veneration for the bench. A corrupt Jadge was no more ab- horrent to their sense of propriety than an hovest legislator. In fact they prelerred judges who could be managed and manipn- lated and when she Distriot Attorney of Philadelphia, and his assistants, obliged them by permitting a packed jury to acquit BAMUEL SALTER, they could see no barm. in rewarding them with seats on the bench. Presomably Jox WgeaAveg's ambitions inolined in another direction. He aspired, first, to the Mayoralisy, aod afterward to she office of Governor, and if he hadn’s subsequently quarrelled with the bosses he might bave heen gratified. But his assis- tants were satisfied with judioal seats. Under these circumstances we submit to she thinking pablic she proposition shat a man whom SAMUEL W. PENNYPACKER estimated so be unfit for the benoh ought pot $0 be pat in shat position merely as a reward for services to the machine. Obvious. ly if he wae not fis for the Common Pleas benob five or six years ago be is nos fis for the Supreme bench now. He has done nothing during the interim to add to hie judicial equipment. In fact he has done nothing since to challenge attention exoept that the law She alacy of jodges in commission is a notwithstanding the language of the coo. stitution specifically prohibited is. If the reputation of the Supreme court is to be maintained such men must not be ‘‘cata- pulted’’ into seats upon it. Most Significant Iucident. The meeting to be held in Pottaville, to- nigh, is easily the mos significant imci- dent of the present campaign. Independ- ent meetings bave been held in Philadel- phia bat those participating in them were influenced by local considerations. Those who will sake part in the Postaville meet- ing to-night, bowever, are inspired bya broader purpose. They aim to rescoe the State from the ocorrupsionists who are asill holding QUAY up as an exemplar of politic al virtue and to preserve she court of last resort from the political pirates who would prostitate it to tbe basest uses. It is like- ly to matk the beginning of she end of political iniquity in this State for the pres- ent at least. Isie to be a non-partisan meeting, of course, bat is will serve a political purpose. The speakers who will be heard are men whose reputation for militant integrity is a guarantee of good faith. Winnram H BERRY, who exposed the gralt in the con struction and farnishing of the State cap- itol, and Hexry C. NILES, late chairman of the LINCOLN party of Pennsylvania, are gentlemen of the same type and semper- ament. They do not agree on all things for Mr BERRY is of Demooratio antecedents and Mr. NILES a believer in the fuoda- mental principles of the Republican party. Bat they are alike in their abhorrence of political venality and official reoreancy and they are in unison in the present cam- paigo. There never was a time in she bistory of Pennsylvania when there was greater need for men of the type of BERRY and | Was ouly NILES to get together in she interest of common honesty and official decency. The Republican party never before flouted pub- lio opinion as it did in nominating ite present ticket. QUAY’S cunning and ocan- tion saved it from a similar bluoder a few years ago when he frankly informed an aspirant for a high office that the party couldn’t carry such a burden as his repu- tation. The reputations of 81s80N,STOBER and Vox MoscHzisKgR are infinitely worse than that of the servile tool whose ambition was thus spufl«d out and the |" movement to be begun in Pottaville to- night is to save the State from the shame of their election. ——Taesday was Columbus day aud a legal holiday. It was oaly observed in Bellefonte by the postoffice keeping holi- | 4 day hours. In the evening the Kuights of Columbus held a reception aod dance in their ball in the Reynolds block which waa very largely attended. st LS As BELLEFONTE, PA., OCTOBER 15. 1909. _ From the Lorain (0.) News. Toe *iofaus indassry'’ _argnmen: t for the perpetuation of 8 ystems whereby a small per are permis centage of the people ted to wax Jad nats sided fie oxpane of the great wass, has been thread bare, it shonid occas thas Senator Oilver of Pen thrown off the ‘‘infans is ut "” mask aod declared for protection | This is at least honest, which the ‘‘infaas iudassry’’ ples wasn’s, Aud is raises fairly bi ph squarely this issue: Are she American willing to tax shemeelves indefinite- y to support any iodassey? Jass now shey are being given some im- pressive objecs lessons in Siaee the Payne-Aldrioh-Tafs bill became a law the cost of many necessities bas inoreased tothe consumer. Prices are already way ous of piopurtion to she average lucome and she 1voreased cost of living pats the problem of how to make hoth euds mees the uwsolvable of many families. The new tariff bill bas proven to be fall of ‘jokers’ and io many oases where reductions were confidently counted upon increases bave resulted. For tnsiavce, the people were looking forward to a considerable re- duootion in the price of shoes, the resuls of fice hides. The shoemen dash their hopes to the und and tell them that she iu- crease in the value of other artioles used io shoemaking will offses the free hides and puabsbLy necessitate as actual increase in shoe The bousewile learns also of an increase of 75 oenie a dozen in she wholesale price of broome, which in most cases means an increase of 10 cents each iv the price. And the meas trust comes in of she spoils of she tariff course. Ribs and loins are q increase of § to 2 cents a pound w which means a similar increase a ed Su Wht jul w e, a Sites to four cents a pound b ibe only redress the consumers have is to go withoutshoes, without brooms, with- ous meas, and without she handred and one other things that the pew tariff bill bas pus io the ‘cost more’ class. Bat most of these things, of course, they mast bave if they live in degenoy, nothing of comfort. So their Ee extorted to benefit the trusts in whose in- terests the Payne-Aldrioh-Talt bill was framed and . And this is she condition that Senator Oliver would oate, withous farther exouse or pal . What do the Ameri. cau people think of the sion? Will they stand for it? Propost A ————— From the Sunday Call, Easton, Pa. On another of this issue of the “Sunday Call" op will find a bill by Caps. Theodore P. Ryuder, of Miles: burg, Ceutre county, Pa. ., for the equaliza- tion of the pensions now paid by she Unis- ed States government to she soldiers and sailors who served in the Union army and navy daring the Civil war. Captain Ryo. der is a veteran soldier, but would not be benefisted personally it his bill should be. ocowe a law. Captain Rynder has given the subject of ions no little attention and study. He far better qualified than moss e to speak upon the master. While we confess our inability to ea Spe the spur of the moment whether il is the best thas could be framed to meet the demand for increased aid on she part of the fasts agiog soldiers of almost half a centary ago, we want to say that we heartily endorse any sion thas will keep he old soldiers out of want in the few years that the sur. vivors can hope to remain in the laod of the living. The Union soldiers are fast paying the last debt of nature and in a few years at the farthest the armies that answered the call for troops from the pen of Lincoln will beat rest. Let us pot begradge the survivors as thie day the financial sa som will keep them iu comfort while they ve Every old soldier and every organization yu veteran soldiers will confer an especial on Captain Rynder by consideriog the a his [proposed bill aod by send- ing him at Milesburg, Pa., whawoever en- dorsement they may adopt EE — The Fight Now On. From the New York Independent. Before the revolutionary war broke ous, privilege and popalar rights were arrayed against each other in the ool , Privi- haa privileged people was no un had thei det sen i and scoured it. Bas privilege was only scotohed not killed. [t dominated the thinking, the distinotion between private and state oreated privil super- to all state control, is the that is now on. gone before, the people in the jong run will win t. ——— Merely a Willing Witness, From the Washington Herald. Mr. Taft's statement that the present tariff law ie ‘‘she best the country has ever had?" reveals him more in the lightofa willing than a convioting witness for the —— . —t is looking very sear and yellow ab Detroit just now. ——Subseribe for the WATCHMAN. TEV e Tis is tre m the Keyuso — ~Oat in Butler county eight divorce ap- ~-Cole Bros’ circus winter quarters ab Erie were destroyed by fire