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Beliefonte, Pa., October 22,1909.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Judge of the Supreme Court,
C. LARUE MUNSON, of Williamsport.
For State Treasurer,
GEORGE W. KIPP, of Towanda.
For Auditor General,
J. WOOD CLARK, of Indiana.
Democratic County Ticket,
For Jury Commissioner,
J. ADAM HAZEL, of Spring Township.
—[t is to be hoped thas Mr. CRANE,
8r., got a receipt for the campaign contri.
bution made during the Presidential cam-
paign under the expectation that Mr.
CRANE, Jz, would be appointed Minister
Plenipotentiary to China. Mr. CRANE, Jr.,
will not get to China in that imposing
obaracter but a receipt for the contribu-
tion would be an interesting souvenir,
~— Doctor COOK is certainly an unlucky
fellow. He deposited the evidence that be
bad reached the eummis of Mt, MeKinley
in a tio box at the top of that rather diffi-
elt bill and he deposited the proofs that
be bad been at the North Pole in a brass
tube near that spot. Meantime he is mak-
ing mooey ‘‘hand over fist’’ telling about
his adventures in both locations whileas a
matter of fact be ought to be assembling his
evidence against the challenge that bas
been made with respect to each.
ft is not really & review of their
trial and conviction that Dr. SNYDER and
Janes M. SCHUMAKER, convicted grafters
want at the bands of the Supreme court.
What they wanted was a further stay, and
another chavce to escape punishment.
Aud as no time bas been fixed for the hear-
ing it ie not too much for them to hope
that it will be about the end of time or in
the early period of eternity. That will
make their immaonity from punishment
ceriain and possibly is as easy a way ous of
their troubles as could be devised.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
BELLEFONTE MERCHANTS ORGANIZE.
—0u Taesday evening a large percentage
of the merobnuts of Bellefonte held a weet-
ing and organized a local branch of the
Marcbants Mercantile Agenoy. The fol-
lowing officers were eleoted : President,
Joseph L. Moatgomery; vice presidens,
Herman Holz; secretary and treasurer, W.
Harrison Walker; executive committee, F.
W. Crider, H. C. Yeager, R. 8. Broase,
James H. Poster, William Katz and A.
Fauble; advisory board, John I. Olewine,
W. R. Brachbill,Joho M. Ballock,Sigmand
Joseph, P. D. Sheffer, Heory Kline and
Charles R. Kurtz.
The ohjees of she organization is to pro-
tect the members against the habitual
dead beat and the wan with a bad credit
reputation, and also to advance the iuter-
ests of the town in every way possible by
mutaal co operation. The agency, which
is located ia Pitteburg, will tarnish each
member with a rating book in whioh resi-
dents of the town and vicinity are rated as
to their credit and manner of meeting their
obligations. The work is claimed to be
thoroughly reliable. Letters will also he
farnished each eabsoriber to send to delin-
quents, giving them an opportanity to ses-
tle their accoant either in full or on a lib-
eral installment plan.
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Dorxas IN CousciL.—The most import-
ant thing done at council meeting Monday
night was action in connection with the
building of a state highway through Belle-
fonte. A communication from the state
highway commissioner, Joseph W, Hunter,
was presented in which plans were submit-
ted for the building of the road. They
provide for the paving of Allegheny stress
with brick to a width of sixteen feet. The
plane were approved hy council. A com-
munication from she Centre County Tiac-
tion company embodied aj formal accept-
ance of the franchise for a trolley road
through the town granted at a special
meeting of council several weeks ago, and
an assurance that the road would be built
and in operation within the required time.
The company also agrees to pave their por-
tion of Allegheny street with brick to con-
form to the proposed new state highway.
Albert Thompson, the liveryman, pre.
sented a bill for forty dollazs for damages
be claimed for a buggy broken by being
driven into an obstruction on Bishop street
one dark night not long ago. As the fact
was not wade olear to council that the hor-
ough was in fauls the claim wae refused.
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REDUCED RATES To STATE COLLEGE
Horse SHOW.—The Bellefonte Central
Railroad has granted a single fare ate
with the minimum rate of 50 cents for the
round stip from Bellefonte and intermedi.
ate points to State College on account of
the State College horse show, tomorrow,
Ostober 23:d.
Professor H. W. Harper, of Cornell Uni-
versity, bas been secured to act as judge
for the show. Professor Harper is a grad-
nate of the University of Ohio, post-grada-
ate of the University of Illinois, and was
connected with the University of Missouri
before going to Cornell. He haa oharge of
the avnual work horse parade at Ithaca,
N. Y., and instruction in horee breeding at
Corpell University.
FRARK.—Lewis Frank, so old aod well
known resident of Point Lookout, near
Philipsburg, died on Sunday afternoon
alter two years illness with a complication
of diseases, though be had been confined to
bis bed only three weeks. He was seventy-
two years old and was born in Berks coun-
ty. He with bis family located in the
vicinity of Philipsburg in 1871 and made
that place their home ever since. He was
s gunsmith aed carpenter by occupation
and an indastrious and upright gentleman.
In addition to his wile be is survived by
the following children : William and Chas.
8., of Point Lookout, and Perry, of Da-
Bois; Mrs. Elizabeth Lebman, at home;
Miouie, wife of Joseph Rodgers,and Aman.
da, wife of Edward Dodson Jr., of Point
Lookout, and Clara, wife of Clarence Isen-
berg, of South Philipsburg. Two brothers,
Henry, of Williamsport, and Charles, of
South Philipsburg, also survive, The fun-
eral was beld on Thursday morning, burial
being made in the Philipsburg cemetery.
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Hire.—~Mrs. Joho P. Hite died at the
home of her son, John L. Hite, in Altoona,
at an early bour Tuesday morning of ery-
sipelas and other complications due to her
advanced age. Her maiden pame was
Sbadle and she was born in Buffalo Run
valley almost seventy-one years ago. The
family lived in this county until eleven
years ago when they moved to Altoona. In
addition to ber husband she is survived by
the following children : D, L. Hite, of Le-
mont; John L.,of Altoona; J. W., of Lake-
montiTerrace; Mrs. Mary E. Gill and Mrs.
Naopie B. Shaw, of Altoona. She was a
consistent member of the Evangelical
church all her life and was an earnest,
obristian woman.
Funeral services were held at her late
bome yesterday morning after which the
remains were brought to this place and
buried in the Union cemetery.
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EpMAN.—Jobn Edman, who for a num-
ber of years past made his home with hie
daughter, Mrs. C. B. Lucas, at Howard,
died last Friday morning of genera! in-
firmities, aged seventy eight years. He
was horn at Selinsgrove but for some time
past lived as Howard and was well and
tavorably know in Centre and Clinton
counties. Surviving him are four sons,
Joseph, Ambrose, William B. and James
L., all of Chicago, and one daughter, Mrs.
Lucas, of Howard. The funeral was held at
1 p. m. o'clock Saturday. The services at his
late home were conducted by Rev. R. S.
Taylor assisted by Rev. W. W. Rhoads,alter
which the remaine were taken to Cartin
for interment in the cemetery at that place.
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GorDON.— Daniel Gordon, an old time
aod well known residents of Bellefonte,
died on Wednesday evening after three
mouths illness with paralysis. He was 72
years, 7 months and 6 days old and is sur-
vived by the following children : Samuel,
Mrs, Elmer Gordon and Daniel, of Belle-
fonte; W. I., of Columbus, Obio; Mrs.
John Isenberg, of Huntingdon ; Mrs. Wil-
liam Hassinger and J. T. Gordon, of Belle-
fonte. The funeral will be held this alter-
noon, burial to be made in the Union cem-
etery.
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MINCER.—Mis. Susanna Mivcer died at
her home at Castanea last Thursday night,
aged seventy-ove years. She is survived
by six children, among the number being
Mrs. Henry Weaver, of Blanobard, and
Terrell, of Beeoh Creek. The funeral was
held on Saturday afternoon, burial being
made in the cemetery at Flemington.
OPENING OF HUNTING SEASON.—The
hantiog season for squirrel, pheasant and
wild surkey opened last Friday bat con-
trary to expectations Bellefonte hunters
were uot very successful. John L. Night
hart bagged a wild turkey in the mountain
back of Bush hollow, and be is positive it
was the genaine bird, as none of the farm-
ers in that section grow the domesticated
fowl. Several Beliefonte hunters succeeded
in bagging a few squirrels and pheasants.
H. C. Quigley E:q., undoubtedly brought
the largest string of birds home. He with
bis brother Dick and Mr. Monaghan, of
Lock Haven, and Harry Baer, of Blanch-
ard, went out in the Scootac region and
hunted both Friday and Saturday, the four
of them [bagging twenty pheasants,of which
number Mr. Quigley brought home nine.
According to all reports the State College
bunch of hunters were the most successful
of any in the county, as they olaim to bave
brought in twelve wild turkeys the first
day of the season. This is a very good
showiog for a locality in which wild tar-
keys have never been very plentifal,
Notwithstanding the poor luck so far
hunters aver that game is more plentifal
than is was last year and under proper con-
ditions of weather, etc., they yet anticipate
some good shooting.
DR. DAVID DALE Now A LIEUTENANT
IN THE REGULARS. —On Tuesday Dr.
David Dale received a commission from the
War Department of the United States gov-
ernment by whioh be is given rank as a 1s¢
Lieut. in the medical reserve corps of the
regular army. Of course he is unattached
and she matter of service is merely volan-
tary on his part though should the needs
of the army require his services and he
eleot to give them he is by this commission
all ready to qualify without farther exami-
nation or ceremony.
Dr. Dale took the examination in Balti.
more some time ago and we congratulate
bim on having thus successfully passed is.
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—— Among the distinguished clergy who
will be in Bellefonte next week to attend
the meeting of the Williamsport arch-
deaconry in addition to Bishop Darlington
are Rev. J. P. Wheaton,of New York, who
formerly was a bishop in the Roman Catho-
lic chusch, and Rev. R. F. Gibson, at one
time mayor of York, Pa. Both gentlemen
will preach while here and the peopie of
Bellefonse are invited to attend church and
bear them.
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Max witH SexsaTiONaL History
Mzers DEaTH ON RAILROAD.— William
H. Mayes was killed in the union yards as
Homestead on Sunday morning while in
the discharge of bis duties as a railroad
brakeman, and his death marks the end of
aman who bad a rather sensational life
history.
He was born at Osceola Mille sixty-four
years ago and shortly alter his parents
moved to Philipsburg where his boyhood
sod youth were spent. When a young
man he became a brakeman on the Penn-
sylvania railroad and was promoted from
time to time until he became a conductor.
He was finally transferred to the Alle.
gheny Valley railroad on which he was
conductor for twenty-one years. In the
meantime he invested all his savings in oil
lands and became quite wealthy. He final.
iy gave up railroading and devoted his en-
tire attention to his private interests,
A few years ago he met a man by the
name of James W. MoLaughlin who claim-
ed to bave at ooe time been secretary to
George Gould. McLaughlin bad a patent
steel railroad rail and be succeeded in pur-
suading Mayes to go in with him in the
organization of a company and the build.
ing of an immense plant at Greensburg for
the manufacture of the rail. The company
was organized and capitalized at ten mil-
lion dollars bus before the plant could be
built legal complications arose and five
months ago the company failed and Mayes
was left without a dollar of money,
though he saved his beautiful home in
East End, Pittsburg. Compelled $0 do
something for a living he applied for and
was given a position as brakeman on the
Pennsylvania railroad, although he was
past sixty-three years of age, and bad only
held the position about four months when
he mes his death.
He is survived by his wile and three
daughters, as well as a number of brothers
and sisters, among whom are John B.
Mayes, Mrs, Frank Beck and Miss Ger-
trudz Mayes, all of Philipsburg.
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PHILIPSBURG MAN 10 HUNT FoR HiID-
DEN TREASURE.—When Philipsburg was
preparing so celebrate its Old Home week
recently the citizens of the town literally
soraped their houses with fine tooth combs
on the hunt of anything thas would help
swell she old relic exhibition and iv doing
80 Oscar Adams came across a scrap of
paper seared and yellow with age on which
was written two words “Turtle Rocks.”
This set him to thinking and fioally he
concluded shat Turtle Rocks, which is lo-
cated about six miles east of Philipsburg,
was the place where Lewis and Connelley,
the famons rebbers and highwaymen of the
early part of the nineteenth century, bad
buried that immense treasure which they
hid somewhere in this part of the State, ac-
cording to a mythical story banded down
from generation to generation, And hav-
ing so decided Mr. Adams intends to have
a bunt for the money ohest which, varions
stories allege, contained sixty-two thous.
and dollars in gold. C. C. Isenberg and
William Ardell, $wo other Philipsburgers,
will assist Mr. Adams in his searoh.
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THE BLUE GOOSE—OF INTEREST TO
AUTOMOBILISTS. —A uveat and cozy lunch
room was opened Friday, Oot. 15th, at 116
E, College avenue, State College, at the
Sign of the Blue Goose.
Coffee, sandwiches, cake, cocoa with
whipped cream, pies, and cookies ready
every afternoon and evening.
Special dishes as oysters, salads, hot
cakes, waffles and chicken will be sold on
speoial days.
Come in and consult the menu. Orders
taken from families, clubs, fraternities and
evening parties lor cakes, salads, deserts or
entire suppers. Private dining room for
special dinners and luncheons.
All kinds of catering solicited. Orders
taken over the phone. Striotly cash busi.
ness. @®
Miss Berry W. STEWART,
Manager.
Spring Mills
Mrs. Jane Nofsker, known by everybody
as Aunt Jane, (93 years of age.) is still quite
ill.
Mrs. Sue Hering, who has been quite ill
for the last ten days or two weeks, is not
improving very rapidly.
Miss Mabel Brown, an assistant in the post
office, is on the sick list. Her position is
being occupied by Miss Emma Zones,
The United Evangelicals have had their
church very handsomely painted. The build.
ing presents quite an imposing appearance,
Politics, like everything else in our town,
are very quiet. Even the North pole con.
troversy so noisy ten days ago, has suddenly
fizzled out,~as the Irishman said. “What
broke loose?’
Allison's flouring mill,after a suspension of
several weeks, resumed operation on Satur-
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week and is now one of our veguias phigel
cians. His actual business, however, will be
lumbering, as he owns quite a large tract of
woodland up the valley now being eut, and
no doubt for the present, will “throw physic
to the dogs.”
It is reported that turkeys are scarce ina
few neighboring counties and that the
Thanksgiving day turkey dinner in many
cases will be sauseges and liver. Here in
Centre county the stock is large and there
will be no trouble in obtaining a bird, pro.
vided, of course, that you have the necessary
“filthy lucre.”
Pine Grove Mention.
A. J. Tate, the furniture man, spent Mon
day in Bellefonte.
Mrs. W. H. Martz is confined to ber room
with rheumatism.
Rev. C. T. Aiken, of Selinsgrove, wasa
visitor here yesterday.
W. H. Goss is excavating his cellar to
make room for a large heater.
Mr.and Mrs. HA H. Goss were Sunday
visitors at the James Hoover home.
Prof. M. E. Heberling spent Saturday
along the head waters of Stone creek.
Mrs. Sara Sowers, of Thompsontown, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Warren Ward.
Mr.and Mrs. J. I. Reed, of Boalsburg,
visited their old time home here last week.
Grover C. Corl, of State College, spent
Sunday with his bosom friend, Fred R. Fry,
at Fairbiook.
Mrs. Amos Koch is nursing her aged
mother at Aaronsburg, where she is laid up :
with a broken leg.
Charles Martz is in Harrisburg attending
the annual reunion of his old regiment, the
Twenty third cavalry.
J. H. Bailey, wife and mother enjoyed a
drive to Bellefonte Saturday to take a peep
at the late fall fashions.
Mrs. J. 8. Shultz visited friends in Al-
toons, several days in the beginning of the
week and did some shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dale, of Oak Hall,
have been here several days this week visit.
ing the Musser and Dale families,
Grandmother Maria Goss is making her
annual visit to the J. N. Bell home at Spruce
Creek, before the cold weather comes.
W. S. Ward is hobbling around on crutches
these days because of a mashed foot, which
he sustained by leaving a large stone fall on
it.
The venerable Samuel Felty is down from
Altoona making his annual visit among his
old friends and neighbors down Pennsval
ley.
Grandmother Musser with her niece, Miss
Grace Musser, of Ladysmith, Wis., are visit.
ing relatives at State College and Boals-
burg.
That prince of good fellows, M.J. Watt, came
down from Tyrone last week to locate a
bunch of the frisky tribe for the first days
hunt.
Albert Musser came over from Clearfield,
Saturday, to visit his parental home here
and found his parents much improved in
health.
James D. Tanyer is now engaged in put
ting a new roof on the Lutheran parsonage
and making a number of other much needed
repairs.
Darius Waite, of Bellefonte, was circulat.
ing among the farmers in the valley this
week looking after his share of the imple
ment trade. *
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patton, of Warriors
mark, spent several days in the early part of
the week, visiting the M. B. Campbell home
at Fairbrook.
Commuuion service will be held in the
Presbyterian church Sunday, October 3lst.
Prepararory services Friday evening and
Saturday morning.
John B. Goheen, one of our most progress.
ive farmers and successful stock growers, is
breaking ground for a splendid mansion at
the old farm home.
Mrs. W. H. Grougb, of Carlisle, is visiting
her many friends in Centre county. Boals-
burg is her native home. She was before
her marriage Emma Hess.
Rev. J. O. C. McCracken came over from
Johnstown Monday to see his father and was
sutprised to find the old gentleman in such
good spirits and getting along very well.
Saturday evening the J. B. Heberling
home was all aglow. The good man of the
house had been out hunting and bagged a
fine gobbler, and bis friends were givens
feast that evening.
Mrs. Bella Love, of Arizona, is visiting
her many friends in old Centre county,
spending much of her time with her aged
mother at Tyrone. Before her marriage she
was Mi: Bella Musser.
A large crowd of people gathered at tke
Milo B. Campbell home at Fairbrook on
Monday evening and gave them a de-
lightful surprise party in celebration of their
tenth wedding anpiversary.
D. B. Louder is again sorely afflicted.
Last winter be bad his left shoulder broken
which had scarcely gotten well when last
week he had his other shoulder broken,
which means another idle winter,
We are in receipt of a photo group of the
survivors of the 45th Regiment taken at
Washington, D. C. If they wield the pen as
well as they fired the gun they no doubt will
put out a good account of that famous regi:
ment.
A. C. Kepler, teacher near Jacksonville,
was bere for the first day of the squirrel
season and returved to his school bright and
early Monday morning. He says he is get~
ting along nicely and likes his school very
much. f
John and David Miller left on Monday for
Cold Harbor, Va., to be present and witness
the unveiling and dedication of the monu«
ment erected in memory of the Pennsylva-
nia soldiers participating in the battle of
Cold Harbor.
Saturday evening the nimrods held their
first meeting for the seaton. The Roosevelt
club decided to locate on their old camping
ground, near the Six Mile run. The Mo-
docks decided to occupy their old quarters
over at the Ross place.
Our town is one hundred and six years old
snd never had a brick house until now, when
merchant J. N. Everts is building a brick
residence on Water street. Andrew Denison,
of Homer City, is the brick layer and G. C.
Heninger, of the Fort,is the carpenter.
Mr. and Mrc. J. G. Hess are arranging to
close their home and take up their abode at
Medina, O., where they will spend the
winter with their son-in-law, Chas. Smith.
We wish the old couple a plessant stay and
a safe return next spring to enjoy the com-
forts of their cosy home on Main Street.
The morning of the 15th opened up with
the usual amount of firing along old Tussey,
though at the close of the day equir
rel stories on the corners and in grocery
stores were not so rife as formerly. Alfred
Davis was the champion, baving brought
down five squirrels, H. M. Krebs got four,
Samuel Hess bad but three to his credit, and
quite a bunch of fellows got but one. A. H.
Hartswick, Luther and Clyde Fishburn,
Jobn Everhart and Dr. A. S. Markle each
got a wild turkey.
State College Items.
Butchering hae begun bere and a number
of early hogs have been killed.
The Bell telephone extended their lines
through the borough this week.
Winter is coming our way by the condition
of the atmosphere the last week.
The corn crop has fallen a little short of a
bumper crop. The potato crop is a fair one.
Cider is somewhat scarce this fall and is
bringing 8 cents per gallon by the barrel lot.
Joseph Schenck, of Howard, is at present
carpentering on the new house which Mr.
Harvey is erecting.
Reports say nineteen wild turkeys were
shot on the first day of the bunting season
by marksmen from town and vicinity,
Judge Lindsey, the children’s judge, will
lecture in the auditorium on Saturday night.
The sents are pretty nearly all taken now.
Wednesday Messers Heberling and Rear-
ick bad sale of their full line of furniture,
A large crowd was present and good prices
resulted.
On Saturday 2 large audience as well asa
large number of students composed of the
classes of 1912 and 1913 witnessed a picture
show in the way of a push ball ecrap.
The ball was six feet in diameter and the
score stood 2 to 1 in favor of the 1912 class,
it's a Question of Business.
There are various ways of creating
interest in a political campaign. The
best is to talk upon the issues involv-
ed. In the present campaign there is
absolutely no politics. A justice of the
supreme court, an auditor general or
a state treasurer is completely divore-
ed from politics, if he is fit for the
office, while in service. The only
question, therefore, is one of business.
Do the voters of Pennsylvania want
the revenues they pay in the shape of
taxes disbursed for the public good or
diverted into the pockets of political
crooks?
The Penrose machine believes in
government for the benefit of the in-
dividuals who compose it. Sisson and
Stober, if elected, will conduct their
offices so that opportunities for graft
will multiply. We are not influenced
by conjecture to this opinion, Their
records in the state senate show that
they have always been slaves of the
machine. Neither of them ever cast a
vote against a measure desired by the
machine or for one to which the ma-
chine was opposed. It is not likely
that they will change their habits in
the event of their election.
During the two years in which Wil-
liam P. Snyder, auditor general, and
W. 8. Mathues, state treasurer, occu-
pled seats in the board of public
grounds and buildings, $9,000,000 were
stolen out of the treasury. All that
money came out of the pockets of the
people and belonged to the people. If
it had been used in supporting schools
or constructing highways an equal
amount would have been saved to the
people which had to be paid in local
taxes. If Sisson and Stober are elect-
ed this system of spoliation will be re-
sumed.
The Democrats have no office hold-
erers to assess in order to make up a
campaign fund, but they have no
votes to buy, either, and there are pa-
triotic Democrats enough to make up
the lesser amount necessary to con-
duct a legitimate campaign.
The president is a large man—phy-
sically, mentally morally. In no wise is
he of sufficient bulk, apparently, how
ever, to stem the rising tide of tariff
reform.—Washington Times.
Cashier Ends Life; Shock Kills Woman
Mineral Point, Wis., Oct. 19.—When
the body of F. E. Hanscom, cashier of
the wrecked First National bank, who
shot and killed himself, was taken to
the home of Mrs. John Gray, eighty
years old, his mother-in-law, she drop-
ped dead from the shoek of the trag-
edy. The bank, for a generation re-
garded as one of the strongest in
southwestern Wisconsin, was closed a
week ago. It was alleged that the bank
had been looted of $200,000 by means
of notes forged by Phul Allen, Jr., its
vice president. Hanscom was Allen's
brother-in-law and was his chief aid in
running the bank,
Preacher Deposed at Own Request.
Washington, Oct. 19.—Rev. G. W. H.
Troop. formerly assistant pastor of St.
John's church in Georgetown, was de-
FIT TO BE A JUSTICE
Mr. Munson, Democratic Nemines For
Justice of Supreme Court,
Above Party.
[From the Philadelphia Record.]
a m without doing dis-
credit to the office. He would
rather be than win through
such means. informal reception
yo for the Democratic
It would be an admirable thing if
a So ea
ere, as are some y
non- conventions. But the
publicans meet by themselves
nominate their own men, and
quently select pretty stiff
men for the nominations. oly
can recall some of the deplorable re
sults of party politics into
the courts and giving judicial nomina-
Hons Is Het who have been subler.
en r Jarty organization. Bu
as the Republicans make their own
nominations, there is nothing for the
Democrats to do but to nominate jus-
tices in the usual assembly.
Mr. Munson the ocrats have of-
fered the oe a chance to elect a
er ae Lore Burts io
reciate the y
bhity of the office to which he has
been nominated, and who will not take
those means of promoting hig election
which he might properly take if he
werea candidate for an administrative
office. The ermine would become him,
and his election would be an advantage
to the state.
METHODS OF THE MACHINE
Philadelphia Policeman's Pay Envelope
Looted For Campaign Funds.
[From Philadelphia North American.]
Despoiled of $15, which he says was
taken from his envelope last week
to swell the $300,000 fund the Mec-
Nichol o ization is ral: to elect
Rotan, Policeman E. J. O’ e, of the
First district, appealed yesterday to
Mayor Reyburn.
It is common knowledge that the or-
nization, in its anxiety to beat Gib-
ney, has held up every city employe
for “contributions.” whose total will
probably exceed $300,000, Such things,
on a lesser scale, tL eThage, have oc-
curred before, but the method of rais-
ing the fund by digging into a police-
man’s pay envelope ore he has even
seen it is peculiar to this Saimpuli.
According to O'Keefe's story, told in
a letter sent to the mayor, he has al-
ways paid political assessments levied
against him without a murmur, sim-
ply because he knew his job depended
upon it. This year though he knew he
would have to pay, he didn’t have a
chance to count out the cash himself,
and he has refused to sign the receipt
for a full month’s pay. Orders from
the “front” were that each policeman
should be assessed $10, but $15 was
taken from O'Keefe,
Democrats Can Win.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania can
win at the polls next month if they
are just to themselves and the admir-
able ticket their convention has nomi-
nated. Ninety per cent. of the vote
cast for Mr. Bryan last year will give
every candidate on the Democratic
ticket a substantial majority this year.
There is no reason why 100 per cent.
of the vote cannot be cast. The vot-
ers are still in the state and most of
them are qualified to vote.
Four years ago the Lincoln Party
and other independent voters gave
William H. Berry considerably more
than 100,000 votes in this state. Last
year none of these voters supported
Mr. Bryan. There is every reason to
believe, however, that most of them
will vote for the nominee of the Dem-
ocratic party this year, not because
they are Democrats, but for the rea-
gon that they are fit and the nomi-
nees of the Republican party are not.
There is a deep-seated antipathy
among the best men of all parties to
restoring the machine to power in
Pennsylvania,
If the Democrats are alert, honest
and faithful to the obligations of good
citizenship they will cast enough votes
themselves to elect the Democratic
ticket and the help they get from in-
dependent voters will simply be “po-
litical velvet.” Will they forfeit this
opportunity to pluck victory by neg-
lect or for a worse reason? It is to
be hoped not. It is to be hoped that
there is enough patriotism and integ-
rity in the Democratic masses to per-
form their duty.
A Word to Democratic Voters.
Voters in cities of the third class
have one more chance to register and
those who have not already done so
ought to avail themselves of it for
various reasons.
All good citizens vote, It is a civic
duty.
You can't vote at the primaries next
June unless you are registered this
fall.
If you register next Saturday you
needn't bother about it again until
next year.
If you register in person no one can
personate you either on registration
or election day. .
Men think better of you if you have
=uflicient civic pride to cast your vote,
A big. honest vote helps you town.
People think well of a community
that takes interest emough in public
aff~irs to cast a full vote.
A man who can't vote is a nonenity.
A man who fails to register, where
tczioiraiicn is required, can't vote,
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