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ELWELL & BITTENBEITDEK
EVKHY FK1DAY MoMXIXli
At lilonrasbna'. 1 lie County sMit of Columbia
county, 1'onnvlvatila.
SvBdCRirTiON $'..oo a year, la advance, 11.50
If not iwld in advance.
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THE COl.t MltlAN,
Rl.mnithurg. Pa. j
FRIDAY. SKl'TKM HKK IS, 1891.
The Numbered Ballot and The Con
stitution. There seems to be a vast deal of mis
apprehension as to the conditions which
existed previous to the adopiion by the
Constitutional Convention of 1873 f
the numbered ballot provision of the
Constitution of the State, and as to
the evils which it was designed to rem
cdy. This provision is simply the sub
stitution of the infallible evidence of
the record for the testimony of witnes
ses who had forgotten, or never knew,
for whom they had voted, or who
would not till the truth in countested
election raes. From time immemor
ial illegal voters had been required in
this Commonwealth to reveal the
names of the Candidates for whom
Jthey had cast their ballots, on ihe prin
ciple that the secrecy of the ballot
could not be pleaded for the protection
of fraud. But the untrustworthy char
acter of this evidence because of the
had memories, ignorance or untruth
fulness of witnesses was notorious. Im
mediately betore the adoption of the
new Constitution there were flagrant
cases in which hired repeaters went in
to court and swore tha: they had vo
ted for the candidate against whom
they had cast their fraudulent ballots.
Thus the fraudulent voting of repeat
ers was aggravated by perjury ; and the
rendering of substantial justice in con
tested elections was next to impossible
from the precarious character of the
evidence.
In this history is fonnd the reason
for the numbered ballot provision in
the Constitution, which gives in every
contest the certain record for what was
formerly the uncertain parole evidence
of forgetful, ignorant or dishonest wit
nesses. The case wnich best exempli-1
fies the operation of this important .
constitutional provision is the recent j
Metzger judical contest in Lycoming :
county. In that case, which was tried 1
before three Judges learned in the law,
not less than eight hundred ballots
were attacked for illegality on both
sides. Only after deciding that certain I
votes were invalid the Judges went to
the numbered ballots and struck them
from the return, while the secrecy of
the ballots cast by legal voters was un
disturbed. After the fraud had been
judicially established the numbered
ballot provision was invoked only to ;
undo its effects. Under the old rule j
the Court would have been lelt to the
testimony of eight hundred witnesses,
more or less, who had forgotten, or
would not tell the truth, or who never
knew, for what candidate they had vo
ted. In view of the utter worthless
ness of this kind of evidence the case
would probably have gone off upon
some technicality, and the true decis
ion of the ballot-box would have been
defeated. No matter for whom the
decision had been made, doubt would
have clouded the title of the successful
candidate. But with the absolute cer
tainty of the means of eliminating
fraudulent and illegal votes from the
poll provided by the numbered ballot
provision the impartiality of the decis
ion in the Metzger-Bently judicial case
is beyond cavil or dispute.
The numbered ballot has proved
such an admirable device for defeating
accomplished fraud that it has been
retained as a part of the elective sys
tem in some parts of Australia and in
other States, notwithstanding the ob
jection that it prevents absolute secrecy
and may afford a possible opportunity
of intimidation through the collusion
of dishonest election officers. The
choice between the Australian plan
and the method of election in Penn
sylvania since 1874 is a choice between
a means of preventing fraud with
reasonable certainty and securing a
free expression of the will of the voter
in the first instance, and the abandon
ment of a means of detecting fraud
afterward by examination of the ballot-boxes.
There may be, and there is, a reason
able difference of opinion as to wheth
er the numbered ballot, or an absolute
ly secret hallot, or a combination of
the two methods, will secure the best
results. But there is no necessity for
calling a Constitutional convention to
determine the matter. If the Consti
tution need amendment in this par
ticular, let the Legislature agree upon
the form ; and let the people have the
opportunity to vote upon it as a single
proposition, uninfluenced by other
considerations. J'filaleh)h!a JU-
eord,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve-
The Best Salve in the world for cuu,
liruires, orcg, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter,
chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all
skin eruptions, and positively cures piles,
or no pay required. It is cuaanteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded,
l'rice i cents per box. For Sale by C. A.
Kleim.
VimiS 0T0N LETTER.
From our llogulur Correspondent,
Washington, Sept. 14, 1S9!.
Mr. Harrison will return to Wash
ington tomorrow, and if he can get
his attention away from the honta of
would be public pap-suckers novr wait
ing to pounce upon him, for a few
minutes, he may be able to help clear
away the nuspicion under which the
United States Treasury department
now rests, of having attempted to ham
per the investigation which it lias pre
tended to be so anxious to have made,
of the affairs of the wrecked Keystone
National Bank, of Philadelphia. It 19
regarded naturally as a suspicious cir
cumstance that just as the expert ac
countants at work on the books of that
bank were getting into the part of their
work which promised important re
sults, that it should be discovered at
the Treasury that the fund from which
they were paid was exhausted and th?t
they must be dismissed and the investi
gation stopped. There's money en
ough to pay a thousand and one un
necessary expenses for this and that,
but not enough to pay for the investi
gation of a wrecked bank with which
a prominent member of the adminis
tration had been much mixed up. Isn't
that suspicious of itself ?
Treasury officials pretend to be rack
ing their brains to discover a way to
pay these men. meanwhile the men
have stopped work. Perhaps when
they resume, if they ever do, some of
the books may be missing. The Phil
adelphia people have taken the matter
up, and if their committee's stinging
letter to the Treasury department does
not cause Mr. Harrison to take some
action he is either thicker skinned
than he has been supposed to be. or is
afraid for his friend, Mr. Wanamak
er At any rate the letter, a portion of
which follows, will make Mr. Harri
son do some thinking : "It is of vital
importance alike to the credit of the
national banking system and to the
cause of justice, that the investigation
shall be pursued to the end and direct
ly under the auspices of the United
States government. If it be true, as
stated, that the experts employed by
the government have been dismissed
for the reason that there are now no
funds available for the pavmcnt of
their expenses, then this committee
will advance any reasonable amount
required to meet such expenses."
Everything may be perfectly straight
about the action of the Ireasury offi
cials in this matter, but it certainly does
not look so. Everybody will concede
that the financial system of a nation
should be, like Caesar's wife, above
suspicion. There is now a large and
respectable body of our citizens bitter
ly opposed to the entire National
banking system, because of its princi
ples, but even they have never charg
ed that there was crookedness in the
administration f the system, and woe
be unto that administration upon which
crookedness is proven.
A gentleman who is very close to
Representative Mills said of the report
that Mr. Mills'was hedging on the silver
question : "Those who believe such
a story do not know the man. He
never straddled a question in his lite.
I could talk to you for an hour about
his position, but instead I will refer
you to the first speech he makes in
Ohio, which will be on the 19. inst. I
happen to know that he will on that
occasion fully define his position on
every question now before the public,
and." with a wink, "that is more than
some of his competitors for the Speak
ership dare to do."
The democratic missionary party, or
rather a portion of it left here yester
day for Chicago, where they will be
joined by the remainder. Their first
stop will be at St. Paul on the 15th
inst. They are due at Spokane Falls,
Washington, on the 24th inst. Tariff
talk will be given everywhere.
Your correspondent was shown to
day what purported to be a letter from
an Ohjo republican to a member of
the same party in Washington, which,
if the writer knew what he was talking
about, contained a most important
piece of political news. Following is a
copy of a paragraph in the letter re
ferred to: "Don't get worried about
the newspaper accounts of the Sher-man-Foraker
feud ; there is no feud
between them, but on the contrary the
most pet feet and cordial understand
ing. It has been thought best to have
them appear to be fighting each other
in order to bring out a full vote through
the efforts of their respective followers
many of whom are not in the secret.
If we succeed in electing a majority of
the legislature, which, between us. is
far from a ertainty, John Sherman
will be re-elected to the Senate as a
"vindication" so to syeak. He will, as
may seem best at the time, either de
cline or before the adjournment of the
legislature resign, giving as a reason
his desire to retire from the cares and
troubles of public life, and Foraker,
will then be elected to succeed him. Be
careful to whom you speak about this
a3 it might seriously interfere with the
party leaders' plans, should it get out j
but you may depend on its
true.
bcins
To strengthen the hair, thicken the
growth, stop its blanching and falling
out, and where it is gray to restore the
youthful color, use Hall's Hair Re
newer. Children Cry for
Pitcher's Cattorla.
REFORMS.
This is an age of reform. There are
many things that need it, and there
are many people who talk about it,
but the need and the talk are both
greater than the rapidity with which
the reforms come. The trouble is
that those who talk the most about
reform, and those who pose as re
formers, as "watch dogs ot the treas
ury" as it were, are generally men who
do it for the purpose of pulling the
wool over the eyes of the people so
that they can get a grip on the public
pap without being inspected of dis
honesty. The people have lost faith
in politicians, because so many of
them have proved to be wolves in
sheep' clothing, and hence it is that
he who enters public life with an hon
est desire to do his country some
good, does so with the suspicion rest
ing upon him that he is acting only
from selfish motives, and with the pur
pose of self-aggrandisement. Unfortu
nately, this lias been too often the
case. There are so many imitation
statesmen that it is hard to distin
guish the true from the false.
The man who is an honest, earnest
advocate of reform is not found telling
how good he himself is, and how
wicked somebody else is. An honest
reformer does not run for office and
upon being defeated, constantly at
tempt to injure his successful oppon
ent by inventive and misrepresen
tation. An honest reformer does not
cast discredit upon his political party
by repeated ettbrts to show that the
men who have been elected by that
party for public office, are dishonest
rogues. An honest reformer does not
draw the li.ie so closely that he classi
fies all public officials who obey his
orders, as competent and capable pub
lic servants, and all who will not bow
down to him as the Supreme boss, as
incompetent, dishonest and disrepu
table. He is only an imitation ; aye,
worse than an imitation, he is a dema
gogue and an impostor. And yet,
alas, how blindly the people some
times follow such an imitation states
man and reformer ! He may be apo
litical and social leper : he may have
been publicly accused of perjury, brib
ery or worse; there are men upon
whom this seems to have no effect ;
they still stand by him, and uphold
him. Is it because there are too
many of the same kind ?
There are reforms needed in the
Democratic party right here in this
county, but we cannot look to the pro
fessional "watch-dogs" to accomplish
them. First, we want men to run for
office who can do so upon their own
merits, and not merely upon the
strength of some faction whose candi
dates they are. Second, we want
men to run for office whose merits do
not depend upon the amount of
money they spend for beer and whisk
ey during the last week before the
county convention.
Third, we want men to be elected
who will wear no man's yoke after
they are installed in office.
Fourth, we want honest politics and
in order to reach this desired result, we
must prosecute some of the boodlers.
and enforce the election laws. That
money is used unlawfully in our pri
mary elections, is a subject of con
stant comment.
Fifth, we want nothing but straight
out, honest, reliable Democracy.
Away with imitations ! away with im
postors !
Junius Jr.
onrmoitr 1 mi
Tht tmallest is the beet
in pills, other things being equal.
But, with Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pel
lets, nothing else is equal. They're
the best, not only because they're
tho smallest, and tho easiest to take
but because they do more r,ood.
They cleanse and regulate tho liver,
stomach and bowels in a way the
huge, old-fashioned pill doesn't
dream of. Think of trying to regu
late the system with tho ordinary pill.
It's only good for upsetting it.
These are mild ami gentle but
thorough and effective, 110 pain no
griping. One little pellot for a laxa
tivo three for a cathartic. The
best Liver Pill known. Sick Head
ache, Bilious Headache, Constipa
tion, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks
and all derangements of tho liver,
stomach and bowels are prevented,
relieved and cured.
Put up in sealed vials a perfect
vest-pocket remedy, always conven
ient, fresh and reliable.
They'ro tho cheapest pill you can
buy for they'ro guaranteed to givo
saussiacuon, or your money is re
turned. It's a plan jwculiar to Dr.
Pierce's medicines.
You pay only for the good you
got. can you auit inorer
The universal satisfaction with which
J. G. Wtlh' work as an optician is re
garded in this and adjoining counties,
speaks well for his ability.
If vour eves are failing, call on him
and have them fitted correctlv with
spectacles. Special accommodations
nave been mute lor tair week. ot.
y
The Coming Fair at Brook Park, Lowisburg.
The Union Countv Atrrinilturat So.
cicty is one of the oldest organizations
of the kind within the confines of thp
State. The experience it has had,
therefore, is of c onsiderable moment,
and fullv justifies the offievrs thi-rcf.f in
saying that their exhibition this year
inc iiuriy-tiginn promises to eclipse
anything of the kind heretofore held.
t win uKe place at Hrook Park, Lew
bur Pa.. Oct. 1. 8 and o. tSor. Tin"
premiums offered are very liberal, cov-
ing an industries tne larm, the work
on. the fireside, aud the fleet fonta!
roadster. The race course or track is
first-class condition, while the trials
speed promise to be most exritintr.
f
heir spacious grounds and buildings
e aiso m excellent onler. The peo
e of beautiful RnfTiln Vol!
hearty greetings to all visitors at their
coming Fair. Make note of the date
vet., 7, o anu 9, 1891.
Only one flight of Stairs leading to
Roshon's Ciallcry.
Consumption Cured'
An old physician, retired from prac
tice, having had placed in his hands
by an t.ast India missionary the
formula of a simple vegetable remedy
for the speedy and crmanent cure of
Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh,
Asthma and all thro.it and Lung Af
fections, also a positive and radical
cure for Nervous Debility and all
iServous Complaints, after having
tested its wonderful curative powers
in thousands of cases, has felt it his
duty to make it known to his suffering
fellows. Actuated by this motive and
a desire to relieve human suffering. I
will send free of charge to all who de
sire, this recipe, in German, French
or J-.nglish, with full directions for pre
paring and using. Sent by mail by
addressing with stamp, naming this
paper. W. A. Noyes, 820 Power's
Block, Rochester, N. Y. mar-6-iy
DEMOCRATIC TICKET-
STATE.
Auditor CtF.xkkal,
ROBERT E. WRIGHT.
State Trkasurkk,
A. L. TILDES'.
Dki.kc.ai ks at Larue, Constitution
al Convention.
CUAS. 11. lil CKAI.KYV, CIlAt Nt EY F. BLACK,
tiEOUOE A. JKNKS, ;Kl)KUK M. DALLAS.
S. C.t'S. THOMPSON,
DAVID W. HELLKKS.
Koirr. K. MO.NAOIIAN,
KiiANK M. VANDLINO,
KOliKH XIIEUMAN,
THOMAS LA. K A It.
(KANT WK1DMAX,
II. MOKOAN HOOT.
HEN11Y W. SCII ALL,
VM. X. Mel. KAN,
JOHN LATTA,
WILLIAM WKIHK.
SAMUEL OltlHTTHS,
UEOltOE B. ZEIOLEH,
COUNTY.
Associate Judge,
C. G. MURPHY.
Sheriff,
JOrlS MOUREY.
Delegate to Constitutinnal
Convention.
ANDREW L. FRITZ.
Subject todeelilon of District Conference.
Jury Commissioner.
M. B. McHENRY.
Coroner.
Dr. E. W. REDEKER.
LOWEWBEBG'S CLOTHING !
FALL ANNOUNCEMENT!
BLACK
AND
BLUE
CHEVIOTS.
LADIES
SHOULD SEE
THE PRETTY
SUITS
FOR
CHILDREN,
Call and examine and see for yourselves that
LOWEITBERG'S
is the right place to buy youi Cothing.
Peculiar
Many pteullur points maks Jlood'ii Bif
saparllla superior to nil otlicr medicines.
Peculiar In combination, proportion,
and preparation of liifrrcdlnnts, Jjth
Hood's Sars.iparllla pns.,iMS VV
the lull curatlre value ttt tlier 4&r
best known ttmAitsrr ot
tho vrgrtablo klng-rOdom.
Tecullar In ,lCj strength
and economy rrllooj"8 far-
saparllla Is C lho ou'' n,cJ1
cine otyr r which can truly
bewldjACj r"Ono Hundred Doses
One jr-SJ noHar. Medicines In
rvO larger and nmaller bottles
JJrequIre larger doses, and do not
prodiice ns good remits ns Hood's.
S Peculiar In Its medicinal merits,
Ilood's Barsaparllla accomplishes enres hith
erto nnknnwn, and has won for Itself
the title of Tho greatest Hood
purifier ever dlscovered.". tj
recutlar In Its " good name
nomc," there is now VVXimm
of Hood's Sarsaparllla. Tsold In
Lowell, wherer llVlt Is made,
than ot allr Tother blood
purlflers.i Jjrrecullar In its
phenome-r naX record of sales
abroadj Srr no other prepaiatloa
ha SLm. eJ Sever attained such porm-
r Milk 111 eu eiwi, ww..w.
I I 1 aA A Mm
' will rciaintru iu j-i' "-
X9 k& confidence among all classes
S people so steadfastly.
Do not bo Induced to buy other preparations,
but be sure l get the Peculiar Medicine,
Hood's Sarsaparilla
SoMbyalldnifntirt fliiliforli. Prpu4elr
fcy O. L HOOD CO,pohocarlei, Lowoll, Xm
IOO Doses Ono Dollar
All school books at lowest prices at
Mercer's Drug & Book Store.
FALL SEASON -1891.
Large Stock of Millinery How Heady.
OPENING I
- Opening of Trimmed Bonnets ond Hats on
Wednesday, Sept. 3rcl.
H. E. WASLEY,
MAIN STREET, - - BLOOMSBURG.
$SNext Door to I. W. Hartman & Sons'.
To be awaried by the GREAT school ok C'OMMEIiCE. ELMIltA, X. Y.,throuirh exnmlnatlon by
eorrespomlem-e during the month of September. Valued at nnd 44 respectively. Coin'.
IM'ttturs iniml WW be Ki'udiiate.sof u huslne-M ml lego, but munt aetirr u ours'e of (.horihnnd, of
)Uliie.-w, or both. Send sMmp fur particulars, stenKinphn, book LveJt-, etc, supplied to
busliie.n and professional tiriiM. Asli for (isiilj School Catalogue,
PIANOS
Catalogue showing pictures of
our Pianos and telling about them
MAILED FREE. Our patent SOFT
STOP saves wear, making the Piano
more durable, and stopping the an
noying noise of practising.
We take OLD PIANOS in EX
CHANGE, sell on EAST PAY
MENTS, and send Pianos ON AP
PROVAL to be returned at our ex
pense for railway freights if not per
fectly satisfactory, even though
Ivers & Pond Piano 0o.,Ii3TISi;
FALL
1891.
THE LATEST
COLLARS,
NECK TIES,
DRESS SHIRTS,
NIGHT SHIRTS
&c.
All glass es fitted by J. G. Wells, the
optician, at his office ; or at his optical
exhibit on the fair grounds by W. II.
Sears will be guaranteed. Any ncces
sary change can be made at Mr. Wells'
office after fair week. 6t.
TRIAL LIST
FOU
XM'TKMIIKH CorKT,
UltKT wirtK,
V:iiviet l.nriwlK, tn. I'lu tn- flnckliotisc.
T'lit rn-k Hum.", v.t. I,. A. Hlli v a Co.
K. W. M. Uw. v. II. K N. H. II. Co.
Locust Mt.C, nnd I. co. vs. Arthur Nash,
xiiniilfl li'lnniil. vi Hi-ortfe W. Kooh.
K.i-kli-l fole'n Kxr. vs. II. H. K. It. to.
msroNii wkkk.
C. ('. Kvnn. Coin. vs. Kllle Klttrnliouw)
yt. Mcllenrr Hm. vs. c. .1. Asli.
X. V. HiHm-'ft Kxrn. vs. II. II. Kntlronrt Co.
Keherea Hi-nslnK'T, vs. IVler Km-tlit.
.Incob Hinllli. vs. Issue HniHh.
K. H. KliiniTty .tr. vs. C. hihIC. Poor llstrti.
K.J. Klrinerty .lr. vs. c. nnd I'. I'oor iMsirM.
Locust Mt. C. iiihI I Co. vs. IhoinaM Murphy.
Lemuel iMiike, vs. Jnrnh DII1II110.
wiiiinin .1. 1 1 It 1 1 11 5- vs. Itrlurnivk township.
David Koers vs. .Tolin K. I.x kard.
X. 1'. limine vs. K. I". AHjertson.
X. I. limine vs. I,fmiii'l Drake.
M. Prluif vs. Mrs. Ilrlvcvt liurke.
II. K. Xavlts vs. .Inmi-s Mwe. et nl.
Abraham Weaver vs. l-wlx llu Weaver, M .
Imnes Thompson vs. Michael Kinney rt. ux.
Klei'keiisllne Urns, vh. William Miller.
Iiuiies liurnes vs. ld ulwn KiibrliiKer.
William lilwr vs. Town of Hlnnmshurg,
John W. Kvitiin vs. Jiiim-ft Wright Jr.
Wllllnin II. Ileiioll vs. Matlilus (llngl)'.
Cyrus nt-n.-k house Kxrs. vs. JohnO. chrtsmsn.
NOTICE.
We have only ONE
photograph gallery.and
that is in Bloomsburg,
over Clark's dry goods
store. All rumors to the
contrary are incorrect.
M'KILLIPBROS.
you live 8000 miles awav. Writa no.
DOUBLE EEEASTZD
SACKS
AND
CUTAWAYS.
ft
THE
FINEST
LINE OF
FALL
PANTS
IN TOWN.