4 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. olumiian. X9TABLI9HBD ISM. if fee Columbia JUraorrat, ISTABulSnKD 1837. CONSOLIDATED 189. PUBLISHES VERY TIIIKSDAY MOKNINO at Bloomsburg, the County seat ol Columbia Count?, Pennsylvania. jKO. K. XLWELL EDITOR. D. 3. TASKER, LOCAL EDITOR. USO. O. ROAN, FORIRAN. Tia: Inside the eout,!? il.onavearto ad ranee; fi.M If not paid in advance outside th county, l.5 a year, strictly In advance. . til communications should be addressed to Till COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburg, Pa. THURSDAY, AUGUST S, 1S97. GAHJ)IDaTS' CARDS- FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE A. B. CKOOP of Briarcreek. Subject to the ru'es of the Democratic Tarty. FOR SHERIFF, ALBERT HERBIXE of Bloomsburg. Subject to the rules ol the Democratic Tarty' FOR SHERIFF, H. O. KLIXE of Berwick. Subject to the rules of the Democratic Tarty. FOR SHERIFF, W. W. BLACK of Roh'sburg. Subject to the rules of the Democratic Tarty, FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, A. B. HERRIXG of Orangeville. Sub;ect to the rules of the Democratic Tartv FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, JAMES I. CAMTBELL of Fishingcreek twp. Subject to the rules of the Democratic Tarty. FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE. DR. F. W. REDEKER of Bloomsburg. Subject to the rules of the Democratic Party. KULES Of KOSHHATIOH. To the Editor cf t'ie Columbian : Although the notice of proposed changes in our rules of nomination, is given only eight days before the delegate election, in the democratic newspapers, and the opportunity to explain or comment upon them can only be used for one or two days be fore the same election, yet some no tice of the changes proposed may be useful for public information and to prevent mistaken conclusions. The main chance Drooosed is to abolish our present majority plan of nominations and to substitute there for a plurality plan, known as the Crawford County system, by which, probably half the time, minority can didates will be placed upon the ticket. The people do now vote directly for candidates under the rule relating to instructions, and their votes nominate in all cases where the candidate re ceives a majority of their votes. If not, a majority must be obtained from convention delegates representing the people ; and this arrangement we believe to be reasonable and just. And it certainly conforms to the fundamental principle that the major ity shall rule. The departure from th's principle, now proposed, will naturally lead to multiplicity of candidates and to in creased expense to be incurred in the prinmy elections. It will also tend to combination of populous districts to secure nominations, placing other dis tricts at a disadvantage, and it will certainly weaken the tickets made, and demoralize party action. Candid ates struggling for success, will assur edly get out other candidates to divide or scatter the votes which they can not themselves control, and it may fairly be anticipated that corruption of electors will increase with an in creasing and diligent canvass for in dividual votes. Some, if not all of these conse quences have attended upon the Ciawford County plan in other coun ties where that f lan has been tried, and have induced its abandonment. This was notably the case in North umberland County some years ago. There, half-a-dozen nominations were made under the plan, and most of them by less than one half the demo crats of the county voting at the primary election. Demoralization and defeat followed, and the plan was abandoned within two years. It is understood that the plan has not been adhered to in Crawtord County where it originated, nor has it obtained general acceptance in the state, which it surely would have done if it had show.i ivier.t on trial. To acorpt it here would be to "take a le.ip in the dark." The addition to the Crawford County plan is as remarkable and almost as bad as the plan itself. It cre ates a false Convention, without defined powers, composed of the return judges from the election districts, one from each. To bring up the returns, count the votes and announce plurality re sults, are, of course, their appropriate duties 1 then they are transformed into what the rules call "A Convention." They are not chosen by the people as delegates in the ordinary way, but only as judges for primary elections, nor can they constitute a true repre sentative, popular Convention i for Minim, with 180 Democratic voters has but one return judge, while another district with but 40 or 50 Democrats has one also. And so, generally, there is a complete disregard of numbers, in setting up this new, so called Con vention And what is it to do ? We seek in vain, in the text of the new rules for an answer. We know what a delegate Convention is to do, for the present rules inform us. It is to appoint all district Conferees to nomi nate a President Judge, Member of Congress and State Senator ; to make or amend the party rules by a two thirds vote ; to adopt declarations, &c. of party principle or policy by Resolu tion, in addition to announcing or pertecung nominations to office. In short, a regular, representative Con vention, is the Legislature or law making power of the County for party purposes, and is indispensable for the due performance of party work, and this indispensabe instrument the new rules do not give to us. What is wanted and might properly be done would be to revise the ap portionment of delegates to the Dis tricts i for during the twenty-six years which have elapsed since the present Rules were made, the number of elec tion districts in the county has been about doubled, and other circum stances have changed, and a new or revised apportionment has become necessary to a proper distribution of delegate power among the districts. This is plain, straightforward work, and its performance by the Conven tion or under its authority, will be sus tained by public opinion, and will, in a great degree, satisfy any just dis content. C. R. BlTKALEW. PBOTECnON. The tariff question seems to be a difficult one to settle so that it will stay. Dingley, McKinley and Co., are having about as much trouble at framinsr a tariff bill to suit all who wish to be protected, as Wilson and urover had. And it is not likely to be much more satisfactory when com pleted. I suppose that it is somewhat diffi cult to Dlease everv one. When there are campaign debts to pay, that by agreement are to De paid by the whole people in the shape of tariff taxes, it makes a very complicated matter to manage. Every industry that is protected must of necessity draw its support from the people ; hence it trenches to a greater or less extent upon other industries that are clamoring for protection. To frame a tariff bill that will give each monopoly, trust and combine a fair share of profit over and above the increase of expenses arising from the others pro tection, is a matter tnat requires con siderable financial skill. Our WUl.i -o tors do not seem to be possessed of financial skill m a very eminent decree. If we had statesmen at the helm, who were elected on their merits, and did not have to buv their nosition with money or other corrupt means, tney would nave tar less difficulty in framing a tariff bill, or in legislating upon any other subject. It ought not and I think would not be very diffi cult to decide upon a tariff bill thai would yield the greatest amount of revenue wit.n the least burden to the people. And that is the only honest legitimate tariff that can be made. The very fact that our people cannot all be protected, is in itself sufficient evidence that none should be thus protected. Mckinley has always tried to pro pagate the idea that it was the for. eign importer who paid the duties, and that it did not increase the ex penses of our own people. In one of the campaign speeches he made the remaric, that he was opposed to tax ing our own people while we had an opportunity to collect taxes of others Whether McKinley is verdant enough to believe that theory, or dis honest enough to talk that wav though he does not believe it for the purpose of deceiving others, is ; question that I shall leave for his ad mirers to decide. I am not anxious as to what their decision shall be. But in either case he is unfit for the position which he occupies. Perhaps some were led to vote for McKinley on account of his sound money doctrine. If so they can now see, that protection is his hobby, and that it will take precedence to any thing else. McKinley was born at a time when our infant industries were clamoring loudly tor protection. ins people were engaged in a busi ness that called for protection. It is no wonder if he thinks of nothing else when awake, and talks about it when asleep. If his memory was as good in other matters, as it se;ms to be in regard to his love for protectian, he would re member that his theories have been twice repudiated by the people. The fai'ure of him and his party to bring about the promised prosperity is like ly to retire him and his party to well deserved private life. If an election for President were to take place now, Mckinley would be defeated bv a larger majority than Mr. Bryan was last fall Corruption money sufficient to elect him could not be raised. By the way, if the money spent to secure the nomination and election of McKinley had been used in some useful and legitimate enterprise, it would have done more to stop the cry of hard times than all the tariff tinkering Dingley and McKinley can do from now until doomsday. My advice to voters is, never vote for man or party that is willing to spend money lavishly to secure the election of anyone. Rest assured they expect to get it back with usury. From reports we get at times, we may conclude that their anticipations are generally realized. James I. Campbell. EEPOST OF COMMITTEE. To John G. McHenry, Esq., Chair man, the members of the Democratic Standing Committee and the Demo cratic voters of Columbia County. The undersigned appointed by you to make report respecting the revision of our party rules, respectfully submit this communication and report. It would be most desirable that the nominations made would express the wish of the majority of the whole party vote in the county. The system of our present rules is predicated upon the presumption that the vote of the majority of the delegates in conven tion does express the desire of the majority of all the Democratic voters in the county, as to the choice of can didates for the party at the general election. Experience has shown that this pre sumption is a very violent one. The rules are far from being satisfactory. Some of them are difficult of compre hension by the ordinary voter. They give rise to discussion as to their prop er meaning among the most intelligent of our members. They have been construed in one way at one conven tion, and in an entirely different way at an other convention. They admit of a nomination being made in oppo sition to the expressed wish of a ma jority of the Democratic voters. Because of the dissatisfaction which they have in great measure occasioned, many of our party friends fail to attend the primary elections. Many more do not give respect to the nominations when made. At times the nominees of the convention have failed at the general election ; and the welfare and harmony of the party in the county have been greatly prejudiced. These results are not, in every instance, ex clusively attributable to the rules, and were in no wise anticipated by the honest and patriotic men who had a voice in their adoption. Venality and fraud, if successful, will defeat the best formed plans. It should be our aim to have a method of making party nominations which will not afford temptation to the over zealous to resort to wrong doing, and secure a method which will be fair and easily understood. The Committee has concluded to recommend for your consideration a different system for the choice of party nominees. Briefly stated the rule is that a plurality of the vote shall nomi nate. This :s nothing more thin the same rule which obtains at our spring and general elections. It is fair. easily understood and honest to every- DOdV. The rule can claim in its behalf the same presumption as that upon which a delegate system is based. A nomi nation made under it, may better be saia to renect the wishes of a majority of the whole democratic vote, than forty or fifty votes in a convention of delegates, when a few or half a dozen of those votes necessary to make the nomination are cast for a candidate for whom the delegates were not in structed to vote. The system might prove to be a vicious one, unless hedged about with proper safe guards and provisions to Terrible Pains In the Stomach -Dreadful Headaches-Face and Neck Covered With Boils-Cured by Hood's Sar-saparllla-Skln Is Now Clear. " I was covered with bolls all over my (ace and neck. I bad dreadful headaches and pains in my stomach. I took medicines, but was not much benefited, and I pro cured six bottles of Hood's SarsaparllU. After takinp the first bottle I could aee an Improvement. When I had taken a few more bottles the boils had all gone, my skin wsi cloar, my appetite returned, and my health u entirely restored. I am thankful I ever found such a blood puri fier as Hood's Sarsaparilla. I paid out good deal of money for useless medicines before taking Hood's Sarsaparilla." W. P. Becxwith, Hurlock, Maryland. If you doolde to try Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be Induced to bay any other Mood's Is the Best-In fact the One True Blood Puri fier. Be sure-to get Hood's. Price !. six for $1. Hnv1' Pilla a' ,h ly P'"a to fake J-:, 5 rillS with Hood's SaiarUU. Mpwhant CT MM fiiiiB, nauer. SUITS FROM 318. OO. W.L. DOUGLAS S3 SHOE In thVworld. For 14 year tbla iho, by mrrll alone, ha. dl.tanced all competitor. W. L. Douglas S' .v. S4 0U anil tno ihoM m ba productions of aailied workmen, from the baat material poiutble at thee prices. Alan. S2.v and tt.iX) ataoM for men, Si.Su, $2.0) sod .1.71 for bora. W. It. Dotulai aboea are tndoraad by over l.ui,tu wearera aa the belt In style, fit and durability of any shoa avar offered at tbe price. Tbey are made In all the lata ahapea and it; lea, and of ery vari ety of leather. Tf dealer cannot supply you, write for cata log aa to w. L. bouL., Brockton, Mae. Bold by JONES WALTER. Bloomsburg, Pa. protect the individual voter, in his right to have his ballot, when cast, honestly counted and the result promptly made known. The voter should have the assurance that no packing of the ballot boxes and fraudu lent counting will be permitted ; but that everything about the election wiU be conducted openly and with fair ness. It has been our effort, in con nection with this system, to recom. mend such rules which will afford every safeguard to the voter's rights, as well as the proper protection to candidates, to the end that honesty may prevail in the holding of primary elections. There will be no sinister motive for the splicing up and multi plicity of election districts, at the public expense, to afford increased representation in our party convention. We believe that nominations made under these Rules will invite the res pect of the whole party, and merit the undivided Democratic vote at the general election. While conscious that we have recommended a depart ure in the system of making party nominations in this county, we feel confident that the system and rules proposed, will by experience and by a faithful and honest execution of their provisions, prove to be ot public benefit. The members of the Committee ac knowledge many valuable suggestions, received from some of our party asso ciates. Most respectfully submitted to the Chairman, Members of the Demo cratic Standing Committee and the Democratic voters of Columbia County. A. J. Derr, "J Robt. R. Little, Com. W. T. Creasy, on C. A. Small, Rules. R. G. F. Kshinka. YELLOWSTONE PABK. A Complete Tour via the Pennsylvania, Railroad. The Yellowstone National Park is unquestionably the most interesting region on the globe, for within it is displayed the greatest collection of nature's manifold wonders. Indeed, this mountain-bound plateau, high uo on the summit of the everlasting rxocKies, is a veruaoie playground for the world's giant forces. To siand and gaze upon them in all their mar velous manifestations, the great geyser upheavals, the fierce steam blasts, th terrible leap of the river, and the aw ful canon, is a revelation, an experi ence to be had at no other point on the earth. The personally-conducted tour of me rennsyivania Kailroad Company, which leaves New York on September, 2, affords the most satisfactory means of visiting this wonderland and view ing its marvelous features. Tourists will travel by special train of Pullman smoking, dining, sleeping, and obser vation cars in each direction. Eight days will be spent in the park. Stops will also be made reluming at St. Paul and Chicago. The round trip rate, $2tS from New York. Philadelnhia. lialtuiiore, and Washington, $230 irom rutsDurg, covers all necessary expenses. For detailed itineraries and full in formation apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent, 11 96 Broadway, New York, or address Geo. W. Boyd, As sistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station Philadelphia. CORNER MAIN & MARKET Sts, BLOOMSBURG PA. Remnants Rare bargain for all. Special offer for two weeks. Every year the stcre and stock must be thoroughly cleaned and gone over. Every short piece must come out and a price put on it that will send it out of our keeping at once. We have done it and here you have them at your own price. PRICES AWAY BELOW COST. In the wool goods the short lengths are long enough for skirts. Jin the bummer Goods shirt waist and small dress pat terns are to be found. Remnants in Outing Flannels, Percales and in fact every kind of dress goods are here at your disposal. IO PER CENT. DISCOUNT. For two weeks, commencing August 3rd, we will give 10 per cent on Ladies' Muslin Uuderwear. "We handle none but the best, as you know. For two weeks, commencing August Urd, we will tell stand ard Calico at 4c per yard. These are the same goods we have nold all season at Cc. Apron Ginghams at 4ic, Columbia Cheviots at Gic. Muslin in lengths from 5 to 20 yds. almost as heavy as Appleton A at 4c. Shirt Waists. We have divided our waists in two lots. Those we have sold for from 50c to 80c go at 4oe. Those sold for $1.00 to $1.50 go at 73c. Wash Dress Goods. We will have lots of HOT weather yet, lots of it, and now is your opportunity to purchase the necessary goods to keep cool in. Zephyr Ginghams, the 12 ic kind, at oc the yard. Madras Cloths, 3G in. wide, real value loc, at 5c the yd. Percales, 27 in. wide, was 10c, 5c the yard. Organdies and Lappets, all this year's importations, ex tremely pretty, were 22c and 25c the yd., now 12c the yd. Light and dark Organdies and Lawns, regular price 12ic at Gic the yard. BLOOMSBURG, PA, REPORT Of TBE CONDITION OF TBE FIRST NATIONAL Ml at Bloomsburg-, In the State of Penna., at the lIoso ot business, July i lwr. liESOVKCEA Loans and discounts Overdrafts, secured snd unsecured. . . I'. 8. Bonds to secure circulation .... I". 8. Bond on band Premiums on U. 8. Bonds Bonds, securities, et Banking-bouse, furniture and fixtur's Other real estate and morlgaKes owned ..... Due from National Banks (not He- nerve Agents) Due from state Banks and bankers.. Due from approved reserved ucenta. Checks and other caah Items Notes of other National Banks. Fractional paper currency, nickels, and oenta Lawrt-L monit kshssti in SiNI, Specie 19,- on Leiral-tender notes T.THO 00 Kedomption fund with V. a Treas'r i5 per cent, of circulation) 215,409 TV M ,M,00 (JO ai ou 4.W75 M 17M 64 Kl.jOO CO t,:i7 44 TS 8S Tii CO 90S ;T,S'o 00 i.i'0 00 Total . M 0,211 4K LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In ... ronmrm Surplus fund. T5OU0OO Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 8M') 4 National Bank notes outstanding. 4anon Due to other Nations' Banks ...... K sisw Due to State Banks and Baukers, ,) oj Individual oepositg subject to check, S94,.w vt Ceninrd eberks wid t Cashier's checks outstanding " jsi ri Total O0M114J stnte of Pennsylvania, County of Co'umbla. ss : t.hx,Z; T,U8rl!V chler of the above named mi.,.(l0.8Ole.mD yimrm,bt h above state. bWM. 0t mT knowlif" nd E. B. Tt'STIN, Cashier. day' ofJuVA1 amrme1 10 Mon m lul M Correct .ttevT PEACOCK- tarr l.e. A. Z. 8''HOCII, MY HON 1 LOW, '. K. BLCKAI.EW, Directors. LEARN TELEGRAPHY FISK TELEGRAPH SCHOOL Lebanon. Petuuu s-vit.d GET YOUR JOB PRINTING nwn A J i HE COLUMBIAN OFFICfl TROUSERS FROM 05.OO. Groceries. Did you ever buy any here? If you have you know the price and quality are all O. K. If you have not you will find out if you give us a trial that we can save you money on them. Soap, of a good quality, 14 cakes lor 25c. Van Camp Boston Baked Pork and Beans, usual price 15 and 25c, 12J and ISc. Corn starch, guaranteed per fectly pure, 4c the lb., 7 lbs. for 25c. Whole Rice, nice clean goods 5c lb. Hires Root Beer, finest made, J. E. KEIFER, Successor to S. A. &AWLXXSS, PKALIR IN All Kinds of Meat. Beef, Veal, Lamb, Mutton, Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tongue, Bologna, &e. Free Deliveiy to all parts of the town. CENTRE STREET, BLOOMSBURC, PA. STelephone connection. Ho More GREASY LAHFS Cm be Handled wita Kid tiloies KOM-EXPL0SIE ".'"'.i'" His Units Stilts and Prtnelpsl Ces" f tat World. Sand tor con ol Ntroufsln Price, f 4.00 of yonr dealer, or dellTfrrt free on receipt of price by ROSE MANUFACTURING CO. 311-13 N. THIRD, ST, PHILADEIP1- CAUTION ! 00 oTiTiiee.h.d ".rtfSS ... " . as th - tiEVEROUI l"J "ly Isms that Is auarsstcaa to sotHhelv 12 " refunded), lain tlraa fro greass-r ssressas and that Is absolutely non-a'P'oa" Remnants !
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