4 THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. JSTABLIHURD 186. JM Columbia Jjfiuorrat, fSTABnISHED 1S37. COXSOLIDATKD 1S69. I'CULISUED "SVEHY TIIIKSDAY MOKSINO at Hloomsbunj, the County seat of Columbia C'ouuty, Pennsylvania. .4ttO. K. ELWELL Editob. f). J. TASKEK, LOCAL EUITOK. iKO. ('. KOAN, Foreman. Tssits: Inside me couuty fl.ooayearlo ad ranee; 11.50 It not paid lu advance outside .U county, fl. a year, strictly In advance. 411 communications should be addressed to THE COLUMBIAN, nioorasburg. Pa. THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1S97. PARTY RULES. (Communicated.) As the Rules of the Democratic party in this county remain unchang ed, except in a single particular) by the failure of the late convention to act upon the proposed changes, there will be plenty of time to consider those changes before any future action upon them can be demanded. But inasmuch as it is absurdly and falsely claimed that the new rules were in some way adopted without any convention vote thereon, it will be timely to point out the plain facts which settle that question beyond honest dispute. The Standing Committee in March last appointed a committee of five to prepare amendments to the rules, and were authorized to report to the next annual County Convention their amendments, for adoption or rejec tion, by that body. The committee prepared such amendments, concluding their sittings on the 17th of July, but withheld their amendments for publication in the Democratic newspapers until Thursday of the week before the del egate election, thus rendering impos sible any discussion or examination of them or opposition to them through the same newspapers, before Thurs day and Friday of the following week, or only one or two days before the delegate election was held. Besides, the committee made no report of their new rules to the convention, ac cording to the terms of their appoint ment, nor were they read in conven tion, or actually presented to it, in any regular form. But at the delegate election the regular slip ticket of candidates ap peared with an addition to the bot tom, without any apparent authority therefor, inviting an expression of prelerence by voters upon a single alternative question, to wit : nomina tion of candidates by delegates, or by the highest popular vote. There is no reason to doubt that this invited expression of choice or preference was intended to influence votes in convention when the new rules came under consideration, but it was neither in form nor in substance, a binding instruction j that is, a command or order to the delegates how they should vote, and confined as it was to one question, it could have no re lation or concern with the many other questions raised by the new rules for the consideration and decision of the convention by a two-thirds vote. The judgment and discretion of the con vention in the amendment of rules expressly and clearly conferred upon it by the rules themselves, was not, therefore, not infringed upon, or in tended to be, by this preference vote. It simply conveyed information of views held by those who voted, upon an abstract question, which might be involved m convention debate. All this appears clearly enough from the call for the delegate election and convention, by the accomplished chairman of the standing committee, who, after referring to the action of the amendment committee, and a consideration of the subject of amendment at the time of choosing dele -tes, clearly stated a party law of the case as follows, to wit : " For these rules to go into effect it requires a two-thirds vote of the delegates of the convention, and if endorsed by the convention they will then govern the primary election of 1898 for the first trial." Under this declaration the Demo cratic people of the county had a right to understand, and did under stand, that the power of amendment vested in the members of the con vention would be fully exercised Dy them, if thought necessary, by formal votes, and under the two-thirds rule, with due respect to the views of their constituents, and in view of the best interests of the party, They had no conception that a chairman would be chosen in convention (as the Sentinel informs us) " to command the situa tion," and ultimately prevent a con vention vote. It will be seen that when Mr. Daniel McIIenry, as a friend of change, moved in convention for a vote on the new rules, that he did what was expected, and his motion was appropriate to convention busi ness. After debate on his motion, a vote thereon was a matter of course, and a regular, valid and binding de cision by the convention reached. Why was the question not put and a vote had ? Because the men who controlled the chair had learned that the necesiary two thirds vote to cany the new rules could not be obtained from the convention. So the chair was made to say that the new rules had been already carried by the preferential voting at the dele gate elections above referred to, and were established thereby! This base-' less statement was promptly chal lenged by Mr. Buckalew, seconded by several members, in demanding the yeas and nays upon the McIIenry motion under the plain rule that "any two members may demand the yeas and nays upon any question pending." The demand was refused and the floor promptly given to a member to move the completion of the Associate Judge nomination. This concludes the narrative of material facts, showing that the pro posed new rules have not been adopted. Certainly, the convention did not adopt them, or even vote upon them, although their approval, by a vote of two-thirds of the members (as ex plained to the people by the chair man of the standing committee) was absolutely necessary to their success. A- B. HERRING'S NOMINATION. The comments in last week's Sentinel upon A. B. Herring's nomi nation for Associate Judge are not reasonable or just. Nor should a nominee of the party be assailed without a prior opportunity for de fence. The assertion that he received over 200 fraudulent votes is not borne out by any evidence before the public, nor charged nor hinted at even, be fore the convention where it should have been made, if true. Besides, the known character of the nominee precludes the idea that he would be a party to any fraud upon the election laws, or the rights of rival candadates. As to the complaint that Dr. Redeker was not nominated by the convention, that is a matter of opin ion upon which men may honestly differ according to their predilections. Upon the face of the election Redeker had 31 instructed convention votes, Herring 29. and 2$ instructed votes as second choice. As those second choice votes were given on Campbell ballots, when Campbell was dropped the instructed vote between the two highest candidates would stand : Redeker 31 J, Herring 31 or a tie vote, leaving the Croop delegates the duty and power of deciding the nomination. The result was, 53 to 39 in favor of Herring, and his nomi nation was duly announced. In short, more of the Campbell and Croop delegates voted for Herring thin for Redeker. We see no reason to complain of this or to impute to the delegates bad motives. It was a fair consideration for them, that as Bloomsburg had already the President Judge, it would be reason able to place the associate nomination elsewhere, and Mr. Herring may have had also the advantage of a longer residence in the county. Whatever may have prompted them, it is cer tain that Mr. Herring was fairly and regularly nominated under the party rules as they have been for many years, and he is entitled to the support of the Democratic voters. Dun's report of business last week says : 'Every city reporting this week notes increase in trade, and nearly all bright crop prospects. The great change in business is emphasized by the presence of a multitude of buyers from all parts of the country, by their statements of the situation at their homes, and more forcibly yet by the heavy purchases they are making. But the customary signs of prosperity are not lacking. The strong rise in stocks, the growth of bank clearings and railroad earnings, the heavy speculation in many products, but most of all in wheat, have made the week one of surpassing interest even to those who best remember the up ward rush in 1879. At the principal clearing houses throughout the country payments in July were for the first time slightly larger than in 1892, and 1 1.0 per cent, larger than last year 1 in the first week of August 7.7 per cent, larger than in 1892 and 28.4 per cent, larger than last year, and in the second week of August they are 17.9 per cent, larger tnan in 1892, and 38.1 per cent, larger than last year. A stronz ficht is eointr on through. out the state against the re-election of wuiiam t. Jiarnty as Democratic National committeeman for Pennsyl vania. He was not in sympathy with the Bryan campaign, and is said to have voted the Palmer ticket, and for this reason is being opposed. Nearly every Democratic county convention held thus far, has endorsed the Chicago platform, and it looks as though the party will get in line under that banner. 1 GLAD TIDINGS OF JOY FACTS THAT POINT UNERRINGLY TC PROSPERITY. Millions flow to rmmers for Tlirlr Vi'ritt C rop Tlii'lr 1'ro. polity Uulrkcni Every Avcnu of the limine. World Th l'rohlem of Trail. portatlon. It Is perfectly natural that after the long and dlsastorous period of busi ness depression through which the country -has passed, that there should be serious fears lest the slns of a re turn of prosperity may prove delusive, as they have bo many times before, and that business men should halt before embarking In large enterprises, which Involve the outlay of enormous capital nnd long waiting for returns. But if we make full allowance for the natural tltnldness of capital, we shall still be assured and reassured that sjich a de gree of prosperity Has already arrived, and such unmistakable promises of the future are clearly dlscernable. that there can no longer be a reasonable doubt of the fact that we have already entered upon an era of great and long to be continued prosperity. The most pessimistic, can not shut Nebraska's Wheat Yield. :beir eyes to the facts respecting the xmdltloTifl which roust in the very na ture of things produce widespread pros perity, These facta to which we n'Zr. are entirely apart from the relat!6ns if she torlif legislation to general busl is conditions, except only as the set tlement of the question removes from oudluess the uncertainties which have A-olbhed it down during the past two or throo years. The first Important fact is that the storehouses of the manufacturers are unfilled. There has been reduced con iiwnptlon and reduced production. But the reduction In production has been ireater even than the reduced con itiniptloa, and the surplui in store house and jobbers hands has been li-uwn down to a point lower than at any previous date In our hlMory, con l (I eiing our population. The vizable iiipply of manufactured goods now ready tor consumption was advanced KHnewbat by the abundant import tations during May and June, in an ticipation of the IncreasoJ duties Im posed by the new law, but even these importations have not raised the sup ply to a very high point. The first condUon of prosperity must oe a restoration to the people of their aormal purchasing power. The farm rs, mechanics, transportation men and uborers. are the people who put in :lrculatlon the great volume of money which sustains business and' makes prosperity for all. The business men ind especially the capitalist are but mall factors In prosperity-making. It then we, discover unmistakable iVldenceathatthaclausea abovereferred X). are to be in a condition to pur sttase and consume the products of na ture and mechanical skill, we shall be lold a condition which reveals the bappy harbinger of better days. Are there then any such indications u to furnish a solid foundation upon which to build a reasonable conviction ihut business prosperity U at bond? There certainly are! Look first at the snormoua wheat crop now being har vested. The aclcerage is greater, and Indications are that the yield will be larger than In any previous year. But we had an enormous wheat crop in 1895. and it did not nmturally affect buBlnees. The reason of this Is found n the fact that the crop was marketed U such a ridiculously low price that it eft the fanners poorer than when they Began the year. Their labor of the rear blessed with Che abundant har dest added practically nothing to their urchaalng power In the markets of the world. They bought neither ad- Why Do people buy Hood's Barsoparilla In preference to any other, in fact almost to the exclusion of a.l othersT Becanmse They know from actual use that Rood's is the best, i, e., it cures when others fall. Hood's Sarsaparilla is still made under the personal supervision of the educated pharmacists who originated It. The question of best is Just as positively decided in favor of Hood's as the question of comparative sales. Another thing: Every advertisement of Hood's Sarsaparilla is true, is honest. Mood's Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. l, Prepared only byC. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass, , , nil I are ine oiuy puis 10 iako m IQHH Merchant SUITS S FROM 3.3.00.9 dltlonal shelter nor clothing, and could not restore the war nnd tear upon Ihelr farming 1m pllmentes nor pay the Interest upon .heir mortgages. Thia year's wheat :rop will be marketed at an advance jf from 33 to 40 per cent, more than :bat of the pant two years has been, ind this means that Interest long due 'ill be paid, that farming Imptlments will he renewed and that clothing and inciter will be purchuuod In greater luanUtlos than thry have been In aiany years before. All this means In turn that the producers of these pro lucts will feel the demand and In meet ing It every artery of the business world will begin to pulsate with new life and energy. The stock market in New Yorloand London Is a perfect barometer of the World's business, and :hls market had already sented the tweet perfume of prosperity, and is preparing for It In earnest. The best Informed believe that during the past Tour months, more thsvn 176,000,000 of alttherto idle money has found Its way .nto permanent Investments in stocks leak in by the Stock Exchange In N'ew York, and that $30,000,000 more s floating In the same direction. This e a conservative estimate and H does aot take account of the millions that have been Invested In enterprises not represented In Wall street, and to which many of the conservative busi ness men look with most favor. Already the Influences of these ac tivities nave been felt In the starting up of mills, factories and foundries long idle, and the Increased orders re ceived by those which have been strug gling along on short time. In the woolen Industries there is the most marked Improvement, and the demand is approaching the ability of the mills to supply it, nnd many new spindles t.re being contracted for. Iron and steel Is also In excellent demand, especially U - structural beams, and every weelt a"(ss the fires Musing In new forges. All these indisputable facts point to ui early resumption of the normal pur chasing power of the great masses of p oAe the disbursement of whoje waf-es make the great movement and exchange of money upon which busi ness feeds ltaself fat. Of course the first effects of this qulckenlg of the channels of trade are felt in the West, and Southwest. Cali fornia Is some weeks In advance of the more northern states In the harvest ing of Its wheat crop, and this Is be ing shipped from San Francisco to South American ports in enormous quantities. Every available car, has been pressed Into service to transport the wheat to the seaboard, and the farmers reaping the substancial fruits of their toll are gladenlng their homes by the purchase of articles of comfort and necessity for which they have Ions; waited. The Eastern mechanic will pay a lit tle more for a sack of flour which he takes to his home, but If he finds him self engaged for the full hours of la bor at renumerative wages, this will not oonoern him much, and the slight advance which he pays amounts to all the difference betwoen prosperity and adversity to thousands and thousands of people. This review of the industrial situ ation, shows how Intimately associated are the real Interests of this great peo ple, and it shows also that all our pros perity muBt spring from and be de pendent upon the 30,000,000 and more of people who are engaged In, or In timately associated with agricultural pursuits. If this great- body of our population is reasonably prosperous, the Influence of it Is felt In every ave nue of commence and manufactures, and If they are strugling with abort crops and low prices, the blight of their depression percolates to every village and hamlet In the realm. The statesmanship which grasps the truth of these experiences through which we have paused, and builds broadly and Intelligently thereon, is the statesmanship which .will find Its rewards and triumphs abundant and enduring. Prlmarlolly then, we must find a profitable market for our surplus farm products. We can Dot consume them, and If we dM the country would not grow In wealth as when we bring Into It from foreign lands millions upon millions of money ftr our crops, to be immediately distributed among the Droducers ot manufactured goods. But we can not always rely upon abundant harvests, nor upon a shortness of :rops abroad, to raise prices to the pay ng point. The opening up of Southern 3iberla. by the great trans-continental railroad, will In five or ten yeurs fur alsh transportation for the rich grain harvests of that marvelous country to :he conters of European demand and X)nflumptlon, and put our Western farmers In direct competition with the richest grain fields of the world. How Yankee Indignity will meet and jvercorae this competition Is one of the problems for the future to solve. We ?an transport from our Eastern sea board to European centers for leas money than the Syberlan railroad must lemuud for its operating expenses; but we can not transport from our grain Helds. unless we utilize a water-way .'rum Doluth. But some one says, the ihlp canal will solve the problem and snablo us to hold this commerce. The spectacle of a $3,000,000 ocean, (hip slowly moving along a canal, and ?onsurutng months of time. Is not cal culated to Inspire confidence in th CORNER. MAIN & MARKET Sts. I TROUSERS BLOOMSBURG PA. I FROM S5.00. Why are we What is the In times like these it is only the unusual bar gain that don't go a begging. Values, and big ones at that, alone possess the power to interest. Most anything may be braved to get your right ful share of what we offer this week. Head the Record and theix Bun the Risk. Black Dress Goods You are surely aware of our reputation for Black Dress Goods. "We are positive we have bargains here that you will find hard work to replace when they are gone, and that can't be equaled anywhere else. All wool 50 in. wide Serge, extra flue quality, 50c the yd. Can't replace at lesa than 7"c. AM wool Henrietta, 4G in. wide, at 50 nnd SOc the yard. "We lay special stress on the SOc. quality. It can't be matched anywhere else at $1.00. Suitings. We are offering while they last, all wool Suitings, SG in. wide, at 23c the yard. Summer Dress Goods. What we have left in this line, Organdies, Lawn, etc., you can have at your own price. Shoes. We offer Ladies a rare bar gain in Shoes this week that it will pay them to investigate. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Electricity on the Canal. iltlmate attainment of the desired end. And yet, there are thousands of Intel orient men and scores of newspapers idvocatlng a ahlp canal from the Great Lakes to the Hudson River, and the leepenlng of that river to permit the passage of ocean steamers. The men who advocate the ship ca lal as an economic measure, are those ho have given the subject but a su perficial examination, and they have lever considered either the difficulties which environ It, or the enormous ex pense which It would Involve for con traction and maintenance. The true tolutlon of the great problem, the solv ng of which Is of such vital Import wee to all the people who hope for lontlnued prosperity will probably be found In an enlargement of the Erie :anal, eo as to admit of barges sufll Jlently large and seaworthy as to be lapable of navigating the lakes, and Jien the application of electricity to the propulsion of these barges through the enlarged canal. The canal mule, the steam-canal boat ind the lake steamer discharging Its :argo at Buffalo, are all doomed. In tholr place must be and there will be, a staunch steel barge, which will load with wheat at Deluth and not break bulk until It lays along side of th ocean steamer In New York harbor Such a freighter utallalng the al ready harnessed power of Niaroga for propulsion through the canal, will profitably transport the world's supply at wheat at one half the present cost nd compel the lluanlan Hear to Bit on his haunohes and growl with envy In the perfection of this system of transportation, we rob the threatened Syberlan com petition of all Its terrors and Insure to our Woaiarn farmers the markets of the work!, anl to the coun try, every prospect of permanent pril perlty, R 0. CHAKLES. Hate, II ssniumi sn ism 1 1 an 11 Thronged ? Attraction ? In tins lot, not quite all sizes, may be yours though, laced and buttoned. They go while they last at $1.00. "Were 1 50 2.00, 2.50, $3.00. Domestics. They are bound to go up in price, but we always try to look out for our patrons and are now offering you bargains in them you can't refuse. Light and dark Standard Calicoes, 4c the yard. Always sell at 0c Nice fine unbleached muslin 30 in. wide, extra quality, 20 yds. $1.00. Iletails at 7c. Light Lawn Wrappers and Light Striped Merrimack Cal ico Wrappers, 75c. Best Blue Calico, 5c, Apron Ginghams, 4c. We still offer you 10 PER CENT. DISCOUNT on Muslin Underwear. FLOUR. Bid you ever try CERES FLOUR ? If you have not, we'll try and have you, as it is the best Spring Wheat Flour cm the market. We are selling it at what a cartload would cost us now. Give it a trial. J. E. KEIFER, Successor ts E. A. EAWLINGS, QKALXR IN All Kinds of Meat. Beef, Veal, Lamb; Mutton, Pork, Hams, Bacon, Tonguee, Bologna, &c. Free Delivery to all parts of the town. CENTRE STREET, BLOOMSBURC, PA. IfiTTelephone connection. No More GREASY LAM 18 Can be Handled with Kid tUore i initio N0M-EXPL0SIVC Pt.nl.dl th UnH.d SUt.t ind PrlnclpilCou"JJJ ol th World. S.ndfor copy ol "Wwoul' rd Trice, 14.00 of your dealer, or dellrere free on receipt of price by ROSE MANUFACTURING CO. 3IM3 N. THIRD ST, PHILADELPHIA. CAUTION ! ?tU!..jh.'" nevero;!JS only limp thitlt guar.nL.d to sotllhtlr J2S mon.y rtu.dd), tk.t i t free from jr.. ' " ktrotino and tbst Is sbtolut.lv non-nploawo- ttsBsssaBasassassiaas 7...VJ1B. Try the COL UMBIAN a year. uvuu o fins wiwuoou'taarsapariua.
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