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Democratic Candidate for President Judge,
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ROBERT R. LITTLE, ESQ.
Robert R. Little, only son of E. H.
and Eliza Little, was born in Ber
wick, this county, in 1852. He came
to Bloomsburg with his parents when
but a child, and has grown up with
the town. In his early youth he at
tepded the public schools, and later
the State Normal School ot this town,
from which institution he graduated
in the class of 1871. After his gradu
ation from the Normal he attended
college at Rochester University and
Hamilton College. On his return he
entered his father's law office and was
admitted to the Bar in September
1874.
In 1876 he was elected District
Attorney and was re-elected in 1879,
serving in that office for six years. It
is a fact known to all who had occa
sion to watch his administration of
that office, that the business was
promptly and ably performed. The
interests of the taxpayers were closely
watched and improper bills for costs
were not allowed. He has ajso served
as solicitor for the town of Bloomsburg
and for the county, and is at present
filling that position. He has been an
active member of our Board of School
Directors for the past seven years,
and also one of the trustees of the
State Normal School. For years he
has been the attorney for the First
National Bank of this town. He is
also an official member of the Baptist
church, and has been a consistent
member from his youth up.
In the preparation of his cases he
exercises great care and patient re
search, with the result that he never
goes to trial with a case half prepared,
Mr. Little is not what you would call
a born orator and advocate, but a
clear, logical and lorcible reasoner.
WHY POLK SHOOLD HE ELECTED'
In discussing the subject of whom
the people should elect to represent
them in congress, we beg leave first,
to dwell upon the point as to what is
required of such representative and
the duties which he owes to his con
stituents.
In the common acceptation of the
term a representative is a person who
is the agent of another, or others and
in the case of a member of the lower
bouse of Congress he represents the
particular ideas upon matters of state,
of the majority of electors of the dis
trict from which he is chosen.
It is therefore the duty of such a re
presentative to .carry out the policy of
the party which is dominant in such a
district, in other words he is to be
guided in his Congressional acts by
the principles of the party which elects
him, and is expected to carry out those
principles.
This rule seldom is and never should
be violated. Why this should be so is
perfectly clear. For Congressmen
represent not alone the immediate
interests of their district, but are also
national law makers and as such
should assist in framing laws which
represent the principles upon which
that party rests.
Now if the majority of the electors
of a district are Democrats, then it is
their duty to elect Democratic Con
gressmen for the reasons above stated.
k Does it not therefore seem absurd
that a pronounced and rank Republic
can should a6k Democrats to elect
fP)c
He has thfe faculty of getting right
down to the ruling points on which his
case hinges, and brushing all else aside
throws his whole soul into his cases,
with which he has been very success
ful.
But few candidates have had to
fight so hard for the nomination as
Mr. Little. He received a majority of
the popular vote in Montour county,
but under the delegate system Judge
Ikeler had a majority in the conven
tion, and the conferrees were given to
him. Mr. Little had a large majority
in Columbia county. Judge Ikeler
died, leaving Mr. Little the only candi
date in the field, when the appoint
ment of Senator Herring as Judge for
the unexpired term, gave him a new
opponent. Then followed the contest
for the control of Montour county;
the nomination of Mr. Little by the
regularly appointed conferrees of
Columbia county and the conferrees
that were said to have been appoint
ed by Judge Ikeler for Montour ; the
filing of his certificate of nomination
at Harrisburg, and exceptions thereto
by Judge Herring; the expensive legal
battle in the court of Dauphin county
resulting in Mr. Little's certificate
being rejected on the ground that
Judge Ikelei's conferrees were not ap
pointed by him during his lifetime ;
the nomination of Judge Herring by
the Standing committee of Montour,
and finally, the long drawn out ses
sions of the conference, and the final
withdrawal of Judge Herring, and the
nomination of Mr. Little as the Dem
ocratic candidate for President Judge.
After all this, he is entitled to the
hearty support of every Democrat in
the district, and the indications are
that he will have it, and will be elect
ed.
him to represent them ? For if so
elected he certainly will not represent
their policy, but will carry out his own
party's ideas.
For example, let us take the case
that a bill is before Congress which
has as its object the cessation of law
by injunction—do you for a moment
believe that a Republican Congress
man would vote for it ?
Do you believe that a Republican
Congressman would vote for ah in
come tax law ? The only tax which
to a limited extent would force million
aires to pay a fair proportion toward
the support of our government ? In
short, do you believe that he would
vote for the enactment of any law
which the Democratic party would
consider essential to the welfare of
the masses of the people ?
No, you do not believe that he
would do any thing of the kind, for
you know that as a Republican he is
bound to support the Republican
measures only, many of which you
also know antagonize your interests,
the interests of the masses of the peo
ple and are favorable to the exces
sively rich only.
On the other hand if you elect a
Democrat, such a roan by virtue of his
Democracy, will support such bills as
favor all classes alike, will assist to
enact such laws as will carry out the
ideas as promulgated by your party of
which you are an integral part.
How can a good Democrat then
conscientiously antagonize the inter
ests most dear to a liberty loving peo-
BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1898.
p!e, by voting for a Republican Con
gressional candidate ?
This is a vital, a momentous ques
tion for you to decide, it means that
you cast your ballot either in the inter
est of the masses or the classes.
A man cannot serve both God and
Mammon, neither can he serve both
the Democratic and Republican
parties.
As far as the personality of the Con
gressional candidates for this district
is concerned, we have but tew com
ments to offer.
The Republican candidate, Mr.
Woodin, is a man who was, so to
speak, born with a silver spoon in his
mouth.
Being an only son of wealthy
parents he received every advantage
that money could procure. Being
educated in our institutions of learn
ing, supplemented by extensive travels
in foreign lands, surrounded by luxury
and refining influences has made him
a polished gentleman of the world.
Whether such training, such sur
roundings, has been instrumental in
making him acquainted with the needs
of the common people we leave you
to answer.
One thing, however, is certain, and
that is, that no matter how kindly in-
I tentioned he may be he will necessar
ily be obliged to obey the dictates of
his party.
The Democratic candidate, Mr.
Polk, comes trom good old Democra
tic stock. He, in a superlative de
gree, possesses those traits of charac
ter which ever constitute the attri
butes of the ideal candidate.
Born and raised on a farm he is of
the people, knows their wants and
will serve their interests. He be
lieves that the masses are entitled to
enjoy the same rights and privileges
as the classes.
He believes in equal rights to all
and special privileges to none, and
when elected to Congress will support
such measures only as will benefit all
people alike, and will oppose those
measures which would antagonize
the interests of the masses.
Like all men who lived the early
part of their lives on the faim, he
fully recognizes the fact that existing
conditions are detrimental to the best
interests of the agriculturists. He
will join other patriots to change
those conditions for the better.
At the age of sixteen, Mr. Polk en
tered Leh : gh University and credita
bly completed both the scientific and
engineering courses in four years.
His first experience in his present
vocation was as a day laborer working
at one dollar and twenty cents a day
and by untiring energy and close at
tention to his tasks worked his way
up to his present position.
,Having passed thtough all of the
stages from a laborer to manager of
one industry and part owner of another,
he knows the wants and hardships of
the working man, and what is to his
great credit, bears those facts in mind
in his treatment of men in his employ.
He has adopted the system of paying
his men every two weeks in cash, will
accept no orders—hence sharpers can
not prey upon his men's earnings, is
radically opposed to the company store
system holding that the men should be
paid in cash and spend their earnings
as they like.
This reveals the character of the
man and stamps him as a friend of the
laborer.
When the cries for help from starv
ing and down trodden Cubans were
wafted to our shores, he donned the
uniform and joined the army of liber
ators. Here again he showed the stuff
he is made of. And when through the
inexcusable neglect of the war depart
ment his comrades in arms were strick
en with the deadly typhus he puljed off
his coat, laid floors in their tents and
tenderly cared for his sick boys.
Here is a man brave as the bravest,
gentle as the gentlest,and it is of such
that heroes are made. Do you wonder
then that the soldier boys worship him?
Oh yes, they will' Vote for him, every
one of them; and the men in the mines
and shops will also vote for him and
so will the farmers.
The man who has the milk of human
kindness flowing in his veins needs no
trumpeter to proclaim it. It is stamped
upon his brow and when you meet
Rufus K. Polk you will discern the
mark with the naked eye.
If you want-to drive away trouble,
the blues, and laugh and grow fat be
entertained and instructed, go to the
Tabernacle on Thursday Ev'g Oct. 27,
and hear Joe Hitchner in Tid Bits,
and his daughter Miss Hitchner recite.
John Hidlay, the Sixth street mer
chant, has changed his place of resi
dence from Espy to Bloomsburg.
WHY PUT IT OFF ?
The buying of your Fall and Winter Clothing and
Footwear at this store means the saving of many
dollars, and then why put off getting your actual
needs, when you can buy them of u£ now without
paying one cent's profit. This sale will last but a
comparatively short time, and every day sees the
stock growing less. In possibly 2 months we shall
bid our friends(who have been loyal to us and helped
us build this business to its present size), good-bye.
It's a harvest time for buyers of Suits and Overcoats, Storm Ulsters, Boy's Reefers, Menjs
Underwear, Gloves, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes. The profits are knocked completely off. It's
an exchange of Goods for money.
Suits, Overcoats and Storm
Ulsters for Men at
$ 3.90 from $ 5.00.
4.50 " 6.00.
5.50 7.50.
7.50 " 1000.
10.00 " 13.50.
12.00 " 15.00.
A Saving on each of from
$1.50 to $4OO.
Boy's Suits and Reefers and
Overcoats at
$1.50 from $2.25.
2.00 " 275.
250 " 3.50.
300 " 4.00.
3.50 " 5.00-
A Saving on Each of from
50c. to $2.00.
0-IJDJDXI<TC3r &c
TldlO "Wli-ito Front,
Nearly Opposite Court House. Two Doors Below Postoffice
Democratic Candidate for State Senator.
J. HENRY COCHRAN.
From a Log Cutter to One ot the Largest
Employers of Labor in this State.
Fair, Just, Popular. Charitable
and Strong in His Party.
The election of J. Henry Cochran,
of Williamsport, as the next senator
from this district, is conceded by all
who are familiar with the situation.
The district is composed of the coun
ties of Lycoming, Montour, Columbia
and Sullivan.
The candidacy of Mr. Cochran is
remarkably well received and it is al
ready apparent that as to him party
lines will not be considered when vot
ing time comes.
Mr. Cochran came to Williamsport
from Maine in the year 1862, then in
the 18th year of his age, and first
found employment in Clearfield coun
ty as a log chopper at $2O per month.
He continued work as a woodsman
and as a log driver until 1864, when
he obtained employment on the boom
at Williamsport, rafting out logs as a
day laborer. A year or two later he
associated himself with his brother,
Joseph W. Cochran, and, as the firm
of J. W. Cochran & Brother, engaged
in the business of stocking logs for
various mill owners in Williamsport.
Mens and Boys Hats and Caps.
19c. from 25c.
39c. " 50c.
50c. " 75c.
75c. " $l.OO
$l.OO " 1.50
1.50 •' 200
2.00 '• 3.00
SHOES.
Mens, Womens, Misses
and Children's, prices that
were never heard of before
for such qualities.
98 cents.
For hundreds of paire of
Mens, Womens, Misses and
Children's that retailed at from
$1.50 to $3.50. Rubbers,
Rubber Boots, Felts, Gaiters,
all at and below cost.
In the spring of 1866 he took up his
residence in Cameron county, a
uumber ot years having his home in
the log camps, where the stocking
operations were being carried on.
The firm ot J. W. Cochran & Brother
is known to all lumbermen on the
river and was more than ordinarily
successful in its business operations.
In 1880 Mr. Cochran and his brother
entered into partnership with E. R.
Payne, of Williamsport, forming the
well of Payne, Cochran
& Co. InjiBBs he made William
sport his permanent residence, al
though it had been his business head
quarters for more than 15 years
before.
In 1874 he was one of the organ- j
izers of the Lycoming National bank
of Williamsport, and for 13 years he
was one of its directors. In the year
1887 he formed a co-partnership with
E. R. Payne, J. W. Cochran and H.
C. McCormick and established the
banking house of Cochran, Payne and
McCormick, which soon became, and
continues to be, one of the largest
and most prosperous banking institu
tions in this part of Pennsylvania,
In 1883 the firm of Payne, Cochran
& Co., purchased a controlling inter
est in the Susquehanna boom, at
Williamsport—the same boom on
which the subject of this sketch had
worked as a day laborer 19 years be
fore. He is also interested in many
of the manufacturing establishments
of Williamsport and has extensive
lumber interests in other States, not
ably at Ashland, in the State of Wis
consin.
His business operations it will be |
seen are very extensive, as much so
as any man in this part of the State,
and, from being himself a laborer, has
for many years been a very large em
ployer of labor. Those who have
worked for him at one time or
another, are to be found in almost
every community in the lumbering
districts of the State, and none can
be found who would not testify to his
uniform fairness, and to his extreme
liberality in time of need.
He was never a candidate for any
public office except the office of coun
ty treasurer of Cameron county, to
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riackfntosh Coats
and Outfittings of
Every Kind at the
Actual Wholesale
Cost.
Boy's Waists at
a Sacrifice.
which he was elected in 1877 until
his candidacy for State senator four
years ago. His popularity in Camer
on county was shown by the fact that
although his party was in the minority
in the county, and his Republican op
ponent an unobjectionable man yet
Mr. Cochran received more than
•three-fourths of all the votes in the
county, in several districts not a vote
being cast against him.
He was a delegate to the national
Democratic convention in 1892 and
1896, and has many times represent,
ed his county in State conventions.
In the councils of his party he has
for many years been regarded as'one
of the safest and most judicious'ad
visers. Mr. Cochran in the community
in which he lives, is known as one of
the most liberal of contributed to all
public enterprises and charitable in
stitutions, while his unostentatious
acts of private charity and his help of
the poor and needy are known to his
nearest friends as being even more
liberal. He became a candidate for
senator in 1894 after upwards of I
2,000 of the Democratic voters of
Lycoming county had requested him*
I by letter to do so.
j The Democratic party, and the
I people of this Senatorial district, re
gardless of party, are to be congratu
lated upon the fact that they are to
retain so able a representative in the.
senate of Pennsylvania.
In 1894 Senator Cochran ran
ahead of his party ticket over a thou
sand votes. He was recognized in
the Senate as the leader of the Demo
cratic side, and was prominently
mentioned as a candidate for Gover
nor this year, but he declined to have'
his name used. Senator Cochran is
an honor to the district and to the
Democratic party.
Vote for Cochran.
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