THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1837. Consolidated 1869.
Published Kvkry Thursday Morninci,
At llloomslmrg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, I'ennsylvania.
CEO. E. EIAVEt.I, Editor.
1). J. TASKER, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
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THURSDAY, FEI1RUARY 15, 1900.
Democratic Candidates.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
(North Side)
GEORGE W. STERNER,
of Hemlock Twp.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
(South Side)
C. Z. SCHLICHER,
of Beaver Twp.
FOR SHERIFF,
DANIEL KNORR,
of Locust Twp.
Commander Richard Wainwright
has been appointed Superintendent of
the Naval Academy at- Annapolis,
Maryland.
Crime appears to have considerable
sway in Lackawanna county, Dis
trict Attorney Jones' criminal list
scheduled for trial at the February
sessions of court comprises 323 cases.
The ballot box stuffers, in the filth
ward in Philadelphia, have been sent
enced to pay a fine of $500 each,
and serve a term of two years in the
penitentiary. This is the extreme
penalty of the law, and they deservtd
it.
By a decision of the Auditor-General,
mercantile appraisers must not,
under the new law, publish the
amount of tax each dealer is required
to pay. lhe omission is to Keep
from the public the amount of busi
ness each merchant does in a year.
which information might in some in
stances be embarrassing to tradesmen.
The plans for the recently incorp
orated Interstate Telephone and Tele
graph company, which is capitalized
at $2,000,000, have just been made
public, lhe object is to establish a
long distance telephone service in
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
and New Jersey, by connecting all the
independent telephone systems. The
new company will finally reach this
section.
The Republican mac'.iine leaders in
Philadelphia presented the names of
20,427 alleged voters for whom Tax
Receiver Roiiey was asked to issue
tax receipts for use at the spring elec
tion. ui tnese an but 2,507, or
nearly 90 per cent, were found to be
bogus. The tax receiver has refused
to issue the receipts and there is con
sternation among the candidates who
depended upon this padded list for
success.
Tee Party of Anarchy and Outrages-
Whal was threatened has been ful
filled. What was planned has come
to pass. Republicanism, to maintain
its power in Kentucky, has not hesi
tated to resort to assassination, nor
faltered in its determination to create
anarchy to accomplish its purpose
To-day, he who was the duly elected
Governor of that once great Common
wealth fills a martyr's grave; law is set
aside: the courts defied; riot and blood
shed threatened on every hand, and
from one end of the State to the other
a reign of terror exists, such as has
never been felt by any people, or dis
graced any government.
Ana why r aimpiy to hold power
that was wrongfully given to Repubh
canism three years ago, and that
would be taken from it if the forms of
the law were submitted to and the
will of the people recognized.
Kentucky is a Democratic State,
Even the most violent bigot who
votes the Republican ticket will ad
mit this. At the recent election, and
in the face of the facts that tissue bal
lots were used in many districts ; that
fraudu'ent returns were made from
others ; that Republican judges drove
regularly chosen election boards from
the polling places ; that unauthorized
. persons were put in charge ot many
of the elections; that the militia was
called out and used to intimidate
voters : that arms from the state arse
nals were scattered over the Stale
among the thugs and toughs of the
Republican party and in spite of all
the fraudulent, forcible and dishonest
means used against them the Demo
crats carried the State by an over
whelming majority, as shown by the
election of members of the Legislature
and county tickets.
On the question of who was elected
Governor, there was room for an
honest difference ot opinion. . Three
candidates were in the field. Among
them the vote was so divided that
neither had a majority of the whole.
Taylor, who has since sought to resort
to anarchy and to benefit by assassina
tion, with all the frauds his moonshin
ers had committed and in the face of
the intimidation his predecessor had
practiced, was over 7,000 votes short
of a majority of the whole.
The people of Kentucky demanded
a legal inquiry into the methods re
sorted to at the election and a con
stitutional determination of who had
been elected. Thev annealed to the
Legislature the power fixed by the
Constitution of the State to hear and
determine such questions. It was a
grave question that was sought to be
determined. It was the legal and
constitutional authority that its decis
ion was referred, the outcome of which
no man knew nor could any one
predict.
And it was here that the Republic
anism showed its real purpose, not to
submit to any law or any decision that
would disturb its claim to control Ir
had authority over the militia, and it
called them into requisition to inti
midate and over awe the Legislature;
it brought its law defying population
to the capitol city and armed them
with State rifles to defy the orders of
the courts; it hid its assassins in the
public offices and protected them from
the penalties of the law with the bay
onets of the militia it controlled; it
committed murder in the broad light
of day and shielded the criminals be
hind the barricaded doors ot the creat
ure it claimed was elected to administ
er justice and see that the laws were
enforced; it openly and brazenly de
fied the courts, and as shamelessly re
sorted to brute torce to prevent their
interference with the ouirages it was
committing to continue itself in pow
er. Anarchv, red handed, blood-be
spattered anarchy, is the result.
And for it Republicanism that in
cited it, that now seeks to excuse
and condone the atrocities that have
been committed, is alone to blame.
Possibly it can survive such a rec
ord, but it right is to reign, if man
hood, honor or love of justice, lives
within the hearts of the people, the
brutal and cowardly assassination of
Governor Goebel will cling to Repub
licanism in Kentucky until, like the
poisonous shirt of Nessus, it has not
only consumed its flesh but has rotted
its treacherous bones. Dellefonte
Watchman.
The rooms at 1408 South Penu
Square, Philadelphia, have been
vacated by the Democratic State
Committee, and the furniture re
moved to the permaneut head
quarters at Harrisburg. The Harris-
bur"; rooms nre centrally located
and will be fitted up with all the
necessary office helps to carry on
the coming campaign. An Under
wood typewriter, one of the latest
and very best writing machines on
the market has already been added
to the outfit. The Underwood has
been on the market but a short
time, but is represented by the
Pennsylvania Typewriter Company,
Philadelphia, Chas. II. Kline, York,
John N. McCulloch, Harrisburg
and W. V. Dermitt & Co.. Pitts
burg.
FLO KID A.
Tour via Pennsylvania
road.
Two Weeki'
Rail
The second Pennsylvania Railroad
tour of the season to Jacksonville, al
lowing two weeks in Florida, will leave
New York and Philadelphia February
20.
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommoda
Hons (one berth), and meals eu route
in both directions while traveling on
the special train, will be sold at the
following rates: New York, $50.00 ;
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore,
and Washington, $48.00; Pittsburg,
$53.00. and at proportionate rates
from other points.
For tickets, itineraries, and other
information apply to ticket agents,
Tourist Agent at 1106 Broadway,
New York; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn;
789 Broad Street, Newark, N. J.; B
Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent
Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md.
Colin Studds, Passenger Agent South
eastern District, Washington, D. C.
Thos. E. Watt, Passenger Agent
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa.; or to
Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station
Philadelphia.
MU3I0AL COLLEGE-
The Musical College, Freeburg,
Snyder county, Pa., is recognized as
one of the foremost schools of music.
$33 will pay for six weeks, instructions
and board. Spring term will begin
May 7. For catalogue address.
3 henry a. mover, uirecior.
Hotel For Bent
The Park Hotel, at Towanda, Pa.,
is for rent. Possession given April
1 st, 1900. Located in the heart of
the town, opposite Court House. For
terms, apply to Geo. K. Elwell,
Bloomsburg, Pa., or E. W. Elwell,
Towanda, Pa. tf.
HOOD'S PILLS cur Liver Ills, Bil
iousness, Indigestion, Headache,
asy to take, easy to operate. 3Bc.
WASHINGTON.
From our lingular Correspondent.
Washington, Feb. 12, 1900.
That English diplomacy is away
ahead ot English military generalship
has once more been proven by the
Nicaragua Canal treaty, sent to the
Senate this week, which instead of
being received with shouts ot ap
proval, as Mr. McKinley seemed to
think it ought to be, has been met
with stern protests, even from sup
porters of the administration. Al
though England is in a position where
it would have agreed to almost any
thing proposed by this government,
which is almost its only friend among
the nations of the world, the English
diplomats jjot exactly what they want
ed. To reduce the treaty to every
day language, England graciously
agrees that we shall build the Nica
ragua Canal with American money,
provided that she and all other nations
shall have equal use of the canal both
in peace and in war and that the U.
S. agrees never to fortify either end
of the canal. Unless many Senators
change their present attitude, this
treaty will not be ratified, unless its
present jug-handled features are cut
out. The sentiment in both branches
of Congress, regardless of party, favors
the construction of the Nicaragua
Canal by this government, provided
that we have absolute control of it,
which means, of course, the right to
close it to our enemies in time of war.
After all their bluff and bluster, the
republican Senators are afraid of going
before the country squarely on the
issue of the single gold standard, and
last week the majority of the Finance
committee reported the old inter
national bimetallism bamboozlcr as an
amendment. The amendment, which
merely 6ays that the bill is not intend
ed to place any obstacle in the way of
the accomplishment of international
bimetallism, is too palpable a humbug
to fool any man, but it is intended to
ease the consciences of such so-called
republican bimetallists as Senator
Chandler, who was instrumental in
getting the amendment reported, and
to give such western silver republicans
as care to take advantage of it an op
portunity to sneak into the gold camp.
Representative Williams, of Miss.,
one of the leading democratic mem
bers of the House Committee on
Foreign Affairs, made a strong speech
against the annexation of the Philip
pines, meeting the republicans on
their own plane of dollars and cents
and showing what poor business it
would be in the end. He ridiculed
the idea which political necessity has
caused the republican leaders Jn both
House and Senate to adopt that the
U. S. does not include the territories
of the U. S. and predicted its over
throw by the Supreme Court. The
closing words of Mr. Williams, which
were greeted with applause, follow:
"I am much more opposed to annexa
tion of the Philippines in its old his-
toric American sense than I am to the
new-fangled doctrine ot imperialism.
As much as 1 would hate to see the
Declaration of Independence thrown
to the winds, as much as I would hate
to see the historical landmarks of
Washington's Farewell Address for
gotten, as mucn as l should hate to
see the Constitution amended so that
we might have subjects, I would rather
change the Constitution, I would
rather be relegated to the unwritten
constitution of England, to the com
mon law itself, than to admit eleven
million of barbarians like that to share
and share alike with me and mv child
ren and my grandchildren in molding
the destinies of this great republic.
the last hope of all the ages for popu
lar freedom and for the demonstra
lion 01 me lact mat man can govern
himseit.
Senator Caffery in a speech, show
ing by Constitutional law that if we
keep the Philippines its inhabitants
will become full-fledged citizens of the
U. a., paid this high compliment to
Senator Hoar: "I am glad that Mass
achusetts has on this floor a worthy
successor of Websler and Sumner,
and that he stands forth as the guard
lan ot constitutional right and con
stitutional law."
lhe activity ot those who are
scheming to add to the already cnor
mous amount ot money paid by this
government for pensions may be
judged when Senator Gallinger, chair
man of the Senate committee on Pen
sions, who is ultra-liberal in his ideas
on the subject, publicly states that
the bills now before his committee
should become laws it would bank
rupt the country to make the pay.
ments.
The Nicaragua Canal treaty having
failed to produce any change in the
strong Boer sentiment in Congress,
the administration has become alarm
ed. It is afraid that Congress wil
adopt some resolution that will force
it into taking some step to save th
Botrs from extinction before the Eng
lish zet troops enough on the ground
to deliver a crushing blow, and in order
to gain time for the English, it is al
lowing the impression to get out that
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mediatory line under The Hague
reatv, which was last week ratified by
the Senate, when that document be
comes effective, which will not be tin-
I after ratifications have been ex-
hanged by the signatory powers.
After an imposing military funeral,
attended by all the prominent officials
of the government and the greater
portion of Congress, the body of Gen.
Henry W. Lawton, who was recently
illed in the Philippines, was buried
at Arlington cemetery last Friday af
ternoon. During the year 1899, according
to the report of the secretary of the
Lumberman s Lxchange, of Wil
liamsport. there was shipped from
that city 241,290,000 feet of sawed
lumber, an increase of 17,784,000
feet over the shipments ot the year
previous, lo carry tins lumber it
required 13,405 cars.
Then.
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