THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTAUI.ISIIED 1866. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, ESTADI.ISIIED I837. CONSOLIDATED 1869. PUBLISHED EVEKY THURSDAY MoRNINO, At liloomsburg, the County Scat of Coluniliin County, I'cnnsylvnnin. CEO. E. EI.WEI.L, Editor D. J. TASKKR, I.ocm. Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, I' ok em as. Terms i Inside the county 9 1.00 a year in advance $1.50 if not paid in advance. Outside the county, $1,258 yenr, strictly in advance. Alt communications should lie mldressed to THE COLUMBIAN, Hloomsiuir, l'a. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1900. Democratic Candidates. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, (North Side) GEORGE W. STERNER, of Hemlock Twp. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, R. G. F. KSHINKA, (North Side) of Briarcreek Twp. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, FRED. IKELER, (North Side) of Bloomsburg. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, . P. YOUNG, of Greenwood Twp. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, WILLIAM T. CREASY, (South Side) of Catawissa Twp. FOR REPRESENTATIVE, (South Side) C. Z. SCHLICHER, of Beaver Twp. FOR SHERIFF, DANIEL KNORR, of Locust Twp. The Pennsylvania State Editorial Association may meet at Eagles- mere this year. That place and Shawenese Lake are mentioned. and the selection of the place and the date is left to a committee. Two notable events have oc curred in the Philippines. Aguiinl do's baby has succumbed to an at tack of small-pox, and his private Secretary has surrendered. Look out for a cablegram from Otis that the war is over. There is very little criticism to be heard just now, concerning the inefficiency of the British forces, or the obsoleteness of her method of warfare. Whenever an army be gins to win victories, criticisms cease. It has always been so. The Republican National Con vention will meet in Philadelphia June ' 19, the Populist National Convention in Sioux Falls, b. D., May 9, the Middle-of-the Road Populists in Chicago June 27, and the Democratic National Conven tion, in Kansas City, July 4th. Representative Champ Clark, of Missouri, says it is about time to put wood pulp and printing piper on the free list in order to head off the paper irust, which is putting the screws on the users of printing paper, and he thinks such a bill might be put through Congress, be cause the Republicans would fear the influence of the country papers, the publishers of which feel the in creased price of paper most. He said one editor in his district wrote him that the increase in the price of paper would make it cost him $820 more to print the same num ber of papers in 1900 than he print ed in 1899. He thinks that some thing will have to be done, or many publishers will have to choose be tween shutting up shop or raising their subscription price. The Paper Trust, which is rob bing newspaper publishers of a part of their meagre profits, has been a most effective agency in bringing Protectionist journals into sympa thetic relations with other sufferers from unjust tarift levies. The ap peal of the Pennsylvania editors ought not to be lost upon the Penn sylvania delegation in Congress. Here is their lately adopted resolu tion : Resolved, By the Pennsylvania State Editorial Association, that no Trust should be fostered by legis lation, such as tariff duties; in other words, .that if Trusts are honestly organized to reduce expenses, and consequently the cost of products, they should depend upon their own business sagacity, not upon protec tion given to them by the Govern ment. " Resolved, That, holding this be lief as to all Trusts, and believing that the recent increase in the cost ol white paper and type metal is iue, in part at least, to the organ zatiou of Trusts, and it is made possible by tariff duties, we appeal o Congress to repeal such tariff iuties as serve to protect the I rusts in their extortionate charges. Tbe Utld Standard Assured. Under the above caption in the Philadelphia Times, of March 8th we find the editor boasting that by the passage of the currency bill by the Senate, almost without debate, an.t without any expression ol popular interest, eliminates the free coinage question from the next Presidential contest, notonlv as the act of the Republican party but with the tacit consent of the entire body of the American people. 1 he question arises, has this editor of a great newspaper been asleep for some tune, or does he suppose the American people are dependent upon lun; alone for in formation? ' For the edification of this great newspaper man, I will here say that there are other papers published in this country, quite a number of them; that they have in many instances unsparingly criti cized Congress for forcing the gold standard upon our people, without anv express demand for such action on the part of the people. On the other hand this action by Congress is against the wishes of the American people as expressed by the vote of 1896. If any one will examine the various platforms adopted by the inherent parties, and then look up the election re turns, they will find there were thirteen million five hundred thous and votes cast in favor of free coin age of silver in some way' or other; and about one hundred and thirty two thousand against it. If I am right in my figures, there was less than one per cent, of the voters who openly favored the gold standard, that is less than one out of every hundred of our voters It it is out of deference to those few voters, that the gold standard has been ad opted, I regard it as the most re markable instance of the tail wagg ing the dog that I have ever met with. And this, says the Times, was done almost without debate. Some of the readers of the limes may not be aware, that legislative bodies can by a parliamentary ruse shutt off debate, when forcing the adoption of an unpopular measure. It is known that this currency bill was forced to a vote in the lower house without the discussion that its gravity demanded. As to the elimination of free coin age question from the next Presi dential contest, a very short time will decide how that will be. My own opinion is that the republicans will not leave free coinage out of their platform, even should the democrats be disposed to drop it for the present. They have, seemingly taken as lively an interest in free coinage as they have in the sup pression of trusts and monopolies. Their platform for 1896 declared for free coinage on a substantial basis. They favored something that would be permanent. They did not pro pose to do any wildcat business as the democrats were disposed to do by adopting free coinage without the consent of John Bull or any body else. But they were going to have free coinage all the same. They do not yet want the people to get discouraged about free coinage, not at least until after the election. They even inserted a free coinage clause in their Monetary bill forcing the gold standard. I wonder they did not insert something to that effect in Porto Rican tariff bill. They might have promised the re peal of that iniquitous tariff tax as soon as our British cousins permit ted us to open our mints to the free coinage of silver. That would have convinced the most skeptical that they still remembered their silverite friends. The above, named paper states turther that the passage of this monetary bill is "the belated ful fillment of a campaign promise made nearly four years ago, it is an ex ceptional instance of a campaign promise fulfilled. The question presents itself to me who made such promise, and to whom was it made? Certainly the republicans made no such promise in their platform when they came before the people to solicit votes. That platform states in no ambiguous terms, that it was the intention of the party to secure bimetalism by international agree ment. Their campaign orators said the same, when accused of favoring the gold standard they denied it most vehemently, pointing to their plattorm and the various speeches of Win. McKinley as proof that there was no such intention. It is known further that a large sum of money was appropriated (one hund red thousand dollars I believe) to defray the expenses of a monetary commission appointed by the Presi dent to go to England for the pur pose of securing an arrangement by which bimetalism could safely oe established. Was the President acting in good faith in this matter or was it all an underhand game to hoodwink the people? It has been charged that there was a secret agreement, that if the bondholders and trust mag nates furnished the campaign boodle to carry the election of McKinley, fkpressed o i f And Is It not due to nervous X exhaustion? Things always look so much brighter when we are In good health. How can you have courage when suffer ing with headache, nervous prostration and great physical weakness? Would you not like to be rid of this depression of spirits? How? By removing the cause. By taking 0 X It gives activity to all parts that carry away useless and poisonous materials from your body. It removes the cause of your suffering, because it re moves alt impurities from your blood. Send for our book on Nervousness. To keep in good health you must heve perfect action of the bowels. Ayer's Pills cure con stipation and biliousness. Wrilo to our Doolora. lrtiupi you would llko to eontnlt 4mnp rinlnent plivftlctsus ftbout your condition. Tben write us freely all tlie particulars In your chko. You will re ceive a prompt reply, without pout. Address, Dtt. 1. C. AVER. Lowell. Mass. that in return such law should be passed. Is it possible that the chief magistrate of a great country could be a party to such a deal, or is he only a puppet in the hands of the Hannaites? It looks very much as if one or the other was the case. The Times says, for the sake of seeming con sistency, the next democratic piat form will contain a free coinage plank. It will be rather refreshing if one political party does something seemingly consistent. Seeming consistency has never been the easy besetting fault of our republican friends. "If not the wisest bill that could have been framed upon the subject, it settles ths question for years to come, it not for all time." So says the limes. That it implies some doubt in the mind of the writer, as to wisdom of the gold standard bill. There are a great many who entertain serious doubts as to the wisdom of Congress in forcing this legislation. As the people have not yet pass ed upon this measure they may in sist on a reversal of it in the near future, instead of waiting for years to come. In a government like ours the people have a habit of stiring up things, that they think have not been settled right. In the present instance the dissatisfaction is so great, that it is likely to change the political complexion of the next Congress, and letire McKinley to private life. We do not need to look back further than our own country's history to find questions that were settled to the satisfaction of those clothed with brief authority. Take the slavery question for in stance. It was settled several times within the writer's recollection. The fugitive slave law, the Missouri compromise and the Dred Scott decision each gave it a quietus; but the plaguey thing would loom up in the near future to vex its friends. The silver question may not be buried beyond hope of resurrection. A Layman. The latest exhibition of the ex tent to which Republicans will defy popular will and outrage constitu tional rights is furnished by the ac tion of Congress in unseating Con gressman Young, of Virginia, and giving his place to Richard A. Wise last week. This is the second con test that the House has determined between these two candidates. Mr. Young was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congress, but was unseated April 26th, 1898, in favor of Wise. He was re elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress, receiving 12,183 votes to 6,264 for Wise, Republican, and 3,445 votes for W. S. Holland. Re publican, a majority of nearly 6,000 over W se, and of nearly 3,000 over both of his opponents. Ex. For Kns't Second floor front of Columbian building. Steam heat, electric light, gas and all modern conveniences, Possession April 1st. Apply to Geo. E. Elwell. tf Ala ( Ml Sfc nndfc TxW m 62 TWIN.' 2b JL 1 A i3 awl An CLO I Big t Bargains in Sweet, $2.00 I STAR CLOTHING The Jewish people are now ob serving what is known as the Feast of Purim. It is the commemora tion of the liberation of the Jews from the plots of Hainan, by Queen Esttiep and Mordecai: The obser vance began last Thursday and will continue one week. To Sue Judge for Gems. Stolen Jewelry Awarded by Court to Con victed Man. Judge Savidge, of Sunbury, who was holding an extra session of crimi nal court at Williamsport, recently, placed himself in a unique position. In the ca.-e of M. Hery, tried for steal ing diamonds, Judge Savidge took possession of $175 worth of jewelry belonging to the prisoner for the pur pose of sending it to the jury room with the jury. This jewelry had some time since ben attached by process of law in stituted by Hery's employers in Ohio, and was in court only for the purpose of proof against the prisoner at his trial. Judge Savidge knew nothing of the attachment proceedings. When he sent the jewelry to the jury he said he would be responsible for its return. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty against Hery. When the verdict was brought in counsel for the prosecution was not present, and Hery's attorney laid claim to the jewelry. Judge Savidge, believing that it belonged to the prisoner, turned it over to him. Now the patties who had attached it propose holding Judge Savidge re fponsible. Do you take cold with every change In the weather? Does your throat feel raw? And do sharp pains dart through your chest ? Don't you know these are danger signals which point to pneumonia, bronchitis, or consumption Itself? If you are ailing and have lost flesh lately, they are certainly danger signals. The question for you to decide Is, "Have I the vitality to throw off these diseases ? " , Don ' t wait to try SCOTT'S EMULSION "as a last re sort." There Is no remedy equal to it for fortifying the system. Prevention Is easy. Scott's Emulsion prevents consumption and hosts of other diseases which attack the weak and those with poor blood. SCOTT'S EMULSION is the one standard remedy for Inflamed throats and lungs, for colds, bronchitis and con sumption. It Is a food medi cine of remarkable power, A food, because It nourishes the body 1 and a medicine, be cause It corrects diseased conditions. Joe. snd (i.ao, sll druggists. SCOT T & BOWNE, Chsmlsts, New York W V 11 lULJiXI MM will offer for a few days Orr's Celebrated Trousers. Worsted Trousers now AT THE .k:p. pursel. Making Dependable Statements. Fortunate is the store that has the reputation for dependa bility. Fortunate is the public that patronizes such a store. Mutual confidence between a store and its buying public mean growth. This store grows on just these lines. No ambi tion higher than preserving your confidence inspire, other things are bound to come. Wool is wool here, cotton is cotton here. Every price is a just price. We want every trade transaction to be satisfactory. Now we will tell you about the new spring merchandise. Interesting News About Gown Stuffs. At this season of the year there's no news more interest ing to women. Many of you are ready to buy and are only waiting for just such news as we are apt to give you. The camel's hair effect in all the new shades, 38 in. wide, at 50c. Camel's hair goods, 58 ins. wide, $1.19. Cheviot, in all the new shades, 38 ins. wide, at 50c., another quality at 60c, and one 55 in. wide at 95c. . Tailored-Suit Activity. You'll want the new Tailored Suits for Easter. You'll get a handsomer, bigger stock to pick from right now than you'll get later. Many have already cho sen with much satisfaction to themselves. Glad to have you look the stock through. Your special attention to two lots : The $12.00 suit, made of Ve netian cloth and cheviots, jack ets lined with silk, skirts lined with percaline, and bound with S. II. & M. binding and trimmed with buttons. R P. TWO WEEKS' Special Sale! Now is Your time to Save Honey. In spite of prices continually rising we will sell you Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits, Capes, Coats, Collarettes and! Waist Silks At the lowest prices ever offered. If you intend buying anything in thii line it will pay you to get our prices. This Is our last cut, Bloomsburg Store Co., Limited. Corner Main and Centre. 3 3? $ 1 .48 HOUSE. $12. 50 suits, made of double faced cloth, no lining. Eaton jacket, skirt made with water pleat in back. Will be stylish this season. Furniture. We've got a better, bigger equipment now than we have ever shown. We handle exclusively the bed-room furniture and side boards from our home factory. Mark the word exclusively, for nowhere else in town can this line of goods be purchased. We need only to tell you that we can save you money, because buying as we do, we have no freight, hauling or incidentals to pay. We pay for the goods in merchandise, through, our store, so you can see at a glance that we can sell them cheaper than our neighbors. Mattresses, Springs. Our source of supply is throuoh one of the most rerjut- a 1 able houses in the country. Nothing but the best material used, and we will meet any reli able price. We . show white enameled beds from $5.50 to $16.00, and springs go with them. Couches, from $7.50 to $22.00. Pursel ALFRED McHENRY, Manage Clothing. 1
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