THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
to
THE COLUMBIAN.
F.STAHUSIIKD 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
ESTAIll.ISHKD 1837. CONSOLIDATE!! 1S69.
Tublismed Evkhv Thursday Morning,
At Hloonisbury, the County Peat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
CEO. K. El, WELL, Editor
I). J. TASKER, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
Terms s Insiile the county fct.oo a year
in advance; fl.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, $1.25 a yenr, strictly in
advance.
All cominunicntions should le addressed
THE COLUMBIAN,
blooms! lurg, Ta.
VHURSDAV, APRIL ta, 1900.
Democratic State Ticket.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
P. GRAY MEEK,
of Centre Co.
FOR CONGRESSMEN-AT-LARGE,
N. M. EDWARDS,
of Lycoming Co.
HENRY E. GRIMM,
of Bucks Co.
Democratic Candidates.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
(South Side)
C. Z. SCHLICHER,
of Beaver Twp.
FOR SHERIFF,
DANIEL KNORR,
of Locust Twp.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
(North Side)
GEORGE W. STERNER,
of Hemlock Twp.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
R. G. F. KSHINKA,
(North Side)
of Bnarcrek Twp.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
FRED. IK.ELER,
(North Side)
of Bloom sburg.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
A. P. YOUNG,
of Greenwood Twp.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
WILLIAM T. CREASY,
(South Side)
of Catawissa Twp.
Since Dece.uber i, 1899, twenty-
nine officers and men of the
United States Army have commit
ted suicide in the Philippines.
Dewey says that declarations
made by him to the effect that he
wouldn't accept a presidentional
nomination under any conditions.
are rescinded, ana that tie is now
out for a place on the ticket. He
says the decision was reached after
careful thought, and by the entreat
ies of numerous friends. The an
nouncement has not met with the
enthusiasm that was expected.
democrZtiostate CONVENTION.
P. Gray Meek Named For Auditor General, N.
M. Edwards and Henry E. Grimm
For Congressmen-at-Large.
The Democratic State Convention
at Harrisburg last Thursday, uom
inated P. Gray Meek of Bellefonte
for Auditor General, and N. M.
Edwards of Williamsport, and
Henry E. Grimm of Doylestown for
Congressman-at-large. The follow
ing platform was adopted:
THE PLATFORM.
As the representatives of the
Democratic party of Pennsylvania,
,ia convention assembled, renewing
our pledge of fidelity to the Demo
cratic principles upon which our
national and State life are founded,
namely, freedom of speech, ireedora
of the press, freedom of conscience,
the preservation of personal right,
the equality of all citizens before the
law and the faithful observance of
constitutional limitations; and hav
ing in mind the great questions now
before us as a people, we make the
following declaration of the princi
ples and policies which should guide
our political action.
First. We demand a careful and
thorough revision of the tariff and
declare in favor of the imposition of
such duties only as are necessary
for an economical administration of
public affairs; and we urge upon the
Democratic representatives m Con
gress that they use their utmost ef
forts to secure trie enactment ot a
law that will make it obligatory up
on the Secretary of the Treasury to
place upon the free list at once every
article of raw material and every
item 01 manuiactured product now
used and manufactured by any trust,
monopoly or combine whatsoever,
and that all corporations an t com
binations of capital in the nature of
trusts intended to control inanufac-
a. . . . - 1 . . -i--.il
Hirers, materials or prouucis, suaw
make comprehensive and accurate
public reports of their organization,
condition and operation under ap
propriate penalties lor failure so to
do.
OPPOSE TKTJSTS AND IMPERAIJSM
Second. We demand the prompt.
efficient aud faithful enforcement of
the nnti trust act of 1890, and such
additional and supplemental legisla
lion as will meet the defects thereof
as indicated by the Supreme Court
of the United States in its recent de
cisions; and we denounce the com
bination and creation of corporate
trusts and monopolies as cotitrary
to the common law, destructive of
individual effort and enterprise and
inimical to the welfare of the peop.c
and the State.
Third. We are unalterably op-
in
posed to the imperialism of the pres
ent administration and the Repub
lican party. No commercial advan
tage can justify our holding the
Filipinos as a subject people, and
the Phillipine Islands as an imperial
colony. W e favor granting at once
to the people thereof home rule and
the right to govern themselves un
der the protection of the United
States.
Fourth. We demand that the
solemn pledge made by Congress to
the people of Cuba be faithfully ob
served and their independence grant
ed them in compliance therewith
and that the army of the United
States be withdrawn as recommend
ed by General Leonard Wood.
Fifth. We demand for the peo
ple of Puerto Rico the right of free
ly importing and exporting to and
from any patt of the United States ;
and we denounce the sinister in
fluences that have caused the Presi
dent to depart from that which he
termed a "plain duty..'
HAY-PAUNCKFOTE TREATY DE
NOUNCED. Sixth. In onr intercourse, poli
tical, financial and commercial, with
foreign nations we demand a vigor
ous American policy. We deplore
the subserviency of the present ad
ministration to the behests of Eng
land and English statesmen, wheth
er the same be intentional or caused
by the ignorance of our officials in
the State Department. We de
nounce the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
as a complete abandonment of the
claims of our statesmen ol our right
to construct and control an mter
oceanie canal and as un-American
and a base surrender of our inher-
em ngni 01 seii-oeiense.
oevenm. we denounce as at
r . 1 wT 1 . 1
variance vyith our rights of citizen-
snip ana destructive ot the rights ot(strain discrimination by common
a freeman the use of the army ofjcarrierS( telegraph and telephone
the United States and the snspen- L.;c t n, nnmhina.
siou 01 1 ue writ ot habeas corpus
and declarations of martial law in
times of peace in order that labor
may be intimidated and labor or
ganizations broken up.
Eighth, we declare in favor of
an inter-oceanic canal controlled
aud protected by this country. No
further surrender of Alaskan terri
tory ; fortification of strategic points
011 the Pacific ; no entangling alli
ance with England or any other
country, secret or open ; free trade
with Puerto Rico ; independence of
Cuba ; home rule for Philippine Is
lands ; no subject people ; no colon
ial dependencies ; eternal opposition
to trusts ; a vigorous foreign policy;
and an income tax.
Ninth. We favor the adoption
of an amendment to the Constitu
tion providing for the election of
United States Senators by a vote ot
the people.
FOR BIMETALLISM AND THE BOERS.
Tenth. We reiterate our faith in
the beneficent effects of bimetallism,
gold and silver, the money of the
Constitution, and believe its recog
nition and adoption would tend to
steady and make permanent the
prosperity of our country, and free
us trom the power ol the money
trust to precipitate pauics at will
and make money dear, labor poor
and all other things cheap.
Eleventh. We earnestly extend
to the brave people in South Africa,
now struggling for their liberties
and existence, our profound sym
pathy and declare that the war ot
conquest and extermination now
being carried on by the British em
pire in its greed for gold and power
is a menace to advancing civihza
tion. V e lavor united action on
the part of all the republics of the
world to maintain the independent
existence of the two republics in
South Africa.
Twelfth. We are opposed to the
increase ot our standing army, as
proposed by the Republican party,
as a menace to free government,
and we insist upon the supremacy
of the civil over the military author
ities.
BALLOT REFORM FAVORED.
Thirteenth. In matters affecting
us as ci'izens of the State of Penn
sylvania we demand the passage,
and pledge ourselves to enact, such
legislation as will secure ballot re-
iorm, personal registration, pure
elections, honest counts and tfue
returns. Aud we denounce the
Republican party of this State as
being responsible
I 1 i-f-1. 1.
tor the present
laws, which make elections by the
people a mockery by making the
ballot box sniffers' infamy and per
sonated officers' fraudulent return
the result by which our highest of
ficers are elected.
Fourteenth. We favor legislation
to curb the power and punish the
I oppressive and criminal acts
of the
If you have it, you
know It, You
know all
about the
heavy feeling
in the stomach, the
formation of gas, the
nausea, sick headache,
and general weakness of
the whole body.
You can't have it a week
without your blood
being impure and your
nerves all exhausted.
There's just one remedy
for you
Manila
There's nothing new
about it. Your grand
parents took it. 'Twas
an old Sarsaparilla before
other sarsaparillas were
known. It made the word
"Sarsaparilla" famous
over the whole world.
There's no other sarsa
parilla like it. In age and
power to cure it's " The
leader of them all."
fl.M kottlt. All annlite.
Ayer't Pills cure constipation.
"Aftor lufTerlnff terribly I was
Induced to try Your S&raanarilla.
took three bottles and now foci like
a new wan. I would adrtse all my
fellow creatures to try this medicine,
for It has stood the test of time anil
Its curative power cannot be ex
celled." I. . Ooon,
Jan. 30, 18M. Browntown, Ta.
Wrttm thm Doctor.
J If yon hsve any complaint whatever 1
M amd desire the bait medlrsl idvlce yea A
t I cn poitlbly rrelve, wrlie the doctor II
A freely. Yon will receive a prompt re w
1 Ply, without eoit. Addreit, 41
Da J. O. ATEK, Lowell, Mass. L
W ffijifss m A
' li i bj ft I
trnst! nn.t monor,niiesthat have fas.
r
.. ,ilumiM nr innne.
tries hl th5s Commonwealth, to re.
tion of corporations by purchasing
the stock of other corporations, to
prevent the issue of full paid stock
except for cash or property at its
actual cost value, and to prohibit
foreign corporations from doing
business 111 this fetate except upon
an exact equality with those organ
ized under the laws of our Common
wealth. Fifteenth. We favor municipal
ownership of all municipal franch
ises and public utilities and the
passage of legislation to accomplish
this purpose.
QUAY S APPOINTMENT ILLEGAL.
Sixteenth. Weevil the attention
of the voters of the State to and
condemn as a fherant violation of
the Constitution of the Common
wealth the unwarranted appoint
ment by the chief executive of M.
S. Quay as Senator of the United
States, and we condemn his persis
tent refusal to convene the Legis
lature to elect a United States Sen
ator, in dehance ot the plain man
date of the Constitution.
Seventeenth. We call attention
to and condemn his usurpation of
the legislative functions in approv
ing parts and disapproving other
parts of appropriation bills duly
passed by the Legislature! whereby
the public schools and charities of
our State have suffered.
Eighteenth. We call attention
to and condemn his refusal to ap
prove proposed constitutional
amendments intended to promote
ballot reform, pure elections and
honest returns.
Nineteenth. We call attention to
and condemn the extravagance that
has characterized the administration
of our State under Republican ad
ministrations. We demand that
the tax laws of this Commonwealth
be revised so that all legitimate sub
jects of taxation shall bear their fair
share of its burdens.
Twentieth. We condemn the so
called labor legislation of the Re
publican party of this State as be
in? ineffective and a failure, as al
ways containing an tinconstitiitiona
provision intended to make it void
if effective. We favor legislation
that will put the honest toiler upon
an equality before the law with cor
1 orate greed and monopoly. We
favor legislation tending to reduce
the hours of labor in proportion to
the progressive increase of the pro
ductiou.
BRYAN THE IDEAL DEMOCH AT.
Twenty-first. As the Democracy
of Pennsylvania have since 1896 re
garded William J. Bryan as the
ideal Democrat, intelligent, honest,
able, sincere and loyal in his de
votion to Democratic principles and
Democratic policies, whose public
and private life is without reproach,
and whose patriotic, wise and states
manlike acts and utterances upon
all public questions have stamped
rill 1 rs
LAAf
Star Clothing House
EasterClothing
Call and see the
ITew Styles lor Men, I:;; d ftiitoo.
You will find just what
you want, in shade,
fit, price and
quality, at
TOWNSEND'S
Star ClothingHouse
him as a man of the people, and to
whom the great heart of the Demo
cratic and common people of our
country looks for its redemption
from the spoilsman, its regeneration
from the imperialist and its enthrall
ment from trusts and unlawful com
binations, we hereby, in convention
assembled, invite him to become a
candidate for the Presidency upon
the Democratic ticket, and pledge
the united support of the delegation
from the State of Pennsylvania to
vote aud labor for his nomination
and election.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
Following is the complete list of
district delegates to the the national
convention at Kansas City: John
Gibbons, Patrick Donohue, James
McNichol, John Bratsing,
F
Thomas J. Ryan, Morris Tutuer, P.
McManus, James Gilespie. Charles
Donnelly, Edward t. Tierman,
VV. S. Hastings, John J. Buckley,
Henry I. Fox, Charles S. Vaude-
grift, Howard Mutchler, J. D. Ser
fass, James N Ermentrout, Henry
D. Green, H. C. Young, Jacob
Pontz, E. J. Synett. M. J. Cadden,
Thomas Maloney, G. R. J. Steg-
maier, W. F. Shepherd, Daniel K
Guinan, W. S. Thomas, Harry G.
Walters, D. C. Dewitt, C. M. Park
er; W. Ji. Kitter, jonn k. voiiihs,
Peter A. Mahan, Johu G. McHenry,
J. Z. Meinhart, H. E. Spiker,
Leman Love, Albert J. Brady, A.
V. Dively, A. F. Johu, James A.
Clark, M. E. Brown, William J.
Brennan. George A. Koehler, Dr.
W. E. Johnson, Frank P. lams,
John C. Barre, W. G. Baker, W.H
Partington, Frank D. fcctiuitz,
Tames H. Caldwell, T. U. Barns-
dall, William J. Breene, Jackson L.
Spangler, Johu F. Brown.
ELECTORS.
Following is a list of the Presi
dciitial electors from the Congres
sional districts: Hugh More, Henry
Femberger, Matthew Dittman, W
Horace Hoskins. Adam K. Walch.
N. M. Ellis, Albrecht Kneule.David
J. Pearsall, Lat W. Reitt, Dr. D.K
McCormick, Joseph O'Brien,
Thomas Maloney, Michael Mellet,
S. P. Kimball, James Bell, W. S,
Hastings, R. Scott Ammerman, Dr.
Dallas S. Barnhart, Harvey W.
Haines, Warren 'Vorth Bailey,
vVeslev S. Guffey. Samuel W.
Black. John F. Pauley. J. C. Kelly
Tohn T. Brew, J. S. Carmichael
and J. B. Ritchey.
How To
Gain Flesh
Persons have been known to
gain a pound a day by taking
an ounce of SCOTTS EMUL
SION. It is strange, but it often
happens.
Somehow the ounce produces
the pound 1 it seems to start the
digestive machinery going prop
erly, so that the patient is able
to digest and absorb his ordinary
food, which he could not do be
fore, and that is the way the gain
is made.
A certain amount of flesh is
necessary for health if you have
not got it you can get it by
taking
cH's pniisfon
You will find it just as useful in summer
as in winter, and if you are thriving upon
it don't stop because the weather is warm.
foe. nd $1.00, all drugglitt.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Ch.roUli, N.w York,
now Ready
F. P. PURSEL.
The Reasonable Profit.
Columns of epaco are filled
with "Lesa Thau Cot" advertising, but there's an honest ring
to "Eeasonab'e Profit" that must nineal to fairuiinded folks.
More especially will it appeal to
a new eeason, wnen the store is
which must, for obvious reasons,
is bold enough and brave euough to emphasize "lhe Reason-
abl Profit" in its advertising.
Dress Goods
At Reasonable
Prices.
The higrh water mark of our
dress goods usefulness for this
season has been reached. We
think the wanted thing: may be
found here, and when found
you'll find it justly priced. Re
member, our serges and Cheviots
are sponged, ready to cut at
once.
Gray and brown mixed chev
iots, 38 ins. wide, 56c.
Gray and brown mixed chevi
ots, 38 ins. wide, 60c.
Gray and brown mixed chevi
ots, 50 ins. wide, 75c.
Gray and brown mixed chevi
ots, 55 ins. wide, 95c.
A Grand
Wash Goods
Equipment.
To meet last year's wash goods
selling would be good, to beat
it would be better. We're out
to down all previous records in
wash goods selling, and it will
be done by excellence of the
styles, the variety, the qualities,
and the price honesty. We will
begin Wednesday and sell one
week our 10c wash goods at 8c,
and our 15c goods at I2ic This
will be for one week only.
Lace Curtains.
We have had a big sale on all we have at 50c.
If you bake bread don't fail to try our Lily Patent Flour.
90c for 50 pounds.
R P. Porsel
Our New Spring Values.
We have just received, for the spring trade, the very latest
styles in Dress Goods, Waist Silks, Trimmings, Ribbons, Laces.
In fact, all the latest style Dress Goods and Fancy Notions in the
market.
LADIES' SPRING SUITS Ladies' and-Misses' Spring
Jackets. Latest styles, right prices.
SHOES! SHOES ! Great values, nobbv styles, small prices.
Our sales on shoes still increase. We are up to date at all times
in this department.
SHIRT WAISTS AND SEPARATE SKIRTS.-It will
pay vou to see the styles and learn prices.
LADIES' WRAPPERS. We keep a complete line.
Have you seen our great sewiner machine ? We are handling
one of the best on the market.
price lowest. If you expect to
!make of machine and learn our
uuk GKUC1SK Y u IS I A RTM ENT. We are at tne
front in fine groceries, fancy Chinaware. In dinner and chamber
sets our sales are increasing every day.
You will find it will always pay to trade with us. Our aim
has ever been to give you latest styles and best prices.
Bkomsburg Slora Co., Limited.
Corner Main and Centre. .ALFRED McHENRY. Mpt..
TuTtTmni- aiairT "- " "
M7l" - 1
1
with "No Profit" advertising,
them just on the threshold of
nueu wun new uierciiHinnse,
be sold at a proht lhis store
lace curtains the last week, but
we have more left. Don't miss
the chance to get them at this
sale. Price, 35c a pair to $8 00
a pair.
Furniture.
Furniture harvest tfow, and
the activity daily increases. If
you've a room to furnish make
inspection here before final de
cision. There's satisfaction in
it.
Bedroom suits, from $1600
to $39 00.
Sideboards, from $1200 to
$35 00.
Dining tables, from $4 50 to
$20 00.
Chairs of all kinds and prices.
Tailored Suits.
Some Specials.
By specials we mean some
special styles suits at specially
reasonable prices. That's just
j what you're looking for.
$7 89 suit, jacket lined with
silk, skirt lined with percaline.
$12 00 suit is a specially good
suit for the price.
$12 50 suit, made with Eton
jacket, plaid back, and skirt
made with water plait in back.
Shirt Waists.
We have a few shirt waists
from last year regular $1 00
and $ 1 so waists. We will close
Up to date in every respect and
buy, it will pay you to see our
prices.