THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
KSTAIiLISIir.D S66.
,H COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
EiTABUSllKD !SJ7. CONSOLIDATED 1S69.
Pl'RMSIIED F.VEKV TlU'RSDAY MORNINO,
At Uloomslmrg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
c;ko. k. ixwku., Km tor.
I). J. TASKKR, I.ocai. Kditor.
C'.KO. C. ROAN, Foreman.
Terms i Insiile the county l.oo a year
In advance t $1.50 if not paid in a lvance.
Outside the comity, $1.25 a year, strictly in
advance.
All communic.-Mion iihould he addressed
THE COLUMBIAN,
Iiloomslmrg, l'a.
VHURSDAV, OCTOBER 4" I 9oo.
Democratic Ticket.
NATIONAL.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ADLAI E. STEViiNSON,
of Illinois.
STATE-
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
P. GRAY MEEK,
of Centre Co.
FOR CONGRESSMEN-AT-LARGE,
N. M EDWARDS,
of Lvcoming Co.
HENRY E. GRIMM,
of Ducks Co.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS-AT LARGE
A. II. CorFroth. of Somerset.
Francis Shunk Brown, Pniladelphia
Andrew Caul, of Elk.
Otto Germer, of Erie.
FOR DISTRICT FKI.SIDRNTIAL BI.KCTOR9.
nueh Moorp,
Hnry Fernberer,
Mat hew Wt.man,
W. Horace llemkln,
Adam K. WulcU,
N. M. Ellis
Albrs ht Knoul",
Davia .!. I'farsitll,
L. W. Heltr,
Dr. Mct'ormtck,
loaopU O'HrlPD,
Tnomas Malonny.
MlsUacl Mellet,
8. P.
Jampg Boll,
W. M. Haailnns,
K. Scott Ammprman,
Dr. Dallas haruhart,
Harvey w. Malnm,
Warri'n Wortn Bailey,
Wesley F Outfey,
Samuel v. Black,
Jolin F. Pauley,
J. u. Kolly,
John T. Hrefv,
J. 8. Carmletiael,
I. V. KRouey,
Kimball.
COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS,
RUFUS K. POLK,
of Danville.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,
WILLIAM T. CREASY,
(South Side)
of Catawissa Twp.
FRED. IKELER,
(North Side)
of Bloomsburg.
FOR SHERIFF,
DANIEL KNORR,
of Locust Twp.
FOR CORONER,
DR. B. F. SHARPLESS,
of Catawissa.
FOR JURY COMMISSIONER,
DAVID A. SHULTZ,
of Madison Twp.
ToTb.9 Voters of Columbia County.
It is urged by your County Chair
man that you organize "Bryan and
Stevenson Clubs'' in every election
district in Columbia County. Do
this at once. C. A. Small,
County Chairman.
The Paramount Issue
The burning issue of imperial
ism, growing out of the Spanish
war, involves the very existence of
the Republic and the destruction of
our free institutions. We regard it
as the paramount issue of the cam
paign. From the Democratic Plat
form. A STARTLING NEW DEPARTURE.
The Philadelphia Timet is lor Bryan and the
Whole Democratic Ticket.
The most interesting and startl
ing feature of the campaign in the
Eastern States is the announce
ment by the Philadelphia limes of
its purpose to advocate the election
of Bryan and the whole Democratic
ticket, national, State and local.
There is no better newspaper in the
United States than the Philadelphia
limes. It has one of the finest
newspaper plants in America, and
a staff of editors, reporters. . special
contributors and correspondents un
surpassed in enterprise, ability and
dash. It is bound to make things
lively and it will be a powerful fac
tor in the campaign. Every Demo
crat will read the limes, and Re
publicans who want to keep abreast
of things cannot well do without it.
The limes is the only Democratic
newspaper south of New York,
north of Baltimore and east of Pitts
burg having the full Associated
Press service, and as a newspaper
covering every field of human in
terest it has no superior.
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The strike is no nearer the end
than it was a week ago. An offer
of ten pr cent, increase in wages
has been offered the miners, but
. they refuse to accept until further
concessions are made. Another
week may see the end of the strike.
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The man who never reads a local
paper, or has no use for it, has no
business to dictate how such a pa
per should be conducted. A local
paper that can survive without his
financial help, can also survive
without hii advice.
Halt Imperialism Lieot Brjan.
Either William J. Bryan or Will
iam McKinley will be elected Pres
ident of the United States in No
ven-.ber. There are other organiza
tions and candidates which may
command hundreds of thousands of
the popular vote, but they are not
reckoned in considering the ulti
mate issue 01 the contest.
The battle of 1896 was fought
and largely decided on an issue
that has been entirely overshadowed
by the assertion of a new and most
dangerous policy to the tranquility
and safety of the Republic. Cen
tralization has been appreciated by
intelligent political observers as the
great pern 10 tne Kepuolic ever
since our civil war ; but it has been
wholesomely restrained by the peo
pie, and never reached the appall
ing attitude of positive imperialism
until President McKinley pro
claimed it and enforced it. regard
less of the wise limitations upon
Executive authority.
The paramount issue between the
two great parties to-dav is that of
imperial prerogatives against the
true Jeftersonian theory of govern
ment by the people ; and it must
now be obvious to all intelligent
voters that there can be no hope of
halting the present reckless and
riotous spirit of imperialism in any
other way than by the election of
William J. Bryan as the next Pres
ident of the United States. It is
the vital, the paramount issue, and
it must ttiumph whenever the peo
ple of the nation appreciate their
sovereign power and assert the
majesty of popular rule.
We are now engaged m a costly
and bloody struggle in the Philip
pines that could and should have
been avoided by recognizing the
right of the people to rule them
selves ; and under the imperial pol
icy, now for the first time proclaimed
to the country and the world, the
President inaugurates war in the
far distant East, without the author
ity of Congress and in defiance of
the supreme law of the nation ;
and has made and prosecuted war,
and proposes to make peace, with
all the authority of the Czar oi
Russia.
The nation is thus in peril from '
the threatened subversion of the
sovereign power of the land that is
supporting the concentration of
capital against the interests of la
bor ; that is debauching our politi
cal system by the open collection of
millions of money from protected
trusts to expend in the national po
litical contest and that has inaugu
rated a reign of reckless profligacy
and extravagance unexampled in
the history of the nation. It must
be halted, by the people if they
would preserve their own govern
ment "of the people, by the people
and for the people ;" and it can be
done only by the election of W lll
iam J. Bryan as the next Presi
dent.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania
have a great duty and a great op
portunity m the present contest.
They cau become an important, in
deed a controlling, factor, and not
only in restoring Pennsylvania to a
purer political system and better
administration, but in gaining for
themselves and for all good citizens,
an honest ballot and fair representa
tion of all parties in the national
and State Legislatures. Democrats
have the cordial co-operation of In
dependent Republicans, and they
must be false to themselves it they
fail to control both branches of the
Legislature, and thus place the
Democracy of Pennsylvania in a
position to command the confidence
of the people and win future vic
tories, because they shall deserve
the victory.
Halt Imperialism elect Bryan.
Phila. limes.
The Milton Daily Slaalard, in
speaking of the Democratic candi
date for Congress, in this district,
says: "Rufus K. Polk, the nomi
nee, is a descendant of President
James K. Polk, of Tennessee. He
was born in that state thirty-three
years ago, and came to Pennsylva
nia when he was fifteen years old.
He graduated from Lehigh Univer
sity and fourteen years ago located
in Danville, in the employ of the
Montour Iron & Steel Company.
He held a number of positions
while in their employ and in four
years' time was made assistant sup
erintendent. He afterward re
signed that position to be superin
tendent of the North Branch Steel
Works. Four years ago the firm
of Howe & Polk was formed and
the Mahoning Rolling Mill bought,
which plant is still operated by the
same firm. Mr. Polk was the Dem
ocratic nominee for Congress in
189S. against Mr. W. II. Woodin,
of Columbia county. He was
elected by 2305 plurality over Mr.
Woodin."
A Wilkesbarre woman has
brought suit against a young mail
because the latter told the former
before a mnle friend that she was
"50 years old and dyed her hair.
"He That is Warm
Thinks All So
tt
Thousands rt "cold" In that they do
not understand the glow of health. TTu's
implies disordered Moneys, liver, bowel,
blood or brain. Hood's Sarsapan'U
gives S roho take it the warmth of per
fect health. Get Hood's because
Amidst Prosperity (?) Men Strike to
Starvation.
It is a bitter commentary on the
vaunted prosperity of the McKinley
administration to record the fact
that, to-day in Pennsylvania, there
are more laborers facing the want
and impoverishment of strikes than
was ever known at any one period
in the history of the Common
wealth. On Monday last 142,000
Anthracite coal miners were forced
to quit work because the wages
paid were insufficient to afford the
scantiest living. On Tuesday 600
men, employed by the Danville
Steel Company refused to accept a
reduction of 25 per cent, in wages
and were compelled to seek other
employment or starve. At other
labor centres the same condition of
afiairs exists.
In the face of these facts we are
told the country is prosperous. Re
publicans would have us believe
that the people are happy and con
tented, and that plenty awaits all
who care to enjoy it.
1 his may be true of those who
are tne lortunate beneDcianes of
tariff protected trusts. It may be
a fact, so far as that class of people,
who neither labor nor produce, are
concerned, but with the others
the toiling millions the wearv
workers whose only hope is to
earn enough to furnish a meazre
living to those dependent upon
them, the conditions that force
them to strike, write it down as a
plain, intentional falsehood.
Men do not risk the privations.
the sacrifices and the dangers of
strikes without reason. The ram
who must depend upon his daily
work for his daily bread does not
abandon his job and face starvation
lor himself and family without
cause. Nor can there be cause for
such conditions if the country is
prosperous, as Republicans are con
stantly telling us ours is now.
Surely, there is something wrong
in public affairs when the drones in
the industrial hives, and the specu
lators in our commercial marts, are
glorying in the profits they are
pocketing and the prosperity that
crowns their efforts, while those
whose labor produce the wealth of
the country are compelled to strike
to escape starvation.
But so it is. Under the guiding
hand of William McKinley :
Trusts have prospered.
Syndicates have flourished.
Peculation has thrived and the
rich and the indolent have been
hanpy.
But what of the workers and the
common people?
What of the great masses who
earn their bread by the sweat of
their brow ?
Where is the prosperity for them?
Let the strikes that are paralyz
ing business and starving labor an
swer this. Dem. Watchman.
Thursday evening Mrs. W. P.
Zehner of Mainville, lighted a lamp
in the kitchen and went in another
part of the house. Seated on the
floor was a little two years old
daughter amusing itself in childlike
fashion. During the mother's ab
sence the little one made its way to
the matches which lay incased in a
small box on the table, and began
to eat the heads off of them. The
combustible substance of twenty
five had been swallowed, when she
was taken suddenly and violently
ill. Medical aid was summoned,
but it was too late. Death came
Friday morning after the child had
suffered great agony.
The "Farm Journal" is choke
full of gumption and has the larg
est circulation of any farm paper in
the world. It is good everywhere.
We offer it in connection with our
paper to advance-paying subscrib
ers, that is both papers at the price
of the Columbian: our paper one
year, and the "Farm Journal"
nearly five years, remainder of
1900, .and all of 1901, 1902, 1903
and 1904, both for $1.00. Pay in
advance that's all.
Ex-Mayor Bailey, of Scranton,
has admitted that he received $1000
for affixing his signature to an or
dinance giving the Barber Asphalt
Company a ten year contract for
repairing the asphalt pavements in
the streets of that city.
Are you going to the Fair? If so
do not fail to see J. H. Mercer's
exhibit of lamps. They are worth a
five minutes look.
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WASHINGTON.
From
ur Kc5iilar Correspondent.
Washington, Oct. 1, 1900.
President McKiuley's extraordi
nary and apparently unaccountable
friendship for China, which has
been so plainly shown from the be
ginning of the trouble down to his
abandonment of the allies and the
order for the sending of the Amer
ican troops in China to the Philip
pines, has caused a lot of thinking.
Attention has been called to the
fact that the Republican platform
failed to say a word about the con
tinued exclusion of Chinese labor
ers from the United States, al
though it must have been well
known to the makers of that plat
form that the present Chinese ex
clusion law will expire by limita
tion in 1902, and unless it is ex
tended by Congress our ports will
then be open to Chinese cooley la
borers. It has been noted also that
the Chinese Minister to the United
States has done considerable talking
oi late about the probability of the
increased friendship between his
government and ours, resulting in
the removal of immigration restric
tions. That large employers of un
skilled labor in this country, not to
mention the sugar planters trust of
Hawaii, are anxious to see the re
strictions on Chinese immigration
removed is well known. By put
ting all these things together Pres
ident McKinley is placed in a sus
picious attitude toward American
labor. Perhaps, mention of Chi
nese exclusion was purposely left
out of the Republican platform, in
order to iustifv the Republican
Congress in not renewing that re
striction, and the re election of Mc
Kinley may mean the flooding of
this country with cheap Chinese la--
bor. I he existence of such an in
tention would account for McKin
ley's Chinese policy. It should
not be overlooked that the Demo
cratic national platform contains
this clause : "We favor the contin
uance and strict enforcement of the
Chinese exclusion law and its appli
cation to the same classes of all
Asiatic races." It is not surpris
ing that those who are interested
in the welfare of American labor
are doing some deep thinking. It
is time for them to think and to act.
Senator Morgan, in a speech be
fore the Jackson Democratic Asso
ciation devoted himself to the finan
cial question, which, he declared.
was the most interestincr topic to
him. He said : "The only way to
settle the financial question is to
pay the public debt, and it would
be very easy to do so by saving
some of the wild expenditures we
are now making. In the course of
a few years we could save over
L$ioo,ooo,ooo, and we should com
mence to-day 111 order to save the
interest which the people are pay
ing. The system created by the
last Congress is designed to iucrease
the national debt, and under that
legislation the debt cannot and will
not be paid, but will be increased
from year to year. The payment
of the debt would not underpin the
national banks, but would force
them to the old Jacksoniau idea of
a specie basis, and we would not
be dependent for a circulating me
dium on government bonds. When
that is done the financial question
will be settled, and settled right."
Mr. Jackson II. Ralston, of Mary
land, made this reference to our
trade with the Philippines, in a
speech last week to the Bryan and
Stevenson Club : "Our exports to
YOU COME TO THE FAIR
Be sure and stop at the
Star Clothing House
FOR YOUR
FALL OVERCOAT
The latest styles in
Fall and Winter Goods,
For men, boys and children. Hats,
Caps, Shirts,&c.,of the latest style,
found at
's Star Clothing House.
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BLOOMSBURG,
BLACK AND COLORED
DRESS GOODS,
Once more we have demonstrated our leadership in
this important department. No stock in forty miles
shows as creat variety of weaves of the worthy sort.
None, probably, is so free
that cannot be approved
Present indications are
most favored this season. In these we show a great va
riety, in the most beautiful new shades. Following is
our price-range on a few staples :
SLACK DRESS GOODS.
Plain Cheviots, 56c to
Si so.
Storm Serges, 50c to
$1 20.
Camel's Hair Suitings,
50c to $1.40.
Zebelines, $1 50 and $2.
French Poplins, $1 00.
French Melrose, $1 29.
Broadcloths, 75c to $1 30.
Venetian Cloth, $1 10 to
$2 25.
Plain Granites, 56 to 75c.
OUTING FLANNEL
NIGHT ROBES.
You can make yourselves
comfortable these cool
evenings if you buy some
of our Outing Flannel
Night Robes. We have
them, for ladies and gen
tlemen, and we have not
forgotten the children, and
at prices it won't pay you
to make them.
TOILET SOAP.
There is no excuse for
you hot to keep clean.when
you can buy pure White
Castile Soap at 5c -a cake,
the same as you pay 10c.
3 cakes of good Toilet
Soap for ioc. 3 cakes of
Cosmo Buttermilk for 21c.
This is housecleaning time and you may want some
Bed-Room Furniture, or a Sideboard to brighten up
your dining toom, or some other Furniture! Don't for
get, if you will give us a chance we can save you money
on these goods. Let us prove it to you.
F. P. PURSEL.
the Philippines have been 85,000
men, at a cost of $120 000000.
Our imports from the Philippine
Islands have been 25,000 maimed,
diseased and crippled American cit
izeus," Mrs. S. F. Norton, treasurer of
the newly organized Woman's
Bryan Anti-Trust and Anti-War
L.lub, made a ringing speech at the
first meeting of the club, in which
she said : "It behooves every man
who is suffering from the results of
combined capital to vote for that
candidate who at least promises to
destroy those conditions which op
press hiai. Every man whose liv
ing is earned by the sweat of his
brow is to day the slave of the
money power. Vote for the man
who believes trusts exist and prom-
iaca iu l'iusu mem, who pled
himself in no measured terms
the protection of your interests.'
a'es
to
Ex-Senator Gorman, whose
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from designs and colorings
by people of lenned taste.
that smooth fabrics will be ffi
COLORED DRESS GOODS.
Whipcords, $1 00.
French Poplins, 80c.
Venetian Cloth, $1 00 to
$2 25.
Broadcloths,75c to $1 50.
Storm Serges, 50c to
$1 20.
Plain Cheviots, 56c to $1. 3
Mohairs, 56c. m
Henriettas, 50c to $1 00.
Granites, 50c to 75c.
Surah Serge, 50c to 75c. S
MOCA GLOVES, For Ladies.
We put on sale two num
bers, in Grey Moca Gloves. K
The best goods for the R
money we have ever of- fi
fered. These goods come
right from the factory.
Price, $1 00 and $1 50.
CUE TAILOR-MADE
SUITS
We carry, at all times, a
greater stock and larger
assortment of Women's
Tailor-Made Suits than
any house in Bloomsburg.
The suits we sell at $12 00
we don't think are equalled
at the price.
MUSLIN.
10 Yds unbleached mus
lin for 50c. Some Heavy
Unbleached Muslin at 6c.
litical judgment is conceded to be
as good as that of any man in the
couutry, was in Washington last
week, and said of the outlook:
"There is a drift a very decided
drift 111 favor of the Democrats,
which justifies the hope that Brya"
will be elected. Political condi
tions seem much as they were in
1892. The men who are managing
for the Democrats in New York
say that they are going to carry
the State. They are sincerely con
fident. They believe they ate go
ing to succeed. The Democratic
managers generally feel confide"1
ih the general situation and believe
that Mr. Bryan is going to be
elected. The drift is strongly m
that direction."
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