THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Condensed from Report to the Comptroller t cloe ot business December 10, 1901.
O
RESOURCES.
COANS AND INVESTMENTS .'. $535,805.73
HUE FROM BANKS 27,812.55,
CAirf AND RESERVE 113,954.37
$677,572.65
LIABILITIES. j
CA ITAL STOCK t 60,000.00
8 rplus and Undivided Profits 139,127.52
Ni .jnal Bank Note Outstanding 60,000.00
DU BANKS 26.656.42 i
OE 'OSITS 411,788.71 438,44:.! 3 I
3af ID op o sit DBoztgd DEor IE2en.t
XJsT BVSIiAA AND VIRE-PEOOP VA.TJX.Ta.
DIRECTORS :
Myron I. Low,
Geo. S Robbins,
J. M. Stavek.
o
Da. E. W. M. Low,
Da. J. II. Vastine,
V&" Accounts ot banks, corporations, firms and individuals, solic
ite 1 upon the most liberal terms, consistent with good banking.
THE COLUMBIAN.
KSTABLISMKD 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
E rBi.isnir.o 1837. Consolidated 1869
I'iim.isiiKU Every Thursday Moknino,
At Hloomsburg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
CEO. F,. El.WKI.L, Editor
1). J. TASKKU, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Fokkmak.
TRM3r Insklethe county if 1.00 a year
ii advance ; $1.50 if not paid in advance.
0 1 ide the county, f 1.25 a yenr, strictly in
A Warn.
!l communications should be addressed
niE COLUMBIAN, Uloomslmrfi, l'a.
l ilURSOAY, KEBRUARV 6, 190J
AN N0UN0EMENIS.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
C. A. SMALL,
of Catawissa.
Subject to the decision of the
Democratic party.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
, J. HENRY COCHRAN,
of Lycoming Co.
Subject to the decision of the
Senatorial Couferrees of the 24th
Distiict.
Senator J. Ileury' Cochran, of
Williamsport, will be returned to
the State Senate from the Demo
ctatic district composed of Lycom
ing, Columbia, Montour and Sulli
van. He is already assured enough
support in the several counties to
make his nomination certain, and
as it is one of the sure Democratic
districts in the State the nomination
wi!l practically end the matter.
Phila. Press.
3- 0- McHENRY BUT A CANDIDATE-
Editor of Columbian:
Replying to the many inquiries
cf my friends in this and adjoining
counties urgiug my candidacy for
Congress, I regret to be obliged to
hay that my business interests will
not permit me to be a candidate at
this time.
No man should ask to have this
honor conferred upon him unless he
can see his way clear to devote tie
time and labor necessary to the
faithful performance of the duties
involved in this high office.
During the past four years the
people of our District, regardless of
pirty, have been well served in this
capacity and have had a faithful,
h nest and energetic Representa
tive who in all his official acts has
endeavored to serve the best inter
esis of his district and it is with
d -ep regret that I note his decision,
for business reasons similar to my
own, declining to accept a re-nomination
which would doubtless have
been tendered him unanimously.
So the only personal interest I have
in Mr. Polk's successor, is that in
c. nimon with every loyal democrat
and citizen whosj sole desire is to
have our party pnd District ably
and honorably represented.
Therefore I beg to ask my
frie.ids, to kindly accept my deci
sion in regard to my candidacy as
final, and to express to them my
sincere and deep appreciation for
the kindly interest shown me, and
whether or not the future shall ever
o'T.t the same brilliant opportunity
with changed conditions that will
enable me to gr?sp it, I thank them
none the less, and will always be
fund in the rank' and file of Dsmo
crnts supporting our regular party
no minees, ever ready to advocate
the best interests of all taxpayers,
nth'T than personal o political
preferment. Very respectfully,
John G. McHenry.
Mil. POuK UBJUNH8.
Mr. Polk's home paper, the Dan
ville Morning News, of .Tuesday,
contains the following, which in ev
idently authoritative, and may be
taken as conclusive in the matter :
"Hon. R. K. Polk yesterday af
ternoon announced. that he will not
be a candidate for re-election. Mr.
Polk, whose two terms embrace the
Hfty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Con
gress, has represented the Seven
teenth district to the full satisfac
tion of his constituents. He has
$677,572.65
E. B. Tustin,
Louis Gross,
been strongly urged by leading
Democrats in various parts of the
disttict to stand lor re-nomination.
His decision, therefote, not to be a
candidate will be received with a
good deal of surprise and regret.
The Structural Tubing Works and
other interests with which Mr.
Polk is identified make heavy de
mands upon his time and energy
and he feels that he cannot fully
discharge his duties as Congress
man without in some measure neg
lecting business, and it is for this
reason he feels constrained to de
cline a re-nomination.
Mr. Polk was elected Congress
man in 1898 by a majority of 2300
over V. H. VVoodin, Republican
candidate. He was re-elected in
1900 by an increased majority ma
jority of some 1500, although a
presidential year, and this, too,
notwithstanding the fact that Hon
M. II Kulp. Mr. Polk's prede
cessor in office, was elected by a
Republican majority of 1400.
Mr. Polk's declination leaves the
district wholly to the other candi
dates in the field."
Letter From Ex-Lieut. Gov. Chauncey F.
D1BCK.
The following correspondence
speaks for itself. It is important
to and should be read by every
Democrat in the State of Peuna.
Tredyffrin, Pa., Dec. 12, 'or
Hon. Chauncey F. Black, York, Pa
Looking to you as oue of the great
leaders of the Democratic Party, of
Pennsylvania, we respectfully re
quest you to advise us how to or
ganize our party, tnat we may m
the future, as in the past, become
the ruling power of our beloved
but now sadly misrepresented ccun
try. Please answer through the
Chester Democrat, that the Demo
crats of Chester and Delaware
Counties may get the benefit of
your advice. Truly Yours,
Samuel Fetters, Chester Valley
H. B. Schofield, Paoli.
Henry Crory.
Joseph C. Kishner.
N. D. Stager.
B. McCormick.
John M. Manson.
J. Edwin McCanna, Paoli.
Henry W. Davis.
York, Pa., January 17, 1902.
Gentlemen: Yourcommunica
tion suggests questions which are
vital to the life of the Democratic
party in our State. Each of you,
presume, like myself, has been &
steady, conscientious Democrat
since the maturity of our years
We are Democrats and continue to
be Democrats, notwithstanding all
the temptations of these times to go
over to the side of wealth and
power, because we believe that the
perpetuity of republican goveyi-
ment depends upon the success of
our political principles. We have,
therefore, stood by the good cause,
in the tempest and in the calm,
alike in 1S84, in 1888, in 1892, in
1896 and in 1900. We have not
accepted or rejected national candi
dates because they were, m a per
sonal or factional way, agreeable
or disagreeable to us. We have
not scrutinized . national platforms
to discover a word or a line which
might be sophistically used to just
ify a desertion of the great cause ot
constitutional liberty. We have
supported Cleveland and we have
supported Bryan because each of
them stood at the time for the prin
ciples which we know, lie at the
foundation of the republic and must
be maintained if the republic is to
live.
You ask me how the Democratic
party may be best organized to ac
complish those great public and
patriotic objects for which it exists.
I answer that if we would succeed,
in the immediate future, the party
must be so organized as to include
within its ranks all those who ad
here to Democratic principles of
government in general. Nothing
could be more unwise, perhaps
fatal, than the reckless and useless
perpetuation of recent differences.
I, and I suppose you, being straight
Democrats, supported Mr. Bryan
and those great declarations of
human rights the Chicago and
Kansas City platforms with all the
fervor of which we were capable.
But there were some Democrats,
most of them as honest as we, who
magnified the silver question into a
vital issue, and who, therefore, dis
agreeing with us,' our platforms and
our candidates, assisted directly or
indirectly to put the imperialist
party into power. They have re
alized their error. They see the
republic transformed into an empire.
They see the Constitution disre
garded; the government administer
ed in the interest of a class; the
money power omnipotent; the Con
gress taxing for the benefit of the
few at the expense of the many;
gigantic industrial combinations
flourishing unopposed; and an
European colonial system establish
ed instead of our familiar and con
stitutional American territorial sys
tem, with the mighty military and
naval armaments required .0" sup
port it! Those Democrats who
were misled by false and corrupt
clamor into helping to bring on this
condition of things are heartily sick
and sorry. They are quite able to
see now that even if bimetallism
had been really tlrt: menace to com
mercial prosperity which it was
fepresented to be, it was a mere
trifle 111 comparison with the trans
formation of our republican govern
ment, which has taken place and is
taking place. The limited or tin
limited coinage of silver was a ques
tion of mere economy or expedien
cy, it was not a constitutional
question. It did not touch the
rights or liberties of our people.
Democrats might differ about it with
perfect freedom. A mistake about
it could easily be corrected Those,
therefore, who lelt the Democratic
party because of it, left without
reasonable provocation, and we, the
nearly seven millions ol Democrats
who remain faithful, must be care
ful that we do not incur a like
guilt, by continuing to exchule
them for difference of opinion upon
an altogether minor matter. We
want them all back. We want the
many honored Democrats who
stood nobly with us through the
battles of the last forty years in
Pennsylvania the Hancocks, the
Baers, the Farquhars, the Mvers,
the Hensels. the Harritvs the Pat-
tisons, the Cad waladers with us.
where they truly belong. Upon
every other question but that of
silver we are at one. Unhappily,
because adversely settled, there is
no more a silver question. None
of us who supported the Chicago
and Kansas City platforms and fol
lowed with joy and pride that glo
rious tribune of the common people
of America, William J. Bryan, leel
the smallest sense of regret for our
action in those days which tried
men's souls. We would gladly do
the same again. But for the pres
ent the issue is overpast. The gold
standard has won. The crime is
complete. The confiscation of the
earnings of labor the world over
has taken place. The people have
been duly fleeced. The money
power has pouched the spoil. Un
til that power shall have determin
ed that it is time to make another
confiscation by another change of
standard, or until the peoples of
the earth have been plunged into
profound calamity and universal
distress, there can be 110 silver ques
tion. Why then should we make
it a test of political orthodoxy in
our comparatively little district of
Pennsylvania?
I think it altogether right and
wise that we should in our nomina
tions for Congress require that our
candidates should be such as have
supported the party in the past,
and can be relied upon to enter the
Democratic caucus and abide by
ijs decisions. No disturbers should
be sent there. But in our muni
cipal, county and State affairs we
should not draw rigid distinctions
between so-called gold Democrats
and regular Democrats. The Gov
ernor and the Legislature of Penn-
My Lungs
"An attack of la grippe left me
with a bad cough. My friends said
I had consumption. I then tried
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and it
cured me promptly. "
A. K. Randies, Nokomis, 111.
You forgot to buy a bot
tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral when your cold first
came on, so you let it run
along. Even now, with
all your hard coughing, it
will not disappoint you.
There's a record of sixty
years to fall back on.
Tbrc tliM 1 2Sc., 80c, 1. All dnmliti.
fomult your doctor. If he tayi take It,
then do u he un. If he telle you not
to Hike It, then don't tuke It. tie kuowi.
Leave It with niiu. we ro wuiiiih.
sylvania are in no wise 'concerned
with national affairs. In these
domestic fields 1 conceive we can
nominate our candidates for their
ability, fitness and general accept
ability, without any reference what
ever to their views or conduct on
the silver question.
Answering other questions in
your letter, I beg to say that the
Democratic party relieved, as above
suggested, from all differences as to
silver, is a unit in Pennsylvania,
and needs only an aggressive spirit
and a practical organization to win,
if not in the State at large, at least
in many contested districts. The
harmonization which seems to be
taking place in Philadelphia and
Allegheny is very encouraging.
But the Democrats of the country
should not wait upon events in the
cities. Let them make their own
organizations. Let them send dele
gates to the State Convention in
their own interests. Let them look
to their own candidates upon Legis
lative, county and municipal
tickets.
To that end I believe now, as I
always have believed, that there is
no organization so perfectly adapted
to the work as that of popular Clubs
or Democratic Societies. There
has not been a single instance in
the history of the country where
the institution of the honest, earn
est Democratic Club has not in
creased the Democratic vote in the
community where it existed. I am
still President of the Democratic
Society of Pennsylvania and I am a
member of the Executive Commit
tee ot the National Association of
Democratic Clubs. I do not be
lieve anything important cau be ac
complished, either in the State or
nation, without a thorough club or
ganization. The club is the arena
of discussion, the challenge to the
enemy , the engine of agitation, as
it has ever been and ever will be.
Against the combined monopolies
of the country the club affords the
only support to the individual voter.
When every true man stands shoul
der to siiouider wit 11 ms teiiovv in
the club he is invincible. Outside
it he is open to intimidation, cor
ruption and seduction. JUet us
make the club system universal and
periect. I have reason to believe
1 that my successor in the executive
I office of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs, Mr. W. R
Hearst, intends to carry into the
national club organization of our
party the intense energy and effect'
ive methods which have character
ized all his other enterprises, and
that by the time the next Congress
is to be elected we will be organized
for a hopeful battle.
I beg to take advantage of this
opportunity to make still another
suggestion to the true and steadfast
country Democrats of our State
Let us be as careful in framing the
issues of the approaching State cam
paign as in the selection ot our
candidates. To go into State Con
vention, resolve that our opponents
are bad men and call upon all good
citizens to help us in putting them
down, without proposing any spec
ific measure or policy for the re
moval ot tlie evils denounced, is
not worthy of the great, historic
party which governed .this com
Dion wealth from the time of Thomas
McKean to that of William F.
Packer. The peo'rle have the right
to know what we intend to do, if
given power, and they will know
before they consent to trust us.
The mere denunciation of others
is no recommendation for ourselves
The abuses of the Harrisburg
government are well known. Let
us tell the people where and how
we propose to. correct them, and
having done so nominate able and
honorable men, who if elected will
not, as has happened heretofore,
betray us and dishonor their own
pledges.
It need hardly be said that the
first of these issues should be ballot
reform. It is the reform compre
hending all reforms. We cannot
hope for pure government any
where without a pure ballot. Let
us then make this the supreme test
in every legislative district. Let
no man be trusted who has ever
lor a single instant, upneld or
tolerated the infamous Baker ballot
fraud, which was passed solely to
protect coercion and corruption in
elections, and palmed off upon the
people as the Australian system.
Until recently there seemed to be
no hope for ballot reform except in
a constitutional convention called
for the express purpose. But the
adoption of the constitutional a
mendments opens a broad road.
The legislature can, if it will, pro
vide for compulsory personal regis
tration in cities and for a secret,
free and inviolable ballot. But un
less this most essential of all re
forms is made paramount in all
nominations and in the canvass it
will be smuggled aside and smoth
ered. Unlike the members of a
constitutional convention, members
of the Legislature are chosen to
represent such a variety of personal
or local interests that they can
Clearing
BIG BARGAINS
In All Winter
CLOTHING
MUST BE SOLD
To Make Room For .
SPR1N
Come early and see the
Bargains at
Townsen
CLOTHING STORE.
THE YEARLY SALE!
This is another popular selling event, which has been care
fully planned for another chance to buy wanted merchandise at
shaved profits. Another demonstration of the wisdom of halv
ing our rightful profit and doubling our output. It's as broad as
it is long, as far as our gain is concerned, except the gain of in
creased business and adding more friends to the store. It's a
good deal broader than it is long for you, for there is an actual,
honest, money saving flavor about this sale that you will readily
understand and appreciate.
WE'VE EXPLAINED WHY.
First is the
Table Linen News
This is profitable news for
you if you 11 profit by it. The
laoie Liuen lines are never so
complete as at this time. The
prices are never so tempting as
now. Read.
Unbleached
Table Linens.
52 ins. wide, good weight 22c.
56 ins. wide.worth 45c, at 39c.
64 ins. wide.worth 60c, at 49c.
60 ins. wide, heavy, all linen,
the best value we have ever of
fered, at 50c.
68 ins. wide, extra good value,
45C
60 in. heavy German, all lin
en, 47c.
66 ins. wide, extra heavy, all
linen, 09c.
72 ins. wide, worth $1.00, 75c.
72 ins. wide, worth 1.25, 98c
Bleached
Table Linens.
We start them at 22c.
64 ins. wide, all linen, 47c.
72 ins. wide, all linen. tSc.
68 and 72 ins. wide, worth 85
ana 90c., at 09c.
66 ins. wide, extra value. 72c
72 ins. wide.worth Si1.2s.at o8c.
72 ins. wide, worth $1.40, at
$1.10.
72 ins. wide, worth $2.00, at
$1.69.
Some Special Things in the Grocery
Department.
. We will sell one barrel of good Blended Flour at 50c. a sack
for one week, beginning Saturday, January 25. We will begin
fny 25 a , sel1 one week one of Chase & Sanborn's brands
of Coffee at I2ic. a pound. If you enjoy a good cup of Coffee,
try a pound of this Coffee. Good big Prunes at sc. a pound.
F. P. PURSEL.
hardly be together to perform a
purely public service. It is to be
feared that Mr. Quay was not
wrong when he recently declared
that the amendments were well
enough in themselves, but that no
Legislature could ever be got to ex
ecute them by appropriate legisla
tion, and that we would never get
a true and symmetrical ballot re
form, without a' constitutional con
vention. But surely it is worth the trial.
SELWS
Out Sale,
o s
These are a few prices, come
and see the rest.
We can match Table Lin ens
with Napkins, from 50c. up.
What You Save
On Napkins.
.Napkins are a necessity nov
a-days. There is a napkin bay
ing chance awaiting you in this
sale, such as you've seldom been
invited to take advantage of.
Napkins, worth $1 25, at 98c
1 50, at $1 25.
1 75. at
2 00, at
2 25, at
2 50, at
2 75, at
3 50, at
5 00, at
6 00, at
1 49
1 65.
1 79,
2 19.
2 2$.
2 98.
425.
5 00.
A Feast of
Toweling and
Towel Bargains.
Many of our customers wait
for these sales to replenish their
linen presser. You've always
needed toweling and towels.
Buy them now and save money.
5c cotton toweling at 4c.
8c linen " " 6Jc.
ioc '" " 8jjc.
I2jc 9JC.
15c-I2ic
MC 4 Iljc.
Extra good value in towels at
25 c. a pair.
Extra good value Huck tow
els at 25c. a pair.
Let us, as Democrats, raise the
standard of ballot reform. We
have a right to expect that all good
citizens will rally to, it. Every
decent man in Pennsylvania desires
it. Let us make it the first, the
clearest and the strongest plank in
our State platform. If we cannot
elect a majority of the Legislature
upon that issue, then the situation
is hopeless.
I am, very truly, yours,
Chauncey F. Black.