THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. First National Bank, Blcomsburg, Ra. E. AV. M. L.)w, President. J. M. Staver, Vice President. E. B. Tustin, Vice President. E. P. Carpenter, Cashier. The First National Bank -nlicits a share of your luisi icss upon the basis of ound a n d Progressive Banking, Liberal and Ac curate Treatment. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 1S66. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Established 1837. Consolidated 1S69 Published Every Thursday Morning, At liloomsburg, the County Scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. GEO. E. EL WELL, Editor. r. I. TASKER, Local Editor. GEO. C. ROAX, 1 qkumas. Terms: Inside the county $1.00 a year in advance; fl.50 if not paid in advance. Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in Advance. All communications should be addressed THE COLUMBIAN, liloomsburR, Pa. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1902. DZM032ATIG STATS TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR, ROBERT E. PATTISON. ol Philadelphia. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, GEORGE Y. GUTHRIE, of AMegheny. FOR SECRETARY OK INTERNAL AFFAIRS. JAMES NOLAN, of Berks. DISTRICT TICKET. FOR CONGRESS, (Long Term.) CHARLES H. DICKERMAN. (Short Term.) ALEXANDER EILLMEYER. FOR STATE SENATOR, J. HENRY COCHRAN, DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. FOR REPRESENTATIVES, . HON. FRED. IKELER, HON. WILLIAM T. CREASY, FOR MINE INSPECTOR, MARTIN KELLEY. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, C. A. SMALL, FOR PROTHONOTARY AND CLERK OF THE COURTS, C. M. TERWILLIGER, FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER, J. C. RUTTER, JR., ' FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, WILLIAM KRICKBAUM, FOR COUNTY TREASURER, .A. B. CROOP, FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, GEO. W. STERNER, WILLIAM BOGERT, FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, CHARLES F. DERR, GEO. II . SHARPLESS, Beef prices are going down rapid ly owing to the fact that the grass fed cattle are being rushed to mar ket from the western ranges. Prices have dropped several cents per pound in the last few days. This beef is not considered as first-class like that of corn fed stock, but it is .good enough to knock prices down. Owing to the high price of coal, Kansas farmers will burn corn this winter. Com will be plentiful, and as there is an abundance of alfalfa and sorghum for feed, corn will be utilized for heating pur poses. Kansans have not burued corn since the late '70's. Less than one year ago none of us knew' of the greatness of Penny packer, but then we were not in formed that he was a cousin of the Matchless Matt.. ! Statement of Condition September 15, '02 . J RESORl'CES. : I.o.ms .... .J'i4,!44 47 v. itomi . , . 50.000 CO ' l:.inkili I Imcc . . . 27,56043 SlOvks and Securities . . I83.70G.75 Cash & due fiom lianks & U.S.Tr. 109,317.53 Total 4664, 629. lS LIABILITIES. Capital . Surplus . Undivided Profits Circulation Deposits , Total r 50.000.co 125,000 00 1 1,067.24 50,000.00 428,561. 94 $664,629 18 EIGHTY-NINE CENTS A DaY The election of Hon. Charles H. Dickeruian, of Northumberland county, to coneress. is so well n. sured that it seems like a waste of tilort to give serious notice to any of the Calumnies 8tld ramiwiirn falsehoods that have been circulated by designing and malicious persons in the vain hope of prejudicing public sentiment against him. The mosi conspicuous, as well as the most absurd of these, is the chnrvp , . that Mr. Dickermau once upon a time said, .that eighty nine cents was enough for a laboring man." Such a statement as this is an iu- sult to the intelligence of any man who isacciuainted with Mr. Dirker- m,au. For the greater part of his long ana successiul business career, Mr. Dickerman has been a manu facturer and an extensive employer of labor. Petween him and his employees there has always existed the friendliest ties, and in the mat ter of wages he has always paid the highest price. Where is the man who heard him sav that t-io-litv nine cents was enough for a labor ing man? Produce the man who heard him sav this and let him mate the statement tinder oath and it will be proven in a court of justice that he is a neriurer nnd a srontiH. rel. From 1S94 to 1S97 the Mil ton car works was one of two car building concerns in the st.-in thnt had the financial ability to keep running. 1 here were verv few cars being built and those that were contracted for, were built at a price that left no margin above their actual cost. It is a fact thnt frnm 1894 to 1897 the car works of Murray, Dougal & Co., of which Mr. Dickerman was the treasurer and financial manacer. did not make one dollar above the running expenses of their plant. We wish also to emphasize the statement mat witn trie exception of the Jack son and Woodiu plant at Berwick everv other car btiildmrr PctaWiii ment in the state had either failed or closed down during these four years of financial depression and industrial inactivity. During this period tne price of unskilled day labor at the Milton car works was one dollar and ten cents ner dnv On one or two contracts that were taken at an exceptionally low figure, by special agreement with the men entered into before the order was accented bv the firm there was a reduction of ten per cent., winch lor a short time fixed tne rate at one dol ar for a dav' work. This was only during the continuance of these contract's, and this was the lowest price ever paid lor unskilled, labor at the Milton car works. There were hundred! of manufacturint? establishments and some of them in Milton that did not pay this price for unskilled iaDor, lor even the time they were able to run. The Milton car works were kept running most of the time during these four years. At times work was very scarce and in such extre mines the men put 111 nine hours which netted them eighty-nine cents. This is the whole story aoout the eighty-nine cents a day business. The writer has talked personally with many of the em ployes of the old firm of Murray Dougal & Co., men who are strong Republican partisans, and they in dignantly repudiate and coudemi this malicious and unjust attack upon men, who at the expense of their time, money and health work ed to keep the shops running, that their employees might earn food, clothes and shelter at a time when public committees and charitahlo institutions were providing scores of families in Milton, whose heads were employed at the other mill; and factories, with the bare neccs saries of life. The man who would make such an accusation as this, is an ingrate and devoid of honor or decency, and he dare not come out in me open ana make the charge, L'tmocratic Meetings T4ie following is a list of places and speakers for Democratic meet ings: Orangeville, Friday Oct. 3rd; A. S. Hmtenstine, Esq., of Milton, and Clinton Herring. Esq. Millville, Monday Oct. 6th; Hon. A. L. Fritz and A. S. Iluttenstine, Esq. Bloomsburg, Thursday Oct. 9th; ex-Governor Pattison and other prominent speakers. Buckhorn, Monday Oct. 13th; C. A. Small, Esq. and Boyd P Maize, Esq. Rohrsburg, Tuesday Oct. 14th; Win. Chrisman, Esq. and Clinton Herring, F'sq. Jersey town, Thursday Oct. 16th; Col. John G. Freeze and Robt. Buckingham, Esq. Mainville, Friday Oct. 17th; Fpeakers to be supplied. Slabtown, Monday Oct. 20th; Hon. A. L. Fritz and Boyd F. Maize, Esq. Beaver Valley, Wednesday Oct. 22nd; Robt. Buckingham, Esq. and Clem R. Weiss, Esq. Miffliuville, Friday Oct. 24th; Wm. C. Johnston, Esq. and C. A. Small, ICsq. Lime Ridge, Monday Oct. 27th; Col. John G. Freeze and Wm. C. Johnston, P.sq. Catawissa, Tuesday Oct. 2Sth; Hon. Fred T. Ikeler and John G. Harman, Esq. Numidia, Wednesday Oct. 29th; Wm. Chrisman, Ivsq. and Clem R. Weiss, Esq. Berwick, Thursday Oct. 30th; Hon. Fred T. Ikeler and C. A. Small, F'sq. Centralia, Friday Oct. 31st; John G. Harman, Esq. aud Wm. Chris man, Esq. Prominent speakers from other parts of the state have also been se cured. W. B. Allen, County Chairman. - - The Mt. Carmel Xetct of Wedt ncsday last published a statenien to the effect that Hon. C. H. Dick erman had said that eighty-nine cents was enough for a woikiugniau to live on. When Mr. Dickerman's attention was called to the W;.V statement he wrote the editor the following letter: Milton, Pa., Sep. 22, 1902. C. I. Cleaver, Esq., liditor At7.'x, Mt. Carmel, Pa. My Dear Sir: My attention has been called to the following statement in your paper of September 17th: "Mr. Dickerman may be a very nice man, but the people of this end of the county cannot be expected to make much fuss over voting fur a man who said eighty-nine cents a day was enough for a working man to live on and Mr. Dickerman would not deny that he had said that very thing. Out of his mill ions, the paltry sum of eighty-nine cents per day was considered suffi cient for a man to exist upon ! No, that may work up in Fishing Creek, but it won't work in this region." This statement is absolutely un true, and I most emphatically deny ever haviug made such a remark. No manufacturing or other company with which I was associated ever paid such low wages, but on the contrary always paid the highest current wages in the locality in which they were operating. These wages were always paid promptly and in cash. While rumors have reached me from time to time attributing such remarks to me, all my attempts to trace them to any reputable or re sponsible source have heretofore failed. This, therefore, is my first opportunity to deny it. While your article was written evidently under a misapprehension of the facts, I must insist that you retract it, aud give your retraction the same publicity that you have the original charge. As you have some curiosity con cerning the amount of stock I hold in the "Big Car Trust," it gives me pleasure to assure you that I am ' For two ye.irn I suffered ribly from dspepsia, viih great depression, and vs always feeling poorly. 1 tiica triua Aver s iarsa parilla, and in one we-;X I was a new mini,"-John McDonald, Philadelphia, Pa. Don't forget that it's "Ayer's" Sarsaparilla that will make you strong and hopeful. Don't waste your time and money by trying some other kind. Use the old, tested, tried, and true Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. SI.CO belli. All drunltti. Ask yonr doctor what tin think! of Ayer'i nttr.La.iiiB. U KMVn. til. ......... .... - p....... old faintly msilti'ina. Follow hit udvlc aud U Will UUi.ll.lini. J. (J. AviR Co., Lowell, Matt. Poorly? S Get ike Most Gut of Your Food You don't and can't if your stomach ir. v.-; r.!:. A v.tnk etoinach docs not di pvt nil that is vr.;iti.i.i!y taken into it. It "it" tirr-il cn-ily, and v.Iiut it faila to An.fiur t!ie cf wea Etomnrh r.r vt rr.'Si i:Vt r:.nz, flu of ner vous headache, and dkaorccablc belch ing. "I hp.ve t.'.lcen ITivl'n Pprnrnrilln fit (''IJint't tit les ' r tnmmh troubli-, and A run doivn cnndlilon of the pvstrni, and have been L-rintiy bcivC.ixl by its use. I would not bo without It In my family. I am trou bled especially In summer with weak stom ach and nnuHoannd find Hood's Srirsnparilla Invaluable," K. C. Hic kman, W .Chester, Pn. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Ptrencthen and tone the. stomach and the Whole digestive system. not, nor have I ever been, a stock holder in this company or any of the other so called "Trusts." Yours very truly, C. H. Dickekman. The letter of Mr. Dickerman to the editor of the Ntws is a polite, emphatic and straightforward de nial of the charge. The request for the publication is just such a demand as one gentleman should feel justified in making of another who had made a misstatement. The editor of the Xeu$ not only refused to make a correction, but declined to publish Mr. Dicker man's letter, saying that "All is fair in war and politics." The citi zen and voter has the facts before bim and he can judge for himself which is entitled to their consider ation and confidence. The Godcharies Bluff. Over here in Columbia County the Godcharies shouterstell us what a popular man their candidate is at home, aud how he swept Northum berland county where lie was a cardidale for the Legislature in 1900, two years ago. The Repub lican candidate's stronghold are like the ends of a -rainbow over yonder, and when you ate there it is somewhere else. But let us see where the facts are. In 1900 Mc Kiuley had S366 votes, Bryan had 79S9, showing a majority for the Republican candidate of 377. At this s.une election Godcharies had 7S90, 476 less than McKinley, and 99 less than Bryan. Let us com pare his vote with the other district and county candidates. He ran 131 votes behind Clarence P Until the Republican candidate for Con gress. He ran 175 votes behind John T. Fisher, who was the suc cessful Democratic candidate for the Legislature. By the expenditure of between three and four thousand dollars he succeeded in getting 14 more votes than his colleague Tudge L. S. Walters, who did not conduct a boodle campaign, aud whom both Godcharies aud his friends treated most informally by voting for the Mil'on candidate singly. Here is the evidence to prove this: In the fourth ward Mt. Carmel, Wal ters' home ward, Godcharies had nine votes mere than was cast for McKinley. In the second ward of Milton, Godcharies' home ward, Walters ran 57 votes behind Mc Kinley. The vote did not go to the Democratic candidates, aud if the Godcharlea people did not cut Mr. Walters, and vote for their candidate alone, where did the vote go to ? And yet with all this per fidy and the use of boodle to de bauch the voter, ne succeeded in getting 14 more votes than Mr. Walters. Not such a great record as a vote getter after all. They began to shake as soon as they saw Pattison's splendid kick o3. Against the advice of McKinley, the adjuration of Roosevelt, the pledges of the Republican platform. the good faith of the Government and the dictate of human consider ation for a suffering people, the Re publicans, rather than diminish the unjust profits of the Sugar Trust refused to do justice to Cuba. It was but the triumph of greed over right and justice. The Republican party owes its lease of power to the Trusts and it cannot get tar enough away from them to de.iver an effective kick. Through the pro tective tariff, the infant industry has grown, so rich and so stronj, at the expense of the consumer, that they are now, through the Repub lican party riding rough shod over the rights of the people. These monsters the tariff has created have turned upon the nation and now hold it by the throat. And yet the Dingley bill still is in force. Still it compels the oppressed consumer to pay over a tribute into Trust coffers when he buys their goods. All the evils of the Trusts which were created by the tariff continue to grow greater so long as the tariff remains. Is it not time for revision? Is it not time to elect a party to power which has always been the consistent enemy of Trusts? TOWS3SEE!0'S FALL STYLES oj STYLISH CLOTHING 1 ml (, - mJ SAC For Young Men, Boys and Children. Call and See Them. THAT ONE WORD li EL isl m a It tells the whole story of a new season's preparation in this shop. It tells you of markets visited, represent ative lines of the world's best merchandise carefully in spected and carefully bought.. It tells you that this same merchandise is here now awaiting your verdict of ap proval. Warm autumn colorings have supplanted the light airy tints of summer in every section of the store. The needed things, the looked for things, the things you've been figuring on for your autumn and winter out fitting are all here and ready. The New Wool Weaves. Dress Goods interest you more just now perhaps than any other class of merchandise. This store's dress goods show ing is all that you could ask. This week we will sell 56 in. all wool cloth worth 90c. at 59c. Some 34 in. cloth mixed at 23c. 38 in. Venetian cloth, at 50c. 3S in. Camels effects, new fall shades 50c.' Rich New Silks. Silk selling is always a fea ture at the season's start. We've bought to make the sell ing most satisfactory to you in every way. Plain Taffeta, all colors at 50c. " " " " " 75c. Moire silk will be the big sell ing silk this fall, price 85c., $1.00 and $1.25. New Furniture For Fall. This is a department this store is very proud of because it makes so many new friends for the store. We get most of the furniture we sell from our Home Factory. We have no freight to pay, no packing or unpacking that costs. It is fresh from the maker, bright and new. and at a less - price than you can get it anywhere else, if you will compare quality. We don't claim to have the lowest priced furniture, it won't pay us to sell the cheap kind or it won't pay you to buy it. If you are in need of furni ture tins fall, we invite you to come to this store and let us show you what we can do. ' p. For the national encampment Union Veteran Legion, the Lacka wanna Railroad will sell excursion tickets to Chicago at one fare for the round trip, plus $1.00. Tickets will be sold October 5th. fth and 7th, and will be good for return leaving Chicago not later than October 16th. For time tables, or further information, see nearest Lackawanna agent. 25-2t This is the year that ends the Quay voting trust. "COPY WW. I90Z. CRMt & fWXCfC A Fine Showing of Winter Jackets. Just a few of the choice new th ings. Those exclusive styles that we have. They are the best values we have ever shown. That Ladies' and Misses' Jacket at $6.00. Misses Jacket made of all wool Kersey, lined with silk at S7.9S. Three different styles of Ladies' and Misses' Jackets at $10.00. A Fine Showing of Walking Skirts. Prices, 3.98, 5.00, 5.50, 5.9S to 7.50. Ladies' Dress Skirts. We have never shown so large assortment. Prices 2.98, 4.50, 5.00, 5.50, 5.98, most any price to $10. ursel. TAILOR-MADE 8UIT3- N. S. Tingley has accepted the agency for Reinach, Ullman & Co. of Chicago, merchant tailors, and is ready to supply made-to measure clothing at prices lower than can be obtained elsewhere. He has a large line of samples to select from. His place of business is the third floor of the Columuian building. 4L Try Tub Columbian a year.
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