THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. First National Bank, Bloomsburg, Pa. K. AV. M. Ljw, President. .J.M. Slaver, Vice President, ft. 11. Tnstin, Vice President. K. V. Carpenter, Cashier. The First National Hank solicits a share of vour 1 nisi ness u jion the basis of Sound a n d Progressive Uankintr, Liberal and Ac curate Treatment. THE COLUMBIAN. ESTABLISHED 1S60. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Established 1837. Consolidated 1S69 ri'Bi.isiiEi) Eveky Thursday Moknino, At Hloomsliurg. the County Scat of Columliia County, Pennsylvania. CEO. E. EI. WE EL, Editor. V. J. TASKEU, Local Editor. GEO. C. KUAN', I orumax. Terms: Inside the county $1.00 a year in advance; $1.50 if not paid in advance. Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in Advance. All communications should be addressed THE COLUMBIAN, Iiloomsl.urij.Ya. THURSDAY, OCTODF.R 9, 1902. FOR OOVKRXOR, ROBERT E. PATTISON. of Philadelphia. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, GEORGE W. GUTHRIE, of A'legheny. FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. JAMES NOLAN, of Berks. . DISTRICT TICKET. FOR CONGRESS, (Long Term.) CHARLES H. DICKERMAN. (Short Term.) ALEXANDER BILLMF.YF.R. FOR STATE SENATOR, J. HENRY COCHRAN, DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET, FOR REPRKSENTATIVES, HON. FRED. IKELER, HON. WILLIAM T. CREASY, FOR MINE INSPECTOR, MARTIN KELLEY. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, C. A. SMALL, FOR PROTIIONOTARY 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. 15. CROOP, FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, GEO. W. STERNER, WILLIAM P.OGERT, FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, CHARLES F. DERR, GEO. II. SHARPLESS, Let there be a big outpouring of Democracy Thursday evening to hear the candidates, Pattison, Guthrie and Nolan. The meeting will be held in the Court House at 7:30. Every Democrat go and hear the issues discussed. When, the Republicans tell you that we had such hard times in 1893 as' them if they are really so igno rant of the political history of our country as not to know that the panic of that year came while the McKinley tariff law was still in force, and before the Wilson tariff bill had been passed. And ask them if they are aware of the fact that the great panic of 1873 came under a Republican administration ud under the highest protective tariff the couutry has ever known. Statement of Condition September 15, '02. KESOKIVKS. loin .... $2?4, t44 47 ' . . Ilolnls . . . fo.OOOOO I'.mkniR II. tin- . . . 27,560 4. Sloi ks and Securities' . . I S j, 7"C 75 Cnsh & due fioin Banks & U.S.Tr. 109.21;. 53 Total & 664,629.18 MAMUTIES. Capital . Surplus . t'nitivMcd Trofils Circulation . Deposits . , Total !? 50,OOO.rO 125,000 OO I 1,067.24 1 50,000.00 428,561.94 664, 629. l8 THE NAIL TEOST- Now that President Roosevelt has come before the people and in tones that ate resounding around the world called attention to the Trust evils, it behooves the voters of the Sixteenth district to carefully consider the positions of the various candidates on this question. In response to an inquiry, th Hon. Charles H. Dickerman has publicly and frankly stated that lie is not or never has been a stock holder in the Car Trust or any of tlio otner so-called I rusts, and that he has 110 official connection with any of them. Iu coutrait, the si lence of Hon. I red A. Godcharles on this subject has been marked. He has talked and talked and talked on every matter under the sun except this. He and his friends have always taken to the woods when the Trust topic was under discussion. The people are asking WHY? And the answer is at hand. A few vans ago there was orga nized what is known as the "Cut Nail Association." This is an as soci.ition of the cut nail manufact urers east of Pittsburg, to fix and maintain prices. Representatives meet monthly and determine what prices shall be charged durum the ensuing month. The members are bound by the most stringent oaths not to violate the established figure. So complete and thorough is the organization that not a pound of nans can oe uouglit under the Trust price. The merchants of this district have swept the country with their inquiries hoping to se cure a just quotation ou nails only to find the Trust dominant every where. So absolute is its control that cut uails could be marked to day to $50.00 a keg and that price obtained. The only ljnitt to the extortion practiced by the Cut Nail Trust is the price of wire nails. It is conceded that the wire nail tears the timber less and lasts long er, consequently, if the price of cut nans is placed above the price of wire nails the latter will be given the preference. The wire nail busi ness of this country is controlled absolutely by the American Steel and Wire Company, which is one of the constituent companies of the LTnited States Steel Corporation. J. P. Morgan dictates the policy of the Steel Corporation, so that in directly he names the price on every pound of nails sold in the Sixteenth congressional district. The F. A. Godcharles Company has always been an active and ag. gressive member of the Cut Nail Trust, and is an unswerving advo cate of higher prices. Every farm er, every laborer, every miner, in tact every inhabitant of this district has been compelled to pay them tribute. With this blood-money they have built themselves man sions, bought automobiles, and are now attempting to debauch the con gressional district. We propose to show what prices 2Vo Hair? "My hair was falling out very fast and I was greatly alarmed. I thea tried Ayer's Hair Vifjor and my l.'air stopped falling at once." Mrs. G. A. McVay, Alexandria, O. The trouble is your hair does not have life enough. Act promptly. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor. If the gray hairs are beginning to show, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore color every tiniC. 11.00 t botllc. All drugcltU. If your dm;;"!: tiuumt (mpply you, nud u dim dollar unit we will uxpreM you a bottle. lie bure uml give the uuiue bt your nenrnst exiiro&ri oflii-e. Adilresa, j. u.Ait.H iu., Loweii, nasi. would rule in this district providing the Trusts did not exist. In ac cordance with Trust rules the F. A. Godcharles Company quoted on September 8, 1902, on twenty-pen-nv nails for points in this district a delivered price of $2.22 per hun dred pounds. It is necessary here to explain that the Trust price does not eovorn export business, it be i tie agreed that members shall quote for foreign business on a strictly competitive basis without regard to card prices, consequently we shall find in the foreign quotations the price that would prevail here if honest competition had not been stifled. On September 3, 1902, Fuller Bros. & Co., the New York selling agents of the F. A. God charles Company, quoted on 2od cut nails for South Africa a price of $1.90 per hundred pounds de livered New York City. The freight rate frni Milton, Pa., to New York City, is 9 cents per hun dred pounds, which deducted from the delivered price of $1.90 makes the price of naiis, under normal conditions, $1.81 per hundred founds delivered on ears at Milton J a. No one has ever accused the F. A. Godcharles Company of a failure to line their own pockets, consequently their willingness to sell nails to for eigners at $t.8i a keg indicates a fair profit even at that price. The F. A. Godcharles Company backed by the Nail Trust is today wringing forty-one cents a keg from the people of this district. When it is remembered that their mill has an estimated capacity of 700 kegs a day, the tremendous profit made out of their Trust con nection is evident. The lion. F. A. Godcharles has the audacity to ask the support of the voters of this district, because he will "protect their interests." Iu view of the facts given in this article a more atrocious piece of hy pocrisy could not be cousummnted. He is "protecting" the foreigner and plundering his neighbors. One of the most important issues in the present campaign is the de mand for ballot reform. Both the Republicans and the Democrats in their State conventions, adopted planks declaring for a reform in the existing election laws. This declara tion by the two parties m favor of such reform will not in itself bring about the desired changes in the methods of conducting elections in Pennsylvania. It would remain for the Legislature to pass the neces sary laws before actual reform can be accomplished. The Joint Committee for the Pro motion of Election Reforms in Pennsylvania has endorsed the draft of the Ballot, Reform Bill prepared by the Pennsylvania Ballot Reform Association. The bill is intended to meet the three fundamental requisites of honest elections: Absolute secrecy of the ballot in every case. A ballot which voters can use without risk of mistake. A ballot by which candidates of all parties have an equal chance to receive the votes of their supporters. It is precisely in these particulars that thepresent Ballot Law of Penn sylvania falls short of what the people have demanded of the Legis lature lor the past ten years. The proposed Ballot Reform Bill. which amends the present Pennsyl vania ballot law, is intended to meet these objections. The bill provides, as the most essential change in the existing law, that all candidates shall be grouped under the title of the office for which they have been nominated. It provides also that every voter shall mark his ballot absolutely alone, unless clear ly prevented by physical disability or inability to read; and that in all such cases the man that helps a voter to mark his ballot shall him self be sworn to secrecy. It is the intention of the Toint Committee to have this Fallot Re form Bill introduced at the next session of the Legislature. The bill is in no sense a partisan measure, and it is the hope of the committee that it will receive the support of both Republicans and Democrats. As prepared hy the Joint Com mittee the bill will not work to the political advantage of any party or faction, but will, it is believed, go far towards remedying the abuses which now obtain in the State in connection with the elections. The committee also has endorsed a Personal Registration Bill, which will be presented at the next ses sion of the Legislature. The bill was drafted to meet the amend ments to the Constitution adopted by the people at the November election of last year. It applies only to cities of thev State and does not affect the country districts or boroughs. It provides for personal registra tion instead of the present system of assessing voters. The cities are divided into registry districts, and three registrars are allotted to each district. All claimants for registra tion are required to appear in per son. After having been once reeis- Ml Staffed Up That's lh.? condition of many tmfferers from ct.Umh, especially in tho morning. Groat dtfTiMiHy in cxpcrienco.l in clear-' hip; lb a lu r.J. x.A throat. No wonder catarrh causes hoadachc, imr.'drs t'io i:u (rnc'.l and hearing, pn.iiitos t'.-.rt lirtwth, (ITiU'cr the Ptota ui'li and nlfecte l',u appetite. To cure c.-.tarrii, ti-patinrrit must be Con.-titntionnl alterative find tonic. "I vf3 n'il'c'M M.tr'h. I took !ni'i:ii'.'it s of tlil'it.r.'iu l.l:iu., i.'lvlnir rm u n fair trial; hi-.t f!rudu:J!y irew worse until I could hardly li'jar, t:ite or mnr-11. I tlicn conclf)d'd to try Hood's S.irsiporilln, and lifter taking live bottles I wm cured una have not hart any return of tlic dljcase since. Euctsu tonnea, Lebanon, Kan. Hood's Sarsaparilla Cim-s catarrh it soothes and Ftreneth- ens the mucous membrane and builda up the whola eystetn. tered the name of the voter remains on the list for twelve months with out repetition of the application. This system of registration is ex tiemely simple, but, if in use, would prevent much of the fraudu lent padding of assessors' lists, said to exist in the larger cities of the Commonwealth. Fattison Oan Be Elected. It is manifest now that the Re publican party is depending on the fraudulent votes of Philadelphia to eiect the Quay ticket and if they are disappointed in that expectation they are gone. The registry lists have been fixed to poll anywhere from eighty to one hundred and twenty-five thousand fraudulent votes for Penny packer and the two Browns. That is that number of non-residents, persons who have moved away or died and fictitious names have been put on tlie registry lists with the view of putting ballots in to represent them in bulk before the polls are opened or by the ser vice of repeaters afterward. Chairman Donnelly of the Demo cratic City committee of Philadel phia assures the public, however, that there will be a fair vote in the city this year. lie bases that prom ise on the fact that there will be honest, intelligent and courageous minority representation 011 every board and vigilant and brave watch ers outside and in during the voting and count. If Mr. Donnelly's ex pectations ar.' nut disappointed lib statement may be set down as a.fact. It will be impossible to poll any considerable number of fraudulent votes, even with the Philadelphia machinery if the minority repres entation on the boards is honest and courageous and the watchers active and brave. Taking these claims together, we believe that what Mr. Donnelly says will be fulfilled. The Democrats in Philadelphia have not gone into a fightjbr a dozen years with the zeal and earnestnesss which character izes them this year. They feel that there is hope, that encourages them to effort and it may safely be said that the Republican majority in the city will be less than 30,000 instead of about four times that figure. In this out look there is a guarantee to the Democrats of the State that their efforts will not be wasted this year. If they do their full duty. Pattison will go to Philadelphia with a majority that even the ordinary frauds of that city will not over come. Bellefonte Watchman. Godcharles Uontrola Labor. . The dominating feature of the connection of the F. A. Godcharles Company with the Nail Trust is' perhaps the discrimination against our owu people in favor of the for eigner. In addition, however, to forcing forty-one cents a keg abnor mal profit from the buyers iu this district the Nail Trust enables them to control absolutely the labor em ployed in their mill. The various' members of the Trust are so closely in accord that a Black List can be made and enforced so strictly that a workingman under the ban can be deprived of his right to earn a liv ing. North, south, east and west the arms of the Nail Trust reach and a man may travel from Portland to Pittsburg hunting work without success if the F. A. Godcharles Company so wills it. Candidate Godcharles shakes hands with himself and laughs quietly when he thinks how com plete his control is. On one side he lorces up prices while on the other he grinds down the wages of his workingmen, threatening to deprive them of their livelihood if they object. It has always been a basic princi ple of American Institutions that a man shall have the right to sell his labor to the best advantage to him self. The Nail Trust when it brings forward its Black List consequently strikes a blow at every hearthstone, an attack which will be indignantly repelled by every true friend of labor. An exchange says coal is now in the same class with happiness money can't buy it. pmiwSEriMiBrrgr.T".gaaj ALL if STYLISH MP' For Young Men, Boys, and Children. Call and See Them. THAT ONE m 1 irli I 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 noyv 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 oocat 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. " " " " " 7Sc Moire silk will be the big sell ing silk this fall, price 85c, $i.oq and $1.25. New Furniture For Fall. . This is a department this ESf.8 "y,,nrew fnend?Tf - fu4 num uur nome 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 WvlV V2, lf y-U ,WU c.omPare qity. We don't claim to have the lowest priced furniture, it won', pav us to sell the cheap JS? tT-V,? 1 Pa' yU t0 buy U- If 5'ou in ed of furni- jsTwhS dnr c you to come; this store d let ' P. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. tlie Horoiitfli o Oranirnvllli., county of Column,". 8011 Hi ll.ll'lil..rt lii aiil.l out .. 1 ' "'!' P'T- .l-miuius win make known th b.'uih !, Mom Ut.lHV 10 li 1 iiki'Lm Pernor. HAIR BALSAM WaL". jl'rwi"'l llimjj.nl fr.,wth. I k V ' IWrvcr full to rc.torB OiutI twilS. iliu' ' Youthiul Color. I tfi., r-fckflCf ! ir.in iiiM.n li.ir u.iuu, I -iAs .n-m ,M.ni:it Pm.'i'i.u Wii'j il'rwi...l, ,-5T : 'J I ? n,i? ftud biuuUics thn hair F. OlD'S- STYLES CLOTHING COPYRICHf, I90Z. CKWX BMNStCCt UTlCn, NfHYOMK" WORD A Fine Showing of Winter Jackets. Just a few of the choice new things. 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 $7.98. Three different styles of Ladies' and Misses' Jackets at S 10.00. A Fine Showing of Walking Skirts. Prices, 3.98, 5.00, 5.50, 5.98 to 7-50. Ladies' Dress Skirts. We have never shown so large assortment. Prices 2.98, 4 50, S-oo, 5.50, 5.98, most any price to $10. store is very proud of because it the store. We get most of the Pursel. TAILOE-MADE SUITS. N. S. Tingley has accepted the agency for Reinach, Ullman & Co. of Chicago, merchant tailors, and is reedy 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 Columbian building. 4t. ' iiiliMftl Try Tub Columbian a year.
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