THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURfJ. PA. STRONGEST BANK CAPITAL 8100,000. First National Bank, OFHI.UOMH1SUUCJ, 1A. MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSITYOUR SAV INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK. OK IMC KltS: ::. V. M. Low, Pivsi.U'iit. J. M. Staver, Vice President. K. H. Tustin, Vico President. K. V. Carpenter, Ciixhlor, 1)1 HKCTOHS: ::. W. M. Low, K. O. YorkN, K. H. Tustin, Kred Ikekr, J. M. Slaver, M. I. Low, THE COLUMBIAN. KSTAISLISUKI) i8G6. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, ESTABLISH RD IS37. CONSOLIDATED 1869 Pob .isiiKD Kvkrv Thursday Morning, At W)omstnr;, the County Seat of Columliia County, Pennsylvania. CEO. E. EEWE1.E. Editor. I). J. TASKEU, Eocai. Editor. GEO. C. ROAN, Foreman. Terms: Inside the county $t.oo a year In ii.tvnnce: Sl.toit not naul in advance. Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in Advance. All communications should lie addressed THE COLUMBIAN', Woomsburi;, I'a TIIL'KSUAY, JULY 6, 1903. Democratic State Ticket. FOR SUPERIOR COURT Jt'nr.K. JOHN IB. RAXD, of Westmoreland Countv. FOR STATE TREASURER, W. H. BERRY, of Delaware Countv. Democratic County Ticket. FOR PROTIIOXOTARV AND CLERK OF THE COURTS, C. M. TERWILLIGER of Bloomsburg. FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER, FRANK W. MILLER of Centralia. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, CHAS. L. POHE, of Catawissa. TERRY A. HESS of Bloomsburg. FOR COUNTY TREASURER, M. H. RHODES ot Bloomsburg, Pa. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CHRISTIAN A. SMALL of Bloomsburg. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, C. L. HIRLEMAN HARRY B. CREASY. OUR FUNNY QOVEENOE. Governor Pennypacker is just bubbling over with humor. His practical jokes are especially amus ing because they are so unexpected. His latest performance was the re moval of Israel Durham as Insur ance Commissioner and the appoint ment of Dave Martin in his place. The job is worth $17,000 a year, and Durham earned it by staying in Philadelphia and running the re publican machine that regularly turned out majorities at the city, state, and national elections that were composed partly of fraudulent votes ranging in number from 50, 000 to 100,000. This has been go ing on for years but the Governor and the virtuous republicans of Philadelphia have just found it out. The joke of the thing is the ap pointment of Martin under whose former leadership the same kind of rottenness prevailed. However the Mayor and his backers are now do ing a good work and there is some little hope that we may be able to have honest elections in Pennsyl vania for a little while, until a new lot of grafters and ballot box stuff ers get the wheels of the macbiue under control. It certainly must be hnmiliating to the respectable element of the Republican party to have this exposure come now, which shows beyond any question that the men who have controlled their party in the state, who domin ate the Governor and drive the leg islature like sheep, area set of loot ers and ballot box staffers.' , The Philadelphia Press ot Mon day, the leading republican papei in Philadelphia, says that "it is ex IN THE COUNTY Surplus nnd Undivided ProfiU $150,000. Frank Ikelor, Joseph Itnttl, S. C. Creasy. II. V. 1 lower. ieo. S. Bobbins, Louis Gross, pected that the official figures will show that there are about 50.00c fraudulent tianieson the voting lists prepared by the official assessors, most of whom were of the Organ ization." The "organization" re ferred to is the republican machin whose nosses have controlled the state for years. Just now they are having 3 general house-cleaning clown (Here, but the outside world is looking on to see how long it is going to last. From the Commoner ot June 30. 1905. l lie Democratic convention held at Blcomsburg, Pa., June 13, en dorsed the primary pledge plan in the following resolution: "It is the conviction of the democrats of Columbia County in convention as sembled June 13 1905, that the primary pledge plan of William T. Bryan to unite and strengthen the democratic party of the nation an xcellent one. and the uledtres sent out by him are worthy the endorse ment of every democrat. We there- ore, the democratic convention of Columbia County, endorse the same, A. B. Black of Blooinsburo-. who sent to the Commoner a report of ins resolution, writes: "I am send ing 105 signatures. I have several however, on other blanks and will send them in as soon as blanks sent are filled tip. I could have got over 500 signatures if it would have been possible to have asked everv man. but we are so busy and hadn't enough time. The vote polled at our last nrim aries was 2700, at this 4600, which snows mat we have 2600 more democrats in the countv than Re publicans, while Parker's majority over Kooevelt was only 359, but if the party sticks to your rrinciples and those of Jefferson I believe that we will poll at least 2500 majority at the next presidential election. uy sending blanks to the sieners on those you will get no doubt many more signers and when I get a little more time than I have this morning I will send you a few more names from each polling district in the county of parties that I think would take an active interest in the matter." The democrats in convention as sembled at Bloomsburg have set a good example to their fellow demo crats everywhere. It is to he hon ed that a primary pledge resolution will be introduced 111 every demo cratic convention. Syndicate Buying Breweries A Baltimore syndicate is engaged in buying up brewery interests in the anthracite region. Fifteen plants in Schuylkill, Northumber land, Columbia and Luzerne coun ties will in all probability be se cured. An effer of $400,000 has been made for the plant of the Ret- tig estate at Pottsville, one of the oldest in this region. Ayefs What are your friends saying about you? That your gray hair makes you look old? And yet, you are not forty ! Postpone this looking old. Hair Vigor Use Ayer's Hair Vigor and restore to your gray hair all the deep, dark, rich color of early life. Then be satisfied. Ayxr't Ilalr Vigor restored tlx natural oilnr in my (iray hair, anil I inn Krniulf liit'iiterl. ll la nil youvlalin for It." Mhh. K.J. V Annuo AH, Mocuauluavllle. N. T. 1 00 a bottle. ll ftriii'1'intH. 3. 0. AYKIt no., Lowell. Mn foi Dark Hair B0ODL1NQ IN PENNSYLVANIA- . In sentencing five boodlers re cently Judge William A. Marr, of Schuylkill county said : "The system of grafting and boodling has permeated the entire state and is bringing disgrace and contumely upon our Commonwealth and it must be broken up. I wish it dis tinctly understood ',now," he con tinued, "that from the highest to me lowest otncial I will visit pun ishmetit on all who are found guilty before me of crimes of this charac ter and the higher the official the greater will be his punishment Thereupon he sentenced each of the five men who had confessed to extorting money from the friends of school teachers for appointments to the service, to one year m jail and a fine of $ico and costs. Judge Marr has simply given utterance to a fact which must be known to all intelligent and observ ing citizens of the state. Not long ago such things were rare in Penn sylvania and when a man was sus pected of such practices he was shunned by all decent citizens. But it is not so now. In every community the boodlers hold up their heads among the influenti.il citizens and scarcely take the trouble to conceal their operations. It is no longer a cause for ostracism for the most conspicuous business and professional men sell their in fluence for money, and official favor is almost invariably obtained by bribery and corruption. It is the rule rather than the exception now and the brazen boodlers who prac tice such crimes appear to be proud of their achievements. There is a cause for this deterior ation in the moral tone of public sentiment and it is not difficult to discern. It is the natural fruit and gical result of the late Senator Quay's vicious dominance in the puonc lite ot the state, ror years he had been teaching both by ex ample and precept the gospel of graft until he had finally before his death so completely permeated the atmosphere with venality that we are no longer surprised when a crime is exposed and a hitherto un expected public official is caught with the goods on him." This graft is simply Quayism. The late beuator was responsible for the most of it and was himself the most daring and successful criminal of the lot. Yet a corrupt Legisla ture has provided for a monument to his virtues Bellefonte Watch man. TEE CZAR'S UN HAPPY LOT- 1,1 While there is a prospect that peace may be arranged between Russia and Japan, the Russian empire is tottering, and is threaten ed with destruction by internal dis sensions. There is mutiny in the Black Sea fleet, and riot and blood shed everywhere. With defeat or humilating terms ot peace at the hands of the Japanese staring him in the face on the one hand, and with revolution everywhere in his empire, no matter what the out come of the war may te, truly the lot of the Czar is a pitiable one. 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown'1 is a true saying in his case. The long-hoped for son that was born to Emperor Nicholas a few months ago is the heir to millions of dollars, but he is the most un fortunate infant on the face of the earth because he is also heir to the Russian throne. There is likely to be something doing over there be fore he comes into possession of his inheritance. Law Suit Over Twenty Cents That a dispute as to change in a business transaction even when the amount is small can be carried to a great length is well illustrated by a little affair between Steven Raver. conductor on the Danville and Bloomsburg trolley line, and Thom as McBryan of Danville, who on Sunday June 25, was a passenger on Raver's car. McBryan, who in paying fare gave half a dollar, alleges he was twenty cents short in change, and Raver is just as positive that he gave him the right change. The matter has been before Justice of the Peace Dalton of Danville, and Raver has entered bail in $200 for his appearance at court. A Correction! In our editorial last week on Senator Cochran we inserted Nor thumberland county in the table of votes, instead of Sullivan, as being in this senatorial district. It should have read as follows: Parker Roosevelt Columbia 4194 3635 Lycoming 6414 8928 Sullivan 1185 1429 Montour 1352 1518 13145 15510 2365 Republican majority SENTIMENT FOR FUSION. Democratic Slate Committee Met at Harrlt burg Last Week. The Democratic state committee at a meeting at Ilarrisburg unani mously decided to reconvene the re cent state convention in that city on August 16 for the nomination of a candidate for justice of the supreme court. The resolution authorizing State Chairman Hall to reconvene the convention nt the time indicated also authorizes the convention to "trans act such other business as may be properly brought before it " No action was taken on the prop osition which has been advocated by prominent Democrats to' have the convention endorse Judge John Stewart, of Chambersbnrg, the Re publican candidate f o r supreme court judge, or effect fusion with the independent or reform element for state treasurer. William II. Ber.y of Chester, Democratic candidate for state treasurer, was present at the meet ing. The discussion on the resolution fixing the time for holding the con vention, which was participated in by David F. Magee of Lancaster; William J. Brennen of Allegheny, and Charles P. Donnelly of Phila delphia, indicated a strong senti ment in the committee in favor of the endorsement of Judge Stewart by the convention if the independ ent Republicans and reform elements endorse the candidacy of Mr. Berry. Bernard J. Clark of Blair, offered a motion that it be t.ie sense ot the committee that the convention en dorse Jude Stewart. The motion was not seconded and the subject was dropped. Mr. Berry made a briet speech, in which he concurred fully in the action taken by the committee. He said the business of the Democratic partv at the next election is to see that H12 vote is honestly counted and returned and that every effort should be mad to effect a thorough Democratic organization in every county in the state. Whut Pmnsylvania Republicans Been Supporting. Have The 254 members of the Penn sylvania Legislature, for a period almost beyond the memory of this generation, have been practically the abject tools of a self constituted little coterie of bosses. They have not been free agents. They have been largely mere puppets, and the puppets of an organization devoid often of conscience, honor and honesty. What a picture this is! Honest, patriotic, self respecting citizens all over the state go to the polls and elect men to the Legisla ture who go to Ilarrisburg and vote just as thy are "told to vote." They are puppets pulled by strings held in the hands of a few so-called leaders. What has been the result ? Mis government, corruption, fraud, ex travagance, graft and scandal. The paid employes ot the bosses walk along the aisles and order not re quest, but order the representa tives of the people how to vote. There is no pretext of consideration of public questions. It is merely a question of orders. Sad as it is to say it, there is no longer even a semblance of popular government in Pennsylvania. The presiding office of both houses are selected, not by the members, but by the bosses. The committees are named by the bosses. No bill, no matter How compara tively unimportant, can be passed unless countersigned by the bosses. If there are differences between the two houses over the proviiious of a measure, the bosses name the con ference committees. The appro priations, paid bv the taxes of the whole people, are doled out, not as a manifestation of public benevo lence, but at the direction of the bosses. They, indeed, have power "to kill or make alive." No 0113 can trust the result of a roll call. Mere clerks, paid hirelings of the Legislature, pass or defeat bills as told to do by the bosses. How long will Pennsylvania and Peunsylvanians stand this? How loug is popular government to be thus made a farce in the Keystone State ? Pittsburg Times, (Rep.) Mother Oray 'a Appeal to Women, Mother Oray, a nurse In New York, discovered an aromatic pleasant herb tor women's IIIh. cull ed AU5J KALIAN-LEAP. IMsUiooiily cerium uiont lily regulator, cures female weaknesses utul Hackuehe, Kidney, Bladder and t'rlimry troubles. At all Druggists or by null Bo eta. Sample HtKK. Address, The Mother Oray Co., Lenny, :v I. Blitt Before that cough turns J)Jf It has proved its Ask HOT WEATHER Goods are in Vogue Serge coats in black or blue, single and double breasted. Hot weather coat or vests, crash or duck trousers. Two piece suits in crash, tweeds and flannels. Straw hats in all the braids and We Start July With Decided Price Cutting. 1.19 and 1.25 Umbrellas For Ladies at 9S cts. They make an excellent thing to lend and if the borrow er becomes absent mindad you are not out very much. 50 inch Black Hohair, 49c. Sold all year at 55c. Been a great seller all year. It was one of the best val ues we ever offered at the original price, but our clean up time is here and we will sell what remains at 49c. 12jc. Knicker Voile Suitings at 9c. Have a cord running lengthwise of goods. The designs mixed suiting effects in red, brown and gray. 7c now of 10c Beige. A soft crepy material, and to be seen in gray, pink, blue and tan. Pay 8c for 12Jc Organdie. It means you keep a fourth of your money in your pocket book. All new goods. Have not been here a week. F. P. BLOOMSBURG, into a serious throat or - - Hf awu. UU 11 Ull ( loughs real value during 75 years. taOldJ? your druggist for it. styles. PURSEL. - PENNA., lung trouble, stop it with
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