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James M. Staver, Vice President.
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'1 HURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1908.
Democratic National Ticket.
IOR PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
of Nebraska.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
,JOHN W. KERN,
of Indiana.
Democratic State Ticket.
1UDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT,
WEBSTER GRIMM,
of Bucks County.
democratic County Ticket.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
JOHN G. McIIENY,
of Benton.
FOR MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE,
WM. T. CREASY,
of Catawissa,
FOR PROTHONOTARY,
FREEZE QUICK,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
FRANK W. MILLER,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
JOHN MOUREY,
of Roaring Creek Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
CHARLES L. POHE,
of Catawissa.
JERRY A. HESS,
of Bloomsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
CLYDE L. HIRLEMAN,
of Benton Borough,
(Second Term.)
HARRY CREASY,
of Bloomsburg.
(Second Term.)
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRACY
The Democrats of Harrisburg
who are in sympathy with the State
organization have taken steps to
revive the admirable Central Club
which in the halcyon days of De
mocracy was an important factor
in the politics of the State capital
The organization Democrats of Col
umbia county have organized a club
under the inspiration of such ster
ling Democrats as Hon. John G
McHeury, Representative in Con
gress, Hon. John G. Hartnan
member of the state executive com
mittee, and James H. Mercer, chair
man of the county committee of
that county. In Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, Norristown and other places
the organization Democrats are a
tive in the work of preparation for
the election. In fact it looks like
a revival of the old Democratic spir
it in Pennsylvania.
Manifestly the Democrats of Penn
sylvania are getting ready to poll a
record vote for Bryan and Kern
IN THE COUNTY
Surplus
$150,000.
E R S !
Myron I. Low, Vice President.
Frank I keler, Cashier.
S. C. Creasy, Fred I keler,
Myron I. Low, Louis Gross,
Frank I keler,
this fa!1. Chairman Dimeling has
engaged ni the contest with an en
ergy and enthusiasm which prom
ises splendid results. Colonel James
M. Guffey is invokingevery availa
ble expedient to bring out a full
vote and the old war horses are
emerging roni their seclusion, scent
ing the battle from afar, and moV'
ing fonxaid and toward the fight.
l he state committee is tireless m
the work and full of energy aud
zeal. Neither labor nor time will
be spared and the matter of expense
for legitimate work will cut no fig
ure. Ihe Democratic organization
of Pennsylvania will prove its fidel
ity to the Democratic piiucipleof
majority rule, this year.
We are not indulging the hope
of carrying Pennsylvania for Mr
Bryan. The people of Pennsylvania
like Epliriam of old, are joined to
their idols and if Speaker Cannon
or Sam Salter had been nominated
instead of Taft the result would
have been the same. But the Dem
ocratic energy and enthusiasm will
not be wasted. We wr.I gam one
or two Congressmen, as many State
Senators and twenty-five Represen
tatives in the Legislature. That
achievement will make uo differ
ence in the electoral vote of the
State, probably, but it will count in
other directions. It will keep the
Pennsylvania machine out of New
York, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland and secure the votes of
those States for the Great Com
moner. Watchman.
BRYAN'S CHANCES.
What are Bryan's chances for
election ? That he is much strong'
er with the Democratic rank and
file thau he was four years ago was
evident at Denver.
Has his strength increased out
side the Democratic party ? Henry
Watterson thinks it has. He is not
much of a Bryan man, but he thinks
that the latter is "stronger than
ever," and has a much better
chance to win.
Current Literature points out
that since the election eight years
ago, when Bryan was defeated over
wbelmingly in the electoral college
there has heen a new congressiona
apportionment, which carries with
it a chance in the electoral college
in the new apportionment the south
has gained ten votes a.nd the north
has gained twenty-six, seven of
which are in the Democratic state
of Oklahoma. It requires 243 votes
m the electoral college to win. The
solid south would supply 159 of
these. Oklahoma can supply seven
more. That would leave Bryan
short 67 votes.
Elmer Dover, secretary of the
Republican national committee
thinks that the middle states are to
be the real battleground in this
campaign.
it uryan can capture umo and
Indiana, and also the six western
states which gave him a majority
in 1896, namely, Idado, Montana
South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and
Washington, he can win, provided
he can hold the solid south, which
he did not hold in 1900.
Look at it how you will," says
the New York hvenmg Post. "New
York is practically indispensable to
the success of any Democrat this
year." It thinks, however, that
even Bryan s stoutest opponent
may as well irankly admit that
has a chance. Altoona Times,
he
Good Oyster Crop.
Oysters of high grade and in
ample quantity are being received
iu Philadelphia, and wholesale
dealers say the crop never looked
better. The first consignment to
arrive last week were from the Cape
May and Absecon beds. The cool
weather of August is reported to
have had a good effect on the crop,
and those being received are firm,
plump and of excellent flavor.
OA0TOXtIA..
Th Kind You Haw Mwiy Bwtft
TO REGISTER AT WASHINGTON.
Penntylvtnihnt kt Capitol Way Regliler With
out Coming Home.
Ex-Representative J. R. K. Scott
of Philadelphia, who will be return
ed to the next legislature trom me
Foutteentb ward, will introduce in
fnr n tvrcniial rpcrisf rntirm POllltlliS I
cmnpr. w inst rilitv will be 10 reeiS- I
ter Pennsylvania employes in Wash-1
ineton. There are about too Penn-
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evW-ni-nana rmnlnvrd ill the vnriotlS I
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rln-iilmgnla ill t lu tint imml r.init Oil
and since the no-pass law went into
fleet many have not Lcen able to
make the necessary trips for regis
tration and voting. The registrar
will be empowered to register men
from all over the state and forward
the registrations to the respective
oolhne olaces. The army and navy
men who maintain residences in
the ttate will be permitted to take
advantage of the propose! amend
ment to the personal registration
aw.
Did Cleveland Write It ?
There appears to be a grave doubt
of the authenticity i f the recently
published posthumous Cleveland
article on political conditions pre
ceding the nominations of Presi
dential candidate.1!. The Indianapo
lis A'eii'S declares: "Ihe style is
such an exaggeration of the style
of Mr. Cleveland as to suggest al
most a parody." A correspondent
of 7ie Areics after a close and care
ful rc-readinsr and consideration of
the manner of publication, is con
vinced that Mr. Cleveland never
wrote the article. While the arti
cle is coiicededly adroit it runs
counter to Mr. Cleveland's well
known political views. It is also
violative of his ideas of the pro
prieties so scrupulously observed
by him in his dignified retirement.
The Louisville Courier-Journal,
September 4, copying and comment-
inff on the reasons set forth iu Ihe
Aeics for doubting; the authorship
of the posthumous publication,
says: "We shall know in a day or
two whether the Cleveland letter
was a fake or not. Assuredly Mr.
Cleveland's bitterest enemy would
welcome it as genuine. It was
hawked about New York, rejected
by two of the great newspapers of
that city as a forgery, until gobbled
up bv Ihe New York limes, the
most malevolent of the anti-Bryan
organs. It is being run to eartn py
a a .
the proper authorities. In our
opinion it is bogus." Record.
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Serious Political Troublems.
Shall we tax large incomes in
America, as is done by the pro
gressive Republics of . Switzerland
and France, also in Germany and
England ?
The Democratic platform says yes.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM SILENT.
Shall we elect United States Sen
ators by a direct vote, thus making
it difficult, if not impossible, for
millionaires to control the nation
through the upper House ?
The Democratic platform says yes
THE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM SILENT.
Shall we take the duty off Trust
controlled articles with arbitrary
prices fixed upon thecustomer with
out regard to laws of supply and
demand, all competition having
thus been throttled ?
The Democratic platform says yes.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM SILENT.
Shall a reasonable tax be paid by
banks to create a guarantee fund to
protect depositors, thus preventing
runs on banks and money panics
and thereby bringing into circula
tion hoarded wealth ?
The Democratic platform says yes
THE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM SILENT.
The scandalous and dangerous
corruption of the electorate by the
use of enormous campaign funds
points to the decay of a tree gov
eminent. Shall we know before
election, through publicity, from
whence aud from whom came these
great contributions ?
The Democratic platform says yes.
THE REPUBLICAN PLAT
FORM SILENT.
Shall we have billion-dollar ses
sions of Congress and a vast army
of officeholders dictating President
ial nominations ? .
The Democratic platform con
demns.
Republican platform necessarily
silent. The Commoner,
Mail Carrier Robbed.
Eugene Gregg, a mail carrier of
Sunbury, was beaten into uncon
sciousness in daylight on Tuesday
morning by two men and the mail
matter which he was carrying was
rifled. When found late in the af
ternoon in a bam on the outskirts
of the town he was in a serious
condition, being unconscious and
severely bruised about the bead and
body.
AN APPEAL.
There are no secrets in this Cam-
. .. . .i:.:.. lit
naipn. strictly r' -
preaches, Mr. Bryan will not win
:.t. :,,t,.,1 inxnpv tinvini?
Victory wuii laiuiw" t j o
the election expenses.
Not a dollar is to be accepicu
nihirti rpnuires anv promise, eiuier
nlied. other than for
TIOVTtST. IMPARTIAL GOV
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Mr. Bryan will enter tne wmn
House absolutely free from entang-
1i iirnlli.'inres. free tO SCTVC all I'laSS
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rf hmtirvt rittzellS QIIKC. 01 -
will not enter nt all.
Hence the course is pla 11. l lie
cflmnaimi ol Un til and Kern musi
be c tiducted by the people.
The people must pay the necessa
ry campaign expenses if they want
public servants who will serve their
interests.
Special interests and tavored ciass-
es. havinc secured "SWOLLEN
FORTUNES" by purchasing la
vors in the past with MILLIONS
CONTRIBUTED TO CONTROL
ELECTIONS, stand ready to Rive
MILLIONS MOKE FOR CON
TINUE3 FAVORS. But that
cl:iss never srivts a dollar unless it
1 .i.i
Mr. Bryan says from March 4th,
1909. LUL l ill'- rwn.n
RULE."
This can come only if the people
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pay their own duis, ana comrui
their own elections.
BEWARE OF Till-; TRUSTS
BEARING GIFTS.'"
That policy of the favored few
buying a mortgage on the Govern
ment meant that the Candidate for
Presideut knew a few people only
in an entire State.
Bryan says, "We will take the
cause of PEOPLE'S RULE home
to the people and will know people
iu every ounty."
You can serve the grand cause ot
popular government.
Your paper reaches tiie nreside
of the patriot who loves his country
for his country's GOUD; as distin
guished from the greedy possessor
of swollen fortunes who loves his
country only for his country s
GOODS.
Asking every one who favors
Government by the people to pay
you, at once, as many dollars as he
can spare to aid the campaign ior
BRYAN, KERN AN U FliUt'LIVS
RULE. You forward these gifts
of honest hearts and home every
two weeks to the Treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee,
with the name of each contributor
and amounts given The Treasurer
will forward you a certificate tor
each one. asking you to deliver
these certificates.
Once more, you should be a part
of the Great Organization bearing
the Lamp of Light to every nook
and corner of Free America.
Our Country is for the People;
its Government must be by the
People.
bincerely,
Norman E. Mack,
Chairman Democratic National Com.
M. C. WeTMOKE.
Chairman Finance Committee.
C. N. Haskell,
Treasurer,
November Ballots.
Secretary of the Commonwealth
McAfee has sent to each of the 67
counties a certified copy of the bal
lot to be used at the November
election, but accompanied by a let
ter making the statement that there
might be other certifications. This
action was taken because of the re
quirements of law. The State stat
utes provide that certified lists o
nominations shall be forwarded to
the counties at this time. Iu this
letter the Secretary says:
I beg leave to call your atten
tion to the fact that nominations
can still be made bv nomination pa
pers, which may be filed 111 this de
partment up to and including Tues
day, September 28, and these addi
tional nominations must be certified
to you at least 14 days before the
election. We have reason to believe
that there will be filed in this office
additional electoral tickets, and
there can be filed independent nom
inations for other offices, and the
ballot as finally made up may be
much greater iu size than it is at
present. It will therefore, be iuad
visable for you to make contracts
until 14 days before election.
"Because of this state of affairs
it is probable that some effort
amend the election law may
to
be
made the coming
session of the
Legislature,"
.
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