JUDICIAL SALARIES AND
: THE CONSTITUTION
Von Moschzisker Did Not Ex
press Intent ot Framers
ot Organic Law.
JUDGES ARE PUBLIC OFFICES
Debates In Constitution;,! Convention
Clearly Show That Delegates Were
a Unit In That View of the Subject.
The general assembly of Pennsy!
Tanla passed an act, approved the 1 1'.h
,ta. nf 4 ..-I I 4 T, . fl. . ,1..... n 1 ..
..1.'', eiumeci. n,
art to fix the salaries ot the supreme
Court, nf llliltrna tlin cutrini- ...iiirt '
judges of the court of common pleas
and the Judges of the orphans1 court."
Before the passage of this act the
total compensation paid out annually
fop these Judges in this ,ate was
$R6fi.OOO; by reason of the passage of
aid act the total pav of judges was in-
creased to $1.011.5uo. 1
The constitution of Pennsylvania,
section 13, article III., reads as
fob
lows
No law shall extend the term of
any public officer, or increase, or
diminish his salary or emoluments
after his election or appointment.
The state treasurer, under his oath
of -office to obey and support the con
tltutlon, refused to pay the Judges the
increase given them by said act of as-
direct violation of the above provision
of the constitution of Pennsylvania. A
" j - -d' v ' ii i. vi iimt i l nits in
writ of Deremntorv manilnmiia vaa la.
. .. .. ' , , .
sued by the court of common pleas of
Dauphin county, at the instance of the
attorney general, for the use of certain
Judges therein named Including nearlv
... Z..l' nc'u'unK nVl..r
w ui uie cununun picas jueiees or tne
v f r,ito,iii,i . ,
-r.. ' r'". r l"e
crease. This case was heard and the
opinion written by Judge Robert von
Moechilsker, of Phlladelprla, who wbi
then, and is now a common pleas
Jndge of that city, and will be found
reported In full in 210 Pennsylvania,
commencing at page 372 in the case
of Commonwealth vs. Mathues.
Judge von Moschzisker decided that
tbe above act was constitutional and
that the Judges were entitled to the
increase of salary given them by said
act. notwithstanding the plain provis- ;
long, above quoted, of the constitution '
prohibiting such increase. In order to
arold and over-ride the above plain
language of the constitution. Judge von
Moschzisker decided that a judge is
not a public officer within the meaning
of the above quoted constitutional pro-
vision. This was a startling proposl
Hon, not only to the legal fraternity
throughout the state, but to the lay
men as well. The question has been
iBked throughout the state, both by delphla Judge who declared the act of Is certain this year. Sisson and Stober didate for state" treasurer, by Inde
'awyer and laymen, "Suppose the ' the 14th of April, 1903. about inereas- wl" not poll near the vote cast for Pendent Republican votes, and the
xbove act decreased Instead of In- lng the salaries of Judges, constitution-' Stuart. If they did the fact would wmiaiS II cmocrftl,c fani,,da,e'
caned juiiges smary, wnemer or
tot Judge von Moschzisker would then
lave found that the above act was
onstltutional and that the Judge was
Tot a public officer within its mean-
nir?"
There can be no misunderstanding
f the language of the above constitu-
lonal provision. It is as plain as the
-nglish language can make it. "No
w shall extend the term of any pub
ic officer, or increase or diminish his
alary or emoluments, after his elec
Son or appointment."
Judge von Moschzisker, finding that
ie language of this provision was too
lain to be explained away, then bases
la opinion upon what he terms to bo
ie Intent of the framers of the con
stitution of 1S73, in which the abovo
rovlsion appears, and tries to show
'iat the framers of the constitution
Id not consider a Judge a public offl
:r within the meaning of article III,
action 13, of the constitution above
toted
That the judge 13 a public
Beer as much as any other publi: '
Hcer, elected by the people and paid
' thc PW'Plc- 'as 63 considered by
:e framers of the constitution of 1873, ,
snown beyond dispute by referring
1 the records of that convention; this
jry question as to whether or not a
tdge's salary could be Increased clur
.g his term of office was fully debated
d passed upon in that convention,
the following quotations from con
:ntIon debutes will show:
Mr. Calvin I move to go Into com
ittee of tho whole for tho purpose of
nending section 15 (now 13J, article
I., by adding the.-ie words, "except
Jges. whoto salaries may ba in-t-ased."
In support of his amendment, Mr.
ilvln said: "I'ndi'r tho present con
- ltutlon'the salaries or compensations
Judges shall be fixed by law and
;all not be diminished during their
ntlnuanee In office. We have in
rted the sainej provision In the 18th
ctlon of the judiciary article! as It
it passed second reading. Hv the
?rVp ,Vi"im !
janes 01 judges nave been increased I
jui nine 10 nine us me exigencies
' the time required. Now
Is perfectly manifest that while in
jb 18th section of the article of the
dlclary, which has passed second
adlnx. it is provided that the com-
nsation of jndges shall not be dlmln
led during their continuance In of--e.
it is implied they shall not ba In
eased, but under the 15th section
cow 13th). I take It for granted, un
88 there Is a qualification added to
'. the salaries of judges could not
-reafter be Increased."
Mr. Kalne "I desire to prevent all
r-rolling upon the subject of the sal-
cs 01 an omcers, judges included. I
rnrS,, cjr i '
. slslature in regard to increasing the
" uB-, Ulllllg III tll3
unlftrles of J, nines as I have seen with,
regard to the increase of compensation;
ot Rtiy ot her officer. .
Mr. McConnoll "I am In favor of fitnt.n ..,,. r.,,Mi,., u. ..,...,...
ruitlnK judges on the same fooling c"M,cn County Republican Newspaper
with every other officer In tho state. Point3 Out a Danger.
" Mr. Howard-"! hop, thnt amend- Vnm 0,0 Wllllanii.pr.rt Sun.'
mont will not pr.sa. The Judges mo 0 flivl th-.- Lock IltVon Express,
the most Importunate boggnrs to have the loading Itojii' l7 1 :in ncv.-s-pap'-r In
tholr saint-Ion Ineicasod we have In the Clinton county. autie'ilng Its renders
commonwealth." n.'.viinst the r.ovrntii proposed amend-
The amendment was defeatc 1. Vns, mont to the state fi nstilin Ion to b'
?S: nays, .",. p.vtr 117. 418, 4l!. -12.). voted for at the eloetien next month,
Vol. ".Convention Debates. the provlsi(.n of which purposes lo
Mr. Calvin subsequently moved to riako poFsiblo the creation of district
Amend section IS, article V.. by Insert- election boards by a fipoln t tn li t rothep
lng the words, "hut which (salaries of 'ban by a vote of the people, nc now
Judges) may be ln rea--ed." which provided, t'pon this question the Ex
amendment was relected. Pago 527. pres nays:
V,rV, 7,o(!lmnon,Jnn, .n,,",tl'"-, , . f "'I-" f'mcnlmnit were adopt-
amend tho 17lb n.-clkm of the -schedule
by inserting tie words. "noMiltn; con
i tallied In tills constitution shall be held
j to reduce the ompensnt Ion now paid
I to any law judge of this common
wealth or prevent the same from be
Ins increased by law." In support of
bis pt position Mr. Heed said: "I am
aware that the section provides that
tho legislature shall fix (he compensa
tion of Judge, but when they fix it. i1
lolnnlns lixed and rannot be Inert aod
during the .erm of any judge In the
state."
V'W vii, ..-, MIMliru UVVll IIHMVII 1 '
Mr. nuckniew raided the point o!
order that in one of the reguHr tirt!
cloS Ol tile constitution fllinIK- nnudxd
;a! ..!!!?ivl,,:' "' ,f:!"1 'I'"'"
diminished". i.u'l that It is not h, order
In this wav to repeal that provision In
om' ol tho'rogiilar artic les and provide
1,,ark'" ",n-v be
The chair having ruled asainst the
point of orde r, Governor Curtin said:
"'''P ,n,ot "lln, that th salary of any
op 1 diminished during the terni for
whit h he wmh nimninto,! nr .intn,i if
I were a member of the legislature I P"H'l-nl collusion and consequent de- 'state there can be no doubt. The ex
would vote them a snlarv of the nt- unsenient. And then. too. the opln'on j nn,.,i0 of p,l(,h mpn rnnnot i)P fn
most liberality, but when I had estab- f)f "' Kxprc" Is so very refrcsh ng , Rmpl " mpn nnno "a' R
lished an otfle e nn,l flvri ih E!,inrv when compared with the incompatible conscientious people. I nfortunately
I and a citizen of the state goes for that
iniie-t.- una K(ies ior mat salary ne
nnowB wnai ne is auer, ami I would
give him no more during the time of
nis otnciai tenure." The amendment
was defeated. Yeas. 35; nays. 51. Pages
nve5nebr,G05' Vo,"'"-j
A short time before the flnnl ml.1
feTuSew!
tee on revision, with the approval of
that body, drafted an address to tho
voters of the state in whirh tho
SVin To fundaniental TlawwerS
set forth. The aeldress. which recelv-
ea " endorsement of the conventioncast for William II Berry In the I In-
contained the following Interpretation . . , 1 . '
of section 13. article III.: "No commls. coln Par,.v column. All these voters
ir.n f . i... t..A i- j. ...i." j .
"i J"RB euniruu. unci
XrX KTfJ?al
5lo.lal ternl ,8 Pwwrved. with the
dition that it shall not he increment
during such term." Part 2. Journal of
the Constitutional Convention, 1873.
' In 1889 Governor Beaver, now a
Judge of the superior court, vetoed a
bill similar to that affirmed by Judge
von Moschzisker. In his veto message
! he said: "There can be no rtonht thnt
if the present bill become a law and
the present Judges of our courts were
to avail themselves of Its provisions
without legal protest from any quar-
ter. the bench would be degraded in
public esteem and Its decisions upon
other questions fail of the respect
which they now receive and to which
they are undoubtedly entitled." He
significantly added that he disapproved
the bill "in order that the dignity and
purity of the bench might be held
above suspicion and that the mandates
of the constitution be not even ques-1
tioned." I
, .....
Robert von Moschz sker. the Philn-
al, and that the same was not in con-
flict with section 13. article III., of the
state constitution, because a Judge was
not a public officer within the mean-
lng of said section, is the same Robert
I von Moschzisker who Is now asking
the suffrages of the people of Penn-
sylvanla to elect him to the supreme
bench of their state,
The Issue Is clean cut before the
people of this commonwealth In this
contest between Cyrus LaRue Munson,
the peoples' candidate, and Robert von
Moschzisker. whose nomination was
forced upon the Republican party at ''est Is to talk upon the Issues Involv- , Hy a Happy providence, the? Demo
the dictation of the Philadelphia con- eel. In the present campaign there Is era tic candidates. Munson." for t lie tu-tractors-combine.
j .brolutcly no politics. A justice of the KlaXfordifo'? graTof
-Blirrcme COUrt. nil ail'litoi e-fnornl nr thP hio-hont Ivnn nf uiiliHn mnn . i
The greatest privilege of American
citizenship Is that of voting. It is the
supreme test of politlcnl and civic lib-
crty. Patriots In nil periods of clvill-
zation have jeopardized their lives to
secure that great right. Yet there
nre thousands of citizens of Pennsyl-
vania who will neglect the opportun-
l?y to vote at the coming election be-'
cause to avail themselves of U will
cost u brief period of time and some
trouble, we nope no Democrats will
be so necleetl'iil of their dntv
ue. eei in. ,n.i 11 111 01 men uuij.
Election day Is not far distant, but
there is ample time between now and
then for an Industrious Democrat to
see a dozen or more neighbors nnd
urge them to attend the election and
vote. A full Democratic vote guaran-
land a nm it! i.C t, lVmwwnutt i-lrlnnit
and that achievement la worth all It:
would cost If every Democrat In the1
c.o. i- I
tul"" "luo lu
lng the Interval.
Tho fact that the defeat of the Re-
publican ticket this year would com-
pel the R-uubllcan managers to noml-
nnte better r.mrllilntea In tho fntnro
ought to be sufficient reason to guar-i
,. , .... ..
tuiiet- mm reseiic. 11 mere were no
other reasons. But there are plenty
of Mhei reasons.
Every Democrat In (Pennsylvania
- 1
can afford to give a little time to 1
achieve 11 victory for his party and if
every Democrat In the state will do
that the.- victory will be certain.
If every Democrat In Pennsylvania
yr a.bson ana sioner win
be defeated a good deal worse than J.
. i nl . . . I
Wummvr was "snowed under" in '
....
J905,
THE COLUMBIAN.
PUT YOUK "NU"' THERE
Pfl inn I P ( S 1 I 1H O V nil , 1 fl V t lrt
power to change tho pyi.tem ol
e boosing e lection officers. Now
they are I cted. The lpla
lure nii;..ht pass a law providing
that they be npminted. The vot
ers will' have r.n opportunity to
vote separately upon till' amend
ment. Those who believe that
tho svst'Mil of eh-.visi'ig election
officers by popular vote Is better
than the K.deiti-'ti cf such officers
by n commission, perhaps domi
nated by tie politicians, may ex
press their convictions: by mark
ing a "No" alter amendment
(even.
J'lTu fflL K?,?? '
P"";,:' wl"' ""vri'n.r accuracy, nn 1
wi!n n'lmlrnbh frankness, to the vol-
'"'"'''de point In tills propped amend-
&lmCu" hv' tZ politician
niT-nltiB the nppoln'tmnt of election
,,m,,fr"' That possilility ounbt to bo
rs'" .;:',0"1,nlx) l'y "(IV,:o,.!,v ".l"";
Ty man wuo believes In saf,'Kuard"
lng the ti-llot Bgalnst Htiv further
expressions of some of the machine-
""""""" " " !""" in.-BJiaieiH
"' " -
Figures Indicate Democratic Victory.
More than -50.000 votes were cast In
this state for William Jeunlucs Ilrvan.
?lmn"c nnm for rr,Bl,,ntl
Tncre tes were practically all cast
bv Democrats. It mav he nasnmed thnt
L
ther are now ,hnt m,n" nmo"ats In ;
the state. In 1903. 127.512 votes were
.t . ..
are supporting me Democratic t
ticket
this year. The full rote of the Demo-
id-'cratlc party, supplemented by the full
r .1.. ti . ...
, , ' "
(Would give the Democratic candidates .
near'y 60,000 votes.
I 106 Edwin S. Stuart. Republican 1
candidate for governor, polled 601,818
vtes, or about 100,000 less than the
combined strength of the Democrats
"d " Lincoln party. This year there '
'8 n absolute certainty of the full
strength of the Lincoln partv vote for
the Democratic candidates. Eighty per
ecnt of the Democratic strength added
to this force would be within a few
thousand of the votes received by Ed-
in 8. Stuart, easily the best and
most popular candidate the Reputll-
tnn party has nominated for a dozen
years, while 90 per cent of the Demo-
"Mc vote would agggregnte consul-
erably more than his total. j
Thus It will be seen that if the
Democrats are alert and Just to their
ii, , i ......
candidates the election of their ticket
cast nn aspersion upon the Integrity
of the voters. On the other hand, if
tne Democrats cart less than 90 per
cent of their full strength for their
admirable ticket this year the fact wlM
oe a relleetlon upon their patriotism,
Democrats should see that tho best
expectations with respect to their vot
la fulfilled.
It's a Question of Buciness
There are various ways of crea'.inir
Interest In a political campaign. The
n et treasurer is completely dlvo-.c
6,1 from P'Mlcs, If he is fit for the
office, while In service. Tho only
Question, therefore, is one of business.
Do the voters of Pennsylvania want
the revenues they t,av In the shane of
taxes disbursed for the nubile coo.i nr '
diverted into the pockets or political
crook?
The Penrose machine believes In
government for the benefit of the in-
djvlduals who compose It Sisson and
o. i . i i , . ,
.Stober. t elected, will conduct thnr
offices so that opportunities for graft
will lnultinly. We are not influenced
by conjecture ,0 this opinion. Their
records In tho states cenale show that
liiey have always be ?n slaves of the
machine. Neither of them ever cast a
. . , ... . .
vote against a measure d .-sired by tho
mac h:ne or le.r one to which the ma-
'i"1 y
,nt U,P '" habita In
the event of their election.
n,...i .1 , 1.1 ni'i
iiiiis v 1 k jt-aia lit wuie.i .
liam P. Snyder, auditor general, and
W. S. Mathues, state treas'ire-.-, occu
pied Feats in tho
board of public
pounds and buildings. $!i,0 i0,00'i were
stolen out of tho treasuiy. A!l that
nionf.V CSfile out Of the pockets Of t!ie
Pp,'lto a,lll belcpt-ed . to the people. If
!n h9,ihn in .n,w...,.i
- i.n.i,.u, n mm n
j":1 construct, H.'-nvays an equal
.amount would have been eavecj to the
people which had to bo pill In local I
taxes. If Sisson and Stober aie eloet-
1,11 . ., ,
efl tUs "J'810"1 ot spoliation will be re- .
'turned.
The Democrats have no office hold-
erers to assess In order to make up a
nnmnnlnn fund I . . . 1L... I. .
iuiiu, uuv nicy nave no .
j voUj(1 to b Uy. either, and there are pa-I
I,.in n ,...... u . ... ... '
O" v, lUV I"' J 11(1 U III!
liT "" 1Z " i " '"re .
WIO lPOI'l BlIIUUIIl
nftPtRHArv in rrn. t
duct a legitimate campaign.
BLOOMSBUTefl.
ft
BERRY AND RILtS FOR
CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS
Militant Reformers Address a
Kon-Partisan Meeting in
Poltsville Friday Night.
SUMMON CONSCIENCE TO DUTY
Both Gentlemen Urcje Opposition to
Machine Men and Methods and Aelc
Support For t!is Aiiir.ira'ulJ Demo
cratic Candidates.
The non partisan meeting held In
rottsvllle last Friday night In the In
terest of the Deniocratle state ticket,
C. I.aHue Munson for Justice of the u
tireme court, J. Wood (Mark for auditor
feneral and Ctorge W. Klpp for state
treasurer, was a political event of
,-eat slgnlflcaiiee. It was conce ived
' n Uepublicnns of that ma-
' fhlne-cursed county, Schuylkill, and or-
panized and conducted by the bi tter
rlonient of that party In that county.
I T1" " "vc a niarUed l.ill,ienee
on public sentiment throughout the
the time between now and the election
is too short to organize similar meet
Ings In other sections, but the report
of thlg meeting will be read in all sec
tions of the state and the proceedings
' tl-lll hie nnnr!(ril nvpp vliapAvrf rnn .
science guides Intelligence.
The principal speakers at the meet
ing were Hon. Henry C. Nlles. chair
man of the Lincoln party, and William
H. Berry, the courageous and capable
ferry, tne courageous and capame
former ;,ate treasurer. who exposed
the caDltol eraftln and saved the mib-
the capltol grafting and saved the pub
lic millions of dollars which would
have been stolen If he had not reveal
ed the farts. The entire speeches of
these gentlemen ought to be read by
vot" n tht 8,ate- b,,t hav!
only space for brief summaries of
them.
Mr Nes M,d ,n t.
.' . . .
mf CondU
been the result of the defeat of bad
Republican candidates by Independent
Republican votes.
la."" ywi
again their readiness to vote against
the candidates of their party when
"L,0"? " Sr.ZrtSdinr
Sr by methods too glaring!" Improper:
These true Republicans are ready at
anv "me when the candidates of their
ImocatTfor adminfstra'
tive or Judicial state offices who are
absolutely honest and competent. In
,der that thereby the usurpers of the
ClpS' thp0?iStK Lutr-K
may be reformed.
No political event has been more
""V. 0urJhLkluf ,1 the cora'
monwealth than the defeat four years
Dm nr iimin th tQ,,,o,n..
The situation of four venra nun u
now paralleled.
The, manipulators of the Republican
"'as '"Stuart! Yen,nTandh Sheaiz!
They are tired of even the small an-
pearance of being honest. They believe
?Z"??t .me, aKain fone to
usual tactic
, instincts.
I In their nomination of Stob r and
Sisson they have returned to the ol I
Plummer and Snyder tyne. and have
turned from an experienced jurist like
Judge Rice, to nut upon the. benedi or
!.l!f...,'1!J"nl,et'0"rt f'ni'1?'',10,", of lh0
SSL "!LC"J1,
their duties to the whole" people,
They should be supported by the
ao "jX
Stewart for the supreme court and
I'erry for the treasury la 19(15.
Following Is a brief outline of Mr.
Berry's speech:
It argues well fe f
sylvania 'iie.litic-s'lharreVwntaiWe
of "PPosing political parties are: lound
wmn. l,w .hal.' piauorm urging the
ul oaine caniuuatcs lor
clnto r,fTi,.,.o Ti... "i.i, i
seema to he growing 11
upon our citizens
1 n,.'t-v 'Vt,:n,'s8' however comfortable
y .Tffclft
number of our citizens and may bo
instantly removed by a touedi of the
'"ft'1,1, 1"!11""1 th n
'he candidates on the Democrat c
tic ket are men of exceptional chnrae-
ter and liines.s for the offices for which
mey nave neen named, and no possi
ble question can arise- as to their eu
tire freedom from obligation to auy
coteries of bosses. When elected they
will be free to serve the whola people
who are alone their masters.
I have long believed that one of tha
greatest evils In Pennsylvania nollilea
is the enormous preponderance of the
i;lpubr11a, . Par,' "trength OVf,.
&y "W Republlca' sufce1 1
Its
er-
has
eliiiseil nn nnueiiniilrmu h,.wl ,,f ,.m
and spoils seekers of every, but of no
political taith whatever, to vraviintA
1 ,t . ,. .. ,,-, , ,, ,, ,
M
largely formed.
b0 I""'" an(l daring had this o:iur-
chy grown that In 1905 the Indr-nen.
id-iii iiriiuuiii all fuirig Julllltl! Will
the Democrats and elected a Demo
dent Republican voters joinod with
crat. to a state office. The mere pres
ence of this officer at Harrlsburg for
the brief term of two years resulted
in the exposure of a system or bare-
f aracl rs.l if .! V ii n nn ra lining i lilotn...!
and specific Instance, Involving the
A I. n 44 n4 111!
11111 ui uiiJiitMiH.
, A "P" of Imnlated virtue fob
lowed this exposure. Candidate of
the highest personal character and. In
csm o In injnne..,inni .-.
dentlcs, we;e Mined by tho orgpnlzv
'on and elected bv narrow majorities
Much superfiilnl good resulted from
(heir selection but. encouraged by
return of the usual majorities, the ma
chine is again delimit and nnd comes
into the Held with candidates of tho
obi regime.
Nor Is there the slightest evidence
of repentance or reform among them.
Senator (uav was the designer of
their methods nnd the practical mak
er of the mnchine foC their execution,
flf all the men connee ted with It. thH
nmn and his record Is most notorious
ly ediji'ctlnmrtile. Yet witness the fact
triHt in spite of nn nlniost universal
cpposillon, expressed nnd Implli d, his
statue In marble has been oroctcel In
the capltol at tlarrlsliurg. a perpetual
Insult to nil reform nnd a standing
rebuke to all refoinicni.
Work For Victory.
A week from next Tuesday Is
"hctlon elay nnd every hour of the
liiiie Int'-rvenliig which Democrat
van spare from their usual vocation
night to be given to preparing for that
event. Discuss the relative merits of
the candidates, urge upon otln-rs the
Importance of a 1 hange' In the politics
if the Hoard of Public C.rounds nnd
I'.uildings, nrrange to get all voters to
the pedis and see that every Democrat
e-ntitlcd to vote perforins thnt civic
duty. It will he worth nil It costs In
lime and trouble to any ninn of family
or any elti.- ii of any con lit Ion In life.
The- forces which elected William
H. Perry to the office of state treas
urer In l!io." are united and active in
the Interest of C. I.aHue Munson for
justice of the supreme court; J. Wood
Clark for auditor gene ral, and Oi'orge
W. Klpp for state treasurer. The Lin
coln Party men and other Independent
Republicans to the number of more
than loo.oiio, who voted for Berry,
will vote for the-m. If the Demoernts
do their duty this year as they did
then. Munson, Clark and Klpp will be
elected, as Berry was by a large ma
jority. No man, of whatever political
antecedents, regretted the election of
Berry. No fair minded man will re
gret the election of Munson, Clark
and Klpp.
If Berry had not been elected the
grafting In the capltol furnishings
would be going on yet and by this
time $25,000,000, or possibly more,
would have been stolen from the treas
ury. If Clark and Klpp are not elect
ed this year the grafting will be re
sumed as soon as their antagonists
arc Inducted Into office. This Is a
matter to ponder over. The revenues
which ought to be used In equipping
schools, constructing highways and
performing other needed public Im
provements will go to enriching po
litical scoundrels as was the case be
fore the election of Berry.
There are enough Democrats In
Pennsylvania to elect the entire Dem
ocratic ticket by a good majority and
there Is enough incentive in that re
sult to bring every Democrat to the
performance of his duty. The elec
tion of the Democratic ticket In this
state this year will guarantee im
provement In political morals and
methods, moreover, which will endure
for twenty-five years, for even though
the Republican party is restored to
power next year, the scourging will
have a good effect and It will have
learned the lesson that decent nomi
nations are essential to party success
even In Pennsylvania.
Berry Predicts Big Democratic Victory.
Former State Treasurer William H.
Berry, of Chester, who was in Harrls
burg this week, uttered a belief In the
probability of a Democratic victory on
the state ticket next month.
"I have been all over the state,"
said Mr. Berry, "and find a great deal
of anti-organization sentiment. I do
not find so much idolatry for the gam?
that used to be so manifest. The peo
ple nre getting very tired of machine
rule and they do not hesitate to speak
out loud. Altogether. I should pro
nounce things In most excellent con
dition for a Democratic victory."
The Quay statue was brought Into
the capital at Harrlsburg the other
day with a hood of black burlap over
It head and a heavy rope around Its
neck. As It thus stood on the plat
form erected to fac ilitate the work of
placing it In the niche chosen for Its
use it made a gloomy spectacle. As
hundreds of persons were passing
through the rotunda one observer re
marked that the presence of a sheriff
to spring the trap would be appropri
ate. The Republican machine is putting
new burdens on its unhappy victims.
Public officials at the state capital and
in the cities under Republican control
are now compelled to Join a Republi
can club ns well as contribute to tho
campaign fund. This Is another form
of taxation for the benefit of tho
bosses, for the profits of the clubs go
to paying campaign expenses which
otherwise it would bo up to the bosses
to defray.
The president Is a large man phy
sically, mentally morally. In no wise is
be of sufficient bulk, apparently, how
ever, to stem the rising tide of turlif
reform. Washington Times.
If the deal assumed the shape that
Mr. Parsons outlines. It was a dlsgmce
to all concerned, nnd It oupht to end
Speaker Cannon's career. Springfield
Republican.
"Eternal vigilance Is tho price of
liberty," but the Democrats of penn-yl'-unla
may achieve a great victory
at the expense of vigilante for one
day. See that no Democrat falls to
vole on election day.
I Get out the vote,
do the rest.
The figures will
nrrritii: ,
utrtni tilt i i.M.icwL'i.iti'iJ
Sl-ch a Provision H Our Fund
i'ivviv.to L. ,, . 'i r .-
The proposed seventh nn; .-.,,...,
the ec iistiMitie n Is abro!ut,.v v.:t'., 0
lueil', Its only purpoie ,, (,,,' ""
the pewe.- of tho pnliii, ;) , ,,'.,,,'"
ovr Hie v lll of the p tipi,.. .,r '" I"
yeaiF the niaehlno ir.;,;i-M s , ui
been ht living to nnirp nu. ,,.,V(.' n
liauili;, election officers. Dun,,,,
Fesi-lon of the legislature of ',m- j'
ntti nipt wns mnde to iransfrr ('.,. ,,w
er ol flllltiK vacancies In e.,t,,n
board;- In cities from th, courts t lu,
c eililllllssloners. It failed bee ,nN,, !0
country members of the general
penii l appreciated the peril Invi.h,
The- jiroposed rontitutlonnl imi:.h.
ment Is simply nnother attempt t,', a
compllHli the result.
N'o thoughtfi'l tnmi enn mi: -m i,T.
fi.uil the .ur o.;e wl.le h Hi, p
tor.-- of this scheme have In min,!. n
Is lo take power out of the ImiHs nf
the r,e-ople nnd lodge It In tic Imn,!,
of the party nine bine. The most pete n't
political offices In all our electoral svi.
teni r.ro those which compose tli- cii ,.
(ion l-onrds. The Judge and Inspect, ,r3
of ele e tlons have nlnioi-t the power tj
determine the qualifications of a voter.
Thousands of men can be de ui, , ti.e
l lRht of suffrage upon technlcaliti. hy
tl.em. For that reason c-lec tlon officers
arc chosen with great care by tin vot
ers. In many Instances the ciindi.
dates of the opposite party are chosen
because of their known Integrity, not
withstanding they belong to the mi
nority party In their districts.
If the legislature, drunk with trnwer,
as that of this state frequently hat
been, should determine to seize the
advantage of corrupt and pnrtlsan
election boards, the adoption of this
seventh amendment to the constitu
tion opens the way for them to at,
compllsh that result Every voter
should set his face against this dan
ger. It is not a question of political
principles. It is purely a matter of
party iniquity. Such an amendment
to the fundamental law of the state
will work grievous harm, and the way
to avoid that result Is to defeat the
proposed amendment. There Is little, If
any, good in any of the amendments,
but there is vast evil in thc seventh.
Don't Forget.
(From the Philadelphia Record. 1
An extra session of congress wai
called by the president to redeem the
promise of the Republican party plat
form to revise the tariff so as to ef
fect a reduction of duties. But the hill
as enacted increased the duty on man
ufactured celluloid about 15 per cent;
on unmanufactured pummlce stone hy
100 per cent; on razors, CO per cent;
on watch movements, 100 per cent; on
shingles, 66 per cent; on hops, 33 per
cent; on figs, 25 per cent; on dates,
100 per cent; on lemons, 50 per cent;
on pineapples, 15 per cent; on cotton
stockings, 33 per cent; on hemp, 10
per cent; on matting, 16 per rent; on
writing paper, 50 per cent; on quilts
made of clown, 20 per cent; cm artifi
cial or ornamental feathers, 50 per
cent; on manufactures of leather, 14
per cent; of fur, 14 per cent; of India
rubber. 16 per cent; of bone, 10 per
cent; of willow and willow furniture,
12 per cent; on willow for basket mak
ing, 25 per cent, and many other In
creases. There were some reductions, but the
duty on wool und woollens remains ab
horrent and untouched; and the duty
on cottons was essentially Increased.
A more stupendous fraud was never
perpetrate! upon a long suffering na
tion. Pinchot'u Icica of It.
Probably Forester Pint-hot over
states the case when he says that
"the lines in thla country are being
pretty closely drawn between thoso
who Btand for good government and
those who stand for specinl privileges.
Springfield Union.
Retribution In the Ballot Box.
It seems more than likely that the
humble consumer will hand It back to
congress, and with some Interest, the
next time election elay rolls around
Washington Herald.
According to the present range of
prices, the ultimate consumer In these
plantations may be driven to reside la
an Igloo and fee 1 on pemnilcan Prov
idence Journal.
Federal Governmcr.t.
It Is a mistake to suppose t!u:t the
idea cf federation In p.jvornmetit c;r'i
IntHid with thc framers of the Viva-!
t" Ms tea Constitution. Loni; before
l'l.lUicVlphla Convention met fcuc-ra!-Ire.n
existed in Switzerland, and t'-. 1
lieu when adopted by the S-.vi-J (' "
toiis was already tin o',d one. Th-'
l".'-:-t nttoxpt at the Ked-.:n;l rn!e..i yt
S'.r.'a was l.taele in C.;evie, In ti.v
c'irce of the celebrated Ach.-.a
AC'illan Leagues C'SO 11. C). fon e I
by the Cireck S'.nU-s to pave t' : li
re', ves f;o:n p'.avery to !:u-edo:t.
Valie cf Altu.Tjn.
Albumen Is by all odds the me t ! n
; ovt;nt of the Ingredients of o;ir fo '
It Is that part of the food upon waV 'i
nutrition tuain'y depends. Take a.v"'v
'he albumen and the gliKen, which
's probably the same subntnnce I"
ii::o'bc-r form, r.nd starvation must
sjeeelily follow, no matter how liberal
ly wo mny jtrtake of starch, sugar
r.nd fat.
To Protect Flowers.
Cover window plants wl.h papers.
If U is necessary to cover a stand or
flowers more closely, push a heavy
reed into several crocks find throw a
woolen shawl over then to make a
tent. Burn lamps pear by and Jiif
Frost will not get your flowers.