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The Van V;dkenberg-T»lanken burg-Wanamaker League has been issuing all sorts of manifestos re garding the situation in the Legis lature and claiming the certain de feat of Senator Quay, says the Philadelphia Inquirer. There is the same element of deception in these claims as was characteristic of the ante-election speeches. As a matter of fact, there seems to be no doubt whatever concerning the selection of Quay, for the very good reason that he has the votes. Facts arc stubborn things to get around. The hope of the anti-Quay cam paigners has been that there would be enough Quay haters in the Leg islature to hold the balance of power, and that in the end these and the Democrats might join hands in unity upon some one. Such a hope is wholly delusive. There are N7 Democrats in all, and to elect a Senator requires 128 votes. To defeat Quay would require 41 Republicans to bolt the caucus, re fuse t<> vote for the caucus nominee and join with the Democrats. The idea of such a thing is preposterous. That Quay will be the caucus nom inee is perfectly apparent as the figures show. Let us analyze the composition of the Legislature. I n the Senate there are :?7 Re publicans and l'{ Democrats, while the House is made up as follows: Republicans, 127; Democrats, 71; Fnsionists, (5, ( consisting of .'5 Re publicans and Democrats from Chester and I .lair counties). The three so-called Republicans have no right in a Republican caucus, for they were not elected on the Republican ticket, but their pre sence in the caucus would have no effect one way or the other. Add 127 and:> 7 and the Republican strength on joint ballot is 104. The majority of the caucus is there fore S3. hi the Senate there are .'}<> votes either actually pledged to Quay or elected in his interests, and there is no doubt concerning any of them. This number does not in clude Martin, Ma-gee and Flinn and those whom they control. In The House there are tl2 members pledged to or elected for Quay, and these 5)2 do not count the i> whom Magee controls in Allegheny or the 10 Martin men from Philadelphia or the Fusionists and Wauamaker following. Quay therefore starts with a solid body of 122 supporters or a majority of 40 in the caucus. As it requires 12S to elect a Senator on joint ballot, and Quay has 122 bed-rock supporters with out the aid of either Martin or Magee's friends, his election would seem to be as certain as anything can be in politics. The position of Senator Magee has been defined publicly by Mr. Magee himself. He will not vote for Quay in the caucus, but he will vote in the Legislature for the nominee of the caucus. The twelve votes from Allegheny county in Senate and House will alone give Quay the election, therefore, and it is not to be presumed for a minute that the Martin following in Philadelphia, which prides itself upon regularity, will bolt the caucus. Indeed, Mr. Martin, in his speech accepting the nomination for State Senator, declared that he was a party man would always be governed by party caucus decisions. Itsa little difficult to understand, in the light of the facts, why the Van \ alkenberg League should persist in trying to mislead the people. All this talk of a combination in the House to elect a Democratic speaker isalsoabsurd. A majority of the entire membershin is !o.'{. and the Quay following alone is !»L'. \\ lien a Speaker is nominated by the Republican caucus tlie Martin and Magee following, being solidly Republican, will support the nominee, and those who believe otherwise are „ their time. It is a bit interesting to note the extent of the Wanamaker following in the Legislature among the Re publicans. It is true that as a result of fusion deals and the as saults upon the Republican party various districts were lost and Democrats elected, but the Repub lican members elected through the influence of the Wanamaker-Van Yalkenberg movement number eleven, as follows: 1 in Blair county, 2 in Chester, 1 in Clear field. 2 in Montgomery, 2 in Somerset, 2 in Tioga and 1 in Wayne. As the 3 members from Chester and Blair counties cannot participate in Republican caucuses and are Democrats or Swallowcrats to all intents and purposes, Mr. Wanamaker's Republican follow ing is actually but N. What magnificent results after all these months, of campaigning! Too Much Honey in Politics. •'The extreme northwestern counties have become accustomed to the kind of campaigns that are conducted with money. Sibley did not introduce, though he may have developed the system. The late William IJ. Scott was twice elected to Congress from a district com posed of Erie, Crawford and Venango counties and the methods employed were perfectly well un derstood. There are a number of counties in the eastern part of the state where money is freely used to make politics go. but there is no section of the state where bribery and corruption have been made so much a fine art and have won so many undeserved triumphs as in the northwest. Crawford county has long been a reproach; it was such years before Sibley had any thing to do with it, and he made it no better. It is a misfortune and humilia to the whole state that the corrupt use of money, the petty notions of patronage which seem to possess so many people, and unworthy motives of revenge should have defeated Charles W. Stone, one of the most useful and deserving of the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress. It is a calamity and a crime for which those who are responsible will sooner or later suffer. But we are unable to agree with our Kane contemporary that because the counties have been corrupted this time they are likely to be permanently Democratic. We do not believe that the recent canvass could be repeated in that district, and those who are guilty of the shameless betrayal of the Republican candidate will easily feel the disgrace of their own work before Sibley has served out his term.—Philadelphia Press. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, NOV. 28tli, 1898. President McKinley lias about finished his annual message to Congress, except that portion deal ing with the treaty of peace. Spain has accepted our terms, and it is expected that the treaty will bo signed in time to enable the Presi dent to get as many of its details as it is deemed expedient to make public in his message. There is no uneasiness in admin istration circles about the ratifica tion of the treaty of peace by the Senate, although several Republi can Senators and a number of Democratic Senators are talking against ratification. The only thing that the opposition can do is to delay ratification by preventing a vote at the coming session. It would be better, of course, that the treaty should be promptly ratified, but inasmuch as we shall have everything in our own hands, and as there is no intention to govern the newly acquired territory in any other way than by military rule, for at least a year, the delay will make no material difference, even if it extends to the end of the com ing session of Congress. The President can easily call an extra session of the Senate, which will be strongly Republican after the fourth of next March, to ratify the treaty, and he can be sure that it will be speedily done. The necessity for a cable to Hawaii is so apparent that it is re garded as probable that the bill providing a form of government for Hawaii will also provide for the laying of a. cable, which shall be subject to the control of this government, if not actually owned by it. No trouble is anticipated in passing the Hawaiian bill, whether it includes the cable pro vision or not. President McKinley finds it dif ficult to repress a smile when some prominent caller begins to tell him the reasons —the same old reasons that he has heard a thousand times —why the 1. S. should not take the Philippines. The President never contradicts them. On the contrary, he expresses the hearti est agreement with a number of these reasons. After his anti-ex pansion callers have exhausted their reasons and arguments, the President usually says something like this: "Some of your reasons are excellent, but 1-here is one glaring weakness in your position; V ] CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THUSDAY, DECEMBER i, 1898 you do not provide a satisfactory way in which the Philippines may be disposed of. Everybody admits that we could not, with justice, not to mention humanity, turn the islands over to Spain again; the natives arc in no condition to maintain an independent govern ment. Now, if the l". S. doesn't take control of them, please give me your opinion of what ought to be done with them, bearing in mind that to attempt to transfer them to any European nation, other than Spain, which is out of the question, would almost cer tainly precipitate a great war." I'p to this time none of the anti expansionists have suggested a way for us to escape the responsibility of Philippine control, and only a few of 1 hem have made 1 he attempt. The I . S. Consul at Edinburgh, says in a report to the Department of State: ''American made agri cultural machinery is widely used on the farms of Scotland. Most kinds of machinery for farm pur poses, manufactured in the 1. S., have long been preferred by farm ers here, on account of price, quality and design." The man who would have predicted twenty years ago that we should be selling large quantities of farming imple ments in any portion of the British Empire, would have been consid ered a lit subject for an insane asylum. There is no telling to what extent our trade will grow in the next twenty years, if the wise policy, which has always been a feature of Republican National administrations shall be continued without interruption. .Nothing is likely to stop the expansion of our foreign commerce in every direc tion, owing to the improbability that the democrats will be in a posi tion to saddle any more disastrous tariff experiments 011 the country for a long time. Notwithstanding reports to the contrary, there was no significance in the ordering of Maj. (Jen. M. C. Butler, one of our Military Com issioners, at Havana, to Washing ton, further than that the Presi dent and Secretary Alger desired to have the benefit of the knowl edge acquired by (Jen. Butler during his stay in Cuba, while ar ranging the necessary orders for carrying out the military occupa tion of the island. After conferring with the President and Secretary Alger, Gen. Butler will be ordered back to Havana. Those democrats who jumped to the conclusion that the announce ment that this government would maintain the "open door" policy in the commerce of the Philippines meant that there was to be free trade with the islands simply ex posed their ignorance. The term "open door" has long been used in Kurope, and means, not free trade, hut an equal footing for all. In other words, :ill countries will he allowed to trade with the Philip pines upon the same conditions. Heats the Klondike. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex., lias found a more valuable dis covery than lias yet been made in the Klondike. For years he suffered un told agony from consumption, accom panied by hemorrhages; and was ab solutely cured by Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. He declares that gold is of little value in comparison with this marvelous cure, would have it even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma bronchitis and all throat and lung affections are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery. Trial bottles free at L. Taggart's drug store. Regular size 50c. and §l. Every bottle guaranteed to cure or price refunded. (joing West ? If you are, enquire of your nearest ticket agent about rates via the Nickel Plate Road, the short line between Buffalo and Chicago. Many improve ments have been made in the past few years. Now the elegantly up holstered coaches, vestibule sleeping cars and powerful locomotives have been added to the equipment and substantial structures of steel and stone have replaced the old bridges, heavier rails and ties have been laid, and the road now stands at the front of the best roads in the country. The rates, however, still remains lower than via other lines If your ticket agent cannot give you all the information desired, address F. J. Moore, Gen'l Agent, Nickel Plate Road, 291 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. 31-10t Free Pills. Send your address to H. E. Buckleu & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They aro guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly in vigorate the system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by L. Taggart, druggist. Remarkable Cure. For six years our daughter was sorely afllicted with throat affection caused by Diphtheria. Two years ago we used a bottle of Armstrong's Diphtherii and Quinsy Drops, which not only gave immediate relief but was a positive cure. Her tonsils were soon back to their natural size, the first in six years. C. 11. Dumboi.ten, (Optician) Empo rium, Pa. INAUGURATION PLANS Thousands of Republicans Will Witness the Installation of Governor-Elect Stone. MORE WANAMAKERISH How the Van Valkenherg-Blanken bnrg Combine Helped the Democracy. [Special Harrisburg Correspondence to the Plila delphia Inquirer.] HARRIBBI'KG, NOV. 21.— Plans are already under way for the inaugura tion of Colonel William A. Stone, as Governor of Pennsylvania, and for the organization of the Legislature, which will in January next undoubtedly re elect Colonel Matthew Stanley Quay to the United States Senate. Colonel Stone, who since the election lias been taking a well earned rest, is expected here shortly, when the local Republi cans hope to have an opportunity to confer with him regarding the pro posed plans for his inauguration. The feeling of resentment at the guerilla campaign waged by the Wanamaker combine against Colonel Stone was fittingly expressed by the Republicans of the Keystone State in the magnifi cent plurality, over 120,000, given their candidate at the polls This feeling will be accentuated at the inaugura tion of Colonel Stone by a popular demonstration which will put the seal of condemnat ion on the whole Wana maker-Blankenburg-Van Valkenburg outfit. Commenting on the latest move of these selfish manipulators a member of Congress who has just been re elected, while stopping off here 011 his way to Washington, had this to say: A DEMOCRAT A DEMOCRAT. "In its latest pronounciamento, ex plaining, 'how it was done,' the Blank enburg-Van Valkenberg Business League had a good deal to say about the number of anti-Quay men it had elected to the Legislature. For in stance, in the proclamation referred to it was stated that in 12 out of 15 counties visited by John Wanamaker and other speakers under the auspices of the League during the last three weeks of the campaign all elected anti-Quay members of the Legislature.' "Upon the same principles that a spade should be called a spade, a Dem ocrat should be called a Democrat whereever he is found. The truth is, in the twelve counties referred to Democrats were elected —out-and-out, dyed-in-the-wool yard-wide Democrats, disciples of William Jennings Bryan and advocates of free silver. That is the kind of'anti-Quay members elected to the Legislature through the aid of John Wanamaker and Blankenburg- VanValkenberg Business League. And that was precisely what this coterie of ambitious statesmen planned and strove hard to accomplish for six months prior to November to wit, the election of Democrats to the Legis lature. "What are the facts? Last spring the Blankenburg-Van Valkenberg Business League made a fight at the Republican primaries in a score or more of counties in behalf of certain candidates for the Legislature, but were overwhelmingly defeated. In only one county of the State, where there was a contest, were the friends of Senator Quay unsuccessful, and the result was due solely to a fight for the Congressional nomination. When, therefore the primaries were over and all the nominations had been made the Blankenburg-Van Valkenbarg Busi ness League discovered that of the 229 Republican nominnees for the Senate and House not more than ten of them were under their control or in sym pathy with their reactionary program. COMBINATION WITH DEMOCRATS. "Their next step lay in the direction of attempted combinations with the Democrats, with a view to putting coalition Legislative tickets in the field. Owing, however, to a disposi tion upon the par} of the Democrats to have Jill or nothing the Wanamaker coterie succeeded in effecting combin ations in only four counties of the State—Chester, Blair, Huntingdon and Delaware —and in these only five former Republicans were named, the remaining nominees in the four coun ties mentioned being Democrats. The Blankenburg-Van Valkenberg Business League supported, therefore, in the entire State only the original ten Re publicans nomininated by them at the primaries, together with the five so called Republicans who were running independently and in the Democratic column. The ten regular nominees were elected, being supported by the friends of Mr. Quay, though known to be opposed to him, and in addition three of the five former Republicons— two in Chester and one in Blair—were elected. This was the absolute limit of the influence of Mr. Wanamaker aiul the Blankenburg-Van Valkenberg Business League, so far as the election of Republican Legislators was con cerned. But their efforts did not cease here. Animated by the determination to disrupt the Republican party, should such a course be necess rv in order to defeat Senator Quay,they devoted their energies in one-half of the counties of the State, where only Republican and Democratic candidates were in the field, to secure the election of the latter, and with some success. In Schuylkill, Cambria, Crawford, Ve nango, Fayette, Union, Mifflin, Carbon, Wyoming, Cameron and eight or ten other Republican counties, desperate and successful efforts were made to defeat the regular Republican nom inees, though in almost every instance they were new men, and in 110 way responsible for the work of the last Legislature. Into these counties the Blankenburg-VanValkenberg Business League not only poured tons of litera ture, full of misrepresentations and lies, and held meetings by the dozens, but, what was more effective, contributed thousands of dollars to the local or ganizations, all in the name of'reform.' It is not to he wondered at that they succeed in electing Democrats to the Legislature, and they are entitled to all the credit and glory accompanying such a procedure. The only wonder is that their success was not greater, for they adopted the same tactics in at least a score of counties besides those named —among others Armstrong, Beaver, Dauphin, Erie, Franklin, Leb anon, Lawrence, McKean, Warren, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Susquehanna, Washington and Westmoreland, but, thanks to the intelligence and incor ruptibility of the voters of these coun ties, the plans of the conspirators came to naught, and the Republican nom inees of these and other counties assailed were elected. Had the plans of the Wanamaker cabal succeeded fully Pennsylvania would have been represented in the United States Senate by a free silver Democrat. "One cannot help admiring the sublime assurance of the Blankenburg- Van Valkenberg Business League in claiming the election of 'anti-Quay members of the Legislature' in the persons of thirty or forty straight-out Democrats. Though, when one re calls Colonel Quay's services in 1888 in defeating Cleveland by the election of General Harrison, it is not difficult to imagine those Democratic Legislators as anti-Quay'." Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rsmedy can always be de pended upon and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by L. Taggart. Dec ll ■■ ■■■■■ !■■■!■ ll—■—■—lll I Ml ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICIC. EctateofT. //. BELANQER, deceased. Letters of Administration on the estate of T. H. Belanger, late ofEmporiura, Cameron county, Pennsylvania, deceased, have been granted James P. McNarney, residing in said Borough, to whom all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims or demands, will make known the same without delay. J. P. McNARNEY, Administrator. .JOHNSON & MCNARNKY, Attorneys. November 25th, 1898.—40-6t. Notice. •STATU OP PENNSYLVANIA,) COUNTY OF CAMERON, J N"OTICE is hereby given that Delosßurlingame, (Juardian of the person and estate of VVm. .1. Crick and Cora M. Crick, minor children of Win. J. Crick, late of said county, deceased, has filed his first and final account of ins administra tion of said estate and the same will be presented to the Orphan's Court, at December term next for confirmation nisi. C.JAV GOODNOUGII, Register. Register's Office, ( Emporium, Pa., Nov. 11, 1898. 112 38-4t PERMANENT POSITIONS for a few men and women who have plenty of energy and business ability, to hire and superin tend agents. $lO a month and all expenses at the start. P. W. ZIEGLER & CO., 40-lt *Jl(> Locust St., Philada. Itimiiicss Cards. B. W. GREEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Emporium, Pa. A business relating to estate, collections, real estates. Orphan's Court and general law business will receive prompt attention. 42-ly, J. C. JOHNSON. J. P. MCNARNEY, JOHNSON & McNARNEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, EMPORIUM, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rusted to them. 16-ly. MICHAEL BRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Collections promptly attended to. Real estate and pension claim agent, 35-1 y. Emporium, Pa. F. D. LEET. ATTO RNE Y-AT- LA W, Emporium, Pa. To LAND OWNERS AND OTHERS IN CAMERON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. I have numerous calls for hemlock and hard wood timber lands, also stum page &c., and parties desiring either to buy or sell will do well to call on me. F. D. LEET. CITY HOTEL, WM. MCGEE, PROPRIETOR Emporium, Pa. Having again taken possession of this old and popular house I solicit a share of the public pat ronage. The house is newly furnished and is one of the best appointed hotels in Cameron county. 30-1 y. THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT, (Opposite Post Oilice,) Emporium, Pa. WILLIAM MCDONALD, Proprietor. 1 take pleasure in informing the public that j have purchased the old and popular Novelty Restaurant, located on Fourth street. It will be my endeavor to serve the public in a manner that sh'all meet with their approbation. Give me a call. Meals and luncheon served at all hours. n027-lyr Win. McDONALI). BT. CHARLES HOTEL. THOS. J. LYSETT, PROPRIETOR Near Bullalo Depot, Emporium, Pa. This new and commodious hotel is now opened for the accommodation of the public. New in all itsappointments, every attention will be paid to the guests patronizing this hotel. 27-17-ly MAY GOULD, TKACHER OF PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY, Emporium, Pa. Scholars taught eitner at my home on Sixth street or at the homes of the pupils. Out oftnv. ,i scholars will be given dates at my rooms in this place. F. C. RIECIC, D. 1). S., DENTIST. Office over Taggart's Drugstore, Emporium, Pa. Gas and otner local anaesthetics ad ministered for the painless extraction teeth. SPECIALTY: Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. I will visit Driftwood the first Tuesday, ami Sinnemnhoning the third Wednesday ot each month. Selling I 0at.... I REfIAHDI.KSS OF J|fe I COST. I B p jM]| We have decided to leave *T-: Emporium for a larger % town, and everything in the store will be sold re gardles3 of cost. We have a fine stock of fftjjil i - I MEN'S and P BOYS' ljj§ SUITS and | ° VERCOATS ' J Nearly all this season's f|||j make, which wo will Mil sell without regard to ('//■ cost. m We also have an immense 'Mf, ft " ock " 112 if ■4 HATS. 4 CAPS, : i SHOES, V UNDERWEAR. J, MEN'S FURNISHINGS. TRUNKS and ' VALISES a%> Which must be sold within [iij;j| the next thirty days, ffl You will miss a good "Mi bargain if you do not M call and see for j'our- Mjj liMJj self. Such an oppor- [|ls| tunity to buy good cloth |f|| ing cheap, was never be- \m\] fore offered to the peo pie of this vicinity. 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