int* PREBIDENT M'KIMI I.BY "I am glad to participate with the families, friends and fellow citizens of the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers in this glad reunion. You have earned the plaudits not alone of the people of Pennsylvania, but of the whole nation. You made secure and permanent the victory of Dewey. You added new glory to the American arms. Every one of the noble men, of the regulars or volunteers, soldiers or seamen, who thus signally served their country in its extremity (remained in the service after the expiration of their period of their enlistment) deserves the special recognition of congress, and it will be to me an unfeigned pleasure to recom mend for each man a special medal of honor. The government to which you gave your love and loyalty welcomes you to your homes. With no blot 01 stain upon your record, the story of your unselfish service to country ami to civilization will be to the men who take your places at the front and on the firing line, and to future genera tions, an example of patriotism and an inspiration to duty."—President Mc- Kinley to Lieut. Col. Harnett and his comrades of the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers, at Pittsburg. BARNETT'S TOUR A BIG SUCCESS. Republican Candidate For State Treasurer Enthusiastically Received. A STRAIGHTFORWARD PLATFORM. Will Administer the Office For the Ben efit of the Whole People. TO GUARD PUBLIC MONIES, Will Insist Upon Immediate Payment of Interest Upon Public Funds and Will Cash Warrants Promptly. (Special Correspondence.) Philadelphia. Oct. i7. —The tour of Colonel Barnett, the Republican nomi nee for state treasurer, has been a series of popujar demonstrations of en thusiasm, and as he proceeds in his canvass the meetings get larger and the ovations more enthusiastic. Many of the scenes witnessed in Roosevelt's whirlwind campaign for governor in the Empire state are being repeated here. The people, regardless of party, are turning out to receive the young soldier fresh from the Philippines, and all indications are that many of them will disregard politics when they vote next month and Democrats and Repub licans alike will honor him with their ballots. Colonel Barnett is not a spec tacular orator. He does not play to the galleries, but in a straightforward, matter of fact way he discusses the issues and tells the people just what he will do in the event of his election. He spoke plainly as to the office of state treasurer in a recent speech. BARNETT'S PLATFORM. In this address, among other things he said: "The platform adopted by the Pennsylvania Republican state convention is the best that has been promulgated in any common wealth of this republic. If I shall be elected to the office of state treasurer I shall ask no better rule for my guidance than the enifncia tions of that platform. Under those principles I shall hold the position for the whole people, irrespective of party. It shall be my duty, and It will be so fulfilled, as an ac counting officer of the state, to aid in the prompt collection of taxes and claims, the prompt settlement of all accounts against delinquents, whether individuals, companies or corporations, without fear or favor, for the purpose of maintaining the credit of the state by promptly pay ing, under due warrants of law, all claims and appropriations. And especially for facilitating and carrying on the work of our grand free school system in every district., no matter how small or how remote "The Republican party has placed upon our statute books a law which campels bankers to pay interest on daily balances of deposit of state money. That interest shall be promptly collected and applied, un der provisions of law, to the obli gations of the commonwealth. "It is not the reform of abuse;! that the Democratic party desires. It is after bigger game. It hopes to create dissensions in the Repub lican ranks that will serve to dis rupt and disorganize the party n"< ( give thein a chance to carry the presideni.i:! election next >v;.i\ Let Republican!*! ' I e s!:: ke:i !:< i*s very <-iT:'el r.id lie 1 \-i eve y e.au i'.i t' e I -.ion will be sfifec'f • ni <•••»• fie Vict, ly ~i hat Ihe r.i!r ;hall be hauled down !rom o-'c 'he » nilirpines and the natit-i «' «asi»;n suffer its first dis »>' ALL BEOItETARY OF STATE HAT. "It is the duty of every Republican, no matter in what state he may live, togo to the polls next month and sup port the nominees of his party, and by so doing assist in bringing about a sweeping Republican triumph through out the country. Nothing could be more gratifying to the Republican na tional administration and nothing could give more encouragement to the president in carrying out the poli cies he has outlined. Enemies of the country and the political opponents of our party would rejoice over a fall ing off of the Republican vote this fail. No more patriotic duty can be perform ed b;. r Republican citizens than going to the polls and casting a straight Re publican ballot and by getting their neighbors to do likewise. Next year's presidential contest is already under way. Republicans should be on the alert." —Secretary of State Hay, in re cent interview. SOLDIERS ARE DELIGHTED. The soldiers who are with Colonel Barnett on his tour are all delighted with the ovations that the party are receiving at every stopping point. Ma jor Killian, of the First Nebraska, who was with Barnett in the Philippines, and who came east to help him in his canvass, makes a rattling campaign orator. He says the people of Penn sylvania are most patriotic and that from what he has seen and heard on this trip he is confident that Colonel Barnett will be elected by an immense majority. The Barnett party are due at Read ing tonight, Lancaster tomorrow night, West Chester on Friday and Media in the afternoon and Chester in the evening on Saturday next. For the following week this is the schedule: Monday, 23d, reception in Philadelphia; Tuesday, 24th, Indiana; Wednesday, 25th, Kittanuing, Arm strong county; Thursday, 2Gth, New Castle, Lawrence county; Friday, 27th, Franklin, Venango county, and Sat urday, 28th, Erie. They will open the last week of the canvass at Warren, Warren county, on Monday, Oct. 30; on Tuesday, 31st, they are due at Bradford, McKean county; Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Williamsport. They are to be given a reception by the Penrose club, of Philadelphia, on Friday, Nov. 3, and by the Young Republicans of Philadelphia on Saturday, Nov. 4. This schedule is subject to a few changes. The Dauphin county Republicans insist upon Colonel Barnett visiting Harris burg on the last Saturday of the can vass. General Gobin has another party of spellbinders, who are at work daily. They are booked for Brookville this evening, Kittanning tomorrow after noon and Butler in the evening, and Franklin on Thursday and Greenville. Mercer county, on Friday. They go to Meadville next Saturday. This party is accompanied by the Tenth Regiment Glee club, which is making a big hit wherever meetings are held. AGUlMjfij[ PRAYER. Insurgents' Solicitude For Their Party Disgusts Loyal Penn sylvania Democrats. CREASY'S UNPOPULARITY. Official Election Returns Which Show That He Does Not Stand Well With His Neighbors. (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Oct. 17. —Make a note of the date—Election day, Tuesday, No vember, 7. All good Republicans will bear this in mind. This is going to be a great year in national politics. The result of the elections in the several states next month will be watched not only by the people of the United States, but by the nations of the world. The issue of the foreign policy of the McKinley administration is inseparably connected with theeanvass in everystate in which there is to be an election, and the re turns will be watched and reviewed with particular reference to their bear ing upon the national administration. Nothing that has occured in politics since the last presidential election has created as much talk as the proclama tion of Aguinaldo to his followers, in which he said: "In America there is a great par ty that insists upon the govern ment recognizing Filipino inde pendence. We must show gratitude and maintain our position more resolutely than ever. We should pray to God that the great Demo cratic party may win the next pres idential election." This declaration from the ringleader of the insurgents lias attracted wide spread attention, and Democrats who are loyal to their government are dis gusted with (lie position in which their leaders have placed them and their party. They will refuse to vote the Democratic ticket this fall. There is every reason why every Republican should goto the polls on CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTORER 19, IBQ 9 . SECRETARY OF WAR ROOT. "Republicanism this year means, as it has ever meant, loyalty to our coun try, belief in the inviolability of pub lic faith, an unfailing adherence to honest government and honest money, and an undying devotion to the honor and integrity of the flag, wherever it iloats, carried by our soldiers or sail ors on land or sea This year all these qualities are accentuated in a marked degree, and the Republican who fails togo to the polls and cast a stalwart Republican ballot will ever regret hav ing failed to take advantage of one of the grandest opportunities of his life to show his devotion to and practical and timely allegiance to the party, which means so much to the continued welfare of our people. The greater the Republican vote this fall the greater will be the incentive to Republican leaders to prepare for the great nation al struggle next, year."—Secretary of War Root, in a recent interview. election day and vote the entire party ticket, from top to bottom. There never was a time when a national ad ministration deserved more thorough ly the hearty and cordial support of the party organization to which it nat urally looks for indorsement. The best way to indorse the admin istration at Washington is togo to ti.e polls on Nov. 7 and vote the whole Republican ticket, and no Republican should omit the performance of that duty. CREASY NOT POPULAR. The candidacy of W. T. Creasy. the Democratic nominee for state treasur •. represents the radical wing of the Dem ocratic party. He is being ardent ■ supported by his fellow silverites ar by that element of the party which :■ publicly proclaiming against Presides' McKinley and his administration. Man) of them are co-operating with the A:- kinson movement, which is giving c eouragement to the insurgents in Philippines by the circulation of ti sonabie literature and otherwise r tempting to create sentiment against the policy of the president. Creasy himself is cutting a small figure in the canvass. He is gettin • speeches into the Democratic anu ;r-- sistant Democratic papers, which rv n being prepared for him, and is talkinc a great deal about what he knows verv little. Following up its arraignment of Creasy upon "his antagonistic attitude toward the old soldiers, comes a plain, matter-of-fact statement from the ed itor of the Columbia Republican, pub lished at Creasy's home, which tells it.; own story as to his popularity with his neighbors. This is what it says in this week's issue, under the caption, "What the Official Vote Demonstrates:" In 1894 W. T. Creasy was a can didate for the legislature the first time in Columbia county, and was elected. His majority compared with Singerly's is as follows: Sin gerly had 1,334 majority over Hast ings, Creasy had 1,010 majority, or 824 less than Singerly. In 1896 Creasy was a candidate for the second term. Bryan had that year 1,542 majority over Mt Kinley and Creasy had 1,091 ma jority, or 451 less than Bryan. In 1898 Creasy was a candidate for the third term. Jenks had 2.- 127 majority over Stone and Creasy had 1,404 majority, of 723 less than Jenks. This is the verdict which his neighors and acquaintances regis tered on three different occasions. The campaign which is being made In the interest of Creasy has been a veritable frost. An interview with former Republi can State Chairman Gilkeson, of Bucks county, published in the New York Tribune, has attracted some com ment. "Only a few years ago," said Mr. Gilkeson, "40,000 was considered a nor mal majority in Pennsylvania. Since the Democratic factions have become so bitter the better element of their party has come over, so that Penn sylvania may be put down as normal at 150,000. The 300,000 majority may be drawing the line a little too far, but still in a national campaign the steady business Democrats who want no non sense in politics can be counted on either to vote the Republican ticket or not to vote at all. "I notice one thing in our district, and I think it is growing everywhere—■ that is the more active part taken by the farmers in political matters. They are beginning to wake up to the fact that manufacturers are not the only products of toil and skill to be safe guarded by putting the right party and principles in authority. They be gin to realize that the great staples, cereals, dairy and meat products, cat tle, sheep and hogs, and now chickens and eggs, are not articles of sale on market days or by street hucksters only in cities, towns and villages, but have become the leading articles of ex port to Europe. That being the fact a stable financial system, based on the coin of commerce, becomes as import ant to them as it is to the business in terests of the country at large, if it. wishes to maintain its lead in the com mercial affairs of the world. "The farmers are finding this out. I only hope the Democrats will con tinue the folly of the Chicago platform F° R SECRET ART OP NAVY LONQ. 1 "It is the indifferent and stay-at-home i voter that the party managers should | direct their attention to this fall. These i are the men who are so preoccupied with their business interests that they frequently do not appreciate the im ! portance of a political campaign until | after the election returns are announc- I ed. Then, if the result is not as they I desired, they feel the sting of remorse | and realize the result of their own neg ! ligence. This fall there is more than | usual danger to the Republican party I from the indifferent citizen. Our pros i perous conditions naturally divert the i minds of many from matters of public moment. The party workers should I single out these voters and at the | proper time see that they goto the i polls. If they get them there, we need | have no fear of them voting the Demo j cratic ticket. The thing to do is to get J them there —the intelligence of the j voter will do the rest." —Secretary Long, in a recent interview. t of 1896, just to let them see how public ; sentiment has progressed even beyond ; the thrashing they had in that year. "The Democrats have not even a j ghost of a show in this state. Barnett will get the full Republican vote, if not more. "It looks as if we will have a full vote out. The people feel the en thusiasm of the return of the Tenth j Pennsylvania and the Dewey welcome, | and have not forgotten the Grand Army encampment and other cere monies which arouse patriotism. 1 think Pennsylvanians feel that the ■ eyes of the whole country are upon them, and notwithstanding that it is : an off year in politics they must set ; the pace of majorities for the McKin ley campaign of 1900. 1 think our peo ple will give au expansion Dewey pa j rade majority which the people of the j sister states will not fail to under stand." ON lijp'llß Stalwart Republican Editors in the Pennsylvania Campaign, HOT SHOT FOR THE ENEMY, They Lead the Advance For the Battle of the Ballots on Tuesday, November 7. The control of the Democratic party, in the national and state organizations, says the Citizen Press, of Franklin, Pa., j is in the hands of the disreputable and anarchistic element, which is placing the honest, intelligent and patriotic | Democrats in a false position, so lone: ! as they silently permit their names to be used as the supports of the plaforms ; erected and the policy expressed by the Altgelds, Brvans and other "states men" who assume to speak for the par ty. However, one by one of the here tofore prominent Democrats are plac : ing themselves on record as opposed to J the eopperheadism which is manifest- I ed by the rabid leaders of the party | and will emphasize their protests by voting the Republican ticket in No j rember, hoping by such action to rele ! gate to the rear the wild eye repudia | tlonists now in control, and thereby | save the party organization for the j future. This course seems to be the j only one open for them to pursue at ! this time and maintain their self re •Bpeet. Ex-Governor Pattison, of this state, if the latest to repudiate the policy laid j down for the government of the party I by Altgeld and Bryan, points out that ! patriotism is higher than party. "My j duty as an American citizen," says he. I "commands my support of the country's ! president at this juncture. When the president said in his Pittsburg speech ! that the Philippines were just as much American soil as were Texas and Alaska he spoke the truth. The islands are ours by title of treaty, and we have no title to Louisiana or Alaska except that confirmed by treaty. As they are ours, we are bound to see them paci fied, to set up law and order in their midst." This is the solemn fact, and people : who throw obstacles in the way of the pacification of the Philippines are aid ing and abetting the rebellion, and j those Democrats who are of the same opinion should show their patriotism ! by voting the Republican ticket this fall. It is the only way to make them selves effective. Votes count. A REPUBLICAN YEAR. "This ought to be an easy year for Republican success. It does not re quire oral or written argument to in duce men to vote the Republican ticket," says the Everett (Pa.) Press. "Argument and appeals fall on listlew:; ears in the face of well known facts. When free traders cry out that the tariff robs you. the laborer answers with a shrug, 'Well, under your free trade we had no work and nothing of which to be robbed. Now, under pro tection, work is plenty, wages are good, or at least good in comparison with Democratic times, and we have plenty to eat, clothes to wear, and can send cur children to school.' The tramp T HE^ GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT. "Are the people so short sighted that they forget the miseries of six years ago? Do they forget the bread riots, the squalid want even of those able and anxious to work* We cannot by any laws bring happiness and pros perity to every one, but we can do what the Republican party has done; that is, by wise legislation and wise administration secure the chance for the bulk of our people to live out their lives and do their work with the odds as much as possible in their favor. This is a national contest. We ap peal not merely to party, but beyond party; we appeal to all good citizens, to all patriotic Americans, to stand with us as we uphold the financial integrity and the conditions which stand for ma terial prosperity at home, as we up hold the honor of the flag and the in terests of the nation abroad." —Gover- nor Roosevelt, in his recent Akron, 0., speech. days of Democratic ascendency arc over. When they tell you that free silver will bring greater prosperity, the answer is, well let well enough alone; you have fooled us already too often to our sorrow; we will want more than theories now to induce us to leave the party under whose sway we have re ceived and are enjoying the present good things. No Mr. Democracy for ÜB." FARMERS AND THE TARIFF. "The American farmers should be pretty well satisfied with the new tariff law," remarks the Wilkesbarre Times. "Here is the official record of the exportation of leading farm pro ducts in the last year of the Dingley law, compared with those of the last year of the Wilson law: Wilson Law. Dingley Law. Fiscal Fiscal Year 1807. Year 1599. Breads! tiffs nil... .$1117,*57.219 s27:i,!l!i9,C:'!> Wheat .19,920,178 104.269.1tti Flour 58,911.247 73,093,870 Corn, bushels 170,916,365 174,089,094 Oats, bushels 35,096,730 30.309.C50 Rye, bushels 8,560,271 10,140,876 Oatmeal, pounds.. 47,310,151 58.042.505 Provisions 135.652.734! 175,568,606 Live animals 43,568,461 37,880,916 Cotton, bales 6,176,365 7,373,163 Cottonseed oil. gal. 27,198,882 50,627,213 "And this is the sort of prosperity the Democrats condemned at their last county convention." DON' T FORGET THE DATE. Free trade and soup houses. Pro tection and prosperity. We had the first under Democratic rule and pros perity came with Republican success," says the Franklin (Pa.) Citizen-Press. "Vote to continue the latter party in power, on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Don't for get the date." THE STATE ISSUES. A Good Man to Administer the Office of State Treasurer. "Republicans are not afraid to take up the state issues or to discuss the necessity for Governor Stone's action in cutting down the most liberal item in the budget so as to make expendi tures in income balance each other," says the Wilkesbarre Times. "We have already been too liberal at the expense of the state treasury, and if the action of the governor will draw attention to this subject he will have performed a public service. Money gotten by in direct taxation is apt to be lavishly spent, and we know something of this lavish expenditure by many of the school boards and townships in our own county. "Nor are we afraid to discuss the management of the treasurer's office. Under the new laws there is no pos sibility of wrong doing, and the method of depository, together with the pay ment of interest to be turned into the treasury, makes everything so plain that only a reputable business man is required for the position of cus todian. We have such a man in Lieu tenant Colonel Barnett, the Republican candidate, who besides possessing all qualifications named is all right on the protective system, an advocate of sound money and a supporter of the McKinley administration. This is the man for the times, and the people of Pennsylvania will undoubtedly say so on the 7th of November." THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC. Significant Address by Archbishop Ireland as to the Philippines. Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul, was shown much attention during his re cent visit to Pennsylvania. This dis tinguished prelate is a staunch Repub lican. In an address which he made at the banquet of the Marquette club, of Chicago, given in honor of President McKinley on his trip west, in respond ing to the toast "The American Repub lic," Archbishop Ireland, among other things, said: "The American republic is the best form of organized democracy revealed in humanity's history; as such she claims homage from her own citizens; as such she draws to herself the at tention of the world. "And surely there has been in Amer ica no lowering of the highest stand ard of patriotism. Where is the coun try at whose call for heroes citizens ! with sueh speed, with such forgetful- ! uess of self and in such numbers rally PARTY | REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN HANNA. "There is no doubt that the state ! elections this fall will be taken an an | index of the sentiment of the Ameri- I can people upon the issues of the ap proaching national campaign. It is, | therefore, important that every Re ' publican vote shall be cast in Novem ber for the candidates on the Republi | can state tickets in Ohio. Pennsylva- I nia, Kentucky, lowa and other states ! in which there are local contests for important offices. All our Republican i majorities this year should be as large | as possible to emphasize the popular i feeling. The industrial conditions and the Philippine war will prove factors | In the coming campaign. The Philip pine war has been made an issue by the Democratic party, but we have nothing to fear. I would as lief have ] so-called anti-expansion made an is sue as I would have the silver ques j tion, for silver is an old man of the | sea. I am hot afraid of the outconu j among the people. They will not, I be lieve, by their own act, change the con dition of the country. Republicans everywhere should goto the polls this fall."—Republican National Chairmaa Hanna, in recent interview. to the flag? Defeat is unknown in America; defeat is impossible in Amtr i lea. "We proclaim that in ABia, as in ! America, the American flag means lib 1 erty and all the blessings that go with ! liberty. Some say it means in Asia the repression of liberty. "It means in Asia order restored, and it must be restored; the flag of America may be trusted to be for the j Philippines the harbinger and gui> | dian of the liberty and the right? the people." AN WMimWwj Review of the Careey 0 f j fl Josiah R. Adaj» St ABLE AND UPRIGHT LAWYEF The Republican Nominee For Justice of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania Who Is One of the Leading Cit izens of the Quaker City. Owing to his determination not *f> take the stump, but to adhere to the precedent of candidates for the judi ciary not making a political canvass, the citizens of Pennsylvania, says a special dispatch from Philadelphia, will not have an opportunity until after the election of meeting one of the moat polished and accomplished gentlemen. Hon. Josiah R. Adams, the Republican nominee for the superior court. He is well and favorably known in thi- Quaker City and by members of hs« profession throughout the common wealth. Like the Republican nominee for state treasurer, Colonel Barnett. j Mr. Adams is a son of a clergyman. His I father, Rev. Ezra E. Adams, D. IX, ; was of Puritan stock, and was engaged ! in the missionary service of the Amer ! ican and Foreign Christian Union, ami ! it was while his parents were in Havre. France, that Josiah R. Adams wa born. After his labors on the conti nent were finished Dr. Adams came to | Philadelphia and founded the North Broad Street Presbyterian church. .Jo siah was then only 10 years old. He attended the Friends' school on Spring Garden street and subsequently at tended the select school in the building of the Presbyterian Board of Publica i tion. on Chestnut street. Afterward.-? | be attended different Institutions and was graduated from Princeton college ( in 1873, winning a gold medal in each of the four years of his course. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and quickly became a successful practition er, particularly in the civil courts. "In his early legal career Mr. Adams became a counselor in bankruptcy, commercial and maritime law. Upon many occasions be served under ap pointment of the courts as examiner, auditor and receiver. As receiver of the Penn Safe Deposit and Trust com pany he collected SBO,OOO for the de positors by suits against the Spring Garden National bank and the direc tors. He is receiver for Pennsylvania for the Granite State Provident asso ciation. As auditor of the Remington estate he supervised the distribution oi a quarter of a million dollars. A no table case won by him was that ot Worrell vs. Bailey, in the courts of Mifflin county, this state, in which > succeeded in having overthrown a dee for valuable property on the grout that it was obtained without con sideration. He has a large practice, and is a director of the Lawyers' club, of Philadelphia. He was one of the founders of the University club, and i a member of the Art club, Philadelphia Yacht club. Clover club, the Knigais Templar, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Royal Arcanum and other organizations. He is accounted one of the best informed attorneys of Phila delphia and a most skilled practitioner. In addition to these requirements Mr. Adams is a literateur who has given much study to the literary produc tions of the authors of the day, awd who is thoroughly familiar with the, productions of all the best authors
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