THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 39.
I-or Assembly: Mr. Josiah Howard, j
Unless a!l signs fail 3lr. Josiah Ilow- |
art! will on Tuesday next receive a j
good big majority of the votes of Cam- j
eron county for tho office of Assembly- [
man. The Independent has been tell- j
ing cs that it knows no reason why '
Mr Howard should be elected. There j
are none so blind as those who will not j
see. There arc several reasons, I
and wry good ones too, why Mr. How- .
ard should be elected. Of course we |
do not expect the organ of the Demo
cratic party to see, or at least to ac- i
knowledge that it sees, the force of j
these reasons, but our appeal is not to j
the Independent, but to the intelligent i
and fair-minded voters of Cameron !
county.
In point of personal fitness and j
equipment Mr. Howard is admirably ;
qualified for this and for even more im- j
portant offices. He has had advantages, j
it is true, as the Independent has been i
at pains to point out, but he has improv- i
ed his advantages as a great many |
similarly situated would not have i
done. No one who knows him will j
venture to say that he is lacking in j
those elements of independence and I
force and aspiration which we are ac- I
customed to associate with the type of
character known as self-made. Ho is j
no mere creature flf circumstances, as )
the Independent would seem to have •
us infer, but a shaper of circumstances, j
It is true that he received a start from
his father, and no one is more en
thusiastic in bearing witness to that !
obligation than is Mr josiah Howard
himself; nevertheless the firm of C. B. j
Howard Company, since death of
its founder, has carried to successful j
termination many an undertaking that I
would haye taxed to their utmost the '
powers ofC. B. Howard, and the credit ]
of this honorable record of the past j
twelve years must not be withheld j
from the present head of the firm !
and bis.capable business associates.
Not only has Mr. Josiah Howard I
given abundant proof of the possession j
of business judgment and ability of |
a high order, but he has also shown j
himself to be a man of most marked j
and genuine public spirit. The Inde- i
pendent has insinuated that he is in !
in the county only for what he can get
out of it, and that he will move else- |
where as soon as the lumber is all cut. !
So, after sixteen or seventeen years, j
residauce in the county, during all of j
which he has identified himself
heart and 60ul with the county, with 5
its business interests, with its civic in- '
terests, with its educational, religious,
moral and social interests, he is now
to be branded as a sort of industrial
tramp, a lodger for the night, as it
were, and is declared undeserving of i
tha only public honor that he has ever
asked of the people of Cameron county!
Mr. Howard has been generous with j
his means in many ways that no one
but himself knows, but his liberality
with his money is after all a little thing
compared with the fact that during all
these years he has been giving himself j
to the things that make for the ad
vancement and welfare of the
county. Money, apart from personal
ity, is nothing. Mr. Howard enjoys
the good will and respect and hearty
support of the people because of
what he is and became of the spirit
which he puts into his work and ser
vice. and not because he is possessed
of a modest fortune. Yet the Indepen
dent has insinuated that those who
recognize Mr. Howard's personal
worth and service are mere cringers to
wealth! Mr Howard is a public spirit
ed-man if ever there was one in Cam
eron county, and the votes which he
will receive next Tuesday will each
one oe a sincere recognition of his per
sonal worth and civic value.
We have repeatedly called attention
to Mr Howard's political principles
and to his full and forceful expression
of them in his speech of acceptance, in
hi 3 "Star" and in his open lett?r. In
giving full expression to his political
views, he has only shown himself
mindful of the first duty which a candi
date owes to the public,for it is theduty
and the right of the public to know
what a candidate's principles and
opinions are. The mere fact that he
has given these expressions of his views
to the public has been annoying to his
political opponents. The Independent
has not been accustomed to waging a
campaign of discussion, and it has been
amusing to watch its futile efforts to
offset the effect of Mr. Howard's speech
and star and letter. The most that it
is able to say is that Mr. Blumle stands
for everything good that Mr. Howard
stands for Truly a summary way of
providing a candidate with a platform!
In Mr Howard the county will have a
Representative who can express his
mind and who has a mind to express.
He is a Republican, and knows why he
is one, but he is not a narrow, bigoted
partisan. When elected, he will be the
Representative of the whole county.
The vast majority of the citizens of
Cameron county prefer clean methods
of campaigning to corrupt methods.
To the intelligent and moral elements
in the county Mr. Howard's c!ean»
honorable and dignified campaign has
made a strong appeal. Wholly aside
fron: partisan considerations, he and
his associate on the county ticket, Dr.
Bardwell, will receive tho hearty sup
port of those who are disgusted with
certain so-called "potent" methods.
Iu conclusion we repeat that Mr.
Howard will creditably represent the
best spirit and life and interest of the
county at Harrisburg. His keen un
derstanding, his well-stored mind, his
gentlemanly address, his extensive ex
perience with business and affairs, and
his wide acquaintance with men in
wide and narrow spheres, all mark him
as a man who will bo a credit to the
county in the halls of legislation. We
have not been claiming perfection or
infallibility for him. We do not say
that he is the only good and able man
in the county, nor that he is the only
man in the county who can success
fully organize and execute great busi
ness undertakings. But we do say
that he stands at the heart of all that |
is best in the moral, social and busi- |
ness life of the county, that he is truly i
representative of the best that is in the 1
county; and f.>r that reason tho county !
will only be honoring itself in honor- j
ing him with the office of Assembly
man.
Letters from the I'eople.
All communications under this head must be I
accompanied by the writer's name. We will no* j
be held responsible* for any expression in this
department. ]— EDITOR.
How Shall I Vote.
EDITOR PRESS:—
This question again confronts the
voters of the county. Some of our
our young men will cast their first bal
lot at this coming election, but wheth
er it is a new voter, or otherwise, a
choice must be made by each one
For which candidate for the Legisla
ture shall I cast my ballot? What are
the merits and qualifications of the
two candidates who are seeking the of.
fice. Which ol the two is not only
the better qualified to serve, but, judg
ing from what his past life, has meant
and been for the good of the people in
the county, the most likely to best
serve the interests of the people if
elected?
I do not desire to say anything
against Mr. Blumle, as a man, but
surely there is nothing in the record,
if any there is, that he made during
his two terms at Harrisbnrg, that will
recommend his re-election to a third
term as Representative from this
county, and though he is better than
the business in which he is en
gaged, the very nature of that busi
ness and all of the sin and misery that
such a business is responsible for,
must surely have an influence other
than such as will inspire and encourage
any effort to real good on the part of
one whose time is devoted to, and liv
ing dependent on, such business. It
is against reason to believe that such
a man, however honest he may be -
lieve himself, has or can have truly at
heart and be capable of working sin
cerely for, the best interests and wel
fare of the people.
Against this can be said for Mr.
Howard that his very business, and
the development of ability and cap
acity which its management has pro
duced 111 him, is one of the best reasons
why he should be favored with the
support of the voters. A Representa
tive is needed who has such exper
j ience and ability; otherwise he is of
! less worth and more harm that no
; body at all. Then there is what the
| life of Mr. Howard has been in our
i town and county. The orginator of,
i or, always in the advance with any
! move that has for its purpose the pro
| motion of tjie country's interests. A
! man of acknowledged ability and un
| blemished character, whose life con
| forms to a noble standard of manhood
j and strict business integrity; quali
i fied in the highest sense to stand as
| the Representative of the people of
! the county; and, with justified faith in
' himself and an abiding faith in the
j people and their continued progress,
in material lines and toward that
' standard of right living which pro
| duces and develops a noble-minded
aud patriotic citizenship, he merits
and should receive the hearty support
of our people at the polls next Tues
day.
MY FIRST VOTE.
Shippen Pa., Oct. 29, 1904.
Doctor Bardwell, is honest and cap
| able. Vote for him for Treasurer.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WKßSTKß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1904.
I From a Laboring Han's Standpoint.
IHditor PI CKS:
As this campaign proceeds it seems
to me absurd for a thoughtful laboring
man to vote tlio Democratic ticket.
Why? There never was <1 time in the
history of any country when prosperity
was so prominent as in this grand old
Republic to-day. Now fellow labor
er do not allow your partisan polities to
influence your best reason. You must
concede that a Republican administra
tion is responsible for these prosperous
times.
Now, my fellow laborers, you
will admit that you will vote for Presi
dent Roosevelt,but some of you cannot
vote for Mr. Josiah Howard for Rep
resentative. What inconsistency! This
seems to me like a father killing his
own child. Do you know that the
only way you can assist President
Roosevelt is in electing men to the
legislature who will vote for a United
States Senator who will work in har
mony with the President's administra.
tion. I have read the controversy be
tween the PRESS and Independent re
lative to this election and for the life
of me I cannot' refrain from making
some comment on the Independent's
drastic appeal in behalf of Mr. Blumle's
election. Mr. Hockley's effort seems
like the wail of one who is in personal
danger of some great bodily or finan
cial calamity. You ask why? Because
it appeals to the revengeful spirit of
the voter, and not to his intelligence.
Their only argument is that Mr.
lilumle was unseated in the last elec
tion. Had not Mr. Blumle conducted
a questionable campaign there would
never have been any room for a con
troversy in the premises. Not being a
part or parcel to that unfortunate epi
sode, lean speak with unbiased mind.
In fact my sympathies were rather in
Mr. Blumle's favor until I saw and
heard his own sworn evidence during
the investigation,and if any moral, in
telligent voter iu Cameron county can
read that testimony and vote for Mr.
Blumle, then I regret to say morality
is declining. On page 126 of the official
testimeny as reported to the House, I
read one part of Mr. Blumle's sworn
testimony:
"BY MR. SMITH: Q—l wish you to
state to this Committee the fact as to
your having sent liquors or intoxicants
of any kind, or money to either Grove,
Lumber, Gibson, Emporium Borough,
or Shippen township for the election
of 1902."
A—"l did not, Sir."
Q—"Mention these precincts in your
answer." A—"l did not for election
purposes, send any beer or money to
Cameron. Sterling Run, Driftwood,
Sinnamalioning, Sizerville, Howard
Siding or other places,"
Is there a man, woman or child
within the confines of Cameron county
who endorses this testimony? No,
they cannot.
The boastful claim that Mr. Blumle
built all the churches, on the eve of an
election, when personal interests are at
stake, seems to me like the boasted
Pharisee whom Christ condemned.
Do you not know, brother laborer, that
Mr. Howard gave more money to just,
one church than his opponent gave in
all his life, and nothing is said about
it by Mr. Howard or his friends. I per
sonally know of one church, not of Mr.
Howard's creed, to whom he gave
more than Mr. Blumle ever nave to all
the churches, and that church is locat
ed outside of Cameron county, where
it could never possibly do him any
good, politically or otherwise. Pray
brother,which one goes down justified?
It is uot in our premises to question
any man's actions, but when such
things are done on the eve of every
election, and that is about every
year, for the past fifteen years, ho
leaves himself open to criticism, which
any honest man should guard as he
would his morality. Throw away the
good-fellow business and be honest with
yourself. Can you honestly and intel
ligently say that Mr. Howard is not
better qualified to represent us at
llarrisburg than Mr. Blumle? He is
fortified in the first place by represent
ing those grand principles taught by
your ideal, that grand specimen of
American manhood, Theodore Roose
velt, who has relieved you and me at
every opportunity. Cau you be so un
[ grateful as to condemn his policies by
voting for one who is in direct opposi.
tion?
The only Appeal of the Independent
and Mr. Blumle's managers, is re
venge, spite, vindication. "Vindica
tion" on whom? On an innocent man,
one who had no part in the unseating
ot Mr. Blumle. The responsibility
rests with the court that tried the case
and decided from the sworn testimony
that Mr. Mullio was defrauded out of
his election. Mr. Howard was not re--
sponsih'e for the contest or verdict.
Are you going to cast your bal
lot against .'in innocent man, one who
has always given you work and paid
you promptly and well just to suit
the revengeful cry of one in tho wilder
ness? Then if you do and vote from no
other motive than "vindication," re
member tho words of Holy Writ, "Ven
geance is mine; I will repay, saith the
Lord.' In tho name of God,bap the day
come in Cameron county when
we are going to be governed by
"vindication," "hate," "spite" "sel
fishness." No! No! Never! I have
more faith in tho voters of this county.
Iliso brothers above such rot, such
abominable appeal to your prejudices;
it is inconsistent, for he who seeks re
venge shall perish.
Vote for Mr. Howard, a candidate
for the best interests of the county.
He is not the candidate of "spite," "re
venge" or "vindication."
By voting for Mr. Howard you will be
best serving your own interests, your
home and fireside, as well as the general
good of your fellow man.
May God show you your duty.
LABORING MAN.
Emporium, Pa., Nov. Ist, 1904.
What a Little Bird Says.
Ed i tor Pre?*:
Alas, too late has the staitling dis
closure come that a vote for Roosevelt
means a vote for Romanism, while a
vote for Parker means a vote for Po
pery. We voters are already commit
ted to one or the other of these candi
dates, and it is too late now to think
of switching oil - . According to what a
little bird istellingthe people, President
Roosevelt is fast handing the govern
ment over to Rome. The latest in
stance which might be cited is the
recent appointment of Mr. Robert J,
Wynne, a Roman Catholic, to the of
fice of Postmaster-General. It is true
that Mr. Wynne, with the President's
strong backing, was the prime mover
and agent in unearthing and prosecut
ing the frauds in the post office de
partment, and that he has made liim-
BcH'a holy terror to the grafters; but
all this must do for nothing against the
dreadful fact that he is a Roman
Catholic.
It will not do to imagine that any
thing is to be gained by substituting
Parker for Roosevelt in the Presidency.
Does the Independent know that its
candidate for President is a "ritualis
tic, Romanizing High Church Episco
palian?" The little Swallow is au
thority for the information, and it
must be so if that little bird says so.
It is really too bad we did not know
these things several months ago, so
that we all could have had an oppor
tunity to make up our minds to vote
for the little bird himseif.
BURD O'FREDUM HATCHINOUT.
A True Friend of Farmer and Labor
ing Han.
EDITOR CAMERON COUNTY PRESS:—
There is no greater friend of the
working man than Mr. Josiah Howard.
This is easily seen by the contentment
of his employes. He is giving several
hundred men employment, but there
are no strikes, no labor troubles of any
kind among his men. Take a trip up
to the new mill and hear what tho men
will say in regard to their work and
pay. The majority of them have
worked for the C. B. Howard Co.,
many years, and will probably work
many years more. The mill pay roll
will average better than §2.25 per day
to each man the year around. No body
of workmen are better paid, or better
used than theC. B. Howard Company's
men. Mr. Howard is a candidate for
Member of Assembly, on the Republi
can ticket. Nobody has the least
doubt but what he is fully capable to
represent the people, and that he has
the grit and determination to do what
he believes will benefit the masses, re
gardless of what others think. And
there is no question but what the
laboring man and farmer will be as
well represented as the man of money.
In view of these facts, and also the fact
that Mr. Howard is a farmer himself,
all workingmen and farmers should
vote for Mr. Josiah Howard for Mem
ber of Assembly at the coming elect
ion.
A WORKMAN.
Emporium, Pa., Oct. 31, 1904.
Protection for the~VVage Earners.
Editor Prens:
Will the wage earners' hoe be bright
as he tiils the soil for the next tour
years, or will the farmers' plow rust
for the want of use? Why should not
the wolf be kept from the farmers'
door, as well as from the door of the
wage earners' home?
We are born equally free and inde
pendent, with the indefeasible right to
enjoy the liberty that our forfathers
Continued on Eighth page.
BOSS HOCKLEY'S LAST
MOAN.
The editor of the Independent,
j Chairman of the Democratic Counfv
.Machine, and County Commission
| ers" Clerk when it suits his pleas
: tire, takes the citizens of Cameron
. county to be fools. After delaying
i his issue until last evening in order
to spring one of his huge surprises,
lie attempts to create political cap
ital out of the fact that the State of
Pennsylvania is purchasing the
waste lands, protecting the same
from forest fires, as well as the
lands of every property owner, and
compelling the counties to pay one
half of the fire wardens' pay, may
fool the class that follows the edi
tor of the Independent, but thought
ful, sensible people only laugh at
Hockley's desperation. His tirade
is a base fabrication.
If the rest of his article is as un
truthful as tht! statement in refer
ence to the lands sold to the Ktati
by 11. 11. Mullin, the editor of the
PRESS, not one word can he believ
ed. 11 is claims that we sold over
"eighteen thousand acres" of land
to the State is false, made up to
suit his desperate case. We sold
ON E WAKK.YXT to the State,'.(!)( l acres,
located in Grove. We never own
ed a foot of land in Gibson and
never but 990 acres in Grove.
The records will show that three
other gentlemen placed two war
rants with us for sale, which was a
business transaction. We are
ready to wager votes with the edi
tor of the Independent as to the
truth of this statement. If we do
not prove his statement false we
will qualify to vote the entire Dem
ocratic ticket. On the other side,
if the editor of the Independent
does not substantiate his misrepre
sentations he must also qualify to
vote the entire Republican ticket.
Come now, put up or shut up.
Your entire campaign has been one
of base misrepresentation. Your
statement that Mr. Howard will
sell his lands to the State is in com
parison with all your silly stuff.
Mr. Howard continues to purchase
all the lands he can secure, is im
proving the same and making good
farms. He has never thought of
selling his lands and repeatedly re- j
fused to sell.
The Democratic machine must
be in a sad condition and hard tip
for campaign material to attempt
to pass such stulf upon intelligent
voters.
Why didn't Mr. Blumle vote
against the bill allowing the State
to buy worn out lands, the act of
1901, Mr. Hockley now wants re
pealed? Was it because Mr. Hock
ley forgot to tell him?
Mr. Howard, in his seventeen
years life in our county, has always
talked good-will to his neighbors
and the possibili ies of a bright
future for our county, if we all
pulled together on progressive de
velopement of our natural resources.
This is true Republican doctrine
and is in much contrast to Profes
sor Hockley's idea that the county
is dying, or that Mr. Howard will
sell his lands to Ihe State.
The "Crime of 1903" passed
through Emporium this (Friday)
morning—for Rich Valley—two
wagon loads —sky-scrapers—of beer
for the unwary.
Laboring man, farmer, mechanic; re
member that a vote for F. X. Blumle
is a vote for a Free Trade United States
Senator, u vote to place this now pros
perous country on a level with the pauper
labor of Europe. If you be an intelli
gent man you know this. Do you dare
risk it? A vote for Josiah Howard
means a vote for the re-election of United
States Senator Knox, the champion of
protection to American industries. Vote
for your homes and hresides—vote for
.Vr. Josiah Howard; vote to protect your
little ones, your very existence. Be men,
not Socialists; be true Americans.
TERMS: s2.oo—sl. 5 O IN ADVANCE:
WEATIiER REPORT
! PRIOAY! Ba i r StbyT ' B - L,ord,)
I SATURDAY, man
| SUNDAY, Fair.
Iho man in tin- rm ; sai-l .
| How many will Camming-, majority be?
j answered b ii.i m I thought good.
I As many red herring as grow in t!, e wood.
f-or County Treasurer Dr. E. O.
Bardwell.
I he vr.fr - s of' lie -ounty need to ex
• '" 1 " 112 ' care in the choice of
j a man to fill so important an office an
that of County Treasurer. The office
nem.lnfl.-4 business intelligence and ex
perience, fl rmnes and impendence of
character, and an integrity that is
above reproach and suspicion. That
Dr. Bardwell is eminently well quali
fied in every particular to be entrusted
with the care of the public funds of the
county, no one has ventured to deny.
He is recognized as a gentleman of
more than ordinary intelligence and
education and has had considerable
experience with public affairs, though
I never holding a remunerative office.
! The County Treasurer must be a man
; who can l.e thoroughly trusted. No
I system of checks can be devised that
' will automat!o--illy prevent a dishonest
' official from robbing the people. The
j only preventive of public dishonesty
;is to putin office men who can be
; trusted. Dr. Bardwell is a man whose
I h O"esty and integrity cannot be ques
j tioncd. But something more than
mere honesty of motive is necessary;
one must possess known firmness and
independence of character, so that he
will not be the tool or creature of other
j wills than his own. Every one who
; knows Dr. Bardwell, knows that he is
a man of marked firmness and inde
pendence of character.
Dr Bardwell has the necessary in
telligence and business experience, he
is honest, he is firm and independent
and is moreover always gentlemanly
and affable towards all. He is emi
nently fitted for the office, he deserves
it, and he will be elected.
The Independent last week used lang
uage calculated to incite ignorant and
corrupt voters to accept bribes.
An Eleventh Hour Spasm.
Judge Parker is showing that there
area few tricks in practical politics
that he has not forgotten. Seeing that
he is beaten he is resorting to the
time honored cry of "fraud and cor
ruption." He has awakened tothe be
lief that it is a great scandal that
Mr. Cortelyou, formerly private secre
tary to the President and later Secre
tary of Commerce and Labor, should
be in charge of the Republican cam
paign. In this ridiculous cry Mr.
Parker is backed up by the Times and
Evening Post of New York and bv the
Public Ledger of Philadelphia. "And
yet when Mr. Cortelyou was selected
as Chairman of the Republican Nation
al Committee, these journals hailed
the choice as an indication that the
campaign would be conducted on a
high plane. The scandal, if there be
one, was just as great and just as evi
dent at the time when Mr. Cortelyou
became National Chairman as it is now.
but these wise journals were aware of
no scandal then. It is true that the
Times tried to fasten some charges
upon Mr. Cortelyou few weeks ago,
but it failed ignominiously to produce
any proof, and was denounced by the
Outlook for bearing "false witness."
Those who have read Judge Parker's
Madison Square address must have
noticed that he dealt only in vague
charges and brought forward not one
scintilla of specific evidence Mr.
Parker parted for a moment from his
"dignity" and from itis "judicial tem
per"
Public Health Subordinate to Private
Susiness.
Oaeol the most important Jaws passed
by the last Legislature is the Pure Food
Law. known as Number 254. Laws of
Pennsylvania, page :;_M and which ap
pears in the Legislative Record a?
House Bill Number .">42. This law pro
vides that any person making or offering
for sale any article of I'ood containing
formaline, formaldehyde, sodium, fluor
ide, boracic acid, metallic-copper, etc.,
shall be subject to line and imprisonment.
These poisons are used for the adultera
tion of food stuffs, beers, etc.
This bill protects the life and health of
every mau, woman and child in this Com
monwealth. and that it was not a party
measure is evident from the fact that Mr.
Creasy, the Democratic leader in the
House, and nearly very other Democrat
in the House, voted for the bill. The
House Journal shows that Mr. Blumle
was present on the day when the bill
was finally passed in the House; but he
is recorded in the Record as "absent and
not voting." He therefore "dodged" the
bill, for reasons obvious to every one.
If any office in the county needs to be
in the hands of an intelligent and honest
man it is the office of County Treasurer
The voters will make no mistake in vot
ing for Dr. Bardwell.
NO. 37.