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    LKHIQIITON. PA.:
8ATUKUAT, AUGST 2S, 1850.
Enteral at tlio Leliighton post-ollice nn
Second Class Mall Matter.
REMEMBER TKI8 1
It Is rciKirttil here that George Il'nsli-
tnqton Baser, of Mattch Chunk, while nt
Glon Unoko last Jl'ednesilay mado the
remark, that "In case the Democracy of
Ihlchton failed to support Michael
Cassldy for Congress, no I.chighton
democrat should have an ofllce for ten
yam, as the Irish would riaugAtrr them
every time." The Democratic voters of
the loner end will please paste this In
their hats for reference on election clay.
It Im the duty qf every honest and Intellt-
licnt Democratic toter to support no
ni(in who represents cliques or bos.ies.
Remember this tchen you elect delegates,
THE DUTY OF BVERY VOTER.
It Is the duty of every good citizen to
see that he Is properly registered hefore
September 2d. New and Important Is
aacs are constantly arising, the proper
settlement of which devolve on the vet
er. Consequently he should see to It
that his ballot Is cast In such a way as
will not conflict with his Individual
rights as a citizen. Three tickets will
be spread prominently before the voters
of this commonwealth at the comhr
election, all backed up by the usual
heavy platform advocating the proper
advancement of labor, reconstruction of
tho tariff, and total prohibition, all
qmsllons of momentous Importance, but
which are merely thrown out by politi
cal parties as a net to catch votes. A
careful study of political matters and
tho character of the individuals nomin
ated is the duty of every Democrat, Re
publican and Prohibitionist who has
tho Interest of the commonwealth at
heart.
A8 REVISED BY MR. JENKS.
It Is bnt little more than a week ago
that Solicitor-General Jenks was asked
by an unenlightened officeholder In
Kentucky for the correct Interpretation
of President Cleveland's older
intended to regulate the officeholder's
connection with polttlcs Onepoitlon
of Mr. Jenks's reply was that, as he.
understood It, "the oiliclal Influence of
the officer shall be entirely divorced
from polities." Mr. Gross, the appll
cant, a United States Marshal, con
cluded not to attend a Democratic Con
vention, as he had hoped to do.
We find now that an Interview be
tween Mr. Jenks and a correspondent of
the Philadelphia Times, In which he
peaks as freely about the coming cam.
palgn in Pennsylvania from a partisan
standpoint as though he had never seen
tho President's order nor the Inside of a
Government ofllce, has drawn from him
a more defined construction of the order.
It Is as fallows :
"President Cleveland prohibited office
holders from Interfciing vvltbthmlghtsof the
people, whose servants, nnd not masters, they
r-. As I understand It, no man Is debarred
from expresses his opinions nor ot taking
part In campaign after the tickets arc m the
Held. Tho President's views, as they uccomo
better understood, w 111 Insure universal an
proval."
According to this view the Convention
marks the lino beyond which the office
holder ranst not iass, but he Is still free
to mount the stump. That pinnacle is
still his to climb, and although he could
havo had no share In the selection of tho
candidate whom, as an unswerving par
tisan, it Is his duty to eulogize, his rh;ht
to deliver tho eulogy Is officially allowed.
Mr. Jenks says that as the President's
views become better understood they
will Insure universal approval. The
question Is, ll'lll Mr. Cleveland adopt
Mr. Jenks's fino distinction made he
tvveon an officeholder's privileges before
and after the Convention?
THE PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
The Prohibition convention met at
Tfarrlsbtirg, ednesday, and adjourned
In the evening till Thursday, without
having made any nomination for Gov
ernor. Commenting on tho subject, the
Philadelphia Times says: Tho spectacle
of a political convention dtvntlng nn
hour' of Its time to devotional exercises
h something entirely novel. No one
can follow tho proceedings of tho great
gathering at Ilarrlsburg without feeling
that these men arc sincere In the course
tbey are pursuing. The time has gone
by when the nauie of Prohibitionist Is
to be sneered at. The convention repre
sents a great moral sentiment. I.Ike the
doctrine of the Abolitionist It must grow.
From a small and insignificant body, the
butt of thepolitlclans,thi Prohibitionists
have expanded Into a party which is
bound to make ttitll felt. Xothlng can
stop Its development. It has forced It
self to the front until it Is at last In a
position to command the attention w hlch
li has long sought In vain.
Prohibition Is not only a grave social
question, but It has become a factor in
politics. There are no great Issues bo
foro tho country. The brilliant leader
of the RcpnMIcas party In the late na
tional campaign can find Dotting more
startling than the tariff. With both
great parties Indorsing practically the
same platform so far as It relates to tho
taxation of Imports, something else must
be fonnd to stiffen the lines of parly.
Unless some unexpected question of
foreign policy shall sweep everything
lso before It the temperance problem
cannot, bo Ignored two years from now.
As the Republican party grew out of
the 11'hljr, the third party may ytt force
tu Republicans out of business nt the
old stand. It Is not Improbable that the
Prohibitionists vmj hold the balance of
power In the next Presidential campaign
and carry with It the Inevitabl disruption
( party lies later on, It Is these, posst-
UlUUs that make the proceedings at
Ilarrlsburg of wore than ordinary Im
portance. There seems to be little doubt thftt
the convention will nominate Charles S,
ll'olfe us Its standard-bearer for Go ci n
or. Ill this it w III act w Isely, Tho Pro
blbltloutiu have wanted leaders. In
ll'ulfe they will have one. There is no
breath of suspicion against hliu. He has
had the training of practical politics, but
there Is no stain upon bis career. He is
without doubt the strongest man lu the
party with which he has chosen to from
an alliance, lie has the advantage of a
wide personal acquaintance all over the
State, vnd he will take the stump and
make a most aggre ssivo campaign. It
v 1 tir.curetlcjtow-,..h;!icrfu'
Broaiiiiii'sl&Yorlc Letter.
Special to the Camion Advocatk.
"Here's a pretty how d'yo do." The
drag net Is coming In, and mighty big
fish aic In the haul. Sampson pulls
down the house, but his friends nrc en
gulfed hi ruin with tho Phllllstincs.
Who outside of -tho King would have
thought sixty days ngo that such tre
mendous consequences hung upon the
life of it single man. Hubert O. Thomp
son dead, Is as potent a factor In political
villainy as Hubert O. Thompson living,
the Commissioner of the Hoard of Public
Works, with millions of patronage at his
disposal. "These be your honest men,
good sir!" "This is the timber out of
which you carvo your rulers."
Two Mayors, one going out and Iho
other coming In, are playing a grabgame
for public plunder. Krisou want to
circumvent Grace, and Grace wants to
knock out Ertson. Heelers, strikers,
gamblers, thieves and villains of every
degree, are mixed up In tho light; neither
of their Honors seems nt all choice about
his company both want votes, and they
are not particular how they got thorn, or
from whom. Totes hers havo a sub.
stantlal commercial value, and no one
understands this better thau aN'cvv York
alderman. That's politics, as Mr.
Thompson remarked, when he handed
Squire the dummy and pocketed the or
iginal letter. No wonder Squire ex
claimed In the bitterness of Ills soul,
when he loitnd out the trick, "D n
fitch politics." What a shocking reve
lation rises from the grave of this dead
commissioner, over which his boon com
panions, of the last ten years, refuse, to
put a stone. And right hero tho ques
tion Is forced upon us: Did Hubert O,
Thompson die by his own hand? Tho
halo hearty man of thirty-eight the
life of thcCountv Democracy the terror
of Tammany tho Idol of the Pugs and
Thugs tho Jupiter Tonansof State and
County conventions, is suddenly taken
ill. The portly gentleman who tipped
the scale at a trlflo short of three hun
dred begins to lose flesh, and men notice
that his flow of spirits was not as free
as of old; soft-shelled crabs, truffles,
pato do fols gras, Vermouth, lobster
salad, whisky sour and champagne, arc
now putting in their fine work, and Mr.
Thompson Is not himself. Dyspepsia
some say. No, no; not that; the com
plaint lies deeper. Friends hint at soft
ening of tho brain. Possibly, yet that's
not it; the complaint lie) deeper still,
and for Ills 111 earth affords no remedy,
and Mr." Thompson knows It. In a lit
tle box in the magnificent Safe Deposit
building, is a crumpled bit of paper,
which Is to carry civil and political dam
nation to tho foremost politicians of the
city. It tells a terrible story that little
bit of paper, of venality, treachery, cor
ruption, crime unparalleled. A wretch
ed adventurer and trickster is put for
ward as a puppet by the political gam
blers, who nro playing for tho city's
plunder. They stop at nothing; rob
bery Is their trade, cheating their pas
time, If murder wero necessary, they
would commit It without a twinge. All
of the parties engaged in tho villainous
compact were men of more than aver
age Intelligence, and each fully under
stood the consequences of his crime.
Thompson inspires the letter; Flvnn
dictates it; Squire signs It; Flynn holds
It; Thompson gets It. So farall Is safe.
Squire Is elected, and then realizes that
he has drawn the bolts of tho State pris
on on himself, unless ho can recover
that fatal letter. He goes to Thomp
son gets down on his knees, and begs
for Its restoration; after a tlmo Thomp
son gives It to him. In the wild delir
ium of a man suddenly reprieved from
the gallows he tears tho fatal letter In
a thousand pieces and casts tho pieces
In the lire. He Is saved. In front of
him sits the fat commissioner laughing
In his sleeve at tho trick ho has played
upon him; as Squito rises to his feet a
free man, and no longer the abject slave
of the holder of tho letter, his port is
changed at once the cringing sycophant
of a moment ago, now carries his head
high, and the very next day forty of Mr.
Thompson's friends are kicked out of the
Board of Public Works. Thompson ap
pears to Squire, and Squlro gives Thomp
son to understand that he owes hliu no
obligation. Maurice It. Flynn Is now
the director of the Hoard of Public
Works, and from him Mr. Squire takes
his orders. Then como rumors that the
letter Is not destroyed, In which Squire
bartered away ids body and soul to Flynn,
to obtain the office of Commissioner of
the Hoard of Public Works. Iiuln stares
him In tho face; ho goes to Thompson
and taxes him with his perfidy, Thomp
son acknowledges the corn, and replies
to Squire, "That's politics,"
D n such politics, says Squire.
Yes such politics are accursed, accursed
of God, and stamped with tho seal of
condemnation bv every honest man. It
Is politics like tills that have debauched,
debased and corrupted the heaits of
our public men; they have staked their
nil upon political success, and gathered
In the Dead Sea's fruit of ashes. Did
Hubert O. Thompson die by his own
hand? Let us sec. For the last six years
Mr. Thompson held almost unlimited
power lu New York, and to him morn
than any man Hying or dead wasGrover
Cleveland Indebted for his election to
tho Presidency. "Hum, liomanlsui and
liebelllon" was only a feather in the scale
alongside of the Imperial service of Hub
ert O. Thompson, and the County Dem
ocracy of New York. The President
knew and acknowledged the obligation;
but ho could not requite it with the New
York collectorshlp for ho knew the
character of his man, and he dared not
Imperil his own high position by making
the appointment. A man never heard
of in New York politics was selected for
tho place, ami Thompson, who had
elected the President had taken him,
the unknown Mayorof nn Inland town,
and had madchtui Governor of tho State
of New York, and before his term of
Governor expired, mado him Prlsident
of the United States, found his power
waning and the ground crumbling be
neath his feet. Old time fi lends avoid
ed him the summer flies Uew hack to
the enemy's camp; his money was gone,
and nobody cared to loan the man who
wn3 bankrupt In character and money.
That's polities; no wonder Hubert O.
Thompson felt sick, for the future held
foi Ih no hope, and damning secret that
was gnawing at his vitals, gave him a
taste of that punishment which tbey
' tell v 3 reierved fo- the unrighteous
bevond the grave there was nothing
left but dnith and vengeance; ho choso
both and dragged down the pillars- of
the homo about him, cngulllng friends
and etionlioa altko In one common
ruin.
Squlro hears of tho death of Thompson
with Infinito satisfaction. His foo Is
dead, and tho letter will trouble him no
more; but the dead hand strikes from
tho giavc, tho fatal letter has passed In
to tho possession of his bitterest enemy,
W111..R. Grace, the Mayor of New York.
When it was hlntqd that such n letter
was In existence, Mr. Squlro dented that
ho ever wrote It, and Maurice JJ. Flynn
who Indited it, declared 011 Ids honor
that lie never heard of It. What a reve
lation to go forth to the world as an In
dication of tho blessings of n llcpuullcan
form of government. Look at tho net
and mark what it drags up from this foul
and slimy sen. Two mayors with char
acters smirched and blackened. Two
Commissioners of Public Works, with
records that may lodge the only living
one In penitentiary. Nearly the entire
Hoard of Aldermen In the criminal dock.
The President of tho Hoard of Health
with States prison staring him In the
face. The Clly Chamberlain under fear
of criminal Indictment. Tho late Sheriff,
the companion of th eves, and a fugitive,
from justice. That's politics. Yes, It
Is just such politics that has placed these
men In public life, and made possible as
our rulers Paddy Diver, Jimmy Oliver,
Mike Norton ami Fatty Walsh. It Is,
at least, a satisfaction to feel that we.
have sounded the piofoundcst depths of
political degradation, and if we move at
all It must be. upward. There is some
thing radically wrong In our present
system of municipal government, but
how to remedy It as Hamlet says, "Aye,
that's the question."
From the Improvements now going
on another old landmark will soon dis
appear from Broadway, and the home
stead of the millionaire Goelcts will be a
thing of tho past. Long years ago when
their comfortable homo by the Hattery
became sui rounded by the marts of trade,
old Peter Goclet and his brother fled In
to tho country, which now lies between
Union and Madison Square. They built
a largo square substantial house sur
rounded by ample grounds, and hero
they lived and died. Tho city grew
around them, but they refused to move.
Pet cows ramblo about the enclosure,
and peacocks, jungle fowl and otherrare
birds, played on the grass or hid in the
shrubbery. The roar of n great city
night and day, surged and thundered
against their doors, but they heard It
not, for they were both as deaf as ad
ders. Their thousands swelled to mil
lions, and their millions to tens of mil
lions, but they were still tho same close
penurious pair that they were when they
began fighting tho battle of life. They
wrote receipts on odd scraps of paper,
sewed their buttons on their clothes,
and rolled up a fortune of twenty mill
ions and then died. Their great fortune
passed to their nephews, Ogden Goelet
and FlbrlJge Gerry, both llberalminded,
generous gentlemen Mr. Gerry being
Commodore of tho Now York Yacht
Club, and President of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
and Mr. Goelet one of tho foremost
Yachtsman In the United States.
It has been a tremendous week for our
city by the sca,Coney Island. Gilmore,
tho Great, has been giving tho million a
feast of music, which he alone can give.
No strikes or CarlSalm clubs reach him;
his band clings to him and ho to them
like father and children, and no wonder,
for It Is esteemed among musicians, a
greater honor to be .1 member of (ill
inore's band than to bo the leader of an
ordlrary orchestra. It is worth a long
journey to hear that band, and worth
double the price of admission to see
Gilmore lead. Our tourists aro return
ing with much wisdom but no cash.
BROADBRIM.
WasMigoii Bros and Gossip.
From our Special Correspondent.
Waii!XOto.. D. C, Aug. 21, '80.
The White House Is very dull at pres
ent. The workmen are engaged on the
Interior of the House, but they make no
noise, and cannot be seen from tho front
of the house. The executive clerks are
taking a good rest, nnd they deserve It,
as they wero worked hard during the
session. Some people, visitors lu the
city, no doubt, occasion the doorkeepers
some trouble nt times by demanding an
explanation of their refusal to admit
visitors to tho building. They use all
their pcrsuavcticss to just gt,t one peep
at the rooms. The inexorablo door
keeper cannot be moved, and' the visitor
walks away grumbling over what he
styles the c.xcluslvencss of this adminis
tration. Tho employes of the government
printing office are completely worked
up over the statement that a change is
soon to bo effected. Of course tho only
question that dlstuibs them is whether
they will retain their places or not un
der a new public prlnc-. Mr. Hounds,
they claim, docs not treat them with
due consideration. Ho positively denies
that ho has tendered his resignation,
and the employes think he should tell
them tho actual status of affairs, so that
tbey can make arrangements for re
maining In the ofllce or obtaining other
employment. It is now the geiferal Im
pression among the ptlntlng ofllce peo
ple that Mr. Hounds will be superseded
on tho first of October, and many an
anxious heart awaits the change, some
hopefully and others despondently. It
Is charged by those who aro lu position
to observe Mr. Hound's actions, that he
is making a strenuous fight to hold Ids
place, and Is decidedly nverso to elvlng
up tills very fat office. He will, how
ever, be removed dining the fall, and a
Democrat, perhaps Cliil Service Com
missioner Oberly, appointed in his
place.
Prof. George Vasey, botanist of the
Agricultural Department, Is at piosent
making a tour of tho Southern States,
examining certain plants mid grasses
for tho depailnient. Prof. Vasey has
devoted much lime and attontlon to this
subject, and his daily mail contains
numerous Inquiries for Information
from all parts of the country. The de
partment allow him full scope to advise
and Instruct the farmers ami others
seeking relief from unknown weeds alid
plants, and his replies arc always prompt,
explicit and valuable. He Is expected
to return from Iris Southern jaunt about
the first of next nit-nth. 1
Tho printing of the new len dollar
silver certificates began at tho bureau of
cnginvlng nnd printing to-day. The
design of tills note, as has already been
stated In theso despatches, Includes a
wcll-exectited portrait of tho late Vice
President Hendricks. Tho work Is be
ing executed on tho new distinctive
paper, which was manufactured ex
pressly for the new silver certificates.
About 5,000 Impressions were taken to
day, and as each sheet contains four
notes,?200,000 wot th ot silver certificates
have passed through the first process on
their way to tho public. About thirty
days will be required to finish them and
havo them ready for circulation, but It
Is understood that thev will not be Is
sued before tho middle of November,
when the ones and twos are expected to
bo prepared for Issue. The designs for
the latter denominations aru now being
transferred to steel, and the plates will
probably bo ready for the printers about
the tnlddlo of next month. The design
for the leu dollar plato was commenced
some tlmo before Congress authorized
the printing of the new Issue of ccrtifi.
catcs, as it was deemed advlsablo to rc-
placo the old design with tho Hendricks
note. This explains why tho largest
denomination is so much further ad
vanccd than the designs for the smaller
notes. As soon as the plates for the
latter are prepared the full complement
of employes nt the bureau will bo put to
work to expedite their circulation.
The President, most of the Cabinet,
and many of the lower grade of officers
are away on the accustomed vacation.
It is very convenient to lake a leave
of absence for four or six weeks, and
have a good fat salary go with vou to
pay for railroad fare and settlo up
promptly hotel bills. Very few people
would object to this If they were lucky
enough to bo tho recipients of the Gov
ernment bounty. The fellows that com
plain are generally those whoso salary
ceases when the work stops. Twenty
five thousand dollars a day would be a
low estimate to cover the salaries of
thoso who are now off having a glorious
time at the seashore, the springs, tho
mountains, splurging about the hotels,
and passing as great men in the small
bucolic towns. A gratuity of from one
hundred to four thousand dollars a
mouth each Is nothing for Uncle Sam
when his favored boys want to tako a
little bout, but four dollars a mouth to
some poor, struggling, unfortunate one
who contracted disease In the defense of
his country's honor, that will follow
him to an early grave, and renders the
few years he tarries here almost burden
some, Is a fearful raid upon the Treas
ury and must be stamped out by Execu
tive veto. "There is something rotten
In Denmark." These tilings don't jibe
well. "Saving at tho splgsot and wast
ing at the bung hole" Is an old aphorism
of the Greeks that hits the conditions of
this day completely. Six hours a day
of easy work at a bouncing good salary,
and sure pay every month In crisp green
backs, Is not bad, without dumping in
several weeks of Idleness and indolenco
at tho same good rato of pay. There
aro more things that want reforming In
the civil service than syntax, ctjhiology
and orthography. Forty-five millions
of dollars appropriated this year In ex
cess of any previous year Is a blow square
In the face of economy so much harped
about. The tens of thousands who are
now laboring fourteen hours a day In
the hot harvest field for a dollar and u
half, ought to think of these things a
little before they whoop It up too strong
for party at the coming fall elections.
There Is too much contrast In the con
dition of the classes here mentioned for
a "people's government," and unless a
halt is called and remedies applied the
discaso will develop Into more trouble
some days by nnd-by. Every depart
ment of Government here is from six
months to two years behind hand In Its
work, nnd that Is why you are watlng
for your pension, your' correction of
muster, your patent, your land title,
your cash for supplies furnished, andall
that sort of thing. There are too few
hours of pretended labor, and too many
weeks of needless vacation to spin the
wheels of business very lively.
Secretary of State ISayard.ts arching
his spinal column to quite an a1titudc,and
spitting vengeance upon those whom he
claims are sticking their fingers Into tno
diplomatic pie. Ho says theroaro many
prominent men who are Interfering with
the Government In Its dispute with
Mexico, and have become liable to crim
inal prosecution, and a fine of 5,000 and
Imprisonment for six months. We hope
the Secretary is not bluffing, and if there
are any guilty of the gravo charges, no
matter who or wiiere, that they will be
brought to speedy punishment.
Of course the candidates all over the
country are now putting In their finest
work. "A good politician to keep his
position must be a magician In arts that
are vain, must eat and bo merry with
Tom, Dick and Harry, with Molllo and
Carry, mid Susan .and Jam1. Must
fondle and pamper there children that
scamper, love their gramma and grampa
and cousins and aunts, lovo old aunt
Maria and uncle Heniali anil good aunt
Kczluh, who made Tommy's pants,"
and do any quantity of things that
would seem rather humiliating to any
one else but a politician, The pulling
and hauling of the candidates puts one In
mind of the old darkey who said he was
willing to havo the itch for the fun of
scratching. ji
THE CANDIDATES AND PLATFORM.
SKETCHES OP Till! MUX SEI.KCTLT) TO
LEAD Till: IIEMOC'It.VTlCCAMI'AHI.V.
Cliauncey F. Hlack Is n son of the late
Jeremiah S. Hlack nnd was born nt
Somerset, Pa., In November, 18119. Ho
was partly educated at Hiram College,
Ohio, during General Garfield's term
there as a student, and n warm friend
ship was contracted between them. He
read law w Ith his father, and In 1S01
was admitted to the bar, but has been
much more prominent In polities and
literature than law. Inheriting n gift
of strong and Incisive writing from his
distinguished father, he lias been for
years a steady contributor to tliecolumns
of the New York Sun ami Is the author
of much other anonymous political liter
ature. In 1874 he was a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Congress
in the York and Cumberland district,
but was defeated by Levi Malsh. In
1880 ho was a delegate to ilie'lkmn
cratlc National Convention, voting Hnt
for Judge Field and then for Hancock.
In he was nominated lor Lieut, 1
ant Governor by it vol of 175 J -2 o
73 1-2 for George II. Irwin, of Dauphin,
and was elected by a plurality of 8(l,t 28
over William T. Davie. He Is president
of the York County Jeffersoiilan .Society
anil has done much to establish similar
organizations throughout the Stale for
the study of tho principles of tho found
er of tho Democratic parly.
HOUKtlT llltttClJ lttCKIITTS.
Colonel Hubert Hruco ltlckctts was
born at Orangcvlllc, Columbia county,
Pa., April 29, 1830, and was rcadlnglaw
when the rebellion began. He enlisted
as-n private in Hattery F., First Penn
sylvania Artillery, nnd wns successively
promoted to bo lirst lieutenant, captain.
major and colonel. Tho command
joined General Hanks In Southern
Maryland In September, 1801, and ltlck
ctts. men a lieutenant 111 command of a
section, saw his lirst fighting in the fol
lowing iJeccmoer in a suiimlsli at Dam
No. 0, on the turner Potomac. He was
thenceforward In continuous service
with the Army of the Potomac until tho
cud of the war.partlcipatcd in fifty-seven
battles and was under fire a hundred
times. No "battery In the nnny had a
more brilliant tecoril than ltlckctts and
no officer did harder or braver work.
Of the one hundred and twenty guns
that Hunt had massed on July 3 at
uetivsuurg those or itlckctts were con
snlcuous for the slatishter thev made lu
Pickett's ranks. Beioro tho day was
won he lost twenty-seven men nnd forty
horses. Since the close of the war ho
has resided at Wllkesbarre, where he
manages his lumber estates onNoith
-Mountain, Sullivan county.
J. BtMI'SO.V AttllCA.
J. Simpson Africa wns born at Hunt
ingdon, September 15, 1832, nnd Is by
profession a civil engineer nnd surveyor.
In 1853 the Democrats elected him
County Surveyor of Huntingdon, nnd in
1858 nnd 1850 ho served ns n clerk In
the State Senate. In 1851) he was elect
ed to tho lower house of the State Leg.
islature. and In 1875 General McCand.
less appointed him Deputy Secretary of
Internal Affairs, in which capacity lie
virtually organized me oince, w lilcli hail
been created by the Constitution of
1873. In 1878 he was nominated for
Secretary of Internal Affairs, but was
dcreatcd ny Dunkcl, Jtenublican, nl
though ho ran J.,000 votes ahead of the
next highest man on the ticket. In 18S0
i'rcsldent Hayes aiMiolntcd him Super
visor of the United States Census for
the Seventh district, of Pennsvlvan a.
and in 1882 ho was ngain nominated for
becretary of Internal Affairs and
elected.
maxwell sti:vi:nson.
Maxwell Stevenson Is a native of
Londonderry, Ireland, but has resided
In Philadelphia since his boyhood. Af
ter a few sessions in the Jackson Gram
mar School, be was a farmer's boy In
the "Nock." and in 1803 started out as
the proprietor of a news stand and a
carrier's route In the city. He took a
commercial course In a business college
and was employed as book-keeper bv
w. Jl. uarryliill, ,1 furniture dealer.
Ills ambition was to become a lawyer,
ami he studied with K. Coimco Mitchell
and the late Judge Pratt. In 1874 he
was admitted to the bar. and for ten
years has been associated with the cause
of organized labor, haying made many
auuresscs at, puunc meetings.
WILLIAM J, HIIE.NKA!,'.
William J. Hremian was born in the
borough of Iilrmlngliam, now South
Side, Pittsburg, in 1852, his parents be
ing working people, and among the
early settlers in that section, lie re
ceived a common school education, anil
was apprenticed ami learned the trade
of machinist. He followed that trade
till six years ago. Haying money
enough sayed to fit himself for the legal
profession ho cnteied the office of Col.
J. K. P. Dull, his present partner. Ho
was a delegate for Tiideii at the St.
Louis Convention of 1870 when but lit
tle, more than twenty-one years of age.
Ho has beeu a tlelesatu to several Demo
cratic State Conventions, is a member
of the State committee now and Is serv
ing ills second term as chairman of the
Allegheny county committee. He served
one. term In Councils and one term as
Alderman in tho Twenty fourth ward.
He drifted Into the labor movement
wien it was at its height and stumped
the county for S. it. .Mason, the Greenback-Labor
candidate in 1878. Ho was
counsel without couiDcnsatlon for tho
coal miners charged with conspiracy in
Washington county some months ago.
Till! I'LATFOHM-
1. Tho Democracy in Pennsylvania, In con
vention assembled, do decline that we real
flrm the Chicago platform of Ism, approved
by the people in the election of Cleveland and
lfendileks; that wo favora just and fair re
vision ot the revenue laws Inaeeoidanee with
tho letter and spirit of that declaration of
Democratic, principles, and 111 Mich rev Islon
care should be taken that such changes shall
be Hindi! In a spirit of fairness to all Interests
and without depriving American lalioiof tho
ability to sw cessfulry compete with foreign
labor and without Imposing lower rates of
duty than will bo amnio to cover any in
creased cost of production which may exist
in consequence 11 the higher rate of wages
prevailing lu this coninumuv.
2. That we endorse the Democratic reform
administration of President Cleveland. It
has given confidence to the business-Industries
of the country, purged lliu dcpaitmcnU
of corruption, checked tho extiiivaxatire.dls
couraged class legislation and monopolies,
elevated the civil service liom Ihepatlslan
debasement to which It had been reduced by
previous administrations, and lias made Un
people ot tho United Mates feel an assured
confidence on the perpetuity and safety of
the nation.
3. That w 0 endorse tho Democratic reform
administration of (loycrunr 1'atttson. It has
rescued Hie Commonwealth from flagrant
corruption, vigilantly guarded the public
treasury, scrupunusly piotcctcd the rights of
tho people, economically udnilnistcied the
(Joi eminent, earnestly endeavored toeniorco
every provision ot the Constitution, reformed
the man.iKeiiteiit of State Institution, ex
posed and correi teil abuse hi the Soldiers'
Orphans' Schools, redeemed the I'nrdoii
Hoard from scandals ami executed all pioni
Ises mado by the candidates and party In '82.
J. Tint wo syinpathlzn with labor hi Its el
forts to make Industrial and moral woith.not
money, the true standard of I ldivlilual ami
11:1 1 ins 1:1 1 ureatness and to secure to the wink
ers the full enjoyment of the wcltli the)
create and sulnclcnt leisure In which to de
velop their Intellectual, moral and social fac
ulties; to this end we desire the enlargement
of tho Bureau ot statistics, the abrogation of
all laws that do not bear equally iini capital
and labor, and the prevention of Mm luring
out of convict labor; tho adoption of meas
ures providing for the health find safety and
Indemnification of Injuries to those engaged
Inmlnlliy, manufacturing nnd building In
dustries, the enactment of laws bv which
labor organizations may be ineni pointed nnd
arbitration extended and eufoiced, ami a
suitable apprenticeship act for the purpose of
creating a better class of artisans mid me
chanics; the prohibition of the employment ot
children under 14 years of ago 111 woikshops.
mines ami laciories; tne strict aim exact en
forcement of tho laws lel.ltliig to pliick-luc-stoies
and stoie-orders ami those relating to
the accounting of industrial works; the ap
pointment of Inspectors to carry out these
juiivlslons, and a rigid enforcement of exist
ing emigration laws, and evclude lumper,
contract unit assisted emigration.
0. That we pledgo ourselves to the enforce
ment of article Unud not tho State Con
vention, relative to private eoriHiratlons, rail
roads and canals, by appropriate IcglsUitiou.
0. That tho Slato and local tlx laws should
ho so altered and amended as to relievo farms
and real estate from ttie present unfair and
largo proiMirlloii of taxation, and equalize the
same so that tho personal estate would be
iiiadu to pay its Just part.
Itesolved, That we lament the death of the
Ilcmocralle lenders who upheld their piilln.
cal principle through years of distrust, In-
jusiice nun wrong, iieatu noes lio illssoivo
the tie with which their vlrtu'-s bound us,
Our party 's inspirations and hope eouie from
tho memory ot lives and labor given to tho
sen Ice of our country. We lament the death
of hliu whoso life was happily prolonged un
til the wrong douo In 187(1 was made rlul.t,
tho Vice President, Thomas A. Hendricks.
1'ioui Democratic councils ha been taken
tho presence but not the Influence of Hie pur
ity of character, the lofty imtrlollsm of the be
loved soldier and cill.cii, lleorgell. McClel
lan. Wo iiimirii the los of the venerable
bUttesincu who elevatw! hi party with tho
wisdom and iiiteirrlty of Horatio Seymour.
We Liinvv bow Pennsylvania grieved fur Win
field Scott Hancock. We cherish the mem
ory nt htiii lu tlio shadow' of vv luise death we
meet and the sentiment which was iidopU-d
bv a National Convention of our pally gives
111 1 ir the best homage of freeman as tin pledge
of ourdoviillon to the prlnciile and cause
now InsepcrnUe lu the history of the llepuh
lic from the labors and uamo ot Samuel J.
Ttldeu.
Tub Mexican wrangle has ended by
the rtjleaso of A. K. Cutting, the Impris
oned Texas editor, by the Chihuahua
Supreme Court. j
THE ANARCHISTS.
The guilty Chicngoanarchlsts aro to bo
hanged. They entered into 11 conspiracy
to kill, nnd they find that tho law holds;
that this Is murder If killing Is tlio eon
sequence of the conspiracy. There is
something pathetic In tlio suddenness of
tho discovery by thee plotters against
law and order that their crime Is punlsli
abloon tho gallows. They evidently did
not know the terrible character of their
ofiensc. They met together and con
cocted schemes for tho destruction of so
ciety, and thoso schemes Involved the
murder of men. Perhaps they even im
agined their plotting would never come
to anything, nnd it Is likely enough that
Fomo among the leaders some who were
sentenced to bo hanged were uncon
scious of the danger that their incendiary
words, meant to bo mere words, might
fall upon tinder minds and a coull.igra
tion hurst forth. Many anarchists aro
lazy money gettcrii, who live and thrive
by kindling passions the force of which
they do not begin to appreciate.
However that may be, tiicso Chicago
anarchists are to hang, unless some twist
in tho channel of the law shall lead them
to liberty instead of the gallows. Tho
court, on appc-il, may find some error in
the trial that has just closed which will
defeat justice; but nt present the criminals
are doomed. Their counsel called their
agitation warfare, lint society docs not
recognize as the acts of men sneaking
about in the dark with bombs concealed
under their cloaks, pretending all the
time to be law-abiding citizens, carrying
no flag, making no proclamation of hos
tility beyond tlio growl at the existing
order to which all humans of the mascu
lino variety are entitled. Tho law says,
ami says justly, that killing of the sort
which was done in Chicago is assassina
tion, and that they who practice it and
connive at it must hang.
The terrible sentence which has been
pronounced in Chicago is n cry of halt to
anarchism in this country. Men who do
not like the present constitution of society
may meet and resolve against it.nniv'cven
vote against it, and attempt to change
it by impressing their, views upon the
government; biit they must not kill. Ideas
and opinions arenot tube advocated vvitl
dynamitoiiitheUuited fjtales. Dynamite
is a different creed in countries where
rulers must be convinced by threats of
murder; but in tliis country every man
has his opportunity to convert the people
to Ins way of tliiuking.and he mut stand
nn an cipial footing with liisfcllows, win
ning, if ho docs win, by argument nnd
reasoning. He imirtnot take an advunt-
ne which is not granted to his neighbor.
He must not seek to better law s bv break
ing down all law, nnd by killing the
gu inlians appointed to preserve property
and to prntcjt human liberty and life.
It may be asudden revelation to tiiean-
archisl that they are In danger of being
huiled Into prison or hanged on the gal
lows by practicing their teachings, hut it
is wholesome that tho revelation should
be made, and that the les-on should be
taught. Peaceful methods aro at the
command of all men in this land, nnd
crime nnd violence cannot redress wrongs.
If tho worklngmen have a j.ist causa of
complaint against the lawn or against
their employers, they can find redress
peaceable, for public opinion will always
be with them when they are right.
This is a democratic country, and the
nvcrage opinion must govern, not the
select opinion of the few who fancy they
urc 011 the bottom. The anarchist. are 1 s
despotic in attempting to force their view e
upon the country through murder as any
crowned tyrant who ever snattlicd his
scepter from the loosening grasp of a
slaughtered democracy and waded to his
throne through a sea of blood. Both tlio
many-headed and the individual tyrants
laid violent hands'on the sacred majesty
of law, nnd in this instance thb law has
resented the insolence with fatal power.
New Advertisements,
Absolutely Pure.
This (ntw.Ier never van. A marvel of
iiunt v. Btreneth oud whnlesnriiHiesi. More
rrnnn'iiicfii man tno nminarj kimis, ami
ratnmt ho Ml in mmpetitimi with the
mtillitiiJft of Inw teat, elmrt weight, alum
nr phosphate powrfera SoM odIv in cans.
Itovol Ilaking Powder Company, 106 Wall
St.; N. bus 24- ml?
Yes! WeToldYouSo.
Whaiv Why, that
A. L. CAMPBELL'S,
JUWULltY stoim:,
Next door to CImhm & Pro., the tailors, Itank
Street, Udilahtoii, In headquarter fur
Watcta, Clock's anil Jewelry.
REPAIRING-
Neatly and prompllv attended to nt lowest
prlcca Call, examine goods, and learu
nrlces. beforu iiurcli.imni' t-Uewhere.
Dec :d i6J ly
For Assemblyman,
AliTll U It A. HATCH,
j OF HtANKMN TWr.,
Subject to tho Itulei ot the ltepuhilean Nomi
nating Convention, i.e.
Weissport Business Directory.
JyVOnY & SEWCIiL,
Tim WKIS3POKT IIAKRKY)
Fresh Jlrcnd and Cakes every day. Dellv crcd
la I.chbhtouand Jlauch Chunk every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday. fjSl'lcnlcs,
Italics, Camp-Moethigs, Wedding, Funerals
supplied at shot t notice. august7,SMy
JpiUNKlJN HOUSE,
KAST WKISSl'OKT, PF.XN'A.
This houso offers first-class accommodations
to the permanent boarder and transient guest,
Panic prices, only Ono Dollar per day,
nugMy John Heuiiiu, Proprietor.
.ITS, THE JEWEI.EH.
Look at this next neck.
jQU. 1'. ALFRED ANDREWS,
HOMEOrA TlllC FltYSICIASSt SURGEOX
Opposite Nathan Snyder's Store,
EAST WBiSSPOBT.
Special attention Riven to chronic diseases
aim Diseases oi women. aprii-im
AKOX F. SNYDER,
KAST WnssrOUT, 1'A.,
MANUFACTUltnit'S AOKXT FOB
Western Improved Washers
American Wringers,
ALSO
Bicycles of all Kinds !
Old wheels will ho loaned to parties desir
ing in icaru .inn vvno oroer vvneeis ironi me.
Washers will be put out on trial. Mustnive
satisfaction or no sale. iiiiU-ly
JOSEPH F. KEX,
DKAMSIt lis"
Flour, Peed & Furniture,
Tobacco and Cigars,
East Weissport, Eenn'a.,
Invites the people of Weissport and vicinity
to call nnd examine his largo nssorlnient
of poods heforu purchasing elsewhere.
Prices Low as the Lowest !
a:irilI7-lssfl-iy.
Y'M'k I'AI'EIIS DOIIDEKS !
All the Latest Slylcs ami Similes I
Ilcst Qualities I Lowest IMccs I
Pore Drnp anil Miches !
Choice Wines, Liquors,
Tobacco and Cigars.
rcrscriptlon carefully- compounded day or
night, at
W. IP. EIEEY'S,
Cor. White anil Bridge Sts., AVeissport.
AprllU. 1885-lv.
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Amors Super-Phosphates I !
Special Notice to Farmers.
In lliaklncr Otir l''all announcement, un ;ilf vnitr nttrtntlnn tn n fmv tnntm rnnrvnlnrr niTT?
Ilono I'ilosnliate.S. It shall be our 111111 In mithtiir mil mir iitmlw flits l.'nll Inmnm-il itf thfli-
tisital high suiudurd, aiid 111 such a lino mechanical conJItion as to do us credit and pleaso
our customers.
The Ingredients of Fertilizers, recognized as giving them their chief value, are Nitrogen or
Ammonia, niosplioilc Acid and Potash, and these are what the farmer must supply tho soli
vvllh in th" most available forui. to secure good crona and iM-ifi-.-t li uit. Ily observations
and exiierhneiits, from year to yftar. we lcaui to knuw what tlio plains most require to pro
diicolhe best 1 esults tit Iho very lowest possible cost to the farmer. The base of our l'hos
phates are animal bonus mixed with puie chemicals only, which aic nil readily available as
plant-food and greatly liuiuoved fioni lastyear. They aro a great restorer and enrlcher of
cAoaiiMvu sun, uyr un-ir use you vv 111 increase your crops nun miiKe running Kiy.
Farmers should never depend on smell to deleiinlne the quality of Fertilizers tho onallty
depends 011 the elements they contain and not In smell, manv of the most valuable Feitlf
l7crs being Inodorous. We can at nn expense of -jft ccntscr Ion produce a stench that Is
unheal abltf, and yet will not add that much to the Improvement of th article.
We guarantee our Phosphates to bo free from useless maleiml, such as dirt, sand, murk,
ashes, oyster shells, gioiind lline-stone, or iiuyadiilleiatloii of anv Mud to cheapen the price,
hut are true llouo Phosphate of high grade, all hi line dry condition, containing but verv
littlo moisture, which is an imisiitaut consideration In buying phosphate. A fertilizer such
as our Pure Bono SuiK-r-l'liosphate, which wo mnko iuoiiT.lt UM diuriiiT, will novo a good
tuvestnientimauy soil. If cultivated uiiiitr. Our goods nro mado under our own superv s
lon, which t-uables us lo speak of them hi iwsltlve terms. Please trv them and be convinced
OUR JUMBO PHOSPHATE
Is a very uetle and ijulck feitlhzer, containing all'the elements of plant-food, and has given
wondeifully good clops. We recoiiuiiend It as a Fertilizer not to be beaten for quality and
price. S35.U0. Try It. '
OUr HERO PHOSPHATE
Is of a hwhergradn nnd more lasting effects. This brand we la-lleve will come as near being
a lierumneiit Improver of l.nuU as any fertilizer made, and has stood the lent alongsldo ot
inuch higher priced feitllliers. Try It. Price $jn.ou.
Our Victor Standard Improved, Price $35.00,
Is of h still higher grade, and has no equal for the money. It Is a great emu producer and
will enrich the soil. uu can liy using our Fertlllieis, which ur reliable, return to Iho soli
that which your cim liave reuuived. and nuike ioor laud good and good land better. We
nwjKwtfnlly Mk thai a (air and honest trial of our 1'lHMiliates Im- iiumIc. We recommend a
liberal nppllotttiou and a thorough test, and vve are satitliedtoublde hythereudt. Try them.
EBWrltfl for Circulars to
Juno 2t-m3
Orphans' Court Sale
OF VALl-AUIX
REAL ESTATE!
lly virtue and In pursuance of nn order of
sale, Issued out of the Orphans' Court ot Lc
hljth county, there will he sold nl public sale,
the follow lliu valuable properties at the time
mnIdacesmentloned, lo-vvlt: FltllJAY and
August 27 & q8,
lfw.. at to o'clock In tho forenoon, on tho
premises.
No. II. All that certain lot or plcco of
ground, situate on the eat sldo of fherrv
street. In the uomuKh of Klatlmitnti, coumvnt
LehUhniid-Mntonf Pennsylvania, houiulM
anil described ns follows, to vvlti Ilelnnl tf
at the south-west corner of a lot markctl oin-
part No. 12, thence along tho same north 75
deurees east no feet to a post, thence Hlong
lots marked purparts Nos. 12, 4, 13 nnd T
north it', depi-ees west KM leet to a post,
thence along lot marked purpart No. fi, norih
T.lli degrees, east mi feet lo a post lu a publlo
road and lands of tho LehlKh Valley It. II.
t'o., south 27'., dem ccs eust an, feet to a wst,
thenco south 4', degrees wcit i.D3 feet to a
host at Cherry street, thence along said
Cherry street north 10'4 degrees, west 102 feet
to tho place of beginning, containing 1 Aero
nnd lii Perches. 1 ho Improvements thereon
consist of a largo two story
Frame Planing Mill, '
6.5 by to feet, together vv Ith lumber sheds and
other oiitliiiildlupj, sltuato alongside ot tho
L. . It. It., making It very convenient for
this business, vvlileh has been established for
about 15 years. If tho Planing Mill Is sold at
this time, then the following valuable per
sonal properly will also bo sold nt tho same
timet One engine, holler and shafting, ono
21 Inch single planer, one R Inch moulding
machine, one 0 Inch moulding machine, t
upright moulder, 1 slat .saw, I scroti saw, 1
boring machine, 1 pannel raiser. 1 turning
machine, 1 nioitlshig machine, 1 plow saw, I
rip saw, 1 new hand Jointer, screw benches,
carpenter benches, ' wheelbarrows, l one
hoise wagon, 1 two-horse wagon, 1 oil Link
and oil, lot of nails, 2 grindstones, 1 emory
stone, lot of lumber, consisting of vv hlte pine,
yellow pine, heudock, also doors,sash, mould
ings and mnuv other articles, too numerous
to mention. OuSATUKDAl,
Sept. 4th, 1886,
at t o'clock In the altenioon, nt tho Stlnes
vllle Hotel, Nos. m, I7tmd ts.
No. 1G.-AU that eci tain lot slluato 111 tho
village of I.y import, Lynn township, county
of Lehigh, and Mate ol l'cnna.. bounded and
described as follows to wit: lieglnnlng nt a
stone in a public road; thence by lands ot
Charles Kraitss and John Itelnhart, south 4
degree east .11 feet to a stone, thence by lands
of llav Id l-'ollweller, miulh 0'4 degrees, west
l.a feet to a stake, thenco by tlio same north
4tlegrce west XI feet to a stake, thence by
lot ofLydla Oswald north km, degrees, east
1.13 feet to tho place of beginning, containing
43JC square feet. The Improvements theieou
consist of a two and a half story frame
Dwelling House, and other necessary out
buildings. No. 17. All that certain lot or pleco ot
giiiund situated In New Klalovlllc. Lynn town
ship, county of Lehigh nnd state ot Penna.,
hounded and descilbcd as rnltnw.s, to wit:
Adjoining lauds ot Samuel I'. Lut7, Daniel I'.
Cieitzand Jonathan l'.llllg, containing In
front on a public mail ot feel and extending
In depth therefrom 1 10 feet.. The Improve
ments thereon consist nt a two nnd a half
story frame Dwelling House, and other
necessary out buildings.
No, 18. All that certain lot or piece of
ground situated hi tho vlllago of titlnesvlllc,
Lynn township, county of Lehigh, Ktato o
I'enna., bounded and described as follows,
to wit : lteglniihiK nt a -post by i side-walk
and public, road, thence north 70' degrees
east ki feet to a post, thence by land ot
Daniel 'Wannamuelier, .south 10!i degrees
east 105 feet .and 1 Inch to a pint, thenco
by the name south WV4 degrees west ta feet
and G Inches to-a post, thence bythesamo
north lU'J degices west,1ls feet and t Inches
to the place pf beginning, containing 2U per
ches, more or less. The Iniiirovemenls there
on consist of a two ami a half story IIKICIC
WTOltU UUII.lUNf), with kitchen attachiHl
and other necessary outbuildings. Tuesday,
September, 7th, 1886,
at l o'clock In tho afternoon, on the prem
ises, Nos. 5.1 and 31.
No. M. All that certain tract or pleco ot
land situated hi lii.st l'cnn township, eountv
of Carbon, nnd state ot l'cnna., hounded ami
described as follows, to wit i lieglnnlng nt a
stono corner thence bv lands or John Iialllct.
north 77J decree east K C-to perches lo a
stone, thenco by lands of (icorge Italllct north
-'( degrees west B5-tn pel dies to a corner,
thenco soath775i degrees, west 2 perches to
a coiner, thenco 21 degrees west t'J6 perches
to a corner In Lizard Creek, thenco In and
along the same south, 8l' degrees west 13'
perches to a corner, thenco south 7 degree-
west 11 perches to a corner, thenco south 10
degrees west 1-1 perches to a stone, thence
by other lands soulji 104 degrees west 23
perches to a corner, thence south 1,14 de
grees east 15 MO perches lo a corner, thenco
south 1)4 degrees east 31 1-10 perches In a
comer, thenco south 2 degrees east 9 perches
In the place ot negliiiilug, containing 40
AC J IKS and ltd I'llKCllIcS, strict measure.
About 7 acres arc lienvv timber laud and tho
balance good farm land.
No. M.- All that cerjaln tract or piece of
land situated hi Knst 1'cnu township, count v
of Cainon, and slate of l'cnna.. bounded and
descilbcd as follows, to wit : Uegtniilng at a
corner, thenco by lands of Jacob Andreas
south fi degrees eastonJ, iiercluw to a crner
thence by lands of H. llalllet north "C'i de
grees eat-484 porclit-s, thtnee north l de
grees vvc.tB24 iicrches. lhencr north 76'-, de
grues east 62', perches, thence north 2 de
grees vv est 4:1 fercaVs, theiien bv lauds now
or late or Charles Dinkey south 7(i', degrees
west 01 perches to tlio place of beginning,
containing 47 .U'ltKHhiidm'HIICHI rt,trkt
measure. The Improvements tin reon con
sist of a two- lory l'UAMf UWM.MNU
HottSi: nnd necessary oiitbi'l.diugs.
Itelntrtho estate of JOHN 11ALLILT. do-
ceased.
Conditions will be mado known on tho
days of salo and duo attendance given by
LT.W1SF. IIALLIKT,
Administrators.
- Slioiitiiig'
ForArner's r
Pliosplmtes i
l -m.n,hnro lift
A. ARNER &- SON.
NEW MAHONl.VO. c vr.PON ( n NTY J'