eur AA CHAS. R. KURTZ. Ed. and Prop. Legislative Candidates. Where Do They Stand? In the campaign this year there is one all-important issue “Shall the voters endorse er overthrow (Quayism in Pennsylvania For over forty years M. 8S. Quay tas held public offices in this state. By this time his record should be fully under- stood by every voter. His success lies in his ability as a political organizer, by which he has been able to gain the absolute control of hrs party organization. For many years he has dictated the party nominees, and held an undisputed con- trol over our legislative assemblies, until not only his own party but the public To accomplish this any means that secured the he has thar. have suffered under his sway, end was employed. Shrewd and designing, ,by control of offices shaled about him men of his own type of the state, forming a and securing special favors for corporations in every vast almost invincible combination which has been corrupti political benefit, creating useless offices, increasing HAC z 1 misappropriating public monies and funds by all imaginable schemes. This is the result of Quayism for these i This is a caree has become so loathsome years, in our state. the honor and integrity of the peop slement of all parties to break it To accomplish this result two things are nomination by the Quay elen a clean honest man like Jenks will be is to elect P for another R. M. FOSTER. nominated In Centre county the democrats have 1 the republicans Messrs Daley and Tow: atorship—whether for Quay or po definite sumed, but there is l pominee, or eve lean honest guarantee anything The republi openly credited said, If elected, he declare in his speech, he senatorshiy Now we believe " . : + IT ’ . A ” it is the fundamental principle under n Ir pu 1 18, and on which structure has government ' the national the people, by the peop 3 3 n s the } Te ihe cel to secure political 1 sovereigns and the ultimate are the ones who are and by their ballots select rept atives to their assemblies at Harrisharg, aad t at Washington, to carry out fheir judgment on public questions—the COngresss representative is the servant of t rople instrument, authorized to act for -their them. That we believe is the prevailing idea io this representative form of gov- ernment. public what position he will take, but if elected will Now, if this is correct, when Johu A. Daley refuses to announce to the exercise Ait judgment, instead Republican Nominees: JOHN A. DALEY. ELI TOWNSEND. of taking instructions from the people, he then is not a representative in its true sense. The voter can mot have any assurance, if he votes for Mr, Daley, what Daley represents Daley, in theory, becomes the soverignu ruler, and the people his humble servants. Io refusing to state his position, what course be will pur. sue, apparently afraid to commit himself, 13 he worthy of admiration, confidence or respect 7 Is a mao, lacking in moral courage or decision, suitable to represent you in our legislative halls? You mast consider, and decide for yourself, As to Bli Townsend, he likewise is non.committal on this important issue. Some declare he is for the Quay combination, others that he favors the Wana. maker reform movement mn the republican party. No one has a definite assur ance. He is in about the same boat as the other candidates, Now it is not what men bave been or were, but the people waut to know how these candidates—democrats and republicans alike—wi// be, Quay or Auti-Quay, in case thev are elected. It is asserted that democratic nominees are for Quay, This may or may not be true, we doubt it; such things are possible. Be that asit may, should it be demoustrated that a democratic nominee would vote for Quay's re-election, this paper will withold its support for him, and urge the election of even a republican, who would oppose this Quay rule, so long fastened on our state, To bring this poiat to a practical test and to satisfy hundreds of inquiries fiom voters the following interrogatories have been sent by us, by special mail BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 6, 18¢8. TO BE MUSTERED OUT RAILROAD EXTENSION Company B to be Disbanded Tuesday, Oct, 18. Company M's Equipment Here. Railroad of Pa ads on the huilding rails be mus. | authority for Captain h statement that Company B will Tuesday, the heretofore necessary dis- | ally was in regard the C. R 11 ’ "ene warailo oe nn Mag ink, of Taylor is pap a favorite pastime for many tered out of the service on papers 18th of The charge blanks are now being prepared. Fred Tebbs ’ : ’ Clyde Long, of Howard, who are still a October, to the Among the sick are and two-hundre the Altoona hospital. R. C. Daley, at | line from home, Romola, who is recovering from | would be an attack of typhoid fever and Grenoble Wallace, of Pleasaut Gap Frank who had his skull fre pital and there is assurance of 1, who is an or. fi i y campaign, left t Santiago il for home not wonder The ie west of | three Ye if any dais wile ar H B., aud Robert U Two of his children Mary ]., few years The half were conducted by Revs, D and A. A. Black Int elers be Oring erment was aroul ¢ clones oF i, the democratic Sent to Democratic Legislative Candidates. nom inees As a candidate for an important office, the Legislature of for the DEAR Sir Pennsylvania, will you kindly answer the following interrogatories benefit of the voters 1. If elected, would you by any act, deed assist in securing the re-election of M or vote, aid or in S. Quay to the U. §. Senate anywise 2. If, after you have used your best efforts to secure the election of a democrat to the U. 8. Senate, and found it useless, would you join forces with other representatives a by fusion jor public good, endeavor t cure the election of some indkpendent republican or prohibitionist as a suc- cessor to M. 8. Quay. in the next U, S. Senate? An immediate reply is desired to the above, and any comment explanatory, will be published in our next issue Yours respectfully, THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT ) thereto, Neither of the above nominees have been previously consulted or informed of these interrogatories To the republican nominees, Messrs John A. Daley aud Eli Townsend. the following likewise was sent Sent to Republican Legislative Candidates. DEAR SiR :—As a candidate for an important office, the Legislature of Pennsylvania, will you kindly answer the following interrogatories, for the benefit of the voters 1. If elected, would you by any act, deed or vote, aid or in anywise assist in securing the re-election of M. 8. Quay to the U, 8, Senate ? 2. Would you be willing to join in a Mision movement. with represen. tatives of other parties to secure the election of an independent republican, or a new man to the U, 8. Senate for this state ? 3. Would you submit to the decision of your party caucus, in the As. sembly, should it endorse the re-election of M. 8. Quay to the U, S. Senate. An immediate reply is desired to the above, asd avy comment thereto, explanatory, will be published in our next issue. Yours respectfully, THE CETRE DEMOCRAT. During the past few weeks numerous tales have been whispered in the writ. etr's cars of some little misdeeds of republican candidates. No attention is paid to this. All of us have erred at times, that is human. Likewise there is some cor. responding good 10 be recorded of all. The nominees of both parties are of the average intelligence, and respectability. It will be a favor to any one of them to be scot to Harrisburg, These positions were not, as many seemto think, created or maintained as personal favors for individuals or politicians. The people should not consider the feelings or wishes of any one of these candidates. The people's wishes should be consulted. . The peop'e have a right to know what a candidate for legislature will do, if elected-~how their wishes will be respected. Quayism is the direct opposite, rule of politicians. Anyone who will not be frank, honest, cand with the people and fearless in bis views, and willing to obey bis constituency, is not worthy of public confidence. Bright Prospects for Extension of the Central r has been of our local The subject gener. extension of from Bellefonte west. about | | he Centre emor CUBAN RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES Rich and Wealth markable Fertility. Mineral Re- WAITING AMERICAN CAPITAL An Able Millers Lonvention, Last Before Week Angsxation Address Delivered the State Strong qument lor the TOS WOK y and ebony of these woods that it i a into them-——one nail in caiguleron, has a specific gravity of ¢ ) So pound to and wi the cubic foot 1 last longer in the ground thas iron-—another, jucaro, by name, is imperishable under water Some of these woods are as red as blood ; others are white, green blue, mottied, yellow aad black. ing past years a considerable amount of mahogany, cedar, log wood and fustie has been exported from Cuba to the Us. ited States and Europe, but on account of the primitive means employed and the glaring lack of insular transportation facilities, lumbering operations, such as they were, have been confined chiefly to the coast regions, and to the neighbor. bood of the Cauto river. £5 that it may be said that this great source of wealth is practically untouched The mineral resources of Cuba are of boundiess prodigality. In La Sierra Maestra range, between Manzanillo and Cape Maysi, on the southeastern coast, are found almost solid mountains of iron ore, which yields from 62 to 68 per cent pure irom, and is exceptionally free from phosphorous and sulphuf, the objection. able foreign substances found in most ores. Mauganese, indispensible to the manufacture of steel, which, at present, is largely imported by us from the Black Sea regions of Europe and from the northern part of South America, and which does not exist in the United States to any appreciable extent, is found in the provinces of Puerto Principe and Santiago de Cuba, in amounts, it is be. lieved, larger than anywnere else in the world and the development of these min. es alone, according to the opioion of ex. perts, prescuts one of the most tempting sources of wealth possible. The books of the American consulate at Santiago show that from 1528 until 1840 an aver. age of from $2,000,000 to 1,000,000 worth of copper ore was shipped anvually from that one port to the United States, and that copper ore worth $19,000,000 was shipped from that port to this country from 1844 to 1880. At the request of | the American government, an expert, ' VOL. 20. XO. 20. an €¥- pper min {1 25 sed icity ation of ndus.- aunana cnl- Bary profits FIIPOTarily suspended ¥ in Cuba offers extraord w land, t ] ring and rena rin ¢ Lae Clearing and preparing of same for Top, planting, weeding and all other expenses up to the time of the £ harvest costs about $40 per acre. The expense of gathering the bananas is gen. erally lessthan $30 per acre. An average acre will yield 300 bunches, worth on the island from 20 to $0 cents each bunch. SAY On an average is cents or $105 80 Crop alone will pay : rst that the first vear's the entire original cost of plantation, in. cluding all expenses associated with the planting, care and harvesting of the crop and give a net profit above all of $15 per acre. Bananas in Cuba have to be re. planted every eight years, the expenses for the seven succeeding years averaging only $40 per acre for weeding fields and gathering crops, leaving a clear annual profit of $65 per acre, Cocoanuts are natisto Cuba, and grow in vast quantities. Baracoa was the chief exporting center before the war, shipping over 12,000/00 sults annually to New York and Philadelphia. The growing of cocoanuts has two decided advantages The trees of a grove, once well under way, attain such size that they can only be destroyed by chopping down each in- dividualtree, so that wars have no terrors for them, and they outgrow, and in fact their shade kills, the undergrowth so apt to spring up in the tropics to choke down vegetation, as may happen to coffee plants, or trees, if they be long neglect. ed. Besides, as there is but little varia. tion in the quantity of the crops, the own. er is able to figure out in advance pre. cisely what his income will be For in. stance, many cocoanut plantations con- tain 15.000 trees. As each tree will aver. age He nuts, such a plantation will yield 990,000 nuts, worth in Cuba, $10 per 1000, ora stated income of $5,000 a year. Three men at $25 each per month, and a couple of ox carts and teams are about the only expense attached to running the estate, As carly as 1823 Santiago de Cuba. the principal coffee market of the island, shipped 15,000,000 pounds of coffee to the United States, and in 1833 the island exported to this country 64,153,000 pounds. But for many years Cuba. which contains a great coffee consuming population, has not only exported mo coffee, but has hardly been able to pro. doce enough for its own people. This condition is due largely to two causes: first, an sufficiency of capital to restore the fincas destroyed in revolutions agatust Spanidh tyranny | secondly, dur- Continued on page 8,
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