0000 000000000000 FOR 15 CENTS The ‘Centre Democrat will be sent at a special campaign rate, to any new address, for 15 cents until January 1st, 1900. OCOO0000L0O000000 FOR 15 CENTS The Centre Democrat wi De sent at 3 pecial Campaign 1 *y W any new address, for 15 cents uve A (= — Lg until January 1st, 1900, CHAS. R. KURTZ Ed. and Prop. BELLEFONTE, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1800. 4 Wh C Y B [i p of that commissioners’ board, and now the republican candidate for Re gister ; cause they thought I could d 0 an ou A eve . also the name of 8. T. Gray, recently deceased, father of Wm. E. Gray, Esq., that they paid another man § chairman of the Republican County Ticket this year. If the Gazette is « Who Will You Believe? | mmm rae She. feo hd gentlemen must have made up a fa'se statement that year by os .y county's finances The Poor Overseers, , Glaring Newspaper Contradictions Confusing the Public--- | who vere phon in 1590, can testify | " ler for the pay y What is the 1 ruth ? missioners, when they demand he me fue them, because their funds had Le t ard room, at the Brockerhoff House—th MORE STARTLING EXPOSURES 20d: Job Worth $150.00, Paid $275.00. he ’ ’ « Lt al re county are in a quandry over the statements published in recent issues of *‘Keystone Gazette tells Democrat,” and the question frequently is asked, “Who is about the county's financial condition. If : statements made in the las of the Keystone Gazette are true and correct, the Centre Democrat | guilty of gross falsehood, has abused the confidence of its readers and should circulate in the homes of upright, truth.respecting people. No matter what the politics is, an unreliable newspaver, and its editor along, are to be spurned, avoided as a dangerous weapon in any community. Realizing this, we believe that every honest man in Centre county, of what politics, will welcome any effort that will enable them to arri the undisputable facts. It what the Keystone Gazette says is true, Coms. Riddle g ‘ishei anil — done remarkably well and are entitled to re-election. If the Centre Democrat § ANOTHER MISREPRESENTATION telling the truth, neither of these men are fit to be re-elected, and the Gazet ; - iN. been guilty of falsehood. Persons interested in this direction are urge give Next we wroh ry statement on which a doubt may he the following careful consideration, verify eve arise, and then draw their own conclusion and the Centre Democrat will ly abide by the result A $17,000 BLUNDER. $5,000 REPUBLICAN DEBT. $12,000 REPUBLICAN SURPLUS. mm which Coma THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT Sept. ul the KEYSTON} : ATS 18 ; xed alway ‘ ‘ ‘ nd. yaaa oN. id 70 oe: shes nba Jost } : : \ Ei est ‘wit : : age : Bridge Blunder, $29. in 1590 the last Democratic Board, in their arguments they pr 1 t Mr. Heel Ww p y : . Messrs. Goodhart ane wnt x 1 he An . . into possession of they found the county mount of § legacy left the republican board, n Taxes, $5000.00. - From Annual Statement for 1890: : ¥ ' FINANCIAL STATEMENT MORE STARTLING EXPOSURES. How County Funds Were Used Extravagantly--Political Favorites Awarded “Jobs” Gazette's Challenges Answered. Many a man has m a point, even won a fortune & Riu 1] a i $s who ext the shape of given YOu some ' . " CTE NPCOSSary 1 N renal mated Commission A * . ! Fisher, the two men who practically : These newspa . " 4 . $ ¢ . mated exonerat : wherein the contra p a tha p , We have only dealt with them as pub i J ou a the tions o wg but 4 state y rests and upon that vou should d¢ b 4 whether you deem them = hat» Mn confidence and » mm ipport for three years los ger, or whether a char je : Pa J : any commimiober Was commiied any wrong, et them speak out. i soe SURPLUS MAKERS---INCREASED TAXES. 2 TAX LEVY FOR ¢ YEARS ands of Comr's that as 5 h eu ' i i \ Wi Hh eommitted " ‘ Bot exy he they did The crease in taxes. and Asylam bills due ' Ly Mu ‘RY gr a ; . a. i . \ ’ ' 3 4 WE money taken from the sheep fur | | i 18 much discussion at present for those t re 4 ’ ft Liabilities in excess of assetts, ' ‘ ; : i901 to acknowledge themselve het as 10 the amount of tax levied for the ea years, is A source of reve (County indebtedness) ‘es to” $5267 63 ol lars or selfeont esse county in recent years the follow ng Brother Harter reminds us of “Ajax De fying the Lightning No dou he tabulated statement will clearly show the noe that was not justifiable, as it was not necessary, and a source from which 1 other board derived any revenues. This ictute i 1dseve w the vast .1 h . Amount of funds demande by . pictured in his mindseye ho he Centre Democrat would wither away at this ; Ry | rudy ! y the amounted to the following sums various boards Remember, this list foes not include the t : adh . rom mil Jovy LN road Mala A . : ARS . | on 4 ‘ inciaag 3 AR evi on Un A / p s . bore and road funds arising from liquor Hleense's ; , portion of this article as to the question of "Who can you believe We most seated Lands, and property asse ssed for - ‘ Oy p " ro y By amount in hand of Treasurer Jan 5 1591 : : cheerfully accept his invitation to point out their misdoings in detail, Now for a State purposen, of which the county re To Township funds paid out on County orders for « i i ; during Ia a ‘ od : Manty i bug 5 tt bit of variety; we will show you how to dispose of a bluffer, by citing instances CEIvVEes a portion We have also set out 4 : . . the financial condition i « r Ki Wa, the undersigned, Commissioners of Centre tounly, do Dorsby eortity. to tha where it convinces us that the present Republican Board of ommissioners, Riddle on of the county for best of our knowledge and belief that the foregoing Feport is a true and correct st ' ¢ y [7] Oo! i ees, ''w | § : i . orreet state and Fisher, spent county funds for polit a ug ra egall ment of the receipts and « spenditures of sald ¢ ounty for the year 1% and posh at } s Bpe C iy uds fc pOitical pur po . ro fully and 1} iy same to be published hunt) 5 1: SBARRAT:) onurssions WRONG-DOING SPECIFIED : So Us Devt 4 af Atte Ra fom Sul nad redo «0 ISRIONERY w . Demowt the Board 1a Oe : 3 Arrest: RF. HUNTER, Clerk 1 Sx80nM, Ist: Political Plastering, $5.00. OL 3 Sener BO anions 02 00 The above shows that if this bi. aS AST SERS TELL SL at | ph PA K EE EE hy dn an et A amined ve boo WES pon whieh the above statement is based, and find pring of 1899, . ° i ha [eo a . Rtv age 's mill, when hay havi Juryiels of J.B MITCHELL, 4 1 n iol | over $14569.56, and ves EY Cak, (Ar Drroms Republican Board in OM to the same income as the former boards, : | time to doit.” Ic 1 to d 4 SO 1400 » | their rate of increase would only have ES ——— time o do i. flere ‘ Ke 18 34 mills... AM TUTE 8 | been a little over $1000 per pes while issioner, tin, present repu polin former democratic years Tine Correctness of thes: tems is certified to by no less than six prominent bE." 110id him wi a ab the a Poluts br bre rrr ig vir citizens of this county, who are knows to most every voter. Among them is Wages at that price, and it was | Boo the county's condition Uy oe $3,161.88 Per yeas while w.offie. Jute on SUMMARY p townships J an id trumpet blast, We think we bave satisfactorily demonstrated in the first fore golug estive And unnecessary each year, to-wit Total republican gain in two years. 80H. Re pub ats Board is Lessexevssive taxation above shown 748 a ¥ Jawes B. Strobm, whom the Gazette 80 frequently alludes to asthe ‘brain " cheaply as pwsible, to save for | $oo0o, In two years. That is true, but have the situation clearly ¥ men the job. Tgot the plastering be. | they never the people frankly how itn of fr
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