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will be” ata special
campaiy Ate, to any
new addr for 15 cents
until Janu 1st, 1goo.
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CHAS. R. KURTZ Ed. and Prop.
FOR CREASY
AGAINST QUAY
Business Men's Republican League
of Philadelphia
STRONG APPEAL TO VOTERS
Why They Find it Necessary to Break Away
From Party Lines—Machine Kule in
Pennsylvania Must Cease—Why Creasy
Should be Elected
The following address
Pennsylvania has been sent
) '
Philadelphia
Business
Men's Republican Pennsyl.
vania :
“The unswerving effort of the Busi.
ness Men's Republican league, since its
organization in 1 has been to im.
prove the character of our state govern-
ment by opposing within party lines the
seclection of improper candidates by the
Republican party for state offices.
“It has never embarrassed its party
by attempting t 1
dictate nominees an
has not urged the selection of partic
duals for office, but has
:1f to suggesting types of men
Republicans, fit
of their great
“The league has
or by its silence,
r Adee
¥ ep
for their care
“In the intere
corporation
burdens of a
been made heavier
‘In the interest
corporations and t
burdens of all unf
been made heavier.
In the interest spoils-hunting
machine, the cause civil service re
form, to which the Republican party is
committed, is abandoned in the machine
made state platform of Pennsyls
“For the maintenance fa syste
repeating J y by which in the
city of Puilad alone more than
50,000 fraudulent votes can be counted,
consttutional amendments in the inter
est of an honest ba are vetoed in de
hance of the constituti
“A state chairman ng 1 who
was dismissed from Hog in
an attempted treasury loot, and who is
notorious for comj in the wrecking
of a state financial institution a man
who has declared through resolutions
prepared by himself and adopted by a
county convention under his control,
that those who oppose the machine and
his shameful acts, are ‘cowards and
traitors,’
“For these and other crimes against
the Republican party and the state, this
league refuses to accept the ticket re.
presenting the Republican party,
“Therefore, The Business Men's Re-
publican league of Pennsylvania, while
declaring anew its faith iu the princi
les and policies of the Republican
party, emphatically indorsing the wise
and patriotic administration of Presi
dent McKinley and unequivocally supe
porting his candidacy for re.election to
the presidency of the United States, and
supporting the candidacy of Hon. J. Hay
for the
who is be
Republican honor,
r this Quay machine,
accomplished, will be
construed as an endorsement of the ma-
chine’ ledge to aid to its utmost
fessional standing of Candidate
R. Adams ren
lic office, especially
where learning and
urership
eyond the
uences wich must
ofh
nothing
:
BULLET HIT
An Unknown Hunter Deliber
John McGregor
«
ton county, had a narrow es Ape the
other day He was going from his home
to Karthaus, on the northern
tre county, and when passing
dense part of the Alleghenies a stranger
approached through the woods, who
ed his gun
fortunately just missing his head
it passed through his hat and «
ock of hair from his scalj
McGregor whipped up his
was soon out of danger, ‘he stranger
was accompanied by two large 8, and
had the appearance of a hunter. Con
stable y of Karthaus, is now on a
iookout for the would-be murderer.
. - - -
ly Jake Herman is having
Crazelle.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1800.
RIDDLE'S DEFENSE,
ing the past two weeks the (
mation in regard to an overdrawn a
» Minute
othe am
An examination of the Ledger and the
that he had overdrawn his account
1
entre Demo
count
on the 1st of October he still was overdra
ute Book contained entries
ing blanks, and
wou
county who only
that reason w=
Keystone Gazette says:
GRACEFUL AT
Republican says:
gives the reader
must draw his own conclusion
:
missioners should continue to condu
money he pays in the shape of taxes
should vote for Riddie and Fisher
should be made, it is your duty to +
bills, in the form of taxes ; and it certainly is your privilege 10 sa
who shall handle the same,
By all means go to the election and vote a« your in Igment indicates
ete defense From
% for him to decide
t the business of the ounty
If you approve of ind
for asecond term
ote for Meyer and Heckman
10 whether
You pay thy
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DIFFERENCE OF WORDING
woman
u
ok You've made your bed and you must
eft ed his escape
ug from a second story window ie in i" doesn’t always apply to the
chambermaid or the gardener.
The man who knows the world will
ing hides from the Philipsbarg Beef Co., | never be bashful, and the man who knows
and who has been in the Clearfield himself will never be impudent,
jail awaiting trial, is the Woodring who | Some men are so fond of an argument
escaped from prison on Saturday even. that they will dispute with a guide board
ing. about the distance to the next own,
m Woodring, the young man re
cently arrested on the charg® of steal.