4 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE. PA, NOVEMBER 9. 1869. The Centre 3 CHAS. R. KURTZ, - = EDITOR & PROP | | — Actual, average, sworn circulation, of this paper, for the past year, 188, was OVER 2300 COPIES PER WEEK. | TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Regular Price $1 60 per If pald In ADVANCE $1.00 yOAr Special Club Rate Tae CENTRE DEMOCRAT will be yoar with any one of the below nam at the following low rate Witt « Olneinnatti Weekly Enquirer New York Jtimesa week World Advertising: Hated space, short time, position, ete, Ww mates ool Local noth THAT Bellefon but seems THER dog tax counly THE returns voler split his ti farmer cand Speer wher him a g you bet We Editor Hater pened are an Tom does not a 100 CIOs. THERE will tax rate surplus, of ( cal Board people voted president: pt to have may g long Ix the fourteen months between May 8, and June 20, 1899 United States the mortality army was 224 officers these deaths of whi ism was responsible. - Atlanta, Chicago and a few other ( Tue thing for been wanting the Admiral cities, to do is to wait awl Ts that the the repub rel among more, and the taxg un lerstood the situ I% this republic to have colonies is to be false to the principles on which it was founded, which the could rightfully embodied a protest against assumption that a people be held in subjection at the pleasure of another country PREACHER } certificates cut very little iceon Tuesday. llereafltler preachers, in this county, should go a little slow be. fore they dabble in politics. Religion and politics are not supposed to be mixed up. found that out They won't mix, and Herman has [x the summer of 18 Terence Powderly referred to Mr, Hanna as an “industrial cannibal.’ Mr. Powderly has neglected his daties as Commissioner of Immigration to make speeches for Mr. Hanna's ticket in Ohio. Truly the ox knoweth his master's ¢rib - Ix order to establish his present con. tention that the Philippines unsought,”’ President McKinley will have to suppress the official report of the peace Y'came Lo us negotiations, which shows that we threat. | ened to continue the war against Spain, Ohio, | getting tired of bosses and boodlers unless they retracted their refusal to cede us their vanished titleto all the islands. FIFTX-SIXTH CONGRESS, The filty-sixth congress, which meets Dec. 4, will be Republican in both Branches. According to the member: | ship rolls as at present made up the Senate will contain 53 Republicans, 25 4 Silverites, 4 Populists, 1 the Democrats, Socialist, and 3 vacancies; and House, 184 Republicans, 162 Democrats, 4 Populists, 3 Silverites, and 4 vacancies In the Senate the Rep will have in the House, » House every a clear majority of 11 The small cannot be vacancy be fille by a member of the | opposition, ifty-sixth cor EXPENSIVE EXPANSION waged been d months § and vet the deaths of the American been going along steadily and rapidiy. The re , that | 1st there will ber be in the Phi than The con in the nex aggregate of 65.725 : { men, Or more louble the number now there ditions which will ! annual report cs » estimated disease It wi bye take care of the s commodat jonately a cash expense oO A burden by President the discouraging upon the American le McKinley's policy holding all Philippines The most feature of this situation is the belief, now War circles. that the end is not at all fn sight, growing steadily in Department Officers assigned to the Philippines are told that they “will be kept there not more than a year or 80,” and their places then filled by others ; that the policy will be to relieve them after about one year s service In other words, the Depart. ment has considered and outlined a policy campaign in these islands looking to a long, and indefinite ' I¥ Congress should reverse the Re pub. lican roll and conclude ther reward than the free republics in all the territory wrested from Spain, we shall show that we did not make war for but for conquest or plunder, ustice and humanity, and thus set a noble example to all the world - Tur average voter in Centre county seems to have taken some stock in what the Centre Democrat had to say of some of the candidates this year, - A Boss HAxxA lost his own precinct in | Strong | sidered a | tion, whic ww Decem- | ppives an | There : nore than twice as | month, an | imposed | JOHN SHERMAN'S VIEWS. “What Shall We Do With The Philippines,” Ably Discussed In a recent issue of the N.Y. World, ex Secretary John Sherman, who resigo- ed from McKinley's cabinet, gave his views on expansion as follows I hate to comment upon our existing with the Ii in the lations AUSe My 1PINos, oe matter and my words ar ] unfriendly to the t intend 1 to the idea of th wiraw our once, and turn * pAalives t us send statesmen men who can assist establish a substantial government, with which we secure trade treaties that will the privileges and profits of without it might be well for this coun naval station in the island ut Aguinaldo is willing to give He would very willingly this form allian r and concede every reasonabie » we might ask for annot see why we should go to the » side of the world to acquire terri by conquest, with the added danger of involving ourselves in Europe's lust for Eastern land. I be. lieve public sentiment is undergoing a rapid change, and that the Filipinos are comin io be re rarded AS A peo le ene [4 ¥ titled to all the rights of a civilized na- | tion. This country has never before un- dertaken a job of conquest, trary to our national principles and is destined to prove disastrous Conquest was Spain's habit Are we 10 pega | where she left off One of the saddest spectacles in the history of the rise and to accept no | establishment of | fall of nations was the decline and final overthrow of the Spanish empire, which ago the of the earth” centuries was grandest n the face The defections from McKinley of lead. ing Republicans of Ohio, on the mj erial question, continue day by day Ex Con gressman Lewis B Guanckel, of Dayton, who was a delegate to the first National Republican convention in 1856 and has been with the party ever since, now de- clares against it as led by President Mc- Kinley, He says in a published inter. view I do not—cannot-—-approve the Presi. That shows that the people are | tion, dent's ition upon the Philippine ques. hate war ; love peace. am afraid of militarism imperialism. Tam { how the / {ently Instead | the responsibilities | the meshes of | It is con. | so old fashioned as to believe in the Dec- laration of independence aud the consti | tution of the United States; and I am | not, although a Republican, prepared to substitute the McKinley for the Monroe doctrine. I think the war in the Philip pines could have been avoided-—could even now be ended, by a distinct, un { qualified announcement by the President | that | Filipinos, but help them to independence we do not want to subjugate the I no not see (rly can and freedom For my part Republics D with Its Consist favor forcible | anpexatl and military sulyection Singuiar 5 Brethren, you always dwell together in peace Tne readers attention is call orted Eli ans reg uld cut Cyrus Brungart what actus down there - 1A THAT prosperity claim d work very well with the people this trig The republicans lost in every section county. There was a surprise package. rom every direction. - Tur republican majority in was almost cut in two Military roosters are hardly a success. A man who hides behind a rice dyke can’t expect to catch many votes on such a record - | Narraer the Hastings or the Love peo | ple in this county want to assume the | responsibility for the result of the vote {on Tuesday. We don’t wonder, either | who would ? - JAKE HERMAN no doubt will be able to | continue, without any interruption, as librarian of that Sunday School, where | he served so efficiently during the past. | - - ] The president's policy of establishing | colonies does not seem to be in high favor, indicate that | The returns on Tuesday | something is wrong. - WHAT 18 | the the matter with Billy Bryan, the buried some years imagined He's al man republicans they ago right ; you bet - Arcunry appreciates those 51 voles as though they were more, They are as good as a thousand as it secures for him the office. - BILLY BryAN has a few friends out in Nebraska, at least that is what the elec: | tion returns on Tuesday indicate, i PRICE DYKR” BARNETT was a fallare, | The people did not think so much of that military career, — 1 ROUNDALP Forests rounds MONTGOMERY & CO. THE LEADING CLOTHIERS. OUR STOCK OF Reefers, Overcoats. Storm Coats and Heavy Blizzard Garments for Men, Boy's and Children is very complete. We never have shown such an assort- ment of Fancy Stiff Bosom Shirts. pared for the emergencies in We are fully pre- all departments. Do not for- get the Ladies’ Department. IMPORTANT ---Our Holiday Gift will be larger this year than ever before. We shall do it better---start it earlier. Will have many im- portant openings during November, Deliveries will be timed to exactly suit the purchaser, Business Mont gometry & Co Allegheny Street, - - - BELLEFONTE, PA. S000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000
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