4 The Centre Demorrat, CHAS. R. KURTZ, - - - PROPRIETOR FRED KURTZ, SR, {eorrons. CHAS. R. KURTZ, § CIRCULATION OVER TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : SUBSCRIPTION - - $1.50 PER YEAR ns who send or bring the money to ig oy and pay in advance, $1 per year, date your subscription expires is plain. ay pa on the label bearing your name, All eredits ure given by a change of label the first issue of each month. Watch that after you re- mit. We send no receipts unless by special request. Watch date on your label, Subscribers changing postoffice address, and pot notifying us, are lable for same. Subscriptions will be continued, otherwise directed. We employ no collector, You are expected to sand the money to this office, unless DEMOCRATIC TICKET. Governor—-ROBERT E. PATTISON, of Phila. delphia, Lieut. Gov GEO, W, GUTHRIE, of Alle gheny. Sec. Internal Affairs—J AMES NOLAN, Berks, Senate~Wu. C, HeixLE, Belletonte. Congress DD. E, Hinxgr, DuBois, Pa. y J. H. WetzeL, Bellefonte, Legisiature } J. W. KerLER, Ferguson, Sher{ff—H. 8. TAYLOR, Bellefonte, Register— A. G, ARCHEY, Ferguson, Recorder—-Jxo0. C. Rowr, Philipsburg. Treasurer—W, J. CanrLiN, Miles, § P. H. Mever, Harrls, Commissioners | pg’ y° Humprox, Snow Shoe. J. H. Beck, Walker ! W. H. Tissexs, College. EDITORIAL, Auditors OLEo Bill Brown was probably put on the ticket as a lubricant. PATTISON is hitting them on the same spot upon which he landed twice before. ——————— As Pennypacker is taking care of the farmers, why does he permit such early frosts / LiKE Judge Pennypacker, Jim Strohm got on the Republican ticket this year by virture of the “sliding board.” NEXT Wednesday, Oct. 1st, the Demo- cratic County Convention will be recon. vened, at 11 a. m. in the Court House to nominate a candidate for Coroner and transact other business that may come before that body. p— Tug Courier, of DuBois, Pa., a rampant Patton organ, is getting down to dirty politics by a series of shameful and abusive articles, in an attempt to be. swmirch the character of Senator W. C. Heinle. That kind of business will not pay. me———— A cLIPPING from the Star-Independ- ent, Harrisburg, appears in this issue and bears on the Senatorial canvass, be- tween Senator Heinle and A. E. Pat. ton. The article is so comprehensive that it covers the issue and little more can be added. If you are a republican it should command your attention: as a democrat it will voice your sentiments. There 1s no argument in the fact that be- cause Patton is immensely rich, a faith. ful, competent, honest man should be defeated for remaining true to his pledges, and untainted by bribery. Mr Hewmle's course merits the approval of all good citizens. THROUGH the error of an employee of the office of the Adjutant General of the Army, the news has just reached the newspaper correspondents that the ap plication of General Miles to visit the Philippines, on which the president re- cently acted favorably, was the same oue that was filed nearly a year ago. What caused the president to change his mind, resuscitate this document and act favorably om it, after having originally denied the request, is easily conjectured, The Grand Army had determined to in- vite General Miles to bead their proces. sion at the great encampment which is to be held in Washington early mext month and it is believed that the presi dent and his Secretary of War conceived the idea of sending General Miles to the Philippines where he would be out of the way at that time. With that end in view, they granted this old request and the General's statement lo the newspa. permen, that he knew nothing of the proposed trip, when the subject was first broached to him, turns out to have been literally true. PATTISON'S RECEPTION, Gov. Pattison and party visited the Grange Park one week ago today and, true to our predictions, it was one of the largest days in point of attendance in the history of the place. The crowds came pouring in from all parts of the county early, and all day. Conserva- tive estimates place the attendance at 9000, Some as high as 20,000, while we would say over 12000 which would be ten times as many as greeted Penny. packer and his party. As most all our readers were at the picnic, it Is unneces- sary to give a minute accoust of the day and the addresses. Gov, Pattison made a forceful and impresive speech, Guthrie also made some good points on the lssues of the campaign. The speakers confined themselves purely to state issues, something the republicans studi. ously avoided on Tuesday, 80 large was the crowd that only a small per cent were able to get near enough to hear the principal addresses, The attendance was significant of the tember of the people this year, It Is expected that Gov, Pattison and party will visit Bellefonte, Wednesday, October 8th, when another outpouring will follow, THE CENTRE SENATE DISTRICT. From Harrisburg, Pa., Star Independent, Sat urday, Sept. 20, In his speech at Centre Hall on Thars. day Governor Pattison paid a graceful compliment to State Senator William C. Heinle, of Bellefonte. “I am glad to say,” remarked the ex-Governor, who is a close observer of legislation and the Legislature, “that Senator Heinle, as your representative at Harrisburg, has retained the character he has had among yourselves. The orator had previously expressed wonder why so many men changed in habits and nature after reach. ing Harrisburg to serve in the Legisia ture. Continuing his observations about Senator Heinle, he concluded with the remark that ‘‘he has always honorably represented you in the Senate and is emivently deserving of re-election.” Every word of that eulogy is literally true. Senator Heinle during all the time of his service in the Senate, stood in the fore front of the battle for good legis- lation and against whatever was bad. He never faltered. His voice and vote were ever ready and always effective. He was not able to prevent the iniquities, but he made them plain so that no one with. in the sound of his voice could misunder- stand, For that reason he was more feared by the machine than any other man on the floor. Because of this record Senator Helnle ought to be re-elected without opposi- tion. No man who believes in good gov- ernment and integrity in public life can consistently vote against him. It will not do to say that his opponent is a man of high character and good reputation. He was enticed into the contest for the purpose of punishing Heinle for his in- tegrity and therefore stands now as an instrument of the Quay machine to scourge an honest man becanse he is hon- est. If Mr. Patton had been just to him. self and consistent with his profession of reform and declaration against the ma- chine, he would have said to Quay's em- issaries when they came to persuade him, “no, it is my duty as an honest man to sustain Senator Heinle mm his honest and courageous course and so far from rupning against him [ will support him for re-election.” a just tribute to an integrity which was conspicaous for its vigilance and energy. | It would have been overwhelming evi. | dence of the sincerity of Mr. Patton's | professions of opposition to the machine. That he failed to measure up to that standard of manhood is to be regretted. It indicates that his pretence of reform : BINNING AGAINST THE LIGHT. The way to fight bossism is to op- pose it all the time, to make no apolo- gles for it, and above all, not to be de It takes a groat deal of courage and patriotic ceived by any of its tricks, backbone to stand up before Quayism fn Pennsylvania all the year round and every year, but nothing can be gained A loading newspaper that tells the truth about political bandits today, and condones their crimes tomorrow, hurts itself and The Philadel phia Pross was founded by John W. Forney to fight and wrong ideas In the party. Dur Ing its eventful career of nearly half through any other course. discourages the people. bosslism Democratic a century it has been mostly on the side of clean politics and honest gov- ernment; except, when constrained by the exigencies of partisanship, it has given support tions, to unworthy nomina In the fight on Quayism the Pross has rendered good service and it might splendidly this work this year by helping to tear off have supplemented the mask so transparently worn by the hard-struggling and imperiled boss. Quay Is making his last great fight, and it 1s a thousand pities that the Press did not stand firmly to its guns, instead of feobly striking its colors and joining hands In a desperate ef- fort to save the battered machine from It m to pubic final wrock ight have established new claims confidence and support, It might have been In posi to rel « tion Jol the with the people over of bossism, over the EWoeping away of a combination which it has truthfully as “cor characterized rupt and criminal. No paper in Quayism; mor imperative duty That would have been | More COUraRgoo ed “nominations made by crime:” more demanded the uncompromisingly rooting out of witige of politi by Quaylism prophetically de cal iniquity { Two clared yOArs that ago i after four years of Stone | the people of ania "would Pennsyly was only an expedient to force the ma. | chine to recognize him. There is another grave reason why Senator Heinle ought to be elected by an overwhelming majority. Mr. Patton is bardly credulous enough to believe that he is the choice of the machine whose wretched work be is trying to perform. If Senator Quay had bad a bope of de. feating Heinle with any one of his ma chine followers in the district he never would have permitted Patton to be the candidate. But he knew that three ele- ments were essential in a candidate of | the machine to give him even the shadow of a chance. These were a good reputa. tion, plenty of money and a willingness to spend it in any way that would pro. mote success. Because Quay believed that these essentials were combined in Patton be accepted him and if his ex. pectations with respect to the expendi. tures of money are fulfilled, it will put an end to the ambitions of all but million. aires in the district to acquire distinction | in public ltfe. It will be equivalent to an announcement that public office goes to the highest bidder hereafter and nove | but men with a full purse need compete, Young men of the district can't afford to create such a condition and the defeat of Heinle would establish it irrevocably. A PARALLEL. Tweed imposed upon a community; Quay outraged a Commonwealth. Tweed was convicted by democrats, Tilden and O'Connor. Quay was defended by a republican machine. Tweed, after be. ing prosecuted, was sent to Blackwell's island. Quay after being prosecuted, was sent to the United States Senate. A relative of Tweed panegyrized him, and for so doing was expelled from the United States army. A relative of Quay penegyrized him, and for so doing was nominated for governor. Bardsley rob bed the treasury of Philadelphia; Stone burglarized the treasury of Pennsyl. vania. Bardsley was adjudeed a felon and sent to jail. Stone is to be knighted an ambassador and sent abroad. HEADQUARTERS OPENED. Chairman John Bower has opened Democratic Headquarters in the Allison building, first floor, aside of Shaffer's grocery store, on Allegheny street, It is a central location and has all conveni- ences desired for such purposes. The rooms will be furnished for occupancy at once and a supply of literature will be on hand, as well as all the leading news. pags Everybody is welcome to pay uarters a visit, and especially democrats from over the county are hereby urged to call when they come to Bellefonte, The Western Union, which is to retire from the Pennsylvania railroad system on November 30, ls preparing for a great | surely not be willing to endure another Quay machine governor.’ the record which our backsliding con | temporary made in the days when it i told the and was not blinded by Pennypacker truth; when it saw clearly, ism; when It was not misled by false | promises; when it dealt with the band. ed enemies of public decency, polit ical morality and honest government as they always should be dealt with. according to the measure of their in iquitous doings and What the to the people and itself is still the Eisewhere purposes Press sald when it was true timely words of truth and soberness we give place to some of these striking and patriotic deliver ances. Let good citizens read them over again, especially those indepen dent Republicans who have been wont to look two | pression the Press for honest ex The {taaif and wise direction | Press of today, swallowing | apologizing for, defending and sus | taining Quayism, is a most unhappy No it may try to think to the contrary, the amas spectacle matter what Ing conduct and public utterances of the Quay candidate for governor prove beyond all doubt that Penny packerism and Quayism mean one and the same thing. A vote In behalf of the creature of the machine means an open declara <ion In its support, a demand that it shall continue In power to afflict and burden the long suffering people of Pennsylvania four years more. The Press of 1900 and 1901 puts to shame the Press of 1902. It cannot expect its readers to believe that what It BOW 80 strangely says Is its own hon est conviction. Every word It has sald against Quayism is condemnation of itself In this hour. It cannot blot out history. It cannot cover the foul spots. It cannot hide the real issue It cannot kill the truth, The Philadelphia Pross was right when two years ago it sald the people of Pennsylvania would never submit to the afliction of another Quay gov- ernor. That is why they propose to turn down Pennypacker, the creature of Quaylsm and its servile apologist. You will ind other matter, relative to the campaign, on page 3 of this issue. Winy do we oppose James B. Strohm for legislature? for the reason he will do most anything to get'an office; such men, 50 matter how smart they are, have no business In the legislature, THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., SEPTEMBER 25 1902. WHAT PENNYPACKER STANDS FOR. No Quay machine candidate was ever more clearly branded than ex- Judge Pennypacker. A desperate ef- fort has been made to prevent the The on and the truth being known, but in vain. light has crushing facts so plainly revealed that been turned successful denial 1s impossible. It was hoped to play another confidence game upon the voters of Pennsylva nia; but the scheme of deception has been shown up and each passing day adds to the discreditable story. The past week an effort has been made to excite the Interest of young men in be half of the so-called Republican candi. date for governor, while the record of his subserviency to efil this misguided Quayism to be a most influences shows creature of unworthy ex- ample. He has earnestly sought to cover the manifold and grievous sins of a political malefactor, who seeks to retain power through using him as a cloak to hide evil doings and pup poses. It is seldom that the story of politl. which all honest men cal Intrigue must condemn has been so vividly ital! indignant faithful Quay one can read the bitter denunciations of supporter declarations the most Journalistic No machine has In this state of the Philadelphia Inquirer without perceiving the unprecedented, yet jus Mr was so freely bitterness What by warning, fairly tifiable caused by Quay’'s conduct and frankly sald, WAY and repre feelings of ninetenths of the can workers in Pennsylvania: what they thought sald before and at the time of are still thinking and say- I to themaslve for active and zealous partisans, but they They have no love Democracy ordinarily they are believe in fair play. They are neither sneaks nor nor political given Democratic party many a hard tussel this highwaymen They have the and were ready to do so year, Again until an arrogant boss, to carry ywoed and out his own selfish purposes, sh his contempt for their wishes rights It is no wonder the Republican par ty organization in half the counties of the state Is standing still in this cam The and believed palgn men concerned knew El kin in him and wanted him for their leader, no matter what They Pennypacker, except other poop thought about him know nothing of that he is the subservient tool of Quay and they don’t care what becomes of him. They know that Pennypackerism and Quayism moan one and the same thing. and that is enough to chill the marrow in their bones—at present Delamater was unpopular enough, but he made a manly canvass of his own, and had earnest friends in many parts | of the state But Pennypacker is absolutely with. out personal following or strength anywhere Quayism and has made It abundantly clear that If elected to the governor ship he would sink his own feeble will within that of the tyrannical and oon: sclienceless master to whom he owes everything he has been, all that he 1s and all that he hopes to be In publie life. This candidate, indeed, is the biggest sham ever put up by Quay, and his weakness is giving the boss the deepest anxiety, As the days go by the poll-parrot eandidate will grow smaller and small er, until even the Quay stalwarts will be ashamed of him. Meanwhile, the great battle for the redemption of Pennsylvania from the thralldom and curse of Quayism goes grandly on. Let every good citizen do his part to help this great cause of the people Against the bosses; of fair play against machine tyranny; of freemen’s rights against politioal slavery; of honest government against official knavery; of patriotism against despotism, The enthusinom of little Democratic Fulton, at the opening of Lue eampalgn for the redemption of the state, is an indication of the coming uprising ail along the line. In every county the od by one man, who threw down and ehonted his best friend. The Erie con- vention represented the people and nominated candidates who own theme solves. Pennypacker is Quay's own; Pattison is the choles of freemen. Ld the | { band of | fought bravely for civic : temiptible He is the sole creation of | ICA RING ROLE IN PENNSYLVANIA How the State Has Been Dis. honored, AN ERA OF CORRUPTION | Facts Stated By the Leading Republi- can Paper, When It Told the Truth, THE DUTY OF HONEST MEN Quayiem As Seen By the Philadelphia Press Before Pennypacker ism Blinded It. LET ALL FREE VOTERS READ There have been many queer things In Pennsylvania politics, but the back: sliding of the Philadelphia Press, un- der the singular influence of Penny- packerism, furnishes a chapter of Journalistic weakness and inconsist that counterpart. Our misguided co: CAN never commendable record of vigorous hostility Ww ency has no milemporary the wipe out many years’ | Quayism and all that it stands for. It told within the household of Quayism Seg Nn and al it 1 Ola In another column we give the | the truth in those days, as it is trying to hide it It stood with thelr enemies it now the peopl against had an organized ghwaymen., It righteousness irned on What it sald then forcible now no fellowship with political hi ROO ment It t govYyen he light fearles and pOome extracts from of the of campaign of Press natorial Quay was mal for Repudiate Fraudulent Nominations. 18.) than and de- of the the ma- shown more I piay tireq of (July 27.) “The time has come In when every species of machine election rime must ) Nominations made primaries are not enti- EU pDOT and wiil 3 the honest Republi- The party has been Jishonored too much by such methods ™ A Combination Corrupt and Criminal. Referring to the turning down of Republican members of the by orders of the Quay ma- July 25. said itizens of Phil- Are they to per- 10 be sacri- Lay propose Pennsylvania ithiul ature ine, the Press What do the dex phia say to this mit those who served them f 1 on that account? Do that a combination of all that is cor- rupt and crimisal in our politics, of the black-r re d ballot thieves | control t} nations and tives of a free city This Is the issue ent « in jegisiature that is forced upon them.” The People Or the Bosses. (August 2.) machine is desperate. It will ihe 10 retrieve itself for has t Voters led astray by any side {me grand-stand plays. The real issnes to i are Quay or anti Quay, machine domination or individ ual independence the bosses” No Better Than Highwaymen, {August 3.) “Political thievery is just as con- and debasing, and just as Amenal le 0 aw a the rdinary scoundrelism that relieves a man of his ket book, or hold i arer on the highway under cover of the night” “Quay's Doom (August?.) *It will be a happy day for Pennsyl- vania when It takes its place along with Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Jowa and other Republican states, which are free from bossism and where merit and not subserviency to a boss determines who shall represent the people.” There Must Be a Clean Sweep, “The outlook is most cheering to Pennsylvania reformers, but Quay has around him a gang that is worse than he. There must be a clean sweep. Not only Quay, but Quayism must be beat. en, the machine broken up and its power destroyed.” Yet Pennypacker Is Quay's Own, (August 15.) “After four years of Stone the peo- pie of Pennsylvania will surely not be willing to endure another Quay ma- chine governor.” The Duty of True Republicans. k (August 30.) “Fusion Is the last resort of lifelo Republicans who refuse to be defraud- od and disfranchised by a corrupt fac tion. The Quay machine has been ene voring systematically to disfran- and read out of the ry those Republicans who have ad 1 ac- copt as the voice of their political cone science the mandates of a few petty, iseraaiad who “The BO to any I the sho ORRes stained iid not Ix Ios Or Yo asottle the people or ' Way Sealed.” { i8 an | ean must be wipad out.” Honest Election Laws a Supreme lssus (Beptember 21.) “Recent exposures of election crimes have made honest election laws the su- preme issue in coming legislation, It issue upon which men will not divide on party line The self-respect and common honesty of the community are arrayed against the lawless forces of machine corruption. Every honest Republican and every honest Democrat unite to secure a common result necessary for the honor of the city and the state, and the rights of the people themselves” How About Pennypacker? 4 (SBentember 23.) ican Is under oblizations to re nomination made by crime and no really honest Republican will.” Enemies of Ballot Reform. (October 3.) “At every session of the legislature for eight years an earnest attempt has been made to change the form of bal- and simplify it, and in every in- stance it has been defeated by the op- position of members who were under the control of Quay and members in its favor were defeated for renomina- tion." Quayism Must Be Wiped Out. (October 2: "Quay will not plague us much long- er, but the fight ' which an instant en, its me gone forever machine are to rule they must fair “No Repu pect a lot Against Lhe ma ame must not iz brok- bears pa il that machine mbers routed and its power If the people and not the i Pennsylvania ist secure an honest ballot and count.” WILL DO AS HE DID BEFORE. In his great sg Governor Pattison said eoch at Cariisle ex- “From a rereading events of eight year Loot Equais meyers cate, ratings 5 Vai~ wow what $6,000,000 means? half the total expenses of tovernment for a year if “hn turned into the t belongs 4 of 2) 5 h 1 vania half late purposes this nad been devoted have meant SQUATre miie in the ¢ of nearly $100,000 counties ple of Penn relieved of one Guthrie's Sledge Hammer Blows. Candidate Guthrie was at his best at Carlisle Following are some of his declarations which provoked great ap plause Don’t be deceived by men who, sta ing out in the cause of good over) ment, Dave grown weary in ever great movement there are those whe oul with the van, but soon rear with the slaves The dominant machine lives by trick- ery. gang power by baliot fraud and uses that power to make money for its adherents No mn ever stole an office for a good purpose The worst charges against the chine have never been denied cannot be denied When a man occupying a private trust uses the money of others in stock speculations the law calis him an embezzior and sends him to a felon's eel) Yet we see today men holding high public ofMices converting the prop- erty of the people into franchises for themselves and their associates The machine has been promising bal- lot reform since 1885 fi the boss in Philadelphia were to issue the order. every illegal name on the padded regis- try list would disappear If such an outrage as the assanit on the Union party state convention were to be perpetrated in Russia, the man- £0 fall wo the ma- The y hood of the civilized world would cry out against it The riotous raid on the Union party oonvention in back-breaking blunder The mendac- ity of the desperate machine never was more vividly shown than in its stupid attempts to le itself out of this dis graceful affair The absurd state. ments sent forth are 100 much for hon- est newspaper proprietors; hence their general refusal to print the false ac count, The fact Is the people would scarcely believe the complete story of criminal doings that might be told. And this was but the begingng These outlaws are planning still worse things, But the end of their wicked One hundred thousand Independent Republican votes for Pattison is sidered a low estimate at this hour and Philadelphia was 4 A
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