12 PAGE® entre 1 BELLEFONTE, PA.,, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, Vol. 27. OFFICES ONLY FOR THE RICH, The “Rich” Editor of the Gazette says Poor Men and Non- Property Holders “Not to be Trusted” in Office--An In- sult to Every Honest, Upright Citizen who is Poor and Owns no Property---Offices Only for the Rich-- How do 19086. No. 43, Circulation Over 4,300 Aargest in Centre County. ~~ CENTRE COUNTY IN DEBT. An Increase of 60 per cent in Taxes Necessary--Sworn State- ment of Ambrose Slotman and Coms. Ab. V. Miller Veri- fies it-- Things not Generally Known---Gazette's Declara- tions Wont Pay County’s Debts--Wants a 3rd-Term on An Unwarranted Attack Top of This 1 $ average expenditures of ere $61,321.02. I'he 1 YEAS W Duri For weeks and we contracted for 10 car s $87, 000 e ex} T™ years AUC AS dently former (which can n crease 1m expe } income adoul be paid t note If 3 per cen iS necessary t from someone, an How crease our re the court of L", ter wn Turapike Road ( SLOTMAN, 3: What is your official position? mansto AM prod and sworn uced $0,932.25. was tn year? A Q. What $30 000 average { $65,000 What additional millage About 2 1-2 0r 2 4-7 Q. a $a5,0007 EJ A. Savs And 1, on oath, Mr. Slotman $30,000 abo han the county « raised 234 m came to pass this year and pr an $87,000 expenditur ] necessitate at | Notwitl mecomj They A J (iriest’'s ter THIRD TERM ym the taxpayers $6,000,000 STEAL. The Latest Exposure Beats all Previous Gang Robberies. The Investigating Committee $6,110,000 Philadelphia Committee in report on Saturday, signed by Maj. E of the United States engineer corps, who investigated the Savanna harbor fravds, and John Ronald MacLennon, of Wash. ington. The report shows that up to date Philadelphia has lost through ex cessive costs, collusive bids, vertising and in other ways the sum of $6,330,000. The contractors who re. ceived most of the more than $18,000, 000 that have been expended on im. provements are D. J. McNichol & Co, reports from The fraudulently taken by its filtration jobs Cassius Gillette, e estimated Inco rs of Centre illegal ad. ne 887, ala. 69 il appeal nine bout $25.000 pent over th $12.000,000 a: $62,000 and which HIM SHER AGAINST te part of the County Comms A. Ce Mnmiassioners Lier Have the Commissioners with yourself, gone over the matter of iv and expeast’ ges for the cnrrent year? Q. What balance did they have on hand the beginning of the « A Fo sir Eran uwrent I'he 5,000 A iw Lhe year 19 MN e about $6 $55,000. : $36, 000 At ver 1 ab " \ r $28,000 required to raise vd $93,000 would be county ref s THIRD TERM 14 large iy responsible m expired the local Senator McNichol, also a : 1 . p : ity leader, and brother Daniel. The officials held responsible by the report for some of the conditions in connection with the filteration system are William C. Haddock, who was Director of Public Works under Mayor Weaver until last May when the mayor dismiss. ed him, and John W. Hill, former chief of the bureau of filtration who is await- ing trial on charges of fraud and falsifi. cation of records in connection with the | construction of the filtration system, This report of the gigantic steal of 86.330.000, by republican gang leaders, {fell upon the city of Philadelphia like terrific thunder from a cloudless sky and appalled thousands of its tax-payers, |r his monstrous robbery by the machine | | bridge ligned abused and grossly JUST te $4000 er $1000, pay Bg LBL . m 0 barre { rushe i red Drie Hn mon 3 sts ne for gro pa t $25,000 STATEMENT tial Ma Aasurer, in Cilizens, prove disastrous y Lie chine candidate for State Tre Sayder county J. Lee Plummer "m : 11 I'he bridge will cost 86¢.000 of which $7000 will be loaded upon the taxpayers of Snyder county. In the neighboring it is the topic of heated dis. and Mr. Plummer's gang is being held responsible for the iniquitous law under which this species of graft” is made possible townships cussion, The Selinsgrove Times, whose editor, Joseph G. Lesher, candidate for County Commissioner, that this I" A gigantic steal, as it should not cost over $20,000 to build it. is a ARReris ——— Harry Jackson will competent official, make a good, He has been mae! «present. | {ed the past year by Euitor Harter, in James A. Ryan and John W, Kelley and | | leaders, is in addition to millions Vare Bros. The members of the Me. | | viously stolen by the gang and Nichol firm are Israel W. Durham, lead: | | by Mayor Weaver, exposed | attacked Ellis Shaffer, pre- | about the same style as the Gazette Vote for Jackson | thereby rebuke the Gazette, ONE BRIDGE t $6800 INSTRUCTION TO VOTERS fit ol thie Mi: 1% NO necessity M ac hine Fow co and ded for maintaining the which a a million dol. banks id have ad that there mercantile license tax. yields yearly revenue of about lars AxD & few years ago a man known Samuel Whittaker Penny. packer, who afterwards received a ma- chine nomination for Governor, which nomination was stolen from one John P. Elkin, said { worthy of mention.” Bill Andrews, Frank J. Torrence, Arthur J. Kennedy, Walter Lyon and other prominent Gang politicians were carry. | ing funds out of the State treasury by | the hundreds of thousands to build a | railroad down in New Mexico, | Get out the Vote. only ns “Pennsylvania bas no ills | At that very time | : You Like it---Guilty by His own Words. on th ri prop A “it they would de ) ‘this woul business men as wndrviduals wu rd de not thely pan aM ory smeces:fallv and WITH the transaction of bu EHH ' x } ! eve “PART RECOMPENSE, les tog Carmes the : county by his migh nd at the a x wave of his hand, while end v py of my German book with this mail for As part recompense the interest have taken in this matter.” While all the world is on the qui vive as to what the balance of this part of the “recompense” going be, in the mean time *'1 will send youa copy of my German book with this mail as part re compense for the interest you have taken in this matter.” . Whilst prolific in schemes that get others into trouble and which always drives me out at the little end of the horn, y&t “1 send you a copy of my Ger man book with this mail as part recom. pense for the interest you have taken in this matter.” 1 am taking lessons in graft—attending that school, The Commissioners have built bridges, you is to i = 5 80 volumit | what is there. Plummer | Gang's tool, they not be looked upon by conservative show a capability of managin Sa AN 1h Bi RUAED ous as that which concerns a ——— BERRY WILL BE ELECTED, it from Washington se ing the records of the Enterprise bank, find that the Gang put the state funds there and then used the same for their private speculation apd busted the bank in which there were over a million of state funds, Itis too much! A long-suffering people will stand no more of it! The people want some one to take the lid off of the State Treasury to know is the same and stands by the Gang, That is why the people want Berry that is why every honest man should stand by Berry—that is why Berry will be elected, Get out the Vote.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers