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In point or v;i'Uf8 It pcliimos all our
tirvvintiH best Plloits, ami tlii'i-o i
one Item tn tlx- Iomk Hot of bargains
vhlitt follows thai la not of tlrst-i-lasf
c, rillty H!nJ nt iii'ly frw; from lintnT
r. ri'.cn ir uny nutm-e.
1 hi.i' Mi-mi-aimiiiil sali'H liavp romp
to lip ri'uiuiloil as tho tfinliiiK hvpiUh of
tli yi'ar In th dry Roods triuie or
Hi-runton, and those who niuk a nr.tr
th'e of wnltiiiK lor thpm are never ill
iipoliited. Our iiuuiantpp for qinil
iy noes with evpry innrtitise. and we
warrant the rednetions named lo le
yirielly nwiirulp In every Instaiiee.
The eholeesl and lam iiroiltirtions
fiutii d.nii. ulii- and fuielKii Iduiiik and
the newest and f richest kouiIs on the
market.
Is pieei'H S'.'-ineh cream lnuiiiisk,
t!'i-.. from
11 jileees .vt-lneh cream Itamask. '.'3e.,
from :ile.
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2"i rpee.s 1,0-lni'h oream Hamask, 3k'.,
from :i7'3e.
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ileein TC-lnrh eream Damask, Vn;,
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ill iieee ilii-lmh eream Damak,
W. fnini 7V.
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ried In stork.
M BkacM Bamaslks
I". ple-'es r,2-lnch white Damask, 25c.,
from Hie.
U ph . es KO-lnrli w hite Damask,
flutn .Vie.
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from iu'...c.
2." pile,!) Tii-lneli white Damask, 'S'c..
l imn s.,c.
' pi' s 72-Inch white Damask, j!c
I ruin l.iili
.'. pieces 72-Inch white Damask, ll.ffl,
fioiu
I'attortis to match table linen or to
suit Individual fancies. The !!l jwinc
numbers nip all full bleached:
"m KI.K.
.V do7.en at rie., worth "".
llil dozen at .., worth ii.
2.'i dozen at 7!ic, worth l.it.
2.", dozen at Hoc., worth il.l2'a.
2ii doien at l.(i, worth 1.2r.
2d do.i n at 1.2U. worth M.V.
2."i dozen at l.:i.'i, worth l.ii.
Sit doen at ?!.., worth (l."r.
i KIZH.
2', ilozi n nt $I.12!3. worth $1.37'.
3' don n at J1.'i.". worth fl.i.
2idoren at $I.V. worth $1.7:..
l"i ilincrn i $) .K7' worth
I.', dozen at S2.l2'j, worth S-.MI.
2- dozen at S2.r,i. worth i:!.'!.
2u dozen at t2.e"., worth (.1.25.
W1T ,ITI7A
1 enne bleached twill towelhiK, 2V.,
worth .".
1 bale all linen unbleached cra-di
4'.jp., worth Be.
1 bale IS-inch bleached crash, "'.. ,
Worth Sc.
I bale all linen unbleached crash. Sc.,
worth 7e.
1 bale lx-lnch nil linen unbleached
crash 7c. worth Hi-.
1 bale, 2n-lnch all linen unbleached
crash. Sc., worth Inc.
?." dozen blenched llurk towels Ilix
4U, .Vie. per dozen.
11)11 donen iey-blenPhed cotton towels,
fast pdgva and frinucd Im'Ktt, UJ'-r. per
ilozen.
SO dnnen hlearhed Mormon croitnd
linen Damask towels (new), 2fc., per
pair.
7. dozen all linen Hack towel:t, liem
ntltcli or plain ends, 2ic. per pair.
dozen Lileacht-d Damask towels,
knotted fringe, worth u(ie. a pair, ISc.
per pair.
4-4 uiibleaclipil "rneli" Kemug" 3'..o.
4-4 unbleached "I Hrand," 4c
4-4 unbleached "Black Hoek." ic.
4-4 unbleached "Kmurv L." S'.'-o.
4-4 unbleaeheil "AUan'tlc V," h.
4-4 unbleached "Atlantic A." .Vie.
4-4 unbleached "Atlantic A," GS,o.
!aMard
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4-4 bloaehed "IMIham Q," 4'e.
4-4 nleaetled "l'eerlei,S," &l4e.
4-4 bleached 'Hills,"
4-4 bleached "DwlHht." 'e.
4-4 bleached "Loiiesdalp," li';..'.
4-4 bleached "DwiKhl," ;!,..
4- 4 bleached "Pride of the West,
42-ltloh litiMoachPil Lock wood. S.jo,
&-4 unbleached Ioi'kwood, 7'.vc,
6-4 unbleached Lockwood, lie.
5- 4 unbleached loekwood, He.
ln-4 unbleached Lockwood, ljic.
MtkM Slcefligs
42-lneh blpached Lockwood, 8c.
5- 4 bleaehml Ixiekwoo.l, Itije.
SO-ineh blearheil Loekwooil, 9c.
6- 4 bleached l,ockwood, I'l'jC.
9-i bleached Ixw kwood, 15e.
KM bleached Lockwood, 17c.
42-lneh bleached I. tin Mills, Sc.
S-l bleached I'tlca Mills, He.
-4 bleached I'tlca M'lls, 12c.
K-4 bleached I'tlca Mills, h'ic,
0-4 bleached I'tlca Mills. Ike.
KM bleached I'tlca JJills, 2oc.
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COY, HASTINGS' SPEECH
Senator Quay's Name U RscQivsd
with Dsifening Applanss--Leterst
of Regret Eccsivsd from Major
H'Kinley, Thomas B. Rae;l and
Other j Stirring Heiscs from
Pominent Republicans President
Warren's Address.
Kilo. I'n., Sent. !!. A Klnriiius day
Rfcetcd the ltepilblicnn IcMKite clubs of
rennsylvnnln ami his exeidlency the
Koveriinf. The I'linvcnti.iii was called
tn order In Hie opera Iiiiiiho hy Majnr
Kverctt Warren, of SeraiHnii. Dr. S.
H. Iltitsinshlllcr Invoked the divine
blessing mid Jton. illiani H.ir.lwlcU.
Plesldctlt of the blulld of tlllile, deliv
ered the address of welcome. A re
sponse was made by J. Hampton .Mimiv,
of J'liilaclelpliia. vli:e-presldcnt of the
leasne. Tilt- roll cull showed 22(1 cttibs
represented, the delegates titimlierlliK
plKht hundred. The president, .Major
Kverett Warren, of Sornnton, then de
livered his anntml address, l'resideiit
'alien said in part:
Oetitlemeii of the convention: T shall
not stop to recount the services nf 1 1 1
league dtirhiK the pnst year. It Is stif
ilclctit to say conslileraldi.' wink was
done toward pilinu; up that ninnnillcent
niujorlty for the Kenial. trnc-hoaited,
poimlar trcastiref of the commonwealth,
our Kuest today, the Hon. J. J. Jlay
vwnl. of Mercer.
Looking liackwuid we can say In the
ImiKiiUKP of our narty platfurin. "for
iioelily to the principles of Itcpulillcan
Ism, 1'ennsylvania holds tirst rank
arnonK all the states." and wc can udd
that no mail can point his linger at
1'ennsylvania and say that by voice or
vote she has contributed in any deu;ree
to the troubles and disastrous times of
tssiii. She stands today whore she has
stood without falterlnu; during forty
yeurs, emphatically and overwhelming
.y for protei Hon to American industries
1 1 1 I labor, sound and honest money and
l i hauce to earn it by honest toll. The
Republican party believes in protection
and sound money, it has foiiKlit sinulo
hnnded and alone, oin nly and tmcoin
HfomlsliiKly for a sound and stable cur
rency. We maintain and shall always
maintain thai lui man must be chvuted
of his rights, thut every one, rich or
poor, shall receive his dues. We con
tend that when a merchant sells an ur
icle for a dollar, ho shall receive, not
'mil' u dollar, but n full dollar in re
turn; that when a waire-pnrner works
for a dollar, he shall receive, not half
a dollar, but n full dollar In return: that
when a waRO-earner works for n dollar,
he Hhnll receive as his reward not fi.'i
cents but 100 rents. For this principle
we stand uneriiivot.'ally and nlisnlutely,
because It is the principle' of integrity
nml honor. I tut wc do not believe that
a Kold basis currency or any other man
ner of eiirroncy can make us prosper
ous if we are rushing Into bankruptcy
through a mad economical policy. We
shall wallow in our misery until we re
turn to the American policy of America
for Americans, as embodied In the Hc
lufhlican principle of protection.
Treasurer M. I!. Young reported the
year's receipts to have been $2.2112 nn.1
bnlance after bills hail been paid $1.
:"!". Secretary Itar.dolph read a num
ber of letters and telegrams of regret.
That from Major MolClnh-y was us fol
lows: "To Major Kverelt Warren, presld. nt:
The congratulations extended by the
Republican league of the stale of J'ctiu
Fylvanin through you are accepted very
grali fully. It is with tgret' that I wiil
have to ask you to accept my declina
tion of your kind invitation to attend
the annual meeting of the league on (lie
Hth of .September.
yours verv truly.
WILLIAM M'KIXLKV.
("1. A. Hobart. vice presidential nomi
nee, responded stating the necessity
for hi presence In New York tomor
row. Thomas Ii. Reed's regrets closed
with': "You .will hear from Aluin i; next
week."
When M. H. Quay's letter was read
the applause was deafening and long
continued nnd broke out with cheer?
for Quay Beveral times during this or
der of business.
W. B. Allison, ex-J'resldent Harri
son. J. 11. Koraker, John Wanamnkcr,
Robert T. Lincoln and others smt stir
ring message. Committees were up
pointed on resolutions, time and plat,.1
of next meeting and selection of na
tional delegations. .National President
Woodmatisee, of Cincinnati, made )i
speech in which, he declared that the
Pennsylvania League was the tn- st
perfect, best worklnjr and largest In
the country. In conclusion he said he
was Knlng to spend the last three weeks
of the campaign in Illinois.
A t the uUirnoon session Isndor Sobel,
of Erie, wan elected president of the
league by acclamation a.nd on motion
of J. F. Burke, Charles F. Harris, of
Pittsburg was elected secretary and M.
B. Young, of Philadelphia, treasurer.
The vice-presidents are: W. Allen,
W. C. Binroul, II. O. Stillwater, Levi
Deholf. K. Hatawaw, G. L. Williams.
The delegatetto the National eonv. tii;o.i
at Detroit are; R. S. Stewart, J. P. Mc
Nlchol, H. Black, of Philadelphia; J. B.
Robinson, of Media; Major E. Warren,
of Scran ton; A. Hall and A. Mackral, of
Pittsburg; A. W. Norris, of Harrieburg;
J. P. Elkln, of Indiana; J. W, Clark, of
Allegheny.
Alternates N. E. .' Henderson, J. C.
Sayre, George Weaver, R. Todd, of
Philadelphia; W. J. Newhall. of Al
legheny; J. Boyle and F. Miller, of
Pltrhnrir; F. W ftmllnr. nf Phensntm:
H. Hnwley. of Chester; Levi Holcomb,
of Wilkes-Rnrre; C. B. Penman, of
Scranton. and J. E. Lewis, of Delaware
county.
The closing hour of the Republican
state league convention this afternoon
uxts devoted to lllling out committees,
etc. At the failure of ths committee
to agreeing to a meeting place, the
mutter was left to the committee. Ilar
risburg and Wllki.s-lluire want th?
honor.
Toiiti;ht tho clubs turned out in a
mamiiiictnt street parade, tlovernor
Hastlnss lit'd the llrsl gun in the
campaign In Pennsylvania and receiv
ed an ovation. Congressman at largj
Grow, Colonel Hoyt. of Cleveland;
Colonel Stone, of Pittsburg, prospec
tive candidate for governor l'entt
sylvaniu. also made addresses. Secre
tary of Internal Affairs Lntta. tlalu
sha Crow and others addressed the
Kassett meeting. Charles Emory SmliVi
of the Philadelphia Press shared hon
ors with tlovernor Hastings at all the
meetings.
HASTINGS' ADDRESS.
.Mr. Chairman. Ladies' and Gentlemen:-In
the naliomil debates of the
pasl. as well a.-. In stele and local
political contests, the disposition to
ii.uv.nffy tile Importance of the result
upon tl:e country or the locality has
be n generally apparent. No argument
Is necessary to produce that condition
of mind among the people of the coun
try in Hie campaign upon which we
have now entered. Every voter has lie
come a suidciM of nolitlcnl economy.
Every American Interest has become
involved. Party lines have been
liampled under loot, did issues which
for years formed the dividing line have
become side issues. .Many statesmen,
leaders and party men w ho i-tlll adhere
to the long-established faith of Demoe
rucy are ardent supporters of McKiu
ley. Some also have abandoned the
Republican fait It. A I lemocrn tic presi
dent ami cabinet are at war with their
own parly Old bailers of Democracy
have resigned or been dismissed from
service, and when the eonllict Is ended
I am of the opinion that the occupants
of the cots In the political hosoital of
the vamiuished will be strange bedfel
lows to a large extent.
The St. Louis convention reaffirmed
the well-known principles of the Repub
lican party and registered the will of
Hie people in the nomination of McKin
ley. It reiterated Its faith in the American
protective policy. In reciprocity and in
the .Monroe doctrine; declared that the
Republicans of tlds country were unal
terably opposed to every measure cal
culated to debase our currency by Im
pairing Its credit; it opposed the free
coinage of silver, except by Interna
tional agreement with the leading com
mercial nations of the world, which
they pledged themselves to promote;
declared that the existing gold stand
ard should be preserved until such
.viv! ru nt could lie obtained, and that
all silver and paper currency must be
niiiintaiueil ut a parity with gold.
The Chicago convention found Itself
In a condition of bad temper, confused
ideas of policy and a genera! indellnite
ness of purpose. The delegates who be
lieved in the RePttblieiHi position on
the money 'iiio'dioii were in a hopep'ss
minority. The supporters of President
Cleveland and his administration were
eipially helpless. Confusion of thought
and purpose was fairly portrayed in
the worse confounding iilt.'inpt.s at de
liberative action. The outcome was 'l
logical product. The president was
censured for Issuing bonds and "traf
ficking with bank syndicates" in order
to pay the expenses of the government
which the failing revenues of the Wil
son bill could not provide. The Su
preme court of the ended States was
denounced because of its decision on
tlio income tax law, nnd threatened
with u course of discipline. The Fed
eral judges were assailed because of
their altitude toward the railroad
strikes In '!I4, particularly in Chicago.
Tho utterance of that convention on
the money ipieslion has aroused the
people ns lliey have not been aroused
probably since lxiil. The new issue has
created practically and for the time be
ing two new putties. At the outbreak
of the war of 'til Douglas declared that
there could be but two parties I'nion
men and rebels. In the present emer
gency the national honor Is us much
involved as then, did party lines to
day are obliterated, and a new line is
drawn between patriots and Populists.
1'oon the one side are the leaders of
those who carry the red Hag of an
archy: those who would array class
against class: employed against em
ployer; labor against capital: who
would f llow the phantom of socialism
rather than the emblem of peace nnd
good will; those who would rather dis
honestly enrich themselves than de
fend the tuition's honor; who would
sink the shin in order to get the sal
vage. The representatives of thes
elements won ut Cliiivigo Disappoint
ed, dls'iusicd. dismayed, the followers
of .let'f.'ihon and Jackson ret.red from
that convention to contemplate the
fact that If l:i of tin- 17 plunk in its
platform are truth their political lives
have been u delusion, a fraud or a aclf
deceptlon. It reouired no unusual gift nf obser
vation to compreht ml the ipiickly form
ed li'ierniinclion of those who Place
patriotism before party, national and
ioiiiv i.iual honor above partisan suc
cof, Americanism above socialism.
T'ney resolved In IS'It that rtuestions of
party policy could wait until a reunited
country would own allegiance tn but
one flag and one destiny, so In '!IH they
waive the ouestlon of tariff, reciproc
ity nnd kindred issues until it be settled
once for all that national nnd iudlvid
ua! honor is as sncred as the Lvdara
tion of Independence.
THE EFFECT IX PENNSYLVANIA.
The Chicago convention called for a
radical revlf.ion of Demoi ratio princi
ples. It stole the banners of Democ
racy, while It trampled on Its princi
ples. The mental gymnastics employed
In reconstructing the Democratic sen
timent of the country was. to say the
least, painful. In Pennsylvania the.
Democratic state convention, held a
short time previous to the Chicago as
semblage, declared that they were- In
favor of a "firm, ttnvurylng mainten
ance of tho gold standard," and that
they were "unalterably opposed to all
devices and schemes for the debase
ment of our currency and to all evas
ions and compromises of a question so
closely affecting Individual and national
credit and honor." When they found
that all devices and schemes had been
employed to debnse our currency they
received a staggering blow. They stood,
however, to their own guns. The for
mer chairman nf the national commit
tee announced that he had retired from
politics; the chairman of the state com
mittee resigned his office! the electors-at-large
and district electors, to a great
extent, refused to serve; the Pennsyl
vania declaration was Indorsed by
every Democratic newspaper tn the
state, and a great many of them still
maintain that attitude. There is not a
Democratic newspaper in Philadelphia
now supporting the Chicago candi
dates. Two sets of electors are now In
the field.
Likewise, the sound- money Demo
crats of forty-one states and three ter
rl.irl neve formed or!nnirrtlnns. nnd
Inst week In national convention as
sembled they nominated Palmer and
Huckner, and planted them upon a
platform of sound money and loyalty
to our institutions, and are proceeding
with the double purpose In view of aid
ing In the election of McKinley and at
the same time attempting to preserve
the organization of the "true Demo
cratic party." They prefer McKlnley,
the apostle of Protection, sound money
and national honor, to bryan. free sli
ver, populism and national dishonor.
They know where McKlnley and his
party stand on the money question, and
every other issue that Is now or has
been heretofore hrougnt before the peo
ple Mr. MoKtr.ley's letter of accept
ance, while it could not clear the at
mosphere any more than It has been,
has sounded a bugle note which Is lilt
ing the national debate upon a higher
plane. Nobody can misunderstand
what he is doing when he votes for Mc
Klnley. nml 1 am beginning to think
that nobody who knows what he Is do
ing will vote against him. it is equally
clear that nobody can tell what Will be
Hie ef.ect of his ballot If he votes for
I!r.viiii. excepting that the country will
be placed on a free sliver basis.
Rryan has not yet made It clear to
anybody what the real effect of his elec
tion will be. I say this with all respect,
because I do nol think that he himself
knows, liis siveches indicate that he
does not. or that If he does he has up to
thi.-i time sucec.-'Sfully concealed his
purpose. This has been a disappoint
ment to those who rejoiced In his nomi
nation, but have had time for reflection
since tho convention. When he started
from Lincoln on his journey east, his
shadow extended from Nebraska to
New York. When lie reached the latter
point the shadow was gone, and the
substance, from much speaking and
wrestling with the great problem, had
hugely diminished In the scrutinizing
examination lo which he was sub
jected. CHICAGO MONEY PLANK.
The searcher for truth when he turns
from Itrynii to the declaration of the
Chicago convention finds the money
plank fully as unsatisfactory, it is
lilled wit lit that which disregards truth
and patriotism. When it invites atten
tion to the "fact that the consltution
names silver and gold together ns the
money metals of the Culled States" It
asserts lluit which the author of the
statement will search the constitution
In vain for verlllcation of the reckless
statement.
The second proposition Is equally im
aginative. It declares "that the Act of
ISTa demonetizing silver without the
knowledge rtr approval of the American
people has resulted in the appreciation
of gold and a cot responding fall In the
prices of commodities, etc" The state
ment that the Act of '7:1 was passed
wilhouj "the knowledge or aproval of
the American people" Is made in the
face of these facts: It was prlnled
thirteen tunes by the treasury depart
ment nnd congress. It fills 14a columns
of the Congressional Globe: it was con
sidered for more than two years, in
live sessions of the senate and house: It
is quoted in the treusury reports of '7n,
71, '72: every member of both houses
had It in the tiles upon his desk, and
the fact Hint the gold dollar was the
only standard recognized In the bill, us
the record shows, was the subject of
considerable debate. This is rather a
reniHi kalde w ay .f withholding "knowl
edge" from the American people. The
same sentence charges thai the Act of
"7;l "demonetized silver." "Demoiiell
zatlon." iiecoiding to the free silver dic
tionary means ihe "depriving of cur
rent value; the withdrawing from use
as money." As a mutter of most abso
lute fact, there was no detiiotietizaiion
of silver by the United States in IS'ol.
nor nt any other time, lor there has
never been an hour in the history ()f
tile government when sliver was not
legal-tender money in the I'nlted
States. In 187B there was a itemiineil
zatlon of the "Trade" dollar, a coin of
"pedal Issue for the Chinese trade,
which hud inadvertently been made a
legal-tender, and the . decline of Up
value of thct coin as soon as the uct
demonetizing it went into effect, shows
beyond itll sane controversy that no
other silt'er coins wtve ever demone
tized, else they also would have ns sud
denly gone to their bullion value.
There was no thought of demonetiz
ing sliver by the Act of '78. no serious
contention between the political par
ties on the subject. Resides. Senutor
Jones was there not Jones, the chair
man of the Popullstic national commit
tee, but Jones, who now pays the free
silver freight; Jones, the ablest upostle
of free silver; Jonesl the then bright
and ambitious Naooleon of llnance.
from the young and growing state of
Nevada, was there and voted for tho
bill, nml afterward, when he had six
teen months of time to reflect upon his
rash act. Senator Jones, now the real
lender and backbone of the Populist
hosts. In the senate of the. I'nlted
States on June 11, 1S71. declared: "I
am opposed to any proposition, coining
In whatever form it may, that attempts
to override what God himself made for
money. I believe the sooner we come
down to n pureMy gold standard the bet
ter It will be for the country."
After '711 there were Issued nti.OWi.Onu
trade dollars, and each one of them
contained seven and one-half more
grains of silver than the old dollar,
nnd. in addition thereto, there were Is
sued 4;!Kl)nii.tiun silver dollars under the
'!land-A llison act, making u total of
4ii7.Miii.HUti silver dollars. In other words,
during the twenty years following '13
there were issued llfly-four times as
many silver dollars ns in the eighty-one
years previous. Surely Senator Jones
must have lost faith in his original con
ception of tho purpose for which gold
was created.
A PIECE OF Rl'XCOMP.E.
The next proposition in this remnrk
able plank is that the gold Stan. laid Is
un-American and ontl-Anici lean and "it
can be fustened on the I'lilteu State
only by the stilling of that indomitable
spirit and love of liberty which pro
claimed our political Independence in
1771J. and won It in the Wur of the Rev
olution." The utterance of this peace
of buncombe calls to mind the fact that
President Andrew Jackson, who with
Jefferson shaves the honor of being
the founders of flic Demoi ratic parly,
signed the Act of IV!4 making gold the
standard. Thomas H. Uonton and
Daniel Webster were leaders in con
gress and champions of the bill.
The question fraught with greatest
concern to all our people relates to the
proposed placing of our currency upon
a free silver basis. The opportunity to
pass upon this question comes before
the country for the llrst time. Bryan's
election means that the I'nlted States
will go Into the column of free sliver
countries. McKlnley's election will
rruarantee a continuation of the pres
ent gold standard. The American peo
ple will be guided by the light of his
tory, reason, experience and national
pand self-interest. The verdict will be
for or agninst ourselves as a nation and
as Individuals.
It Is not a contest for or against
Great Britain or any other country, but
America and the American people.
What Is the wiser thing to do?
Shall the business of this country be
transacted with good money? Shall
the worklngman be paid In money
which he and everybody else knows
the value of, or shall he be paid In
money which nobody ranpiurely guess
fContlntied on Page H .
BRYAN SEEKS
ONLY ONE TERM
Modestly Acrounce Tbat He Will Not
Stand for Re-election.
ACCEPTS DEMOCRVriC NOMINATION
I'orinul Reply lo the Xolilicnliou
( oiuiuitlcc ol the (-ouvcntioii--llilN
the Bond Syudicalc it nd Tells the
Working Classes They Area ircnt
People.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 9. W. J. Bryan
gave oul today his idler accepting the
nomination tendered him ut the Demo
cratic National convention. It Is as
follows:
Hon. Stephen M. White and others,
members of tile Notification Commit
tee of the Democratic National Con
vention: '
Gentlemen: 1 accept the nomination
tendered by you on behalf of the Dem
ocratic party, und in so doing, desire to
assure you thut I fully appreciate the
(high honor which such a nomination
coiners' nnd the grave responsiouuies
which accompany an election to the
Presidency of the I'nlted Stales. So
deeply am I Impressed with the magni
tude of the power vested by the con
stitution in the chief executive of the
nation nnd with the enormous Inlluctice
which he cfin wield for the benefit or
Imiry to the people that I wish to enter
the office, if elected, free from any per
snnul desire, except the desire lo prove
worthy the contidence to my country.
Human judgment is fallible enough
when unbiased by selllsh considera
tions, and in order that I may not lie
tempted to use the patronage of an
ofllce to advance any personal ambi
tion. I hereby announce with all em
phasis which words can express, my
fixed determination not, under uny cir
cumstances to be a candidate for re
election in case this campaign results
In my election
I have ctircfully considered Ihe plat
form adopted by the Democratic Na
tional convent ion und unqualifiedly
endorse every plank therein.
til l! FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
Our institutions rest upon the pro
position that all men, being created
equal, are entitled to equal considera
tion at the hands of the government.
Because nil men are created equal. It
follows that no citizen has a natural
riplit to Injure anothe citizen. The
main purpose of government being to
protect all citizens in the enjoyment
of life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness, this purpose must lead the gov
i eminent, first to avoid nlllrmntlve in
I Justice, and second, to restrain each
j citizen from trespassing upon the
rights of nny other citizen
A Democratic fivni of government is
conducive to the highest civilization.
because It opens before ouch Individual
the greatest opportunities for develop
ment and siltnulnies lo the highest en
deavor by Insuring to each t lie full cn
ment of all the rewards of toll, except
such contribution as is necessary to
support the government which pro
tects him. Democracy Is Indifferent to
pedigree II deals with the Individual
rather than with his uncestors. Democ
racy Ignores differences in wealth;
neither riches nor poverty can be In
voked in In 'half of or against any citi
zen. Democracy knows no creed, rec
ognizing the right of each individual
to woishio God uceording to the dic
tates of his own conscience. It wel
comes all to n common brotherhood und
guarantees email treatment to all, nr.
matter in ui.ul church or through what
forms they commune with their
Crmtor.
Having discussed portions of the
pint form ut the time of Its adoption,
nnd again w hen your letter of nol idea
tion was formally delivered, it will not
lie necessary at tliN time to touch upon
all the subjects embraced in the party's
dc lurat ions.
Honest differences of opinion have
pvt existed mid ever will exist as to
ihe most if ectlve means of securdiT
domestic tranquillity, but no citizen
f.-iilH to recognize ul all times und un
der ull cirouniKlnnres Ihe absolute nec
essity for the prompt and vigorous en
forcement of law and the preservation
of Hie public pence. In u government
like ours, law is but the crystallzatlon
of the will of the people; without it the
citizen is neither secure In Ihe enjoy
ment of life and libesty. nor prolecied
in Ihe pursuit of happiness. Without
obedience to law. government Is Impos
sible. The Democratic parly Is pledg
ed defend the constitution and en
force the laws of the I'nlted Stale?,
p.llil it is also pledged to protect and
ileteml the dual scheme of government
Instituted by the founders of the Re
public. The name I 'tided Slates u n happily
chosen. It combines the idea
of national strength with the Idea of
local self-government and suggests "an
Indissoluble union of Indestructible
states."- Our wise forefathers, fearing
the tendency toward centralization as
veil us the dangers of disintegration,
guarded against both, und national
safety, ns well as domestic security.
Is found In the careful observance if
the limitations which they Impose. It
will bo noticed that, while the I'nlted
States guarantees to every state a re
publican form of government, and Is
empowered to protect each slate
against Invasion, It Is not authorized
Interfere In the domestic affairs of
any stale, except upon application of
the legislature of the state or upon
the application of the executive when
the legislature cannot tie convened.
This provision rests upon the sound
theory that the people of the state,
acting through their legally chosen
rcpresentatievs, are, because of their
more Ultimate acquaintance with local
conditions, better qualified than the
President to judge of the necessity for
federal assistance. Those who framed
our constitution wisely determined to
make as broad an application of the
principles of local self government as
circumstances would permit and we
cannot dispute the correctness of the
position taken by them without ex
pressing a distrust of the people them
seles. ECONOMY.
Since economy exists for the protec
tion of the rights of the t?ople and not
for their spoliation, no expenditure of
public money can be Justified unless
that expenditure Is necessary for the
honest, economical and efficient admin
istration of the- government. In de
termining what appropriations are ne
cessary, the Interests of those who pay
taxes should be consulted rather than
the wishes of those who receive or dis
burse public moneys.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
An Increase In the bonded debt of
the United States at this time Is en
tirely without excuse The issue of In
terest bearing bonds within the last
few years has been defended on the
ground that they were necessary to
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VETERANS AT LOUISVILLE
One Thousand of the Sons in I.iuc an
Parade.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 9. The main
feature of the Sons of Veterans' en
campment today was the parade and
review this morning. There were about
1.000 sous lit line, escorted by the Louis
ville legion and stveral uniformed se
cret societies. Commander-in-chief
Russell and his staif reviewed the col
umn from a stand in front of (he court
house.
Colonel Orendorf. of New York, has
withdrawn from Hie contest for commander-in-chief.
This Is said to insure
the election of Colonel James L. Rake,
of Pennsylvania.
Commander Itusscll read his report
ut Ihe afternoon session of Ihe com
mandery In chief. It showed a gahi of
membership of 4'.ii for the your ending
June "D. On-this date there .was $1,
477.S In ensh In the treasury and a sur
plus of :t.t;ill.'J4 in sight.
Commander Russell recommended
that hereafter the Sons of Veterans
meet at the same time ami place ns
the G. A. It. Afterwards the visitors
were entertained with a camp fire and
cake walk ut Phoenix Pink.
PARDONS SIGNED.
ItOMiiiiio's ('use to He Considered on
the ?:ird.
Harrisburg, Pa Scot, 9. Governor
Hastings today signed these pardons
which wiere recommended by the Board
of Pardons: Robert Beaty, of Allegheny
county, sentenced to the Western Peni
tentiary for seven years for aggravated
assault und battery; Ovnarlo Fellonu, of
Northampton county, sentenced to the
Northampton county prison for six
years for assault with Intent to kill;
Stephen Legeza, of Jefferson cotllWy,
for minder in the second degnee.
other pardons were ulso recommend
ed by tho board at Its session on Sep
tember 2. but the Governor has not yet
acted upon them. Among the latter Is
the pardon recommended fi' John
Hardsley, the embezzling ex-city treas
urer of Philadelphia.
The clerk of the pardon board, W. M.
Gearlmrt, today announced a. postpone
ment of the regular meeting of the
board from the Hth Inst to the Slid Itwt.
The board will then hear e ighteen eases.
Including the murder case of Louis
Roschlno, of Lackawanna county.
.
Steamship Arrivals,
New York, Sept. 9. Arrived: Karls
ruhe, from Bremen; Hervia, from Liver
pool and Queenstown; Trave, from Hre.
men anil Southampton. Sailed: St. Paul,
for Southampton; Itottenlani, for Kotter
dam; Krieslanil, for Antwerp; Teutonic,
for Liverpool. Arrived out: Clreassla, at
Mnvillc; St. Louis, at Southampton: Latin,
at Southampton; Knis at Oenou; Spuarn
dain, at Boulogne. Sailed for New York:
Spree, from Southampton; .Miinsilam, from
Itoitenliiin. Sighted: Mississippi, from
New Voik for Ihiii.Ioii. passed Scilly; Ven
"tia. New York for Stettin, passed Lewis
Island.
Jacob .Hurries on ' Aii.c
Minneapolis Minn., Sept, 9. .laeah
Sebwelnfurlh, the self declared "Christ,"
who has niaiiitalned a "heaven" near
lloekfor.l. ill., for several years past and
who has large numbers of misguided peo
ple among his followers, was married in
this city this afternoon to Mary Ana T'it
tle, one of his most prominent "iing. W,"
as the women are termed who have es
poused tha cause of Siiiweinftirtll,
--
Wnnl'd in the Dnemy's Country.
New- York. Sept. 9. At ii meeting of tun
National lieniocrutle party slate execu
tive committee tonlxht It was decided to
invite .Messrs. I'nlmer and Huckner to b"
present at u muss meeting soon to be held
it .Maiiison Stiiuire Garden or Cooper
1'piou to lalify the uction of the Indlunap
dls convention.
licutli of n Hero.
Allcntnwn. Pa., Sept. !l.-AVilllnm Nicho
las, la trying to save George Burke's II-year-old
daughter, near Walnulporl, this
-veiling was slru. k by a passenger train
on the Central Hiiilroail of New Jcsey.
Ito'.h were killed, their bodies being horri
bly mangled.
The (.old litis Arrived.
New York, Sept. . The steamer Trave,
"vhich arrived here today from fli-einen,
via Southampton, brought lift boxes of gold
-oiu value.) ui 7iis,4na pounds, shipped from
Southampton, and thirteen package.- from
Havre, valued ut I, Ski.hHii francs.
I.i lit VYiiinrpt'K.
Winnipeg, Man., Sept. d.-I.i Hung
CbaiiK's special train over the Cunu'llini
.';,eiiie did not reach Ihe clly until niter 2
o'clock today. The morning was spent at
Flat I'olnt, where the Untiring mills were
Inspected. li;s slay here was very brief.
l ire nt Itanvi'le sii:m.
llazl. li.n. pa., Sept. 9. The barns on
ihe Danville asylum farm were burne I
this morning. Thirty-two caws were
burned lu death. Loss, Iii,ih.i.
Genera! Black Declines.
Chicago. Sept. . -General John C. Ilia, k
has writ I. -a a leiier lorinnlly declining the
nominal ion of t lie National Democratic
party of Illinois for governor.
(hictigo I lie i'cailqiiaiteis.
Indianapolis, liel., Sept. II. The head
quarters of the National Democratic pariy
will be removed to Chicago within the coin
ing week or ten days.
Purl Receive o.tKMi Majority.
Columbia, S. C, St pi. 9. Governor Evans
now concedes the el.-rti.in of Karl (auli
Tillman) by .'i.inio majority In yesterday's
primaries.
THE XEV.S THIS 3I0KMXG.
Wtittter Inilicatloni Today;
Pair; Variable Wlnu.i.
t Guv. Hastings Addresses the Republican
League.
Bryan's Letter of Acceptance.
I
2 Base Bull Games and Other Sports.
Bryan's Acceptance (Concluded).
(Local) Mr. Merrilleld Is Still -Undecided.
Distribution of Plttston Relief Fund.
4 Kditnrlal.
Murder and the Law.
5 (Local) Shooting Affair Still Vnex-
plalned.
Polish Church War Still On.
8 Gov. Hustings' Address (Concluded).
7 Suburban News.
Wall Street Review and Market Re
ports. t News Up and Down th Valley,
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