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The Somerset Herald.
COWARD 8CUU., EdlW' and Proprietor.
WSDJfESDAT-
October 12.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
H1IXI1V . HTUME,
LICl'TBS AST CJ)VK"JB.
j. p. a ;obin.
SBCaaTART OK ITTKRSAL AFFAIRS,
JAMES T. LATTA.
jnwt of Brrtmoa oocbt,
WILLIAM W. POETEK.
WILLIAM I. 1URTKU.
CO a K ESS KS - A T-L A RO E.
GALCSH A A. OKOW. SAM L UAVEXPOKT
" COUNT.
OOSGREH8,
JOSFJ'Jl E.TH B0PI. of Bedford County.
STATE REBATE,
JOiIJi S. WKLLEK, of Bedford County.
AHJSEHBLY,
WM. U. h.uO fZ, Somerset.
H. A. KKN'DAt Meyeredale.
ASSOCIATE JfUtt,
A. F. PICKEY, (Somerset Township.
BIbTKICT ATTORNEY,
CKC3 E. MEYEBS, Somerset.
POOH OUU'.OB,
ADAM S. MILl.EK,Joi-m-t Township.
Kkeb Hilver is the "ick ma a" of tbe
oomph ign of lH'JH.
Is the bright lexicon of Senator
Quay there's no tucb word a quail.
The Iodiau war corrt-spoudent is
'roving fully as )u.-lurejue as Lis Cu-
If tuts country gets control of the
customhouses iu Cuba, the proceeds
will go to the Government, and not, as
iu the old 8pani.su. times, into the pock
eta of the collectors
The total mortality of the war with
Hpaiu, from bullets and disease, up to
Octobers, is shown by the official rec
ords of the Adjulaut General to tie less
than 3.0JJ. Tiie figures are mucli
Mtn&ller than could reasonably have
bjen anticipated in no important a cou
flieL President McKixley will start
West this week, and his traus-conli-nental
journey will be a series of ova
tions. The people honor him for what
he has done, and mean to pay him tbe
highest tribute in their power when
they have an opportunity.
While Spain is talking grandilo
quently about resisting further en
croachments and retaining the Philip-
piuei", her isoldicrs in Cuba are revolt
ing because of her failure to give them
their hard-won ay. Between her pov
erty and her preteuse she is sustaining
her national pride at great odds.
Camudate Jenks, kIio is 'making
a hopeless canvass for Governor, is of
the opinion that Candidate William A.
Htone is a bad man. Colonel Stone was
a pretty good sort of a man back iu
5, when he shouldered a niUHket
aud went to fight the battles of his
country. By the way, where did Mr.
Candidate Jenks fight during the war?
The calculation of tbe llerulliea
Congressional Committee at Washing'
ton include a gain of six or seven Uni
ted States Seuators from thee States :
New York, New Jersey, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, Indiana, North Dakota and
California. That would give President
McKinley a Republican Senate, and
enable him to settle the war questions
on the lines now marked out. And
while gains are being made in the
above States, Pennsylvania will see
that the Democratic-Mugwump at
tempt to capfcire an anti- McKinley
Senator 'does not succeed.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania
know that this is a Republican year.
and they are going to hold up the
hands of the President by electing the
Republican candidates for Congress.
It would be a great note if the next
Conines should contain a majority of
n en rppotied to the President's wise
and patriotic policy. And that is just
w hat will happen L the Republicans
do not get a majority. Every Repub
lican is in duty bound to vote the
straight ticket this year.
Wanamaker has at last thrown off
the mask. For a time he posed merely
as a reformer, but in a speech at Har
risburg he came out as a Democrat,
notwithstanding his former statement
that he had never roted a Democratic
ticket, and never expected to do so,
says the Uniontown News-Standard.
Wanamaker has a bad case of sore
head, which leads him straight into the
Democratic camp. And wheu a for
mer Republican in his grievance goes
m far as to exchange Ro-e Quay for
Boss Gufley, hfe head must be very
tore indeed.
J
Th jse who opp Me the re-election of
Seaator Quay have an undoubted right
to do so. If they oppose him as Re
publicans, they should oppose him
with another Republican candidate for
the Senate. TLey are not doing this.
No other Republican is announced as
a candidate against him. If bis oppo
nents have an opposing candidate, they
have not announced him a4 such, that
the people may choose between them.
When they declare their opposition to
Quay, to ak who their candidate is, is
a perfectly far question. If they have
no opposing liepublican candidate,
tbey can have no way of defeating
him except with a Democrat
Amovq that portion of Mr. Wana
maker's speech in Houesdale which
was omitted from the published report
was the eminently truthful statement
that "The legislature of 1ST,7 was no
worse than preceding Legislatures,"
sy the Honesdale Citizen. Nobody
kuows this better than Mr. Wanama
ker. He has been on the inMe of po
litical afiairg in this State fi r a doten
years or more. During this time
be
lias been well acquainted with
tbe
shortcomings of Legislature and pub
lic omciats, and familiar with tbe in
I inky of boas rule. He has been an ef
fective fellow-worker with Qiay, and
practically a wheel in the Quay ma
chtrw. He has placed more mouey iu
Q lay's hands, for politici! uses, than
any other ten men have done. i'or his
services as a coadjutor of Q uy he was
ta KS3 rewarded with a cabinet office.
In he anticipated the further
re-
ward of a seat in the IT. a S-nab
Lo
1 complications in Philadelphia de
feated his ambition in this direction.
Tuen, for tha first time, he realized the
evil done by the Q uy machine. Never
before had be lifted up his voice agaiust
it. Now he complains of the machi
in e
enly because it has rati over him.
He
saw nothing wrong abwit it when
he
txpcte it to airtf him into the Senate,
-s""W r
The arrest of Senator Quay on a
charge of using the funds of the State
f.r purposes not warranted by the Coc
stitution, made, as it as, in the last
month preceding the close of an im
portant jiolitieal campaign, in which
tbe eneniks of the Senator throughout
the State attempt to make him the sole
issue before the people, will probably
impress the citizens of "the State at
large as a very poor pieee of political
acting. Such maneuvers have rarely
ha J any important bearing on th res
alt of a oampaigu. There Is a general
liking of fair play -which characterizes
the population, which serve to render
Fuch carefully planned whemes abor
tive and reactionary. That State funds
were on deposit ia the defunct People's
Bank of Philadelphia was well known.
The fact that the Senator was a bor
rower from this bank does not by any
means stamp him as a violator of tbe
laws of the State. The receivjr of the
broken bank himself testifies that all
sucu loans have been repaid, and he
himself has paid to the State the money
belonging to it. The opponents of Sen
ator Quay have apparently in this in
stance overreached themselves most
signally. As affecting the politics of
the State the scheme is equally futile to
do barm to the Republican standard-
bearera.
Ta Sight Kaa ia the Eight Pile.
American KxmomisL
Tbe people of tbe Twentieth Pennsyl
vania district ara to be congratulated
upon the proopect of being represented
in the Fifty-sixth Congress by so excel
lent a citizen and bo staunch a Protec
tionist as Hon. Joseph E. Thropp
Second Vice-President of the American
Protective Tariff Leagua. In AU case
the prospect amounts to a ce-tainity, as
Mr. Tbropp is tbe regular Republican
nominee in a district with a norma! Re
publ'can plurality above 10,000. lie is a
fine type of the succswful Americtn bus
iness man brainy, bright, vigorous in
mind and body, of sterling integrity and
high character, the man of all others bt
-quipped to ellieiently represent the large
industrial population and tbe important
business iuiere.sU of tbe Twentieth Penn
sylvania dihtriet. For years past Mr.
Thropp has been a eealous and unselfbo
friend of the best iuierests of the work
people of his section, and his election to
Congress by a flattering mtjority may be
safely counted upon. It will t a notable
instance i f tbe tiht man in the right
place.
QUITS DENIAL.
Th Charges art Absolutely Tali and
Without Foundation.
Senator Quay, in response to an inquiry
for a statement, spokeas follows : "I think
that no one who was present at the tear
ing entertains any doubt as to the truth
fulness of tbe charge boldly made by my
counsel that this proceeding was instiga
ted by political enemies of mine who hide
behind tbe District Attorney and w ill n t
permit bim to reveal their name, and
that their sole purpose was to manufat
ture campaign literature by false charges
that could not tie met and auswered ex
cept on a trial in court.
"Of course everybody knows that on
such a hearing I could not be permitted
to make any defense or show the falsity
of the charges, and my courmel advised
me it would be wore than useless to at
tempt to do so at this time and in such
proceedings. But you may be sure that
I have instructed tbent to force this case
to a r-peedy trial in a court where both
sides can be beard, aud after that to ex
pose aud legally punish to tbe utmost th
instigators of this proceeding.
"My counsel assure me that not a scin
tilla of iegsl evidence wns offered tojas
tify the issue of a warrant or a binding
over.
"As to the charges themselves I have
simply this to say: They are absolutely
false and wholly without foundation. I
have always had an account with the
People's Hank, aud have frequently in
structed Mr. Hopkins to have brokers
buy for me stocks which I thought were
likely to rise in value, but tbey were al
ways bought with my own money or up
on my own credit, aud upon thoroughly
good collateral, and the People's Bank
ws always a-nply protected for any loans
I obtained from it.
"Not a single share of stock was ever
bought for me, either directly or indirect
ly, with public money, and my letters
which were offered in evidence them
selves clearly show this. Nor did I ever
have the use or benefit, either directly or
indirectly, to the extent of one penny of
any of tbe State's money on deposit in
the People's Bank. Xor did I ever ob
tain from tbe bank tbe loan of a single
dollar because of the deposit with it of
State moneys. Xor do I owe the People's
Bank a single penny, fur every dollar I
ever borrowed from it was promptly paid
by me at maturity.
"As to my son's transaction, which was
a peaecUy legitimate transaction, I had
nothing whatever to do with it, except
that, having full confidence in his ability
to pay the loan at maturity, I endorsed
his papers, and it was fully paid at matu
rity. "If tbe president of the bank wanted
an assurance from the State Treasurer
that be would increase or would not de
crease tbe line of deposits, it seems to be
a very uatural course, as be himself was
one of the Treisurer's bondsmen, and
was, as everybody knows, most amply
responsible financially, but I bad abso
lutely fl'Hhing to do with it, and bad no
knowledge of it, and my tton certainly
did no wrong in borrowing mouey be
longing to the People's I&nk upon notes
secured by collateral, which notes with
interest have all been fully paid."
Opinion of aa Eminent Jnritt.
Ballot reform in New York was neces
sary, says an eminent jurist, leciuse
mere politicians by trade who had no in
terest in government or politics excf pt to
enrich themselves sought perpetual con
trol. There are other excellent reforms
besides that of the ballot. Conspicuous
among them is tbe reform, promptly and
thoroughly effected, in a disordered phys
ical system by Hosteller's Stomach Bit
ters, which counteracts tendencies to se
rious disease bred by a deficiency of vital
stamina, irregularity of the bowels, stom
ach, liver or kidneys, and inquietude of
the nerves. Thia sterling medicine, which
has for near half a century won because
it deserves popular favor, ia commended
by physicians of eminence who accord it
their approval, not only for its excellent
qualities in a remedial capacity, but also
f.r its serviceable properties aa a medic
inal stimulant. It soothes and strength
ens the nerves, and is Tar preferable to tbe
b.ady, unmedicated stimuli of commerce.
A Divoreod Kn'i Freak.
Baltimore, Md., Oct 5, The novel
s;gbtofa divorced husband acting a
bt man to the groom at bis former
wife second marriage was presented in
East Baltimore to-night. Two weeks
ago Mr. Minnie Ostertag, a pretty young
woman, was divorced from Alhort Os
tertag, a restauranteur. Last night she
married John Einniert. Mrs. Otertug
was ureased in white satin, and her for
mer husband looked even happier than
the groom in bis new dress suit.
When the orchestra started the wel
ding march two little girls lea the pro
cession into tbe parlor. Then came the
divorced man bearing a monster wedding
cake. Hi- former wife and the new
husband elect followed.' After thecere
mouy Ostertag kissed hia ex-wife, con
gratulated her new husband and cat nn
the left of the brideat tbe weddins-sim
per. A few days ago Oolertag deeded o
bis divorced wife a part of his property.
The American forces now oocanv nina- '
tenths of the island of Porto Rico and it
is claimed that tbe eutire Wand will li
under control of the L'uited StaUM by
oeooer loth.
I I
STARTLING.
ALLEGATIONS
Senator Penrose Charges
a Great Political
Conspiracy.
IEE KOIE OS COLOSEL M.
Sharp Comment on District Attor
ney Graiam, Jolm Wanaiaaker
and Judga Gordon Their Polit
ical Disappointments Barter
ing the Governorship of Pennsyl
vania to the Democracy For the
United States Senatorship.
United States Senator Boles Penrose,
on his return from a recent speech
making trip in the state, gave cut a
fctatemtnt bearing upon John Wana
rnakers comment on his speech de
livered at Huntingdon, and made some
erlous allegations, affecting the loy
alty of the ex-postmaster reneral to
the Republican party. This ia what
Senator Penrose said:
"I shall take occasion to speak more
explicitly later on as to Mr. Wana
amaker's denial of the charyes made by
me in my Huntingdon speech. It
seems to me. however, that any one
reading the statements given to the
public by Mr. Wanamaker and his
political manager, E. A. Van Valken
berg, and familiar with the proceedings
In the courts of Schuylkill and North
ampton counties, will not accept as
conclusive these unsupported and
evasive denials of the grave charges
made of the attempt to purchase a
United States senatorship for J250.000.
I have every reason to believe that the
people of Pennsylvania are beginning
to realize the true character of the
campaign that is being waged against
the Republican party and its Uaders
in this state and to appreciate the sel
fish interests that prompt the attacks.
AS TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
"Developments of the last few days,
in which the machinery of the dis
trict attorney's office at Philadelphia
is made to do duty for political pur
poses, have furnished the best evidence
of the desperation of the opposition.
"That this proceeding against Sen
ator Quay before Magistrate Jermon is
the result of a conspiracy on the part
of certain of his enemies who have
grievances, or fancy they have, there
can be no reasonable doubt In the mind
of any fair minded man, and fortunately
most men are fair minded. The warrant
in this case was swam out by a man
employed In the office of District At
torney Graham. Though requested to
do so at the preliminary hearing, the
latter declined to put "his nn upon
the stand, though the constitution ac
cords to every man the right to have
his accuser brought face to face with
him. The ease was tried before a mag
istrate who, for many years prior to
his appointment as magistrate, was a
ckrk in District Attorney Graham's
office. It was the laHer's special as
sistant, Thomas W. Barlow, who was
the receiver of the People's bank '.he
institution involved in the case aid
he it was who was the principal w itne.is
for his chief, the district attorney. Cn
the' surface of things it seems to be a
case where the district attorney and
his assistants were very much in evi
dence, to the exclusion of anybody and
everybody else.
"Why this extraordinary activity on
the part of District Attorney Graham
at this particular time, with an election
only a few days off? For years Mr.
Graham has been an aspirant for a
higher office than that now held by
him. Not long ago he did not hesitate
to say that he wanted one of three
things the mayoralty, the governor
ship or a place on the supreme bench.
For the latter office he became an ac
tive candidate, and urgently sought
Senator Quay's support. But, for
reasons of his own. Senator Quay de
clined to aid him, and another Phila
delphian secured the nomination. Of
course, the public have not forgotten
nor are they likely, to soon the re
cent spectacular collapse of Mr. Gra
ham's candidacy Tor a renomlnatlon.
His withdrawal from the field was, of
course, largely due to the remarkable
demonstration on the part of the news
papers of Philadelphia.
"Mr. Gcaham's contribution to the
political literature of the day, his fa
mous midnight letter proclaiming his
candidacy to succeed himself, speaks
for itself. It reads:
'Office of the District Attorney, Phil
adelphia, Sept, 12. 1S8:
" 'It was my intention to have retired
at the end of my present term from
the office of district attorney, hot cir
cumstances have arisen which make
It impossible for me to do so. I am pre
pared to meet every emergency that
may arise. With full confidence in my
position and faith In Almighty God. I
announce my candidacy and appeal to
the people, to whom alone I owe al
legiance, and whom alone I have serv
ed with unswerving fidelity. I stand
on my official record. I submit to the
importunities and persuasions of
friends. I am like our soldiers at El
Caney. I know how to fight, but doJ
net know how to retreat. My name will
go before the .convention of the Re
publican party for nomination as a can
didate to succeed myself.
" 'GEORGE S. GRAHAM."
"I shall make no comment on this,
further than to recall the universal
opinion as to this letter expressed in
the public meeting places and in the
homes of Philadelphia, and to refer to
-.he action of the Business Men's
League in the adoption of the following
resolutions:
" "Whereas, George S. Graham, In de
fiance of the moral sentiment of the
community, and in a letter using ex
pressions which, in our judgment, fall
but slightly short of being blasphe
mous, haa announced his candidacy
for another term as district attorney
for the county of Philadelphia; and
" "Whereas, His forgetfulnesss of the
canons of conduct in private life has
forfeited the confidence of his fellow
citizens and unfits him to be continued
aa public prosecutor of this county;
therefore, be it
" ' Resolved, That the executive com
mittee of the Philadelphia branch of
the Busmess Men's League of the state
f Pennsylvania hereby earnestly and
publicly, denounces the candidacy of
George S. Graham for the office of dis
trict attorney, and pledges Itself to use
every honorable means to defeat bis
nomination: and be it further
" "Resolved. That this league urges
upon the Republican organizations of
the city of Philadelphia to defeat the
nomination of Mr. Graham and to
name a candidate who will bring suc
cess to the ticket. Instead of certain
disaster.'
'The newspapers, however, had re
peatedly published the fact that Sen
ator Quay had been opposed to the
renomlnatlon of Mr. Graham, and,
whether rightly or wrongly, it is only
fair to assume that this opposition
rankled in the district attorney's breast,
and, finding an oportunfty to strike
back before the rapidly approaching
close of his term, he had seised it: and.
again, it is no doubt pleasing and
profitable to oblige a rich and powerful
patron.
"So much for the district attorney
and his office.
WANAMAKER AND DEMOCRACY.
"The other gentlemen back of this
prosecution are also well known citi
zens of Philadelphia, and their mo
tives are equally well defined. Who
they are, the intelligent reader can
come to an easy conclusion by con
sideration of the following facts:
"It is a notorious fact that John
Wanamaker ia extremely anxious to go
to the United States senate. That is .
the consuming ambition of his life. I
This fact cannot be successfully dis
guised. He used his high office of post
master general to land him tn the sen
ate in USL He tried It again in 1S9S.
He made a desperate effort in thin di
rection in 1S7. Should the public de
sire to know something of the methods
employed by him. I refwr t:
nOTh delivered at Huntingdon last
Tuesday; also to the records of the
criminal court of SchuylkiU and North
ampton counties.
"Mr. Wanamaker's ambition for th
senatorship ha Invariably been op
posed by Senator Quay, and he ha al
ways failed. Having concluded that
it was Impossible to enter tbe United
States senate through RepubUcan
caucus, he made a bid for Democratic
support, and succeeded. He had re
peated conferences with prominent
Democrats, both In Philadelphia and
New York.
"The result of all these negotiations
waa that Jndge James Jay Gordon was
to be the Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, and Mr. Wanamaker was to give
him his support. As a consideration
for every bargain is presumed in law
and is espeoatly characteristic of the
gentlemen involved, the conclusion
among many persons would naturally
be that In return Judge Gordon was to
support Mr. Wanamaker for the Uni
ted States senate, and throw to him the
entire Democratic vote in the legisla
ture. To carry this out it was necessary
to "smash Quay.' Early in the pro
ceeding they thought they saw an op
portunity to carry out their purpose.
"Last March the People" bank of this
city went - into voluntary liquidation.
This w as tbe Institution In which tbe
state treasury had had, for a great
many years, a large deposit. Moreover,
at this bank Senator Quay transacted
the greater part of his private business.
Upon the morning of the failure Judge
Gordon appeared at the bank and as
sumed the role of an officious adviser,
which occasioned much comment at
the time, because he was not an at
torney, but a Judge of a court of Penn
sylvania, before which some action
might be taken in the future in refer
ence to the closing of the bank. For
several days he spent much time at
the bank. No surprise was manifested
when the announcement was made that
Thomas W. Barlow had been appointed
receiver of the bank. I am Informed
through a person who was at the time
emnloyed in the bank that Judge Gor
don was present when the private
drawer of Cashier Hopkins was opened.
"Among the documents found were
those produced at Wednesday's hear
ing. But, in order that no chances
might be taken, they were removed
from the bank and photographed, and
as this step is unusual in such trans
actions, the conclusion is that It was
done for political purposes. This was
In March. It should be remembered,
seven months ago. Not a move was
made until this week, a few days prior
to an Important election, in which Sen
ator Quay's return to the United States
senate is involved. If the prosecution
had been inaugurated one week earlier
It could have been returned to the Oc
tober term of court, but that would
not have suited the purposes of those
back of the case, for in that event the
matter would have been disposed of
before election, and disposed of in a
way not to their liking. From the
point of view of the scheming politi
cians In the background their action
was well timed; provided, of course,
the public was simple minded enough
to accept their ex-parte statements as
facts. That Is a matter for the pnsllc
themselves to determine.
GORDON AND THE GOVERNOR
SHIP. "But I have anticipated somewhat
The Wanamaker-Gordon deal met with
one serious mishap, namely, the failure
of Judge Gordon to receive the Demo
cratic nomination at the Altoona con
vention. Though supposed to be on
the slate up to two weeks prior to the
state convention, practically without
opposition, he was suddenly dropped
by the Democratic leaders as an avail
able candidate, and Mr. Jenks was
named instead. This totally unexpect
ed bludgeon blow was at the time at
tributed by Judge Gordon's henchmen
and organs to the influence of Senator
Quay, exerted throngh certain Demo
cratic leaders.
"The recital of these facts is sufficient
to convince any reasonable person why
the parties interested should show their
malice against Senator Quay in a con
temptible prostitution of that criminal
arm of the law temporarily under their
eontrol.
"I do not hesitate to predict that the
boomerang thrown by these malignant,
and desperate political intriguers at
Senator Quay will return to them with
terrific force at the polls on the 8th
of November.
In the Coming Election in the Key
stone State.
flE MUST HAVE SUPPORT.
Pennsylvania at next month's elec
tion must elect a legislature which
will name a United States senator to
succeed Colonel M. S. Quay. There are
also 28 district representatives to con
gress, and two from the state at large,
who wiil deal with questions as im
portant as any that ever received the
attention of the national congress.
The next congress must act upon the
question of the tariff and internal reve
nues. Our new poftaesgions will disturb
our tariff revenues. A large portion of
the Increased receipts from the war
revenue "bill will become unnecessary.
These matters must all be revised, and
this can only be safely done by the
Republican party.
The Teller resolution declared that
all our national obligations, both bonds
and greenbacks, were payable in "silver
dollars. Its avowed purpose was to
make depreciated 16 toj silver dollars
legal tender in discharge for national
( ligations, and to pave - the way
for unlimited coinage of these dollars.
This resolution passed the senate by a
large majority, and was defeated In
the house by the Republicans.
STAND BY M'KINLEY.
It rests with Pennsylvania Repub
licans to say whether they shall follow
the Wanamaker malcontents, and, by
aiding In the fusion deals of bolting
Republicans, ambitious Democrats and
Prohibitionists, contribute to the suc
cess of the Democracy, or stand by the
regular Republican nominees that rep
resent the party of President McKinley,
patriotism and prosperity.
President McKinley expects every
Republican to stand by him in the
present crisis. The great problems that
have grown out of the war have yet
to be settled.
The president knew at the beginning,
as the country now knows, how unpre
pared we, were for. war. We had a
navy which any nation might envy. We
had only the skeleton of an army. To
propvrly equip and organize an army
of 300.000 men and place them In the
field within 90 days fras a tremendous
undertaking.
New questions have grown out of tbe
war. New territory has been acquired.
What shall be done with It? Shall we
adopt a colonial policy What shall
it be? Whatever is done with these
islands we must lift up their semi
barbarous people toward the level cf
American citizenship.
-Shall we trust their settlement to
those who two years ago were mak
ing a crusade against law and order,
against American credit and appealing
to the lowest motives of the citizen;
or shall we stand by the administration
and give to President McKinley at the
national capital a senate and a house
of representatives who will aid him in
f very patriotic endeavor to carry sound
systems of government into those Isl
ands of the sea?
THE ISSUE IN EVERY DISTRICT.
The question before the people la
simply this: "Is William McKinley to
stand alone at one end of the avenue
with a hostiie bouse and hostile senate
at the other, or are we to stay up the
Arms of that brave, gallant, wise, pa
triotic president, and give him at tbe
sther end of the avenue not onlv a
houie of representatives, but a senate
that will help to solve these problems?"
In ev?ry legislative d. strict in the
Keystone state where the United States
euatorshlp Is involved, and In every
congressional district. Republicans
must stand by their party nominees at
the November election.
They owe this to themselves, they
awe it to ?aelr party, they owe it to
ibeir country.
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De-wey Americanizing the Philippines.
Wherever Battle Ax goes it pacifies and satisfies
everybody and there are more men chewing
Battier
PLUG
to-day than any other chewing tobacco ever made.
The popularity of Battle Ax is both national
and international. You tind it in Europe : you
find it in Maine: you find it in India, and you'll
find it in Spain (very soon).
Our soldiers and sailors have already taken it to
Cuba and the Philippines ! Are you chewing it ?
Remember the name
when you buy again.
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STALWA W LINE.
Eepuhlican Editors of Pennsylvania
Denounce Guerilla Tactics.
THE ATTACK OH SE2TAT0E QUAY.
Generally Reearded as a Political
Campaign Move and That It
Falls of Its Purpose,
t
An index of the sentiment of the Re
publican voters of Pennsylvania on the
latest move against Senator Quay by
bis political opponents Is given in the
free expressions of editors of repre
sentative Republican newspapers of the
state.
Here is what a few of them say:
The move has all the ear marks of a
last card play by Senator Quay's ene
mies, as it will in all probability be
shown to be when the facts are brought
out. Meadville Tribune. I
It is a trick that has been played
time and time again, and Instead of
having any effect upon the voters, it
generally acts, as Senator Magee re- I
marks, as a boomerang. Wllkesbarre
Times. j
Senator Quay Is anxious to face his
accusers in court and failure on their
part to meet him there will be accepted
as a confession of the weakness of
their charges and the insincerity of
their motives. Towanda Journal. j
Senator Quay will not allow the case
to rest unpushed and the charges un
investigated. And whatever comes of ,
it will be pretty likely to redound to
bis own side and make his position
with the people more impregnable
than ever. Reading Review'. j
One fact appears plain, and that is
that no loss occurred to the bank on
account of the loans made to the Quays.
It is asserted, and the evidence bears
out the statement, that all the loans
made were duly secured by collateral.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. '
Until he and his fellow defendants
have had an opportunity to reply to th
charge against them and to refute tbe
evidence offered by the prosecution,
those who want to be fair will avoid
jumping at the conclusion that the pre
liminary testimony is unanswerable.
Altoona Evening Gazette. j
The animus of the whole proceeding
is clearly political in its nature. Upon
its face It is an attempt to make polit
ical capital by the enemies of the Re
publican party, in the hope of injuring
the political fortunes of Senator Quay
and bringing about the defeat of the
Republican ticket. It will accomplish
neither of these results. Titusville Her
ald. Senator Quay's enemies are proving
their desperation by resorting to his ar
rest on a trumped up charge of con
spiracy. No man of sound sense be
lieves the allegation. It is a political
move on the part of the senator's ene
mies, and is a part of the conspiracy ,
entered Into to bring about his political
downfall, but it is too thinly veiled to
be effective. Shamokin Herald. - - j
To hound parties in such a manner
merely from the fact that they are dis
tinguished in public affairs and at the
head of a great faction of a political
party Is deplorable and unwise aud
fails of Us object. Even the senti
ment of the anti-Quayites would not
be in sympathy of such a movement
even though some of their leaders were
pushing the suits. Ephrata News.
This year the honest people of the
state are fully alive to tbe situation.
They will vote for William A. Stone,
who has been abused and vilified with
out stint by the men who pose as hon
est men, and whose records are not
without stain. Republicans, take no
stock in these I-am-holier-than-thou
people. They are not sincere. Harris
burg Telegraph.
The arrest of Senator Quay, his son
Richard Quay and ex-State Treasurer
Benjamin Haywood on a charge of con
spiring with John S. Hopkins, deceased,
late cashier of the now defunct Peo
ple's bank, of Philadelphia, to use pub
lic money of Pennsylvania. looks to
most people like a bungling piece of
political work that will prove a boom
erang to the people who planned It.
Ebensburg Herald.
The people of Pennsylvania are.
above all things else, fair and just, and
tbey can be trusted to see through the
sinister motives animating the small
coterie of disgruntled, defeated poli
ticians who are responsible for this
sensational resort to the courts In
due time there will be a complete ex
position of the true inwardness of this
latest act in the drama cf character as
sassination. Tlonesta Republican.
But should this prosecution turn out
to be a part of a genera! conspiracy
to blacken 'Senator Quay's character
for political buncombe, then those who
are pursuing him with such spiteful
malignancy, and who are resorting to
such contemptible methods to accomp
lish their purposes, should bear the
odium which belongs to such conduct.
If there is anything woree than a dis
regard of the laws of tbe land, it is an
attempt to use those laws for Ignoble
purposes, such as private revenge or
polltcal buncombe, Punxsutawney
Spirit.
There Is a purpose for this, of course,
w hich is neither to seek the ends of jus
tice nor restore to the public anything
that has been lost. We do not say this
because of any disposition to defend
Fenator Quay or any other poll idan In
wrong doing, but because the motive
is always apparent when a cbargt
against a man in office is kept on tbe
rhelf until such time aa It Is believed to
be of political service to opposing par
ties. If a wrong has been commit
ted it should be brought to light at
once by parties having knowledge of
K. Dubois Courier.
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It ia evident that the Institution of
the suit against Senator Quay and
others was actuated by political mo
tives, rather than through an bonast
desire to protect the interests of the
commonwealth. The evidence on this
point Is too clear for reasonable doubt.
If there were no evidence of this the
fact that the institution of the suit was
postponed until a month before the
election, when the books and papers
on which it is based were accessible to
the parties instituting the proceedings
months before, more than Justifies this
Inference, Lancaster New Era,
THE FACTS IN THE CASE
What the Editor of the Philadelphia
Inquirer Says of Assistant
Democratic Papers.
"One of the assistant Democratic
papers which have Joined in the scan
dalous campaign conducted by the op
ponents of the Republican party in
Pennsylvania," declares the editor of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, "says of ex
State Treasurer Haywood that he had
mortgaged $000,000 of the state money
as security for R. R. Quay's debt. No
doubt he or his predecessors had locked
up other sums. The state balance was
a fiction. The money of the people was
being used by politicians for their own
profit while the milked treasury was
bankrupt and a too complaisant treas
urer risked a term In the penitentiary
in order that he might serve some poli
ticians by placing the public funds at
their disposal.
"This is a fair sample of the outra
geous misrepresentation that the anti
Republican movement has been spread
ing broadcast. There Is not one word In
all the evidence submitted by tbe ss-ndi
cate of prosecutors and persecutors to
bear out such charges. R. R. Quay bor
rowed $100,000 for a railway company
with which he was connected, a com
pany which gave ample securities, and
the loan was redeemed. The letters and
telegrams of Senator Quay to the Peo
pie's bank cashier showed that the sen
tor was dealing in stocks through an old
friend, and that he used his own money.
The statement that "the money of the
people was being used by politicians' Is
one of those reckless charges that have
no foundation beyond an enlarged and
vituperative Imagination. Public funds
became general funds the moment they
were banked, and DU:rict Attorney Gra
ham undertook to prove not long ago
and did so to his own satisfaction that
the money In the People's bank was lost
through another financial Institution.
The state treasury was never bankrupt,
and since the foundation of the Repub
lican party not one penny has ever been
lost. Every dollar deposited In the Peo
ple's bank has been returned to tbe
state. The only obligation of Senator
Quay to the bank at the time of failure
was a loan of $15,000, a loan which he
promptly met. and not so large a loan,
by the way. as one granted, according
to reports, to one of the Philadelphia
Judges."
This statement of Senator Quay
relative to his arrest - in connec
tion with the People's bank carries
with It conviction of sincerity. Prose
cutions of this kind are not brought,
as a rule, for any other than political
purposes. If there was real ground for
this prosecution it would doubtless
have been instituted long ago. Eastoa
Free Press.
LOOK OUT FOR FUN.
Lieutenant Governor Lyon Says a
Surprise Is Coming.
Lieutenant Governor Walter Lyon
on arriving home in Pittsburg from
Philadelphia, where he had been in at
tendance at the bearing of the political
charges brought by "influential citi
zens" against Senator Quay, R. R.
Quay and Charles H. McKee, spoke
very emphatically:
"There is not the slightest criminal
grounds for these charges," said Lieu
tenant Governor Lyon, ""and that is
self evident from the manner of en
tering the prosecutions.
"They were simply brought for po
litical effect, but the purpose of the
Instigators will miscarry. Had there
been any grounds for these charges
such would have been entered at a
time that would permit of a speedy
trial, but Instead of this thev have
been brought Just on the eve of elec
tion, when no adequate redress may
be had for the accused. If It was not
done for political effect, why did they
hold off until after the first Monday
tn October?
"Senator Quay always maintained
a personal account wi;h the bank, and
nil his transactions were erfectly reg
ular, and net a cent of sta'e money
was ever aflTcVed."
Lieutenant Ct virnjr Lyon a'!o stated
1ha: 'be pec pie behind th p use, utiniu
i l t,et a i:; pii-e in fe v t"
Tbe Germai a bave com down ort tbeir
bigb horse and are now said to look more
'avorably on tbe United Statea annexing
thw Philipoines.
THE
PATENT VARIABLE l-klCTION FEED
woma in tn World.
Saw Mill & Engine
Rtcwrtd tilt Ittdc oa4 HigtmtM ward
at tbt World" Columbian Eipetition.
Wmmlfi t Simni. Mil Mtebtoefj
Md kudirt AxneaUoral bairata rW tUmt Uuai
Ml at I i -mow. nrmt tm lwwuwad Vi-i-tn,
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Farmers
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MONEY
For Your
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you to inqnire what we are paying
for produce before selling.
Bring Us Your
Potatoes,
Wheat,
Ohts,
Buckwheat,
Baled Hay
and Straw.
We pay the highest prices the
market will bear oa the day of
delivery.
Our Terms are Cash
On delivery, or GOODS in
TRADE at lowest cash- prices.
We are always ia the market
for country produce andean always
give you anything you want ia our
line aud at lowest prices, aa we
carry the largest stock of
Groceries,
Flour, Grain and
Feed
ia the county, together with a full
line of
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Cook&
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CAR LOADS
Vehicles
of every description arriving at the
REPOSITORIES,
PATRIOT STREET.
Every one
IS LOOKING
For the best possible value for
their money. I claim to be able
to show you where to go for thej
best value at. the smallest cost in
Carriages, Thaetons, Cuggiespring
Wagons, Road Wagons, Farm Wag
ons, Harness, Horse Goods and
Sundries of every description,
don't deal invhardware, dry goods
or groceries, but I do claim to car
ry the largest and finest stock of
Vehicles and Carriage Sundries in
this part of the county up-to-date
goods, Long Distance Axle
and the Bradley shaft couplii g
I Know What I Buy.
I Guarantee What I Sell.
Come and judge for yourself and
get Prices and Terms.
PRICES :
Carriages, $47.50 1o $175.03
Phaetons, 42.50 to 150.00
Buggies, 29.00 to 85.00
Spring Wagons, 34.00 to 110.00
Road Wagons, 23.50 to 40.00
Bicycles, 24.00 to 45 00
Two-Horse Farm Wagons, 52.50
Two-Horse Farm Wagons, 60.00
(4-inch tira.)
One-Korse Wagons, 29.00
Open day and night at the great
Sale and Exchange Place.
E. L.Simpson,
SOMERSET, PA.
83.00 PF.H DAT lit
br AcenU imtte or lentalrV. aelllii amvmlr
fU.W!re with r'!d hand and ennruTed wlili
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Somerset, Pa.
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J Chewing Gum and Lime Tablets. Fine Confections of elegant iual-
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the U. 8. Rates moderate.
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We want
Every Woman
who reads this to send for
samples all wool neat dark broken
check and novelty mixed Dress
Goods 40 inches wide 25c yard
a dozen styles see if you can
match this, style, width, qualitj', un
der forty cents a yard best medi
um priced, good, useful Dress Goods
we've ever offered.
Choice Silks
and Dress Goods
a feature at prices that
will interest your pocketbook.
Iarge assortments prob
ably the largest shown. 15,000
square feet of floor space taken up
with retail i-ilk and Dress Goods
departments alone. Determined to
do greater business than ever be
fore by making it pay you to buy
here. In your own interest, let
goods and prices prove it. See
what fine dressy Dress Goods
" 65 and 85c yard
will buy 200 styles.
Large lines choice Dress Goods,
35c, 50c, $1.00 to finest imported
fancies.
Handsome Broche Silks nobby
al-t styles 50 and G5c yard.
Royal assortments rich novelty
silks 75c and $1.00 that will show
saving, for a waist or gown, of. im
portance. Samples cost you nothing.
Hundred styles ladies' uew Jack
ets. $5.00 to $125.00.
Ten different styles at $12.50
black, colors and tan and sat
in lined. Style, cut and fiiii.-h the
equal of any tifteeq dollar coats.
BOGGS & BUHL,
DCPARTMIMT 4X"
Allegheny, Pa.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE.
By rtrtuof an order of the Orphan Court
w uicuunitu, i win expose io public Mle 03
T1IURSDA r, OCT. 27, IMS,
mt I o'clock p. ni., oo the pretnim, tb 161-
Utvlr."
TJeal Estate,
taU th prupmy of Jaiae O. alcheaoo, dsj;
A ruln tract t lai t i-nnte In Black
towmlnp. NmiutvI omiKv- l'j . u.li.
lands or Krtdenrk Altnullt-r Jolm 1 Bakr
K. A. Khoemaarr. Acnie irii and Abe
Miormukrr. cootalriiiit; I'M arrra. morv or
leiw, h Ik hi I Ci Mrrvs elmr. A our and a half
lory nounr ana Dew tmrn on th prvfntw
aUo an orrlmitt of rhutc frail and rood
water. A uexirable farm.
Tormc-C'h- But 'rdiflVn-nt trm i
ICIIIIO dinml and are agreeable lo lit
-r-iiun, uify mo w riutngfO on da of naltr.
10 wr cent, ol the pun luue money to be Daid
down.
H RAM M. WA Bl.E.
Adm'rof Janm O. AtcncaoD, dee d.
Aialaisiatar'i Sola
OrVALCABLB
Real Estate !
Br virtue of an ordr of aale lanxl n,t t
thrOrphauV irt o( Moiuerwt county,
and to ua directed, there wilt bo exposed ?o
mieon the pmnin In Ktonyereek township,
(Somerset county, 1"U oa
Thursday, November 4. '98,
At I o'clock P. VL,
aU the fiill.iwlne dee-ilwt real entate, late
the property of .-.iiuuri I.tmuert, doe'd, vl :
All that certain traot of 1 md situate In !,.
nyrreek townxhtn, Hor-r-t couoit. Pa. ad
.Mnlne lHO.1t of JcifVuh UnVn hetra. An,
riah Miner, luvld Mauller aud Jouh Hor
e. iialnln twelve (I Ji acres and - hnn
dred and sixteen (11) prho, having thereon
creeled a good Iwoxiory frame uweiuog
houe. frame burn and ulur i .
irood never-failing spring and or. luirvl oi
choice fruit,.,
Terms :
Ten per cent, of the pure haao mmey t, be
Kid when me prop r y U knocked down;
liiin-e ou Co ihruialio;! of a. 1 0111 U te i err
' deed
E. M. HMI'RT,
JOil M r.AMHKICT.
F. W. Bies-rker. A imiui tr -lo.-a.
Attorney.
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new Process Blue Flame Oj
wick or wickles3, burns com- I
oil, cheaper than coal. One,
two or three burner. See them ia Cp. j
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f9999 tMH
Gibbs Imperial Plow,
Made at Canton, Ohio, tbe lestp'u
on earth, can now be keen at I. B.
Holaoi bauiu'H Hardware Sinn!
Light to handle and very dunlii
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SEE OUR.
Cisc Harrows.
Steel Bar Lever
Spike Tooth Harrows.
Steel Bar Lever
Spring Tooth Harrow With Wheei J
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Old Style f
Wood Frame Harrows,
plated front and under frame witli wk-.
era to protect bolt h-8tl f
Steel Bar Lever
Corn and Garden Cultivators,
five, seven aud nine shovels, itb ti
ers and weeden.
T Bar Steel Pulverizer Land Roller .
Corn Planters.
with fertilizing" attacbtueoL ' ,
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Champion Hay Rakes. I
Farmers' Favorite Grain DrilL j
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McCormick's Mowers and Binders.
Engines, Saw Mills and i
Threshers. I
Just Unloaded for Spring Trade. ;
1 Car Wire Nail5.
1 " Barbed and Smooth Wirt
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1 Imperial Plows. f
1 Harrows, I
1 " Kramer Wagons.
1 Spring Wagons.
S " Buggies and Carriage.
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SOMERSET, PA.
Get an Edncatloit
Tka baas vatat la lif. Bast BMtbtxl
CBTRAl STATE RCHMAL SCHuA
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Stroac faeaitr, Tsriod hom rj
bmxWb aiwCM ia Ubaretor, '
tarn, aaadawsa Mildia, bi Vutf
saurian lira. hMtipna """.liT
data la aJ.lio.fa to rwaal. rTT,r
kaarkSolf.id ia Mnac, .- M"'"'
Tiir. Hmnd 1t IUatrld ft'. av
1898
bur, pa.