8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established lS]i V PUBLISHED BT THE TELEGRAPH PRINTILFO OFC B. J. STACK POLE, Pres't and Tr«a«"R r. R. OYSTER. Secretary. GUS M. BTEINMETZ, Managing Edltofc) Published every evening (except Sua-! day), at the Telegraph Building, lit Federal Square. , Xastern Office. Fifth Avenue Building. New York City, Hasbrook, Story * Brooks. Western Office, 1S» West Madison street, Chicago, 111.. Allen * Ward. ■ ■ _ delivered by carriers M »#ix cents a Mailed to subscribers ■t 13.06 a year In advance. j Entered at the Post Office In Harrt#" burg as second class matter. 11 /flv Tb« Association of Amar- ( ' S if (Alii tcaa Advertisers has ox- / ULJIf amintd and certified la < I tha circulation of thu pab- < I I lication. The figures of circulation |l contained in tha Association's ra . I port only are guaranteed. i f i; Association of Americas Advertisers ; i 11 No. 2333 Whitehall BM|. R. T. CHj •norm dally average for (k« month si September, 1914 * 23,252 if W ' 1 Average for the year 1018—21.WT Average for the year 1913—21,171 Average for the year 1911—18*851 Average for the year 1910—17,498 TELEPHONES! Bell Private Branch Exchange No. 104t. United Business Office, JOJ, Editorial Room 585. Job Dept. I 0& SATURDAY KVKXIXG. OCT. 24 HORNER'S PREDICTION WHEN County Chairman Wil liam H. Horner predicts a Re publican victory in Dauphin county on November 3 we are inclined to believe he knows what he is talking about. Ir. the lirst place Mr. Horner's con clusions are in perfect accord with the observations of all of the campaigners who have been abroad in the county this Fall and agree with the con clusions of men of all parties when not "talking for publication." In the second place Mr. • Horner Is a quiet, serious-minded man who does not speak before he is sure of his ground, nor Is he given to overconfldence. He Is in closer touch with political con ditions in Dauphin county to-day than any other one man. He has visited every corner of the district and has talked with thousands of voters. He has found them in hearty accord with the party management in this county and the most active committeemen in the history of the party here are look ing after the precinct work. ' MT. Horner was elevated to the chairmanship by the votes of the com mitteemen because he was, in their Judgment, the best man for the place. His methods have not been spectacu lar. but they have been businesslike and effective. The committeemen know • that he represents them as they should be represented and he is justly popular with them. This has been one of the hig factors in drawing the Repub lican forces more closely together In this campaign than they have been for years. McCORMICK'S COMMISSIONERS SINCE the desperate candidate of the White House wing of the Democracy in Pennsylvania for Governor finds the conduct of the State Department of Highways unsat isfactory from Ills.viewpoint he might stop in his wild career of abuse long Enough to tell a patient people -why, when mayor of Harrlsburg, he had three different highway commissioners In the short period of three years. One of these quit in disgust, another re signed in a huff, and a tnird managed to see the thing through to the end. . If McCormick could not conduct a highway department in his home city without making three changes, the auestion naturally rises what he would 3o with a great department covering the entire Commonwealth. THE MIMMEIW ACTIVE ANNOUNCEMENT by the Mum mers' Association yesterday that it has already decided t upon the feature to head the big New Year's parade shows that a live-wire organization has the big event in hand. According to the plans under con sideration the year 19a5 will get a wel come such as never has been seen In this city. The old year is to be rung »ut and the new rung in by thousands Df people, who will gather around the municipal Christmas-tree on New Year's eve: a big electric clock will announce the exact minute of the old rear's passing; and the greatest fan tastic pageant ever seen In Harrls burg will commemorate New Year's Day. Every organization, lodge, band and Msoclatlon of men—and yes, women— ihould join with the Mummers In making the celebration noteworthy. In view of the fact that it will result in considerable publicity for Harrls burg, it might be wise for the Cham ner of Commerce to lend whatever aid may be required. DESPERATE OPPOSITION WHILE the series of questions put to Dr. Brumbaugh at La trobe were obviously silly they gave him an opportun ity to declare in the most straightfor ward manner his own attitude toward the matters and things which would Jontrol his actions when he becomes governor. There is desperation in »very move of the opposition and its tactics in these closing days of the campaign ore those of men who see Icfbat ahead and who are striving in t SATURDAY EVENING, HAIUUBBURG tSSBS® TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 24, 1914. every possible way to create distrust in the minds of the voters. Dr. Brumbaugh's remarkable cam paign has so impressed the State that it is no longer a question of whether he will be elected, but only how large will be his majority. He is talking directly to the people and that they have faith in him is shown by the tremendous outpourings and demon strations everywhere. It is creditable to the religious bodies of Pennsylvania that they haVe so promptly denounced the effort to drag them Into a partisan campaign in the interest of the Democratic candi date for Governor. Many preachers who were for a little while deceived by the specious appeals in McCormick's behalf Have declared their purpose to support Dr. Brumbaugh. It is certain that a large majority of the religious community in this State will refuse to be stampeded in the interest of any candidate through methods which are despicable and inconceivably- unfair. PLANNING FOR, HARRISBURG DURING his stay in the city this week Warren H. Manning, the distinguished landscape archi- tect who has had so much to do with the development of the city's park sys'tem, spent several hours with the City Planning Commission. Among the things discussed were the relief of the Market street subway at the Pennsylvania Railroad, provision for extension of main highways in the contiguous districts, proper terminal treatment for State street at Its junc tion with the Jenestown road, and other matters relating to the future growth of the city. Fortunately for Harrlsburg, the members of the City Planning Com mission are men possessed of great public spirit and undying devotion to the Interests of their community. Too often the important work of such bodies is overlooked by the general population and what they have dpne only comes to the surface when some important undertaking has been com pleted. Mr. Manning's co-operation with this commission will doubtless accom plish great things for the city, espe cially in mapping out future street lines and grades, and in this way pre vent difficulties which so often have been expensive and destructive of har mony in the logical development of new sections of the city. "Billy" Sunday is not the sort of man who hesitates to say what he thinks. His strong commendation of Dr. Brum baugh is a characteristic testimonial from the great evangelist. M. G. HIS OWN BOSS GEORGE: WHARTON PEPPER is one of the most eminent law yers of Pennsylvania, whose high character and intellectual quality give force and effect to any public statement from him. Mr. Pep per says in answer to the' petty in sinuation of Dr. Brumbaugh's oppo nent that the Republican candidate for Governor would be dominated by some boss or bosses— When he pledges himself to the cause of local option. I am sure that he means what he says. It ts doubtless true, as some of my friends tell me, that his adminis tration will be influenced and con trolled by a powerful man. I, how ever, differ from them as to his , identity. In my opinion, the power behind the pubernatorial throne will be none other than Martin G. Brumbaugh. That is precisely the view of every one familiar with the character and mental equipment of Dr. Brumbaugh. No one will control his actions except himself and it is Infamous in the pres ent campaign that insinuations and re flections have been made designed to Injure him In the eyes of his fellow men. But Mr.-*McCormick and his hench man have gone a step too far. In stead of helping the Democratic can didate his campaign of abuse has de stroyed any hope he might have had of success at the polls. REPUBLICAN MEETINGS A SIGNIFICANT straw in the po litical wind is the uniformly large attendance that has characterized the Republican meetings throughout Dauphin county during this campaign. Everywhere the speakers haye gone they have been greeted by large turn-outs of at tentive listeners. Most of these meet ings have bee,n held In the open air. At few of them has there been the at traction of music. The voters have come and applauded because, evident ly, they are Interested and approve. This is in sharp contrast with the labored efforts of the Democrats and' Washington party campaigners to attract crowds. Even band cortcerts have failed to bring out the voters and their speaking-campaigns have lagged woefully. FEWER LAWS R. MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH, D whose discussion of Pennsyl vania's needs has attracted widespread attention, has struck the nail squarely on the head in his proposition that as a people we are all too prone to accept the thought that all our civic, our political, our financial and our other" ills may be cured by legislation. The result Is that at every session of the Legislature we are overwhelmed with a mass of proposed legislation both wise and unwise—mostly the latter—and much of this is enacted Into law, and we are to-day a lawburdened people. For years thoughtful men have real ized that we are running too much to law and not enough to common sense In the attempt to improve conditions in Pennsylvania. Dr. Brumbaugh de clares that we want less laws and that we would be a happier people if many that are now upon the statute books were repealed and that those enacted at the Incoming session should have to do only with the vital interests of the people of this Commonwealth. He says these are few and simple in char acter, beneficent In their purpose and necessary for the good of the people. AN EVENING THOUGHT Language was given us that we might say pleasant things 16 each other.—Bovee. 1 EVENING CHAT I Pennsylvania is the only State in the Union with a State highway sys-j tem tixed by law, and its mileage is far and away in excess of that 'of any other system of State highways, ac cording to men connected with the State Highway Department who have been looking up the facts about high ways in other commonwealths. In practically every State the roads known as State highways do not be come such until they are taken over by the State authorities and recon structed. There is nothing in any other State that compares with the system of main highways in Pennsyl vania. In Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and other States certain authorities are vested with the duty of selecting highways to be improved, and when rebuilding has been completed at public expense they are opened as State highways. In this State 8,600 miles of highway were listed and called State highways, being given to the Commonwealth to maintain and to reconstruct when it could get the funds. In addition the State is responsible for the mainte nance of a thousand miles of State aid highways, or roads whiqh have been rebuilt by State aid, the counties, townships and boroughs bearing part of the cost. In Massachusetts the whole system of State highways la said not to be much over 1,000 miles and the State had as much this year for maintenance of that thousand miles as wealthy Pennsylvania had to main tain its whole system of State roads, according to one authority, while the figures at the Capitol are said to show that Pennsylvania has built, rebuilt or constructed as many miles in the Bigelow administration as there are in the whole system of State highways in the Bay State. None of these States permit heavy trucks on State high ways in rural districts, according to regulations which have been received here. It is expected that next year a large mileage of highways will be added to the Pennsylvania system through operation of the act of 1913, and that there will be steps taken to carry out plans for more substantial legislative appropriation for aid of township highways. The appropria tions for construction will be based upon what Is needed to reconstruct and properly care for the 3,600 miles connecting county seats and cities. Before commission form of govern ment was adopted in Pennsylvania representatives of other municipalities frequently asked Harrlsburg at the Third Class City League conventions how this or that section of the 1889 act was construed by this city, or how it applied this or that portion of the law. Since the adoption of the Clark act Harrlsburg is still looked to to enlighten its third-class city neighbors on the proper way to follow out the new legislation. That was proven again at the recent session of the special league committee on the revision of the Clark Act. One point In particular upon which the delegates, mayors and city solici tors seemed at sea was the question of whether it was necessary to call for an "aye" and "nay" vote on all parliamentary actions. And after the subject had been discussed pro and con. F. P. Schoonmaker, city solicitor of Bradford, decided to get a real straight-hand tip on how to do it. In the room he spied Charles A. Miller, Harrisburg's veteran city clerk. "Gentlemen, we don't seem to be very sure of our ground in this re spect,' said Mr. Schoonmaker- smil ingly. "Now I'd like to ask Mr. Miller how Harrlsburg does it." And, of course, Mr. Miller told the committee just how to do it —the "Harrlsburg way." White grubs that eat the grass of lawns and chestnut worms are com mencing to divide honors with the peach tree "borers" for the attention of the State's official exterminators of pests, and letters by the basketful are being received at the office of Dr. H. A. Surface, the State Zoologist, asking his advice on how to get rid of the crawling nuisances. The correspond ence on the subject is not as great as it was in the days when the army worm descended on Pennsylvania, but it is running a close second. The white grub worms resemble the white fellows that can be found in old wood when people want to go fishing, but are a different species. They are the larvae of the June bug and are among the most voracious of insects. They have been reported as destroying hun dreds of lawns. The only way to kill them is to use carbon bisulpfiide. This also kills chestnut worms 'it' used in a room where the chestnuts are stored, but 1b apt to knock out anyone in haling it. The 'borers' are so bad that Dr. Surface has given all of his or chard demonstrators special Instruc tion on how to get rid of them. These worms threaten orchards which were very productive this year. Deer are going to be as abundant as last year in the central and south mountain districts of Pennsylvania, judging from reports which have reached the State Game Commission. In some districts the deer have been reported as raiding farmers' fields, and near the State sanatorium at South Mountain herds of from six to eleven have been seen. Deer have been seen walking along roads In some parts of the Juniata valley and have been seen within three miles of the State Capi tol. Wild turkeys, which have been protected by law for two years, have become a nuisance In farming districts in some of the central counties, and have been observed in localities to which they had been strangers for twenty years. 1 WEIL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Professor A. J. Todd, of the Uni versity of Pittsburgh, has been called to Washington to assist in some In vestigations In sociology. —Major H. W. Coulter, of Greens burg, well-known National Guards man, is home from a trip after elk in Wyoming. —The Rev. C. C. Hayes, of Johns town, Is taking an active part in hav ing the Pennsylvania synod fix mini mum salaries. —Senator J. K. P. Hall, of Elk coun ty, who has been very ill, is not much Changed. —Judge M. B. Stephens, of Ebens burg, has one of the model farms of Cambria county. —John E. Markham Is the new chief clerk of the department of wharves In Philadelphia. I DO YOU KNOW? I That Harrtsburg pipe is exten sively used in Mexican silver mines? W ASHINGTON PARTY DESERTION [Waynesboro Record.] There was bitter denunciation of Mc- Cormick and Palmer and their poli cies by the Washington party in the early campaign. It was suggested to be entirely sincere. With the align ment of the party now with McCor mick and his policies, the Washington party has been false to its supporters, has repudiated Its own words and alms to elect a free trader to high office in this State. It has broken from its platform, it has espoused the cause of Democracy —never the friend of the workingman —and it has alienated many of Its sup porters. PREDICTS 100,000 UP. STATE FOR 'IG." And Philadelphia Will Give as Much More For Brumbaugh, Says Campaign Manager QUICK REPLY FOR M'CORMICK McCormick Framed in Significant Yellow Boullion Color on Bull Moosers Banner A majority of 100,000 in the State for Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Repub lican gubernatorial candidate, and an even greater one In Philadelphia was predicted yesterday by James S. Hlatt, secretary of the Brumbaugh Citizens' Committee. When the claim made by Vance C. McCormick. fusion gubernatorial can didate. that he would come to Phila delphia with 100,000 votes more than his opponent, was called to Mr. Hlatt's attention he said: "Our canvass has been carefully made. We wanted to get at the facta as closely as we could. I wish to say that as a result of that careful canvass I believe that Dr. Brumbaugh will come to Philadelphia with 100,000 votes more than his opponent and that this majority will be Increased In Philadelphia by at least 100,000 and probably by 125,000 additional." That the Methodist clergymen who recently went on record as opposing the candidacy of Dr. Martin G. Brum baugh represented only themselves isthe opinion of Thomas R. Fort. Jr. Methodist Mr. Fort is a widely I jay men for known business man Brumbaugh and church worker. He was chairman of the lay delegation to the Methodist General Conference held at Minneapolis In May, 1912. He Is also identified with nearly all the movements of the church In this vicinity. Mr. Fort was active in the political upheaval in Phila delphia In 1905 and in 1906 was elected to select council from the Twenty fifth ward, having the Republican, Democratic, Lincoln and City party nominations. In a letter he says: "After much thought upon the subject and having read the views of various newspapers, I feel Impelled to address you with respect to the candidacy of Martin G. Brumbaugh for the high office of Governor of our Common wealth. By preference I am a Re publican, but am not by any means a partisan. I believe in good men more than in political parties, hence, when the political party of my preference selects such men as Dr. Brumbaugh for office my requirements are met, and consistency with myself prompts me to give him my support, moral and otherwise. Dr. Brumbaugh is well' known as a high type Christian gen tleman. A man of force, of strong personality, not swayed by other men Just to agree with them, but does his own thinking and acting. These quali ties have been well shown in his edu cational work in this city. It is due. to such a man that his fellow-men shall trust him. Just at this time the saloon question is uppermost in the thought of many of us. We believe for the good of all our people the sooner the saloon Is a thing of the past the better for every community. My personal confidence in Dr. Brumbaugh is such, if he is elected to the office of Gov ernor of this Commonwealth, he will do all in his power to advance the cause of temperance throughout our State. I take this position on the basis of the strong moral character of the man. Surely the good character of the man has some claim upon his fellows." That the Democratic organization in Pennsylvania, headed by A. Mit chell Palmer, senatorial candidate, recommended success- ors to Drs. D. C. Huff- Demorrats man and John Porter, Grabbing of McKeesport, and Last Jobs Thomas D. Davis, of Pittsburgh, as pension surgeon examiners in the Pittsburgh district, was the ad mission by Commissioner of Pensions G. M. Saitzgaber In Washington. The commissioner added that the appoint ment of examining surgeons was the only political patronage left in the Pensions Bureau, and that Democrats arc filling vacancies when they occur with members of their own party. Since the campaign opened the ene mies of the Republican party have been much disappointed with the at-: tltude of Colonel Roose velt In this campaign. It will be remembered that Roosevelt before Colonel Roosevelt Tours Not returned from the South Extensive American trip it was stated that he would spend at least one month in Pennsyl vania, and that his only ambition In life was to bring about the defeat of Senator Penrose. Instead of follow ing this course, Colonel Roosevelt has given Fllnn and the other wreckers but scant consideration. He delivered one speech In Pittsburgh early In the summer, in which he attacked the Wilson Administration and made only slight reference to Senator Penrose. A few weeks ago he spoke In Phila delphia and his address, from a Wash ington party standpoint, was very dis appointing. Now he Is billed to make a four days' tour of the State In com pliance with a promise he made some time ago, but those close to him ad mit that his heart Is not in the cam paign in Pennsylvania. The framing of Vance C. McCor mick in bullion gold on the Wash ington party banner In Market street while the rest of the ticket has to go as It was Playing originally is occasioning Both Ends much comment. Tha as Usual appearance of the golden frame Is, however, very gratifying as It Is taken as a happy forecast of what the Bull Moosers will have on election day. However, the men of the Palmer-Mc- Cormick League are looking down their noses because of the participa tion of the Bull Moosers in the funds. Incidentally they are wondering why McCormick was framed In gold on the Bull Moose banner whereas he Is framed In shamrock green on the Pal mer-McCormlck League. McCormick appears in both orange and green. Republicans of Dillsburg gave a re ception on Thursday for candidates for various offices to be elected in November. Amdng the candidates who were present were D. F. Lafean, York, candidate for coi»gressman-at-large; William Beales, of Gettysburg, candi date for York and Adams district con gressman; Robert 8. Frey, of York, candidate for the Legislature, and'E. E. Brunner. of York Haven, candidate for State senator. The reception was In charge of local committeemen, : Charles Morris and William McWil | llama. ( OUR DAILY LAUCH «■ J Hinging the Belle Bald? This rather clever No thatch adorns little thought his manly We captured on brow, the wing; His hair, alas, A pretty girl Is has flown; called a belle He can no longer Because she's part it now; made to ring. It's gone to parts un known. TELL MB,, VANCE! By Wing Dinger Tell me, Vance, If perchance You should be elected. Would Bill Fllnn, With his tin. Be the one selected By you to Build roads through This old Keystone State, At low cost— By none bossed? Answer please. I wait. Seems to me This may be Somewhat understood, For when Flinn Put you In He was pretty good. And you owe Him, you know, Something for the trick When he stabbed Dean, then grabbed, ' His place for you quick. 1 POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS —The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes McCormick an saying he will have, 100,000 majority in Pennsylvania out side of Philadelphia. Why did he not make it 500,000 while he was at it. —Rural Dauphin voters appear to be rather firmly convinced that the Republican party is the best to tie to. —Even If the Central club does root for McCormick, we're proud of the showing they made in Market street last night. —lt's a lucky thing that the mis management tax of the Democrats did not start in a fortnight ago. McCor mick would have gotten an awful frost in Berks. —The mismanagement tax will not be discussed by James I. Blakslee when he comes here next week. —The West End Democrats an nounce a mass meeting for Tuesday in Kelker Street Hall with W. H. Berry, James I. Blakslee, J. A. Stranahan and H. C. Niles as speakers. —Blakslee is announced as Fourth Assistant Postmaster General and as a speaker at Democratic rallies. Oh, there's no politics in this administra tion of the post office. —Wildman appears to have dng some things about Lybarger out of the "Forgettery." —Reading people would a great deal rather have the iron mills hum with industry than to have the town hum with enthusiasm for McCormick. —W. H. Quigley, a Philadelphia councilman, is kicking vigorously be cause the Democrats gave out that he had attended a Palmer-McCormick rally.. —Wonder what Roosevelt will have to say about the mismanagement tax imposed by the Democrats when he starts his tour of Pennsylvania. —McCormick has to stand for the mismanagement tax because he stands by Wilson. —T. K. Van Dyke Always puts his foot In it. Here he goes and makes an attack on the Republican party be cause of veterans and out in Pitts burgh Grand Army men have been flred at Palmer's request to make room for Democrats. >IR. M'CORMICK AND MR. FLINN [Philadelphia Public ledger.] At a meeting of the Washington party State committee September 18 Vance McCormick was chosen as that party's nominee for Governor In place of William Draper Lewis. The dominating factor of the Wash ington party—ln fact, the undisputed master of its policies—is William Flinn, and he has been since Its birth In 1912. William Flinn at that meet ing cast for himself and two com mitteemen, whose proxies he held, three votes In favor of substituting Mr. McCormick for Mr. Lewis. It has been openly charged that the Flinn contracting firm of Pittsburgh, Booth & Fllnn, Ltd., which Is one of the strongest contracting firms in the country, has its eye on the State High way Department. This may be untrue, but it is undeniable that Mr. Flinn's political record, the manner in which he secured large contracts for mu nicipal work in Pittsburgh ami his known connection with tfils municipal contracting firm give some color to this suspicion. Mr. McCormick has demanded, in very categorical terms, that Doctor Brumbaugh specifically declare him self against other candidates on the Republican ticket, with whose cam paign, however, Doctor Brumbaugh has nothing whatever to do; who, in fact, were not favorable to his candi dacy and gave him no assistance at the primaries . On the other hand, Mr. McCormick is Mr. Flinn's selec tion as the Washington party nominee for Governor. Will Mr. McCormick declare whether he Is for or against William Fllnn or his methods in Penn sylvania politics? 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT! The Russian bear evidently does not mean to hibernate this year.—Colum bus Dispatch. Wisconsin with thousands of bush els of potatoes to ship Isn't having to worry because she doesn't manufac ture siege guns.—Milwaukee Journal. ■ 1 STORY OF A BOY Worked on A firm—then la a saw mill. and In his father's store. Swept a aebool for bin tuition—rang the bell for his board. Began teaching when 10— County Superintendent when 22. Entered U. of P. as a student when a»—became member of I/, of P. faculty. Hade Prmldent of Junlntn College wrote hooks on education. Appointed by President MeKlnlejr aa Commlsitloner of Education of Porto Rico. Elected Superintendent of Philadel phia Schools, Nominated for Ooveraor by the Re publicans of Pennsylvania. THAT'S BRUMBAUGH HEADQUARTERS won SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES i "^acaaaaki The Collection of Checks No business is too small not to find a checking account indispensable. In the matter of checks which arc generally a part of the day's or week's receipts, to collect them personally from the dif ferent banks would require much time, some ex pense and considerable inconvenience. With an account at a bank the checks are simply endorsed, deposited with the cash and the bank does the collecting. The quicker Much collection nre marie the better It Is for the cuMtomer. Our facilities for Attending to Much matter* promptly mnke our service especially valuable. 213 Market Street ,-*• Capital, (300,000 Surplus, $300,000 Open For Deposits Saturday Kvrulnt 1 from ll to H. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY (From the Telegraph of Oct. 24. 1914.] I.leutennut Winter* Killed Lieutenant John W. Winters, of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavlary, was killed In a battle in the Shenandoah Valley on the 10th of October. Sergeant Tiinln In North Carolina Sergeant Edwin Tunis, Company C, who was captured by the rebels while on picket duty, is at Sallsburg, N. C., and la doing well. THEY AKE SEVEN •(Philadelphia Inquirer) When the proposition to yield American sovereignty over the Pan ama Canal was under discussion in the House Speaker Clark referred to It as "'this stupendous folly, thus un speakable humiliation of the American Republic." Seven Democrats of Pennsylvania who voted for that "stupendous folly" are to-day candidates before the peo ple. They are: District. Candidate. Sixth—J. Washington Logue. Sixteenth —John V. Lesher. Seventeenth —Frank L. Dershem. Nineteenth —Warren Worth Bailey. Twentieth—Andrew K. Brodbeck. Twenty-third--Wooda Nicholas Carr. There is still one to be accounted for to make the full list of the Seven. His name is A. MITCHELL, PALMER, and he is the free trade candidate for United States Senator. It is pleasant to think that the Mexican guns now killing people across the border all bear the label, "Made In the United States."—New York Sun. The European governments ought to quit talking about who caused the war and begin to talk about who will end It.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Plain Letters by a Plain Man ! Messrs. Vance C. McCormick and A. Mitchell Palmer, Gentlemen: — "We ought to reverse our ac tion without raising the question whether we were right or wrong." Let us have faith that Right makes Might, and In that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it." Of the above quotations which one appeals more vividly to a free American with red blood in his veins ? Which one would be the nobler motto to emblazon before the youth of our land as a model for their own life work? The first was uttered by Presi dent Woodrow Wilson, March 5, 1914, in his verbal message to Congress urging the repeal of the act which exempted American merchant vessels from payment of toll in passing through the Panama Canal. The second was the utterance of Abraham Lincoln in his ad dress in Cooper Institute, New York City, February 21, 18i>9. It was once said by a polished political writer: "The Demo cratic party is a master of the art of breaking campaign pledges. When it is not in office, it is a thing of vows and promises; it pledges itself to the most states manlike conduct if entrusted with power. As soon as the party gains control it becomes the same old Democracy of inefficiency and in THE LAW i provides for the descent and distribution of property —but the law may not meet your individual wishes or desires. * The wise plan is to make a Will devising just how your property is to be used and whom it shall bene fit, and appointing an Executor who has both the in clination and ability to carry our your wishes. Complete equipment, experience, permanent exist ence—these are some of the features of this COM PANY which make it an ideal Executor. I [From the Telegraph of Oct. 24, 1914.] Price In Full Hetreat Kansas City, Oct. 24. Price Is In fiUl retreat. The Union army is still in pursuit. Ammunition Here New York. Oct. 24. A large naval fleet, loaded with ammunition, arrived here. Yellow Fever Ilrealts Out * Washington. Oct. 24. Yellow fever Is breaking out at Newburn. VOTERS SHOULD NOT FORGET (Altoona Tribune) In the midst of the Jangling voices that seek to confuse the sincere citi zen it is well to fix two or three ele mentary truths in the mind. First, the Governor cannot sign a local op tion bill unless the Legislature passes it and messages it to him. Second, the Legislature is the only body in the State that can enact a local option bill. Third, Dr. Brumbaugh and Vance McCormick both announced in their pre-primary pledges that they will use their Influence In favor of local option and either will sign a bill to that effect If it reaches him. Fourth, the Legislature will not en act local option unless a majority of the members of both branches are favorably disposed toward it. Fifth, under the circumstances it was either a blunder or a crime for the leaders of the Anti-Saloon League to commit it to the McCormick candidacy. Sixth, neither Flinn nor Van Valk enburg cares a straw for local option and they are merely trying to use the temperance and religious senti ment of the St/ite as a catspaw to pull their chestnuts out of the Are. capacity for business management and fortgetfulness of every prom ise that went before." Is this arraignment true? If not, why have all the planks of the Baltimore platform been broken and ignored? That platform said, "We favor the exemption from tolls of Apier lcan ships, engaged in coastwise passing through the Pan ama Canal." August 15, 1912, Candidate Wil son said, "Our platform is not molasses to catch flies." Less than nineteen months later President Wilson appeared before Congress to command the repeal of the act exempting American ships from toll. It was thus announced as a Wil son policy. To oppose it would involve executive displeasure. So the docile Democratic majority proceeded with alacrity to shat ter another section of the "or ganic law" of the Democratic party; to repudiate, with con tempt. another plank of that plat form which was "not molasses to catch flies," the platform of which Candidate Wilson said, "It means what it says." Why did the Democratic Con gress servilely repeal the Amer ican ship exemption clause in vio lation of its own platform and to the injury of American shipping? If a party cannot keep its own voluntary promises in the nation, is it likely to do so In a State? ONE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
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