DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER Lstublished, 1828 IUXVIU.K, MONTOUR COUNTY, PA., JULY 10, 'O4. D. AUST LUTZ, Editor and Proprietor. liik IXTKi.LKiUNt'KK is the oldest ami best weekly, democratic newspaper in this section of the Hiatc. it enjoys ilu* distinction of 1 having a largercounty circulation than all tin- other weeklies com bined. it goes into the home* of all th«> best Democrats in Iho county, and is read by thousands of its Republican friendsVcekly. Published e\ ery frridnyat i>anville, the county seat of Montour county, I'a., at $1 01) a year in advance or 31.25 if not paid in advanee; and 110 paper will be discontinued until all arreara«c lb paid, except at the option of the publisher. Kates of advertising made known on application. Address all communications to TIIK TIIK INTI'.LLIUENCKR. Danville, l'u. PARKER AND DAVIS The St. Louis convention has fulfilled the l>est hopes and highest expectations of the Deuioeruv of the country. At an early hour Saturday morning, after an all-night session of extraordinary interest and en thusiasm, Judge Alton Hooks Parker, of New York, ivas nominated as the candidate of the party for President, on the first ballot. JScfore the result of the ballot was announced a motion of Governor Dockey, of Missouri, to make the nomination unani mous was adopted without a dissent, and the distinguished jurist of the Umpire State was made the candidate of an enthusiastic, harmonious and victorious party. We have never faltered in full confidence of Judge Parker. lie was the logical candidate of the "sane and safe Democracy, and his splendid abil ity, conservative mind and dignified demeanor dur ing the primary contest appealed to the hearts of the people in all sections of the country. Day by day he increased in strength and popularity as the campaign progressed, and when the convention met he was so firmly fixed in the confidence and affec tions of the people that failure to nominate him would have been nothing less than perfidy. Hut we didn't expect the result on the first ballot. 1 lie nomination of :i candidate for vice presi dent was deferred until 1:15 o'clock Saturday night, when former Senator llenry G. Davis, of West Virginia, was unanimously nominated. 1 his was the most remarkable convention in the political history of the country. Wonderful in terest was manifest from the opening until the gavel had fallen for the last time, which it did at 1:31 Sunday morning, seventeen minutes after the nomi nation of Davis had lieen made. COLONEL GUFFEY IS ALL RIGHT. It seems to us that some of the petty politi cians and newspapers, claiming to lie Democratic.', in this State, who were continually assailing our Slate leaders previous to the great St. Louis con vention, must feel mighty insignificant, now, when they arc obliged to admit it was these same leaders who generalled the Parker cause to victory. All must admit that the leaders, in their con servative actions, displayed wisdom: that they exor cised their hest judgment to further the greatest cause of democracy, and at the proper time came fo 'th with their say, the say that spoke louder than Littleton, Carmack, Ovcrnieycr, or any other of them. Colonel James M. Gulley, as national com mitteeman, lion. J. K. I'. Hall as state chairman, and Hon. P. Gray Meek, as state secretary, are the right men in the right places. The Intelligencer has always endorsed the course they persued, and today congratulates them upon the important part they performed in the State political drama, which ha. greatly renowned to their present and Guilds a wider arena for their political future. During the hours of the convention all eyes were centered upon Colonel Guffey as "The man who made the nomination of Parker a certainty." He was the one nought out from among the Penn sylvania delegation, by the leaders of other states, to act and advise on the leading questions, and to him the Pennsylvania Democracy, in truth the National Democracy,—should bow for the grwit victory we expect to win in November. Credit to whom credit is due. The Chinese have the national characteristic of bcinsr economical an 1 saving. They spend no more money than is absolutely necessary. They work hard, and man age to lay by something, however small their earn ings l '.ty be. Hut a few days ago a committee rep resenting the Chinese community in Now York cit\ called at the City Hall with three bags of money, amounting to $(557, collected in the Chinese quarters of the city, and paid it over to the Mayor as the Chinese contribution to the relief fund for the sufferers of the General Sloeum disaster. That •was an unusual thing for these people to do, and an unexpected one, as well. They did this good deed without show or ostentation, without speeches or formalities—-just told what the cash was for and then walked away. It seems to show that these foreigners are gradually imbibing American ideas and methods, and, above all, that they are open to th<- better instincts of our nature. Let us say what good we can of them. Everybody is charmed .vith the rich golden yellow color butter takes on at this season. The credit is commonly given to the tine pasture on which the cows browse. Well, there is something in that, but there is something else in butter. A large creamery dealer in Burlington, lowa, had can dor enough to give a clue to this golden-yellow busi ncs , although it is not much of a secret. It is pro duced through the medium of a butter color made from aniline, lie says. Approximately, 30,000 gal . lulls of this coloring matter are used annually in the lowa creameries. And this is the article that creameries are using, while they demand oleomar garine shall be colored pink. The nominating speeches lit the St. Louis convention were extraordinarily able and entertaining. Such pic turesque speeches as those of Littleton, Carmack, aiul Ovenneyer should l>e read by every Democrat as much as the platform itself. Littleton is an epigrammatist and unrivaled phrase—maker, and the distinguished Senator from Tennessee is known throughout the hind as an un rivaled blister—maker. 1 lie president has had to seriously reprimand liis Soc ietal-v of the Interior about the Flathead Agency and otlu'i irregularities and it is again rumored that Mr. Hitch cock will J resign. Senators Hale, Hoar, Teller and Plat' who so roundly condemned the Secretary last winter on the floor of the Senate are responsible for the contem plated change. William Jennings Bryan at St. Louis fought manful ly fb: his tileries and convictions and was squarely de feated. The magnanimous spirit in which he accepted the resul; made him virtually victor, for it is certain that he never before had so many friends in America as he has to-day. The administration is up against it—the lalx.r prob lem in the canal zone. The demand is fur 20,000 men for twenty years. Where are they to l>e hail? Xo toiler can leave Jamaica without paying 825 to tin British. Must we rejieul the Chinese exclusion law ? ! JUDGE PARKER S TELEGRAM. Saturday evening the following telegram was sent hy Judge Parker to William Shoehan, one of his managers at the St. Louis convention: "I record the gold stnndnrd HS firmly tind Irrevoc ably established, and shall act accordingly If the ac. tion of the convention of to-day shall be ratified by tile people. As the platform is silent on the subject, my views should be made knoua to the convention, and if it is proved '.o be unsatisfactory to the major ity I request you to decline the nomination for me at once, so that nnother muy be nominated before ad journment.*' Hs receipt threw the convention into the wildest! confusion. The makers of the platform,for harmony's sake, had left out a financial plank and explained the fact hy saving the issue between gold and silver was dead. Judge Parker thought differently, ll makes no difference now whether the plank was in serted in the platform or not, everybody knows tin candidate's views. It was another case of"1 would rather he right than President." Judge Parker gained thousands of friends by his action. The Re publican press of the country condemned the plat form for its absence of a financial plank. Will it now give credit to the candidate for his views on the subject; Judge Parker may have been the silent man previous to the nomination, but it has been demonstrated that he knows when to talk. The convention did the right thing when it still stuck to Parker after receiving his telegram. The American people have the right to know a candi date's views, and there can be no question now where Judge Parker stands. It has often been said that a political platform was like the platform of a passunger coach—useful to get on the car, but, once on, you were prohibited from standing on it. The Demociatic candidate wants a platform he can stand 011, and he is honest enough in his beliefs to take the people into his confidence and let them know what he desires. He wants no lney, and others of the greatest lawyers ! Congressman 3lc('all in his Fourth of July oration said; "Compare the working of the American idea in Culm and its opposite in the Philippines. In the one we saw a people degraded by centuries of despotism taking their place of honor among nations, showing under free dom a stature they had never attained before, gratefully receiving their independence at our hands. In the other, we dashed the cup of self-government from the thirsty lips of a nation and the result was hatred, war, the squander ing of hundreds of millions of treasure, and the deluging of the Philippines with the blood of their people." The testimonial of honor to Admiral Cervcra for sending word to the American fleet off Santiago that Ilobson and his crew had lieCn rescued and would lie kindly treated, has evoked a gracious re sponse from the Admiral at Cadiz. It was signed by twenty-two governors of states besides Cabinet officials, presidents of universites, leading editors &c. "What do you moan," pugnaciously asks Secretary llav of the British government "by sending an armed ex pedition into China ? The British government responds, "We don't mean a single tiling. We shall withdraw it instantly just as soon as Tibet grants free trade to Britons and acknowledges the authority of the British government in Tibet." Secretary Hay yawns and says "Ah, in deed! Is that all ? Go ahead, then. Beg Pardon Com pliments to Curzon." In paying #500,000,00(1 for the conquest of the Philippines we seem to have bought a gold brick of a contidance man. American trade with the islands docb not grow and is smaller than that of several other nations. Even Spain is selling about three times as much to the Filipinos-as we are to-day. \\ hen little Alton Parker gleefully ran to his mother with the great news that he had been appointed janitor of a building, and when Ilenry Davis was thrilled by his promotion to be hrakeman on the 15. f Pennsylvania, well up to the front iu Democratic national politics. | He played a,winning game with sixty-eight uninstructed delegates, , and wears the laurels of a consequential man among the Democrats, even j though his Stale is sure to give the champion minority vote for the Parker- j Davis ticket. The colonel is known as "The man who made the nomination of Vnrkor u certainty." He gets credit for knocking out the Turner Vice Presidential boom with his bluff declaration for Dockery, lnhcli to the discomfiture of the loud talking free silver gentlemen of the West. His fellow-coal operator, Henry (}. Davis, of West Virginia, has been putin second place on the ticket with the colonel's help. 15oth of the nominees come from States which touch on the colonel's territory. Though tempted, he resisted the overtures of Bryan, yielding only in the elimination of a gold plank from the platform. Judge Parker's telegram and the exaggerated versions of it threatened to make trouble over this last matter, but the diplomacy of the convention leaders seems to have avoided that. Thick with Parker Delegation It may be added that the colonel enjoyed the distinction of whisper ing with David B. Hill and the other Parker managers throughout the week, and there was much talk about him for the national chairmanship. All this makes • juite a record for a Pennsylvania Democrat. In the final session of the convention last night the colonel gathered his (lustrated delegates together, let them know that the Parker telegram in cident was likely to have a satisfactory termination, aud rounded up their votes against Bryan's last effort and for the nomination of Davis. There was none in the delegation to speak out for Bryan this time. Garman was absent, and the others who took Bryan's side iu the Illinois contest held their place when the colonel announced Pennsylvania's 68 votes for the Williams resolution, over which the gold and silver elements had their last clash. The Pennsylvania delegation started home on its special train at 12:.'10 o'clock this afternoon, but without its leader. The colonel was detained by a meeting of the national committee. Approve Parker's Declaration. The Parker gold declaration and the way it was met are approved by most of the Pennsylvanians. Philadelphia's city chairman, Charles P. Don nelly, savs: "It was the best thing that could have happened, It clears the at mosphere of any apprehension that Parker is not a safe candidate. The Democrats have demonstrated that they are capable of managing national affairs from a sound, broad, business-like, conservative standpoint." "The qualities of Judge Parker, in contrast to those of President Roosevelt, will commend him to every American who is desirous of a conserv ative; form of government, instead of continuing in power a man who has given every evidence in policy and action of being a military dictator." When asked for his opinion of the convention's work, George W. Guthrie, of Wttsburg, said: "It was a wonderful exhibition of fixity of purpose. The convention was not sweivcd a hair's breadth from its intended course by oratory or noisy demonstration. It was entirely within its own control." "What do you think of Bryan's speech ?" "The Democratic party is no longer responsible for the utterances of Bryan." Many Active Men As Old As Davis Objection that ex-Senator Henry G. Davis is too old to serve on the ticket cannot be made, it is true that he will be eighty-one on Nov. 10, but there are many men active in public, commercial and professional life as old, or nearly as old, as he. Here is a list of some of the prominent old men who are stftl active and hale like Mr. Davis: Ex-Speaker Galusha Grow, of Pennsylvania, 80; ex-Vice-President. Levi I'. Morton, Til; Senator John T. Morgan, of Alabama, 79; Senator George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts, 78; ex-Secretary Bouiwell, 85; Senator David Wark, of Canada, 100; Senator Edmund W. l'cttus, of Alabama, 83; Senator William P. Fry, of Maine, 7.3. All of these men are still active in political and business life. "HO IN NAMING PA*RKE% SA YS FORMER VICE-P-RESIDENT Bloomington, JII., July 10. In my opinion the telegram of Judge Parker to the Convention and the reply will add great strength to his eaudieaey. The manly and generous spirit so promptly manifested byfjudge Park er is conclusive evidence that no mistake has been made in the selection of our candidate. ADLAI E. STEVENSON, (Former Vice-President.) ST'RENG THENEI) SITU A TIOZNI JUDQE GEORQE GRtAY THINKS Wilmington, Del., July 10. Judge Parker's telegram was honest and manly and seems to have been so accepted by the convention. The telegram and the reply sanctioned by the convention have strengthened the Democratic situation. GEORGE GRAY. ■JUDGE P-/IRKER S ANNOUZfi£CEoMEZ\T WILL UNITE ALL INDEPENDENTS By Wheeler 11. Pcekham. Block Island, R. 1., July 10. Parker's announcement is good and will unite all independents. Bryanites will come in. They dare not be counted. Cannot express opinion as to Davis. JUDQE •PrsPRKE-R'S "DECLARATION EQUcAL TO A PLATFORM "PLANK By Edward M. Shepard. Lake George, July 10. I regard Judge Parker's declaration, explicitly accepted by the con vention, as fully equal to a platform plank. This campaign will not be fought on gold and silver. Dr. Swallow I he Candidate. Consents to Be the Standard-Bearer for the National Prohibitionists- Notification July 22. Ih v. I)r. Silas C. Sxvalloxv, manager of (lie Methodist Book Rooms, Ilarrisburg, Friday evening announced his decision to accept the nomination for the Presidency which had been tendered him, and so notified National Chairman Stewart. Dr. Swallow's decision wa.i not unexpected, but it became a certainty only after a mass meeting had been held at the Young Men's Christian As sociation. Thomas H. Hamilton presided ami Rev. R. If. Crawford, Mid dletown; Rev. J. H. Young, New Cumberland, and Professor A. 11. Ege, Mechaniesburg, were amoug those who spoke. All of the speakers urged that Dr. Swallow accept the nomination from the standpoint of public duty and the reverend gentleman was then sent for. He made an address to the meeting full of emotion, in which he said that he had already sent a letter of acceptance to Chairman Stewart. The letter was as follows: "Ilarrisburg, July 8, li) 04. "Hon. Oliver \V. Stewart, Prohibition National Chairman, Chi cago, 111. "My Dear Sit;: — "In answer to your informal notification that I wa*, on June •'!(), unanimously nominated by the Prohibition National Convention as the candi date of the party for the high office of President of the United States, permit me to state, that after mature dclilieratiou in which domestic affliction lias entered as an important factor, and after a heart to heart conference this evening with a large number of my friends, I have concluded to accept. "I note the arrangement you suggest in a rtycut letter to me, for holding the formal notification meeting in the s-ame hall in Indianapolis in which the nominations were made; and at which Hon. George W. Carfoll, of Texas, nominee for Vice I'resideut, will also he notified, in view of the fact that the notification committee is a large one, each State being repre sented thereon, it seems fittmg that a central city should IK- chosen. No Providence preventing, my more formal letter of acceptance w ill be preseuted at that place on July 22. "Yours very fraternally, "S. C. Swallow." Judge Parker Deeply Grateful. for the Conventions' Approval he Believes that People Are with the Democratic Party and that the Ticket Will Win —No Scores to Settle. (From Tlie New York World.) Esopus, N. V., July 10.—Judge Parker will not talk for publica tion, but The World can say this with absolute authority. Judge Parker is deeply grateful for the approval of the Democratic i National Convention. He believes the people are with the Democratic party ' and that the ticket nominated at >St. Louis will win. He has nothing to add to his published telegram, which he believes frankly and completely states his position. He has no criticism of anybody. He relied upon the wisdom of the Democracy in convention assembled, and he believes the result justified his reliance. It cannot be stated too emphatically that Judge Parker has no scores to settle, and that under his. leadership the Democratic party starts to-day with a slate wiped clean. PARKER'S MESSAGE SUPERB, DECLARES JOHN R. At'LEAN. By John R. McLean, National Committeeman from Ohio. Washington, July 10, 1904. Splendid ! Splendid ! Isn't the ticket magnificent, and Judge Parker—wasn't that message of his superb? With a few strokes of the pen he did in one minute what the Democratic party ha* l>een unable to do in eight years, lie tamed Bryan—made him weaken. Bryan whipped the convention to a standstill, but he bent before Parker's emperious rule. Fur tlie first time in his life the Nebraskan bowed his head in defeat. My! but how things have changed ! Twenty-four hours ago and everything was chaos. Now we are united, buoyant, determined, a militant Democracy once more. Whoever dreamed ot such developments ! Judge Parker's message has done three great things : First—lt baa completely emancipated the Democratic party from Bryan ism and Populism. Second—lt has proved conclusively that Judge Parker wears no man's collar and that Republicans were false prophets when they told us he was David 13 Hill's man. Third—lt has enlisted for the Democratic party the sympathy and support of the business interests of the country, eliminating the one issue that has divided Democrats, and enabling all factions in the party to unite aud make |a concerted ' and consolidated effort to restore the Democracy, to power. The nomination of Henry (J. Davis, <>f West Virginia, f<»r Vice-President, was i a master-stroke. He and his friends will never permit West Virginia to vote against him for such an honor—never. His nomination secures for the Democracy every border State. if we can't win with Parker and Davis we can't with any ticket under the sun. Cleveland carried Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana and got one vote in Republican Ohio. Parker will run as well as Cleveland did. He will run as well as Bryan did, and if he #ets the numl>cr of votes Bryan did ho will l>e elected. But what a startling reversal ! Last night, Despair ; tonight, Hope, Faith and Determination to win ! GROVER CLEVELAND IS "ABUNDANTLY GRATIFIED" Ex-President Is Much Pleased With the Nomination of Judge Parker. Buzxards Bay, Mass , July o. Former President ({rover Cleveland, who is the guest of Joseph Jefl'erson, was advised of the nomination of Judge Parker for President as soon as lie awoke this morning. Later Mr. Cleveland sent the following state ment to I lie Associated Press: "Mr. Cleveland declines to see any reporters or representees of the press, but sends the following word from W HY'S DWHI STORE M The wind-np ot ,3 ™ The Season with . i; Prices at lets than : ;S 8 MauulacUirors can produce tlieni. | G ar t>ets ) Draperies— | I | I HOUSE FURNISHINGS, | DISHKS, Ac., all reduced. ft N. 15.—Cash balance paid on Hutter and Eggs. S ! Farmers will lind our store the head centre to do their B trading. The largest to select from and at prices I that out-distance all competition. p | REMEMBER THE PLACE | DANVILLE'S GREATEST STORE I P. C. Murray & Son | » I —U3 —U3 FARMERS AND DAIRYMEN! kHf ATTENTION! Orders will lie taken for a guaranteed i'felffl' per cent. Protein Brand of Cotton I HH Seed Alenl, delivered off the car at Potts- II Send inquiries and orders liy mail to Pottsgros-c. Persons having orders in, will lie notified on arrival of the car. C. H. HcMahan & Bros. Special Dairy Foods and Dairy Supplies, HAY AND FEED Pottsgrove, Northumberland Co., Pa. his room to the Associated Press: <4 I am in absolute ignorance of the action of the St. Louis convent ion, except insrifur us it has nominated Mr. Parker as Presidential candidate. Willi thXi result I am abundantly gratified and I hope that the remaind er of the work of the convention will add to tlfe encouraging prospects ol Democratic success. This is all 1 ran possibly say at this time. I do not know when I shall have an opportun ity to read the platform adopted, 01 to learn of the entire proceedings ol the convention. In any event it is absolutely certain that no further ex pression from me may be expected at present. I hope to he relieved ol futhcr importunity 011 this subject." 1 RAILROAD The Standard Railway 01 This Continent I'IIOTECTEII THHOUUiIOL'T IIV THE luterlocßiiig Switch & Block Signal System Schedule in Effect Nov. 29. 1903 aisa'/ia^/jiua STATIONS A.M. A.M. P.M. ]>. Y. 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