Wm RBPOBLICJS
LAPORTE, PA. OCTOBER, 11th, 18S9.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT-
Jonathan Thorne of New York
j city, is the guest of James McFar.
*3anc Esq.
Miss Clara Fague of llughesville,
is the guest of her sister, Sirs. I)r.
Hill, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Messenger
of LaPorte, are visiting relatives in
Susquehanna cotility.
Harry Bigger of Dushore, was
transacting business at the LaPorte
tannery, on Saturday last.
Dr. W. B. Hill of LaPorte, was
visiting his brother P. K. Hill, in
Rochester, N. I'., last week.
Prothonotary Walsh and F. M.
Crossley, both of LaPorte, took in j
the Benton Fair last week, and re
'port a boss good time.
Mrs. Eva Hamilton who was re-'
cently convicted of atrocious assultj
upon Mary Donnally, was taken to I
the Trenton Penitentiary, last week.'
North Dakota, South Dakota and j
Washington States, ha'Ve gone lie- ■
publican, while Montana is still in j
doubt but rather conceeded to the!
Democratict ranks.
C. Peale jr., and W. 11. Vanbus
kirk, both of EaglesMcre, left for
Washington D. C., 011 Monday
where they will take in the re-union j
of the Knifirht Templars.
I
John Pardoe of Forksville hasi
'recently erected a handsome resi- j
dencc in the village of Forksville.
The interior as well as the exterior 1
's finished in neat and artistic style 1
Mr. Pardoe formerly resided in Elk-j
'land twp., where he owns two large ]
farmes but owing to tailiiig health!
was obliged to abandon the hard j
work necessary on the same.
It was remarked in Forksville
last week bv a Forksville Democratic
politician and a special friend of
John Utz that the Western portion
of Sullivan county would give Law
rence one hundred and fifty majority
in November next. This is without
<toubt a true statement and will re
sult in electing Lawrence \o the of
fice of Sheriff by over one hundred
majority. ;
We met our friend ard every
'bodies friend, Uncle Samuel .Norton
at Forksville on 'Friday last and are
pleased to note that the aged gentle
man is looking exceedingly well for
an old veteran at the age of 80 years
Uncle Hemy is a good Republican
and during his younger days did
much for the cause, lie is more
value to the party at present than
"fctie majority of young fellows.
A young couple was in town on
Saturday and marched to the Pro
'thonotary's office where they secured
a marriage license, thence to
Esquire Mason's 6flice for the pur
pose of having the matrimonial cere
monies performed and was disap
pointed in finding Mr. Mason absent
'from home. They consoled them
selves, however, by the idea that
they couid have the ceremonies
performed on the read between Ln-
Porte and their destination. We
lost sight of them here.
Rev. Samuel F. Colt of Wysox
has issued invitations for the mar
riage of his daughter Miss Harriet
IClmore, to Mr. Charles Philip War
ner, superintendent and telegraph
operator of the L. V. express office
at Wysox. The bride formerly re
sided in LaPorte where she spent
her school days and has hosts of
friends who wish that the path of the
couple be strewed with roses, pros
perity and happiness. The inter
esting ceremony will be performed
at the residence of Mr. Colt on
Wednesday evening Oct., 16th, at
6:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Karns, of Benton
Columbia county, mother of Russel
karns, of LaPorte,. whom we made
mention of as being dangerously
ill in our issue of Sept. 27th, died
on Thursday morning last of pneu
monia. aged 7!) years. Mrs. Karns
during the past few years had visit
ed Mr. Karns at this place and made
many friends in the vicinity of La-
Porte. She was a kind christian
woman and her chief passtiine was
to make life a pleasure to those
surrounding her. Mr. Karns re
ceived word of her death on Thurs
day and in company with his wife
left for Bentou on Saturday where
they attended the funeral services
on Sunday.
' Miss Kitty Kennedy of LaPorte,
' is visiting Mr. J as. Farley and farni
fly, at New Briton, Statin Island.
Scouten has an idea that he would
: make a first-rate Sheriff. We doubt
if the people of Sullivan county will
give him an opportunity to chow his
] skill in this capacity.
The Republicans ol Sullivan couri
ity are invited to be present at La
j Porte 011 October lGtli 'BO at 2 p. m.,
I at which time and place Hon. Henry
j K.Boyerand Hon. Win. II Andrew*,
j Chairman Republican State Coni
; lnittee, will be present and will pre
j sent to the Republicans of Sulli' an
j county the BANNER won in the
j 'BB campaign. The meeting will be
;in conference. The visitors desire a
: full house. Come by all means.
| Remember the date, Wednesday,
i Oct., 16th.
j The motives which ha\e induced
John Utz to oppose such men as
! HOP. Bryan S. Collins and Michael
McDonald are too well known to
j make it necessary for us to state
i them. It is a motive which he may
1 now wish to deny, but it is too late,
j The bitterness is still in his heart
and only hides the time when he
! can make it felt. Let those, and
| those only, who share his hatred
for such men as H. S. Collins and
Michael McDonald vote for him.
The Gazette says '-nearly every
one" admits that Xltz would make a
better Sheriff than I awrence. We
have yet to hear of the first man who
has said that. In what way is Utz
better than Lawrence. Is he more
sober ? Is he more honest ? Is he
more careful ? Is he more intelli
gent? Is he more active? Is he
more 'free from political corruption ?
Is he a fitter man? Will the
Gazette please answer these queries? 1
Hut the Gazette says that Utz has j
helped more men financially embar
rassed than any other man in the
county. This may be true and j
thejudgruent and mortgage docket J
proves it. But is it a favor to loan j
K roan money on interest 011 a cut |
"throat note or mortgago amply se
cured ? The payment of interest is |
generally considered to be a fair re
turn for the Iran of money. IJutol i
course if a rich man loans a poor
man money and secures it 011 a little]
farm and gets :> high rate of interest I
he is a wonderfully good fellow and j
lias a right to own the poor man's j
body, vote and breeches. That ap» j
pears to be the Gazette doctrine, j
but we venture to say it will not j
be approved by the poor men of |
Sullivan county. Will Lawrence
gets his living with a plane and ham
mer and dosen'tliave any coupons to
cut or interest to draw, but we don t
believe a man has to be rich to make
a good ollicer.
The Sullivan county Fair held I
at Forksville last week was attended
by a much larger gathering tliut lor
the past two or three years. On
Thursday t*vc thousand tickets
were sold which was from one to
two hundred more than has ever
been sold in one day.to previous
Sullivan county agricultural ex
hibitions.
The exhibits with but few excep
tions were not noticeable for their
superiority but was very fair and
equal to the standard. The display
in the main building was very good
and was visited with interest. The
exhibit of horses was not noticeable
for its number although in this de
partment centred an attraction by
I the appearance of a yearling colt,
color sorel weighing in the neighbor
hood of 550 lbs. In the cattle de
partment was stalled many valuable
cattle. The chief attraction here
was a Holstein bull owned by L. B.
Speaker. This atiimal weighs 17
hundred pounds and was an im
mense sight. The swine subdivis
ion was good. We remained here
but a short time. The sheep de
partment was represented by a
goodly number and many was much
larger than the ordinary sheep.
We did not notice any poultry but
pre smile they were in the market.
On the grounds were represented
all kinds of amusements. The chiet
attraction of which was a show which
was visited by a large percentage
of the Sight-seers in attendance at
the Fair. The politicians were ex
ceedingly numcroUs. The Oran
ville baud wns employed by the
the proper otCcials and discoursed
• some line music:
I G. W. Cole of LaPorte Tannery j
and daughter .Miss 11 attic accom
panied by Miss Agnes J. Wrede,
i were in attendance at the Benton
Fair, last week. They all report a.
! good time.
Considerate men are asking "why ;
does John Utz war.t to be Sheriff? j
Who can tell. lie has been Sheriff:
' once and can gain no honor by |
holding the office again. He hasj
business enough now, and the legiti
mate profits of the ortice arc not j
much to a wealthy man like him !
lie must know that his election if j
elected, will cost liiiu more round |
dollars than the legitimate profits of|
the office will bring him. Why does
he want it? Some people think that
'lie and'his smart son-in-law have'
| in view some cunning scheme to make j
! money out of unfortunate debtors
|at Sheriff's sales. It is said that
for ways that are dark and for j
tricks that are vain the heathen J
j Chinee is peculiar, but John Utzj
i knows more about shaving notes 112
a.id managing executions than John)
|Chinaman ever thought of, and!
i when he gets his liead along side of|
! that smart limb of the law who is j
i helping him run his campaign it will |
ibe a wonder if the legal squeezer !
|is not worked with such dexterity j
that filiity lucre will run into their
! pockets like apple juice from a cider
press.
If any one has doubts about John
I Utz, let them ask Hiram Long, an
honest farmer of Cherry township, |
; what he thinks about him. Hiram
jis too honest and retiring to say
much, but the Stenographer's report
'of the testimony in the case of .Me-;
j Caddcn against Long will tell the!
: whole story.
; We invite the smart son-in-law to
I give the details of that suit in ouri
column's.
I
| John Utz vs illiaiu Lawrence is,
i the case on trial before a jury of all;
| the voters of Sullivan county. Thel
l issue is shall a rich man's money bej
! stronger to win votes than an honest
[ man's intelligence and integrity,
j The rich man's money nominated |
! him. The rich man's monej' pushed
| henest Frank Crosslcy olf of the
track, but it was done suddenly and!
I secretly tha't the people had no
chance to save him. They can sus-i
tain him hereafter if the moneyed I
man is rebuked by a defeat. The
issue is now clear to all. What j
shall the verdict be ? Can the ma
jority of the voters of Sullivan coun
ty be hired or whipped into elect
one unworthy rich man, and defeat
a worthy poor man. William Law
rcuce is a hard'working, clear headed
mechanic; a good citizen competent
I and worthy of the office. He did
not seek the nomination; it was
urged upon him. He said before he
was nominated that he could not
take money from his business to ex
pend in the election campaign, nor
did he believe in expending monej'
in that way even if lie had it. He
was assured that the people wanted
just such a man. That it was time
bribery and corruption should cease
in this county, and they wanted a
man not able to spend money, in
order that the voters of the conn"
ty could have a fair chance to show
that they are sound to the core and
will uphold a true man, who comes
before them with clean hands and a
pure heart. Men of Sullivan county
we say unto you this is not a trifling
issue. It is not merely Utz or
Lawrence to serve writs and attend
Sheriff's sales. This issue is far
deeper and more important than
that. The question is, will you tol
erate the buying of votes? Are you
content to see Tom Dick and Harry
running around electioneering with
the price of tlieir manhood in their
pookets? Can you rest easy to see
X. Y. and Z., calling up crowds and
treating them with whiskey pur
chased with the candidates money ?
Can you wink at political prostitu
tion as you see it carried 011 by
hired runners and their dupes and
slaves ? These are not hypothetical
questions, but as all men know they
are sad solemn questions based on
existing facts. Now is the time oh
honest men! Now is the time to set
' the seal of everlasting condemnation
' 011 the vile political methods, which
are endangering our republican
form of government.
With this issue we enter upon the
eighth year of the publication of the
SULLIVAN REPUBLICAN. When we
l bought the plant we did so with some
J doubt as to the wif-doin of atteinpt
; ing to publish a Republican paper
jin this county. We determined,
I however, to give it a fair trial, be
; lieving that Democrats as well as
! Republicans would prefer an lionor
| able and open opponent to a
! secret enemy. The result has prov
'en that an out-spoken; fearless
| newspaper of Republican politics
j can be supported in tin's county,
j We have bj hard work and strict
j attention to business, paid off all
indebtedness incurred in the pur
chase and are to-day the sole owner
ot the RKPUHI.TCAN, free from debt
and doing a fairly prosperous busi
i ness.
' During the past we have taken
| part in every important question
j which has arisen and have expressed
j our views fearlessly and not at the
I dictation of any one. While we are
j publishing a Republican paper yet
ve never have permitted partisan
ship to blind our judgment and our
readers can recall several instances
where the REPUBLICAN showed its
I independence of mere party con
siderations. In the future as in the
pa«t, the good of the county and of
its citizens, -hall lie our first care,
and will faithfully endeavor to ad
vocate all measures or methods
which will advance the interests of
our county and we will fearlessly
expose any abuses we may discover
no matter where we find it.
As he is a working man himself
the editor naturally is in sympathy
with all movements which have a
tendency to better the condition of
working men. They are the true
bone and sinew of the country and
011 their prosperity depends the
prosperity of the whole people. We
fully believe that the best and only
hope of relief for working men lies
in the Republican party. Under
*vhose wise methods the vast in
dustrial interests of this country
have been developed and maintained.
But the time has now arrived for
the great party which has unshack
led four million slaves to unloosen
the fetters which bind the worKing
men. That should be done and, if
thi' workingnien themselves unite,
will be done without disturbing
society or injuring the best interests
of capitalists. In a little county like
Sullivan we can do but little, but
that little should be done. The
RKITIILICAN will be found on the
side of the people and advocating
right measures to the best of its
ability. To enable us to continue
our independent and untrammelled
course 0111 friends should assist us
in such ways as they can and " c con
fidently rely on their support. We
hope in a short time to still further
improve our paper although it is now
giving more county news, including
the otlicial news, than botk the other
papers combined. But with more
space we could give additional value
to our readers, and we hope soon
to be able to announce the enlarge
ment.
A notable trio, with their heads
together at the Forksville Fair, were
John Utz, John Scouten and A.
Logan Grim.
The sharpest and most incisive
talker among the Democrats at the
Forksville Fair was William Hotten
l stein of Forks. He kept an interested
group around him most of the time.
He showed up the character of .John
Utz from "way back." In the light
of his ren cnis-cences the Democratic
standing of John Utz "grew small
by degrees and beautifully less," un
til not a Democrat in the crowd
could say a word in his favor. Hot
tenstcin says lie has nothing against
Utz personally but it makes him tir
ed to hear them call Utz a Democrat.
"If fighting the Democratic party
makes a good Democrat," he says
"tlien Utz is a good Democrat, for
he lias done more to destroy the
Democratic party in Sullivan county
than any other mail,"
A friend of Utz tried to silence
Ilottenstein by saying they would
fight him if he ever wanted any
thing. Ilottenstein replied "when
I ask foi anything you may fight
me if you want 100, but if you do
for me as you do for Utz the more
1 tight the nominees of the Demo
cratic party the surer I will be o!
your support." The crowd cheered
and the Utz man departed witliou'
further remarks.
JURNITURE y UNDERTAKING.
JACKSON'S If LOCK : : DusJtore, Pa,
LAWRENCE BROS, offer new furni-ture of all kinds, at price which wilj
astonish the purchaser. HAUDWOOD SUITS as cheap as softwood
suits, could formerly be bought at Dushore. Everything manufacturer
from the best material by skilled workmen.
IN FIDERTA,XCIPW
A full line of caskets and coffins constantly in stock. Embalming'
when required. Elegant hearse (tlie finest in Sullivan county) for attend
dance at funerals. We request a share of the patronage.
• —Lawrence Bros.
To the People of LaPorte,
[FROM]
CUNNINGHAM : : COLE.
' UIVe removed our stock of hardware to
fsrrc j^ru/inc;,
known as "Biddle's Block." W r e have increased our stock immensely
and have reduced our price to bottom figures, and cordially in
vite our LaPorte friends to call when in need of any
thing in our line.
IORDERS OBT M'JLXLJI
WILL receive our prompt attention. We carry in stock all kinds of good:'
kept in a first class hardware store. Roofing, Spouting, Job work ,
and manufacturing of Tin a specialty'. At
Cunningham & Cole,
LOYAL SO IMC COAX*
tttt t t t t
Tii E best and cheapest coal in the market. Tr
customers from—■
LAPORTE AND VICINITY
T 11 E price is reduced at the breaker to
mtf? KAI'ER
The State Lino & Sullivan R. I*. Co] I. O. T'LIGIIT, Supt
THE RES ffHONT
BOUT Add SHOE STORE
J. S. HARRINGTON Proprietor,
Dushore, - - Pa
Ifr-Th-: I =-r|~T|:-: 1 :-= j \ i~ I EE !
It will pay you before purchasing to call and examine my large stoci*
of new and well selected goods. Large sales enables me to sell for small
profits. Cash customers can save ag< od percentage by buying goods of
me. Everything new neat and first class. My stock of trench Kid
hand turned goods are very fine and low in price. All goods guaranteed
in price and in quality to be the best that any ma.'ket can afford.
BOOTS & SHOES made to order
If you want a fine sowed boot or shoe try a\sample pair. Repairing
done on short notice.
°ASH PAID FOR HIDES PELTS, WOOL, TALLOW 7 &c„ AT
J. S. HARRINGTONS, DUSHORE, PA. june!i-t,87
'if p yotgott
fojr Cby- SkJ" DEALER IN .
Mens' Youth Boys' and Ghil
drens Clohing
Cronin's Now Block, Dushoe, Fa.
J. W. BALLARD
* BLACKSMITH^
LAPORTE ------ PA
. I' I
i i if ioture all kinds of heavy and light wagons at reasonable prices
Have on hand several new wagons which £ offer at bottom prices. A1
work guaranteed. Call and examine my stock.
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T# ■/* m ■ mm Bore Cheat, Bttff Mueclea, Female
/ SOLO WS M Puiaa, Crick. Syrama, etr.
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J 25CTS. ■ / and quickly, too.
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or mailed for price. gr PfiOPKitTORS, BOSTON, the yenume yoodt. ,