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State Chairman Elkin Dissects the
Wanamaker Speech.
11l FINDER fli PHI WRECKER
Tlie Chairman Says the Republican
Party "Will surviveWltli Vigor Un
impaired," Having Kndured t ho Se
cession of Nneh Men an Horace (Jeeo-
Icy ami. Governor ( urtla, and Lived
Through IClglit Years of » leveland
and Klght Years of Palt Isou.
Philadelphia, Sept. 2.—The political
event of the week is the scorching re
ply of State Chairman John P. Elkin to
ihe tirade delivered by Mr. Wanamaker
at the select gathering of his "business
men in politics" last week. The chair
man has just returned from Chicka
inauga, where he has been looking after
the welfare of his brother, Lieutenant
\\\ P. Elkin, and other fever stricken
Pennsylvania soldiers. In discussing
the Wanamaker deliverance he said:
As chairman of the Republican or
ganization I have done everything in
my power to bring together, in a har
monious campaign this fall, the con
tending forces in Pennsylvania politics.
In the making up of our executive and
campaign committees we have been
careful to give representation to all
former factions in the party. In pursu
ance of this policy we have solicited the
co-operation and counsel of all the
leading and active party workers of the
state, regardless of their past political
affiliations. The organization has re
frained. up to this time, from entering
into any discussion of the questions
that have divided our party in the
tale. When the organization was reck
lessly and sometimes viciously attacked
we have made no reply for the reason
that we had hoped all differences would
lie fought out within party lines, and
hence we were willing to abide the de
cision of the Republican voters at the
polls on the issues involved. Since, how
ever. the Republicans in the conven
tion assembled have decided their plat
form of principles, and have nominated
a ticket in accordance with the estab
lished rules and customs of the party,
and since the •primaries held in the
various counties throughout the state
have in most instances nominated their
county ticket, and we still find an or
ganization declaring its purpose to lie
tin' overthrow of Republican suprem
acy. we feel it is time for the party,
through its organization, to make re
ply.
OUTSIDE OP THE RANKS.
"No one will deny to Mr. Wana
maker, or any one else claiming to be a
Republican, the right to make any
proper effort within the party lines to
advance the cause he represents, but
when, at a public meeting, called
through the direction of himself and
friends, he places himself on record in
the following language: 'Thus far we
have carried a banner of protest
against the state Republican party and
its leadership and manipulation.' and
then follows this up by the further
statement, "This is the plain duty today
of the voters and taxpayers of Pennsyl
vania. independent of old party lines or
no parties, to exterminate the ma
chine,' which 'machine' can only mean
the Republican organization, there can,
under these circumstances be no im
propriety in an organization thus as-'
sailed making answer in terms whose
meaning will not.and cannot be mis
understood. We can only interpret the
utterances of Mr. Wanamaker to mean
that he has placed himself entirely out
side the Republican ranks, and is now
determined to make such effort as he
can to disrupt and destroy the party
with which lie has been affiliated until
after the recent Republican slate con
vention. Since that time, according to
his own statements, he has been en
gaged in an attempt to bring out a new
ticket. Certainly the following language
used by him at the Bourse meeting, can
mean nothing short of this:
" In view of the grave consequences
impending, hurried conferences have
been held lately with Dr. Swallow and
others in accord with him. taking a
broad and disinterested view of the
present situation, stating the possibil
ity of unification of all the forces op
posed to the O'-ay machine, whether of
the Harrisbui , Altoona or other forms,
and niakinr>Ma thoroughly representa
tive ticket, eliminating all present and
past candidates, or using them as
might seem most practicable to form a
winning ticket.'
FAULT FINDER AND PART'S
WRECKER.
"I'hls attitude of Mr. Wanamaker Is
not so strange in view of the fact that
upon the occasion of the visit of Presi
dent McKlniey and his cabinet officers
to Philadelphia, at the time of the un
veiling of the Washington monument,
he, through the public prints, criticised
/the present administration in its con
duct of the affairs of the country,
which criticism called forth replies
, from several of the cabinet officers at
the time and a mild rebuke from the
president himself. The attitude of Mr.
Wanamakerj during the past several
months clearly indicates that he no
longer pays allegiance to any party,
but lias concluded to place himself in
the category of a political fault finder
and a party wrecker.
"It is one of the undeniable privileges
of individuals to choose the party with
which they ally themselves, and to
whose purposes they lend their support.
If Mr. Wanamaker has determined
upon an endeavor to disrupt and de
feat the uartv which bestowed upon
him one of the highest offices in its gift
(although by a decisive majority fairly
ascertained after a free and open can
vass of the sentiment of the state it re
fused him another office which he
sought), that is his indisputable priv
ilege. Nevertheless, 1 think he will
be disappointed in thu result of liis se
cession.
IT WILL SURVIVE.
"The sands shift and change about
the bases of the pyramids, but those
mighty structures themselves, founded
upon the rock and standing four square
to every v. ind that blows, abide stead-
fast and everlasting. The Republican
party will survive, full of useful life
I and undiminished vigor, for many a
! year alter Mr. Wanamaker and I and
all of us are numbered among the men
who. are l'orgott n. Willi its heroic his
' tury and Its i romislng future it stands
for great pi'.iiciple!! ary.l polities much
more important ihan iii ambitions and
C i-appolntmi ::ts o, an> individuals in
i'. Jtuuevei . ''limn;. This is the lesson
0 history. No 0110 did more dis
tinguished service In the liuilding of it
than Horace Greeky, vet when, that
weai man ivas deluded into casting
his lot with its enemies, the Republican
party lived on and Horace Greeley died
of a broken heart. No Pennsylvania!!
was more highly and deservedly hon
ored in his party than our great war
governor. Andrew <l. Curtin. I>ut when
he raised his voice in opposition to it,
his public career closed, and the party
continued to add vic tory to victory and
strength to strength. The Republican
party survived eight years of Cleveland
and eight years of Pattison. 1 have no
doubt ;t will survive even Mr. Wana
maker's secession with unbroken heart
and vigor unimpaired.
A WORD ADOPT TAXES.
"One of the complaints made by Mr.
Wanamaker is that the taxpayers of
the state are overburdened by reason
of the expenses of the state adminis
tration and the cost of supporting our
penal, eleemosynary and charitable in
stitutions. The charge is in keeping
with others made by him—it is lack
ing in every essential element of truth.
The fact is that the great mass of tax
payers of the state do not contribute a
farthing in the shape of state taxation.
The state revenues are raised mainly
by tile taxation of corporations, collat
eral and direct inheritances, license
fees, fees of office and bonuses on
charters. Real estate has not paid state
taxes since IMiti. in passing judgment
on this question it might not be amiss
to recall the fact that Mr. Wanamaker
pays less tax in proportion to the
amount of money invested and the vol
ume of business transacted than any
other citizen within the confines of this
broad commonwealth. Our taxpayers
may not know, but it is currently re
ported and generally believed, that he
transacts a business each year itf from
$12,000.0110 to $15,000,000, that he lias in
vested in goods, wares and merchan
dise in which he truffles from $3,000,000
to $5,000,000. «>n the great volume of
business transacted by him and oh the
large investment he has in merchan
; disc in which he trafficks from $3,000,000
state government the mere pittance of
.SI,OOO annually. On these goods, wares
and merchandise he pays no municipal,
local or state tax. except the SI,OOO
above mentioned. It is true he pays
lotijil taxes upon his real estate, but
that is entirely outside of the invest
ment in his business proper. If Mr,
! Wanamaker had the $5,000,000 which he
is now supposed to have invested iti
his stores invested in farms and other
real estate he would pay annually from
$75,000 to $125,000 in local taxes more
than he does at present.
THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT IT.
"Under the financial system which
I has I cen inaugural' <I and built up dur
j ing the past 20 years, and for which the
Republican party is responsible, 66 of
the 07 countio- of the state receive more
i money from the state than is paid in
by them. T. has been the policy of the
Republican party to provide a system
of state taxation that places the bur
dens of the state upon the corporations
j and other wealthy and favored insti
tution:-. In this way a fund is raised
that Is distributed to the counties in
! the shape of appropriations to the com
' mon schools and in payment of the
i salaries of judges, county superintend
i ents and for other like purposes. In
1 this way the burdens of local taxation
i are equalized and lessened. It is an
■ interest it:; ;•« -n to take up the re
■ ports of the state officials, which show
how much mom is received by the
state from each county end how much
larger sum retiii ;>■■•! by the state
to the count}. Foi ins l nee take the
following counties:
Pays to
Tr- asury. Receives.
Bedford 67 $70,945 82
Butler 20. S<si) 35 115,273 31
Oamei n 2,133 56 1 1,477 87
Bradford 22.789 63 103,935 3S
Chest, i 73.752 27 171,259 S3
Jefferson 11.067 23 75.310 OS
Juniata 5,216 97 31,388 53
Lackawana 54.4XS 71 216,114 3S
"It will be demonstrated to the peo
ple of Pennsylvania and of the United
States during the present campaign
that our state during the last quarter
of a century has been the most hap
pily governed slate in the Union; that
her advance in wealth, population and
general prosperity has been phenome
' nal. During that time the state has
never lost a dollar by reason of de
fault or dishonesty of any of her state
officials. Such, indeed, seems to have
been the opinion of Mr. Wanamaker
himself until very recently, for it is
only within the last year that he has in
timated anything to the contrary. Of
course, we have been subject to the
criticism which is inseparable from tile
conduct of public affairs whose control
is disputed by enemies of the party
and persons having disappointed ambi
tions.
"When an army breaks camp to
march to battle vultures gather over
the eamn fires, and there is always
some belated dog to bark after every
iriumphal procession.
"The strictures made by Mr. Wana
maker on the last election of a United
States senator, it seems to mo, come
with had grace from a defeated candi
date, am explain the soured feeling
emanating from that source ever since.
1 was not p rsonally familiar with the
details of that campaign, but from re
liable information In my possession I
am surpii:. J that Mr. Wanamaker
should maf , use of the following lan
guage: 'The whole business of electing
h United .-us !■-.-■ senator was an arith
metical in and a chock book."
Mr. Wan >. !:. : is managers undoubt
edly impressed him. more In their own
than in his Interest, with that theory,
and he, no doubt, speaks from his per
sonal knowledge and experience.
ROASTINf! THE PIGS.
"I am surprised that any person with
the intelligence of Air. Wanamaker
should be guilty of repeating, by inuen
do at least, that the burning of the
state caplto! was the result of a con
spiracy of state officials, and for the
purpose of destroying public records
which might incrimlnati them. If Mr.
| Wanamaker and those who report
' these silly charges would take the time
to Investigate tlioy would learn that
the capltol buitling burned down con
tained nn records of value. The rec
ords ol' the auditor general's and the
itate treftsut -r's departments were kept
In a separate building, having another
building; between it and the building
where these records are kept. There
was not a single record of the treasury
or auditor general's department in the
building burned down. This senseless
fabrication reminds me of the interest
ing story lold by Charles Lamb of the
Chinaman who discovered roast pig:
'The hut of a Chinaman having burned
down, and some young pigs that were
there among its tenants having been
roasted, the Chinaman proceeded to
devour them with intense satisfaction.
He was su well pleased with the viands
that he turned incendiary and burned
down several establishments belonging
to his neighbors, in order to roast th >
pigs therein confined. He continued
Ills hazardous course until it got
through his Mongolian head one day
that l lie |.igs might be roasted without
the burning of the dwellings.' It will
occur to any one who reflects a moment
that if there were any papers in Har
ris-burg for which destruction was nec
essary for any purpose, it is not likely
that they would be carefully preserved
and tiled away in the public buildings,
and if they had been so preserved and
filed it would not be necessary to burn
the building in order to burn the
papers. The pigs could be roasted
and the papers could be destroyed
without the risk and hazard of burn
ing down valuable buildings.
ABOUT BROKEN HANKS.
"The attempt of Mr. Wanamaker to
connect the Republican party with the
failure of the People's bank, the Guar
antors' and the State Insurance com
pany is, to say the least, far fetched.
The Republican party is no more re
sponsible for the failure of these insti
tutions than it was for the failure of
the Keystone bank, of unsavory mem
ory. and I presume Mr. Wanamaker
will not undertake to say that the Re
publican party wrecked that bank.
The fact is that the state has not lost
a single penny by reason of the fail
ure of any of these institutions.
"Mr. Wanamaker also attacks the re
cent Republican state convention. With
the facts attending that convention the
Republican party is already familiar.
In many counties the candidates for
gubernatorial honors submitted their
candidacy to a vote of the people. The
delegates were elected under party
rules. At the convention Mr. Wana
maker, finding that he did not have a
sufficient number of delegates to nom
inate himself, withdrew from the con
test and transferred his delegates in a
body to another candidate, who num
bered among his delegates many of the
most prominent organization mtjn in
the state. The union of these forces
was not successful, and the convention
nominated another candidate. All the
contests brought before that conven
tion were decided in favor of Mr. Wan
amaker and those with whom he com
bined bis forces. In not a single in
stance was a decision made in favor
of the prevailing candidate. On the
Iloor of the convention the fullest lat
itude was given to Mr. Wanamaker
and his friends, and no decision was
made against their interests. The con
vention was conducted in a spirit of
generous fairness, and no reasonable
person can find fault with anything
that was done in its proceedings.
THAT CHESTER COUNTY TALE.
"While it is not within tlie purview
of this interview to discuss the charges
made by Mr. Wanamaker in reference
to the deposit of state funds with the
Chester County Guarantee Trust and
Safe Deposit company, yet I feel that
it is proper for me to recall the facts
in reference to the legislation upon the
subject. Prior to 1597 the state treas
urer, under the law. was personally re
sponsible for all state moneys which
came into his hands. He was required
to give a bond for the safe keeping of
tl*se funds. Under this system the
treasurer and Ills bondsmen, being re
sponsible for all state moneys, c laimed
and exercised the right to select the de
positories in which state, funds were
located. Mr. Darlington, as it appear
ed from his testimony, was a bondsman
of the state treasurer and had a de
posit in his institution. Being thus fa
vored. he seems to have felt himself
called upon to make contributions in
support of the party that extended
these favors. There are necessary ex
penses to be borne, and it is only fair
that those who are favored by the
party should help bear its burdens,
and It would seem from his testimony
that Mr. Darlington thought it was
proper that he should contribute, and
that he should have in return therefor
a continuance of bis deposit. Whatever
may be thought of the transaction it
was certainly not one of which Mr.
Wanamaker can complain, for it re
sembles closely his action in the cam
paign of 'Sfi, when, it being understood
that, having collected, or being about
to collect, some four or five thousand
dollars from manufacturers and others
participating in the benefits of tariff
legislation, he exacted a promise from
the national committee that he should
be appointed postmaster general.
"Whatever may be thought, however,
about the political morality of Mr. Dar
lington and Mr. Wanamaker in the
transactions above mentioned. It is a
thing ol' the past so far as the treas
ury Is concerned. The legislature of 1597
passed u law which provides for in
terest on deposits of state moneys in
banking institutions of the state. The
law imposes upon the state treasurer
and the members of the revenue com
mission the duty of selecting the bank
ing institutions of the state in which
the moneys shall lie deposited, and pro
vides for the taking of sufficient se
curities therefor. This law was drawn
by the chairman of the Republican or
ganization. and received its earnest
and active support, it passed the sen
ate and house with practically a unani
mous vote, and I trust will correct the
abuses of the former system.
IT IS ANTI-REPUBLICAN.
"It might as well be understood now
that this Is a contest to defeat Republi
can supremacy in Pennsylvania. The
organization is prepared to defend the
party from all these and ma
licious attacks. It is our purpose to
labor for the success of the whole Re
publican ticket, county as well as state.
It is our desire to uphold the adminis
tration of President McKinley, and we
-eel the necessity of returning the
greatest possible number of Republican
congressmen from this state. It is also
important that a Republican United
States snnator should be returned from
Pennsylvania. With a new govern
mental policy growing out of the Issues
of the war we should see to it that
Pennsylvania is represented by straight
out Republicans in both houses of con
gress.
"In conclusion. I desire to say that I
shall not enter into uny competition
ith Mr. Wanamaker in defaming the
state of which I am prou 1 to be a citi
zen. and besmirching the good name of
its people in the eyes of the country. I
prefer rather to exalt and glorify It
within fill proper bounds of language,
tied has blessed its hills and valleys
\>!tli matchless resources, above and
under the ground, far beyond Golconda
and the Klondike, and tile genius and
industry of its people have developed
It into an imperial domain. I prefer to
look at it with eyes unjaundiced by any
disappointed ambition, and to think of
It as it is, the home of education and
integrity, morality and religion, rather
than to proclaim It as a breeding
ground of iniquity, whose people choose
habitual criminals as their representa
tives to enact their laws and adminis
ter their public affairs."
GEORGE H. WELSIIONS.
It has grown to be a common habit
of corporations to seize highways,
bridges and any other old things they
covet, by swooping down upon the
things coveted with a large force of em
ployees about 0:01 on a Sunday morn
ing and working until about 11:59 Sun
day p. m. The day is fixed upon be
cause on Sunday no court is In session
and an injunction cannot be conven-'
ientl.v procured. This will by and by
be cured, doubtless. Probably Con
gress or the states will make laws
requiring judges to act judicially on
Sunday in emergencies, issuing their
orders and processes as of any other
day.
Her managers continue to success
fully advertise by striking and original
conceits the Cuban refugee, Miss Cis
neros who was liberated from im
prisonment by Americans (with the
connivance and consent of Spanish of
ficials, perhaps). The dispatches now
state that a rich Chicago woman "de
sires to adopt Miss Cisneros and make
her her heir," to the extent of $500,000.
To add to the probability of the story
the correspondent states that Miss Cis
neros is inclined to submit to the im
position of half a million dollars worth
100 cents each; but that she withholds
her consent until her papa's consent is
secured.
(till;- it IVw lli>r«* Lrnii Yearn.
"In time leap year will go out of ex
istence entirely," explained an alma
nac computer, "but as U will not oc
cur for over 800 years, we haven't
much personal interest in the event.
In the ordinary course of events 1900
would be leap year, but it will get left
in the calculation. In other words,
while i; does occur. It does not occur,
simply becarse it is not in the agree
ment that it shall occur. The story is
;i long one, but it can be briefly told
so that the average person can under
stand it without much difficulty.
loot. in;:, ill
V, all cooking is done with char
coal and ovens . are practically un
known in private houses very few
am Hies ij;:ke bread. The .small, hard
.•rusted oaves of French bread are de
livered all over the city In.great bas
kets four feet across thai art :.*tled
on tlin Iliads of cnrgailoi es.
Wltt'ii tin* Sul (mi («> i»ra.v.
When the Sukan of Turkey attends
the Friday midday prayer ut the mos
que. in Constantinople, the garrison of
30,000 men are stationed along the
i onto so that he shall be safely guard
ed from the moment he leaves his
palace until he is on his carpet in the
sacred edifice. He often rides in a
closed carriage, surrounded by a body
guard. He makes these weekly jour
neys in fear of his life, and he insists
upon every precaution being taken.
Thousands of people gather to see the
Ruler of the Faithful, but the best way
to see him is to get the ear of the
Chamberlain or Grand Vizier, who, by
judicious bribery, may be prevailed up
on to admit you to the strangers' box
of the mosque, where priests and poli
ticians, soldiers, sailors and civilians
jostle one another In their desire to
obtain a glimpse of Abd-ul-llamld at
praye-
A baggageman on the Santa Fe, who
runs into Kansas City from out iu the
western part of Kansas, has lost lots
of sleep. It Is doubtful if he can ever
catch up with it. He leaves Hutch
inson at night and reaches Kansas
City in the morning. Nearly every
night he brings In his car two or three
coops of live domestic ducks. During
the night, when he has no baggage to
deliver at small stations, it has been
his habit and privilege to lie down
an an improvised couch and doze.
With the advent of the ducks the doz
ing stopped. The almost constant
quacking of the ducks, who could not
understand their strange environment,
would not permit of sleep.
For many nights, as he lay awake,
he planned relief. He thought of
strangling the duck 3 or chloroforming
them. But neither expedient seemed
good. One night a bright idea came
to him. After he had put it into exe
cution the ducks were silent.
The next night he had two coops
of unusually vociferous ducks. As
goon as it came time for sleep bo
wrenched a slat from one of the coops,
reached in, and pulled out a duck.
From his pocket he took a small rub
ber band, which he slipped over the
duck's bill just back of the nostrils.
The duck tried to quack, but the rub
ber band, while it stretched a little,
would not permit Uie duck to open Its
bill far enoutth to use its tongue. Only
a murmur came from it. One by one
the ducks were muzzled, and the bag
gageman rested comfortably.
The commission men were surprised
next morning when they received a lot
of ducks with rubber bands around
their bills, and when the bands were
removed the shouts of protest from
the ducks were deafening.
Ice 4,6,8and
Cream quart
is quickly sizes on
iiiadewitha TBSSMw -hand.
Lightning |HLjp
Freezer.
SCREEN DOORS,
Window Screens, Poultry Netting
Hammocks, Porch Chairs $1.50 and up, Coal Oil
stoves of Nickless make, Gasoline Stoves.
HARVESTING TOOLS in abundance.
Brick for chimneys, always on hand. Nails, steel
cut, per keg. Western Washer, best
made; Building paper, per roll, £OO sq. feet-
Poultry Netting, 1 ft. to 6 ft. wide, 1-2 ct. sq. foot.
Jeremiah Kelly,
HUGHESVILLE.
Onr Declaration of War
Has been in effect for a number of
years and our
Bombardment of High Prices
Has created havoc of late in the sale of
MOWING MACHINES, DRILLS, HARROWS,
PLOWS, LUMBER WAGONS, BUGGIES,
and ROAD WAGONS
all at the lowest cash price.
PHOSPHATE, ThiJty tons of different grades will be
sold at a low figure.
W. E. MILLER, Sullivan County, Pa.
(Ue are Bound
TO CLOSE OUT —
Every Dollars Worth of SUMMER GOODS in
This Store,
ami to do so effectually and surely we will use no hall'way measures.
Reductions that are enough to make it an object for your purchas
ing. Here is a chance to get tha very best that is made in clothing at near
ly half price. We mention a few prices:
Any light colored suit in store for men, that were 12.50 and
18.00 now go for 18.50
All the summer suits which were sold at 7.00 and 8.00 now
go for i $4.50
Youth's light colored suits which were sold it S.OO and 8.50
now go st $5.00
Children's suits which were sold at ;i.50, 4.00 and 5.00, now $2.50.
Men's cashmere pants at C 5 cents are less than half price.
All wool pants at 1.00. Knee pants, Hi cents. All wool knee pants at
25 cents
Men's working shirts at 17c, 25c and asc, are the cheapest prices ever
offered.
Straw hats at your own prices.
Ladies' sapee, skirts, wrapfiers, shirt waists, corsets and gloves at prices
you will surely buy, even to store them away for future use.
Sweeping prices in ladies', gents', misses', and children*' shoes. Mens'
tine shoes at 05c t they are fully worth 1.50
Come and see the bargains we are offering now. We must have the
room for our large stock for fall and winter, and the prices will be do object.
Come and see lor yourself, will be glad to quote you prices.
1.-.t lYr*-* The Reliable Dealer in Clothing
J aeon P6r Boots and Shoes.
HUGHESVILLE, PA.