Republican News Item.
THURSDAY, «>CT. 189S.
JOHN WANAMAKER'S RECORD
Political Career of the Philadelphia Mil
lionaire Told in Five Paragraphs.
1887—Failed to receive the Republican
nomination for mayor of Philadel
phia given unanimously to Hon.
Edwin H. Fitter. Wanamaker
entered into negotiations with I
William F. Harrity and others for j
Democratic support for an inde- |
pendent candidacy, but gave up
the job when it became apparent
that Fitler could not be beaten.
1889—Successfully backed by Senator
M. S. Quay, who was then chair
man of the Republican national
committee, for the postmaster
generalship under President Har
rison.
1897—Rejected by the Republican cau
cus which named Hon. Uoies Pen
rose for United States senator, af
ter he had expended thousands of
dollars.
189S—After a fair contest. In which he
made more heavy expenditures,
defeated for the Republican nom
ination for governor, which was
bestowed upon Colonel William
A. Stone.
1898—Takes the stump, denouncing the
Republican party and its leaders;
advocates deals with Democrats
and Prohibitionists to defeat reg- i
ularly nominated Republican can- I
didates for'the legislature, there
by imperiling the election of a lie
publican to the TTnlted States sen
ate and inspiring the free trade
and free silver Democracy with
hopes of carrying Pennsylvania !
against the party of President j
McKinley with a war with Spain
still undecided.
And he is still spending money.
County Seat Indices.
AND GLANCES AT THE TIMES.
11 will soon lie aver.
-Country before party.
('undulates arc hnsy; very much
so.
—The weather clerk must have
lost the cork.
—County Chairman Vincent
was in town on Monday.
-John I'. Kennedy has opened a
harhei' shop at the Commercial.
—The outlook for a hi}* crop of
votes this fall seems promising.
The toothsome buckwheat cakes
now add joy to the morning feast.
John Green left for Washington ,
I). ('., Tuesday where he will spend
the winter.
t'lysses Hirdof Kstella, transact
ed business in town one day last
week.
-Mrs. (Jeo. Nortz of Hell'erd, N.
V., is visiting her brothers Win.and
Thus. Kennedy this week.
—Judge Dunham, \V. C. Mason
and ('has. Lauer journeyed to Phila
delphia Tuesday to take in the peace
jubilee.
—For an honest si.(in the Xi:\Vs
Item remains true to Republican
traditions and principles. Subscribe
now.
Hon. Tlios. .1. Ingham and wife
left for Philadelphia on Friday of
last week where they visited friends;
and will remain to sec the peace
jubilee.
Dr. .1. L. Christian, in his cus
tomary good humor, dropped into
town Monday morning, shook hands
with a few friends, and left later in
the day to other points of his can
vass.
—Among the many bargains rea
lised at the Spencer estate sale on
Saturday, was a valuable horse which
went for $16.50. Kvidently no one
wanted a horse :is badly as Richard
111.
—D. D. <i. M. lion. John S. Line,
installed the otticers of Laporte
Lodge, Xo. I. <>. <>. I". last
Monday evening as follows: X. <J.,
F. W. Meylert; V. S. John McKrn,
Treas. 10. M. Dunham.
—About the Court I louse the one
absorbing topic from now until the
election will be that of politics, and
an inquirer can hear anything he
desires, seasoned to suit the taste, as
the callers drop in from over the
<-ouaty.
The X kws Itkm is a sound paper
for sound money, sound government
and sound people. You can help
the sound cause along by subscrib
ing, or, if a delinbucnt, by paying
your indebtedness to it.
—Dr. Wackenhuth,the Republican
nominee for Coroner is a wide-awake
upto-datc physician and the kind of
a man that should occupy this im
portant possition. A- he has no
opposition, we guess he'll continue
in office.
Fok sai.e —A bargain; a large
Xo. 130 "Sunshine" heater, suitable
for a large room, stove room or hall;
in perfect condition.
H. T. Downs.
—Mr. Ellis Kelsenger and Miss|
Lizzie Smith of Eagles Mere, were
married at this place on Wednesday.
-15. I'. Hen net t and Henry Smitfi
of Muncy Valley, were in town on
Wednesday. Mr. Smith 1- negotia
ting for the Morgan estate in his
neighborhood.
The X KWS ITKM youngster will
he a stranger in many homes thi
week. See that he behaves well and
meet> every member of the family,
and invite your neighbors to call and
see him. For the moderate sum of
a postage stamp each week lie will
visit your home regularly. Subscribe.
(>ur many thank are due fo .1 .<'.
Deininger, Assistant Chief Clerk at
llarrisburg, for his deeply appre
ciated kindness in favoring tis with
a copy ofthe ballot several days in
advance of the olllcial production
which was delayed by a court de
cision. It has enabled us to present
our readers with an exact production
oftheofticial this week, which wi'l 1
not reach our county officials until
today.
Hillngrove.
Mathias Vogel fell from an apple
tree Friday and was carried home
unconscious.
Seth firillin of Canton, purchased
fifteen hea'd of hoises and mules from
the Tannery Co. last week.
ll(Miry Shaffer of I'roctorvillc has
moved into the cottage on Chestnut
Height's.
It's all right for a girl to flirt, but
I'lirty objects to them flirting aloud.
Miss Cora Folk rial of Loyal Sock,
is visiting friends in town.
Washington Woodly of this place
was a business visitor at 1 Itighesville I
hist week.
Miss Cora Fields of l'roctorville,
is visiting friends in town.
Daniel < iradius is on the sick list.
Iteniember that all are cordially!
invited to the supper given by the
I*. <>. S. of A. at the home of W. A. I
(• miihie Saturday evening. A good
time is assured.
Programme.
i Vhi\ fin loii <>f Snlliv mi county W. i T.
F. lo he held :il F-lf Il:i . Ph.. Wednesday.
November li. 180s.
Devotional exercise* at lo a. la. Ap
pointinem ol committees, enrollment oil
delegates, rending of miiuites ol executive !
committee, report of officers, reports of;
.Supt'sof departments of work. i|iiestion
tio\. adjournmeni lor basket Itnieli at !
noon hour.
I:.'! 0 p. in.— liihle reading hv Mrs. T.A. i
Hoyle. address liv Kx Pres. Mrs. W. H. I
<ilide\vell, address by acting Pres. Mrs. i
A. T. Xye, repori of first slate convention i
in wliicli Sullivan county was represented ;
by Mrs. <'. I!. 1.. IJothrock. report of last j
•tatc convention in which Sullivan county
was represented I>T Mrs. Ahhie I'ojrers. j
ipiestion hox.
7p. in. — I >evotional exercises conducted
by Mrs. Mosier. music hv Kstella choir, j
recitation hv .Mabel Movie. ipiarlet, a ten
minute address hy lie v. S. F. Frazier, a
tcn-iniiiule address hy llev. Locke, solo hv
Mrs. Mosier, a ten-minute address hy Kev
Ward Mosier. nuwic hy choir, collection. :
Ann a F. X vi:. Sec'v.
Incorporation Notice.
Notice is hereby gixen that an application for j
the iucorjomtion of the Borough of Katies Mere !
was presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions, in i
and for the county of Sullivan, on the 20 of Sep- i
tember ! s'.iS, and an order then made hy the Court .
that the same be filed with the clerk, and notice i
thereof given inonenewspa|»erof the said county j
for a period of not less than thirty days iinmcu- |
lately before the next regular terin of the court 1
following the presentation of sgeh application
and the tiling thereof: and that a hearing will be 1
given to said application at the next regular term ,
of said court.
WM. J. I.AWUKM I! ( lerk.
Is..ii A.MS Attorneys, oc.». _»o, IX9*.
Administratrix Notice,
Kstate of Walter S|»encer, hit c <»i La junto Boro. j
Sullivan county, deceased.
Letters of adndnistration u|N»n theaUtvc named
estate having been granted t«» the undersigned, -
all i>crsons having claims against the -amc will I
present them for payment, duly authenticated: 1
and those indebted thereto, will please make
immediate pavmcnl to
KM MA SI'KNcKR, Admix.
A. J.Rit.uu iv. Ally. La|mrre,l*u.
Sheriffs Sale.
Hy virtue of a writ of Alias Fieri Facias issued !
out of the court of Common Pleas of Sullivan Co.. 1
and to me directed and delivered there w ill be ex
insert to public saleat the Court Moii-citi La|>ortc
Pa. on
SATCRDA Y, NoVEMUKR IJ. IK9S.
at 1 o'clock p.in. the follow ing described propertx
viz:
A piece or parcel of land lying and being in the
towushinof Intvidson. county of Sullivan and
state of Pennsylvania, being parts of two tracts of
land in the warrantee names of Paul Kvans. and
Job Kvans, described JIS follow-:
Beginning at a corner on the line of Lycoming
county. thence northerly on common' line of
I'aul Kvans and (.Jeorgc Kvans to coinuion corner ;
of said tracts with Ann and Kli/abeth .lames j
tracts, thence easterly along lines of Kli/abeth j
and Del»orah James. Grace James and Job Kvans i
tracts, thence southerly along common lines of
Job Kvans and Joel Kvans to the county line,
thence westerly along the county line to the place
of Itcginiiiiig. containing together lour hundred
and lifty acres more or less from which is reserved
one-half of all coal oil and minerals, on which it
a large <|uautity of valuable timlicr conveniens
to market. al»oiit 20 acres improved.
Seized taken into execution and to be sold as,
the proj»crty of <?. c. swank at the suit of T. J. A
K. I'. Ingham. I
I KLLiS SWANK sheriff.
I S(»ii AMs All y>.
' Sheriff's otlice, La|*ortc l'a., Oct, 17,
Executor's Notice.
Kslatcol Frederick lleinze, late of Klkland
township, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letter- Tcstameu
tary U|"on the estate of said decedent have Ih'CU
1 granted to the undersigned. All per-ons in debt
! ed to said estate are requested to make |my incut,
and those having claims or demands against the ;
-ame will make them known without delav to
CHRISTIAN K. IIKIN/.K. Kxecutor.
Lake Run l'a.. Oct, 11 ls«»s.
Boarders.
.1 olin. V. Finkle has opened his large
and comfortable house lor the ncconioda
lion ol'conrt hoaiders. and also lor regu
lar hoarders hv the day or week, at rea- j
sonahle rates.
I Corner ol Maple and Muncv Sts.,Laporte. I
Iffll WILL NOT
IWK MM IMOffiffi
Republicans Not Willing to Stul
tify Themselves and
Their Party.
TO MEET EVERY ISSUE.
The Legislative Records Calmly Reviewed
and Facts Presented Showing That
the Republican Voters Hsve
Risen to the Occasion.
"Now that the campaign orators have
pretty well covered all the important
; Issues of the present canvass in this
state, I am convinced that Republicans
generally are going to stand by their
party nominees," remarked General
Henry H. Bingham to a Philadelphia
; interviewer a couple of days ago.
"They have very properly come to the
conclusion that It is useless to look to
the Democratic party for reforms.
Pennsylvania is a Republican state
anil it would be an insult to the honesty
and intelligence of Republicans to say
lhat in Pennsylvania, with her great
Republican majorities, reforms can
only coine through Democratic chan
nels."
HE SPEAKS BY THE CARD.
In this connection, and while the
topic of reform was under discussion,
reference was made to the comment of
Frank Willing Leach on the record of
the last legislature, he having had su
pervision of the work of supplying a
number of newspapers with informa
tion exhibiting the short comings of
the members of that body.
"It cannot be denied." said Mr. Leach,
1 "that the performances of the last leg
islature were not acceptable to the peo
ple of the state. Rut I speak advisedly
when 1 say that It was not one whit
worse than any one of the dozen legls
! latures which have convened since the
' new constitution went into effect. There
was this difference—the doings of the
! legislators last year were, as never be
fore, made known to the people. While,
however, the last legislature was no
worse than its predecessors, it was bad
enough. Rut it Is a mistake to .assume
that all the legislators were corrupt,
or that the wrongdoing was confined
to the Republican party or to a faction
thereof. There were many conspicuous
members of the two branches who val
iantly battled for the people, but it is
' historically incorrect to assume that all
i of them were from the socalled '7C who
supported Mr. Watinmaker for the
i United States senate. Not a few of the
much lauded '7fi' proved derelict be
fore the sesion closed. Of course,
many ol' the '7ti' did heroic work for
i the people which should never be
. forgotten, but so did other members of
| both houses who had not been Mr.
Wanamaker's supporters for the sena
torship. In other words, both the
i wrongdoing and the rightdoing, so to
speak, were non-factional, and it is a
perversion of history to claim the re
verse.
"Nor was the wrongdoing partisan.
Those now engaged in a crusade
against the Republican organization
are forming alliances in many of the
j counties with a view to the election of
Democrats to the legislature. While in
the last legislature some of the Demo
cratic senators and a number of the
Democratic members of the lower
house, led by the incorruptible Creasy,
' of Columbia county, were always found
upon the side of the people, others, und
1 generally the majority, gave their sup
| port to the various vicious bills which
It was sought to enact, and which the
■ recent Democratic state convention so
vigorously assailed.
"In a word. It Is strikingly unjust to
. charge all that was vicious In the last
I legislature to either party, or to either
faction of the dominant party. It was
simply a case of some corrupt men get
ting into the legislature—and they have
| gotten into every legislature since a
, Republican form of government was
; devised—who sought to further their
! own interests at the expense of the
j people's."
PROFESS' >R HAMILTON'S REVIEW.
On this point. Professor John Hamil
ton, .it' the state department of agri
culture, and a director of the Farmer's
Institute, of Pennsylvania, talked inter
j estingly the other day. He has made a
careTul study of the work of the last
legislature.
"Bad deeds are indefensible," suid
Professor Hamilton, "whether com
mitted by an individual, a legislative
body or a political party, and 1 have no
desire to defend a single bad action,
but my investigations disclose the fact
that the objectionable votes were cast
( by Republicans and Democrats alike
iof all factions. We hear a good deal
:"f talk now about 'fusion.' Would not
It have been a fitting time to 'fuse' in
the lust legislature? Why did not the
'76' anil '.lie Democrats 'fuse' then,
when they had an opportunity of doing
valuable service to the people of the
state. Instead of leaving it until now?
The facts show that neither Mr. Quay
nor Mr. Wanamaker nor Mr. anybody
else controlled the last legislature. It
ivas a law unto itself. One or two peo
ple attempted early in the session to
tell members what they ought to do
;ind how they ought to vote, and the
reception these gentlemen received pre
: vented forever after the repetition of a
similar attemot. The record shows
that no party or faction of a party
possessed all of the virtues, and It also
' Kltows that neither were wholly desti
tute. but that they were all alike in
iHis respect, sometimes doing well and
(oinetlmes doing ill. Much oftener.
however, we can truthfully say. well
ilian ill, as you will be convinced if
: you go over their entire work. The rec
urds show that the charges that Re
i publicans alone were In guilt in the
; passage of objectionable bills is un
| true, for tlio vote shows that the Dem
ocrats were equal participants in what
ever harm the passage or the bills In
volved.
RESULTS SPEAK fOI{ THEM
SELVES.
"The record of that period shows that
whatever mistakes or crimes that leK
islative body hail attempted were
either corrected by themselves or by
the governor of the state, and never
became laws. Five hundred and thirty
two bills were read in place in the sen
ate that session, and 1.021 were offered
in the house, making 1,553 In all. Of
these only 4!tli ever passed both bodies,
and of this number St> were either
wholly or partially vetoed by the gov
ernor, leaving 40S» as the accomplished
and completed work of that legislative
term. Sixty-eight per cent of the bills
presented the legislature killed itself,
and when the governor had completed
his revision, 76 per cent had fallen by
the way. and only 24 per cent came into
force as law. Does this look like cor
ruption unrestrained?
"Whoever will carefully go over the
laws of 1807. as published in the statute
books <if the state, will be convinced
that not a single wicked or intentional
ly Injurious law can there be found.
"IJoon this, then, their tinal ami
completed work, the Republican party,
which has been entrusted with power
to furnish salutary laws for the gov
ernment of the state should be judged.
Open this volume and make attacks.
Not upon old, dead and buried bodies,
but upon the living law, and the book
itself will be its own "and the party's
triumphant vindication.
"The last legislature, if it was no bet
ter. was certainly no worse than many
of Its predecessors."
REPUBLICANS APPLY THE REM
EDY.
In this connection Republicans are
reminded that when they hear the
record of the last legislature criticised,
they can direct attention to the fact
that the Republican party is big and
broad and honest enough to meet
every exigency that may occur in its
history. Recognizing that the party
has suffered by the objectionable work
of some of its members, the Republi
can voters at the primary elections
held but recently, at once proceeded to
apply the proper remedy. In the last
house of representatives at Ilarris
burg out of 204 members there were 171
Republicans, and of that number 102
have not been renominated. (>f the 6!l
others, 39 of these voted for Wana
maker for senator, and only 2X for
Penrose,and two voted for other candi
dates. It will thus be seen that the Re
publican party has sized up the occas
ion. as it always has and always will
and the people of Pennsylvania will
show their confidence in t bat part y when
they goto the polls at the coming
election and stand by its candidates.
They have had too many experiments
at trying to bring about reform through
the Democracy. That proposition has
proven a failure every time it has
been tried. The Democracy of Penn
sylvania now is in the control of men
who have no standing in the commun
ity because of their close affiliation
with the Bryanite national organiza
tion. If they by any chance could get
control of either branch of the Penn
sylvania legislature, or have the bal
ance of power between Republican fac
tions, their influence for harm would
be terrible.
BUT ml ONCP,
Few Dissenters Are Making a
Racket, But Regulars Are
Saying Little.
WAIT FOR THE RETURNS,
The Grand Army of Patriotic Stalwart Re
publicans Will March to the Polls
and Support All the Regularly
Nominated Candidates.
As the state political campaign is
drawing to a close it is becoming more
anil more apparent that the percentage
of Republicans who are not going to
support their full party ticket is quite
small, considering the uproar that has
been made by the disgruntled element.
In this connection the remarks of
David 11. Lane, a well known Repub
lican leader of the Quaker City, quoted
by a special correspondent from Phila
delphia, are timely and interesting
"What do you think of the political
outlook?" Mr. Lane was asked.
REPUBLICANS ARE ALL RIGHT.
"Why, I think the prospects of Re
publican success in Pennsylvania art;
all right." was his prompt reply.
"But how about this racket being
made by the Swallow and the Wann
maker orators?"
"1 do not think that anybody who
knows anything believes that Swallow
will be higher than third in the race."
"But his supporters are making great
claims," remarked the interviewer.
"Of course that is only natural." re
plied Mr. Lane. "A kicker is always
Very loud and very frequent. Wherever
he goes he proclaims his opposition to
his former party, and people who hear
from him are inclined to believe that
every time he speaks he is another per
son. and that instead of being one man
he Is a dozen. The regular does not
go round talking about his belief, or If
he did, no attention would be paid to
him, but the moment he quits his party
and begins to abuse McKlnley or Bryan
then he makes a sensation and sols
ptople to talking. When we come to
vote, however, our blatant talk count,«
for nothing but the one vote we cast
Individually.
COLLAPSE OF THE STEWART
BOOM.
"Here in Philadelphia in ISS2 there
was a tre'mendous amount of talk
about the Independent Republican can
didate for governor, John Stewart. It
Was even more general than was the
Swallow agitation in this city a few
weeks ago, before the Republican tide
set In so strongly. When the election
returns were read it was found that
there were but 7.9U2 votes cast for
Stewart In the entire city of Philadel
phia, while General Beaver pulled 70,-
575 votes and Pattlson 67,401. It has
ever sine** been a matter of wonder
to the people how they could have got
ten the Idea thai Stewart was foinj to
carry the city. It is tin- same with
Ihe Swallow boom. After election there
will in- a great many Prohibitionists
figuring mu when* the votes went to
that they wi*ie expecting and did not
get. Tiie kicker talks much, but votes
unly onci\ I lind the Republicans in
my locality saying very little, while
a feu agitators are engaged in flood
ing th" district with literature, but
when I asked some of them how they
ar* l going the other day they became
indignant at my questioning their
loyalty to the Republican party at such
a critical period in the history of our
country. 1 have concluded not to bother
about the frantic efforts of a few dis
gruntled voters to cause dissension in
our ranks. They have the noise now.
Our Republican candidate will get the
votes mi election day.and our ma
jorities will be larger than ever."
issriiitn
The Distinguished Leader Has No
Concern About the Penn
sylvania Election.
H£ BELIEVES IN OUR PATRIOTISM.
He Tells of the Democracy's Hopes, With
Their Cries of Local Issues, in Several
Important Contests, But Has Ab
solute Faith in Keystone
State Republicanism.
Thomas 1.1. Reed, of Maine, represents
the type of statesman that has al
ways been popular with Pennsylvania
Republicans—bold, stalwart and stanch
in his adherence to the principles of the
party and aggressive always in his de
fense ol' those principles. In a re
cent letter from the speaker to a well
known Republican of this state the
distinguished representative from the
state ill' Maine took occasion tn express
his appreciation of the many flattering
invitations lie has receiveif to address
meetings in Pennsylvania during the
present canvass.
"Vnu can lie assured." said Speaker
Reed in this correspondence, "lhat I
must have a keen sense of leelitig for
the many kindly and urgent requests i
have had togo to your state. Were it
not for the fact that I honestly believ 1
my services are more needed in what
we ordinarly designate as doubtful ter
ritory I would certainly give myself the
pleasure to be with you.
"Pennsylvania a doubtful state on
either her governorship, her congres
sional delegation, or. most important
THOMAS B. liEKD.
of all. her selection of a Republican for
United States senator, seems to me a
preposterous proposition. This citadel
of Republicanism in question, with the
grave issues involved in the present
campaign appears almost ridiculous.
The success of the Republican party at
next month's election is as of great
importance to the nation as it was that
the party which saved the I'nlon In the
days of the civil war should have
charge of the administration of the af
fairs of the government upon the close
of that war.
"Republicans cannot afford to allow
personal prejudice to Influence ihem as
against their party nominees this fall.
The whole civilized world is watching
America and speculating as to the
ability of our government to meet the
serious problems that confront us. A
large Republican vote at the coming
election will be accepted by the Eu
ropean nations as evidence of the fact
that the people of America are in ac
cord with the administration of Presi
dent McKlnley. while Republican de
feat would be taken as indicating that
our people were opposed to the war
and were not sustaining our govern
ment.
THE LOCAL ISSUE TRICK.
"Let no Republican lie misled. If
there are matters In the affairs of your
state that need correcting the Repub
lican party, that has had ill infidence
of the people for so many years, can
safely lie trusted to meet any demand
for reforms. We hear the cry of local
issues and stat" it-sues in New York.
New Jersey, lowa and elsewhere, as
well as in Pennsylvania. It is a catch
ing phrase, which the Democracy arc
not slow to take advantage of. but
what would be the result U' enough
Republicans could be caught in each
of these states by ibis device of our
opponents lo swing those states from
their Republican moorings? In each
of these commonwealths a I'nited
States senator is at stake, as well as
the congressional delegation and the
governorship. What a calamity to our
country if a Hryanite legislature should
be chosen In any one of these stales to
send a Hryanite I'nitcil States senator
to Washington. What a terrible thing
to contemplate for Ibis to happen ill
Pennsylvania. But I have already
written more than I had intended to.
out you can say to my friends in your
itate that I have so much confidence in
the intelligence and loyalty and pa
triotism of Pennsylvania Republicans
that I am giving myself no concern
about the result of the election there."
j WAR PROBLEMS NOT SETTLED
' Over a Hundred Thousand of the Enemy's
Troops Still in Cuba, and the Crafty
Spaniards in the Paris Confer
ence Show No Signs
of Yielding.
The presence of President McKinley
| within the borders of the Keystone
: State in attendance at the peace jubi
lee celebration in Philadelphia, cannot
iiut be an inspiration to every Repub
lican in Pennsylvania. The magnificent
speeches of the president on his tour
to tin* Omaha exposition teemed with
patriotic sentiments ami aroused feel
ings of admiration and pride in the
In-east of every Republican and sound
money democrat who in any way
aided in his election and the Ovei -
throw of Hryanism in 189(1. While in
no instance did the president make any
direct allusion to politics, while on
Ills travels west, in his private talks
with friends whom he met in the se\ -
era I states it was made quite appar
ent that lie is exceedingly anxious that
there shall lie nothing in the returns
ol next month's election which will in
any way indicate lack of interest on the
part of i lie people, and particularly
among- his fellow Republicans, in the
grave situation which now confronts
his. administration. The president has
received assurances from the Republi
can leaders ill all the doubtful states
that his rlecent public utterances have
had a wonderful effect upon the voters
in reminding them that an opportunity
will lie k presented in a few days for
them togo to the polls and give by
their ballots, in the most direct way
possible, a vote of confidence and ap
proval of the national administration.
The lining up of the Republicans in
such states us lowa. New York. New
Jersey. Massachusetts and the others
in which there are debatable congres
sional districts, within the last tveek
iias IIPHII the subject of general com
ment.
THE WAR NOT OVER.
No one knows better than the presi
dent the serious nature of the problems
yet to be solved in connection with the
Spanish war. Great peace jubilees, in
the minds of many, while calculated to
keep alive the spirit of patriotism, are
in faet. misnomers. The war is not
over by any means. A special dis
patch from Washington to the New-
York Tribune on this subject is inter
esting. It directs attention to the !'a< t
that there are still 120,<HiO soldiers of the
Spanish army in Cuba, with all their
accoutrements of wa . While it was
thought that the Spanish government
would have had the greater portion of
this army out of the island by this time,
it is now stated thai 110 efforts will 1. •
made to send these troops home before
Dec. I. The municipal affairs of Ilii
vana are still in the hands of tie
Spanish oilicials. The reports from
Paris regarding the peace commis
sioners all show that little if an,
progress has been made toward reach
ing a settlement of the many questions
involved. The crafty Spaniards are eni -
ploying every known trick of European
diplomacy to thwart the efforts of the
American commissioners and the best
advised correspondents of the great
newspapers cable their editors that
they are unable to give any assurances
that the commissioners will reach an
early agreement. They declare that
there is nothing to indicate that tin*
commissioners are any nearer a settle
ment than they were the first day they
met.
A WARNING TO REPUBLICANS.
Congressman James Kankiu Young
gave a timely warning to Republicans
of Pennsylvania a few days ago. when
he publicly declared, "As yet there is
no peace. Let us cherish no such il
lusion. There will be no peace until
the Paris commissioners sign and seal
the bond. The president's wishes will
only be regarded when they are em
phasized by your votes as the will of
the American people. These gentlemen
of Spain, now in Paris as commission
ers, are well informed as to this cam
paign. They are as anxious for the de
feat of Mr. McKinley as Jefferson
Davis was for the defeat of Lincoln.
Every blow aimed at the president,
every vote thrown against him, every
intemperate speech, every morsel of
scandal swept out of the gutters of a
polluted journalism, weakens the hands
of the president, and tends to ham
string our commissioners in Paris. If
there should be such a calamity as the
defeat of the administration in No
(ember, it will invite a renewal of the
war. Tt will give a premium upon dis
loyalty. and Invite a contingency in
which the blood and treasure spent, at
Santiago and Manila will be as water
spilled upon the ground.
"We cannot take too ground In
support of the president. More than
at any time since Lincoln proclaimed
emancipation, it is our duty to be with
our leader in these gloriou: wars. Not
in a dubious, uncertain, half hearted
fashion, as a mere expression of party
Ke&l, but firm, outspoken. Incandescent.
Auxiliary ouestions will be met in
due time. I'pon these there will lie
legitimate, welcome differences of opin
lon. Before we arrange the household
let the fire go down. A war Is not over
in a dr<y. The sea throbs and sobs
long after a hurricane, and we are now
in the throbbing and sobbing of the
war with Spain, which can be settled
promptly only by the American peo
ple standing loyally by their president
tit '.he coming election."
Both Swallow and Jenks are running
around over the state dumb as oysters
on the great questions which must con
front President McKinley iu the next
congress, but confining their speeches
to the parrot cry of Quay. Quay. <Juay
and indulging in passionate tirades of
personal abuse of individual Republi
cans. On the side of the opposition t->
the Republicans, it is a campaign of
cowardice and vilification. What a
spectacle for thoughtful people t" con
template.—Unlontown News.
It is a campaign which continually
violates the commandment ' Thou shall
not bear false witness." Relying upon
the violation of this commandment for
success, the anti-Republican campaign
seeks to defeat Stone for governor, cap
ture the legislature and turn the United
States senate over to the foes of Presi
dent McKinley. Are the Republican
voters of Pennsylvania going to per
mit such a campaign to succeed.'—
Bryn Mawr News.