Published Every Thursday.
Volume 3.
raws HUMS
SOMA WARNING
Members of the Union League Speak
Forcibly to Pennsylvania
Republicans.
"THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE."
A Significant and Timely Declaration From
Men Who Take a Patriotic View of the
Solemn Duty Which Every Voter Will
Be Called Upon to Perform in a Few
Days.
Inspired by the patriotic scenes of
jubilee week, no doubt, and realizing
the fact that the Democratic leaders
are making a still hunt campaign in
the hope of catching Republicans nap
ping in the present contest in Penn
sylvania. a number of leading mem
bers of the Union League, of Philadel
phia, have united in a. warning address
to Republicans of Pennsylvania. Presi
dent McKinley was a guest of the
Union League on his recent visit to the
Quaker City and had a number of con
lldential talks on the situation with
influential gentlemen in that famous
organization which since the days of
the rebellion has been tlie home of
patriotism and a bulwark of Republi
canism. The members of no other club
in the country did more toward the
election of William McKinley to the
presidency by their quiet and effective
work with the business interests in
the doubtful states, and they are to
day alive to tlie alarming conditions
that confront the McKinley adminis
tration.
Here is the timely, pointed and terse !
manner in which these gentlemen now
address the voters of this state:
Stop! Think! Then vote.
Don't wait until after you have voted be
fore you think.
| Stand by McKinley !
Stand by the flag!
No earnest Republican will,
by liis vote, aid the Swallow-Wana
inaker conspiracy to turn Pennsylvania
over to the enemies of President Mc-
Kinley and his splendid administra
tion.
The heroes of Manila and Santiago
shot straight. Let Republicans in
Pennsylvania VOTE STRAIGHT. Don't
be a guerrilla!
A vote against Colonel William A.
Stone for governor is a vole to em
oarrass the McKinley administration
and in approval of the scheme con
cocted in Washington by enemies of
the Republican party to carry New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and lowa
against the McKinley foreign policy,
or to materially cut down the Republi
can majority in those states.
A vote against a Republican nominee
for the legislature is a vote for free
silver, anti-McKinley United States
senator to he elected by the legislature
in January next.
Beware of the deceitful cry of"state
issues" by the use of which the attempt
is being made to turn Pennsylvania
over to free silveritcs, Prohibition ex
tremists and disgruntled Republicans.
Let EVERY REPUBLICAN DO HIS
DUTY, and by his vote repudiate the
campaign of assassination which has
been waged against Republican leaders
and Republican candidates. Forever
set the seal of disapproval upon Span
. Ish methods of warfare as applied to
Pennsylvania politics.
Stand by McKinley!
Stana by the flag !
While this is a plain, simple note ot
admonition from members of an or
ganization which, better than any other
body in the state, represents the solid
business interests of the common
wealth, with its active and correspond
ing memberships in every county, it is
conceded by the political leaders to be
the most concise and effective politi
cal document that has lieen issued in
the present canvass, it is regarded as
•especially important and significant
by reason of the fact that the mer who
are responsible for it are numbered
among the warmest personal friends
and staunchest supporters of the presi
dent. They, more than anyone else
outside of his cabinet, are in a posi
tion to know his keen interest in the
eoming election and of tlw anxiety' he
has for Republican success in e\rery
contested district and stnte, that it
shall go forth to the worlid with Em
phasis that the American voters h ttve
sustained him and c«in be relied upon
to stand by his administration in any
'■rieis. •
The Stato Senators and the State*
Representative who nro ejected next
Tuesday, will. In January next, vote
In the Leßislalttrn for a Un tted states
senator. Starad by the 1\ epnblican
nominees anil thus Insure tiie eendinsc
of a Republican t o the TTnUted Htate»
Senate.
A vote I'or Swallow Is bair H voto
for Jenks. Tote tbe straight Uepub-
Hcan ttolnV a«t Tuesday.
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Republican News Item.
LOOKS TO PENNSYLVANIA.
Penrose Confers With the President
on the Political Situation.
Exceedingly Anxious That the Vote for the
Republican Party Shall Emphasize the
Feeling of the American People
Toward His Administration
United States Senator Penrose had a
talk with President McKinley during
the latter's visit to Philadelphia on the
occasion of the peace jubilee and found
him greatly interested in the political
situation. The president, while re
fraining from making political speeches
on his recent trip west, showed a nat
ural furiosity in conferring with his
friends regarding the coming elections.
He is anxious that he shall have a Re
publican congress at his back in the
settlement of the many problems grow
ing out of the war. and that the vote
t>f the douDtful or debatable states next
Tuesday shall indicate a popular sen
timent in favor of his administration.
CHAT WITH PENROSE.
In commenting upon his talk with
tlie president Senator Penrose said
among other things:
"I found him as serene and self com
posed as though not the central figure
in the nation. He seems to believe
that it is impossible for u people so
Intelligent as the American people to
falter in devotion to the government
sit a time like this.
"We are on the verge of a crisis more
important than any heretofore in out
history, for, while in past times we
have been absorbed in domestic af
fairs. our country stands today on the
verge of empire. Already the Repub
lican party, in spite of a strong Demo
cratic opposition in the senate, backed
by a powerful lobby, lias achieved the
annexation of Hawaii. Porto Rico has
been added to our territory, with its
1,000,000 people. We shall have control
of Cuba for the time and we shall re
tain the Philippines, for, wherever the
American Hag has been raised at the
expense of American blood it shall not
be lowered.
"The Republican party is construc
tive and it will not fail, but do you
understand that at this trying time a
change of 28 votes would change the
complexion of the house of represent
atives, inviting the disaster that would
follow from a Democratic congress
with a Republican president. For use
In the contest of I'JOO the Democrats
will make capital of what mistakes
have been made, if any.
"The nation looks to Pennsylvania to
.sustain the president, and, speaking
advisedly, I tell you that she will give
William A. Stone more than 150,000 ma
jority. What can be said to destroy
confidence in Colonel Stone, a self made
man, brought up on a farm, who as
a boy shouldered his musket?
"The Republican party has a record
to be proud of, notwithstanding the
malignity and spite of men who go
throughout the state to deceive the
people. But the common sense of the
people will denounce their falsehoods.
SWALLOW AND WANAMAKER
"If ever a deliberate, disingenuous
attempt to deceive the people was un- ,
dertaken it is to be found in the speech
es of Swallow and Wanamaker. 1
would not be disposed to stand in the
defense of guilty men, but they have
deliberately distorted the facts with the
purpose of deceiving the people.
"Wanamaker charges that State j
Chairman Elkin has said that the peo- '
pie pay the state no taxes, and attacks
him for it. Mr. Elkin has never made
any such statement. What he did say
was that the railroads and corporations
pay the state taxes, and that each
county, with the exception of Philadel
phia, receives again from the state
more money than it pays into the state.
But it is impossible to argue with a
man like Wanamaker, because lie is a
political charlatan and crank, more
dangerous than Bloody Bridles Walte,
■or any other crank that a western state
has ever brought into prominence.
"You realize how this unwarranted
local agitation, imperiling the safety
of the legislature, may endanger the
"United States senate.
SWALLOW HAS NO SHOW.
"The campaign is drawing to a close.
The Swallow tide is at its ebb. A vote
for Swallow is a vote for Jenks. The
Democrats who are disposed toward
Swallow are now returning to a united
i'.ssault on Republicans, and I hope
that the few Republican followers of
Swallow will not throw away their
votes upon him, but return to ihelr
party. Apart from this, though, we do
not want a hysterical, untruthful and
absolutely unbalanced crank for gov
ernor. [ take the ground that not in
his past record or his present conduct
do we find anything qualifying him for
the governorship. The contemplation
of Swallow as governor, under the
clack shadow of Wanamaker, is too
dreadful for sensible men to entertain.
The Republican party is large enough
for reform within its own lines. The
president of the United States appeals
to you to support and sustain him,
and not allow the pettifogger, slanderer
ajnd ollice seeker to imperil the great
policies of state."
■stay-at-home Ucpubllcans arc as
sistant Democrats. It" It takes a llt
tl<> trouble to get to Hie polls, your
vote is of that much more Import
ance. It is of value to the Republi
can party and to the nation. ISemem
ber that Next Tuesday. November H.
Js election duy.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORTE. PENNA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1898.
mi PfIPI'YI'OCKISH.
OUR PARTY CAN DO ITS OWN HOUSE
CLEANING IF NEEDED.
i-TSIOX POLITICS
Democrats Applying New Taction Xto
publican* Whoso Only Grievances Are
That They Have lieon Kojectod for Nora
inntion. Merrick One of Thorn.
The fusionist in |»olitios i- tin
bright {•'lint of burlesbue and comedy
in a serious drama that otherwise
would often grow dreary and tire
some. Milt tin fusionist is never
monotonous and never stale. lie is
always breaking into the play in a.
now role 011 the very eve of an elec
tion, and, even though it is all trag
ical enough the funny burlesque is
to their audiences an unfailing source
of amusement. Hut on the violent
contrary with the fusionist who aro
sure because the party will not bow
unto them, they try to sink the ves
sel with all on board, and they are
a- sincere a- they are grotesque,
which is what makes them humor-,
oils.
No intclliu'cut person can object to!
a fair criticism of a candidate or of
an administration nor a portrayal of
tie virtues of one candidate over an-!
nother, but the introduction of will
ful misrepresentations, belittling in
tied m*> and jingoism into a campaign i
i- di generating and uncalled for and !
when Mr. Merrick on Monday night j
in the courthouse stooped to mis
representations and wantonly false
a—ertions it- effort amounted to!
nothing. As a lawyer Mr. Merrick ,
made an extravagant uproaralleging
severe crime and quoting law and
telling his handful of listener- that
it wasa civic duty of his to do so
inasmuch that newspapers were not'
thoroughly informing the public of
these aw fill crimes charged against i
officeholders at llarrisburg. We
have courts and juries in this country
tii try issues of this character, and
newspapers and fusion politicians
who seek to air their charges for;
political purpose- only are not a part:
of our judicial system. If the evi
dence he has is genuine and so strong i
why don't he bring suit at once.
KJsAI'I'oIXTMi OI'KICK SKK.KKI!
Who is this tSeo. \V. Merrick of
Tioga county, who is making a ser
ies of speeches in this county in tliei
interest of the Democratic candidates? :
Why, when Merrick's |>olitical rec-1
ord i- understood his motives become i
clear to everybody.
In IMS 2 he was a candidate at the!
Republican State Convention for
Secretary of internal Affairs. lie j
failed to get the nomination, how-:
ever, and tilled with revenge joined
in a movement to defeat the regular
Republican nominee. An indepen- ■
dent ticket was put up and Merrick i
was placed upon it as a candidate i
for Secretary of Internal Affairs, j
That ticket brought about the defeat
of (.Jeneral Heaver for (Jovernor and |
the whole Hepnblican State ticket.
Every since that time Merrick, while
calling himself a Republican has
deen a trator to his party and is
know 11 in his native county only as
a political renegade w ho, disappoint
ed as a office seeker, now vents his
spleen by turning against his party.
The records show that he got 2~ ,
votes in this county ill 1882. Can he i
fool that many j»eople in 1898?
CONSPIRACY AGAINST WOODIN.
Private Secretary Said to Have Been j
ilribed By Democratic Managers.
Hlooinshurg, Oct. ;{O. —The mana-;
ni l's of the campaign that is being !
waged against W. 11. Woodin,,are |
growing desperate. for the past
three weeks, it is said, secret negotia
tions have been carried on between
a prominent Democrat of Columbia
county and the private secretary of
Mr. Woodin for the purchase from
the latter of Mr. Woodin's private
correspondence in the hope that some
tell-tale letter would be discovered.
Mr. Woodin suspected his secretary
and had him shadowed,
«>ii Tuesday the plot was exposed
I w hen the private secretary, about to
leave Berwick, was confronted with
the charge and compelled by a de
tective to open his trunk and surren
der a package of private letters that
he had abstracted from the files of
Woodin's office and was about to
i carry away with him to deliver to
the 'Democraticchairman. Although
the writing lie had in his possession
were intirely harmless and would
not have in the least have compro
mised Mr. Woodin before the public.
This attempt to get possession of
: them goes to show to what straits
| Mr. Woodin's opponents in this dis
i trict have l*ee» driven.
JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE.
What Shall the Harvest Be. The Verdict
Rests With the People.
It lias been a hot campaign. Not
even in a Presidential year lias there
been more excitement among the
politicians."Hut the politicians are
1 1 only a small part of the voters, and
! the voters have been strangely apa
thetic. The great majority of men
who take no special interest in poli
tics except to read the newspapers
and cast their ballots on election day
have not been aroused as they ordin
arily are, yet these are the men to
decide the fight. Democratic Ring
isters of the old stripe have tried to
| break through this indifference to
j get the masses aroused, but with
rather poor success considering the
efforts they have made. If has been
one of the surprises of the canvass
this apparent indifference of the
! general public.
Yet, the dullest mind cannot mis
l
i take the meaning of the vote. State
issues are not enough to explain it.
The attempt to rob Judge Dunham
|of au honest election and throwing
.! the county heavily in debt, is a pro
. jduction from the hands of the "bet
j ter government" howlers. The
wrath of flod has already visited i
: one of the perpetrators in this vile j
j attempt to rob the people of their j
i choice and suffer them with the ex-1
pense of so doing, and the end is j
■ not yet reached.
These irrepressable how ler.- may '
stuff their own ears with the cotton j
of such sophistic treachery until
I they bulge, yet they cannot avoid;
' feeling the truth even as the festive
Philistines on the temple roof felt
(the thrill of Sampson's muscles'
i when he put forth his hands upon
the pillars to take vengence for his
| blindness. The people have been I
j 'wguiled more than once by these j
1 'unie croakers and let themselves j
"lie bound, but their inCim i'.fe str; n' ■
gtli is in them still, and they give
1 notice to those who read the election i
returns to stand from under or be- j
ware of the smash on Tuesday next,
j These votes are made up of the vet
erans of the Jacksonian tpye, who
stand by sound principles; who die, j
but never surrender to the serpents, j
What shall the answer to their ,
warning be? What will lie the
j effect of this vote upon the prosperity
(of the country? it will make the
j result of the election bear fruit in
furthering the reviving industry,
; returning prosperity and good times 1
again, and they have patriotism and !
: wisdom enough to do it.
If they are unequal to this breadth
iof patriotism and goon aiding their
j leaders in their blind purpos to tear
I down the great industrial structures
! merely because it was Republican
j hands that built it up then they can
■ narrow the present fruits of Tues
day's election, but the intelligent
voter is too wise for that. We can- j
not believe the voters will have the i
impudence or the party blindness to
do so, .
We have been through a war and
!we have won. The Congress to be ,
elected on Tuesday will deal with
all the great questions growing out;
•of it. There are governments to be '
J formed,ships to be built for the navy,
I merchant vessels to be placed upon
! the seas. The extension of conimer- •
jce and business in two oceans is a
most important problem, and we 1
are face to face with it. The Repub
lican party can be depended upon to
satisfactorily settle these questions
and the duty of the people of this |
district is to send W. 11. Woodin to
Congress.
Our Candidate W H- Woodin
W. 11. Woodin's home life at Her-1
wick is a good indication as to what
kind of a man he would be if chosen
to preside over, the interests of this J
district at Wash ington. His neigh
bors know him to be honest, active
and charitable as well as very intelli
gent. His family him a loving |
christian husband and father. He
has a very determined, broad-minded
spirit absolutely necessary in the
make up of a competent congress- ;
' man. Men of ideas must be sent to j
Washington and our voters will do ;
a wrong act if they do not recognize j
the merits of the above named.
i Marks That Will Tell a Great Story.
The candidates who have made a
! mark in their canvass and who will
; receive a large majority of marks on
| the ballots that will be cast on Tues
day next are the big four -Woodin,
Christian, Lawrence and Osier.
(X) (X),(X) (X)
H.W. Osier, the popular candidate
for Sheriff is a young man of more
than ordinary ability, and if elected
lie will make a splendid county
official. We believe it would be a
step forward to elect him to the office
of Sheriff of Sullivan county, for he
is thoroughly qualified and fully
deserving.
(X) (X) (V) ( X)
Wm. J. Law rence is recognized by ,
all as the next I'rothonotary. His
friends are legion,and they will turn !
ouf en masse on election day and I
elect him by a large majority. He'
has performed the onerous dutie* of
his office with marked distinction
and ability. Join the procession and
be on the winning side, and not only
vote for Hill, but the entire ticket.
(X) (X) (XI (X)
11. W. Osier is one of those steady
going, careful business men that
j make a success of everything they,
I undertake. If he should be elected, j
anil there i- every reason to believe!
j he will be, the office will be in good ;
I and capable hands. When Mr.Osler'
I came out a- a candidate for Sheriff!
j his availability wa- at once conceed-1
' ed. In his preliminary canvass at i
! the convention lie carried every! hing
j by storm, and lie ha- never relaxed
I since his nomination. Hi- compet-j
ency and fitness over his opponent i
i cannot be questioned. In fact it;
; would be to the county's best inter- j
| ests to elect him.
(X ) (X) IXI <X)
I W. 11. Woodin represents the true I
j American idea of government and
| his election will be pleasing to linn-,
I dred- of thousands el .'-ring men'
J and citizens of this State. He is un- j
i questionably the man for the honor
| and the choice of the people, anil j
| every voter will be wise to realize
this fact and vote accordingly. The j
! I'nited States Congressman-hip is I
| deeply agitating the people of this J
i great old commonwealth. We are
i all interested in who w ill be chosen. '
All have their preferanees. Vet j
! there i- one who is mori; deeply in-j
forested than all the rest. That one
is President McKinley, To him the
choice will be one of \ er\ great im- j
portanee. His wishes are entitled to j
| due consideration, lie has stood by J
the people, the people should stand j
jby him. Markixi in the tir-t col-!
mini.
(XI (X) (X) (XI
11. W. iisler w ill come in from the
western end with an almost -olid
vote, and if the other part of the I
county will do their duty he will be
elected to the office of Sheriff by a
i majority that will reach high water
j mark. He is a self-made man, en
! ergetic, not in the least bumniy, but
progressive and honest, and just the j
kind of a man that is needed where
honesty and economy seems to have ;
been neglected for a number of years
| past. No reflection of dishonesty on
; the present incumbent, but wasteful
extrvagance on the part of Ids legal
; dominator.
(X ) (X) (XI ix)
' Dr. J. L. Christian represents in!
his community every quality that I
constitutes a wise, public spirited
and honorable citizen. He will there
fore not only be identified with but
will be a most effective champion of
every popular reform measure that
will pass through the legislature. ;
He possesses to a marked degree j
every qualification niressary to make ;
I an able representative in the Assem
bly, possessing firmness of character, i
remarkable ability as a parlianien
! tarian, and staunch in his belief that
truth and justice should prevail. If
there is any reform to be wrought
out at llarrisburg it requires the ex -
j act personage of Dr. J. L. Christian
of ability coupled with an honesty
of purpose and a conception of right
and duty. The universal expression
i of confidence of those last acquainted
| with him should make votes for him
j and thejmanner of man lie is entitle
him to the snffragi-s of all.
1.25 Per. Year.
Number '3-
In the Political Arena.
The leader* of Democracy have an
| nounced their intention of "carrying
! war Ipto Africa," the present
j wwk and in a series of three "honest *
: government" meetings wilUloubtless
work a political revolution in West
ern .Sullivan. People must know
i that talk is cheap and should always
j consider the speaker and the truth
j fulness of his argument.
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I he Sheriff's business in this coun
|ty has decreased over *;<) per cent.
| during the past year. How does the
i Republican administration compart;
> with Cleveland's rule of ruin.
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In the last two issues of the Gazette
! while Streby was verandaing
j around the varasitv of truth evidently
! lost himself. One would have sup
! jMwed that the elevated position he
is accredited with,by his oath before
the contest court, would have exer
cised an influence on his action polit
ically as would have protected him
from making such false statements.
Folks are sure of his traits, but un
| certain about his principle- He has
inspired every feeling necessary to
.-access in making the public lack
confidence in him. It 1- a plant of
j slow growth with our contemporary.
Hew are o! his forthcoming issue
and see that truth is given freedom.
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At a .Mullen-Gallagher political
meeting in Sonestown one night last
week the exponent- of "good govern
ment had an interesting drama of
what might be call "primitive
methods ot better government for
Harrisburg." \ session of liquid
refreshments followed the gale of
eloquence that prevailed during
Mullen's abusive session. The re
sults of the combined inspiration
terminated in a free for all fight, in
which their ideas of "better govern
ment were carried out to a letter.
The respectable citizens of Sonestown
certainly do not feel very highly
flattered by having such campaign
methods brought to their town t<*.
edify intelligent people on the
better government question. Better
learn to govern themselves tirst.
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We would never have known
what a poor, miserable downtrodden
people we are if it wasn't tor Mer
rick.
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The attempt to elect Mr. Meyer
by a mud-slinging campaign of vile
insinuations, misleading and false
statements against Dr. Christian will
do the former more harm than the
latter. The decent and respectable
people of Sullivan county will resent
this method of carrying on a cam
paign of assassination and falsehood,
clothed in pretences of honest- govern
ment. If the Gazette, masquerading
under false colors of honvntj/, contain
ed even a grain of that priceless
commodity in its rag of rot, the fact
has so far escaped the observation of
decent peoole. Editor Streby, so far
as the conducting of a fair, manly,
open and dignified mode of warfare
is concerned, is a fallen idol, and we
are content to be classified among
the number that'do protest against
the use of the cowardly and prepon
derous weapon—misrepresentation
The motives underlying actions of
this kind are unworthy of any fair
minded man, much less one who
poses before the people as an appli
cant for public favor, and still less ol
one who seeks a place in the hails of
the legislature as is Mr. Meyers. If
a warfare of this sort conijHirts itself
with Mr. -Meyers's idea of rectitude
and consciousness of "honest govern
ment," we can only say that Mey
ers's consciousness is in no immedi
ate danger of disturbance by any of
th«' ordinary lapses of legislative life.
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Fusion is t Merrick must have car
ried the idea that he was to appear
before a pack of jayhoots when ho
came into Sullivan county, that
never hear of anything outside of
local matters. He stated to his aud
ience Monday night that he was not
a candidate for office nor never had
been. If his mind can reach back
as far a 18K2 he will sustain us in
calling him an unmitigated liar, and
he is one.