Published Every Thursday.
Volume 3.
Business Cards.
Jonestown flagging
C!h<- F Billnmbos, A (rents
D. 11. Tjortih. n "
SONKSTOWN ''A.
Fikst nation ai. hank
OF M'SIIOitK. I'KNN A.
CAPITAL - " 950.000
SURPLUS - - SIO,OOO.
I)<it'H m General Biinkinir Utixinos*.
B.W. JF.VVINGB M I 1 - SWA UTS
I'iwiitcnt. <:i?liier.
GALLAGHER'S HOTEL
\x i> uks r a r it a XT.
LAPOHTE PA
F. W. (JAIXAOIIEIt. Prop.
Wlirm ITKMIIS iinil llllU'llVH ill nil I."tITV.
Oysters- nml >THine in senson.
Hiir <iii|<|>liol will. i'li"l<'r>' li'iinii* uiii.'Hiwl
,V liood -li.l'lr room provided
LAPORTE LIVERY AND
BOARDING STABLES.
Connected with tin* ( ommei'cin!
Hotel. First-class Horses ami
Carriages.
Hates reasoiiiil.li'.
CHAS COLEMAN. Prop
HOTEI MAINE
THOS. W. BEAiIEN, Prop.
LAPORTE, PA.
Tlivs new hotel has ''tell rweiitly opeiic'l. m iv j
furiii-liiHl tliroutdioiu mid will U- r" > f "'..
special uiToiiiodiition of I lit- lun ul Hi- put ll > ■
The In-st Moeked I a. ill tlifeuui.lv. Hales me low
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
THO i. E. KENNEDY, Prop
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I ehi - p. U it h y » t s *
HOTEL PORTER.
Canton Stroot,
SHUNK, PA.
\V. E. I'ourProp'r.
CARROLL HOUSE,
D. liEEKE, Proprietor.
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Professional Cards.
J. & F. 11. INGHAM,
ATTO SKY' AMAW,
1,Hg.l II n !.» ittC 1
in hi.- hu• 1 a lju hin« co. ..lies
LAI'ORTE
MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAI'OKTK. I'A.
oillee in Court Mouse rtiiiMinu.
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UKPI- KU» Mvl -TMCKT.
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DtSIIOKK.
yyM P.SHCLMAKER,
Attorney at Law.
Office in County liuiltlinjr.
I.AI'iiUTK. 1* V.
Collection... coi.veyiim'iwr. the sellleinei.l "
eMail*- hi.l olhei lenai bu.-iiie»i- will leee.M
pro in pl ulU'iitum.
J. BRADLEY,
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v| . .• I «\ -Melt week '.t I' oiksvilK*.
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litis,.. 1211. Stive! I'liilailclphia.
II iv u" letlivl fro n the oiliee of I nite'l -late
\lU>rnev nth I \»i.-tant I" le« I -late- Attorn.•>
«ili eo.ltnn.e the K'etieiiil praetiee ol law in I n
I n.te.l -late.- court.- ami .ill the eon it- o! Hi.
t'it> nil . oiintv of I'lnladt Iplun,
J-JENK Y T. D< )WNS,
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LWHITK
BL \CKSMITH
AND WAGON SHOP
J tist opened ill the Laport"
r.nri"fv.
I.ai-l.rii w..rl< si.l leite.{. All worli
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O W BENNETT, Prop.
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II (unite V«»tir ItmvHii VTIIh
Cuiniy «'it it:-11 if, euro const ipnt ion fore\er.
10c. 850. If C. C- C. fail, druggists refund money.
S\¥e have been 3
5 gleaning House
C For some time, but we are through at last. \W V
V are all fixed up in apple pie order for the (
siKoltb&! TDrabe
with the largest and best stock of goods we/ 1
< have ever had. V
S Something nr Ev 33i /, h;'fui'« J
We think we rsiu pleaso tho most critical Imy or in Sullivan
i.county. J
V Weß|icctfully Yours. r
c > UHI'TKNBUUV.
DUSHOHE. PA. 'l'll E J.IiAVKLEII.
NERAL
J HA RD W A R E
PAINTS, OILS, VARI 'SHES and GLASS.
SPECIAL inducements given on
CTOVES and RANGES
***-* and all kinds of HEATING STOVES
for Wood or Coal, suitable 112 »r [larl u-H. halls, churches, school houses,
•amps. etc. Attention to a line of Cheap air-tight wood heaters from
>3.0(1 to §1(1.00. Also a line of coal heateis from §2.50 up to §.'15.00.
My Special Bargain Sale is open on a line of heaters slightly
.liimageil by wji-tcr. Good as new, but they must, be sold CHEAP
If in need of a cheap heater, call early.
My "Dockash" Ranges arc without a question the finest in the
market, made up of the be; I material and designed to be a handsome
Range. Furnaces always the best on the market. In fact we are
ready to heat the universe either in hot water, steam or air. Try us.
we guarantee satisfaction.
STOY REPAIRS VXD REPAIRING.
PLUMRIN<J. STEAM FITTING AND SUPPI.IEri.
MILL. SUPPLIES.
Coles Kurdwur^
DUSHORE, PA.
H.A.Rogers & son.,
FOIIKSVILLE, PA.
Generously Reduced
We grant you it is rather early in the season to talk
of reductions, but there is to be a great showing of
. Holiday goods here —a showing that will surpass
any previous season. When this store advertises it
endeavors to recite the actual facts. When it's a
strong story there's strong reason for it.
We've got
ne line of Dress Goods
No use of going into detail about them—could only be done
indifferently to the neglect of many features, but we want you
to understand that we arc offering a large variety of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
at remarkably low prices contrasted with goods of sneli sound,
solid value.
All Kinds of Fine Flannels
A stock of such extent and variety that you are sure to find just
the desired kind at a price to your advantage.
Higbast Price Paid for Butter and Eggs.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY.'
LAPORTE, PENNA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15,1808.
PARTY TRAITORS 1
BOUND TO FAIL
//anamaker's Democratic Fusion
Scheme Meets With Gen
eral Condemnation.
j j
I REPUBLICANS AEE LOYAL.
j TheAwftil FnteTlint IJefell tlio I.ofi<lrr
of the Treacherous Scheme Acrnln-t
j Senator Ilanna In OUlo Recalled by
• I'ouasylvanlans.
(Eppoial Corrr?pon«l«rce.)
j Ifarrlsfcurpr. Dec. 13.—The presence of
I quite a number of members of both
| '-ranches of the legislature In town ilur- '
j 'ng the last few days, lock inn: for ac-;
! ommodatlons at hotols and boarding
>oui-es, fretting- prs'ed as to the metV.o.l
112 allotment of seats and other matters
hich the wide awake member c.r sen
ator always wants to know about, re
minds us that the opening day for the
h-tate legislative mill is near at hand,
j Contractor Allen B. Horke, of Philadel
phia, who is in charge of the construc
tion of the new capitol building, is
rushing the work at a lively pace, and
j though he has but a few days left to
! complete the job, he- promises ab'-ciute
| ly that everything will be in readiness
! for the o:>enins of the session. Of
! course, interest continues to cinier in
j the caucus for the speakership of the
house of representatives. Th K pub'i
j cans will undoubtedly dispose of this
j matter in the caucus in an entirely
harmonious manner, and the caucus
I nominees for speaker and the other of
ricers of the house will unquestionably
:»e elected.
A UEPUBLICAN* ADMINISTRATION.
The triumphant election of Colonel
Stone to the governorship and the big
Republican majority in both branches
! of the legislature insured a Republican
administration through and through in
, both the executive and legislative
branches of the state government.
There has been no chang_g in the situa
ton on tfee ..speakership*'.ft *' s • c, iil a
free for a!i race, despiie the rumors
j that this fellow or some other fellow
: luts been Mated by the party leadtrs.
; Voorhees of Philadelphia, B iss of D la- :
1 ware, McClain of Somerset, Fair of
Lackawanna and Marshall, Ford and
Ilosaek of Allegheny are all got th' Ir
lightning rods up. eagerly waiting for
the prize. The best evidence that
there is to be no f-iction in the organ
ization of the leris'ature, or in the
election of the United States senator.
Is found in the harmonious relations
| that exist between the influential lead
| ers of the Republican party in the
I state. Governor-elect Stone has al-
I ready shown his capacity for leadership
j in his announced determination to con
sider all elements of the party in mat
j ters affecting hi administration. The
; fact that Senator Quay has been In
; consultation frequently with Senator
| C. 1,. Mageo, of Pit'sburg. anrl fenator
. elect David Mar in, of Philadelphia.
; has brought about an unexpected
1 peaceful condition of affairs, in view of
I past differences. They will all abid"
by the caucus action on speaker and
United States senator, and the Wana
makor - Van Valkonbcrg-Blnnkenburg
outfit will have but one thing to do,
take their natural place with the De
mocracy. They were opposed to £tor.e
for governor, and in every way
sought to disrupt the Republican or
ganization. They have taken them
selves out of the Republican orginiza
' tion and they are everywhere rejarJtd
as allies of the Democracy.
The fusion scheme which is being
nursed by the Wanamaker bureau w
bound to fail. The first slep, tli ■ call
ing of a conference in Philadelphl i last
week, was a comolete fizzle. Repre
sentative John 11. Fow, author of queer
legislation anil one of the sii; ki st cus
tomers that ever sat in a legislative
body, is working up the Democratic
end in conjunction with the Wanama
ker campaign, to line the Democratic
members up to follow his leadership.
The Wanamaker manager'- could not
have made a more unfortunate selec
tion. It is notorious that Fow is al
ways looking after Fow's personal in
terest, and the old time Democrais have
refused to follow his leadership, aa
they would never know when Fow
would be "doin;r business with the
i other side," in order to be taken care
1 of himself on choice committees which
j the Republican speaker will have to
; name. Fow, too, is looked tinon a3
representing the Gordon Democracv.
which is an annex of the Wanamaker
machine, and the Guffey men positive
ly refuse to have anything to do with
him politically.
! REPUBLICANS ARK TOGETHER,
j While the Democrats are at odds. |
[ the Republicans are together, with a
few excentions. It has been demon- j
strated that the Democratic machine j
| cannot be delivered over to a Wanama-
I ker candidate for speaker. Tt is known, ;
1 too, that nothing like one-half of th.- i
! nnfnber of Republicans, 29, necessary ,
i with ail the Democrats being together, |
| to make the 103 votes reouired tor an j
election for n ppoa ~ - :er, can be drummed
info any fvsi :i scheme.
The principal reason for this is that
there ts sti,-h an intense prejudice
among J!e üblicanr, v It>: 112 bolting the
party caucus, and i nrt'culnrly against
the bolti. . The polKlei so'" the pres
ent day have not forgotten the famous
bolt cf IV I and !•« re ults. After all
their eehcn-.lng. t'.. i-i't-.is failed to]
carry <ut their rrc;;rani. • man in
whom iiii v had no r.oecial interest >
V.ms elect. 1 TTni'eii ntates senator, an.l !
he was nrvrr any use to any of them. 1
Besicle:'. th' Ir reticn r an'teii in th'i \
practical, i.strac! Nt efc ahnor.t - every |
man amoii,-; ti:;••:!. -e participatin?; ;
in the bolt vci-i- aim . entire y oblit
erated irc.M the f'cld of oolitli.-s. Of
those vho t> - part In this exhlbt; ion
of party p-er.'ldy only t< -» ,-:e in public
life at the -,-res nt ilme. Upon return
ing h>: Ijoir actio.i was repudiated
t>y th°ir constltuenta and they were
forever afterwards barred from part to- ;
lpaiion in party counci k a d in the en-
Joyn-'ent of future hc-nc.rs at the hands
cf th" ft; iinization which they had be
trayed.
A TRAITOR'S FATE.
A more recent and cvta more strik
ing case is that prcsc ted by the polit
ical situation in Ohio last year, when
a tie .perate. though unsuccessful, ef
fort was iv.udo to defeat the re-election
cf Senator Ilanna, who. as chairman of
the Republican na ional committee,
war, l.irg, ly responsible for the election
of President McKinlcy in 1893. His ex
peri"nco i i many r si eels may oe lik
ened to that of Senator Quay's, who
as tie- '..1 marshal in the campaign
of 1\ , brought victory to the banner
of I.eoublU intsm in the election of
General Harrison to the presidency.
Cenac r He mm had to • eet the work
o? a r •'.»•! in I . 'tf.r. and he tri
umph.- d !: the end. in the Ohio state
nenate the Republicana had a rtiajojjfjr
of i , t-'. •;. : i r T>u-! e. en ar.'l-Hftnna
Repul • n, f-otr.iii>e'd with ti T)?mo
rrats an 1 organiz 1 the upper ii-use in
their interest, thus eleisrivitr his party
of th" power and e to v.hich j
It was justly en'lt' I. In ; i.i'.c c : this
fusion S. nit tor IT tnnn w • ' elected and |
returned to the Pr.it d States senate to '
Uphold the a.imini'i re tio>i of Presiden* j
McKinley, while State Senator l.iurk° (
was from the eley of his treaeherv a I
marl;, d man, n 1 only In his home .lis- i
trict. but throughout entire com- '
rnonwealih. If.- has l -n repudiated j
net on'y t-y his party but by his fellow |
me"'b;'s of the legal profession.,
Chart-.'s assailing his professional in- I
tegrity hav" since !>• en made by th" j
Law p. "inflon of ('..'umbus, and the
matter is still pending.
• AH .mlli-ifia- . -« will be
few Republicans hi this s'ate who v.'ill
r.ttem' t to .'. How in Burke's footstens.
P'-pitb'lrn n-'-mb."' • of both branches
of the legislature will sta-d loyally by
their party colors. There ' ill be a
straieh'out Republi an s-. aker eleeted
who will co-. if rate vi h. Oovernor
eler I Stone, S nntor Quay will be re
elected to 'he United Si at 03 senate,
and the legislature, under conservative
and ' hade: 'l ip. will red-em ' ie
pled;- s <-j- M- party and make a e'ean
and eeonomical record, which will re
donr i t . ■ —"d't of 'he Republican
pnrty : ' t-v t t'- -forests and ad
vance w t iree' ' eoiamonwea'th
Sup- 'h.o Con"-. .' " -me ; of
tfco PclUleal
ften-'i'f ! - ' • > •>" tl'.o Mf.xt
It- • ' tbo i'e.lltlcal
111 lor., - ->.
(Sr.- cf-.! v 'ol "■ ■ -.i-rrel
Phi' : . '1 - '■ t-- At last Ihe
true 1 harn ter . ' '■ e r..-.ti:iea« consnir
ncy bch.lp.ii '.he ::t* •t to defeat Sen
ator Quay for re-el "lion by the most
infamous and t;e»pMv.to tnctica resorted
to in the history ofMM- country lias
been ej.-pof l. The s'lprcme court of
(he commonweal' n cf Pennsylvania ha ->
upon ; 'ition stepped in between Sen
ator Quay and those who have been
ende . wring to use the power of th" j
local judiciary In this city to strike at
him. I -mireh his reputation and to
gain politi. a! advantage in the pending
contest for the senatership. There is
every rear n to believe that a fair end
Impartial hearing, without personal
spleen or political p rs eution, will now
be given to a . arte which has furnished
a startling revelation to the people as
to what extent men v . ted with au
thority would use' their positions to
accomplish personal ambitiens or sat
isfy a desire for revenge.
Probably no more lucid and manly
comment lias been mai'.c on the action
of the supn re couit, upon the appeal
of counsel for Senator Quay that the
case against him be withdrawn from
the common pleas courts of this city,
than was given by tin editor of the
Philadelphi 1 Inouirei immediately lol
lowing the announcement of the de
cision cf the higher court.
"Two justices of the supreme court,"
said (he editor of The Inquirer, "have
halted the conspiracy to ruin Senator
Quay, and thru' action will be com
mended by till fair minded men. They
have . ken into consideration the ani
! mus behind the persecution— we de
i liberately say persecution, not prosecu
] (.ion—and they have agreed that th.*
rase i- of sutrident importance to be
I reviewed by the supreme court Itself.
; "This means that the warrants issued
■ by the district attorney, the finding of
I the grand jury antl the arguments upon
j Ihe demurrers will be passed uron by
j the highest court in the state; that the
j „.ill 1.0 »olret> out of fh»
1.25 Per. Year
Number
the local coui'if, it me petition riioti is
sustained, and that "a senator of the
United Ptnte:-- is not to ho made the
mere foot'>n'l of n fur reaching political
conspiracy • h! h has in vla»v. not h'rs
conviction- • ' r conviction is out of the
question—lu.t. to ono(e th*. reasons ot
fielaly set forth, 'the intimidation of
the members of the legislature.'
"The Object of the persecution 13 to
d"fen: fonntor Quay for reelection, net
to send him to jail. for h" has commit
ted no criv ■ and notu know this better
than the ■-•"•••akini? persecutors who
have Instigated the suit nnd who have
cuoh a poor opinion of ' hernselves and
of their hypocritical cause tha - they
dare not face the public, the ccu-ts or
Senator Quay h'mself. and dare not
even permit their names to become
known.
"A more contemptible attempt to ruin
a man for purely political reasons un>i
to satisfy the demands of personal
spite and hatred is not on record. The
men who have sought to make use of
District Attorney Graham as their tooi
and their shield from public scorn and
derision have been frustrated. Mi.
Graham himself, with all his venor.i
against Quay, disappear.-: from the case,
on the 7th of January the supreme
court will assume jurisdiction, and tills
means that there will be a fair trial,
nnd with a fair trial Senator Quay has
nothing to fear—absolutely nothing.
"What has Quay done?" he continue*.
"Let us draw a comparison between
him and that great and pure and hon
orable man, John Wanamaker.
"The Keystone National bank receiv
ed deposits of publiq funds from the
state and the city. Mr. Wanamaker
was a depositor, as he had a perfect
right to be. Mr. Wanamaker was also
a heavy borrower, so heavy a borrow
er, as a matter of fact, that the comp
troller of the currency at Washington
wrote several letters demanding that
the loans be reduced. Th : capital of the
bank was $500,000, and under the law
Mr. Wanamaker was entitled to borrow
one-tenth of the capital stock, and no
more—-$30.000. He vei y largely exceeded
this amount, and he was a public offi
cial. a member of the cabinet of the
president of the United States, at the
time, and most certainly should hav
been among the first to uphold the law.
"But this was not all. Mr. Wana
maker entered into a int transaction
with the president of the bank. Mr.
Lucas, for a stock gambling specula
tion. Later he bank failed, and it was
a disastrous fai'ure. Now. no one has
charged Mr. Wanamaker with crime.
ITe has not been hauled into court by
political enemies. He has been permit
ted to conduct his bargain counter un
molested. He has posed as the great
exemplar of all that is pure and good,
and he has posed before the public a?
an honorable man. We have no charges
to bring against Mr. Wanamaker. He
cild not rob 'he bank. Let us take him
at his own estimate of himself. Let us
agree with him that he is an honorable
man.
"Now for the comparison.
"The People's bank received deposits
of public funds. Senator Quay was a
depositor, as he had a perfect right to
be. Tie may have borrowed at times,
but he was not a heavy borrower, and
the banking department was never
forced to write letters of complaint. As
a private citizen and public official he
respected the law. He bought stocks,
but not In a joint arrangement with the
president, lie simply made use of the
cashier, an old personal friend, as a
medium of communication with the
brokers. The bank failed, but Senator
Quay does not owe it a single red cent.
What is more, the bank paid in full
every dollar deposited by the state, and
not a single, solitary depositor has lost
a dollar. Vet he has been charged with
crime. Political enemies have hauled
him into court, and he is denounced by
his persecutors as the personification o?
all that Is evil. We say that it Is out
rageous, and we look to the trial to re
veal to the public the whole story of a
dastardly political conspiracy.
"Judge Gordon, who was reversed
time after time by the supreme court,
and who was a politician rather than a
judge, Is mentioned in the petition to
the supreme court as an Instigator of
the prosecution. The trial should show
the truth or falsity of this statement.
Jucire Gordon was a candidate for the
nomination for governor, with the In
dorsement and backing of John Wan
amaker. Tie Wanamaker bargain
counter statesmanship was agreeable
to the attempt to deliver Pennsylva
nia over to the Democrats in this crit
ical year of the nation. Judge Gordon
knew all about the affairs of the Peo
ple's bank. It Is believed that ho had
access to *he papers and letters upon
which th" prosecution is based, and
that this fact will be proved. The bank
failed in March. If Judge Gordon
really bo'tcved that crime had been
committed It was his bounden duty to
call the attention of the district at
torney to the matter. He did no such
thing. Mr. Graham was kept in Ignor
ance of ban!: matters, nnd it was no',
until October, just Iveforc the election,
that some person? who have not had
the courage to reveal their identity
communicated with the district attor
ney. The latter apparently grasped at
the opportunity to further the scheme
to destroy Quay, and the warrants
were issued. The district attorney
went before the grand jury. So flimsy
were the charges that, in spite of Mr.
Graham's presence, but 12 out of 20
jurors could bo obtained to support
them. The change of a single juror
would have discarded the bills. It was
apparently the intention of Judge Gor
don to sit upon the bench and rule upon
the demurrers. Had he done so h--
would, In all probability, have been
humiliated by the supreme court. He
resigned, and just In time. Had he re
mained on the bench, as sure as the
sun rises he would have been Impeach
ed.