Republican News Item.
Published Every Thursday.
Volume 3.
Business Cards. ,
JONESTOWN FLAGGING j
Company, . J
Cha*. P. Blllamboa.
n. H. I.orah, , . j
SON E STOW X PA
FIRST NATIOVAL HANK
OF r»TJ3HORK, I'ESNA.
CAPITAI. - - tm'nnn
SURPLUS - - *io.ono
Docs a General Banking Business.
B.VV. JENNINGS. M. I' SWABTS.
President. Cashier.
LAPORTE HOTEL
AND RESTAURANT, |
LAPORTE, PA.
F. W. GALLAGHER, Prop.
Warm meals and lunches at all hours,
Oysters and game in season.
Bar supplied with choicest liauors. wine and
cigare Good stable room pmvided.
LAPORTE LIVERY AND
BOARDING STABLES, j
Connected with tlu- Commercial
Hotel. First-class Horses and
Carriages.
Rates reasonable.
CHAS. COLEMAN, Prop.
HOTEL MAINE
THOS. W. BEAIIEN, Prop.
LAPORTE, PA.
This new hotel has been recently opened, newly
furnished throughout and will be run for llii
special accomodation of the traveling publit.
'Ae bwt stocked bar In the county. Hates are low.
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
THOS. E. KENNEDY, Prop.
LAPORTE PA.
This larg- and we I boure 5
ti em at po> u'nr hosiery in t'"is pretioti
HOTELTPORTER.
Canton Stroet,
SHUNK, PA.
W, E, POUTER, Prop'r.
CARROLL HOUSE,
X>. KEEi'E, Proprietor.
DUSIIORE, l'A.
One of the largest und best equipped
hotel - in thU ae.tion of th. stite.
] utile 01 t»o bust. K.,te» 1.0» dollar p.r day.
Litrge 8t Ides. ___
Professional Cards.
J. & F. H. INGHAM^
ATTORNKYS-AT-LAW.
Legal business attended to
in tiiie and adjoining eottntie*
LAPORTE. " A
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTE. PA.
Office over T. J. Kceler'a store.
J H. CRONIN,
ATTOKNF.T-AT -LAW,
SOTAKT rcßLic.
oKfir* os *int »Tr.ahT.
I>U SHORE, 1A
YY M P SHOEMAK ER,
Attorney at Law.
Office in Countv Building.
LA PORT Ji, i'A.
Collections, conveyancing; the settlement of
estates and other legal business will rtct..\«.
prompt attention. __
A J. BRADLEY,
ATTORNBT AT-LAW,
OFFICE IS COUNTY BUtLniNe
SEARI'OtTRT HOUSE.
LAPORTE, 1A
Monday ol each week at Forksville.
Ellery P. Ingham. Harvoy K. Newitt.
|NGHAM& NEWITT,
ATTO RS BTS- AT-L A W,
OFFICES 7X4-17 FRANKLIN BUILDING.
133 So. 12th Street Philadelphia.
Having retired from the office of United States
Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney,
will oontinue the general practice of law in the
United States courts, and all the court* of the
City and County of Philadelphia.
HENRY T. DOWNS,
ATTORN F.Y«AT-I, AW:
OFFICK IN PUBLIC BUILDING
COURT HOUSE SQt'Alt*.
LAPORTE, PA
BLACKSMITH
AND WAGON SHOP
Just opened at the Laport"
Tannery.
Custom work solicited. All work
guaranteed.
O. W. BENNETT, Prop.
T<» Cliro CuiHliputton I-orever.
Tnl;e C'.isroiets Cswuv Cathartic. l .i.:- or Sc.
If C. C. C. fail to cure. drilKKi'-i'-s ret.md rnoiiev
Kiluritte Yniir llmreU With Cn»enr*u.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation fore\er.
10c.26c. If C C. C foil, druggists refund money.
i (gleaning House \
For some time, but. we are through at. last. We
P Ll ce nil fixed up in apple pie order for the . /
SnXHtnter ftrabe \
j — ; — •"'.. ■«"»** C
with the largest and best stock ot good:* wtV
< have ever had. }
r Somethingfor Everybody, _ KSre JlittS./
pWe think enu please 11»«- most critical buyer In Sullivan
i county. J
C Itespoctfully Yours. C
S RETT EMBURY, <J
DUSHOKE, PA. I'll K.l KM Kl.l' lt. /
~ . v;ge N Eß al
S^MHARDWARE
PAINTS, OILS, VARITSHES and GLASS.
SPECIAL inducements given on
CTOVES and RANGES
and all kinds of HEATING STOVES
for Wood or Coal, suitable for parlors, hall-, churches, school houses,
camps, etc. Attention to a line of Cheap air-tight wood heaters from
53.00 to §IO.OO. Also a line of coal heaters from 82.50 up to 835,00.
My Special Bargain Sale is open on a lino of heaters slightly
' damaged by water. Good as new, but they must be sold CHEAT
If in need of a cheap heater, call early.
My "Dockash" Ranges are without a question the linest in the
market, made up of the best material ami designed to be a handsome
Range. Furnaces always ihe best, «>n the market. In fact we are
ready to heat the universe either in hot water, steam or air. Try us.
we guarantee satisfaction.
iSTOV REPAIRS AND REPAIRING.
PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING AND SUPPLIES.
MILL SUPPLIES.
Hardware,
DUSHORE, PA.
n.A.Rogers&Soii.,
I <>RKSV ILLE, PA.
A New Page Turnied for '99.
On it we shall strive to write to story of increased
success—new attainments in gathering and distributing
right sorts of merchandise, new for facilitating
business with our patrons, < Kir business for 99 will
sweep, like the rush of a mighty tide, far beyond the
best reached of previous years, and prove that our efforts
to make the old establised store deserve success ar</ at
tending their function.
We've got
Fine 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 are offering a large variety of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
at remarkably low prices contrasted with goods of such sound,
Solid value.
■
IaII Kinds of Fine Flannels
A stock of such extent and variety that you are sure to find just
ihe desired kind at.a price to your advantage.
Highest Price Paid for Butter and Eggs.
"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY."
LAPORI. PENNA., THURSDAY. JANUARY 5. IM
PARTY PEACE
|\ PHILADELPHIA
Republicans Harmonize oo Cor
oner Ashbridge For the
Next Mayor.
CHAT WITH COLONEL STONE.
The Gove>i-uor»Elect Is Confident ol
Colonel Quay's He-election, and War
Voterau«"anrt Business Men Adopt
Resolution* ID Favor of the Senior
Senator,
(Special Correspondence )
Philadelphia. Jan. S.—After several
years of the most bitter factional con
tentions the Republican party of the
Quaker City has Just had a demonstra
tion of harmony which must he grati
fying to every loyal Republican In the
commonwealth. In the nomination of
Samuel H Ashbridge for mayor th*
Republican party presents a solid front
to the opposition, and his election by 11
great majority is assured. All factions
followed In line with the personal
friends of Mr. Ashbridge. who Inaugu
rated a remarkable campaign In lils
Interest. One after one the various
ward organizations declared for his
nomination without any one of th°
recognized city leaders coming out pul ■
llcly in his behalf. There was not a
vote cast against him In the mayoralty
convention, comprising one delegate
from each of the 996 election precincts
In this city. Mr. Ashbridge Is an hon
est man with an ambition to serve the
whole people to the best of his ability
He knows the city and its varying in
terests. is tactful and is well supplied
with a stock of common sense, lie has
the disposition and the qualities for
freeing the city from the drawbacks of
petty and foolish factionalism, and he
will have 'he most considerate Judg
ment of his fellow citizens In every
policy whli . he may contemplate for
getting Philadelphia out of the mire
and ruts of faction. He has a grea'
opportunity before him to serve the
whole city in the next four years, and
there la much reason to believe that
he not only perceives It, hut that he
will he equal to the occasion.
That the healirg of the party dif
ferences In this city Is calculated to
bring abot* harmony in the state is
generally believed. Governor-elect
Stone has been here In consultation
with the party leaders from different
parts of the state. He is eager that
there shall be peace In the Republican
party. He ts manifesting a keen In
terest In the contest over the United
States senatorshlp. As he was board
ing a train for Washington he chatted
with a reporter who asked him for his
views on the political situation In the
state. Said he:"The unanimous nomi
nation oi Mr. Ashbridge tor mayor of
Philadelphia, the great Republican
stronghold of the state, clearly Indi
cates that the Republican party Is re
united and that Republicans will cease
fighting each other. It will be my pur
pose to do what T can to promote har •
niony In our party. To do this con
cessions must be mode by all for tli«
general good. I am gratified to see
Republican senijfnent settling strongly
! for Senator Quay's re-election There
i Is no longei any doubt about his noml
| nation and election He deserves It.
! for he has represented the party and
the people of our state ably, honestly
and faithfully."
The governor-elect's estimate of Sen
ator Quay see ns to lu- shared by many
other old soldier* |n Pennsylvania.
Following the action or representative
organizations «112 old soldiers of Pitts
burg, Harrlsburg and other lai«e cities
of the state, the War Veterans' League
of Philadelphia met 11 few nights ago
In the Betz building and unanimously
endorsed Colonel Quay for re-election
to the United States senate. This
league Is composed of veterans of the
civil war and their eons, and Is re
garded as one of the moat influential
. organizations of the kind in the state.
: There has been a lively Interest mani
fested by the old soldiers throughout
j the commonwealth in the canvass In
| behalf of Colonel Quay, who has a
j splendid war record and who has always
i been regarded as one of the staunchest
friends In public life of the old soldiers.
Colonel Quay, who was awarded a
j medal of honor for conspicuously meri
; torious service on the field of battle,
j has many admirers In the ranks of the
I veterans. His comrades have not for
j gotten his service to the country, and
| now that a malignant campaign Is be
i Ing waged against him they are rally
| Ing to his support In every county In
: the commonwealth.
QUAY COMMENDED
At their meeting the members of the
I War Veterans' League adopted resolu
! Hons In which they declare:
"We are on the eve of an election for
j a United States senator to succeed the
senior senator from Pennsylvania. We,
I members of the War Veterans' League.
take this method of expressing our
admiration for and faith in the Hon.
M. S. Quay Mis record 'T* a soldier Is
such as to entitle him to the earnest
and loyal support of every man who
bote arms in defense ot his country*
For more than a quarter of u century ;
he has marshaled the Republican forces j
In this stronghold of Republicanism, j
and during: all that time the Republl •
can majorities have steadily Increased
entil at the present lime Pennsylvania
stands at the head of the column of
Republican slates As our representa
tive in the United States seriate he ha*
»en faithful and loyal to every inter
♦it ff our state ills influence is felt
rot • nly in his own stat» but through
put the ration. HI" earnest advocacy
of an industrial policy such as would !
protect the manufacturing and other j
Interests of our state, as well as the !
Interests of the laboring man. entitles j
him lo the support of every Pennsylva
nian who belio\os in rewarding ineri- I
toriou* ;ind honorable .<•• rvi. ■
"We take this opportunity of placing
the seal ol' our disapproval on the unfair
and malicious attacks which have been
made on hi in by designing and selfish
persons who seek to destroy his useful
ness in public life. We believe that a
poulical conspiracy -xists to prejudice
him in the eyes ol the people of the :
state and of the nation. Such methods
are not in keeping with the spirit and
g.nius ol cur American institutions, j
and should receive ihe condemnation j
of every right thinking person; there- 1
foi e, b • ii
Ri.solve.i. 'J'l.ai the members of this j
association condemn the methods bcint;
»mployed against t : ?r,aicr M. S. Quay,
and ihat we hereby pledge liim our
loyal and patriotic support in his con
test for re-election We believe in fair
play in politics as well as in business,
and cheerfully array ourselves on the
side of an old comrade who stood by
his ilau in the hour of the country's
peril, and who has lionorc-d every trust
with which he has been connected, and
we appeal to the people of Pennsylva
nia to rally to his support at this time."
The secretary was instructed to for
ward copies of the resolutions to the
members of th' 1 legislature.
The business men of this city are out
spoken for the re-election of the senior
senator, judging from the action of
the Mercantile Tax Reform association
of this city, which has a membership
of more than 10,000 retail and single
line merchants This association is
making an earnest ■ ffort to secure a
more equitable system of mercantile
taxation The single line traders claim
that the burrlet thr■:-e taxes rests too
h«avilv unon «mill deale.s. and
the large ilealei are not bearing their
proportionate si ire of taxation. The
association took an active part In the
late gubernatorial campaign and
strongly supported the candidacy of
Colonel William A Stone It look, also
an active part In Ihe election of mem
bers of the legislature throughout the
state mid will press for lemedlal legis
lation along these lines at the coming
session of Ihe legislature They held
a meeting at ilieir Ik adquarters thu
week and adopted n solutions which
set forth:
"The Mercantile Tiv Reform asso
ciation of Philadeiphi.i. the representa
tive of the most < , on«eivative ■ lus« of
taxpayers in the st.iie, believe? In re
warding faithful ji iblic servants ac
cording to their lust deserts. and there
fore. cordially endorses th Hon M H.
Quay In his contest for re-elertion to
the United States sr-nalf Our senior
senator has stood like a stone wall cf
(S *;nse in hehalf of the manufacturing
aj business interests of the slate
■4' ■ inst the attacks of the thevuellcnl
: impracticable cheap men* • ml
112 » trade advocates thereby Ir> ving
his Joyalty antl dev. ti r> to the ma
terial interests of his stale
"Rv his efforts, assorljted with other
representatives frem our citv and slate,
an appropriation of #C.",0.00(l lias been
secured from the nition.il government
for the purpose of advancing the woik
of the Commercial Museum, located In
! this city, which wil! be or untold value
■to Ihe business In-, rests ot this stale
and helpful to the liaU-ni a- we;:, there
fore, be ir
"Resolved. That Hi' .1. ■- of 1 b
Mercantile Tax Reiojio ntinr, ir
respective of previous i>'<tit ! r ;iI i,r*di
lection, urge upon : tie tu« ; ii r.f the
legislature now aliout I«< conv-nr thi
importance of ihe te-eleclion of ih«
Hon. M. S Quay, and earnestly request
that his election be nud- with a unanlnt
ity that will be a complete answer to
the malicious attacks made upon h!»
public record and private life "
RALLYING FOR COLONEL QUAY
Lively Scenes at tbo Capitnl at
the Opening of the Leg
islature.
i Leading Republican* From Evti v
County 111 the state and » His Con
' tin sent ot Old Soldier* Are Advo
i catlnc the> Senator's lie-election.
(Special Correspondence 1
llarrisburg." Jan 3 Naturally the
United States senatorial contest, which
with the organization of th" legisla
lure has brought thousands to this city.
Is the uppermost topic of popular inter
est. All the hotels are crowded, and
many visitors have had to seek quar
lers in private residences The princi
pal headquarters are all beautifully
decorated, and there are lively scenes
on the leading thoroughfares In the
evenings. There are hadg»s galore, and
1.25 P er - Year.
Number 34
portraits of candidate? «r» seen ob
every hand The front of th«- l.ochlel
hotel if ablaze at right wlih incandes
cent lights which iliuminui • a large
portrait of Senator Quav and trace tn
vnri-colored letters these words:
PENNSYLVANIA'S FAVORITE
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR.
MATTHEW STANLEY QUAY.
These words extend along Uie entire
front of the hotel, in three parallel lines
It is conceded to bp one of the m(is
luautlful and artistic piece of decora
live work witnessed in this city There
112» no doubt that ihe sentiment of nine
tenths of the visitors is with Quay.
They have followed his leadership 1n
both *.he state and the nation to suc
t'ess for the Republican party and they
bave no sympathy with ihe coterie of
disappointed ofllr-• s • •»l:.-r-' lik* John
Watiamaker and other* who are mak
ing this attack upon him. Republican
State Chairman John 1* Klkln is here,
ird he Has no doui' l of 'he -e-e-lectioo .
l" tt»'iator Quny. is ;» i dele- '
r-tinn of cM many «t Wham
served in Colonel Quays own regiment,
who are lure in their veteran*' uni
form of blue and Hi' lr breasts deco
rated with medals They have a braes
band, and there is no niis'aking their
enthusiasm and loyalty to their com
rade Colonel Quay
The so-called Business Men's League
of Philadelphia which is composed
principally of men who sell goods to
J< hn War.amaker, or who are otherwise
•i- ;>tuner. * upon him financially. ha»
headqu.irters here, the flght
against Senator Quay. They are the
samr- men who opposed Boles Penrose
f' r United States senator, who opposed
Colonel Stone for the nomination for
governor and then, in order to defeat
him, helped Jenks. where they had the
courage, and the more timid backed
Swallow. They are not cutting much
of a figure In this great throng of stal
wart Republicans
THAT WANAMAKEU "ADV."
The members of the legislature from
the rural counties have been deluged
with certain newspapers from Phila
delphia containing adverse criticism*
on the candidacy of Senator Quay. The
following letter, received by Republi
cans in charge of Senator Quay's head
quarters from Representative Leard. of
Indiana county, explains itself:
"Gentlemen: I have been gettlnfc
copies of Philadelphia daily papers sent
to me containing marked articles
against Quay. Stone. Elkin and others,
with pages 13 to lfi torn off I suppose
these pages contain Wanamaker adver
tisements, and cannot fall to note that
these same paper* diJ their utmost to
defeat Colonel Stone before he was
nominated, then Joined with our Demo
cratic friends in attempting to defeat
him at the November election. 1 am
not the kind of Republican that sym
pathize* with abuse made by the ene
mies of the Republican party
"Your? truly.
(Signed) "M K LEARD"
Major Isaac ft. Brown, who Is one ot
the ardent Quay supporters among the
soldiers here, paid
"When the Republican state ticket
and a large majority of the members of
Hie seriate and house were elected In
November, the election of Quay to suc
ceed himself as United States senator
was assured
The opponents of Senator Quay dur
! Int: ihe campaign declared that the Suc
re -> of Colonel Stone and the Republt
: ran ticket meant the re-election of Sec
a'cr Quay This was the issue made
by the enemy and accepted by the
ft lends of the senator The victory was
so decisive that th- rsnk* oC the oppo
si tic. ii have row reformed their lines.
1 litre are rnly fragments left of the
| oppofftic.ii mid th \ ran't p;sfib'y rally
their men or concert rati* them on ,my
candidate. Senatci Qu;,v will surfcly
t,.» re.ele* led Tl.> l-<,ii' ts of the Re
publican rarn are in harmony and will
',\ -vlt tr r die advancement of the party
and r. :,hr- it conseive the interests of
i>„ -.for,ic of Pennsylvania. There Is
n" room for the malcontents and cer
ia't,iv th'-se wh" wont into the camp
of the »nemy will not now be allowed
»<> »av who th» n»xt Republican sen
ator will be Quay's election Is a cer
tainty "
General James \V. Latta. another dis-
I tirjtulshert war veteran, said "The
best estimation of worth is to be foun4
nmonc those who are u man's every
day associates If he has been a close
Ftudent. a good soldier or a great states
man his companion* at school, his
comrades in arms and his colleagues
- |r» the senate are the best to bear testl
v Such proofs are abundant that
Matthew Stanley Quay was a scholar
i In youth and Is a riper one In manhood,
u soldier of exceptional merit and *
statesman of unusual strength. If the
legislature seeks to reward faithful and
intelligent public services, desires to
recognize the masterful hand that has
more than once In critical times maiu
tained the supremacy of Republican or
ganization. and prefers to be repreeent.
Ed by a man skllirul. scholarly and
strong with his fellows, they will re
turn Colonel Quay to the United State#
senate as his own successor."
Senator Mitchell, of Jefferson county,
i who has a splendid war record. Is one
| of Senator Quay's active supporter*.
He is here In charge of headquarters.