Republican News Item. Published Every Thursday. Volume h. 3We have been < (gleaning House \ For some time, but we are through at last. WeV 112 are all fixed up in apple pie order for the / ? fall Crafcc < c c with the largest and best stock of goods wcr have ever had. X i Somethingfor Everybody, before purchasing. 112 JWe think we can please the most critical buyer in Sullivan \ Respectfully Yours, 112 \ RETTENBURY, <J \ DUSHORE, PA. THE JEWELER. / Coks.. . ro .»* Rardware i,? "' NERAL ■ WV%H^HARDWARE PAINTS, OILS, VARNSHES and GLASS. SPECIAL inducements given on QTOVES and RANGES and all kinds of HEATING STOVES for Wood or Coal, suitable for parlors, halls, churches, school houses, camps, etc. Attention to a line of Cheap air-tight wood heaters from 83.00 to 810.00. Also a line of coal heaters from 82.50 up to 835.00. My Special Bargain Sale is open on a line of heaters slightly damaged by water. . Good as new, but they must be sold CHEAP If in need of a cheap heater, call early. My "Dockash" Ranges are without a question the finest in the market, made up of the best material and designed to be a handsome Range. Furnaces always the 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. STOV REPAIRS AND REPAIRING. PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING AND SUPPLIES. MILL SUPPLIES. Coles Hardware. DUSHORE, PA. We are Doing a Humming Business in anfc anfc IRaitge STOVE PIPE COAL HODS LISTEN: Our stove were all bought before January is, hence we are now selling at what they would cost ns to replace. RED CROSS line is the very best to buy. Stove repairs for any make of stove furnished if you send us maker's name and number of stove. You Will Not Forget Our Carpet Line j: Shade Line Chair Line Dish Line Bed Line When cleaning house; any of them will be need ed to replace old ones. Churns in five differen makes. Jeremiah Kelly, HUGHESVILLE. "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." LAPORTE, ML THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2,189!). Ironclad Proof vs Herald Falsehoods. Guerrilla Warfare Waged Upon Republican Candidates by j Hawk Journalists Proves to be Unpopular With the People of Sullivan County. Stale of Pennsi/lrania, (.'ounty <>j Sullivan, a*. j Before me the subscriber, person ' ally appeared before me Christian Broschart, of Cherry Township Sull ivan County, Pennsylvania, who deposes and says, that he resides on Cherry Flats in the tonwnship coun ty, and state aforesaid and is the in dividual referred to by the Editors of the Sullivan County Herald, in a certain artieal contained theirin in the issue of Sept. -7, 1899, in which saiil article, Mr. Taylor, of Bernice, Pa. who is a candidate for the office of County Commissioner of Sullivan County, is attacked. Deponent further deposes and says that on September 15, 1899, lie saw Mr. Taylor and desired to know if he (Mr. Taylor) could give affiant employment. That Mr. Taylor then and their hired affiant to labor lor him or for the company which Mr. Taylor represented, and under the agreement entered into with said Mr. Taylor, affiant commenced to labor for him on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 1899, and worked for said Mr. Taylor on Sept. 19, 12(1, 21, 22, and that oil Saturday Sept. 2.1 affiant went to Sciota Hollow after his son, who had been away from home working tor it certain Mr. Smith Tuttlc. \\ hen going toward Scoita llollow, 1 met Mr. Taylor and Daniel Jloffa, at a point about three miles distant from Col ley Post Office. Either Mr. Holla or Mr. Taylor spoke to me and asked me if I had a vote. 1 told them jokingly that 1 thought I had a vote, that 1 was old enough to have one. I think it was Mr. Holl'a who asked me to support Mr. Taylor for the office of County Commissioner (if Sullivan County. 1 told him that 1 would support Mr. Taylor for said office, 1 then.informed them that I was going after my boy who was away from home, and who was working for Mr. Tuttlc in Sciota Hollow. Mr. Taylor wished me good luck and said he hoped affiant would get his boy. We parted, Mr. I loffa and Mr. Taylor going toward Col ley and I went toward Sciota Hollow. I then went to the house of Mr. Smite Tuttlc in Scoita Hollow where my boy hail been working. I arrived at the house of Mr. Tuttel at about 2 p. in.and stayed with him Saturday night Sept. 2:1, 1*99, and remained with Mr. Tuttle un till about 7 a. ni. (Sunday morning) Sept. 24, 1899. On Sunday morning while standing on the porch of Mr Tuttle's house 1 saw Mr. J.({.Scout in coming toward Mr. Tuttle's In use ! from the direction of the barn. He came to the house of Mr. Tuttle. Mr. Seouten then asked me "What are you doing here; and also asked me "art- you working here? 1 replied No sir. He then asked me where 1 was working. 1 said in Bernice. I told him that 1 had commenced working there last Tuesday Sept. 19. 1899. 1 told Mr. Seouten that 1 had come after my boy. Mr. Seouten then asked if Mr. Taylor talked pol itics. 1 replied, No sir. I told Mr. Seouten that 1 had met 31 r. Taylor on the road yesterday.l told Mr. Seouten that I had been informed that Mr. Taylor was running for the office of County Commissioner of Sullivan County, and that I had been asked by Mr. Holla, 1 think, to support Mr. Taylor for said office. I told Mr. Seouten that 1 had agreed to support Mr. Taylor. Mr: Seouten then said "any one can get work there now owing to the fact that Mr. Taylor is running for County Com missioner." 1 told Mr.Seouten that at the time 1 was employed by Mr. Taylor, I did not know that Mr. Taylor was running for the office of County Commissioner. Mr. Seouten then said "Isn't it a small triek for Otto Berh ha* always l>ecn a friend of the laboring man ami some people will be surprised at the vote lie will roll up 011 | election day. Cast your vote tor him. The keys of the county treas ' ury will be safe in his hands. Mr. Taylor to hire people now be cause he ( Mr. Taylor ) is running for office, and would give work t<> any one who might have a vote". Affiant further deposes and say that lie has worked at the Bernice Coal Breaker on and off' for the per iod of ten years last past. That he generally commenced working for said Mr. Taylor at the breaker, every fall and working there until) the following spring, and that the fact that Mr. Taylor is running for office has not influenced Mr. Taylor to give or furnish me or others with employment, during the past year or at any other time. That Mr. Taylor has given affiant work of the same general nature for ten years last past( off' and on ). He futhcr deposes and says, that it is not true that he, affiant, expressed his opin ion to the Sullivan County Herald, as set forth in the issue of said paper of Sept. 27, 1899, "that if he voted for Taylor, he thought lie could hold his position untill spring", as stated in the Herald of said dat.e He further deposes and says that said article in the Sttllimu County Jhrald of Sept. 57, 1899, is entirely false and without any foundation or truth in it, and that the same, in the opinion of affiant was printed for the purpose of wilfully and ma liciously injuring the character of Mr. Taylor. That Mr. Taylor as outside Super intendent for the State Line and Sullivan B. It. Co. has never to the knowledge of affiant asked any one applying for work what his political or religious views were, but would when in need of employes, give em ployment to any and all regard I es of political views or religious creed of applicant. Deponent further says that lie has j been acquainted with Mr. Taylor for upward of fifteen years, and *ays ' that 31 r. Taylor's character is above j reproach, that he is well qualified 1 for the office to which he seeks to be elected, and that for honesty, integ rity and sobriety, and in fact all those qualities that goes toward making a useful, inteligent and law abiding citizen Mr. Taylor possesses in the highest degree. CHRISTIAN BKOSCIIAUT. Sworn and subscribed before me this 2sth day of September 1899. WM. J. LAWKKM K, Protli. Shift of /'ennsy/rania, County of*. Suitiran, "x. Before me the subscriber personaly I appeared Daniel Ilotia, of Bernice, I'a. who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say, that on Saturday Sept. 2:!, 1899, he was in company with Jasper S. Taylor, of Bernice, Sullivan County Pa., who is seeking the election of the office of County Commissioner of Sullivan County, and that when about three miles distant from Colley they met Christian Broschart, of Cherry Flats, who was going to Sciota Hollow. That after engaging Mr. Braseliart in conversation for a brief period, deponent informed Mr. Broschart that Mr. Taylor was running for the office of County Commissioner of Sullivan County, and ask Mr. Bros chart to support Mr. Taylor to said office by voting for him. That Mr. Broschart agreed so to do, and that Mr. Taylor did not in presence of deponent ask Mr. Broschart for his support, neither did lie make any promise of any nature to Mr. Bros chart. Neither did Mr. Taylor make any request of Mr. Broschart to sup- ; port Mr. Taylor for said office either i directly or Indirectly. DAM!*!. llol'lA. Sworn and subscribed before me this day of October, 1899. JOHN S.LINE, Associate Judge. Adam Baumunk and J.S. Taylor are lioth men who have the confidence and esteem of their fellow citizens and are in every way <|un)ilied for the duties ol otliee. They will be safe at the throttle of our Co. Com. office. Guilt is Evident. The Herald's Attempt to Deprive Candi dates of the Benefits of Public Confidence by False Statements, Proves a Farce. State of Pennfylrania, County of Sail iron, s.*: Before me the subscriber, a justice of the peace in and for said county personally appeared Saddler S. Rog ers, who being duly sworn according to law doth depose and say : That on or about October I, 1899, A. L. I'lotts of the township of Elk land, came to my house and then and there repeated the substance of an article that had recently appeared in the Su/liran County Ilerald to the effect that Adam Baumunk had in formed Mr. A. T. Mulnix that he (Baumunk) had received thirty dol lars to withdraw as a candidate for the nomination of County Commis sioner in 189(1. In commenting up on the article as stated by said A. L. I'lotts, but without any reference whatever to Adam Baumunk, or any other person in particular, I stated, in a general way, that "Any person that would take money for election purposes might take it for other pur poses," meaning thereby, that a man who would sell his vote for money, or any consideration, could not be trusted in it position of tru>t or re sponsibility. In the Su/liran County Herald un der date of September 2<lth, 1899,the following editorial referring to the above conversation appears : "In conversation with a gentleman at his residence a short time ago Mr. S. S. Rogers, one of our county com missioners, gave it as his opinion that Adam Baumunk was not tit for county commissioner, that he could be bought, and continuing he said lie tßaumunk) would take money for election purposes, and a man who would take money in that ± Worse than the vulture that preys not upon its kink, is the savage hawk that ruthlessly mangles its own fellow creatures. We know of no greater menace to public morality than the journalistic hawk that swoops down upon honorable citizens endeavoring to destroy character, not from necessity, nor from a hope of pood coming from it,save personal political ends and to satisfy a tierce, inhuman mania for scandalous sen sation. Justice again demands us to throw a little sunlight of truth on the in famous conduct of the ller<il<l which makes great pretentions to superior uprightness while it is really tilled with nothing more than festering rottenness, which makes the heart i and minds of all intelligent citizen revolt at deed maliciously and hope lessly vain. We again otter more attidavits, i made by honest men under solemn oath, in reply to tin 1 false and un privileged publications endeavoring to ex pose honorable citizens to con tempt, hatred, ridicule and obloquy. The most emphatic denounciation by the public for this indiscriminate and unwarranted rending of human character can best lie shown by thu ballot next week, where votes should speak in thundering tone by an overwhelming majority for Adam Baumunk, J. S. Taylor and Otto Behr, which would then prove be yond a doubt that such mud slinging campaigns are both unprolitable and unpopular. The Iferaltl opened the campaign this fall by viciously and maliciously villifying the Republican candidates as a whole and the county ticket in particular. "With all tin malignity of its disposition it ha.- endeavored | to creat the impression that our ean | didates are unpopular and unworthy ; the support of the voters of the county. Now, why all this wicked I attack on the Republican candidates ? Is it impossible for the Herald to j place its candidates on the elevated ! level with the Republican candidates j ami seeks to drag hi- opponents I down to the level of its own and its self. We trust that the Democratic | candidates are not men degraded to that extent. Rut < >tto Behr, Adam 1.25 Per. Year. Number 2!) way would take it in another." Again in the issue of the Sit/Hvuti < 'ouiity Ileratd of < K'tobcr 4, I ROM,the following editorial appears : "We said in an issue of the 20th ult. that S. S. Rogers gave it as hi- opinion that Adam iiaumunk was not tit for county commissioner, that he could he bought; that he would take mon ey for election purposes, and a man who would take money in that way would take it in another. Thisstate ment was made by Mr. Rogers to one of his neighbors a short time be fore the Republican Convention." 1 most positively and emphatically deny that I ever made these state ments as published in the Sullintn (itmitif J1 erahl concerning Adam liaumunk and the said editorials, above ijuotcd, are absolutely and unqualifiedly false and were publish ed, as I verily believe, for the sole purpose of attempting to injure the character of Adam Baumunk. I further state that I have known Adam llaumuuk for over thirty years and we have resided in the same township for the last sixteen years. That I regard him as an honest, upright citizen; that his character is above reproach; that a a township officer he has proven himself honest and capable, and that in my opinion he is well qualified morally and intellectually for the office of County Commissioner, and I believe will, if elected, perform the duties of the office with inteli gence, honesty and fidelity. S. S. ROGERS. Sworn and subscribed before me this Kith day of October, lsott. ROUT. STOK.MONT, J. I*. .In a' former implication of this atli<hi\il then was a error in one date.—-K«l.] Baumunk and.l. S. Taylor will nor be injured by tin- vituperation and slander of the Demoeratie organ. The voters of Sullivan county are not so ignorant to he ell'cetivelly ap pealed to in the manner the Herald has adopted, and will pass judgment that will he final, and the Republican ticket will not sutler as a result of the verdict rendered at the polls. I.ct the Herald have a care in map ping out its form of campaign in the future, as it has now sown to the wind and can only expect to reap the whirldwind that i< alreads visi ble on the horizon. Not a word can lie truthfully said against the honesty, integrity and ability of either J. S. Taylor or Adam Baumunk. The here publish ed affidavits proves it, and shows the disreputable practice resorted to by the hawk journalist. .Mr. Taylor has had men working under bill! steadily for the past twen ty-six years, Daniel Kchoonover of Bernice, is one of them, and for the past twenty-four years .Mr. Taylor has been at Hernice, he has had 011 an average of 120 to I-to men under his directions, and all say and have ever said that he is an honorable, upright man. The lleraltl claimed to have one man who said different ly, but ms affidavit here appears, decidedly to the contrary. Coutemptable charges were made against Adnmßaumuuk through the Herald that S. S. Rogers had in his opinion pronounced 3lr. Baumunk unfit for office. Now read what 31 r. Rogers says under oath concerning Adam Baumunk's fltnes* for office. These false and cowardly attacks have aroused many manly Demo crat- throughout the county to a sense of indignation and duty, and they will prove at the polls that they most emphatically disapprove of such villainous war fare at elections. The fact is that intelligent Demo crats are ashamed of tin- Herald for it> weak, vacillating policy in its first campaign. The voters in general want honest, competent, reliable men to till their offices of trust. OTTO BKIIH. ADAM BAI'MI'NK, J.S.TAYLOR ' are the proper ones to vote for.
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