Republican News Item j CHAS.SLOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY, SEP. 'J7, 1900. "FIRST OF ALL—THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair IT IS HOME NEWSPAPER Published Evory Friday Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOBTE, PA. SUBSCRIPTION —$1.25 per annum. _lf paid in advance SI.OO. Sample copies free. All communications should be ad» dressed to REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at tlie Tost Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. (Special Correspondence.) Ilarrisburg, Sept. 25. —Reports from different counties in Pennsylvania, carefully gathered within the last few weeks, all show that the cry of "imperi alism" is having no effect upon Repub lican voters, and that many Democrats are denouncing Bryan, for his course on this issue, which has been encourag ing the insurgents in Luzon to continue (heir hostility toward the United States. Leading politicians identified with the state committee of the Democracy in Pennsylvania have been making wild boasts about the. Democratic gains that are to he recorded at the coming election on acount of the policy of the McKinley administration regarding the Philippines. The president has put himself squarely on record on this is sue. and in his recent letter of accept ance of the nomination for vice presi dent Col. Roosevelt was equally em phatic in expressing himself on this subject. His letter contained one pass age which presented Bryan's false "par amount" issue in a novel aspect, and made a valuable addition to the liter ature of the present campaign. ROOSEVLT TELLS THE STORY. Col. Roosevelt said: "Properly speaking, the question Is not whether we shall expand— for we have already expanded—but whether we shall contract. The Philippines are now part of Amer ican territory. To surrender them would be to surrender American territory." Bryan's position could not be more clearly explained nor more forcibly expressed in five times the space allot ted to him in these three sentences. Bryan is not an anti-imperialist, for no such thing as imperialism threatens the United States, and no American is an imperialist. Bryan is a contrac tionist; a contractionist of American territory, if he has his way. Governor Roosevelt is an anti-contractionist. The governor's letter effectively sup plemented McKinley's discussion of the Philippine policy with this straight forward proposition: "To turn over the islands to Aguinal do and his followers would not be to give self government, to the islanders; under no circumstances would the ma jority thus gain self government. They would simply be put at the mercy of a syndicate of Chinese half breeds, un der whom corruption would flourish far more freely than ever it flourished under Tweed, while tyrannical oppres sion would obtain to a degree only possible under such an oligarchy." Many Democrats throughout Penn sylvania and the Union at large have refused to follow Bryan in the present canvass on account of his so-called r «■_, . -MJI—.. • "anti-imperialistic" campaign. > WANTS COMMERCIAL EXPANSION. A well known Democrat of this city, who, for years, was prominent in,the councils of the. Democracy at Pennsyl vania, in commenting upon -the Bryan plan of campaign yesterday, eald: For years the Democratic party i has been clamoring for a return of * the old commercial prosperity; the j prosperity which sent the clipper ( ships of the United States into ev- $ cry sea on the globe, but now that 5 an ideal opportunity is offered" whereby the long sought end may V. be attained the party turns its jj, back squarely upon it. The Demo- % eratjc party is in the position of ju; Moses viewing the expanse of ft promised land and then dropping g dead. As for Bryan, he is simply 5 adding another chapter to his old » time fallacy of 1G to I. i I believe in expansion for com- r, mercial reasons. Trade with the ( east was the financial making of » all the ancient nations, and it ac- ' counts for the present prosperity 112 of many modern ones. Columbus '■ stumbled over this continent while searching for an easier'routeto the East Indies than th& path then known, and since the time of Tyre the east has supplied the commer cial wealth of the most prosperous nations of Europe. At first it was trade with India only and some of the adjacent islands. Later Japan and China became big -factors, and now, when the United -States Is in a position to practically monopo lize, or if not that to* 1 control, a great part of the eastern com- i merce, the Democratic party , throws up its hands and protests. \ Consider the advantage which this country has orver others. In the first, place our Pacific coast is about 3,000 miles nearer to the eastern trading center than any of . the European nations. jWe have \ besides a half way station in the Hawaiian islamls, and in the Phil ippines what lias rightly been termed th® doorway of the cast. Thus equipped, the United States is second to no othericountry in its ability to carry on a successful .. trade with China and Japan.'" No jatrfotic and wide awake [Amer ican should support Bryan. THE DOCTRINE OF CHANCES. "Thus it is that on tße doctrlna of chances, leaving out of consideration all the other states clctfmed by Mr. Bryan in which senators are to be elected, and assuming that taking all these together, there may be one or more changes, there would fee a major ity, Including the vote of the vice pres ident, for the repeal of thla la/w without any changes other than V bave men« tionad. i » { , is, i * h A -*«• "Thus, without discussing tne Ques tion whether Mr. Bryan could or could not, through his secretary of the treas urv# fore© upon th© country tno silver standard, It is plain to me that if be Is elected, with the power he will wield in his party as president, there Will be a majority in the house of representa tives, and a large majority, for free silver, and with the force end power that lies behind free silver, o majority in the senate will be secured for the repeal of the law passed at the last Ses sion, and that law repealed, without af firmative legislation for free silver, it is possible, in my belief, fore presi dent hostile to our present standard or money to force the silver standard upon the people." Senator Allison's speech should ap peal to Republicans to support the reg ular candidates of their party fos the assembly, so that the next legislature will be absolutely* controlled by; the stalwart Republicans to ensure the election of a stalwart eepublican to the United States senate from Pennsyl vania. BRYANITES ARE HOPEFUL. Important l'lint the Legislature in the Iveyatone Stute Slinll be Con trolled liy the Stalwart Repub licans. Pennsylvanians are naturally inter ested in a speech by Senator Allison in opening the Republican campaign in lowa, in which he referred to the dan ger of the Republican party losing con trol of the United States senate in the present national campaign, lie pointed out that the danger t<> the WILLIAM B. ALLISON. business interests of the country from free silver is as great today as it was four years ago. The senator then di rected his remarks to those who in tend to support Bryan this year be cause they think the political complex ion of the senate and the enactment of the currency bill removes any present danger from free silver, saying: "They now say that it is impossible for anything to be done respecting sil ver because the senate of the United States has a safe majority against its | adoption; therefore, Mr. Bryan's hands are tied behind his back and free silver is a dead letter. Do they expect to ! elect Mr. Bryan president and secure the electoral vote of a sufficient num ber of states to elect him and yet make | no change in the controlling majority jf the senate? Do they believe that it Mr. Bryan is elected his election will not carry with it new senators of the faith of Mr. Bryan and of the faith of the platform adopted at Kansas City? ! Do they believe that Mr. Bryan as I president will exert no influence upon the votes of senators and in the sen ate? Mr. Bryan is a positive character in some respects. With a presidential nomination far in the future he had influence enough with his party in 1899 to force a number of senators of that party to vote for the ratification of the treaty of peace with Spain, a number sufficient to secure the ratification of the treaty. He showed his power with his party at Kansas City, when, against the judgment of a majority of its dele gates from the great producing states of the country, he forced upon them this silver plank as a condiCTon of his nomination. Such a man is not with out a will when he has a purpose to achieve. That he has a purpose re specting the free coinage of silver no one doubts. It was the shibboleth of his campaign four years ago, and he made it the shibboleth this year in fact by forcing it into the platform against the judgment of a majority of the dele gates to the convention. EASY TO CHANGE THE SENATE. "His friends claim that he will ng£ carry many states, but in order to be elected there are certain states that be must carry, and in some of these Uni ted States senators are to be elected. There is one senator to be elected this winter in each of the states of Kan sas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Utah and Idaho, and Bryan carried them all in 1896, and lieve we will carry most of them, but he must carry them this year to give him even a chance of success, and the same votes that will give him these elec toral votes will also elect legislatures Democratic. "The currency law of the last ses sion was passed by 18 majority. Sen ator Kyle, of South Dakota, being ab sent and unpaired, did not vote, though having a consistent free silver record in the senate. Senators Lindsay, of Kentucky, and Caffery, of Louisiana, go out of the senate on the 4th of March, and both their places have al ready been filled by senators who favor free silver. So that by that process the majority of 18 'ould be reduced on a similar vote to i4, and standing ofT Utah against Pennsylvania (both these states having a seat vacant), it the six senators from the states I have named, except Utah, shall be Demo cratic, the Republican majority in the senate will be reduced to two, and if Senator Kyle should vote for free sil ver, as he has always done heretofore, the senate would be a tie on that ques tion, leaving the vice president to cast the deciding vote, which he is pledged by his record, by the platform and by speech to cast in favor of free silver. The Democratic senator from Dela ware voted for free silver, and if the Democrats shall carry that state, where there is now one vacancy, it is fair to suppose that the senator elected would be for free silver also. Rockers Rockers! Faff ; In Oak, ' M \ TTj Y Mahogany, Maple and JMWgI Willow. ff^O. They are comfortable, pretty, dainty and strong and all sizes and shapes. Come in and see what a complete line of Rocking Chairs look like. DON'T It K AFR All > to come as we are sure to ha\ e t lie one \ oil want a I die price von on*£ lll to |»HV lor it 100. We also carry A lull liueoi all kin«lsot house I'uru- at prices that are right. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, Telephone call, Hotel Obert. Williamsport & North Branch Railroad TIME TABLE. In effect Monday Kept. 17, 1900. Bead down Rend up T *~i 1 t" i 'I i { t lii I'. M. AM I' M. I' Ml'M P M A. M. A M STATIONS. AMAMA.M.I' MI"M I' M All H M 112. 25 420 10 20 7 Hulls 710 9J r i 12 00 400 J 4.. 1f. 30 (4 K f1023f" 51 I'eHiisdnle ... (7 3fi M4O II f>4 3 .*•" (4 41 112. 40 432 10::i 800 . Hughrtvillu... 7 2. r i »S1 11 40 4S 432 ,i 4.s 440 10 37 800 I'iriiire li(x-k» 523 II 32 424 U-H i 809 ...LyonsMill*.,. 1920 111 27 4 20 1 111 1042 8 11 ....< liulllnutli ... 0 18 I'll 22 4 17 lii! 10 47 8 lli ...lileil Muwr. »12 1107 111 If,ol fiofk'l 822 ..Str»wl)ridK«'.■■■ 19U! 11l 03 402 jlo 1 II on 830 ..Minify Valley. *•'*> II oo :i.Vi 5 lli 11 07 835 ... SollfStottll ... S ,'rO 10 >2 3 . fo4B I II 37 Mokoina 110 09 3 12 '• B 2 , r iOO 1139 Ltt|«irte 10 04 3 09 •; ~ 3 5 ftiUT I'll :>3 KIIIK p. in. For Towanda and intermediate stations, leave Hern ice t!>.4o a.m.: arrive Satterfield 7:04 a. m. For Wilkesharre and intermediate sla- The undersigned will run his cider mill on Wednes day, Thursday and Friday of each week, beginning Sept. i2, and ending Nouember i6, I 900. J. M. CONVERSE. Sonestown, Pa. Notice of Incorporation. Notice is hereby given that an applica tion will he made to the (lovernor of the State of Pennsylvania on Friday, the 12th dav ol (ictober I'JOO. by C. \VILLIAM W'obDßoP, B. HARVEY WELCH, EDGAR It. KI ESS, .IKREMIAII KEL LY and W. E. CRAWFORD, under the act of Assembly of the Commonwealth ol' Pennsylvania, entitled "An act to provide lor the incorporation and regulation of certain cor|>oratioiis" approved April 29, 1874, and the supplements thereto lor the charter of an intended corporation to be called "Kagles Mere Water Company;" the character and object whereof, is, the supply of water to the public of the Boro. of Fables Mere in the County of Sullivan, State of Pennsylvania and to such persons, partnerships and corporations residing therein, or adjacent thereto, as may desire the same, and for these purposes to have, possess and enjoy, all the rights, benefits anil privileges of the said act of Assembly and its supplements. W. I). CRAWFORD, Solicitor. Sept. IS, 1900. York, llnrketa. FLOUlt—State and weateru weakened bv the drop In wheal and ruled tesa ac tive Minnesota patents. R20<8>4.50; winter strnlßhts. $3.85®3.«5; winter extras. sß.7oHlj22e. CllKKSK—Steady; large white. lM«c.; small while, lie. KO'lS—Steady; state and Pennsylvania. lS'n2lc.; western, loxs off. 20e. fUMIAR—Raw strong; fair letlnliifc. 4>«c. bid; centrifugal. 9« lest, Bc. bid; re tilled llrtn: crushed, ti.fifH'.; powdered. ti.ftic. TITRPENTINK Firm at RlCK—Firm; domestic, 41,1io 1 »c.; Japan. 4\4|ui'. TAI,I.HW-steady; fit)'. 4»»c. ; country, !%(<( 4 7 «e. HAY—Quiet; shipping, 7&®77Hc., tpud to choice, S2'i®92Ho. lions—leave Towanda 8111 a.m. and 22. r i a.m.; arrive Sat'lield, '.1.02 a. in. 2.25 p. m. STACK LINKS Stage leaves lliifhesvill tiost office tor Lairdsville, Mengwe and l'hilipsdaledaily Wilson, Beaver Lake and "Fribiey on Tuesday, Thursday ami Saturday at 11.30 Stage leaves(ileu Mawr lor llillsgrove and Forksville at 11 02 a. in. Stage leaves Muncy Vallev lor llnitv ville, North Mountain ami Lnngerville daild at 11 10 a. in. Passengers faking trains at flag stations can secure train excursion tickets Iroin the conductors. Philadelphia«V Reading, Lehigh Valley and New York Central luileasjc will be accepted only lorthroiigh passengers trav eling from Halls lo Satterfield or Satter field to Halls. The general offices nf the cniiipaui are located at lltigheevilie, I'a. 11. lIAUVI \ WKLt'll. S I). TOWNSKNI». «Mnr.. Ihi^lKsvilU.l'a. '?? ? ? All answered at VERNON HULL'S STORE, HILLSGROVE. New Stock of DRY Goods. Vernon Hull, Hillsgrove, Pa. G. A. Rogers FORKSVILLK. PA. Watches, Jewelery, Silverware, Etc. Administrator's Notice. Letters of Administration having been granted to Ihe undersigned upo» the es tate of William Wilson Sr., lute of Dav id son Township Sullivan f'onnly, l'a.. deed. All jiersons imlebiid to said estate are re quired lo make imiuediale payment; and all (tenons having claims against said estate are required to present same duly authenticated for settlement lo JOHN 11. Wll sox. Administrator. Sonestown, Pa., S.-| t. 17, 1900. 'l'm*! Tubarco S|»lt nml SniiiU* Vuui* l.lfc Aiu). T«> qnlt tubarco »•.i-ily rtinl iH'lir. lull of life. ii« i Vc :5f»«l » it" « . 1.i1.f Nu 'l o- IJ w , nn' woiitlrr M r. itj:.- m.ii • • lut a AH (1t lltffflMi, :•(). Ml' *1 . I Htf t'liai.tli IWO Hwiltltl uil'l niimbit; fi»-f Avidrr^s bUrtlluc Kpwie.ly i ».. . i'i Hew V°'^ That Barn of Yours WOl'Ll) look better with a coat of paint on it, to say nothing of the protection that this paint would be to the building ma terial. A building of any kind well painted will last two or three times as long as one left to the mercy of the elements. E°«r Mineral Paint is a stand ard coating for outside painting. Do not accept a substitute. Every package bears our name and ad dress. 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