M'KINLEV NOW ASSAILED AS WASUNCOIN P. Gray Meek, Candidate For Aud itor General, a Typical Rep- L resentative of Democraoy. HIS COPPERHEAD RECORD RETEBLED. Jlliiing Documents Found Whlek Tell the Story of Hl* Arrest by the United State* Authorities on the Charge of Interfering With the Drafting; of Troopi—Hi« Venomous Attack* Liion the Martyred Presi dent in Line With the Brranlte Policy of the Present Campaign. . (Special Correspondence.) Bellefonte, Pa., Oct. 23. The attacks of the Bryanite Democ racy of today upon President William McKlnley in their "antl-lmperlallßm" campaign vividly recall the assaults made by the leaders of the same party upon the martyred President Abraham Lincoln. Sensational Interest Is attached to the discovery this week of certain missing documents and other papers In a case In which the Democratic can didate for auditor general in this cam paign, P. Gray Meek, was Involved. P. Gray Meek, during the dark days of the rebellion, was one of the most blatant and bitter vlllflers of Presi dent Lincoln and his administration. He was arrested by the United States authorities and had a very close call from going to jail for a long term upon the charge of Interfering with the drafting of men for the Union army and other treasonable actions. But for the intercession of influential frienda and, possibly through means which it might be well not to dwell upon, (he escaped punishment for his !t easonable work. Meek Was then a venomous copper- Eeadtoemocrat. Hia newspaper, The Democratic .Watchman, which he still publishes, fairly teemed with abuse of Lincoln, members of his cabinet and those di rectly in charge of the suppression of the rebellion, in almost every issuedur ing the war. The attacks of the Bryanite Demo cratic leaders of today upon President McKinley in connection with their criticism of the conduct of the cam paign against the insurgents in the Philippines are mild In tone and puerile in character compared with the abuse and defamation heaped upon Lincoln by the Democracy of his day and men of the type of Meek. When P. Gray Meek was proposed for the nomination for auditor general this year there were those who re called the circumstances of his arrest in 1865 and of the terrible character of his editorial comments upon Lincoln's administration and his work in trying to incite citizens of Pennsylvania to re sist the drafts for troops to defend the flag and the honor of his country. The Democratic leaders who were then engaged in condemning President McKinley for his policy In the Philip pines evidently did not regard Meek's record as inconsistent with the policy of the Democracy of today. They blandly asserted that the voters would not be Influenced by what Mr. Meek wrote or did 35 years ago, anyhow. Besides, it was stated that the pa pers in the ease had all been abstracted from the public records and that there would be no material other than the reiteration of a vague story with which to direct the attention of the people to the fact of the arrest of Meek at the instance of the United States authorities. Several citizens of this place who were familiar with the circumstances of Meek'B arrest went to work to try to get at the documents in the case. After diligent inquiry they have finally gotten hold of the copy of the indict ment against Meek and other papers of record, and they succeeded in get ting a copy of his newspaper. The Democratic Watchman, of the Issue of ffuly 22,1864. The leading editorial of this date read as follows: 500,000 MORE. Another edict has gone forth, and on the 6th of September the wheel from which is drawn the order of death will be putin mo tion again. King Abraham wants more victims, fanaticism demands more blood, and five hundred thou sand more men must offer up their lives on the bloody altar of Infidel abolitionism. Is there to be no stop to this terrible work, no lull in the cry for blood? Must the "powers that be" surfolt on It, be ( tore we can hope for an end to this horrid butchery—this fiendish, 'I (rightful war? i Already two millions of meu ' have been called for and respond • ed. ffVhere are they today? jghe Jnllllonß of graves that mark 1 toil of the southern state*— lha sickening hospitals filled with i their suffering victims, and the thousands of men, disabled in limbs, broken in hoalth, who are wasting away the miserable rem nant of their Uvea in pain and poverty around us, answer; and then let the condition of our coun try today tell what these aacrl flees have been for.and what Kood has been accomplished l>y them That Abraham Lincoln will he idiotic enough to attempt to en force another draft we have not the least doubt, notwithstanding the "signs of the times" Indicate plainly that tt will be • daugerous undertaking for hla, and tltoae ■■■KHVimMs t. —» r ELECTION PROCLAfIA 4 -w 4 . . A Cross (X) in the Large Square at the right of the Surnames of the Candidates for Pres of Presidential Electors shall be equivalent to a mark opposite every name of the group A cross (X) marked in the Square at the right of the names of each Candidate inside the each Candidate thus marked. If a cross (X) be marked within the Circle at the head of the column it will be equiva FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET, o MARK WITHIN THE CIRCLE. REPUBLICAN. For Presicent & Vice President®^ McKINLEY I AND „ „ 1 ROOSF VF?I -T-| PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. (Mark 82.) William H. Sayen, Clarence Wolf, Frank H. Buhl, Algernon B. Roberts. Edwin 8. Stuart. William W. Gibbs, George F. Hoffman, George C. Blabon, Daniel R. Greenwood, William M. Hayes, Charles N. Cressman, Robert H. Sayre, Russell W. Davenport, John Franklin Keller, James Moir, ' William J. Harvey, Robert Allison, Jacob L. Hauer, Richard H. Ely, George Weymouth, Cortez Hicks Jennings, James G. Thomdson, J. Frank Small, Henry A. Gripp, Morris J. Lewis, Rol>ert Pitcairn, David Edgar Park, ___ Thomas S. Crago, George W. Jolinson, William Hardwick, Herold H. Clay son, Harry R. Wilson. AUDITOR GENERAL. Ddmund B, Hardenbergh. Repreeentative-at-Large in Congress, Galusha A. Grow. I Robert 11. Foerderer. I Representative in Congress. Clarence F. Huth, | Representative in the General ! Assembly. ~ J. L. Christian. ASSOCIATE JUDGE. William C. Rogers, DISTRICT ATTORNEY. William P. Shoemaker. JURY COMMISSIONER. Thomas S. Simmons. | CORONER. P. G. Biddle. | FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET, o MARK WITHIN THE CIRCLE. DEMOCRATIC. For President & VicePresident^P^^^^^ BRYAN | AND ■ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. (Mark 82.) Otto Germer, Sr., Alexander H. Coffroth, Francis Shunk Brown, Andrew Kaul, Hugh Moore, Henry Fernberger, Matthew Dittinan, W. Horace Hoskins, Adam K. Walcli, Nathaniel M, Ellis, Albert Kneule, David J. Pearsall, Lot W. Reiff. Daniel R. McCormick. Joseph O'Brien, Thomas Maloney, Michael Mellot, James Bell, Frank P. Kimble, Hiram S. Hastings, R. Scott Ammerman. Dallas S. Bernhart, Harvey W. Haines, Warren Worth Bailey, * William L. McCracken, Wesley S. Guffey, Samuel W. Black, John F, Pauley, John C, Kelley, John T, Brew, James 8, Carmlchael, Thomas F. Ritchey, AUDITOR GENERAL. P. Gray Meek, n Representativerat.-Large in Congress. Harry E. Grim, Nicholas M. Edwards. Representative in Congress. Itufus K. Polk, Representative in the Geneaal • Assembly. Edward G. Rogers. ASSOCIATE JUDGE. Jacob A. Meyers. DISTRICT ATTORNEY. Howard W. Hill. j JURY COMMISSIONER. Ira Gott. | CORONER. R. J. Mcllenry. | FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET o MARK WITHIN THE CIRCLE. PROHIBITION. For President AVicePresidentJ WOOLLEY I AND I nRTCAI.F.JMM nRTCAI.F.J MM PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. (Mark 32) Cilas C. Swallow, Hiram DeWalt, J. S. DuShane, James Mansel, Thomis S. Francis, Edwin J. Walker, J. W. Salmons, George W. Bean, William R. Miles, Lewis Talnier, Marvin 11. Scarborough, A. F. Snyder, Wm. M. Staufer, Joseph H. Brosins, William H. Richmond, Einmett D. Nichols, John F. Diener, J. W. Ellenberger, Gilbert Wolfe, Herbert T. Ames, William H. Zweizig, H. S. Montfort, John O. Stoner, W. A. Dible, Isaiah G, Beam, John A. McConnell, Alfred Brashear Miller, William H. Covey, Oscar Glezen, Howard A.Pinney, William H. Reep, John M. Kelso, AUDITOR GENERAL. John E. Gill. Representative-at-Large in Congress, William W. Hague, Lep L, Grumbjne, Representative in Congress, Samuel W, Murray, Representative in the General Assembly. W. L. Norton, ASSOCIATE JUDGE T. J. Keejer. , J DISTRICT ATTORNEY JURY COMMISSIONER, J. I', Kilmer, n i CORONER. Irvin Woodliead. J FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET o MARK WITHIN THE GIRCLE. PEOPLES. For President iVicePresident^^^^^ BARKER I AND ■ DONNRLLVJ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. (Mark 32) A. S. Aiman, G. P. Armstrong, Cieorge T. Bateman, John J. Brady, m C. Brinton, J. W. Campion, C. C. Cooper, George W. Dawson, W. C. Deakin, Chas. W. Miller, D. H. Fisher, F. A. Foreman, W, A. Gardner, James H. Graybill, D, Hetrick, W. C. Hill, Lester M. Kinter, William F. Kreigh, Thomas S. Laird, A, H. P. Leuf, E. N. Woodcock, John H. Lorimer, 3. F. Lane, ). G. Moore, E. Muzzy, A. C. Price, J. D. Pyott, Andrew Storry, John HuokHng, Edward M. Thompson, Justus Watkins, J. A. Welsch. AUDITOR GENERAL. | Repre@entrtive-at«Large in Congress. Rol»crt Brigham, Ge-rge Main. \ FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET. o MARK WITHIN THE CIRCLE. SOCIALIST LABOR" POP President&VicePreaident^^^^^^ HALLONEY I AND I RHriMFI RHriMFI PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. (Mark 3'J) Hayden Morgan, R. W. Evans. H. A. J, Brown, Anton Fenrich, Enos Schwartz, E.Gustave Stelter, Henry Mossbaugher, Peter R. Herriger, Thomas J. Scott, James Dunn, Win. McKay, Matthew Dowdell, Francis Love, Flory Mauriocourt, C. H.fJacobson, C. A. Danielson, Joseph Campbell, Louis Katz, Charles Durner, Joseph Hueftle, James Simpson, Wm, Peak. Charles Hammerbacher, James McCarrol, Edwin A. llepting, D. C. Wismer, Albert Mura. John Jandt, Henry Jones, B. D. Warren, Robert Muir, Martin Garden. AUDITOR GENERAL. William J. Eberle, Representative-at-Large in Congress. Donald L. Monro, John R. Roof,
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