Republican News Item.
VOL. VII. NO. 22
Roger's Record at Harrisburg.
List ol 255 Important Bills on Final Passage
Which Were Voted On While He Was Absent.
WAS PRESENT TO VOTE FOR CORPORATION
Rapid Transit Bill, But Was Absent When These
Important Measures Were Being Voted On.
Look Over the List and See How Many Bills of Importance
to You and the County He Has Neglected. Number
of Page Given Where Vote is Recorded in the
Legislative Record.
Requiring statements of expenses to be
prefixed to the report of the bends ot de
partments ol the state government. Page
13(10.
Compensation of the directors of the
poor of county of Cambria. Page 1331.
Increasing the daily pay of the county
commissioners and county auditors ot'
Cambria county, Page 1332.
Relative to the county commissioners of
Cambria. Page 1333.
Relating to marriage licenses, I', 1344.
Safely guards upon passenger and frei
ght elevators, P, 1351.
Incorporation and government of cities
of the third class, Page'l4os.
Election ol boards of revision of taxes,
Page 1405.
Governor veto of bill No. l it). P, 149-1.
Judicial sales and preservation of the
liens of mortgages, Page 1503.
Relative to roads in East Marlborough
and New London Twp, Chester county,
I'age 1500.
Consolidating the city of Philadelphia,
Page 1508.
Authorizing chattel mnrtgagas, P,1509'
Semi monthly payment of wage workers
I'age 1514.
Regulating and maintaining of lences,
Page 1519.
Regulating and maintaining ol fences.
Page 1599.
Maintaining and care ol paupers, P,1003
Providing for the payment lor the cost
ol prosecution, Page 1953.
Salaries ol county officers, Page 1059.
I.aw libraries in counties, Page 1059.
Limiting the right to recover unseated
lauds, Page 1000.
Malting it wilful trespass to hunt upon
cultivated lands, Page 1609.
Reimbursement ot John P. Condo,
Ward representation in the school
board ol the borough ol Ihinmore, P,177G.
Prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the Borough of Monongahela
City, Page 1935.
Directing county commissioners to pay
constables for making returns to the
court ol elections, Page 1941.
To prevent the sale of intoxicating liqu
ors in the Borough of Kavette City,F,2oo4-
Acditional law judge of the eighth ju
dicial district, Page 2004.
Authorizing the county commissioners
to construct any public road leading to
either end of a county bridge, Page 2000.
Adknowledgement of deeds, P, 2008.
Maintainance and repair ol abandon
ed turnpikes. Page 2009,
To enable foreign corporations to hold
real estate. 2009.
Exempting from taxation public prop
erty used lor public purposes. Pag* 2001.
Relating to the shooting of deer. P2013.
Amendment to the constitution, P2013,
Decrees of the Courts to be entered
and indexed. Page 2014.
Verdicts in actions of ejectments. 2014.
An act to repeal part of an act. entitled
an act to prohibit sale of intoxicating
liquors in the Borough ol Monongahela
city and Carroll Twp, Page 2020.
I neor|ioratioii and government of cities
of the third class. Vote on Senate amend
ments. Bill No. 177.
Prohibiting the sale of adulterated milk.
Page 2100.
Authorizing utilization lor domestic
purposes waters used for transportation.
Page 2107.
To incorporate subscribers to articles of
association. Page 2112.
Relative to roads in Lancaster county.
Page 2209.
Relative to roads, highways and bridg
es, Page 2215.
Authorizing appeals Irom the court of
Common Pleas to the Supreme and Su
perior Courts. Page 2231.
Encouraging county historical societies.
Page 2252.
Authorizing the state treasurer to re
fund <'olateral inheritance tax. P, 2254.
Authorizing county commissioners to
erect, monuments at county seats.P, 2255.
Burial ol honorable discharged soldiers
and sailors Page 2250.
Granting of permits for the empting of
cess|iools. Page 2295.
Authorizing county treasurers to refund
alien tax. Page 2315.
LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1902.
Protecting offish. Page 2324.
Relative to accounts of jrunrilihi»h; 2329.
Regulating the salaries ot the judges ot
the several judicial districts. Page, 5382.
Granting an annuity to S. B. Lysenger.
Page 2408.
Relative to taxahles, Page 240S
Creating a sinking land, Page 2110.
To provide revenue by taxing artificial
gas companies, Page 2415.
To establish an intermediate court ol
appeals, Page 2445.
helming the ollense of disorderly con
duct, Page 2449.
Regulating proceedure in trespass and
trover, Page 2450.
To facilitate the labors ol the justices
of the supreme court. Page 2454.
Proposing :111 amendment to the con
stitution, Page 2450,
I •eclating the species of lish which are
game lish and tisli commercially valuable
as lood. Page 2450.
More just ami safe transmission and
secure enjoyment of real and personal es
tates. Page 2403.
Authorizing occupants of land by notice
to torViid entering thereon lor the purpos
es of fishing and shooting. Page 2405.
Authorizing any borough to confine
any creek, run or natural water way other
than navigable streams. Page 2407.
Exempting from taxation buildings and
funds ol Iree public libraries. Page 2408.
To enable the Governor to appoint
notaries public. Page 2408.
Providing revenue by imposing a mer
cantile license tax on dealers in merchan
dise. Page 2504.
REGULATING TRUSTS. Pag" 2579.
Authorizing county commissioners to
assume control ot township and borough
bridges, page 3850.
Schools tor Instruction in the Mechan
ical Arts and Kindred Subjects. Page,l6s.
School Districts and Sub-School Dis
tricts in cities of the second class. P. 245.
To establish a department ol Forrestry.
Page 207.
Study and practice of physical culture
in the public schools. Page 208.
Compensation of county officers. P. 209.
To puuish kidnappers. Page 270.
Authorizing the State Treasurer to re
tund collateral inheritance tux paid iri er
ror. Page 271.
To enable tax collectors to collect tax
for the payment of which they have be
Home personally responsible. Page 271.
Making valid certain elections of muni
ripal corporations. Page 272.
Cost and expense of grading, curbing
md paving sidewalks. Page i'age 273.
Better government of cities of the first
class. Page 273.
Connection of property with public sew
ers in boroughs Page 487.
1 of institutions ol learning
1 age 497.
To consolidate, revise and amend tl»<*
nenal laws. Page 507.
Itegulating the sale ol vinous and spit
.!ions malt or brewed liquors. Page 060.
Amendment to constitution. Page 737.
Making it the duty of Sherills to sigr.
ind acknowledge one deed lor all proper
"cs sold at the same sale to the same
, urchaser. Page 755.
Authorizing railroad cor|iorations to
u-X|iiirc franchises. Page 755.
Study and practice.of physical in the
jublic schools. Vote on Amendment. P.
435.
Enabling tax collectors to collect taxes
for which they have become personally
liable. Page 756.
.Ratifying and confirming all paving
done in cities ot the third class. P. 758.
improvement of the main traveled pub
lic roads. Page 758.
AV'hen any corporation or surety com
pnnv becomes surety. Page 759.
Authorizing the overseers of the poor
to furnish relief. Page 759,
Providing for the erection of a poor
house. Page 762.
Promotion of medical science. P. 763.
Incorporation and regulation of banks
o! discount and deposit. Page 765.
Providing for the raising of revenue for
state purposes. P. 766.
Requiring non-resident gunner* to secure
a license beJore Hun-ding. Page 767.
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
Two Hustling Congressional Candidates.
Men Who Have Earned Their Bread By Hard
Labor and Know the Value of a Dollar Earned
In This Manner.
BEST ACQUAINTED WITH OUR NEEDS.
They Are Believers in Sound Money. They Are in Favor ot
Compelling Large Corporations to Be Under Strict Control
of the Law. They Will Endeavor to Promote Our Interests.
.. Am
HON. FRED. A. GODCHARLES.
(LONG TERM.)
Endorsed By Democrats.
Correspondence to News Item.
Trevorton, Pa. Sept. 2.'{.—A dem
ocratic mass meeting was held last
evening. Some speeches were made
and some whooping for the ticket
was done.
Hut the most significant thing that
was done was the endorsement of
Hon. Fred. A. Godcharles for Con
gress. Mr. Godcharles is not to be
on the ticket usually voted by these
citizens but they know a man who
will work work in their interests
when they see him, and they have
seen Mr. Godcharles in the State
Legislature, and he was not found
skulking out of his duty there. Nov
it can be confidantly predicted that
he will do his duty if placed in a
higher position where there is great
er opportunity for good work for the
interests of our people.
89 Cents a Day Enough for a
Common Laborer.
This statement is now confronting
Chas. 11. Dickerman, the democratic
aspriant to Congress. He is now
known to have possibly changed his
mind on this subject at the eleventh
hour. In cases of this kind it is no
uncommon experience for candidates
thus opposed to labor to get dumped
at the last minute. This case of
Eighty-nine Cents vs Eleven Hours
Hard Labor, will be appealed to a
higher tribunal and will be called
for trial during the coming fall.
Those in position to judge are san
guine that the outcome will be ex
tremely humilating to Mr. Dicker
man when the sealed verdict is ren
dered in November.
How many of our readers believe
C. 11. Dickerman, if elected to Con
gress, will aid in restricting the
Trusts? He is one of a number of
millionaires atthe head of the Amer
ican Car Trust. He has several near
relatives holding high salaried offices
in this Trust. Is it not reasonable
to suppose that he will first look to
the interests of his family and his
own wealth. The trust problem is
sure to come before the next Congress
for proper adjustment, and the Trust
magnates are striving for a seat in
that body.
Hon. Fred. A. Godcharles is in no
way connected with a trust. He is
openly opposed to trusts ami will
support President Roosevelt in all
his measures in restricting this evil.
These are the plain facts for you to
deliberate upon. Which one of these
men do you prefer to represent you
in Congress? Answer at the polls
with your ballot.
FROM COAL PIT
TO CONGRESS.
William K. Lord, the Republi
can Nominee lor Congress
Began Life as a Slate PicKer.
Wm. K. Lord whose portrait ap
pears between these lines, was nom
inated by the Republicans of the Six
teenth District to till the unexpired
term ofßufus K. Polk in Congress,
stands more markedly than any oth
er man in this district, perhaps, for
the rise of the workingman.
Born in Schuylkill County thirty
eight years ago, his early life was
spent between the coal breakers,
where, as a slate picker he began to
learn the value of a hard earned dol
lar and the public schools, where he
gathered permanently that sort of
lasting education which has made a
success of so many lowly-born Amer
icans.
Ever since those days he has been
climbing. He moved up the ranks
of colliery hands until he became
clerk. Then he opened a small store
which has grown to be the leading
store of the town, while its owner
takes liis seat at the directors table
of the (JuaranteeTrust Company and
is present at the meetings of the
Hoard of Trade in his native town.
Mr. Lord is a man of more than
the usual intellectual power. He is
an omniverous reader, a forcible and
ready speaker and would goto his
new work thoroughly well versed in
the past doings and future plans of
the national Congress.
The tax payers of Sullivan County
do not want a Member of the Legis
lature who is hide bound by the Un
ion Tanning Co., and working in the
harness of the Leather Trust. When
Rogers voted against tin* bill to pre
vent the pollution of streams he
proved himself a willing tool for
these wealthy corporations.
A. L. Dyer is not an office seeker
He did not seek for the Republican
nomination. The nomination sought
him. He merely yielded like a good
citizen, to the demands of the peo
ple. He has made no pledge. He
will goto the Legislature a free man,
ready to do his whole duty for the
interests of his constituents. He is
a man of the people, and for the peo
ple, and has brains and business abil
ity enough to serve them well.
Is there a man who does not feel
it to be a shame and a disgrace that
beautiful streams of this county are
loaded with death to trout, and made
to carry seeds of typhoid fever and
that vile disease, anthrax? Let us
not have a representative of the
Leather Trust in liarrisburg.
The Miltonian, published in the
town where our candidate for Con
gress resides, noticing the attack
made by John G. Scouten 011 Air.
Godcharles says:"The Godcharles
family—not the candidate—was as
sailed in a cold-blooded, cruel and
heartless way, in order, if possible to
weaken Hon. Fred. A. Godcharles.
We know the writer and Mr. C. A.
Godcharles both, and if the former
had earned the esteem in which the
latter is held here, he would be too
much of a gentleman to contribute
so much dirt to a campaign. Hon
orable men everywhere will be led
Ito vote for Mr. Godcharles because
lof this vile attack upon his father
and family. When a man steps so
| low as to attack women and children
! to weaken a candidate agai.ist whom
I not a word can be said, he has reach
ted the limit of cowardice and mean
ness and r >ectable people every-
I where should give him the go-by."
W. K. LOIT>D. (SHORT TERM.)
W. K. Lord who has been named
for Congress (short term) is one of
Pennsylvania's most successful busi
ness men. lie has succeeded in life
through his own thrift and energy
ami his own unerring judgement,
and few men will bring to the posi
tion a more practical knowledge of
the practical side of the labor and
business interests of the United
SUites. More men of business ex
jK'rience and less of those of the
Society and Trust Tribe in the Halls
of Congress w ill be more to the in
terests of Americans in general.
Vote for W. K. Lord, no one can
more consciensciously represent the
interests of his constituents.
■Scouten answers for Roger's action
in voting against the measure to pre
vent the pollution of streams,by say
ing that the bill would be obnoxious
to cities, and that it would create ad
ional officers. Let us stop and think
for a minute. Rogers was sent to
liarrisburg to represent Sullivan
County and her interests. If he hon
estly was opposed^o the bill because
new offices were created why did he
vote for the bill to create niore'offi
c or the House of Representa
.. /es.
Consistency is a jewel. It may be
he voted in the interest of the cities
for the same reason he favored the
Rapid Transit bill. Rut the fact re
mains that 011 one of the most im
portant bills affecting Sullivan Coun
ty, he voted in favor of the city and
against the country interests. We
<R> not feel sure what theeft'ect would
have been on the cities if they were
made to burn, disinfect or otherwise
dispose of their sewerage, but we do
know what effect it would have had
on Sullivan County. It would have
prevented the pollution of our
streams by the tilth consisting of de
composed flesh, hair etc. which now
flows into our streams unchecked
from every tannery in the county.
It would have caused the Cnion
Tanning Co. to build reservoirs
where this filth could be disinfected
before running in our streams. Per
haps such reservoirs would have cost
each, a great expense to that
corporation, but the result would
have been that the health of the peo
ple and the lives of the fish would
have been preserved. We can't al
low Rogers and Scouten to wriggle
out of this vote. Rogers i' : d not
vote against the bill for fear v more
officials, or for fear that Reat \g or
Norristown could not take t eof
themselves. He voted for it UMIUHC
he was anxious to please a power
ful corporation althoug he knew
that his vote was strictly against the
well being and desires of every
farmer in Sullivan County. And in
his next issue will Scouten tell who
Rogers saw when he left the House
when the :trd amendment to the
Rapid Transit bill was lieing consid
ered. Will he tell us what argu
ments were used to make Rogers
change his vote, and whether he
honestly thinks that a Member of
Assembly who changes his mind on
a "boodle" bill and afterwards votes
along with the "boodlers" is a safe
man to represent Sullivan County.
75 CTS. PER YEAR.
INOT WANTED
| IN CONGRESS
And Not Likely to Be Seht to
Congress From This District
This Year.
Mt. Carniel Daily News.
The Hon. Chan. 11. Dickernoan, of
Milton, who hopes to write "of
Washington"after his signature in
the near future, takes exception to
a statement in the N KWH of recent
date in which it was said that "a
man who said K9c her day was
enough for a working man to live
on"was not the proper sort of man
to represent any district in Congress.
The DAILY NHW» knew that was
a weak point of the would-be-Con
gressman and the alacrity with
which lie has taken up the subject is
proof that it is a point he does not
care lo discuss. It was said at Sun
bi.rv on the day of the democratic
nomination that a man asked .Mr.
Dickerinan if it were true that he
had made such an unbecoming dec
laration a few years ago. And it is
reported that Mr. Dickcrman an
swered "I may have made such an
expression, hut if 1 did I am not too
old to change my opinion of things."
There is no evidence except the
uncorroborated statement of Mr.
Dickerman himself that he has
changed his mind upon that subject.
Mr. Dickerman states in his letter to
the NKWS of the 22nd inst that the
companies with which he has been
associated "always paid the highest
current wages in the locality they
were operating in." The writer of
this article worked in the Milton
nail mills in the spring of 1881 for
#1.20 per day and in the same spring
worked in the Milton car shops
where Mr. Dickerman was at that
time one of the managers, for sl.lO
per day.
At the present time the wages
paid by the big car trust of which
Mr. Dickerman is an integral part
pays the munificent sum of $1.21
per day at the rate of Ilc per hour
for II hours.
Mr. Dickerman also nays in his
communication to us that he never
was associated with any company
tl - * paid so low a wagts. Mr. Dick
er. m has been associated with the
Mil ai car works for many years
and the Milton cai ">rks have paid
wages as low as Bi)c day. And
these wages were paiu -ing the
years that Grover Cleveland occupi
ed the White House at Washington
and advocated the principles that
.Mr. Dickerman stands for now.
Again we sa~ No, that may work
in fishing Cre> nit it will not work
in the coal rej, is where the men
are now struggling for an increase in
wages.
Uodcharles will sweep this neck-o
woods on election day, because he
stands for a decent wage rate and be
cause he has been obliged to do h »*
work himself and knows wha it
means to putin ten hours that opens
the pores and forces the sweat from
the face.
Editor Streby says that the men
op the Democratic ticket are much
superior to those on the Republi
can ticket. He is riglit in some
particulars. Rogers is superior to
any one existing as a "bill dodger"
in the Legislature. As space per
mits we will name them for you.
Suppose you take your wife into
your confidence ami see what she
thinks of 89c a day for your labor.
This seems to be what Dickerman,
the Trust capitalist on the Demo
cratic ticket for Congress, believes to
be enough for you.
Ed. Rogers is in the dumps. His
shining record is in the hands of the
people, and they are giving him the
cold shoulder on every side. His
companions on the ticket arc drop
ping him and looking out for them
selves. He is finding out the truth
of the scripture which says"The
way of the transgressor is hard."
Albert L. Dyer shows his appre
ciation for the farmers of this county
when he spends among them an
nually from, SI2OO to SI4OO for cattle
when he coiK '»uy the same in the
Wilkesßarre et for less money.
He believes in aiding home interests.
That is the kind of a man to repre
sent you at Harrisburg.