"PUBLICAN NEWS ITEM. CHARLES L WING, Editor. Published Every Thursday Afternoon fly The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. LAPOHTB, PA. W c. Mason, Presided. TltOS. J. INGHAM, See'y A Trcas. Entered at the Post Office at Laporta, as second-class mail matter. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. For Supreme Court Justice. .It ill.\ P. KLKIN, of Indiana County. ForjPresidential Electors. Electors at Large—Robert Pitcairn. Allegheny; Levi'G. McCalley, Chester. REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. For President Judge. HON. E. M. DUNHAM, of Laporte. For Member of Assembly. DU. M. E. HERRMANN, For Sheriff. FRANK W. BUCK. For Congresß E. W. SAMUELS. ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATS ON THE MONEY QUESTION. A Futile Attempt to Center Atten tion on Other Issues—Tlie Position li tins Taken on the Tariff Extreme ly \ itinera hie. in its cowardly attempt at dodging the money standard issue—only an at tempt, for iu such case dodging is self condemnation the Democratic conven tion hoped to center attention upon other issues, such as that of "tariff re form," and accordingly put into its platform a rehash of the old parrot cries about tho burdens of a protective tariff upon the common people and the old demand for a "tariff for revenue only." If Democrats want to light their campaign upon that line there Is no particular reason for fearing to meet tlicm upon it. On the contrary, they art likely to tiud it an uncommonly vulnerable position for them to take. It is a delightful spectacle, that of a party trying to impose upon America a system which is at this very moment in danger of utter repudiation by the only important country in the world ili:it is practicing it. Let us recall the opinions of some expert investigators concerning the industrial condition of America under the operation of the system which it Is the bouuden duty of all good Democrats to hold anathe ma inaranatha. We ail remember the Mosely commis sion, composed of the official represent atives of twenty-three British trade unions, which came hither in Decom 1h . liiOii, and investigated the indus ti ! condition of the United States. Mr. .Mosely himself declared that its investigations showed beyond question that American workingmen earned higher wages than those of England 3iii:l that food was as cheap here as in E;-gland, if not cheaper, while other gi . ■al necessaries cost about the sa..,e. That was pretty good testimony concerning the lot of Americans under the protective tariff system. But it \vi,s notuill. Other members of the ;s!mi were even more outspoken th: i Mr. Mosely himself. .V r. iiolmsbaw, the representative of : " , 1 eiV.eid cutlery trade, reported t! ; wages in that industry were about lt;u,cent higher in America than in lln, ::, j :il. .Mr. Sieadman, of the trade union parliamentary committee, still nil.'.'" .peciiicaliy declared that Ameri can workingmen were ge leraliy better fed than those of Etiglaud, that the c ; t of food here was about the same as ,:i England, that wages averaged r>o p. .' ct .it higher here than there, that men could save more here, and that the proportion of workingnien dependent upon public aid was smaller in Ameri ca than in England. .Now, it is the boast of England that her workingmen are better off than Ci:.:no of any country of coiHiiientaf Europe. That is the stock argument tud.iy of those who are opposing Mr. Chamberlain's tariff reform scheme. If, then, the English workingmen are bet ter off tlniii those of continental Eu rope, and if, as the best Engiisii au thorities declare, American workiii. l, n are better off than those of Eng h.iid, what is the inevitable e inclusion V U'.iat American workingmen. under ti e operations of this much reviled pro tective tariff, are better off than those oi' any other country in the world. There is an old saying about llie wis 0 'in of "letting well enough alone." 'That wisdom is the more marked and emphatic when the "well enough" Is the very best in the world. New York 'i ribune. STILL ATTACKING LABOR. Demoerntie Party Continues to As sail the Worker. The Democratic party, including Hry i.n, admits defeat until the next cam paign on the issue of honest money. So it is proposed to light this year on the issue of the tariff. For eight years the Democratic par ty has fought the honest) of the lu borer's wages. Now the tight is against the sufficiency of ttic laborer's work. The people resisted successfully in US'.Hi and in l!«mi the tifty cent dollar in the pay envelope and will resist as suc cessfully half time in the works of in dustry. The Republican party and its candi dates represent steady employment at American wages. That party and its cundidutes will be victorious over the tariff tinkers us over the dollar plug gers.—Troy Times. OUR FOREIGN TRADE. Its (ireat Ailvnnco Under the Stlma* liim of Protection. Tinier tho Wilson-Gorman law our j exports averaged about SB-10,000,000 | annually. In 185)2 under tlie McKlnley i law they had risen to $1,030,278,148. ! .Since 1807 they have avtvaged over j .>1,250,000,000. With present trade con ' ditions unchanged they promise to av erage for the next live years some thing like ? 1,400,000,000, says the New York Tribune. The year just ended marks the climax in the steady growth of foreign trade begun under the stim ulus of a restored Republican tariff. What possible excuse can there be for urging an interference with this benef icent process, for advocating a derange ment of the conditions under which we have achieved an extraordinary na tional prosperity? It is the custom of free trade critics to explain away the expansion of our export trade by saying that incomes in the main from an unavoidable Europe an demand for raw materials and food stuffs. But this answer ignores the fact that our exports of manufactures are increasing year by year. More American manufactured goods were sent abroad last year than in any other year in our history. Complete ligures in the two classes of exports are not yet available. Hut the department of commerce and labor estimates that this year's gain in manufactured ex ports over last year's notable record will be at least $20,000,000, a greater gain relatively than that made in non manufactured exports. Our trade with foreign countries in lHo:t-(»4 leaves us with a balance in our favor of $470,000,000. This is $7ti,000,- 1100 greater than our balance for 1002-03 rnd is four times the average balance shown under the Democratic tariff leg islation of 1804. Whichever way one turns those figures they utterly dis credit the contention that conditions in trade and industry have so changed as to demand an overhauling of our tariff system. Judged by Its results, that system needs no overhauling. Least of all does it need revision at the hands of a party incapable of unity or logic, whose only serious experiment at tariff legislation in nearly half a century en:led ten years ago in a confessed and melancholy failure. TARIFF REVISION. Judged by It cNii 11 m. Our lOeonoinic System \eedN Mo Overhauling. Democratic orators and pamphleteers who clamor for a change of national administration and for a more or less complete revision or our fiscal and rev enue policies can find no comfort in the summary of our foreign trade for 1003-04, just issued by the department of commerce and lubor. it is the favorite contention of Demo cratic writers and speakers that for eign trade cannot expnnd under a high protective system. If we do not open our markets to the foreigner, they say, we cannot get a foreign market for our surplus products. Exports should shrink, according to their logic, witli every increase in tariff rates and ex pand with every reduction. Vet under the Dingley tariff law, the most avow ed and radical protection measure we have ever had, our export trade has advanced by leaps and bounds till the United States stands today at the head of the great exporting nations. For five or six years past we have been struggling with Great Hritain—a free trade country—for primacy as an exporter. We first overtook and passed the United Kingdom in 1808. In 1000 and 1002 our exports also exceeded our great rival's. Hut in 1800, 1001 and 1003 they fell a little below hers. This year the United States again seizes the lead, our exports for the twelve months ended June 30 reaching a total value of $1,400,820,530. This total has been exceeded but once in our history—in 1!MX)-01, when the figures rose to sl,- 187,704,001. Hut ttie aggregate of im ports and exports for 1903-04 $2.4ij1,- f.74,023 breaks all American records in foreign commerce. The extraordinary growth of our ex port trade under tlie Dingley law is a fact against which Democratic theories of readjustment and revision dash in pieces. New York Tribune. Ilrynn and tlio Kimt. It is said that the encroachments made by the Populists upon the Demo cratic vote in New York state have in duced the I'arker managers to send for liryan to speak in New York. Some time ago Hryati called New York "the enemy's country," and there are sus picions that he has not changed his opinion, although David R. liill might reassure him. Troy Times. I'Vclliib Im Rcuernl. Bryan predicted that a campaign with Parker as the candidate would "begin with a foot race and end with a rout." The country feels the same way and reft, os ' I.e ! o <-.• prospects of a change of r liniuisira tion. —Georgetown (Cul.l News. Harmony on the >lonoy Question. Candidate Davis fully agrees with Candidate Parker on the money ques tion, and Candidate Parker fully agree-* that Candidate Davis must eoaie down with the cash. This harmony on the money question is decidedly refresh ing.—Philadelphia Item. Bryan'i "S(ii»it«rt. M William Jennings P.ryan announces that he will support the ticks t. but re serves the right to box its ears at fre quent intervals. Burlington Hawk eye. Agrninst 'Em. ParKer against thi trusts? Nay. nay! Yet, If you view him right. H*B BO close up against them they Art sticking to him tight —New York Press. John D. Reeser's Big Store, !2ank Block, Dushore, Penna, ISACE I j-1 S ' Lace Curtains in fine nottingham lace, curtains all new nrd exquisite designs for bedroom, dining room, s«• -g ting room and parlor. All prices i.oo upward. Curtain goods in Swiss Lace, 10, 121-2, i5, 25 per yaru.jj Curtain poles 10, V), 50c. Underwear, all lines of our summer underwear are reduced in price to make room for the new Hall and Wmk l ; weights. The new lines are gray and natural wool and fleeced lined. i WALKING SKIRTS have a pretty assortment of Walking Skirts and now is a good time to come in :md s r,r * them as we have them in all prices. Black Petticoats, black mercerized sattm petticoats, a compltte line of fall styles double stitched seems, full w i t; I \n extra fine variety small ruffles, deep and medium accordion plaits and braid stitched ruffles, size 40 to 44 inches long, prices i.oo, 1.25, 1.50, I 75, 2.0Q, 2 so. | Carrying complete line b Dry Goods, Millinery, Shoes, Crockery, Carpets, Rugs, Oilcloths, Curtains Walla Paper, Trunks, Satchels, Suit Cases, Telescopes, Goceries, and Etc. " I John D. Reeser's Big J •t- / v ,- -c •••• c <-:%■ dttshoe-B • | Get fl)e Habit OF BUYING YOUR SUPPLIES OF US. OUR MOTTO IS "GOOD Q/TJALITY" "SZOIsrEST Q,TT A 3STTITY" SELL CHEAP AND SELL A HEAP AND KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT. SALT FISH Ciscoes and No. 1 Family White in 10 lb. pails 75c, j-hrl at 2.00. No. 1 Lake Trout 10 lb pails IKk. 3 large fish to the package. Alaska Blood Rod Salmon Trout 10c per lb, G rauu lated Sugar 5A peril). 25 lb. bags. Lancaster or Amaskeag Ginghams 7c yd. 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