CLAPTRAP BY UNDERWOOD Tariff Duties Not Paid by Users of American Goods. HIS ADDRESS SHOULD BE READ Worker* Will Recognize Hla Distortion of Figures and Facts and Will Not Be Beguiled by It—Shows How Hard Pushed the Democrats Are For an Argument. It Is to be hayed that ©very Ameri can worker in the various industries protected by the tariff will read the address of Mr. Underwood, Democrat ic leader In the house of representa tives, in which he sets forth as taxa tlon the tariff duties on articles in ordinary use. There 1b nothing novol In the Underwood distortion of tariff figures and facts. It is as threadbare as free trade, ns threadbare as the American workinginan would soon be If he should allow himself to be beguil ed by Underwood and other votaries of the late Confederate constitution Into the surrender of Republican pro tectlon. It is true, as Underwood says, thai the tariff taxes he describes are im- j posed on articles such as he describes I ■ —woolen clothing, shoes, the tin pail j window pane, carpet., etc., but he is | wholly and deliberately wrong and 1 misleading when he says that the du j ties in question are imposed on or ad ded to the cost of these articles, a? used In the ordinary American family The tariff tax is imposed on good? j manufactured abroad and imported foi sale In competition with goods made in America by American workers earning American wages. The man or woman who Is satisfied ' with the product of American labor— I and nine-tenths of the American people are so satisfied- —has no tariff tax to j pay, and this is shown by the fact that the American article, with its roanii facture fostered by protection, is often cheaper In price than the imported would be without paying tariff duties The tariff duties prevent excessive Imports, which would flood the mar kets, as Imported goods flooded the market under the tariff reductions made by the Democratic Wilson bjll of j 1894, reducing not only the tariff, but ! reducing also the demand for Amerl ' can goods and for American labor to make American goods. Mr. Underwood's statement Is cheap ; claptrap. We had supposed that style of talk too muddy and cobwebbed for further exercise, and the fact that it Is again dragged out of the discard proves how hard pushed the free trade Dem ocracy la for something to bolster its waning cause. FAIRNESS TOWARD NEGROES Taft's Attorney General Stands for the "Square Deal." Attorney General Winkersham re flects the brood American spirit of himself and his chief, President Taft, In his splendid fight ngalnst the dropping from membership in the American Bar association of his able colored assistant, William H. I.ewls, It is needless to say that every sup porter of Woodrow Wilson and every sympathizer with Theodore Roosevelt In his refusal to recognlte the ciilr.en ship of the southern negro, is opi*>sed to Mr. Wlckersham in his battln for equal rights and fair treatment for colored Americans The action at the executive commit tee of the Bar association In revok ing the election of three colored mem bers, gentlemen cf spotless profession al standing and excellent personal character, by their local committees, was outrageously, crnelly unjust and ought to be repudiated by every ! reputable lawyer In the United States ! It was a concession to that southern Democratic prejudice which seeks to crush the spirit of manly aspiration j in the negro's breast and to tolerate : him only as a laborer on the plantar tlons and for the households where his ancestors were slaves. It amounts to an attempt to nullify the constitution of the United States, as amended after the rebellion, by men whose sacreS obligation and welcome duty it should be to support that Instrument in their every act a* lawyers and as citizens. In their reßolnte backing of Assist ant Attorney General Lewis against the assaults of rank Bonrhonlsm and racial prejudice, President Taft and his attorney general have the god- | speed of every American who believes j in the principles for which Lincoln | died, and who is determined that the sacrifices which the nation offered tip on the altar of freedom and equal rights for all shall not have been made in vain. ' The Wilson Fall Frost. The free trade Evening Poet publish es a lot of figures to show what would happen if all the states voted the same 1 as Vermont In November. A two-and-three-makes-flve school- . boy oould tell the free trade Evening Post that if all the states should vote in November the same way Vermont has voted Taft would have the whole /wectorni oollege. / It came early, but it came with a bite to it—the Wilson fall frost. Bryan and Parker were both elected in Au gust and buried under a snowstorm of ballot* In Nor ember, asd Wilson la iau i f lug to the —si* now pile. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR TIIEIR AP PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU ANCE OF ARTICLE XVHI OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to article nine, Bection four, of the Constitu- i tioa of the Commonwealth of Penn- , sylvania, authorizing the State to j issue bonds to the amount of fifty i millions of dollars for the improve ment ot the highways of tlw Com- , monwealth. * Section 1. Be It resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Coiistitu- j tlon of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania be, and the same is hereby, pro posed, In accordance with the eigh teenth article thereof: — That section four of article nine, which reads as follows: "Section 4. No debt shall be cleat- ! ed by or on behalf of the State, ex cept to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, repel invasion, suppress in surrection, defend the State in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply deficiency in rev enue shall never exceed, in the aggre grate at any one time, one million ot' ! dollars," be amended so as to read as I follows: Section 4. No debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State, except to supply casual deficiencies of rev j enue, repel invasion, suppress insur j ; rection, defend the State in war, or to j pay existing debt; and the debt creat ed to supply deficiencies in revenue j shall never exceed, in the aggregate : at any ona time, one million of dol- | | lars: Provided, however, 'mat the I General Assembly, irrespective of any 1 debt, may authorize the State to Issue ! bonds to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the purpose of improv- ! lng and rebuilding the highways of the Commonwealth. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 1. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to section seven, article three of the Constitu- ! ' tlon of Pennsylvania, so as to per- | mlt special legislation regulating labor. ! Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives ; of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following is proposed as an amend ; ment to the Constitution of the Com- j monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac- ! cordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof. Amend ment to Article Three, Section Seven. Section 2. Amend section seven, article three of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol- j lows: — "Section 7. The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law authorizing the creatiou, extension, or impairing of liens: "Regulating the affairs of counties, elfins, townships, wards, boroughs, or school districts: "Changing the names of persons or places: "Changing the venue In civil or criminal cases: "Authorizing the laying out, open ing, altering, or maintaining roads, highways, streets or alleys: "Relating to ferries or bridges, or incorporating ferry or bridge compan ies, except for the erection of bridges crossing streams which form bounda ries between this and any other Stat6: "Vacating roads, town plats, streets or alleys: "Relating to cemeteries, graveyards, or public grounds not of the State: "Authorizing the adoption or legiti mation of children: "Locating or changing county-seats, erecting new counties, or changing county lines: "Incorporating cities, towns, or vil j lageß, or changing their charters: 'Tor the opening and conducting of ! elections, or fixing or changing the I place of voting: "Granting, divorces: "Erecting new townships or bor ' oughs, changing township lines, bor ough limits, or school districts: ! "Creating offices, or prescribing the powers and duties of officers in coun ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec tion or school districts: "Changing the law of descent or succession: "Regulating the practice or Juris diction of, or changing the rules of evidence in, any judicial proceeding or inquiry before courts, aldermen, Justices of the peace, sheriffs, commis sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters iin chancery, or other tribunals, or providing or changing methods for the I collection of debts, or the enforcing ' of Judgments, or prescribing the effect of Judicial saleß of real estate: "Regulating the fees, or extending 1 the powers and duties of aldermen. Justices of the peace, magistrates or constables: I "Regulating the management of public schools, the building or repair ing of school houses and the raising of -money for such purposes: "Fixing the rate of interest: "Affecting the estates of minors or persons under disability, except after due notice to all parties In Interest, to be recited in the special enact ment: "Remitting fines, penalties and for feitures, ot refunding moneys legally paid into the treasury: "Exempting property from taxation: "Regulating labor trade, mining or manufacturing: "Creating corporations, of amend ing, renewing or extending the chart ers thereof: "Granting to any corporation, aiso elation or Individual any special or ex clusive privilege or immunity, or to any corporation, association or indi vidual the right to lay down a railroad track. "Nor shall the General Assembly in directly enact such special or local law by the partial repeal uf a general law; but laws repealing local or spec ial acts may be passed: "Nor shall any law be passed grant ing powers and privileges in any case where the granting of such powers and privileges shall have been provid ed for by general law, nor where tho courts have jurisdiction to grant the same or givr the relief asked for." — so as to read as follows: Section 7. The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of liens: Regulating the affairs of counties, citie3, townships, wards, boroughs, or | school districts: Changing the names of persons or ! places: j Changing the venue in civil or crim ' inal cases: Authorizing the laying out, opening, altering, or maintaining roads, high- j ways, streets or alleys: Relating to ferries or bridges, or in- 1 j corporafiug ferry or bridge corupan ies, except for the erection of bridges crossing streams which form bounda ries between this and any other State. Vacating roads, town plats, streets or alleys: Relating to cemeteries, graveyards, ! or public grounds not of the State: Authorizing the adoption, or legiti mation of children: Locating or changing county-seats, | erecting new counties or changing i county lines: Incorporating cities, towns or vill- j ages, by changing their charters: For the opening and conducting of elections, or fixing or changing the j place of voting. Granting divorces: Erecting new townships or bor oughs, changing township lines, bor- J I ough limits or school districts: Creating offices, or prescribing the j j powers/and duties of officers in coun- | I ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec ' tion or school districts: Changing the law of descent or sue- j | cession: Regulating the practice or jurisdlc- , I tion of, or changing the rules of evi- j ! dence In. any judicial proceeding or i j inquiry before courts, aldermen, jus- ! tics of the peace, sheriffs, commis- j Bioners, arbitrators, auditors, musters ; in chancery or other tribunals, or pro j viding or changing methods for the j coliecucr of debts, or the enforcing j of judgments, or prescribing the ef- j I feet of judicial sales of real estate: Regulating the fees, or extending j the powers and duties of aldermen. Justices of the peace, magistrates or constables: Regulating the management of pub lic schools, the building or repairing of school houses and the raising of money for such purposes: Fixing the rate of interest: Affecting the estates of minors or > persons under disability, except after j due notice to all parties In interest, ! to be recited in the special enact- i I merit: 1 Remitting fines, penalties and for j feltures, or refunding moneys legally j paid into the treasury: Exempting property from taxation: j Regulating labor, trade, mining or | manufacturing; but the legislature j may regulate and fix the wages or I salaries, the hours of work or labor, ! and make provision for the protection, welfare and safety of persons employ ed by the Slate, or by any county, city, borough, town, township school district, village, or other civil di vision of the State, or by any contract or or sub-contractor performing work, labor or services for the State, or for any county, city, borough, town, town ship, school district, village or other civil division thereof: Creating corporations, or amending, j renewing or extending the charters ; thereof: Granting to any corporation, asso- j elation, or Individual any special or i exclusive privilege or immunity, or to any corporation, association, or in dividual the right to lay down a rail- ■ road track: Nor shall the General Assembly in directly enact sui h special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws rept iling local or spec- ] ial acta may be passed: , j Nor shall any law be passed grant- j ing powers or privileges in any case where the granting of such powers 1 and privileges shall have been pro vided for by general law, nor where the courts have jurisdiction to grant the same or give the relief asked for. A true copy of Joint Resolution No, 2. ROBERT McAFEE Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Three. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, proposing an amendment to section throe of article eight of the Consti tution of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania (if the j Senate concur), That the following is ' proposed as an amendment to the Con- | stltution of the Commonwealth oT ! Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteent' article i thereof: Section 2. —Amend section three of urtlcle eight, which reads as follows: 1 'All judges elected by the electors of the State at large may be elected at either a general or municipal election, as circumstances may require. All the elections for judges of the courts j tor the several judicial districts, and j I for county, city, ward, borough, and j , township officers, for regular terms of ; | service, shall be on the municipal | election day; namely, the Tuesday ! j next following the first Monday of No- I vember in each odd-numbered year, but the General Assembly may by law Bx a different day, two-thirds of all ! the members of each House consent ing thereto: Provided, That such elections shall ahvnys be held in an odd-numbered year," so as to read: Section 8. All judges elected by tho elector* of the State at large may be elected at either a general or mu nicipal election, as circumstances may require. AH elections for judges of the ooorta for the several judicial dl*- Mi tar county, city, ward, bor- ough, and township officers, for regu lar terms of service, auuii ~ ! the municipal election day; namely, the > Tuesday next following tho lirst Mon- ; day ol' November in each odd-number eu year, but the General Assembly may by law fix a different day, two- j thirds of all the members of each ; House consenting thereto: Provided, That such elections sliu 1 be held in an odd-nuniberi d .ear: Provided fur ther, That all juuyes for the courts of the several judicial u.strlcts hold ing office at tho present tune, whose terms of office lnyy end in an odd numbered year, shall continue to hold their offices until the first Monday of January in the next succeeding even numbered year. A true copy of Concurrent Resolu tion No. 3. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to section one of article nine o£ the Consti tution of Pennsylvania, relating to | taxation. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House o£ Representatives . of the Commonwealth ol' Pennsylvania in General Assemb y met, 'that tho following is proposed as an amend ment to the Constitution ol the Com monwealth ol Pennsylvania, in ac cordance with the provisions ol the eighteenth article thereof: Section Amend section one of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: AH taxes shall be uniform, upon j the same class of subjects, within the | territorial limits of the authority levy- I ing the tax, and shall be levied and J collected under general laws; but the 1 General Assembly may, by general | laws, exempt from taxation public property used for public purposes, ' actual places of teligious worship, places of burial not used or held for ! private or corporate profit, and in-titu i lions of purely public charity," so as | to read as follows: j All taxes shall be uniform upon tho j same class of subjects, within the ter | ritorial limits of the authority levying | the tax, and shall be levied and col- I lected under general laws, and the j subjects of taxation may be classified ; for the purpose of laying graded or | progressive taxes; but the General j Assembly may, by general laws, ex | erupt from taxation public property ■ used for public purposes, actual places of religious worship, places of burial not used or held • for private or cor- I porate profit, and institutions of pure- S ly public charity. ! A true copy of Joint Resolution ; No. 4. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Five. A JOINT RKSOLUTION. 112 Proposing an amendment to the Con | .stitution of Pennsylvania. Bo it resolved by the Senate and j | House of Representatives of the Com- | ; monwealth of Pennsylvania in Gener- j al Assembly met, That the follow ing is? proposed as an amendment to j the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: — Article IX. Section 15. No obligations which | have been heretofore issued, or which I may hereafter be issued, by any coun ty or municipality, other than Phila delphia, to provide lor the construc tion or acquisition of waterworks, subways, underground railways or street railways, or the appurtenances thereof, shall be considered as a debt of a municipality, within the meaning of section eight of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania or of this amendment, if the net revenue | derived from said property for a per iod of five years, either before or after the acquisition thereof, or, where the | same is constructed by the oounty or | municipality, after the completion ■ thereof, shall have been sufficient to | pay interest and sinking-fund charges during said period upon said obliga tions, or if the said obligations shall ! be secured by liens upon the respec : tive properties, and shall impose no municipal liability. Where munici palities of counties shall issue obliga \ tions to provide for the construction of property, as herein provided, said : said municipalities or counties may | also Issue obligations to provide for I the interest and sinking-fund charges accruing thereon until said properties shall have been completed and in op eration for a period of one year; and said municipalities and counties shall ! not be required to levy a tax to pay ; said interest and sinking-fund charges, . as required by section ten of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsyl vania, until after said properties shall ! have been operated by said counties or municipalities during said period of one year. Any of the said munici palities or counties may Incur indebt edness In excess of seven per centum, and not exceeding ten per centum, of the assessed valuation of the taxable I property therein, if said Increase of Indebtedness shall have been assented 1 to by three-fifths of the electors vot : Ing at a public election, in such man ' ner as shall be provided by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. &. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Advertised Article ■ J la one in which the merchant M himself has implicit faith— M else he would not advertise it. ■ Yon are safe in patronizing the ■ merchants whose ads appear \ shopworn. IdOITNOWs-S; B.- -ffl. Before or After. "I thought that In the 15 yeara of : my practice of medicine," said a phjr j slclan, "I had answered almost every i possible foolish question, but a new I one was sprung on me recently. A | young man came in with an Inflamed eye, for which I prescribed liniment— to be dropped into the eye three times a day. He left the surgery, but re turned In a few minutes, poked his head In the doorway, and asked: "Shall I drop this In the eye before meals, or after?" Electric Street Sweepers. The municipality of Berlin has found electrically driven machines for cleansing the streets much cheaper than the old horse carts. There are now twenty-four storage-battery ma chines In use. The electric machines do so much work that each machine Is supposed to save about $1.33 a day by comparison with a horse-driven water cart.—The Electrical Review and Western Electrician. Oiling Shoes. The best way to keep black leather shoes from looking worn, and also from breaking, Is to dip a small flan nel rag in olive oil and rub it into the leather; if it needs further rub bing or wiping, take a fresh, dry flannel rag and go over It. This method is good for tho woman In mourning, ns it keeps her footwear black without polishing it, and provides a dulled fin ish. Clothes. He—"Did you ever observe what a difference clothes make on one's mind? Now, when I am in my riding togs, I'm all horse; when T have on my business suit, my mind's full of , business; when I get into my evening | dress my mind takes a purely social turn." She—"And I supposo thai when you take a bath your mind's an utter blank?"— Stray Stories. Record of Longevity. A remarkable record of longevity Is to be found in some of the rural par' islies of France. In the village o? St. Thomas de la Fliche there have been enly 14 parish priests in 300 years, tha fourteenth being still in possession, The parish of St. Germain du Val, in Paris, has had only three pastors in 100 years, while that of Givry en Ar* ! gonne has had but five In 130 years. Perhaps. A Boston minister has jumped into the spotlight by making tho statement | that American women wear too many ' | clothes at summer resorts. This Is j the last objection we expected a min ister to make. Perhaps the women ! whom he observed aro inclined to 1 freckle. Pass the Bouquets Now. Never, never wait for post-mortem praise Speak the kind words which I love prompts, and remember that | words of loving kindness are the best ' possible tonic which can be given, even to the happiest of the mortals.— Kate Tannatt Woods. Verona's Municipal Pigeons. The municipality of Verona has ex pended 50 liras (two pounds) in ac ! quiring grain for the pigeons of the city. Having thus become state sup ported, they are Immune from the mo lestations of wanton destroyers, who will now be punishable by law. Proofreader in Embryo. A primary grado boy in Fredonia was told to write a sentence contain ing the word "chicken." He was not quite sure how to spell the word, so he wrote: "A .liken is a small hen. (I can spell hen.)" When Is a Man Old? A man of 70 writes to the New York Times to complain because a reporter I referred to a man of 60 as "aged." To the cub reporter It seems all right to refer to a man of 50 as "venerable."— Boston Globe. J Dependable |f| m Goods. |: . WE handle goods that am cheap, hut not tiU-A.■•«( c-hc.ii 11 goods. We want our goods to become ****• 4 '*Ss& your goods and our store your store. If it is gjffij ||| Clothing, Hats, ||| It Suit Cases, Iff Shoes, Etc. H ?!$&» Wc arc offering fine Shoes at SI.OB Boys' Suits from $1.98 to $4.98 Boys' Knee Pants 23c and 49c :*s£s tffi&K Why spend your money for postage and send to mail order houses when I can furnish you with the same goods for less money ? |J§ MAX MAMOLEN, LAPORTE. J B promptly ohtniritMl in all IMIIIII ri«-.I OR uR TRADE-MARKS ami Copyrights (•".•i-icr- <l. H ■ Sond Hketoh. Model or J'ho to, lor FREE RE* ■ ■ PORT on |»tt«-ni **»»» lit v. I'at4'iit liraetiui) v.x --■ clUKively. BANK REFERENCES. ■ B S, iVI!.E 18 lri for tnvalnahla book ■ H 91), wTO OBTAIN and SELL PATtNTS. ■ ■ Which pnt'B will pay. How to *.,t o partner! ■ ■ patent law and other valuable intoriiuUion. ■ ID. SWIFT & co. I □i PATENT LAWVrDQ I DEMONSTRATER WANTED A good man to demonstrate the National Vacuum Cleaner in Sul livan County, A fine proposition to the right party. Address, THE REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, liaporte, Pa. M. BRINK'S I'KICFS For This Week ton 100 11, Corn Meal 33.00 1.70 Cracked Corn £3 00 1.70 Corn •>:; 00 1.70 PureCorn&OatsChop \ i 30.00 1.85 I]Sacks each 0c with" privilege of returning without expense to me. Schumachei Chop 32 00 105 \\ heat Bran 25.00 130 Oil Meal 39.00 200 Gluten 32.00 1.05 Brewers Grain 27.00 1.40 Choice Cottonseed Meal 34 00 1.75 1 Oyster Shells 10.00 00 Portland Cemen per tout 8.00 40 (rebatelOc each for sacksre urned) Beef Scrap 3.00 Mixed grains for hens • 2 00 New Oats arrive in Sept. or Oct. .42 140 ll> bag Salt coarse or fine .00 100 lb bag Salt .45 Klour per bbl. sack Fhumaclier Patent IS (JO J.OO Marvel (i 00 1.70 Luxury 5 50 1.40 Veal Calves wanted on Monday, 1 uesda} and Wednesday Li\ e fowls and < hicl ens on Wednes lay. M. BRINK New Alnany. Pa. 1 QUALITY | j 2 When people realize that it 2 2 is not (lie <(i Hiitity for the Z 2 niniiey, so much its the quality £ z that counts, then they will ? # patroni/.e the store which does ♦ ♦ business in good pure goods. X 4 Cut »rices often mean cut 2 1 <l' alii os. Our prices are as 2 Ij lo a rood goods wil allow. Z § Our gods are not of the elieap # • unil-oi ler variety. When* ♦ • 1 oiu aring prices do not for- fZ 2 <>et« ) <• mpare qualities. II 'J 2 y >u lid lie prices lower than t * 2 01 r.i, Ihe von will lind the [J 4 qu.ilil e- inferior generally |j ♦ "b rir u »use" joli lots. W 2 A<k,is ) show you why m { our to k 1 upcrior. JiS Buschliausen s. jl Subscribe" for the News Item. iMTEHTS-fS-! I ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY PDCI? * 1 Notice in 44 Inventive Age " MS BC Bi wM s Hook "How to obtain Patents" | IIIBHB * Charges motleratc. No fee till patent is secured. 1 Letters strictly confidential. Address, 1 E. G. SIGGtKS Patent Lawyer, Washington, D C j
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