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I aim to serve my patrons with
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Thanking the public for a lib-
eral patronage, and solicit-
ing a continuance of the
same, I am
Respectfully yours,
WAHL.
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FURNITURE. ___.
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PRICES .OWo a>
Salisbury, Pa.
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tinuance of the same, 1 am yours
for bargains,
WAL R. HASELBARTH,
Salisbury,
Store over Haselbarth’s Hardware.
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HAY'S HOTEL,
Salisbury,
Penn's.
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lates reasonable.
CT. HAY,
Proprietor.
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REPAIRING A SPECIALTY,
1 respectfully solicit a cpntinnance “of
your valued patronage.
Bernhard Krausse,
Salisbury, Pa.
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WANAMARER T0 WIN
The Great, Republican Conference
at the Bourse and Who
Were There.
BOSSES AGAINST THE PEOPLE.
" A Battie Royal This Year—The State
Aroused—Over Your Hundred Men
From All Parts of the State Mect In
Philadelphia—Quay and Androws Ar=
ralgned For Thelr Crimes Axalnst
the Party—A Platform That Should
Rouse Every Republican to Action.
(From Our Own Cecrrespondent.)
Harrisburg, Feb. 8.—The conference
of Republicans from all parts of the
state at the Bourse, in Philadelphia,
on Wednesday last, which invited Hon.
John Wanamaker to lead the fight
against the bosses, is destined to be-
come historic in Pennsylvania pclitics.
It is but the statement of a plain truth
to say that outside of a state conven-
tion. no such meeting was ever held
within the borders of the common-
wealth. All classes of men, all ele-
ments of independent political thought
within the Republican party, all ranks
and grades of men in ‘business life
were present. There were no million-
aires present, but scores of ‘farmers,
and the conference was attended only
by.a handful of Philadelphians. There
was a degree of honest difference of
opinion expressed, but it only served to
more emphatically emphasize the free
and untrammeled character of the
gathering.
Jut perhaps the most striking feat-
ure of the memorable conference was
the predominence of the soldier ele-
ment. The Grand Army of the Re-
was
really the most conspicuous factor of
the day. The presiding officer, Gen-
eral Koontz, is a veteran of the civil
war, while the mest prominent speak-
ers ‘were men who had come through
the hail of bullets and listened to the
shriek of shrapnel in the campaigns
on the Potomac and in the valley of
the Cumberland. i
A. DISTINGUISHED CROWD.
A cold blooded and impartial study
of the personnel of the gatheiing is the
highest testimonial of its character.
The machine papers and the bosses’
organs over the state have endeavored
to make it appear that the meeting
was controlled by politicians who had
advocated the election of Hon. John
Wanamaker to the United States sen-
ate—that the bulk of those attending
was composed ‘of the disgruntled and
disappointed. "These pap fed journals
state the truth when they say that the
conférence was composed of the dis-
contented element in the Republican
party. It was compesed wholly of this
element—of men who have become dis-
gusted and discontented with the arro-
gant, sclfish and corrupt mismanage-
ment of the Republican party. It was
not made up of sorehead ‘politicians
and worn out political hacks.
Syvery man present was a distin-
guished representative of the commu-
nity in which he lives; men who have
given their time, money and voice to
the party, and who out of self respect
are now compelled to refuse to go
hand in hand with political wreckers
of ‘the M. S. Quay and ‘“‘Asparagus’
Andrews type. The war record of the
men who represented the finest ‘ele-
ments of the veteran army of Penn-
sylvania is an interesting one.
There is Gencral W. H. Koontz,
chairman of the conference, a veteran
of tho late war, a leader of the Somer-
set ‘county bar, one of the finest cam-
paign speakers in the state, a war-
horse of the Republican party and a
gentleman who through the long period
of a political career has never asked
and never .reccived a favor at the
hands of the hosses.
THE SOLDIER ELEMBNT TIIERE.
Another conspicuous figure was the
past’ state commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic, General Johkn
P. Taylor, of Mifllin county. General
‘Charles L. Leiper, of Philadelphia, was
another war time figure that loomed
up in the conference, and no man who
‘ras ever read the record of the famous
Iron Brigade can forget.that he was its
commander.
General Robert B. Beath, ex-surveyor
general of Pennsylvania, and one of
the most prominent Crand Army, men
in the United States, added his. pres-
ence and his vote to the ‘zathering.
The maimtd and crippled of the Grand
Army of heroes were rcpresentediin
two men who limped into the confer-
ence hall in the persons of Major
George W. Merrick, of Tioga county,
and Major EE. A. Hancock, of Phila-
delphia, eaeh one of whom left a leg
on a southern battlefield. Major Mer-
rick was one of tle vice presidents of
the meeting, and delivercd one ef the
most scathing sp2cchezs on bossism ever
heard in Philade'phia. 1Iiis arraign-
ment of Quay and Andrews literally
‘amounted to a flaying.
In the long list of distinguished men
present at that conference who lave
occupied positions of trust in state
and nation’ can be found the names
of Colonel J. H. Redsecker of Lebanon,
Colomel William Shortlidge of Centre
county, ex-Congressman J. T. Maft-
fett of Clarion county, ex-State Sen-
ator Colonel E. A. Irwin of Clearfield
county, Hugh B. Eastburn, delegate to
the last national convention from the
Seventh congressional district; Hon.
H. C. Barr, mayor of Altoona: ex-Con-
-gressman James S. Biery of Lehigh
county,
County Chairman Arthur IL.
Shay of Schuylki:l county, Andrew H,
Harshey, sheriff of Lancaster county;
Hon. C!C. Kauffman, senator from Lan-
cagter county; Homer Green of Wayne
county, the eminent futhor; Hon. Sam-
| uel A. Losch, senator from Schuylkill 4
county, and the following members of
the famous ‘“Seventy-six” in the last
legislature, viz: Hons. Daniel F. Moore,
Plummer E. Jefferies and Thomas J.
Phillips, of Chester ccunty, W. H. Tip-
ton of Adams county, James W. Carson
of Franklin county, and William F.
Stewart, John F.Keator, Samuel Croth-
ers and Tlobert Smith of Philadelphia.
THE EDITORS WERE OUT. °
The Republican préss of the state
was represented by scme of its most
able and influential members. Among
those present were Editors Alfred Pas-
chal, of th2 Doylestown Intelligencer;
August Donath, of the West Chester
Republican; Frank-W, Stewart, of the
1 wating AR Tanna: TTY
“unlawful purposes,
{ important duties
| of the commonwealth,
Yasnm, of + !
the Columbia Spy: Hon. Thomas B.
Cochran, of the Lancaster Examiner;
T. B. i‘ainter, of the Muhsy Luminary;
Wilmer H. Johnson, the North
Wales Record; J. H. A Pottsville
Republican; J. A. Lambert, Somerset
Standard; Hon. Hiram Young, York
Dispatch.
An estimate of the total number of
participants in the conference, . based
‘on the names registered at the Phila-
delphig Bourse, with an actual count
of those in the room during the meet-
ing, shows that tiiere were 409 gentle-
men present who had securcd tickets
of admission to the gathering. Every
county in the state but seven was rep-
resented, and only one county out of
the total of 67 in the commonwealth
failed to be heard from by representa-
tive or by letter, and this was owing
to delay in sending the invitation to
anti-Quay leaders in that county.
The platform adopted by the confer-
ence upon which to go before the peo-
ple of Pennsylvania is a document that
is certain to command widespread at-
tention. It is a platform upon which
the candidate of the anti-Quay Re-
publicans can stand firmly and wage
a relentless war on bossism. It is im-
possible. in the limits of this letter to
give the platform adopted in detail.
A few extracts will, however, indicate
the general tenor. In its arraignment
of Mr. Quay’s legislature last year, act-
ing under orders from the bosses them-
selves, the platform says:
WHAT THE PLATFORM SAYS.
“They sought to take from the pub-
IIc treasury thousands of dollars for
. pretended expenses, for services upon
pretended investigating committees, of
which the Lexow committee is a no-
torious example, and for junketing
trips .of the members, and failed only
by reason of the interposition of the
executive.
“At a time of the most serious busi-
ness depression, and the resultant fall-
ing off of the public revenues, they ap-
propriated during the last two sessigns
more than a million dollars for pur-
poses either unlawful or useless, which
appropriations, fortunately, met execu-
tive disapproval.
“I'or the purpose of creating new
offices, and to extend the power of pa-
tronage, they passed what is known as
‘the mercantile tax bill,” imposing bur-
dens upon and crippling almost every
businegs interest in the commonwealth,
already overtaxed, and but for the ex-
ecutive veto this bill would have be-
come a law.
TRIIXD TO CUT TIIE SCHOOL FUND
“To afford greater opportunity to
make appropriations for useless dnd
a serious attempt
was made to cut down the appropria-
tions for our public schools to the ex-
tent of $1,000,000, which failed of pass-
age only because of the storm of public
sentiment raised against it from every
part of the state.
“Numerous bills were introduced for
the mere purpose of extorting large
sums of money from the corporate and
other interests of the state as the price
of preventing their passage.
“To satisfy public demand, an inves-
tigation of the state treasury was or-
dered, but the. committee appointed
was so constituted that, instead of in-
vestigating, their plain effort was to
conceal, and no questions were permit-
ted to be propounded by any member
except such as had been prepared in
advance and where it was known that
the answers would do no harm. *
“The foregoing reference to the
werk of the last legislature is abun-
dantly sufiicient to indicate the charac-
ter of the members and the influence
by which they were controlled. The ~e-
decming feature of the legislature was
the firm and- uncompromising stand
taken by that body. of legislators
known as the ‘Seventy-six,” who did all
that could possibly be done to protect
the taxpayers of the state fron; the
flood of proposed corrupt legislation,
and who, therefore, deserve the recog-
nition and gratituds of zll' the peco-
ple of the commonwealth.
“So insolent and shameless have
those in power become that they haye
dared, in some instances, to recor
mend for appointment to federal office
members of the late legislature as a
vindication of their wrongdoing, in dis-
regard and deflance of the moral senti-
ment of the people of the state,
A CRAVE MAN I'OR GOVERNOR.
“In view of the foregoing statement
of facts, we consider it of the utmost
importance that the next governor of
the state shall be a man of the high-
est character and integrity; represent-
ative of the best type of Republican-
ism, and one upon wiiom the people of
the commonwealth can depend to pro-
tect them should occasion arise against
vicious legislation, and especially
against the evident purpose of the ma-
.chine to pass at the next session of the
legislature the expense bills of the in-
vestigating and junketing committees |
already referred to, which were justly
disapproved by the presen
“Al! the members of the lover house
of the genegal awrembiy ad one-half
ofthe members of the senate are to
be elected this year. One cf the most
‘imposcd upon that
body will be the election of a United
States senator, and, for the good name
our last experi-
ence of this character with the general
assembly of 1887 should Jot be re-
peated; especially is this true since it
is commonly understocd that the pres-
ent senior senater from Pennsylvania
desfres to be his ewn sugcessor, for we
believe that he, more than any other
man, is responsible for the present cor-"
rupt condition of politics in our state.”
MR WANAMAKER NAMI
The general results of the oativeos
‘are already known. They have been
scattered cver the state by the tele-
graph and Associated Press: A rezolu-
tion was offered calling upon Hon. John
Wanamaker. (eX- postmaster general of
the United States, to permit the use of
his name as a candidate for governor
on the anti-Quay, anti;boss ticket. It
is generally conceded that Mr. Wana-
maker will-make the most formidable
opponent to the bosses’ candidate that
can be named. He is the man most
feared by the bosses. His sterling char-
acter, with wide public experience, and
his national fame as a statesman and
a business man will tend to make a
contest in Philadelphia - from which
Boss Quay and Asparagus Andrews,
with all their eohorts, may well shrink.
Tha state is aroused. The people are
walitigg for the elash of arms. It is
no lesger possible, for the yelping or-
gans of Quay and Andrews to try and
deceive the ple.
This is a fight of the people against
the bossest!
t executive. |
A Good A.ticle by a Salisbury
Preacher.
The following article by Rev. F. E,
Hetrick, M. 8,,*pastor of the United
Evangelical church, took first prize in
one of Grit's contests. We commend it
to the readers of Tim: STAR as worthy of
personal and thoughtful consideration.
“Development depends on culture,
This is true physically, ethically and in-
tellectually. The plan of the finite
mind is a masterpiece of the infinite,
yet it is but the outline or scheme given
to'man for the completion of one of the
most marvelous works of ingenuity of
the Creater’s designs.
The diverse faculties of the intellect
are very pliable in intellectual infancy
and bear numerous phenomena and
characteristics. Iience, the necessity
of discreteness in the selection of the
proper ‘diet’ for their growth or devel-
opment.
As such, the newspaper stands as an
invincible rival, and is well adapted,
because its contents are as diverse as
the faculties. Thus it carries constant-
ly a variety of knowledge, lucidly and
concisely expressed, teaching, among
other lessons, the important one of
concise language.
The fundamental principles of educa-
tion, generally the choicest language
the richest rhetorical figures, history in
its most interesting types, plots by the
most acute imaginations, and fables
bearing beneficial morals, often adorn
its pages. Thus it treats alike the il-
literate as well as the most profound
student.
What the masses want is the best
literature for the least money.
‘In seeking such I would recommend
a good newspaper.
Into the fountain of its coutents, the
most critical or scholary may bathe and
return refreshed and better equipped
for his duties.
It is a school open to the primary
scholar and college graduate alike.
And the idea often courted by some
that it is an enemy to the illiterate is
a gross mistake. It comes to him as a
friend teacher, although more fre-
quently ‘a stranger to him because of
his own indifference.
The prejudice that some people har-
bor against the newspaper is inexcus-
able and uncalled for, since the result
of its mission has already been one of
indescribable benefit.
Neither can we find a substitute for it.
How about books? They are doing a
marvelous work; yet as the physical
man craves for fresh and nutriticus
food, so the intellectual man desires
something fresh and novel, something
that will entertain, and at the same
time educate the mind into knowledge
of the most recent discovery, and evi-
dently of the most use. -
To the fathers of our homes, I appeal
to secure for yourself and children, if
you have not already, the friend of the
home—the newspaper.
A Baker Bulletin.
President 8. J. Hart of the Baker
Heirs’ association of Upper Sandusky,
O., has issued the following notice:
“My attention has been called to an ar-
ticle expressly intended to discourage |
Baker heirs. This article has been ex-
tensively reproduced in the local papers |
of the county. Such articles do not
stand to run alone; there is a power
behind it. This move on the part of
the enemy is no surprise to us. Their
safest and cheapest way to fight us is to
discourage investigation. Thousands
of people are now ‘living on our lands
in and around Philadelphia. They had
their spies at our Tiflin meeting. Their
spies have visited me here at Upper
Sandusky. Don’t let them discourage
and deceive you. 1f we hive an estate
in Philadelphin we will soon find out
and at little expense. Let us move for-
ward promptly without the loss of a
single person from our ranks, as agreed
upon at Tiffin, and we will soon know
whether or not we are building upon a
rock.”
Engagement Ring Recovered.
“No one else will ever wear this ring!
Ilere it goes!” said Charles Bloodgood
to Miss Eliza Turnbull, standing up in
a boat one August night in 1896, and
tossing their engagement ring into the
Susquehanna river, near Unadilla.
They had come from the Berkshire hills
to visit mutual friends, and had quar-
+reled while returning home from a pic-
nic. After returning home to the Berk-
shire hills they were reconciled and
married. Recently fishermen “bobbing”
through the ice for pickerel near Wind-
sor, some 40 miles south of Unadilla,
made a large catch. A cousin of Blood-
good, one of the fishermen, in opening
one of the fish, found a gold ring in it.
He burnished it up, and inside the cir-
cle were discovered the initials of Blood-
good and Miss Turnbull.
ring to his cousin.—Secranton Tribune.
J efferson County. G Giant.
Col. Cooper, the McCalmont township
giant, who travels with a circus in—the
summer time and stays at the home of
his mother in the winter, seldom goes
out, but when he does causes~eonsider-
able consternation among the children,
and also among grown folks who have
never seen him. He is 8 feet 4 inches
in height, and large in proportion, and
resembles one of the victims of “Jack
the Giant Killer” so much that the lit-
tle folks are sore afraid. He is, how-
ever, a man of genial temper.—Punzsu-
drag pie,
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