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The Prestige and Influence of the ‘““Meyersdale Commercial’ Dead and Politically Damned. dealing mongrel sheet published in this county for a number of years; has at last been shown up in its true light, and the result of last Saturday’s primary election shows how much stock the people of Somerset county took in its insane voporings that were belched forth all through the campaign. The prestige and influence of the Commereial, if it ever had any prestige and influence, are politically damned and “as dead as a door nail.” This is just as Tue Star predicted, and it could not have been otherwise, for the Commercial digged its own political grave, and its editor, who seems fo have lost all regard for the rights and will of the people, has no one to blame for the sorry plight the Commercial is in but himself. Let us review the career of the Com- mercial and its editor. We mean politic- ally only, as we have no desire to be- rate “Lucifer” for his other sins, which are many, and which God will hold him accountable for. As to his personal career, all who have known him for will envy him on that score, nor any other score, for that matter. All who have been reading the Com- mercial for the last seventeen years will remember the following things: In 1882 there was a mighty upheaval against the Cameron dynasty, which ruled the Republican party in Penn- sylvania with an iron hand. The Cam- eron machine tyranized over the people and used the Republican party for the personal profit of the Camerons and their political herchmen. It debauch- ed the body politic and made the Re- publican party a reproach to all honest | men who understood its methods and its objects. At that time the Commer- cial was on the side of the prople and against the bosses, while the Somerset Ilerald and the Scull ring constituted a branch of the Cameron dynasty and up- held political bossism and party de- bauchery. Public sentiment was rampant, and an open revolt against the party was the result. An independent County and State ticket was put in the field, and Lou A. Smith, as well as some much better men in this county, took a very active part in the revolt. The editor of this paper was then, and still is of the opinion that it was a mistake to thus openly rebel against the Repub- lican party, as it is our opinion that the fight should independent ticket in the field. But be that as it may, the rebellion against the party seemed to be productive of Governor was elected, it brought the political atmosphere became purer, and | | But it wa: n’t long until the Quay dy- | nasty succedded the Cameron dynasty, and indications pointed to the fact that | the Republican party was forsaking the | | principles of the grand and good men | | who founded it, and that it was again i | rapidly drifting back into the clutches of bossism and the rule or ruin policy | established by the Camerons and per- | i petuated to a ten-fold greater degree { by Quay and his political tools. | tors, the Seulls, for they stood in with | the Quay machine and were coming in | for much of the party spoils. | Things went on from bad to worse, | and in the meantime the Sculls effected i atruce with the Meyersdale Co that tine on niercial, aud from Lou A. Smith The Meyersdale Commercial, a double- | years know what that is, and nobody | g have been made within | the party lines, instead of putting an | some good, and although a Democratic | Republican bosses to their senses, the | the bolters returned to the party ranks. | This | i=uited the Somerset Herald and its edi- | has been one of the most subservient tools of the Scull ring. Just how much money it took to subsidize the Commer- cial, the Lord only knows; but it is well known throughout the county that the dirty Meyersdale Scull sheet came in for a large share of county and party printing as a part of the reward for its treachery and disloyalty to the people. THE Star has shown in former issues what outrageous prices the Herald and Commercial charged and received for this printing. We have shown how the tax-payers were bled by these leeches and how they wrung money from can- didates that was unnecessary for party expenses. And this was not all. No sooner had the deal been made between the Sculls and Lou Smith than the Commercial began to be even more insolent, abusive and dirtier than the Somerset Herald. Good, honest men, true Republicans, even men who had never supported an independent ticket, as Lou Smith had done in 1882, were denounced by “Lucifer” as “soreheads,” “halfbreeds,” “fakirs,” “liars,” “rascals” and all manner of vile names, if they dared to raise their voices against the highway robbery methods of the Scull- Quay ring. The two ring organs, of which the renegade Commercial was the most insolent and abusive, dubbed every Republican a “half-breed” who voted for other Republicans than those slated for office by the Scull ring, and the ring set their seal of approval only upon such candidates as they knew would do their bidding if elected. But Judas Iscariot Smith could. not stand prosperity, and through prodigal- ity and riotous living he finally lost his entire printing plant and was reduced to the ranks of poverty and was almost lost in oblivion. He plead and begged for help, and through promises of doing better, ete., etc., a stock company was at last formed and old Judas was again put on his feet. Ie was disposed to act decently for a while, but just as soon as a polit- ical campaign was on again the hog “in him returned to its wallow and the dog in him to his vomit. Many of the stock-holders of the Commercial, in fact a majority of them, we are informed, are anti-Scull men, and they remonstrated with him against his dirty and con- temptible methods of serving the Sculls ; but it did no good, and the Benedict Arnold capers in him. became only the more pronounced and the more disgust- ing to all decent people. His old dirty sheet sanctioned everything the Sculls did, and he continued to add insult to the injury he had already heaped upon the righteous cause of the people. Now and then “Lucifer” would show a disposition to go against the Sculls, but it invariably turned out that he was only playing possum. This was amply demonstrated when Ilicks and Thropp were both candidates for Con- gress, both having been placed on the ticket by nomination papers, neither one having secured the regular Repub- lican nomination. ILou Smith, on more than one occasion, in our own hearing, denounced Hicks in the most bitter terms. We were therefore not surprised when he came out in a strong editorial for Thropp. just two weeks before the general election in the fall of 1896. But before his last issue in that campaign made its appearance, “Lucifer” heard from his masters, the Sculls, and lo! in his next issue he swallowed his own vomit and came out for Hicks, as licks had in the meantime made a deal with the Sculls, and “Lucifer,” who has no mind of his own, had to obey his mas- ters. And this is not all. The readers of the Meyersdale Scull sheet will remember that “Lucifer” placed himself on record, early in the primary campaign just ended, as a middle-of-the-road man. He denounced both the Scull and the anti-Scull fac- tions of the party and said they were both doing the Republican party lots of harm. He claimed to occupy a mid- dle ground between the two, and h also made it known at the time that Dr. McKinley was a middle-of-the-road man like himself. Tre Star trick at once and prophesied that it was only a ruse to deliver votes to the Scull ring. And didn’t Tne Star's prophecy come true? You all know that it did. “Lucifer,” who is seldom smart and never brilliant, made the mistake to publish a tabulated form of the names of the various candidates, showing where each one properly belonged. | This he did just before the election, l and you who have read “Lucifer’s” pa- | per know where he “placed Dr. McKin- i ley’s name. The trick was pretty well planned, but Lou didn’t have sense and discretion enough.-to keep the scheme i quiet, and it proved to be a case like i this: “The wicked man he digged a pit; He digged it for his brother; But for his sin he tumbled in The pit he digged for other,” And there is more yet of “Lucifer’s” double dealing. Those who have read ' the Meyersdale ber that early in the campaign *Luci- fer” announced through his paper that under no circumstances would he =ap- port anyone but a Bedford county man for Congress, arguing that it was Bed- ford’s turn, and that | right for us to beat Bedford out of her rights. But here again the Scull ring stepped in, and this same ¢!d Judas Izeariot Smith did the ring’s bidding by coming out boldly for Iicg’s, the saw the | Scull sheet will remem- | it would not be; Blair county man, in his last issue be: fore the primary. THE STAR could go on and show up a legion of other cases wherein Lou A, Smith belied the people and tried to becloud the true situation and the peo- ple’s interests, but it is no use to specu- late further, for the people have seen him weighed in the balance and found wanting in principle, in honor, in true manhood and in true Republicanism. They have learned that the cry set up by “Lucifer” and the Sculls—“you are wrecking the party”—is a myth, a hum- bug, a delusion and a snare to entrap the unwary. The people have found out that the Scull family and its hench- men have. fed themselves fat at the hands of the Republican party, and that they have not been giving value receiv- ed in return. They have learned that the ring is unclean and a menace to the party, instead of being the party itself. For these reasons, and many more that space will not permit us to give at this time, we feel safe in saying that the influence of the Meyersdale Scull sheet is dead, rotten, stinking and po- litically damned. The ring’s entrals are trailed in the dust and its political carcass is buried deep under the ava- lanche of votes registered against it last Saturday. May it ever remain in oblivion and never again rear its ugly head is the wish and prayer of all who understand its foul deeds and past sins. Amen! 8. C. P. Jones, Milesburg, Pa., wiltes: I have used DeWitt’s Little Early Risers ever since they were introduced here and must say I have never used any pills in my fam- ily during the forty years of my housekeep- ing that gave such satisfactory results as a laxative or cathartic,” P. 8S. Hay, Elk Lick. C. A. Bender & Bro., Grantsville. he ; Chestnut Spring. May 31st.—As war news is rather scarce and the primary a thing of the past, we again find time to write a few notes for THE Star. J. W. Folk, C. M. Beachy and W.D. Miller are making improvements by erecting picket fences around their lots. Chestnut Spring again comes to the front with another new industry. This time it iz one of the latest improved cider presses, with apple-butter boiling arrangement in connection. The oper- ators, Messrs. Livengood and Blauch, are erecting a suitable building and mean. to be fully prepared for work when the season opens. Jac. P. Kinsinger has commenced work on his house and barn, which is to be completed some time in Septem- ber, on the farm he recently purchased of W.C. Livengood. He builds a six- room house and a 40x64 foot barn. Con- tractor, Noah B. Gnagey, of near Sum- mit Mills. Jer. Stevanus reports the outlook for strawberries very favorable. He says if the report that the Scull ring is brok- en is correct, he feels confident they will command a good price. John J. Folk, Sr. of Chestnut Spring, died at his home on Thursday, 26th inst., becoming and re- maining so until death ensued: lle was past 75 years of age. Mr. Folk en- joyed rood health, until short time ago, when an abcess formed | in his head. causing great suffering. | But he had about recovered was stricken. Ile was married to Miss Matilda Shoemaker, who preceded him into that mysterious beyound about years To union born 15 children, of whom 10 are living ; unconscious unusual a when he | Wo ago. this was the turrets of the monitors are excep- | tionally fine, as arethe large wood en- | gravings of the engines. of the “Massa- ‘ber contains complete H4 grandchildren and 14 great grand- children. Mr. Folk was firm, loyal and unswerving friend. He was highly respected and esteemed by neighbors. death. Peace to hisashes. Interment, officiating, assisted by Rev. Blauch, of this place, and Rev. Idle man, of the M. E. church, Grantsville, Md. Born, to Mr: and Mrs. Val Bender, a daughter ;mother and child doing well. in our community stacking lumber and making nreparations to commence work on his new house. BLACKSTONE. 3 tr i The (‘uban guestion and political issues | sink into insignificance man who t suffers from piles. What he mest desires, is relief. DeWitt's Witch Ilazel Salve piles. Po 8. Hay, Elk Lick. Cl A. & Bro. Grantsville. with the cures idle Boynton. ith—>Mr. I. been with slowly improving. Mr. Harry Eicher has moved into his new house on Union street. Mrs. Chas. Strameir and daughters, Gertrude and Catharine, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. R: IY. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Blough | daughter, Leon, spent Saturday and it Sunday at MJ. Blauch’s. t-Mr. May and | Qunday with Silas May's... Tox Boy, Faulkner, who had typhoid May 3( very ill and James family spent { - - — > i The human machine starts but once and | stops but once... You can Kt | longest and Witt's I | pifls for ¢ liver tro! ana a frank, out-| spoken man, a good neighbor and a! all and will be greatly missed by his | He was a life-long member | of the Amish Mennonite church, being | appointed deagon of his church in 1856, | a position he held to the time of his | | overlooked by it. Friday, in Chestnut Spring cemetery, | Revs. D. II. Bender and GD. Miller | Henry | | torial, society, near Henry Bittinger, of Bittinger, Md., is | Bender | : paper in the county. fever, is} The Scientific American Navy Sup- * plement. . The Scientific American, which has al- ways been identified itself very closely with the interests of the Navy, is to be congratulated on the extremely hand- some and valuable “Navy Supplement” which it has lately put before the pub- lic. We think tlrat,if the average read- er had been asked beforehand what kind of a work he would prefer upon the Navy, he would have asked for just such an issue as this. Both the illustrations and the read- ing matter are of the straightforward explanatory kind which is necessary to put a technical subject clearly before the lay mind. , It was a happy thought to preface the work with a chapter up- on the classification of warships and in- sert a few diagrams by way of explana- tion of the subtle differences between cruisers, monitors and battleships; for after digesting this chapter one is pre- pared to follow intelligently the detail- ed descriptions of the various ships which make up the bulk of the issue. One of the best things about this num- ber is that it does not merely give an external illustration of each ship, but it takes the reader down below decks, and initiates him into the mysteries of the magazines, handling rooms; ammu- rition hoists and motive machinery. The sectional views of the interior of The last page of the num- tables of the new Navy, the auxiliary fleet and the various naval guns. A handsome col- ored map of Cuba and the West Indies is furnished with this issue. We extend our congratulations to our contempo- rary on the production of a work which is well conceived and admirably ear- ried out. This work is published by Munn & Co., of 3861 Broadway, New York, for 25 cents. chusettes.” Log Cabin Philosophy. Atlanta Constitution. When a man sows de seed er happi- ness, he don’t bother ’bout de weather, kase, de Lawd takes keer er de crap. Lots er dese candidates tell you dey gwine ter save de country, but IT mos’ ingin’rully notices dat when dey gits through wid it dey ain’t much er it left. We don’t want no war ef we kin git out er it, en it’s safe ter say dat dem what hollers loudest fer it is quickest in gittin’ out when de time come. De worl’ ain’t half ez bad ez some folks make it out ter be. Left ter itself it’s erbout de very best worl’ Iever had ‘any experience with—take it comin en gwine! . rs .Bibles and Rum Soid. At the foot of Washington street in New York can be found a little low- ceilinged shop, where bibles and rum are sold side by side. The place is fit- ted up with a bar, behind which a wo- man serves drinks part of the day. The bibles and prayer-books are in acase aq the end of the bar. The customers of this place, who are not averse to mix- ing their piety with drinks, are of all including Turks, Irishmen and Syrians. nations, Russians, Armenians, A ~ ! 9 ne Minute Cough Cure, cures. That is what it “was made for. > ~~ The Times has a larger criculation by many thousands than any other daily newspaper published in Pittsburg. This is admitted even by its competitors, The reasons for it are not hard to find. The Times is a tireless newsgatherer, edited with extreme care, spares no ex- pense te entertain and inform its read- It prints all the news in compact shape, caring always more for quality It is ers. keeps its columns the bright. is of human interest is It aims tobe reliable It believes in than quantity. clean, but at Nothing that same time rather than sensational. the gospel of get there, but it getsthere with due for the facts. Tes! any department of it you choose—po- litical, religious, markets, sporting, edi- town news—antl you'll find the Times may be depended $3 a year, 6 cents n week, respect upon. i CARTRIDGE PAPER !—The miners can get enough Cartridge Paper for a fow cents, at Tue Star office, to ]ast them for several months. os et ‘ induce your friends ta subgzeribe for Only $1.25 a year, a little The best Tre STAR. less than 21, cents per week. - Tir Sear, the Nickell Magazine and the New York Weekly Trilivue, all one year for enly $2.00, cash with order. 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