I
EVENING HERALD
BMTA11LIA1IRD 1870.
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TUESDAY. AUGUST 31. 1807.
lUil'UIlT.IOAN STATU TIOICHT.
FOR THHA8UBKR.
JAMHB S. llBAOOM,
Of Vi'eshiidie-twnd,
FOR AUDITOR OBNERAt,
iiBvi a. mcCatjlky,
Of Chester.
ItHrUIIMDAN COUNTY TICKUT.
ron juixik,
Hon. O. P. Hbchtbi.,
Of l'ettevtlle.
FOR (MIMRIKF,
Hiiiwnsu S. AMiRtoiiT,
Of Orwlgsburg.
FOR POOR HIRBOTOR,
John Row is, Sr.,
Of Treinont.
FOR JURY COMMISSIOJJHB,
Joun ANsroeic,
Of Mahanoy City.
Thk Czar has declared the alliance
of Ilussla with Franco, and tho
Kaiser's trip went for naught.
ALASKA is not the only place gold
conies from. Over $2,000,000 reached
San Francisco last week to pay for
wheat shipped to Australia.
A combination of tlie whiskey dis
tillers of Kentucky has been formed
with a capital of $15,000,000. This is
a trust thot expects the public to put
down its product.
Qt'iTK a number of prominent lte
mihllp.nna are already belnir con
sidered in connection with the Sena
torial nomination next year. Many
are called, but only one is chosen.
. RnrnnsKNTATiVK NKAiiv.of Nauga
tuck, Conn., was a rabid frce-silverito
a year ago, and was the leader of the
handful of Democrats in the state
Assembly last year. He is cured o
the silver craze now, and, speaking of
the prosperity of the Naugatuck
valley said: "Prosperity is here to
stay. I think tho Republican party
will romain in control for 20 years.
Silver is dead beyond resurrection.
Tho question can never be revived."
Commenting upon the decision of
Judge Aoheson in declaring the alien
tax law unconstitutional, tho Phila
delphia Times very appropriately re
marks : "And yet we are told that
legislation placing some reasonable
restraint upon this class of lawless
alienB, and making it share to some
extent the enormous costs it imposes
'upon American citizens and taxpayers
by its lawlessnesses an unfair and un
constitutional discrimination against
one class of residents. They pay no
taxes; they contribute nothing to tho
support of courts, police, schools,
prisons or almhouses, and yet in that
region they have cpiadrupled the
costs of courts, prisons and alms
houses, besides infusing lawlessness
in the communities where they dom
inate with apparent impunity. It is
high time that such labor should be
severely taxed, first as a matter of
justice to make it contribute its share
to the enormous expenses it imposes
upon American taxpayers, and second
to limit nnd exclude, as far as possible,
tho advent of suoh labor into our in
dustrial communities of Pennsyl
vania." The Price of Bread.
A great deal has been said about
the advanco in the price of wheat,
and the consequent advance in the
price of bread, but comparatively few
persons, says the Philadelphia Btar,
take the trouble to figure out what
increase should be made in the price
of say, ten-cent loaves, or, more
properly, the decrease in the size of
the loaf, for there have been compara
tively few advances in price, the
bakers avoiding that unpopular plan
by simply decreasing the size of their
loaves.
Scarcely one person in a hundred
notices the diminution in size, and
yet it not unfrqently amounts to
one-fifth. Now, one-fifth of a reciuo
tlon in quantity makes a very mater
ial difference in a poor man's bread
bill.
It takes two and h half bushels of
wheat to make a barrel of Hour, leav
ing out of sight the bran and what
are known as the middlings, which
have some value. The recent ad
vance in wheat doea not exoeed
twenty-five cents a bushel. The in
crease In the aetual cost of a barrel
of Hour is therefore sixty-two and a
half cents, and yet a reduction of the
size of the loaves one-fifth gives the
baker a profit of not less than a dol
lar and a half for every barrel of
Hour made into bread by him, all of
which must oome from the pockets of
th consumers, the majority of whom
are working people, whioh is certainly
a very herious ooxudderation.
The diminution in the m of tho
loaf to the extent generally made is
unjustifiable. When wheat Is low
nnd floor consequently innoh cheaper,
there were very few hikars who In
creased the elze of tl elr loaves or
lessened the price, but now that there
is mi iidvHiice in the nrioe of whent
they grasp the opportunity to de
crease the site of their loaves. The
looal bakers have not yet taken this
move, .and we have no knowledge
that they propose doing so, but In
other localities of the oounty they
have done so.
Ask your croeer for the "Hayal PatefllV
dour, nnd take no other bland. It 1 the lxt
flour made.
Ul'lilnu Anoilioi' TflplH A llntico.
Paris, Aug. 31. M. Gen'Mo-llr-ache,
a member ot the chamber of deputies
from the Island of Guadeloupe, a na
tive of that Island, and a Republican In
politics. Is the author ot a long article
headed "The Franco-Itusso-Amerlcan
Alliance," published by Le Jour, In
which the wfTrer points out that the
United States has no ground for a con
lllct with France or Ilussla, while she
would bring Into the alliance an un
limited naval power, and she asks
publicists and politicians to boom such
an alliance In order that It may be
realized at the dawn of the 20th ccn-
uty.
Dr. Thomas' Eleetrlo Oil has cured lain
dreds of raees of deafness that were supposed
to tie Incurable. It never falls to cure ear
nclio.
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
A Itlso In tho Morning nud a Dcollno
In tho Afternoon.
New York, Aug. 30. The stock market
moved up this morning and down thin
afternoon, .the weakness being due np
parently to heavy profit taking in thn
grangers, which lieu moved up buoyantly
In the morning. Chicago Groat Western
suffered most severely from the liquida
tion, and shows a net loas of Hi. Omaha
showed a continuance or Saturday a
strength, and movel up H4 above Satur
day's close, but lost It all. Ilock Island
alone of the group closed fractionally
higher. The selling movement In tho
grangers affected the whole lUt more or
loan, and many prominent stocks cloned
below Saturday's after having been ma
terially nbovo at ono time during tho
day. Some of the recent speculative fn
voiites had achieved so large an advant
age thnt the decline left them somethlnG
to the good. Closing bids:
nalto. & Ohio... 10 Lehigh Valley.. COVi ,
Chcso. & Ohio... 2 N. J. Central... Kt
Del. & Hudson.. 117i N. Y. Central.. 108i
D.. L. & V 159 Pennsylvania .. 66i j
Erie n Reading, 2d pf.. 32i I
Lake Erie &. XV. 20ft St. Paul CSVi '
Grmrrnl Mnrlccts. i
Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Flour quiet: win
ter superfine, W.B03."5; do. extras, !
1; Pennsylvania rollor, clear, J4.CW4.80: 1
do. straight. H.8Sf6.10; western winter, 1
clear, ll.C0S4.80; do. straight, $t.855.10; j
city mills, extra, $3.7504. Rye flour firm. 1
but quiet, at $8 per barrel for choice Penn-'
sylvanla. Wheat weak; contract wheat,
August. 07H&9SC.; No. 2 Pennsylvania and;
No. 2 Delaware red, spot. !)8H99c. ; No. 2 I
rod. August, 97Hc: do. September, WHo.;
ao. Ortober. sottc.; ao. wovc-moer, iM-.sc i
oo?6
lne.il imde. 3Si,a39c.: No. 2 mixed. August
and Sentembcr. 31(B3Ge. Oats quiet: No,
2 white. August, September, October and
November. 25SJ26C. Hay In moderate de
mand; choice timothy. I12lfil2.50 for largo
bnlcs. Reef firm; beof hams, J2S.WU20.
Pork dull; now mess, $10&10.W; family,
$11.50fl2. Lard steady; wcBtern steamed,
i".20. Ruttcr lirm; western creamery, 12
19c: do. factory, 8ifllc; Elglns. 15c.; imi
tation creamery, 10613c: New York dairy,
10f17c: do. creamery, 124J19C.; fancy
prints Jobbing at lS21c; extra Pennsyl
vania, wholesale, 17c Checso steady;
Now York, lnrgo, whlto, 9c; small,
white. 10c; large, colored, 0?4o.; small,
colored, 10c; part skims, EV406HC ; fuli
skims, ZVtC. Eggs firm; New York and
Pennsylvania, 17V419c. : western, fresh,
16'Mfl7c. Potatoes quiet; Jerseys, $1.2Sf9
1.50; Long Island, $1.7502; sweets, 11.50)0
1.C2V4. Tallow Irregular: city,
nominal; country, 383l4c, as to quality.
Cottonseed oil firm; prlmo crude yellow,
26fi2CUc Petroleum quiet and steady;
United closed nt 73V4c. bid. Rosin steady;
strained, common to good, $1.1501.50. Tur
pentine firmer nt 29V4(?j30c. Molasses
firmer; Now Orleans, open kettle, good
to choice, 25fl'81c There were sales of
3,000 tons of pig Iron warrnnts on 'change
today, and tho market closed firm, with
16.60 bid and $0.75 askod. Lake copper
closed quiet, with $11.15 bid and $11.25
asked. Tin closed dull at $13.G513.75.
Spelter quiet nt $4.25iff4.35. Load strong at
$4.154.20. Tomatoes, per box or crate,
254160c Long Island and Jersey cab
bage, per 100. $24f2.50. Coffco closed dull;
Soptember, $6.35; Decembor. $6.70; March,
$77.05; April, $7.05; May, $7.10; June, $7.15.
Llvo took Mnrkots.
Now York, Aug. 30. Beeves, steers and
oxen steady; dry cows weak; bulls closed
16(fi25c. lower; natlvo steers, $1.3006.30:
stags and oxen, $2.754.50; bulls, $2.50if
3.10: dry cows, $1.8008.80. Calves fairly
active; steady all around; veals, 55 7.25;
few, $7.37mi7.S0; grasBers and buttermilks,
$8.505t4. Sheep and lambs steady; sheep,
$2.25133.75: lambs, $4.255.S0. Hogs lower
lit $4.504.80.
East Liberty. Pa., Aug. 30. Cattle slow
and lower; prime, $55.06; common to
good fat oxen, $234. Hogs lower; prime
pigs. $1.654.70; best light Yorkers, n.mt
4.66; test medlumB. $4.00; graBSers and
Btubbers, J4.3O4.40; heavy. S4.S0ff..40;
roughs. $32.75. Sheep steady; choice,
$1.064.10; common, $2.5003.40; choice
lambs, $5; veal calves, $6.506.76.
Dr. Miles' Nervine Victorious.
Physical and Mental Exhaustion Gives
Way to Vigorous Activity.
use
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tor of Grace V. D. church, Carlisle.
Penn,. writes SeDlomber 23. 1896: "1
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which time my duties us a clergyman were
of a pecuHrly trying nature, subjecting
mo to several were nervous shocks which
together with overwork and anxiety, lin
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the mero sight of a large oocgrogaton so
wearied me that it
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ICoynoto Sounded by tho Stato
Chairman.
A GL0EI0US PAST
AND PKOMISING FUTURE,
His Eloquont Eeviow of the Re
publican Party's Proud Ad
ministrative Eecord.
Itarrlsburg, Pa., Aug. 27, 1807. The
keynote of the Impending campaign in
Pennsylvania was eloquently sounded
by Stato Chairman John P. Elkln,
when he assumed the duties of tempor
ary chairman of the Republican state
convention. He was frequently cheered
and applauded as he reviewed the past
glories of the Republican party and
pointed to the bright promise of the
future. Chairman Klkln said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: I
thank you for the privilege and pleas
ure of presiding over the deliberations
ot such an Intelligent and enthusiastic
body of Republicans.
In the last presidential contest the
party of which you are the accredited
representatives, won a pronounced and
signal victory. We were successful In
HON. JOHN P. ELKIN.
that campaign because our pnrty
planted Itself upon a broad and endur
ing foundation. It appealed to tho Judg
ment and good senso of men and not to
their prejudices and passions. It taught
the doctrine of common honesty and
fair dealing as against the pernicious
theories of partial repudiation and fi
nancial heresy. It said to the busi
ness men of the nation, confidence
must be restored in the marts of trade
by providing a sound currency to meas-
u the , of aU prouucts. It saId t0
rTT lthe coun;
try that the wheels of industry must
once again bo set In motion by the ndop
tlon of an Industrial policy that will
protect our wage earners and manu
facturers from ruinous competition
with the poorly fed and underpaid labor
of the old world.
Pitted against us In that memorable
controversy was an aggregation of dis
cordant and dissatisfied people calling
Itself the Democratic party. This ag
gregation was defiant and confident. It
announced a declaration of principles
In the nature of a platform, the success
of which would have disturbed and de
stroyed the business Interests of the
country from ono ocean to the other.
It unblushlngly proclaimed on the
stump the doctrine of the scaling down
of debts and Its orators piously preach
ed political socialism on the hustings.
Its candidate for the high ofllce of
president advocated all these fallacies
and vagaries with a devotion worthy
of a better cause. For three months
and moro he traversed tho length and
breadth of this great land, sowing tho
seeds of hatred In an attempt to array
class against class and pit labor against
capital. t
At the beginning of that campaign
uncertainty filled tho minds of con
servative people. Stout hearts doubted
and strong heads viewed with alarm
the vexed political situation. The rap
Idly shifting kaleidoscope on the po
litical horizon mude capital nervous
and sensitive, while labor was dis
couraged and fretful. It was a time
when Republicans everywhere looked
to Pennsylvania for hope and encour
agement. They did not look In vain.
When other states wavered In their
allegiance to the St. Louis platform
Pennsylvania remained as steadfast as
her mountains. When the swelling tide
of the free silver propaganda was
sweeping other states from their po
litical moorings Pennsylvania proudly
proclaimed to the world that she would
lead the column In tho contest for
sound money and good government.
And so she did. Every ante-election
pledge was redeemed and every prom
ise was Justified when on the evening
of the third day of November last It
was officially announced that McKlnley
and Hobart had carried the Keystone
state by more than 300,000 plurality.
In that campaign there were state as
well as national issues. It Is true that
the Issues raised in the state platform
of that year were overshadowed by the
currency and Industrial questions. It
will be remembered, however, that the
platfofms of the Republican party In
this state during the years 1896 and 1896
declared In favor of certain reforms
in state and munlolpal affairs. Let me
briefly revlow the situation In .respect
to these measures, so that the con
vention may be fully Informed In if-
erenoe to the same.
In order that these abstract plat
form declarations should assume more
definite shape, a committee was ap
pointed by the state organization to
draft the necessary bills to carry the
proposed legislation Into effect. This
committee understood the work for
wnicn it was creaiea anu preparea lour
bills which substantially covered the
reforms pledged In the platform of the
party of 1866. One of these bills made It
a misdemeanor for political parties to
pay the poll taxes of electors without
authority duly granted. The practice of
purchasing tax receipts Indiscriminate
ly by political parties was thought to
be an evil of such proportions that It
should be curtailed. Another ot the bills
provided that campaign assessments
pold not be made by political organi
sations and municipal officers, compell
ing employes to 'pay tribute for par
tisan purpose. Tta best Interests of
good 'lilrunshlo (Jerpanueil that em
ployes should not It rpqujred (p pay
political asssmanta against lier wish
and will, Another of the bllIa made It a
mlsdaineanor to corporations and
municipal uillcers to Interfere with the
free exercise of tft right of suffrage. It
was the Intention of this not to prevent
any Interference by corporations and
municipal oitlcers with the free exer
cise of the right of suffrage by em.
ploves, The fourth and last of these
Dills declared in favor ot civil service Ir.
state and municipal governments.
Those four bills, prepared -under the
direction of the state committee, were
brought to the attention of the Rrpub-
llrnn state convention In 1S98, nnd n
plank wa Inverted In the platform of
that year realtlrmlng the declaration
contained In the platform of the pre
vious year on the subject of reform,
with a Irequest that the legls'aturc
should give the proposed legislation fa
vorable consideration and support. As
chairman ot the state committee, I
deemed It my duty to see that these
bills .were brought to the attention of
the legislature. With this end In 'view,
I asked Senator Gobln to Introduce the
bills early In the session and take
chargo of them in the senate. He did so
and the four bills were passed by that
body without material amendment.
They were sent to the house of repre
sentatives and referred to the proper
committee. Here they encountered seri
ous opposition, reeling that the party
was pledged to these measures, n:
chairman of the state committee, I per
sonally solicited the aid of the members
In their support. Several conferences
were called for the purpose of uniting
the friends of the bills In an effort to
have them passed by the house. I
waited upon members of the legislature
and urgod upon them the Importance of
passing this legislation. The opposition
was earnest and aggressive.
This was especially true In reference
to the civil service bill. Since the civil
service plank had been written Into the
platform of 1895 there had been a change
of administration nt Washington. Presi
dent Cleveland had extended the civil
service rules so as to Include and pro
tect a horde of Democratic ofilceholders
appointed under his administration
who had not been subjected to, and
many of whom could not have passed.
a civil service examination. This
blanket extension of the civil Bervlce, at
a time when a new president was about
to be Inaugurated, had the effect of
stirring up violent opposition to the
civil service Idea throughout the whole
country. The wrath of Indignant par
tlsnns concentrated on the civil service
bill awaiting the action of the Penn
sylvania legislature. Because of the
pledges In thu platforms of 1895 and
1896 the chairman of the state commit
tee preached tho doctrine of civil ser
vice and the redemption of party
pledges to unwilling legislative ears
during a period of five months. The re
suit of theso efforts culminated In the
passage of two measures In substantial
compliance with the pledges of the
party. One of the bills passed prohibits
the payment of poll taxes by political
organizations without the proper nu
thorlty from the individual voter given
at least 30 days prior to the date of the
election. The other bill prevents the
arbitrary assessment of the employes
of our state, county and municipal gov
ernments by any political party. The
two remaining bills were defeated. The
bill which made It a misdemeanor for
corporations and municipal ofilccrs to
Interfere with their employes In all
matters pertaining to the right of suf
frage failed of passage after a spirited
contest. The friends of the measure, all
Republicans, had 89 affirmative votes
for the bill, 14 short of the constitu
tional requirement. The Democratic
members of the house, together with a
sufllclont number of Republicans, voted
against the bill to accomplish Its de
feat. The civil service bill was a bone
of contention from the beginning to the
end of the session. It was modified to
meet some of the objections urged
against It In the hope of securing
enough votes to pass It, but even In Its
modified form it was defeated In a
storm of opposition. The members of
the legislature answered all arguments
made to them on the subject by saying
that their constituents had changed
their minds on the subject of civil ser
vice and they did not feel warranted In
voting for the measure. It was argued
that civil service builds up an office
holding class, which Is repugnant to
Republican Institutions. The opposition
was too pronounced to be overcome.
Against all these arguments tho Re
publican organization labored In vain
to have the proposed legislation en
acted Into law. The Republican organl-
zatlpn supported these measures and
urged their passage by the legislature
In order to redeem the pledges of the
party. I have thought It proper to stato
these facts at the beginning of your de
liberations so that the convention may
be fully advised on this subject and
take such action In the premises as is
deemed prudent and wise.
This convention will today nominate
candidates for two of the most Impor
tant offices connected with the adminis
tration of the affairs of our state gov
ernment. The accounting officers have
responsible duties to perform. They col
lect our revenues and disburse the
same under warrant of law. Thero may
be those who affect to believe that the
best Interests of the people would be
conserved by the election of a Prohi
bition or Democratic candidate. This
thought Is the result of misguided Judg
ment or blinded prejudice. Tho Repub
lican party points with pride to tho
records ot Its officers In administering
the affairs of our state. It Is now a
matter of official record that during the
period from 1840 to 1896, Inclusive, tho
state had received from all sources In
round numbers the sum of $410,000,000.
It paid out during the same time more
than $407,000,000, and during these 56
years not a dollar was lost to the state
by reason of the default or dishonesty
of a state treasurer. During all that
time the loss from any source has been
exceedingly small. The total loss, as
shown by the report made to the recent
session of the legislature, was $9,432.61,
This loss was not occasioned by the 'de
fault or mismanagement of the fiscal
officers of the state. The legislature had
designated a bank aa a deposltpry of
certain funds. The bank failed and the
sum I have Just mentioned was lost.
The entire loss, expressed In a fraction,
Is twenty-three ten thousandths of one
per centum of the amount of money
paid Into the state treasury. The most
conservative and best managed finan
cial institutions In the world will look
In vain for a record that shows so little
of loss in the handling of suoh vast
sums of money. This Is a record credit
able alike to the Republican party and
the state Itself.
For some time the question has been
agitated as to the propriety of charg
ing Interest on state deposits. Up to the
prevent time the banking Institutions In
which state moneys are deported have
not been required to pay interest there
on. Interest has not bn collected for
tho reason that th lawdld not au
thorize It. At the last session ot the
legislature a bill Was Introduced pro
yUHng for the colleotlon of interest on
state deposits. There seemed 'to be a
jtllc sentiment In favor of this meas
ure, and the Republican party, true to
jts rpcprd and (n 'deference to the,
Wlshea of the people, Ujlt4 Wfi WU m
HDted into aw, Jn tty8 etHfiflsotlon per
pdt me to pay, o tht the attitude of
the Republican organisation may not
he misunderstood, the statute reoently
pasaed, which Is now the law, was pre.
pared by the chairman at the Republl.
can state eommlttea and us passage
strongly iirged through the legislature'
oy tnat orxnm'.Hci'ifi.
In your dellberntli ns today you rep
resent the supreme authority of the Re
publican party. You have aenemnlert
forhe purpose of placing In nomina
tion candidates for the oflce of auditor.
general and stato treasurer and It
adopt a platform upon national and
state questions In which the people are
Interested. This meeting is the grand
council of Republicans In "the state.
There are represented here all shades
of political faith. This Is the place
where Republicans meet to adjust dif
ferences of opinion and promulgate
party policies. In a contention' like this
It is presumed that every delegate is
desirous of doing that which will Inure
to the success of his party. For this
purpose there should be the free ex
change of opinion on questions affect
Inv flip mil-illr. v fnre. T Mm n. firm hp.
jlver In the doctrine that the Republi
can party Is big enough and broad
enough to Include' within Us ranks all
persons who believe In the principles,
regardless of their partisan differences.
We seek the counsel and support of all
citizens who desire to perpetuate Re
publican Institutions. In this conven
tion will be found representative busi
ness men, lawyers, physicians, farmers,
artisans, wage worker and politicians.
We welcome you all and bespeak for
each proper consideration In the delib
erations of the convention. Bvery dele
gate should make known his wishes
and let me request that all be treated
In a spirit of equity and fairness. Dut
wherfthe convention Is over, the candi
dates nominated and the platform
agreed upon, then let us all return to
our homes, enter the ranks of the Re
publican workers, elect our ticket by a
pronounced and emphatic majority, so
that the high water mark of Republi
canism may still be credited to our
grand old commonwealth.
This Is an oft year In politics nnd our
people will need stirring up. We should
not allow ourselves to be lulled to sleep
with the consoling thought that a new
tariff law has been passed and good
times arc assured. This Is true, but it
Is necessary to sustain the national ad-J
ministration ana the policy it nas out
lined In the elections this fall. The pas
sage of the Dlngley bill Is now a mat
ter of history. This Is the first and
great step toward the return of pros
perity which had departed from us un
der the Democratic administration. It
has been but a few weeks since Presi
dent McKlnley signed his name to that
law. What wonderful changes have
taken place alreadyl There have been
growing signs of prosperity Buch as tho
most hopeful Republican had scarcely
ventured to anticipate. There Is a re
vival of business everywhere. The fires
are being rekindled In the furnaces, tno
Iron manufacturers aro employing moro
men nnd turning out more product. The
railroads are carrying a large tonnage
nnd the merchants are selling a greater
amount of goods. Tho business men have
taken heart and the capitalists have re
called their Idle wealth from ItB hiding
places in the banks of Canada nnd the
vaults of the old world. They are now
becoming purchasers of stocks and In
vestors In legitimate enterprises. Stocks
have been Bteadlly and rapidly advanc
ing. The volume of trade is increasing.
The profits of legitimate business are
more assuring. Tho laboring man Is
working more days a week and more
weeks a month than he has done for
many years. All this change In a few
weeks! Is not this record enough for
the Republicans of Pennsylvania to
stand upon? It Is our duty to stand by
this policy until It shall be carried to a
final and glorious conclusion. Wo are
fighting the battleB not of a party or
ganization, but of a free and hopeful
people. Tho candidates whom you
nominate today will go before the
voters, not as Individuals, but as the
representatives of the party which has
promised to restore prosperity to our
state and nation. Their defeat would
not reflect upon them as Individuals,
but upon the party they are chosen to
represent. If Pennsylvania should fal
ter In Its allegiance to Republican prin
ciples, it would be heralded with fiend
ish delight by the party of Bryan, from
the lakes to the gulf and from the gulf
to the western mountains. It may be
cruel to say It, but candor compels me
to Btate that this Is a delight our Demo
cratlc friends will never realize, for
Pennsylvania Is as surely Republican
In 1897 as It was In 189G.
It will be remembered that the Chi
cago platform appealed with great
earnestness to the farmers of this coun
try. For several years the agricultural
interests have been suffering. The
prices of products have fallen so low
that It was unprofitable to cultivate
them. It was contended by the Demo
cratic orators In that campaign that
there was somehow or other a certain
affinity existing between sliver and
wheat, that made the former the meas
ure of tho value of tho latter. They
confidently said that as sliver went up
so did wheat, and as silver went down
so did wheat. This was their great and
fundamental argument. This thought
was Iterated and reiterated by Demo
cratic orators from Cape Mendocino to
Passamaquoddy bay. It was affirmed
and reaffirmed by these vociferous and
eloquent gentlemen from Key West to
Puget Sound, It was announced as the
:entral and controlling principle upon
vhlch the whole doctrine of free silver
rested. Great orators In the Mississippi
valley proclaimed It In thunderous
tones. Middle-of-the-road Populists
splashed mud all over the fences as
they shouted this new theory with a
fervor bordering on frenzy. Even Tom
Watson, who represented the other
branch of Popullstlc faith, defied the
starB In their courses, threatened to
obliterate the chairman ot his party
and courageously supported the doc
trine of equality In the prices of silver
and wheat. What will become of these
campaign speeches now? Where will
these lamented orators And a hiding
place? How they must feel the earth
slipping from under their feeC as they
are compelled to read day by day facts
which announce to the world that
wheat has been steadily rising' In price
and silver has been as surely going
down? Don't you think they should
hide their heads and bury their elo
quence In the grain elevators whoso
garners are now bursting with dollar
wheat? The experience of the past few
months has demonstrated that there Is
no conn' ctlrvhct'VQf n the prices of si I
BloodHervcFood
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WHAT
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made Strang the wain beoumes atlve and
jlwr. restores lost vitality, stops all wast
ing drain; anA wanimass in either sex. and
4 rw we iQvvi mi uy, stops all wst
r drains onU wwihness la either sex, and
U female regulator has nn annul. Prliu.
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U13 Chestnut Street, PldladolphU.
COTTOLBND,
Digestion's Friend
Packing-house lard, with all of its impurities nnd offensive
qualities, has been supplanted in the kitchens of thousands of
discriminating housewives by COTTOLltNE, the use of
which means better food, better health.
COTTOLENE
k pare vegetable oil, combined with wholesome,
digestible Beef suet. It is endorsed by physicians
as healthful and recommended by cooking experts
aa preferable to all animal fats for shortening and
zryiug purpuscs.
ThA ponnlnn rtattnlrmA ft inM evtmvhtre
yellow tln, wlfli our trde.mrk "Oottoltnt" snd ilnr'i Acad (n
cotttm-planl iwi!A-on every tin. Not gurtnt4 1 told la ny
other way. Mads only by
TUB N. K. PAIIIDANIC COMPANY,
Chicago. Bt. Louis. Mew York. Montreal
MMefiMeM098eetM
ver" and whft except that which Is
egulatod by the great economic law of
BUppli' and demand. The Republican
party announces to the farmers of
Pennsylvahla a fact that fills their
hearts Vlt1i Joy and brings sunshine
and happlneB to every home wheat Is
selling at a dollar & bushel In the open
markets of the world. Prosperity Is no
longer n dream of the future; It Is a ro
allty of the present. The advance agent
Is now enjoying the cool breezes that
blow oVer the grea't lakes and has the
sweet cnnsotatlon of knowing that good
times have again returned to a long
suffering people.
It was a sad commentary on the In
competency of the Democratic admin
istration that Just before the Wilson
bill expired ships laden with foreign
goods were chasing each other over the
ocean In a mad rush to reach Ameri
can ports before the Dlngley bill should
go Into operation. The Instinct of the
trader and the avarice of the Importer
told them that the passage of the new
turlff law meant tho consumption of
more homo manufactured articles and
the purchase of less from foreign na
tions. All this will be changed now.
Hereafter ships laden with the products
of the American farm and American
manufactory will be chasing each other
over the seas to foreign ports. We must
and will have the balance of trade In
our favor. We must sell to foreign na
tions more than we buy from them.
The results will be continual prosperity
to the American people. These results,
we fondly predict, will follow the pas
sage of the Dlngley bill.
With more gold on the Klondike; God
in the harvest fields; the Republican
party directing the administration of
national affairs; the Dlngley bill on our
statute books, and McKlnley holding
tho reins of government, peace and
prosperity shall dwell within our bord
ers, let us hope, forever.
I now await the pleasure of tho con
vention.
Household Necessity.
Oiscarcts Candy Cathartic, tho most won
derful medical discovery of tho ago, pleasant
and refreshing to tho taste, act centlv and
positively on kidneys, Hvor and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, euro
hcadacho, fevor, habitual constipation and
biliousness. Please buy and try a box of
C. C. C. to-day ; 10, 25, B0 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Coming Invents.
Sept. 15. Ico cream festival undor auspices
of Patriotic ,T)rum Corps, In Kobblns' opera
house.
WHAT 00 THE CHILDREN DRINK?
Rout give them tea or coflco. Ilavo you tried
tho now food drink called Graln-O? It Is
delicious and nourishing and takes tho place
r collee. luomoro uraln'-0 you glvo tho
Children tho more lioalth you distribute
through their systems. Graln-O is made of
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes Uko tho choico gradoa of coffee but
costs about 1 as much. All grocers sell it.
15c and 25c.
Thri'n.vm-il by Kurust i'fros.
Anaconda, Mont., Aug. 31. A flerco
forest Are Is raging a few miles west
Of hero and spreading with alarming
rapidity toward this city. The fire
has already burned over 10,000 acres of
timber. A messenger from the burned
district Bays that Georgetown and Sli
ver Lake are both In the track of the
fire, and unless something is done to
check the flames great loss of property
and life may result. Near Georgetown
a terrible fire has broken out, and
flames a hundred feet high" can be seen
from the village.
Small ntocflntinnn nffp.n nrAVAnr. front. mU.
chiefs. DeWitt'8 Little Early Blsers are very
sman puis in size, uuc are most euccttro in
preventing tho most serious forms of liver
and stomach troubles. They euro constipa
tion ana headache and regulate tho bowels.
u. 11. iliigciiuucli.
niorlotnnft Mlph.. Anrr. 21 .Ynutftrilnv
Ave Philanders were drowned In the
bay by tne capsiiing 01 a sauooat.
Thnlf nnmau nr. ntia TtVlplfann. .Tnin
ITnnt. Oils Anderson. John Hanson and
Holp Hrlckson. Three of the bodies
have been recovered.
Tho Wnatlidr.
For eastern Pennsylvania New Jer
sey and Delaware: Generally falri
cooler; northerly winds.
The "Bicyclist's Best Friend" is a familiar
namo for DeWltt's Wltcli llazol Salvo, al
ways ready lor emergencies, wiiuo a speciuc
for piles, it also instantly relieve and cures
cuts, bruises, salt rheum, eczema and all
atlectlons of tho sltln, it uorer lulls, u. 11,
iiagenuucn.
Dentil or'I2rnntim Cnrtitncr.
Albany, Aug. 31. Brastus CornlnR
died yesterday, aged 70 years. He was
aescenaea irom Samuel, or "Enslen"
Corning, of Beverly, Mass., and waa
one or the most wealthy men In the
inn cnuruies were numerous
Death was caused by apoplexy.
I'ntal ConlliiKi'iUIori In Ventre.
Venice, Aug. 31. A great Are occur
red near the center of the ritv
dav. and It ts lutltnvMl thnt to ,
were burned to death and that their
ponies are uunea in the debris.
NUGGETS OF NEWS.
(A. West Hoboken woman Is In danger
u limine uer mm irom a mosqulta
bite.
George Stelz, a Wllllamsbure sexton.
was murdered by a thief at the ohuroh
aoor.
An editor at Islapore, India, has been
transported for life for favoring litde.
psimence.
The Ilehrlng sea sealing fleet has
captured this season 30,000 skins. In
spite oc its reuucea numbers.
Two children of Charles Page were
killed by a railroad train at Ithaca,
The father had been drinking and
drove on the traak.
Oascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Ncvor sicken, weakon or gripe, 10c
COTTOLI1NB.
In one to ten noand
MAOAJIA FALLS.
Low Itnto Incursions via l'cnn'jlvan.
llnttrrind.
The Pennsylvania Hiillrflftd Company wi.
rufi n Vle lif trjfday excurstbns to Niagara
Palls',' leaving Philadelphia, Baltimore and
WaSlilligtou on July' SB. August 8 and 19,
and September 4 and 10. An experienced
tourist agent und chnperon accompany each
excursion.
Excursion tickets, good for return passago
on any regular -train, exclusive of limited
express trains, within ton days, will lo sold
at $10 from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington and all points on tho Delaware Divi
sion; ?.7u from Lancaster; f8.00 from
Altoona and Uarrisburg; $8.35 from Wllkos
barre; fO.So from Willlnmsport; and at pro
portionate rates from othor points. A stop
over will bo allowed nt Buffalo, Rochester,
and Watkins returning.
A special train of Pullman parlor cars and
day coaches will be run with each excursion.
Por further information apply to nearest
ticket agent, or address Geo. W. Boyd,
Assistant General Passongcr Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
Sr. King's Mew Discovery for Consumption.
This Is tho best medlclno In tho world for
all forms of Coughs and Colds and for Con
sumption, Kvery bottlo is guaranteed. It
will cure and not disappoint. It has ho equal
fur Whooping Cotish. Asthma, Hay Fover,
I'neumonia, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Cold in
tho Head and for Consumption. It is safo
for all ages, pleasant to take, and, nbovo all,
a sure cure. It is always well to tnko Dr.
King's New Life Pills in connection with Dr.
Klug's New Discovery, as they regulate aud
tone tho stomach and bowels. Wo guaranteo
perfect satisfaction or return money, Froo
trial bottles at A. Waslcy's drug storo. Regu
lar sizo 50 cents and $1.00.
WM. SCHMICKER, JR.
Agent for
Shenandoah . and Vicinity
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