ls longer pays allegiance to any party,
THE PATTON COURI
Thy
at
SEPTEMBER 8, 13¢8.
SR as 5
ON BOTA SIDES
Btate Chairrnan Elkin Dissects the
Wanamaker Speech,
FAULT FINDER AND PARTY WRECKER
The Chairman sSavs the Republican
With Vigor Un-
impaired,’ Having Eadared the ses
Party “Will survive
cossion of such Men as Horace Gree-
fey and Governor Curtin, and Lived
Through Flight
and Elght Years of Pattison,
Philadelphia, Sept, 2--The political
event of the woek is the scorching re.
ply of State Chairman John F. Eikin to
the tirade delivered by Mr Wanamaker
8 the select gathering of his "business
(Hien in politica’ last week The chair
man has Just returned from Chicka
mauEx. where he has been looking after
the welfare of his brother Lieutenant
W. PF Elkin and sther fever stricken
Pennsvivania soldiers In discussing
the Wanamaker deliverance he said
“As chairman of the Republi
ganization 1 have
my power In hiring
monious campaign this fall the cone
tending foroes in Pennsyvivania polities
In the making up of our executive and
damraign committees we have
careful to give representslion to all
former factions in the party. Io pursa.
ance of this policy we have sollvited the
mo-pperation and counsel of all the
leading and active pases workers of the
Mate, regardicss of thelr past political
Kffiliations. The organization has re.
Trained, up to this time from entering
into any discussion of the questions
that have divided our party in the
tate. When the organization was peck:
Iesniy and soraetimes viciously attacked
we have made po reply for the réason
thar we had hoped all differences would
Be foupht oat within pariv tn and
Nenice We were willing 3 das
iision of the Hepublican voters uf the
galls on {he iRppan Inyatyved Sir fie. how
iver, the HRHebgblicans In the conven
thon ansemibdad Save decided thelr plats
form of princlides and have nominated
i LCE: in danoe With the
Sahel rules and « af the party
&nd since the primaries held in the
rarious ¢onnities throughout (he state
Rave in most instances nominated their
seunty tieket and wes still find an or.
Bantaaiion deciaring 41% purpose to he
the Sverihvoy of Republican supreme
Wey, we feed yoo for the party,
through its Grganization. to make re.
wy.
Years of Cleveland
Byes pt
£0
RUCHT elimi.
GRTOmK
it iw
OUTSIDE OF THE RANKS
“No one will deny to Mr. Wana-
ERRREr, or any one sive claiming to be &
Republican, the sight to makes any
proper effort within the party lines to
#dvance the cause he réprésents but
when, at a public meeting, calied
through the direction of himsel! and
friends. he places himself on record in
the following language “Thus far we
heave carried a banner of profest
AEAinst the state Hepublican party and
vty leadership and manipulation’ and
then follows this up by the further
sateen, This is the plain duty today
#f the vistors ao of Penngyi-
vania, sdeperdient of old party lines or
he pariies exterminate the ma-
hips Shick ‘mao line can only mean
ibe Republican 2H tion. there can,
inder these circumstances bd no ime
$ropricty in an ganization thus as-
wailed making anrwer is terme whose
Maeanine will not and cannot bw tise
3, We can only intérpret the
tier noe af Mr. Wanamaker th mean
Ehat be Boe phieoad Bivneslf entirely outs
ide the Hepulitican ranks, and is now
determined 10 make suck #Mort as he
Came fe dlarunt ang dest the party
with which he has be Hated until
fier the rovent leptin ican als CON
wyention. Since (hat time, acoording lo
his own statements, he has been en
gaged in an attempt to bring out a new
Mileket. Certainly the following language
Nised by him at the Bourse meeting. can
mean nothing short of this
on yew af the BTave (anssianoes
mipending. Burried have
been held lately with Dr. Swallow and
others in accord with him, taking a
broad and disinterested view of ihe
present situstion, siating the possibil-
ity of unification of ail the forces op-
3 Yaxy » BYOTS
ix
GY LH
4%
go.
on WM
anferenoos
posed 10 the Quay machine, whether of
the Harrisburg, Altona or other forma,
Cand making ah thoroughly represents-
Hive ticket, eliminating all present and
past candidates. or using then as
might seem most practicable to form a
winning tieket”
A FAULT FINDER AND
WHERE]
Phi attitude of Mr Wanamaker is
not go strange in view of the fact that
. upon the occasion of the visit of Presi-
dent McKinley and hiv cabinet officers
PARTY
to Philadelphia. at the time of the un-
veiling of the Washington monument,
‘he, through the public prints criticised
the present administration in its con-
duet of the affairs of the country,
‘which criticism catied forth replies
from several of the cabinet officers a?
the time and a mild rebuke from the
i ent himself The attitude of Mr.
‘Wanamaker during ihe past several
“months clearly indicates that he no
‘but has concluded to place himself in
the category of a political fault finder
and a party wresker
© "It is one of the undeniable privileges
“of individuals to choose the party with
which they ally themselves, and to
whose purposes they lend thelr support.
It Mr. Wanamaker has determined
upon an endeavor to disrupt and de-
feat the parly which hestowed upon
‘him one of the highest offices in its gift
(although by a decisive majority fairly
ascertained after a free and open can-
vass of the sentiment of the state it re-
fused him another office which he
sought), that is his indisputable priv-
flege. Nevertheless, 1 think he will
‘be disappointed in the result of his se-
cession
IT WILL SURVIVE.
= upon the rock and standing four square
19 every wind that blows, abide stead. | hese gilly charges would take the time
“do at least,
. state capitol was the result of a con-
“The sands shift and change about |
bases of the pyramids, but those
‘mighty structures themselves, founded
wl
fast and everlasting. The Republican
party will survive,
and ondiminished vige > many a
vear after Mr Wanamaker and | and
all of us are numbered MORE the men
whe are forgotten WITH fin RNeroic his
tary and its promising future it stands
tor great principles and policies much
mare important than the ambitions and
dizappointments of any individuals in
it. however siminent This is the lesson
af history. No one did more dis-
tinguished service (nn ‘the building of it
than Horace Ciresley, yet awhen that
great man was deluded intr Gaethig
hin with 1s Bremisd the Hebhuohlran
party lived on and rt {Teale § Mod
of a broken heart. No Panay vantan
was more highly ana deséry edly hon-
oredd in his party than PUT grpst war
Andrew Go Curtin bul when
he rafsed his valve in apposifiow to it
hin public career closed amd the party
pontinaed to add victory fo vidary and
strength to strength, The Republic
party survived eight years of Oldvels
and sight vears of Pathe 1 Bave ne
daubt it will survive sve Mr Wan
eA Ker with fdahroken hear
ard vigor unimpaired.
A WORD ABOU PT AXES
made by Mr.
taxpayers of
hy reasohl
adminis.
fall if vserv! ifs
FONE
ROveiter,
wodvsr lan
“Ome of the complaints
Wanamaker is that thse
the state are Burdened
of The aXiw rps tho
tration and
wie
of supporting our
penal slsemosynary and charitable in
stitutions. The charge is In RKesping
with others made Uy hime-it lak
ing in svery cswintia! clement of truth
The the great mage of tax-
da pnt contribute a
of stale ij
ya ined
the fost
ta
fact ix that
The state CTIRIER BTR
by the taxation of sarporatinn
eral aml direct inheritances
foon foes of office and see
charters Beal vptate has not p
aXe 186d. In passing 3
oy Ehism questi might not be
to recall the fart that Mr Wanamaker
pays tax in proportion io
invested and the vols
amount of money
grne of business {ransactsd than any
nfines of thik
ther citizen within the ¢o
broad conunonwenith. Our taxpayers
may nol know, but i is currently res
ported and generally believed, that he
transacts a business sach ve of fein
$12 000 0G ro 110 000 MG that hax in
in fi, WareH Ane
tra Mes from 52
ioe nse
Hh
aid Bate
521
Agent
fae
since
i
arming
Lovo the
Ar
i
1 mechan
vaste
His FEE (Re
" Ive EYeRt Vig
busi ness ravsmited hy Rim
itovietit Be has in
he tenMoRs front $8
§ Fue
LT
wi the
han
and
inv nary
which
frre
inrge
hime iw
state gover
$10 snanaaioy
and merchandg
el 3
SH a
mers pittance of
ia wWRreg
byes PAYS HB ial 3 ERik
t tax exeapt fhe 1 {RM
mentioned in true he pays
his real estates bal
af the iRveals
sraper. 1 My
wr had the $5000 000 which he
Pg es in
farms and other
pay annually from
loeml axes more
§ Hee Fg
i:
it
above
taxes
that is entirely
ment In
Wanamak
i ne wu pposed
his stores invested
foal EEL
ey wide
Easiness
vo $s in esta
5
real esiale be wid
Fo006 to F150 In
than Be does at present
THE BEAL TRUTH AROUT
“Trader the nang AEE
payrated and bulit up dues
and for which the
as deen ins
ing the past J0 years,
Republican party is responsible. #8 of
the 87 counties of the state receives mors
morey from the state than is paid in
by them. It nas been the policy of the
Republican pariy io provide a system
of state axation that places the buf.
dens of the stats upon the corporations
and other wealthy and favored insti
tutions. Is (hin way a fund is raised
thst dletrit in
the aha Fm
af the
Pint erg.
is
IB XRG
ff is an
hu pe
in Gntles
gals ries
ats
this way the buvdena oF doug
Ay enue ag ¥
interesting
Ay Er EET Me PAT eas
how
state from
larger sgn
1
Pea
FA
irelas
§ Hie
Bea!
Flutie:
Cameron
Bradford
Chenier
Jefferann
Jduninia
Taackawana
“It
States during
that our state dug
of a century has bs
pity governed state
her advance ir
will be dem
A Erg pias y
4% Ponaas FWRI
the present
ring the
Ee
cRMpRILN
Guarter
fost hap
inion: that
popaiation and
geveral prosperity been Dhensme-
nal During that me the stale Nam
never fost a dollar by Feazns 3 fee
fault or dishonenty of any of her stale
officials. Ruch. indesd, sermx (o have
heen he opinion of Mr w nl namake =
iant
the
fhe
arse, We have heen
criticism which is inseparable from
conduct of pubis affairs wh
is disput enernies of
and persons having dizappoin
na,
“Phen an army Lreaks camp fo
march to baits vuliures gather aver
the camp fires. and there ia always
some Beate dog 10 hark after every
triumphal proceusion
“Phe strictures made by Mr Wana
maker on the last election of a United
States senator. it seems to
with bad grace from a Sefeated candi-
date, and explain the soured fosling
emanating from that source saver sines,
I was not personally familiar with the
details of that campalgn, bul from re
Hable Information in my possession 1
am surprised that Mr Wanamakic
should make use of the following han
guage: “The whole business of electing
a United States senalor was an arith-
metical problern and a check oak.’
Mr. Wanamaker's managers und
edly impressed him, more in their GW
than in his interest with that theory,
and he, no doubt, speaks from his per.
sonal knowledge: and experience.
ROABTING THE PIGS.
“1 am surprised that any person with
the Intelligence of Mr. Wanamaker
should be guilty of repeating. by inuen-
that the burning of the
SIL rGl
ER 5 Rr
tend ambis
|
NY
Hie, Cute
sight.
spiracy of state officials, and for the
purpose of destroying public records
which might incriminate them. If Mr.
Wanamaker and those who report
to investigate they would learn that
the capitol building burned down eon-
tained no records of value, The reds
grds of the auditor general's and the
state treasurer's departments were Kept
in a saparate building, having another
butiding betwepn it and the bulding
where these records are kept There
was not a single record of the treasury
ar auditor general's department in the
buliding burned down This senseless
fabrication reminds me of the interest.
ing story told by Charies Lamb of the
Chinaman wha discovered roast pig
The hut of & Chinaman having horned
down, and soame young pigs that were
there amMvony Its (enanis having
rosetsd the Chinnman procesded to
devour them with intense satisfaction
He was a0 well pleased with the viands
that ard burned
viv several estaciishments in
his neighbors. in order to roast the
theredn confined. He continued
harardous until jt got
itigh his Mongolian bead ome day
Bart the pigs might be roasted without
burning of the dwellings’ It will
seour to any one who reflects g moment
that if there were any papirs in Har
rivhureg for shich destruction was neo.
i any it is not Hieiy
that they would be carefilly preser
and filxd away in the publi bultdings.
and it they had ween so preserved and
Aled {1 pecernsry to burn
the bullding in oF hurn the
papers. The pips could roprted
and the paswrs could deptriy ed
without and hazard of b
ing down val Balidings
AROUT BANKS
The attempt of Wanamaker to
connect the Blican party with the
faliure of the 2 Dank, the Guar
anturd and the State Insurance oo
pany to may the jeast lar fetched.
The Republican tw nn
sponsible for the
tutions than it
the Kevatone bank
ory, and 1 presume Mr. Wanamaker
aot undertake too osay that the Be
publican wracked that Lagk
The fact iv that the fas not ost
a mingle nny by of the fail-
Hre of Any of thes
“Mr Wanamaker ain aftaces the rac
cent Hepublivan state convention With
tending that convention the
party is already familiar
the for
thelr
been
he tyrone incepdlars
anging
PEER
# FEW 5
iar Prisons
it
would not he
am i
ber
fog
the risk
5s
HBHUOREN
My
LE.
45
Hepabl
People’
hr 1Ey
in
Frese pL
nmi.
fatiure of
of pnsavory meme.
ailure of
for
hens
Wan hg
will
art 3 ¥
#tate
PERG
institutions
the Tarls at
Bepublvan
in
Lui rnai
candidacy
many OUR ou candiduton
frit teat
prods. The
delegates wider party
Al
fring
rigles
rake
fee nan hey {od
wit hadveen
reed Ria dels
candids
hirnuell
ard rransfer
ani bet
asyiong Nis
mifnent
The
WAN #ipceeanty ?
nominated anctber candidate
brought wef that conven
of Mr. Wan.
horn Be odarny.
$a
Les
Pept ei
thay wigte
heyt
variant a Fa
tien were dochied In favo
arsaier and thoes with
Binged his forces
stance
of the
Any af
in 2 N
was a decision
Provailing
the danny
tude wan given to My
ard hin Triesds, and no
made against their
vention war coandueted In
generous fairness, and ne namabile
person can find fauh avvihing
that was done (in ita provessfings
THAT CHESTER INTY TAL
While 1 is not :
of this Interview Sime ges the charges
made by Mr Wanamaker in reforencs
to the deposit of state fnle with the
Chester County Guarantye Trust and
Rate Deposit company, [ feel that
i1 ix proper for 0 recail the fy
in reference fo the el BEN:
suliject Prive Ray LAL
urer, under the
sponsitds for all
came into his fands
Io give a hand for th
these funds
treanurer and his
BIOTIN for all
ad exerciand the right (o wie the deta
Gries ig which Wave
Mr
his teatiman
frenst Fiony 14 = 2 £&
b 47 $ingie in
male In favor
the
cid Tel ako A
Candgiiaty ii
ntion the fullest RY
Wanamaker
decindon wan
oy
interauty
3
with
£0 9
within the Smurview
fix
ye!
mnie
wind bin
the
was personally
Tay
fig ww
stated marys
Pe ow
as requ
Prder thin sywters the
brid mess eens being Fi
Tile giles ruane vs
state funds
Pariington. as it
{amit
Faoatad
wd frou
af the
in Nis
Sr
thus
bimini?
cantaiaations in
that extended
NPUENARYY “Er
ily Tar
stale
institut
Sarr 16 Bave felt
ARG
the narty
There are
borne amd it
whi are fas
Support
these favo
Looe dan is
vend
Tair
from his
he
conifer
¥etirn
Betwmil
the frunsaciion it
ane of which Mr
Fon geht it
stiothid
: arin
fer that
be abould Bave in
son tiguance of hin
ty be thought of
was certainly
Wana: alkeey Cie
arn hile
WAN
and
therelisr
wi YI er
he ste,
campiain, for
RELary |
paign nr wlan BF hein
that {leet
CRIN
¥ ston
thagennd
athers
af tari
from
manuf
ting in
Be exacted
aLTBEErE ang
the benefits
To gina i ¥
the nati gid
* PRAISE
f Mr wars
TOE {hee
ied, It ia ox
far as the treas-
mginigture of 1880
Sravides for
abogt
Hnglon
RFasan i ment
thing ast wa
ury is concerned. The
prasad a law which
terest on depemils of
banking
law imposes
and the members
mission the
eh BEAT
LEERY
Inatirutions *£ ¥iy
Hpan Ihe state
of the revenge some
duty of sedecting the bank.
ing matitulions of wtate in which
the maneys shall be depositind, and pro-
viddon Lon taking of
eurities thervfor This
hy the shalrman of the Fle
ganization, and received
and acti
ate and hs
Mirus vote,
Ahmed
the
the
publican ors
ils SAarnesy
Se wart 11 passed the son
@ HET
BUEN
Awe With
and 1
f the furmer system
BLICAN
understood now
#4
proactl
rust
IT IS ANTI-HEPU
“It might as well be
that this is a contest at Repabli-
CRN SUpremacy in vania. The
crganization is prepared to defend the
party from all these reckicss and ma-
Heious attacks It is our purpose to
labor for the success of the whale Re-
publican tickat, county as well ds state,
It is our desire to uphold the adminis-
tration of President McKinley, and we
feel the pecessity of returning the
greatest possible number of Republican
Punnsyi
congressmen from this state. lt is also |
that a Republican United
States senator should be returned from
important
Pennsylvania, With a new govern.
mental policy growing out of the (ssues
of the war we should see to it that
Penneyivanin is represcnted by straight
nut Hepulilicans in both houses of cone
grease
“In conclgeior, 1 Jesite to say that 1
shall not enter inte any competition
with Mr Wanamaker in defaming the
state of which 1 am proud to he a oitl-
ren. and besmirehing the good pame of
ite peaple in the eyes of the country. 1
rather tu exalt glority It
all proper bounds of language.
valleys
above and
Golconda
genie and
industry of iis Aevelinped
it into an imperial prefes to
ok at It with eves njaundiced Ly any
disappointed anbition tor think of
$ i the home of dation and
integrity. morality ang nr rather
than tu acini 1B hreading
: whose Oeople choose
Aw pa WENT H-
tiyiem tn) yaxed {ned MWR ad adminis
prefer gt
within
§ 31s Bas Dilossmnd $l bs ¢ styl
priatohicss
pe grr
SEE
i
}
wilh
nag
# yan
¥ 9
under
and the dike
poopie have
domain I
it am it ie eae
Halon
Hg &
gronnd of
habitus f haste
“The Lucky Duffs”
The Lavky buts!’
T
hr
tin of an
article in Toe Poglish Hinstrated Magn-
gine in which Mec JM bBalliek fraoes
the rise of the Duals of Fie like a
prince 1m oa fi from a bitte
farmer in the weailand 300
years ago apr gid worn of the
honwse mares with »
Bad
has:
19 the 1}
ta FrVR
sed
huge pile of planding,
spon from ber sheen, in the vroues
her anol heonght beok ie
value in merksa These she boarded in
hayes tui] hor
smyings in a hag 1a the colling,
bat the rata nd ny of, that the famil
Ging anud a downy of dueatoons
The family four ished so well that each
of her three sons got an estate of his
owi---Patrick, the younpest, bringiog
48 chibdren nto the world, while Wil
se the Tater of toe first Karl
wipe
sped duly
(In One deeasion she
jester
wis Phan ® $e
4
Hil
tans fw
of F
L¥y,
33
Queen Wilhelmina
Thure By otgeer
Withee hinina, tween ¢
is
is any doubt that
[the Netherlands,
ergantad oo uarry friuce
Ws Arka
axe and
Jercditary
yosang
Bene the
Hur
ternband
gf Ran: ;
if
Hew bags lately
and ok £4
rides
and
of intervst in the Pars jour
agit that she
Las
sights WIR a trons
rvs, in Lise Hom areit
mR
foieliinoes of age ohurasctar uve
Posy Vioins
hwy down
i Paris ste
Lilkis iowa
3 £ 5 + a Lx ay 4 §
Hh i 36h od Beran aad
hove the future queen 4 val
0 cuitivata
Lt Tali
ta the Last,
shmaarselin x
Toought gs 4
1adu
nave y 2iiy Weide
Yan 2 wil a
fransiery:
ship io a
Recora
cambiar
Pee in the cash bax
i
Sp ae iyi
Cesnd RRO
fv hus pad
+t Worry ¢lub
Te thities aaslier digestion
aane
Vans 3
| SAY,
OLD MAN! ___
Han
At {; S Good's store?
¢ you been to see the fine line of
Dry Goods
We have them.
Moderate Prices
loo
Are Ww h: it most pe cople
If you want GOOD
value come to us and get it.
IT'S PRACTICAL ECOXOMY
%
hay
® of »
aUed: Li
Lite went
3
#leeuy
Lead
Groceries
rice,
and vet
Fw
this store. Qualities are not sacri-
prices are never high. We get
sell them as close to cost as we can.
3
AL
as. Patton, Pa.
re.
which :
rosy 0
& mile Keeping of
BPPEAT.
* Thurs., Friday,
AY a
JE KIRK HARDWARE. COMPANY'S
y Chitonters
|.ow and
Flegant
price 52.3
High Back
hibier
Seat
Y >
-3
¥
14 per yard.
ard while they last.
1
i %
Sinks al specia
Rocking Chairs at
and 10 cach.
-
Nv fy
| prices
$1.6 3—Ilormer
i
Nice Line Rockers at 75c, 90c, 1.00, 1.25, 1.35, 1.75 to $3.75.
Special Bargains in Haps—87¢c, 1.10, 1.25 and $1.40.
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