FREELAND TRIBUNE. Published Every Thursday Afternoon —cr- TIIOS. A. BUCKLEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS, - - SI.OO PER YEAR. Ollice, Birkbeck Brick, 3d tloor, Centre Street. Entered at the IPreeland Postoffi.ee as Second Glass Matter. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. STATE. Auditor General K. E. Wright Treasurer A. L. Tiluen COUNTY. Judge John Lynch Protnonotary J. C. Wiegand District Attorney lohn M. Garman Clerk of Courts A. 1.. Stanton Jury Commissioner Patrick Finn CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Deleo-ntes J John T). Hayes Delegates -j j. Woodward FREELAND, PA., OCTOBER 1, 1891. LAST week Rev. Samuel D. Bur cliard, who obtained sudden notoriety in 1884, died at Saratoga. He was the author of the famous phrase, "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion," which was used in connection with an address to Blaiue when the latter was a candi date against Cleveland. The three j "It's" played an important part in j that campaign, and many believe the j allusion was the direct cause of Demo cratic victory. Like all other boom erangs it hurt only its author and the party he represented. UNDER the McKinley regime the American farmer is compelled to carry npon his back the expenses of thous ands of hot-house industries, the imaginary tin plate plants included, which will never be able to stand I upon their own feet. This causes a J constant drain upon what he produces j and what should be his own. The sooner he concludes to throw over-1 board these exhorbitaut taxes and his ; awe of free trade so much sooner will I he realize the prosperity which Re. publican papers are telling him he | now has. TIIE Legislature adjourned on May 28, but the Legislative Jiecord was not completed until a few days ago. This interesting publication contains the oilicial proceedings of Pennsyl vania's law-breakers, and for the last session cost the taxpayers s2(>,9<>9.<>o. It can be safely asserted that not one of every hundred voters ever saw a copy of it, and not one in every ten of those took the trouble to open it. The enormous expense of publishing it is simply money thrown away. The amount is a mere bagatelle when compared with what Republican offi cials have stolen, but it is euough to demand its own abolishment. THE efforts of some Republican organs to belittle and deride the call ing of an extra session of the Senate is entirely in keeping with the policy maintained throughout by the party at large. Here and there we find n newspaper which is not shackled with (iuayism, and wherever such a journal can bo found it is giving to Governor Pattison the credit he deserves for his manly move. The cry that the session is called for political ett'ect is the yelp of a coward, and by no one is it being voiced louder than the Philadelphia organs of the party, he cause they fear the 40 per cent, mer cantile appraisement bribe will be shown up to the public. Let no one be alarmed by the squeaks of the cor nered rats. AT no time have the citizens of Pennsylvania had more reason to con gratulate themselves upon the wisdom of their choice in selecting Robert E. l'attison as Governor. Can anyone for a moment believe that had his opponent been the winner he would have pursued the course of Mr. Patti son, whose efforts to bring the plun derers of public money to justice is commended by all ? Delamater would have been a willing tool of the ma chine, and lie would not have dared to issue such a proclamation as ap peared on Saturday. He would shield and befriend his fellow-thieves as far as he could. But not so with Gover nor Pattisou, of whom the Democratic party and Pennsylvania may well feel proud. WHEN WM. H. Kemble died in Philadelphia the other day the editors showed by the elegant obituaries they I gave him how kind and charitable j men can be. As was the case with the late Wm. L. Scott he was landed I to the skies, and his life pointed out I as one worthy to imitate. But why should such hypocrisy exist? There is not an editor or person familiar with the records of those two men but know tlioy were possessed of ideas and tendencies repugnant to Ameri can principles. Both were monopo lists of the highest order; inscrupu lous in their business relations with others, and cruel to those unfortunates they employed. It is true they were charitable, but their charity was born j of a craving for notoriety, not for the | good their donations might bring to others. Of the two Kemble owned the least enviable record, and this, perhaps, was because of his Republi canism. Ho was most famous in 1878, when he was convicted in Dauphin County on the grave charge of bribing members of the Legislature to give the Pennsylvania Railroad $3,000,000 far the losses incurred during the memorable riots in this State. No sooner was sentence passed than he was released by the Pardon Board, through the instrumentality of his friend, M. S. Quay. Russell in Massachusetts, Boies in j lowa and Campbell in Ohio are three Governors who deserve re-election for the faithful fulfillment of their offices j and the glorious cause they represent. The monopolists of the country arc j against them, but they will win. I The Governor's Proclamation. Governor Pattison, acting in the dis charge of what he conceived to be his duty, to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed," and in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, which lie construed properly, on Satur day made proclamation calling the Senate of the Commonwealth to meet in extra ordinary session 011 the 13th day of October next ensuing, for the purpose of making "diligent inquiry" into certain "grave charges" with respect to the oilicial conduct of the Auditor General and the State Treasurer, to the end that it may be formally ascertained whether "reasonable cause" can be shown for the removal of these officials, "after due notice and full hearing, on the address of two-thirds of the Senate." When , District Attorney Graham made public ! the Bardsley (MeCamant and Livsev) correspondence, last week, he not only demonstrated his just appreciation of his own duty to the public, but he made it an imperative necessity for the Gover nor of the Commonwealth to take up the lines of duty where he laid them down, and to carry them to the remotest ac cessible point of inquiry. Governor l'attison was required by his obligations to his great constituency to do what he has done. He was similarly required by the Constitution, which told him how he was to do it, to do what he has done. This cannot be made too clear to the general understanding, as already it has been hinted, not only by those who are directly interested, in advance, to dis credit the bona Jhlen of the Governor's motives, but by some partisan journals, that he was led by political considera tions to convene the Senate in extraordi nary session for the purpose set forth in his proclamation. These insinuations of an unworthy j motive are more likely to hurt their authors and the Republican party than i the Governor, whose entire official re- [ cord as Chief Magistrate of this Com monwealth is so clear as to be read aright by all men of fair minds. Kvery | circumstance revealed by the Bardsley-1 MeCainant-Livsey correspondence was a j separate force which urged, or compelled, | the Governor in respect to his convictions j of what was his simple, inevitable duty j to ascertain the truth of the grave charges : publicly made against theadministration J of the otiices of the Auditor General and I the .state Treasurer. That correspon dence revealed conditions recently pre- j vailing in the two offices named which render necessary the most exhaustive | inquiry by the Senate. The extraordi nary session has been properly called, and the District Attorney of Philadel phia and the Governor of Pennsylvania having done their duty in the premises, the Senate, with like high sense of public duty, with like courage and with like regard for the ascertainment of the truth, and the whole of it, without regard to what party or what persons may be hurt by it, must do its duty. the public wants to know the top and bottom, the length and breadth of the official maladministration which has not only plundered State and city, but which has covered both with disgrace. The public's demand is a very simple one—it is that 110 innocent person shall lie under [ suspicion of wrong doing, and that 110 guilty person shall escape the penalty of his ollences. The responsibility for the entire matter has now by the action of the Governor been placed upon the shoulders of the Senate. That body is of the same party as are the officers of the Commonwealth against whom these grave charges rest. But it is not to he I assumed that, under existing circum stances and in the present state of the public mind, the majority of the Senate will, in disregard of what it owes to itself, its party and the community, fail to realize general expectation by making its investigation of the acts of the Audi tor General and the State Treasurer any thing but satisfactory to the entire body of the people whose servant it is. If it would serve its party best, it will by an open, fearless and exhaustive investiga tion of the implicated officials' conduct, establish their guilt. If they are inno cent the party will be relieved from all responsibility for wrongdoing which two of its official representatives have in directly put upon it; if they are guilty the Senate, as the representative of the party, should proclaim their guilt and so secure their removal from office. The Democrats are not half so much interest ed to discover the truth with regard to these '-grave charges" as are the Re publicans, and the Republicans, having the power to do it, should be eager to discover and proclaim it. The people will tolerate no partisan jugglery in this business, and at least two-thirds of the Senate should know H.—Phila. Ledger. Social Reform in Australia. I A correspondent from Australia in a [ letter to a prominent reform paper writes i upon the status of the movement in that ' enterprising country as follows: | New South Wales and New Zealand ! 1 lead the world in social reform. Since last writing the New South Wales House j of Parliament met and is still in session j the Labor Party holding the balance of power. The most important bill before the House now is the abolition of plural voting. This is a principle we have | fought to obtain for a long time, and it appears to me that in the course of a few j weeks it will become law. The next important one is extending the franchise to women. This, J hope, will pass, but am rather doubtful. Then there is a Bill to divide the colony into single electo rates, another for establishing courts of conciliation and arbitration, and last but not least is the local government bill in which is embodied the taxation of land values apart from improvements. Jf these measures only become law I feel confident this country will boom. In Victoria wo are at gresent lighting for the principle of "one man one vote " and in all probability it will become law this session. The balance government in New Zealand is going in for reform with rapid strides, the first installment of a tax on land values having become law. tine mistake they have made is that above a certain amount they are taxing improvements, but before long, I think, they will see the folly of this. Fiction Versus Facts. It would require the writing of vol umes to keep correcting the lying state ments made by high-tariff organs if it were not for one characteristic of the same Bheets. They invariably do all the necessary correcting themselves. A com parison of the editorial columns of any protectionist journal with the news columns of the same paper will prove this. That is one of the main reasons why tariff reformers and free traders pay so little attention to the long-winded essays so frequently seen in the organs :of SlcKinley & Co. All that is neces sary is to give them their length of rope j and they will he found dangling at its end in due time. | The Philadelphia Press is of the class I to which we refer, and last week we noticed that it figured in a little two-act ; tradegy of the character mentioned, in I an elaborate and well-prepared editorial ! on English land reform the Press of Sep j tember 22 said : The Rritish fanners formerly prospered under laws worse than those which now govern them. But they have gone from bad to worse, and are deserting the farms and emigrating as fast as they can get away. Millions of acres formerly cultivated for grain and other crops are now devoted to pasture, while thousands of farms have been returned as "unoccupied;" that is, the land has been deserted and is not I used for any purpose. In Essex, a county in ' which heavy, arable land is prevalent, there are over 5000 acres "unoccupied." This has not been caused by the land laws. It is the effect of free t rude. In ascribing the causes which led to j the desertion of farms in England the { PreM resurrects the free trade bugaboo, ! that old reliable alley of protectionists. To the unthinking the statement might j be accepted as truthful and another j black eye could be credited to free trade, but in comes the Prm the next day, J September 23, with a news item which [ knocks out all the platitudes contained in the editorial, and shows conclusively ] that in high-tariff America farmers are ' j abandoning their land in as much haste j as their English cousins. The knock-out; i blow comes from .Massachusetts and j reads as follows: BOSTON, Sept. SC.—The State Hoard of Agri- | culture will shortly issue a pamphlet which will show that returns received from all but thirteen j towns in the State give a total of SOU abandoned , farms in the Commonwealth. Thus it can be seen that in free trade Essex County and protected New Eng- I land the same conditions confront the farmers, and therefore the inference must be arrived at that the trouble with the farmers of Great llritain and the United States is due to other causes. To j the tiller of the soil it is immaterial whether he lives here or across the water, so far as his productive power is [ concerned. Protection cannot increase his crops or free trade lessen them, not withstanding the demogogic assertions ) of the Press to the contrary. There is a j blacker nigger in the woodpile than the j tariff beneficiary, but as the latter is one j of his guards and an able lieutenant lie i must be among the first to be removed, j That done the road of justice will not be ! J found so full of thyrns or beset with ! things like the l'rcitn j —Tony Farrell's company played "My | Colleen" at Plymouth two weeks ago and the Star says the performance was first- i j class, the company being well balanced, I and, taken as a whole, one of the best < I ever brought to Plymouth. Theaudience was carried by storm, and when the j curtain went down there was a loud cry |of "Come again." Reserved seats are now 011 sale at Ferry & Christy's for this play to-morrow evening. FREELAND OPEIIA HOUSE I FOWLER & DOYLE, Lessees nnd Managers, I Tuesday, October 6. Special engagement of America's Homantic Actor, Mr. J. Z. LITTLE, In his greatest of all successes, : ■ WORLD In Six Acts and Ten Tableaux. SPLENDID COMPANY. ; SIO,OOO : woßTia: Of gram! scenery, including the Sinking Ship and the famed RAFT SCENE. Alone worth the price of admission. Regular Prices, 35 and 50 Cts. JSr Reserved Scats now on sale nt l o ry & i Christy's Hook Store, Centre Street. Where to Find Him! Patrick Carey has removed from the Ameri can hotel to John MeiSlica's block, !." and 1)7 Centre Street, where he can be found with a toll line of Medical Wines, Gin, I bandies, Hum, Old Rye and Itorbon Whiskey. Any person who is dry and wants a cold, fresh, largo schooner of beer will be satisfied by calling at Carey's. Good Accommodation For All. SIX DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEEII ON TAP. WM. WEHRMANN, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER Front Street, Freeland, near Opera House. Cleaning 8-Day Clocks 40 cts. " Alarm " so " | '■ Watches - 50 " Main Springs, :15 cents to SI.OO j Jewelry repaired at short notice. All watch repairing guaranteed for one year. Tne cheap est shop in town. Give me a call. j — | Washington House, 11 Walnut Street, above Centre. al. Goeppert, Trop. Tile Rest of Whiskies, Wines, Gin and Cigars. : Good stabling attacked. ARNOLD & KRELL'S Beer and Porter Always on Tap. j B. F. DAVIS, Dealer in Flour, Feed, Grain, HAY, STRAW, MALT, &c., Best Quality of Clover & Timothy SEED. Zemany's Block, 15 East Main Street, Freeland. ' ITree Trade I Free Land! TvTen. I; •Tusticc, A four-page weekly journal devoted to the \ advocacy of the Single Tax ANI) Absolute Free Trade. No more elective aid to the dee- , truction of the Tariff Fetish can he gicen than to help the yood work in ' Penntylvania which "justice" is so j thoroughly doing. In the citidal of\ Protection we are breaking down the j harriers oj worn-out political super- ' stition ami letting in the light of the \ new political economy. r.o rents per year. rents for six ! months. .Sample copies free. j Address JUSTICE, 1341 Arch Street, l'hilu. ' CITIZENS' BANK OF FBEELAND. 15 Front Street. Capital, - 0,000. OFFICERS. JOSKPH rtiKKDKCK, President. 11. ('. KOONB, Vice President. U. it. DAVIS, Cashier. JOHN SMITH, Secretary. DIRECTORS. Joseph Rirkbeok, If. ('. Ivoona, Charles j Dusheck, John Wugnor, John M. Powell, 3*l, William Kemp, Anthony Rudewiek, Mathias Sehwabe, Al. Shivc, John Smith. ; IW Three per cent, interest paid 011 saving I deposits. Open daily from 9a. ra. to 4p. m. Saturday : evenings from (J to 8. WANTED! A HOL T 250 GIRLS 100 BOYS TO Work in the Weatherly Silk Mill. Steady work and good wages. ; No one under 12 years of "age will be employed. Railroad i tickets will be furnished by the ! company. Apply at once at j office of mill. The Bead Lovatt Co. ICE CREAM AND Temperance Drinks FOR SALE JJY GILBERT SMITH. Washington and South Streets. HENRY STUNZ, Boot and Shoemaker Cor. ltidKu and Chuatiiut Sts., Froeland. Having purchased a large ; stock of BOOTS & SHOES I am prepared to sell them at prices that defy competition. Repairing a Specialty Call and examine my stock. I Cor. Ridge and Chestnut Sts. 1 WmS^E -BUT- Wise's Harness Store Is still here and doing busi ness on the same old principle of good goods and low prices. The season changes, but CEO. WISE Does not change with the seasons. He is no winter ' friend, but a good all the year round friend to everybody who - needs HORSE: GOODS. Blankets, Buffalo Robes, Har ness, Whips, Dusters, Fly Nets and in fact every thing needed by Horsemen. Good workmanship and low prices is my motto. GEO. WISE, Jeddo, and No. 35 Centre St., Freeland, Pa. , BOOTS AND SHOES. A Large Stock of Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers, Etc. Also HATS, CAPS and GENTS" FURNISHING GOODS of All Kinds. A Special Line Suitable for This Season. GOOD MATERIAL! LOW PRICES! HUGE MALLOY, Corner Centre and Walnut Sts.. Freeland.! "Seeing is Believing." JjL must be simple; when it is not simple it is t tvi not good. Simple, Beautiful, Good —these _ firjrjjr~pil | words mean much, but to see " The Rochester "Co "2 " tyTcsQ will impress the truth more forcibly. All metal, 1 tough and seamless, and made in three pieces only,jßs|?|ffip it is absolutely safe and unbreakable. Like Aladdin's \is£&ar of old, it is indeed a "wonderful lamp," for its mar- JgfgL i velous light is purer and brighter than gas light, ( softer than electric light and more cheerful than either. fl.ook for this stamp—Tiir Rochrstrr. If the lamp denier has n't the gonnlne Rochester, aud the atvle you want, send to us for our uew illustrated catalogue, and we will send you a lamp safely by express—your choice of over 2.000 varieties from the Largest Lamp Store in the World. ' BOCHEmu LAMP CO., 42 Park Place, New Ifork City. . I*?* "The Rochester." Mill Ready Pay. A GOOD THING. That's What the People Say. 1 have a special drive in chil dren's hose. 4 pair black hose 25cts. Children's seamless hose 3 pair 25cts. Ladies' silk brad ed wraps reduced from $4.50 to $2.50. Ladies summer vests 3 pair for 25 cts. I would like to tell you more about notions but can't in here. Did you see Our Ladies' Kid Button Shoe for SI.OO and others cheaper than any where. I am positive I have the best and cheapest stock of shoes in town. Wall paper is the worst of all; can't keep up with the de mand. 8 cts double roll, etc.. We are selling anything and everything in tinwai-e. Wash boilers 75 cts, etc. In carpets we are bothered a good deal in matching but get them daily just the same; 17 cts a yard to any price you want. Furni ture seems good property when they get 0 chairs for $3.00. Cane Seated Chairs S4-.50 for 6 I have cherry bedroom suits 8 pieces, for $lB. Oil cloths and rugs, lxam ij mocks and easy chairs. Did I mention dry goods. It's hardly necessary. You : know, and so does everybody, that I can save you money, j Cliallies, fast colors, 5c a yard; I good prints 5c a yard; muslin 4 to 8c a yard. ( Straw hats for boys, girls and the old man 4c up to just your . J choice. GROCERIES. Well there are fresh, as I ; have 4 horses hauling them (out daily. No wonder; just I see: 4 pounds of currants 25c; I t pounds of raisins 25 cts; 4 j pounds of lima beans 25 cts; 4 j pounds of starch 25c; 0 pieces jof soap 25c; 5 pounds of rice j 25c; 5 pounds of barley 25c;! | bologna (Be per pound; shoul | ders 7c per pound; California | hams 8c per pound; flour $2.75. j I All goods guaranteed and j j delivered free within a radius I Jof 5 miles. Try our system, i spot cash, and you will join j the rest and say the only way I to keep house is to buy from the Ready PAY! J. C. BERNER. Proprietor. PENSION 8 THE DISABILITY HILL IS A LAW. Soldierß Disabled Since the War are Entitled Dependent widows and parents now dependent whose sons died from effects of army service are included. If you wish your claim speedily and successfully prosecuted, ' lddreßß JAMES TANNER, Late Com. of Pensions, Washington, D. C. LIBOR WINTER, RESTAURANT AND OYSTER SALOON, No. 13 Front Street, Freeland. {sgr- The finest Liquors and Cigars served at the counter. Cool Deer always on tap. WE IRE 111 W! But this time with a new department comprising A Large Stock of Boots and Shoes Which we received through buying out a large shoe store, and therefore are enabled to sell them at less than their cost of manufacture. Anybody needing anything in the footwear line Can Buy Them Wwom If® AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Childrens' shoes that were 75c, now 50c. " " " " $1.25, now 75c. Ladies' fine toe slippers that were $y.25, now 50c. " good shoes that were $1.50, now si. " hne " " " $2.10, " $1.50. Boys' good " " " $1.50, " si. Mens' " " " " $2.10, " $1.50. Lester's best mining hoots that were $2.75, now $2. Best gum boots for men " " $2.75, " $2. II MET II STICK 11 MSI SIDES II Til MARKET But on account of limited space we cannot quote any more prices. If you want anything in this line call and examine our stock as we can save you money on these goods. IN THE DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT WE ABE SELLING Good tea toweling 4 cts. per yard. 1 The best cambric skirting, 4 cts. per yard. Good yard wide unbleached muslin 5 cts. per yard. Good yard wide bleached muslin 7 cts. per yard. Hill's yard wide bleached muslin 8 cts. per yard. The best indigo blue calico 0 cts. per yard. Two cases argenta outing cloth 10 cts. per yard, was 12$. 3 yard wide double fold cashmere 12$ cts. per yard, was 18. • 38 inch wide fine Henrietta cloth 25 cts. per yard, was 35. 46 inch wide fine black Henrietta cloth 50 cts. per yard, was 05 We have a number of other bargains too numerous to mention here as we carry double the amount of stock of any of our competitors. WE BUY AND SELL FOR CASH ONLY 1 And thus we are enabled to sell goods at lowest prices. IN THE CLOTHING DEPARTMENT i We carry the largest stock in town giving you a far better I opportunity to make a selection and at prices on which we | defy competition. Children's suits from $1 upwards. Boys' long pants 3 piece suits from $2.50 upwards. Men's suits in light and dark colors $5 per suit. . j Men's fine custom made suits $lO. L All our clothing we are SELLING AT GREATLY RE DUCED PRICES, as we are selling goods at the same reduc ' - tions in our other lines, namely: Ladies' ZMlvislin. UTnder-wear, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats. Caps, Oil Cloths, Carpets, Ladies' and Misses' Blazers, Refers, Capes, Fancy Goods, Etc., at JOS. NEUBURGER'S BR\GK STORE., Centre Street, - - Freeland, Pa. Wi Ait ffittftptrttia And Hardware of Every Description. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil, selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot he surpasssed. Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods. B\RKBECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA. Advertise in the "Tribune." 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