FREELAND TRIBUNE. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY. TIIOS. A. BUCKLEY EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS, - - $1.50 PER YEAR. FREELAND, SEPTEMBER 8, 1892. DEMOCRATIC TICKET. NATIONAL. President, Grover Cleveland New York Vice President, Adllli E. Stevenson Illinois I STATE. Judfie ol Supreme Court, Christopher Heydrick Veuaniro County Congressmen at-Large, George Allen Erie County Thomas P. Merritt Ilerks County COUNTY. Congressman, William n. Hines Wilkcs-Barro Senator, J. Kidgcwuy Wright ...Wilkes-Burre Sheriff, William Walters. Sugurloaf Township , Recorder, Michael C. Russell Edwardsville Coroner, H. W. Trimmer Lake Township Surveyor, James Crockett Ross Township We denounce protection as a fraud, a < robbery of the great majority of the Arncri- ] can people for the benefit of the few. — I DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. I CANDIDATES on the Democratic county 1 ticket need lose no sleep through worry ing about the strength of their opponents. Tuesday's nominations will not cause a stampede to the Republican ranks, hut there are a good many voters who will quietly leave that party if tlie Ilaker bal lot law is as secret as it is supposed to 1 be. All they want is a chance to change 1 without having the whole community ' know it. ' THE Republicans are whistling to i keep their courage up. They are trying ' to make themselves believe that tlieiv, ( case is not quite hopeless in Kansas | and that there is still a chance for tlieui i in the silver states and in South Dakota. It is pretty evident, however, that their confidence in carrying these states is just about as real as their belief in the loyalty of Piatt or in the earnestness and enthusiasm of Quay or Blaine. —K. of L. Journal. THE Philadelphia Press, judging from ( recent events, thinks the Reading com- , bine is getting a "big head." If such is the case there is no one to hlamo hut the Philadelphia newspapers, who have been lauding McLeod and his conspiracy to the skies since last February. Page after page has been devoted by the papers in that city to praising the Read ing gang until the officials of the com bine regard themselves as little gods. We hope the combine has a "big head." It might burst. PRESIDENT HARRISON stands squarely ' upon the lines drawn by his party, and the letter is in part a good document from a Republican point of view. lie might, however, have submitted it to an editor who knows how to use the blue pencil, and its reduction to two or three inches of space would have made a de- ] cided improvement. It savors entirely j too much of a backwoods harangue, and if he suid in the fewest possible words that he is a protectionist and will stand by the G. O. I', through thick and thin, the letter would be more generally read. , The im]>ortant portions of the letter are ' given in another column. 1 i THROUGH the admirable popular sub- | scription plan inaugurated by the New York World an energetic attempt will he ( made to swing the doubtful western I states into the Democratic column next November. The fund for this purpose 1 has already reached over $25,000, and will be spent in a perfectly legitimate manner. Over one hundred newspapers are now soliciting subscriptions to tlie fund, and in less than a month the amount will be doubled easily. Every cent of this money has been given volun tarily, and the plan is in direct contrast to the methods employed by the Repub licans to raise the "necessary" during previous campaigns. The money thus collected will he spent openly and will he accounted for at tlie end. If the Democrats cannot win without imitating the despicable political schemes resorted to by their opponents they are willing to have their ticket defeated. There is no 1 "fried fat" from tlie beneficiaries of the J McKinloy bill in tlie Western Campaign Fund. One-Cent I'oHtage Taffy. The Republican platform is very so licitous about the excessive postage paid by the people of this country. It calls for a one-cent letter rate, because thous ands of wealthy corporations, immense banking institutions, huge monopolies, millionaire manufacturers and Wana maker merchants use thousands of dol lars' worth of stamps every year. To them it means a saving of thousands of dollars annually. On the other hand there are millions of poor people who do not write half a dozen letters in a whole year, and they would save about five cents each through the reduced rates. These millions pay out in indirect tariff taxation from $25 to SIOO each every year, but there is not one word in the Republican platform about lessening that burden. That part of the platform is in keep ing with the Mclvinley hill, which ad mits diamonds free hut demands a tax j of from 20 to 100 per cent, upon every article of food or clothing that may he used by a poor man. Hummed Up In Few Words. An enterprising exchange sums up the whole discussion about the tariff in a few words that contuin more truth than j can often he found in columns written on the same subject. It applies equally | to the protectionist or tariff reformer, if either believes the tariff has anything to do with raising or lowering wages. A headline in a Republican paper about workingmen's trouble in England, "Free Trade No Preventative of Labor Diffi culties," brought the following timely comment: Who claims that is? Protectionists made the vain boast that the MclCinley tariff, by causing higher wages to he paid, would have the effect of prevent ing such difficulties. It has accomplish ed neither the one nor the other of these results, as every workingman and every intelligent observer knows. The protectionists are thus snared in their own noose. Their panacea has failed. The validity of the contention of tariff reformers that wages and the disputes concerning them are not de pendent upon tariffs, hut upon the fundamental laws of supply and de mand, upon the cost of living, the pro ductiveness of labor and its opportuni ties, is demonstrated by this failure. Their theory is sound; that of the I protectionists is delusive. Wages in European Countries. A presistent inquirer, says the World, has finally induced an amateur protec tion journal to publish a statement of the wages paid in various industries in England, France, Germany, Italy and Austria. This is the only fair comparison to make—between countries of the Old World having similar conditions as to density of population, demand for labor, productivness, cost of living and the other factors that everywhere control wages. To compare Old World wages with those of the New World is to ig nore differences which are as obvious as they are vital. From the figures given it appears that, as every intelligent workingman knows, wages in free trade England are from 30 to more than 100 per cent, high er than in protectionist France, Germany or Italy. Blacksmiths, for instance, receive $9.02 per week in England, $4 in Ger many and $5.81 in France. There is substantially the same difference in the pay of carpenters, masons, painters, machinists, shoemakers and other trades. Common laborers receive $5.20 per week in England, $2.11 in Germany and $3.93 in France. If the tariff makes wages high in the United States, why does it not have the same effect in Germany and the oilier protectionist countries of Europe? No protectionist has ventured to answer that question, and none will. A Ileal* Fight Will.-, it II U.ml hli ~1. Alexander Wallace, who looks after the camp out on Boone's mountain, which la kept up for the convenience and com fort of hunting and fishing parties, had an exciting exporterr- with a hear a fow days ago. He started out with an ax on his shoulder to find a beo tree, and when about a mile from camp, while in a dense laurel thicket, through which his course led him, he ran onto a couple of bear cubs. They immediately set up a howl of distress and a moment later the old mother bear came running to their rescue with her mouth wide open. Wallace raised his ax to strike, hut it caught in the laurel bushes with which he was thickly surrounded, and tho blow Which the hear received was only suffi cient to aggravate her. She opened her mouth a foot or two wider, so that Wal lace said he could see clear into her stomach, and tried to get Wallace be tween her jaws. But he kept striking at her with tho ax in his cramped posi tion until one of tho cubs, which in the meantime had run away, began to whine j in a pitiful way, when the old bear turned around and ran off, apparently i thinking its offspring had gotten into i new danger. Thus tho fight ended with out bloodshed on either side, Wallace j was very willing to quit, and straight- ! way proceeded to make himself scarce in that quarter. —Punxsutawney Spirit. A Libel on a Fair Town. Down at Stonington, Conn., an enter prising justice of the peace has had him self appointed also "dog officer," which bi Connecticut legal terminology means the officer whoso duty it is to collect the dog tax. The penalty for failing to pay tho tax is seven dollars or thirty days in jail, or both. The Stonington officer has adopted a peculiar method to facilitate justice. Every morning a carriage starts out; it is the courtroom on wheels. There are in it tho grand juror, the con stable and the dog officer and justice of the peace. A call is made upon one of the unfortunates. lie is summoned to appear at the carriage; tho writ is served and the case is tried. Result—the defendant is fined seven dollars and costs, amount ing to about fifteen dollars. Of this amount the grand juror receives three dollars, tho constable two dollars and the dog officer three dollars. In addi tion to this, each man collects ten cents per mile for traveling expenses. If the defendant makes a vigorous protest he is hound over to a future session of tho court; hut the result is invariably tho same.—Buffalo Courier. I HARRISON ACCEPTS. HIS CAMPAIGN LETTER ISSUED TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Protection to Amoriciin Industries, <# n Free llallot mid a Fair Count," I*l - and tlie Administration's For eign l'olicy the Chief Issues Discussed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—The following is President Harrison's letter ucceptiug the Republican nomination for the office of president of the United States: WASHINGTON, Sept. 8,1892. Hon. William McKinloy, Jr., and Others: GENTLEMEN—I now avail myself of the first period of reliof from public duties to respond to the notification which you brought to ino on Juno 20 of my nomination for the office of presi dent of the United Stutos by the Republican national convention recently hold at Minne apolis. I accept the nomination, and am grate ful for tho approval expressed by tho conven tion of the acts of the administration. 1 have endeavored without wavering or weariness, so far as tho direction of public affairs was com mitted to me, to carry out tho pledges made to tho pooplo in 1888. If tho policies of the admin istration have not been distinctively and pro gressively American and Republican policies, the fault has not been in the purpose, but in tho execution. I shall speak frankly of the legislation of con gress and of tho work of tho executive depart ments, for the credit of any successes that have been attained is in such measure due to others—senators and representatives, and to tho efficient heads of tho sovoral executive de partments—that I may do so without impro priety. A vote of want of confidence is asked by our adversaries, and this challenge to a re viow of what has been done wo promptly and gladly accept. Tho groat work of tho Fifty-first congress lias been subjected to the revision of a Demo cratic house of representatives, and the acts of tho executive department to its scrutiny and investigation. A Democratic national udmiu istrution was succeeded by a Republican ad ministration, and the freshness of tho event gives unusual facilities for fair comparison aud judgment. There has seldom been a time, I think, when a change from tho declared poli cies of the Republican to tho declared poli cies of the Democratic party involved such serious results to tho business interests of the country. A briof review of what has been done and of what tho Democratic party proposes to undo will justify this opinion. The Financial Policy. The Republican party during tho civil war devised a national currency consisting of United States notes issued and redeemable by tho gov ernment, and of national bank notes based upon the security of United States bonds. A tax was levied upon tho issues of state banks, and the intended result, that all such issues should be withdrawn, was realized. There are men among us now who never saw a state bank note. The notes furnished directly or indirectly by the United States have been tho only and tho safe and acceptable paper currency of tho people. Bank failures have no fright, delay or loss to tho bill holders. Tho note of an iusolvont bank is as good and or, current as a treasury note, for the credit of tho United States is behind it. Our money is all national money—l might almost say international, for those bills are not only equally and indiscriminately accepted at par in all tho states, but in souio foreign coun tries. The Democratic party, if intrusted with tho control of tho government, is now pledged to repeal tho tax on state bank issues with a view to putting into circulation again, under such diverse legislation as tho states may adopt, a flood of local bank is-utos. Only those who, in tho years before tho war, ex perienced the inconvenience and lossos attend ant upon tho use of such money can appre ciate what a return to that systom involves. The president then reviewed the legisla tion enacted by the Fifty-first congress to recover to tho United States the ocean car rying trade and the successful results that attended it, and argued that tho policy of reciprocity was also a largo factor in such results. Of reciprocity itself tho president suys. Reciprocity. Groat credit is due to Mr. Blaine for tho vigor with which ho pressed this upon tho country. Wo have only begun to realize the benefit of these trade arrangements. The work of cre ating new agoncios and of adapting our goods to new markets has necessarily taken time, but the results already attained nre such, I am suro, as to establish in popular favor tho policy of reciprocal trade, based upon tho free impor tation of such articles as do not injuriously compote with the products of our own farms, mines or factories, in exchange for the freo or favored introduction of onr products iutoother countrios. The obvious efficucy of this policy in increasing tho foreign trade of tho United Statos at once attracted the alarmed attention of European trade journals and boards of trade. Tho British board of trade has presented to that government a memorial asking for tho ap pointment of a commission to consider the best means of counteracting what is callod "the commercial crusade of tho United States." At a mooting held in Maroh last of the asso ciated chambers of commerce of Groat Britain the president reported that tlie exports from Great Britain to tho Latin Amoriean countrios during tho last year had docreasod S2:I,7FO,<X>O, and that this was not duo to temporary causes, but directly to tho reciprocity policy of the United States. Tho lottor then gives in detail the in creases in our trmlo under this policy and adds: The Democratic platform promises a repeal of tho tariff law containing this provision, and especially denounces as a "sham reciprocity" that section of the law under which those trade arrangements have boon made. As I have shown, our commercial rivals in Europe do not regard this reciprocity policv as u "sham," but as u serious threat to a trade"su premacy they have long enjoyed. They would rejoico—and if prudence did not restrain would illuminate their depressed manufacturing cities —over tho news that the United States had abandoned its system of protection and reci procity. They see very clearly that a restric tion of American production and trade and a corresponding increase of European production and trado would follow, and I will not believe that what is so plain to them can be hidden , from our own people. The Doctrine of Protection. The declaration of the platform in favor of tho "tho American doctrine of protection" meets my most hearty approval. The conven tion did not accopt a schedule, but a principle that is to control ull tariff schedules. There may be differences of opiuion among protec tionists as to tho rate upon particular articles nocossary to effect an equalization between wages abroad and at home. In some hot remote national campaigns tho issue lias boon or, more correctly, has boon made to appear to be botwoon a high aud a low protective tariff, both purties expressing some solicitous rogurd for tho wages of our working people and for tho prosperity of our domestic industries; but, under a more cour ageous leadership, tho Democratic party has now declared that, it given power, it will enact a tariff law without any regard to its affect i upon wages or upon the capital invested tn our 1 great industries. The majority report of the ' committee on platform to the Democratic na tional convention at Chicago contains this j clause: "That when custom house taxation is levied ; upon articles of any kind produced in this coun try the difference between the cost of labor hero and labor abroad, when such a difference exists, fully measures any possible benefits to labor, and tho enormous additional impositions of the existing tariff fall with crushing force upon our farmers and workingtnon." Ilero we have a distinct Republican conten tion that American workmen are advantaged by a tariff rate equal to tho difference between home and foreign wages, and a declaration only against the alleged "additional impositions" of the existing tariff law. Again, this majority report further declared: i "But in making a reduction in taxes it is not proposed to injure any native industries, but rather to promote their houltliy growth. • • • Moreover, many industries have come to rely upon legislation for successful continuance, so that any cliango of law must be at every stop regardful of the labor and the capital thuH in volved." Hero wo have an admission that many of our industries depend upon protective duties "for their successful continuance," and a declar ation that tariff changes should be regardful of the workmen in such industries and ot the in vested capital. The Democratic Position. The overwhelming rejection of those propo sitions, which had before received the sanction of Democratic nutional conventions, was not more indicative of the now and more cour ageous leadership to which the party has now committed itself than the substitute which was adopted. This substitute declares that protective duties are unconstitutional - high protection, low protection—all unconstitu tional. A Democratic congress holding this view cannot enact, nor a Democratic presidunt approve, any tariff schedule the purpose pref fect of which is to limit importations or to give any advantage to an American workman or producer. This destructive un-American doctrine was not held or taught by the historic Democratic statesmen, whose fame as American patriots has reachod this generation -certainly not by Jefferson or Jackson. This mad crusade against American shops, the bitter epithets applied to American manufacturers, the persistent disbe lief of every report of the opening of a tin plate mill, or of an increase of our foreign trade by reciprocity, are as surprising as they are dis creditable. There is not a thoughtful business man in the country who does not know that the euuetment into law of tho declaration of - tho Chicago convention upon tho subject of tho tariff would at once plunge tho country into a business convulsion such as it has never soon; and there is not a thoughtful workingman who does not know that it would at once enormous ly roduco tho amouut work to bo done in this country by tho increase of importations that would follow, and necessitate a reduction of his wages to tho European standard. 1 If any one suggests that this radicul policy will not be executed if the Democratic party attains power, what shall be thought of a party that is capable of thus trifling with great inter ests? The threat of such legislation would bo only less hurtful than the fact. The Existing Tariff. And now a few words in regard to tho exist ing tariff law. We are fortunately able to judge of its influence upon production and j prices by tho market reports. The day of the j prophet of calamity has boon succeeded by that j of the trade reporter. An examination into f tho effect of tho law upon tho prices of pro tected products, and of tho cost of such urticles as enter into the living of people of small means, has been made by a senate committee composed of leading senators of both parties, [ with the aid of tho best statisticians, and tho report, signed by all the members of tho com i mittoe, has been given to tho public. No such ! wide aud careful inquiry has ever before been , made. Theso facts uppear from the report: , First—Tho cost of urticles entering into tho use of those earning less than $l,O Hi per annum has decreased, up to May, 1892, 3.4 per cent., while in farm products there has been an in crease in prices, owing in part to an increased foreign demand and the opening of new mar kets. In England during the same period the cost of living increased 1.9 per cent. Tested by their power to purchase articles of necessity, tho earnings of our working people have never been as great as they are now. Second—There has been an average advance in the rate of wages of 75-100 of 1 per cent. Third—Thero has been an advance in tho price of all farm products of 18.07 per cent., and of all ceroals 33.59 per cent. Mr. Harrison then quotes tho report of Commissioner Peck, of New York, in sup port of his arguments, and proceeds to dis cuss tin plate production iu this country. He says: But in spite of tho doubts raised by the elec tions of 1890 aud of the machinations of foreign producers to maintain their monopoly, the tin plate industry has been established in the ' United States, and the alliance between tho Welsh producers and tho Democratic party for ' its destruction will not succeod. Tho official returns to the treasury depart ment of tho production of tin and terne plates in tho United Status during tho last flscal year show a total production of 13,240,83 d pounds, and a comparison of tho first quarter (826,922 pounds) with tho last (8,1XX),000 pounds) shows tho rapid development of the industry. Over 6,000,(XX) pounds during tho last quarter wore made from American black plates, the remain der from foreign plates. The Tariff and Wages. This tariff law has given employment to many thousands of American men and women and wiil each year give employment to increas ing thousunds. Its ropoal would throw thou sands out of employment and give work to others only at reduced wagos. Tho appeals of the free trader to tho workingman are largely addressed to his prejudices or to his passions, and not infrequently are pronounced commu nistic. The now Democratic leadership rages at the employer and soeks to communicate his rage to tho employed. I regret that all em ployers of labor are not just and considerate and that capital sometimes takes too large a share of the profits. But 1 do not sue that these evils will be ameliorated by a tariff policy the first necessary offoct of which is a severe wage cut and the second a largo diminution of tho uggreguto amount of work to be done in this country. Shrewdly, but not quite fairly, our adver saries speak only of tho incroasod duties im posed ou linen, pearl buttons and other articles by the McKiuloy bill, and omit altogether any roforonco to the great and beneficial enlarge ment of the freo list. During the lust fiscal year $458,(XX),772 worth of merchandise, or 95.35 per cent, of our total imports, came iu free (the largest percentage in our history), while in 1889 tho percentage of our importations was only 34.42 per cont. Tho placing of sugur upon tho free list has saved to tho consumor in duties in fifteen months, after paying the bounties pro vided for, SB7,(XX),(XX). This relief has been substantially felt in every household upon every Saturday's pur chase of tho workingman. Tho resolution of tho convention in favor of bimetallism declares, I think, tho truo and necessary conditions of a movement that has upon theso Hues my cordial adhoronco and sup- I port. lam thoroughly convinced that the free coinage of silver at such a ratio to gold as will maintain tho equality in their commercial uses of tho two coined dollars would conduce to tho prosperity of all tho great producing and com mercial nations of tho world. Tho one essen tial condition is that these dollars shall have and rotain an equal acceptability and value in all commercial transactions. "A Free Ballot and a Fair Count." In my lust annual message to congress I said: "1 must entertain tho hope that it is possibloto I secure a calm, patriotic consideration of such j constitutional or statutory changes as may bo j necessary to secure the choice of tho officers of I tho government to tho people by fair appor tionments aud free elections. I believe it would | be possiblo to constitute a commission, non partisan in its membership and composed of I patriotic, wise and impartial men, to whom a j consideration of tho questions of the evils con ; nected with our oloction system aud methods might be committed, * * * with a view to I securing to every elector a freo and unmolested exercise of the suffrage and as near an ap proach to an equality of value in each ballot cast as is attainable. • • ♦ The demand that ; the limitations of suffrage shall be fouud in the law, aud only thero, is a just domaud aud no just man should resont or resist it." It seemed to me that an appeal to our people to consider the question of readjusting our leg islation upon absolutely fair, nonpartisan lines might find some effoctivo response. Many times I have had occasion to say that laws and ' election methods designed to givo unfair ad -1 vantages to the party making them would 1 some time be used to porpetuate in power a fac ' j tion of a party ugainst the will of the mujority of tho people. Of this we seem to have an illus • i tration in the recent state election in Alabama. L I Our old Republican battle cry, "A free ballot ' end a fair count," comes back to us, not ouly ; from Alabama, but from othor states, and ■ , from men who, differing from us widely in opinions, have come to see that parties aud po > j litical debate are but a mockery if, When the J j debate is ended, tho judgment of honest ma jorities is to bo reversed bv ballot box frauds and tally sheet manipulations in the interost of the party or party faction in power. Foreign Policy. The letter then invites the careful atten tion of tho farmers of the whole country to the work done through the state aud agri cultural departments in the interest of agri culture, in tho inspection of meats, tho opening of the ports of Europe to our pork and other food products aud the consequent enhancement of values, and cout\gues: Tho Chilian incident, now so happily and honorably adjusted, will, I do not doubt, place our relations with that brave people upon a more friendly basis than over before. Iu our relatious with the great Europeau powers tho rights of the United States and of our citizens have boon insisted on with firmness. The strength of our causo and not tho strongth of our adversary has given tono to our corre spondence. TheSaiuoau question aud theßehr ing sea question, which cuino ojjgf from the preceding administration, have been—tho one settled aud the othor submitted to arbitration upon a fair basis. Nover before, 1 think, iu a liko period have so many important treaties and commercial agreements been concluded, and never before, I am sure, have the honor and influence, national and commercial, of tho United Statos been held in higher estimation in both hemispheres. The letter then pays a high tribute to the Union veterans, deplores lawlessness and mob uprisings, demands discrimination in admitting immigrants and concludes thus: Closing Arguments. It is not possiblo for me to refer even in the briefest way to many of tho topics presented in the resolutions adoptod by the convention. Upon all that have not been discussed I have before publicly expressed my views. A change in the personnel of a national administration is of comparatively littlo moment. If those exor cising public functions are able, honest, diligent and faithful, others possessing all these quali ties may be found to take their places. But changes in the laws and in adminis trate ve policies are of great moment. When public affairs have been giveu a direction and business adjusted itself to these lines, a sud den change involves a stoppage and now busi ness adjustment*. If the change of direction is so radical as to bring the commercial turntable into use, tho business changes Involved are not readjustments but reconstructions. Tho Democratic party offors a programme of demolition. The protociive policy-to which all business, even that of tho importer, is now adjusted—the reciprocity policy, tho now mer chant marine, are all to bo demolished—not gradually taken down, but blown up. To this programme of destruction it has added ono constructive feature, tho re-establishment of state banks of issue. Tho policy of the Republican party is, on the other hand, distinctly a policy of safe pro gression and development—of now factories, new markets and new ships. It will subject businoss to no perilous changes, but offers at tractive opportunities for expansion upon familiar linos. Very respectfully yours, BKN.IAMIN IIAHIUSON. BLAINE ADVISES HIS PARTY. He Tells How He Thinks tho Campaign Should He Conducted. AUGUSTA, Me., Sept. 7.— The following letter from Hon. James G. Blaine to Chair man Manley, of tho Republican state com mittee, is made public: BAH HAHDOU, MO., Sept. 3, 1802. Hon. Joseph H. Mauley, Chairman, Augusta, Mo.: MY DKAR SLH — Not being nblo, for reasons which I have explained to you, to deliver pub- | lie speeches in this present campaign, 1 take 1 the liberty of submitting my views on the is sues which I regard as being strongest for the Republicans to urge before the people. The Tariff. First - The issue of the greatest consequence is tho tariff on imports, and it will continue to bo until a settlement is effected by a majority so large that it will bo tantamount to acquies cence. Tho Republicans are aggressive on this subject. Two years ago they pussed a general enactment known as the McKinley tariff, which for a time failed to meet with popular approval aud was regarded with a certain degree of die trust by those who had always upheld tho pro tective system. But a powerful reaction has come In consequence of tho vindication of the McKinloy tariff by experience. It is found to have worked admirably, and within the last year has produced a greater volume of business, internal and external, export and import, than tho United States over transacted before. Not withstanding tho churactor and extent of the opposition to it, agriculture is remunerative manufactures are prosperous and commerce is more flourishing than at any previous tiino, thus vindicating the McKinley tariff by an im pressive and undeniable series of facts. Reciprocity. Second—When the principle of reciprocal trade was first proposed to bo introduced into tho tariff system the Democrats showod much generous appreciation of the question and gave it their support so long as Republic, ans refused to accept it; but when tho Repub licaus came to approve it the Democratic sup port vanished, aud instead of favoring we find tho Democratic nutional convention passing H resolution hostilo to the system. But iu spite of Democratic opposition we have attained through reciprocity u new and valuable trade, and the system has demonstrated its many ad vantages. Wo were about to doclaro sugar, molasses, coffee and hides froo of all dutios in the McKinley bill, but instead of that we passed a law by which we usked the sovera) nations interested what they would give to have their articles made free. What would have been tho result to the Unitod States if every article, before it was put on the freo list, had been made the subject of inquiry to see what wo could got in oxclinuge for itl We omitted to do so for many years, and that neglect has cost tho govornmout advantages in trade which would have amouuted to tens of millions of dollars. This is the whole of the reciprocity scheme. It is very plain aud very simple. It secures a valuable trade iu exchange for articles otherwise destined to be put ou the froo list. The Democratic party thiuk they CAD discredit it, and make the offort apparently for tho unpatriotic reason that they did not originate it. National Currency. Third—With all its calamities the war brought us ono great blessing—national cur rency. There are many who will say that it was worth the cost of the war to bring about sc auspicious a result to capital and labor. Prior to tho war wo had the worst currency system of any enlightened nation in the world. The state bunks, with some exceptions, wore thor oughly irresponsible, They existed by thou sands throughout the United States. Whenever one of thorn lailod the rosult was a large loss and great distress among tho people. No one was responsible for their bills, aud they wore gen erally found scattered in the pockets of labor ing men, to whom they they wero a total loss, without any redemption whatever. Since tho close of the war all this is different. Every paper dollar that circulated among the people lias tho United States behind it as a guar antee. All tho banks that exist are under the control of tho national government, and if they fail as financial institutions the government has taken cure that their bills shall be paid by securities deposited in government vaults. Under these circumstances it is u matter for extraordinary surprise that tho Democratic convention should deliberately j ass resolutions for tho revival of state banks. The palpable effect of this policy, if carried out, would be to cheat the poor man out of his daily bread. If state banks be adopted and their circulation attuin a lurgo issue no device could be more deadly for the deception and despoilment of all the commercial npd laboring classes. Tho three IKHUJS which I have given are the IHSUOS upon which I would arraign the Demo cratic party. I would not multiply issues nor be diverted by our opponents from a steadfast adherence to and constant presentation of those questions before the people, until every voter is made to know and understand their true and weighty significance. Very sincerely yours, JAM us (j. HI.AINK. Hut Factory Destroyed. RKADING, Pa., Sept. 7.—Tho three story brick hat factory of Richards & Monnin, this city, was completely gutted by fire. EMI EMMIE SYSTEM. —7 LEHIGH VALLEY VJWBX DIVISION. ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TK A INS. / MAY 15, 180J5. LEAVE FREELAND. 6.15, 8.45, 0.40, 10.35 A. M., 12.25, 1.50, 2.43 3 50 6.15, 6.35, 7 .00, 6.47 P. M., for Drifton, Jeddo! Lumber Yard, Stockton and Hazleton. 6.15, 0.40 A. M., 1.50, 8.50 P. M., for Maucb Chunk, AUentown, Bethlehem, Phila., Huston and New York. (8.45 has no connection lor New York.) 8.45 A. M. for Bethlehem, Easton and Phila delphia. . 7.26,10.56 A. M., 12.16, 4.3U P. M. (via Hlghlund Branch) for \N iiite Haven, (lien Summit, Wilkes-Barre, Pltteton and L. and B. .1 unction. 6.15 A. M. for Bluck Ridge and Tomhickcn. SUNDAY TWAINS. 11.40 A. M. and 3.45 P. M. for Drifton, Jeddo, Lumber Yard and Hazleton. 3.45 P. M. for Delano, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, New York and Philadelphia. ARRIVE AT FREELAND. 5.50, 0.52, 7.20, 0.15, 10.56 A. M., 12.16,1.15,2.33, 4.30, 6.50 and 8.37 I*. M. from Hazleton, Stock ton, Lumber Yurd, Jeddo and Dril ton. 7.26,0.15, 10.56 A. M., 12.16, 2.33, 4.89. 6.56 P. M. from Delano, Mahanoy City uml Shenandoah (via New Boston Branch). E D'oin New York, Easton, Philadelphia, Bethlehem, AUentown and Mauch Chunk. 9.15 and 10.56 A. M. from Easton, Philadel phia, Bethlehem and Mauch Chunk. 9.15, 10.35 A. M., 2.43, 6.35 P. M. from White Haven, Lien Summit, Wilkos-Barre, Plttston and L. and B. Junction (via Highland Branch). SUNDAY TWAINS. 11.31 A, M. and 8.31 P. M. from Hazleton. Lumber I aid, Jeddo and Drifton. 11.31 A. M. lroiu Delano, Hazleton, Philadel phia and Easton. 3.31 P. M. from Pottavllle and Delano. For further iuforuiutioii inquire of Ticket Agents. I. A. BWEIGAUD, Gen. Mgr. C. G. HANCOCK, Gen. Pass. Agt. Pliiludeipliia, Pa. A. W. NONNEMACHEU, Ass't G. P. A., South Bethleliem, Pu. JOS. P. MOULD. Centre and South Streets. Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions, Furniture, Carpets, Etc. It is suilicient to state our stock throughout is the most complete to be found in the region. Wo invite you to call and Judge for yourselves. We will compare prices with any dealer in the same line of goods in Luzerne county. Try us when in need of any of the above articles, and especially when you want LAIHKS', GENTS' AND CHILDREN'S BOOTS and SHOES. In every department we offer unparalleled inducements to buyers in the way of nigh class goods of qmi lit y beyond question, and to those we add unlimited variety in all new novelties and the strong inducements of low prices by which we ahull demonstrate that the cheapest, as well as the choicest stock, is that now for sale by J. P. MCDONALD. CITIZENS' BANK OP FREELAND. 15 Front Street. Capital, - 2P50.000. OFFICERS. JOSEPH BIRKIIKCK, President, H. C. KOONS, Vice President. B. it. DAVIS, Cashier. JOHN SMITH, Secretary. DIRECTORS. Joseph Rirkbcck, Thomas Birklicck, John Wagner. A ltudowick, 11. C. Koons, Charles Dusheck, William Kemp, Mntbias Schwube, John Smith, John M. Powell, 2d, John Burton. V9T Three per cent, interest paid on saving deposits. Open daily from 9 a. ra. to 4p. m. Saturday evenings from 6 to 8. 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Eight Day Clocks from $3.00 'n eld,oo; New Watches from 5-1.00 up. E. M. GERITZ, ippusilt.* Central Hotel, Centre St., Fn 'land. GO TO fisher Bros. Livery Stabla ; FOR FIRST-CLASS TURNOUTS AtHlmrt Notice, for Weddings. Port-ion and Funerals. Front ."ti v -t. ttv o squares li. lew Fn .-Dnul opera House. H. M. BRISLIN, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALHER. i Pimples, JSBi Boils, Blacl- Heads, IN FACT - Wo mnst all havo now, ricli blood, which is rapidly inado by that remarkable prepar ation, Dr. LINDSEY'O IMPBOVED BLOOD GEABOHS2. For tiio speedy euro of Bcrofula, Wasting, Maronrial Disease, Eruptions, Erysipolas, vital decay, anil every indication of irapover ished blood. Dr. Liadsoy'i Blood Sotrcher is the on* romody that can always lx> roliod upon. Druggists sell it. " ' THE SELLERS MEDICINE CO. ■i i ■ ? I J T I^ E> . URG F. , P . A : . 18 butsldndecp. Thcronrc thousands ofladiea who have regular features and would bo ac corded the palm of beauty were it not for a poor complexion. 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