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FREELAND, SEPTEMBER 10, 1902.
BLACKJACK PARTY'S LAST DITCH
H was wwrth a thousand times what
It epsl to have representative men
from all parts of this state see the
Phlhcdelphla machine In full motion.
The riotous assault on the delegates
to fBo Union Party convention was an
objeot lesson showing the ways of tho
political outlaw which tho averago
voter, In town and country, never wit
nesses, For many years the newspa
pers have printed the disgraceful
story of hoodlum outrages until their
readers have turned In disgust from
the depressing spectacle.
It has often been said that there
was much exaggeration In these state
ments and that the accounts published
were colored to suit partisan and fac
tional purposes. But the real truth
ha 3 not been realized. The drama
performed before the astonished eyes
of the legally chosen Union delegates
showed the utter degradation and des
peration of the baffled and demoral
ized Quay forces. Veteran observers
of exciting events in connection with
politics have been amazed at the au
dacity and criminal recklessness of
the hidings of tho machine, and now
all hands are engaged in a futile ef
fort to deceive tho public, the purpose
being to make It appear that the whole
affair was only a bit of factional con
tention, with no serious consequences.
The foul spot eaunot thus be wiped
out and honest Republican papers
have expressed their condemnation of
the murderous methods pursued. The
attempt, likewise, to give the matter
some sort of legal standing Is an In
sult which the Dauphin county court
will Bureiy resent. If such wicked
violence, such outrageous disregard of
the rights of citizenship, such infam
ous resort to the bludgeon and tho
blackjack and every species of politi
cal vulgarity and hoodlumism, is to be
tolerated, elections in Pennsylvania
might as well be abandoned, and the
government of the state and all its
cities turned over to outlaws. It Is
stated that a large proportion of the
rioters In Musical Fund Hall came di
rectly from the House of Correction
to do tho lidding of men even worso
than tfttunselves.
This InoWent, at tho threshold of
the present contest against Quayism
and all that It stands for, will arouse
the patriot!# Indignation of decent
men Irrespective of party. It will be
worth scores of thousands of votes to
the Democratic Reform ticket. The
blackjack party will be crushed
through the uprising of the self-re
spectdng of our long suffer
ing etatis. Push the battlo from house
to house with increasing vigor and
determination every day.
In oue of his 1900 speeches Quay
contemptuously referred to the Inde
pendent Republican voters as "mules."
The compliment is being returned this
fall by the tallest and hardest "kick
ing" ever known. Keep it up until
the odious machine is smashed beyond
repair.
Pennypacker's silenco these days is
something wonderful. A double guard
has been put upon the eulogist of
Quayism, lest he furnish more solid
shot for the "enemy." There is
enough on hand to riddle the machine
fort, and it will all be effectively used.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Thi Kind You Have Always Bought
GUTHRIE SCORES
Pittsburg Reformer's Able Speech
of Acceptance.
FACTS FOR ALL VOTERS
How Pennsylvania Has Suffered From
Corrupt Politics and Misgovern
ment—Hope of the State.
In his address at Reading accepting
the nomination of tho Erie Conven
tion for lieutenant governor, Hon.
George W. Guthrie said:
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Committee—l thank you for the very
complimentary terms in which you
have conveyed to me the official notice
of my unanimous nomination for the
office of lieutenant governor of Penn
sylvania by the Democratic state con
vention at Erie. There is only one is
sue involved in the approaching state
election, but that Issue is one of su
preme importance, as it involves our
liberties and the good government of
our state and its cities.
The state of Pennsylvania, the home
of nearly 7,000,000 people, has a glor
ious past, and the prospect of a still
brighter future. Its natural resources
and its advantageous position have
been so utilized by an intelligent and
industrious people as to put and keep
It in the lead in the wonderful growth
and development of this great and pros
perous nation. Its railways form an in
tegral part of the avenues of the com
merce of the world, along which the
products of its mines and factories flow
in constantly increasing volume to
ever widening markets.
Evils of Quay Machine.
But our Just pride in this business
prosperity and our eftorts to promote
and share in It should not blind us to
our political condition or lead us to
forget the duty in regard to it which
every citizen of a republic owes. A po
litical organization, popularly known
as the "Quay Machine," but which mas
querades under the name of the Repub
lican party, and by appeals to national
issues endeavors to divert attention
from its own-misdeeds in state affairs,
is seeking to extend and perpetuate
the power which it has held for so
many years, and whether It will be per
mitted to do so is the issue to be set
tled in this campaign.
There has been no change in the lead
ership, the methods or the purposes of
this organization. The man who per
fected ft and has for years selected its
candidates, dictated its policy and dis
tributed its patronage Is still in abso
lute control of it.
Those who approve of this organiza
tion and of the mthods by which it has
Required and kept, and the uses which
it has made of, its power, and desire to
have it and its leader continue in un
restricted control, should vote for its
candidates, and assist in fastening its
power upon tho state for four years
more; but those who sincerely disap
prove of it anil want to see other
methods and purposes prevail in elec
tions, in legislation and in administra
tion, both in state and city, will, if
true to themselves and their duty to
their state, vote against its candidates,
and so aid, in the only possible way, in
redeeming the state from its power.
Future Judged By the Past.
Have the methods and practices of
that organization been such as to de
serve the conscientious approval of in
telligent and patriotic citizens, or have
they any reason for believing that, with
greater power and new opportunities
for wrong, its actions will be more con
sonant with the requirements of liberty
and good government than they have
been?
What way have we to judge the fu
ture, save by the past? And what Is
the history of this organization, under
its present leadership, but a record of
promises made only to be disregarded
and of acts inconsistent with the spirit
of liberty, in conflict with the consti
tution and laws of the state, and abso
lutely incompatible with good govern
ment. ,
It has obtained and kept power by
improper and corrupt practices at pri
maries, conventions, general elections
and, the legislature Itself; it has vio
lated plain provisions of the constitu
tion which interfered with its plans; it
has broken the most solemn promises
to the people when the emergency
which called for them was passed, and
it has perverted public power and pat
ronage to the promotion of private in
terests at public expense.
Primaries Are a Farce.
Primaries held under its control have
become a farce, and in conventions
delegates, even when fairly elected, are
Induced or coerced by It to vote against
the known wishes, and often even
against the instructions, of their dis
tricts. The registry lists in the large
cities are padded with fictitious names
making illegal voting and ballot box
staffing easy and safe.
In open defiance of the express com
mand of the constitution that the sena
torial and representative districts shall
be re-apportioned Immediately after
each decennial census, and in flagrant
disregard of the very spirit of represen
tative government which requires that
each citizen shall have fair and equal
representation In the law making and
tax levying department of the govern
ment, it has refused to re-apportion
the senatorial districts since 1874 and
the representative districts since 1887,
and the apportionment thus unconsti
tutional maintained gives to districts
having but little over one-third the
population of the state a majority of
the senators, and to IB counties greater
and to 10 counties less representation
in the House of Representatives than
they are fairly and constitutionally en
titled to.
The ballot law, which It refuses to
amend, unreasonably obstructs citizens
in the free exercise of their franchise,
and gives to some of them an unjust
advantage over others.
It refuses to pass laws designed to
protect the purity of elections and to
detect, punish and correct frauds.
Ends Secured By Fraud.
It secured the election of the speaker
of the house of representatives by the
votes of members who were induced by
It to disregard the wishes of their con
stituents and to betray their party; it
secured by the same moans the elec
tion of a United States senator who had
been twice rejected by the people, and
if permitted it will secure the election
of a governor, nominated by delegates,
who, at its dictation, voted against the
wishes and even the instructions of
their constituents and to he elected, not
by tho votes of the people, but by
frauds committed at its orders and
made possible by the illegal registra
tion in Philadelphia which it main
tains.
It repeatedly promised reforms in the
ballot law and in tho laws regulating
primary and general elections, but de
t feated every measure offered for those
purposes, even going to the extent of
attempting to defeat, by an unconsti
tutional amendment, design'ed to pro
mote honesty in election by substitut
ing in cities personal registration for
1 the padded registry lists now used.
It repeatedly promised municipal re
forms, but seized the government of
three cities having a population of 553,-
538 people, and traded them off as the
consideration of a corrupt political
deal, seized the wl)olo traction system
of the state, giving a part of it worth
millions of dollars to some of its sup
porters as a reward for their services
and placing the rest under tho uncon
trolled power of the governor, his at
torney general and secretary of the
commonwealth, and attempted to seize
the board of revision of taxes in Phila
delphia, but was only thwarted in this
by the supreme court.
It promised civil service reform, and
not only has done nothing to that end,
but has used, and is still using the civil
service to coerce and corrupt citizens.
Subservience the Machine Test.
It promised to support the amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States to provide for the election of the
United States senators by popular vote
and neither of the senators selected
and elected by it made any effort to
that end, and one aided its defeat by
offering an amendment which could not
be adopted without unanimous consent
of the states, which it was well known
could not be obtained.
Under its corrupt and corrupting rule
lobbing in public deposits, traffic in
legislation and blackmail on appropria
tions even to charities, have developed
to an extent never before known. Sub
servience has become the test of fitness
for public office, and private greed the
inspiration of public action.
The whole history of machine mis
rule either in this or in any other state
does not disclose greater outrages on
liberty and good government than the
election of a speaker of the house of
representatives and a United States
senator by purchased votes, the seizure
and the sale of the government of three
large cities, and the appropriation to
private profit of the traction railway
system of the whole state, the franchis
es for which belonged of right to the
various municipalities and could and
should have been made the source of
revenue to them and advantage to their
citizens.
Evils That Threaten Liberty.
Those are the evils from which Penn
sylvania suffers. They are incompati
ble with liberty, the very spirit of
which is that the people shall have the
right and power to govern themselves
by laws made and administered by of
ficers freely and legally chosen by
them for that purpose; and they are
destructive of good government, tho
very essence of which is that all public
powers and resources should be used
exclusively for those great purposes
for which all just governments exist —
the promotion of the general welfare
and the protection of the people in the
enjoyment of "life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness."
These evils are of the same charac
ter, and as serious in their conse
quences, as those which lead to the
Declaration of Independence and ap
peal for correction to the same love of
liberty and the same sense of right
and justice as animated the men of that
day.
The colonies complained that they
were taxed without representation; we
that we are not only taxed, but gov
erned by laws made, by a body in
Which we do not have fair, equal and
constitutional representations; they of
the refusal to pass laws "wholesome
and necessarv for the public good;"
we of the refusal to pass laws neces
sary for the preservation of the right
to self-government of our cities; they
of the erection of a multitude of new
offices, the salaries of which harassed
the people and eat up their substance;
we not only of the unnecessary in
crease of the number and salaries of
public officers, but that they are used
as rewards for partisan and corrupt
services; ami they complained of the
taking away of charters and the abol
ishing of the "free system of English
laws" in a neighboring province, and
we of the taking away the charters of
three cities, affecting thereby the lib
erties of more people than lived in any
of the colonies, and "establishing there
in an arbitrary government absolutely
contrary to the free system of our in
stitutions."
Must Look to the Democracy.
No intelligent man who loves liberty
and values good government can fail
to appreciate the magnitude of these
evils or to see that a continuance of
this organization in power (no matter
how fair its promises—they could not be
fairer now than they have been in the
past) means a continuance of its
methods, which are incompatible with
liberty and its practices, which are de
structive of good government.
Promises of- reform by the machine
itself —deals for reform, first with one
and then with another section of it,
have all failed and will fail. It is to
the Democratic organization and those
acting with it that the people must
look for the redemption or their state,
and the enactment of the laws neces
sary lor the preservation of our liberty
and good government.
The Democratic state convention of
1901 laid aside all partisan questions
and offered to unite with honest citi
zens of all other parties and organiza
tions in the struggle for liberty and
good government; and while it de
nounced all fraud and dishonesty in
public office, by whoever committed, it
particularly denounced those false
Democratic legislators, who, in viola
tion of honesty, party honor and pub
lic duty, participated and assisted in
the wrongs and evil deeds of the ma
chine, and called upon their constitu
ents to repudiate them and punish them
with the political death which they de
served; the convention which you rep
resent repeated and reaffirmed this ac
tion and further pledged the party to
the united support of laws for personal
registration, uniform primaries, a free,
equal and secret ballot and correction
or frauds at election and an adminis
tration in which all public powers
should be used solely for public good.
Pledged to Work For Reform.
There is no human right as precious
as liberty, there is no private interest
as important as good government. To
the defense of these great objects every
true citizen is bound to freely give
every faculty of mind or body which
he may possess.
In order that we may fully enjoy this
liberty, our most precious right, and
preserve for ourselves and those who
come after us the blessing of good gov
ernment, we must free our state from
sham primaries, corrupt conventions,
an unfair and unequal ballot, an un
just and unconstitutional apportion
ment of the legislature, which takes
the control from the majority and gives
it to the minority, and an election sys
tem which encourages fraud by its fail
ure to provide any reasonable means
for its prevention, detection and correc
tion, for while these prevail self-gov
ernment. does not exist, and we must
drive from power the men who cor
rupt legislatures, traffic in legislation,
and use public power, not for the ben
efit of the people, but to advance their
|wn private interests.
To promote these great and import
ant measures, and to free our state
from the power of the men who have
dared to usurp its government by fraud
and to prostitute their ill-gotten power
to dishonest, ends, 1 am willing to de
vote whatever faculties God has given
me!
Thanking the party for the honor it
has conferred upon me, I accept the
nomination, and will work with you
and all others having the same object
in view to recover liberty and good gov
ernment for the state we love.
LOCAL NOTES
WRITTEN UP
Short Items of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
Freeland Recorded With
out Waste of Words.
The milk wagon of L. G. Williams, of
Butler valloy, was struck this morning
at the Centre street crossing of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad by a shifting
train composed of passenger and freight
cars. The wagon was thrown to ono
side and ono wheel was smashed. The
train was moving slowly, otherwise a
more serious accident would have re
sulted.
Among the delegates attending the
convention are a number of men promi
nent In their respective cities and towns.
They speak highly of the successful
efforts of Freeland castle in providing
for their comfort and entertainment and
regret that yesterday's weather was
such as to luterfere with the arrange
ments of the local committee.
A slight fire from au overheated stove
In a rear kitchen of the house occupied
by Albert Macorlc, South Washington
street, occurred this morning. An
alarfti was turned In from box 23, but
the whistle failed to register the proper
signal, blowing only ono blast. The
blazo was extinguished by a bucket
brigade.
A deputy employed at Upper Lehigh,
who had been drinking heavily in But
ler valley saloons, was run over by Lau
bach's bakery wagon Monday evening.
He was lying on the road betwoon the
valloy, and Freeland and the driver fail
ed, on account of darkness, to notice his
body. The extent of his Injuries could
not bo learned.
Casper Moerschbachor died at his
homo in Pottsville Monday evening
from general debility. The deceased
was the fathor of Charles Moerschbach
er, president of the borough council,
and several Freeland people will attend
the funeral.
"Minnesota's Best" flour is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
Lewis H. Lentz, Freeland, and Adam
Sachs, Eckloy, are jurors in the man
slaughter case of Constables Michael
Doud and Martin Kearney, who killed
Joseph Annegas at Pittston last Juno
while the officers were trying to arrest
him.
Alderman Fallon has decided against
F. M. Everltt In tho case wherein the
owner of the property, John Cunning
ham, sought to compol Mr. Everltt to
vacate the premises.
All the evidence In tho damage suit of
James Collum vs. Freeland Electric
Light Company has been taken and the
case will bo presented today to the
court.
Today Is tho fifth anniversary of the
Lattlmor massacre and the fifteenth
anniversary of tho Inauguration of tho
Lohlgh region miners'six-mouths strike.
Ilazleton All-Collegians and Freeland
Good Wills are playing this afternoon at
the Tigers park. On Saturday the
Good Wills play at Weatherly.
Daniel F. O'Donnoll has leased the
store and dwelling of James K. Boyle,
Centre street, and will take possession
on Monday next.
A quorum failed to respond to the
call for a special meeting of the bor
ough council Monday evoning.
The mother of Hon. H. W. Haworth,
of town, Is critically ill at her home in
Harrishurg.
Ice cream—all flavors—at Merkt's.
Frank Krissingor, of Ilazleton, who
left home to seek work in the western
part of the state, was killed on the
railroad near Sunhury Monday night.
Tho Second legislative district Repub
lican convention nominated C. F. Ros>
•or legislature. This the district rep
resented by E. A. Coray, who would
not allow his name to go before the
convention.
Every member of the Eighth regiment
band, located at Tamaqua, has refused
to re-onlist In the National Guard ser
vice. The labor troubles are responsible
for the decision of the men. Their
terms expire on the 14th Inst.
Captain E. H. Ranch, one of the best
known newspaper men in Pennsylvania,
died on Monday at Mauch Chunk, aged
82 yoars. As editor of tho Mauch
Chunk Democrat he earned a national
reputation by his vigorous writings.
He was also an expert In handwriting
aud was In constant demand by persons
Involved in penmanship disputes. He
will be burled tomorrow.
Lazarus Brizzy, the aged Ilnrleigh
man who was missed last Juno and for
whom an unsuccessful soarch was made,
was found dead this week near Milnes
vlllo. The body was badly decomposed,
but was positively Identified by relatives.
Brizzy went out to gather huckleberries
and was not heard of until his remains
were found. It was reported recently
that he- was behind Coleraiue stockade.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
May 18, 1902.
ARRANGEMENT OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
LEAVE FURELAND.
0 12 a m lor Weatherly, Mauch Chunk
Allentown, Bethlehem, East on, Phila
delphia and New York.
7 29 a in tor Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkes-Burre, Plttston and Seranton.
8 15 a in for Hazleton, Weutherly, Mauch
Chunk. Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton,
Philadelphia, New York, Dcliino and
Pottsville.
9 58 a m for Hazleton, Delano, Mahanoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. ( armel.
1 1 45 a in for Weatherly, Muueh Chunk, Al
lentown, Bethlehem. Easton, Phila
delphia, New York, Hazleton, Delano,
Maharioy City, Shenandoah and Mt.
Carniel.
1141 a in for White Haven, Wilkes-Ilurre,
Seranton and the West..
4 44 Pin for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al
lentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Philadel
phia, New York, Hazleton, Delano
Mahanoy City, Shenandoah. Mt. Carine
and PottsviUo.
0 35 P ni for Sandy Hun, White Haven,
Wilkes-llarre, Seranton and all points
West.
7 29 p in for Hazleton.
Alt HIVE AT FREELAND.
7 29 a in from Pottsville, Delano and Haz
leton.
9 12 a in from New York, Philadelphia, Eas
ton, Hetblehem, Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, Weatherly, Hazleton, Mahunoy
City, Shenandoah and Mt. tunnel
0 58 a in from Seranton, Wilkes-liarro and
White Haven.
1 1 41 am from Potts vlllo, Mt. Caruiel, Shen
andoah, Mahanoy City, Delano and
Hazleton.
12 35 P m lrotn New York, Philadelphia,
Easton. Itethlehem, Allentown, Muuch
Chunk and Weatherly.
4 44 P in from Seranton, Wilkes-llarre and
w Into Haven.
0 35 P i" Iroui New York, Philadelphia,
Easton, Itethlehem Allentown, Mauch
Chunk, Weatherly, Mt. Curmel, Shenan
doah, Mahanoy City, Delano and Hazle
-7 29 P ni from Seranton, Wilkes-llarre and
White Haven.
For further information inquire of Ticket
A fronts.
KOLLIN lI.WILBITR. General Superintendent,
'M Cortlandt Street, New York C'itv
CH AS. 8. LEE. Genera! Passenger A i£nt, Y
2H Cortlandt Street, New York Citv.
G. J. GILDROY, Division Superintendent,
Ha/.Mon, Pa.
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SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD.
Time table in effect May 19.1901.
I rains leave Drifton for .leddo, Eokley, Ha/ie
"rook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow ltoad, Houn
and Hazleton Junction at 000 a m, daily
except Sunday: and 7 07 a m, 2 38 p ui, Sunday.
Iranirt leave Drifton for Oneida . unction,
•'Hlwood Koad, Humboldt ltoad, Oneida and
Shoppton at H iX a in, daily except Sun
•lav; and 707 am, 2 318 p m, Sunday.
Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida
Junction, Garwood lload, Humboldt ltoad
Oneida and Sheppton at H :t2, II 1U a m, 4 4* p m'
daily except Sunday; and 7 37 a m, 3 ll Din'
Sunday. '
Trains leave Deriuiror for Tomhicken. Crun.
berry Haiwood, Hazleton Junction and Kuan
fivT "* o X *' lce Pt Sunday; ana 337
h m, 5 U7 p ru, Sunday.
S& 'WLoo.,,
Trains [nave Hazleton Junction for Beaver
Meadow ltoad, Stockton. Hazle Brook, Rckloy,
Jeddn and Uriltnn at 0 41) p m, daily!
cjrcept Hun,lay. and II) 10 am,o Hi p ni, Sunday!
All trains connect at Hazleton Junction with
oloetric cars for Hszletnn, Jcanosvillr, Audeu.
an " line points on the Traction Corn.
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