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M1LF0KI), PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY. OCTOBER 19, 11)00.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETJNG.
The spellbinders visited Milford j
thin week In full force Monday even-1
Ink atteinping to exlillomto the faith
ftil nt the Court House with stirring
speeches. The meeting was orgnn
l.'d by appointing Hon. J. J. Hart
chairman, J. F. Tenvilliger and Geo.
Jl. Hull, Esq., secretaries ami n num
ler of Vice Presidents.
The first speaker was N. M. Ed
wards, Esq., of Lycoming county,
Democratic candidate for congress-inan-nt-lnrge,
who utterly failed
to enthuse the crowd of Democrats,
Republicans nnil ladies, who tilled
the room. His remarks were iiimed
at the fancied attempt of the Repub
lican party nt rcntralii'.ation and he
said the lHnnocratic was the party of
the people. He assured his hearers
that he stood no earthly show of elec
tion and n life long Democrat after he
closed remarked with a nigh of relief
that he was glad of that fact.
Next came the "distinguished son
of Monroe," A. Mitchell Palmer,
Esq., who Insisted that in all cam
paigns t'tiere was really hut one Issue.
In !)2 It was the turiir in '!) silver
and this year by common consent
Imperialism. He failed to explain
why Mr. Bryan Imil Insisted on the
silver plank this year if It was not an
issue, nor did he remind his hearers
that the people, to whom he averred
the Democratic partystood very near
had killed the former Democratic is
sues very dead. The burden of his
sing was imperialism and from a
Democratic point of view he proved
that the nation was on the high road
to Kmpire, the same as in 1H01, and
took the Republican method of deal
ing with I'orto Rico as evidence to
make out his case. He thought if
Bryan was not elected the I'hillipine
sugar would swamp the trust and
sweeten the nation. He failed to
arouse much interest and the audi
ence seemed to be out of sympathy
with his predictions. The chairman
then Introduced the star, I II. Dav
is, Esq., of Kaston, who he said
was a nephew of ex-Governor 1). li.
Hill. Mr. Davis took up Mark llan
im and trusts as an issue though the
audience had Just been told there was
only but one issue. He arraigned
the Htandard Oil, but was silent on
the ice nndround cotton halo trusts,
both cf which are Democratic crea
tures. His speech was built to captivate
a crowd which did not reason, hence
with an intelligent audience, such as
confronted him, it was a failure. Al
luding to Mutchler he said he ought
to be elected because he was a Demo
crat, but, gave no other reasons.
To illustrate his points he introduc
ed two stone almost in the same
breath and that their point may not
be lost or forgotten we give them in
full. He mid:
I was up In a township in North
hampton county making a speech and
I thought it but right to say some
thing of the local candidates and as
a Dr. Brown, whom I (lid know, was
running for a local office I had to go
a little blind so 1 said he was a good
man and ought to be ' elm-ted. That
he was my fathers physician and I
could testify to his worth, character
and standing from that fact. After
the meeting was over a man motion
ed to nio and came up and said you
are a fine young man, a nice young
mull and a good speaker but I want
to say that you are a little mistaken
aliout me. I am Dr. lirown but I
am a boss doctor.
The next story was perhaps explan
atory ot the above. It was like this:
A certain man had a son who was
addicted to gambling. One night
while playing he was taken sudden
ly ill and his father was sent for. He
asked what was the matter ami was
told his son was very sick. He en.
quired what he was doing when ta
ken and was told gambling. Well,
he said, my son Is a Jackass send for
a boss doctor.
From the speech Mr. Dav's made
and from the fact that the two nvi
mens of wit above quoted were close
ly connected his audience could very
fairly infer Unit his first story should
be woven into the second and thut
both were true and that Dr. Brown
after all had been the family physi
cian. Seriously and earnestly we
advise the nephew of his uncle either
to strike one of these side splitting
stores from his stock or else distrib
ute them furtherapartin his remarks.
The other attractions were 1. C
Evans, Esq., ot Easton, and J. B.
Williams, Esq., of Stroudsbry, but
they vuliently and assiduously chew,
d during the proceedings and did
not rise to the occasion.
Hon. Howard Mutchler was et
imcted, but had been switched off to
SVusUmgtou, possibly to eelect his
sent.
Hon. Laird II. Birbor, who is en
thusiasticilly out for Mutchler in n
double sense, enme np the valloy
intending to come to Milford, but
hearing that there was to lien meet
ing Moi.riny evening lie turned at
Kclmnno's mid retraced his steps
homeward. Probably ho is now re
gretting the nntoivnrd Providence
which deprived his constituents of
his presence nnd cheering words.
One can fancy how Hart felt and
e notional they would hnve been,
had lie been present and spoken his
real feelings.
Tho meeting closed with cheers,
but, was a spiritless and tame nffai&
and for general frigidity it felt,
barring the atmosphere, us if Crok
ers ice was present in quantity.
Court Notes.
President Judge George H. Purriy
and Associates John D. Houck and
Jacob Klaer were present.
. Constables marie the usual returns
anil E. H. Butler, of (frcene, was up
pointeri to wait on (iranri Jury, and
Nathan Emery, Jr., was selected
foreman of that body.
Accounts confirmed nl. si. were
Estate B. Whitoscll, riee'ri, Estate
Elizabeth Carney, riee'ri, Estate Chas.
L. Heller, dee'ri, Estate C. Behler,
deceased.
Widows appraisement Est. John
C. Hissam, deceased.
Auditors reports filed nnd confirm
ed ni. si. Estate Jacob Klieuhaus,
riee'ri, Estate Louis Dalloy,, riee'ri, Es
tate Julia Ann Van Gorrien, riee'ri.
Reports of viewers on bridge at
Cromwelltown and Swamp Brook
filed.
Estate John II. Newman, parti
tion. 1 leirs called to accept or refuse
anil none responding E. Yanriormark
appointed to make sale of real estate.
Amendments if charter of Church
of ( i(io(l Shepherd, Milforri, decreed.
John L. (lilpin appointed guardian
of Edna, a minor child of David
Boitree, riee'ri, and heirs authorized
on petition to mortgage interest in
real estate for $1,500 to pay claim of
widow.
Return to order of sale of real es
tate of Henry Long, dee'd, filed and
confirmed.
Robert Duske naturalized.
Homer Greene, Esq., of Uonesdale,
admitted to practice in the several
courts.
Robert Shock naturalized.
Petition for road in Blooming
Orove Egypt to Promised Land.
Levi Lord, Edwin Hazen and Frank
Schorr appointed viewers.
Commonweath vs. William E.
Kerno, caBe called and prosecutor
not, appearing uofondent discharged.
Commonwealth vs. M. S. Early,
defondent being ready for trial,
prosecutrix not appearing and this
being second term defendant dis
charged and prosecutrix, Eleanor
Early, to pay costs.
Estate John Labnr, tlec'd. Peti
tion for citation on adm'r to file ac
count. Rule granted re'nrnnblo to
next term.
Estate Catharine E'khart, deo'd.
Petition for partition, writ .awarded.
Estate Oottlcih Mulheisen, dee'd.
Petition for partition, writ a warded.
Charles Person appointed con
stable of Delaware township to fill
vacancy.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Mader,
larceny. Bill ignored.
Com. vs. Eugene Felden, Arson,
true bill, defendont plead guilty
Com. vs. Bert Hull, burglary, true
bill.
Com. vs. Jos. Bolts, Harrison
Spangenbery, Bert Hnll, larceny and
burglary, true hill.
Com. vs. Clarenco Degroal, lar
ceny, true Villi.
Geo. R. Bull appointed District
Attorney to net during absence .f
Dis't Att'y D. M. Van Aukcu.
Coin. vs. Charles B. Qu'nn, F. and
B., retrial and jtry rind defendant
gumy.
A Fivuuieh AU.vc' .
An attack wns lately nindn on C
F. Collier, of Cherokee, Iowa, that
nearly proved fatal. It cainetbrough
liis kidneys. His back got so lame
he could not stoop without great
pain, nor sit in u-tliair except prop
ped by cushions. No remedy helped
bim until he tried Electric Bitters
which effected sncii a wonderful
change that lie writes he feels like a
now man. This marvelous medicine
cures backache and kidney trouble,
purifies the blood and bnikls up your
healih. Only 50c at all drug stores
P. C. Rutan lias opened his bicycle
and repair shop on Broad street,
where may be found a good stock of
wheels and sundries, and an exper
lonceit workman in marge to Biaxe
uecessarv renuirs.
Pee the new flower pots and jurdi-
uiers at W. & G. Mitchells. tf
PERSONALS.
Al. Mollinenux, of Newark, was in
town Inst, Sunday.
Chris. Gebhnrrif , of Dingman Tap.,
is visiting in Newton.
B. F. Killam, Esq., of Paupac,
was at court this week.
Jerininh Wnlters, of Bushill, spent
pnrt of the week in town.
D. II. Hornbeek and wife visited
Dingman friends recently.
Miss Mamie Congnn, of Lnrch-
niont, N. Y., is visiting friends here.
Charles Nobs, Jr., visited his par
ents in Dingman township recently.
Dennis McLnnahlin nnd family
will return to their homo Saturday.
(). L, Row and, of Honesdale,
transacted business in court this
week.
Elder George Mitchell is nttend
ing n meeting of Synod at Geneva,
N. Y. this week.
Norman Harsell and Arthur Sul
livnn. of Now York, were in town
over last Sunday.
Thoims Truax and wife pail their
annual visit, to their Bon nt West-
hrookville this week
Mrs Walton, of Brooklyn, is vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. R. W.
Reid, on Harford street.
Hon. M. F. Coollmngh, of Strouds
Imrg, came up with the ciowd but,
did not appear on the boards.
E. F. Peters, with a party, retnrn
ed from Lake Mohonk Inst Saturday
nnd were nttlie Hotel Fnuchere for
a day.
The Klute family, who have been
occupying the Wallace cottage this
summer, returned to the city this
week.
The Boys Guild, of Episcopal Ch.,
in company witli Rev. C. B. Carpen
ter, enjoyed a trip to Brink Pond
this week.
Henry C. Bowen, of Bushkill, was
in town this week engaged in soiling
s'eel pons the agency for which he
lias taken.
Mrs. Frank Brink, of Rowlands,
and Miss B. Tuttlo, of Glen Eyre, are
visiting Mrs. Beardsley on George
street for a few weeks.
Ed. McMurry wont to New York
Sunday to work nt pnpor hnnging
nnd will romain until spring. His
wife will stay with her parents.
Philip B. Clark, Esq., of Porter.
the Pooh Bnh rf that township, was
a visitor here this week. His democ
racy is as staunch as his bailiwick is
Jncksoiiaii.
R. M. Medially, of Scrnnton, has
been in town several dnys recent
ly looking after the interests of a
life insurance company, for which
he is special agent.
County Superintendent Sawyer
was in town this week arrnneing for
tho teachers' institute whioh con
venes next Monday, and promises to
lie a very interesting session.
Robert Brown and wife and Dan
iel R. Brown and wife passed
through town Saturday returning
home to Stroudsburg from Lake
Mohonk, where they had been
spending a few days.
Brief Mention.
Monson Lambort has removed to
a house on Mott street.
Geo. Grt.gory is ornamenting his
house with a new porch.
For Sale Twelve head cattle and
four horses. Tobias Nelson, Milford
Pa. tf
For Rent, pnrt of a boue, con
tnining five rooms, on nppor Broad
street. Apply to P. O. Box 188. o26
Service may be expected nt
the Snwkill school house Sunday,
Oct. 21st, at 2 : 30 p. m , the weatb
er permitting.
Those having produce to consign
to Now York csn send it to Chas. L,
Pettis and Co. whose advertisement
appears in another column with the
assurance of beiDg fairly dealt with
There is hardly any name given
in Pike connty for office holding but
that of Westbrook. The county
sujierijitendency and the treasurship
will be the next plums they will try
to shake from the tree.
It is fortunate that the Democrats
tied their poles and banner to the
mortars, at the court house, emb
leuis of imperialism, or the high wind
would huve blown Bryan and btev
nnson across to Jersey which this
year will be as hostile to their hopes
as is Pennsylvania.
Rutan the bicycle dealer and re
j lmirer una reuuo u mo in rem-
; l 1 l.i.- ;
tf i "g ana repairing bicycles. A le
Bargains in wheels from
3 up,
jUuns rented and reimired.
broud street Milford Pa.
Shop on
MCKINLEY OR BRYAN 1
Under PreslrientMcKlnley we have
raised our nntiomit credit to the high
est in thP world.: Our government
borrows money at 2 per cent.; Eng
land borrows at 8 per cent.; Ger
many, at 4 per cent.; Russia, at 4 per
cent.; Sweden, at 4 per cent.; Mexi
co, at 6 per cent. More men are now
employed and get higher wages than
at any time In the history of the
country. We are sending abroad
yearly manufactured by American
labor hundreds of millions of goods.
We have loaned 25 millions of our
money to Russia, 20 millions to Eng
land, 25 millions to Mexico, 20 mil
lions to - Germany, 10 millions to
Sweden; hnve more than 100 millions
besides, due to 6s from Germany and
England for our products; have plen
ty of money for our own needs, and
have more to loan other nations when
they want it. We are the most pros
jierous country in the world. An
American dollar is worth one dollar
in gold in any part of the world.
All this has been accomplished un
der President McKinley, whose re
election will result In a continuance of
pros;ierity.
What shall we have with Bryan?
Free Silver at the ratio of 16 to 1,
putting us on a level with Mexico,
whose silver dollars can lie bought
to-day for 50 cents each of our money.
Our dollars with Free Silver at 16 to
1 would he worth but 50 cents each;
our national credit would be destroy
ed; business would lie prostrated;
millions of people thrown out of em
ployment; hard times would come at
once and would last not only until
Mr. Bryan had gone out of office, but
it would take years after that to bring
the country back to its present con
dition of prosperity. Five million
six hundred thousand of our thrifty
working people have accounts in sav
ings banks; their deposits amount to
over two billion two hundred millions
of dollars, an average of nearly four
unrired dollars for each depositor.
To many this Is ft life's savings to
provide tor sickness or old age. Ev
ery dollar of this money is worth one
dollar in gold. With Free Silver, at
the ratio of 16 to 1, the value of each
dollar would be cut In half and over
one billion dollars of value belonging
to our working people would be de
stroyed.
Bryan Is not a Democrat. He is a
populist. True ' Democrats, like
Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill,
both of whom are opposed to Free
Silver, have the respect and confidence
of all. With Bryan defeated, the
Democratic Party will be reorganiz
ed; true Democrats will take charge
of its affairs, and the next Presiden
tial Election (that of 1904) will find
David B. Hill, or some other good
Democrat, at the head of tho ticket,
nd under such a leader there will be
no such danger to our national credit
nor to our business Interests as would
follow the election of Bryan. Bryan
is the agent of the- owners of silver
mines to work' for their Interest.
What other work has he done for
years? What other pay has he re
ceived than theirs? He Is willing to
bring ruin and desolation upon the
country that the silver mine owners
can have a large market for their pro
duct. Will any man who has intelligence
or common sense hesitate as to which
candidate will receive his vote, when
one insures prosperity and the other
ruin and hard times?
Iaatituta Leo;urer.
Prof. Sawyer has secured an unus
ual array of talent for next week at
the institute, and the people of Mil
ford will have an opportunity such
as is rarely afforded for hearing ex
cellent lectures. Those who will be
present are Dr. Byron W. King, of
Pittsburg, Prof. E. L. Kemp, of East
Stroudsburg Normal, and J. T. Itoth-
rock, State Comiiiisalonerof Forestry.
Dr. Hounds will also be present the
entire week. There will be good
music to enliven the sessions and no
doubt the effort to furnish a week of
entertainment and instruction will be
duly appreciated by a large atten
dance.
For.' Bala.
The noted Sa wklll House property.
Abont two and balf lots on corner
of Harford and and fourth streets
and running back to alley in rear of
barn. Inquire of J. C. Cuamberlaih
Real Estate Agent, Office on Harford
street. dl
Wanted. A case of liquor, mor
phine or opium habit that we cannot
cure in 30 to 60 days. Write for free
trial treatment. The Lane Institute
Co., 1135 Broadway, N. Y. dl4
tf gjf Advertise In the PkebS.
THE RAMBLERS PICKINGS.
Tho morals of a town must, lie at
very low ebb when a ninti can In
sult a lady on the street without be
ing knocked down for his impud
ence.
John C. Westbrook spent a fow
days at Branuhville the fore part of
t he w ;ek.
Manson Lambert hns moved from
lower Harford to Mott street.
Jn k e h ns to m pt e d pro v 1 don ce a gn i n
rind traded horsos.
Jane West, of Mont Clair, N. J ,
is visiting friends and relatives in
this vioinity.
Mrs. Charles Mota Sr., of New
York, is spending a few days on the
Metz faun below town.
Sussex county politics are getting
warm. Ex-Judge Lewis Martin, or
Newton, has enpturod the Demo-
oratio nomination for Senator again :
Here is what the Sussex Register
has to say about him : If we have
omitted any office Senator Martin
has not hold we bopo some one will
add those missing : Connty Clerk
years. Member of Assembly 3
years; County Juugo, IB years;
Shite Senator, 3 years ; Town Com
mittee, 7 yoars ; County Counsel, 10
years ; Street Commissioner, 6 years :
Counsel to Almshouse Committee,
1 year ; Connsel to Board of Assess
ors, 1 year. Ilia last six offices
were hbld during one yonr, and four
for a long time, yet there are people
who think the office should seek the
man instead of the man seeking the
office.
How delightful? it is in a civilized
(or supposed to he oiviliznd) com
munity when sitting in your home
on the quiet Sabbath day to be en
tertained by some person or persons
who are loaded to kill a bear with
language not found in the hi bio or
dictionary. It seems unnecessary
to send missionaries to China to oon-
vert the heathen when thoro appears
to be a great field for the labor of
love a great deal nearer home.
The services at the M. E. church
Sunday were very interesting. In
the morning the pastor preached to
a large congregation mostly old peo
ple using for his text the words "We
all do fade as a leaf." In the even
ing the service was in charge of the
Sunday sohool. It consisted of reel
tntions, singing and a short address
by the pastor who took for his sub
Ject the words "By their fruits ye
shall know them. Where were the
boys?
The Choir Celestial.
There is always a aemanc lor a
great sacred Bong. "The Palms,"
"The Holy City" and others have
been sung by thousands. Next Sun
day, October 21, "The Philadelphia-
Press" will give free to its readers
Arthur Trevelyan's magnificent
Choir Celestial," one of the most
lieautifal songs ever written. This
supplement is in regular sheet mas
io size, re!y to be placed on the
mnsio rack. It has a superbly orna
mental frontispiece in six colors,
whioh is beautiful euougli to frame.
Frankly, this is the finest piece of
sheet mnsio, both as to appernnce
and quality of the composition, ever
given aw.iy to the publio and it is
yours, absolutely free, with next
Sunday's "Press." It will be well
to order next Sunday's "Press" in
advance.
"Dory" Disappoints.
For the third time the silver con
gress orator, of Dingman township,
failed to keep his appointment for
Tuesday evening and left the Dem
ocratio Club of this town without I
speaker. Squire Philip Clark, of
Porter township, was present, but
refused to make a speech but prom
ised to Bee that every vote cast in
his township on election day should
be a Democratic one. Frank Kim
ble, of Honesdale, droppep in at the
right time and made a few remarks
telling about the evile and injus
tice ot imperialism, etc.
On Saturday evening, Oct. 27th,
the Club will have a torch light pro
cession. What's Tour Fac Worih...
Sometimes a fortune, but never, if
yon have a sallow complection, a
jaundiced look, moth patches and
blotches on the skin, -all signs of Liv
er Trouble. But Dr. King's New
Life Pills give Clear Skin, Rosy
Cheeks, Rich Complection. Only
25 oents at all drug stores.
Tortnring skin eruptions, burns
and sores are soothed at onoe and
promptly healed ty applying De
Witt's witch hazel salve, the best
known cure for piles. Beware of
worthless counterfeits.
DEMOCRATIC TESTIMONY.
This Congressional district, com
posed of Northampton, Monroe. Car
bon and Pike counties, is Democrat
ic ard such it has always been con
coded in the years when the two
great political parties have bison ar
rayed against each other upon na
tional qnostions
The vital question for the decision
of the voters of the Congressional
district this yenr is the selection of
a Congressman to repreaont it in the
House of Representatives at Wnsli-
ngton. The office of Congressman
is a nationnl oiio. Yet at this time
nd in this district the consideration
of the election of a proper candidate
does not and should not depend up
on national issnes. By reason of the
candidacy of Howard Mutchler and
Russell C. Stewart the issue is
purely a personal one with each vo
ter and should be determined with
out regard to party or politics.
The district thas boing Domocrnt-
io the only hope there is to elect Mr.
Stewart, the Republican candidate
as the Representative in Congress,
is to secure a sufficient nnmbor of
Democrntio votes for him. In re
cent years the Democrats of this
distriot have not hesitated to cast
aside their party candidates elect
Republican whore their party enndi-
lates did not come up to the stand
ard demanded by them in its pres
ent reprosonta fives and servants.
This condition was novor so strong
nd prominent as in the present
contest for Congress. Howard
Mutchlor, is the Democratic candi
date and Russell C. Stewart is the
Republican candidate. Both were
born and have always lived in this
district. Their lives, character,
ability ard publio services are and
can bo known by every voter.
There is no oocasion for any citizen
to oast his vote without a thorough
understanding of the comparative
worth of the two candi ates.
Mr. Mutchler hns been sinoe man
hood a politician, living as far as
possible by its fruits Ha has by
political mothods, known as Mutch-
orism, built up a powerful machine
in this county of which he is th(? ab
solute boss. Ho has driven from
party activity Democrats who are
his intellectual and influential and
moral superiors. No Democrat can
hope to secure a party nomination
for office important or petty, with
out his consent. Ko business en
terprise can hope to secure rocogni
tion or publio franchise in this coun
ty without being first compelled to
ask for his support. He stands to
any not as the candidate for Con
gress of the Demooratio party of
this district, but is the candidate of
h 'nnnelf and h in nuwh int. He secured
the five conferees from Northamp
ton county not from the Democratic
county convention, which in the
past has soleoted Congressional oon
ferees. But he directed the county
oommittee which was his own crea
tion, to appoint the five conferee of hi
own chooninu, six months before the
meeting of the congressional con
feronce. He was not a public candi
date for the nomination. No Demo
crat in this or in the other counties
composing the district knew of his
candidacy. The secret was his and
that of his self-chosen conferees.
When the conference met at Easton,
Mr. Barber', of Carbon, who had
served two yeara as congressman
with credit, was ruthlessly turned
down. Senator Shull, of Monroe,
waa ignored, and with the aid of
the conferees of Pike, induced by a
transaction that will never see the
light of day, Mr. Mutchlor forced
his own candidacy upoi the Demo
cratic party. Ho now asks the par
ty to ratify his nomination thus ir
regularly and selfishly mnde. The
nomination being irregular, Mr
Mutchler does not stand as the par
ty candidate, nnd the Democratic
voter is released from any party
duty to support him. Mr. Mutch-
lor's candidacy must then stand
solely upon his personal fitness for
the office, and weighed in this bah
anco he has and will be found want
ing. The other candidate before the
people is Russell C. Stewart. Mr.
Stewart is a lawyer of sound judg
ment and large practice. He has
performed publio service to the sat
isfaction of his constituents. Ho
was a district attorney of Northamp
ton county for three years and as
such he earned the confidence of the
people. His character is beyond
cavil. His ability to adequately and
satisfactorily represent this import
ant and large district in Congress is
not questioned.
His nomination was unsought.
Ho was urged by many Democrats
of prominence to take the nomina
tion of his party and assUt them in
making wor on Mutchlerism.
The only nowspipers in the dis
triot whioh are giving Mr. Mutchlor
support are the Ijtuton Dtiili llx-
irenn, (lie Northampton Democrat and
tho South liethlehem Star, which
pnpors are nominally owned by him.
and are and always have been used
to further his political and personal
purposes.
At the election for Congressman
held the sixth of November next
tho voters of this distriot will have
tho first opportunity thoy have ever
had to register their votes directly
against Mutchlor and Mutchlerism.
His defeat would moan that the
people desire competent publio ser
vants and honest politics. Easton
Argus.
Novel Reasons.
After ineubnting the Mutchler egg
for almut the period a hen, if left to
her own sweet will warms a door knob
or lump of chalk, the Monroe Demo
crat conies out with reasons why
DeuKX-rats should vote Mutchler. It
does not speak of his fitness or rec-
commend him because of his abili
ty, but puts duty to support him on
the ground that he would be a thick
and thin partisan. The argument
that his vote may be necessary to pre
vent any action regarding the large
class of voters disfranchised in tho
South, but who are now represented
both in Congress and on the electoral
ticket, may be cogent in Monroe Co.,
but it hardly seems possible that even
the average Democrat would be will
ing to say that he is satisfied to allow
the South a large representation based
on persons who are not allowed to
vote. Why give that section this ad
vantage simply for the sake of allow
ing it a large voice in the legislative
matters and in electing our rulers.
Ought not tho north and west to have
an equal weight. Do we want the
South to control us by means of rep
resentation based on a fictitious foun
dation? Democrats have always de
pended on tho solid South for the
bulk the votes, and for retention of
power. Do the fair men of that party
still desire to lie slaves to its whip?
Here 's what the Democrat says:
The issues that undoubtedly will
come before the next Congress are too
mportant and too far reaching for
tho Democracy to sacrifice a. single
Congressional district either because
of pique ror dislike of the nominee.
Mr. Mutchler is in thorough harmony
with the Democratic platform and if
elected will vote for every measure
calculated to advance the principles
there In enunciated If Mr. Bryan
should be elected he would need ev
ery Democratic Congressional district
to make his administration a success
and the Democrats of this one should
do their utmost to give him a Demo
cratic house. In case of his defeat a
graver issue is presented. From pre
sent indications and judging from the
tenor of the addresses by certain Re
publican leaders, if their party is suc
cessful in electing the President and
the Congress, measures looking to
the weakening of the powerof Demo
cratic States in legislative halls at
Washington and in the electoral col
lege will be introduced and every
Democratic vote will be needed to
defeat these schemes. Should this
scheme be successful, the chances for
Democratic success in any future
elect iou will be practically nothing.
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Sliotz, Ellen Polin.
Gentlemen Dr. James McLuter,
H. T. Shokey, E. R. Smith.
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