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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

Mr.. BLAINE said in his opening
speech in Maine, that no man could
name n bill or measure which had
been presented bv the Democratic
party in the Congress of the United
States for the amelioration of any
human race. or for the advancement
of any good, during the last twenty
years.
And yet there is a set of men in
Pennsylvania who claim to be his
special admirers, and who c0njure
with his great name, who are con-
spring TO throw our grand old State
into the hands of this party, and
who in this county are bartering TO
send Coffroth back to Congress,
where he will vote with and sustain
it, in return for his support Of two
candidates for the Legislature, who
will also cooperate with his friends,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

THE Republican party has had
control of the State of Pennsylvania
for twenty one years. When it came
into power, it found by the reckless
mismanagement of the Democrats, a
debt of over forty millions of dollars
was hanging over our heads, and
that enormous taxes were being inn
posed upon real estate and personal
property, to meet the interest on
this debt, and pay necessary expen-
ses. In the twenty-one years that
we have controlled the State, beside
meeting the extraordinary expenses
incurred by reason of the war, we
have paid three-fourths of this Dem
ocratic debt. and have, at the same
time, relieved the farming and pro-
ducing classes of the burden of tax
alton imposed on them by the Dem
ocrats. And now the Republicans
of Pennsylvania are seriously asked
to deliver the State Government
over again TO this worthless Demo
cratic party, that robbed and op-
pressed the people. If Republicans
want to restore their old task mas.
ters to power, the easiest way to dc
so is, to divide their vote, and throw
part of it away on John Stewart.
We ask honest and wise men to
think this matter over. and we know
they will decide not to again deliver
the people of Pennsylvania into :he
hands Of the Philistines.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

STEWART and his followers, and
notably koontz-are telling the peo.
pie that it will not hurt the Repub.
lican party to be defeated this fall
and that we will be all the stronger
Tor 1t next year, and they point to
the Democratic party that has ell
countered defeat for twenty-one years
and is "still a very lively corpse"
That is just it, frequent defeat has
left the Democratic party a corpse
and nothing else. Defeat has utter,
ly demoralized it, and it has no
chance to return to power, except by
the assistance of Stewart, Koontz &
Co. 1t is a delusion and a snare to
claim that any party can be reform.
ed by defeat. Koontz knows, as
does every man of sense, that the
Democratic party, although defeated
for a score of years, is as corrupt. as
unreliable, as worthless as II ever
was. Will he, or any one, dare say
that defeat has reformed it? II is
one thing for a party to be defeated
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

THERE is an attempt being made
by set of people who style them
selves Garfield Republicans" to
convict General Beaver of treachery
in voting for General Grant at the
Chicago Convention. 1t has been
proven by the very people called
upon by his opponents to testify
against General Beaver, that the
people Of his own district, who knew
! his friendship for General Grant,
proposed to allow him to exercise
his own judgment rather than to
press upon him their preferences,
and he was sent to the Convention
to act independently for the man OF
his choice. The Honesdale Citizen
we'll puts the situation as follows:
What then, after all, is the odium
which our Independent friends seek
I 20 cast upon General Beaver? 1t Is
not that he acted treacherOusly to
his friends or constituents at home.
1t is not that his actions us leader OF
the Pennsylvania delegation were
contrary to either good public or
party policy. 1t is simply that
while large number of Republicans
in Pennsylvania favored the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Blaine for President,
General Beaver and numbers OF
other equally good Republicans IA
vored the nomination OF General
Grant. In this respect Gen. Beaver
acted exactly the same part that
General Garfield did rs leader of the
Ohio delegation. That delegation
was divided also. \ large number
of the people and delegates favored
the nomination of Mr.. Sherman in
opposition to Mr.. Blaine. Opinion
in the State. however, was divided,
and some of the delegates, like those
from Pennsylvania, favoring Blaine.
broke away from the leadership ol
Garfield and cast their ballots for
the Statesman from Maine. Is Gen
eral Garfield, therefore, to be charged
with wrong-doing, because he refus-
ed to vote for Mr. Blaine and strong
" adhered to his own choice and
that of many of his associates The
cases are also parallel. But some Of
these opponents begging the ques-
ton will say there was a difference,
Garfield was for Sherman and Bea-
yer was for Grant. Very true, but
both were opposed to blaine. And
has not General Grant, who saved
the nation from disruption, as well
as the Republican party from defeat
in It's cherished principles, as much
standing in that party as Mr.. Sher-
man, Mr.. Blaine or any other leader
who has devoted his public career
to its interests2 ? So our Independent
/ friends consider it more dishonora-
BILE to have a patriotic feeling ofgrat-
itude and friendship for General
Grant than a political fellowship
with Jefferson Davis If so, their
claim to be Republicans will never
be accepted, at least by the people OF
the North, and they should go where
they belong, into the Democratic
party, which occupied eighteen years
ago, the same platform they are
treading upon to day, the deuuncia
ton of Grant and all who bore arms
for the safety of the Republic"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

IT Is 4 favorite assertion of the In
dependents that Beaver does not rep
resent the choice of the people, and
was made the candidate solely at the
dictation of Senator Cameron. This
is downright lying Beaver was the
first choice of seven-eigbths of all
the delegates in the Convention, and
the second choice of the balance of
them, and TO say that Cameron, in
spite of the bitter feeling against
him in some of the counties, could
control all these representatives of
the people, is as preposterous folly
as it is bald-headed lying. 1t suits
these demagogues to thus magnify
Cameron power when It answers
their purpose, while the next mo-
ment they deride him as being total
ly insignificant.
But let us ask these Independents,
whom does Stewart represent? He
was surely not the choice of the peo-
pie. He was not heard of by the
people as a candidate for Governor
before the Philadelphia convention
discovered him. And that conven-
ton surely did not represent the
people. In fifty-one counties of the
State the delegates were named by
McKee-the Chairman of their State
/ Committee-and in the remainder.
the delegates were self-eiected or
chosen by three or four persons, or
as in this county, by a few little
bosses who professed to represent
others by letters and by proxies. y
To say that Stewart represents the
choice of the people, is as absurd as
10 assert that Beaver does not. No
candidate for Governor of Pennsvl-
vania was ever so clearly designated
as the peoples choice, before the
meeting OF convention, as was
General Beaver.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

by its opponents, as the Republi-
cans have defeated the Democrats.
but it is quite another thing for a
party to be defeated by itself, and
by reason of its intestine broils. A
party can stand defeat by its enemy
and come up again and again, re-
united, because they all fell in the
same cause, but revolt in a party
or against a government cannot be
easily healed. The hardest thing
on earth is to forgive traitor, or for
get his treason. The Democrats re-
volted against this government
twenty years ago, and their treason
is not forgiven yet. Let Mr.. Koontz
re-read the history of the late war,
and study its lessons. Treason to
party or country is always odious.
and traitors and true men can never
cordially re-unite, This generation
must pass from the stage, before the
men who are now plottingto destroy
the party, or their damnable work,
will be forgotten or forgiven.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

THE Democrats and their allies,
the Independents, are trying to
make the people believe that Demo-
cratic success in Pennsylvania would
not endanger the interests of a pro-
tective tariff, because, as they assert,
all our people are strongly for pro-
lection, and, it is therefore, the in-
terest Of all politicians, to profess
themselves in favor of that policy.
1t is true that politicians of all par
ties in this State profess to be in IA
vor of protection. butt is memora-
BILE historical fact, that Polk, Dallas
and Skunk, were elected on the crv
Of protection, and that no sooner
were they in power than tue tariff OF
1872 was repealed by the casting
vote of Vice President Dallas. a
Pennsylvania Democratic protec-
ZIONIST, and ruin and desolation were
brought upon all the industrial in
terests not only of this State, but Of
the Union.
The conspirators in this county
who propose to elect General Cof
froth to Congress, in return for Dem
ocratic votes for Seibert and Sorber
well know, that while like all Demo.
Gratis Coffroth processes to be in favor Of
protection, he cannot be trusted
They know that when formerly elect.
ed to Congress he profesSed to be in
favor of protection, and yet in re.
turn for being made Chairman OF
the Committee on Invalid Pensions
he supported Sam Randall, aaoth.
er protessed Pennsylvania projections
list, for speaker, and that Randall
made Fernando Wood, of New York,
then the leading free-trader in the
House, Chairman of the Committee
of Ways and Means, which had ex-
elusive charge of the question OF
protection. Coffroth placed the
lamb entrusted to his care, in charge
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

New YoRK, September "a
special to an evening paper dated
Hampton Crossroads, Va, says that
at the session of the Baptist Associ-
alton Yesterday, Jerry Cox and Lew
is Bryson quarreled in the church
pulled revolvers and opened fire.
Bryson was mortally wounded and
while falling shot and killed Cox.
Both died in a few minutes. One
woman was shot in her bonnet and
a bullet grazed the minister.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

STEWART, WOLFE. kooNTz & Co,
are prancing round the State assert
ing that General Beaver and the
other members of the Republican
State ticket were all SLATED" in ad-
vance Of the convention at Harris
burg, and that they all owe their
nomination to Senator Cameron. As
against .his campaign lie of the In
dependent bosses, Hon. John NJ.
Greer, the Republican candidate for
Secretary of Internal Affairs, said in
a speech which he made Mt Reading
last week +" for The first time | tell
"this audience that [ wrote to Mr..
I" Cameron before the Convention and
"asked him for his support. He
= answered me frankly that he could
"not support me, and that | should
"not be candidate. Stewart and
/" Lear answered M letters, promis-
ling me support and encourage
"ment. Tom Marshall gave me
" sixteen votes. | got none from
/" "Dauphin, Lebanon or Lancaster.
81 challenge any one to name a
" "single delegate that Mr.. Cameron
" ever asked to vote for me-"
Thus, one by one, the roses fade.
VIII Mr.. Koontz have the honesty
to make note of Mr.. Greir's state
ment and change and revise his
statement?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Two Collins.

MANITowoC, September 2S.-The
excitement caused by the crime of
ketlcek, who Drained his wife With
an AK, has been increased by sin
gular controversy. Half the popula-
ton claim the reward OF $1,000 offer
ed for the capture of the murderer.
Rival parties held inquests over the
body of the wife. Two hearses and
two collins were at the funeral at
the same time, and two graves were
dug \ fight was imminent at the
grave. The murderer was arrested
twice on warrants issued by two par
ties. and now their is talk of lynch
Ing the former, To make sure he
does not escape through the quarrel
OF the law officers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

THAT General Beaver was the
choice of very large majority OF the
Republicans of the State as their
candidate for Governor, Is proven
bv the fact that he was nominated
with scarce a show of opposition
by large preponderance of the
delegates directly chosen by the
people. There is not a shadow of
personal hostility to him. The only
excuse that the Independents give
for opposing him is that Senator
Cameron is for him. This is so.
Senator Cameron is always for the
nominee of the party. Suppose
Beaver is beaten, how does that pun
ish Cameron more than it does all
other true Republicans? ? Cameron
is not candidate, and will not be,
if ever, for three years. Suppose
Cameron is the terrible fellow they
say he is, will sensible men destroy
the party for the sake of whipping
him? If he is the Jonah on board the
Republican ship, which is the most
sensible thing to do, to sink the ship
and thus drown all on board, or to
throttle him and throw him over
board? 1t is the merest baby-talk to
speak of defeating Beaver and de-
stroying the party toget rid of Cam
eron. The man is an idiot who
talks thus, and the people who can
not see through this thinly disguised
attempt to destroy the party, are
dupes. Sensible men know that the
thing to DO is to elect Beaver and
the whole ticket, and then at the
next election choose members of the
Legislature who, if the people desire
it, will elect another man to the
Senate, and thus the party viii be
rid of Senator Cameron. To do
anything else is to play in the hands
of the Democrats, and the Independ-
ent bosses well know it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

To read the fierce invective which
the editor of the Meyersdale Com
mercial hurls at A. J. Colborn be-
cause of his former afliliation with
the Democratic party, one could
hardly believe that the now virtuous
Independent editor was himself
''tamed with the same stick" 1t was
only when Johnny came marching
home" and found the Republicans
in fixed control of the Government
that he shed his Democratic skin
and put on the garments of the par
ty heis now attempting to betray.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

If any Republican doubts as to
whether ne should vote for Beaver
or Stewart let him ask his Demo-
cratic neighbors. The unanimous
reply will be. Stawart: because they
know that every vote for Stewart is
half a vote FOR their candidate. 1t
is wise sometimes to take counsel of
the enemy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Narrow Escape.

During the food on Saturday
evening train arrived at Trenton,
n. J., on the Amboy Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and as soon
as the passengers landed the rising
water extinguished the fire in the
locomotive. The train hands, eight
in number, could do nothing, and
they went to sleep in one of the cars
on the cushions stretched across the
tops of the seats. One of them was
awakened by his hand falling into
the water. On lighting lamp they
found the water rushing in at the
windows. They were about to cut
an outlet through the root when as
sistance arrived and they were taken
off in boat. A short time after the
water rose above the roof Of the
cars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Famished Lighthouse Keeper.

QUEBEC, Sept. pa report has
been brought by passing steamer
from Bird Rock Light, in the Gulf,
TO the effect that telegraphic commu-
nication with Bird Rock has been
interrupted or broken and the light
keepers boat smashed, thus cutting
off connection with the main land
and all means for procuring provis-
ions. The party on the Rock, mum
bering eleven persons, had been
without bread for twelve days. The
steamer supplied the furnished party
with quantity Of food sufficient ior
their pressing wants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Running Away.

MILFORD, September 27.-Profes-
sor Aliens balloon escaped at seven
O'Clock this morning with the Pro-
fessor il the basket He had no
anchor, nor had the preparations
for the journey been completed, and
the valves were not in working or
der When last seen the balloon was
passin- East Douglas, going south
west. Fne balloon landed about
two miles from Putnam, Conn. 1t
passed over Putnam very low down
and the Professor seemed TO be al
rluht.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
y Self Confessed Murderer

CHICAGO, September 21.-Mr. Vim
Dyniewieez, editor of the Polish pa
per here, surrendered himself to the
authorities this morning, saying be
had Just killed a man. His story is
that after rising he went out into the
front yard, and was there attacked
by tramp with a club, and that
the tramp followed him into the
house and struck his wife and daugh-
ter, whereupon, III self defence, he
got revolver and shot the tramp in
the breast. instantly killing him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Dakota Lands

WASHINGTON, September 2S.-The
Secretary of the Interior has decided
to reopen for settlement large tract
of agricultural land embracing about
100000 acres, in northern Dakota,
which was withdrawn from settle
ment several years ago by Secretary
Schurz. This tract once formed q
part of the great Sioux reservation,
but was purchased by the govern
ment from the tribe. Portions of it
for some years past have deem OF, IL
pied by the Turtle Mountain In
dians, aroving band of the Chippewa
tribe. Several years ago these In
dians presented claim, urging their
right to occupancy of the lands in
question, and Secretary Schurz then
withdrew the lands from settlen ent,
pending the consideration of the
claim. Secretary Teller decides that
the claims of the Chippewas is In
valid, and reopens the lands to set
tlement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Roasted.

REDFIELD, September PA great
prairie fire Is raging in this county.
IL has destroyed much farm proper
ty, and threatens this town. DR.. H.
l. rowne, formerly of Chicago, and
Zachariah John, formerly of Taylor
Ridge, H., were surrounded by fire
on the prairie and endeavored to run
their team through the flames. The
horses SHE'D suddenly, and both
men were thrown from the wagon.
Towne's leg was broken, and he was
smothered and burned IL a crisp.
John, escaped, but was most terribly
burned
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Takes the stump.

OMAHA, Sept. PA committee OF
the National Woman's Suffrage As
sociation is in conference with a
committee of the Nebraska associa-
ton to plan the campaign in Ne
hraska. Miss Anthony, Mrs Saxon,
of New Orleans Miss Hindman, of
Pennsylvania; Madame Neyman,
of New York Miss Phoebe Cozzens,
of st. Louis Mrs. Shattuck, of Bos-
ton; Miss Foster, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Colby, of Nebraska, will
speak until election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Arrested for Poisoning His Family

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-The DO
lice have arrested W. G. Whitaker
residing in Paschalville, near the
city limits, charged with poisoning
his wife, Jennie, aged forty-foul
years, and his children-Wavsou
aged twenty-four; Mary, nineteen
Eve, fifteen Bertha, eight, and VII.
lie, two wears. A boarder, named
Wayson Cooper, nineteen years old
was also poisoned. Some of the
sufferers are in a critical condition
Ii is alleged Whitaker placed arsen.
&C in the bucket of water with which
tea was made.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

THE creed of the Independents
can be summed up as follows: Let
us defeat the Republican party and
thus whip the Camerons. This Is
precisely the same logic that induced
the farmer to burn his barn to get
rid OF the rats.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

Va put n oeyery Republican voter
in the county, this question Which
10 YOU prefer, the success or the de-
feat OF the. Republican party? II the
former, then YOU must vote for Gen
eral Beaver. In no other way can
YOU carry out your preference.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

DOES any Republican believe that
the Democratic party can admins
ter the government of this State bet
ter than his own party has done Tor
the last twenty years? If not, then
he viii not throw away his vote or
Stewart, and thus assist the Demo
Gratis into power. No truthful man
will assert that he believes Stewart
can be elected, and every well in.
formed man knows that the race is
between Beaver and Pattison.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

of the wolf. and now he turns up
again as the dearest friend of the
throttled victim. Actions speak
louder than words, and the man who
votes for. or allows his vote to be
traded off to Coffroth, does it with
the full knowledge that while pro-
Tossing 10 be for protection, he will
go with his party, which, in its Ma
tional Convention. resolved that it
favors "a tariff for revenue only
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Coronation.

LONDON, September 2S.-A Wen
M newspaper publishes a story in
effect that the emperor and Empress
of Russia were secretly crowned du-
ring their recent visit to Moscow. II
the Emperor survives till the public
coronation the secret ceremony will
be considered void. lu the event ot
his death, it will be made public, Sc
as to avoid any difficulty in pro-
claiming the Czliewitch Alexander
as the lawful successor of the crown
ei monarch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

THE pretense of the Halfbreed
Bosses that they can reform the Re
publican party by defeating it, is
like the doctor who bled a patient
10 death TO cure him of fits. The
bleeding cured the fits, but the pa
tent was Of mighty little use to his
family afterwards.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

Is any man fool enough to believe
thatif through Republican divisions,
Pattison is elected Governor, and
the control OF the State thereby pass
es into the hands Of the Democrats
for the next four years, that the Re-
publican party can be united and
carry the State for It's Presidential
candidate in 1884? And vet General
Koontz had the cheek to tell a Pitts
burgh audience last week, that he
and his friends by helping the Dem
ocrats to beat us this fall, were in
suring the State to the Republicans
by 10000 majority next year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

The Independents say that they
oppose personal rule in favor of pop
ular rule, and yet at their State Con-
vention there were filty-one counties
that had self-appointed delegates, or
delegates appointed by one, two or
three men. This is popular rule
with a vengeance
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

The Democratic papers of this
State are expending more labar mag
nifying the size of the so called In
dependent meetings, than they do
on their own. This ought to satisfy
true Republicans which way the cat
inmns
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

THE man who cannot prophesy
what will become OF the mongrel
party that is bargaining to elect
Cof1roth, Seibert and Sorber, viii be
entitled to a chrome of the COW
jumping over the moon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04
Fiery Retribution.

DETROIT, September 26.-The jail
here was burned last night, and C.
Davis, confined therein, for wife
beating, perished in the flames. 1t
is believed that Davis set fire To the
place, either purposely or accident
ally.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-04

GENERAL BEAVER represents the
great principles of the Republican
party and his election will be an i'm
portant step towards the triumph of
these principles in the Presidential
election of 1884.