The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-09-01

The stable of VIM. stark. Of Petersburg,
viii a large lot OF lumber aud some maehin-
err, was burned the latter part Of las, week.
Mr.. stark is a wagon maker and u man OPP
posed to drunkenness. and IL Is intimarei
thai the feeling against him By those other
wis, disposed might have had something 70
DO with The burning. a. everything indicates
that it was the work Of an ineeudiary. The
loss l. about 500.
Ziglar and Long, who have the contract
for the masonry for the bridge over the Cas-
selman river in this borough, are pushing
their work quite rapidly and are seemingly
making a good job. The fefding in the river
Is rough, and mich Of the heavy hauling Is
deferred until the bridge Is passahle, which
viii be from foar to SIX weeks hence.
A number Of our summer b~oarlers have
Ieft for their homes. while Others propose
remaining 4 month or more vet.
our Street Commissioners. Mr.. Thomas
Keyler, Is making some repairs to Logan
Place by hauling river boulders in the street
and dividing it into three or four pieces, ow-
ing 10 the size, 10 keep our sports from riding
and driving too fast. There viii be no more
fines for fast driving on Logan Place.
Hon {. ). Wolfe is again the leader Of a
forlorn hope, for the sake of principle. How
seEfsaeriticing some men are. Once before
he had to jump the fence to purify the Re
publican party BY leading the Independents
in Il contest for State Treasurer. all for the
good Of the country and for the sake Of prin-
eiple. He has again jumped the fence osten-
sibly for the purpose OF defeating the Repub-
lican party by becoming the ally Of the
Democratic party. He does not expect to
lead the Prohibition party to victory, but he
expects 10 cripple the Republican party TO
GET a little revenge. He i no better temper
ance man than General Beaver, the Republic
can candidate, and could do no more for the
cause II Temperance, if ~ much. than Gen
eraI Beaver can aud will 10. He can do no
more than Ia have the question Of prohibit
ton submitted to a vote Of the people. No
one can do more. The Republican par
II and General Beaver are pledged to this as
completely AZ the Prohibition party. No
party can do more than To pledge Itself to
certain measures and then carry out the OBJ
l~igation-
The Prohibition party want prohibition
provided il can be brought about BY the Pro
hibition party. and not otherwise. That
party saws we want the offices first and then
we will work for Prohibition. An amend
ment proposed hy the Republican party Will
not satisfy them, and knowing that they
cannot win they throw there political and
moral influence with the Demoentic parry.
knowing 6ili well that an amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors viii not be
proposed or submitted TO the people during
a Democrafie administration In Other
words they want To kill the Republican par
". IN order to keep II from submitting pro-
hibition to the people. by keeping the Dem
ocracy in power until they think themselves
strong enough TO fight their own battles, for
the longer they can keep the question from
the people the stronger they viii get If
General Beaver i elected they know thar the
Republicans party viii do a. the platform
promises and that viii leave the Prohibit
tionists in the cold. 1t Is not dificalt to
deyine the purposes Of the Prohibition party.
Va Republican should be led astray by such
a transparent deception IL j. entirely too
hin 10 catch intelligent Republicans.
Elect t;eneral Beaver and the PrsIinifioo
party in Pennsylvania i dead. since fhe
Prohibition party, by an unhaly alliance j.
trying 70 kill the Republican party. let a.
pay them back in their own con. We have
the means 10 make them take their oxn
me,iicins- and let nS ,io L. Y.