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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
GAINS IN THE SENATE.
They Assure Republican Control
for the Next Eight Years.
CHAIRMAN BABCOCK TALKS.
He Revises His Estimate of His
Party's Strength In the National Leg-
isIature - Chairman Kerr Claims a
Democratic Majority in the House.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Chairman
Babcock, of the republican congress
sional committee, believes that the
republican majority in the next house
will reach IS. He is convinced that
the manifest drift in the west when
the returns are all in will show that
enough districts, now doubtful, have
been carried to swell the ma aiority to
13. Mr.. Babcoclz says that the gains
in the west are due to the desire of the
people to indorse the administration
and to express their satisfaction over
the return of prosperity. The repub
licans carried five districts west of the
Missouri which they hardly hoped for,
but they were offset by the loss of
four districts in New York and one in
Massachusetts, so that Mr.. Babcock's
original calculations as to the result
proved Approximately correct.
Mr.. Babcock says the public hardly
realizes the full extent of the republic
an victory. Even more important. he
says, than the fact that the next house
will be republican is the sweeping
change in the senate, where the fruits
of Tuesdays election will give the re-
publicans is majority. THAT majori-
ty cannot possibly be overcome for
eight years." said Mr.. Babcocl, land
for at least that period the business in
tereStS of the country are safe. Repub-
lican policies must prevail for that
length of time. Even if the next house
and the next president should be for
free silver, republican senate would
block their path. Besides the ma aiority
in the senate will give us a clean
working majority there for the enact
ment of our policies without the en-
barrassment that comes from narrow
maiorities. There need be no deals
with the kickers. We will have re-
publican majority sufficient to work
freely and what we do can be done
with the knowledge that our legisla-
tion will have ample time to vindicate
itself before a hostile senate can be
lected to upset it,"
Late in the afternoon Chairman
Babcocll completed list of the repre-
sentatives elected to the Fifty-sxth
congress. The latest authentic advices
received by the republican committee
indicate that two districts are in doubt
yet, viz, the Second California and the
Twelfth Texas. In both, however, Mr..
Babcoct comedies that the chances are
favorable to the democrats. Mr.. Bah
cocks figures show the election of 1S5
straight republicans, 1853 democrats,
six populists and one silver republican.
These figures do not include the two
doubtful districts mentioned. Con-
ceding these two districts to the demo-
Gratis, as means of reaching definite
results, Mr.. Babcoclt claims a certain
majority of - over all opposition.
Little information of definite
nature was received by the democratic
congressional committee last night.
Secretary Kerr maintained that the
opposition to the republicans would
organize and control the next house.
His figures indicated that the opposi-
ton would have at least $50 votes and
perhaps ISL.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
COMMENT AND OPINION.

~ Every man advocating the free
coinage of silver at sixteen to one is an
attorney for the degradation of Amer
lean wage-earners.-J. Sterling Morton.
CyLet the fear which the Bryanites
brought to the country in July, 1896. be
brought TO it to-day and factories
would begin to close down tomorrow.
Indianapolis Journal.
ETThe American dollar is received
with full honors in our new posses
sions. 1t needs no apology, standing
good everywhere for 100 cents. - ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat,
ErThe New York Sun remarks that
the Iowa democracy determined to
stand by Bryan and not by American
ism, and concludes: "Chastening never
teaches the Iowa democrats anything"
Iowa State Register.
DAbundant crops and good prices
have done much to win back the
Nebraska farmers from the support of
popocratic heresies. No wonder Col.
Bryan wishes 10 get home and attend
to his fences. With Nebraska republic
an in 1888, Bryan's prestige at the ma
tional convention would be feeble in
deed Troy Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
LIES OF SILVERITES.
The Panic Makers Are Again at Their
Old Tricks-Their Flop
the War.

A local democratic silverite paper
prints some cartoons representing the
republican party as disclaiming the
war at its approach and claiming it
after it was over. The falsity of such
assertions will be apparent to every
thinking man. When the proposition
of war with Spain first began to be
broached the great majority of the
peace at any price" men were sixteen
to one bad money democrats, headed by
Bryan and lanked by mugwumps. And
now n sixteen to o3e organ has the un-
utterable effrontery to label its own
party's unpatriotic bellowings as re-
publican.
The value-destroying, panic-making
free silver democrats at the head of the
party never wanted to see Cuba freed,
first, last or It any time. But the young
men among the democrats, in spite Of
their unpatriotic leaders, Joined the
young republicans in insisting that
Spain should be punished for its horri-
BILE perfidy in destroying the Maine,
and that the Cubans should be rescued
from its tyrannical, robber grasp. The
whole republican party, with the presi-
dent at its head, came marching rapid
ly up to this patriotic position, not only
remaining there but progressing az
events progressed.
What have the democratic leaders
done in the meantime? At first they
pretended to support the president in
his war measures, because they were
afraid of the resentment of the young
democrats. But they soon saw that the
war was going to table or kill their
darling sixteen to one, panic-making
scheme, so they ceased to support the
war. Since then they have been fight
ing it and its supporters and bowling
for nothing but the bad money plank of
Bryan's Chicago platform. That was
the cause of their backward flop. That
is where they stand.
This prating about republican
war; is all in the talk of the partisan
sixteen to one democrats. Why are
they all anti-cXpansionists, Col" Hry-
an at their head? Why are they MAX
ing war on the president? Why are the
bad money schemers sheering at and
| deriding republican statesmanshiP'
| and offering nothing themselves but
hostility and abuse? They hated the
war from the word go, and they hate it
how, with all its glorious results, be-
cause these things only show up the
contemplate littleness of their pratt
| cal designs upon the credits and the
prosperity of the nation. That is the
real animus of all the democratic ieal-
ousy of the recent war,-Chicago Trib-
. une.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
MINERS ARE PROSPEROUS.
An Example of the Benefits of Pro-
tectiye Tariff to Work.
inEmen.


No better illustration of the beneti-
cial effects of the Dingley tariff could
be desired than may be had by com
parison of the financial and Industrial
condition of the southeast Missouri
lead district now and two years ago.
As is generally known, lead is the lead
ing product of this section, and the
price of this staple is sort of barome-
ter governing the price of all other
products. AS the price of lead goes up
or down, the price of labor, farm prod
ucts, etc, advance or decline.
Under the operation of the Wilson
tariff law the price of lead was steadily
hammered down until at the time of
the presidential election of 1896 1t was
only worth about pa cents per pound.
At this price it was only the largest
and best equipped plants that, by rea-
son of great output, were able to con-
tinue operations without actual loss.
And even this was only made possible
by a system of economiZing that, while
cutting expenses in every other direc-
ton also, necessarily reduced the price
cf labor to the lowest living rate, while
the amount of labor that could find en-
ployment even at these reduced rates
was greatly restricted.
Lead being the basis on which every
other industry rested, and from which,
directly or indirectly, all others OBJ
tanned the means of continuing their
existence, it naturally followed that,
owing to the small amount of money
Gisbursed by the lead interest, the de-
mand for all other products was greatly
reduced, enterprise of every kind was
completely paralyzed, and a condition
of business stagnation that amounted
to absolute financial distress existed
in the lead district of southeast Mis-
souri, less than two years ago.
TO realize the change that has been
wrought under republican admins
tration in the short time it has been at
the helm, one has only to open his eyes
and look about him. An advance of
about 30 per cent. in the price of lead
has restored wages, inspired new min
ing enterprises, giving employment to
additional labor, while the old plants
are all operating to their full capacities.
Large acCCSSlOnS nave Deen maze DOtN
to the population and permanent
wealth of the district, while feeling of
security and confidence in the sound
ness and permanence of our present
financial system pervades the whole
community.
During the past eight months there
have been more substantial improve
ments made in this place (among which
| may mention a $4,000 public school
house, than during any previous five
years in its history. Republicans do
| not now have to offer arguments in
vindication of their policy, it being
| only necessary to refer to their record
and point to facts already accom-
| plished.
In the meantime those who two years
ago were near going into commissions in
! contemplation of the dire calamities
| that they assured US would follow a rt.-
| publican victory are now too busy gath
| ering in all they can of republican pros
perity to say word in vindication of
| their now defunct theories.-St. Louis
| Globe Democrat
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17

CLUMSYBY'S LACK OF TACT.
He Had "a PhiIOsophic C Method of Turn
ing This Lack to His own
Account.

Zone of the things that have been most
helpful to me in the course of my life" said
Mr. Clumsyby, "has been my lack of tact.
This may seem like contradiction, but it is
really very simple.
81 have always fancied that could attend
never had any tact about my own; that is,
about my personal relations with people;
always bungie them whenever / attempt to
do anything. Thus, if ! have m'sunder-
standing or difference with anybody about
anything and / set about strengthening it
out, | can't possibly do it except in ore way;
/ have to go at it fat-footed; ! haven't any
more diplomacy than a stone image And,
moreover, besides being clumsy about it,
am pretty sure to say too much; to say
things that it isn't necessary to say. In
other words, haven't any tact at ALL
"And at first this was a great drawback to
me. But after awhile | made a discovery;
that if | didn't exercise my tact | shouldn't
make any mistakes by it, and following that
course for a time, | came to a realization of
the fact that there's great lot of things
that we run up against in life which may
be irritating at the time, that are, however,
not worth squabbling over at all, whether a
mans got tact or not, and / was sure to
make a mess of these things if / tried to do
anything about them, why, don't try; l
simply let 'em go!
"And that's what I've been doing now for
years, not bothering about every little trihe,
but letting the little things go, and not both
erlng about 'em at all; paying no attention
to them whatsoever. And so | have been
enabled to preserve my equanimity and
avoid all useless wear and tear; and thus my
lack of tact has finally proved most helpful
to me.
but I have to keep watch all the time"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
A TARIFF FOR THE PEOPLE.
The DinGley Law Has Put Money in
the Pockets of Our
Laborers.

a census of leading industries in II
states and territories shows that under
The DingIey law there is great in
crease in wages paid to labor. The
amount of wages for 1895 is A per cent.
or $1.0046l5,272 greater than in 1895.
This comes home to all who were out
Of employment or were employed at
low wages in 1895 and 1896. There was
improvement as soon as it was known
that Mr.. Mckinley was elected and
there was still greater Improvement as
soon as the Dingley bill became a law.
4 billion dollars morA went into the
pockets of workingmen in the last
year than in 1895. If the amount paid
to agricultural laborers, miners and
miscellaneous workers is added, the la
borers of the United States will be
found to have received $4,000 900, 600
more in 1895 than in 1895.
The value of the home market in the
United States is 20 times the aggregate
value of all our foreign markets. The
Din2Iey law gave the Americans the
advantage in the home market. yet at
the same time il enabled our manufac-
turers to enter foreign markets to
l"rger extent than ever before. The
exports of merchandise from the Unit
ed States increased from $793 1892 299
under the Wilson tariff in 1895 to ST.,
2l0,291,9l3 under the Dingley tariff in
1898.
When President Harrison sent his
last message to congress in December,
1892, the country was at the high-water
mark Of prosperity. The national debt
had been decreased, there was a surplus
IN the treasury and there was activity
in every branch of industry. Under
Cleveland ard the Wilson tariff the ma
tional debt was increased, the treasury
was depleted and industries were pros
trated. Under the Dingley tariff law
the surplus in the treasury incre ased,
and when war came upon the country
the money for war expenses was ready.
la spite of war we continued to send
American goods abroad and to receive
gold in return. The Dingley law has
increased our producing capacity, has
put more money in the pockets Of our
laborers and has built up great enter
prises that have given employment to
thousands who, under the Wilson law,
were idle. What more can the Amer
lean people ask ?-Chicago Inter OCEAN.
OMarl Hama is about the cleverest
political g>r~ral the republican party
ever had. tie is generally admired by
epublicans. He has proved himself to
'e wise, sagacious, honest and incor-
uptible The public has confidence in
his integrity,-Detroit Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
TOLBERT ASKS FOR AID.
He Appeals to the President for Pro-
tection-TcIls His Story of the Race
War In South Carolina.

Washington, Nov. 12.-R. K. Tolbert,
whose father and brother were shot i'll
the recent race war at Phoenix, >.
G., was at the White House and depart
ment of Justice Friday to secure an
investigation of the riot and protection
by the federal authorities. He was
accompanied by some of the republican
politicians of the state. President Nc
Kinley did not make any promise in
reply to Tolbcrt's appeal.
Mr.. Tolbert says that the true facts
of the rioting have not been given.
The facts are, he said, as follows: Il
was nominated for congress by the re-
publicans of my district For the pur-
pose of making a contest before the
house my brother, r. =. Tolbert, was
present at the polling places at Phoenix
for the purpose of witnessing the atfi-
davits of colored men who were re-
rected as voters because of their inabil-
ity to comply with the requirements
of the constitution. My brother took
no part in the management of the
polling place, which was in the hands
of democrats. He sat on the piazza of
Mr.. Lakes house and witnessed the
atfidavits given him, depositing these
affdavits in a box.
''Mr. Ethridge, the white man who
was killed, was an election manager at
a precinct two miles away. He left his
precinct and with a party of men went
to Phoenix. He walked up with his
party to where my brother was sitting
at a table and kicked over the table
and box in which were the certificates.
Then he assaulted my brother. Then
democrat voters who were in the same
house rushed out and commenced
shooting into the crowd. The negroes
fled. My brother told me that Ethridge
was killed by shots from his own
friends. My brother did not have a
weapon
Columbia, S. c., Nov. 12.-Tom Tol
bert, who was so badly wounded in the
original encounter at Phoenix, is now
at Abbeyville and his death is eXected
at any time. Collector John r. Tolbert
is still here at the state prison with his
son. Unless some complications occur
it is expected that he will soon recover.
There were 50 birdshot in his head and
- duck shot in his body.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
THE M A RKETS.
Financial.

New York. Nov. 12.-Money-On call 1h12
per cent Prime mercantile paper 3a4 per
cent Sterling exchange steady at 4S5J444s5Is
for demand and 4s2 1924 for 60 days.
Government bonds irregular.
Grain, Provisions and Live Stock.
Flour-Quiet and steady.
Wheat-No. red 711sc
Corn-No at $3.50
Oats No. at29c
Butter-Western creamery 15a093c
Cheese-Large white sac, small white 91t
Q94c.
Eggs Western 23c-
Beeves-Oxen and stags s325Gi3 veals
s4503s50
Sheep-Calves s3.Ooa44O lambs a. 9oa550
Hogs-Firmer al 3.6a@3S0
Cleveland, Nov. I2.-Flour-Winter wheat,
patents 3 10 4 90.
Wheat-No , red CSC.
(orn-No . yellow, in elevator, 37Ic.
Oats No white 70 3l%c.
Butter-We eStern creamery 23d23 &C.
Cheese-York state @0l0c, Ohio 9la0l0c. -
Potatoes Per bushel 40c.
Eggs-Strictly fresh 2lc.
Cattle Choice steers 4.6MI4 so, fair to good
81. 23Gl4 so. calves 10. 50n6 %.
Sheep-Good to choice .3.s1lD4 10, fair to good
So 25 80 90. lambs 81 $50 10.
Hogs-Yorkers g. 1913 45, pigs 33 3o4340
Chicago, Nov. -Wheat-November 6514c.
Corn NoVem Der 81 &C
OatS-Noyember % &c.
Pork-Novem ber S7.So.
Lard d-November 4. s.
Ribs-December $50
Hogs = Light IS. 15dD3.52H, heavy sS.156S6O
rough S315 3. 80
Cattle Beeves ,3 9Oa5.4o, cows and heifers
si.7 b+.o
Sheep-Sales at So s504 25, lambs 81 5OG25.OO.
Toledo Nov. r. Wheat-No. . cash zoe.
Corn--No. mixed 33bsc,
Oats-No , mixed 25c,
Clover Seed Prime new S5o5
Oil--Unchanged
East Liberty, Nov 12.-Cattle- Extra s.. 200
5 go good 40 ,64. 50. fair 5000 4.20.
Hogs Best mediums &3 20 03 50, Workers &3. 55
q &5i, pigs 2.5) B. O.
Sheep-Prime wcthers &A4GlI450, good IA 20
ga. 30 ch ice lambs S5,15G530
East Buffalo, Nov. II. -Cattle-Steady. Best
calves $500
HOES - Workers SS.5sG63.Go, pigs Sa50ga6o
stays l275aaa0
Sheep Good to choice mixed $42j0435,
choice lambs ID 3OB54u
Cincinnati, Nov. I@-Hogs-Active at $1,000
355
Catlle-Steady at 81 5Ot48h
Sheep-Steady at S2.25 400, lambs 3 1905. 25
OIL Market.
OIL City. Nov 12-Credit balances 81 is. Sales
20, 900 barrels Sl lS
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
A Calm Follows the storm.

Wilmington, n. c., Nov. 12.-This
city is quiet. The military is doing
police duty at the request of the city
authorities, although no martial law
has been proclaimed. Friday there
was military parade through the
principal streets. Five companies were
in line and were accompanied by two
rapid-fire guns, mounted on wagons
and a Hotchkiss gun. The negroes are
terrorized. Hundreds of them have
left the city.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17

Since the United States government
was formed 10000 white men, women
and children have been slain in Indian
wars and ARRAYS and about 10000 In
dians, at an expense to our govern
ment of $sO7, ,073. .658. 70 this immense
sum must be added the civil eXpendi-
lures of the government on behalf Of
the Indians, which, between 1776 and
1890, amounted to $3.50, ,944, ,O82, making
e total of $1,067, ,017,740 for civil and
military expenses in connection with
the noble red man.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
QUAY IS A CANDIDATE.
EEe Announces His Intention to Run
Again for Recollection TO the SEN

EEe Announces His Intention to Run
Again for Recollection to the SEN
ate.
Philadelphia. Nov. 11.-Senator Quay
last night announced his candidacy
for reelection to his present office. He
said:
"All of my friends have been aware
of my personal apathy to another term
In the senate, but those prominent in
the late crusade against the republican
state and Legislative candidates chose
to force the issue. They have made it
imperative that | shall be a candidate
for reelection. The gauge of bastle
is accepted. The result is in the hands
of the republican members of the ip-
coming legislature, a very large pro-
portion of whom are my political and
personal friends. Throughout the
campaign just closed enormous sums
of money were used to defeat repub-
lican legislative candidates. | have no
doubt efforts will be made to tamper
with some of the mem bers-elect, but
they will not be successful. The at
tempt to purchase the United States
senatorship two years ago did not sue
ceed then, nor will similar attempt
succeed now, bargain counter methods
having been repudiated by the people
of the state
Senator Quay then offers reward
of $4,000 for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of any one
endeavoring to bribe any state senator
or representative elect, the money be-
ing on deposit with his bankers.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17

One of the most remarkable races in
history has ended in New York in a
victory for the American bark Saranac
which beat the British bark St. Mungo
in long race of 10000 miles from the
Philippines. Notwithstanding the
fact that they steered different
courses, the Saranac going by way Of
Barbados and St. Helena. and the ST.
Mungo by Ascension, they arrived at
New York within a very few minutes
of each other
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
Lucchenni Draws a Life Sentence.

Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 1.-THE
Italian anarchist, Luigi Lucchenni,
who stabbed and killed Empress Eliza
beth of Austria on September 10 in
this city, was placed on trial here
Thursday ana was sentenced To rigor-
Gus Imprisonment for life.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17
Elected Eusionist Governor.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Nov. 12.-The
election of governor has been in doubt
until last evening, when official returns
were received from several counties
which showed big changes in favor of
Lee Chairman Kidd, of the populist
committee, claims Lees election by
500 and the chairman of the republican
committee comedies Lees election by
about 200. The Legislature is republic
an in both branches.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17

A prominent Spaniard, long resi-
dent in Havana and a man of unusual
observation and intelligence, at
tributes the strength of the United
States to the strength in mind and
body of the American women. He
says: Give ,0OO,0 900 American women
as wives to the young men of Spain and
the nation in a quarter of a century
will take its place again among the
greatest nations of Europe"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17

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Local notices 10 cents per line for one tnser-
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-17

The people of Connecticut are angry
because the name of that state is to be
given to a monitor and not to a battle
ship. Yet the secretary of the navy has
aimed to please them. Connecticut
should be contented with its present
allotment of honors. 1t has Yale, the
Waterbury watch. raises all the tney
grades of pure Havana tobacco, and Il
represented abroad by Mark Twain.