The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-10-27
Answers by Candidates.

The undersigned committee reports
as having received the following, in
answer to the questions submitted:
TO THE CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
I. Will you favor a graduated in
come taxl
2. Will you favor law establishing
Postoffice Savings Banks?
I 3. Do you favor such laws as will
ultimately lead to free mail delivery
in the rural districts
4. Do you favor the election of
vote?
S. Are you in favor of granting
additional powers to the Interstate
Commerce Commission so as to make
it more effective ?
e. Will you favor reserving the
public domain for future settlement
7. Will yon favor rlore stringent
measures to abolish trusts ?
8. Do you favor laws tor settling
disputes between labor and capital by
arbitration
Rufus K. Polk, Democrat, answers {;
al have carefully studied the en-
closed questions submitted to the
candidates for Congress, sent me by
your committee. l believe them to
be for the best Interests of the peo-
pie, and would therefore pledge my
| self that, if elected to Congress, 1
will vote and use my influence to
bring about the reforms asked for, and
help to make more effective the laws
looking toward this end, which are
now on the statute books"
VIM. Woodln, Republican,makes
no reply.
]. M. Caldwell, Prohibition, an
swers: "To each of eight 'Interro-
cations to the candidates for Congress,
I answer yes"
CANDIDATES FOR STATE SENATOR.
]. Henry Cochran, Democrat, says
81 am very glad to be able to say In
reply that l can cheerfully answer
yes to all your questions and if
you will notice my record during the
last two sessions of the Legislature
you will find that I always voted in
accordance with the views that you
promulgate."
N. H. Culver, Republican, replies /:
"In answer to question I, I am GER
tainly in favor of the equalization of
taxation. In answer to question 2, l
will. certainly be in favor Of the en-
forcement of any law providing for
pure food. In regard to question 8, l
will favor the enactment of law pro-
tecting the dairy interests. In answer
to question 4, relating to school ap.
preparation, "Do you approve of the
act passed July IS, 1872" Prior to
this act, 1 understand the situation of
the State appropriation was based
upon the taxables in each district,
but the act above referred to, bases
the State appropriation one-third of
the number of paid teachers, one
third of the number of children of
school age, and one-third OF the mum.
Der Of taxables.
Should I be elected / would be
wiling to support a law that would be
satisfactory to the people of this dis
trict. Regarding question S, I am
decidedly IN favor of the reduction Of
expenses and the abolishment of need
less Offices and officials"
w. B. Cummings, Prohibition, re-
plies: Answering interrogations to
Candidates for the Legislature, as the
Prohibition Candidate for Senate 1
have to answer "yes" to question /, q,
8, 4 and S."
TO THE CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATURE.
I. Will you favor the Equalization
of taxation ?
z. Will you favor the enactment of
pure food laws and the enforcement
of those already enacted7
!. Since the present oleomargarine
laws have been seriously crippled by
decisions of the Courts, will you favor
the enactment of law protecting our
dairy interests against the encroach-
ments of counterfeit buttera
q. Will you help maintain the pres
ent school appropriation, and the law
now in force for its distribution.
S. will you favor the reduction of
expenses and the abolishing of need
less Offices and officials ?
William T. Greasy, Democrat, re-
plies: "To the question addressed to
me by your honorable committee, I
answer emphatically yes. My past
record in the Legislature and as a
member of the rays and means com.
mittee will bear me out in their an