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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

There is a possibility that out Of the
Dreyfus case may grow proofs that II
certain French names are found writ
ten high on the pinnacle Of honorable
fame they'll be forged.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

The next foreign territory to be In
vaded by an American army Of occu-
patton should be Nicaragua, and every
soldier should be armed with a shovel.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

That a colored man Is professional
bicycle champion merely shows the
strides some Africans are making to-
wards the front In this race struggle.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16
Rash Man.

The New Girl-What was that pecu.
liar noise heard in the hall outside my
door this morning3
Mistress (timidly)-It must have been
my husband calling yOu.-Phnadelphia
North American.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

Gen Kitchener was also born In Ire
land. Apparently It is by draining on
the Emerald Isle that England keeps
It's laurels green.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

To say nothing but saw wood has It's
limitations. It's better not TO monkey
with the buzz-saw for the purpose.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

Hall Gaines next novel Is to be called
1.-THE Drunkard." II should not be
gloomy. rs its title indicates frequent
smiles.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

The Western widow who married her
eoachman win probably allow him to
hold the reins.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

The size OF the chrysanthemum while
not affecting It's being the last Of the
seasons flowers, certainly forbids It's
being the least.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

Now that the artificial egg problem
has been successfully solved, we may
soon expect some rubber company to
spring artificial chickens on US.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

In the arctic regions there are 762
kinds of flowers, fifty Of which are pc
culiar to the arctic regions. They are
all white or yellow,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

1t seems Ike a contradiction Of terms,
but the friars Of the Philippines are
the men responsible for the brOlls.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

No on who has experimented should
wonder that ii Hung failed to hold on
to that yellow jacket
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

There Is a breed Of sheep In Arabia
that produces no wool. An attempt to
get their fleeces would be shear waste.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-12-16

The little green apple is frequently
compelled to occupy cramped quarters
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
COVERING THE COUNTY.

Arrangements have been made by the
Republican County Committee to hold
the following meetings throughout Nor
ris county in addition to those which
have already been held:
Friday. October 2s, Madison Hon.
Mahlon Pitney John l. B. Kelley, Frank
Bergen of Elizabeth. and candidates for
County Clerk and Assemblymen.
Saturday Doth. Stirling Hon. Mahlon
Pitney, G Frank Sutherland. M. Lujan-
ovitz of Boonton, and candidates for
County Clerk and Assemblymen.
Monday, 31st, Rockaway-Hon. Nah
lon Pitney, Hon. Francis J. Swayze of
Newark, Hon. 1lfred L. Skinner of
Newark, and candidate for County Clerk
and Assemblymen.
Tuesday, November /, Boonton-Hon.
Mahlon Pitney, Hon. Wilbur A. Mott of
Newark, and candidates for County
Clerk and Assemblymen.
Tuesday, 1st. Brookside-G. Frank
Sutherland, and I. R. Pierson of Morris
town.
Wednesday, End. Morristown- How
ard McSherry, Hon. wilbur a. Mott
and Hon. John S. Gibson of Newark.
Wednesday, end, Butler Hon. Mahlon
Pitney and Hon. Eugene Emley of Pas
sale.
Thursday, 3rd, Dover-Hon- Mahlon
Pitney, John l. B. Kelley, Col. james
Fairman Of New York, Charles Il.
Litchman Of New York, and candidates
for County Clerk and Assemblymen.
Friday, 4th, Netcong Hon. Mahlon
Pitney, John I. B. Kelley, Francis j..
Swayze, and candidates for County Clerk
and Assemblymen.
Friday, 4th, Morris Plains Hon. Will
bur A. Mott and Col. James Fairman.
Friday, 4th, Hibernia-G. Frank
Sutherland and Joseph P. Lukeman of
MOrristown.
Saturday, 5th. Whippany Hon. Nah
lon Pitney, q. Frank Sutherland and
candidates for County Clerk and Assem-
blymen.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
BIRDS OF A FEATHER


The ''Same Old Gang" unregenerate
and corrupt as before, are out for reform
with a big R. The particular reform
they are most anxious about is the re-
vival of race track gambling in New
Jersey. With view of keeping the
case open the gamblers have appealed to
the Supreme Court to set aside the con-
stitutional amendment in the hope that
a Democratic Legislature will help
them.
The race tracks have not been sold or
cut up into building lots. which shows
that the fight against decency has not
been given up. The Trenton True
american, the leading Democratic paper
in the State, with an honesty that would
do it credit were it not coupled with a,
shameless disregard of morality, has re-
peatedly said concerning the gamblers:
"And why not die hard, when they
see good. hard-earned Jersey money
going down the Long Island race tracks
to be swallowed up by the sharps who|
run those institutions.
The men who are leading the Demo
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
ELECTION RETURNS.

Arrangement has been made by
the CHRONICLE for special wire SER
vice direct to this office, whereby
the election returns from twenty
States will reach us on Tuesday
evening, November s, just as soon
as the votes have been counted.
These election returns, by the
aid of an intensely lighted and
powerfully magnifying apparatus,
will be exhibited upon an outdoor
canvas screen 24x24 feet in area,
so that they may be read at con-
siderable distance and by thou
sands of persons as they follow
each other The exhibition will
continue from 7.30 till midnight,
interspersed with scenic and other
displays, and all who witness it
can take home with them the re-
suits of the great political contest
in all the States voting on that
day.
The public display of election
figures, prompt, plain, positive and
complete, has not before been I'M,
dertaken here in Morristown on
anything like this scale, and twill
repay the multitude of our out-of-
town friends to visit the city and
view the results of one of the hot
test political battles of late years.
Persons coming by rail can get an
accurate summary of results be-
fore the last cars leave at night in
either direction.
These election returns will APP
pear on the canvas just as they are
received and with entire impair
tiality. They will be ascertained
election returns from the regular
sources and will come direct to
this Office by Western Union wire.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

tack was accordingly made, in the form
of a series of libelous articles aimed at
my personal character. 1t was after
wards shown, in the course Of an investi-
cation by a committee of the U. S.
Senate, that the electric-lght monopoly
had paid the newspaper for the publica-
ton of these articles at the rate of one
dollar per line, and that for these and
other articles published for the purpose
of bolstering up the monopoly, the news
paper in question had received the com
Portable sum of $4,000. / showed up
these facts in speech delivered on the
floor of the House of Representatives on
February 8, 1897, which may be found
in the Congressional Record. From
that day until now, the facts have not
been contradicted or denied, and it
therefore stands as an admitted fact that
the ibelous newspaper articles in ques-
ton were paid for ont Of the Golfers Of
the very monopoly which was fighting
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
company

monopoly within its own limits, and
each of which ''played into the hands of
the other.' so as TO prevent any third
party either gas company or an cleo
trio lighting company from entering
the field as competitor. After an in
vestigation which showed that the city
was being charged far more than reason
able prices for gas and electric lighting
in the streets and other public places, I
made an effort to establish the practice
of letting the public lighting to open
competition, with the purpose of secur-
ing reasonable rates for public and
private lights. In this effort / was par
TALLY successful, and with the aid of my
colleagues upon the committee managed
to so shape the annual appropriation
bills as to secure great reduction about
80 per cent. in the cost of electric light
ing in the streets, at the same time Sc
curing competition for the benefit of pri-
vate consumers in considerable part of
the territory in question. Such competi-
ton has materially reduced the cost of
lighting to the general public.
The old electric light monopoly was
called the United States Electric Light
ing Company The competing company
was the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany. I have never directly or Indirect
ly received any favor, contribution or
assistance, either financial or political,
from either of these companies, and
neither of the companies ever received a
favor from me. unless the right to enter
into competition for supplying lights to
the public may be called a favor. l am
not, and was not at any time, in any
sense whatever the counsel or legal adj
wiser Of the Potomac Electric Power
Company. My connection with the
electric lighting matter was simply that
of legislator making fight in the in
terest of the general public against a
favored monopoly -one which the World
would call "Trust." The fight con-
tinued for over two years. With the
aid of my colleagues upon the Commit
tee on Appropriations I won a substan-
tial and gratifying victory, and our vic
tory would have been more sweeping
had it not been for the opposition Of GER
tain influential Senators. For my share
in the matter have no apology to make.
/ have right to be proud of it, and am
proud of it.
During the progress of that fight I was
warned that if persisted in my efforts
to secure competition the street-lighting
monopoly would attack me through the
columns of certain venal newspaper in
Washington. did persist, and the at
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
THE IMPORTANT QUESTION.

We recently heard an Independment
Democrat remark that 'sthe present
election had nothing to do with national
affairs: SO it would make no difference if
he cast his vote for the Democratic
nominees for the Legislature"
We would beg leave to call the atten-
ton of this gentleman and any others
who have been led TO adopt this view to
the official declarations of both wings of
the Democratic party. The Democratic
Campaign book of 1898 issued with the
authority of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee and countersigned by
every man of the Democratic National
Committee says:
Recognizing that the money question
is paramount to all others at this time,
we invite attention to the fact that the
Federal Constitution named silver and
gold together as the money metals of the
United States.
"We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of Is to / without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation.
'The important question, far more inn
portant to the American people at this
time than it has been in the past, must
not be lost sight of in the present war.
The battle of the standards must go on,
and while we are overthrowing tyranny
in Cuba. we must not forget to give a
singing blow to gold plutocracy at
home
The Hon. John NJ. Palmer who was
the Gold Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent against William J. Bryan, has issued
an address in which he says among other
things:
II beg you to be assured that no sound
money Democrat can under any circum-
stances, in my Judgment, vote for any
representative man who is not in favor
of sound, honest money"
The same issues are at stake now as
there were in 1896. In every Congress
sionaE district a free siIUer Democrat has
been nominated for Congress and a FREE
silUer Democrat is candidate for Unit
ed States Senator
The Democratic Press of this State
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
4 DEMOCRAT ON CANDIDATE SALMON


There are few Democratic editors in
New Jersey possessing even the SEM
blance of conscience none in Morris
county. However, an honorable excep-
ton must be made in favor of Charles
Rittenhouse, the well-informed editor of
the Hackettstown Gazette, who, in the
last edition of his paper, commenting on
the recent visit to the shire town of War
rem of Joshua S. Salmon, the Democratic
Congressional free silver candidate, aptly
remarks:
THE candidate is a self-made man. a
product of the farm life of the district he
aspires to represent in the national leg
islature- A man thus brought up must
understand that there can no more be
two standards of vaIue than there can be
taCO standards of measure for farm
products. As we understand Mr.. Sal
mons position, it is that silver can be
largely added to the circulating medium
without disturbing present standards of
value. IF he 6elieres IN the free coinage
Of silUer at the ratio of I6 to I, NTH en-
forced legal tender qualities, he ought to
be defeated. The five thousand Demo-
Gratis in this district, who for four years
have defeated their party on this issue,
will not now support any candidate who
favors the free coinage of silver, at an
arbitrary ratio. with enforced legal
tender qualities
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

THE issue of the campaign as presented
by the Democrats is the importance of
securing majority in the Legislature,
which will insure their election of a
United States Senator to succeed the
Hon. James Smith. In every county
and township candidates suspected of be-
ing against Boss Smith have been turned
down without regard to previous party
service. Mr.. Smith if reelected would
be opposed to the administration on its
financial as we'll as every other question.
The duty of the hour is to elect men to
the Legislature from Morris County who
will vote for United States Senator in
accord with the Administration. The
candidates of the Republican party.
Messrs. Pitney, Welsh and Poole, can be
depended upon to do this. Vote for
them
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
THE coLoRED MEN AND PlTNEY.

Mr.. Pitney, by virtue Of his position on
the Appropriations Committee, having
charge of the appropriations for the sup
port of the government of the District of
Columbia, was enabled to do much for
the betterment of the condition Of the
colored people there. During his first
term in Congress, after he and his col
leagues had included in the appropria-
ton bill sum of about ten thousand
dollars for the support of home for des-
titute colored women and orphans, a de-
termined effort was made on the floor of
the House of Representatives to strike
out this appropriation. The attempt
had well-nigh succeeded when Mr.. Pit
ney, who had investigated the facts Of
the case, in two minutes speech
aroused the sentiment of the House and
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
THE WORLD" ANSWERED.

EDITOR CHRoNIcLE-Dear Sir: am
moved to make some reply to sensa-
ional article which appeared in the New
York World of the 10Th inst. entitled
Corporations Favor Mr.. Pitney."
To begin with the general allegation:
The World article contains list of ff-
Teen different Trusts having an aggre-
gate capitalization of over $500, 900. 900,
and the insinuation is made that | am in
kerested in these concerns and that they
are interested in me. Indeed, it is stated
that an effort is being made s'to boost
Mr.. Pitney into the Senate as the repre-
sentative of these concerns" Accepting
the World as authority that these Trusts
exist, wish to say that have not a dol
lars interest in any one of them; have
never had any business or political trans
factions with any of them; have never re-
ceived any contribution or assistance, or
the promise thereof, from any of them;
do not know the name of single officer
or manager or agent of any of them, and
SO far as know, have not the acquaint-
ance of any such officer, manager or
agent. In short, | am entirely and abso-
lutely free from any connection or ascot
alton with any of these great organize
tions known as Trusts"
Now, to the more specific statements
of fho TI7as.}lJ orfiola.
"Mr Pitney has quite record in
Washington as a friend of the trusts and
corporations. This is wilful and
reckless misrepresentation. Let the en-
tire record be produced; set forth all my
official acts and votes, and let the people
judge of my course in Congress.
The World says: He was always re-
lied upon by the Standard Oil people,
This is whopper." So far as /
know, the Standard Oil people had no
interest in any legislation upon which
was called upon to vote or act. The
Standard Oil people certainly never
relied upon me in any sense whatever.
Tho World says: a.Mr. Pitney is said
to have been counsel for the Potomac
Electric Lighting Company of Boston =
There is no such company SO far as |
know. Presumably the company re-
ferred to is the Potomac Electric Power
Company Of Washington, D. c. !
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takes the same ground. A single sentence
from the Democratic True american of
Trenton has been quoted with approval
by nearly all the Democratic papers of
New Jersey. The sentence is as follows:
"a vote for a Democratic nominee for
the Legislature is a vote for Senator
Smith"
Senator Jim Smith, one of the mem
bers of the National Committee, was
responsible for the Democratic policy of
lodging the silver issue. He also die
tated the State and Congressional con-
ventions which plainly show his artful
trimming and lodging.
1t can clearly be seen then by the testi-
mony of Democrats themselves that
National questions are involved, though
they are doing their best to evade them.
The silver question is not the only one
of Importance. Reports from Paris are
to the effect that the Spaniards are seek
ing to delay the settlement Of the Cuban
debt question and of the Philippines in
the hope that Democratic Congress
may be elected, when they might safely
hope for easier terms.
There are also questions concerning
the Government of the islands thrown on
our care in the settlement of which it is
important that the President should
have sympathetic majorities in both the
Senate and the House.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

do not believe that by any person
who values the truth sit is said" that l
was counsel for that company. l never
at any time had any connection with. or
interest in, it, and never received any
favor at its hands. In December, 1896,
when commenced work as one of a
committee of five having charge of the
appropriation bills for the District of
Columbia I found the public lighting Of
the city of Washington in the hands of a
gas company and an electric lighting
company, each of which concerns had a
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

turned the tide so that the appropriation
was retained; and it has been retained
from year to year since that time.
Mr.. Pitney has also been frequently
helpful TO the managers of the Howard
University. an institution for the higher
education of colored men and women in
Washington, which fits out colored
teachers who go into the schools of the
South.
Last spring he was largely instru-
mental in increasing the appropriations
for the colored schools in Washington
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

By his efforts an appropriation was
secured for the purpose of establishing
an industrial training school and kinteys
garten for the colored children, in order
to fit them tD become skilled mechanics
and operatives. instead of being obliged
to rely upon ordinary manual labor for
their support.
These are but instances of the public
services he has performed for the benefit
of the ,lored race, and we feel sure that
not only the colored people of Morris
county, but all good citizens who desire
the general elevation of the colored PEG
pie of the country, will appreciate his
efforts
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

A VOTE for Messrs. Poole and Welsh
for the Assembly is vote for sound
money and for maintaining as ours what
our army and navy have purchased for
us at the cost of blood. It is also vote
for economical government and wise and
prudent legislation. These gentlemen
have shown by last years record that
they are worthy of the confidence and
support of every voter in the county.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

WITH two such INSCRIPTIONS poll
ticians as Jim Smith, State boss, and
William R. Cook, County boss, running
the Democratic campaign in Morris
county, it is perfectly natural that
Messrs. Hoagland, O'Brien and BARLEY
will do the bidding of their masters
under all circumstances. Let the ma
jorities for the Republican ticket be SO
pronounced that both Jim Smithism and
Cookism will be buried in Morris once
and for ALL
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

IT is apparent that the Democrats are
arranging to trade Crane for votes for
members of the Legislature. That is to
be expected. It's only part of the bar
gain which resulted in the nomination of
Mr.. Crane.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

In 1895 the counties which elected
Republican Senator'S were as follows:
Atlantic, 636; Bergen, 1,119; Cumber-
land, sO77; Mercer, 1911; Morris, 1926;
Ocean, 1,176 Union county in 1896 gave
Foster NJ. VOORHEES, 5.515 of plurality
Hudson went Democratic in 1895 by
1859. This majority will be cut down
next month, and it is safe to say that il
Will roll up substantial majority this
year for Judge Cross, the Republican
nominee.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

The New York World chief among
flake" journals now attempts to make
use of that exploded libel in order to
prove me the friend of monopolies (!
Yours, etc.
MAHLoN PTTNEY.
October %, 1898.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
PATERSON woRMNGMEN BUSY.

Never in the history of Paterson were
there SO many working people employed
as there are today under the operation Of
the Dingley tariff law and the admins
tration of William Mckinley. This
simple fact knocks all the fines spun
theories and hollow promises of Demo
cratic spellbinders higher than Glide
roy's kite. Paterson Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28

ssOnIy in the Republican Party is
there hope for an untarnisfed dollar,
worth 100 cents the world over. 20
JOHN /. BLAIR REILEY.
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cratic party today are BILLY" Thompson
Of Gloucester, Bob" Davis and Allan
L. McDermott of Hudson, all adopts in
race track gambling, ballot box stufing
and gerrymanders.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-28
MECHANICS AND LABoRlNG MEN.

1t might be the better part of wisdom
for every mechanic and laboring man in
this Congressional district who has any
idea of voting the Democratic ticket to
ponder deeply over the truthful state
ment made by that excellent Democratic
newspaper, the Hackettstown Gazette.
as follows:
sThere isn't free silver country
in the world where labor has any
other reward than poverty"
THE Democrats had no need of Cook
in this election. The Republicans will
cook their goose thoroughly for them on
November s.