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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-04-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
p. Gray Meek Named For Auditor General, N.
N. Edwards and Henry e. Grimm
For Congressman. at Large.

The Democratic State Convention
at Harrisburg last Thursday, NOM
mated P. Gray Meek of Bellefonte
for Auditor General, and N. M.
Edwards of Williamsport, and
Henry E. Grimm of Doylestown for
Congressman-at-large. The follow
ing platform was adopted:
THE PLATFORM.
AS the representatives of the
Democratic party of Pennsylvania,
in convention assembled, renewing
Our pledge Of fidelity to the Demo-
cratic principles upon which our
national and State life are founded,
namely, freedom of speech, freedom
of the press, freedom Of conscience,
the preservation Of personal right,
the equality of all citizens before the
law and the faithful observance of
constitutional limitations; and hav-
ing in mind the great questions now
before us as people, we make the
following declaration of the princi-
pies and policies which should guide
our political action.
First. We demand a careful and
thorough revision of the tariff and
declare in favor of the imposition of
such duties only as are necessary
for an economical administration OF
public affairs; and we urge upon the
Democratic representatives in Con-
gress that they use their utmost eff
forts to secure the enactment of a
law that will make it obligatory up.
on the Secretary of the Treasury tc
place upon the free list at once every
article of raw material and every
item of manufactured product now
used and manufactured by any trust
monopoly or combine whatsoever
and that all corporations ami com
binations of capital in the nature o
trusts intended to control manufac
turers, materials or products, shall
make comprehensive and accurate
public repLrts Of their organization
condition and operation under ap
propriate penalties for failure so t
do.
OPPOSE TRUSTS AND IMPERIALISM.
Second. We demand the prompt
efficient and faithful enforcement c
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him as man of the people, and to
whom the great heart of the Demo-
cratic and common people of our
country looks for its redemption
from the spokesman, its regeneration
from the imperiaist and its enthrall-
ment from trusts and unlawful COM
binations, we hereby, in convention
assembled, invite him to become
candidate for the Presidency upon
the Democratic ticket, and pledge
the united support of the delegation
from the State of Pennsylvania to
vote and labor for his nomination
and election.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
Following is the complete list of
district delegates to the the national
convention at Kansas City: John
J. Gibbons, Patrick Donohue, James
F. McNichol, John Bratsing,
Thomas ]. Ryan, Morris Tutuer, p.
McManus, James Gillespie, Charles
P. Donnelly, Edward F. Herman,
w. S. Hastings, John ]. Buckley,
Henry 1. Fox. Charles S. Vande-
grift, Howard Mutchler. J. D. Ser
fass, James N Ermentrout, Henry
d. Green, H. c. Young, Jacob
Pontz, E. J. Synett, M. ]. Cadden,
Thomas Maloney, G. R. ]. Steg-
maier, w. F. Shepherd, Daniel F.
Guinan, w. S. Thomas. Harry G.
Walters, D. c. Dewitt, c. M. Park
er; w. f. Ritter, John R. Collins,
Peter A. Mahan, John G. McHenry,
]. Z. Meinrart, H. E. Spiker,
Leman Love, Albert ]. Brady, A.
V. Dively, A. F. John, James A.
Clark, M. E. Brown, William J..
Brennan, George A. Koehler, DR..
w. E. Johnson, Frank P. 1ams,
John c. Barre, w. G. Baker, w. H.
Partington, Frank D. Schultz,
James H. Caldwell, 7. U. Barns
dali, William J. Breene, Jackson l..
Spangler, John F. Brown.
ELECTORS.
tOllOWlng Is a ISL OF the FIeSl-
dental electors from the Congress
sional districts: Hugh More, Henry
Fernberger. Matthew Dittman, w.
Horace Hoskins, Adam X. Walch
N. NJ. Ellis, Albrecht Kneule, David
J. Pearsall, Lat w. Reiff, DR.. d. R,
Mccormick, Joseph O'Brien
Thomas Maloney, Michael Mellet
S. P. Kimball, James Bell, w. S
Hastings, r. Scott zimmerman, DR.
Dallas S. Barnhart, Harvey w
Haines, Warren Worth Bailey
Wesley S. Guffey, Samuel w
Black, John F. Pauley. J. c. Kelly
John 7. Brew, J. S. Carmichae
and J B. Rltchey.
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Lace Curtains.

We have had big sale on
If you bake bread don't fai
9oc for so pounds.
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trusts and monopolies that have fas-
tened themselves upon Our indus
tries in this Commonwealth, to re-
strain discrimination by common
carriers, telegraph and telephone
companies, to prevent the combina-
ton of corporations by purchasing
the stock of other corporations, to
prevent the issue of full paid stock
except for cash or property at its
actual cost value, and to prohibit
foreign corporations from doing
business i'll this State except upon
an exact equality with those organ
lied under the laws of four Common
wealth.
Fifteenth. We favor municipal
ownership of all municipal franch-
ises and public utilities and the
passage of legislation to accomplish
this purpose.
QUAY'S APPOINTMENT ILLEGAL.
Sixteenth. We cell the attention
of the voters of the State to and
condemn as a flagrant violation of
the Constitution of the Common
wealth the unwarranted appoint
ment by the chief executive of NJ
S. Quay as Senator of the United
States, and we condemn his persis-
tent refusal to convene the Legis-
lature to elect United States Sen
ator, in defiance of the plain man
date of the Constitution.
Seventeenth. We call attention
to and condemn his usurpation of
the legislative functions in approx
ing parts and disappearing other
parts of appropriation bills duly
passed by the Legislature, whereby
the public schools and charities of
our State have suffered.
Eighteenth. We call attention
to and condemn his refusal to ap-
prove proposed constitutional
amendments intended to promote
ballot reform, pure elections and
honest returns.
Nineteenth We call attention tC
and condemn the extravaganza that
has characterized the administration
of our State under Republican adj
ministrations. We demand that
the tax laws of this Commonwealth
be revised so that all Legitimate sub
jects of taxation shall bear their fail
share OF its burdens.
Twentieth. We condemn the so
called labor legislation of the Re
publican party of this State as be
ing ineffective and failure, as al
ways containing an unconstitutiona
provision intended to make it voit
! ii effective. We favor Legislation
that will put the honest toiler upol
an equality before the law with cor
rorate greed and monopoly. w
favor legislation tending to reduce
the hours of labor in proportion t.
, the progressive increase of the pro
, duction.
, BRYAN THE IDEAL DEMOCRAT.
5 Twenty-hrst. AS the Democrac
of Pennsylvania have since 1896 re
: garded William ]. Bryan as tn
: IDEAL Democrat, intelligent, honest
: able, sincere and loyal in his de
! votion to Democratic principles all
: Democratic policies. whose publ
and private life is without reproach
a and whose patriotic, wise and states
e manlike acts and utterances upo
e all public questions have stampe
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-04-12

Dewey says that declarations
made by him to the effect that he
wouldn't accept a presidentional
nomination under any conditions,
are rescinded, and that he is now
out for place on the ticket. He
says the decision was reached after
careful thought, and by tine entreat-
les of numerous friends. The an
nouncement has not met with the
enthusiasm that was expected.
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F. P. PURSEL.
The Reasonable Profit.

Columns of space filled with No Profit" advertising,
with LESS Than Cost advertising but there's an honest ring
Reasonable Profit that appeal to farm nded folks
More especially will appeal them just the threshold of
season. when the is filled with merchandise
which must for OBVIOUS be sold at profit This store
bold enough and brave enough emphasize The Reason
able Profit" in its advertising.
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Furniture.

Furniture harvest now, and
the activity daily increases. If
you've a room to furnish make
inspection here before final de-
cision. There's satisfaction in
it.
Bed room suits, from SIC 90
to $50 90.
Sideboards, from $I2 90 to
$35 90.
Dining tables, from 81 50 to
$40 90.
Chairs of all kinds and prices.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
WILLIAM L. GREASY,
(South Side)
of Catawissa Twp.

Since December I, 1899, twenty
nine officers and men of the
United States Army have commit
ted suicide in the Philippines.
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lace curtains the last week, but
we have more left. Don't miss
the chance to get them at this
sale. Price, 35c pair to So 90
a pair.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-04-12
A Grand
Wash Goods
Equipment.

To meet last years wash goods
selling would be good, to beat
it would be better. We're out
to down all previous records in
wash goods selling, and it will
be done by excellence of the
styles, the variety, the qualities,
and the price honesty. We will
begin Wednesday and sell one
week our Ioc wash goods at SC,
and our 15c goods at I24c. This
will be for one week only.
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How o
Gain Flesh

Persons have been known to
gain a pound a day by taking
an ounce Of SCOTS EMUL.
SION. It is strange, but il often
happens:
Somehow the ounce produces
the pound; it seems to start the
digestive machinery going prop.
crly, so that the patient is able
to digest and absorb his ordinary
food, which he could not do be-
fore. and that IS the way the gain
is made.
A certain amount Of flesh is
necessary for health; if you have
not got it you can get It by
taking
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-04-12
Tailored Suits.
Some Specials.

BY specials we mean some
special styles-suits at specially
reasonable prices. That's just
what you're looking for.
81 50 suit. Jacket lined with
silk, skirt lined with percaline.
$I2 90 suit is specially good
suit for the price.
$I2 50 suit, made with Eton
jacket, plaid back, and skirt
made with water plait in back.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-20

head against his manly bosom, while IL
preferred his shoulder. One sank back
into chair, one rested her head on the
name knee, and no less than IL clasp
ed their arms around his neck, the eyes
of 70 were full of love, seven had eyes
moist and limpid, and the optics of two
were dry Forty-four wept aloud and
six shed silent tears of joy.
Twenty-seven fumbled with their
gloves, fan and flowers, 12 buried their
faces in their hands and one struggled
not to be kissed. On the other hand, six
girls kissed the man first. Nine rushed
from the room to tell somebody, and
five giggled Historically. Only three
were pale and agitated, but 1S were
flushed. Three told their lovers "to ask
papa" and one actually sneezed (shades
of VenusD and one Ca widow, said,
Yes, but don't be silly"
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er than an American consul, his mail,
his cablegrams, and every other official
communication, as we'll as the dispat-
ches to and from Washington being
held UP and gone over by the British
authorities. Important advices sent by
him to Washington were delayed until,
in certain contingencies, great preju-
dices to our national interests might
have been the result. And only the
greatest apparent indifference on secre-
tary Hays part met his cabled protests.
Under the circumstances, it is no won
der he thought there was some misun-
derstanding that only a personal visit
to Hay could dissipate. Hence his re-
peated requests for leave Of absence and
his Homecoming. The reception he got
at official headquarters in Washington
served to convince him that there is a
secret treaty between Hay and England.
Perhaps Macrum is right There
could be no secret treaty between En-
gland and United States because the
United States does not need to make Sc
cret treaties. The senate is it's real
treaty-making power, and the senate
cannot compass concealment. But may
be Hay has made treaty with England
on his own account. We are being An
glicised with amazing rapidity and we
may all be required to take the oath of
allegiance to Victoria r. and /. yet.
Macrum is bound to be called wilmer
by the president-men of the oracular
type, but his "whine" is unfortunately
rather too circumstantial for comfort.
The people of this country are not quite
ready for such extreme o-Briticisms
as the attitude of Little Breeches'
Hay toward the British policy in South
Africa is savory of. One may reasona-
bly, expect to hear good deal of the
Macrum statement both in congress and
out of it.
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MACRUM REDEEMs HIMSELF.
(Pittsburg Press, Rep.l

Ex-Consul Macrum has spoken at
last, and spoken in manner that COM
mands attention. His explanation of
his so-called desertion of his post is, on
the whole, a dignifled statement, with
only here and there slight tinge of sar-
casm, which his Indignation must be
considered as justifying. 1t is only com
mon justice to expect that Secretary
Hay shallsa tisfactorily answer Mr.. Ma
crum's charges. The ex-consul unques-
tionably did himself injury by his long
silence. which gave support TO the in
splred intimations emanating from
Washington that he had quit his posi-
tion at Pretoria in a critical moment
out OF fear or some equally ignoble pri-
vate consideration. But as Mr.. Macruin
himself was the principal sufferer from
the impression thus created, 1t need not
be treasured up against him. 1t is his
indignant declaration that he Quii be-
cause he was forced to be British rat
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POPPING THE QUESTION.
The Circumstances Under Which 100
Decorations or Love Were Made
and Accepted.

Someone with a weakness for statis-
tics has waded through 100 standard
love stories and tabulated the various
ways in which lovers behave in popping
the question. In 100 cases where the
proposal was accepted no less than 81
gentlemen kissed the lady and began
''all of sudden" Eighty-one declared
they could not live without her, while
72 held the girls hand and SO took her
in their arms.
Twenty-six lovers sat down to put the
question, four figeted about with their
handkerchiefs-whic three afterward
required to wipe away the tears of Joy;
three stood on one foot, and the same
number "reclined on the grass" only
four thought 1t necessary to go down
on both knees, but twice as many knelt
on one. In SO cases kissing took place.
Only four kissed the girl on the cheek,
but 10 saluted the fair ones curls! Three
kissed her eyes, two her hands, one the
top OF her head, one her nose (by mis-
take), and one her shawl.
Acceptance of the proposal caused q
lump in the throat Of IA lovers; the same
number had qualms Of conscience, while
five had eyes "calm and clear. Nine
declared themselves "the happiest men
alive" seven were deliriously happy
but five were too full for utterance
The behavior OF the women is equally
interesting. Isighty-seven knew some.
thing was coming and sank into the
gentlemans arms, 6S cushioned their
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starve on, not realizing that by paying
a few cents additional for their meager
nightly light they are putting into the
hands of their greatest enemy a two
edged sword, to be turned against them
at every opportunity.
But what can the people do?
They cando this: they can vote for
men pledged to fight oppressive trusts.
They can elect as their legislators, con-
gressmen and governors, men of the
people who will stand by the people
and for the people.
They can take the election of senators
into their own hands, and weed out the
venal servants of trusts.
Above all, they can elect to the
presidency a man without Wall street
afiiliations-one who will gather about
him a cabinet of honest men.
Let all workingmen in the United
States lay these things to their hearts,
ponder upon them and when the time
comes, act upon them.
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ROOSEVELT
Opens War On the Mckinley Canal Treaty
and English Alliance.
(New York Journal.)


| Governor Roosevelt served notice on
President Mckinley last night to quit
plotting to make him the tail of the 1900
| ticket, or he might take it into his head
to become a candidate against the pres
| ent occupant of the white house at Phil
adelphia in June.
Having the day before formally ap-
prised Senator Plat and Chairman
| Odell that he did not propose to be used
to help pull McKinley's chestnuts out
of the fire, Roosevelt deliberately en-
braced a chance to render himself prac-
| tically an impossibility for the vice
presidential nomination.
He chose as a means to this end an at
tack uponthe presidents own Nicara-
qua canal treaty. He urged that that
| treaty be defeated unless the amend
ment advocated by the Journal be adop-
ted.
That the statement might have all
the circulation possible prior to his in
tended issuance tomorrow from Albany
of his formal declaration regarding the
vice presidency and the goVernorship,
Roosevelt sent for all the political re-
porterslast night and personally hand
ed them his written observations.
When he was asked to elucidate he
laughed very heartily and exclaimed:
ut is only six lines, gentlemen. Only
six lines. You must draw your own in
ferences. You will see it does not refer
to the vice-presidency at ALL" Then the
governor laughed again.
Colonel Roosevelt is said to have been
provoked to issue the statement by dis
patches from Washington, apparently
inspired from the white house, declaring
that Mckinley and Hanna and the re-
mainder of the administration leaders
were threatening to ignore New York
in selecting the candidate for vice presi-
dent in case Roosevelt persisted in
tossing the nomination over his shoul-
der.
The governors statement seemed
pleasing reading to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Woodruff. While declining to ex-
press a view as to its significance, he
made the diplomatic remark that he
regretted having been placed in the at
titude of seeking the ce-presidency as
man would minor local office.
"The presidency" continued Mr..
Woodruff, lis too big an Office to strive
for in the sense of making a campaign
to secure a nomination to it. While I
appreciate the favorable consideration
that my name has received must not
be understood as having instituted a
campaign for the nomination. What
ever has been done or is being done has
been done and is being done by my
friends and not by myself"
Woodruff's friends said last night
that they accepted Roosevelt's attack
on the Mckinley Nicaraguan canal
treaty as complete withdrawal from
any contest for the vice-presidency."
Furthermore, they expect Roosevelt
to declare for the lieutenant governor
for the second place on the national
ticket. This announcement he has not
publicly made up to date.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-02-20
BOUNTY BEGGARS.

The Hanna-Payne ship-subsidy bill
is one that was prepared and brought
to congress by a voluntary committee
of ship-owners and ship-builders, rep
resenting the gentlemen who will re-
Ceive the bounty which the bill proposes
TO give from the public treasury. The
bill as it is reported to the house is in
almost the exact form and grants to a
penny the bounties demanded by the
gentlemen who are to receive them The
duties and obligations imposed upon the
recipients of this bounty are such, and
such only, as they have themselves vol
UNFAIRLY suggested. The bill is therefore,
naturally and entirely satisfactory to
the interests" which have organized
this movement to secure the vast sums
carried in the bill as a gratuity to be
used in carrying on their private busi-
ness and enlarging the profits thereof.
The bill provides not simply for boun-
ties, but for bounties which once grant
ed cannot thereafter be taken away.
We have shown that this bill is in di-
rect hostility to the declared policy of
the Republican party. In the st. Louis
platform the Republican party, at it's
last national convention, declared in ia
vor of an entirely different method Of
dealing with the American merchant
marine. This bill is therefore the Off
spring of mere bounty beggars and
should be repudiated by representa-
tiVes of both political parties. 1t is vi
cious in principle. 1t is not necessary
for the rehabilitation Of our merchant
marine to give hundreds of milioons Of
the peoples tax money. The bill is
wholly unjustifiable.
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SUBSIDIES AND COMMERCIAL EXPAN
SION.

The postmaster general of the United
States in a speech at Baltimore ban
quet, recently, undertook to generalize
the necessity of following up our COM
mercial expansion by the development
of our merchant marine.
I'm the prosecution of the policy of
commercial expansion the next great
step is the development of merchant
marine. If we would successfully car
ry on the work upon which we have
entered, we must carry our products
we have been so absorbed in our mar
velous internal upbuilding that we have
neglected the external outlook, until our
ownmarine has declined to the point
where, instead of carrying 80 per cent,
it carries only per cent Of our COM
merce"
This, according to the the Baltimore
News, was said for the purpose of
booming the Hanna-Payne subsidy bill,
for it is ridiculous and "pernicious non
sense" to assume that unless our ex-
ports are carried in domestic bottoms
those exports will decline. The proof
that there will not be any decline ap-
pears from the fact that our carrying
trade has declined from 80 per cent to 9
per cent since 1860, while our exports
have increased so enormously that the
nations of Europe contemplate taking
steps to restrict it as injurious totheir
own prosperity
The New York Journal of Commerce
derides the subsidy measure as one
which will detail nothing but losses,
and cites the experience of all nations
that have tried them to show that sub
sides are wholly ineffective. Not over
per cent of the British or German
steam tonnage receives money from
the government and in each case the
ships probably earn all they get by
| speed and in frequency of sailings.
France, which has adopted theuniversal
bounty system now pressed upon our
government, is complaining Of it's abso-
lutte futility, and proposes second in
crease because the French merchant
marine is not even holding it's own
These experiences indicate, as the Jour
nal of Commerce says, that If the Unit
ed States goes into the system of subsi-
dies. American vessels will have tC
have constantly increasing amount OF
assistance until the system gets toe
heavy to be borne and breaks down.
We might call attention to the Other
fact, that our treaties with foreign ma
tions prevent an impasse to paying sub.
sides to domestic bottoms without also
paying the same amount to foreign
ships, which at present compose the
80 per cent of the carrying trade, ac
cording to Mr.. Smith. and who will
take 80 per cent OF our subsidies. leay
ing American citizens only 10 per cent
and to pay out Of their own pockets thu
so per cent to the foreign trade This II
not profitable venture, and when thu
deus ex machina behind the perniciou
bill, to wit, the trusts who own and con
troll the foreign shipping, is exposed
II Is MATTER of astonishment that th'
subsidy steal can possibly have an!
n-friends at ALL