Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-03
Mr.. and Mrs. John REYNOLDS. of

In viewing the political field Boss
Scouten but simply looks into a re-
flecting surface. Is it any wonder
that he gets frantic over the con-
ditiOn and attains a savage ambition
toward "machine" nominations and
"bOsses."
Mr.. Ernest Hegel, who for the
past ten years was boOkkeeper for
the Union Tanning Co. at this place,
rendered his resignation several
weeks ago and has accepted Il like
position with NJ. i. Brown & Co.,
of New York City, who conduct a
large printing establishment. Mrs.
Hegel and daughter left Laporte Lust
week for the city where they Will
make their future home, and VIII, re
the best wishes of many friend
follow.
The new stave factory under
course of erection at this place is
now reaching that stage where every
day make noticeable advancement.
The engines have been placed and
masonry beds and the boiler inclOsed
in an arch. The large, solid concrete
kiln is complete and a substantial
foundation ready for the buildings.
The railroad switch was completed
last week and lumber is arriving
daily for the carpenters who will be
at work in a few days.
Boss Scouten seeing that it is his
misfortune to be far from popular
with his yellow paper through which
he has continually attacked the char
acter of honorable citizens, now seeks
to class the News Item as "yellOw"
to drag it down to the level of
the Herald. Having sense of de-
corum which is beyond the compre-
hensiOn of its assailant, the News
Item has ever declined to follow
Scouten's indecent examples. His re-
fusal to allow the flag to float from
his yellow journal building forms a
fitting crown to long list of enor-
The success of NELSON Cox for
Sheriff means an honest, trustworthy
man to fill that very important Office.
He is eminently qualified for the
place, for the very reason that the
that nominated him did
not have to select Il candidate from
three or four seeking the nomina-
ton. He was selected from the rank
and file of the county for his merit
and qualifications. Show your good
patriotism by electing such men to
office-those not seeking the Office,
but the office seeking the man.
Get together gentlemen.
An attachment was issued last
week against John q. Scouten for
contempt of court and hearing was
had before Judge Dunham on Tues
day. 1t seems that an injunction
had been issued against Scouten to
restrain him from building barn
close to the dwelling house of Lucas
in Lopez, and Steafather
claimed that Scouten had violated
the injunction by going on with the
building after the injunction was
issued. Scouten testified that he
had not gone on with the building
in the manner which Stcafather
complained. Judge Dunham rcfus-
ed to hold him for contempt. The
equity case will be heard on Satur-
day. Steafathcr, in his paper book,
claims that Scouten's barn will be
within less than three feet from his
llouSt III tllt tiIiS NOuht
make the two roofs about connect.
-Scouten's Herald last week asks,
"Do you want clean man or a ma
chine man for Associate Judge" and
then has the audacity to add, "vote
for James j. Walsh" Let the peO-
pile of Sullivan county decide be-
tween the two candidates for AssOci-
ate Judge as to which is the machine
candidate. In this as everything
else Scouten is inconsistent, and eX-
tremely so. In the same issue he
says that John ID. Reeser is not a
Republican because he would not
vote as Chairman Vincent wanted
him to vote, and that Vincent is the
machine, etc, etc.
The genuine machine candidate is
j. j. Walsh, and ScOutcn is the "ma-
chine" by which he got his nomina-
ton. Why did ScOuten give him