Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-08-07
OPPOSITE VIEWS.
How n Question May he Regarded
From Different StandpOints.

AS Numerically wrong view of
plain proposition the following from
the Buffalo Express is entitled to rec
ognition:
THE greatest danger to party sue
cess at the coming elections is from
lust such a course as Elkins and his
associates are trying to impose on the
party. The last national platform
pledged the party to the principle of
reciprocity. The president specifically
and urgently recommended reciprocity
with Cuba. The United States prom
ised tariff concessions to the Cubans at
the time they We're induced to accept
the Platt amendment to their constitu-
ton The senators who think the road
to party success lies in ignoring the
platform, humiliating the president
and breaking national promises have a
singularly distorted view of public
opinion
Let us see how the case stands when
stated with reasonable regard for logic
and common sense:
First.--The greatest danger TO party
success is from men who have forgot
ten party traditions, party promises,
party bigations-protection to all do
nestle labor and industry and to do
nestle sugar growing specifically.
Second-The last national platform
pledged the party to the principle of
reciprocity ''in articles which we do
not ourselves produce" Sugar and to-
bacco are among the articles which we
do produce aud which we shall pro-
duce more and more of if the protec-
ton guaranteed by the Republican
party is not withdrawn.
Third.-The president had perfect
right to recommend reciprocity with
Cuba, but it rests with congress to de-
termine whether we want reciprocity
and if we do want it what form that
reciprocity shall take.
Fourth. The United States did not
promise tariff concessions to Cubans
at the time they accepted the Platt
amendment to their constitution. No
person had the power to make that
promise, and no such promise was ever
made.
Eifth.-Thc senators and representa-
tives who faithfully and scrupulously
adhere to the Republican platform are
those who will contribute most to par
ty success now and always. If in so
doing they should incidentally humil-
late president, surely the fault is not
theirs
In those five statements we have en-
deavored to show the difference be,
tween being absolutely wrong and alb
81, ;r,l,t IN Nf III Oh,
sequence
Editor Newell argues that Eagles
Mere should be spelled without the
capital NJ. He illustrates his ar
gument by stating that when he
first struck Sullivan county, Du-
shore was frequently spelled "Du-
Shore and some contended that ii
should be 50 written because ii
came from transpOsition of the
name of the gallant Frenchman
"DuThoar" Our critical friend is
not strictly correct in his render
ing of the name of the gallant
Frenchman.' Rev. David Graft
in his history of Bradford county
gives the name as Aristides Auberr
Du-petit-Thours. 1t is a curiout
fact that such name could be
transposed and pronounced Du.
Shore. 1t certainly does not war,
rent capital S in the middle of it.
If that thriving town was situated
on the seashore or a river shore,
and the location determined the
name: like Jersey Shore the ter
minal word might well have a cap.
ital letter. If President Roose-
velt should receive a letter directed
"Oysterbay' he would no doubt
conclude his correspondent was il
literate; but it is quite as proper tc
write .'Oysterbay" and Jersey
shore" as it is to write Eaglesmere
Mere is another word for lake
When Judge Jones purchased thai
lake it was known as Lewis Lake
Mrs. Jones suggested that the name
be changed to Eagles Mere. That
is it's name. Any one who exam
ines good map will find hundreds
of names. expressive of locality
with two words and two capitals
as for instance, Fall Brook, Trout
Run, Big Pond, Silver Lake. Cedar
Springs, Beeck Creeck, Buffalo Val