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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
WAR TAX IS MAKING
DEMOCRATS WEARY
Senator Penrose Says That the I'M
position Is Causing Many to
Renounce Their Party
LYBARGER'S CAR BAD BREAK
Ryan Men Pass Up the Dinner Held
in Philadelphia to Gather
Shekels For Vance
LYBARGER'S CAR BAD BREAK

Senator Boies Penrose, who spent
last night here on his way from Wash
ington to Blairsville to keep speak
ing engagement, declared that
the war tax proposed by the Will
son administration to overcome the
deficiencies of the tariff was making
even the Democrats weary and that
it would cause Republican majorities
to be rolled up not only in Pennsyl-
vania but in other States.
The Senator left this morning for
Blairsville and before leaving said
that he intended to get back to Wash
ington for Monday and would fight
the tax as unnecessary and that he
found the people all over the State
against it. Between the war tax and
the tariff, he said, there is nothing but
trouble ahead for the Democrats.
Tonight Senator Penrose will be
in Indiana and Westmoreland coun-
ties and tomorrow will be in Arm
strong speaking tomorrow night in
Kittaning. He will be in a section
of the State which has been hard hit
by the Democratic tariff tinkering.
DIR. Martin c.. Brumbaugh also
spent the night here. arriving late
from Lititz where he spoke to a big
audience He left early this morning
for Blairsville where he is to speak
this afternoon.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger
says all Philadelphia is laughing over
a break Wednesday night in Scottish
Rite Hall, when Vance
Mccormick cratic and Washing
Tramps on ton party guberna-
"Vic's'' Toes torial nominee, ad-
dressed a gathering OF
Washington part y
workers. Among those seated on the
stage was Vic" Hamilton, Washing
ton party leader, who helped swing
the Mccormick endorsement by the
Bull Moosers. Near him were DR.
William Draper Lewis and Mr.. Nc
Cormick. When Mr.. Mccormick arose
to speak he denounced for one thing
the liquor traffic. Mr.. Hamilton con-
ducts a saloon. Another Washington
party leader thereupon asked, rs he
treading on your toes?"
Michael j. Ryan, late candidate for
Governor, and all of his supporters
on the Philadelphia Democratic State
committee ignored invi-
tations to a dinner given
last night at Philadel- Ryanitee
phia, at which A. Nit Pass Up
chel1 Palmer and Vance TaILfest
c. Mccormick, Demo-
cratic nominees for SEN
ator and Governor, respectively, were
the most conspicuous figures
1t was a Statewide gathering OF
Democrats under the auspices of a
Committee of One Hundred, of which
Colonel Thomas ]. keenan,, of Pitts
burgh, is chairman 1t is reported
that the primary purpose was to raise
funds for the campaign.
There we're some ptesent from the
interior of the State who backed Mr.
Ryan at the primaries, but they rep
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
Dare to be true, nothing can need
a lie;
A fault which needs 1t most,
grows two thereby.
Herbert
DEMOCRATIC FOLLY
TPhiIadeIphia. IedRer1

Philadelphia LEDGER
In the first place, the removal of the
duty on wool deprived the government
of 20,000,O00 revenue, without bene-
fiting the consumed in any way.
Woolen clothes are selling at the same
price that they brought before the
tariff was renewed. Clothing is no
cheaper and dress goods cost as much.
The revenue loss must be supplied by
extraordinary war taxes.
In the second place, the long con-
tinued agitation for free wool has been
accompanied by a progressive decline
in the number of sheep pastured. In
1912 there were 3s.4S1 900 sheep in the
country. In 1919 there were only S4,-
$4,000 and according to the estimates
of the Department of Agriculture, the
number has again fallen this year.
There has been a loss of nearly 4,0o0,-
600 sheep since it became certain that
the Democrats would remove the pro-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

The audacity OF Palmer and McCor-
mick talking about primary campaign
expenses We should like to have a
thorough investigation of the way in
which that portion of Mccormick s
$4,000 nomination purchase money al
lotted to Harrisburg was spent. The
man with the million has been so long
accustomed to buy what he wants that
he has come to believe that any way
he chooses to spend his money is all
right But living in a glass house. why
should he throw stones?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
WHAT'S THE sCORHS
ny Wing DinHer

know you were busy as sin eli the
day,
And in order to finish your work
You felt that you couldn't grant one
interview
To book agent, acquaintance o. clerk.
You knew that you had Just so much
work to be done,
That you had so much time, and no
more,
But how many times did you find time
to ask
OF some clerk. or by phone, whats
the scorer
But, gee, you're no different than many
more folks,
Who adore the American game.
1t makes little difference how busy they
are
At Worlds Series time they're all ths
same.
And. I think it's a good thing. for II
we all thought
OF just work, life would sure be Q
bore;
And you'll find that the chap who
works best is the one
Who takes time to ask, what is the
score?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
A POLITICAL EGOTIsT

" HOSE thousands of good men
and women of this city who
4 participated in the main i'm
provement campaign of 1901 and
in the several public improvements
since that time will be surprised to
learn that they had nothing whatever
to do with these improvements. All
the credit for the great advance of
Harrisburg since 1901 is claimed by a
single individual-Vance c. McCor-
mick. In the literature which he is
sending out he modestly claims in his
usual shrinking way to have done the
pie were simply part Of his decorative
scheme.
In a campaign handbook issued by
the Democratic State machine, the
candidate for Governor, chosen by
himself and two others and hand
stamped by President Wilson, refer
ence is made to McCormick's election
as Mayor of this city in 1902, in which
he is alleged to have converted a nor
NAL Republican majority of 500 into
the amazing majority of 1900" Not a
word is said about the outrageous
boodling of the voterss in that cam
paign. but the handbook says McCor-
mick discarded practically all the ac-
cepted methods of campaigning"
The people of Harrisburg have not
forgotten that campaign nor have
they overlooked the colossal expendi-
lures of the recent primary in which
Mccormick barely defeated a Demo-
cratic rival for the gubernatorial
nomination. He will have a fine time
convincing some thousands of voters
of Pennsylvania that he is the virtu-
Gus and righteous individual he so
brazenly paints himself in his own
newspaper and tho literature with
which he is flooding the State.
This shrinking and self -effacing
candidate doesn't take the people in
to his confidence and tell them that
he was a mere incident in the i'm
provement campaign of this city nor
that he instructed those who befriend-
ed him in the newspapers to refrain
from mentioning him as in favor of
the great improvement program of
1901 for fear he might lose the votes
of thousands who were opposed to the
improvement plans. Now he takes ali
the credit and pats himself on the
back at every opportunity.
He doesn't tell the people how he
rewarded those who had a prominent
part in the corruption of the voters
by appointment to places in his ad-
rninistration, nor how he endeavored
to convict his predecessor in office
of malfeasance so that any statement
by this same predecessor regarding
the enormous and corrupt use of
money for his election might be dis
credited in advance.
1t is manifestly the purpose of the
Democratic candidate for Governor to
throw dust in the eyes of the people
wherever II is possible to do SO, trust
ing that they will not learn the truth
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Frank w. Conner, well-known
Pittsburgh railroad man, has gone to
the Pacific coast on a trip.
--George NJ. Cohan, the actor. is a
strong baseball fan and is taking in
the worlds series at Philadelphia.
-Charlemagne Tower will publish
his addresses in book form.
F. NJ. Tenoate will preside at the
banquet of the Pittsburgh city en-
ployes Prominent men will he
speakers.
John Farrell has been elected
president of the Uniontown University
Club.
Colonel P. c. Boyle, the Oil City
editor, is seriously Ill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
THE CHAMBERS WORK

- UST what the Harrisburg Cham.
Der of Commerce has done dur
ing the first nine months of its
~ existence is concisely stated in the
annual report of its retiring president
George B. Tripp. And the recital OF
those results show more than any
other statement could that the Cham
Der is indeed made up of live wire
men, alive to present day needs of the
city and anxious to take the initiative
in things pertaining to it's develop
ment and business interests.
Perhaps the greatest achievement
of the year was the procuring of the
passage of the "Hardscrabble" ordi.
nance which means the wiping out oi
the last encumbered section of the
city's river front. But little less i'm.
portant was the organization of q
traffic committee to look after the
citys shipping interests on the Penn.
sylvania and Reading railroad lines
1t is as a distributing center that Har.
risburg stands out on the map of the
State and country and any move tC
make its distributing facilities better
is for the good of the entire commun.
ity.
The blasting of the river rocks, the
Fourth of July celebration, the aic
given the Wharton school. the elimi.
nation of the nuisance of soliciting
all show that the Chamber of Com.
merce is made up of the stuff that
counts for bigger. better Harris
burg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
THE FTRENIEN'S PARADE

T1HE State firemen and those who
engineered yesterdays gigantic
L parade are to be congratulated
not only upon its size, but upon
it's success from every standpoint.
Not only was 1t the biggest thing
of its kind this city has ever had, but
II was one of the most pleasing. The
paraders formed a picturesque and
dignifed assemblage. Some of the
companies marched with all the mill
tary precision OF carefully trained sol
diers and there was a gratifying alb
sence Of roistering and Objectionable
hilarity.
Considering the length Of the pro-
cession it was handled with surpris-
ing precision and promptness. All
told it was a display of which the
city and the visiting firemen may both
be proud.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
NJ. G. AT CARLISLE

At Carlisle story was told in the
crowd of a recent meeting at the little
Church of the Brethren. When a woman
who had known Doctor Brumbaugh
since boyhood asked the men what they
would do at the polls. IF we don't
ing" one of the leaders replied.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
OUR DAILY LAUGH
QUESTIONS
FREE.

Caller But
you said you
wouldn't charge
me anything for
the little legal
questions I asked
you.
L a wy er ]
haven't. w h q I
I've charged you
for Is the an:
RWer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
FRIDAY EVENING,

until after election day. Unfortunately
for him, perhaps, the preachers and
the forces of Righteousness within the
Commonwealth are already resenting
the prostitution of temperance and
religion to base partisan uses.
But OF all his amazing performances
nothing has so disgusted the people OF
Harrisburg as his vainglorious claim
of credit for the parks, the play
grounds. the filter plant. the paved
streets, the improved sewerage facili-
ties and all the other good things
which Harrisburg now enjoys, which
were obtained not by this egotist, but
by the people themselves cooperating
in every part of the community. He
has gone one step too far in this per-
Isonal campaign eulogy of himself and
the voters of this city will place theiI
seal of disapproval upon the candidate
and the kind of a canvass which he
has been making since the microbe OF
ambition and the greed for power
took possession of him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

One of the best known clergymen of
Pennsylvania writes the Telegraph that
the "Anti-Saloon League of Pennsylva-
MIA has seriously injured it's influence
with many staunch temperance people"
by the course of its leaders in dragging
the organization into the support of
the Democratic candidate for Governor,
He believes the result will be wide
spread reaction against the candidate
the bosses of the league conspired to
elect
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
IN HARRI sBURC FIFN
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

[From the Telegraph of Oct. 9. 1851
Vegetables Free
Soldiers wives can obtain vegetables
free of charge by calling on Mr.. Mish
at his stand in the lower end of the
markethouse.
Coal Reduced
The price of coal has'been reduced by
our dealers.
To Sell Hotel
G. ]. Bolton, the present occupant,
has purchased the Buehler House for
s37,600.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

The magnanimous and patriotic
action of the Washington party
has without question of doubt made
certain my election as the next
Governor OF Pennsylvania. / realize
the great responsibility and trust
imposed upon me and my hope and
prayer is that 1 may be worthy
of it.
The foregoing from a speech of Vance
C. Mccormick. in Philadelphia, indicates
the confidence and modesty of the
Shrinking One. That Finn gold brick
was nicely polished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
AWFUL.

The Desperate:
Gee, dis life of
crime Is KILN
Yesterday I al
mos ktlle d q
chicken an to-
day / busted two
windersl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

Probably no incident of the big DEM
onstration yesterday caused more of
sensation than the destruction of the
banners carried by boys in the employ of
the Democratic machine. Some outraged
f1remen and their friends in Second
street ran umbrellas through the ban
ners and drove the boys from the
street 1t was of piece with the tao
tics of the Democratic gang under its
present leadership
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

Secretary McAdoo might help out the
man who is holding the dough bag for
the Democratic machine in PennsyIva-
mia and rs not stuck on the job" He
gave Tennessee a lift by depositing
s40o. 900 in gold in a New York bank
so that his native State could raise the
wind for October interest, and the VII
SON hand-picked candidates need as
sistancet
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

HIS liluS oPOdn1
of DIR. Brumbaugh, the splendid Re-
publican candidates:
The man nominated by Penrose
and backed by the liquor interests,
the eXploiters of child labor, and
the slums and tenderloins of every
large and small city in the State
cannot give this State what it
needs.
This is on a par with the cant and
sniveling hypocrisy of the Democratic
candidate whose personal newspaper
organ in this city refers to him as
Vance C. Mccormick. Washing
ton and Democratic candidate for
cent elements of all parties.
Strange how all the decency in a
great Commonwealth has been mono
polized by the hand-picked aristocrat
and millionaire, whose shameless ex-
penditures in his ambition and greed
for power have become a nation wide
scandal.
over 250,000 citizens Of Pennsyl-
vania voted for DR.. Brumbaugh in the
primary election. and these and thou
sands upon thousands more will re-
sent the outrageous insult of Lewis
in November.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
BRUMBAUGH FOR PRESIDENT

tFrom the Philadelphia Inquirer.1
DR.. Brumbaugh is a man who is a
natural leader of men. There is no
guesswork about his makeup. His
career has been notable. He has de-
voted his life to the public. Pennsyl-
vania has been made the great battle
ground by the choice of President Will
son. He has chosen Palmer as the can
didate for Senator and Mccormick for
Governor. The attention of the whole
United States is centered upon Penn
sylvania. DIR. Brumbaugh has become
a national figure.
DIR. Brumbaugh. in spite of all that
the combination between the forces of
free trade and of William Finn can
do to the contrary, is about to be elect
ed Governor of Pennsylvania, 1t is not
merely local, but a national cam
paign in which he is engaged and In
which he will be successful II the tre-
mendous Republican registration means
anything at all. The Presidential cam
paign is two years distant, 1t Is true,
but Is there any Republican who is
looming up any more conspicuous1y
for the Presidential nomination to-day
than Martin G. Brumbaugh?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
Blue Cnnts Take stand

Headquarters Virginia and North
Carolina, Oct. 7. - General Birney has
regained General Kautzs old position
and holds the enemy in the inner lines
of entrenchments around Richmond.
One thousand of the enemys forces
were filled and wounded and several
hundred taken prisoners.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
EDITORIAL COMMENT

to The ColoneTs decision that he viii
not encourage fusion. Bill simply
ordered the Progressive votes for Gov
ernor handed over to the Democrats
The fact that he won't be able to deliver
the goods is another matter and en-
tirely- beside the question.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
Az EvENING THoUGHr

A Christian is one who does for
Christ's sake what he would not
do Observation-Disclosures Mack
emile.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

Another thing that won comment in
the line was the fact that so many of
the smaller towns displayed motor fire
apparatus and when It comes down 20
dots Harrisburg did not compare so
favorably in that line. The city is
well provided with fire apparatus and
has spent lots of money in that direc-
ton, but We like to be up to date, and
when Lebanon, Carlisle, Huntingdon
and other towns show up with motor
apparatus as good as that we have
just bought and York shows three or
four times as many pieces as we have
and Ardmore displays the same as we
have 1t furnishes food for contem-
plation. Horse-drawn apparatus can
put out fires as we'll as motor, no
doubt, but the motor apparatus gets
there quicker and we like to be a little
ahead of our neighbors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

resented a very small minority
Messrs. Palmer and Mccormick, State
Chairman Morris, H. c. Niles and
Russell Duane were among others who
made speeches. A letter was read
from Director of Wharves, Docks and
Ferries George w. Norris, of the Blan-
kenburg administration, in which he
contended that many who have en-
rolled as Republicans in this city will
not vote the Republican ticket this
Fall. THE Republican ticket" he
wrote, will be lucky to get any sub
stantial majority in Philadelphia"
The Democratic gangsters who
hired lot of boys to carry banners
through the crowds last night and
kept them up until
hours when they
Lybargcr Is as should have been
Inconsistent sound asleep, We're
as His Boss condemned right and
left among the fire.
men and visitors to
the big convention, and there was no
end of criticism of the violation of
the nonpartisan spirit in behalf of
Jesse ]. Lybarger, the gang candidate
for the House in the city district. The
Patriot said this morning that firemen
are not going to allow themselves to
be made political tools and has been
CdChlluS dpOuI lle nOnpdTllSduSHIp OL
the association. In view of this posi-
ton the use of an advertising automo-
bile for Lybarger, which gave the
only political note to the parade, fur
nishes an example of Vance McCor-
mick machine inconsistency only
eoualed by the publication of a child
L or cartoon this morning within a
few hours after boys were kept up
until all hours of the night carrying
around political banners on a nom
partisan occasion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
LEWIS AND MCCORMICK

w VILLAIN DRAPER WIS,
N/ who sold out the Washington
w party and seems to glory in
his performance, thus speaks
of DR.. Brumbaugh, the splendid Re-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
NEWGSf Is FRAi RssTTSHEHAR
tFrom the Telegraph of Oct. 9, 1885,
HeaYy Firing Heard

Washington, Oct. s. passengers by
the mail boat to-day report that when
they left City Point. yesterday morning,
at 10 o'clock, heavy cannonadlng had
General Buffers department on the
James river. The rebels made an at
tack, taking our troops somewhat by
surprise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

Economy in business that stops leaks
and saves waste must be encouraged.
But economy that makes business crawl
into its she'll and timidly lie down is
not economy. but destruction.-Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09

Democrats are very glad to have
their ticket supported by Progressives,
but 1t is the very worst taste for Pro-
gressive to go upon the platform with
a Democratic candidate and attack the
President.-Philadelph Record.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-09
EVENING CHAT

Harrisburg certainly does like to
cut up and last night 1t Joined its
thousands of visitors in having a good
time regardless of police prohibitions
of various actions which are COM
monty classed as annoyances but
which in carnival spirit are over
looked. The city had been having a
pretty good time in the evenings this
week because of the presence of the
tiremen, but last evening it started out
to have fun and not since Old Home
week have the streets in the business
section of the city been so thronged or
the fun so free. The fun began about
the time the weary marchers finished
the parade and the youngsters had
bought up all of the nuisances offered
by the falkirs. Then confetti began to
be thrown and pounds of it were scat
tered over everyone. Young and old
appeared to be having n good time
and Harrisburg and Steelton folks and
people from nearby towns were hav-
ing Just as much fun as the visitors.
Toward the late hours men belonging
to bands began to give impromptu
concerts and some of them loaned
their instruments to worse perform
ers and the latest popular airs were
mangled in a laughable way. It all
goes to show that Harrisburg likes to
cut loose and that the idea of having
some event every year at which the
sf''i'S - 'AiV SputlS anu tiu can De
Tree and good time had is rather
strong here. The firemen's convention
coming after lapse of so many years
offered a good occasion.
No one in Harrisburg seems to be
able TO find anything to compare with
the flremen's parade which was held
here yesterday and the Old Home
week professions which were as much
record breakers in their way as the
parades of the centennial in 1885 were
in their line have been surpassed The
length and variety of the parade and
above all the number of bands and
drum corps made people sit up and
take notice. In fact, it rather aston
ished the men who had planned the
demonstration. No one here ever
heard of a parade line eight miles
long and 1t was called too extended.
but when the last company had
reached Locust street on its march
down Second the head of the line was
at State and Second on its way to the
river and firemen were strung ali the
way out on the Hill. back again and
up into Camp Curtin. So the critics
Of the parade route were silenced.
Next to the length of line the splendid
order maintained attracted the atten-
uon of everyone and expressions of
admiration for the department of the
hremen were general. The parade
simply broke records in every direc-
ton.