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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Percy M. Chandler, the Philadel-
phia banker, who is in charge of the
Tradesmen's Trust Company, expects
to make another dividend shortly
j. Franklin Baker, Home Run"
Baker. of the Athletics, has gone into
the coin-trading business in Philadel-
phia.
DIR. William A. Capon, of Phila-
delphia. is home from Europe.
Ex-senator Clarence Wolf, of
Philadelphia, has returned to his
home after spending the summer
months at the seashore, as has been
his custom for years.
H. It. Fellows. of Scranton, one
of the officers of the Railway Con-
ductors' legislative committee, is one
of the most active members of the
order in the State.
R. II. Sweetezer. of Easton. has
been elected president of the Thomas
Iron Company at a meeting held at
11okendauqua, where the Thomas
stack was first built.
David r. Jones, the new Repub-
llcan county chairman of Lacka-
wanna. is a mine worker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
POLITICAL SIOELICHTS

Fusion did not go off with the
roar of approval looked for. More
like damp quilt.
The rank and file of the Bull
Moosers in Dauphin county are rather
shy about falling into line with McCor-
mick.
What the average Bull Mooser
doesn't understand is what his party is
going TO get.
"A. Nevin DIETRICH at last has some
thing to do. He is denying that there's
a deal.
The upper end of the county will
show its Reputation of deals by
Mccormick good and hard.
The newspapers appear to think
that Dean Lewis let go of a hot poker.
-McCormick's paper promised that
the Wilson administration would give
a tariff that would make things easier.
1t has not and it's piling on more
taxes.
Philadelphia Democrats are now
out pleading that differences be
dropped.
Central Democratic Club rather
overlooked something last night. 1t
did not comrlend Lewis Sacrifice
Henry Opperman said in Phila-
delphia yesterday that the Central
Democratic Club is planning a trip to
Palmer's home in Stroudsburg. When
is the funeral?
-Pinchot is keeping up his tour as
though he expected to get the votes of
McCormick's friends
Mccormick is now official "angel"
of the Democracy and after next week
he will be in charge of the hay for
the Bull Moose.
William Finn is reported as about
to devote his time exclusively to his
New York contracts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

year ii has had full expression in the
choice of candidates for the several
offices to be filed at the November
election.
Now come a few self-constituted
bosses of the two parties in interest
and decree that certain of the nomi-
nees of the people shall withdraw in
pursuance of a political compact fa-
vorable to the Democratic party lt
isn't enough that the spirit and pur-
pose of the primary law shall be dis
regarded and flouted, but alleged prin-
ciples for which these two parties are
supposed to stand are likewise dis
carded in fulfillment of a political
deal.
The Progressive party, which is the
Washington party in Pennsylvania, is
favorable to the protective tariff sys-
tenn and most of the other national
policies for which the Republican
party has stood for years. Yet the
fusion compact which has been ar
ranged by a few bosses would place
the voters of the Washington party
in alignment with that element of the
Democratic party which applauds the
Wilson theories of government and
which theories in operation have
brought widespread disaster and dis
tress.
Such an incongruous combination
has never been known in the history
of Pennsylvania politics, and 1t is un-
reasonable to expect that the fusion
deal will do more than further deci-
mate the rapidly thinning ranks of
the Washington party, most OF whose
members have already returned to the
Republican fold this year.
Another feature of the inconsistent
combination is the fact that while the
whole fusion propaganda is presum-
ably aimed at Senator Pcnrose, the
candidate of the Democratic party
for United States Senator persists in
remaining in the field in opposition,
not only to Senator Penrose, but also
to Clifford Pinchot, the nominee of the
Progressive organization for the same
office. Nothing more selfish than the
attempt to line up Washington party
voters for Mccormick while his asso-
ciate, A. Mitchell Palmer. remains a
candidate for United States Senator
against Pinchot, the Washington
party nominee. has been developed in
this Democratic factional campaign
characterized from beginning to end
by selhshness and consuming ambi-
ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
THE DISASTROUS RESULTS OF
THE UNDERWOOD TARIFF

lrToin tne Phlla. Public Ledger
Theer is bound to be a searching
analysis of the Presidents declaration
that the financial situation which con-
fronts the government was not due to
the tariff. He has asked for special
war taxes, because there was n fall
ing off in customs revenues of S1O,-
100000 in August, in comparison with
the same month last year. and he has
expressed his confidence that the peo-
pie of the country are ready Ito sup
port the government with generous
self-denidl" and that they will be in
tolerant only of those who are not
frank with them.
The President is right. The people
Will be intolerant of those who are not
frank. The indications are that the
first men to be accused of deception
are the advisers of the President, who
have been attempting to convince
themselves that their own tariff tin
kering is not primarily responsible for
the predicament in which the Treas
ury finds itself. The imports received
during the last fiscal year were $102,-
10000 greater than in the preceding
year, but the duties collected on i'm
ports decreased $32,O0O.0OO More
than 10000, 900 worth of goods pro-
duved abroad displaced goods of
American production in the home
market, and more than 100000, 900 of
taxes, the greater part of which the
foreigner would have had to pay to
enter our markets, have been levied
directly on the American citizens to
make up the deficit. The tariff was
not framed to raise revenue. but to
throw open the doors to foreign com
petition. The situation at the close
# the fiscal year was "of the making
of the financiers in control in Wash
ington, to use the Presidents phrase.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
SOUTH HGN THE SADDLE

Southern newspapers are calling at
tention to the annual convention of
the National Farmers Union, which is
said to represent 100000 farmers.
c. S. Barrett, president of the Farm
ers Union, in an address delivered at
Fort Worth, Texas, urged the farmers
to demand passage Of bill providing
for the purchase of 100000 or A.
000,0 bales of cotton by the govern
ment at not less than cents a pound.
This cotton is to be held until salts
factory market has been reached.
When the price of cotton has reached
profitable basis the government is
to sell the cotton it holds, retain suf-
ficient funds to cover the expense of
the transaction and pay the balance
to the farmers from whom it was pur-
chased. In his address Mr.. Barrett
said:
THE South is in the saddle at
Washington and the South can do
whatever it wants to do. The boys at
Washington will do whatever you tepV
them to do if you give them to under-'
stand you mean business. And I
know you mean business in regard to
the present cotton problem."-Daily
Trade Record.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

wv sentiment for local option for
" their own purposes. the Dem
ocratic bosses are doing every
thing within their power to bring to
their support the several organizations
and associations which are pledged
to the local option proposition. They
are finding it extremely difficult, how
ever. to convince any considerable
number OF people that DIR. Martin G..
Brumbaugh, the Republican candidate
for Governor, should be opposed on
this issue. His straightforward and
open declaration in favor of local op-
ton, not only in his recent speeches,
but in his original primary platform,
has convinced all fair-minded citizens
of his sincerity on this question.
His Democratic rival, who has been
making a play for local option sup
port, is using the silly argument that
DR.. Brumbaugh, as Governor, could
not be for local option because some
alleged liquor interests are supporting
him. Mr. Mccormick doesn't say one
word, however, about the liquor in
fluence back of him. He is reach
ing out in his desperation for support
from any and every source and the
rum seller is quite as welcome as the
advocate of local option or any other
proposition.
Mr.. Mccormick also argues that DIR.
Brumbaugh, when he says he will
sign the local option bill, knows that
with certain leaders in the Senate, no
such bill will ever reach his desk to
be signed. The Democratic candidate
doesn't explain how he would compel
the Senate, should he be Governor, to
pass local option measure. OF course,
he declared in his primary platform
that he would change the whole course
of procedure in the Legislature and
make radical changes in the parlia-
mentary practice and do lot more
impossible things, but 1t has not been
forgotten by the people that the Bal
timore platform, which has frequently
been declared by Mccormick and 9TH
ers as the most remarkable political
document ever put forth by a party,
has been repudiated in it's most i'm
portant planks by the very men who
are now telling Pennsylvania voters
what they will do in the event of the
people giving them the power.
DR.. Brumbaugh is an able, con-
scientious and patriotic citizen with
record of achievement second to no
other in Pennsylvania. 1t is therefore
absurd for Mccormick to pretend that
he could do more with Legislature
than any Governor who may be elect
ed.
The Telegraph believes that the To-
cal option proposition should be sub
mitted to the people by the next Leg
islature and it has no doubt whatever
that such a measure will have the
prompt approval of the Republican
candidate for Governor. The fair
minded advocates of local option are
not going to be stampeded or confus-
ed by the tricks of the Democratic
bosses who are now in their despera-
ton striving to mislead those who fa-
vor the local option principle.
Many &C the more important Re-
publican newspapers of the State are
supporting local option and they ac-
cept DR.. Brumbaugh's manly state
ments as they would accept the dec
larations of any honest and sincere
man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
BARCELONA SARDINES
Loss of Rare LeIicacy Might Cause
Increase in Demand For Salmon

Loss of Rare DelicaCy Might Cause
Increase in Demand For Salmon
Those who have had the good for
tune of partaking of Barcelona sar-
dimes are loud in their praise of that
delectable dish. But where is Bar
celona? ?" somebody asked. When told
that it is a city of Europe with more
than half million inhabitants it was
asked How will the war affect it?''
The man who always offers an op-
timistic suggestion says that if the war
should prevent us from getting BARGE
Iona sardines on this side we will then
consume larger quantities of Colum-
bia River salmon.
Those who are not familiar with the
countries of Europe should get one of
the Telegraph's Official War Maps,
containing a wealth of useful informa-
ton relating to the great war of the
nations. These maps are presented on
the popular coupon plan, and daily
newspapers throughout the entire
country are distributing them for the
benefit of their readers
Turn to the war map coupon print
ed elsewhere in these columns and
clip it at once.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
WOES OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB
philadelphia Inquirer. I


1t seems to be the irony of fate that
hard times. due to Democratic legis-
lation at Washington, should be given
as the chief reason of the financial
straits of the Democratic Club of this
city. The organization is really the
outgrowth of the success of the Demo
cratic party in the last general election
and it was composed, to a large degree,
of officeholders or prospective office
holders. 1t represents, in a special
manner. the Palmer and McCormick
Democracy. The fact that it has been
found necessary to virtually declare a
moratorium at time when Mitchell
Palmer and Vance Mccormick are on
the stump assuring the voters of the
benefcent results of the Wilson ad-
ministration is. to say the least, very
embarrassing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
sTUpENDoUs COST MAY END WAR
[ From the Phila. Pnhlic Ledgerl

FROM the Phlla. PUBIC Ledger
Statisticians figure that the war is
costing the participants $50, 1000, 900 u
day. That is merely the money that
must go for the upkeep of armies in
the field. 1t does not take into ac-
count the ruinous paralysis of indus
try, the stagnation of trade, the sus-
pension of the manifold activities
whereby the plain average of human
ity struggles to earn its living.
The war cannot go on indefinitely
for the simple reason that 1t is so in
conceivably voracious a consumer not
only of the lives of men, but of the
fruits of the earth. 1t makes a cleaner
sweep than a plague of locusts. Rus
sia alone is paying more than $500
900. 900 interest per annum on a ma
tional debt which was largely tho
product of former wars. In such cir
cumstances prohibitive cost must call
halt when diplomacy stands aghast
and impotent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
IETTERSTOTHE.EDIT0R
CONTRIBUTORS
. tLr Edror Of thc Tciegrdbh:

To the Ednor Of The Tclegrdbh
Sir:--Inasmuch as officers Of the
Anti Saloon League contend that 1t is
a non political organization devoted to
the spread of the movement for taking
away the temptations of the licensed
saloon / am concerned as to it's reported
activities in behalf of certain candi-
dates. I would like to ask your paper
which is one of the leading eXponents
OF local option i'm Pennsylvania, to
print list of the contributors to the
Anti Saloon league for the last year and
also to give the total amount of money
gathered and the main items of eX-
penditure have given regularly to
the Anti-Saloon League. as have mem
bers of my family, on Anti-Saloon
League Sundays. but ! have never seen
a statement as to the amount of money
il has received and whether any con-
tributions were made by candidates for
office or their near relatives. In case
YOU do not have the data l have asked
no doubt you can obtain IL. Some of
YOUR readers would like to see the fl
nancial statement.
w. X. r.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
AN EVENING THOUGHT

If you have friend worth loving.
Love him: yes. and let him know
That YOU love him ere life's even
ing
Tinge his brow with sunset glow;
Why should good words ne'er be
said
OF a friend-till he is dead? <
~. H. Brown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

THE TELEGRAPHps STAND

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Sir:-I write to tell you how much
we appreciate the Telegraph's stand in
this campaign, 1t has not only been un-
wavering in it's Republicanism but
true to local option. Would that we
had more papers like the Telegraph.
READER SINCE 1867.
Carlisle Pa. Sept. 10, 1914.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
OPEN PRIMARY IN THE DISCARD

TERHAPS the most serious pro-
- test against the amalgamation
4 of the Democracy and the Pro-
sressive party in Pennsylvania
comes from those honest voters
who believed the Washington party
represented body of principles which
were endorsed by thousands of their
fellow citizens. These voters urged in
convention and party conference the
enactment of law providing for
State wide primaries to the end that
boss dlctation in the nomination of
candidates should be eliminated. Re-
sponsive to this sentiment. the Legis-
lature enacted into law the provisions
Of the Statewide primary, and this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

Every husband ought to read that
paragraph. 1t applies not only to the
man on the farm, but to the city man
as we'll Too often the husband for
gets that his wife is at home all day
while he is out meeting men, that her
lot is often lonely and monotonous,
while his own, though perhaps quite
as arduous, is nevertheless varied in
its incidents and occupations. Too
often the husbands pleasures are for
himself alone, forgetful that his wife
should share them with him.
Granted that the "woman's place is
the home" it cannot be held that she
ought to be confined there like a
prisoner twenty-four hours out of the
day and seven days out of the week.
If you have any money for flowers
take Congressman Kreider's advice
and spend it on your wife now. She
won't mind if the memorial wreath on
the day of the funeral is a little less
in size.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

lie - Our host
ess was really the
most beautiful
woman of all
present.
She (who was
not invited) - |
dare say she took
care to provide
for that when she
she sent out her
invitations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
IN HARRI SBURC FIFN
YEARS AGO TO-DAY

lfrom the Telegraph of Sept. IL, 1851
Three Wen Killed
Three men were killed Friday even
ing; near here, when a locomotive at
iiached TO cattle train exploded. The
locomotive was blown to pieces. tho
tender and six cars were destroyed The
engineer. fireman and conductor were
instantly killed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
THE FARMERS WIFE

~ONGREssMAN KREIDER. in
his address to-day before the
~ Boys Agricultural and Girls
Domestic Science clubs at Iona,
Lebanon county, hit the nail squarely
on the head when he took up cudgels
in defense of the farmers wife. Said
he:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

Never in human history has a great
nation had such a magnificent onpor-
tunlty as ours to perform a glorious
work for mankind and to set a noble
example for the guidance of the hu-
man race.-Senator William J. Stone.
IF the Senator's counsel to remain
strlctly neutral is not followed by the
American people, the United States
VIII nave no influence when the time
comes to make peace and frame guar
antics for the prevention of another
great war.-New York Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
Almost On 'th
khnTf

Mother - Edith
thinks of spelling
her name E- y
t-h.
Father oh,
well. let her. It's
about the only
chance she'll ever
have of changing
her name, any
how.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
AN EXAMPLE IN SUGAR

7 TOW we'll President Wilson has
- kept his promise ito do nothing
= = that would injure American
business is illustrated by an
nouncement made in yesterdays issue
of the Daily Consular Reports of the
government. Says the Report
Widespread sentiment now pre-
walls In Venezuela in favor of dis
carding the antiquated methods of
manufacturing sugar and substitute
ing modern machinery. The three
large stock companies preparing to
operate in the region of Lake Mara
caigo are the La Ceiba Sugar Co,
Venezuelan Sugar Co. The Venezue-
Ian Sugar Co. purchased a plant in
Louisiana which has a capacity of
500 ton-loads of cane per day of
twenty-four hours, and Various of
fcers and stockholders of the COM
pany saw the plant in operation
continuously for twenty-one days.
on one day during the trial it
ground 975 ton-loads. Competent
engineers have pronounced the
plant In perfect condition as to
both machinery and the quality of
product
This plant, for the manufacture of
sugar in Venezuela, was purchased in
Louisiana because its owners there
had been forced out of business by
the Democratic tariff. 1t was in per
feet condition" but its owners sold 1t
for what it would bring to foreign
competitor into whose hands the
United States government had placed
the deadly weapon of unfair advan-
tage. Yet we do not hear that sugar
is going to go down in price.
Here we have a fine example of the
Underwood tariff-an American indus
try ruined, its machinery sold to a
foreigner and the public paying higher
prices than ever before for sugar.
Strong argument for the election of a
trade Senator and Governor, ism I
it2
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

l wish to emphasize the fact that
we can not give too great consid-
Grafton to the one we have prom
ised to love, honor and protect. she
who shares our joys and sorrows,
she who defends and clings to us,
when all others divide and desert
us, she who wields that mothers
influence over our children and i'm
plants into their hearts all that is
kind and pure and lovely. Is 1t not
due to her, that she should have
little time for recreation and en-
joyment? Let us never be so busy
but that it will be possible to have
occasionally an hour or a day, or
a week, for a little, drive or an
outing. Let us provide her with as
pleasant and convenient a home
and surroundings as possible, Civ
ing her all the comforts we know
how; and above all. let us not wait
until she has passed to the Great
Beyond and then pile her flowers
on her coffin, but let us while she
lives, strew an occasional flower in
her pathway and thereby brighten
her life and make her companion
ship doubly sweet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
NtWSf s FRAf A17fnsTSFItSaR
IFrom the Telegraph of Sept 12, 1851
News From Shenandoah Valley

cans special Harper's Ferry dispatch
of to-day says there has been no change
in the military position. Parties recon-
mendcd work on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad this morning, and 1t is
expected that the road will he In run
ming order throughout its entire length
by Friday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
NIctory Nor pcnnryIvnnin Rerimcnt

Cincinnati, Sept 12 - rebel force
of 300 men, under Colonel Dibrell, was
encountered by the Ninth Pennsylvania
Cavlary near Readyville. on Cripple
Creek, Tenn, and after a short fight the
rebels fed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Among the minor mercies of the
season is the political death of the
Governor of South Carolina.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
Do YOU KNOW 2

That Lyllens Valley coal is the
most highly priced of anthracite
and that much is sold abroad?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
OUR DAILY LAUGH

Miss Back
number is furious
at the editor of
that society pa
per-"
"Why?"
"He referred to
her as a we'll
known beauty"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12
SATURDAY. EVENING. SEPT. IL
BRUMBAUGH AND LOCAL OPTION

18th a view to capitalizing the
Nv ! sentiment for local option for
w their own purposes. the Dem
ocratic bosses are doing every
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

7 TOW we'll President Wilson has
- kept his promise Ito do nothing
= = that would injure American