Mapleton Item

              Jthrokton
VOL. 10.
MAPLETON DEPOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1898.
NO. 24
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P
ENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Schedule in Effect June 27,18
F.M .Night. A.M    A.M. A.M. P.M*
New York.-. 8.00
Philadelphia. 11.20
Washington ...10.40
Baltimore 1140
12.15
.......
*...M
9.00
4.30
7.00
8.30
12.95
......
7.60
10.50
4.50
8.40
1145
2.00
4.35
D'ly D'ly.
A.M A. M.
Harrisburg 8.00 8.00
Bockville    8.12
Marysville 3.14 8.17
Duncannon 329  8.35
Newport.........3.58 9.06
Millerstown    9.15
Thompsontown....   9.26
Port Boyal 4.26 9.44
Mifflin  4.30  9.50
Lewistown Jc.4.5210.13
McVeytown. ...5.1510.38
N. Hamilton...5.33 11.00
Mount Union...5.3911.06
Mapleton 5.4511.18
Huntingdon, ...6.0311.38
Petersburg 6.1911.47
Birmingham ...6.4618.13
Tyrone 6.58|18.80
Bellwood 7.17
Altoona.......... 7.40
-Pittsburg 12.10
.PU.
18.41
1.00
5.50
P. M.
D'ly.
A. M.
11.48
11.59
18.08
12.16
12.37
18.45
18.53
1.07
1.11
1.30
1,49
2.06
2.10
2.15
8.88
9.48
3.0'
8.12
3.89
3.45
8.40
P. M.
D'ly.
A.M.
11.45
1.10
2.01
.„...
8.40
3.10
6.55
P. M.
6.08
6.87
Dly
PM.
5.00
6.13
5.18
34
6.08
6.11
6.81
6.88
6.43
7.07
7,80
7.50
7.56
8.08
8.20
8.88
8.56
9.08
9.80
9.35
8.00
F.M
Harrisburg 10.20, Bockville 10.31, Marysville 10.84, Duncannon 10.47, Newport 11.06.
Millerstown 11.14, Mifflin 11.40, LewiBtown
Junction 11.58, p. m. Huntingdon 18.55, Tyrone 1.88, Altoona 2.00, Pittsburg 5.30 a. m.
"h" stops to take on passengers for Pitts-
borg and beyond.	
.D'ly.
P. M.
4.30
9.05
9.19
9.33
Week days D'ly.
AM
Pittsburg	
Altoona  4.40
Bellwood  4.52
Tyrone   5.04
Birmingham . 5.08
Petersburg ... 5.85
Huntingdon.. ..5.37
Mapleton. 5.51
Mt. Union 5.56
N. Hamilton ...6.01
MoVeytown. ...6.17
Lewiston Jc....6.38
Mifflin 6.58
Vojrt Boyal 7.02
Thompsontown7.17
Millerstown. ...7.86
Newport 7.35
Dunoannon 8.00
Marysville 8.13
Bockville 8.18
Harrisbnrg 8.30
A.M
8.50
7.15
7.80
7.48
7.58
8.17
8.80
8.47
8.63
8.58
9.15
9.35
9.55
9.59
10.14
10.22
10.32
10.54
11.07
11.1
11.25
D'ly.
A. M.
8.00
11.40
11.68
12.03
g
18.35
18.54
1.88
1.60
8.94
8.44
8.56
8.10
Dly
PM.
.05
8.19
8.85
840
8.03
8.17
3.35
3.49
3.47
4.08
4.83
4.65
5.00
5.18
6.88
5.39
6.08
6.86
6.89
6.45
D'ly.
P. M.
1.00
6.10
8.86
6.42
6.46
7.10
7.23
7.88
7.44
7.48
8.06
8.26
8.47
8.68
o.07
n.: 6
9.86
9.50
10.04
10.08
10.80
10.18
10.88
11.16
11.37
l.oO
Pittsburg 8.50, Altoona 6.05, Tyrone 6.87,
Huntingdon 6:57, Harrisburg 9.10 a. m. daily.
p.t
Baltimore....
Washington.
Phila	
New York...
p. M.
11.55
1.00
11.58
813
F. M.
*3.11
*4.10
*3.00
*5J3
P.M
6.00
7.15
6.93
9.30
P.M.
9.45
10.56
10.20
8.53
4.30
7.18
Additional trains are run as under:—
Leave Pittsburg 8.10 p. m. daily, Altoona
isl.01 A. M., Huntingdon 18.88 A. M.; arrive
Harrisburg 8.30 a. m., Philadelphia 6,58 a. m.
Leave Pittsburg 7.30 a. m. daily, Altoona
11,05 A, M., Tyrone 11.80 a. m., Huntingdon
1.08 F. M., Lewistown Junction 1.08 p. in.,
-ive Harrisburg 8.40p.m., Philadelbia 5.47
.i„ New York, Desbrosses and Cortlandt
,8.83: W. Twenty-third St. Station 8.45 p.
t. laltimore 6,00 p.ni., Washington 7.15 p.m.
» .Veek-days only, ''g" stops to let off passengers from Pittsburg and beyond, and to
takeon passengers for Harrisburg and beyond.
Connecting trains leave as follows:
At LewiBtown Junction.—For Sunbury 7.30
X. M. and 3.05 P. M. week days.
For Milroy 6.15,10.80 A. M. and 3.00 p. m.
week days.
At Huntingdon—For Bedford and Cumberland 8.85 A. M. and 6.35 p. M. week days. Bedford only 8.00 a, M. Sundays.
At Tyrone—-For Cloarfleld and Ourwens-
Ville 8.90 a. M., S.Sftand 7.20 p. m. week days.
For Bellefonte and Lock Haven 8.10 a. m.,
12.30 and 7.15 p. m. week days.
For Sootla 7.60 a.m. and 8.15 p.m. week days.
For further Information apply to tioket
agents, or Thomas E. Watt, Passenger Agent,
Western Division, Corner Fifth Avenue, and
Smithfield Street, Pittsburg.
3. B. HUTCHINSON, J. B. WOOD,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agt.
EAST BROAD TOP RAILROAD.
Schedule In effect Aug. 29,1898.
NORTH.
STATIONS.
SOOTH.
O to
0 »
a 8
21 *■
*  t*
$"8,
W_—
n*r*
f-P
*-p
ojJS.
a.m.
P.M.
a.m
A.M.
pm.a.m.
788
107
690
Bobertsdale
1139
689 704
784
119
6 32
Cook's
1124
687
864
746
131
644
Cole's
1109
615
6 34
814
159
710
Saltillo
10 39
680
6 01
888
207
717
Three Springs
10 30
681
554
8 34
819
789
'Beersville
10 ib
b07
5 42
849
834
7 43
Bookhlll
953
444
530
250
800
Shirley
988
429
300
808
•A ugh. Mills
830
421
881
828
Mount Union
915
406
a. m.
p. in.
a.m
a. m.
p. m.
a. m.
Mixed No. 8 leaves Bobertsdale 5.03, p. m
Cooks 5.13, Coles  5.25, Saltillo 5.45, Three
Springs 5.53, Beersville 6.05, arrives at Bockhill 6.20.
Mixed No. 7 leaves Bockhill at 4.30 p. m..
Beersville 3.22, Three Spring 3.34,   Saltillo
3.41, Coles 4.08, Cooks 5.18, arrives at Boberts-
dale 5.80, p. m.,	
SHADE GAP BRANCH.
WEST.
STATIONS.
EAST
M
3
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3
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IS
m
1   w
©     I
I-.
p. m.
a. m.
a.m.
p. m.
650
725
L Bookhlll A
680
4 55
543
7 18
*Blacklog
687
SOS
585
710
*Cedar Book
645
510
6 31
706
*Locke Vall'y
6 49
514
525
7*60
"Shade Gap
Stair
A Goshorn L
6 55
580
AU trains run daily except Sunday.
Trains 5, 6, 7, 8, carry passengers when run.
* Flag stations.
A, W. GBEENWOOD,
•Superintendent.
OF MMff,
State Chairman Elkin Dissects the
Wanamaker Speech.
FIIULT FINDER 11 PARTY WRECKER
Philadelphia, Sept. 2.—The political
event of the week is the scorching reply of State Chairman John P. Elkin to
the tirade delivered by Mr. Wanamaker
at the select gathering of his "business
men in politics" last week. The chairman has just returned from Chickamauga, where he has been looking after
the welfare of his brother, Lieutenant
W. F. Elkin, and other fever stricken
Pennsylvania soldiers. In . discussing
the Wanamaker deliverance ha said:
"As chairman of the Bepublican organization I have done everything in
my power to bring together, ln a harmonious campaign this fall, the contending forces In Pennsylvania politics.
In the making up of our executive and
campaign committees we have been
careful to give representation to all
former factions in tbe party. In pursuance of this policy we have solicited the
co-operation and counsel of all the
leading and active party workers of the
state, regardless of their past political
affiliations. The organization has refrained, up to this time, from entering
Into any discussion of the questions
that have divided our party ln the
state. When the organization was recklessly and sometimes viciously attacked
we have made no reply for the reason
that we had hoped all differences would
be fought out within party lines, and
hence we were willing to abide the decision of the Republican voters at the
polls oa the issues Involved. Sinoe, however, the Republicans in the convention assembled have decided their platform of principles, and have nominated
a ticket ln accordance with the established rules and customs of the party,
and since the primaries held in the
various counties throughout the state
have ln most instances nominated their
county tioket, and we still find an organization declaring its purpose to be
the overthrow of Republican supremacy, we feel it is time for the party,
through its organization, to make re-
Ply.
OUTSIDE] OF THB RANKS.
"No one will deny to Mr. Wanamaker, or any one else claiming to be a
Republican, the right to make any
proper effort within the party lines to
advance the cause he represents, hut
when, at a publio meeting, called
through the direction of himself and
friends, he places himself on record in
the following language: 'Thus far we
have carried a banner af protest
against the state Republican party and
its leadership and manipulation,' and
then follows this up by the further
statement, "This is the plain duty today
of the voters and taxpayers of Pennsylvania, independent of old party lines or
no parties, to exterminate the machine,' which.'machine' can only mean
the Republican organization, there can,
under these circumstances be no Impropriety ln an organization thus assailed making answer in terms whose
meaning will not and cannot be misunderstood. We can only Interpret the
Utterances of Mr. Wanamaker to mean
that he has placed himself entirely outside the Republican ranks, and is now
determined to make such effort as he
can to disrupt and destroy the party
with which he has been affiliated until
after the recent Republican state convention. Sinoe that time, according to
his own statements, he has been engaged ln an attempt to bring out a new
ticket. Certainly the following language
used by him at the Bourse meeting, can
mean nothing short of this:
" 'In view of the grave consequences
Impending, hurried conferences have
been held lately with Dr. Swallow and
others in accord with him, taking a
broad and disinterested view of the
present situation, stating the possibility of unification of all the forces opposed to the Quay machine, whether of
the Harrisburg, Altoona or other forma,
and making a thoroughly representative ticket, eliminating all present and
past candidates, or using them as
might seem most practicable to form a
Winning ticket.'
A   FAULT   FINDER   AND   PARTY
WRECKER.
"This attitude of Mr. Wanamaker la
not so strange ln view of the fact that
upon the occasion of the visit of President McKinley and his cabinet officers
to Philadelphia, at the time of the unveiling of the Washington monument,
he, through the publio prints, criticised
the present administration in Its con-
duet of the affairs of the country,
Which criticism called forth replies
tram several of the cabinet offlcera at
the time and a mild rebuke from the
president himself. The attitude of Mr.
Wanamaker during the past several
months clearly indicates that he no
longer pays allegiance te any party,
but has concluded to plaoe himself in
the category of a political faultfinder
and a party wrecker.
"It la one of the undeniable privileges
at Individuals to choose the party with
which they ally themselves, and to
whose purposes they lend their support.
If Mr. Wanamaker has determined
upon an endeavor to disrupt and defeat the party whioh bestowed upon
him one of the highest offices in its gift
(although by a decisive majority fairly
ascertained after a free and open can*
vass of the sentiment of the state lt refused him another office which he
sought), that is his Indisputable privilege. Nevertheless, I think he will
be disappointed ln the result of his secession.
IT WILL SURVIVE.
"The sands shift and change about
the bases of the pyramids, but thos*
mighty structures themselves, founded
upon the rock aad standing four square
to every wind that blows, abide steadfast and everlasting. The Republican
party will survive, full of useful life
and undiminished vigor, for many a
year after Mr. Wanamaker aad I and
all of us are numbered among the men
who are forgotten. With its heroic history and its promising future it stands
for great principles and policies much
more important than the ambitions and
disappointments of any individuals ln
lt, however eminent. This is the lesson
of history. No one did more distinguished service ln the building of it
than Horace Greeley, yet when that
great man was deluded into casting
his lot with Its enemies, the Republican
party lived on and Horace Greeley died
of a broken heart. No Pennsylvania^
was more highly and deservedly honored in his party than our great war
governor, Andrew G. Curtin, but when
he raised his voioe in opposition to it,
his public career closed, and the party
continued to add victory to victory and
strength to strength. The Republican
party survived eight years of Cleveland
and eight years of Pattison. I have no
doubt it will survive even Mr. Wanamaker's secession with unbroken heart
and vigor unimpaired.
A WORD ABOUT TAXE&
"One of the complaints made by Mr.
Wanamaker ls that the taxpayers of
the state are overburdened by reason
of the expenses of the state administration and the cost of supporting our
penal, eleemosynary and charitable institutions. The charge la In keeping
with others made by him—it is lacking in every essential element of truth.
The fact ls that the great mass of taxpayers of the state do not contribute a
farthing ln the shape of state taxation.
The state revenues are raised mainly
by the taxation of corporations, collateral and direct inheritances, license
fees, fees of offlce and bonuses on
charters. Real estate has not paid state
taxes since 1866. In passing judgment
on this question it might not be amiss
to recall the fact that Mr. Wanamaker
pays less tax in proportion to the
amount of money Invested and the volume of business transacted than any
other, citizen within the confines of this
broad commonwealth. Our taxpayers
may not know, but it is currently reported and generally believed, that he
transacts a business each year of from
$12,000,000 to $15,000,000, that he has In-
Vested ln goods, wares and merchandise ln which he traffics from $3,000,000
to $5,000,000. On the great volume of
business transacted by him and on the
large Investment he has in merchandise in which he trafflcks from $3,000,000
state government the mere pittance of
$1,000 annually. On these goods, wares
and merchandise he pays no municipal,
local or state tax, exoept the $1,000
above' mentioned. It la true he pays
local taxes upon his real estate, but
that is entirely outside of the investment In his business proper. If Mr.
Wanamaker had the $5,000,000 which he
is now supposed to have invested in
his stores Invested ln farms and other
real estate he would pay annually from
$76,000 to $125,000 in local taxes more
than he does at present.
THB REAL TRUTH ABOUT IT.
"Under the financial system which
has been inaugurated and built up during the past 20 years, and for whioh the
Republican party is responsible, 66 of
the 67 counties of the state receive more
money from the state than ls paid ln
by them. It has been the policy of the
Republican party to provide a system
of state taxation that places the burdens of the state upon the corporations
and other wealthy and favored institutions. In this way a fund ls raised
that is distributed to the counties in
the shape of appropriations to the common schools and in payment of the
salaries of judges, county superintendents and tat other like purposes. In
this way the burdens of looal taxation
are equalized and lessened. It ls an
interesting lesson to take up the reports of the state officials, which show
how much money is received by the
state from each county and how muoh
larger sum Is returned by the state
to the county. For instance take the
following counties:
Pays to
Treasury.   Receives,
Bedford $9,598 67      $70,945 0
Butler    20,880 25      116,273 34
Cameron     2,138 56       14,477 87
Bradford    22,789(2      103,935 38
Chester  73,752 27      171,259 88
Jefferson    11,067 23        75,810 08
Juniata       5,216 97        81,388 63
Lackawana     54,489 71      246,114 98
"It will be demonstrated to the people of Pennsylvania and of the United
States during the present campaign
that our state during the last quarter
of a century has been tbo. most hap
pily governed state in the Union; that
her advanoe ta wealth, population and
general prosperity has been phenomenal. During that time the state has
never lost a dollar by reason of default or dishonesty of any of her state
officials. Such, Indeed, seems to have
been the opinion of Mr. Wanamaker
himself until very recently, for it is
»nly within the last year that he has intimated anything to the contrary. Of
course, we have been subject to the
criticism which ls Inseparable from the
conduot of publio affairs whose control
is disputed by enemies of the party
and persons having disappointed ambitions.
"When an army breaks camp to
march te battle vultures gather over
the camp fires, and there is always
some belated dog to bark after every
triumphal procession.
"The strictures made by Mr. Wanamaker on the last election of a United
States senator, lt seems to me, come
with bad grace from a defeated candidate, and explain the soured feeling
emanating from that source ever sinoe.
I was not personally familiar with the
details of that campaign, but from reliable information in my possession I
am surprised that Mr. Wanamaker
should make use of the following language: 'The whole business of electing
a United States senator was an arithmetical problem and a check book.*
Mr. Wanamaker's managers undoubtedly Impressed him, more in their own
than ln his interest, with that theory,
and he, no doubt, speaks from hia personal knowledge and experience.
ROASTING THE PIGS.
"I am surprised that any person with
the Intelligence of Mr. Wanamaker
should be guilty of repeating, by inuen-
do at least, that the burning of the
state capitol was the result of a conspiracy of state officials, and for the
purpose of destroying public records
which might incriminate them. If Mr.
Wanamaker aad those who report
these silly charges would take the time
to investigate they would learn that
the capitol buidlng burned down contained no records of value. The records of the auditor general's and the
state treasurer's departments were kept
in a separate building, having another
building between it and the building
Where these records are kept. There
was not a single record of the treasury
or auditor general's department in the
building burned down. This senseless
fabrication reminds me of the interesting story told by Charles Lamb of the
Chinaman who discovered roast pig:
The hut of a Chinaman having burned
down, and some young pigs that were
there among its tenants having been
roasted, the Chinaman proceeded to
devour them with Intense satisfaction.
He was so well pleased with the viands
that he turned incendiary and burned
down several establishments belonging
to his neighbors, in order to roast the
pigs therein confined. He Continued
his hazardous course until lt got
through his Mongolian head one day
that the pigs might be roasted without
the burning of the dwellings.' It will
occur to any one who reflects a moment
that If there were any papers in Harrisburg for wbich destruction was neoessary for any purpose, lt is not likely
that they would be carefully preserved
and filed away in the publio buildings,
and if they had been so preserved and
filed it would not be necessary to burn
the building in order to burn the
papers. The pigs could be roasted
and the papers could be destroyed
without the risk and hazard of burning down valuable buildings.
ABOUT BROKEN BANKS.
"The attempt of Mr. Wanamaker to
connect the Republican party with the
failure of the People's bank, the Guarantors' and the State Insurance company ls, to say the least, far fetched.
The Republican party is no more responsible for the failure of these institutions than it was for the failure of
the Keystone bank, of unsavory memory, and I presume Mr. Wanamaker
will not undertake to say that the Republican party wrecked that bau/k.
The faot is that the state has not lost
a single penny by reason of the failure of any of these institutions.
"Mr. Wanamaker also attacks the recent Republican state convention; With
the facts attending that convention the
Republican party ls already familiar.
In many counties the candidates for
gubernatorial honors submitted their
candidacy to a vote of the people. The
delegates were elected under party
rules. At the convention Mr. Wanamaker, finding that he did aot have a
sufficient number of delegates to nominate himself, withdrew from the contest and transferred his delegates in a
body to another candidate, who numbered among his delegates many of the
most prominent organization men in
the state. The union of these forces
was not successful, and the convention
nominated another candidate. All the
contests brought before that convention were decided In favor of Mr. Wanamaker and those with whom he combined his forces. In not a single Instance was a decision made (n favor
of the prevailing candidate. On the
floor of the convention the fullest latitude was given to Mr. Wanamaker
and his friends, and no decision was
made against their interests. The convention was conducted ln a spirit ot
generous fairness, and no reasonable
person can find fault with anything
that was done ta Its proceedings.
THAT CHESTER COUNTY TALE.
"While it is not within the purview
of this interview to discuss the charges
made by Mr. Wanamaker in reference
to the deposit of state funds with the
Chester County Guarantee Trust and
Safe Deposit company, yet .1 feel that
lt ls proper for me to recall the facts
ln reference to the legislation upon tha
subject. Prior to 1897 the state treasurer, under the law, was personally responsible for all state moneys which
came into his hands. He was required'
to give a bond for the safe keeping at
these funds. Under this system the
treasurer and his bondsmen, being responsible for all state moneys, claimed
and exercised the right to select the de-'
positorles in whtch state funds were
located. Mr. Darlington, as it appeared from his testimony, was a bondsman
of the state treasurer and had a deposit in his institution. Being thus favored, he seems to have felt himself
called upon to make contributions in
support of the party that extended
these favors. There are necessary expenses to be borne, and lt is only fair
that those who are favored by the
party should help bear its burdens,
and lt would seem from his testimony
that Mr. Darlington thought it was
proper that he should contribute, and
that he should have in return therefor
a continuance of his deposit. Whatever
may be thought of the transaction lt
was certainly not one of which Mr.
Wanamaker oan complain, for it resembles closely his action in the campaign of '88, when, lt being understood
that, having collected, or being about
to collect, some four or five thousand
dollars from manufacturers aad others
participating in the benefits of tariff
legislation, he exacted a promise from
the national committee that he should
be appointed postmaster general.
"Wliatever may be thought, however*
about the political morality of Mr. Darlington and Mr. Wanamaker in the
transactions above mentioned, it ls a
thing of the past so far as the treasury is concerned. The legislature of 1897
passed a law which provides for interest on deposits of state moneys in
banking institutions of the state. The
law Imposes upon the state treasurer
and the members of the revenue com'
mission the duty of selecting the banking institutions of the state ln whiob
the moneys shall be deposited, and provides for the taking of sufficient securities therefor. This law was drawn
by the chairman of the Republican organization, and reoeived Its earnest
and active support. It passed the senate and house with praotioally a unanimous vote, and I trust will correct the
abuses of the former system.
IT IS ANTI-REPUBLICAN.
"It might as well be understood now
that this is a contest to defeat Republican supremacy in Pennsylvania.  The
organization is prepared to defend the
party from all these reckless and malicious  attacks.  It  is our purpose  to
labor for the success of the whole Republican ticket, county as well as state.
It is our desire to uphold the administration of President McKinley, aad we
feel   the   necessity   of   returning   the'
greatest possible number of Republican
congressmen-from this state. It is also,
important  that a  Republican   United;
States senator should be returned from
Pennsylvania. With a new governmental policy growing out of the Issues
of the war we should see to it that
Pennsylvania ls represented by straight
out Repubiioans in both houses of congress.
"In conclusion, I desire to say that 2
shall not enter into any competition
with Mr. Wanamaker ln defaming the
state of whtch I am proud to be a citi- '
sen, and besmirching the good name of
Its people 'in the eyes of the country. I
prefer rather to exalt and glorify It
within all proper bounds of language.
God has blessed Its hills and valley*
with matchless resources, above and
under the ground, far beyond Golconda
and the Klondike, and the genius and
industry of its people have developed
it tato an Imperial domain. I prefer to
look at it with eyes unjaundlced by any
disappointed ambition, aad to think of
it as it is, the home of education and
integrity, morality and religion, rather*
than to proclaim lt as a breeding
ground of iniquity, whose people choose
habitual criminals as their representatives to enact their laws and administer their public affairs."
GEORGE H. WELSHONS.
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imparities in the blood. Electric
Bitters improves the appetite, aids
digestion and is pronounoed by thosn
who have tried it as the very best
blood purifier and nerve tonie. Try
il. Sold for SOo or $1.00 per bottle
at B. O'Connor & Sons'.
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