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THE ACXDXxAJsTXD JQTjB.IsrAXj: FBIDAY, JAHUABY 11, 1889.
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The Money Power na Dur Politics.
Judge Gresham, wjgfen lately questioned
as to the appalliag/corruption into which
both parties phugged themselves in the late
contest for the/jntrol of the pivotal States,
uttered ‘‘/stinging sentance —“It is the
Pharisegfc who are doiog this. It is men of
promjrnence and respectability who raise
large sums of money knowing the use
Anat they will be put to; men who deal
/ openly in corruption one day and go to
r church the next.”
Judge Gresham was one of the leading
candidates before the Republican National
convention held at Chicago, which finally
chose General Harrison as chief standard
bearer for the party. Judge Gresham pos
sesses those sterling qualities which endear
the candidate to the masses when they be
come known. The expression above quoted
seems characteristic of the man ; to boldly
and brayely denounce whatever he believes
endangers the public interest and public
safety. On one occasion when a railioad
case was being tried before him in which
some of Jay Gould’B dirty work was brought
out, he expressed the opinion that this rail
road freebooter ought to be in the peniten.
tiarv. When Judge Gresham became a
prominent candidate of the Republican party
for President, it was reported that Gould
threatened to spend a million dollars to de
feat him if he received the nomination,
which is only another evidence of Gould’s
fealty to party—providing always that bis
selfish interest is not endangered.
Centra to the above crisp opinion of a
leading candidate lor the nomination whose
public life is without a challenge, we cite
the Philadelphia j Press as a representative
authority, and a type of that class of poli
ticians which are for party right or wrong,
and that class is dangerously numerous.
The Press of December Ist contained one of
its most elaborate articles under the caption
of “A New Departure in Politics.” This
leader was considered more than of ordinary
importance, evidently, as the country press
was supplied with a copy of the paper con
taining the article marked. The article
opens with the following announcement:
“The recent Republican national canvass
had some features of organization and direc
tion which had never before been tried, it
had its business as well as its 1 olitical side.
The two elements co operated with remark
able unity and efficiency, and their union
gave peculiar force and character to the 1
campaign."
The Chicago convention authorized the
National Committe to appoint an “Advis
ory Committee.” The Press coniines:
“Chairman Quay and his associates made
their selections with great care and judg
ment. They decided to constitute the
Advisory Committee wholly of represents- :
live busiuess men everywhere known for 1
their high character and personal standing,
and so to give the business element a new
force and position in politics, with all of
the higher tone and better influence and
greater responsibility which this involves. ■
The Committee thus came to be made up of i
such leaders in the business world as John (
Wanamaker and Thomas Dolan of Phila
delphia, James Seligman, Cornelius N
Bliss, H. K. Thurber, H. O. Armour, Wm. ,
L. Stiong, John F. Plummer and Augustus
Kountze of New York, IV. H. Russell and
William Whitman of Boston, H. Clay
Frick and John W. Challant of Pittsburg,
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, S. W. Aller
ton of Chicago and others of like standing.”
These men represent that class of business
men who rank as merchaut princes and
millionaires. What advice does any
one believe thut Quay wanted of them of
any value to him in running a political
campaign? This committee for “ advisory”
purposes was nothing more than a figure
head, whose individual and collective vanity
was flattered by being brought before the
public in so conspicuous a manner, and to
give the enterprise a tony effect. Large
sums of money were needed to conduct the
canvass according to the plan laid down.
This “Advisory Committee” was made up
of millionaires and representatives of that
class, whose money was wanted and not
their adyice, as the Press puts it. Having
honors thrust upon them they were bound
to give liberally and their “set" feeling it
was the thing to do would also shell out
handsomely. In fact having been so con
spicuously and prominently placed before
the country as a committee whose wisdom
was to be consulted in managing the cam
paign, it would never do to let it fail for
want of funds. Here is the whole secret
" and use of this “Advisory Committee,” any
one of whom waa about as competent to
give Quay points in campaign strategy, as
one of the trades people of Paris was to teach
Bonaparte the art of war.
The figure head committee was no doubt
flattered by the political prominence given
them and the assumed deference to their
judgment as “business men,” but every
newspaper account of the campaign which
has spoken, it mattered not to what party
iWtfraMttaWiiViMcdtr
substance the expressions of Judge Gresham:
“It is the Pharisees who are doing this. It
is men of prominence and respectability
who raise these large sums of money
knowing the use they will be put to; j/Sen
who deal openly in corruption one dyty and
go to church the next!” /
This millionair committee isXo have its
reward by honoring one oy its members
with a seat in the Mr.. Waua*
maker has been for the position of
Post Master General/This appears to be
settled. He has been chosen on account
of bis possessinffany degree of state craft
above a thousand other merchants and bus
iness Philadelphia. What can he
know of government affairs? His whole
been spent in money getting. He
is had no time to devote thought to any
ming else. He is simply selected as an
acknowledgement to the millionair class.
Nothing more. A thousand men in the
same city could be found as competent for
public duty, and many of them much more
so, who represent the large intelligent class
of moderate means who are the real pith
and marrow of the nation, but the million
air class must be acknowledged. They are
estimated to number 6600 who have sprung
up during and since the rebellion, and their
representatives are fast buying their way
into controlling positions of the govern
ment. They are rapidly crystalizing into
a pl-itoeracy class, and if they are permit
led uudisturbed sway, will soon control the
government in their interest in every
branch. It is the boast of superficial think
ers that the last two decades have shown
unparalleled prosperity and development of
the country. But who hold this surplus
gain? It has all been placed in the hands
of a few who control corporations and large
capital, who disregard law and encroach
upon the rights of the citizen with uncheck
ed greed.
The Danger Line of the W. C. T. U.
There is a period in the history of
every great reformatory movement
when its work begins to conflict with
old established customs, associations
and interests that a conflict is pre.
cepitated and it has to fight not only
for the cause it has been formed to
advance, but for its right to exist.
The W. C. T. U has reached this
period. Its greatest aad natural
enemy is the whiskey interest, but
that interest is too wise to attack the
Union openly. It therefore seeks to
nndermine and destroy it through
the power of money. Like Judas
one of its loftiest and most distin
guished members has been bribed to
betray and sow dissensions in the
Union. That member has been and
is now under the pay of politicans
and working in harmony with
Kate Field who is in the employ of
the wine producers of California, on
a salary of $2500 a year. Her mis.
sion is to introduce California wines
into “society” families, to popularize
it with .the elite , the upper tens.
When asked by a newspaper report
er: “Is it true that Rev. Howard
Crosby and many other prominent
men have approved of your efforts
in behalf of the wine interests?” Her
answer was: “Most assuredly it is.
Hut I decline to state who they are.”
This agent of Bacchus further
stated that she wss heartily on the
side of high license, and so were the
wine makers of California, in order
to break up the bar room evil and
place California wine in every family
as a beverage. The W. C- T. U. she
styled an 'army of 200,000 cranks
who might promote the cause of tem
perance by advocating wine and high
license as she was doing.
The other emissary of the liquor
interest and the politicians who are
under the control of the high license
liquor trust, is working for the same
end by somuwbat different methods.
This woman is gathering names and
post office addresses of members of
the local W. C. T. U’s who it is
hoped may be brought into sympathy
with her purpose. These members are
then plied with circulars and docu
ments skillfully written which are
calculated to mislead them and
create suspicion against the Union.
Just after—and in truth before—
the last election the New York and
Chicago Tribunes , the Mail and Ex
press, Murat Hastead’s paper and
other partisan dailies, came out with
a storm of abuse and misrepresenta
tion against the W. C. T. U. because
they would not declare for Warner
Miiler and other High License can
didates.
These are the combined forces
marshaled under the direction of the
whiskey, beer and wine power of the
country, and funds supplied from
their well filled exchequer, that now
confronts the W. C, T U. The day
of sentimental temperauce is past
and that of stern reality and action
is at hand. The season of prayers
and hymn singing alone for temper
ance has been, the day of money and
votes is immediately before us. If the
W. C. T. U. can be divided and dis
banded the greatdrilling camp of pro
tion will be broken up, and one
powerfu' wing of the army against
the saloon will have been happily
Vf.
Prize For Farmers.
American Agriculturist offers
1 $2,000 in gold prizes for one acre
each of the best corn, wheat, oats
and potatoes, viz:-. Five hundred
dollars for the best acre of corn.
Five hundred dollars for the best
acre of wheat. Five hundred dollars
, for the best acre of oats. Five hun
dred dollars for the best acre of po
tatoes.
Send for the January number of
the American Agriculturist in which
the whole scheme is explained-
This is a grand opportunity to win
SSOO and hive the product of the
acre of the best wheat raised iu the
United States. For farmers to com
pete for the wheat prize there never
was a more favorable opportunity
titan the present in this section ot
country. Wheat never presented a
better appearance than it does this
winter, and any of our enterprising
farmers with a good field of wheat
has a fair opportunity of winning
this grand wheat prize.
There are two essentials to secure
a wheat crop. One—and a very im
portant one—is to protect the plants
from the cold, drying winds which
are sure to eotne in March. And the
other essential is to feed the crop
with a bountiful supply of soluble
nitrogenous food. Every farmer
has the material of the very best
quality at band for this purpose,
sufficient to treat one acre at least.
This is fresh horse manure. Bed the
animals well with chaff or wheat
straw cut to about four inch lengths,
and apply as a top dressing to the
wheat, it being essential to spread
the manure very thin and evenly
over the wheat. Any long straw
which might be nixed with the ma
nure should be raked out and all
lumps broken up fine with a steel
toothed rake before carting to the
field. The plat designed to experi
ment upon should be topdressed
right away and have another similar
dressing late in February when the
ground Is frozen. There ( is no dress
ing for wheat equal to a top dressing
of horse stable manure, as the best
farmers all know. The straw is
stiffened and brightened; the grain
fills at its best and ripens early. If
care is taken not to apply too heavy
a coat, so as to make the straw lodge
the best crop possible can be pro
duced by the above treatment. A
light application of salt tends to
strengthen the straw- We hope to
hear of some of our forehanded farm
ers making an effort to win one of
these prizes, and the wheat prize,
under the circumstances appears to
be the most inviting.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she bad Children, she gave them Castoria,
Bounty vs Tariff.
In the senate tariff bill at present
seeking a passage through that
august body the tariff is reduced 50
per cent on sugar but the senators
from Kansas and California refuse
to support the measure unless a
bounty of one cent a pound is paid
by the government for home made
sugar. The sorghum sugar industry
in Kansas and the beet sugar do. in
California promise to develop into
a yery lage business if they are af
forded some government protection,
and by a direct bounty paid by the
government is the only way if the
tariff is taken off. And that is really
the honest way. Let the govern
ment protect these infant indus
tries’ if they promise well by a dir
ect gift from tbe treasury, so that
every body will knew where the
money comes from and who gets it.
The high rate of duty on foreign
sugars which the present tariff impo
ses has been taken advantage of by
a trust, a combination of rich sugar
refiners, who control the market en
tirely and set the prices for sugar
that the consumers must buy at.
When ever a combination of oonsci
enceless capitalists take advantage
of revenue laws to rob the public by
forming trusts those laws should be
abolished, and if some industry
which promises to be useful to the
public such as tbe sorghum and beet
sugar business needs pecuniary aid
let tbe government afford it direct
from line tr’ewwryt
Strawbridge & Clothier.
i
t THE MONTH OF JANUARY we have usually devoted to olosing out our sur
i plus stock by offering undoubted inducements in prices to our patrons. The great business of the past
two months has largely reduced our stock, but still in every department there are goods strictly sea
sonable and desirable, seme in smail lots, others in large large lots, which we have determined to
j. close out, uo matter what the loss.
t The adoption of this policy, while it brings considerable direct loss, works to our ultimate advan
tage in the distribution of great and undoubted bargains among our customers and in clearing oureoun*
i ters for the coming Spring season.
We shall, therefore, the present month of January, persue our annual policy and distribute among
the people large quantities of goods at Prices Away Below Values.
These goods are not alone the surplus of our own stock, but also the surplus of other large im
t porters and owners of dry goods, who have submitted to great loss in order to avail of the opportunities
t offered by our
i uni jiim mm uii.
T
We shall distribute among the people a vast number of bargain lots in
>
. Silks, Dress Goods, Housekeeping Linens, Hos
iery and Underwear, Ladies’ and Child
: ren's Wraps, Upholstery Goods, Gar
pets, Cloths and Flannels, Etc.
i
Some of the goods will be named in advertisements, others cannot be for want of space.
To avoid possible misunderstanding, let it be understood that we do not claim to have reduced
everything, but that we have made great and widespread reduction*, which must inevitably command
attention the country over.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE -DURING THIS SALE NO
DISCOUNTS CAW BE ALLOWED TO DEALERS OR AWY OWE OW
THE REDUCED GOODS.
We would add that no statement of a sensational or exaggerated character will be allowed to ap
pear in any of oar announcements. Plain statements only will be permitted, aupported in every
by the tacts at the counters.
Strawbridge & Clothier,
EIGHTH $■ MARKET STS, PHIL A.
The Alliance for Prohibition.
The annual meeting of Dakota
Farmers Alliance passed a resolution
requesting the legislature of the
Territory to pass a bill making it
uutawful and a penal offense to
manufacturer or sell intoxicating
liquors in the territory. A strong
effort will be made to have the new
state of Dakota admitted with a pro
hibatory constitution.
The whisky trust will fight hard to
prevent congress from admitting tne
territory as a state with the prohi
batory article in the constitution.
Congress is so completely under
the whisky power that the probabili
ty is the state will not be admitted
with a prohibatory constitution.
Consumption Surely Cared,
To The Editor —Please inform your
readers that I have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. By its timely ;
use thousands of hopeless cases have been j
, permanently cured. I shall he glad to send i
two bottles of my remedy FREE to auy of j
your readers who have consumption if they 1
will send me their express aud post otliee
1 address. Respectfully,
, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C., 181 Pearl st., N. Y.
1 Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania,
on January 3, granted another res
pite to Samuel Johnson, the alleged
murderer of Farmer Sharplcss, until
April 17. ‘'Cuff’s” hanging was set
for January 16. The gallows will
> cease to have terrors for him
RISINO SUN MARKET.
1 {Reported by E. R. Bofvimotoh.]
Butter, per lb $ -20
Eggs “ “ doz
Chickens “ lb., old 87.09
“ " “ spring 08.10
Turkeys ]®
Ham. “ lb J 2
. Shoulder, “ * J*
Lard, “ “ 00
[Reported by Bassizs * Hasixasnaa.l
Whezt * •*) .83
Oats •* '3°
Potatoes ia
Oats *-50 3.
Wheat Biraw
Private Sale.
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Desiring to make arrangements tor a farm. I
1 will offer my property at private sale for a short
time. This property is situated in the ttth Diet.,
about 1-2 mile from Book Bprings on the road lead
ing to Porter’s Bridge, adjoining lauds of 8. B
McCullough, P. Boyle and others. The property
consists of a good FRAME DWELLING,
16x30. with Pomp House attached, a BARN,
Corn Crib and other neceesary buildings.
There are 12 ACRES of land, highly improved,
well watered and under a high state of cultivation.
A good orchard and well of never-falling water.
This property is convenient to schools, churches.
&c.. and deserves the attention of those looking
. for a good home. Rates very reasonable.
* , For further toforojAtion call qu or address
aw/f vtiFftctaocvi
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Fancy Satins, Terra Cotta , Cardi
nal, Garnett , Scarlet , Orange <f-
Lemon Upholstery Fringes;
Handsome Smyrna Rugs;
Plain White and Border
ed, Napkins , Linen Tow
els, (i c., d c, , tf c., tfc.,
displayed in front
w in d o iv s,
New stock of standard Prints; the
shelves again replenished with hand
some styles.
We have eut the price of those
Crompton Cloths in order to close the
stock, they are a bargain for you if In
want of a wash dress; cheaper than
calico.
Six more pieces of 36 in. Tricot
Cloths assorted shades.
If you want a Ladies’or Misses’
Coat now is your time, you can buy a
single coat at the same rate they cost
us by tbe dozen wholesale.
New stock of Ladies’ and Gent’s
Collars, the styles tbe very latest
E. R. BUFFINGTON.