Campaign slate listing local race candidates
A short list of local election names includes W. K. Lord for Congress, A. W. Day for District Attorney, G. P. Stiner for County Treasurer, R. W. Smith for County Commissioner, and V. P. Eves for Auditor.
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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1902
Page
2
A short list of local election names includes W. K. Lord for Congress, A. W. Day for District Attorney, G. P. Stiner for County Treasurer, R. W. Smith for County Commissioner, and V. P. Eves for Auditor.
Guthrie backed the so called Ripper bills in the last session while Pennypacker backs home rule. Pattison may be pressed to state his view. Dickerman and Billmyer canvass the district personally, challenging the usual three thousand majority. Godcharles and Lord appear to be winning.
The filing time for state and district nominations in Harrisburg closed yesterday. The editorial endorses a ticket of capable, clean men from top to bottom and urges all voters to support it, noting no valid excuse for not voting.
President Roosevelt, traveling through Indianapolis, had an operation on an ab scess formed by a trolley accident. He was moved to a hospital and taken back to Washington. Doctors report no immediate danger and do not expect a serious outcome.
Strikes worsen with increased unrest and violence as miners faces hunger while union aid drops to 1.50 weekly. Gen Gobin’s troops suppress uprisings in Schuylkill. Lackawanna reports rioting. No. 13th Regiment under Col Watres encamps near Olyphant after two nonunion men, Burt and Charles London, are shot and seriously wounded.
A Chicago Tribune editorial mocks tariff revision advocates as mischievous and ignorant, praising Republican steadiness. It argues reformers weaken their party and empower Democrats and Free Traders, labeling dissenters as chronic malcontents in Chicago and Iowa.
The Economist lauds a Republican paper for urging stability and focusing on prosperity as the main issue. The piece praises the West’s return to normal Republican sentiment and highlights a candidate’s legislative record as a pledge for Congress.
A Globe-Democrat column argues against tariff cuts, saying August surplus reflects Dingley law productivity. It warns that lowering duties would boost foreign competition and destroy non trust industries while empowering domestic and international trusts, making progressive calls ineffective.
Ez argues wage earners gain under Republican policy as labor and capital interests align. He cites official Pennsylvania figures showing more work and higher earnings since 1896, blaming free trade for harming workers and urging Republican control to meet national and world market challenges in 1904.
The Cleveland address signals the executive’s awareness of free traders clamor and their push for tariff reduction. The Cincinnati discourse reveals an intent to expose the free traders’ fal lacy and defend protective tariffs.
The piece argues trusts produce unprotected profits as seen in Standard Oil and the anthracite combination. It warns a Wilson‑like low tariff would revive Cleveland era depression, harming the public while trusts thrive. It urges targeted legislation to curb capital power without hurting masses.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds a statute making saloon keepers responsible for damages when they sell liquor to intoxicated persons. A widow sued after her husband, intoxicated, fell ill, died, and the court rejected defenses that pneumonia caused death or that the drinker acted voluntarily. The decision implies strict enforcement against sellers of liquor to habitual drinkers.
The piece denounces two prominent Democrats for promising to cover Union delegates expenses to Philadelphia in exchange for endorsements of Pattison. The delegates honored their part while the two leaders refused to pay, prompting a call for legal action to enforce the promise and restore political honor.
The 48th Annual Fair will be held in Bloomsburg from October 7 to 10, 1902. Management promises top attractions and a large exhibit with sizable purses in speed events. Races include 2.21 pace and 2.22 trot on Wednesday, 2.17 pace and 2.27 trot on Thursday, and 2.13 pace and 2.17 trot on Friday, with special rail rates and excursion trains offered.
The Pennsylvania Railroad will run ten day Niagara Falls excursions from Washington and Baltimore on September 18 and October 2 and 16 with multiple origin stops and through service to Niagara Falls. Excursion tickets are $10.00 from Washington, with varying prices from other points, valid for return within ten days on regular trains excluding express trains. A Buffalo stopover is allowed, Pullman cars and day coaches are included, extra for parlor seats, and a tourist agent with chaperon accompanies each trip.
A real estate tract on Berwick road between 8th and 11th streets with frontage on the Electric Car Line is near completion. The 200 lot East End Park will have 100 lots offered at public auction on Saturday September 27 and Monday September 29 at 2 PM. Terms require 10 percent cash, 40 percent within five days, balance in one year or 5 percent discount for cash, with warranty deeds available at 120 West Main Street.
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