£l)c Centre Democrat.
BHUUERT k FOUNT Kit, Editors.
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'ma tl.&O par Annum.in Adv.no.. '
SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER, Editor*.
nrsday Morning, September 23,1880.
Democratic National Ticket.
FOR PRK*l|iK*T (
INHKLD sarrr HANCOCK. of Prtiu*ylratil.
rm vie*
wm WILLIAM 11. ENGLISH, ol Indiana.
ELECTOR*.
K. M>nagh*n, !ll*nry K. Pa\i,
Hjftiillatn 11. <Sorg* A. Font,
Hletiu, \Lnuti M Itotiton,
A. I'lf. John P. Linton,
M. Campbell, John S Miller,
lc* Dall<*lt, John O. Kmxton,
■Bo)*'I Moffet, • Hlviii M. MH.*|,
tr>l W.iMeii, .ITM.T A.J. |)iirlinii,
FINTI <' .ITIIIFK, MRRH*,
Bk u'" Kill'*rt, K.>l>*rt >1 Ollmhi,
BP ,n, ' <1 MrHparmn. W illiam It r>iinla|i,
J. Martin, lUrr> W. W||iq,
llrringrr, Smmtrl Griffith,
Turner, J ICM Th<IQ)|4OTT.
SBltM kJ. Ihritiinghain, ,
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B Democratic State Ticket.
rR stprimi jctoii.
■ GEORGE A. JKNKK, >f Jcffortuu County.
R-R At'UITOR OBMRR %L,
H ROBERT P. PKCUKRT.of Philadelphia.
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Democratic Comity Ticket.
FOR tXIRORBIMI,
ANDREW }. n'RTIN.of Centre Cottutj,
EPt^" I ,**t to the decision of the DUtrirt Confrrvnee.]
r * oxruntr,
Hon J. p. OK PIC ART, of Itollrloot*,
lion. W. A. Ml'KllAY.ol Harris.
FOR DI*TLT< T ATtORRKV,
WILLIAM C. IIKIM.E. of Uellefhtite.
roR corm ft RviTot.
h SAMUEL RRCOOER, of I'ntontille.
■ L'IIMI'AIU: the majorities iu Arkan-
Hjfcs, Vermont ami Maine with those of
HpTli, and then see what chances the j
HDe Golyeritea liave of carrying the
in November.
1 WIIEN Blaine telegraphed the dis
result of the Maine election to
realizing, as he did, that the
HHpAurn* would require doctoring, why
I in the world didn't he add : " Send
1 Mitchell'!"
oecoE C'ONKLISO stripjed for
last week in New York, and
speech extolling the tail to
s kite. He wagged the tail
the head severely alone for
erman or some other disap
:andidate to operate.
SERVICE REFORM. It is es
iat of the 100.000 officers in
cd States, 70,000 are active
yed in campaign work. This
> army, hut not an influential
irons one, except through the
gc they pay to the Republican
>n fund.
uf our ardent tariff friends, we
med, still stand up with noble
and wonderful disinterested
the Cobden Club free trade
e for President. After all,
it is not a tariff they want,
moved by a chivalrous desire
the name of the besmirched
from the charges of crime
1 by his own partizan friends,
br&m Garfield needs endorsc
re indebted to our townsman,
R. Teller, for a copy of the
id (Va.) lUepntch, from which
ct the able and dispassionate
jf Northern residents of Vir
their fellow citizens of the
We invite the careful attcn
our readers to this address,
•pears elsewhere in this week's
AT. In it will he found the
;>rds of soberness and truth,
mplete and triumphant rcfu
' the prevalent campaign slan
inst the loyalty and devotion
outhern people.
Democratic Convention of
d county was held at Clear
last Tuesday, and the follow
tlemen were named as Con
d conferees without iustruc-
James L. Leavy, Jno. K.
and I)r. Josoph W. Potter,
going are all understood to lie
e to the nomination of ex
rA. G. Curtin. The district
ce will be bold at Lock
on Friday, the 24th instant,
&f Thursday, the 23d, as at
ded upon, Mifflin county not
ble to put in an appearance
le former date.
"iCyCAL AND EXACT JUSTIOK TO ALL MEN, OK WHATEVER HTATK OR I'KRHUAHION, HKLIUIOCH OR POLITICAL."—J*ffonon
The Democratic County Conven
tion.
The annual convention of the Dera
| ocracy of Centre county assembled at
; the Court House, on Tuesday after
j noon,and the proceedings in detail will
he found in another part of this week's I
DEMOCRAT. The Convention was ,
made tip of good representative men,
I and the deliberations of the body j
, evinced throughout a spirit of unity i
and harmony and a determination to 1
act with the sole purpose of promoting i
j the welfare and success of the party I
that cannot he too highly commended.
The ticket placed iu nomination is one
that will not fail to command the full
respect and the earnest support of
| every Democrat in Centre county who j
| pluccs a higher value upon the triumph
of Democratic principles, than he
does upon the success of personal in- 1
terests or individual prejudices ; and
; we therefore contidently believe that it
will receive a sweeping majority at the
| polls.
For Congress we believe the dele- '
gates from every district in the county
came intruded to vote for Ex-Gov.
ANDREW G. CCRTIN, and the hearty
I assent that was given to the motion
to dispeuse with the formality of a
ballot and confer the honor of the
nomination by acclamation demon
strated the strong hold he had upon
j the men who composed the convention.
It was a compliment well deserved and
justly bestowed. It was also much j
more. It was not only a complete :
vindication of the integrity of the j
party, but an honorable tribute to the
zeal and the fidelity to honest convic
tions which have ever marked the po
litical course of Gov. Curtin. W'chave
not the slightest doubt that the adion
of the Couuty Convention will be rati
fied by the IMstrict (kioforenee, and
that this honored, eloquent and distin
guished citizen of Ceutre county will
he placed before the people of the 20th
district as the Democratic candidate
for Congress. He stands forth the
strong advocate of correct principles
of government, for peace, fraternity
and reconciliation in nil sections of
the Union, is fully identified with the '
aims nnd purposes of those who make 1
him their candidate, and of his tri- j
umphant election, with a united and
determined party actively supporting
him, we cannot harbor the slightest
apprehension.
For Assembly the Convention nom
inated, on the first ballot, our former
worthy and efficient members, 110n5..1.
I*. GEMIART, of Bellefontc, and \V. A.
MURRAY, of Harris township. While
a number of other excellent gentlemen
were named and supported by their
numerous friends for the Ix-gislature,
we incline to the opiniou that the Con
vention acted wisely iu re-nominating
the old members. In their past ser
vices they were intelligent and zealous
in the discharge of every duty de
manded of them, nnd the experience
of one session will fit them to lie still
more useful to those they represent. In
a house in which many were faithless
they were ever found among the faith
ful, and no inducements of private
gain could ever tempt them from the
path of honor and rectitude. The four
million steal had no allurements in it
to lead them astray, as it had for so
many of their fellow-members, and to
their great honor it can be said that
they resisted to the uttermost that
iniquity at every stage of the effort to
force it through the House. The next
session will he one of great importance.
The state will be re-apportioned into
(tongressional, legislative and Judi
cial districts, and there will also be an
election for United Htates Senator. It
ia therefore a matter of great moment
to the people of Centre county that
they be represented by men of exper
ience, whose influence will be felt in
legislation that so directly affects their
interests and associations, and it is for
these reasons that we think it was
work wisely done to re-nominate Mr.
Gephart and Mr. Murray. They de
serve and should receive the full
BELI.EKONTE, l'A., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1880.
i support of the party and wo earnestly
| nsk that there he no halting or hesita
i tiou in giving it to thein.
For District Attorney, our energetic
young friend, WILLIAM C. HEINLE
< Esq., had no opposition in the Conven
: lion and was nominated by acclamation
,— a well merited compliment. Mr.
J Heinle is a rising young member of
| the bar, has reached his present posi
> tion iu life by his own unuided efforts,
' and is peculiarly deserviugof support.
He has been a faithful worker for the
Democratic party, will prove a strong
candidate and has the ability, integri
ty and legal experience to make a first
! class officer. Of his election by a
large majority there is no doubt.
For County Surveyor, the Conven
tion placed iu nomination that excel
lent citizen of Unionville, Mr. SAMUEL
But'< a; ER, a civil engineer and practical
surveyor of ability ami experience.
( A bettor selection could not have been
made and his election will be certain.
The last work of the Convention
; was to elect a Chairman of the Countv
- i
j( om nut tee for the year beginning j
January next, nnd the honor fell to
our contemporary, Hon. I'. GRAY
MEEK, of the l>emocr<itic Watchman.
While wc are frank to snv that
our personal preferences were for
another man, we yield a ready acqui- j
| escencc in the choice of the Convention,
ami are prepared to do so the more
; willingly and cheerfully from a know I- ;
edge of the fact that Mr Meek pos
j senses in a high degree all the qualifi
! cations necessary lor the position. He
has ability, energy, a thorough knowl
edge of the politics of the county
and great experience in jxxlitieal man
agement, and for these reasons, if for
no other, the wisdom that dictated his
selection should not now IK* called in
question. He is an active and ad rot i'
manager, and under his leadership the
party should accomplish more than j
on I i nary results. We believe his elec
tion was a proffer of conciliation to
elements in the party in this county
that heretofore have been in conflict,
ami as such we accept it. The <IIS|M
j si tion of the Democracy everywhere is
| to heal dissensions, to harmonize dif
! fcrcnoes, ami by cordial ami unaffect
ed unity to close up the ranks and
present a solid front to the common
foe ; and any movement or action cal
culated to aid in the accomplishment
of a purpose so laudable and so much
to IK* desired, should be met in the
kind, fraternal spirit with which it is
tendered.
We will conclude this review of the
proceedings of the convention with
an earnest appeal to the party not to
weaken or falter iu the good work
that has been under way in the county
ever since the nominations of Hancock ;
and English were announced to the
people of the United Htates. In our
local contest, the National and State
tickets are supplemented by the name*
of gentlemen that should command the
entire support of the party, and wc
hope that organization nnd zealous
effort will continue until the polls
close on the 2d day of Novcmlier,
when we will all rejoice together in
the grandest victory ever achieved
by a political party iu the history of
elections.
ALL HAIL, MAINE
PI.AISTKD'H F.LECTION CONCEDED MY
THE RKI'CLLL.ICANH.
After coquetting with fraud for
several days, the Itepuhlican leaders
of Maine are compelled to count the
vote* in the Pine Tree State a* they
were cast, and as a result General
I'laisted is elected by a handsome
plurality. The Republicans in Centre
county and elsewhere who were so
ready to believe that Blaine would no
manipulate the vote as to defeat the
will of the majority can now reflect in
leisure over the omnipotence of the
people when they are once fully
aroused. Knowing that Plaisted was
elected the people were determined
that he should enjoy the fruits of his
victory, and before this just resolve
" Tabulators " and " Tubulating " '
could Dot prevail. General I'laisted, J
fresh from the fray and flushed with j •
success, will soon be heard upon the
stump in Indiana, pleading us he did 1
in his native State for concentrated
actiou against debauched Rcpubli-!
eanism.
Now England Morality.
I (''anything is uecdcd to show the I
state of utter debauchery to which a
long period of Republican ascendency
lias reduced the New England portion
of the I nion, it can be found in the
pictures which Blaine ami ('handler
j draw of the political moruls that at
present exist iu their resjiectivc states
of Maine ami New Hampshire. No
sooner did Blaine come to a realiziug
sens*- of the disastrous defeat which j
lie ami his party experienced in the j
j late Maine election, than he nuist run
to the telegraph office to convey the
-ud wws to Garfield and at the same
time explain in some manner the '
; causes that led to his uuexpected and i
humiliating discomfiture. His dis
patch is a model that even that solemn
ami adroit hypocrite, Pecksniff, might
I have imitated without, the least dis
| credit to his powers in the same line,
j Mr. Blaine says: "Our canvass was
| "very accurately taken, ami it showed
I "on Wednesday last a total vote for
" Itavis of over 7fi,uf>o, which assumed
"a majority of <>,ooo Rt minimum.
" In four days preceeding the election
"we lost over 3,000 votes." Indeed!,
I over .'J.OtRt vote* in four days! And i
how, pray? Why, "hv means well
"known to the managers of the Na
"tional Democratic campaign commit- '
" tee, and w liich do not call for further
"specification from mo." Oh no, Mr.
uo further s|>ecification* are
necessary ; hut still, "the total cost is
"variously estimated at $?< r >,ooo to
!"$100,(MH), and the money all came
"from beyoud the State," and "such
' scenes were never before witnessed in
i " Maine." It is a well known fact that
Illnine went into the late campaign in i
his State amply provided with money
for all purpose*, good and had, to
which it could be put. It was the
boast of the Republicans that he was
supplied with a large fund by the Re
publican National Committee and that
he had persuaded a number of rapi.
talist-s in New York nnd Boston to
augment the party contribution by
private subscriptions ; and it is also
known that throughout the rnnva.ss his
! agents were traversing every city,
every town, every nook and corner of
the State amply prepared to buy
, every corruptible vote that could be
found. And yet, with an audacity
that was never snrpassed, when he
finds himself beaten at the polls, he
turns upon his own people and pro
claims to the world the astounding
fact that they are a corrupt and pur
chasable lot of cattle.
The condition of political morals,
according to the irrepressible William
E. Chandler, appears to lie no lietter
in New Hampshire. The cry of that
stalwart champion, as soon as the
startling news of the Maine defeat
reached hint was money, money to
keep the Granite State secure in the
Republican fold. He at once rushed
to Boston to meet Chairmnn Jewell
and frankly laid the situation before
him, exclaiming "give me cash, give
me cash, or New Hampshire wilt fol
low in the footsteps of Maine." To
show that this is no overdrawn sketch
read the following extract from the
account of the interview that took
place between the two gentlemen as
detailed by the Boston correspondent
of the New York Herald :
"Mr. Chandler said the Granite State
was all right for the Itepuhlican* If thcr
had plenty of money. It was a well
known fact that there are about twelve
thousand purchasable votes In the Htate,
and that their owners bring them inte
town election day Just a* they would a
load of hay or a load of corn for sale. The
Democrat* will have plenty of money and
they will save a large portion of theee
doubtful votes from going for Uarfleld.
The discussion to-day was very spirited,
and Mr. Chandler Insisted thet the com
mittee help him to carry the Granite State;
Uicro WD* need of it, and the money and
effort expended there wo ild not be wasted.
Others of the New Hampshire delegation
seconded his appeal." 1
The State in nil right, says Mr. !
Chandler, with plenty of money, but
it holds 12,000 purchu.sul.de voters und
they must be secured, or the wicked
Democrats will get them, and then
i good bye to all our fond hoj>eN.
Thus have Republican methods de- |
lmuched at least two of the New Eng- j
land States, if the words of the lead
! ig men of the party in each of them
are to lie regarded as the truth. These
disgraceful revelations afford fix*! for !
' serious thought, and should teach good
1 people everywhere a stem lesson of j
j duty they owe to themselves and their
country. A party with leaders who
thus boldly and defiantly flaunt their
own shame and the shame of those ;
i they represent In-fore the public should
receive a rebuke that will IK- heeded
for all time to come. Turn them out!
State Conventions.
Three State conventions—two of im
| porta nee, one of utter insignificance —
were held last week.
The Massachusetts Republicans met
and renominated Gov. Long, together
with the present incumbent* of the 1
other State offices, with one exception.
The Republican party, it would seem,
I ought to carry the Bay State this fall,
! hut after Maine nothing is certain in
I New England. The Democrats have
a strong ticket in the field, which will
jxill Butler's vote of l*7!l, with the
addition of that of several thousand
j Democrats who did themselves the
violence to vote for Mr. Adams, Jr.,
and Governor Ix>ng last November.
: Massachusetts will have to be consid
! crcd a doubtful Slate.
The .New Hampshire Democrats
nominated Hon. Frauk Jones for Gov
ernor. Mr. Jones will be elected.
Maine settled the November result in
the Granite State. Hayes' majority
in 1*715 was 3,IKK). Gov. Head's in
I*7G, 391. This will he overcome not
only for Jones, hut for Hancock.
The Missouri Republicans indulged
j in the harmless amusement of setting
up a ticket to IK* knocked down bv the
Oo.lMlu Democratic majority which the
Stale will give in November.
Fraud Rebuked and tho Bloody-
Shirt Discounted.
Maine baisuccumbed to the resistless
current of popular protest against the
frauds of 1*76, now sweeping the coun
try. and Blaine falls helpless and dis
abled. The usual method of doctor
ing returns to suit emergencies, was
not available in this case. The peo
ple had left but little margin for such
operations, and the npproaehing I'res
idential election having rendered it
dangerous, it was discreet not to chal
lenge the overwhelming defeat in No
vember which wns certain to follow
the counting out of Plaisted, the Gov
ernor elect. His election is therefore
conceded, and the Republican party
of Maine under the personal leader
ship of Senator Blaine, the Plumed
Kuight of the party, after the most
vigorous efforts, with unlimited finan
cial means to hold his party intact,
is compelled to accept a disastrous
and crushing defeat. This result, at
least, places Maine among the doubt
ful State*, with chances largely in fa
vor of Hancock, and it will require all
the time aud attention of Mr. Blaine
from now until the 2d of November to
save a respectable remnant of his par
ty. As it uow stands, Maine gives no
hope to the DeGolyer candidate for
President.
TIIK brazen effrontery of the Re
publican party to ask another lease of
power in the face of it* record of fraud,
by which a man not elected by the
people, is now occupying the Pres
idential chair —this, too, with a candi
date notoriously prominent in the per
petration of this, the most gigantic cheat
known in the history of nations aud
guilty of other shameless delinquen
cies—is past comprehension. Such as
surance will deserve tho rebuke it is to
get from the people on the 2d of Nov
ember by tho election of that soldier
statesman of stainless character and
undoubted patriotism, Winfield Scott
Hancock.
TERMS: pfr Annum, in Advance.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
On AN i > DEMOCRATIC RALLY IX Gaton
TowEHiiir—' TOßCH LIOHT PKOCIMIOI AXI>
SI'KE" II EH AT PKXX IIAU OH TIIURBIiAY
EVIMIXO, KKI'TKMIIKK 10.—The Demo
cruU of oI.J Gregg had a grand time on
last Thursday evening. They had just
heard the news from Maine and thia fired
their enthusiasm and brought them out in
great numbers. A large torchlight pro
cuaaion was formed at the club house in
.Spring Mills, which marched through that
; thriving village and thence to the place of
; meeting at Perm Halt. It was the inten
tion to hold the meeting in the schaol
house, hut the size of the crowd precluded
that, and it wa organized in front of
Major Fisher's store. Here Daniel C'rum
rine called the large assemblage to order
when he introduced Geo. R. iiarrett, Jr.,
j K*<p, who held the close attention of the
j crowd as he reviewed the record of the two
| presidential candidates and discussed tbo
| logical results of the Republican defeat in
j Maine. At the conclusion of his remarks
i the chairman introduced W. C. Heinle,
i Esq., who made one of bis characteristi
cally acceptable speeches. The Milibeim
! and Farmers Mills cornel bands in connec
lion with a drum corps furnished tbe
music. There was much enthusiasm and
good feeling manifested and Gregg town
j ship may be safely counted upon to do her
: whole duty in November. After giving
i three rousing cheers for Hancock ana
| English the large crowd dispersed.
BANNER PIIE'ENTATIOX —THE HAX
| CSM-K LEOIO* TUE RECIPIENT*. The
j Court House was crowJed to suffocation on
last Friday evening, the 17th instant, on
j the occasion of tbe presentation to the
Hancock Legion of the beautiful banner
procured for them by the Democratic
i ladies of Bellefodtc. Tbe legion formed
on High street at 8 o'clock, one hundred
! and fifty strong, and once more challengid
! the admiration of all beholders as hand
; someiv uniformed and with blazing torch
es they marched, with the precision and
regularity of truined soldiers, to the Court
! House. Here they were joined by the
Hancock Legion of Milesburg with fifty
j men In line. The Court room at this time
presented A striking and brilliant pictures
The bar was packed with tbe fair ladies of
Ballefonte whose elegant and altrartivo
toilets softened the severe outlines of class
-1 ic justice by which they were surrounded.
| It was with difficulty that room could bo
j made for the two clubs, so great was the
| crush, and it was some minutes before
J order was sufficiently restored to enable
j Chairman Spangler to indicate the pro
gramme of the evening. This he did in a
: few choice words and introduced Senator
C. T. Alexander, who had been selected
j by the fair donors of the banner to present
i it to th brave young champions of tbo
' Superb Soldier. The Senator made a felic
i itous speech which was received with noisy
manifestations of approval, and when be
turned to the banner which occupied a
prominent position in tbe rear of tbe
bench and formally handed it over to the
I/egion on behalf of tbe Democratic ladies
the court room rang with cheer upon cheer
as countless white caps went up into the
air. After music by tbe Beiiefonte band
J. W. Oephart, Esq., attired in the uni
form of the legion, came to the front, and
in a few eloquent remarks accepted the
beautiful emblem of the ladies' admiration
and esteem on behalf of tbe Ijegion. Mr.
Gephart was exceedingly happy and hia
speech excited much enthusiasm. It con
tained many brilliant witticisms upon Re
publican national and local politics, pre
senting the recent transactions of our ital
wart brethren in a most ridiculous light,
and drew forth loud applause. As he con
cluded the vsst audience broke into cheer
upon cheer for General Hancock, whose
handsome portrait elegantly framed ap
propriately rested upon the breast of the
figure of justice above the liench. The
meeting now adjourned and tbe cluha re
formed and made a street parade. They
paid their respects to Maj. W. F. Remolds,
lion. A. G. Curtin, P. Gray Meek, Maj.
K. H. Forster, Miss Marv frephart, Mrs.
W. F. Rober and Miss Jennie Dare.
They then repaired to their club house and
dispersed. It was a happy occasion through
out and the Legion are justly proud of tbe
magnificent banner which will hereaftar
grace the head of their column. The ban
ner Is made of silk, with heavy gold
fringe end tassels, surmounted by a large
gold eagle. The front It blue with iba
words "Hancock Legion, Beiiefonte, Pa
in broused letters. The reverse side ta
white with the words "Preeented bv the
ladies of Beiiefonte, Pa.," in gold. 'This
elegant affair is said to have cost fSO. It ia
exceeding beautiful and ft highly prized
by the recipients.
—Major William Reynold* haa repealed
his generosity of a few weeks ago by volun
teering to pay the bill for fifty mora uai
forms for the Hancock Legion, making ia ,
all one hundred uniforma for which the
liberal Major haa aatumed the payment.
The Legion promisee to be abundantly
provided with suitable emblems, as we
bear that the Democratic young ladies of
the town are preparing to present them
with another han dsomefiag.
NO. :vx