£l)p Centre tlfih democrat. HUBERT A FORSTER, Editors. VOL. I'. Jjpht Cruftr jD cm curat flprms ti.ftO per Annum, in Advance. . iLT. SHUQERT and R. H. FORSTER. Editors. j ffphursilay Morning, November 18, 1880. B"W k direct uttcntion to the an nouncement of the Harrisburg Daily riot for the year I*Bl, to be found I in another part of the DEMOCRAT. ; The Patriot is well known as a bright, MWSV, able and reliable Democratic jour ual. It always contains the latest j telegraphic news, and reaches Belle fonte about seven hours before the j Philadelphia papers. To persons who ! lesire early news it is the best paper plicv can take. Besides this, the com- j Hbg session of the legislature will he ; ■inc of more than ordinary import. ' hnir and it will each day have full fund accurate reports of the proceed- ! ings. There is every reason therefore why the Patriot should lie extensive- i ly read by our people. i WHAT a terrible deprivation it will I for Randall, Hewitt and other mocrats of high standing and cliar er to he "excluded from all social I official relations with the I'resi- ; it aud Cabinet," as Mr. Garfield, :ording to the Pittsburg Commercial, eatens they shall be after he (Gar d) assumes his official duties in the bite House. It is dreadful to think ! such a thiug; but, then, the receiv- j ler of the De Golyer bribe and the forsworn witness of the Credit Mobil- | ler investigation is scarcely the man I about social aud official ostra- He should lie content uot to be himself by men of honor and y, even though he may he the lit of the United .States. ill doubtless be remembered by ders that a slight unpleasant one time existed between Mr. Conkling, Lord High Chain to his Imperial Highness Ulvs md Senator Wm. Sprague, of j Island, caused, no doubt, by un tupon the part of Mr. Conkling :tice prematurely on the duties will in the future devolve upon i Master of Ceremonies and f the Bed Chamber to the King. i difficulty Senator Sprague's enator Conkling and a shot gun badly mixed up that they could separated for quite a while — 1 ly Senator Conkling and Sena ague's wife. As a supplement little episode, still fresh in the y of men living, a Mr. Thorn p lihode Island, was made a trus >n the part of Mrs. Kate Chase le. (A lofty name to be dragged h the filth of suspicion and scan- Mr. Thompson wanted to get ion of the frills and furbelows itoxicating costumes in which arague had made the haughty f New York's imperious Senator rapturous adoration and went to chet for that purpose. Willie ic, a most dangerous and exas ig desperado of thirteen years, lusing himself with other boys in ig with a pistol. It didn't make [Terence to Mr. Thompson wheth pistol was loaded or not. It , but Willie happened to fire the e implement of death off about et from Mr. Thompson's head, irmless powder and paper wad ■pert on their way into space, hut Mr. Thompson immediately imagined that "Willie was using him as a target and he had the bloodthirsty monster at [once arreated upon a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. Of course, Willie waa discharged and Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague's trustee had to pay the costs. Now, why don't she appoint the lordly Roscoe her trustee and despatch him to Canonchet to gather up her ribbons and laces. He is newly crowned with honors won upon a hotly contested battle field. He knows all about the articles she needs and is altogether the proper per son to look after them. "KYI AL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, ON WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, KKLIGIOUH OR I'OLITICAL.JFFFRR..N A Dishonest Judge. The name of Noah Davis is now aihieci to the long list of the Republi can judges who have dragged the ju diciary of the country into the filth and mire of partisan politics. There is not a case on record where a Repub lican occupant of the Bench has been able to forget that he is there for the j administration of justice and not as a i political stump orator, when he is called to pass upon some questions of a political nature. The recent decision of Judge Noah Davis in the case of Kenward Philp, in New York, is the most infamous of recent judicial deliverances. Forgetting the law and the facts ; ignoring the testimony and garbling and perverting the evidence, his opinion is simply the frothing tirade of the partisan from the hust ings. He has disgraced his profession and brought deserved reproach upou the impartial administration of juticc. His gratuitous attack upon the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt will recoil upon himself. Luckily the character of the Supreme Police Court justice in the city of New York is not of burnished gold. The untarnished name, high social standing und politi cal and business prominence of Mr. Hewitt turn the poisoned shafts of envy and political hate burled at him by this unjust judge as if from a coat of mail. Noah Davis can say no woril from his purchased j>osition as Judge of the Supreme Court of New York that will injure the honorable and upright citizen. This modern Daniel has come to judgment before the high court of enlightened public sentiment aud he will learn when it is too late that his prostitution of an important judicial trust for partisan purposes will render his name infamous for all time. He should have taken heed of the popular reprobation which has overtaken Justice Bradley for his outrageous action as a member of the Electoral Commission. To-day his opinions as a judge are not respect | ed, either by his associaU-s or the |>eople at large. He bowed his neck to the yoke of party necessity; mis construed the law and violated his oath and he now enjoys a legacy of coutempt fchich will last him until death revokes his right to longer disgrace the American judiciary. "Judge" Noah Davis, the pliant and willing servant of Jno. I. Davenport and Chester A. Arthur, in his recent partisan opinion exhibited his collar more plainly than ever before, lie appears to take pride in servilely doing the bidding of his masters. Let the Democracy of New York see to it that no future Noah Davis shall bring lasting shame and discredit upon an honored branch of our government. No Democratic judge has ever prosti tuted the judiciary to partisan pur poses. That distinction belongs to the party which elects a man President of the United States who stands convict ed before the country of prcmeditAted perjury, his guilt being certified to by a Congressional investigating Commit tee. Three names will hereafter be conspicuous in history. There is a wide gap between the first and last two. We hope the gap between the last names and and those to follow in the future will be much wider. We have in our mind's eye now George Jeffrey *, the brutal judge who made a trial by jury a mockery and a farce in England, and Joseph Bradley and Noah Davis, who have, as willing in struments of a party, carried party politics into the the temple of justice. MR. GEOROE J. BOLTON, the pro prietor of Bolton's hotel, Harrisburg, and of the Washington house, Phila delphia, died at Harrisburg on Sun day morning last. While Mr. Bol ton's health had not been good for some months, we understand it was not expected that he was so near his end. He was well known throughout Pennsylvania, and had many warm friends. He was about 43 years old. BKLLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IH, 1880. Tho Docoption. How many innocent and confiding laboring men were induced to vote for ( iarficld on the speciouH plea that the success of the Republican party would bring them higher wages? Now that the election is over how many of these men begin to realize that they permit ted themselves to he made the mere dupesof (lesiguing politicians? Dread ful consequence were to follow the election of llaucoek, hut all would be bright and prosperous under (iarficld ami the Republicans! How have these bright hopes held out to the laboring men been fulfilled? Has there been any increase in wages since the election anywhere in the country? On the contrary, has not the tendency of wages been the other way ? A number of prominent firms in various places have already not ified their employes to expect a re duction ami undoubtedly more will follow. Upon this subject the Harris burg Patriot remarks that, "for in stance, the Dobson Bothers, carpet manufacturers, Philadelphia, who said to their employes before the election, "If you waut better pay vote for Gar field," on Friday last gave notice that wages would be reduced ten per cent. William Dolan, another Philadelphia carpet manufacturer, has notified his employes of a similar reduction of wages. H. W. Gray, superintendent of the Scbomacker piano manufactur ing company, who told his workmen that those of them who voted for Hancock would be discharged, ha* re duced the time of his employes so as lower to their earnings considerably." The Patriot says further that "these are instances which have come acciden tally to our knowledge. Doubtless there ore many more of like character. This simply proves that the employer who is base enough to intimidate his workmen at elections, or to play upon their fears by threatening to close his works in case his candidate fails of election, or to delude them with prom ises of l>etter wages in the event of his candidate's success j* mean enough to cheat them after the election is over." -♦ i ■ Tho Irish Troubles. The situation in Ireland is prnctic ally unchanged. The army of relief sent to the rescue of Capt. Boycott reached their destination in safely un der a strong escort of cavalry, infant ry and artillery. The strange and altogether novel spectacle is presented of the peaceful, orderly and quiet life of the ordinary farmer being turned into the noise, hustle and confusion of an armed camp of soldiery. The crops of ('apt. Boycott wifl he harvest ed under the protecting influence of frowning cannon, while his fields will be patrolled by armed men. Certain ly history fails to record anything so strange, so startling, so anomalous. In the meantime Capt. Boycott has tied the country, and the tenants of Lord Krne at Lough Marsh refuse to pay their rent unless the noble Karle will agree to discharge Boycott and give them a new agent. This is the culmination of the land troubles in Ireiaud. The unhappy state of that coun try has long been the subject of fruit less discussion and abortive legislation. Unless Mr. Gladstone's government can devise some measure of relief to these oppressed people, Ireland will occupy the position toward the United Kingdom which Poland sustains to ward the Empire of Russia. There is no disguising the fact that the peasant ry of the plucky little island suffer grievous wrongs at the hands of the owners of the soil, and the question of land tenure is one of commanding im portance. The matchleee heroism of the people will make a surrender of the rights tbey claim impossible, and the government certainly owes it to the advanced civilixation of the world that they inaugurate a policy that will lighten the burdens of this down trodden people. Mr. Gladstone is a great statesman and the people of Ireland are long suffering. His duty in the matter is imperative. John W. Fornoy. It will give unbounded satisfaction to our readers to learn that the emi nent gentleman whose name heads this article has returned to his first love — the Democratic party, and has come to stay. He is one of the foremost men in the luud, and one the greatest and most polished writers in the world. His paper, Progress, will hereafter be published as an independent Demo cratic newspaper, aud its high charac ter as a literary journal will lie main tained. Col. Forney has never been at home since he severed his connec tion with the great historic purty to whose service he gave the first years of his manhood. He comes to us now enriched with the experience of many years sjient in the public service and in travel, and his cultivated j>en, his intimutc acquaintance with his great contemporaries am] his profound know ledge of the stirring events of the past twenty years ail eminently fit him to do good service to the Democratic party through the medium of Progress. He has reduced the price to $2.50 a year and we heartily commend it to all who ui.h to lake a metropolitan weekly. Sec announcement in another column. —... -.. THE Hollidaysburg Standard ox presses our views precisely when it says, "The Democratic party never went into battle under a bettor leader than Gen. Hancock. I'ure in charac ter and life, a soldier without reproach, a citizen without stain, his defeat in the campaign just closed wa. a nation al calamity which will become more and more apparent as the administra tion of Garfield develops itself. Be lieving now that we voice the senti ment of the mass of the Democracy of this county as well as of the coun try, we move from the field which was lost by treachery, and uuder the ban ner of Hancock begin the conflict for good government which wc believe will end with the election of Hancock in 1*84." A Riot's Republican exchange, in an editorial upon the Morey-lettcr, exclaims that "forgery in politics must lie made odious." Four years ago the same journal had no indignation to express against the crime of "forgery in politics." Forgery, supplemented by perjury, could defraud the people of their duly eleetcd President, ami the consciences of Republican editors were perfectly easy. Now, however, upon an allegation of forgery that has never been proven their ejaculations of horror nre enough to bring tears to the eyes of a crocodile. ()ut upon such hlatenl hypocrisy! THE Republican plutocrats who sub scribed and paid their thousands to debauch the voters of the United State* nt the last election are not re sponding very freely to the proposition to raise a fund for the benefit of Grant during life, with reversion to Mr. Hayes. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars is the amount want ed, but as yet the subscriptions do not exceed ten thousand. THE Washington Post says that one of the earliest questions to he consid ered by Mr. Garfield will be how to provide for Weaver. Certainly Weav er is entitled to any favor that can be bestowed upon him. He kept his contingent of Grecnbaekcrs steadily in line for tho benefit of the Republicans and may be wanted for the same pur pose at the next election. Good care should he taken of liim. A WORE or more of Pennsylvania Republicans are named as candidates for the seat in the United States Sen ate now filled by Mr. Wallace, and a lively scramble for the place may be expected when tho Legislature meets in January. JOHN SHERMAN has a formidable opponeut for the Ohio Senatorahip in Gov. Foster, with chancee favoring the latter. The fight will be a lively one in which Father Taft, Stanley Matthews and other small grades will figure on the outskirts Liu-retlu Molt lleud. A lirt SCENT IN TIIE on each charge. It i* thought his wife will lose about $60,000 of ber own money, entrusted to her husband. Perry was also treasurer of the llackensack Sav ings Pank. Prince Bi-mark has sent a commission to Alsace to study tbe condition of the workmen there, especially with regard to their dwellings, which are somewhat ' on the hnghsh cottage principle, every man living in bis own house. This sys tem see to s lobe in favor with the Chan cellor, who wishes it to be introduced all over Germany by Government help. The Purlington County, New Jersey, Poard of I reeholders has by resolution, requested Justices of the Peace having tramps to dispose of to commit tbe same to the Poor Mouse for not less than thirty days, instead of to the County Jail for short terms. Tbe Steward of the Poor Ilouso has a tract of land to clear up, and thinks be can find work for idle hands to the saving of the . county. Justices are authorized to com mit to that institution. Matthew*, of Mowryville, lowa, rises early every morning and rings a big bell at 5 o'clock to awaken his workmen. Pinney, who lives close by, likes to sleep late, and he begged Matthews in vain not to sound the bell. He never goes to bed until 12 o'clock, and now at midnight he fire* a cannon to disturb the slumber of Pinney. Petwecn the midnight gun and the 5 o'clock bell, the inhabitants of Mowryville curse both Pinney and Matthews. During a Republican celebration in Safe Harbor, twelve miles from Lancas ter, a three pound wrought iron Griffin gun exploded with disastrous effect. A Joseph Taylor wa* wounded so badly that he died in a few minutes, and John Aument died before morning. Mrs. Thomas Crow had one leg broken ; Mrs. Filmier was seriously hurt, and Eliaa Funk had his right leg torn off. Funk was firing the cannon, and as the charge failed to explode, he reloaded the piece which resulted in the explosion. Daniel Troutman, a farmer, 70 years of age, residing near On ion town, Dau phin county, was awakened on Sunday night by two burglars at hia bedside. He fired at them, and one of the men returned the fire. The return shot struck Troutman in the breaat and he (ell dead at his wife's feel, saying that his murderer wa* Henry Komberger. Itomberger. who is known as a bad character, ha* been arre*ted, but no trace ha* been found of the other bur glar. Troutman leaves a wife and four teen children. " i • tel. John W. Forney on Ike Situation. Colonel John W. Forney, cheerfully expreased himself ujon tbe reeult. "I do not feel at all depreased. My sup port of General Hancock was entirely disinterested, and I regard hia defeat as very unfortunate for the country. As I was not an office-aeeker and did not ex pact any honor* 1 am not peraonalty disappointed. Tbe cause of defeat I attribute to one thing—money. The capital of the country has arrayed itaelf against labor, and ir the capitalists can sund it I am quite sure we can. The country has trampled upon a pure, grand man and elevated a man who is known to be a great rascal. Garfield's election means the empire—the empire of money, a local aristocracy. It means also, I think, the re-election of General Grant, in 1884. I shall part with re luctance from General Grant, but I mean to back up the Democratic party in the future. 1 shall at ouce advise them to reorganise and meet the Re publican* at every step. The Demo cratic party ia bound to obtain control eventually, although 1 may not lire to see the day. I look down from this window on the people who are shout ing themselves hoarse over Garfield, and simply pity them, for what would their Uvea have been worth in 1863 but for the man whom they are decrying and ridiculing and whom they succeed ed in defeating." NO. 17.