31 ljr Centre £& flemoerat. SHIKJKRT & FOKSTER, Editors. VOL. 3. ®Jie (Centre Democrat. Term* 51.50 per Annum. In Advance. 8. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER. Editor*. Thursday Morning, October 6, 1881. Democratic State Ticket. HTATK TREASURER, HON. ORANGE NOBLE, of Erie county. Democratic County Ticket. ASSOCIATE JUDGES, JOHN O. LARIMER, of Spring, JOHN K. RUKKEL, of Potter. PROTMONOTARY, J. CALVIN HARPER, of Belle fonts. SHERIFF, THOMAS J. DUNK EL, of Ruth. REOISTEK, JAMES A. McCLAIN, of Boggi. RECORDER, FRANK E. BIBLE, of Spring. TREASURER, DANIEL C. KELLER, of Potter. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, A. J. GREIST, of Unionville, JOHN WOLF, of Miles. COUNTY AUDITORS, JOHN S. PROCDFOOT. of Milesburg, F. P. MUSSER, of Millheim. GEN. BAILY is now traversing the State with hay seeds strewn upon his bat. Agricultural fairs are decided novelties about this time, and have a special attractions for the llepublicau candidate for Treasurer. THE indications arc that President Arthur will form an entire new cabi net, and that it will be inteuaely stal wart. Conkling, Grant, Logan and the Cameroes are again at the front, and the anti-third termers driven to the rear to feed on crow at their leis ure. IT is rumored at Washington that Judge Lapham, one of the newly elec ted Senators of New York, is to re ceive a position in Arthur's Cabinet That the vacancy thus created is to be filled by Roscoe Conkling by ap pointment of Gov. Cornell. It would seem from this, that if Roscoe could not be elected his own successor, he is noy above a dicker to succeed his sue ceasful rival. THE New York Herald of the 3d inst., asserts with great positiveness that Ex-Senator Conkling will succeed Wiodora in the Treasury Department The Herald admits that this is not the highest position in the cabinet, but is disposed to think that " Where Mac gregor sits, is the head of the table." The Herald is the conspicuous organ of President Arthur and Mr. Conk ling, and its emphatic prediction is en titled to more than ordinary respect. This astute journal also asserts that Secretary Blaine will be requested to retain the portfolio of State. The spectacle of Blaine and Conkling ad justing their legs in close proximity under Presidential mahogany, would Ha beautiful sight. "The person from Maine," as Senator Conkling sneering ly calls the "plumed Knight," would scarcely care to remain long in close company with his scornful and impe rious New York rival. We calmly await developments. WITH all their astuteness, the Re publican politicians and editors fail to get up any logic that will seat the suc cessors of Conkling, Piatt and Burn side, before the organization of the Benatc. The fact still stares mem in the face, that Miller and Lapham, and the successor of Buraside, are not members of the Benate until they are sworn in by the President pro. tern, of the Senate. The late Vice President took good care there should be no such officer elected at the close of Ibe last session. The Democrats n&w, as then, are in the majority, and will undoubt edly respond to this courteous action of the present executive by electing an officer to perform that duty. It is humilating certainly, after the barter ing with Mahone and the scramble of the last session, that they are thus placed at the mercy of the "rebel democrat*," without even a remote chance of a controlling majority at any time. "EUUAL A Nil EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, 0 WHATEVER STATE OB I'ERBUASION, K.l IOIOUS OR POLITICAL.Ji-ffsie.n Hon. Orango Noblo. The Democratic Convention nt Wil liamsport did well. It placed in nom ination for the important ofiice of State Treasurer a man whose name ia the synonym of politicul honesty and busi ness integrity. Where Orange Noble is known there is no need of eulogy. By dint of untiring energy, strict at tention to his affair* and fuir honora ble dealing with all men, he has rear ed for himself a monument of honest purpose and well directed effort that is whiter than Parian marble. The suc cess that has crowued his useful life did not come to him unbidden. His clear brain and the remarkable grasp of his unerring judgment many years ago placed him at the front of the suc cessful busiuess men in the Western part of the State. He was engaged in large enterprises and concerned in great projects, but through ail the temptations that beset hitu to make un wise use of his advantages, he remain ed what he is to-day, the honorable up right gentleman. His fellow citizens long since rccAignizcd his sterling worth, and whether as Mayor of the city of Krie in the days past, or as a member of the present legislature, Mr. Noble has carried with him the high purposes with which he started out upon a brilliant and successful career. He is eminently qualified for the posi tion of State Treasurer. He will bring to the discharge of this high trust a mind fully equipped aud thoroughly trained in all that concerns the fiscal affairs of the Commonwealth. His own almost phenomenal success in the conduct of his own business is a guar antee that the people's business will not sufTer in his bands. He will not conceal his places of deposit; neither will there be any treasury ring form ed with Orange Noble as its pliant tool. He will be elected and the peo ple will rejoice. IT will soon be time to remove the habiliments of mourning in which Hellefonte draped herself in memory of the murdered President. In fact the drapery is becoming soiled and tawdry, and James A. Garfield needs now no outward semblance of the peo ple's woe. The mourning of the peo ple is in their hearts. There is great suffering in Michigan. The charitable of the world are asked to come for ward and extend a helping band to the thousands of unfortunates who are to-day dependent upon the assist ance of those whose hearts are always open to the distress of suffering hu manity. We suggest that a commit tee be formed to collect all the ma terial used in draping the buildings in Hellefonte and that it be exposed at public sale, the proceeds to be for warded to the proper parties for the relief of our fellow citizens in Michi gan. Bellefonte thus far has done nothing in this matter. The amount realized may not be large, but it will show that our citizens are not dead to the cry of agony that comes up to them from tbe distressed people of a sister commonwealth. WHO is going to be the member of Wolfe's State Central Committee from Centre county ? When representative Wolfe was making his plucky and manly battle against the power of the machine last winter, his praises were sounded from every house top by "in* dependent Republicans." Here, iu Bellefonte, be was the hereof the hour among a certain class of Republicans. Where are they la-day f Wolfe is again in the field and above his bead floats the same colors these "independ ent Republicans" cheered to the echo. " Independent Republicans" of Belle fonte aud Centre county, your leader, armed cap-a-pie, is away to the fore front of the battle. What are you go ing to do about itf Respectfully re ferred to the Bellefonte Republican. EVERY body will vote for Bible for Recorder. Young, active, ener getic and capable, he will make a model officer. m w ... £ Wt' .v fW BELLEFONTE, FA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER C>, 1881. Tile different political organisation*) in the county have now their chosen candidate* iu the field for the action of the {ample on the Bth of next month. Tbcy are now in position to challenge support on their merits and affiliations. The Republican party, the Greenback party, and the Temperance party, are thus iu line of active work, if possible, to defeat the old Democratic party of the eouuty and of the country. Nei ther one of them can claim 'that they produce any superior men as candid ates for the several offices, or men more competent aud deserving of the support of u free and enlightened peo ple than those composing the Demo cratic Ticket. They are all true re presentative men, aud as such entitled to the votes and active support of every Democrat who desire* the per petuity, the success and ascendency of the great principles of free Democra tic government, which this grand old party has ever represented with unfal tering fidelity. Meu are nothing, but principles are immortal, and so far as the men are selected to represent these principles by party machinery, we are bound to sustain them. To uphold and maintain these against the assaults of enemies or the iutrgues of faction, we are necessitated to maintain the integ rity of organization. We therefor say to our friends, vote the Democratic ticket entire without weakening it by a single scratch. The candidates are worthy your confidence, fairly placed in nomination by your own chosen agents, and the only men before you that represent the principles and integ rity of the matchless party organiza tion which we all love and venerate as a system handed down to us by the true friends of free government. THOMAS J. DUSK EL, the Democra tic candidate for Sheriff", should re ceive every Democratic vole in Centre county. He is a young man who has literally hewed his way from obscuri ty and poverty to his present honorable position. In voting for Mr. Dunkel, honest merit and uuswerving honesty will lie recognized. He is no summer soldier in the ranks of his party. He carries the same indomitable energy into his work for the party that has distinguished him in his bold, hard fight against adversity. Vole for Tho mas J. Dunkel and endorse the plucky, bard working man who has made bis own way in the world. DEMOCRAT* dou't forgot Larimer aud Huokle on the Bih day of No vember. They are both deserving gentlemen and will make capable and efficient officers. They (lossem the confidence of all who know them and when they are elevated to the position of Associate Judges the people will be sure they will administer the trust in such a manner as to gain the commen dation of all. Vote for Larimer and Ruokle. Vote the whole ticket. This ia not the year to scratch a single name. THK stalwarts inarch promptly to tho front. Grant, Conkling, the Cam eron*, Jones, Logan, Boutwell am] others of the Mine stripe, have been industriously engaged for the past week in New York in assisting Presi dent to arrange his private business affairs, and of course the cabinet for Arthur's'administration is only mentioned incidentally ; but at the same time it is understood that no half-breed need apply. THK Democratic .State Convention did a wise thing in electing J. K. Bogart, of Luierne county, Chairman of the State Committee. Mr. Bogart is one of the rising young Democrats of £he State. He is an able, energetic gentleman, trongly devoted to the principles of the Democrario party, and will make a leader that every Democrat can follow with pride and with the fall assurance that so far as he has power nothing will be left un done to bring success to the party at the polls. He will make ait active and efficient chairman. Ft KU M A KNIIA LMUK AT H AIXTK Al> telegraphs his paper, the Cincinnati Commercial, that he has had an inter view with President Arthur, nud that the President expressed himself' as be ing so anxious as to Foster's success in Ohio that it keeps him awake nights; that he has no interest what ever in the present coutest in New York, but that bis great heart fairly yearns for Foster and Ohio. Happy Halstead! Confiding Halstead! Of course President Arthur does'nt care for New York politics. He is simplv in bis native State to settle his private business. There is a great deal of pri vates business to be settled there now. The Camerons, father and sou, havo private business there. Senator Jones of Nevada likewise is fairly crushed with the burdeu of private business. Gen. Grant's bead reels us be looks upon the accumulating private busi uess that looms up before him. Kx- Scnator Chaffee is said to have so much private business just now that fears are entertained that he may, while labor ing under a temporary hallucination, turn honest. And the roost remarka ble part of it is that all the private bu siness of these gentlemen is transacted iu President Arthur's Lexington Ave nue house. Our President must be an accommodating sort of a fellow. As he will not need bis New York resi lience for a while, be might invite the 306 to occupy it until further notice. And it would be an act of graceful condoccnsion upon the part of our simple President to fit up a place in the hail for Field Marshal lialstead's use, and from this point of vantage he could write beautiful and affectionate despatches to his paper about Presi dent Arthur's perfect indifference to all things but Ohio. THE country will await with great anxiety to see what will be done with the .Star Route rubbers. The present attitude of President Arthur resem bles somewhat that of General Grant in the whiskey fraud cases. With a great show of holding up the hands of the counsel for the Government, he osteutaliously telegraphed Bluford< Wilson at Bt. Iuis to " let no guilty man escape," and then deliberately threw every obstacle in the way of iw prosecution and at last forced the r3 ignation of Secretary Bristow from the Cabinet liecause be was conduct ing the prosecution too vigorously. President Arthur was the warm friend of Dorsey aud Brady and it seems unlikely that he will push them to the wall. J. C. HAHPEH, Esq., is the Demo cratic candidate for Prothonotary and he deserves and should receive the en tire vote of his party on the Bth of November. Ho has made a faithful and competent officer, and has admin istered tbo affairs of his office in a most satisfactory manner. He should be elected by a large majority, not merely because it is the uubroken usuage of the party to give the Pro thonotary two terms, but from the fact that he has made one of the beat officials the court house has seen in many yeu.re. l>emocrats, vote for Harper and the whole ticket. I* JAMES A. MCCLAIW the De mocracy are fortunate in having a most unexceptionable candidate for Register. His ability is acknowledg ed on all sides, while his character as an efficient and trusted business man is attested by tbe fact that be has held an important position on the Bald Ea gle Valley railroad for twelve years. He is young, active, and lias been a staunch and truo Democrat. Vote for McClain and secure an efficient officer in the Register's office. GREIST AKD WOLF are the Demo cratic candidates for Commissioner, They are both peculiarly fitted for the position. They understand the wants of the people and have the progressive spirit which ia needed in tbe Commis sioner's office. Vote for Greist aud Wolf and insure an honest and capa ble management of the Commission* <fs offioc * „ ... SaAfe® A Declination. Our friend, Mr. Jos. W. Furey, of the Watchman, who was placed in nomination by the Greenback County Convention for the office of Register, respectfully declines to be a candidate, as will be seen by the subjoined letter addressed to Jacob V. Thomas, Esq., chairman of the Greenback County Committee. This course was to be ex pected from Mr. Furey. He is not the man to swerve from the political faith be has held and advocated with so much ability all bis life time be cause of a single disappointment, and the Democratic party should bold him in* grateful remembrance in the future. The following is bis letter of declina tion : RELI.EFONTE. Oct. I, 1881. JACOU V. THOMAS, E-q. C/uurmau Aaficn (Jrernkaek County UontmiUec : My lUar Sir —On the 13th of Septrm her the National Greenback County Convention did me the honor to put my name on its ticket a* a candidate for Register of Centre county. Permit me to say that while I appre ciate the compliment and thank my Greenback friends for this mark of their confidence and esteem, 1 run in honor bound to respectfully decline the nom ination. Having submitted my name to the Democratic Convention, and pledged myself to abide by ita decision, it would not We honorable in me to turn my guns against my party friends simply because they chose another in preference to my self. While I am a Greenbacker in theory and believe that to be the proper finan cial doctrine, I have all my life been a Democrat in principle and have acted with that party. It would look badly now, simply because 1 was defeated in Convention for an office hardly worth contending for, to repudiate the senti ments and principles which I have al ways cherished, and which 1 thoroughly believe to be the Lest hope of the peo ple of this country. The guerrilla in politics is not a crea ture to be admired. What else would 1 be should 1 accept a nomination ten dered me under such circumstance*? At the same time 1 desire to Aay that I fully appreciate the respect shown me by my friends of the Greenback party. Very truly, your friend, JOE W. FURRY. THE great New York stalwart had [ a very just appreciation of the rogues 1 Presidential steal |in I^[/i a dirty husiucas in IJt 1 Senator could not out he failed inglorious j \ffrum shere political cowardice when allowed tbo opportunity to slip by | sf denouncing the infamous conspira cy from bis place in the Senate. The annexed statement was extensively published ir\.lhe authority of the Hon. Lewis of Ulica. The in terview between him and Coukling oc curred about the time of the decision in favor of the Louisiana frauds by the electoral commission : "One night 1 wss with him in his room silently smoking while Conkling walked up and down like a raging lion. At last he broke out: 'Lawrence, I can't keep company with Ihia riff raff any longer. They are rotten with cor ruption, and alter having taken every thing else, they are bound to steal the Presidency. Sherman reeks with plun der. Wheeler is a virtuous log roller. Stanley Matthews would sell his soul for office. As for Hays, be ia simply a pious sneak, ready to give money to be President, and to drop on his knees in tear* if eaught at it. I have a great mind to get up in the Senate and de nnunee the whole thing to morrow, and call on honeat Republicans to give the | election to Tilden, to whom you. as well |as I, know it belongs.' I ,told him it would drive him into the democratic party I and be said, 'Let it drive; there | nre more gentlemen and fewer bogs than [ with us.' These were just bis words." THE prosecution of tbe star-route thieves, it appears, has been commen ced, and it is said it to be pressed to a final issue with tbe concurrence of the new administration. If ibis is dons in good faith, there is but little doubt of tbe conviction of these public robbers. But they were all leading Republican politicians, and aided with j their plundered capital, in securing a Republican victory in the last Presi dential election, and this fact baa given ground for tome doubt upon the sub ject. One thing ia certain, the Ad ministration ie as much on trial in these cases as the thieves themselves, with a greatly enlarged jury, who will be prompt to approve or disapprove, as the developemeots shall warrant. CAMKAOX in the Cabinet, and Oliver TEKMN: $1.64) JMT Annum, in Advance. An Omen of Victory. frvtu tli fVtfolfum WuHd (lod.) Tbe nomination of Orange Noble, of Kile, for Stale Treasurer, by tbe Demo cratic State convention, which met in Williaiuipurt, Wednesday, ia an unroia laknble omen of p.rty victory in No vember. Mr. Noble ia by all odd* the strongest candidate the Democracy could have named for the poaition. lie ia, first of all, an honest, intelligent, upright man. He ia identified with no ring, clique or faction, and will enter the race free from all obligation* save thoae which a true citizen acknowledges to himaelf and the people whom he represent*. He ia an anti monopoly candidate, and appear* before the voters of the State upon an out-and-out ami monop oly platform. AN againat Daily, a man whose record and platform present no pledges againat the inotiopolie*, the patriotic Independent voter will he prompt to express his preference for i 'range Noble. The Democrat* of Pennsylvania have done themselves proud. They have taken a long atride in advance of their lb-publican brethren.and placed them selves squarely upon record upon tbe only real question before the country— that ia. the people verau* tbe monopo lies. The record and character of tbe candidate* are in full accord with the platform on which be utand*. Tbe ac tion of tbe William*port convention reduce* tbe ensuing can van to a simple struggle between tbe monopolie* and the people, and the Democracy are on tbe right side. "range Noble will be tbe next State Treasurer of Pennsylvania—mark that. The Hew Political Ollendorff. From lb* LcuifrtU* CottMcunid.Drfe. Have yon seen the new President? Yea, I bare seen tbe nice new Presi dent. lioes tbe nice new President know bit friends? Yea, the nice new President know* bit friendt—every time. I>oea the nice new elegant President remember hit friendt? You can he! your tweet life tbe nice new elegant President remembers all tbe friendt. Ioes he remember his enemies ? Yea, he remembers bis enemies, hues be remember tbem by name? He remembers them by name, solid. What will the nice new elegant Pres ident do for bit friends? lie will reward tbem. And what will he do for hia enemies? He Will compel them to get up and dust. 1* be solid ? lie is solid. Hancock at (be iuuerai. I CormpoedriKMt K' Turti Tbe crnoHftc of all eyes is General Hancock. Rival* aa they were in life for the office of chfof magistrate, fresh from the trH and furjr of a terrible (tolilical contest, there is a chivalry in the sorrow of the defeated champion for the death of !>it antagonist that at tract* all heart*. People remember Garfield's own word* when be defeated Thurman for the senalorahip : "The flowers that bloom over the wall of par ty politics are the sweetest and meat fragrant that bloom in the gardens of the world." Hancock it here in a rep resentative capacity. As a soldier ho thowa honor to his comrade and chief; as a leader of the democracy he puts hia seal of condemnation upon suooess ful treason. No one in this famous company is more noted or noteworthy thsn the bronsed and brilliant major general who lower* above his fellows in the grandeur and splendor of a glorious manhood. Bnrnaide's Successor, Tnt SLBCTIOX or KKLSOK W. SLDKICB TO TBS SKATS ASSrSSD. Psovlosses, R. 1,, October 4.—The I General Ansembly voted to day for I United Statea Senator to succeed Gen. liurntide. Nelson W. Aldrich received twenty two votes in the Senate and thirty-three fa the House, a majority of all the member* of the assembly, and will probably be elected on tbe first ballot to morrow. The nest highest in tbe poll is William P. Sheffield, of New- Crt, whose total vote iseieven. llenry I'pitt received eight votes. Tub new president ought to have tbe treasury scandals of John Sherman's administration uncovered, not in re taliation for Sherman's ouster of Arthur from tbe New York custom house, but because of a well-grounded public sus picion that these scandals arose from tbe worst possible system of stealing. Enough was laid before the gas* of the public to make it aak for more, and for all. When all is known Sherman's re lations with his favorite New York bank will be as clearly disclosed as ite rela tions with the treasury are now well known. It has been favored to the amount of millions; the people be lieve John Sherman has been enriebvd in return foe these favors. He has grown enormously rich in a long career of public life, with no chances to get rich except from an abuse of his official positions It has burn seen that the men under him were engaged in a tya tem of grand larceny and it is believed be shielded them and that bis influence now protects them. It is a reasonable presumption, under all the circumstan ces, that they know too much about bins for him to allow them to bo prose cuted. Th*t is all the better retuinn why he and they should be relentlessly pushed to the wall,— NO. 40.
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