tEfjr §* ntfe AJBrmorrat. SHUtiKKT & FORSTKR, Editors. VOL. 3. , <1 he tfntitc gmotrat. Tarai 11.30 per An nam. In Advance. a. T. SHUGEBT and R H. FORSTER, Editor*. Thursday Morning, October 13, 1881. Democratic State Ticket. STATE TREASURER, HON. ORANGE NOBLE, of Erie county. Democratic County Ticket. ASSOCIATE JUDGES, JOHN O. LARIMER, of Spring, JOHN K. RUN KEL, ol Putter. PROTHOXOTART, J. CALVIN HARPER, of Bellefonto. SHERIFF, THOMAS J. DUNKEL, of Rush. REO|STER, JAMES A. McCLAIN, of Boggn. RECORDER, FRANK E. BIBLE, of Spring. TREASURER, DANIEL C. KELLER, of Potter. ' COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, A. J. GREIST, of Unionrille, JOHN WOLF, of Miles. COUNTY AUDITORS, JOHN 8. PROUDFOOT, of Milceburg, F. P. MUSSER, ..I Millheim. THE HOD. Edward Law, a member of the House of Representatives from Philadelphia, was accidentally drown ed in the Schuylkill river a few days ago. He was rowing in a shell boat which capsized. PRESIDENT ARTHUR got his private business settled in New York very sa tisfactorily. He received an endorse ment from a half-breed Convention, and postponed an open fight the stalwart and half-breed factions of the Republican party. HORACE GREEDY had a thorough appreciation of the Coiou league of New York, when he called them a "body of blockheads." The justice of this designation has had a late veri fication in their reception of Mahone on bis late begging mission for funds to corrupt the voters of Virginia in the interest of repudiation. THE Independent Senator, Mitchell of this State, was in Washington on Friday last, and expressed the opinion that Wolfe the independent candidate would not poll more than five thous and Republican votes in the Stale. From prf**frt appearances, the Sena tor's estimate is placed at a low figure. He had probably not heard of Wolfe's meetings in Philadelphia, Chester and other places, and may find it necessary to revise and multiply his figures. D. C. K ELDER, Esq., the Democra tic candidate for Treasurer of Centre county, is a man who possesses the en tire confidence of the people of all par ties. In his election the people will secure an honest, capable and efficient officer. As a Democrat, he is entitled to the cordial and hearty support of the party. He has borne the heat and feurden of the day in many a battle for Iris party, and his devotion to its principles should now be rewarded. As a citizen of unblemished character he will command the support of men of all political opinions. THE third term advocates are still in the field for 1884. They got a slight back-set in New York by the defeat of Conkling and his stalwart friends in the late Republican Convention. But they were successful in Maryland, where their Chief Lieutenant, Gen. Cresswell, controlled the Convention and defeated the half-breeds or anti- Grant men. So in Pennsylvania. The stalwart ring force upon the party one of the veritable "306" of the Chicago Convention and demand his election M an endorsement of the third-term and the power of the machine to di rect the movements of the party. Gen. Baily is the candidate of the ring, and his election is to foreshadow what the party will be obliged to ratify in 1884. The orders of the bosses are imperative, and the contest for supre macy is now to be made. Wolfe and the independents appreciate the issue and are preparing to test the power of •'EQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEM, OF WIIATEVKK STATE OK PERSUASION, RELIGIOUS OR POL 1T HA I.- J.ffro<l Wolfe to the Rescue Where is that placid smile which set so gracefully upon faces of our Republican friends a few days ago when the name of Charles S. Wolfe was mentioned? Have Chairman Coopers instructions to laugh Wolfe out of court been countermanded ? Is it passible that this "fool" this "crank" this "disorganiEcr" has actually made the dry bones of machine Republi canism rattle as if shook up by the crack of doom ? It would seem so. This man whom the leaders of the Republican party held in such su preme contempt, has actually forged his way so far to the front as to carry dismay and consternation into the ranks of the stalwarts. From the Delaware to Lake Erie goes this con quering hero aud his march across the state has been one continuous scene of triumph. He has shivered his shin ing lance full and fair against the cor ruptions, peculations and unholy am bitions of his party's bosses, until they tremble like the Jewish King at the unmistakable* handwriting they see upon the wall- All honor to Wolfe. His is a brave and not hopeless battle. Whether he succeeds now or not he is laying the foundation for such a re volt in the future as will forever elim inate the power of the ruling family from Republican politics in Pennsyl vania. The death of boesism has been decree*!. It may take a new lease for a little while under the inspiration of a stalwart National Administration, but as sure as comes seed lime and harvest will the rule of profligate, corrupt and unscrupulous leaders be overthrown and the will of the people substituted fur that of the machine. It is not in Peunsylvauia alone that this flght is being made. The New York Democracy are en gaged iu a struggle looking to the same cud. Whether *t be Boas Kel ley, Boss Cameron or boss who or what, the result will be > lhe same. The people, panoplied in the majesty of honesty aud justice, will see to it soon er or later, that the money changers shall be driven from the temple anil their will respected. THE Watchman did an obviou* and palpable injustice last week, to a num ber of the ablest judges in the state, when it asserted that the Supreme Court at its recent session overuled all the cases that came up to it from the districts over which Judges Bucber, Junkin, Livingstone, Patterson, Dean, Mayer aod Orvis preside. It is so trifling a matter that wf do not care to take up much space in shewing how utterly rediculous this assertion of the Watchman t is. But for exam ple, all the cases carried up from Hgy der county were affirmed. Judge Bucber presides in Snyder county, which is a part of his district as well as Uuion and Mifflin. These affirmed cases were tried by him, and the Su preme Court paid him the flattering compliment of setting the seal of its approval upon bis legal decision in every one of the appealed cases. We might go through tbe whole list of Judges so unwisely selected by the Watchman, but we will content our selves with but one other illustration of tbe entire erroneousneas of our es teemed contemporary's statement. Five cases which Judge Orvis bad tried were taken to the court of last resort, and of these three were af firmed and two reversed. His deci sions in the two cases of Stewart's ap peal from Clearfield county, and Lauth Thomas A Co. vs. Walker, in Centre county, were reversed. But he was affirmed in the important case of Pruner et al. vs. Brisben et at., invol ing the title to the land upon which the flourishing city of Iloutsdale is situated, aod also in the murder case of Nevling vs. tbe Commonwealth. These were both cases of the very highest importance, ooe involving the title to large landed estates and the other having the life of a human beiog depending upon the decision of the ■ BELLEFONTE, l'A., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1881. court. The other case in which Judge Orvis was sustained by the highest le gal tribunal of the state was that of Quigley & Bailey vs. J. P. Dchaas, Clinton county. Thus it will be seen that the Watchman has been betrayed, into what we hope, was un uninten tional although unjust criticism of some of the brightest ornameutsof the bench in Pennsylvania. Infamoual "It is a stolen seat that Bayard occu pies, for if the three Republican Sens tors had Been sworn in yesterday, ■ was their right, before the election, s Re pub limn would he occupying the place. To cfTmpleie the conspiracy some crank is neriied toslay-Uie President and enable the Democrats to consummnte the at tempted swindle, aifd thus Mexicanise our Government at once." If the above was not set forth in clear, cold type in the Pittsburg Com mercial Gazette of the 11th instant, it would be difficult to believe that any reputable newspaper in the country, would so far forget the proprieties of joumnlism and the ordinary decency that should regulate its columns, as to allow so vile and mischievous a para graph to appear as its editorial utter ance. In sharp contrast to this per fectly natural exhibition of the feel ings of such organs as the • Gazette, was the respectful and patriotic atti tude of the Democratic press through out the period President Garfield's suffering and death. Is the Gazette so delighted with the work of blood, which snatches away the President of the people and puts in his place the favorite of a faction, that it fears the work of one assassin may be undone by that of another? In the Gazette of the same date the following special despatch appeared : "Washington, Oct. 10. Representa tive Krrelt today had a long interview with the President in regard to affair* in his district. The President *|iok* quite freely and expressed bis inclina tion lo adopt the suggestion* of Major Krrett when the lime for action arrived." Mr. Krrett is the editor of the Gaz ette attd a representative in Congress from Allegheny county. He is also the chief fugleraau of Cameron in western Pennsylvania. Does lie propose to become the defamer of his people? Docs he scent assassination in the air? Does he now, when the nation is hut just recovering from the shock of a horrible crime, deliberately invite ano ther, so that it may he charged upon the party be opposes? Let Maj. Krrett take counsel with his judgment. He knows full well that the majority in the Senate, whether Demociatic or Kc publican, was bound hy the mandate of the law to organise that body hy the election of a President pro tem. leading lb-publican Senators not only conceded this, but freely and fully ac knowledged that the law was capable .if this interpretation only. Yet in the face of this well known fact the Commercial Gazette, with no thought of tbe past, but ouly apprehensive of the future, seises upott the organisa tion of the Senate as a pretext to wail forth its fear that the "half-breeds" will produce one equally as infamous as the stalwarts have furnished the country in Guiteau, only it, with ill disguised mnlice, flaunts the deadly sneer in the face of the Democracy. The Democratic party does not breed murderers, neither does its journals show that lack of common decency which at this favorable moment is ma king itself conspicuous in the organs of tbe "stalwart" persuasion. THE campaign of Charles 8. Wolfe, the Indedendent Republican candidate for State Treasurer, appears to be booming. His reception in Lawrence county the other day, as in Philadel phia and Chester, had the appearance of an ovation, and bis speech was re ceived with much enthusiasm. He stopped fur hours on his way te New Castle at Pittsburg, where he was met by many of the most respectable bu siness men, resulting in the organisa tion of Republican club, designed to press the views and sustain the plucky opponent of the bows. Tho October Elections. Elections for Ktate officers were held in lowa and Ohio on last Tues day. Owing to the intense feeling of sympathy for the late President, lying for months on his i>ed of suf fering before death closed his earth ly career, |>olitical contests for the mere spoils of oflice excited but little interest in the people. The general drift of opinion was that |>olitical excitement under such mournful cir < unistauces should not prevail, and thanks to the strong common sense of a good people, the October con tests were permitted to pa<s by with but few demonstrations of party feel ing. Under this state of public opinion it was to be expected that no change of political sentiment would IK- dcvel ed in any of the states voting in Oc tober. In lowa the Republicans carry their ticket by about their usual average majority in an ofT year. In Ohio Foster, Republican, is re-elec ted Governor over Bookwalter, Dem ocrat, by a reduced majority. The indications by the latest returns, are that he may have from 10,000 to 1 000 majority. The political complex ion of the legislature is iu doubt, with a prospect that the Democrats may have a majority in both branches. Later returns may change this state ment. TIIK Kric Ilrrald an obscure and insignificant Democratic daily pub lished at the home of Hon. Orange Noble, docs not support him for folate Treasurer. The Herald is supp-iscd to reflect the views of Hon. W. L. Bcott and is said to be owned by him. We hope this is not true. We know Mr. Scott to be an able and zealous Democrat and any opposition from him to Mr. Noble would strike his host of Democratic friends throughout the state as being almost inexplicable. When Mr. Noble was a candidate for the Legislature in 1880 the Krie Her ald which now so bitterly opposes him, advocated his election in the follow ing editorial utterance: "He would not go lo llarrisborg n unknown man, t>ui would te prominent •nd influential from the start. No per son could be sent to the Legislature as the representative of our cny whoeould do more to promote its interests, and who would tie more likely to vote right on public questions than Orange Noble. I.et us then, putting aside all (Ktlitical prejudices, give hint such a vote as will testify nur appreciation of a public spir ited citizen. Tbe editor of the Herald was also ooc of a number of citizens who sign et! a letter to Mr. Noble asking him to become a candidate for the Legisla ture. In that letter (July 'JS, 1880) he joined in saying: They know you to one of Erie's representative men, who has done as much, by the erection of manufactories and by a general spirit of enterpnse, to promote the growth of the city as any person within its limit* They further know your integrity to be unquestioned snd unquestionable, and believe your vole* and influence* as a member of the Legislature would alw* he on the side of practical reform. That the voters, irrespective of party, will be glad to honor a man of auch ebaracter. whose service* to the community in the past are so ample an assurance of what he can be relied u|>on fo do wherever he may hy placed, cannot be doubted lor a moment. . Title "County Democracy" of New York is declared by judicial decision the regular Democratic organisation. The question arose on the appointment of election supervisors for two Con gressional districts in the city of New York. The County Democracy and Tammany Hall, each having present ed a list of persous to be appointed, were referred to Judge Blatchford for decision, as to which list should l>e recognised as the true representatives of the party, with the above result. THE Republican orgaos of the bos ses obey the commands of the State boss implicitly. They do not notice the candidacy of Wolfe the independ ent Republican candidate for Treasu rer. They may carry this caution too fer. Wolfe is now publishing himself, I and signs are not wanting that he is doing so to MOW purpose. Senator Bayard Elected. The United States Senate met in the Senate Chamber in the Capitol at Washington on Monday last, in obe dience to the call of President Arthur. A fuilurc to elect a President pro. tem. ol the Senate at the last adjournment of that body, a failure wholly due to Vice President Arthur's refusal to va cate the chair, us is the custom, made it necessary that some one should he selected to stand iu the succession, should any thing occur to the present occupant of the Executive oflice. No such emergency would have arisen if Presideut (Jarfield had not been foully murdered. When the Senate adjourned the Democrats, owing to the resignation of Messrs. Conkling and Piatt, had a majority. During the in terim the distinguished Senator from Rhode Island, General Burnside, went ujion the long journey. On the assem bling of the Senate on Monday its first aud imperative duty w as to elect a pre siding officer. It mattered not which {Militical party happened to be in the ascendency, its duty was clear. The majority elected Thos. A. Bayard. The country responds heartily to the selection. The Delaware Senator is trusted by all. His conservative, statesman like course in public life gives full assurance that he will uot fail to honorably, fearlessly and ably dis charge the responsible duties of hit position for the best interests of the whole country. Senator Edmunds while conceding the right of .the ma jority to elect the President pro. tem. said it was "a prize drawn in the lot tery of assassination." The Vermont senator was very properly rebuked for this violation of the decorum which should under the circumstances have prevailed. Senator Vest, of Missouri, ••aid in reply to Edmunds that "the foul lijwoftbe assassin who had struck down the President had upm them no invocation for Democratic success, hut the invocation had been for a fac tion of the Republican party." There i* 110 occasion for at y exhibi tion of party feeling. The Democrat ic majority but jkftcycd the mandate of the law. ,4*eft<for Edmund's ill timed good cense r* coysmry and ®fc's wfth crudiinf 1 i upon himself? The New York tVwT '4of* Lapham and Miller, and Bimi j site's Successor Aldrich were sworn i in on Tuesday and took their seat* without, objection. On taking the chair Mr. Rayard addressed the Sen ate as follows : ''l fully sppreci.it* the honor paid me by this expression cf confidence, and in assuming the dutiea pro tern, of I he Senate, in ohetftanc* to the law and tn aeeordanee with t\\ rules of j this body and the vote of the majority, I should have the (greatest misgiving* I as to fulfilling arceptatdy the dunes of j the post were it not for the assurance , that so long as I may continue tn exer- i cise it* duties I shall receive your co I operation and friendly assistance,which I now earnestly and confidently ask at your hands. We are all |>ainlully mind ful of the unsual circumstance* under which we meet, and of the national t*> reavemenl which ha* caused this special meeting of the Senate. May it not be 1 hoped that, touched by a sense of com j mn sorrow and chastened by the grief j which pervades every household in the I great family of Slates, our proceedings ' shall be marked by a spirit of con- ! cession and harmony, a generous con- j sideration for mutual differences of j opinion, a softening of partisan as- { periiy and a high intent to per form our duties in a manner re sponsive to the demands of the oc casion, and the best interest* of our common country. With such hopes and in such a spirit. I now assume and shall endeavor to perform the duties of the high position to which your favor has assigned me." A rnoMiNKxr Republican of Gregg township expressed himself last week week a* surprised that some of his par ty friends were making fools of them selves in the present canvass. He says that many of them are disposed to think that part of their county ticket can be elected. Haiti this clear head ed Republican, "We only engender bitterness by ibis kind of talk. We cau't elect any one but our candidate for Commissioner and Auditor, and the least said about the remainder of the ticket the better." We commend those pregnant words to Andrew Gregg His almost farcical canvass fur Sheriff will eon* under the above. A..-, . -• 'I hJJ.MS: per Annum, in Advance. TIIK developementa corning to light in the Department* at Washington, hid fair to show that the administra tion of the contemptible fraud who fill er! the last Presidential term, waa cor rupt bejoud any thing ever known in this or any other civilized govern ment. It appear* that the stupendous rascalities of the Treasury Department under Hhermau, is now to Ire supple mented with those of the Interior De* partment in the management of the Pension office. That rings in that bureau, in connection with outside thieves, have been in existence in the i-sue of fraudulent pensions to a very large extent, is now admitted. The late Commissioner discovered the exis tence of these corrupt rings, and that the public treasury was being plunder ed, and was immediately set upon by the thieves and their friends and remo ved from office, to prevent investiga tion. Col. Dudley, the present Com missioner, has taken the matter up, aud it is to be hoped will be sustained by the present administration in a full disclosure. It is said that some of the most trusted clerks are implicated in the frauds, llut it could not be other wise, when the whole administration was a gigantic fraud steeped in villa ny from the head down, that the subor dinates should fail to follow the exam ple of the superiors to fill their coffers with the swag of thieves at the "X pease of the people's Treasury, tiayea $d it, Sherman did it, and i; was not Us be expected that others would be more honest. Indeed, the Hayes adminis tration from its inception to its close was a scandalous vilUny, discredit able to the people, day of its existence. j Gem. GarfieldV remain" were qui etly removed on Wednesday of last week from the casket which enclosed • t.bem, and transferred to an air-tight I casket made of ahect bronze elabo rately wrought with gold trimminga and a solid gold plate upon the top. The casket was made in New York, and was the gift of the manufacturers jto Garfield. Tilt Democratic. Judicial C'onfer tynce of Perry and Juniata counties, I composing tim- Jlyrty-first judicial dis urrf, rifve placed Charles A. Harnett, of Terry, in nomination for President Judge. Alfred J. Patterson of Juni ata, was the contesting candidate. Strange Story Concerning the Arkansas Train Bobber*. I.ittlb Rock, Ark., October 9.—The case of ibe tu<-o who robbed the paasen gei train on the Iron Mountain railroad on tbe 2d of September assumed a new and sensations! phase in tbe special term of court on Friday, when each of ibe robbers pleaded guilty to fourteen indictments, making the term of pun i-hment seventy years for each man. The pursuing party that captured tbem consisted ol lour men named Huddle ton, lielvires, Moore and Dollabade. When arrested tbe robbers bad about $9,000. Liuddleton proposed to divide tbe money among themselves. Bel vires objected, but be finally agreed to tU equal division among tbe four offi cer* in the presence of Stephens and IMlany, the prisoners. In considera tion of the two latter keeping the se cret each of tbe four ofßoera took an oath that he would annually pay to the familiea of the robbers tbe sum of SIOO and leave no means untried to secure their release from prison. The party reached Hope and turned over tbe pris oners to the authorities and rami to this city, where they received tbe re ward of SI,OOO offered by tbe Htate. All tbe captors appeared at the trial, whea Belvirea divulged the whole matter. The Returni They Are After Belly. )N UM Wirt fm Ctm, Rff The Republicans of Pennsylvania will defeel him ImwiN he is oflVnaieely thru*) upon then! M the Catneroo can diiiate and because he betrayed their choice for President, .lame* Q. Blaine. It i folly for any Kepublican to aay or believe that Baily can be elected with out the Republican vote. Wolfe haa begun a rigorous oanvaaa and will, un let* he makes aotne grave error, con tinue to gain supporter* up to the vent time of the election. The party is heartUy tired of rings and ring oandi dates. A Terrible Plague. KAMI** CIVT, October 7.—A terrible plague haa broken ont near Waldron, Platte county. Eleven persona have died in Ave says, and none of the rio lima who are tick give atgna of recovery. The bv-U? t! the sufferer* are covered with Mack eruption*. After death the flesh iail. trora the bottee, an that the bodie* cannct be lifted into the ooffi&a without failing to pieoea NO. 41.
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