©IK (Erntrr jfiSb fflmorrat.
v SHUGEKT A POBSTER, Editors.
VOL. 3.
®he dtfntw jPraoctat.
Term* t1.50 per Annum, in Advance,
t. T. SHUQERT and R. M. FORSTER, Editors.
Thursday Morning, October 27, 1881.
Democratic State Ticket.
STATIC TREASURER,
Hox. ORANGE NOBLE, of Ericcounty.
Democratic County Ticket.
ASSOCIATE JUDO EH,
JOHN O. LARIMER, of Spring,
JOHN K. RUNKEL, ol Putter.
PROTHOXOTARY,
J. CALVIN HARPER, of Beltefonte.
suKßirr,
THOMAS J. DUNKEL, of lluh.
REGISTER,
JAMES A. McL'LAIN, of Bogga.
HECORDKR,
FRANK E. BIBLE, of Spring.
TREASURER,
DANIEL C. KELLER, of Poller.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
A. J GREIST, of Unionville,
JOHN WOLF, of Miles.
COUNTY AUDITORS,
JOHN 8. PROUDPOOT, of Miletburg,
F. P. MUSBKR, of Miltheim.
The Democratic County Ticket.
The Democracy of Centre county
have an imperative and weighty duty
to perform on Tuesday, the Bth day of
November,which they must not regard
too lightly nor in any way neglect.
That duty is simply to go to the elec
tion polls on the day named and give
to the entire local ticket placed in
nomination by the representatives of
the party, who met in convention last
August, a united, earnest and faithful
support.
This ticket embraces nearly all the
offices of importance and responsibility
in the county, and it is gratifying to
realize and to be able to say to the
public, in all truth and without the
slightest exaggeratiou, that it is a
ticket composed of gentlemen who
have stood the test of the most search
ing inquiry, and have grown stronger
and stronger with the voters of the
county each day since they were Domi
nated, just as their characters, qualifi
cations and merits became better
known and appreciated.
Two Associate Judges arc to be
elected, and to fill these positions the
party should esteem it a great pleasure
to vote for two such excellent and up
right citizens as J. GIBSON LARIMER
and JOHN K. RUNKI.K. They are just
and honest men, will do high honor to
the bench, and deserve a full vote.
For the office of Sheriff the party
should give a splendid vote to TnoMAR
J. DUNK EL. He has always been an
active and influential Democrat in the
locality in which be has lived for many
years, belongs to the class of working
men, and is thoroughly well qualified
for the important duties of the place
for which lie is a candidate. He has
worked his way upward in life from
an humble begiuning and deserves en
couragement and success for his ener
gy and perseverance. We cannot I
doubt that a fitting a reward to his ef
forts in the past will be a strong and
emphatic response from the ballot-box
and that he will go into the Sheriff's
office with a sweeping majority.
The honor of a renomination for
the office of Prothonotary was con
ferred upon J. CALVIN HARPER with
little or no opposition. This was a
compliment he well deserved. He has
been one of the most efficient and pop
ular officials the county baa ever had;
is such a complete master of all the in
tricate and important duties that per
tain to the position, and is, withal, so
affable and courteous to every one
who visits the office on business that it
seems almost like folly for the opposi
tion to seriously attempt to contest the
election with him. He deserves a
splendid endorsement from the party,
and tbrt fact should be considered by
Democratic voters on election day.
DANIEL C. KELLER is the nominee
for the office of County Treasurer. In
the estimation of the people amongst
whom be lives no man stands higher
than Mi. KELLER. His character is
"EQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN, OF WHATEVER STATE OR TERM;ABI'JN, KKLIOIOUS OR POLITICAL."—Jrihraoa.
without stain or bleminh; he lIOH good
business qualities ami will make n
competent and faithful custodian of
the county money. Democrats, re
member your candidate for County
Treasurer!
For Register and Clerk of the Or
phans' Court a better candidate could
not have been selected than JAMES A.
MCC'LAIN. It is impossible to point
out a single qualification required in
the office of Register that he does not
in a very high degree possess. His
character challenges the unqualified
respect and confidence of every person
who knows him. He is active and in
telligent; an unusually skillful and ac
curate clerk and accountant; diligent
and conscientious to the demands of
every trust committed to his keep
ing (as twelve years of arduous and
responsible service with the Pennsyl
vania railroad amply testify), and he
will fill every requirement of the posi
tion for which he is a candidate with
care and fidelity. JAM EH A. MCCLAIN
must not he forgotten at the polls.
Next we have FKAXK P. BIIH.E
for Recorder, who should receive the
active aud zealous support of the en
tire party. He is a worthy and de
, serving young mau who has heretofore
followed the profession of teachiug.
He is a fine clerk and penman and
will make an exceedingly competent
officer. Be sure to work for FKAXK
BIBLE.
A full board of Commissioners will
be elected, and the Democrats of the
county oever placed in nomination
two better men for the office than A-
J. GKIEST and Jonx WOLF. It is a
matter of vast concern to have County
Commissioners of honesty, intelligence,
superior business capacity and sound
judgment, and in these respects two
fitter men could not have been named.
Both arc honest and capable, energetic
and successful in the management of
their own affairs, and under their di
rection the business of the county will
undoubtedly lie transacted with abili
ty, prudence, economy and a just re
gard to the interests of the taxpayers
of the county. Democrats should vote
for both, without scratching or trad
ing. Both are equally worthy and
equally entitled to Democratic sup
port.
For Auditors we have that old vet
eran of the cause, Jon* 8. PHOITD
FOOT, and F. PIF.RCR Mrmint. They
are good nod competent men, well fit
ted for the duties that will devolve
upon them, and will perform all
with accuracy and fidelity.
Thus have wo sketched our local
ticket. In our estimation, taken as a
whole, we doubt whether the party
ever presented a better one for the suf
frages of the cilitens of Centre coun
ty. It comprises character, intelli
gence and capacity. It was honestly
made by an honest convention, and
may justly be regarded as a ticket of
the people.
The election is near at baud, and it
behooves the party to see that every
man on the ticket receives a triumph
ant majority. Of the result in the
county there can be no doubt; bat,
Democrats, make the majority as large
as possible. Throw off the apathy
and iudifference which to a certain ex
tent are apt to prevail in an off year,
and come to the polls in yonr full
strength. By doing so you will achieve
a victory for your local nominees that
will enable you to "rejoice with ex
ceeding great joy!"
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SKSATOK SHKRMAH'S resolution
calling for the suppressed report inves
tigating the Treasury Department, or
dered by Mr. Windom soon after his
advent into office, has been adopted in
the Senate, but by a strict party vote,
President Davis voting with the Re
publicans. They refused to allow the
evidence upon which the report is
based to see tho light. Sherman
fought valiantly to prevent the pro
duction of the testimony, and succeed
ed only by the vote of the President
pro tern, of the Senate. Whitewash
is now in order.
BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, IHHI.
JOHN CKHHNA is a candidate for
President Judge in the Bedford and
Somerset district and is conducting
his campaign iu the style peculiar to
him—that of a hypocritical and un
blushing demagogue. He announces
through his chairman that he is a
member of a Christian church, a fact
difficult of belief, only that John af
fects to drag it into the political arena,
claiming by the title of brotherhood
that the member* of that church
should vote for him in preference to
his honorable, high-tonud and distin
guished opponent, Mr. Baer, of Somer
set. It is doubtful whether the Reform
ed Church of the Bedford district will
consider itself complimented in being
thus used by a notoriously dishonest
demagogue to advance his selfish pur
poses. It is certain, if the membership
of that highly respectable denomina
tion of Christians in Bedford main
tain the same honorable Christian
standard they do elsewhere, it will re
pel this attempt to drag thcrn into the
dirty pools of the questionable politi
cnl method* of which John Cessna is
the ideal representative.
TIIF. only change iu tht Cabinet of
President Arthur thus far announced
is the appointment of ex Governor
Edwin D. Morgan to he Secretary of
the Treasury in place of Windom, of
the Garfield Cabinet. Mr. Morgau's
name was sent to the Senate last Mon
day and his nomination was promptly
confirmed ; but it is now reported that
he heitates to accept the proffered
honor on account of his age and feeble
health. Should his declination be ab
solute it is probable that Judge Fol
ger, A' B4s °f York, will be ap
pointed. One thing is certain: Ar
thur will have a new Cabinet before
many days, and then —well, good-by
to the reforms in administration pro
posed by Garfield.
THE objections of the Bcllefonte
Republican to the election of James
A. McC'lain to the office of Register
are about as foolish as those which the
same journal has urged agaiust other
candidates upon the Democratic tick
et. The Republican admits that Mr.
McClain is "fully capable of filling
the position," and that in all respects
be stands upon an equality with the
Republican candidate for the same
office. This is enough for Democrats
to know, and we do not doubt that to
a man they will vote for James A.
McC'lain.
SECRETARY KIRK WOOD, says the
New York Sun, "will not contest for
the United States Senatorship from
lowa, and the election of James F.
Wilson is believed to be assured. The
monopolies are getting deep root in
the Senate. Of the new men Camden
represent* the Standard Oil Company;
Miller, of California, the Fur Heal
Company; Miller, of New York, wood
pulp. Wilson Is attorney for the Union
Pacific railroad and wilt serve that
interest faithfully."
TnE New Jersey faster, Terence
Connolly, treated himself to a good
dinner on the 20th inst. It is said he
commenced to fast on the 4th of July
for the benefit of his health, being
consumptive, and continued it witbont
indulging in any solid food for one
hundred and seven day*. He thinks
his health is improved by the long ab
stinence.
MK. JAMER, tbe Postmaster Geo
oral, ha* seriously damaged hia repu
tation u a reformer of the civil aerv
ice by the immense patronage of his
department placed in the hands of Ma
hone to carry repudiation in Virginia.
It ia not to be auppoeed that he b ig
norant of the extent to which the
Postoffice Department ia used in the
intereal of the repudiation robber*.
OWE hundred and twenty-five thou
sand German emigrant* have arrived
in thia country since the lat of Janu
ary last. The whole number from atl
countries up to tbe preaeat month b
about three hundred and sixty-eight
thousand.
AGAINST the election of Daniel
C. Keller to the office of County
TI easurer we have noticed two objec
tions urged in the columns of the
Bcllefonte Republican, IMHII of which,
however, are so insignificant and puer
ile that it would probably be better to
treat them with contempt ami derision
Jatlicr than with serious comment.
First, it is urged that Mr. Keller i*
n member of a particular religious
denomination and that lie might,
should he he elected, help the congre
gation of the church to which he be
longs by a contribution when he comes
to Bcllefonte. How silly an inanity of
that kind must appear to sensible and
intelligent jieople!
The other objection to Mr. Keller is
that he is n stock dealer. Well, sup
pose he is. Do the astute writers for
the Republican presume to say that
the business which this industrious and
hard working mau follows for a live
lihood is not an honest calliug in
which any one may engage without
discredit to his personal integrity ?
They will scarcely dare to assume a
position of that kind. Daniel C. Kel
ler has passed his entire life in Centre
county ; he is respected by all who
know him as a man of integrity and
of upright character, and it is an out
rage u|x>n decency ami propriety to
a.ail him because of the avocation
which he has followed to earn a living
for himelf and family. We ask the
Democrats of Centre county to resent
these insult* to an honest and g<s>d
citizen when tliey gw the polls on the
Bth day of November.
A BITTER fight is under way in the
Republican party of Centre county
over the office of County (kimmimioner
between the friends of Rankin and the
friends of Campbell. Both sides are
very anxious to make terms with the
Democrats in the hope that either one
or the other may lie benefited thereby.
Our advice to Democrat* is to keep
aloof from alliances with either side
of these Republican factions. The
Democratic party has nothing to gain
by bargains or trades. The Demo
cratic candidates for County Commis
sioners are both gentlemen who de
serve the united support of the party.
They should receive the full Demo
cratic vote of the county, and we hope
that the election returns will show
that such has been the case. I*?t the
Republicans settle their own differ
ence* and elect whichever of their can
didates the majority of their party
may desire to have in the Commission
ers' office. It is no concern of tbe
Democratic party which of the two
gentlemen on the Republican ticket
named for the office may be elected.
Griestand Wolf should lie the watch
word of every Democratic voter in
the county. No trades! No scrach
ing!
FRANK P. BIIII.E is a schoolmaster
and is able to earn a living for himself
and family in that profession, aud for
that reason, according to the Belle
finite Republican, Mr. Gray should be
elected to the office of Recorder.
Well, Mr. Gray is connected with tht
Republican office and no doubt earns
a good living as an employe of that
establishment. Why, then, should he
elected Recorder*! Democrats, Frank
Bible is a deserving young man and
is folly competent for the office of Re
corder ; he is an earnest young Demo
crat, a native of the conuty, and you
should all vote for him in preference
to a stranger.
TflE Philadelphia Times, after
much advertising, has at length found
Galusha A. Grow up in New York.
It hes not yet discovered, however,
whether Gelushe will sustain bb inde
pendent lieutenant of last winter or
adhere to the bom who forced him to
surrender in the Senatorial fight.
THE WOI.FR DOOM still goee on. It
b estimated that he will receive fifty
thousand Republican voles to the
Slate. How are you, Mr. Daily 1
SECRETARY WIXIMIM again returns
to the Uuitcd State* Senate, from
which lie resigned to accept a portfolio
in the Cabinet of President Garfield.
He ha* received the unanimous nomi
nation of the Republican caucus of the
Minnesota legislature. There was an
opposition started to the Secretary's
return to the Senate, hut it broke
down.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
—A full stock of red, while urn] plaid
flanrielt at Lyon A Co.'s.
—The Btiiu House restaurant will be
run on a different plan by Mr. James K.
McCartney, who is now in charge of the
eating department. Everything In season
will be served in the best style.
—We are requested to announce that oo
and after October 31, I>r. Hoy can be
found at his rooms in tbe Conrad House,
at night as well as during the day, by
those who desire his professional aervices.
—Candidate Thomas J. Ilunkle paid the
DEMOCRAT a visit last week. He speaks
in hopeful terms of the result, and does
not doubt that be will be the neit Sheriff
of Centre county. Of course be will.
—Scarlet fever is reported to be very se
riously severe among tbe children of Ceo
tral City (Miletburg), principally at the
northwestern extreme, and it is said that
some dozen little children are down with
the dreaded scourge of childhood at the
present time.
—We had a pleasant call last week from
our friend, Mr. J. Calvin Saurs, at present
a resident of Clearfield county. Mr. Saurs
is an earnest, enthusiastic Democrat and
an excellent gentleman whom we are al
ways glad to meet. Hope be will call
again.
—lt is a great pleasure to announce that
Mr. Jonathan liarpsr, of the well known
firm of Harper Brothers, who has been
quite ill for some dsy# past, is again in a
fair way to complete restoration to health.
He was able yesterday to appear at the
store.
—Mr. Newton 8. Bailey, who for some
weeks past has been acting as foreman of
the composing room of our daily and
weekly Republican contemporary, assumed
the local editorship on Monday. Hayes
Schroyer, bit predecessor was placed in
• barge of the intricacies of the mechanical
department.
—Among men of Bclle
fonte who WSMBB attendance upon the
renter.nlal celebration of the surrender of
Cornwallit at Yorklown last week were
Hon. J. P. Gepbart, member of the lower
house of tbe .Stale Legislature, and Hon.
Cyrus T. Alexander, member of the Sen
ale of the sams branch of lbs Slate gov
ernment.
Mr. William Krape, a former ciliaen
of Penn townabip, but for many year* a
realdenl of Hu-phenaon county, lllinou.
ha* lately paid a v tail to the acenea of hi*
old home. It we* our pleaaur# to meet
Mr. Krape yaaterday, and the meeting re
called many rerainiacencee of Penn'a val
ley in peat day*. Mr. Krape atarted from
Ilellefonteon hi* way to Illlnoi* this morn
ing.
—"l* ftechler dead?" rung out one of
our compoaitora, who wa* about "diatribu
ting" a "buainea* local" of that popular
grocery Arm, to the foreman. "Sechler i*
dead," ahortly reaponded the foreman.
"Why, when did Sechler die?" queried
the office "devil" in tone* of regret. Thi*
raiaed a laugh at the expenae of the devil,
who i* very new yet and ian't acquainted
with printing office brevllie*.
—F. C. Richard*, the popular jeweler on
High atreet, recently took a buainea* trip
to the city of New York where be pur
chaaed an elegant a lock of jewelry, gold
and ailver watcher, Ac., which he i* now
offering to hi* many cuatomert at remark
ably low price*. Mr. Richard* i* a fair
and honorable dealer and any on* in want
of any thing in hla line can alway* rely
upon hi* repreeentation*.
—The temperance aociety of Mileaburg
i* in an apparently flouriahing condition
and regular meeting* are held twice in a
month at the different churcbe*. Inter eat
ing ad drome* are made by the verieut pea
tor* and by tbe aociety'* member*, and a
vocal (election treating of temperance I*
rung by a lady member. Of courte the
exerdee* commence with prayer, and quite
a proff table i* thua apent
-.Upon the aecnnd page of the DKMO
CIUT will be found a very Interacting
peper, from the pen of Hon. John B.
Linn, upon the aervicee of the "PecnayL
venia Lino," under the command of Gen
Wayne, In the campaign of tha revolu
tion which ended in the aurreoder of Corn
wall!* at Yorktewn. It. ia m valuable con
tribution to revolutionary hittory and
ahould be read by every Penn*ylvenian
who take* pride in tbe heroic deed* of
Fennayivarl* o!4tr*.
.
TKRMB: sl*so per Annum, In Advance.
Mr. J. N. V.n Ormer, one of Belle
funic', well known citizen., i. contemplate
tng removing to Philipsburg witb the in
tention of embarking in the huine. of
wholetale butchering.
—The Lewi, burg Jwtmal come to u
la.t week in an enlarged form and otber
wi.e greatly improved in appearance. Vtm
are plea.cd to note thia evidence of pros
perity, and extend to Brother Whitman
our tincere congratulation*.
—Howard Hpangler on Monday started
on hi* annual excursion over the county
(or the purpose of eradicating the unlawful
fl.bba.ket from the various water courses*
Lieutenant Dooley, it seem., did not ac
company Howard on the present trip, and
it is not known who hi. vigorous as.i.t
ant Is.
—Mr. J. M. Kepler, editor of the Forest
county S'ational Drnuxrat, wet in Belle
fonte last week. Mr. Kepler U "native
and to the manor born" and always re
ceives a hearty greeting from old friend*
in Centre, lie refX'fU the Satxonal Dem
ocrat to be in a flourishing condition. It
i* a good local newspaper and deserve* a
liberal support.
—Mr. William Mollahan, of Charles
town, W. Va., w in town early in the
week and stayed at the Brockerhoff House.
The gentleman occupiea a prominent po*U
tion at the bar of Charleston and i* an able
and eloquent speaker. lie was here on
professional business of some importance,
the character of which it was thought best
to keep from the public ear.
—Track baa been laid on an extension of
the Lewitburg and Tyrone branch from
Pennsylvania Furnace cast by north to
Fairbrook, live aod a half mile*, and on a
branch from Fairbrook, five and a half
mile*, to Scotia Mine*. The new extension
is eleven mile* in all and make* the branch
twenty-eight mile* long from Tyrone to
Scotia Mine*.
—Mr. A. M. Kunkle, of Centre Hall,
wishes to inform hi* many friend* in
Penn* Valley that he has connected him
self with the firm of Lyon A Co., Belle
fonle, and be hope* that hi* friends will
give him a call when coming to town.
He will treat them right and sell them
goods cheaper than they can buy tbem
anywhere else.
—On lal Tburwity * week n little ton
of Benjamin Blow, reriding at Pin*
Creek, Heine* townihip, while hunting for
fith worm* in company with hi* brother,
met with a aeriou* accident. Fore*l wu
ju*t lifting the pick to dig into the ground
when Clarence hent forward to take up a
worm. The harp point of the pick went
•traight into hla right eye,completely emp
tying the optic cavity. Tbo Dr. Dctbler
are the attending physician*, and they re
port the child doing aa well a* could be
expected.
—Captain W. J. George and T. 8. Har
get, of Harrieburg—the former a promi
nent burineaa man and tbe latter a leading
member of tbe Dauphin county bar—ar
rived in town yeeterday on their way to
the hunting ground* of tbe Allegheny
mountain* and tarried briefly among their
friend* here. Simeon Haupt and J a met
Alexander, two of tbe "bo**" hunter* ol
thi* region, took charge of the Harrieburg
cportamen here and chaperoned them to
the mountain*, where the entire party will
remain for a week.
—Some little excitement wax kicked up
about the Brockerhoff Houae one night
lat, occetioned by tbe performance of a
young man who had an "antic dixpoeitlon
on,"cau*ed by liberal potation* of hibulout
refre*hment. lie wanted to fight, and on
add retting aome growl y intuiting word* to
the ftalwart junior member of a promi
nent mercantile Arm he wa accommoda
ted, the a. J. m. incontinently grabbing the
youngater and coolly knocking kit brain
let* head three or four time* ia tucoeeefon
again-t the brick wall* at the hotel en
trance. Thi* prompt action practically
•ruled the anticipated trouble, and it l* at
aerted that the defeated pugtlUt wat next
day heard tinging ia aubdued tone* "Think
of Tour Head In the Horning."
—Rev. Mr. Morrit, patter of the Bap*
tlat Church at MilMburg, will, it fci reli
ably andrrttood, la the courte of a couple
of woek* take unto himtelf a wife ia the
peraon of a highly etteemed and accom
plished Baltimore lady, whom r.itue our
"•nonpar" did not, however, tucoeed In
learning. Mr. Morrit I* a very popular
mfnUter with hi* congregation and tba
people of Mi lev burg generally, and the
to her, atatd pillar* of the church are ready
and waiting to congratulate him and think
be it doing wltely; but the marriageebla
young ladiee of Mile*burg town expreee
oomidorable doubt at to the advitebility
of the reverted gentleman'• contemplated
proceeding. Mr. Morrit it MP* IW J
NO. 43.