@ijc <£cntrr Democrat
BHUOKRT & VAN OHMKR, Editors.
VOL. 4.
alu Ctntw itUmocrat.
Tonus 51.50 por Annnm.la Advance.
B. T. SHUGERT A J. R. VAN ORMTR. Editors.
Thursday Morning, June, 8, 1882.
MAJOR MERRICK, the Independent
nominee for Secietary of Internal Af
fairs did not wait for Senator Cameron
to kick him out of the Welinboro Post
of lice. That pleasure was denied the
stalwart boss, by a prompt resignation.
Ir Senator Cameron's methods of
making nominations arc "damnable"
according to Ruwle, then Rawie's nomi
nation for Supreme .fudge, made by
Cameron, ia "damnable," and for the
credit of the judiciary, ought not to be
ratified by the people.
A MFETi.su of citizens was held on the
Ist inst., at the Mayor's office in Phila
delphia, the Mayor presiding, looking
to a proper celebration of the 'JOOth
anniversary of the city and common
wealth. The Mayor was authorized to
appoint a committee of sixty to take
the subject in bar.d.
CHAIRMAN COOI-ER announces that
Rlaine is to speak iu Philadelphia and
Pittsburg this fall for the Cameron tick
et. If the chairman makes the an
nouncement, authoritatively, Blaine
should certainly require that the can
didates appear before hiui decorated
with their "306 badges" in proof of their
loyalty at Chicago in representing the
Republican sentiment of Pennsylvania.
A CONVENTION is proposed to be held
at Niagara Falls on the fourth of July,
to discuss a plan of action looking to
the annexation of Canada to the United
.States. A society has been formed for
that purpose. It is proposed that the
convention shall consist of one dele
gate from each Congressional district in
the United States, and one from each
P.irlimentary district in the Canada
Dominion.
WUM.K Chairman Cooper is announc.
ing that Blaine is lo lake the stump for
the Cameron stalwart ticket in Penn
sylvania, McClure of the Philadelphia
Timet, tnakea a powerful appeal to the
"Plumed Knight" to come to the head
of his kicking party against the stal
warts and bourbon Democracy. The
contest is now interesting between
Cooper and McClure, whether the stal
warts or Inde|>endents shall have the
Maine .Statesman, At present the
chances are against Cooper, as McClure
overbids bim.
THK current number of the Amrriean
ItrrjiMer, published weekly at Washing
ton, D. C., is peculiarly interesting and
instructive. To those desiring a fair,
unbiased discussion of engrossing topics
we recommend this sheet, not alone on
account of the wisdoul it teaches, and
the sound conclusions it reaches, hut as
well for its enunciation of pure Demo
cratic principles. It contains sixteen
quarto pages, and costs three dollars
per annum.
Tiir. fight between the Stalwart ring
and the Independents is, after all, only
a queetion of who shall be the boss—
whether it shall continue in the Came
ron succession with and Cooper,
and Reaver for lieutenants, or descend
to John Stewart, who will chose his
lieutenants from the Independent
ranks. But the result of the fight is a
matter of which Democrats need feel
little interest. They are all alike bitter
enemies of the Democracy and Demo
cratic principles, and about equally
courteous when they have occasion to
•peak of members of the Democratic
party and the principle# they uphold.
The Democrats can afford now to with
hold their sympathy from either of the
belligerent factions.
Tn circular issued by the Congres
sional campaign committee, making as
cessment* upon public officials for two
per cent, of tbsir salaries for the ap
proaching campaign, has this significant
passage; "The committee is authorised
to state that such voluntary CJolribt
tion from persons employed in the ser
vice of the United States will not he
objected to in any official quarter."
That means President Arthur spprovea
tbe assessment, and any poor d 1
who fails to respond from poverty or
Inclination may expect to see the heads
man. The constitution of the country
is not respected, end why should e lew
declaring these assessments a misde
meanor be respected by the Guiteeu
President.
Tho Domocratic Opportunity
The Philadelphia Record, speaking of
the approaching Democratic State Con
vention, aaya, "It will not be a body
immediately representative of the party.
Some of the delegatea were chosen last
year, and stand in the same relation to
tho existing situation that a cold potato
docs to a hot dinner. Fortunately,
there have been no candidates for office
in the field whose ambition or whose
prospects have warranted the attempt
to set up the Convention in advance.
There is no slate prepared. The whole
make up of the ticket is as uncertain as
a cast of dice. There could not be a
more favorable opportunity to do the
right thing when the Convention gets
together, from the fact that the wrong
thing has not been done in advanco.
The great question is whether the party
will take advantage of its opportunity.
Can the Convention rise to the occasion
topple over its standing candidates who
push themselves to the front, disregard
the miserable jesl'-usies and distractions
that have embittered past struggles for
political ascendency, and, recognizing
the strong desire of the people of Penn
sylvania for belter government, put in
nomination men whose election will
make better government certain f Such
a ticket can easily be picked from the
ranks, every man upon it a Democrat
and yet every man standing high in the
public confidence. Such a ticket, in
the present distracted condition of the
Republican party, would be sure of suc
cess. If purified government should
result, the power of the Republican
party in Pennsylvania would be serious
iy shaken. This is a high game, and it
is worth playing for.''
"IT IS PLAIN, " says the New York
Times, "that we must do something to
check German immigration.*' Itather
a startling statement, says the Washing
ton Post, from the leading Republican
newspaper of the country ! What have
the Germans done ? Is it some political
crime that is laid to their account?
Ah! the Times must be anxious about
Ohio. The Germans there have decided
to vote the Democratic ticket this fall.
They don't like the sumptuary legists
tion lately attempted by a Republican
legislature and to make
their protests in a practical way. This
is, of course, little short of revolution
on their part And the Republican orgsns
are bound to take cognizance of it.
But we should suppose the Ttmft
would find it dangerous to indulge itself
in the expression of such sentiments.
Impolitic it certainly is. The Germans,
as a class, are the best educated of all
our immigrants,and they estimate their
political imyiortanco at its full value.
They vote always and they always vole
as Germans and according to their in.
dividual interests. Naturally Rcpuhli
cans, to liegin with, if what the Repub
licans do displease, they turn around
and vote with the Democrats. They
bsve nothing in common with politics
of the sentimental school. Other things
being equal, they will vote for aGerman
in preference to an American ; but party
yokes sit but loosely upon them, and
party discipline is something always to
be resented.
As Germans they have no liking for
those who have not German interests at
heart. And they force such |>olitical
allegiance as tbey have upon no party ;
they go not always when tbey are
wanted, but always when tbey are wel
come. They have yet lo be told tbat
their votes are not valuable. Does the
Timet mean to speak for the Republican
party? If the Germans are made to
understand it so they have it in their
power lo avenge their dignity by carry
ing every .State in the Union against
the Republican party in the next Pre
sidential election.
IT ia propped to remove tbe remains
of .Jefferson from Monticello to WHb
ington. The Monticello estate having
passed oat of the hand* of the descend
ants of the great statesman and patriot,
Mrs. Meckeihatn, his grand daughter
applied to and obtained front the trus
tees, slot in Glenwood cemetery which
she deems eligible and suitable as the
final resting place of her grandfather.
Tbe lot is conveyed to tbe United States
in truat for tbe burial of Thomas Jeffer
son and such of his family as may be
removed there or buried in it. Mrs.
Mecbelham proposes to make tbe re
moval at an early date. Tbe removal
will be resisted by the people of Vir
ginia, but its agitation will at least bave
tbe effect of rescuing tbe tomb of tbe
author of tbe Declaration of Indepen
dence from neglect in the future.
"E(JL?AL ANI) EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL HEN, OF WHATEVER BTATK OK PERSUASION, KELKIIOUK OK Pol.ll IUA L. Jt IT. -rson
BELLEKONTE, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE ,H, 1882.
SENATOR MITCHELL, being interviewed
by a correspondent of the Patriot, ex
presses tho opinion that the present
attitude of Mr. D-ivis, tho Cameron can
didate for Lieut, liovernor, as compared
with his attitude a year ago is strangely
inconsistent. Ho was then one of the
bolting Senators against Cameron's can
didnte for Senator, and opposed Reaver
for Senator on the ground tiiat he was
a henchman of Cameron, and yet to day
he is a candidate on the SHIUO ticket
with Reaver for Governor. Rut the
Senator is not much surprised ut the
inconsistency of Davis' position, as it
was pretty hard for a long time to tell
just where that man did sland.
TUB great struggle between Ulwr and
capital seem* to be very generally in
augurated in the Went, and to a more
or les* extent in all part* of the coun
try. The strike* in Pittsburg, Wheel
ing, Chicago and other point* are very
formidable, and thousand* of working
men are now idle. Why i it ? Are
they not protected ? It is claimed that
our revenue law* protect laior, or i tbii
claim a mere subterfuge for election
campaign* to catch the votes of labor.
The tariff* are a* high now as they ever
were'and the country i* pro*j>erou*. If
these law* are designed to prot-ct capi
tal and labor equally, why ia labor
squealing and clamoring for remunera
tive pay ? Something is wrong. What
is it? should lie the intelligent and
candid inquiry, independent of any ad
vantßge* to be derived in party politic*
to advance the pretention* of dema
gogue*. A fair adjustment of the Tariff"
Inws on a revenue haeis, made inciden
tal a* protection to necessitous indu*
trie*, there i* no occcasion to bring
this subject into party discuasion and
keep up a constant agitation alike in
jurious to all.
STl*l.lxo SBSTS i* now the work en
gaging the attention of the Republican
majority in Congrea*. In thi* manner
they expect to obtain sufficient force to
overcome the opposition of the I'cmn
cral* to a general steal of the surplus in
the Treasury on job# prepared for them
by the lobby. A few more thieve# are
only needed to insure a full measure of
plunder. Rut the infamy of the un
lawful method* will have to meet the
judgment of a different tribunal when
the people are called upon to revise
their act*. When that time cornea, the
miserable creature who occupies tbe
chair a* the tool of the plunderer*, will
be powerle-* to save them. ''Brute
force" will then be met by intelligent
and honest investigation. The Wash
ington Pi-tt of Friday last, speaking of
the revolutionary proceeding* of tbe
majority remark*: "Having determined
to bodily override all rule*, ruilnmi and
law* which could in any way ohatrurt
their progrea*. it was not difficult for
the Republican* of the Hou* to In
atantly strike a telling gait in the way
of unseating Democratic Congressmen
from the South. But truth to tell, their
indu*try ha* gone l>eyond the most **n
guine expectation*. It *u only on
Monday that S|<eaker Keifer made hi*
revolutionary decision on the Reed rule,
and today the world i aware that two
more Democratic Representative* have
gone to join General Chalmei*, and that
Markey and Biabee sit in the seats to
which Messrs. Pibble and Finley were
elected. Tho Pemocratic minority are
necessarily fH>werleas in the band* of
the Republican revolutionist*. They
have not been able to do anything to
prevent the outrage# of Monday, Wed
netday and Thursday, and they can do
nothing now. So long a# the Republi
can* keep their quorum they can pro
ceed with the vacating of Pemocratic
scat* until not one member of anti.
Republican predilection# i left to tell
the (ale. Law* to prevent these out
rage# there may have been ; but when
n all sufficient Republican majority
reeolve to disregard them, what can be
done to #tay their band*. Alike iraper
vioua to argument and to a decent re
gard for faeU, giving audience only to
their prejudices and bent on the ac
complishment of partisan purpoaea,
whether sanctioned by tbe law or in it#
direct defiance, time and lack of occa
■ion can be their only limitation*. The
country scarcely need* to be informed
that tbe ousting of General Finley ia
a littla short of a crime; with regard to
tbe Maokey-Dibble case it* mind la al
ready made up. The conscientioua
critic baa nothing mors to do but aug
geat the coming of a day of reckoning,
and to him at laaet it cannot come too
toon."
a, >•'/ a\
THE two Republican candidates for
governor have commenced the campaign
work somewhat previous. They will
probably tire themselves, if they do not
tire their respective adherents, with a
six month's canvas. Stewart the Judc
pendent candidate was in Philadelphia
last week arranging the plans of battle
with his associates, and spoke in Pitts
burg on Monday last. (Jen. Reaver ba*
lost no time since his nomination and
we notice the announcement of his ap
pearance aUaroond. lie has spent con
siderable lime in Lancaster ami other
places where rebellious subject* give the
boss "much trouble." The industry of
the Republican condidates is no doubt
judicious, and well advised. They can
get their best liclfl in against each other
before tho Democratic candidate ap
pears to receive their joint shots. We
have confidence that the Democratic
candidate will be equal to the occasion.
He will be selected for the purity of his
record, for his ability to upheld the
great principles he represents, as well
s to repel the "damnable" methods of
the oos*. and the pretentious claim
set up by the other as the repre
sentative of an honest Republican
party.
Tut bargain arranged early in the
e*jon between tho Republican and
Greenback members of the House was
consummated on the one side on Satur
day, a* it was on the other *i ie during
the week, by the ad mission of the
Greenbacker Lowe to the scat to which
tho Democrat Wheeler was elected.
There were a few Republicans w ho pro
tested against the deal to the extent of
withholding their vote* on the final r<-
olution seating Lowe, but their indirect
opposition availed nothing, as they
might have known and probably ex'
pocted. The Flection Committee now
have a clean docket l>efore the House,
and it ia expected of them that they
will immediately go to work and pile up
Republican report*in the case* of Smith
v*. Shelley. Small* v*. Tillman. Buchan
an v. Manning and Se*inghau v*.
Frost. The flouse meanwhile will go
on with it* legitimate work, and it will
be in luck if it is able to finish up and
adjourn by the 15th of July.— H n-j
--ton Pint.
Covins** COOI-BR'S announcement of
Blaine a* one of the Cameron ap.ekers
for the campaign in Pennsylvania i*
evidently a fraud. I* it impossible to
oonpeive of any good reason why Blaine
should endeavor to ave Cameron from
the doom that await* him thi* fall. It
wa* Cameron that defeated Blaine'*
nomination for the Presidency at Cin
cinnati, at the time the despised Hayes
carried off the prixe. Again, in the
canvasa for delegate* to the Chicago
convention, Cameron raised the third
term flag against Blaine, who wa* the
undoubted choice of the Repiublican* of
Pennsylvania, and by hi* usual bos*
method* forced the delegation of the
Slate again*t him, in defiance of the
piublic sentiment of the party. Then
why should the Maine statesman be
expected to espouse Cameron's caue
now? It look* like a fraud.
Nrxaxtxo of race concession*, wouldn't
it be a good idea for the Stalwart Con
vention upson reassembling to complete
the ticket by nominating aims compe
tent and deserving representative of
the colored race ? Thus tar the Demo
crat* have had a monopoly of honoring
the colored people in Pennsylvania, snd
their 20.000 volea would be a great help
thi* year.— Phtla. Times,
The Timet seem* to be a little, a very
little jealous of the monopoly held by
tbe Itemocrats of honoring the colored
race, in recognition of their politic*!
rights, and make* a very jut suggestion
to the Cameron convention about to re
assemble al Ilarrisburg. A similar tug
gestion would have been quite as ap
propriate, If it had been given to the
late Independent Republican eonven
lion. But perhap* there were no one
legged colored brother. Still it does
not apprear to be altogether right that
thi* honor should be exclusive to tbe
Itemocrats when the Republicans. Stal
wart# and half breed*, claim so entire
the party allegiance of the colored race.
THB statement is made that there
ia a scheme on foot to transfer Mr. Fre
lingbuyser, the Secretary of State, to
the Kngliah mission, and Mr.Conkling
to be appointed to the Secretaryship
thus vacated; that Judg* Folger the
Secretary of the Treasury, is to accept
the Stalwart nomination for Governor
of New York and Senator Don Cameron
to step into his shoe* in the Treasury
Department. This is all very nioe, and
look* a little suggestive that a com
fortable retreat is beiug provided for
the Pennsylvania boa* in view of prob
able evonU.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
—" Bridget Donahue" has been super*
ceded by "are you the man that livos here
1 Every dog f,as his day.
' —l'rof. W 'i'. Meyer, of Aaroniburg
1 one ut Centre county's bright musical
| "gbu, and an exceedingly affable gentle
j man, paid ui a js.p call on Thursday.
j if any ono requests you to contribute
cake or ice cream to the managers of the
b riday and Saturday evenings arid Satur
day afternoon, of next week, please do
; not fail to res|>ond.
Mr. and .Mrs. Uotlleib Haag enter
tained a number of their friends In real
royal style la*l evening. The Pleasant
(Jap hotel is a favorite resort, aud no one
understands better than Mr. Haag how to
! make hi* many friends happy.
A CARD —To THE GENERAL PUHLIC.—
j The rejsirt having reached me tbst it is
being currently asserted that I am under
pecuniary obligation* to the Centre County
banking company, and thst the new gro
i cry store i. Ix-ir.g run in the interest of that
! company, 1 wish in this manner to deny,
emphatically, the rejoin, and to say that
ind.-jsendent of j sving to the company the
jr- nt due them I rn not in any manner
i connected with them.
June 8, 'B2. W. K BIRCH FIELD.
Ueliefo&lc lovers of music bad no rea
son to complain of the scarcity of the
nepenthe that charms men's souls, this
;w k. An aged Scotchman did some fear
ful execution upon a superanuated bag.
j ij*', followed by a couple, one playing
up--n the harp, that may have shed the
KMII of music through Tars'* halls, the
other with a violin, and a blind violinist
This "rol'-al aggregation" pro* id too
much for all except MrMillen, of the
Hrockorboff, who, at you know, has a p>en
j chant for "toytr nutsic, and never fail* to
appropriate any that may be floating
: around.
t —Anthony Mayes, a young man well
known in various parts of our county, is
j now a fugitive from justice. A lumberman
namsd Warren Mix, of Driftwood, while
at le>rk Haven on .Saturday, .Id instant,
after having collected about $250, fell in
ailh Mayes, who, it appioars bad heard of
the money Mr. Mix had on bis person, and
*t once determined to become the possessor
"f it. Being given no chance to accom
plish his pmrpvwa in Lock Haven, he pro
posed a ride to L-gansvillo. He purchas
ed a revolver al Salooa, and as soon as
they entered the narrows below the latter
place he colly leveled tbe deadly weapx.n
st the bead of his companion and firwi a
shot which took effect in tbe neck of the
intended victim; thus aroused Mr. Mix
'truck the fool a stunning blow, knock
i ing him out of tho buggy when a second
! bot gr*r.ed his head producing only a
scalp wound but p.roving conclusively that
murder wa* intended, and without any
further delay Mr. Mix drove rapidly to
j L.gar.sville where be had hi* injuries ex
amined and dressed. We are thankful
that Mayes, through an interposition of
providential interference, failed to add tbe
crime of murder to his many other offen
ces, and while we deplore and condemn
the occurrence, we have some sympathy
for the unfortunate man, and do bopw he
may sen the error of his way and repwnt.
—Our friend, Mr. John A. Wisodward,
of Howard, has decided to be a candidate
for the Legislature. The opinion of him
and hi* candidacy, a* clipped from a few ot
our exchanges, U certainly creditable to
him
Mr. John A. Woodward, of Centre
county, I* mentioned a* an available can
didate for the Legislature — Pbilm RerorH.
John A. Wotdward, K*q , of Howard,
agricultural editor of Clinton Republican,
of this city, ha* decided to become a can
didate for Legislative honor*. Friend
Woodward, debarring his Bourbon De
mocracy , would make an excellent Repre
sentative, and as a nomination on tbe
Democratic ticket in Centre county ia
equal to an election we bone the light
ning will strike hi* way on the day of tba
convention in that county.—Lock Ho new
Erprea.
Mr. Woodward is the able editor of tba
AgrienUmrol Kpitomut and i* the son-in
law of the lata ex-Governor Packer of this
Stale. If chosen he would certainly rep
resent bis constituents with credit tulhem
and himself.— Clinton Pernor rot.
Mr. John A. Woodward, of Howard,
Centra county, will baa candidal* for tha
1 nominalian for aMetnbly, on tha liraio.
I era lie ticket, thl* fall. Ha i* an nt*Mlr
(armor in thai county, and agricultural
writer of acknowledged ability, a gentle
man of excellent (landing and variad la
, formation, and ha* alwav* taken a deep in
let eat in whatever would advance tha proe
parity of tha county. Poa*a*ing all ibeaa
requUiUa, there I* no raaaon why haahould
not make blmaalf valuable a* a legislator,
and reflect honor upon blnaaalf and hi*
county. Mr. Woodward i* a native Wil
!iaroporter, and although hi* Democracy
I* of the ho(le*aly Incurable kind, the
(iaiefu 4 Hnlirttn would he glad to *ee
"Old Centra" a-nd him to tha legislature.
-OiMfh 4 BmlUHm, William*port.
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GENERAL NEWS.
The Andre monumt nt, which Cyrus
i P'ield erected, I.an been literally
and hacked to piece*.
At Lanwiug, Michigan, one of the era
ployeaof Forepsugh's circus wan hadly
bitten by a lion while in the animal'*
cage.
The funeral o( the late Prof. Roger*
took place in Hoaton yesterday, the
University of V]rginitt being represen
ted.
If the republican party can stand the
record of the laat two weeks, the shame
le**oe* of Keifer and the brazen bluster
of Robeson, it is indeed invulnerable.
General Garibaldi, the great Italian
J patriot, a second Washington almost,
died on the 2d of June, regretted by
liberty loving j*-ople the world over,
Ihe late inundations in Mississippi
roust have fertilized the soil amazingly.
In the third district alone there are no
'ess than forty candidate* for Congress.
The Kepublican majority in Congress
resolved in caucus that the House has
no rules which the majority is hound to
respect. It will be worse than a boome
rang to them some day.
I Hiring the month of May, VO.OOO im
migrants were landed at New York
city. a> many a* 0,000 arrived on the
31st ult. At this rate the immigration
will exceed a million the current year.
An exchange says; "The estimated
increase of wheat production in the
I great wheats raising State* of the North
west this year is set down by the Cbica
oo Trnut at from 50,000,000 to 00,000,-
000 bushels."
Ihe republicans are palling hair in
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and In
diana, and soon the war will begin upon
Logan in Illinois, while in the South
Mahoneism has turned up iu toes to
the undertaker.
Senator Logan, in the minority report
on the Fit* John Porter relief bill,
make* a very lame argument in sup
port of the position to which, almost
alone among public men, be clings with
all the tenacity of a bigoted prejudice.
The colored republicans of Pelera
burg, Va., held a meeting Thursday
night to consider toe question of send
ing a colored man to Coogresa from the
fourth district. A speech was made by
Mr. Chappel Erby.of Washington, advo
cating the move, and a club was organ
ised with a view to oarrying out the de
sign.
Speaking of "Itourbons." the Macon
TcUgraph say*; "iKirsey is not a Hour
bon, Gen. Brady is not a Bourbon, How
gate is not a Bourbon, Guiteau is not a
Bourbon--but these worthies are all
members ofihat party which teems to
engraft ita principles and practices on
Georgia."
Ihe Atlanta (onsftitdton rightly
thinks the President should attend the
races. It says: "Give the President a
chance. Don't pen him up with a lot
of Cabinet officers and a horde of hung
ry place hunter*. After such a oontin
uous contact, the society of a first clase
horse must be charming."
James J. C-ostello, member of the
New York Assembly, is charged with
drawing the salary of one of the pagia.
and a warrant haa been issued for h •
arrest. That dodge is |>erhaps borrow, a
from Pennsylvania. Senator* and mem
ber* have done the same thing year
after year. But they were not indicted.
"Something is wrong at Harvard."
tys the Boeton Gfokt. Yes, indeed,
something ie very wrong. The portrait
of Rutherford B. the fraudulent
President of the United tStrtem, hang*
in one of the hall* of the university ia
if he were a man worthy of honor and
imitation. Shame indeed has fallen
j upon Ilavard !
The late Moses Taylor, of New York,
who left about twenty million*, dispon
ed of it by a sensible will. To bis wife
be left a net income of one hundred
thousand dollar* n year, with the use of
hi* city and dia country bouse, and the
remainder of his property ia divided
equally among hia Ave children, two
sons and three daughter*. At Mn.
Taylor's death, the property, wfaiob pro
duces her income, goes to the children.
Ma. Ktan. the attorney of Guiteau has
been very active to sere the life of the
assassin. Hia laat application to the
District Supreme Court for a rehearing
having been denied, the sen tenon of the
court will of course he carried cut for hia
execution, which we believe vae appme
ted for the 50th, of June.
NO.