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8. T. SHUGERT A J. R. VAN ORMLR. Editor..
Thursday Morning, June, 15, 1882.
THE Republicans of Cumberland
county iu convention have endorsed
the liarrisburg nomination, aud of
course reaffirmed their adherence to
boss rule by a vote of ">7 to 3.
. - THE tail of the Stalwart ticket,
whikh was sadly demoralized by the
withctaiwal of Marshall, it is said, is
finally agreed upon. It looks like
John Wannamaker, of Philadelphia.
The Independents of Berks county
formed a campaign club to advance
the anti-boss ticket. Gen. 1). McM.
Gregg, and other prominent Republi
cans, are iu the movement. Gen.
Gregg is a native of this county, and
was a brave and gallant officer in the
late war.
Ou motion of Gov. C'urtin, a bill
was taken up in the House of Repre
sentatives on Thursday last and pass
ed/ increasing to forty dollars per
month the pension of auy soldier iu
the late war who lost an arm, leg,
' band or foot, or received, disabilities
| equal thereto.
* Two editors in New Orleans, the
other day, faught a duel. They shot
at each other five rounds, when one of
them got hurt pretty badly. But the
houor of the parties was fully cstab
i lished, by the one in firing the ugly
missile aud by the other receiving it.
They arc both happy now, of course.
MR. BI.AIXE declines to be a candi
' date for Congress, and the New York
l[r*Jd thinks the Republicans w ill re
gret that they cannot have Blaine as
a substitute for Robeson and his little
Keifer, and that the public at large
loses by his decision, inasmuch as there
is fun in the reports when Blaine is in
Congress.
THE Virginia boss has served notice
on Congressman Jorgenscn ami De
zendorf, the Republican members from
that State, that they must take their
chances for renomiuation before Read
juster conventions or be beaten. They
lit have concluded to defy the dictation
of Malume and fight it out as straight
L out Republicans.
SAMUEL H. REYNOLDS, who was nom*
inated by the Democratic Convention
of Lauc&ster coyntv, last week, for
Congress, has declined the nomination.
If Sara, were in a district where the
election of a Democrat iB even possi
ble, his declination would be receiv
ed with much regret, as he possesses
v the ability for a most valuable and
useful Representative.
Boss QUAY should hurry up the
Stalwart organ recently announced to
appear in Philadelphia. At present
the uewspa|ient of the city on the
Cameron boss issue, arc the Evening
New* and Evening Bulletin, in favor
of Boss rule, while against boasism is
the Time*, the I'rr*s, the Ledger, the
Inquirer, the Telegraph, the Star, the
North American and the Record.
SKSATOR HAWI.EY, who has been
announced by Chairman Cooper as
one of the speakers in favor of the
Cameron ticket, is reported to have said
be "will not lift his voice in *up|>ort
of boss rule in Pennsylvania." This
ia perhaps sensible in Senator Hawley,
but he did not show any virtuous dis
inclination to the purchase and in
auguration of a boss for the Virginia
Republicans.
TIIE Independent Republicans of
Huntingdon county have determined
to organize under call of the regular
Republican County Committee as a
basis. They declare they will not go
out side of the party, but will nominate
a ticket in accordance with the party
usage, and compel the stalwarts to
sopport it, or become bolters. This
determination gives promise of a
healthy equable.
Promises—How FulfUlod.
Tlicre is at present a great strike
going on among tlio various kind of
workmen in all parts of the country.
Perhaps the most extensive strike is
among the iron workers, but it is by
no means confined to tbis particular
class of workmen ; the brickmakers,
the carpenters, the coal miners, the
weavers, and many other laborers fol
lowing different kinds of trade, are on
a strike, and the trouble is growing
and increasing in greatness aud
strength every hour. The fact that
the strike exists calls to mind that in
1880, the day after the election in
Maine, in which Blaine and the Re
publican party went down, there was
a meeting of the business men of
Philadelphia, called by John Welsh
(said to be a christian,) for the pur
pose of raising money to lie used in
the defeat of Gen. Hancock, and of
course the Democratic party. It was
alleged then ami there and from that
day through the campaign, that if the
Democratic party were successful,
business would be ruined, laboring
men would be turned out of employ
ment, and want and distress and suf
fering would.be entailed upon them
aud their families. The tariff would
be repealed, protection removed ami
the well paid laboring man of Ameri
ca would be compelled to compete with
the pauper labor of Europe. Noticca
were posted by the employers through
the factories and iron mills for the
purpose of controlling gnd influencing
the laborer in his vote, like this "we
vote for protection," others agnin,
warning the lalmrcr that if the Demo
crats were successful wages would be
reduced. These, with many other de
vices, were used to compel the lalxirer
to vote against bis honest convictions.
Immense sums of money were raised
by the manufacturers of Philadelphia
by the iron men of Pittsburgh, and by
mast every class and kind of business
to nvert the calamity, as it was -aid,
of the election of the most brilliant,
upright and distinguished man of the
age to the presidency. If our recol
lection is right, the returns of the
election of November, 1880, told of
the defeat of Hancock's and the Dem
ocratic party. Therefore, according
to the teachings of the Republican
party during that campaign the laborer,
no matter what kind of labor per
formed, should be well paid. There
should be no strikes, nor want. The
manufactories of every description
should be running on full time and
every man employed.
IT appears a secret circular has been
issued, alleged to come from Pitts
burgh Democrats and addrcacd to
Democrats in the eastern part of the
State. This circular pretends to favor
the lion. .lames 11. Hopkins for Gov
ernor, ami ap]x als to monopolies and
corporations for support. To those
familiar with Mr. Hopkins political
life and his clean record as a public
man, a denial of the authenticity of
the absurd circular as reflecting his
views, would seem entirely unneces
sary, but he has in an interview a few
days ago, disclaimed emphatically any
knowledge nor does he believe
that it emanated from Democrats or
any friend of his.
♦ -
A VERY large audience greeted the
Independent ratification meeting at
Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The Hon. J.
K. Moorhead presided, and the moet
prominent Republican* took part in
the meeting. Stewart, their candidate
for Governor, and McMichael were
the prominent speakers. Thin demon
stration and the prominent Republi
cans participating, indicates that the
Independent movement is assuming
large proportions in the went.
IN 1876, the Republicans stole the
vote of Florida for the purpose of seat
ing a Fraud in the Presidential office.
In 1682, they steal the seat of a Demo
cratic member of Congress from the
same State, and admit a Fraud in his
place,
"Kyli AI. AN 1> EXACT JUSTICE TO ALU MEN, HE WIIATKVKK STATE OH I'KKSVABIOM, KKLIOIOIS OH I'OLlTlCAL.Jfffcraun
BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, .11 NK 15, 1882.
Tho Tariff CommißSion.
The President's selection of the
tariff commission does not appear to
be very satisfactory, aud is denounced
in some quartern as entirely unlit to
be made. The only two men upou it
of acknowledged ability. Wheeler and
Phelps, it is -uid refuse to serve. Tlu-ir
confirmation by the Senate will proba
bly be resisted. The following are
their names, classified by the 7W ;
William A. Winder, of New York,
general protectionist; John L. Hayes,
of Massachusetts, special interest pro
tectionist; Henry W. Oliver, Jr., of
Pennsylvania, special interest protec
tionist ; Austin M. Garland, of Illi
nois, tariff reformer; Jacob Ambler,
of Ohio, general protectionist; John
8. Phelps, of Missouri, (woo declines
to serve,) tariff reformer; Robert
P. Porter, of the District of < "olumbia,
moderate protectionist; John W. 11.
Underwood, of Georgia, moderate tariff
reformer, and Duncan E. Kenocr, of
Louisiana, sugar protectionist. Pro
tectionists, t; tariff reformers, 3. This
means that after two years of delay
Congress will be recommended to
change the present tariff for protec
tion only, for a tarit!" for protection
with incidental revenue. This it may
or jnay not do. President Arthur has
done w hat was expected of him and
nobody nod lie surprised or attempt
to complain.
THE a.-.*e®oTu>nt circulars of the
Republican <'ougre-r-ional t'ampaign
Committee, are now being sent to the
Federal officials all over the country.
They are liable occasionally to reach
the wrong men. Otio wan addressed
C. M. (Quarter man, the acting JKI
ma-lcr nt Darieu, Georgia, requiring
a remittance of twenty-two dollar'.
His reply to Secretary Henderson, of
the Congressional committee, we find
in a Washington paper in which he
stotea, that although he is temporarily
filling the office in behalf of the bonds
men of the deceased .'postmaster, he is
a Democrat and cannot contribute.
The letter closes as follows: "Trust
ing this brief explanation will suffice,
I close with the statement that where
ever the rights and privileges of this
gnat country are usurped by a Re
publican administration, official rob
bery and degradation are the inevita
ble results, but where Demorrary
smib-s and sheds her silvery rays, j>eaoe,
harmony, prosperity, civilization, and
all coveted blessings nre enjoyed."
And then, as if he had forgotten some
thing or bad not stated the case with
sufficient clearness, Mr. Quartcrman
adds, in a postcript: "No, Hender
son, I will not contribute a red cent to
the bribery fund. lam not that kind
of a Democrat. My whole desire is
to see your party defeated by an over
whelming majority." It is unneces
sary to remark that is not
a candidate for the np|>intm< nt, but
the Postoffice Department will doubt
less see to it that the place of this
flagrantly intrnetnhle and impertinent
official is filled in time to save the
Ilubbell committee its twenty-two dol
lars.
A COLORE!* delegation were at
Washington lat week to present the
memorial of a convention of colored
citizens in Kansas, asking that a re
servation of the public lands be set
aside for colored refugees from the
south. They want to le wards of the
Government, and of course will each
claim the "raulo" promised by Repub
lican politicians for deserting tho fields
of labor in the south.
HORATIO HKYMOCB, is in failing
health, a great sufferer from neuralgic
pains. While he has the sincere sym
pathy of bis countrymen in his afflic
tions, alt will rejoice that the mental
faculties of the venerable patriot re
mains strong and impaired. Wise in
counsel, as he is pure and noble in an
unselfish life, no man living perhaps,
is more sincerely and universally vener
ated than Horatio Seymour.
A Oameronian Ganio.
There is a rumor ut Washington,
says the liarrisburg Patriot, to the ef
fect that Minister Lowell is soon to be
recalled iu order that Don Cameron
may name his successor. This is said
to be part of the plan of the adminis
tration to secure the success of the
Cameron state ticket. The adminis
tration will ciaiin great credit with
those who sympathize with suffering
Ireland for having removed Mr,
Lowell, and it is to be given out that
this concession to the American land
leaguers was made at the instance of
Don < aim ron. Whether there is or
is not any foundation for tbis rumor
there arc signs that the ('amcronian
leaders count largely on their ability
to make an impression m what is
called the "Iridi vote." They will
most probably fail iu their attempt as
they have failed in similar efforts in
the past. The body of the Iri-li vote
i- true to the Democratic party because
Irishmen have not forgotten that when
freedom of conscience was a—ailed by
the present leaders of the republicans
and w hen an effort was made to pro
scribe American citizens on account
of foreign birth the democracy opposed
and defeated the crusade of proscrip
tion. Nevertheless there are black
sheep in every fhx-k. The "Molly
Maguirc" association was formerly
used by the republican Ifcianagers to
augment their vote in the mining
districts. The leaden of that secret
society were in the pay of the repub
lican |>oliticians for years and Jack
K' ho had excellent reason- for de
claring when the question of bis
pardon came up, that "the old man
(meaning the then governor of the
state) couldn't go hack ou him." In
I*7* a large portion of the immense
corruption fund raised to defeat Mr
I>ill wasspent in keeping up the green
back-labor organization in the anthra
cite counties. In order to make this
expenditure the more effective, the
false charge wax made that Mr. Dili
had belonged to the order of Know
Nothing*. This charge was printed
at republican expense and circlifait ir
by the greenback state committee.
Last year the same kind of an assault
wa made on Hon. Orange Noble, the
democratic candidate for slate treas
urer, and was a factor in the election
of General llaily. The instrument*
u*ed by the republican politicians in
intrigues of the character icferred to
are well known to the democracy.
They are beneficiaries of the republican
party who have sold their birth right
for a mens of pottage ami who are
ready to betray their countrymen anil
their< iod to put money in their pocket*.
But they have succeeded only indif
ferently well in the dirty work they
are paid to perforin. They have failed
to delude the body of the true and
faithful tnen they si-ek to Iwtray and
Don Cameron will probably find it
necessary to look elsewhere for the
votes he so badly needs.
♦
Tin: HON. GttOkiiE LKAR, Presi
dent of tbe late Cameron Convention,
has written a caustic letter to < hair
man Cooper denying his authority to
reconvene the convention to nominate
a candidate for Congrc*smnn-at-large,
and says he will not attend to register
the edict of the bosses. He holds that
the functions of that convention ex
pired with the nominations made, and
a new convention should lie called,
i/car is probably right, but his plan
would not hur mo nice the discordant
elements, or deprive the boss of his
control, while it would perhaps impose
a good deal of unnecessary labor.
The boss is a brave one, and may die,
hut he is not the mnn to retreat in
face of tbe enemy. His ticket ianow
in the field to stay. Every man upou
it was his own deliberate choice, and
he could not be expected to open the
oaae for a new deal. It uiakes little
difference who patches up the broken
tail of tho ticket, and tbe absenco of a
cranky adherent who need rep
rimand for insubordination will not
distress the bom.
Dn. W II.IJAM C. DOANE, of Wil
linmsport.iu a speech ut the Independ
ent Convention, made the following
emphatic protest ugainst the Republi
can party continuing to wear the
Cameron yoke: "I came here to
meet honest men, and, with them,
place before the people a ticket of brave,
fearless, old fashion Republicans, who
will fight tbis battle out fairly and
honestly. Now that lam here, 1 may
as well take up a few of the objec
tions that are made to us. To begin,
; we are told that we must not go into
tin: Independent movement, Ixcause
we can't win this year. That is bad
| logic. Ifitisnot, no one would ever
walk, for every brat would IK- spanked
;as soon as it attempted to crawl.
' Men only achieve great things by be
j ginning at the bottom of the ladder
' and courageously mounting upward
until the top is reached. Every great
reform in ]>olitics, morals or religion
had its infancy, its childhood and its
manhood before a victory was gained.
It the jicople are honest iu their con
victions and labor earnestly their
efforts in any just cause w ill ultimate
: ly prove successful.
"If you can write on your ban-
In< r '()ur Cause is Just,' don't listen to
l the carpings of your enemies, but
j march straight on to victory. They
tell Us wo will ruin the party. Now,
bretheren, if any of you have a church
ami iu the congregation is a mean,
treacherous, lying member, and you
haven't the courage to turn him out,
you bad better sell the meeting bouse
or turn it into a ten piu alley. If
| there is not brains and courage enough
,to turn Prince Don Cameron out of
the Republican party it ought to die.
[Applause.] Yes, if tbis great party
is compelled to low down and wear
the yoke of Cameron on its neck it is
time for it to die. If it is Don
Cameron's jrnrty it ha* lived too long,
1 but if it is the people's it will live as
the people live and have power to pro
tect the right."
<epubliran Congress is still
•at*. Thus far they have
three Democrats who were
elect en to that body, and seated their
spurious contestant*. Thcrs are yet
nine more cases before the committee
on elections, and as that committee
was made up to report in favor of
seating Republicans, a number of
others are soon to follow. The house
will then be fully fortified against any
objections the Ifemoernt* may make
to the Keifer*Robeson jobs for deplet
ing the treasury. Ry the ruling of an
unscrupulous, and desperate speaker,
and the votes of ano less desperata
majority, intent upon adding to their
numbers, a free passage iaa tainedto
the attractive surplus. But their suc
cess is not unlikly to be disastrous in t'nc
end. The violent and revolutionary
methiMs adopted to stifle inquiry and
prevent protest from the minority are
not wholesome precedents, and it will
require great forbearance and stern
honesty on the part of the Democrats
to resist a spirit of retaliation when
the Republicans go to the rear, as they
certainly will, if the people have not
entirely lost their intelligence as well
as disgust for indecency and wrong.
THE Philadelphia 7Ym**,of Satur
day reproduces the speech of Daniel
Dougherty, at Lancaster, in Oct. 1878.
It is a fearful indictment of the "Cam
eron Dynasty," and will doubtless
enter largely into the campaign litera
ture of tho exciting struggle, now
commenced between the Boss Stal
warts, and independent Republican*,
for supremacy. Our own respected
fellow citixen, Gen. Beaver is the
principal flagman on the stalwart
side, with Don (Cameron in chief com
mand. John Stewart of Franklin
County is on the other side with ram
pant rebellion written all over the ban
ner, he waves in defiance of bosa rule
and submissive precedent*. All wo
Democrat* can say in the controversy,
is to bid them "Qtod speed."
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STATE NEWS.
The ''rawford county jail is without a
compulsory inmate.
I 'nderground telegraph wires are be
ing laid on Fifth avenue, I'ituburg.
i'oatmaater Whitner, of Heading, has
received official notification of his wlec
tion.
'l'here are 179 business establishments
in I'otUvilie, besides taverns and eating
houses.
Capitalists are in Krie with a view to
locating a factory, which will give em
ployment to 300 hands.
Seventeen thousand ton* of iron ore
are being taken oulof the Cornwall hills,
at Lebanon, every month.
Work on the proposed buildings of
the Hollar Ix>ck and Safe Works at
York, has been inaugurated.
The 17 months old child of Cyrus
Maurer fell into a cesspool at Iteading
on Tuesday and was suffocated.
Somebody soaped the lehigb Valley
railroad tracks at Hazleton and detain
ed a large picnic excursion train.
A Berks county *[>ortsman has dis
covered that the recent heavy rains
have destroyed the young brood* of
woodcock.
'I he annual diocesan convention of
the Kpiscopal church of Central Penn
sylvania will begin at Mauch Chunk
next Tuesday.
A man named F. fieorge was instant
ly killed by a freight train on the be
high and Susquehanna railroad, near
Alientown, Tuesday.
A gray eagle, measuring seven feet
from tip to tip of wings, was killed in
Butler township, Adam* county, recent
ly, by Henry IPatrick.
The last smallpox patient in South
Bethlehem wss discharged Tuesday.
During the prevalence of the disease
there 119 persons died.
The estimated expense of the govern
ment of Pottsville for the fiscal year en •
ding April 1.1883, is *27.230,000. The
tax rate will be six mills on the dollar.
At a recent meeting of the fhinkard*
of Western Pennsylvania, the proposi
tion to relinquish the ancient and pe
culiar drees of the sect was voted down.
A split in the denomination was the re
sult.
A Chester pigeon-fancier challenge!
any competitor in the same town to a
homing match from Baltimore. Wil
mington. New York or Philadelphia for
from *lO to *.Vt a side.
Msrtin Kelly, the absconding treasur
er of a lodge of the Amalgamated asso
ciation in Pittsburgh, has been discov
ered in Wisconsin. The amount of hit
defalcation is about *6OO.
The Lehigh \ alley I tail road Compa
ny have purchased the property of tha
Butler Coal Company at Pittsion. for
merly occupied by their ooal shutea,
with the intention of erecting a new
freight and passenger depot.
A force of forty men have been put
to work track laying on the Naxareth
Railroad, at Pen Argyl, Lehigh county.
It is expected they will reach Naxareth
by .Inly 4 and that the road will t
ready for business by August I.
A reward of one thousand dollars ia
ottered by the fjueen Fire insurance
company for the arrest and conviction
of the party or partiea who set fire to
the barn of Mrs. fl, Dawson Coleman at
on the night of May 26.
The Cambria County Bar Association
has elected R. L. Johnston, president:
John P. Linton, vice president; W. H.
Rose, tressurer. and A. V. Baker, aecre
tary. The association has two rooms in
the new Court House, well furnished.
The bill against Professor Samuel
Jackson, pyrotechnist, and William
N an Horn, his assistant, for involuntary
manslaughter, growing out of the Chea
ter explosion casualty, was ignored by
the grand jury of Delaware county yea
terdey.
A negro bojr at Richmond, this lUtc,
lied to hi* mother and "hoped God
would paralyse bit tongue if be was not
telling the truth." He waa attacked
with flu, ia now unable to apeak, and a
superstitious negro preacher of thai
place claim* that the lad waa "struck
dumb for lying."
Lewis L. Bach man, postmaster at
Hhenkel's Church, Cheater county, has
bed a hearing on a charge preferred
against him by Hiaa Kltnira Frees, for
opening a Utter addressed to her
which contained a photograph. Tim
justioe bound orer the accused fa ft,.
MO raourity for hia appearaaoa at eoati
NO. 24.