Sfljje Centre Democrat. SHUGERT & VAN ORHKR, Editors. VOL. 4. W&t feute Terms 31.50 per Annum,in Advance. S. T. SHUGERT & J. R. VAN ORMER, Editors. Thursday Morning, August, 3, 1882, Democratic State Ticket. FOR GOVERNOR, ROBERT E. PATTISON, of Phila. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, CHAUNCY F. BLACK, of York. FOR J I'DGE of tlio SIT REM E COURT, SILAS M. CLARK, of .Indiana. FOR SECRETARY of INTERNAL AFFAIRS. J. SIMPSON AFRICA, of Iluutin'g. FOR CONG RESSMA N-AT- LA RUE, MORTIMER F.ELLIOTT, of Tioga. The Democratic Platform. Tlif Democratic party of Pennsylvania, holding fast to tho luith th.it il l power not (Iclcgatod by tin? Con- Htitution is reserved to the Stat-s unit the people; up* holding the sanctity of personal liberty, the security of private property, and the right of local self>govern liiout , demanding honesty and economy in the ud ministration of government and the enforcement of all the provisions of the Constitution by tho Legisla ture and the Courts of the Commonwealth ; declaring f against monopolies and in sympathy with labor seek ing its protection, and in favor of tho industrial inter- I> ests of Petiuiylvania at all times, do solemnly piotf t against evils which the policy of the Republican par ty and the insolunce of its long possesion of office ' have thus brought upon the country ; therefore, First—We do protest against what is called the boss system, and also the plundering of officeholders by assessments of money for political purposes. Public offices are the property of no party, hut are open to every citizen who is honed.capable, and faithful to the Constitution, qualifications which JeQerto i de clared were requisites for office. Second—We protest against the apoi l ' system. It is a prostitution of the offices of the people HO that they become the mere perquisites of the iHditiciaiis. Third—We denounce albrepudiation, State and Fed eral, because ft Is dishonest and destructive of th t public morality upon which are founded the existence and perpetuity of our free institutions. It shoti'd be made odious, and the (>olitical party that aids it and abets it with office deserves public condemnation. Fourth—We denounce spoliation of the Sta.e Treas ury and immmnity by pardon of those convicted of crimes, whoso acts were flagrant subversions of ollii iul trusts and wrongs done the people. Fifth—We believe the Republican party, as now or ganized and controlled, is based 011 fraud, fon e and k corruption, and there ran be no hope of true reform except by the force of the ballot box excluding it from place and power. Sixth—The Democratic party demands of the Leg islature an honest just, and true apportionment. Seventh—Upon these declarations we invite the co- P operation of all hSBWt ufi/i-n* who With US <1 llfO P the roestablhhmeut of honest government. rn 44 IS IIOC BIGNO VHCES.' Democratic Delegate Election and County Convention. Tlie Democratic voters of Centre county will meet at the regular place of holding the general election fof their districts, on SATURDAY, August 5, 1882, to elect delegates to the Democratic County Convention. The election will . open at two o'clock, p. .v., and close at six o'clock, P. M. i | The delegates chosen at the above will meet in the Court House, at on Tuesday, the Bth day of Anyiisl, at twoo'ch 3k, p. v., tc nominate 1 one candidate for Congress, subject to " the decision of the Congressional Con- It ference, one candidate for State Sena- W tor, subject to the decision of the Sena torial Conference, two candidates for the Legislature, one candidate for Jury Commissioner, one candidate for Coro ner, and to transact such other business as the interest! of the party may re quire. II.vA. MCKEI, It. 11. FORSTER, and in their interest. This is coming down to what may be termed political hard pan, and announces the great principle that in this country the gov ernment must be "a government of the people, for the people, and by the peo ple." What a magnificent declaration this is to start out with in apolitical cam puiga ! There never wa< a clearer rec ognition of the source of all political power. When Governor Pattison is approached by a boss, a party manager, and ask to switch off the ship of State and run it in his interest, be lias but to hold up his letter of acceptance, as he says he cannot, and show his pledge that he is bound to administer the gov ernment to the people's satisfaction" Well done, Pattison ! You have a clear idea of the true inwardness of office holding, and the people can trust you with political power. If Beaver lias any idea on office holding, above ad ministering to the satisfaction of the bosses, let him stand up and answer.— ftrylestoicn Democrat. . HU JIB ELL'S ciicular demanding po litical corruption money toelect Repub lican Congressman has the merit at least of universality. No class or con dition from the cradle to tue grave are considered exempt from the extoiiion, provided they at any time of life, or under auy circumstances, happen ed to have drawn a few dollars from the Treasury of the country for work or labor performed for the Government. These exacting missiles were recently sent to boys employed about the Navy Yard at Wellington—oueof tl em de manding six dollars from u boy who had worked three days; another to a lad, tho only sou of a widow, cnlling for a sum greater than he ever earned in public employ, while another was a lad who had been dead six months be fore these Republican Congressmen discovered that robbery as well as fraud was necessary and justifiable to secure an election. IT is said the President, the other day, declared that those employes who failed to rcspoud to the party assess ments for corruption funds for the elec tions, "should not be subject to remo val or even criticism for such failure." This is all very nice as a tardy conces sion to the genbral sentiment of disgust which Hnbble's circulars have produ ced, but there still remains a deep ap prehension among the Government em ployes that those who do fail to step up to captaiu "Iluhble's Office" catncs other than the true one, may be found to punish the delinquents. Nothing now but a positive order to the em ployes will relieve them of the unjust exaction"* Legislative Candidates. The Harrisburg Patriot remarking upon the importance, now more than ever before, of the choice of intelli* gent, discreet and capable men to serve as legislators, says: "In theapproaching struggle between democracy of Pennsylvania and their foe, the democratic line of battle can be greatly strengthened by fit and popular nominations for legislative of fices. It is of course important that the best nominations possible shall be made for Congress but it is of even greater moment that the candidates for seats in the Legislature shall be men of ability, integrity and experience. The objective point of Cameron is not mere ly to elect General Beaver governor, but to secure a working majority in both branches of the legislature. lie will concentrate all his power upon the close representative and senatorial districts and will of course take advantage of wesk democratic nominations wherever he may find them. The Democrats can defeat his purpose only by p esenting c .ndidates for the legislature who en joy the jrespect and confidence of the voters whose suff rages are to elect them. Not only do the exigencies of the can vasi require that a careful choice shall be made in the selection of legislative candidates, but the public service de mands the presence of able and experi enced men in the legislature. The re forms which are to signalize the admin istration of Governor Pattison must have intelligent and effective support from the law-making branch of the state government. The executive can accomplish but little for the public good if his efforts are oppo ed or poorly sec onded by legislature. It is there fore gratifying to observe that a number of excellent nominations for the bouse of representatives have already been made. The Democrats of Ua-risburg, for instance, have done well in present ing Hon. William 11. Gorgas, a former State Senator, as their candidate for Representative. The Franklin county democracy have shown great wisdom in the nomination of Hon. J. McDowell Nbarpe, who made so brilliant a record when formerly a member of the House. Other nominations thus far are also up to a high standard of excellence. On the other hand the custom of retiring representatives after a certain number terms without regard lo their ability and fidelity if followed this year would deprive the democracy of the services of such men as Fenlon and Woodruff, of Cambria, Wiest, of York, Faunce, of Philadelphia, and others who made a pood record in the last two legislatures. The custom is one more honored in the breach than in the observance ; at any rate it Slk)ul4 not be so closely followed as to put a.dde tried ability and proved integrity like the present. But it there mufA/ne "rotation " let the Democracy see Yjit that those who are to succeed the rAjren representatives are men who will serve the state and the party with efficiency and fidelity." Iu this county we have many men of education and experience in active business, life, some of whom will he before the convention, whose qualifi cations are unquestioned, to take ad vanced positions iu the public inter" ests, and we invoke our Democratic friends to choose wisely and not with passion or prejudice against any one, or iu favor of any one interest local or personal. For ourselve? we have no personal feeling for or against any one, but we do trust tliat our repre sentatives to the county convention will canvass the qualifications of a'l, whether candidates or not, and give lis men of known capacity to meet and wrestle with the important ques tions which are certain to come for ward in the next legislature. The Big Steal Disapproved. The Presideut ou Tuesday returned tho River and Harbor bill to Congress with his objections, claiming that it contained appropriations for purposes not for common defence or general welfare, and do not promote commerce among the States. The fact is, the bill was a monstrous steal from the Treasury of the country, and the President could not afford to assume the responsibility of it becoming a law without being personally answerable for its infamy. It is not likely that Congress will be able to pass it over the veto, and to pass it in a modified form to meet objections will probably necessitate a recall of the stragglers and prevent ao adjournment this week. THE use of wine in church com munion services of lowa, it is said, has bceu abolished under the new temperance cyclone which has swept the State. It is not impossible that religion may lose its grip on the aver age lowa people by the prohibition. V' 1 ' ;,' v " TERMS: $1.50 per Annum, fn Advance. For the Campaign. THE CEN'TBK DEMOCRAT FROM NOW UNTIL NOVEMBER ICTH FOR FORTY CENTS, POSTAGE I'JIESAID. Persons desiring tt fair discussion of tbc issues involved in tho present campaign can seenre the same by subscribing now. It is important that every Demo crat in tho county be a regular reader of a good live Democratic paper and to thus favor the many who we know do not have this means of keeping themselves posted we make this offer. ORGANIZE CLUBS. .All orders must be accompanied by tho cash, none others noticed. Three cent postage stamps can be remitted. A. G. Curtin for Congress. Ou Tur day of this week, the Clin ton county Democracy in convention assembled, unanimously declared in favor of our honored and distinguish ed citizen, Andrew G. Curtin, for re election to Congress. This is a merited recognition of a most faithful and able Representative of the Democracy, who has brought great honor upon the district by the high position he has obtained in the national legislature, and the unwearied attention given to the immediate interests of his constit uents. It now remains for the Demo cracy of Centre at her delegate elec tions on Saturday next and in her convention on Tuesday, the Bth inst., to supplement this action of the De mocracy of Cliuton, and declare with equal unanimity iu favor of Curtin. Ibis will be the result beyond ques tion. It is deserved, for rarely in Pennsylvania has it occurred that a Representative in Congress who during bis first session won such a proud posi tion of usefulness and influence. We may have a right to be, and can be excused a just pride iu ur Represen tative. As a means to detect the alarming' frauds annually committed upou the Pensiou office by which millions are drawn from the Treasury on fraudu lent and false claims, it is proposed to publish a list of all who draw pensious, arranged iu such form that the com munity in which they are located will Ire able to expose the spurious holders of pension certificates. No honest pen sioner will object to such a publication- Their certificates are creditable badges of honorable service, and they should have no delicacy iu having their names published in any community, when the detection of rascals may be expedited by that meaus. THE "Auti-Bourbon" candidate for Congress in the Norfolk district of Virginia, is a white man from the uorth living with a negro woman, with a family of yellow children. It was difficult out here to understand the real meaning of the term "bourbon" so cleverly applied by the opposition to honest Democrats, but this Vir ginia case explains the difficulty. Democrats are "bourbon" sure ! Ot T R Republican friends are much elated that the party in Delaware has been harmonized in a fair divis ion of honors between the Radicals and the half-breeds. Being such a very small family in the Bay State they ought to dwell together iu unity. Intelligence of the death of President Garfield having just reached them, the State convention deplored the sad event. A FRAUDULENT attempt was made, and very nearly successful, to admit an additional member of Congress from Nebraska, on a statement purporting to give the census of 1872, upon which the committee based a report to seat a Mr. Majors as an additional represen tative from that state. It appears no such census was taken, of which the applicant was aware, and the whole thing was a bare fraud. Do NOT fail to read the able speech of Hon. A. G. Curtin on the contested election case of Smitlw vs. Shelley, delivered in the House of Represen tatives on the 20th ultimo, to be found on the 6th page of this paper. NO. 30.