SHUGERT & YAN ORMER, Editors. VOL. 4. ©lie jfewflctat. Terms 51.50 per Annum, in Advance. 8. T. SHUGERT A J. R. VAN ORMER, Editors. Thursday Morning, August, 10, 1882. Democratic State Ticket. FOR GOVERNOR, ROBERT E. PATTISON, of Phila. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, CIIAUNCY F. BLACK, of York. FOR J I!DO Eof the BUPR EM E COU RT, SILAS M. CLARK, of Indiana. FOR SECRETARY of INTERNAL AFFAIRS. ,T. SIMPSON AFRICA, of Hunting. FOR CONGRESSMAN-AT-L ARGE, MORTIMER F.ELLIOTT, of Tioga. Democratic County Ticket. FOR' CONGRESS. Hon. A. G. CURTIN. of Centre. [Subject to the decision of the District Conference.] FOB STATE SENATE. Hon. C.T.ALEXANDER, ofCentre. [Subject to the decisiou of the District Conference.] FOR ASSEMBLY. IIENRY MEYER, of Miles, B. F. HUNTER, of Benuer. FOR JURY COMMISSIONER. J. H. TOLBERT, of Walker. FOR CORONER. 11. K. HOY, M. D., of Bellefoute. The Democratic Platform. The pernor rutin party of Pennsylvania, holding fast to the faith that all power not ihdeguted by the Con stitution is reserved to the States and the people; up holding the sanctity of personal liberty, the security of private property, and the right of local self-govern ment , demanding honesty and economy iu the ad ministration of government and the enforcement of all the provisions of the Constitution by the Legisla ture and the Courts of the Commonwealth ; declaring against monopolies and in symp#hy with labor seek ing its protection, and in favor of the industrial inter ests of Penniylvanla at all times, do solemnly protest against evils which the policy of the Republican par ty and the insolence of its long jKsseseion 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, but are open to every citizen who is honest, cap ride, and faithful to tlie Constitution, qualifications which Jefferson de clared were requisites for office. Second—We protest against the spoils system. It is a prostitution of the f the people HO that tiiey become the mere perquisites of the Third—We denounce all;repudiation, btate and Fed eral, because it is dishonest and 'ieetrilcftfVe ot that public morality upon which are f.undltl the existence and perpetuity of our free iustituLhrn*. . It should be made odious, and the political party that aids it and abets it with office deserves public condemnation. Fourth—We denounce spoliation of the State Treas ury and immuinity by pardon of those convicted of crimes, whose acts wire flagrant subversions of official trusts and wrongs done the people. Fifth—We believe the Republican party, as now or ganized and Controlled, is baaed on fraud, force and corruption, &ud there can 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 operation of all honest citizens who with us desire the reeetftldishiiient of honest government. • 111 HOC 816X0 VINCKH. " The recent fines, amounting to SI 000 imposed by the New York court upon Gen. Curtis for levying political black mail upon Federal officials, has been assumed by the Republican State committee of New York, to be paid out of the party assessments. CONGRESS appropriated 825,000 to defray the expenses of bringing the remains of Lieutenant De Long, and bis comrades of the lost Jeanette, to this country fdr interment. Active steps have already been taken to carry out the intention of Congress. Gen. Grant and W. H. Ttescott have been appointed Commissioners to negotiate a commercial treaty with the Mexican Government. This selec tion seems to have given very general satisfaction and much benefit is ex pected to result to both governments from their labors. The Republicans who insist upon butting Beaver and Stewart both off the track are still progressing. Mr. Alcorn, of Philadelphia, now waves the baten and believes that comprom ise is yet possible. He calls for a new deal, and thinks Caven is the Moses to lead the factions to peace and vic tory. THE extent and importance of the lumber interests of the United States for the year ending May 31,1881, is given in a late bulletin issued from the Census Bureau. At that time there were iu operation 25,708 estab lishments, with an invested capital of 8181,168,122. The number of hands employed were 147,956, and the an nual amount of wages paid $31,845,- 974, giving a total value of products $233,367,229. Michigan ranks first according to the value of products, and Pennsylvania second. , The Nominations. The Democratic County Convention met in this place on Tuesday last, for the purpose of pla'ciDg in nomination a ticket to be supported at the Novem ber election, and so far as we know, performed the duty satisfactorily. The candidates were not numerous, but all who appeared before the convention for the few offices to be filled were rep utable men, and but little mistake could be made in the choice. The best feeling appeared to prevail as well in the convention as amongst the aspirants, which afforded gratifying evidence that their canvasses were honorably made and left few, if any sores or heart burnings to be healed. The party, therefore comes before the people with a ticket of their own choice, placed in nomination with singular unanimity and will be elected beyond peradveuture. 'For Congress the re-nomination of our able and distinguished Represen tative, the Hon. Andrew G. Curtin, was unanimously endorsed and Con ferees authorized to meet and consult the Conferees of other counties of the district with a view to solicit a general concurrence. For State Senator, the lion. Cyrus T. Alexander was also unanimously presented for re-election, and Conferees appointed to meet the Conferees of Clearfield and Clinton, and ask their concurrence. For Assembly, Henry Meyer of Miles township and Benj. F. Hunter of Beuner township, are the nominees of the Convention, and the candidates of the Democratic party. They are men of character and standing. Mr. Meyer served a number of years as su perintendent of schools in this county with great ability and decided success. A gentleman of accomplished educa tion and rare intellectual attainments, he will make a discreet capable legis lator, in whose integrity and upon whc;e honor the people will rely with implicit faith for honest service, and honest principle to guide that service in legitimate channels for the public good. Mr. Hunter is a respectable farmer. This will be his first experi ence in public life, which we hope will be one of houor to himself and com pensating to his constituents and his party. For Jury Commissioner, J. 11. Till bert, of Walker township, is the nomi nee. Capt. Talbcrt is one of our most esteemed citizens, very competent to discharge the duties of the office, and his designation by the county conven tion is a deserved recognition of a faithful and consistent Democrat. For Coroner, our talented young medical friend, Dr. 11. K. Hoy, of thin place, is the coming man, having re ceived a ilatteriug and marked en dorsement of the convention. Thus the Democracy of Centre county are again to the front, with a full ticket of approved candidates for all the offices to be voted for this fall. The men placed upon Jlie ticket are now the representatives of tlie Demo cratic party, chosen according to its usages and customs to give force and effect to its principles. We do not propose to say that the ticket is the best that could have been made, for we would not thus reflect upon the unsuccessful candidates before the convention, amongst whom were men of eminent ab.ility and of high merit as Democrats and citizens, who would have done credit to the party and commanded general respect and con fidence had tbey been chosen. But their turn had not yet arrived, and it now behooves all who desire the suc cess of the Democratic cause and the perpetuity of Democratic principles, to] merge personal difference, if any exist, in the general good. Let union and harmony prevail—let the ranks be closed up and a united front pre sented to the enemy. It is the old en emy—the same who are known as the apologists of fraudulent apportion ments, and the abettors of crime in falsifying the ballot —the same who subordinate themselves to the orders of a boss and glory in the ipachine management of party. "EQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALE MEN, OE WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, RELIGIOUS OR POLlTlCAL."—Jeffcroou BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1882. The Democratic Duty. THE IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE ATTENDED TO AT ONCE. The assessors have received copies of the registry, and the books are or ought to be hung up, as provided by law, against the doors and windows of the voting places in the different divi sions. Now that the book is exposed for public inspection, every voter will have the opportunity to see that his own name and those of his friends are on the lists or are properly entered, so that any person whose name is not found in the books when he wants to pay his tax, or at the election in November, can have no one but him self to blame for the pain of losing, or the trouble of proving, his right to vote. If any of the hooks should happen to disappear, citizens can readily ascertain the address of the assessor, in case any corrections or ad ditions arc uecessary. County committeemen, sub-conimit tecineu and every Democrat who de sires to aid the efficient organization of the party will do well to observe these points and ACT PBOMITLY : Ist. Always remember that success depends upon getting out every Demo cratic vote, AND THAT YOUR WORK LIES IN YOUR DIS TRICT. 2d. Your first duty is to MAKE A COMPLETE CANVASS OF YOUR DISTRICT, and have on your book the name of every voter, marked as to politics. 2d. Then on your small books the name of every Democrat in each sub district, so that each sub-coiuinittee man will know whom to look after, and will get every Democrat regis tered. 4th. See that every man is register ed, not later than the Ist day of Sep tember. Especially look after young men who voted on age last fall, as they must now be assessed and pay taxes. sth. Carefully hunt up all your Democrats who vote on age for the first time this year and place them on your list. oth. Make a careful canvass of parties to he naturalized, and have theiu brought in during At gust or September, while Court is in session. Be sure to have such registered in time. Tin: uhuirmnu of the Republican Stale committee professes to have en tire conthfence in the success of the CLmeron machine ticket, and the Stal wart candidate, Gen. Beaver, after passing around the State appears equally sanguine of triumph, and claims his election to the office of Governor hy "30,000 majority, as it looks to me." No doubt the thing looks big ! But do these astute Stal warts possess the confidence they pro fess ? The chairmau of course speaks merely for effect, and it is scarcely credible that the candidate can he so oblivious to his surroundings, so absorbed in the ambition of the hour, as to fail to realize the fact that he only represents a faction of his party, which, if United, do not possess under the most favorable aspect, a respecta ble fraction of the majority he claims- Indeed it is a question that scarcely admits of doubt, that the majorities of his party in Pennsylvania for many years, have been largely, if not wholly, made up by frauds upon the ballot aud other means equally disreputable- THE Rev. Thomas Harrison, the boy preacher, has fallen several pegs in the estimation of the Methodists of Cincinnati. The women of that local ity purchased aud appropriated to his use a camp meeting cottage. The evangelist at his earliest opportunity repaid the kindness of the ladies by selling the cottage for S2OO. THOBK Democrats in Congress who joined the Republican plunderers and lobby to override the President's veto of the River and Harbor steal, will have a good time making explana tions. There is no excuse for them. They placed themselves by their votes in the society of thieves, and of course participated in their swag. IT has been announced for some time that the efforts of the adminis tration to Mahoneize the Southern States, was prospering and being worked to a successful issue, particu larly in the State of Georgia—that the Democrats were much demoralized and the Democratic party ready to tumble into fragments. It now ap pears that these statements were slight ly erroneous. The Democrats are united, with no disturbing elements to worry,them. But it is the other fel lows who, concealing their identity under the name of "Independents," that have fallen into fragments and now appear in the field with a double ticket. The conglomerate material composing the "Independents" who with the administration patronage, were to disintegrate and destroy the Democracy, do not seem to have pos sessed sufficient honesty to hind them for one election. No doubt the hones cast by the administration into the Georgia kennel, had the usual canine effect. WHY should not the list of pen sioners be published? The number of fraudulent recipients of the Nation's bounty is so great that the system is being ridiculed. Give each communi ty a complete, accurate list of those who to-day are drawing various sums of money, wrung from the scanty in comes of those who can ill afford this drain upon their resources. The hon est, deserving soldier will or should not object to having his neighbors know that the country he served in her hour of greatest need is honorable enough to provide for him when he really is in need. Give us the names. THE Secretary of the Interior lias been authorized to appoint eight hun dred additional clerks for the Pension office. These appointments, it is said, will be made without delay, and there are over twenty-four hundred applica tions already on file. If any of our needy Republican friends are looking in this direction, we advise them to be stirring. Address Don Cameron. PASS THEM OUT! The Republicans of the Eighth Congressional district of Wisconsin, promptly resented the vote of Pond, their Representative, for the River and Harbor rascality hv drop ping him and nominating Mr. W. P. Price. The nominating convention happened to he in session about the same time the big steal was being con summated in Congress. llow can respectable members of a party, men whose every nerve should thrill with the pleasurable satisfaction of knowing themselves to be free, ab solutely untrammeled, political agents, agree to he lead around by the nose by men of as universally acknowledged dishonorable tendencies as Keifer, Robeson, Hubbell, Cooper and Cam eron ? DEMOCRATS who have any political love for Gen. Beaver should think of his actions toward Gen. Hancock. Did Beaver vote for the man who made hitn what he was, through whom he secured the meagre military pres tige meted out to him? Did he not canvass the state boldly asserting that the hero of Gettysburg was ou the wrong side? JUST at this time, when the temper ance workers are doing all that in them lies to secure legislative action that may assist the cause, a certain speech delivered hy James A. Beaver, Repub lican candidate for governor, in the Methodist church of this place, in which he lemarked that he could "see no lißrin in taking a glass of beer," is recalled. IF the regular Republican candi date for Governor were to wear his " 306 " medal as others are usually worn, suspended from his neck, he would have little use for any clothing. It would be large enough in the eyes of all decent Republicans to cover him entirely. Republican Extravagance.—What it tost to Run the White House.—A Large Steal of Public Moneys. A very imperfect idea exists in the public mind as to the cost of keeping up the Executive mansion since extrava gance arid vulgar display were intro duced there, says the New York Sun. Here are the items from the Legislative, Executive and Judical bill for the cur rent fiscal year : For compeiiMalion of tli<* PrhMcnt of tli United .State* o<> One clerk, class one * 1,200 Steward 1,800 One day usher Five meesengera, at 81,200 each Two floorkce|>crH, at $1 .200 each 2.4 W One night usher l.jm One watchman OGO One fireman M4 Contingent expenses of the Executive office.. .. H,MJ From the Sundry Civil bill for the current fiscal year: F..r refurnishing the Executive Mansion S2O,ublic treasury, and one which has impudently borne off the plunder, notwithstanding his cry of "Stop thief !" Concress adjourned on Tuesday last, and did in its closing moments tho most creditable act of the session—it snubbed the fellow that presided over its deliberations since December last. Speaker Keifer got no vote of thauks, and is tlie only instance in our history in which this compliment has been de nied to a presiding officer of Congress in the expiring hour of the session. The snub was richly merited. Wilt, the action of the Republican managers, in their attempt to put the laboring men of Pennsylvania on the auction block, lie ratified by the sup port of those men at the ensuing elec tion? Workingmen, answer. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. A PRESENTATION. —After the L'rince of Wales returned to this city from his visit to the President of the United States, at Washington, our esteemed fellow citizen and accomplished artist, Mr. George D'Al nmine, gent to Lord Lyons a very perfect likeness of President Buchanan, executed in pastel, or colored crayons, requesting his Lordship to present it to the Prince of Wales. The receipt of it was acknowl edged in the following note when the Prince reached Philadelphia : PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9, 1860. Sir: —l beg leave to express to you Lord Renfrew's best thanks for the excellent likeness of Prosident Buchanan, which 1 have, at your request, presented to him. It will be a very interesting momento of Lord Renfrew's delightful visit to the venerable President. 1 have the honor to be, your humble servant, LYONS. George D'Almaine, Esq., Baltimore. The above, cut from an old issue of the Baltimore Sun, refers to the gentleman who is at prosent favoring Bcllefonto with his artistic services. Upon calling at his studio, on Thursday morning of last week, we were warmly welcomed, and most agreeably entertained. Among many oth er life-like representations we were es pecially impressed by an oil painting of our townsman, A. O. Furst, Esq., which is so perfect in every detail and so much like our esteemed legal friend that wo could scarcely refrain from speaking to ' him. Inquiry as to the nature of French patel painting induced the artist to ex hibit a portrait of the great-grandmotber of Robert Valentine, Esq., a reproduction from an aged oil painting, which for beau, tiful, harmonious blending of colors and tints, and perfect execution of features and •xpression can have no superior. Num erous portraits, in crayon work were scat • tored throughout the room, each and all evincing the same delicacy of touch, faith fulness in natural expression, real artistic skill and tefined taste. The half hour, spent In company of Mr. D'Almaine, sur rounded by the many friends whom we recognised at a glance, will ever be recall ed witb genuine pleaftUre. NO. 31.