ZEhe Centre §etiwrtat. BBLLEFONTE, PA. Tk LugMt, ChftapMt ud Beat Pa par PUBLISH ED IN CBNTBB OOUNTT. THE CENTRK DEMOCRAT li pub lish*! swjr Thursday morning, at Bollofunta, Cutr county, Pa. TERU&—-Cah In adoanca SI BO If not paid In advaaca S OO A LIVE PAPER—daroUd to lbs InUrsst* of tin whole people. Paymsnu mad* within tbroa montha will b* con • Idarsd In advance. No paper will t*> dlacontlnnad until arraaragaaara paid, aacaptal option of publieheri. Papara going out of tho county mual ba paid for In ad rauca. Any pereon prucurlnc na tencaah aubacrlbara will ba aaut a copy free of charge. Ourexteuitve circulation make* thle paper an un naoally reliable and profitable medium forenvertlvlna. We bare lb* moat ample factllllaa for JOB WollK and are prepared to print all klnda of Booka, Tnw ta, Programme#, Poatara, Commercial printing, Ac., In tbe II neat atyle and at tbe loweal poaalble ratea. 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Hopkins, who was recently nominated by the Demo crats as a candidate for Congress in the twenty-second district, now represented by Russell Errett one of Cameron's trusty lieutenants in the west. In his letter accepting the nomination Mr. Hopkins, after some introductory remarks, says : " t'ameronism, which has so long cursed Pennsylvania, has spread its baneful in fluence into other states. It is Mahone ism in Virginia, Conklingism in New York, and has other names elsewhere. It is now known by the generic term 'Roasism.' It means the corruption of the individual voters, the debauching of legislators, the purchase of offices and their prostitution to personal ends. It is gigantic and insolent, recognizing no merit but truckling subserviency, and crushing all aspirations that are not subordinated to service and an alle giance to the chief. It has to an alarm" ing degree destroyed private virtue and public purity. It has taught and prac ticed the debasing doctrine that office is not a public trust but merely a ma chine for controling conventions and caucuses. Under the .name of aasesi rnents it has plundered the office-holders and caused tbem in turn to plunder tbe public treasury. Land grants and sub aidies, expedited star routes and river and harbor bills are favorite methods of raiding the treasury for the benefit of those who lend their services and con tribute liberally to perpetuate tho rule of the ring. To all of these methods and ■ystems I am resolutely and bitterly op posed." The writer then says that he is in favor of any legislation which will elevate office-holding to iu true dignity. In favor of protection to American in dustries in the interest of labor as well aa capital. In favor of conducting tbe; government upon principles of oeonomy, and opposed to monopolies, Chioese immigration, to tbe profligate expendi ture of public moneys and to tbe inter, nal revenue system as it is used to pen sion idle partisans. "Upon these ideas,' continues the writer, "I think all good citizens can unite. A victory achieved upon this basis cannot be considered a* a party success, but a triumph of the l>octrina of reform; an emphatic ex preaaion of the people's will that waste ful extravagance and official corruption •hall cease; that the sceptre of the 'bosses' shall be broken ; that the col lection of a corruption fund from gov ernment employes shall no longer be tolerated; that tbe lobby shall be ex terminated and fraud and corruption severely punished ; that office holding ■hall not be a species of servitude, but th discharge of an honorable truU; that leaa attention should be given to machine politics and more to the na tional intereaU of the country, so that all classes shall be made prosperous and happy. IT ia well aaid by tbe editor of the Al lentown Dtmocrat that tbe protection which is involved in the campaign this year, and which is receiving so much attention from the Republicans, ia the protection of thieve* and rascals who nave plundered tbe people. The Re publican* have demonstrated their ca pacity in this direction, especially in the protection of Kemble and the other legislative bribers from tbe penitentia ry. What Cameron and Beaver and Brosious and Quay mean by their pro taction issue in the present campaign does not apply to the industries of the Ktate, because they are not affected in one way or another by tbe election of a Governor, but to tbievea who are en trenched at Uarrisburc, and who have grown fat on the plunder they have ob tained by this sort of Republican pro tection. General Beaver ebonld not neglect to explain this matter at the county feire be is now attending. Whbnbvbr your doctor would give Iron and Cod Liver Oil, the homeope thist would give you sugar and airoilia aimilibns curantur. -Smile at both, and Uke Fmvna. 110 You Know! HEADER, do you know that during the last 21 yeara, tho radical Stalwart or Cameron party call them what you may, lias had supreme control of every department of the government, with tho exception of few year* that the Democrats succeeded in vetting a hare majority in one or tho other houses of Congress? During all this time do you know of a single act, that it has done or a soli tary law it has enacted, calculated to benefit tho masses or to better the con dition of tho laboring men and farmers of the county ? If you do, speak out like a man and let u* know what they are. Before this radical party went into ; power it was seldom you heard of a millionaire and as seidom you saw a tramp. Now the former are counted by hundreds and the latter swarm our i highways in droves. As tho one in- ! creases the other multiplie*. All the legislation of tho radical party ha* tended to this end. It has given birth to and built up | greedy corporato monopolies, that cru-.lt out individual enterprise. It has concentrated capital in the hands of the few to injury of tho ma**- I es. It has corrupted elections and legi*- j lator*, with money wrung from the laborer in taxes, to an extent that (le- j grade* public morality and endanger* Republican government. It ha* made the few rich beyond tbe hope* of avarite anil the poor, p<>or be yond a hope of a decent Jiving. It has fed corporato power on special privileges until it ba* grown to think its power perpetual and its authority supreme. It has made the creature greater than the creator —the public servant greater thnn tbe public matter. It lias adopted systems of taxation which relieve the wealth of cor|wira- i tions and the investments of the opu- j lent from its burden* and placed them j upon the laboring and producing class- j es of the country. It has given of tho people * land millions upon millions of acre* to en rich corporation*, and refused to con j sider any measure looking to the reduc tion of the people's taxes. It has opened avenue* to the pub- i lie treasury, wherry tbe people's mon ey is taken and used to perpetuate in definitely power in a single vicious line ; of succession. It has changed our forms and policy i of government, until the rapid accutnu- ' lation of enormous wealth by persons ! of moderate ability and not engaged in any productive employment, anil the consequent impoverishment of the la- | boring millions, whose money these j persons absorb, show ihst the govern ment is not administered on republi can principles, nor in the interests of tbe many whom it was designed to pro tect. These things you know—if you do not it is time that you open yntir eyes to these facts snd act as become, free- | men and sensible voters. It is for you to know and for you to remember that during the 21 years the radical party has been in power il ha* Created more panic*, Caused more strikes, Made more millionaire*. Turned more bonet workinginen into tramps, and hre4 years pricr to 18IV0. Ihst the D.-niocratic party controlled its diffi-rent depart- | menu, and was responsible for all its legislation. Knowing these facts, as you must know them, what are you going to do ! about it ? Continue in power the party responsible for these wrong* agsinet good government and these outrages j upon the masses? If so the way to do ; it is to vote for Reaver and the .Stalwart j ticket, or Stewart and his Indej-endent crowd, or the tail to these two political j kites, Armstrong and those uj>on hi* ] ticket witii him. If you want a change, the only way you can get it is to vote the Democrat- j ic ticket. Owned by the Machine. Pennsylvania lias been cursed long enough with machine rule. For fifteen j year* a combination of political j-tni- j zaries, as tyrannical as their namesake* i which once denominated I urkcy, have controlled our Stale, and all the roun i tie* where their |ower reached. Their rule hat been otieiisirc, insolent, cor rupting. The greater bosses have dic tates! nominations, while their lieiiten ant* put tbem through at the ballot box, neither Constitution, nor law, standing in their way when they wish ; to count the vote* for their nominee*. ] They can alway* figure up the return* I to suit their chief; and they snap their finger* at the good nalurod voters while they swindle them. For fifteen year* they have taught the doctrine that pub lie office is not a public tru*t, but a per quiaite to rewArd partisans and a place where the holder is to make money. Their preaching and practice have rear ed in our State a race of professional politicians who have grown rich without work ; are clothed in purpla and fine linen and fare sumptuously every day. Many of ihetu have jumped up sudden ly from the slum* to brown atone fronts ; from the driver of a garbage cart to four in hand. Plundering the tax pay er* ia probably tbe least of their offend ing ; tbey have debauched our politioe until it fairly atinka with corruption. One would naturally suppose we have bad enough of Ibis sort of thing, but the bosses themselves do not think eo. Tbey aak tbe burdened taxpayer* to give them a new lease of power, and put forward Beaver to catch the vote, these politician* have been living on the blood and sweat of tbe working men. A* tbey have grown richer the toiler* at tbe forge and work bench, In tba mine and on tbe railroad, have grown poorer. It i* time for a change. The working peeple hate boas rule with a perfect hatred end now that they ere told by the Htalwart chairman that by throwing away their votes on a labor candidate they will insure tbe election of the candidate of tbe boaaee they are fully forewarned of tbe pitfall into which corrupt and designing men would lead them. Tbey will probably resent the imputation upon their intelligence and fidelity with indignation. I'uttlMun uiul Black. THEIR FAME SL-REAII* TO TILF. FAR WEXTEIIN COCNTKV. Tho Minneapolis (Miyn.) Paragraph hn* the billowing complimentary refer ence to the Democratic candidate* for governor and heutenaut governor of thi* Mate : "The democratic convention has placed in nomination it ticket of singu lar wi*dom and strength. The candi date for governor. Robert K. Fattinon, is a young man who by his marked ability and integrity ha* risen head and shoul ders over the party leaders.He wo* elec ted contioller ot thr- city of Philadelphia over an uhlo competitor in the Gartield campaign running nearly 18,IKK) vote* ahead of hi* ticket. It was a tribute to hi* jealous care of the public finunci-*, showing him to be a reformer worthy of hi* name. Such it man will rally to hi* support ihe taxpayer* ol every party and in* election seems to ho reasonably certain. 'The convention scored an equally strong point in nominating Chauncey I". IIIHCK, for lieutenant-governor. There i* no other name in tiie State which more tenderly touches the popular heart. Ill* lather, the venerable Judge Black, i* known in every hamlet in the commonwealth, and regarded with an almost idolatrous affection. What Washington i* in Virginia, Webster in Massachusetts and G irliuld in Ohio, Judge Black, though *till living, is to the people of Pennsylvania the richest type of manhood the Slate hit* produc ed. If there was nothing beyond his family connections, the lieutenant gov ernor would run liko a quarter horse and he sure to come under tho wire, while the rest were bringing up the rear. " But Mr. Black, of himself i* a man of most extraordinary ability and well fitted to lead any ticket, lie is awriter and speaker of the very highest order. Although not much of a politician, he ha* always devoted himself to forward ing others' interests, and never himself sought to hoi.J an office. Born togood luck, hi* election i* assured, we predict for him early and rapid advancement to higher posts of h nor and usefulness. " ?-uch a ticket with such a state of affair*, gives even to far of Minnesota Democrat* encouraging hojM-* for the fu lure, and we accorumgiy bestow upon it our blessing and prayer for it* success." Hrpnhlirnn Testimony. Bisunr Miri'ixV r.i u*,v or TIII: REV. im. 1-ATTIViN. Bishop Simpson, who seldom waver* in his support of the Republican party and who stood high in the cr-un*eis of the Grant administration, in bia"('y clopredia of Methodism," I rears this testimony of the late Dr. Pattioon : "Robert 11. Pattison, D. D. of Ihe; Philadelphia conference of the M. K. ! church, was born in I'nmhridgo, Md„ ! January 2-\ D'-'l. He was converted at j the age of ten ye r* and at fourteen he entered the preparatory department of I D.ckitioii College. He graduated in j I* t I ; taught for two yers at Baltimore ' and entered the Philadelphia confer- j once in IH-Ift. lie filled A number of j prominent appointments in Philsdci phia and elsewhere, and ** also pre siding elder of the Harrisburg district. In 1 S'l* he wa* otiose 11 secretary of the conference and continued to hold that office until hi* death. It) lbfM he wa* a delegate to the general conference, and wi*oneof it* a-si-tant secretaries, wa* for several years a metnl-er of the foreign rni* unary board, and wa* con- I netted with the varrou* organization* of the Philadelphia conference. Dr. Pat ti*on was a good man, a true Methodist, a faithful p *tor, an accepted and earn e*t preacher nd a Christian gentleman whom lo know wa* to esteem and love." | There i no hint of disloyalty in the ] above again*! the father of the Demo cratic candidate. In tact, he could not j have been so highly honored by the | Philadelphia conterence hs-1 he been a " Maryland Secessionist." Dr. K. (". ; Stockton, of this city, was A member of Dr. Pattison's Twelfth Street church in Philadelphia for three years, and de clare* that his pastor w* one of the most lovable men he ever knew, and that he was thoroughly loyal to his country in the great struggU- for it* life, lie slue *ui he ha* known the Demo cratic candidate from the time he wa* a mere child, and though not identified with any pariy. vet if he wa* in Phila delphia he would vole for Übert K, Pat tison for governor. Burrowing into the grave of and hon orable man to *ub*crve partisan purpose i* infamou*. and alike an insult to every Methodist and tn a church that had no rival in it* devotion to the I'nion caue •luring the great rebellion. The elder Pattison was not only a loyal man ami a Christian gentleman, but he wa* lib eral in hi* religious view*. He was not afraid to entrust the legal education of hi* son in the hand* of that eminent jurist, Id-wi* C. e induced to join a parly of hunters, go on a viit, hire to (lo a day's work that would require bim to In- absent from ihe polls, never thinking at th tune, that he wa being bought to lose his vote, and thus allow the radical ring sters lo retain control of the stale gov erment. Again we say, i.r. ON t ri a or AMI ITT oTiim- ON Tiiriß <-i AID, and see to it thai not one vole i left at home on elec tion day. The Idisf Hitch. The Ikhsss in their driary msreli to the rear, dragging the haltered machine behind them have reached the last ditch. Here they plant iheir feet for a hriel rest, while they close up and reform their lines for the final struggle. The i*ue is no longer doubtful, if there were ever a doubt. The hand writing ujron the wall which loretold ihe fate of H thy lon. was not more clearly under stood than the signs which foretell the overthrow of the bouse*. The volume of opposition increase* hourly ; turn your eves whithersoever you may you note the coming storm. The Indepen dents, which number among them the choicest spirits from the Republican ranks, too honest to be purchased and too manly to be dominated, are increas ing in number* an I strength and are placing their battalions in the field. The great Hemocratic army was never in better lighting condition ; the ranks are closed up ami while the men are full of enthusiasm, the officers are daily im proving their discipline. The bosses will not be able to bring into the field any force which can prevail sgaitist the*e liberating armies. The character of the p>olitical contest now going on in this State must not Ire misunderstood, it i not psrtisan in its character. Democrats and Independ ents sre fighting tn the same end—un fortunately the line of march is not the same—and have hut a single object in view, the liberation of the State from the political Thug* which have possets ed it for nearly two decades. The pen pie have grown weary of the tyranny and are determined fo be free; they have but one aspiration, freedom from the Imaa rule and dictation. It is a hope ful sign for our politics! future when men of diverse political principles and views, sre actuated by the same impulse —lhe desire of giving the State honest, and good government. To succeed in this will be a victory worth the winning; one that will satisfy the people our re publican experiment ia not a failure. Neither inde|endent nor Democrat should allow himself fo be led away from the real issue. It is purely contest to cure the evils whereof our own jreople complain ; it is boss or no boss ; machine or no machine. Al the enemy dare not let the question go lo the people on its merits, they are put ting forth new issuea to deceive and confuse, an old trick of the bosses. Be on your guard ; watch them at every turn ; fight them hip and thigh, like the warriors of old—and let thi-ni die in their last ditch, the entrenchment that will be their political grave. Hllll Ahead 1 The Boston Clothing, Boot and Bhoe house just opened in Bellefonte, ia wav ahead of all competition in prioea, qual ity anil variety of stock. Have lately spent some time in the Kaetern mar kete looking for bargains for our custo mer*. and wish lo remark, that we have got them. Farmers and others wanting good, solid work boots, fine shoes for ladies and children, will do well to call at the Boston Clothing House before making fall purchase*, st we bsve some decided bargains in clothing. We beve the largest and best atocS, at prioea that win salon Lab you. n.ln 4t Graceful Aft of a Dying Hon. " In nil liio life, Itoy again in feeling, gazing with a true adoring love U|MI|I the portiait, and then above the faded pic ture looked with eyes that saw Home and Heaven and Mother, all in one vision of transcendent glory." Tint Stalwart managers will have to revise their schedule ol campaign issues, change their candidates or import and naturalize a I,oridon tailor. While Bea vor is howling at>out how faithfully the Stalwart party has stood by the doctrine of protection, his colleague on the Stal wart ticket—William Henry Rawle— •ends to London for' the clothes he wears to make a canvass in. In twenty yesrs the Stalwart candidate for su premc Judge has never worn a* suit of clothes cut from American goods or rnnde by on American tailor. He sends to i/ondon tor everything of the kind lie needs, arid the party that chooses him as its standard-bearer baa the ef frontery to talk about protecting Amer ican mechanics. , *l.ittle thanks are due to him who only give* away what is of no use to himelf." The thanks of invalids the world over are being showered on the inventor of Kidndy Wort, for its giving health to all. Kidney-Wort moves the bowels regularly, cleanses the blood, and radically cures kidney diseases, gravel, piles, bilious headache and pains which are caused by disordered liver and kidney*. Thousand* have been cured—why should you not try it. •Ttir ro-in who knows nothing of Mrs. I.ydia K. I'inkham and her aoveteign remedy for womsn is wanted for a jurj tnan. The (act clearly prove* that he does not read the paper*. —.V. //. lUJU trr. Prat NA i* a wonder in it If. It cures the most hopeless cases of consumption. .Veil 1 Aflrcrtinrmrnt. ftOYAI 7 I ROYAL VTTAT I Sgsl ipy *AKIH 6 POWDER Absolutely Pure. 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