BHUUKRT X VAN OKMKH, Etl'Dirs.
VOL. I.
a lie (Centre 3} em curat.
Terms SI.AO nor Annum, in Advance.
8. T. SHUGERT A J. R. VAN ORMER, Editors.
Thursday Morning, November, 2, 1882.
Democrat Ir State Ticket.
KOR GOVERNOR,
ROBERT E. PATTISON, of IMiila.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
CIIAUNCY F. BLACK, of York.
FOR J t'IKIK of Iho Rl PREME COURT,
SILAS M. CLARK, of Indiana.
FOB RETRBTtRY of INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
J. SIMPSON AFRICA, of Hunting.
FOR CONG IIESRM AN ATI. A RGB,
MORTIMER F. ELLIOTT, of Tioga.
Democratic County Ticket.
FOII CONGRESS.
Hon. A. O. CI'RTTN. of Centre.
TOR STATE SENATE
WM. A. WALLACE, of Clearfield.
FoR ASSRMBI.T.
HENRY MEYER, of Miles,
H. F. HUNTER,of Heuner.
FOR JI'RV COMMISSIONER.
J. 11. TOLHERT, of Walker.
FOR CORONER.
11. K. HOY, M. D., of Hellefonte.
Tho Democratic Platform.
Th* party f h 'ling fn*t
to the faith IhAta I |not delegate*! I.y th t'..n '
alitnttoii I* r*wwrtc-I t>. tl* and Hi* j • pD tip j
li 'Mlng th* ••hctity >( Ilt*rt> tliw itfily j
<f private property, mm the right of l**l aelf govern
mr*rt. dsmib'llitt hoorsty AID! in tb# • !
nifistr*fi- n of govsrninriil and th<* *nfrc*'nwat >1 j
Ml tho Movliioti* of the (%iktitutlon ty th* legist*
tur* ni'l the Court* of tbe Oomtnuti wraith . tlUrißg
against aionop |i* aid! ID •ytiiptht with latwr •-••k
ing its protection. and iti f*\ r of the IndostrUl Inter
#f l**nuiv WaniA At All it mew. <)• aolenmly
again*! rrlls which tho | lirv of tho Espohll- AH p*
ty AD-! th* ItisnlrACs of Its I n* ptMwMi..n of flic*
UTS til's* hr ught upoo the cBDtry . thersf-r*,
First—Ws do protswt **alnt lAt i cwllesl the t"*
system, itxl !*•> lh plßlbkrii g of oflt "holdrrs I jf
MMsnrsli of n*jr for polltioil pßtp* I'nMk
i.fltrww sry tli |>Mp rty of no party, Latere fn f
every citi**n bo is ImnMl. r|tibls, ind faithful •
th Constitution, (|iu!in< Attorn which Jflftrsou th
rUre.J rr.jnißttre for o® s
tfonod—tV* protest against th* •(••! avtem It
i* A pfifthatM "f tho • ftv SM of th* paomte •< that
they lifcoms the mere petfiil* of the poilti* t*t>
Third—Ws tkniHiif all fpo-lUtl- , Ntat*- an I >v.|
tfiL it i 4k flMNMst ml JwinnHw of UM|
pnhlic morality upon which are fonnded tin- xistei.'
an*! perpetuity of our fr** iD*tltatlnn It nll I**
mats (Ktiou*. atI th* polltkal that AII it AD I
a!*'* it wt# offirs* i|pw*r*c pnhlic ffnlqifiati n
Fourth— V%>drnoancw *|-' tafkn -f th* Bta* Trca I
ury atul iinmmnity ty i>wr'Pfi f th'wcniiti tl.f
rrirn*. ahnss acta w cr !lrmut stibvmFmi f fn t*J [
trusts ait*! wumfi flD* th~ pwopl#
Fifth —H"s Iwlievw th*> HcpuMir \u J srtr A* N W O
r*nisst mnd controlled. i I n fr*i 1. frcs an !
"rruptlon. and ther* can t • htw -f trn*- rwfi.rm
except hjr the fotrs of th hall t but excluding it
lr>ni pla-s and p.wer
Hixlh—Th- Urru-wmtic party f !.•.*
Islatqrr an hottest )••!, and truo app*rtin(n'Dt
detrroth—lp'U these drc Unit ions # invit** the -
operation -f all r|tlx>na who with tit )<<ir>
he rwsfMl*hmtit of honest gnortimetit
•• i* m>r *i6%e vncM. • •
THE Philadelphia Mint i* engaged
in the laudable work of melting down
tons of the little three cent silver piece*.
THE President i* again in New York
to remain until the ftih of November
when the election will be over ntid hi*
superintendence no longer necdeil.
DEMOCRAT* OP CENTRE! lie on
your f'Hard! Fraudulent Democratic
tickets are said to be in circulation
elsewhere in the State ami they may
be here. Look rtut for them and let
no one be deceived.
GEORGIA, it is estimated, has rai*cd
this year thirty million bushels of
corn, eight million bushels of oats and
five million bushels of wheat which
is the largest crop of grain ever raised
iu one year in the State.
WE have not seen it announced that
Hubbell andjCooper Imveyet levied an
assessment upon the physicians and
attendants of the late President. This
is a seriou* oversight as well as a seri
ous loss to the campaign fund.
W E may take an affectionate fare
well of the Stalwart bosses and ma
chine politicians this week. The De
mocracy and Independent Republican*
wilj attend the funeral and bury the
corrupt carcasses out of sight n,i*t
aeek.
PREHIDRNT AIITIU R has issued a
a proclamation setting apart
day tbe 30th of November, as a day
of public thanksgiving. We have
much to be thankful for and and much
for humiliation, and while attesting
gratitude to the sovereign Ruler of all
for all hit rich blessings to our com
mon country, it might not be amiss to
invoke interposition in favor of hones
ty in public office as well as iu public
Itnd private iuteggtv.
k * '
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"EQUAL ANl> KXACT JI'MICK TO ALL MEN, OX WIIATI.VKH STATE OK PERSUASION, HKI.IOIOUB OK POLlTlCAL.''—Jaffsrsot.
Domocruts Don't Scare.
< )ur Republican contemporary ilown !
street lias taken up the old scare of a j
"Democratic Victory" destroying the
industries of Centre county. I hat |
kind of foolish twaddle hits been too
often repealed to have any effect now.
As well might our neighbor say that ,
because the Democratic county tick
et was elected last fall business should
stop. We live under Democratic rule
in this county all the time and our I
husiuess industries go on unchecked [
and unharmed. The governor of this
State will have no more to do with
legislating on the tariff than have our
county officers. Not one whit more.
Hut our neighbor may be impressed
with the suggestions of Secretary Col -
gcr that valuations had fallen off n
hundred million since the Ohioelec
lion, which suggestions wi re proven
the silliest nonsense three days after
their utterance. If values had a
temporary depression, it is by no
means a case of unusual occurrence.
Hut there were more sensible solution
for it than the result of the Ohio dec
t ion, and among these might be classed
tlie sb a k given to the whole country
by the fraud and forgery used to j
to make Folger's nomination for gov
ernor of New York, in which fraud tl e
whole national administration was in.- j
plicated. Couple to this the endorse
ment of the Hepudiators of Virginia
by the administratoin and you ha\e
cause for shrinkages in values.
If two hundred men wire discharge
ei from the Hciota mines ns the He- ;
fiub/irnn says, it is safe to say they i
were Democrats and in all probability
discharged because tin y could not be
counted to vote the stalwnrt ticket
There are thousands of laboring men
who would be delighted at a consider
able tall in the necessaries of life.
Living is nearly ns high now ns dur
ing the war, and wages are as low as
they were during the late panic.
Whose fault is thi? The Republi
cans. They have had supreme \
control and claim credit for all good,
they must also shoulder the evil. They
have oppressed labor beyond endur
ance and are answerable for the strikis
iy the high prices creutcd on every
necesary of life and the low wages
allowed him for his toil. No, no,
honest, Worthy lnlsiring men can no
longer trust these howlers aliout the
(he tariff and bu-inc*, in connection
with the election of a governor of
!'i ritisylvarin, That question they
can properly ami safely have to the
Hon. ANDREW (j. ('CUTIS who will
have cognizance of the subject in the
National legislature. He took good
r are of their interests last winter and
will do so again. Ami we trust that
no one will be carried away by the
present senseless business cry of the
demagogue. The Democratic party
always was and always will he the la
boring man's friend. Stand by it. It
will win. Yon have adhered to its
fortunes in adversity, stand by it now
when it is afniut to grasp the power to
give relief from the oppressive bur
dens of taxation which rest upon you
so heavily through Republican rule.
TllF. Rosses it appear* have their
agents travelling in different parts of
the Htate to convince Irishmen and
Catholics that General Heaver i their
especial friend and that the lilieration
of Ireland nnd the safety of the church
depends upon the success of the Cam
eron*. It is not forgotten that these
men who are now held up by travelling
henchmen as the friends of Irishmen
were only a few years ago the leaders
of a Know-Nothing crusade against
the Catholic religion. This is not yet
forgotten. and their 4inch,
men, friends of the Irish and the
Cetholic religion ? Too thin!
lanießMnssT* I He are requested by
Independent Republican* to say that
the rumor slated by stalwarts and to be
spread on Monday, that the Indepen-'
dent Republican ticket has been with
drawn is false. All partie* will please
notice this.
hki.i.kkoxtk, i'a., Thursday, November, •>, iBB2.
Democrats, Voto Solid.
Great efforts nre being made by the |
I Kf|)Ul>l icniim to induce Democrats to
cut the nominees on* the Democratic !
legislative tirk t in li<>|kh of electing j
Daniel Khoads, uncut' the Republican
i candidate*. Why should any Demo- j
| crat aid in thin attempt to elect n Re
publican ? It would be a suicidal act,
inexcusable on any principle. We
may entertain the highest respect tor |
; .Mr. Klioad- personally, but be is no !
| more worthy or competent than the j
highly respectable and intelligent gen
tlemen on the Democratic tiiket who |
arc cerluinly de.-irving and entitled to
I the support ot Democratic voters u>
| the representatives of the j mat pics !
and mea*tires and hope, of the Dem
ocratic party. We are now > ngaged
in a most important struggle tor tin
i reform of our Stale government and
its release ir-m the most danger
ous ami arrogant ring of corruption
i-ts that ever infi.ted and controlled
any Commonwealth. D b-ciiou under
the circumstances is criminal. While
Mr. Khoads i- a gentleman whom we
greatly esteem, he i. a radical Repub
lican ot the nmst stalwart order, ami 1
| it elected, will give his whole weight
and influence to the ho.-i-s ami ring,
of that party 1 r the purpose of can
linuing thair extravagant and shame
Ic-s rule of the Stale. We nppeal to
Democrat* to stand by their own lyg
islative candidate-. Ix-t cvTy Dem
ocratic vote in the county be cat for
Hunter end M vcr.
Pnttteon'a Work
Mr. i'allisou's qualification* for gov
ernor are eminent, says the Harris
burg Patriot. His record shows that
His record as controller of the city of
Philadelphia is constantly referred to j
in n gcncal way, but it is interesting
occasionally to look into the details
and see just exactly what lie did do
The more closely hi. work i* inspected
the iqore admiration for the rr.nn is
i excited. In 1*77 Mr. I'altison was
elected controller of Philadelphia. He
did bis work so well that in lWt he
wa re-n<-minal(d and relected. In
\*~ H Mr. i'altison's methods of ad
minitrnlion were first put to tet
Again-t the former average yearly i
increase in the city debt of 93,622,-
400, Mr. Paltison's andministratiou
-bow an average decrease ol 81 ,'2lO,
7-m- a dilii renee in favor of the Pat- '
tison system, and to the advantage of \
the taxpayers, of 94,860,14-1 per an.
num. nearly 8- r a year in the pockets |
of every man, woman and child in the
city of Philadelphia, for directly and
Indirectly every c la* of people feel
i the burden of increased eitv debt and
expenses. Rut not only is the superior
method of Pattisnn's administration iP i
lust rated by the decrease of the city ,
debt. The department cxp< nets have j
gone down from $*,184,061.20 to 80,- '
883,326.02 a reduction per annum of
91,301,634,28 and the tax levy is re- i
] duccd from 92-20 to 81.80, a reduction
of the annual burden on property of I
40 cents on every 910<) of valuation, a
lienefU to owner ami reuter. making
real estate more valuable while at the
same time it lightens the burdens of'
the poor and diminishes the expenses
of the business man. Prior to Patti. I
son's term one-fifth of the city taxes (
were uncollected and went into the j
hands of the delinquent collectors. i
Isist year only 8 per cent of the oily j
taxes were uncollected a gain of
twelve percent, over the days of riug
rule. It was these reforms which en
abled the controller to say in his last
annual report: " The burdens of the
taxpayers are being lightened,increas
ed encouragement is given for the cm
, ployment of capital within iu its lint
i its, and an auspicious beginniog has
been made in freeing the second city
in the Union in population and the
first in industrial, from taxation for
, indebtedness." This is precisely th e
/ sort of a man that is needed at the
head of the Bute government and this
i the sort of a man the people propose
to put there.
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W " -'.yHfc
Democratic Ticket.
Three tickets will he voted for at
tin on Tuesday next. The one
"STATE" will contain the names of
Roiikkt I'.. Pattihom for Governor,
( HArM'KY F. Rlack for Lieutenant
Governor and J. Simi'bon Africa for
Secretary of Internal atl'airs. The
one headed "JUDICIARY" will
contain the name of Sii.a* M. Clahk
forjudge of the Supreme Court, and
the other (headed " COUNTY," will
contain the names of Mortimkk F-
Elliott for < ougressman-at-Large,
ANi)lti:w*G. Ct'ltTlJt for Congress,
\\ ii.liam'A. Wallace for Senator i
HI.NJA.WIN F. 11l NTF.It Ulld H I.N'HY
Mi: yer for Assembly, Jrmcrii H.
1 oi.iikkt fur Jury (Commissioner, and
llahvly K. Hoy for Coroner. This
ticket i- printed as follows:
STATE.
For Governor,
Robert E. I'altison.
/ "or Lit uirnnnt- <Sovrrnor,
Chauncey F. Hlack.
/•or Secretary af Internal Affair*,
J.Simpson Africa.
JUDICIARY.
/•r Judy of Sujirrmr Court,
Silas M. Clark
COUNTY.
I or ( on'jTttf at Laryr,
Mortimer F. Elliott.
For Cvngrtw,
Andrew <i. Curtin.
For Senator,
William A. Wallace.
For Aurrmbty,
Henjamin F. Hunter.
Henry Meyer.
For Jury ('ommitoionrr,
Joseph 11. Tolbert.
For t'oronrr,
Harvey K. Hoy.
This ticket must he cut in three
parts and folded so that the words
"State," "Judiciary" and "County"
only appear to view when voted F.x
atnine your tickets well hetore voting,
and see that all the candidates named
are them. Each man is worthy
of the votes of all Democrats, and
each man represents the principles of
the Democratic party and the reform
and economy of government which all
so much desire. Don't fail to la? at
the polls. Democrats. Your cause is
good and deserves your active and vig
ilnni attention now, if ever.
The Republican party which repre
sents fraud, extravagance and the con
centration of jKtwer in one great cen
tralized system, controlled by bosses
and operated for the benefit of rings
against the lilx-rlles of the people and
the reserved rights of State*, deserves
condemnation. It is your privilege to
administer that condemnation at the
ballot box. The ballot is your weapon
fail not to use it on Tuesday next.
A ckhtii'lcatk of incorporation of <
the Jefferson National Monument As- ,
sociation wn recorded in the District
of Columbia Inst week. Die spdeifi
cation of the certificate provides for
the construction of an appropriate
monument at the Natiooal Capitol in
commemoration of Thomas Jefferson
the author of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, the corporate term to be
twenty yearn with a continuendo ; cap
ital stock 9100,000 ; the affair* of the
company to lie conducted by five trus
tees ; the incorporation t prescribe
the form and style of the mouument
and its particular location within the
District of Colntnhia; the Company
authorised to establish branches and
ageocies in all States and territories in
the Uuioo. Among the incorporators
we notice the name* bf Chiaf Justice
Cartter, Judge Hartley, Judge Jcrs 8.
Black and W. W. Corcoran, men who
am not likely to nermit so worthy an
object to sleep in forgetfulness.
The totfl registrar <n in New York
for the prosfcet yf 106,238 against
V <26M4**T AN ' OORU<UM
. , <
TEKMN: $1.50 ptr Annum, in Advance.
A CARD.
CLXAKPIKLD, Pa., Oct 2, 'B2. •
To the people of the Thirty-fourth Sen
ntoriiU Ihttrict of I'mneylvinin :
I am a candidate far your votes for
the office of Senator, In accepting
this candidacy, I have had in view the
unforluuate circumstance* attending
the action of the Senatorial Confer
ence uud the honest purpoc of the
maeiHs of otlr people. I have not
sought the nomination. If I had
wanted the place I would have frank
ly Wild you ao. Th* action of the De
mocratic organisation* of the three
counties, the carrnet request of friend*
whise wishes I must respect and the
possibility of the loss of the district
to my party, are the reason* that have
controlled my personal wifhe*.
Rirue the expiration of my term in
the United States Senate, I have giv
en what energy I have to the develop
ment of additional transportation fao
ilitie- for tho gr< t mineral wealth of
the thr<* counties oomprising the
trirt and if T am chosen Senator my
hands will he strengthened for the
completion of that |work now fairly
lannchcd.
My life has been spent, and will
probably l>e ended, among you. Your
interests are mine, and in the practice
of my profession and the use of my
personal influence here, the preserva
tion of law and order ha* been a con
trolling thought
I have at teed on the belief that men
who have the right either singly or iu
masse* to quit that labor for any rea
son sufficient to them, and that they
have no right to prevent those from
working who wifh to do so. I believe
in liberty r<-gu!tcd by law, and have
no sympathy either with that fres-d< m
that is liecosa or with that power that
beorjtnc* oppression. In an official ca
reer of r.enrly twenty tear* no act or
vote or speech of tnirc can he found
that plar- me upon the side of thot-e
who oppresa tl e men who toil. In the*
▼indication of the la* at the bar,
have tried rtoi , be vindictive, and
havt i>*. • -ought *liHt I I -loved to
b- th fe' ,nteM-t- of ali nt otir pe< •
pie. No Mr minded man will pro
scribe the advocate for fearless per
-1 forms nee of his duty nor can
the policy of any party he subordinat
ed to the demands of those who vio
late the law Neither corrupt prac
tices nor law breaking ran or ought to
he tolerated in the control of a great
organisation. I shall apj>eal neither
to your passion* nor to yonr po<kei*.
I am a Democrat, and the record of
niy past official life mnt be the guar
anty for its ftitnre if chosen. I Its
lieve in the honest )rule of the nn
bought masses, and will if elected so,
shape my official course a. to crve
and protect th* material intm-ne of
the whole penple and aid in bringing re
trenchment and honet administration
to the government of the f-tate.
Respectfully,
WII.UA* A. WAU ACR.
AFTER a dead-lock of nearly three
months the Hon. Gorge M. laiwrcnre,
of Washington county, has been nom
inated the Republican candidate for
Congress in the twenty-fourth district,
Tie will snptTwede. if elcctel, W. K,
Kballcnberger, the present member
who was also a candidate for re nom
ination.
Dow CAMERON'S Virginia pupil
baa now become the great bom of the
country. Ha bosses the Presideot and
Cabinet and ordara tba removal and
appointment of subordinate* in the
departments at Washington and iu
Virginia, like a little hero, and no one
dares to say him nay.
KKIFKB, tha M Parliamentary hog,"
made a speech at Harrisburgon Wed
nesday last in fkvor of Ham Barr for
Congrew. It is eaid to have been a
tame affair, whether from the M hog
gish character of the speaker or
waning interest in the Stalwart cause
or both combined, is uncertain.
%
NO.
Democrata ! Are You Ready
Ihe time for active personal work
line arrived. Hee that no Democrat i*
absent from the election on Tueedmj
I >j remoteness from the polling place
or inability to reach it without aid.
For thi* purpose let conveyances be
provided, ihe elective franchise its a
great privilege and its exercise is a
great duty. lA- t no one for BDV cause
be deprived of it. We have.no doubt
of the election of Mr. Pattiaon the
Democratic reform candidate for gov
ernor, with the entire Democratic tick
et, but we most not fail in duty. The
triumph in favor of reform and hon
est government should be marked and
emphatic and it will be effectual and
lasting. Now is the time to act, let
no honest man waver or Ik- indiffer
ent to the great occason.
The " Coeorkii Citizk.v'' i.-nn In
dependent Republican newspaper pub
lished in Pittsburgh, owned and edited
by colored men and e*• the senti
ments ot freemen. In a recent issue
it says " The Republican party don't
own the negro any more than they do
the German. The Degro owes the Re
publican nothing, they gave us the
right of suffrage it is true, hut we paid
them when we '-oted for Grant in 186*
and 1872; we more than squared the
account when we voted for the faith
less Hayes in 1876 and we gave them
compound interest when we cast our
votes for Jnmes A. Garfield in 1880.
If the devil and a stalwart were run.
ning for office we would cast our votes
for his Fatanic majesty believing that
the management of affairs would l<e
more safe in his hands than in the
hands of a disciple of Guiteau."
At.t.lhe great Republican statesmen
i invited by Cooper and announced to
sfs-ak for the Carneroo machine ticket
have sent their regrets, except Hale,of
Maine, who orated in I'hilad,lpbialhe
other day on th<- tariff. Hlaine's four
speech**, like Stalwart reform, is re
served for next year.
Hlaine's Brother Itobert.
hi tru.s wnr it is tub fx secxxtam
oobss't snuK l\ FtSi.*STLVA!IA.
I'lsjal. t, in (he Tim#*
GiKSKtarn i.e. F., i tctober 26.
Robert G. Hlaine. brother of James
G. Maine, w* in town last night and
submitted to an interview on matters
l>olitirwl and his distinguished brolber
iti particular
"Your I roll er wj| not (mi able to ful
fill h l s er,ggem< nt with Chairman
C'oojwr lot triir speeches in Pennsylva
nia tbs rns| sign J" suggested the re
porter.
"My brother nerer made any such
engagement He considered it in bad
tsste tor him to interlere in thi C'-ntesi
IMn Cameron and his followers in tins
Mate have never done anything to ad
ranee his interests or aspirations. If
•lames would corue into Pennsylvania
on a stumping tour, let ine tell you
that he would not advocate the cause ot
Beaver. 1 feel positive that he would
advocate the Independent cause. As
vou doubtless know. Don Cameron was
instrumental <n slaughtering the Presi
denial aspiration ot my brother, both
in Bifi and I*Bo. While there are ex
ception". taken as a whole the support
ers of Stewart are old fnend* of .lame*
and the Heaver men enemies. Why
should he enliat in a struggle against
In* friends
"Is your brother, then, not well, as
reported ?"
'Hb, yes; he is suffering from an
attack of malarial fever, If he rem?
era sufficiently he will make one |*erh
in the State of IMaware, hut that it
all."
He had no authority to speak for
James in regard to hit Presidential
ambitions. The conversation developed
the fact that be held a position in one
of the departments at Washington,
and, being asked how the clerks stood
the assessment business, he replied:
-It does not tend to erewte enthusiasm
among them, especially the poorer paid
clerka. They are growing thoroughly
disgusted with Republican enrcess at
their expense."
A Mini wart View of Denver,
*ew lbs W. beats QW-bs psaeeiat. Wales, i
General Reaver is defeated. His defeat
it precisely what the hollers, with vari
outi motives, have set out to accomplish,
end tbero it every reason to beNeve
they will succeed. There a, however,
this eoatolitiofi from • Hrpuhlioin
point of eeiw, that Fatiieon, the Demo
erotic candidate who will write hfv name
Governor, la a clean una, something of
a reforaer and a purifier of tha dirty
pool of FhiladalphU politics.
Members or (okorbw will be dec
ted in ibirty-threc States on Tuesday
nest.