Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-08

stance enabled me to contribute largely to the
success of DR.. Taylor's first election to the lie.
gislature; and it lie, perhaps, owing to the cir
cumstance to which allude, and my exertions,
that he was saved from defeat The opposition
had secretly prepared an attack upon Dr. Toy-
lor, remembered afterwards as the Keep Dark
hand bills, intended to be circulated on the
morning of the election, one of which accident
ally fell into my hands in time to counteract
their influence, and by unceaslDg exertions,
going myself and sending others to various parts
of the county, succeeded in preparing and
distributing rciutation, to which, doubtless,
the democratic candidate ow ed his success.
did not desire DR.. Taylor's denomination, but
took no measures to defeat it. He was an no.
nest and amable a,an, but was Objectionable to
a great many democrats, because he had voted
for and, as the Lycoming Gazette says, carried
through the charter Of the West Branch Bank
notw outstanding he had been elected an Anti
Bank candidate; but, after his denomination,
opposed Mr. Bastress, my personal and polltl-
cal friend, and as honest man and politician as
exists, and supported the Doctor in good iaith
as the election returns in Muncy, where odd
Lycomng' says exercise controlling infu-
encp, will show. Mr.. Ba.rcss got but 81 votes
at the District, and DR.. Taylor $50, the tul de-
mocratc vote! How well is 'Old Lycoming'
sustained by the touch-stonc Of truth!
Let it not be forgotten, that DR.. Taylor, TO
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the instrument in the hands of the Wlliamsport
! Clique, to procure from the Legislature the
| charter OF the West Branch Bank. | might
here dwell upon the efforts that were made to
induce me TO come up 10 the help of the Bank,
and become participant with few to get the
control Of il, in order to use it as an instrument
to rule the political des,nies Of the county (;
bu, forbear, feeling no inclination to hold men
up to the scorn of the world, unless be driven
to it in self.defencc. might also review the
columns Of the Gazette about this period, when
they will be found blank, as far as the u. States
| Bank is concerned, until these spurious demo-
Gratis were out.generaled by the Antics, when
suddenly clamor was raised, demanding an
investigation, alleging that the grossest frauds
and corruption could be proved. might fol.
low them to Harrisburg, armed with the docu.
mentary evidence, confront them before the COM
mlt,ee, Of which Larerty was chairman, ard a
muse the reader with their bravadoes, until, as
if by magic, the charges were withdrawn, sig
nfcant whispers circulated, and it is said, the
hush money of $1,000 paid, which has not,
believe, been con,radicted. But pass by al
this, and fcrbear TO comment on the blight thu
fell upon Northern PENNSYLVANIA, occasoneC
by the flare up ofths pet, democratic q Bank
to tie establishment, of which, was from prin
cipe opposed.
1t is allee ed that, in 1898. three of my per
sonal md political friends aspired to importan
offices. The assertion is not founded in truth
| am not aware that any of them were my 'par
ticular friends On that ticket appeared tn
name of Maj. Bruner, as candidate for the As
sembly, who does not acknowledge any par
J tCular friendship for me. ! remember how
, ever, that he was candidate for nomination
the year before, and that, as understood, III
WIlliamspoTt faction, by promises OF future con
sideration, induced him To withdraw in favn
of DR.. Taylor. lie may remember, a! least
, do, that, instead Of redeelning their promises
they endeavored TO shove hun of and have on
OF their own clan nominated. also remembe
that one Of the WlIliamsport gentlemen, VIII
generally figures in the regulation of the noni
nations for the county, urged and insisted o.
my being candidate, alleging Burners ute
incapacity. ], of course, refused, knowing hi
{ motives. ], however, as has always been m
uniform practice, supported the ticket.
II is not true that |, previous 10 the nomins
: tions, appeared in the field as candidate fo
Senator in 1880. My name was mentioned a
such, but my political friends throughout III
: county, and my neighbors, will testify that u
7 ways resisted their urgent solicitations Had
2 been so disposed, the ghost of the defea,e
, Packer which odd Lycoming' lugs in, woul
D not have scared me from the track; for, ha
sufficient evidence that it was poor harmless
shadow, and particularly the following year.
: the election of Judge Taggart, who is terme'
+ by the writers of odd Lycoming,' my twi
y BROTHER by an overwhelming majority to SCI
in the reform convention. IL the Ghost was
. be used as such potent scare crow, why d
i not his 'canonized bones then burst their GER
ments,' emerge from the political 'sepuchr
wherein they were quietly n-urned,' and 'r
!. visit the gimpses Of the moon The truth
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