The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1854-07-28
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THE STATE CENTRtL COMMITTEE.

To THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA
FeIi3ic Citizens The State Central Com
Mite, appointed by the Democratic. convention
which assembled n Harrisburg, in March last,
have thought it their duty to address you on
the present aspect Of political affairs.
The opponents of the Democratic party and
of Democratic policy I'VE scarcely know at This
moment by what name to call them) have, for
purposes connected with the approaching cleo
ton, made another Of those sudden changes Of
attitude which have so often heretofore tarnish-
ed the political character of their leaders, and
dissatisded the people. They have run through
their whole list Of public measures. One after
the other their principles have been condemned
by the public voice and abandoned by them
selves A National Bank, about which they
once threatened revolution, is an sEobsolete
idea' The Independent Treasury, which
they deaounced 50 fiercely, is no longer denied
TO be the safest and best mode of keeping and
disbursug the public revenues. Their Bank
rupt Law is delivered over, with their iulI con-
sent, to the iniamy it deserves. We hear no
more from them about expunging the veto pow
er from the constitution. The thunderS Of
alarm against the annexation of Texas are ST.
lent Their execrations Of the Mexican War
ana the barren SIdlP OF tdIiDTlla. are 10 longer
heard. .sThe tariff of 1912" is erased from
their banners and omitted in their speeches.
They seem to be ashamed las certainly they
ought to be) Of their predictions tha, the coun-
try would be ruined and the treasury made
bankrupt by the tariff of 1916. Even the Gal
phinS of the last administration have retired TO
the quiet shades of obSrurity, content TO gorge
their plumber in silence, without defending the
means by which it was acquired.
it might naturally be supposed, from such un-
toward circumstances, that these politicians
would cease their war upon the party OF the
people, when their formerly avowrd principles
and measures were thus abandoned. After
keeping the country IN Commotlon for so
many years, by contending for measures and
views which they now tacitly admit to be eth
er false or hopeless, it woald seem that dissolu-
ton was the only thing left for them. But the
natural enemies of republlcanism and equality
can never Be idle. The interested and ambitious
demagcgue will never quit his trade. They
can at least get local Offices by stirring up strife
among The people, and this they seem ready to
do, as passing events abundantly verify.
We do not deny that the masses Of the party
opposed to US are honest, sound and true heart
ed citizens, who desire nothing but that the
honor and interests Of their country may be
promoted and perpetuated. 1t is their sincere
preiudces against the Democracy, or their long
habits of obedience to party discipline which
keeps them where they are; but we confidently
trust that the time has now come, when they
will break the trammeS which have heretofore
bound them, and Join the Democratic party in
a cordial support OF the laws and the Constitu-
ton.
Previous to the last presidential election, the
organs, orators and leaders OF the party, then cal
ling itself Wing, had exhausted their list o
party doctrines. Every issue had been settled
against them. But they are seldom at loss fol
some temporary subterfuge, and on that occasion
they betook themselves to most uisFepu.able