Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-11-12

/ and ala not control the poiitlcal productions
of five of them.
When Cambria rolled up her tremendous
majority, astonishing alike friend and foe,
considerable inquiry was made into the
causes which had produced the remarkable
result The opposition of course shouted
fraud pipe-Iaying!! colonization!! A
journal in Philadelphia gravely informed the
! public that the result was to be attributed to
! the excrtions of gentleman from Massachu-
sets, Mr.. O'Brien, who had never even spo-
ken in the county and new the Standards
&c communication would Eave us believe that
! Calohan did it,
| In former times, the constant cry of the
| opposition was that Cambria was kept in the
Democratic ranks, by the patronage and in
fuence of the Portage Rail Road. We were
charged, in the language of :iie Standard with
being Democrats from interest, and not
! from priaciple," - Rail Road Democrats"
% bread and butter Democrats" were some
of the pretty names we were called. Even in
! October, just before the State election Hon
r. b. McCombs of Lawrence, was brought
here TO tell the Fremonters that they could
not hope to do much against the power of that
'' great political machine the Portage Rail
Road The Democracy of the county then
pointed with pride 20 the fact that the terrible
Portage was shorn of its infuencc-an infu-
ence which had oftener been used to the injury
of the party and its candidates, than to their
! benefit, as some gentlemen now living can
| bear stern testimony-and Mr.. McCombs was
rather taken aback when shown that the party
in Cambria was in open, marked, and noto-
rious opposition to the Superintendent of the
| Portage, and that the Democratic orgaas
in the county were his avowed enemies
The heart of every democrat in the county
was gladdened, that we could now show to the
world that we wcro Democrats from principle
and not from interest," as the Standard in
sultingly insinuatcs. and that we owed our vic
tories to the Intelligence and patriotism of our
people, and the talent and energy of our own
speakers, and we this year doubled our ma
jority, not only without assistance from the
| Rortage Rail Road officers, but an spite ot'
them. This no man can deny. And yet the
ards &c communication" would sully the
brightness of our victory, by associating with
! it, the name of W. S. Calohan. We ask the
| people of Cambria to take notice of the NAL
| ice which is but too evident in this COM
munication."
| The communication finally gets into Wash
in ston township, and endeavors toe reate diff
Guilty among Democrats there This is nice
business for ''several prominent Cambria coun-
| ty Democrats to be engaged in. We do
think. in all justice that the democracy of
| Washington ought to be let alone They
have been blackguarded without mercy by
Know Nothings and Aboltionists and now
after doing their whole duty to their country,
it is rather rough to find g several prominent
Cambria county democrats" pitching in to
them. This is our opinion, but as the dcmoc-
racy of Washington township are not much
afraid of fight. we presume that they will
attend to anyb ody Who interferes with them,
in their own way, and from our knowledge of
them, we do not hesitate to say that Calohan
or any of his toades who meddle with them.
may rely upon being put Mrough
We have thus noticed in detail. the princi
pal points in this 81 communication signed
" SEVERAL CAMBRIA COUNTY DEM
! OCRATS," and dated Ebensburg, Nov 10,
1886. 1t was published in Hollidaysburg
whilst the Canal Board were thera and lto
the last cards of the opposition on the eve of
an election, it was expected to settle the ques-
ton. We have another word in regard to it,
All good men condemn anonymous COM
munications and their writer's, who like assas-
! sins stab in the dark, and put into circulation
slanders and falsehoods which they are afraid
to avow over their own signatures. The Stan
dard's correspondent, writes in reference
to a matter of public concern ; why not then,
avow himself? What reason for concealment :?
Who does he fear? 1t is evident that he is a
coward. Whatever faults ' Cambria coun-
ty Democrats " may have, cowardice is not
one of them. No man here will acknowledge
the authorship of your " communication, :"
and we therefore pronounce your attempt to
palm 1t off as Cambria county production,
an insult to the people of this county.
Mr. Standard, your ''several Cambria coun-
ty Democrats" are men of straw, and YOUR
'' communication is LIE. It never was
written in Cambria county, or by Cambria
county men. We dare and defy you to pro-
l,,o a.