Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-09-13
THE TICKETS.


cess, not with a few candidates on the tick
ct, but with all hIr Gibboney will make
an able representative, and being free from
all the entangling alliances which would
cling around Mr.. Bates in case Of his elec-
ton Mr. G. would be far more likely to
represent the taxpayers than his opponent
An examination Of Mr. Bates course last
winter will be sufficient to convince any one
OF this, for it may well be asked, where is
there on record single vote against any of
the monopolizing schemes before the Leg
islature? Where is his tariff vote bat
with the free traders, for by the course he
took be seems to consider Mr.. Buchanan
and his infamous measures Lecompton and
all, as Of far more Importance than tariff?
Where. if elected, will he be next winter
when 4 L. s. Senator has again to be cho-
sem Il is well known that Bigler, back
! el by the National Administration, is seek
ing a reelection, and if he or some
other equally Objectionable man receive the
nomination, will not Mr.. Bates vote for
him? These, with other pertinent mat
tiers, on which Mr. B. would like to play
mum until after the election. will suggest
to Douglas men and others that somejodg
must be deceived, for he cannot 90 with
| both
For Sheriff, it is not disputed that Mr.
Stanbarger is an able, efficient and compe-
tent man, who will not only conduct his
| business justly and humaneIy, but keep the
Jail as it ought to be kept. We know lit
tie Of his opponent save that there has not
been township election for years in which
he was not a candidate for some petty Of
fee. He has had an itching for the shcr-
ifalty for several terms, aud if now laid
on the shelf, as we have no doubt he will
be, the democracy will get rid Of another
standing candidate.
Samuel Barr, our candidate for Register
and Recorder, has been i'll for several
weeks, but is able to be out again. Ad-
vantage was taken Of his illness to circu-
late all kinds Of stories about his Presi,
Dental predictions, especially among the
Germans, "a class whom the democrats be-
gin to hate most fervently,) which we know
to be untrue Mr.. Barr is Lincoln man,
and don't care who knows it; which is a
good deal more than can be said Of his op-
ponent, who may know who he is for but
don't want the people 70 know it.
The Democrat continues to hammer
away at Samuel Brewer, our candidate for
Commissioner, and we hope it will eontin-
ue until the election, as we know Of sever
al democrats who have been converted in
to Brewer men BY its covert insinuations.
We have thus far not said a word against
the private character of Mr. Cunningham,
but as the Democrat continues to insinuate
what Mr.. b. might, could or would do, we
will here say that Mr.. Cunningham is we'll
known through Derry and adjoining town
ships as headstrong man, selfish and un-
reasonable in his opinions, traits which of
all others most unfit man for the Office Of
Commissioner. Besides, he was a SEEKER
after the c6ice, having as a member Of the
democratic county convention electioneercd
with every man in it whom he could lay
hola of-well knowing too at the time that
by the rules of the party Decatur was en-
titled to the nomination. By the doctrine
now advocated as to Douglas and Breckin-
ridge, first promulgated by Mr. Buchanan,
no democrat is bound to support Mr.. Gun
ningham as the democratic nominee, but
left free to vote for whomsoever he may
choose. As to its argument that the
Board ought to be composed OF different
politics, we have only to say we never knew
that paper to advocate such doctrines when
the Board was composed of all democrats.
! Mr.. Brewer had no agency whatever in Sc
curing the nomination, nor did he seek it !;
but when his name was brought up in con-
yention the large vote he received over
several worthy aud good men testified his
high standing as an honest, upright and
moral man, a tribute which we feel satsf-
ed will be ratified by the people by large
majority.
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Which One is the Irm s-teUer.-Judge
Douglas, in his Concord Speech said
"The President told me if | did not obey
him, and vote to force the Lecompton Con-