Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-10-26
LOCOFOCO MEETING.

uTday. night, last, and we have been favored
with the following report Of she proceedings,
BY couple of gentlemen who we're there:
Mr.. Cessna said; We have been defeated,
bat if we bad done as we should have done,
We would net have been defeated; we now see,
when it is too late, what we should have seeD
before. This will teach US lesson Query:
that should they have seen before? Why,
that the Republicans are stronger than they.l
Vim. p. Schell said The Democratic party
is founded on truth, [Curious, indeed 7 and
must staud; it will stand. Although it now
be trodden under foot, yet it viii rise again.
He did rot say Wheu, though The Repub-
lican party is founded on nothing at all. 1t is
founded can compare il to nothing else but
founded on Abolitionism. 1t is a mere monde
script thing. The Republicans are greedy for
The spoils, and are fighting for the different Of
fees; they will eat out the very substance OF
the party; they will break up The party them
selves. M. S. here proceeded to name the
different applicants for cfice, from Attorney
General down to Clerk in the Post Officel-
Dir. SebelI next charged the Hon. Francis Jor-
dan with saying, in recent speech, that If
blood was was to be shed, let it be shed now,
and that he (JcrdaD) was ready to do his share
10 shedding blood. This is false, and Mr..
Schell very well knows it. Mr.. Jordan did
say something to this effect at must be
curious Union if it will not bear the workings
of its own machinery; if it is that easily dis
solved, the sooner we know it the better.
wait to have it tested and if it will not stand
! would rather see the dissolution take place in
my day, than to have it occur with my chill
dren after me-" Mr.. Schell, you must not
try to heap ealumpy On Mr.. Jordan, or you
will End 10 your cost that "Jord4u is hard
road to travel.''l
Mr.. S. also said that there had been fraud
used at the election in Middle Woodbury. Tp.
What DO you think of this, voters of Middle
Woodbury. Because you have taken stand
for freedom, you are accused of using fraud.
Sam'l IL. Tate said don't like the tone
and temper Of the speakers who have preceded
me: it sounds like that good old hymn
CLARK from the tombs doleful sound.
inc ears attend the cry.''
for one shall always stand faithful sentinel
Oh the watchtower OF Democracy and pro-
claim,
elbow ye the trumpet, blow.''
Fellow citizens, if we are beaten, we are not
dismayed. But we are not beaten. Haven't
We elected VIM. F. Schell In the county by
272 haven't we elected extra fees S. Il. TGte
by ITO votes, and tho balance of the Demo-
cratic ticket, except the Commissioner? Yes,
gentlemen, in spite of all that Jordan, King,
Washabaugh aud Over could do, the people
would not listen to them, but the people cane
up to the help of Extra S. II. Tate against
the mighty! | don't care what others may do
hereafter, I'm Democrat, and mean to spend
all my time and extra fees in advocating the
cause of Douglas and johnson. / will stand
on the buiwarks of the good old Democratic
ship as long as she has button on her coat
Who paid for them suppers for the Wide
Awakes a; the Washington Hotsl2 Did Sam
uel Russell? No, STREE, bob! Seventy
three thousand dollars were paid at one time
to the chsisman of the Black Republican State
Committee, and large amount of lha, money
was spent in Bedford county. l didn't see
that money paid, but have heard that there
was man who did. Frank Jordan expects to
be Secretary of State, and Aleck King Presi-
dent Judge of this District. He'll nave
good time getting it. III spend my house
and lot to defeat him, besides my extra fees
Mr.. King belongs to the arstocracy. He gets
very polite to mechanics, and latoring men,
and tdet SORT Of thing, about election times
But when he's at the Bedford Springs, revolv-
ing amid the giddy mazes of the dance, does
be ever introduce you to his friends 2 No,
STREE Did you ever see him extend two 6n-
gers of his gloved hand . The Wide Awakes
were out again the other night. Who paid for
them capes, and caps and oil Z The oil ruu
out, and they couldn't light them. They were
like the unirimmed virgins and the winds
came, and the rains descended, and great was
the fall thereof