Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-10-03
THE DEMOCRATIC CoMMITTEE's CoRREsPoN
DENCE.

We announced last week the correspondence
between the Committee Of the Democratic
Mass Convention, and Messrs. TRACY and
BLISS, and the nomination, by the former, Of
Col. JoHN F. MEANS as the democratic cand-
date for Representative. This number of the
Reporter contains the correspondence il full.
We need hardly invite the perusal of our rea.
ders, as we presume it will readily receive their
attention. We are much mistaken in the in
telligence and temper Of our people, if they are
not ready cordially to sustain Messra. TRACY
and BLISS in the Independent stand they have
taken. To have acceded to the modest re-
quest of this Committee would have been to
have reached the lowest depth of qualification
and demagogism, and lost them the respect and
confidence of every intelligent and right-thnk
ing man.
The cry Of high taxes" and reform, " has
been for years the favorite hobby of dema
gogues of all parties The broken down po
liticaI hack, who has been for years feeding
and fattening at the public crib, when discard.
ed by the public and losing both their conf
dencce and hold of the public pap, turns as
last resort, to the boyish whip behind" cry
of high taxes and reform. 1t is somewhat
amusing to see how vrtuouS some men can be-
come, when they have only Pcrspcctjre instead
of prospective view Of the public Treasury. As
the greatest scampS are always the readieSt to
turn States evidence-so those who are read.
lest to plunder, are the most ready and flip
pant with the "high taxes" and reform dodge
The letters which we publish meet the con-
stitutional and logical view of this matter so
fully that we need not 60 into either. We shall
therefore confne ourselves to the disclosure of
the trick which is intended to be played upon
the fancied credulity of the Republicans of
the County. If there are any so "green as
to be led into the trap, We wish them joy of
their afiliation with Messrs. PIoLLEr and
MEANS.
In the midst of a rebellion which is taxing
to the utmost the energies and resources of the
county,the people must bear, and learn to bear
patiently, the great burdens which will press
upon them. Thank God, the darkest hour of
our National peril is paSt-the heaviest pecu-
MARY difficulties have already been felt We
believe there is TO be hereafter a steady i'm
provement in both for the better Bnt the
burdens of taxation will for years &c heavy,
and all wastefulness, all public extravaganza
should be prevented and the public burdens
made as light as possible This feeling pervades
all parties, and all branches of the government
1t is one of the stern lessons of the times,
which no public functionary nor party dare
neglect Amongst other objects Of retrench-
legislature might with propriety be reduced
If so we woud have it done in the proper
legal aud constitutional way. Or if there is
nothing desirable in a Representative except
cheapncss, then put their Office up to the forrest
bidder and see who will serve the cheapest
If Col. MEANS will 60 for So per diem, VIC
presume some other equally competent man
would be glad to serve at 81 80, or perhaps
for nothDg-and run the chances of outside
remuneration. But we do not believe the peo
pie of the County desire to be thus bumiat-
ed. Having every confidence that Messrs
TRACY and BLISS will labor zealously to lessen
the public burdens, they will be willing to en-
dorse their past conduct, and return them for
renewed usefulness.
NJ. RnnnhIcaL.S I hn Of hn IL