Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-12-05

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7atto. But there are real white men in Mass
achusetts, as ID all the New England States
I-.ulenty of thsnn-and ne hope that such,
and only such, viii 90 to the great Conven-
t;on Of the States to be held In Kentucky
next Spring. Every stripe of black and
0uzdtto politicians have been holding their
Couventions all around; but let the Democ-
racv have, at least, one Convention of gen.
uine white politicians. A Convention of
brave and true patriots, who acknowledge
nothing to repent of on the one hand, nor
claim the right to exercise forgiveness on the
other. There ought to be halt million of
real white men in conference on that occa-
sion. Such Convention might start an
enthusiasm which will arouse the spleepy ear
of the old Democracy again, and give US at
least one campaign in which Democrats shall
not be in doubt whether they are running
Democrats or Black Republican platform.
Let us have a Convention Of white men,
who want theold Union our forefathers made,
and who prefer the Constitution as it came
from the hands of Washington, Jefferson,
and the patriots of the Revolution, to the
ragged, negro-looking thing as it passes out
of the hands Of Thad Stevens, Sumner, and
Ben. Butler. The issue is plain one. Let
the call be for Convention of all who want
the Union as 1t lcas and the Constitution as
1t acas Those who believe that Thad, Ste
yens and Ben. Butler can mend the work OF
Washington and Jefferson, must take, at
least, back seat in such Convention. Let
those who are foolish enough to think that
they can hold the Radical bull by the tail
try their hand in another place. Let this
Convention be for those who mean to seize
the beast by the ho77ls.-M T. Day Book
Another Paper.
Are the Democrats of Columbia County
going to burden themselves with another
newspaper? They already support two
the DEMOCRAT AND STAR and the Bcr,oick
Gazette which is a sufficient tax upon the
party You encourage and start another
paper and many Democrats of the County
will be persuaded to take two copies while
they now get along with one, and save half
the expense. 1t l0iH increase the tares OF
the County for its support in this way The
County Commissioners viii be obliged to pay
the new paper in the neighborhood of one
hundred and fifty dollars for publishing
County matter. The two papers are now re-
ceiving but small sum from the County,
considering the amount of advertising done
! consequently you cannot expect to cut down
the price of advertising on the two and give
the amount shaved off to the new concern,
but must pay that paper an amount equal to
that received by the others THIS aoiH IN
crease the ta1es. 1t cannot Ge otherloise.
On the other hand, how is the third paper
to effect candidates? Our best County Offices
do not more than pay man a fair living,
and if he is to be burdened down with news
paper, ticket and advertising bills, he had
| better not be candidate. The new paper,
we understand, is intended to be Democratic
therefore candidates viii be obliged to pub
lish their announcement card in itas well
as in the other two besides this thirdpaper
will come and claim money from each and
every candidate for tickets, &c. Have the
people thought of all these things? We
think not. VIII they thus stand still and
see the County Treasury and their own pock-
cts leached out of money unnecessarily Or
will they say, at once, to these dissatisfied
individuals, who aim at the destruction more
than the welfare of the Democratic party,
that they will not give aid or countenance
the enterprise? They must see that no good
can grow out of third paper. We told the
people that no good to the Democratic party
could come out of the starting of the Column
ban, and what has been the result? Simply
what we predicted. Some of our pretended
Democratic friends found fault with us for
thus speaking out in school To-day they
desire to foist third paper upon the Dem
ocratic partJ of this county. More nextweek
s1r Simon ''Wig Waged," and the Co
lum6ia County Republican "Wig Waged'
itself into the support of the ''Old Winnie
bago,' for United States Senator. The Re
publican scraped about all over to find some
thing commendabIe of the "Old Chief" to
tell It's readers. 1t made up very weak ar
gument in his favor. Had the RepuJhican
simply said that CAMERON possessed very
large amount of cash, and that was his chief
and only qualification for the Office of Sena-
tor, it would have told the whole story.
Take away this qualification and what has he
left to commend him to the Office of Senator.
Can he be compared with CURTIN, FoRNEY,
GROW, STEVENS, PENNY, MCCLURE, and
others, in point of ability? Heis the weak
est man we have mentioned, in a legislative
point of view as well as otherwise Besides
he is the most dishonest and not to be trust
ed. Yet the Republican is supporting him
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