Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-10-03
To the Electors of Columbia and
Montour:

FELLOW CITIZENS :-Resuming the dis
cussion of the Representative question about
where it was left last week, permit me to
again address you upon the subject once
more before the General Election.
Everybody, believe, admits that Colum-
bia county was shamefully defrauded of her
rights on the Senator nomination Through
the Chalfant faction of Danville,) by viola
ted pledges and fair promises, SO that our
refecting people became unwilling to further
trust, for the present, the Legislative power
Of the entire District in their hands, s,-as has
been heretofore proven to a mathematical
and political demonstration, n,-and according
ly large number of property-ho1oler, and
oil Democrats, requested the Standing Com
mittee and Representative Conferees to take
back the conditional or partial nomination
! Of Mr.. Chalfant and nominate a Columbia
county candidate in his stead This request
was made by large number of our best citi-
zens, whose names have heretofore been
published, and ON paper now before me,
not yet printed, are about one hundred more
names every one written by the signer,
among whom [ notice John Dietterick, Esq,
Jacob Leiby, Elias Bogart, Michael Oil,
! A Force, Samuel Neyhard, Esq, Philip
Hess, David Stroup, Alfred Miller, Reuben
Shuman, Daniel Ncyhard, Thos. Weaver,
John G. Jacoby, Esq. This was the data
upon which the agents of the Democratic
party based their action, and made nomi-
nation for RaDraSapto+i five
The nomination thus made, was rendered
to, and accepted by, the undersigned.
think did right in taking it at their hands
And have yet to learn that in so doing
and submit 1t to others to prove,-that it
makes me neither volunteer, a bolter, nor
diForganizer
The Standing Committee have precedent
for the exercise of the power delegated to
them by the Democratic County Convention,
and used it some years ago without let or
hindrance, when they nominated William
T. Shuman, Esq, for one of the County
Offices, and he was triumphantly elected
Columbia county has example in the partial
nomination, years ago, of Hon. Geo. Scott,
to the Legislature, and he was elected. Cur
friends may now proudly point to the above
precedent and example, not only in vindica-
ton of the truth of history, but as an entire
justification of their proceedings in this con-
test
That our people have been outrageously
wronged, and their interests now in jeopardy,
is selfevident fact; and hence, thrice
armed is he who has his quarrel just"
1t was stated in my last communication,
that Mr. Peter Ent, the defeated candidate
for Senator, with his confederates, was the
cause of the present difficulties among our
people Need adduce evidence Of this
fact verify believe that Mr. Ent. has not
lost one day, Sundays not excepted, since
the Democratic nomination of Columbia
county was made, that he has not been on
duty, running through Bloomsburg and al
most everywhere through the county,
in townships where at other times he did
not deem it proper or profitable to show his
face,-deceiving the honest people, who
have male him all he ever was, and more
than he ever will again deserve or receive
peddling the little Campaign" documents,
and button-holing those with whom he
comes in contact, and all in the interests
and service ofthe DanrizJepoIiticiicps And |
why, Fellow Democrats these unceasing ex-
ertions and indefatigable labors of love on
the part Of Mr.. Ent, against your interests
and in favor of the CAayaat unto and po!it-
icaJ gamblers
I propose briefly to clucidate Mr. Ent's po-
s;tion in the late Senatorial canvass, and ex-
plain his present purpose in the Represent
Els special guardian distinct
" said, that Mr.. Montgomery would vote
Tin Conference for any candidate Mr.. Ent
required. These gentleman Advent to work |
in the Conference as my FRIENDS Mr.. I
Ent doubtless had It arranged, that at the
proper time, the Montour Conferees should /
vote for Sullivan county, and then Dir. Mon |
gomery did vote as ''lEr. Eat required. y
Thus has Mr.. Ent fulfilled his part of the
contract with Sullivan and Montour. Hay
ing STAYED of from Columbia, the Senatorial
nomination for another three years, it will
then be Columbia turn and Mr. Ent's time
And then if he gets the nomination of Col
umbia, Montour and Sullivan owe him the
confirmation but, Mr. Democrat, if you or
/, again carry this county, we areto be de
feated and our county BETRAYED. This is
Mr. Ent's mission, and this explains his m
terest in the success now of the DaHriIge
l submit, Fellow Democrats, whether we
are to control our own political affairs, or
whether Mr.. Ent is to rule or rain old Co
iumbia Has he a life tenure on Office? Or,
are the Offices for ''him and his posterity
forever?'