Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-10-03
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
JOHN g. FREEZE.
MCentral Management y

Central Management"
In the first number of that erudite sheet
published in Bloomsbury from the Office of
the COLUMBIAN, paper recently established
calling itself an Independent Journal and
known to be run by the united force of few
Democrats and few dissatisfied Republi-
cans-facetiously called the CAMPAIGN, we
find an article under the above caption, from
well known pen, and directed with the
GOODNESS, yet we plainly see without the usual
candor which has heretofore been the accus-
toned path of that pen. Although we
would not, in the least, throw shadow upon
the laurels Of that Honorable gentleman, yet
we are compelled to express our utter aston
ishment to find him attempting to SO mask
the depravity of certain parties in Columbia
as to cast undue reflections upon Democrats
of honor, who always have been, are yet,
and will be In future, found working upon
nothing but the pure Democratic principles,
not only of nominations, but also of the gen
eral and well defined political policy of the
old and steadfast and patriotic principles of
the party at large. We say, We are sorry to
find that pen DEPRESSING from pure Democ-
racy, for the purpose of serving mammon
we are sorry to find it worshipping strange
Idols and go whoring among the principles
of the Chicago Republican Platform, as in
terpreted by the one branch of the Repub-
ican party. But what of this article? 1t
says:
The people of the county must make nom
nations in a fair and regular manner, with
out the interference of politicians at the
county seat, who can only interfere to per-
vert the system of nomination into an instru-
ment Of great mischief and evil.
The truthfulness of this no one denies,
and 1T is well known that but for the interfe-
renee of a few individuals at the county
seat, together with two or three others in
adjoining townships, the nomination of Co
lumbia county's choice for Senator would
have been made with but little difficulty.
Politicians at the county seat were so de-
termined to "pervert the system of nomi-
nation that they were not satisfied to be
directed even by the county, but before our
County Convention was held, entered into
concerted plan by which, with the aid of
small clique In Montour county, they could
defeat their opponents, provided Columbia
opposed them. We have now a well classi-
fed example of the great mischief and
evil arising from an interference by politi-
clans working to defeat the recommends
tons of the County Convention for the ex-
press purpose of gratifying the ambition and
sel6shness of central clique
1t is well said by the writer that such
working ola clique is to be guarded against
constantly by all good men who are concern
ed in party nominations" And it is further
well said, that" the existing disturbance
In this county upon the Representative ques-
ton arises from disregard of these views. :"
Had it not been for a total disregard of par
ty rules and prior compact made to fraud
ulently overthrow the will of the Columbia
County Convention there would have been
no disturbance and all would passed smooth
". But we ask in all candor and in desire
looking to the interest of party and party
nominations, shall we not abide by the di-
rection of County Convention? Shall we
call the people in convention for the special
purpose of nominating, and then allow
few individuals, clique, to say, with i'm
punity, the wishes of the people shall not
be respected, but the convention shall be
repudiated2 If this be so, then there need
be no convention called, but let two or three
individuals meet and say certain person
shall be supported by Columbia, or we, by
the combined force of other counties, Will
prevent the nomination of another man in
Columbia. Such has been the conduct of
clique in this county, and Mr.. Chalfant viii
hngly became party to the fraud Hence
the disturbance. A few have by this means
established Central Directory not only
for Columbia but for the counties joined in
the Senatorial District, and prepared
scheme by which if they cannot be success
full themselves In Columbia, viii yet put their
foot upon whomsoever may oppose them
This, voters of Columbia, is g Central Di-
rectory' Of the most Objectionable class,
and through its work the Columbia county
Convention was entirely ignored, and we
stand to-day prepared to act not as boilers
nor yet as aiding any Central Directory
but to condemn those melting and forming
bolts; and to pursue the path as directed
by the Convention Of Columbia. Again this |
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