Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1868-09-11


AEoTHEn CoFPERHEAB FIzzLE on REcoRD.
The Democrats used every effort last week
to secure one oftheir rousiag meetings for
Monday night. They succeeded like their
Vermont brethren at the last election. i
was the most miserable failure we have ever
known them to have during any court. The
committee on delegations we're busy for
weeks past, making arrangements for grand
copperhead display Between four and Eve
o'clock on Monday evening, we were notified
that "Old Democracy we're rolling in. In
order to get good view Of the long talked Of
delegation we repaired to Pitt St. @! what
a sight enough to inspire Seymour and Blai'
with new energy and zeal. We presume Mr.
Kimmell tet highly eIated at this outpouring
Of the Bedford county Democrats. We pitied
the Judge, for it must be sore thing for a
man in his posish TO see those whom be has
called his constituents stand back and thus
show to The world that party ties mnst be
severed when it comes to decide the questions
of the day. That false doctrines must die
and that the men that uphold them can never
receive the reins Of the Government from tbe
hands of the people-that they are doomed to
political death; that every hour Of our exis-
tence proves this clearly and that as the Dem
ocratic party grows older it wakes weaker
Their big delegation consisted Of two spring
wagons, three one horse dearborns, eight
voters and seventeen boys. What grand
procession Ashamed of shemselves they
passed through town quietly and ordered a
halt at the Poor House. We presume that
the recruits stationed at this strong hold were
not sufficiently equipped to Join the proees'
sion for in a short lime they wended their
way back in manner that language cannot
describe. Not Bit Of enthusiasm, no life,
no noise, but long faces and suIlen counse
nanees which showed plainly that they were
realizing the fact that Democracy is dying and
that they must yield the ghost. We inyolun-
tarily exclaimed look out for the se'8 and
cross bones (for we have read Of the quiet
tours of the Ku Klux.)
The meeting was held in the Court House;
the room was full, but about one third of the
audience we're Republicans who through Ct
riosity went TO hear what was to be said.
Judge KimmelI was the first speaker and pro-
ceeded in his usual way to exagerste and fAl-
sify, he said that he had received news from
a Southern friend the has lots Of eml who
said that the negroes we're sound Democrats
and we're coming back to the principles Of
'ole massa' this brought three rousing
cheers from the Democrats present The
Judge didn't announce his text, but we we're
able to deduce It when he had done. 1t is,
"Steel pens, Gold pens, stationery and pen
knives merchants engaged in this line might
receive some instruction in regard to the biz,
we don't know his terms. The next speaker
introduced was Mr.. Sehreiuer of Lewistown,
who informed the house that be was a rene-
gaae Republican, and proceeded with his
toricaI account to show how he was 'fotched
over" This was the most interesting part OF
his speech and when he had finished it, he
was at the end of bis string. The ''Fotch
over anecdote of his friend Wade Hampton,
may be very good, but we think if we had the
appointment Of the revenue collectors we
could fotch some Of our dcserters back again,
sh!