Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-07-01
Candidates for Legislature.


Ty reference to our Political column it
will be seen that L. j. McHenry and Cyrus
b. McIIenry, candidates for nomination to
the Legislature, have Withdrawn, and recon-
mend as the most suitable person for that
purpose, Col. Hiram II. Kline, Of Orange,
township. Their object in doing SO, is to
secure perfect harmony and unity Of action
in the party, this fall, and we have no doubt
the people will appreciate such noble i'm.
pulses. Our whole strength should be Used
against the enemy, and not against each
other. Col. Kline is well known to the
County, having served one term in the Leg
islaturc and requires no commentator at
our hands. As yet, no candidate has been
proposed against him, nor is it likely that
he will meet with any serious opposition.
The above is taken from last weeks Co.
iuqJmn. 1t will be seen that the McHEN-
RVS have Withdrawn az candidates for As.
sembly, and recommended in their stead,
as the most suitable person for that posi-
ton, Col. HIRAM r. KLINE, Of Orange"
Now, have these men the right to say who
the Democracy should support? If they
have, it is certainly placing great deal
os power in the hands of few men. If
the Democracy Of the county are to be gov
erned by such action, any man might come
cut for Office, week or two, then decline
being any longer candidate, and recon-
mend" the most Objectionable man in the
county for position in his stead, and the
Democracy would be bound to stand to that
recommendation" or be charged with
'bolting." This plan Of making nomina-
tons in Columbia County is not yet inaugu-
rated, and we trust the Democracy are not
going to set up any such impolitic and dan
gerous precedent.
It is asserted that the action Of these
NcHENRYs in withdrawing, was to 'secure
harmony and unity in the party this fall" -"
Why was not this thought of long before ?
All this delicate and vexatious labor, on the
part Of certain well known individuals, to
bring about this harmony and unity in the
party" 3night have been avoided. No such
+, noble impulse" animated the esouls Of these
Columbian men, who seemed not to have
the interest of party ut stake last fall, when
they smarmed every township in the county,
to carry their ends and destroy our business,
and influence as Democrat! They were
not willing thea to uso their whole strength
against the enesay," but persistently and
vigorously used it against this paper and its
friends. The old organ Of the Democracy
Of Columbia County must be run out, -
ground to powder '-and its friends and
supporterspo politically defeatedand destroyed.
70 this end that faction has labored hard
and long-spared neither time nor money
and as to their success, we leave Others to
Judge.
How do they suppose to reconcile the
friends of this journal after charging them
with sympathizing and voting with the enc.
my? In this manner our friends have been
slandered, and bclied by men who run and
control paper claiming to be'in the interest
of the Democratic party. These men have
used their whole strength" )" together with
the influence Of Senator BUcKALEw, against
this paper and its friends, for orer tro years.
They have, with their high pressure, con.
trolod public and priratc patronage that
Justly belonged to this Office. They have
run after, begged and solicited work from
other offices, to our personal kno,cledge, q
thing beneath the dignity of high-toned
journalists. In this kind of business the
men who control the Columbian have not
altogether been slcne They have had their
aiders and abettors who have been ever Wig.
ilent in the business of breaking down the
DEMOCRAT and its friends. G
itmight be proper to state that the Co.
iumJiaa was started in the interest Of a te,o,
and that tcic lives in and about Bloomsbury.
1t may alo be considered in the breaking
business At first it was intended to "break
down the Republican," that 1t might con.
trol public patronage, and not succeeding in
b,pahiay down that paper, but finally get
ting suck of ono or two public teats, and
then to still better its condition, with hope
Of a longer life, it shifted its sails and is now
attempting to navigate Democratic waters.
After showing their barque into the open
sea they immediately commenced firing up
on the Democratic organ Of this county, but
with little effect. This FIRE has been quietly
and regularly kept tip by that faction for
t,co gears anil at this time, their ammuni-
ton being well nigh spent, they call on the
Democracy for unity Of action" but that
unity" must, to please them, be upon .
certain man for Assembly. That man is
Mr. KLINE Of whom VIC will not speak; he
having been in the Legislature one term,
his record is made, and needs mo comnen'
dation at. our hands Of him the people
Of the county know much, and will treat
MIN accordingly.