The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1869-02-25
The Democracy.

the proceedings the Judge developed the strict
| parliamentarian, which, though possibly a lit
tie out of order in 4 purely Democratic meet
ing, is not so far out of the way when consid-
cred in connection with the fact, that rumor so
frequently connects the Judges name with a
seat in Congress, where skill in such matters
becomes virtue. All in all, the President
made "werry" good President
For Vice Presidents We had Richard S.
Staples, of Stroudsburg, Isaac s. Case, of Cool
bsugh, Frederick Siglin, of Chestnuthll, and
Robert W. Swink, of Stroud. AS the Vice
President Of County meeting is usually more
for ornament than use, and as the Vice Presi-
dents in this instance proved no exception to the
rule, we feel like congratulating the meeting ov-
er the securing ofsuch beautiful timber. Hand
somer men could not have been culled from
the meeting, and with the President Mt the
head, We think we may safely venture the
sertion that more brilliant display of beauty
and pure, disinterested Democracy, never grac-
ed our judicial bench.
Nor was less care displayed in the selection
of the lesser lights Of the meeting. Our excel
lent friend, John s. Fisher, would grace any
position, whilst the meeting might have gone
great ways from home and failed to have found
one who would have so worthily filled the re-
remaining Sccretaryship as our amiable friend
Amandus Orevus Greenwald, of the Monroe
Democrat. When Amandus took his seat, and
presented his pleasant countenance to the de-
lighted auditory, we were Involuntary remind
ed Of the fgure-head of General Jackson, which
graced the prov of the good frigate Constitu-
ton some thirty-fve years ago, and about
which Commodore Elliot, and the old line
Wings of that period, got into such a terrible
nluddle; and We were happy in the reflection
that 4. Q. this time proved to be ''the coming
man" and that there was no one present to
snub him and make him afraid
The meeting being thus beautifully and ably
oflicered, Mr.. John NJ. Coolbaugh, of Middle
Smithfeld, moved the appointment by the chair
OF a committee of one from each township, to
draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting, which was done, and Mr.. c., for his
motion, rewarded with the craftsmanship
The committee having retired, S. S. Dreher,
Esq. was, on motion, called upon to address the
meeting. Squire Dreher promptly responded
to the call, and though he maintained bland
and pleasant smile during the progress Of the
speech, it was evident, from his contortions of
argument, that he felt that he had taken upon
himself the task Of the boy who had undertaken
to roll big stone up hill, and had as much rs
he could do to keep from getting smashed BY it.,
without attempting to make progress. The
Squire was not, by no manner of means, dis
couraged by the past defeats of the Democracy.
On the contrary he thought there was reason
| for encouragement, and he arraigned the Re
! publican party on its failure to redeem its SOL
enn promises made last fall. The Squire
would be sure ne was right, and, diving deep
down into the breast pocket of his coat, he ex-
humcd a musty document, with which he was
was much more familiar last fall than he has
been since, and read therefrom a plank Of the
Chicago Platform. With this as his theme he
! improyised most beautiful Democratic varia-
tions on the negro and negro suffrage. He
charged the Republican party with violation
| OF pledges, but his attempt to makes his char
ges good was most lamentable failure. He
said that Republicans attempted to force ne
gro suffrage on the North under the Constitu-
ton as it IS but his own sense of justice COM
/ pelicd him to qualify this by saying that many
more Republicans voted against the absurdity
and defeated it. lie again charged violation,
In that an attempt was made to establish negro
suffrage all over the country, by constitutional
! 4 II IoF., I
laturcs. Justice to himself and to his hearers
should have prompted him TO declare that the
project Is not yet a success, and is not like to
be, unless Democratic Congressmen come 10
the aid Of the extreme Republicans. Aband-
oning this branch of his theme before he had di-
next essayed to make "a big thing" out of our
finances. Heavy taxes were groancd over the
word extravaganza wss flippantly used, and
charges OF an increase of the public debt seve-
raj times yentured But mum was the speak
er over the cause Of our heavy taxes and our
! national extravaganza, while, even in his own
hands, the increase of public debt dwindlsd
down to some S30,000,00O in shape of bonds
loaned to the Pacific Railroads. both principal
and interest of which the roads are bound to
pay. 1t had probably escaped his memory
that these roads have been the especial pets of
both parties in more than one Presidential
campaign, and that they have, thus far, been sub
sidized by the votes Of both parties; but it was
relief to hear the Squire declare that he was,
as are the great mass of Republicans, pleased
to hear that Gen. Grant was opposed to the
granting Of any more railroad subsidies. 1T
would be well, if, in view of the fact that he
is too honest ever to make popular Democrat
c orator. the Squire would confne himself to
such spirited platitudes as two pigs squeal-
ing under gate" Such things revive the spi-
rits of Democracy hereabouts famousy, while
his "honest confessions of the SOUL" which con-