The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-09
GRANDDEMOCRATICRALLY!
Brightly Breaks the Morning !
TIE PEOPLE IN MOTION. FOR PACK
Err AND PERSETNG.
The State. District and County Tickets
Endorsed

EHs AND PBkShfNS.
The state. District and County Tickets
Endorsed
Pursuant to public notice, the DEM
ocrats and Conservatives of Bedford
county assembled in Mass Meeting, at
the Court House, on Mo" lay night
last. Notwithstanding thelnclemency
of the weather, the Court House was
filled to overlooking with an atten-
tive and enthusiastic audience. On
motion of T. F. Kerr, Esq, chairman
of the Democratic County Committee,
the following organization was effect
ed: President, J. Thomas Gephart,
Esq; Vice Presidents, John Boor, w.
0. Leary, B. F. Edwards, J. d. Lucas,
II. P. Diehl, \. w. Swoope, Jas. Cess
ma, Esq, J. J. Powell, Henry Fluck,
Peter +. Lehman, James Roades, Geo.
w. Beales, Emanuel Shearer, Andrew
Crisman, S. McFeeters, Geo. Baugh-
man, Geo. Shearer, Hugh Wilson,
John W. Crismau, F. d. Beegle, John
Frazer, Geo. BeegIe, Daniel Barley,
Aaron Reed, Hon. w. G. Eicholtz !;
Secretaries, William Foster, d. a. T..
Black, John H. Bowser, Capt. S. B.
Tate, J. II. H. Sparks.
The object Of the meeting was then
stated by B. f. Meyers, who introduc-
cd Capt. Geo. w. Skinner (late of the
nth p. VI Of Chambersburg, as the
first speaker of the evening. Capt.
! Skinner delivered an able and convin-
cling address. He was followed by w.
| S. Stenger, Esq, District Attorney Of
/ Franklin county, in one of the most
eloquent and powerful speeches to
which we have ever listened. After
Mr.. Stengcr had concluded, r. Milton
Speer, Esq, of Huntingdon, was call
/ eel upon to address the meeting. Mr..
Speer responded in a most effective eff
fort, addressing himself closely and in
an eminently logical manner to the
/ living issues of the day. The speak
ers were frequently interrupted with
rounds of applause.
J. NJ. Reynolds, Esq, then offered
the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted;
ResOlred, by the Democratic Party
of Bedford County, in the language OF
the platform adopted by the late State
Convention,
/. That the federal government is
limited in power to the grants contain.
ed in the Federal Constitution that
the exercise of doubtful constitutional
powers is dangerous to the stability ot
the government and the safety Of the
people, and the democratic party will
never consent that the State of Penn.
| sylyania shall surrender her great right
of local self-gOvernment.
2. That the attempted ratification OI
the proposed fifteenth amendment tC
the Federal Constitution by the radi.
cal members of the last legislature, and
their refusal TO submit the same to q
vote of the people, was a deliberate
breach Of their official duty and an
outrage upon every citizen of the State
and the resolution making such ratifi'
cation should be promptly repealed
and the amendment submitted to the
people at the polls for acceptance or re
lection.
3. That reform in the administration
of the federal and State governments
and i'm the management Of their finan
cial affairs is imperatively demanded
(. That the movements now being
made for the amelioration of the con
dition of the laboring man have oul
most cordial cooperation.
). That the legislation of the late re
publican Congress "outside of the Con
stitution," " the disregard of the major
ity therein of the will Of the people anC
sanctity of the ballot box, in the exclu
sion from their seats in Congress Of
representatives clearly elected, the
establishment of military government,
in States in the Union and the o
verthrow of all civil government,
therein, are acts of tyranny and usur.
patton that tend directly to the de
struction of all republican government
and the creation of the worst forms O
despotism.
6. That our soldiers and sailors, who
carried the flag ofour country to victo
ry must be gratefully remembered
and all the guarantees given in theil
favor must be faithfully carried int
execution.
7. Equal rights and protection fol
naturalized and native-born citizens
at home and abroad; the assertion o
American nationality which shall
command the respect of foreign pow
ers and furnish an exampleand encour
agement to people struggling for ma
tional integrity. constitutional liberty
and individual rights.
8. That the present internal revenue