Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-09-24
POLITICAL ITEMS.


POLITICAL ITEMS.
THE Ohio copperheads have already been
detected IN coluri1iug for the coming elec-
ten. This fact, taken in connection with
the unloading of jails by Democratic jailors,
shows that the gallant Democracy of Ohio
is going strong for Pendleton and Victory.
THE Massachusetts, Democratic State
Convention resolved it to be "a political duty
to acquiesce in settled results, aud postpone
fruitless opposition to the accomplished
facts of yesterday which means that re-
construction and negro suffrage are accom-
plished facts
TIE Democracy Of Massachusetts say that
they have no new views to advance. This
is a very frank way of expressing them
selves, to say the least Democracy gener-
ally means opposition to any aud everything
the Republicans do, without regard to Its
pIopriety or rightfulness.
SENATOR SHERMAN says that Bepubli-
can Congress passed a homestead law, the
last Democratic President, Buchanan, We
toed it, and it was only when we had a Re.
publican President aud Congress that such a
law was passed and went into operation
Now the Democrats meet in convention and
solemnly declare that they are in favor o.
free homcsteads.
AT the breaking out of the rebellion
when the three-mouths volunteers were
raised, Asa Packer gave $50 towards thoir
equipment This generous donation from
the possessor Of twenty millions it seems i:
expected to Offset four years service upor
the battlefield, which was John w. Geary',
contribution to his country in her hour O
need
WHILE Gov. Gcary was refusing to be The
instrument Of the slave drivers aud border
rufiians in Kansas, and was nobly standing
up there for freedom, Mr. Packer was il
Congress humbly and seryilely following tn,
lead of Toombs, Wigfall, and other fire. eat
ers, in their plans to hand over all our FREE
territory to the slavery interests.
CARBON COUNTY, during the war, appro
priated an abundance Of money to euabl
such West Pointers as the son Of Asa Packer
to keep entirely clear Of the draft. Whel
the county needed funds, old Asa Packe
picked up his carpet bag aud made track
for Philadelphia, where he had himself as
sessed as a resident, and thus got clear O
paying his share Of the debt. That wa
smart-wasn't it?
AT White Haven, on the Lchigh Vale,
Railroad, when the news Of Asa Packer
nomination for Governor was received, in
few hours afterward large placards wer
hung out at the drinking places, aunounein,
Packer Whisky Frccl" Whether Mr.
Packer is still furnishing whisky free t.
his friends we DO not know, but we arc as
sured he Is fully aware fits efficacy as al
electioneering agent
The officers platform at the Democrati
nominating convention Of Montgomery coun
/ ty, broke down, and delegate had his le,
broken. 4 new platform was immediatel
built, with whisky barrels for It's founda
ton, and after that, things went on natur
ally. The nomination to the State Scnat
after being declined by several persons wa
accepted by his friends for Hon, Owel
Jones, who Is at present in Europe.
/ THE Methodist congregation at Weather
/ ly, Carbon county, desired to build a ohurcl
a short time ago. They called on the Hon
Asa Packer with view Of obtaining sufi
cient land from him, either by purchase o.
gift, to erect said house of worship. Al
though Mr.. Packer owned from two to three
hundred acres Of land in one body adjoinin,
the town, he refused to sell or give then
any ground in a suitable place for the pur
pose. Such is Packer libcrality
IT isfeported that Asa Packer docs no
hope to be elected His principal desire t,
be Governor of Pennsylvania arose from
determination to effect if possible certain
railroad advantages for New York. Thi
has become so generally known and fel
among leaders Of his own party opposed t.
the project to iBjure their own State, tina
efforts to secure his defeat will not bo want
ing even among those who aided to plac,
him in nomination. Packer knows this anC
expects to be defeated.