The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-02-12
DEMOCRATIC MEETING f.
Reorganization Of the Party

Reorganization Of the Party
GETTING READY roR ANOTHER BAT
TIE!
Election Of Delegate to the State Convsn-
tion.
Speeches, Resolutions. etc. etc. etc.
Pursuant to previous notice, the
Democrats Of Bedford county assem-
bied in Mass Meeting, at the Court
House, in Bedford, on Monday eve
ming last, 8th inss. The court room
was well filed, with an intelligent and
attentive audience. On motion Of 0.
Z. Shannon, Esq, HON. THOMAS
ROSE, Of Monroe tp., was called to the
chair, with Asa Howsare Jas. Sill,
VIM. W. Lamburn, Jno. B. FIuck,
SamI Elliott, David Evans, George
Roades, Wm. NJ. Pearson, as Vice
Presidents, and Josiah Ritchey, G. 6.
Burns, A. J. Sansom and Francis
Wertz, as Secretaries.
The following We're appointed a
Committee on Resolutions: a. D.
Koontz, ESQ, J. T. Gephart, p. G.
Morgart, John c. Figard, Jonathan
Bowser, A. Zembower, J. B. FIuke,
John Zeller, Geo. Roades, Dan'l Evans,
JOS. Souser, John Filler, Adam Koons,
John Redinger, Samuel Berkheimer,
+. D. BeegIe, John 5. ScheIl, Moses
Crisman, Josiah Ritchey, Geo. s. Pot
ter, Henry Fluke, Daniel ". Amos.
Hon. B. +. Meyers was then called
upon to address the meeting. Mr.. NJ.
responded in a logical and convincing
effort, after which 0. Z. shannon, Esq,
was called out, who entertained tie
meeting in an able and amusing
speech.
The Committee on Resolutions then
reported through their Chairman, A.
d. Koontz. Esq, the following, after
the unanimous adoption Of which the
meeting adjourned:
Rezolced, That the Democracy of
Bedford county reiterate the princi-
pies Of civil government which have
l. -
guished the party Of the people from
thai Of the oiigarcby which aims at the
Capitalization OF power at the Federal
capitol and IS constantly encroaching
upon the rights and privileges Of the
People and the States reserved to them
at the formation OF the Republic.
BcsOlCed, That the effort now being
made by the leaders Of the radical
oligarchy in Congress, to wrest from
the People Of the several States. the
right to control and regulate the suf-
frage for themselves, by adopting an a.
mendment tot the Constitution, through
the agency Of legislatures chosen upon
issues which ignored the suffrage ques-
tiOa, shows distrust OF the popular
judgment, is an Insult TO "Republi-
/ cans" as well as Democrats, and is
worthy only Of the demagogue5 and
cOnspirators who for eight years have
blind-fOlded and cheated their follow
ers.
BeSoiced, That we most respectfully
remind our political adversaries that
the platform upon which Gen. Grant
was elected 10 the Presidency, contains
the assurance that IN the ''igydL Staies'
the people thereof should have eXclu-
siVe control over the question Of suf-
frage, and that if the legislatures al
ready elected, take away that control
/ from the people Of the loyal states, f"
/ by ratiiying the proposed amendment
70 the Constitution, known as Article
/ XIV, they will show that the Grant
platform was a "delusi0n and snare ~
a deliberate fraud upon those who sup
ported Gen. Grant at the ballOt-bOX.
ReSOlred. That what was fOretold by
the Democrats, but hoOted at as false
by the Republicans" to wit that the
| political equality Of whites and blacks
is to be established by trickery and de
ception, is about to come to pass. and
we, therefore, call upon honest and
sincere men in the "Republican" par
ty to vindicate their honesty and sin
cerity by repudiating the men who
have deceived them.
Be8oLUed, That the corruptions at
Washington by which hundreds of
thousands Of acres Of the public lands
are voted away, as subsidies to gigan-
tic corporations, and by which millions
Of the public funds are pocketed by
borers in the lobby, as in the case Of
the Alaska purchase, and the extrava-
gance and reckless waste Of the peo-
pies money by the legislature at Har-
risburg, in the payment of useless
hangers-Ou, ''ap army Of pasters and
folders" proves that the party in pow
er has become rotten to the core and
should be discarded by the people
ReS0iUed, That jacob Reed, Esq,
be and he is hereby elected delegate
to represent the people Of Bedford
county in the next Democratic State
Convention.
ReSOiUed, That whilst we declare our
opposition to every effort locking to
the forestaliing Of the action of the
State Convention, and whilst we desire
and intend that the delegate who rep
resents this county i'm that Convention,
shall be left perfectly free to exercise
his own Judgment as TO what nOmina-
ton may be most certainly calculated
to ensure the success Of the Democratic
party, we express our preference for
Gen. Geo. w. CasS, Of Allegheny co.,
as the candidate for Governor at the
next election.
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