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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

PRESIDENT JUDGE.-"7he Medium ,"an
Independent paper published at Danville,
whose very intelligent and fearless editor,
DR.. ID. II. b. Brewer, was member OF
the Legislature at the time of the passage
of the resolution providing for the amend
ment to the Constitution, making our
Judges elective by the people, takes strong
grounds in favor of the election of VIM. M.
RocKEFELLER, ESQ, the peoples candi-
date for the office of President Judge of the
Eighth judicial District. In q late num-
ber of that paper he thus refers to that i'm
portant question:
PRESIDENT JUDGE.
at seems to be pretty we'll settled in the
minds of the people of all parties, that Mr..
Rockefeller is the man for President Judge.
lie is as far removed from the blighting in
lluence fpartizan politics, as any one who
could be found in the district He is en-
phatically, as Ec declared in his accept
ancc, THE PEOPLES CANDIDATE; and in
accepting the nomination, he did SO only
on the ground that he would not make a
party contest. And, if elected, he would
have no friends to reward and no enemies
TO punish. lie appreciates the true posi-
tion of q Judge, and this vcrtics the pre-
diction of those who favored an elective iu
dietary. If there is one act of public life
of which we feel proud it is our remarks
and our vote in the Legislature in favor Of
the Constitutional Amendment, giving the
people the choice of Judges. And as long
as we have men like Rockefeller, (who en-
joys .hc confidence of the bar and of the
people in an eminent degree the practical
results will attest the wisdom of the
Amendment.
Judging by the sentiments Of the people
Democrats as we'll as Rcpublicans-in
all quarters of the district thcre can be no
doubt of tho electior of Mr.. Rockefeller
Nor can it be claimed as Il party test, be-
cause mnIy Democrats declare their inten-
tion to vote for him.
We have not word 10 say acinst his
opponent, Mr.. Scott, bit 'rhCl 1r. Chat
fat publishes hot if Nr. Scott IS elected,
Republicans "1auSt submit 10 be rulcd by a
Judye imGucd nth Democratic princ,p!cS'-
that is, in effect, declaring that Mr.. Scott
will act for hiS party on the bench, and
compel others to submit. If this is so,
then the choice is easily made.
We trust the people of this district will
have the wisdom, the justice and the pa
triotism, not to elect a Judge ''imbuedi
with Democratic, Republican, or any other
paty feeling or ENHANCEMENT. Let us
have one who is ''imbued" with the dig
nifty, the impartiality and the enlightened
Judgment that belongs to the high and re-
sponsible position-th hat man in the present
crisis is VIM. NJ. RockelGlier.n
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

ARE YOU READY.-NOters of the adja-
cent districts of the coal region are you
ready to endorse the Irish Catholic move
mont in that region ? Are You willing TO
give your vote in favor Of ticket formed
by fraud, thereby setting a precedent for
the future Of tho Democratic party in
Northumberland County 2 Arc you will
ling to vote with n party who have robbed
you Of your property la broad daylight,
and theu proved an alibl by their comrades
when you recognized lho parties as the
perpetrators Arc you la favor OF having
tho Irish Catholics 10 rulo the working
classes in the coal region, ana force thom
10 sublaction aud stopping the coal break
ers, starving the poor, and preventing the
circulation Of over three millions OF dollars
la the county lfyou are la favor OF such
a state Of Affairs, vote the whole Irish Cath
ollc ticket, from President Judge down 10
Auditor,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

THE Democrat complains that Geo. G..
'Welker violated his pledge by not support
ing the Irish fraudulent ticket. Mr..
Welkcr, like hundreds of other honest
Democrats. found. after the convention,
that the party had failed to form a.Demo-
cratic ticket, and gave the whole matter
over to the Irish Catholic element, which
is fast running the Democratic party and
to sustain the Democratic principles of
Jefferson, he was conscientiously pledged
to oppose the new departure party in this
county. If the editor of the Democrat
would show where there is the least sign
of Democratic principle involved in the
party he is now supporting, many other
honest Democrats would probably be in
duccd to support it. Mr.. Remensnyder
admits that frauds were committed in the
coal region, but pretends that he is not in
debied to those frauds for his nomination.
There were 403 fraudulent votes polled,
and taking Welkcr's vote in the entire
county, with the coal region OF, and COM
pairing it with Reimcnsnyder's vote in the
entire county, with the coal region off, it is
evident mat Welker's majority at the pri-
mary election was 76. The following
figures speak for themselves
Primary Election Annual Election of
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07
c9UcStiOns TO BE answered Frac3i-
cnE2y at tn.C E7ec.iOl.

!. DEMOCRACY.-What did jefferson,
the apostle Of Democracy, ask in regard to
men who were candidates for Office SIS
he honest-is he capable ?'
.. What do the leaders Of the bogus
Democracy of this County ask =? sis he an
Irishman-Is he a Roman Catholic 2"
3. Can Democrat or a Republican, if
an honest man, vote for Il candidate who
obtained his nomination by fraudulent
votes, without violating his conscience
4. Is there man Of ordinary common
sense in the county, who believes that the
candidates on the Democratic ticket were
fairly nominated?
5. Did not the late Council Of Catholic
Bishops, assembled in Rome, proclaim tho
inG,l!ibiity Of the Pope. and docs lie not
claim the right to exercise temporal aud
spiritual power over the Catholics Of the
whole world
6. Irea, can any American Citizen, cs-
pccial,y n Democrat, whose creed 10 That
the people shall rule, support any man
for Office, who recognizes the Pope's de-
crocs and orders as superior to the laws Of
this country
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

81 An 30 COOS'- Ny principle 10 that
lhe ALLOW who gotta ihe iewust votes beats
the fellow Who geis lhr m0sL We aFe
plal Ing a sharp game thls iall' ''-- iha'ocfm
~ isi ulsk
Certainly, lhat 10 iuss what NO have
bern eonitudlns lhal lhe isllesi she gol
lhs GWesl votes az lAe hemeeIilie primary
s.srlion rffs hffNsfi Who sere deelared
llle uoinlnefs Thls IA . lair glahssion,
Mf litsasfai, lfli b IA il.f eisYegih hluE
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

TIE Democrat says that DR.. Ncwbaker
pledged himself, in that paper, to support
the Democratic ticket when he was a cam
didate for nomination, but has violated his
pledge. How could DR.. NeWbaler violate
his pledge when there is no Democratic
ticket in the field ? No reasonable man
will say that the Irish Catholic ticket is
Democratic, or that Mr.. Gallagher received
a Democratic nomination. when he only
got 4l5 votes in twcntysiX districts, out
side the coal region, and liT0 in the five
districts in that region.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

"RTMEMDER that the Radicals HAVE
BOUGHT some Of our men TO be n the
polls as Democrats, for the purpose Of
CHEATING DEMOCRATS.-D Democrat,
The editor has expressed two sentences
in the above that are not very compliment
tary to the Democracy. First he tells the
people that Democrats sell themselves, and
second he wants to make them 50 ignoIan.
that they can be cheated. This is certain
~ bad enough when a Democratic editor
has to slardcr his own party.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

SOME OF the Democrats of this county
will be as much disappointed the morning
after election, MS some of our citizens were
in seeing the balloon so up on Saturday
last. The first failure was caused by y
leak, the second by fire and the burning of
the balloon, The candidates Of the Irish
Democracy will find n leak in their balloon
that the honest Democrats will never agree
10 patch OF cover IN. Besides they will
find fire in thcir rear, that viii make
them think that Satan or the Pope is after
them for their sins Of omission and com
mission, and that instead of having gone
up In The air, lhoy have conc up The spout.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

DUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF VOTING.
There is much wholesome truth in the
remarks of the Tioga County 1Jitdt0r on
this subject, and we commend them to the
attention of every Republican voter in the
State. "By all means, and on all occa-
sions (says the Igitdt)r,) when you have Il
legal right to do so, VOTE. The occasion
may be one Of little interest TO you ; you
may not care penny which Of two COM
peting candidates is elected may not even
know the men; or The election may be one
in which there is but one ticket, or one
candidate. Such election may seem poor
reason to an industrious farmer for losing
n day in a busy time. But it is not the
Importance of the election 4; it is the inn
portancc of the franchise to every man in
the land, that we insist on. And only by
using this privilege, can il be kept intact !;
only by exercising this great power can
the power be retained. The ballot box is
Just what makes America the most desir-
able country on the earth for the producers
of the earth-the toilers who mine, farm,
invent and iabricate who, whatever share
they have in this worlds goods, really pro-
duce every dollar of its wealth. That such
men should be so stupidity dull as to SUI
pincly let this privilege 90 by default on
some triiing excuse, is incomprehensibl
to intelligent foreigners, who often see
much more clearly than Americans the
value and influence of the ballot. Even
in the most trilling elections, it is the in
terest of every voter to attend the polls !;
while the man who stays away from an
important election, simply deserves to
have his franchise taken from him or,
what would be better, perhaps, to have n
heavy fine imposed on him.
The utter stupidity which some other
wise intelligent men exhibit on this point.
is most astonishing; and the triling cX-
cuses which many born Americans make
for absenting themselves from the polls on
election day are humiliating
The man who desires an excuse for ig
norng and neglecting his most valuable
right, runs very light for an American
citiZen.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07
out of the whole.

THE DCmocfdl of last week says ".Iohn
=. purscl, n lifelong i,ech upon the Demo
cratic party, and general d.sJlL Lauizer, was
this wcrk discharged from The Sheriff 5 of
tee, on ascuuut ui his chur,iah behavior
and general opposition TO Tie Democratic
Ticket
The above is intended to deceive some of
the readers of the Democrat, for the rur-
pose Of mahing'a little capital. In our
opinion the editor had better told the
truth, rs it would have been more credita-
be to that journal, as well as to himself.
Ii is well known that Mr.. Hursel was not
discharged, as the Democrat states, but he
became disgustod with the mannerin in which
matters have been conducted by certain Of
ficals and dcmagogucs Of his party, in
forc.ng a ticket upon the people by fraud
and onpption and in endeayoring to
pcrsuado them that such course would
prove fatal 10 the Democratic party, he
was set upon and dcnoSnced as n disorGa'
nizcr. Feeling that he would be doing in
Justice TO his fellow Democrats i'y submit
ting to the frauds, he rendered his reSlgna-
tion as Deputy Sheriff, by handing over TO
the sheriff the keys, and informing him
that lac could nc longer serve rs Deputy,
We have always opposed Mr., Pursel,
consclentiOusly, but We do not believe in
stigmatizng him by placing him before the
community Ia false HIGHT.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

ACyWE The most active individuals
we have seen Of late aro thrc0 Catholic
Priests, who are constantly travelling be-
tween this place and the coal regions
Whether they aru - rslislously interested
Ia their ealing or NOT, We are unable 10
say, We nol'oe, too, that they are cn-
deayorlns 10 keep Ia the good graces OF
Mr, SCOTT, since ho declared al hotel "A
Mt, Camel that ''if / am nominated aaa
elected ASSURE you lhat wiil romeushsy
uiy hienas, agl my enemIea must bswaro"
by calling on him al hs residence, While
e.l.ss. aFs ultihsl ~ call "a Die olile duF
ing alics hours.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07
neu Advertisements
Estate Of Jonathan Dunlklcbergcr.

Gate of Marshall County, Iowa, dec.)
NJ Office is hereby given, that Letters of Ad-
~ mInstration on the Estate of Jonathan
Dunile6crgor, deceased, have been granted to
lhe Undersigned All persons knowing them
selves indebted arc requested to make imincdiato
payment, and those having claims to present
them for settlement. The undersigned will meet
all parties having Claims, in Northumberland
county at the Office of Henry Rakcr Esq, in the
towh OF lreNorton, on Saturday the 2lst of Oc-
tober, 1871, TO adjust their accounts
SAMUEL B. DUNKLEBERGER. Admir-.
Butler twp, Schuylkill co.-Oct. Z. 1S71-Gt.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

FREEMES on NORTHUMBERLAND ca, !
Ne desire you 10 speak out ou Tuesday
noxt. go 10 the polls and take a stand
agains. lhc Irish Catholic ticket, II you DO
not want the Tammany Ring OF New
York Ia rule over you Frauds aud cor
uplion have beon creeping upwards, for
several years past, la Northumberland Co., 4,
and agents ~ fammanY have visited you
and aldei la leyislns plans 10 control lhe
lgh m.nelal resources oi Qua eoualy' Tho
plans ars bslus dsyeloled, aud you ean all
judse what lae consequences nill b., ~ you
slsel mfa sho ara plsdsea la eauJ sul
t,s,e lilsus LOOK 70 sgaF oan Interest
ani ,.is Dg lhe uaea sha You snDH alg Ia
aa asY connected s.lh iAa wprsissAi.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

Welkcl's majority, 40
1t should be borne in mind that the re-
turns from Mt. Carmel township and bOr-
ough, where Reimcnsnyder got the fraud
ulent vote (2Gl) which secured his nomina-
ton, were handed in at the County Con-
vCntion without the list Of voters and with
out the tally paper, contrary to the rule es-
tablishod by the Democratic County Con-
vention. In fact the whole Irish Catholic
ticket was nominated b. the same iraudu-
lent vote as shown above. VIII such a
fraud be sustained by the honest Demo-
Gratis Of the County?
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07
GAS CHEAPER THAN rSE.,OSFYE,



October 2d, 1871.
To THE CITIZENS Recent Investigations de-
monstrate that Gas of IA Candles quality, can
be sold at $500 per 1000 cubic feet. The Drec-
tors Of the Sunbury Gas Company have deter
mined to adopt that price and Il Candles ms the
standard of quality. This fixes the price of q
II Candle burner Mt one cent an hour, or one
third less than Philadelphia gas.
Kerosene lamp gives light of seven to ten
candles only-therefore, gas at the above price
is much cheaper than kerosene, without cansd-
cring cost OF chimncts and liability to accident
Let all come forward and become ga5s consume
ers. Make yonr applications for service pipes
and fittings at once, as the season for introduc-
ing them is drawing to Il close.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD or DIHrCToRs.
TERMS.
The contractors for The Works will Introduce
pipes upon the following terms. Service pines
Mt 80 cents per running foot, measuring from
centre of street. Upon Market Square, twenty
dollars for entire service.
Interior fittings at 15 cents per running foot.
in new buildings 10 cents per running foot over
plaster, and 20 cents per running foot under
floors.
Chandeliers, Pendants rnd other fiXtures for
sale at new York and Philadelphia prices.
October Z, 1871.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

"THE Hon. Thomas Chaliant was in at
tendance at tho Democratic meeting ON
Wednesday evening last, lie put somo
well directed hot shot into the disorgani-
zcrs. The people viii back Mr.. Chalhnt
at the polls aud remember the disorgani'
zcrs hereafter. DHorrat Qf last cock.
The people viii romembor Mr. ChalAnt
at the polls ON Tuesday next, as the shot
shot" at the meeting on wednesday of last
week had tremendous effect, particularly
ON the friends of Sir, Buckalew, who Mr.
Chalhnt wanted to defeat two years ago
when he Was a disorganller himself
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

REMEMBER that If Mr., Rockefeller Is
elected Judge, he can, under the new law,
call into Court at any timo, another Judge
10 try causes in which he has been inter
c,ted, without any expense 10 the county,
ns the State pays the Judge BY the day for
supplying his place,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

TIE Democrat and the Democratic Guard
have both changed their views as to what
constitutes q political reputation. Their
readers will remember that but few years
have elapsed since j. p, Purscl was con-
sidcred the leader of the Democracy of
northumberland County. But since Mr..
Pursel has become disgusted with the Irish
Catholic ticket which these two papers de-
sire all honest Democrats to support, be-
cause the Tammany Ring of New York is
interested, and hope for some Of the
spoils, they denouucc him as follows:
"John p. Pursel, who has lately gone in
TO bankruptcy, to the tune of twenty-five
thousand dollars, appears also to be n bank
rupt in politics, the only difference being
that his business reputation appeared to bc
at one time worth S25, 900, whereas lis po-
litical reputation was never worth twenty
five cents.''
Dragging q mans private business into
politics, when he is no candidate, for the
purpose Of advancing the election of a
fraudulent Irish Catholic ticket, is stoop-
ing pretty low, and is far fetched TO make
political capital. If Mr. Purscl has seen
fit to go into bankruptcy to settle up his
business affairs, he has that privilege
granted him by law, which many of the
best men in the country had to avail them
selves Of These editors might have cited
many other cases Of bankruptcy, who, in
The eye Of the law, are bankrupts. The
only difference Is that when n man goes in
to bankruptcy he is compelled to pay fifty
per cent. of his indebtedness, while anoth-
CT, indebted more than his property will
cover, and cannot meet his obligations, is
likely to cheat the one half of his creditors
out of the whole.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

- Mosf LkARsED JpbGEn would b.
u lasyef who has not uow, noT never had,
a gase un ll's uoafi takndaf, As ls adiiit'
ursed Rs a Isason shy MI sesii should
ia 'upPoFssd b1 the lsopls Coo ,he Judi
fiaTF,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

TO TIE VOTERS OUTSIDE OF TIE COAL
REGIoN,-Will you permit your farmer
friends, adjacent to the coal region, to be
robbed Of their property, and then vote the
Irish Catholic ticket, formed by fraud, by
the very men who do the robbing. and now
ask YOU to support the men Of their choice
If you feel so inclined, vote the ticket that
was nominated by the five districts in the
coal region, giving Scott 1917 votes and
Gallagher ll70 votes, at the primary elec-
tion, while the other twenty-six districts in
the county gave scott 337 and Gallagher
AS votes,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

"Nnff ~ shnia llcksi, elan aui uu-
tylil,a bi iIt eliIupi alliance plih iiadl'
tlla nIIln
ilaR RbHi iha n.,r. q. aI.nr pIin u-
lllsh Daihaii,s la a. .lll Ifsauf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

WE copy the following pertinent remarks
from the DanUule american of last week,
which we deem as very applicable to this
county
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07
WIN. NJ. ROCKEFELLER. L.
Witnesses present at time Of Signing ard Ssaln,
}AFEs \, Y. BHioE hHoED' Justices octho Peace.

"IF you want 10 elect free and untram-
mclcd Judge, vote for Ebcn GrccnOu.h
Scott, who, though be is q Democrat and
the candidate of the Democratic party, will
in no sense be Il partisan Judge. He is
interested in none of the cases that are on
the Court Calendar, and the county win,
therefore, be ut no extra expense for the
services Of another Judge from another
district to preside ut our courts. Democrat.
We thank the Democrat for corrobcrating
our statement in the above, that lfr. scot
has no cases in C0,irt, and might have
added, never had. As to the extra OK
pense for services of another Judge from
another district to preside at our Courts" :"
II communication published in the Dca,o-
crat, in issue of May 9TH, 1871, fully eX-
plains it. 1t is as follows
MEssRS. EDITORs.-Wc have understood
that Il report was in circulation in the
county to the effect that if either Mr.. ZiCg-
Ter or Mr.. Hill were nominated and elected
President Judge of this Judicial District,
it would entail great expense on the coun-
ty, by reason of Special Courts. This is
not so. by the Act OF Assembly, passed
in 1919, the Judges Of any district may call
Judge from any other district in the
State, to hold his regular court, and any
causes that the President Judge may be
concerned in, be put down for trial AT the
regular court, and that too without amy
additional expense to the county.
JUSTICE.
If it was good Democratic argument in
May, when Messrs. Zieglcr aud llill were
the Democratic candidates for nomination,
surely it must be good now, and apply as
well to Mr.. Rockefeller as il did to Messrs.
Zieger and Hill. How can the Democrat
explain this muddo will not the same ar
gument apply to one party as well as to the
other. Out Of their own mouths let them
be condemned.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

FoR AUDITOR
JACOB N. FOLLMER, OF TURDoT.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

"lilG TOAp5 ~ InE PUBpLE-Demo-
Gratis, Simon Cameron, thc best wire-work-
cr Of the state, has been sleeping Ia sun
bury llo came unhealdcd, did his work,
hid his plans aud lcit. 80 also came John
", fnrney, editor of tho ffess. lie came
slyly, kept indoors, played his part Of the
Radical game aud lcil also.-- Democrat y
bsi r,ek,
cur neighbor must have boen al the big
ox roast al Alt. Carmel aud got the night
mare. Simon Cameron has not boen LA
this place lor over tso months. John W.
Fou,y could not have kept indoors much,
"a, his letter, copied from tle Ffsss and
published iu the Dtmocra hsl seek, viii
testify,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

STANTON AND BEATH. David
Stanton, Republican nominee for Auditor
General, and Col. Robert b. Beath, nomi-
nee for Surveyor General, were both SOL
dicrS in the war for the suppression of the
rebellion. Both are gentlemen of fine at
tainmcnts, and excellent character. Even
their political enemies have failed to give
one good reason why they should not be
elected. Both are good enough for any
position in the gift of Pennsylvania. Re-
publicans of Northumberland give them Il
full vote on Tuesday next.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

Political lNDEPESDENCE.-Two years
ago Mr., Chalfhnt bolted the Democratic
ticket and ran as a volunteer candidate for
State Senator in this district. He then
denounced Democrats for not voting for
him. Now We lind him denouncing them
for doing what he did then, aud for II
better reason, because they do not desire
the election Of the Irish Catholic ticket,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-07

FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
JNO. X. CLEMENT, OF SUNBURY.