Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-30
Common Honesty not the Policy Of
Democracy.

stance of what was said, some short time
since. in n discussion between IN intelli-
gent and well read farmer, and shrcwd
politician. The farmer ii will be seen, was !
too much for ;hc political trickster:
PoIticioD. Well, Mr.. T., how are !
things moving, and what are the prospects |
of the party in your nei@hborhood ?
EormT.--Thr prospects are far from be- |
ing favorable or encouraging.
PoIuir;oa.- General apathy and want of
interest, presume. You mus; stir them
up, ana .ct mp some excitement. Get them
to understand That the party IS in danger.
Democrats are always ready TO sustain the
party without arguin% whether It IS right
OF wrong.
fdrmfr.-That used to be the case some
gears ago; bat it il not so now as general
thing. People are beginning to think for
themselves, especially the y0ung folks. As
education advances, they are not only
more intelligent, bu more independent.
They read, not only democratic papers,
bat Republican also. And they think rs
well rs read They think the Democracy
Of tho present day is nos the Democracy Of
Jefferson and Jackson. They have learned
/ to know that the party which sustained
Jefferson for President 20 years ago against
the frdcTalsts, were called Republicans,
and that the name Of Democrat was a.
sumed some 30 years after. In fact they
have learned that the Republicans who
sustain Grant now, are governed by the
same principles that were held by the Re
( publcans who sustained Jefferson.
I IoUficiau.-My friend. Mr.. B., you talk
as if You yourself was not exactly steadfast
in the faith.
Farmcr.-If by the faith you mean the
doin.s Of modern Democ:acy, which is eX-
omplfed BY the Rings Of corrupt politi-
clans, who have been plundc:ing the tax
payers for the last 20 years then you Judge
rightly. have no faith in such Democracy.
Politician. But are the Republicans any
better Won't they grow corrupt in time,
also? You rccolect the old adagc Of the
fox and the flies.
Fnlper.-I don't believe in that kind
of doctrine ! 60 for turning out all cor
rupt and unfli:hful servants and electing
no man to Office who does not come up TO
the jefferson standard is he honest--is
nc capable
I'oificiaa. 49, Except the little matters oi
selling the Office Of tax collector, and charg-
ing the collector with less amount Of taxes
than he received, and few other irrcgu-
larities, ! do not see that The Republicans
have done any better.
Iorm,r Not done any better : Have
not the Republican Commissioners paid Of
the entire county debt, and at the same
time reduced the taxes. Has not the coun
ty heretofore been paying S;l200 a year in
terest, on n debt oI 1000, when thcr,
were $4,000 due the comfy uncoliectec
Besides, has not the State debt been redue
ed from forty millions to about twenty, un
der Republican rule And is al this Z
90 for nothing You may rest assured
that when people begin to examine thes
matters, they will have their effect, and the
will vote accordingly.
Poi..iciuu.-Wcll, | see Won care less 70
party than you do for dollars and cents.
r lormsr.- To-, care less for party thai
, principles, especirllv when ,hut party /
willing to sacrifice AL principles, and who's
only object i ofIic", or . Won ~. dnllnr
and cents.
PoLtTiJa.- From all this, an to Frf
sume that vou intend to vote the Ropnhl
can ticket.
ialmtr.--l certainly intend 10 vote ID
= thn best men and, in that view, aha
,,or,oinly vote for Mr. Packer for COngrCe!
~, ua hr I.ra rrnvar m ~ N lihr md 77orth
Representative Of our great intRrcstc. FC
District Attorney, | shlll support Gener:
Clement, because he has been most eff
;. county in shortaning our courts. FC
Commissioner, viii vote for Vastinr, Il
reasons | have already given. For Assem-
blv know one of thn candidates ne 4 fir,
rate man, and the other IS also eaid 70 !
IN excellent mar.
= Politician. Well We are goinT to mat
people believe that = change 10 nrccssar
as they did in Ohio and Indiana, Votin
for the tariff, free liquor, free niggrrs, an
Imitation in one State, and AGAINST them
the other.
J,,r,gf-. nj fL.t ..
Polt,rioH-It 1t is the right kind oC Demo
cracy 10 win, and that. after all. IS The in
;, portant object.
Frr0.fr-Ics, lor the politician and q
fee holder, but not for us farmers who haI
o TO pay taxes.
INCONGIsTFVT. When the Democrat
candidates began 10 announce themselvt
, this fail, 4 correspondent n the Deno"ra
and endorsed by the editor of that pape1
warned Democrats not 10 support stranger
, for any Office. This writer evidently ha
citizens, as they were cur from 5cginnin
n tn end in the convention. But what 4
p we find on the ticket--''ior Assembly
;. Daniel J.. Sherwood, stranger and carpt
T bagger in Northumberland county, for A.
IL sembly. Old, competent and inliuenti;
. men had to stand a,idc to let the strange
T in the Ring, because they were foreig
e born What 40 you think of the pretende
. friendship Of the Democracy. Does it loo
!. as If they are the friends Of those born o
7 foreign soil, where our forefathera cam
: from"
IT is amusing how honest the Democrat
+ Ring in this county has become of late
Il They make all kinds of promises if III
offices be restored TO them. Did they do >
J. five years ago Z Now they promise bette
i timea, if only the offices are restored
them. When they did have the offices "
did not sec that any one had better time
than was usual except the office holder