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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
State Treasurer-COl. PiOllct.

Past differences arising from local issues
while Columbia, Bradford and other counties
formed n Congressional district render the
nomination of Col. Piolet somewhat dis
tasteful to a portion of the Democracy here,
but it ia to be hoped that every feeling of
hostility will be submerged when cool renec-
ton upon the importance of the issue per-
forms its proper Office.
That Col. Piollet is emncntly qualified
for the position of State Treasurer we pre-
sumo none will dispute. That when he en-
ters upon the duties of the Office he will take
particular pains to ferret out and expose all
the frauds that have in the past been COM
mittcd upon the people, and that he has am
pie qualifications for the task, will no doubt
be admitted by all. In fact, in these res poets,
he probably has no superior and few equals
in the State. That the people would be i'm
nensely benefited, therefore, by his cleo
ton, is apparent. Can any Democrat, then,
hesitate as to his duty in the case? If Il mad
dog were approaching any one in dangerous
proximity he would not stop to choose
jemong his friends who should knock the dog
Gown, or care whether it was friend or enc
my who did it. The Treasury Ring is now
in that attitude. 1t is the mad dog in the
| path-the enemy to be DESTROYED. That can
and will be done by Col Piollet's election.
| His defeat would continue the Ring and in
crease its powers and usurpations. Can any
honest man of good sense hesitate in his
choice? Shall private resentment or patri-
otic emotions prevail? But one answer is
tolerable.
Col Piollet has been a lifelong Democrat,
and though recently very prominent among
the Grange.s of the State, it was his Demo-
cratic instincts that led him there. A
| Frenchman by blood he has no doubt, as al
| legged, been too impulsivo to be always dis
creet--he may at itimes of excitement have
uttered what his cooler judgment would con-
demn-but under and over all that is the
admitted and most important fact that when
elected HE WILL ROOT OUT THE COR
! RUPTIONS OF THE TREASURY, ex-
pose them to the people, recover back a
great part Of the sums lost, and put COM
plete stop to all the dishonest practices that
have characterised the Treasury manage
ment of the Radicals He is therefore a
proper man for the times-ust the kind of
candidate that is needed, and one who as an
officer will fill the demands of the people
Rally, therefore, for the reform nominees
for the men who will do what you want
done in State affairs.
But, he is a Granger, shout the Radical
leaders. Well, let him be Granger! That
does not hurt any body and does not consti-
tute a reason nor will it have the effect to
induce any Democrat or reformer to vote
against him. If there were more Changers
among the ofIice-holders it would be far bet
ter for the people. Granger in the State
! Treasury just now will fill the office of the
cross dog under the wagon--the pilfererS and
thieves will stay away there Rally for
Treasury reform--thats the point to be
reacheds!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
The Senatorial Conference Duty of Harmony


The Senatorial conference of this district
will convene at Williamsport on Wednesday
September %, at o'clock, as has been ar
ranged by representatives Of the several
counties. A protractcd struggle may be an
ticipated but ought to be prevented if posi-
bic. This is a time for unanmity of action
above any that have ever preceded it or arc
likely TO occur for yeats to come. In the
great battle of the people against corrupt
rings, peculation and fraud, every sacrifice
ought to be made and endured for the peo-
pies cause, and all unseemly struggles for
place by Democratic leaders ought to be
avoided. The whole energy of the party
ought to be united against the corruptonists
and used solely for their destruction. Who
ever does any thing to prevent this is a more
effective enemy to the cause than any open
opponent.
Then let us have harmony. The confer
ees from Columbia will be the only ones
present who have been appointed by con-
vention and are therefore representatives di-
rectly Of the party of their county. Those
Of the other counties are appointed by the
candidates (by authority of their conventions)
but are therefore merely representatives of
the candidates. AS such the candidates they
represent are responsible for their action,
These, however, may be appealed to (safely
we hope) to have the great interests Of the
party and through it of the country in view,
rather than the interests of mere candidates.
We appeal to all to avoid discord and divi-
9sion, or long protracted session, and to give
their party a unanimous nominee who will
be faithful and efficient representative, as
well as Il credtablc candidate. Let the as
pirants show their manhood by the cXhibi-
ton of honorable unselfshness and heart
felt desire for union and harmony. Ifnoth-
ing else will do, toss up draw cuts, join the
army, or do anything else honorable to put
an end to struggle All this, however, as to
q nominee who will be a proper candidate
and an honest representative of the princi-
| pies and purposes of his party.
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We are informed by IL citizen of Harris
burg that the Radicals probably by ordo r
Of the chief executive magistrate of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania himself J
have removed those famous Walnut Do1rS
from the Governors horse stable and re-
placed them by others! After the election
the Walnurs will no doubt appear again
unless some enterprsing Radical official
shall steal them. A number of vouchers
have also been discovered to have been
stolen or removed from the Auditor Generals
Office, as there are no vouchers on file for GER
tain warrants that were drawn! This whole
matter we are informed, will be thoroughly
probed, and proofs will be presented estab-
fishing that gross and monstrous fraud has
been practiccd in order to screen this piece
of little yillainy and folly from public OBJ
seryation.
What are not these rogues capable Of?
The walnut stable doors for some time have
been an object Of ridcule and just contempt
for the snobbery Of their inception, and now
records are stolen, and perhaps the doors too,
TO hide the shame! Yet the men who do
these things are your Governors, State Treas
urers and other high officials Of your Com
monwealthl
Is it not high time for the people to arouse
and eject them from power
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
MAINE ELECTION /!
The Tidal Wave Gathering Strength As
It Rolls On!
GREAT DEMOCRATIC GAINS!

The Republicans have barely escaped de-
struction in Maine, heretofore one of their
strongest and most reliable holdsl In 1872
Grant had $4,000 majority, though Greeley
was popular in Maine, and Radical majori-
tics have ranged from $4,000 to 10000 for
years past, according to the vote out, but
last year, on a light vote, was reduced to
eleven or twelve thousand. Now, on a very
full vote, they elect their candidate for Gov
ernor by majority of 1000 or less !! They
made every possible exertion and had the
best orators of their party in the nation in
the canvass, including Morton of Indiana.
The Democratic gains are uniform through
out the State, and there is larger gain of
the same party in both branches of the
Legislature There was vacancy to be filled
in one Congressional district, in which the
Republicans elected their candidate last fall
by 2,947 majority. Now the contest is so
close that only full returns can settle who
is elected
All hail, Tidal Wave-mcsscngcr of re-
form, good times and pcacc
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

The strongest evidence the Republican has
seen land we substantially use its own words
that the Democrats favor the political tenn
perance movement it finds in the two facts
that Mr.. Oryis, member of the Democratic
standing committee, gave DIR. Clark friend
ly greeting and that the COLUMBIAN an
nounced his appointments, That being the
case its proofs are purely imaginary. DIR.
Clark and Mr. Orvis are old personal friends
and leading officers in the same church, and
their intercourse here extended no further
than would be proper and natural to persons
having that relation to each other. Though
neither peculiarly distinguished as temper
ance man nor devotee of the cause, the edi.
tor of the COLUMBIAN has all his life pub,
lished calls for meetings of its friends when
ever requested The difference may be thu.
stated: while the editor Of the COLUMBIAN
is not proiessediy temperance man he pub
fishes all calls for temperance meetings in
his locality-while Mr. Beckley, Of the Re
publican, is proiessedly temperance man he
publishes calls for temperance meetings on
ly when he thinks they will do his party no
harm.
DIR. Clark does his own talking and is re-
sponsible for himself, and has ample ability
10 give satisfaction to his friends or enemies.
lie holds his own meetings and so far as we
know or believe no Democrat in Columbia
county or elsewhere has in any wise aided
him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
Thorough 0rganizatOn-Th Duty eff Good
Democrats

And now Democrats, your duty is as plain
as pke-stafi. There can be no such thing
as misunderstanding it. 1t is simply this /:
ORGANIZE thoroughly in every town,
township, ward and precinct, and do ii
promptly. You have everything to encour-
age you to such action. Your standard bear
ers have been named and are ready to lead
you on TO victory. But victories are not gen
orally won by mere rabblcs At the polls
all mems votes count alike but the men
must be brought to the polls in order to
make their votes effective. On the day of
| election every vote should be pollcd, and to
accomplish this, discip plne is vitality neces-
sary. Discipline and effective organization
go hand and hand together. They are in
| separately connected, and when brought into
| play are next to invincible. TO work then
at once and secure the Prize now offered to
| you.-IHiia. EreaiRg Chronicle.
All that is good, and it is to be hoped that
every Democrat in Columbia conuty will
act upon the suggestions of the Chronicle
| which are not new, but the value of which
have been tested in many a campaign.
ORGANIZE, in clubs and otherwise, every
where, therefore, and prepare to poll every
possible vote, and to take every one from the
opposition that is possible. Leave no stone
unturned.
But no Democrat will fail to observe that
any attempt at discord, any division within
the party, any volunteering" of candidates,
must have the effect to injure if not prevent
such thorough organization as the time S
require. Any man who now offers himse If
as a volunteer candidate does so with his
eyes open to the fact that he thereby Injuries
his party, abstracts strength and votes from
Judge Pershing-he will thereby prove that
he is altogether selfish, and does not care for
Democratic success at this important crisis,
but that he is ready and willing to sacrifice
the cause of Democracy to crafty his own
personal ambition.
Therefore, Democrats, if you would be
strong and do your utmost for success, frown
down all attempts at discord, all family
quarrels, and organize thoroughly, in every
township, and where practicable in every
locality. In this good work the best Demo-
Gratis will be foremost-the most deserving
Of future promotion will take the lead and
be most active. Rally for the cause-foI
Pershing and Piolet Rally now!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
ELECTION PROCLA AVIATION
GENERAL ELECTION


pROCIAA NJ Al ION,
WuPREts by the laws uf this Commonwealth II T.
rnad" thc duty OF the Shcru Ur every county 10 give
notice uf the general Election by punh,alloh III on,
| or more newspapers In the county, NJ least twenty
| daVs before the election and TO cnumerate therein
me Officers to be elected ANA 10 designate lhe pace
az H'rhnrrforr l. Michael Grover high sheriff Of CO.
| lunbia county, do hereby make known ana proclaim
10 the qualified electors o. an 'iii NY
fUlRD DAY or NOVEMBFR, 1874 being the Iues-
day next fo9wns Ge It N4MaS one eSm 1 Si Ta H4in Wit
| beaver township at the public house OF IhoS' d.
Henfon township at the public house OF Hiram
| Hess IA the town Of Benton. ,,,-..,
Fast bloom, AT the Court House, IN BloHms9urs.
West BiOom at the Court House, IN BloOInsDurg
thorough of Berwick, at the store Of John AcAnall'
IN the borough Of lierwlek' ,,,,,,, ,,,,o n, ,vu
Borough OT Ucntrula, uJ lhe puOllc hou9o VI VII
Hriarcfeek township, at the public school house
1C'atawisst township at the public house OF Samuel
Kostenbaudcr, In the town OF CataWlssa. ,s.
Centre township at the schooi houSo hoar La''S
''S North Cunningham District, at the school house
| near the cOlliery OF John Anderson a co.
Snuth CpnynGhan District, at the house Of Thomas
Kilkcr lately hXed by vote of the citizens OF that
Flshingcreek township, at the school house near
G. Is. Whites. - ..,..., ,.,,,,,
Greenwood township, at the house OF Joseph H.
Patton. ,,,, ,..,,,., %, ,,,,,, m
Dietterich, ia the town Of Buck Horn; ,.,,.,.
Jackson township, at the house Of Ezekiel cole
Locust township, at the public house Of Daniel
Morris, In Nulnedh. 80. .
Minjin township, at the public house Of Aaron
Hess in the town Of MilllnYllle,
Madison township, ut the public house OF samuel
Rimby, IN JcrsGytowD. - -,
MI. Pleasant township, ut the house oi H. W.
M"ntour township, at the public house OF W. r.
Main township at the public house OF jeremiah H.
IOngenbCrger, , 49,
RuaringCrcek township, NJ the house loflhcIly oc-
rupied by Geo W. Drelsbach.
orange township, al the public school house In
OrangeYc, ,,-.. ,...,
Pine township, at the Centre School House, lately
fXed by a vote OF the citizens Of said township.
SugaToaf township, at the house Of Alhhs toe.
In Kspy. ,,,, -.
AZ Which time and places the quallned electors
OfIlceTs, Sz
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

After the llth ballot the nomination of
Hon. Cyrus l.. Pershing WAS made unanimous,
amidst tremendous applause and cheering.
The convention proceeded to ballot for Treas
urer. The FIRST ballot was too promiscuously
scattered among beggars for Complimentary
votes" TO make it worth recording. Mr..
Piollet was not started as candidate until
the ID ballot was about being taken. Be
tween the principal candidates on that ballot
the vote stood Pollet 81, Noble G2, Playford
Ga, and the rest scattering. On the 3D. ballot
the vote stood Piolletl24, Playford o., Noble
A. The nomination was then made unani-
nous.
A State Executive committee was then APP
pointed, composed of one person from each
Senatorial district j. @. zimmerman, Of
Danyille, was appointed for this district
The nominees and the President Of the con-
yention are to select the chairman.
The following was adopted with hearty
applause, viz;
"That oH thanks are hereby rendered TO
the people of the city Of Erie for the generous
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

n,Samuel Calvin, late a republican mcm-
Der of Congress from the Blair district, made
n speech at a Democratic ratification meet
ing in that county, on Saturday last, in
which he strongly advocated the election of
Pershing and Piollet Other Republicans
participated.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

We guess thar about this time tho Repub-
licaus have concluded that they did not carry
North Carolina or its Constitutional conven-
tion. The latter body has organized with a
full list of Democratic officers from President
down. All the Republicans and portion
of the Democrats were opposed to making
any amendments at this time, and this is
why the former succeeded in electing nearly
half the delegates-aHd that is the only vic
tory they had
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
LET il be- Remembered

That John f. Hartranft is the first Salary
Grabber who has dared to ask the people OF
this State for their votes! He struggled to
be elected when the salary was 81, 600 year
No sooner was he elected than he struggled
to have it increased to $4,000 year. He
succeeded, and although he agreed to serve
for s., 900 he has been pocketing $4,000 {
year ever since.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

The Williamsport GqscHe d Bulletin is
particularly exercised because a Congress
man or two who took extra pay participated
in the Erie convention, but it does not hesi-
tate to support Hartranft, the foremost sala-
ry-grabber of all the country, except Grant !
We have before read of people who strained
at gnat and yet swallowed a camel. The
G. g. b. is true to its tyne.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

We print on the first page the remarks
made by Judge Elwell at the meeting of Cit
liens called to consider the situation after
tie burning of the school building. The
people of this county are all interested in the
subject and would do well to give it their
attention. The remarks alluded to are ex-
planatory and cover the subject The peo-
Pile of Bloomsburg will no doubt do their
full share and have thus far done every thing
that was Immediately required.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

VIM. II, Shoemaker represented this SEN
atorial district in the Erie convention, and
G. b. Brockway and Warren J. Buckalew
were the representative delegates. Mr.
Shoemaker generally voted for Noyes, and
the Others generally for Bigler for Governor,
but all cast some complimentary ballots.
On the final ballot, and some others, they
voted for Judge Pershing.
For Treasurer Messrs. Shoemaker and
Buckalcw voted for Mr.. Piolett on each bal.
lot after the first, and Mr.. Brockway for w
III. Playford.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

The Harrisburg Patriot says that the 7elc-
graph of that city has found out that the
Pope is not resident of Pennsylvania. We
doubt the Patriots statement, and cannot
conceive the telegraph so far advanced in
popular information as to know whether the
Pope walks on one leg or four-morc or less
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17


The people are tired Of substitution. They
are tired Of having viiloinous government
substituted for an honest one. They are tired
of having an irrcdcemablc currency substituted
for real currency. They are tired Of having
lIartranft sub tituted for an honest man.
Thanks to Prof Marsh Mr. Welsh and Red
Cloud the business of cheating the Indians is
not go profitable as it was. Orvllc Grant has
gone out Of the trade. This is bad indication
for Delano.
What care the Radical leaders for the com
put clause in the Civil Rights bill which
would have utterly destroyed the common
schools in nearly one-half the States of the
Union? Out upon such hypocrisy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

The Republican papers are regaling their
readers by giving currency to an untrsthful
report of quarrel between Mayor Brdgens
of Lock Haven and Senator Wallace, in the
room Of Col Noyes, at Erie. Col. Noyes, in
published note, declares that the coarse
language attributed to Mr. Bridgens was not
used. The Republican papers ought to un-
dcrstand the New York Sun better than to
believe or republish any thing it says.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

and hospitable manner in which they have
entertained the delegates to this conven-
ton"
The convention then adjourned at 3 o clock
ON Friday morning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

Gov. Pennington, of Dakotah, has been
spending a few days IN Bloomsbury, with his
friend and relative, DR.. Gardner The Gov
ernor is a remarkably fine specimen of dig.
nifed humanity and looks as though he
would adorn an executive chair any where.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

All the RpUJHcan papers that have fair
character themselves, speak in the highest
personal terms of Judge Pcrshing. Noman
who knows him doubts either his ability or
personal integrity
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
5000

The private secretary imposes all the work
upon the clerk, at present, and spends his
time in Philadelphia as secretary Of the Re-
publican State Committee. The messenger
is absent on the same business, and the boy
does his work That is the way the peoples
money goes, though these are only items.
There is no law for any of the above Off
ces. Twenty years ago one messenger,
without assistant, was enough for the EX-
ecutye, State and School Departments.
During Porlock's Republican administration
one was appointed for each of these depart
ments, and now Gov. ilartranit's messenger
has an assistant in the "errand bOyW Dur
ing Gov. Packers administration one of the
clerks was detailed as private secretary, with
a salary Of 5000, which was taken from the
salaries Of other clerks, and therefore added
no expense. But now this "priyate secre-
tary" receives $4,000 per year, as much as
Democratic Governors used to get, and has
a clerk at a salary Of 81 ,4O0
With such examples Of snObish extrava-
gance it is no wonder that the expenses of
lIartranft's administration are more than
double those Of any of his predecessors and
are nearly or quite three times as much as
the expenses of any of his Democratic pre-
deeessors! When all is counted they will
be found to exceed three times as much
If the Taxpayers stand all this, the proba-
bility is that it will be doubled in future
term
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Friday, Sept. II, 1875.

The will of Isaac NJ. Singer, the sewing
machine man, was filed in New York few
days ago. His estate is appraised a; thirteen
millions of dollars.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

We give all the points of interest in our
report of the proceedings of the State con-
vention. AS there is no official report, we
gather ours as best we can from dispatches
and newspapers being mainly indebted to
the Erie Observer for the platform and bal
lots. Every torsnoddy that car now days
work his way into State convention as a
delegate wants to be either President or a
Secretary, and yet the latter seldom think OF
making out authorised proceedings and still
less frequently would have the capacity to
do it if they did think Of it. But there was
nothing of interest except what we print.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17

THE PEOPLE WANT A CHANGE.-The
Lewistown True Democrat says: The Cam
bria Iron Company has again reduced the
wages of its employees in all departments s
per cent. Thus ii has been going all over
the country; not much work ,.and frequent re-
ductions of wages yet the Radicals are in
power all the time, who promised fat things
for the laboring classes and general prosper
ity for all classes, if Grant should be re-eect-
ed. Why trust them longer? Let's have a
change, by giving the Democrats trial.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-09-17
Hartranft's EXtraYnonnce.

The snobsh attempt Of Gov, Hartranft to
initiate 4 sort Of regal splendor is costing
the people a round sum besides making both
Governor and people ridiculous. He keeps
around him the following personal attend
ants, at the salaries set opposite their names,
paid by the State
Private Secretary, $4,000
Clerk to said Secretary, l,40O
Messenger, 900
Errand Boy, 400
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