Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-10-02
THE DEMOCRATIC PICNIC.
Five Thousand People In Attendance
ut Pine Grove.

GOOD ORDER AND GOOD FEELING.
From Harrisburg Patriot
Saturday last was red.letter day in
the history of the Democracy OF the
Cumberland Valley. The trains on the
Cumberland Valley and South Noun
tain railroads specially provided for the
occasion were loaded down with human
freight en- route for the great Democratic
picnc at Pine Grove. Two trains left
this city, one at 1880 4. N. and another
at 4. NJ, with about two hundred
Harrisburg Democrats on board. As
they proceeded up the valley every
station contributed its dozens and fifties
and hundreds until finally at least :, 200
people were congregated at the grove.
Cumberland, Adams, York, Dauphin
and franklin were rep resented in the
gathering. The eight o'clock train
had among its passengers Daniel
O. Barr, Esq, the Democratic candidate
| for State Treasurer, Senator Wallace,
| Congressman Beltzhoover and other
distinguished Democrats. There were
bands of music everywhere and the
yotares OF Terpsichore tripped it on
| the light fantastic toe as If 10 show the
/ Republicans how light.hearted people
are whose consciences are clear OF the
/ great fraud by which the theft of the
/ Presidency was accomplished There
was perfect order on the ground and
~ n IL ,lr.. 4
Hundreds OF ladies also graced the oc.
casion with their presence. After an
excellent dinner served under the aus.
| pices Of that prince of caterers. Barney
/ Wilder, OF Carlisle, the meeting was or.
ganized and Senator Wallace was in.
troduced AS the iirst speaker We have
room for only n brief synopsis Of the
Senator'S address, as follows
Senator Wallace said The industries
OF tho country are reviying, aud
prosperity is slowly returning This is
the result Of the distribution Of the
forces Of labor. and of the application
Of the surplus labor in the mines and
manufactures to agricultural pursuits.
Ii is not the fruit OF legislation, but il
is the result OF the thrift, economy and
productive energies Of the people, aided
by large foreign demand for our
staples. Is this renewed prosperity 10
be permanent Will it continue when
the countries we are now feeding shall
again be blessed by abundant haryests
What would be the condition OF this
country, If there we're no foreign de.
mand for our products How are we
10 insure q market for what we produce
In the future Can we do i, by caus.
ing divisions among our own people,
and by arraying one section Of country
against another, by Haunting the
"bloody shirt" and crying down with
the Confederate brigadier - Or shall
we recognize the fact that the actual
market for our manufactures is in the
South and aid to restore our market
by restoring unity, peace and good gov.
ernment throughout the whole country.
The only security for a continuance OF
the period OF prosperity now about
breaking upon our Pennsylvania indus.
tries IL to be found in restoring the
whole country 10 the condition Of one
prosperous and united people. We Of
Pennsylvania are more interested In
this question than any other serTioo of
the Republic. for ZS-axe The workshop
eI - - zecfsG. fhe true protection
Tor Pennsylvania industries Is in the
restoration OF peace and good fellow
ship to all.
The Democratic party has had some
divisions upon financial questions, but
its tendency to-day il to = common
ground. That is the equalization Of the
dollar in every form 10 a common value.
Gold and silver are the basis Of our cur.
rency all paper redeemable therein
aud one leading thought upon which we
shall rest ourselves Ia that the debt OF
the people is TO be managed in the In.
tercsts Of the people, and not in the in.
terest of syndicates and bankers. This
debt Is TO be paid to its uttermost farth.
ing, but TO be paid with the least bur.
den Of oppression upon the people
themselves. The power Of money thro'
the various rami6ca,ions of the Federal
government ia one Of the curses OF the
present administration of Federal pow.
er. Ninety thousand office helders, with
their salaries paid by the Federal gov.
ernment, amounting TO many millions,
are a source Of corruption 10 the Repub.
lican organization at every election.
This fund and these office. holders con.
stitute the anchor that keeps the Re
publican party in power. This fund is
one of their great inducements to the
Capitalization OF the government. Cor.
porate power, and every interest that
feels its need TO take privileges from the
people, unite in the demand for cen.
tralization and strong government.
We believe in governing from the bot
tom, not from the top. The individual
is the unite in government. To him
belong all rights, save those which are
vital to social order, and those belong
to the government for the safety Of the
whole. When they verge upon the
rights of the people, they are to be jeal.
ously watched. Governments in town.
ship organizations, in county control,
and in State affairs, having the direct
application of the individual thought TO
the affairs Of the localities, are infinitely
better in guarding and protecting against