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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
NO. A..
Coercing Employees.

Any employer who attempts TO con
troll the votes of bis employees is liable,
under the following law Of the United
States, 10 all its penalties
SECTION $500. Every person who, by
any unlawful means, hinders, delays, pre-
vents or obstrucD, or combines and con-
| federates with others 10 hinder. delay. pre-
vent or obstruct any citizen from doing
any act required 70 be done 70 qualify him
TO vote, or from voting at any election In
any State, Territory, district, county, city,
parish, township, school district munich
paliiy or other territorial subdivision, shall
be fined not less than $500, or be mprison-
ed not less than one month nor more than
one year, or be punished by both such fine
and imprisonment
SIC. 5,J07. Every person who prevents,
binders, controls or iniimidaps another
| from exercising or in exercising the right
OF suffrage, TO whom that right ia guaran-
| teed by the Fifteenth Amendment 70 the
Constiiution Of the L nited States, by means
OF bribery or threats Of depriving such
persons Of employment or occupation, or of
eiec,ing such persons from rented house,
lands or other property, or By threats Of
refusing 70 renew leases OF contracts for
labor, or by threats Of violence TO himself
or family, shall be punished as provided in
the preceding section.
The following is the section of the
Criminal Code of Pennsylvania in ref
erence to corruptly influencing and in
timidating voters:
SIC. So Any person who shall directly
or indirectly give or offer 10 give anv such
/ gift or reward 10 any such elector, with
| the intent to induce bim 10 vote for any
| particular candidate or candidates at such
| elections, or shall directly or indirectly
! procure or agree to give any such gift or
| reward TO such elector, with the intent
/ aforesaid, or shall, with the intent 10 in
| fuence or iniimidAie such elector to give
/ bic vote for any particular candidate or
candidates at such election, give, offer or
! promise 10 give such elector any Office,
| place, appointment or employment, or
threaten such elcctor with dismissal or dis-
charge from any office, place, appointment
or employment pIblic or private, then
| held by bin, in case Of his refusal TO vote
| for any particular candidate OF candidates
at such elections, the person so offending
shall be guilty Of misdemeAnor. and on
conviction, be sentenced TO pay n fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars. and under
60 an imprisonment, not exceeding two
years.
Above we give full copy of the
acts of Congress and of Pennsylvania
relating TO intimidation of voters. Un-
der the laws it is great crime for any
man who employs laborers to attempt
10 influence or intimidate them 10 vote
for any particular candidate or candi-
dates, by offering, or promising them
employment, or by threatening them
with dismissal from employment. All
such cases should be noted and re-
ported TO the proper authority, and let
men who attempt such great crimes
upon the liberties of the people be Wis
tied with due punishment for violating
the law.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

A sEDuLoUs and scrupulous care of
the public credit, together with wise
and economical management OF our
governmental expenditures, should be
maintained in order that labor may be
lightly burdened, and that all persons
may be protected in their rights to the
fruits of their own industries.-Han.
cocks Letter Of acceptance.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

WHEN the highway-man waylays
his victim on the road, he does it With
the threat of "your money or your
life" The Republican bulldozer Of
the North says to the hard fisted son
of toll who happens to be in his pow
or, "your vote, or starve." In moral
point of view the highway-man rather
gains by comparison.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

"REPUBLicAss. vote the straighto out
Republican ticket, and scratch not at
all. Every man on the ticket is a staunch
Republican, with . clear record. and
well worthy your support. Vote the
whole ticket. t."--Betlefonte Republican.
Democrats, vote the straight-out
Democratic ticket, and scratch not at
all. Every man on the ticket is a
staunch Democrat, with clear record
and we'll worthy your support Vote
the whole ticket.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
THOMAS II. MuRRAY, the Republ

THOMAS II. MURRAY, the Republi.
can candidate for Congress in this
district, Is bitter, uncompromisiug
Republican of the most ultra and
pronounced type. Democrats, remem.
Der this when you go to the polls on
next Tuesday. Give your votes to the
gallant Old War Governor, who will
ably and faithfully represent your
political sentiments and your interests
in the next Congress.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

ToR CONGRESS,
Hon. ANDREW @. CURTIN, Of Centre County
ToR ,ssTNHtT,
Hon. ]. p. GHPHART. Of Bellcfonte,
Hon. W. A. MURRAY, Of Harris.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
WILLIAM C. HEINLE. Of Bellcfonte.
ron COUNTY SURVEYOR.
SAMUEL BRUGGER, Of Uuiouylue.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

Two new planks have lately been
added to the platform of the Republi.
can party. They were written by
james A. Garfield, the Republican
candidate for President of the United
States, and are supposed to express his
honest belief upon the question Of the
employment of labor TLese new
planks assert principles that touch the
interests Of every laboring man in the
country end they should be attentive
ly read and carefully weighed. The
first reads as follows "The question
"of employees is only a question Of
private and corporate economy, and
individuals or companies have the
fright to buy labor where they can
get it cheapest" The other new plank
declares that the treaty of the United
States with the Chinese government
should not be abrogated until our
great manufacturing and corporate
Interests are conserved in the matter
"of labor" Considering the distin-
guished artisan who joined these new
planks to the platform of his party,
and the close relations they bear to the
future welfare Of our toiling masses,
they will receive that attention and
appreciation which their importance
demands. Let the working man put
a just estimate upon them when he
deposits his ballot on next Tuesday.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28


WM. {. ARNOLD, of Clearfeld coun-
ty, will be readily remembered by our
readers as the gentleman who attained
an unenviable reputation in 1873,
in connection with the issuing of
forged tax receipts. lie was the
Chairman of the Republican County
Committee and circulated posters and
letters containing gratuitous ISLANDERS
of Gov. Curtin. He is a lawyer of
limited ability and small practice, and
was one of the orators at the Republi-
can meeting at Milesburg on last Sat
urday evening. 1t would be libelous
to say he was drunk, but we accept
the testimony of disguised Republi-
cans as to his condition when he. with
difficulty, arose to address the intelli-
gent people of MileshGrg and Boggs
township. In full view of the exqui-
site and punctilious Mr.. James Milli-
ken and the righteous and upright
Mr.. A. o. Furst, Mr.. Arnold delib-
erately took bottle of whiskey from
the hip pocket of his pantaloons and
placed It in his OvercOat pocket. We
commend this little episode to the
considerate judgment of Mr.. Arnold E
friends, believing that it will be far in
the dim future when he is again in.
vited to make an exhibition of himself
before a Centre county audience.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

SINCE Republicans are advised by
he Bellefonte Republican to scratch
not at all" we trust the Democrats
will refuse all offers to trnde for the
beneft of any one of the straight out
Republicans" of which the opposition
ticket is made up.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

FARMERS, mechanics and laboring
men of Centre county, the great Dem.
ocratic meeting to be held at Belle.
fonte, tomorrow, Is your meeting
Come one ! Come all I and make Il
the largest and grandest meeting ever
held in Central Pennsylvania.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

If you want Grant and the Empire,
Tote for Garfield. 1t is all arranged
Ior the succession. Hancock may in
terfere with the little arrangement, but
Ulysses must have crown, even if it
be that of tooPs-at the circus.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

GARFIELD denies that he wrote the
Coolie letter. Well, he also denied
khat he had any thing to do with
ffedit Mobilier stock. He told lie
hen and swore to it. He may be
tslling lie now.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
Our District and County Ticket

In the warmth of our zeal and anx-
iety for the success of the National
and State tickets we should not forget
the important duty of bending all our
energies to secure the triumphant
election of our district and county
candidates. We make this last ap-
peal to our friends and urge them in
all earnestness not to neglect or fail in
all honest efforts necessary to give to
every candidate our full party vote.
CONGRESS.
For Congress the Democratic party
presents to the voters of the Goth
Congressional district, the honored
name of ANDREW q. CURTIN. So
we'll known is Gov. Curtin to the vot-
ers of the district that it is scarcely
necessary for US to speak of him. His
fame and reputation rs n public man
are not confined 10 county or State !;
he is known and respected throughout
the Union. An experienced, eloquent,
warm-hearted and patriotic man, thor
oughly acquainted with the wants, the
resources and the business demands of
the district, he will make an able. at
tentive and considerate representative
of the will, wishes and interests of his
constituents. His election is of com.
manding Importance. Already our
enemies are boasting that they will
have a majority in the next Congress.
The defeat of Gov. Curtin is impossi-
BILE, but within the past two weeks the
mouthpieces Of Cameron in this dis
trict have been loud in their assertions
that he was to be beaten. Will any
Democrat in Centre county willingly
become q tool of Simon Cameron to
aid in striking down Gov. Curtin !?
We do not believe it. To-day Gov.
Curiin's candidacy is not local il is
national. The supremacy of the Dem
ocratic party for the next two years
in Congress may depend upon his sue
cess. Democrats, remember this, and
do your duty.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

DEMOCRATS be vigilant be ac-
tivel be brave A united charge
long the whole line on next Tuesday
sd a glorious victory will be yours.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

WHEN Garfield remarked in Con-
xress that nothing could be said
asainst FREE TRADE, probably he
Vas thinking about FREE TRADE
II CHINESE LABOR.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
ASSEMBLY.

For Assembly the names of J. =.
GErHART, of Bcllefonte, and w. A.
MURRAY, Of Harris township, are be.
fore the people of Centre county on
the Democratic ticket. There are pe.
culiar reasons why both should be re.
elected by increased maiorities. They
have already served the people of Cen.
tire county we'll and faithfully at Har.
risburg, and richly deserve a hearty
endorsement at the polls. The forth.
coming session of the legislature will
be a very important one. Our Con.
gressional, Senatorial and Judicial
districts will be re-apportioued, and in
this work their past experience will be
of great value. Above all, they will be
charged with the duty of naming the
United States Senator who will speak
for this great commonwealth in the
councils of the Nation for the next
six years. We have great hopes of
a majority of the legislature if our
voters in Democratic districts through.
out the State are true to themselves
and their party, and do not permit
personal considerations TO sway their
! '- judgment when they come TO
cast their ballots. 1t will not be for.
gotten by the voters of Centre county
that during the last session of the leg.
islature, when bribery, debauchery and
Wholesale corruption ran riot through
the halls, not taint clung to the gar.
ments Of ]. p. Gephart and w. A.
Murray. They proved honest and
faithful in the past, were true and at.
tentive representatives of their con
stituents, and the Democratic party
now owes it to them to say "well done
good and faithful servants" Mr.. Gep
hart is a man of more than ordinary
ability. He has served the people
of Centre county in different capaci
ties and has always shown that he il
the fortunate possessor of executiv,
and administrative skill of very high
order. As Register and Recorder oI
the county and as Justice of th,
Peace oil men who had occasion :,
come in contact with him ever fount
him just and honorable. AS Chairman
OF the county committee in 1878, al
though candidate himself, he CAV,
the general canvass 50 much attention
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

"CHINEsE cheap labor" Is what
Mr.. Garfield seems 10 be after. La
boring men, how dc yvu ike itf
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

VETERANS. read Major Sechler's
&aII in another column of the DEMO.
"a. Do not fail to respond to It
- mid in filling up the ranks
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

DEMocRATs, beware of the offers
that Republicans will make 70 trade
on election day.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

as almost to lose sight of his own can
didacy, and his conduct of that cam
paign passes into local history as one
of the best the party ever made in the
county. Mr.. Murray is also we'll
worthy of the earnest and united sup
port of his fellow citizens. lie is an
intelligent and an upright, honorable
man an unswerving Democrat, and
has rendered good service to the peo-
pie. In the approaching session he
will prove a. useful, trustworthy and
attentive to his duties as in the past.
The party, with a united voice, should
rally around the standard of these
faithful men.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
WILLIAM G. HEINLE, Esq, will
prosecute the pleas Of the Common
wealth during the next term. Mr..
Heinle is young man who has reach
ed his present position in life by his
inherent energy and his own unaided
efforts, and richly does he merit credit,
support and encouragement. 4 vote
for him will be we'll bestowed, and the
people of Centre county should not
fail to elect him by a sweeping major
ity. lie is young lawyer of ability
and excellent character, well qualified
for the office of District Attorney, and
will make a superior officer.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
For the Office of County Surveyor,
although there is little or no contest
for the position, the Democrats present
the name of Mr.. SAMUEL BRuGGER,
of Unionville. Mr.. Brugger is a prac-
teal surveyor and civil engineer of
great experience and conceded ability.
lie is also gentleman Of the highest
standing in the community in which
he lives, and worthy of any position
that the people of Centre county have
it in their power to give.
DEMOCRATS OF CENTRE COUNTY,
we have thus gone over the names of
the candidates upon your District and
County tickets. You have n grave and
important duty resting upon you! See
to it, that you perform it well on next
Tuesday Permit us to make this
last appeal to you Support with un.
faltcring devotion the principles of
your party! This you can only do by
voting for the Democratic candidates
now in nomination before you, from
Hancock TO Brugger.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

IT Is entirely appropriate that DE
Golyer and Chinese labor should 20
together.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

HANCOCK VETERANS, turn out to.
morrow. One more rally for your
gallant leader in the Presidential con-
test
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
Democratic State Ticket.

FOR SUPREME JubGE,
GEORGE A. JESKS, Of jefferson County.
FoR AUDITOR GESERIL
ROBERT P. DECHERT, Of Philadelphia.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

A TARIFF for revenue only" says the
Democratic platform.-BeHefonte Repub.
Hcaa.
Nothing can be said against FREE
TRADE," says one james A. Gar
feld.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28

ELECTORS.
Robert +. Monaghan, Henry y. PAWS,
William II. Playford, Gcorge A. Post
John sievin, Abram VI, Benton,
Edwin A. Pue, John r. Linton,
Iohu VI. Campbell John ;. Miller,
Gillics naleu, John D. saNton,
Iohn Moifet, Calvin VI. Bower
Edward walden, james A. J. Buchanan,
Nathan G. James, christopher Magee,
feorEe Filhcrt, Robert VI. Gibson,
James q McspaTran, William H. Dunlap,
Alfred ]. Martin, Harry W. Wilson,
Adam Geringer, Samuel Grifith,
Franklin Turner, J. Ross Thompson.
Patrick J. birmingham,
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-10-28
The Gentre 4emutrat.
Democratic National Ticket.

FoR President,
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK, Of Pennsylvania.
ToR VICE PRIHnENr.
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH, OF Indiana.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-17

1t is not generally known that alcohol
is used in the manufacture Of cigars,
but it is fact. The cigars that won
the prize medal ut The Centennial EX-
position in Philadelphia are sprinkled
with New England rum. Brandy and
wine are used in some brands, and the
fatal alcohol in nearly, if not all.
have taken the trouble to ascertain
these facts, and TO verify them. | had
long known that there was an intimate
relation between tobacco and alcohol,
- hence, beside the saloon there is sure
TO be a cigar store; but it was not I'M
Ill found that men attempting to re-
form were forced TO throw away their
cigars in order to succeed, that began
to look carefully into the matter. The
case is now plain: every man who puts
cigar in his mouth has some of the eff
fects of alcohol.
h. No doubt this is one of the reasons
why it is so hard for some smokers tc
give up the habit and why il is so COM
mon for smokers to become drunbards
1t is time the light of truth was let il
upon this whole business. Many maj
has smoked for years in utter ignoranc'
that he was smoking alcohol as well a
tobacco; and ministers and laymel
have alike fallen from IFS banelul Of
tects. A REFORMER.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-17
Rats.

Rats are great pest in every city ana
town, and, indeed, everywhere in this
country. II seems nearly impossible to
get rid Of them, and any method that
promises to secure this most desirable
end is worth trying. Somebody recon-
mends covering stones, rafters and every
part of cellar with ordinary white
wash, made yellow with copperas, put
ting copperas in every crevice or Granny
where rat may get, and scattering 1t in
corners on the fioor. He has tried it
repeatedly, and the result has been u
general retreat of both mice and rats,
not one of which had at last accounts
returned. 1t is said that a coat of this
yellow wash, given each spring to cell
lar, will not only Danish those vermin,
but will prevent fever, dysentery or ty-
phoid. Everything eatable should be
carefully secured against the ravages of
rats, which are so intelligent that they
will soon abandon premises where they
get next to nothing to eat. The rat we
are most troubled with is the brown
rat, much larger, stronger, fiercer and
more ravenous than the black rat,
which has almost entirely disappeared,
having been driven off or exterminated
by the more formidable species. The
brown rat Is frequently called the Nor
way rat, from the erroneous impression
that it came from Norway. which coun-
try it did not reach until it had become
abundant in Britain and America. 1t
appeared first at Astrakhan in the be-
ginning of the eighteenth century, and
gradually spread over Western Earope,
whence we have derived it. 1t was
once known as the Hanoverian rat, be-
cause the British Jacobites were pleased
to believe that it came in with the
house OF Hanover.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-17
Senator Carpenter, of Wisconsin.

The Tribune correspondent cnc0unt-
cred personal friend of the senator, q
few evenings since, who opened con-
vcrsation concerning him with the re-
mark: "Matt Carpenter is sick, and
likely to die. He is very sick indeed
The scribe vcninrcd an inquiry into the
nature of Mr.. Carpenters ailmcnt, and
received this rs an answer:
81 tell YOU that no man can smoke
twenty Havana cigars day, and keep
up the practice, without encountcring
certain death. 1t is hazardous thing
to do, and Matt Carpenter is doing it.
You observe the consequences. Matt is
slave TO tobacco, and ii is killing him,
slowly but surely. lie has wasted so
that his limbs have become cmacitaed
To the scnblancc of pipc-slcms. They
call il rheumatism. Bah ! it is tobacco,
and nothing else, that has wasted him
away to this extent, aud will continue
the work of destruction until death
steps in and claims another victim.
Matt Carpenters aimcnt can be traced
directly to the inordinatc use of tobac-
co. know this because have read all
of the best authorities upon the subject,
and am therefore thoroughly CONVEX
, SAINT with the deletrious effects OF the
weed, at least theoretically. Tobacco
possesses and insidious an destructive
power second only to that OF opium
When il strikes victim it is sure
death. Matt Carpenter, with all his
great brain. does not know this, for the
simple reason that he has not taken the
pains to inform himself. lie is slowly
| wnstiup nwaV and not know inr the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-17

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