Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-07-29
A United Democracy.

the Democracy of the United States
will enter on the current canvass for
the Presidency thoroughly and cordi-
ally united in every section of the
country. There are no heartburnings,
no recriminations, but unaffected and
hearty unison among the leaders,
while the rank and file are enthusias-
tic and compact. In New York the
discordant factions have ceased to
make war upon each other and are now
standing shoulder to shoulder under
the banner of Hancock. The State
Central Committee of the Tammany
wing of the party met at Saratoga
and unreservedly withdrew the elect
oral ticket, placed in the field by the
Shakespeare Hall Convention at Syr-
acuse and pledged their sincere and
earnest support to the electoral ticket
of the Regular Democracy. John
Kelly is Us honestly for Hancock as is
Mr.. Tilden and both will bend every
sinew to encompass the success Of the
Democracy in both State and Nation.
This manly action of Tammany takes
New York from the list of doubtful
States and places her firmly and sure
ly at the head of the Democratic
column. The combined vote of Tam
many and anti-Tammany in 1879
was many thousands in excess of the
| Republican vote, and it is universally
conceded that General Hancock is
so exceptionally strong in the Empire
State the canvass for Garfield will be
be spiritless and without hope. One Of
the cheerful signs of the time is the
unification of the Philadelphia De
mocracy. For more years than we
care to count the fectious quarrels of
our party in the Metropolitan City of
Pennsylvania, have been a source of
the most unavailing regret to the par
ty all over the State Selfconstituted
leaders have disrupted the party or
ganization and brought it to disgrace
aud defeat. 1t was battle of local
ambition in which theparty at large
had no concern, while it was compelled
to suffer the disastrous consequences of
divided counsels. Now, in the dawn
of the splendid victory, which awaits
the Democracy in the ides of Novem-
Der, the leaders have concluded an
honorable truce and the full significa-
tion of this is simply that it means at
least seventy.two thousand Democratic
votes for Hancock in Philadelphia,
and this means not more than three or,
at the outside, five thousand Republi.
can majority, where they have usually
been able to command from fifteen to
thirty thousand. II is no half way
compromise but one that is sweeping
and unreserved. Yaux and MCGOWAN,
Cassidy and Randall, Barger and
Sanders know no faction, but are har-
moniously working together against
the common foe. This is notice to the
Republican managers that they will
have to draw largely on their reserve
of personators, lightning calculators,
and return jugglers iftbey hope to save
their National, State and city tickets
from inglorious defeat. Whether the
cessation of active hostilities will prove
ephemefal or not is not our present
concern. 1t will serve to demonstrate
at least that united Philadelphia
Democracy means success in the State,
and if the madness of leaders prevents
them from needing the lesson they
will but invoke their own destruction.
! We have especial cause for heartfelt
: congratulation over the promised
compromise of the clashing elements
: in Virginia. An electoral ticket COM
posed of FIVE electors from each fac
tion and giving the choice Of the
, Eleventh TO the Democratic National
T Committee is proposed. 1t is conf
| denty expected that this arrange
ment will prove satisfactory to both
tire Funders and the Readjusters.
This is q contamination which will de-