The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-22
Our state, District and County Ticket
The Duty OF Democrats Thereto.

As the minds OF our DemOcr1tS frlencS
have for some time been occupied with the
issues pertaining to the Presidential election,
we deem il duty notc to call their attention
to the canvass for our State, Congressional,
Senatorial and County candidates. SO far,
however, as the nominees for Auditor Gen
eral and Supreme Judge are concerned, their
claims have been pretty well considered and
ventilated by the Democratic press, and hence
we shall confne ourself in this Article to the
candidates for local Offices Congress, State
Senator, Assembly, &c.
PoR CONGRESS,
Gen. A. II. COFFRoTHs g denomination vss a
matter Of form and not Of contest. His unex-
ceptionable course in Congress has given such
entire satisfaction to all his constituents that
it would, in our opinion. be the basest in
gratitude to defeat him. No member of Con
gress ever did more faithful or efficient work
for his country and his constituents, and Re
publicans as well as Democrats can and do
bear testimony to his uuselfsh and intelli-
gent efforts in their behalf-to the prompt
ness and alacrity with which he responded to
every demand made upon his time and labor.
He never stopped to consider the political
status Of any one who sought his aid, but
served men OF all parties with equal vigor
and equal solicitude, thus filling the measure
OF duty and usefulness TO the entire district
It may truly be said of him that he neglected
no interest and cherished ne partisan hate.
Many Republicans will doubtless vote to re-
turn him to Congress II they don't it will
be because the party lash is more potent than
personal piedilections.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
HEPMAN BAUNKR, Esq is the Democratic
candidate. This is a Democratic district and
there is no reason why the Democratic can
didate should not be successful at the polls.
That it was heretofore represented by Re
publican was owing to local and exceptional
causes which do not now exist Cambria
and Blair counties form the district, and the
Democratic majority in this county exceeds
the Republican majority in Blair. So in the
absence OF any cause to suppose the contra
ry, we feel warranted in expressing the be
lief that ex-Sherif Banner will he elected
State Senator by respectable majority. Yet
for all that we must not lie on our oars inact-
i've. Democrats should work manfully and
zeaIously for the success OF the ,ehole ticket.
Vigilance is the price of liberty, and OF sUC-
CESS as well. Let vigilance, then, be exerted
in behalf Of our candidate for State Senator.
He is we'll known, popular, honest and COM
petent. He deserves every Democratic vote
in tn district, and we sincerely hope that Ds
amount of threats, coercion or bulldOzing
will tempt any of Mr.. Banners party friends
to take refuge in the Radical Boggs so art
fully designed for their political subiugation.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
Hon. JOHN FESLoS, OF Ebensburg, and Hon.
l.. ID. WOODRUFF, OF Johnstown, are the
Democratic candidates. These gentlemen
represented Cambria county in the last Leg
islature, as did the first named in the Legis-
lature OF lS49, and their records have been
endorsed by their constituents. There is no
reason why they should not be reelected,
and there is no cause to believe they will not
be. Democrats are warned however, to ey-
smine their tickets carefully-to be on their
guard against spurious ballots, gotten up for
purposes of fraud by unscrupuious partizans.
Remember the forged letters" that were
scattered over the county two years ago, the
bold and criminal impudence of which WAS
detected and exposed at the time This base
conduct was intended then to iniure the Dem
ocratic candidates for Assembly. Let every
Democrat, therefore, be on his guard not5
against .rorGeri.> and Hes. We feel every con
fdence in the election of our candidates for
Assembly by greatly increased majority
over that OF 1873 To ensure this 1t is only
necessary for every Democrat to do his duty,
and this the Democracy have right to ex-
pect from every member of the party.
FOR PEoTHONoTAKY,
CHARLKs A LANGBEIS, of Chest township
has been selected 10y the Democracy Of the
county as their candidate and his quahca-
tions for the duties Of the Office are undoubt-
ed. lie is an afahle. courteous gentleman,
and will make efficient and agreeable ofi-
Ger. We bespeak for him the vote Of every
Democrat who loves his party and abhors
diSsensinns IN its ranks.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
MICHAEL SwEENY, OF Cambria borough, Is
our nominee. He halls from a Democratic
stronghold and has for q number OF years
been identified with the efforts and triumphs
of the Democracy OF his section. We ask
for him the cordial and earnest support of
every member Of the party, knowing rs we
do that his character and capacity like COM
mend him to the suffrages of all who appreci-
ate such indiSpensbl" qualifications. Like
Mr.. Langbein, our candidate for PTothonota-
ry, he is in the full vigOT of early manhood,
ana, IN common WITH all others on the ticket,
is fully up to the JefIerSOnian standard Of
honesty and capacity.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
WN. II SECHLER, Esq, of Ebensburg, IS the
candidate of the Democracy, and Ons
seems to have the temPTity to contest the
hOnOrS with him, he has nothing to labor for
in his own behalf but the unanimous endorse
ment of ,his party friends. Having already
discharged the duties of the Office he is seek
ing to the entire satisfaction Of the people,
he deserves the vote of every man, regardless
Of political considerations, his private char
acter and professional attaiuInents being suf-
hcient in themselves 70 commend him to the
support of pulitical friends and foes alike.
FOR POOR DIRECTORS AND co SURVEYOR,
the Democracy have hnnoTed themselves in
selecting such men as F. J. BAKER, of SuS-
quehanna township. and q. W. EASILY, Esq,
of JohnstOwn, for the former, and HENRY
SEAMAN, Esq, of CarrolltOwn, for the lat
ter Office. It i needless to say that honesty,
integrity and fitness have been fully recoq-
nZed in all these nominations, and no one
can doubt the personal worth of these gen
tlemen any more than he can doubt the fact
that the entire county ticket will he triumph
antly elected on the I'd of November next.
We have thus hurredly gone over the list
of local candidates on the Democratic ticket
aud have said nothing in their praise not full
ly justified by their standing and characters.
Let them all, then, receive the generous and
united support of the entire party This
done, glOTiOur victory will be ours "a sure
precursor of many more to follow.
THE present cry of the Republican cam
paigner Is : We the people do not desire q
change in the Federal rule" Why then do
the Republicans seek to change the political
complexion Of the Senate and House of
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