Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-09-23
LETTER FROM PITTsBURG.
nial Correspondence Of tho DEMOCRAT.

PITTsDURo, Pa, Sept. u, 1880.
The choppers meeting on Satur.
day night was an immense affair. Del.
egations came in from all the surround.
ing counties, and the leading politicians
from the western part of the State
were quartered early at the Mononga.
hela and st. Charles. Green, Fayette,
Westmoreland, Beaver, Washington,
Venango, Armstrong, and Indiana were
all represented. Not one. tenth of the
people who came could get near the
hall, or get a sight at either Butler or
Forney. They arrived on the noon
train, and from that hour until they
went to the hall, were busy shaking
hands with the curious crowd. Buffers
speech was much the same as that deliv.
cred in the East and already published.
lie speaks in mufiled tone Of voice
and cannot be heard at any great dis.
tance, but you would know it was old
Ben by the pictures we have often seen
of him. He does not speak from notes,
but offhand and straight ahead, and as
fast as he can talk it. The applause
seems to strike him unawares, and
often interrupts him in the finish of
good sentence. lie was dressed like
de.groom, swallow tailed coat, white
necktie, and button hole bouquet. The
meeting was an immense success, and
was due entirely TO General Pearson
and one or two other choppers" We
furnished the torch bearers, the noise
and the music, and did the standing.
The Republicans were given ample op.
portunity. If the lesson is not of great
use to them, it is not our fault. Groes.
beck's speech at Cincinnati last week
was an able one. The good things that
are said this time by our Democratic
speakers are almost too numerous to
mention.
BLAINE STEALS MAINE.
The twist they are trying to give the
returns in Maine is the returning fraud
of Louisiana repeated in the work
where we can see it little palmer. No
Democrat feels discouraged. If they
should count Davis, the Republican can.
ddate, in, it will make our people more
determined not to lose their votes.
The tide is strongly against them. But
Ter in his speech last Saturday night
said it had now become a political
axiom that no party ever staid in power
over twenty years. The twenty years
since 1860 is now up. Butler went from
here to Toledo.
INDIANA.
The fight goes on in Indiana with
| vigor. The Indianapolis Sentinel has
one entire page filed with appointments
of meetings and, speakers Hendricks,
Pendleton, Doolittle and Voorhees, have
appointments for every day. The ap-
pointments for Hendricks | notice are
made TO extend right up to the Presi-
dental election. A copy of that paper
will show any of our county chalrmen
where they can intercept the men who
are on the stump there. 1t is real
curiosity to look over the list.
| ONO.
Thurman is staying close to his work
in Ohio. This is the kind of weather
that suits him. They raise good Demo
Gratis in Ohio. They are so elastic under
defeat. They also raise good office
hunting Republicans, as may be observ.
ed. But they have not raised the next
President, that is pretty certain. Old
Pennsylvania has done that for them.
CALIFORNIA.
That was a funny dispatch Eugene
Casserly (Ex-U. $. Senatorl cent from
San Francisco to Hancock, congratulat.
ing him on the Maine election. lie
closed it with "Well spoken High Chief"
The old Senator seems to have his blood
up for Hancock, and is canvassing the
coast. Hancock replied at some length
by telegraph for he never permits him
self to be outdone i'm either handsome
compliment or serious business, even If
it should bring the blood. When Til.
den read the Hancock letter 10 Sher.
man, he wrinkled up his eyes, put his
hand to his mouth and whispered to
w. l.. Scott, This fellow is better
politician than any OF US"