Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-03
Possible President Davis on Republic
can Misrule.
From the New York World.


From the New York World.
Senator David Davis's views OF the
managers, methods and principles OF
the Republican party which has just
placed him next in the Presidential sue
cession TO General Arthur may not be
without interest to our Republican
friends and the public generally. Dur
ing the last Presidential campaign he
voted for General Hancock and against
General Garfield, for various reasons al
legged in hts letter of August 10 Dir.
James 4. Harvey. "l have no hesita.
ton in supporting General Hancock
he wrote, 'because his election Will put
an end to sectional strife and to section
nj parties, and will revive patriotic
sentiment all over the land which poll.
tical leaders and factions for SINISTER
ends have sought TO prevent" Senator
Logan, who proposed Mr.. Davis for
President pro tenn, and his Grant brelh-
rem will remember that in that letter
Mr.. Davis said: General Hancock's
Order No. 40 stands out in striking con.
trast with the actions OF his superior,
who soon after rebuked and drove him
from that command for uttering senti.
ments worthy of all honor" And the
faithful who annually point with pride TO
the record of the great Republican par.
~ and approve its successive admins
tration will be pleased TO put this in
their pipe of peace and smoke 1t:
"Afler twenty years of domination by
the Republicans, chronic abuses have
become fastened upon the public service
like barnacles upon the bottom OF
stranded ship. There is no hope OF re-
form by leaders who have created q
system of NAL administration and who
are interested in perpetuating its evils.
Nothing short OF the sterDest remedy
gives any promise OF effective reform,
and the first step toward II is in change
of rulers. New blood must be infused
into the management OF public affairs
before relief can be expected. The
people demand change, and. being in
earnest, they are likely TO be gratihed.'
Thus our Republican friends, by way
of attesting their reverence and re.
spect for the memory OF President Gar
field, have arranged that his successor,
should anything happen TO Mr.. Arthur,
shall be a man VINO had not sufficient
faith in Mr.. Garheld's patriotism and
integrity to vote for him. and who be-
lieved that it would be impossible TO
obtain good government without first
destroying the Republican party In
his letter to Mr.. o. II. Browning. May
IL. 1880, Judge Davis laid down his
views on the cardinal points Of Repub.
lican policy as follows:
"The demand made by adherents OF
one OF the great aIties for strong
government means substantially cen.
tralized government, destructive ot
home rule in the States and the very
reverse of what Mr. Lincoln well de-
scribed as a government of the people.
Carried to its logical conclusion such a
change would finally overthrow the Re
public"
Hurrah for Davis, Republieanism and
State Rights! Let US 90 on:
"The existing tariff is regarded as n
confused mass OF incohgruitIes and mo-
nopolies, created by special legislation
and open TO constant fraud on the rev.
enue. IL taxes the consumer heavily
on those articles especially that are
most needed by the tolliDg masses. II
taxes every newspaper, every school.
book, every bible and the salt OF the
working man with gross injustice, be-
cause the poor pretense OF revenue
does not exist to cover the wrong. A
revision, therefore, which shall be at
once searching and fair is demanded
and should be promptly made"
Add to this Mr. Davis's declaration
in the Senate, March 10, 1880, that
"The time had come when the mass
of incongruities and huge monopolies
commonly called tariff should be re-
viewed aud adapted to the spirit OF q
progressive age"
Hurrah for Davis, Republicanism and
Free Trade Let us 20 on:
Elections ought to be exempt from
any menacing force, and TO be free
from the contamination or corrupt re-
turning boards. No party deserves
confidence that seeks ascendency by
striking down honest suffrage either by
the use of troops, by fraud or by intim.
idatiou.n
Hurrah for Davis, Republicanism and
mo Troops at the Polls nor any Dep.
uty Marshall And finally let us con.
tribute to this new era Of good feeling
the following extract from Mr. Davis's
speech in the Senate, March IL, 1881:
''An honorable recognition of the
trust generously confded 10 my keep
ing by Democratic votes in 1877 requires
me TO sustain the existing organization
OF the Senate. Whatever may be the
result, | can accept no honor at the
hands Of either side"
when I said would die bachelor
did not think should live till were
married. -