Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-22
Next Governor.

We concur in the following remarks
Of Brother Deiffenbach Of the Clinton
Democrat in word and letter. Give
US Wallace as a candidate, or if not,
one Of Wallace's experience. honesty,
ability and vim. and let US have a fair
field tussel with the SiaIwar; machine,
with its corruptions and infamous dis
regard of the interests and rights of
the people. The time is past when
temporizing with inexperienced or
respectable mediocrity is justiiiable.
Let the people choose the candidate
aud do il wisely, not to crafty the
ambition of any individual but for
themselves, to rescue the Common.
wealth from the tyranny and debaueh-
cry which has been its heritage for
many years under machine manage
ment.
recent article in the Ciiat0n Democrat
which urged that ex Senator Wallace be
again placed in the lead OF the party,
because OF his great ability in that direc.
tion, and that TO this end il would be
well 10 nominate him for Governor, or
put him nc the head of the State Com
mittee. has called out various comments.
From these we clip the following from
the CIearfield Republican, the Democra.
tic paper printed at Mr. wallAce's
home:
Mr. Wallace does not desire TO be
candidate for Governor. "Theex Sena.
tor asks 10 be- permitted TO give bis
time aud attention solely to his practice
and personal business. which so much
need his time. lie i not candidate
for the Gubernatorial nomination. or
for any other political Office. We hope
the Senator will revise his present in
tentions on this subject hy the time OF
holding our State Convention
It would be greatly Tor the public
good IL no man could be nominated for
Governor, or elected. who would offer
himself as candidate OF ia any way
solicit The position. Peopleswould then
be left 20 select tho Ablesl, H1ost promi.
nent and most reputable OF our citizens.
And this should be done without paFti
cular reference 10 the wishes OF the
person selected. Any man Of ordinary
patriotism would serve. II freely called
20 the position by his fellow citizens.
Let us once have patriotic Governor,
who does not GEEK the Office, and who
Is not constitutional Office hunter.
The Erie Observer, an abIe aud respec
ted contemporary. has this TO haF, via :
Much as we esteem Senator wallacc
for his sunquestioned integrity and great
ability. We hope he will not aliow him
self 20 De coaxpd or goadrd into being
q candidate for Governor. To he availa.
BILE. the Democratic nominee for that
Office should be . new man, who has
taken little or no part in public affairs
We take little stock ia mes mzs>ty
business. now or at other time. for gila.
Office or any other, and above all not in
those negative characters who feel 30
little concern in pui.lic affairs that they
have ''taken little of no part" in the
stern issues and important questions Of
the last twenty years. Such : candi
date could not command the vigorous
and energetic support thai Is required
to carry a candidate successfully through
such : contest as that OF 1852 wili be.
The Democracy had trial OF that policy
In 1875, when it nominated such c=n
didate in the person OF Judge Pershing.
and suffered defeat with him, when any
aggressive candidate would have been
elected with certainty.
Give the Democracy q bold. aggres.
sive, fighting candidate. . speaker Of
ability and courage who will attack aud
expose the plunderine misgoveFnmens
of the Republicans, lay bare their cor.
ruptions and their outrageous exactions
from the people, their squandering Of
the taxes and Of the public lands, fhssf
contempt Tor the rights and interests Of
che people. and their encouragement
and establishment Of fearful, exactine.
overbeaFinE and tyrannicai monopolirs,
their corruptions Of the ballot box. and
their frauds upon the elective principle.
and so on 70 the end Of the chapter OF
political infamy. The party and people
will rally around such q candidate and
elect hitn. but Heaven save us from the
peurile candidates who have taken
little or no part" while these things
we're being perpeirated in open day aud
with defiant eiIrontsry-a candidate
who l. not afraid TO do his duty 10 his
party tin other words, hts country and
then ats party will do its duty BY him.
Mr. Wallace would De our ideal Of =
candidate, and We named him IN that
.way, not In the least supposing that he
desired 20 be nominated o. even men.
toned. There are other able and
proper men IN the Commonwealth Who
will 70 doubt Is brought forward IN
due tImr. IN the mean time our pre-.
Iarsnee u e stated.
Tnn cleaning out nrnress about he