Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-07-13
The Convention and it's Work.

pOlltlcal DOdY ever asSemh!eu Ill inc
State. But one purpose animated
all, and that was to place before the
people such candidates as could be
relied upon by their intelligence and
the purity of their records, to work
out the reforms so much needed to
restore the government of the State to
the economy and simplicity Of honest
administration in all its branches.
The long decade Of Boss and Machine
rule, by which peculation and fraud,
and a disregard of law and the rights
and equality Of representation, has
become such reproach to the Com
monwealth that honest men can no
longer tolerate the degragation, or
endure the lash of the boss ring to
continue them. Hence, the Demo
crats, as well as honest men in the
the Republican party, are earnest in
the determination that the reprOach
shall be removed and reform be in
augurated. 1t is this that brings to
the front the best men of either party
in protest against the methods of the
machine corruption instituted by the
Camerons and maintained by their
adherents and dishonest henchmen.
To affect this great object, the Inde-
pendent Republicans have presented
candidates pledged to partial reform,
or at least claiming equal rights in
the management Of the party
machinery and participation in the
spoils Of office at present m0nOpOlized
by the Stalwarts to their exlusion.
And now, the Democrats present to
the voters Of the State candidates
whose record in public and private
life, is ample guaranty of faithful,
devoted, intelligent administration Of
public affairs for the general good of
all alike without regard to political or
individual supremacy Of any one man
who may assume to own and control
the organization of party. They are
before the people and challenge the
most searching investigation as to
their fitness to give emphasis to the
reform so much needed, and so loudly
demanded.
The candidate for Governor is
ROBERT f. PATTIsoN, of Philadel-
phia. He is yet young man, in his
thirty-second year, but has achieved a
record for honesty and efficiency in
public life that might be envied by
any man in three score years of
service. He is lawyer and was in
practice Of his profession in 1878,
when the people OF Philadelphia
began to realize that they were un-
necessarily plundered and robbed by
the corrupt ring control which per-
vaded all the departments of the
city government, called Mr.. Pattison
to the front, and although a Demo
crat, elected him controller by a
majority of 1862 over James w.
Sayre, the Republican candidate. So
satisfactory was his term of office and
so powerful an auxiliary in helping
Philadelphia to honest government,
that in the party excitement of the
Presidential election which gave to
Garfield 20,883 majority and to w. E.
Little, the Republican candidate for
Clerk of the Quarter Sessions 21,766
majority, Mr.. Pattison, the Demo
cratic candidate was reelected con-
troller by 1854 majority. Mr.. Patti
son is reformer.
Our candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor is CHAUNCY F. BLACK, of York
county. He is the worthy son of the
Hon. jeremiah S. Black-a gentle.
man of fine intellectual attainment, an
accomplished writer, most graceful
orator, if not possessing the aggres-
sive force of his illus trious sire,
comes as near him in power to enforce
the principle of Jefiersonian Demo
cracy as the true creed of the Demo
cratic republican government, as any
other man of his age and experience
can. Mr.. Blacks nomination was one
entirely creditable to the convention