Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-02-16
Estate Laroenies."

slVe warfare against the cNtraNhEanccs
and peculations Of the ring of bold
and adroit politicians who control the
affairs of the State at Harrisburg. 1t
is an old story. For many years it
has been well established fact, though
fact that has never seemed to make
much impression upon the public
mind, that not only open and reckless
stealing has been the rule with the of
fcials of the dominant party that has
| for so many years had the manage
ment Of the various departments of the
State government. Through the loose
practices that have grown up in the past
years of Republican control, thousands
of dollars have been filched from the
treasury without warrant of law. and
in ways and through cunning devices
that can only be characterized as down.
right and unmitigated theft. These ras-
cally practices have long been known,
/ but the exposures that have been made
of them, usually in the heat of polti.
cal campaigns, have never been Of
much consequence in the outcome Of
of the elections. They have passed
over the heads Of intelligent voters rs
an idle pufofair, and the ruling dynas.
tv of the Commonwealth has always
managed to maintain its power to
plumber the public. We sincerely hope
the work Of the HieiiigHcer will bring
forth better results in the near future
than those that have followed efforts in
the same direction in the past. The
Hteliigencer has an able ally in this
cause in the veteran editor of the Gin.
ton Democrat, and we think it Is full
time that every Democratic newspa-
per in the State takes an unhinchiug
stand upon the ground on which our
friend and neighbor so firmly plants
his feet in the last issue Of his excel
lent paper. Upon this subject Mr..
DeiiFenbach gives timely notice to all
prospective candidates for legislative
honors which they will do we'll to
heed. We copy from the Clinton
! Democrat rs follows:
We most cordially second the sugees-
/ tions Of the IaiSilgeaeer and now give
fair notice that we will support no mao
for senator or representive from thi. dis.
trict who will not pledge himself to do
what he can to stop these state lar.
cenies." not only by protesting and
/ voting against every ono. but moving so
to amend the Appropriation bill. as to
| cut them up by the roots and forever
JhIiterate them and by calling the yeas
and nays upon all propositions in which
/ the stealnrs are involved. In the cam
4 paign Of 1878 the writer of this, with
/ the assistance of Maj. Forster. now one
/ of the editors OF the Centre DENOCRAT.
! prepared elaborate statistics exposing
| these tbefts, had them printed in the
/ papers, aud sent condensed tables con
/ venieut for use to all the stump speak.
ers we could reach. For a time the
| feature promised TO become prominent
/ in the contest and TO have marked in.
/ Huence. but Col. Quay and the Repub.
/ lican leaders were adroit enough to
adopt issues in reference to federal
| financial measures aud the Democratic
orators were fools enough generally To
drop their own and accept the Re
| publican gage Of battle This year we
/ hope to see the state larcenies made a
| prominent issue by the Democratic
/ leaders, orators and newspapers, and
also hope they will not again permit
| themselves TO be driven from il. The
same sort Of federal issues ought ut the
same time be made and driven home to
| the heart Of every voter II the people
mean 10 sustain thieves let them know,
Ht least, who the thieves are. Il il for
such reasons "a these that we have
nrged the selection bold, aggressive.
! fighting candidate for governor, of
abundant ability and knowledge. With
such candidate and upon such issues
fully exposed the Democracy can and
must win.
The Rhode Island Legislature pro.
poses to enact stringent law for the