Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-02

the pledge in the candidate nominated.
| Civil service i'm it's broadest sense is
the business of the government. II re-.
lates TO all officers and Offices OF the
government not military in their nature.
We have u right ss citizens to demand
that the business of the government
shall be faithfully conducted. That its
officers shall be honest, efficient and
capable, qualifications which Jefferson
defined to be essential elements of
faithful officer, qualifications which the
republican party declares for and the
| lack Of which it vigorously condemns. TO
| us Democrats and republicans alike, who
are not and never expect TO be Office
holders,i ii can make but little difference
who hold the offices so they are honest,
faithful and efficient. That all money
drawn from us by means of taxation
shall be faithfully and rigidly applied
| to the purpose for which it is taken.
The party that will give us good govern.
ment at the least possible cost, no mat
ter what its politics, is the party to
which we should give our support. All
we have in it is good government, all we
desire out of it is good government.
The party in power has betrayed its
trust it has plundered the people,
| squandcred and missppropriated their
money. II has ceased to be "A party of
the people and 10y the people. and to
rule for them and has became the party
OF the boss, by the boss, and should
| therefore be turned out Of place and
4 power. For these reasons my republican
fellow citizens call upon you to break
| loose for once from your party affiliations
and join with US in electlng a genuine
| reformer.
/ General Beaver has absolyed us entire.
ly from supporting him on the ground
| Of any neighborly or friendly feelings or
! local pride we have for him. lie has de.
cleared it is principles and not men
that are at stake in this contest. We
can not now and never will support the
! principles he advocates. They are
wrong and in their results evil and per
niciouz. They are the outgrowth ofthe
machine sud the boss and If permitted
| to grow and increase in power will finally
| lead TO the overthrow OF our free in.
stltutions. The convention that nom,.
mated him condemns the whole cata.
| logue Of principles which he advocate,
| when he gets at anything outside Of the
| tariff. and as governor OF this state he
would have no more to do with the
| tariff than the comet plungnc through
| space at the rate OF millions of miles
an hour. The Constitution Of the Uni.
ted States has wisely placed that ques.
| tion into the hands OF conrrcEsmen.
| We have concluded IN this district TO
| leave all measures in reference to the
| tariff in the hands OF Gov Curtin who
80 honorably and ably represented u
| in the last congress. II men are not
/ at stake we can have nothing to do
| whatever with the Etalwsrt candidate.
We want men who have the courage 10
declare for and carry out honest and
/ correct principles of government Men
who will obey the constitution and the
| laws Of the Commonwealth and take
care that they be faithfully executed.
Ny friends we have had som9 trouble
in reference TO a candidate for the State
Senate. 4 mush room politician Of
/ Clinton county who imagined he was ft
to go 20 the Senate, held out induce.
ments to one Of the conferees OF Clear.
field county TO purchase. The bait was
taken and no sooner was the money
paid, than this corrupt creature under.
took to force his nomination by threaten.
| ing to expose the parties implicated un.
less he was nominated forthwith. The
virtue Of this man withdrew from the
conference the delegates from Clinton
county. After this Hon. e. T. AleGan
der our candidate was nominated by
Centre and Clearfeld counties To this
nomination. though regular, the counties
I Of Clearfield and Clinton refused to
submit and It was distasteful TO MANY
| OF our own people. not because they had
any objection to Mr. Alexander but. be
cause they desired that the nominee
should come from = conference on which
the blight Of corruption had not fallen.
Our candidate and conferces were per
fectly clean. The people Of the district
| require that We shall 60 into power With
clean hands or stay away and leave
power in hands already polluted.
In this emergency the county com
mittees met and from their action grew
a new conference. II met and selected
l the Hon. VIM. A. Wallsce for Senator.
Mr.. Alexander had a right to insist
upon the regularity OF his nomination.
| The whole question was whether in
the unsettled condition Of the public
mind he should insist upon his candi.
dacy-or relinquish his rights, for the
good and harmony Of the party. He
met the question squarely and acted
promptly and periodically by withdraw.
ing from the contest, aud hope my
fellow citizens you will take delight in
honoring Mr.. Alexander the very first
opportunity you have for this patriotic
action. Mr.. Wallace is our candidate.
OF his pre- eminent fitness no man will
have a doubt. No man is too great for
80 honorable position. We should put
into such positions the ablest and best
men the district affords. To us the cost
is ell the same. II takes from us as much
in the shape Of taxes TO pay bad man
as it does a man Of high standing and
great abilities. Then the one brings
honor and fame TO his constituents as
we'll as to himself; while the other
brings only shame and disgrace to him