Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-23

Before Chairman Hensel left tn,
Girard House, which had been tn,
Democratic State headquarters during
the campaign, he called attention tC
the fact that it was in the same rooms
occupied by his committee that Mr.
A. K. Mcclure had organized and di
rected the Republican campaign oi
1860, when the first Governor was
elected by his party. Rooms No.
and 8 have been memorable rs the resi-.
dence of many State committees, but
none has ever closed them after the
election more jubilant than Hen
sells, and, as he remarked Yesterday
"This furniture will not be auctioned
off; there will likely be future use for
the Democratic party"
To a representative of Tile Times,
who inquired his views con crning the
future of the party in this State, Mr..
Hensel said They make great
mistake who conceive the notion that
the Democracy of the State or nation
has received a charter of perpetual
power. 1t can only hope to maintain
its present vantage ground by show
ing itself worthy of the confidence re-
posed in it and fit for the responsible
ties with which it has been entrusted.
1t must keep constantly in mind the
causes which have overthrown Repub.
licanism and take warning therefrom.
THE PROPER POLICY.
"What will be the best policy for it
TO pursue in order to carry the Presi.
Dental election of 1884 ?"
ITO think as little as possible about
carrying elections, Presidential or
local. Let the men whom it has cleo
ted give themselves more concern about
the proper discharge of their official
duties. The Democrats have regained
control of Congress because of popu-
lar disgust at the waste of time and
lavish expenditures by the last House
and because of its refusal to give the
people their demanded reliefand need
less taxation. What the next House
needs to do is to economic time and
expenditures, TO decide all contested
election cases expeditiously aud fairly
and without regard to partisan profit,
to abolish or greatly modify the inter.
nal revenue system and to reduce the
army of dependent office holders. There
will be no more plundering river and
harbor bills passed. The conspicuous
defeat alike of Robson aud Of Miles
Ross point a moral that will not be un-
needed. In our own State, where nv
chief concern lies-if my views are of
any consequence-the path Of the par.
~ is straight and narrow. Our cam.
paign was confined from the outset to
State issues. The most effective line
of discussion was taken from an edito-
rial printed early in The Times, in
which contrast was made of the ex.
penditures Of the State government in
1851 and in 1881. Later on ex-Secre-
tary of State and ex-State Treasurer
Eli Slifer made speech for Beaver in
which he pointed out the same fright
full comparison. By the way, Sifer
was never asked TO repeat that speech
or to make another. That compari.
son was interviewer in every phase of
our discussion. 1t was printed in a
dozen different ways and millions of
times. / myself made some forty
speeches and / never omitted it. 1t
was easy to show that up to six years
ago the same condition of things exis-
ted in Philadelphia. With the advent
of Pattison came reform. His admin.
istration was the wedge 1t made the
committee Of one hundred possible and
all 0fits bene6cent work, none Of which
was even begun until after Pattison's
second election. Hence, by the ap.
plication of the mathematical rule of
three to politics, we could say elect
Pattison Governor of the State and
similar reforms will follow. A Con.
troller who controls will be a Cover
nor who will govern.
GOVERNOR PATTTsoS's ADMISIsTRA
TIoN.
"The fight having, in my judgement,
been won upon this issue and the con-
sent of enough Republicans for US to
win having been thus obtained. it
would be clear case of false pretence
if Democratic administration and
Legislature did not effect the needed
reforms. Fortunately the party need
have no apprehension about the ad.
ministration Of the men whom il has
elected. The fidelity to pnblic trust
and capacity for official duties which
have been displayed heretofore by Mr.
Pattison will not fail him in the high.
er Office. The Executive position de.
msnds at this juncture just the quail
ties which he will bring to 1t. Th,
breadth and thoughtfulncss with which
his campaign speeches have beer
marked have astonished as we'll as de