Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-10-26
Debnuchlng u State.

| tHluF ull hllHtIl COuifOHith Wy "a lbINlHf
revolt scarcely cqualed in determination
and relative strength IN nnv other pul
OF the Commonwealth. And this threat
vividIy p0rtrays the situation ia Penn.
sylvanIa to day. The men who have so
long disgraced the poltlcs oi our state,
who are stepped in corruption, and who
| have become utterly cOusclenccless in
/ their pursuit OF any object, have resolv.
! ed that money shall not stand between
| them and success that they Will 20 Ia
AN extent Of campaign debauchcty that
/ may be necessary ~ or TO secure TIA"
| election of General Beaver and to retain
/ their hhphting grip upon the Leglsln.
/ iure. The money = at their command :
/ "a vast amount has already been raised
and more can bee procured when wanted.
! Mr.. Cameron has handed in his check
/ for 10000 and intlmnted that more
/ will follow if needed. Not less than Z,
/ quarter of million OF dollars will be at
+ the disposal of the Cameron managers
in tins great contest. Our-tenth OF that
-um would amply suffice to pay n!l Tia"
| Legitimate expenses of the SinIwdtf
campaiau. What will bc done with the
remainder? 1t will simply be used it,
a thousand di-rcputnblr ways To bolster
up the rotten and crumblng machine.
and TO enable It if possible once more
to thwart the will OF the honest and de
cent citizen. OF the State.
There is widespread incredulity, even
among our most intelligent people, ia.
regard TO this grave matter one OF mo
mentuous importance to the Common
wealth and the nation, there Is Dn
erroneous disposition to believe that
such charges OF contemplated vcnallty
are uniounded, or at least greatly eXAr-
gerated 1t i, declared that such uu-
lawful expenditure OF money cannot
take place without attendant RS X Of
exposure and punishment too great to
toe dr regarded, even by the most de--
peratc. Al this arises from popular IL
noraucc of the character and operations
OF what has been 20 Aptly termed the
machine. Voters are not bought lik"
sheep in the shamblcs. The seller.
auct,onecr and buyer do not stand on
the open highway transacting their in
famous business. The pay master IN ia"
employ of the Bosses does not appear ia
public calling oil the roll and paying
the wages Of dchauchory. Hut TIA"
money nevertheless, D. transferred aud
made to serve tho base purposes Tor
which It /. assigned. But few voters
comparatively. are purchased outright:
the number of men who are willing To
defy the mandate Of the law and de
hauch themselves, even amongst the ".
cious ClA-ses. j. much smaller thHu
might 10 supposed. The great major
ity-prohahly nineteen tweutIcths--ut
th0s" who are rrpr"hcu-itly brought
under ,ur ttnciul influences Of tiic ma
chine are simply mIsied, through mis-.
representation. appeals to their pass. .on-
and prciudIces and well simulated pre-.
tense OF a desire To- serve and promote
their material interests.
This work is done chiefly through the
means ofsecret agents, many of whom
are residents of wide yersonal HCQualu
tsuce aud more "g le.- influence. of the
sections in which they operate and Tor
which yurpose they are regularly retain
ed. year after year. being we'll paid for
their yrllalnous labor. Others, aptty
known as road agsut-, are scattered
broadcast over the State, sieaithily moy.
ing about like thieves ~ the night. MI
being en.rgci IA the despiCahlc work
Of poisoning the local fountain of rub.
lie opinion, perverting the minds Of the
ignorant and sowing. u ght and day, tic
seeds OF political heresy, revolt and
dl.integrntion in the rank of the party
sbich is battling with the machine and
cudcavorinP by all legitimate means to
crush IL. In the success Of ihia vile
work the hopes Of the batlled Bosses are
now centcrcd. Within the next four
weeks every county, township, city and
village 10 Pennsylvania will 30 thoroug
~. persisteutly and cxhAusttypiy
worked on this secret agent Ilau.
Experienced emissaries okthc machine
will be every where. using every oIpur
tuuity to try and save the doomed cause
of Camcronism. The most monstrous
f4l-phoods IN regard to the Democratic
party sud It's candidates will be iudusi.
r,uu-ly circulated promises OF official
prelerment will be a. thick as the fal.
ing autumn leaves. bribery Of every
conceivable character will bc attempted
aud executed there will be IN effect.
food tide OF political deception. .triokcry,
dehauchcry aud crime. 1t will bc the
last aud most desperate fight of the
most corrupt oligarchy that ever cursed
a State. There can he but one result Of
the contest, unless the people refuse to
heed the warning that has been given.
/ But every honest citizen, especially
every Democrat. has a duty TO perform
which he must not for one moment
neglect. lie must meet the unscrupu.
lous adversary at every point. expose
/ his plans. counteract his efforts and de.
feat his purposes, drag into the light
tLefsecret agent and brand him be-
fore all men. He must spot him and
/ crush him everywhere.
To DAY brings a report from Washing.
| ton that President Arthur. during a
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