Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-12-21


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Tng Commonwealth Club, OF Pntla
ielphia. last week complimented Chair
man Hensel with II dinner in recogni.
tion Of his services as chairman of the
Democratic State Committee and his
discreet and able management of the
campaign. To the toast "our CUES" "
Mr.. Hensel, responded in one Of his
happiest speeches, and we regret that
we have space only for the closing para
graphs
THE RESULT or THE VICTORY.
And. having won the victory, what do
we propose to do with 1t?
The eyes Of a wider constituency than
supported the Democratic party Of this
State are upon it nov. The pas; is
secure, yet we may look to 1t for warn.
ing If not for inspiration. 1t III be
comes a majority and a responsible par.
~ to take shelter behind a negative
policy, but, recognizing the bliGhted in
iluences which have been overlhrown,
il will not he out of place, surely, upon
the threshold OF power. for the Drmnc
racy to pledge themselves anew TO. the
avoidance Of those practices which have
brought shame upon the Commonwealth
and disaster TO our political opponents.
We must realize for Pennsy ylvanil the
protests We have made against evils
which the policy and practices Of the
Republican party, and the insolence OF
its long possession Of Office have
brought upon the State. Having Dc.
nounced the spoils system, let u not
only abolish Sll supernumernry offices,
reduce extravagant salaries and restore
the Jeffersonian test qualifications, but
eradicate those other pernicious heresIcs
that the offices of the people are per
quisites OF the appointing power, that
considerations Of personal friendship
factionai interests, shrieks Of locality
or even claims for partisan services ren.
dered shall determine the selection Of
public functionaries. II we shall move
forward to this high plane with uufal.
tering tread it will concern party man
agement and party loyalty far less to
know who shall be sealer Of weights
ard measures or who shall be mercan
tile appraisers than that all inquisitori,l
superfluous and oppressive Offices be
abated or who shall be the oveTpa'd
appendages Of the Legislature than
that the swarming horde Of political
lazzaroni be bAnished from the halls Of
State.
Having protested against the boss
system let there be concurrence in the
idea that the organization OF the party
and the administration Of public trust
by those whom il has elected for that
purpose are separate and distinct things
and that the direction OF the one shall
be free from the dictation OF the other.
Having demanded IAN honest, Just and
true congressional and legislative ap
portionment," let the demand be on
forced by Democratic power with the
same impartialily with which it was
proclaimed.
BY speaking ws prove only ran speak.
which he, the man here. never doubted.
What
lie doubts, {. whether We can 10 the thing
With decent grace ve've not yet done At all
Pardon me n have exceeded your
invitation. But it seems to me that
here and now, in Difference to the char.
acter and the name ot our association,
and for it, rather than for myself,
ought to be allowed TO say that % the
victory was won IL may be kept. II the
pledges OF the campaign shall be al
lowed to go 10 protest then verify is the
party as the improvident partridge
which "sitteth on eggs and batcheth
them not" But IL from this testal &C.
casion and out Of this presence shsll po
the declaration that with iis face turned
TO the reddening sky Of Democratic
sunrise, the party of the people in this
Keystone State proposes to keep step
to their highest demand for the best
administrative policy, you will have
builded far better thar you knew IN
realizing that IL IL fully alive to the
connections Of its faith"
To the toast, "The Democratic Party,
Senator Wallace responed in substance
a. follows:
"Pennsylvania's Democracy found III
birth in the victory over Federal con
troll in 1900. The State was central, itl
influence great and its verdict was The
verdict Of the Republic. Gallatin. the
elder Dallas, Jared Ingersoll. MifiliD
McKesn and Leih were the sponsors al
its christening; and the principles they
taught and the organization they created
live to-day. They are indestructible
They are OF the essence OF the govern
mental structure. Strict construction
OF the Constitution would have pre-
vented an enormous river and harboI
bill. Hubbellism viii speedily die
when centralized power aud exsraya
gance are met by local rule and econo'