Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-10-12

been concentrated IN an 0llEHtChY ana
is so welded 10y ii that the highest otli
cials OF the Commonwealth are compel.
led TO yield it obedience when il de.
mands executive clemency for crimin.
ais convicted OF the most heinous crime
that can sap the vitals OF free State.
General Beaver proclaims the fact
that the Democratic organization is the
"open and declared enemy of Repub.
licanism.h We are the foes Of the poll.
cy and practices, the men and the meas
ures of the Republicanism of 1889.
Senator Stewart, too, declares that " he
INDUCES in no delusive hope Of reform
through Democratic instrumentallty,'
and that with US he "has neither sym.
pathy nor confidence nor part nor lot"
Judging from their published speeches
both gentlemen live in the past for they
apostIophiz9 with glowing words what
they are pleased to style the glorious
record of the Republican organization.
Like the character in fiction, they strut
and fume and prate of their ancestors
and their glory and in their drcfs pa.
rade they forget squalid poverty, the
hideous make shifts, the vile practices
OF the present life. What 81 the pres
ent and the recent past? What Of in.
creased expenses and extraynpance in
administration What of corrupted
Legislatures. OF completely with crimi-
mails. of debauched ballot, of coerced
Pardon Board and manaclod Execu-
tive, and above all, what of the corrupt
continued, and now present use OF en-.
ormous sums of money to win the elec.
tions and degrade the people. These
be the grapes that have come from the
thorns and these the figs the people
have gathered from the thistlcs OF latter
dav Republicanism. Give us a rest from
"Glorious record and tell Us how these
ills are to be redressed If you are to be
granted renewed power. Until within
one brief twelvemonth all went merry
as a marriage hell within their party
organization. Uutil then no Repuhll.
can. in legislative hall or executive de.
partment, in the forum or on the hust.
ings, took emphatic issue with these in.
famous practices or raised hl- voice for
reform within the'party. 1t l-an axiom
in statecraft that they who create abus.
cs can never reform them their cor.
rection can only come from a change in
official rule. The publication of great
State ia, and always must bc. the work
Of the people, aud purity organizations
are to come and 90 bat as the means to
that end
THE COST or NIsEULT.
From Democratic rule in ! $40 to Whig
rule in 1850, while population increased
- per cent. cEUcnses decreased - per
cent. From 1850 to 1900 population in.
creased 2jl per cent and expenses but
- per cent From l~GU to 1870 popula.
tlon increased 2i per cent. and expenses
more than doubled while from 1870 to
lssO. with hut 3 per cent increase IN
population. expenses increased IS per
cent, from $4,000 in 1870 to $l,iSj,.
600 in 1850. These figures do not in.
cude interest, debt, charltio', or peui.
tentlarirs.
Economy in expenditure, rigtl official
accountability and purity IN imni-tra.
ton have been the charactpristIc- Of
the official life Of k1iert +. Pattlson.
our candidate Tor Governor and We hope
to carry him and these into the govern.
ment II the State. No man owns him ;
none can from him oorrcc q pardon or
curb the veto lu its lust exercise. lie
aud the party whose candidate he IL
believe IN the reduction of expenses to
the lowest point at which good govern.
ment can be secured and our charities
and credit cared for, and they deuounce
the'corrupt use o. money ~ elections
Even now the note Of PREPARATION for a
carnival of purchase may be heard
throughout the State.
Can public virtue reiurs while money
flows like water to dehauch the ballot ?
Can purity in administration or econo-
my in expenditure ever come while the
channels to power are polluted with
money wruus from office holder. or Civ
en- with lavish hand hy rich men Does
the giving nt large sgms of money TO
corrupt the weak and bus the corrupt
enrich him who giyeih. or does IL
make him poor indeed - And set who
does not know that 81" ;lain. bald
truth is that IN this G1ht ~ Fennsylva
MIA tha reserved fOrrez. tho ultima To-
hope Of tEose whcg' political fortunes
are in the breach, sac The enormous
sums OF money they gather nov TO buy
voters and corrupt organizations. They
think that they can again repeat their
common practice and buy the State. We
shall see. " Let not him that gitdeth
on his armoT boast himself ss he that
putteth il of' With such = power as
the corrupt use OF money we will not
seek TO cope we could not II We would
we would not II we could
The Democracy Of Psnusy lyania have
their own faith and tenets, aims and
purposes, ia behalf OF which they have
shown some staying qualities in the past
aud they are certain to stand 10y them
now. IL hath its own leaders to whom
1t looks with confidence It's sim
pie yet compact organization its bar
monlous, united aud defiant columns
IL strikes now with the ponderous blow
Of $50 COO men for honest and cheap
government. its bugles ring out the
advance against divided enemy,
against corrupted Legislatures. dictated
nominations. purchased Pardon Boards
and the venal use of money. It's high.
est aims, it's noblest purpose, is the pur.