Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-09-13
In n Nutshell.

The whole question about which the
republicans of Pennsylvania have been
fighting against the democrats, has been
reduced to a very small compass, and Is
now to be considered as in mere nut.
shell. What the republican newspapers
say on the subject is mere bosh used Tor
the purpose Of having the effect OF
bolstering up their party and binding
the eyes of people who have votes to
the real and more important facts, OF
the case. The republicans IN the legs.
lature have done some grand and lofty
tumbling. They have made good pro.
fessions, but failed to redeem them IN
practice. They said they were in favor
of fair apportionment OF the state,
and Of making it at the present time as
required by the constitution and their
oath of Office, but the facts prove they
are opposed to apportionment and
pledged to their bosses to let the old ap.
portionment stand until after the cleo
ton OF the next legislature in the hope
that Senator Cameron will be returned
to the United State senate. Democrats,
on the other hand, are anxious to obey
the constitution, and TO do this they
have given the strongest proof 10y their
votes that they are willing to meet the
republicans more than half way by al.
lowing them to elect more than their
share of both congress and legislature.
These are facts which no man can sue.
cessfully deny, and which causes many
of the fair minded republicans 20 hang
their heads in shame. Now look ut the
case as we state it in few words
When it was found that the parties
in the legislature could not agree, the
democrats very generously proposed
that an equal number of party members
of both houses five OF each be ap.
pointed who would draw up an appor
tionment bill that could be passed by
the legislature and become law by the
signature of the governor. This was
fair enough in all conscience, as the
republicans would be safe enough in
trusting the matter in the hands OF
their own party friends. But no, 1t
would not do for the deadlock OF the
republicans that the matter be 30 easily
and economically settled. They would
rather continue TO obslruct legislation
and lie to the people by throwing blame
on Governor Pattison and the democrats
for the expenses OF an extra session
hence they voted down the appoint
ment of the committee referred to.
Look at another fact Of equal import
ance to the one Just mentioned. When
the democrats were about convinced
that the republicans were like the stub
born mule that would stand stock still
and not bulge an inch either way, they
then proposed to the republicans that
five leading democrats and five leading
republicans, living in different parts of
the state, shou Il take the apportIon
ment matter into consideration and
report to the legislature as to what in
their opinion, would allow the people a
fair representation. But no, no, no, ex
claimed Cooper and those who follow
in his footsteps. We are the bosses,
and as we have the thing tied up in leg
islature we will keep it out Of the hands
of the people, aud then when the elec.
ton comes on next November we will
lie without stint or measure and get up
Newspaper afidavits showing that Patti.
son and the democrats are altogether
TO blame for the expense Of the extra
session. Don't the people see exactly
how this trick is played !, Is just 40
in every campaign. Fraud, forgery and
perjury are tue means InAl lne IeIuUI-
can party depends on for cheating the
people. This is beautifully eXemplifed
by the success Of Hayes over TIlden in
1876, and would probably have been
repeated in 1880. had not the money Of
the star route robbers, provided by Gar.
field and Dorsey, secured the vote Of
Indiana, making the former president.
Cameron was in the fraud Of 1876 and
is prime mover in the trickery and
rascality now being practiced by the
republican members of the legislature.
The only thing the people can do to
secure right and justice is to put their
feet upon the neck Of the boss viper as
they did last fall. In the language of
the Observation-Disclosures must be
crushed out of Pennsylvania y and 10
"that complexion must we come at last. =
The whole matter Of Pennsy ylvania
politics IL in a mere nutshell and every
man who is intelligent enough to know
how to vote ought to be intelligent
enough to not be deceived. Shall Came
ron, through his subordinate bosses,
have the state so apportioned as to send
him back to the u. s. senate, or shall
the man who goes there TO succeed him
be n friend and defender Of the honor,
integrity and prosperity of the state 7
On the one side is Cameronism, and on
the other state pride aud prosperity
WRiamspor Ttmfs.