Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-03-22
Organize Now.


their party have come together and
that and other things gives them
reasonable assurance of victory next
fall. Constant readers of these columns
will not need to be informed that we
don't believe the lately discordant Re.
publican elements have or can come to
gether, or that il they should, the con.
sequence would be restoration of the
Republican party to power Neverthe'
less there is that in the present politi'
cal aspect which warns the Democrats
that, while, if they are viglant, the
Republicans cannot pluck victory from
them, if they are not, the winning of
the next battle may go to them by de-
A State Treasurer and Auditor General
are TO be elected. Ordinarily the party
in power may lose these officers without
seriously endangering their strength
for the more important contests, but
this year and the existing political con.
ditions are exceptional. The loss OF
the State by the Democrats in Novem
Der next would be industriously herald
ed by the Republican politicians, and to
some extent accepted by the people, as
indicating the failure OF the Democratic
administration and rs a popular verdict
against It, Therefore is it gravely i'm.
portant that Democrats should be keen.
scented and keen witted for every
emergency, that every man charged
with any responsibility in connection
with the party in any way should be
ever ready to utilize every opportunity
honorably to advantage the party pros
poets. Organization, detailed organzs
ton is what is wanted, and now is the
time to begin it. II the Democratic
State Executive Committee, the several
Democratic county committees and the
local clubs will make start now, with
view to:
lat. The best possible nominations.
ID. Tho securing Of every Democrat
in the right 10 vote, and
3D.. The dcvising OF such systems as
will conduce to the polling Of the
largest possible proportion Of the Dem
ocratic vote.
There will be letwellenough alones
to make us cafe. These letwell. enough
.alones are Of the most important, be.
cause one Of the most conservative and
least partisan elements in our State.
They have numbers sufficient to con.
stitute balance of power as between
the parties. They exceed in strength
the distinctively labor vote, the TEN.
perance vote, or the Independent Re,
publican vote. And they will be with
the party in power 80 long as the party
out Of power shall not be able TO prove
that its adversary is too wicked to be
longer tolerated as q controller of tho
Offices. They are mostly OF the intclli.
gent middle classes, men doing business
in a moderate way, or workingmen in
condition of comparative independence,
who take but little interest in active
politics, but are guided in tho casting
of their votes by what they think will
be the best for the material interests Of
the country. They are naturally against
change, and though nine out Of ten Of
them are as naturally devoted TO the
Democratic doctrines OF economy and
local self government sS distinguished
from the Republican teachings of ex.
travagance aud Capitalization, the fact
that they stood by the Republican party
until its doings became a stencil in hon.
eat nostrels too odious to be longer borne
is proof positive that the solscing of q
few Independent Republican politicians
and the coming down from their dicta.
toriAl loftiness of another few StsluArt
bosses, will be insufficient to impel
them to a re eversal of their work OF last
fall. The Pattison administration and
the Democratic Legislature have given
the lie TO every prediction of their
enemies. Cassidy is no more boss
than tho humblest man in the party,
PAttison hn, made no serious mistake.
The DemocI attic House has economized,
voted right on all the reform measures
thus far considered, aud is making the
greatest possil lie progress with its work
generally. TX cepting that, as is always
the case With very incoming new ad.
ministrstion, there not being Offices
enough for all who asked Office. some
are dissppointe 4 and consequently
lukewArm, there lie the utmost hopeful.
meas of the future aud the greatest
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