Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-10-04
Our Streets.


the condition Of the streets, barring
the results Of the heavy rains, they
will pass mustcr-but our interviews
with the police officers and with the
sheriff, the testimony Of our own eyes
and the complaints Of many citizens,
show that not only has there been no
improvement in the recent past in our
street morals, but on the contrary
considerable if not serious retro.
gression has taken place. This thing
will not do. Bcllciontc must not suffer
even the suspicion of rowdinc-s. She
has been a town Of homes, where men
can IiTc in perfect quiet free from all
the care and anxiety which lawlc-s-
ness entails. This has been her boast,
and wc cannot afford to let the report
/ 20 abroad that it is otherwise. We
/ implorc our landlords to aid us. We
DO not think that anyone of them
would conscicutiously offend in this
particular. OF course we recognize
how much care it take, on their part
aud how easily it is to be a little care.
less, which soon become the rule, but
they can do much and will no doubt
be glad to do 20 now that their alton
ton is directed to the subject. Ten
years ago it was really dangerous for
one 70 be on our streets after night,
and ladies unattended never thought
Of exposing Themselves in this way
butthc prompt and rigid Interference
of our courts soon baui-Acd all such
scenes from the borough. The fact
,hat there is the .Iigh,c-t danger of
their temperance j. enough 20 arouse
every qujc,ly.d.spo.ed citizen. The
Sheriff says be- has difficulty to pre-.
vent laiic, from being iusuItcd even
on the Diamond. We can't tolerate
such a state Of things fora moment,
aud a dozen brawl, have been reported
. ia a single evening. We can't blame
our police force. it is efficient but en-
ljrcly too small in case Of any cmer.
Goncy. The magi,try Of the law must
be made sacred even to a druukard.
hY.EYE.SEE, Trinkct and It.
Julien will trot next at Albany for n
special purse to beat 21I.
THE New York Democratic State
Convention met at Budaloon Thursday
last, aud organized for victory at the
polls in November. All the different
factions which occasionally interrupted
the success Of the party in New York,
Tammany, Irving Hall. and the c,un.
ty Democracy, participated harmoni.
ou.Iy in the nomination Of the candi.
dates to compose the Democratic tick.
ct The platform Of the last state
convention was reaiirmcd, and the
proposition that the people should be
iaxc3 to raise n surplus fund for the
Federal Government 70 distribute
among the states was severely dcnouuc.
ed and the administration Of Gov.
Cleveland, was endorsed as one of the
best the state ever had. The candi-
dates nominated were Isaac H. May.
nard for Secretary Of State; Alfred /.
G. Chaplin for Controller; Robert II. .
Maxwell for Treasurer; Dennis O /
Bricn for Attorney General, and F.
Nathan Sweet for State Engineer and /
surveyor
This harmonious nomination and .
the high character Of the candidates
seals the late OF spurious republican. /
ism in the Empire State this year, and |
opens a brilliant out look to the De.
mocracy in the more important strug.
gle before them for honest government
in the Presidential election, to come
off next year The cloud is breaking
The lawless disregard of constitutions
and laws and justice, which for more
than one decade has so marked and
distinguished the opposition to the
Democracy, is about TO receive the
condemnation it has earned. The
&. o. y. in its shameless defiance
having stole the Presidency in 1876,
and bought it in 1880, and are still