Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-01-03
Our Past. Present and Future.

the paper was started, five years ago,
il was believed that there was not on
ly room for good county paper, which
would advocate the principles. and
support the nominees ofthe Democrat.
ic party, but also that there was
necessity for such paper. At that
time there was but one Democratic
paper published at the county seat,
and the proprietor of that paper de
MED that it was the organ of the par.
ty, or under any obligation to support
any candidate Of the party, unless the
editor was personally satisfied with the
nomination of such candidate. In
pursuance Of that declared policy, that
paper refused to support the nominee
# onr party for Congress at the pre-
ceeding election, and assisted our polii-
ical enemies To procure his defeat. The
DEMOCRAT was not started IN TT Of
spleen or ill.tcmper, or 10 punish or
injure the editor aud proprietor Of the
other paper, but to- supply the want
felt by many leading Democrat, in
the county. Of party organ which
would at all times af'Hrl a J5ur flc
support Of the party. This the DrM.
ocRAr has at all tim.s endcarorci
to do.
In the commencement of this enter
prise the paper had to couieul with
the idea put in circulation by those in.
terestcd to prevent i'- succcss, that it
would not be permauent-that it
was only an cphemcral thing that
would last only f,w months. Time
has refuted this objection. Again it
was alleged that the DENncEAr was
started for the sole purpose OF making
war upon ceItaiu Democrats of tie
county whose course had not met uiih
the approval Of the founders Of this
paper. The course of the paper dur.
iug the five years Ol it- cAi.ieucc ha,
reiuted tins charge. Tais paper hgs
made war on no Democrat. nud has
never failed to give iuIl and gener-
Gus support to each and every caudi.
date of the party, whether such caudi-
date was the personal choice of the cd.
itors or not. Nor has the columns Of
the paper been used to promote the
nomination of one Democrat Mt the
expense Of other members Of the pnr.
~, but at all times has given to every
aspirant for the houors Of the party
impartial and fair treatment.
For the generous support given to
the paper in the past, aud the largely
increased patronage it is now receiv.
ing from the citizens of the county,
the editors returns their thanks.
In the future, We propose to improve
the paper regularly and rapidly. We
intend that the DEMOCRAT shall be the
best county newspaper that ever has
been, or ever can be published in Gen.
TIRE county. While IN politics the pa.
per will be Democratic, 9 large por.
tion of its columns will be devoted TO
the local interests and industries of
our county, without regard to the poll
tics Of those Immediately interested.
We shall also endeavor to furnish our
readers with the fullest epitome of the
news Of each week, 80 that the Demo
Graf will be q complete family ners-
paper.
We have said that the politics of
the paper will be a. heretofore, Demo
cratic. We do not mean by that, that
it will blindly oppose every thing
which Republicans may propose, or
abuse all persons because they are he.
publicans nor do We mean that we
will defend everything which persons
claiming to be Democrats may do.
On the other hand We expect 10
hold every person who is put Into
Office BY our party to . strict account. |
ability. The doctrines of the nzno.
cratic party Is that public Offices |
must be honest. capable and faithful. |
Ifany pretended Democrat has obtain
cd an Office by processing TO possess
these qualifications, and In the dis.
charge of bis official duties has failed
10 exhih:t them fhe NrsfS,g.u tr all /