The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-04-29

of the election franchise :" they pro- 1
fessed to the people that they favored S
a civil service law, that they were OPP r
posed to the granting of exclusive h
franchises and last but not least r
(though the resolution was passed t
amidst derisive laughter) they " decry l
the growing use of money in politics t
and the corporate control of legisla- !
lures, municipal councils, political |
primaries and elections and favor '
laws to correct abuse" ,
With the constitution dlsobeyed,
oaths violated and promises broken
by the Republicans, why should we
not with clean candidates and candid
declarations of principles go to the
people in this year, when no national
issues are involved, and ask them to
elect a Democratic treasurer and a
Democratic auditor general who will
make real investigation of the treas
ury and satisfy the people whether or
not their affairs have been honestly |
administered
Unless the. people of this state are |
willfully blind Or totally demorallzed
they must see that the professions OF
reform made by the Republicans are
insincere.
Among the promises of their last
= platform was declaration in favor of
/" aiding in the improving of the chan
:. mel of the Delaware river, so that
g Pennsylvania may have free and
. unobstructed highway for commerce,
:, as now carried by the steamships OF
= the greatest draft which would enable
us to compete with our sister state on
=, the Atlantic coast in doing business
>. with the outside world"
=. We cite the resolution as showing
u n the insincereity of Republican profes,
~ sion for, though as we have said
II, they have had continuous power In
- - both state and nation for many years
it is we'll known fact that almost
-. every vessel that comes up the Dela-
-. ware river is forced to plow her way
:. through the mud as we'll as through
~ the water. With Republican admis-
W sions, which are as numerous as the
~. sands of the sea, that they have not
so9u fulfilled their promises to the people
y; ~ with crying demand on the part Of
-, m the people for state government
y, y, economically administered with ar
w. honest statement Of our principles
~ ~ and with candidates whose character
'ns 'a shall command respect it seems to mi
-, - that the campaign Of 1897 should b'
o,, an active and hopeful one.
03 Inasmuch as this is meeting O
the Democratic state central commit
''a' tee, also desire to submit to you
Gus consideration whether it is not bette
to, that in every district throughout tn
ma commonwealth a clean, straigh
les Democratic ticket should not be pre-
Vho sented to the people at each election
my A fusion with disgruntled Republ
a can elements may be of temporal
the personal advantage to some OF II
OF members of our party but a man
'eo- patriotism is not high nor his indign
cas- ton great, if, when dissatisfied WI,
his own party, he cannot vote II
ign' ticket of the opposition without
,. re- celving for that vote some price
!. 10 reward.
the An honest minority will alwa
Tor grow in strength because excessl
'om- maiorities become corrupt and to
'rro- heavy, but trucking dealing mine
over itv, with no thought but for the loav
their and fishes, will never command r.
ON pect and will only be awakened
light fusion with the enemy.
,rt,v SPEECH OF JOSEPH C. sIBLEY.
'nsti- Mr.. Sibley spoke as follows
rtion I believe that under Provlder
onsti- events since the election have
neral shaped themselves as to make pl
r the the correct position ofthe Democri
d im- party during the last campaign. III
states day shows the correctness OF our
, the sertions during the campaign and
enta. falseness and the hollowness OF
'rovi- publican promises and also the al
: Sec lutte inability of our opponents
h re- make good their promises.
A leg They promised the people pros
, sup ity, after the election. The pee
lstitu- took them at their word, and conf
ed upon them the power OF gov
t has ment and of all the departme
n no rs ap, They They now stand committed to
re the Inauguration of an era of prosper
to be thew said the forges would be hg
'erjury and the splndles woulo run ne es
rs of a stead of these good times, the io
oeliev- remained unlighted and the splr
and a were silent.
appor- Then they deferred this prosp
nvince until after the special session OF
of re- gress, but prosperity still rem
tram away. Now they say prosperity
ortions come after the passage OF tarlii
hlv IA Well. after that, for awhile