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£l)c Centre iHfe. Democrat.
BHUUKKT & VAN OHM Kit, Editors.
VOL. 6.
She Ctnfrt democrat.
Torino t1.50 oar Annum In Advance,
8. T. BHUGERT A J. R. VAN ORMER, Editors.
Thursday Momine, July 26, 1883.
Democratic Stnto Convention.
The Democratic Stfttc Convention will m**t I" lII®
o|wrm houn*. Ilnrrisl'Utit. on Wwlniwl*), An;. I, *t I"
a. in., to nominate a omdMat* fr Audltor-tlencr*!
and a tan delate for .Stair Trm*ur*r, and to trans*,
•uch othrr loiaitiras a* the convention majr dctannine.
There will al> bo prwcnUd t the wnifntlon a
resolution which has born adopted by Ihr Slate Com
mittal, changing the rub'* of the party *o it* t< t;v
the tint# of the annual mooting of tli State ■ inmlt
t.- at I |> in , on the Wednesday after the third Moll
day of January, tn*tea<l of th* thirl Monday a* now
provided.
Under the new rule* of the party the representa
tion in the SUto Convention w ill be by repress nUtlvn
delegate* flom existing representative di*tri t, on®
lor eat li I.nOO Democratic vote* emit at the Ut gulie
natorial election, or fr a fraction t.f l.iMl auch votea
amounting to-Vlii or inure ; Provided that earh repre
sentative liatri*:t ahall have at b a*t one delegate.
There will te a meeting of the Pem - rtt) State
Cam tu It tee 111 liarritburg on Tuesday July 31, at *
p. in.
W. C HK9SRL,
J. B. Lirgrt, Clerk. Chairman state Com.
The Democratic Dolegato Election
and County Convention.
The Democratic voter* of Centre connty will mee
at the regular placet of holding the general election
for the districts n Saturday, Aug. U, IHKt.to elw-t
delegate* to the Democratic Conaty Convention The
•lection will open at i o'clock, V. and l*e at aix
P. N.
The delegate* rhoceQ at the almVe time will meet In
the Court llou** at Be|lef.nte,on Tu-••lay. Aug. 11,
at 2 o'clock, r. to nominate on* candidate for A
aociate Judge, one candidate for District Attorney,
one candidate for County Surveyor, arid to transact
auch other buainota a* the lnterwt* ol the party may
demand.
The number of delegatea t which each district i en*
titled i a* follow*:
Bellrfonte. N W SlOregg, P, P A
|WN p I
W. W 1 Ilain®*, i: p
Mlavtmrg 1 " HP
Miliheim 2 llalfruooti.
Tnionville . 1 H ■#
Howard Barn. .1 Bomrd, i
I'hilipaturg. lt W. 1 I lotion I
" 2ndW.. 2 Mbttty 1
" 3rd W.. 1 Mart..n .
Banner rt Mile* 5
Bacgi . .. i Pitt.-n 1
On flag* petm
Cwrttn 1 P-it-r.N p .
Ferguaun.O P.. " S.P 4
.V P 1 Ka*
Spring I dnow gh®
Taylor 1 Walker I
I nloo.. . 1 Worth. 2
The committee holding the delegate electi-n* and
the rule* will t* published next w-'k
W, \|nu W*nu. Wx C. Iliiait,
Secretary. Chairman.
IT will be seen by Mr. J. 11. Van
Ormcr's valedictory in this paper, that
his connection with the publication of
the CENTRE DEMOCRAT has censed.
He retires with the view of embark
ing in more congenial as well as more
lucrative employment in Philadelphia,
in which he has our best wishes for
abundant success. His association
with us has been plea-ant and cordial,
and we have no doubt his activity and
ability will commend him in his new
relations.
Adieu.
In severing my connection with the
editorial management of the CENTRE
DEMOCRAT, a word or two of explana
tion and leave-taking will he expected.
Considerations of primary import
ance to me render the change advisa
ble and obligatory. A field of labor,
less extensive but more congenial, has
been thrown open, and my own inter-!
est* demand that I enter it. To re
main here meant possible political
preferment and probable business suc
cess, both to be secured, if at all, how
ever, at the expense of considerable
personal humiliation and an incessant
struggle with adverse circumstances.
The goal might have been reached if
sufficient endurance to withstand the
heat and exertion of the race had been
my portion.
I regret exceedingly to part with
my venerable associate; his kindncs.'|
and consideration will ever be remem.
bertd with emotions of thankfulness,
and whatever may be my lot in the
future, his precepts and example will
materially aid me in the performance
of duty. To the friends of the DEMO
CRAT I return heartfelt thanks foi
many evidences of kindly interest
aud ask of them a continuance of their
friendship and support for my succos-
aor. I wish also Jto acknowledge the
under which I rest to the
members of the local ami district
press. They have been uniformly
courteous, and the relations at all
times have been pleasant and fraternal.
If I, perforce, bear with me, in re
\ tiring, a few grievances, I am, as well,
the happy possessor of many decidedly
enjoyable recollections, the result of
my labor with and for the best inter
ests of the people of Centre county.
Good bye.
J. It. VAN OUMER.
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"KVJUAI. ANO EXACT JCHTICE TO ALL MKN, OV WHATEVER STATE OU I'KKSUAKION, HKLIQIOL'S OK POLITICAL. "—Jeffcrsbti
Tho Story of Crltno.
The New York <S'u;i recently con
tained an expose, covering many col
umns, of tho intrigues aud corruption
to which the leaders of the Republi
can party resorted for tho purpose of
electing Carfield aud Arthur in I* S|l .
The exposure has startled the Repub
licans, as they trace its origin to ex-
Senator Stephen W. Dorscy, the late
friend and confidant of < len. < iarfield,
and Secretary of the National Re
publican Committee who had the
management of the campaign, aud the
disbursement of it.s funds. Tho fuel
that Dorsey has turned state's evidence
and details with alarming perspicuity
the history of that memorable contest
which ended in the election oft iarfield
hv bribery, is, at this time, a story
that our Republican friends would he
glad to hide from public view. The
story has often been whispered before
how the public treasury was robbed
and the plunder obtained used to pur
chase aud debauch the ballot and con
trol thesuflragc of states, hut until now,
no active responsible participant in the
villany had the efiroutry to make it
public, as evidence of faithful service
to his party, for which he has not re
ceived that consideration to whi< h
ho is entitled. The sickening detail
however, arc too long to follow at pr. -•
ent, but it tells that Indiana was cur
ried for the Republicans only by an
immense expenditure of money —that
this adroit ami cherished agent
of the assassinated President and his
party left Wull street the latter part
of September 1880, with over 8-100,-
000 in ca-h or convertible paper —that
he had this converted into two d -llar
bills—that he went to Indiana, and
stale hail been carefully polled and
was found to lie decidedly Democratic
—that the money was disbursed
through competent agent-., carefully
selected for the purpose, and that tln
state, d'-clar 1 Democratic by actual
poll, wa Republican on election day.
All this, he atiirms, with the knowledge
j and approval of (iarfield.
Other facts are referred to in these
remarkable disclosures equally - art
ling, some of wlifch may yet reach
congressional investigation. That re
lating to the appointment of Stanly
Mathews a- a Ju-tice of the Supreme
Court mar demand explanation to the
representatives of tho people. Dor
scy, says Jay Gould was not di-poed
to contribute to the campaign expen
ses the $lOO,OOO expected of him. To
get this contribution (iarfield promised
in writing to appoint a Judge of the
Supreme ('ourt favorable to Oould's
I corporation interests. This promise. -
it is added will le produced, when do- .
manded by proper authority. (ne
thing is certain, Stanley Mathews was
appointed Judge by (iarfield —that he
was favorable to Gould's corporate in
terests, and that the President knew
the fact.
Take the wholo expose in detail as
it appears in the Sun, it furnishes n
chapter of political degradation that no
party could out-live except one edu
cated and trained in the principle that
the "end justifies the means," and that
political virtue, and decency are only
intended for fools and simpletons.
THE Telegrapher's strike, which
had been expected for some time eatne
off on Thursday last at noon, when on
a signal given at that hour, nine or
ten thousand operators all over the
country, left their instruments on n
demand for fair compensation from the
corporators for services and lnbor
rendered. The Telegraph has become
a necessity to all branches of
ami no doubt many interests will be
seriously affected by the strike if pro
longed. But whether the movement
is successful or not, the public sympa
thy will be with the striking employes.
BUNN'S Phila. Tramrript (rep,,)
says the Me's and O's will not perspire
much in getting up enthusiasm to put
the Queen's ex-soldier (Livscyj into
the State Trcasuiy.
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RKLLKI'ONTK, I'A., THURSDAY, .II I.Y JHB3.
Till: two bosses in the lute Repub
lican convention would have it under
stood that they disagreed OH to the;
men to be nominated. They acknowl
edged that they bossed the concern as
the agents of the absent master boss,
but "the ruling passion being strong,"
they probably could not avoid the temp
tation to cheat each other. <^tiny ad
mits defeat, and is willing to credit
the junior boss Magec with the neces
i cc-ary adroitne-s to bring it about.
Ross (£uny explains his defeat as fol
lows : "Mr. Magee and Cameron were
committed to l'assmore and neither
| ever advi-ed me of any de ign upon
j his part to break the contract. Ma
gic was probably led away by his /.cal
for civil-service reform, ami the Sim*
tor had neglected to cominunii ate with
his frii lids. The facts are that I'ass- i
mores friends to the very last expec
ted the support of the Allegheny dele- j
tion, and, by systematic lying, prr.-i--
ted in until the commencement of the
hallotting.were deceived as to the status
of the delegates from Dauphin, I.an"
ca.-ter, JJcrks, the .luniata Yalh-y and
other Cameron strongholds.
"Mr. Magec was so fully occupied !
in wooding the depths of poblic w nti* i
ment that he did not find time t> com- J
rnunicnte hi- change of purp -e t"> me
lor to Mr. l'assmore. Niles was saved
hv the so—u■ o— ot' my motion to n rui-
I nate the State Treasurer fir-t, which
I was made in pursuance ofauumhr-!
-tnmiing with hi- -upp -rt- r- in the
northern tor i p!. v tie N.i- v> !e
n_'aiu-t tie gat : i . ; i Run
nel. It a'-i w-rv' 1 t!ie jm r: e of
showing th ban Dof the' diih .-int
j candidates f>r Auditor-' icm-ral.
"It i i. : likely that the Camerens
j look any par in ti. eaiivn,. hut here
after 1 -hall take rare n ver to mum
with tlnCnmei n bounds uti!<--- the
Snator i- pn -- ut to tak> j-a r t in th
hunt. Tiie st -ry of an nrraugeinent
botwun Magee and myself i- the
1 sheree-t of nonsense."
Win x" it i r- ali/. i that th' R. pub
licans mut gain a numher of states to
have the slighte-t chance of "iicecs
next year, the ontlook is not one t-> :
inspire a great deal of enthusiasm t"
llulwll's "grand old party." Rut when
it is al-o realized that the D niocrat
may meet with - rioiis 10--> an i yet
emerge from the campaigns' serenely
ahead of the enemy, deli rmiticd to in 1
augurntc a Democratic I*r i lent, law
fully, honorably, and without allowing
fraud appliance- to intervene, it will
he -imply stunning to the thieves of
187G or the ballot purchasers of IMO. |
im • m
I>' reply to a resolution passed by
the Senate favoring immediate adjourn
ment and n-king coneurrence of th"
House, on account of the exjienses of
the session and thecontinaeil disagree
ment, Representative Sharp, truthfully j
and properly remarked "That a wan
ton insult to the constitution of Penn
sylvania, and a deliberate violation of
its mandates in regard to apportion
; menu of representative* among the JK-O
pie, would he far more costly than
the expenses of an extra session if it
continued nil summer. In this senti
ment the House concurred, and the
resolution now awaits the action of the
Ways and Means Committee. The
mandates of the Constitution and the
oaths of members arc equally irnpara
tive in demanding apportionment.
Failure is therefore incretisabfe and
criminal both in law and morals, and
' the conspirators against either, should, ,
and no doubt w ill bo held to a fear
ful accountability which adjournment
will not relieve. Gentlemen, give us
an honest, fair constitutional appor- ,
tioument of the representatives. You ■
are sworn to do so as representatives (
of tho people, not as mere representa- ,
lives of party or faction. The respon- j
sibility of delay and the expenses fob (
lowing will Ira duly placed to the ,
credit of those who earn it j
Tn K Telegrapher's are still holding
out for an increase on their wages, wc
hope they will get their demand, 1
Tin: great victory of Gen. Crook
over the Apaches, is now considered
by many n.s a great hoax. It is pretty
certain that the savages he did not
take and bring in, arc still marauding
in force the pu< ilied districts of Gen.
Crook's operations.
Mlt. AUTIII r.'s administration has
made a splendid test of the civil ser
vice reform. When the lav. and the
rule prepan-d with so much lloiirish
went into i-fli-cl the other day, then
was just one vacancy to lie lill<<l all
other having been lilh-d in advance
from personal appointments without
examination.
SoMnof the Republican paper- do
not seem to be bappv over the politi
cal I'Utlnok. Tie re apj> intmcnl < f
; Tom ('oopi r as chairman of the State
Republican committee, i- vol' i "a
| stupid blunder" only c--jtial!• <1 bv tin
I adopti- n of Rarker.- < mmunistii
jilank in the platform. 1 m ami his
a-- ssuicnU and circular- was < rtainlv
a failure last year, n- w 11 a a bon •
I but who knows wbat greatness ho may
i arhii vc this y-ar when put in pur-nit
j'.f the public revenui by Rarker.
< Hen t' fore tin stealings have hem by
i dril now it i- to be wli >lc-ale, and
! the os-ociatiun of thieve- enlarged.
CNITOIT t AIU. M IN I;/ feels moved
it' remark that "if the I tern -erati'
! party does not carry the n> x! I're*r j
:'lnitial election, it hn- no vitality in
lit; that tire American j pie are.].
I terminid not t" tru-t it nr. i r m y
' circuinstanci -, and that it ha i IwtU r
lisband." Wberi-unt • the R -t n /' '
r'-p nd-: "Well, hardly. I• wa
not because of lark of vitality that
the Democrat# failed t carry the el< • ■
;i n in I**o, but Ix-causc the Repub
j bean party spent from fli'Mt iro • t• • *l.-
I 'HK),OOO in buying v- tes. It :- jio-si
!>!<• that the Democrats may fail in
D s 1 for a similar re an." While it
must be admitted that a repetition . :
the puri ba-c game of 1 $BO i- j -tible
: r bd, it is rhe. ring to ri-fb < t that
the diflioulti' - now surrounding "tin
grand old party" arc much greater I
than they w re four years ag > —greater,
I iii tact, than they have h--u at any
; jsoriixl of its existence, if we except
ihe time betwe en their loss of the ele c -
tion in 1 x7 and the ir c apture of the
Presidency by theft a lew mouths
i later.
Tin: nnmitUc of the Massachusetts
lepi-lature who have been for some ;
time investigating the Tcwk-bury
almshoti-e, have made a report white,
j wa-liing that delectable in.-tituti n. It
is signed by the Republican tie mix r>
of the committee, who severely r• u
-ure ' iov. Rut'cr and pronounce "the
: main charges of hi- excellency as,
' groundless and cruel." <hi the other
hand the Democratic or minority
I *
members of the committee make a re"
port elainiiug that "although much
important testimony was excluded, all
the main charges were fully sustained,
that the. officers of the institution were
guilty of the most wilful neglect, of
peculations without parallel, of the
most abandoned debauchery and
wanton cruelty, the, evidence of which
cannot fail to carry conviction to all
intelligent and unbiassed minds"
They also say "that the testimony is
cumulative to an overwhelming de
gree that infants were purposely pois
oned and willfully neglected to linger
in a starving condition till death," by
those in charge of that department.
This is a fearful indictment to accom
pany the white-wash.
CHANDLKR'H wires in New Hamp
shire seems to have lost their potency.
Thus far he does not harmonize the
disgruntled republicans of the legisla
ture of that state worth a cent. No
Senator is yet chosen, nor does the
candidacy of Chandler, appear to offer
any sujierior charms over that of Rol*
lins. They arc evidently both to be
retired.
NKXT Wednesday tho Btato Coc I
vention will assemble.
Aii Apportionment t erfuiu.
TIIE EVTKA ' t. ' lON WLL.L. NOT EN 1/ HI TIJOTT
ONE IIEI .'I MALE
There will be an apportionment. The
republican htulwurli need not take the
comfortable unction home to themselves
that there will not he. It in .imply
a waste of time that <-oul'l Lc mved if
they would lay aside tin-obhtinate spirit
which appears -ohtiong in their present
determination to defeat the duly that
. before them for fulfillment. Repub
lican members of the house are wearied
out by the dilatory practices and tixtic
of * -nators I'ooper, Kcyburn, i'a\
and Drier, an-l tln-y are not at all back
war i in saying that these gentlemen
are .lowly c oning down from the ulti
matum po .tion to that spirit of corn
promise and concession which ha
chara teri/.ed the democratic dealings
with the question since the extra session
began. A prominent senator said last
'evening that there wa no doubt of an
apportionment. To gain it would lake
time and considerable cotsce.--ion, but
an apportionment in both congressional
and senatorial d. tr - ts would be made.
Ho states that the Stewart bill of seven
t u t . eleven would be the r--suit anil
' upon it an agreement would eventually
:be made, Ihe . ante senator Is of opin
i ion that the leg.-Uture would Lot dare
to a J urn until the work WAS completed
AS th*< governor would immediately ri
i- .nv.-nebotli branches and in A rues sag'- I
the language of which would have no j
uncertain sound about it. The sul j- t !
of adjournment i-. no longer discussed
with the fervency of a week ago by the
members. It i considered i v the stal
l warts that delay can no longer be kept
u;> w.'.h gr.ci bef -e the people and
they quietly admit that the democrats
liav- hone tly aimed to carry out the
' -trict r< juircmenU of the constitution,
i Thi l.ul a i nfirrnation of the demo
crat. cos . from the 1 . ginning, to do
the w >rk which by their <>a!hs they
have sworn to do, arid which tbc repub
licAns of the senate I y dilatory tfin
n ivros, havo viotatsd and brokso.—
II J'aV ■!.
The Opeu lt<ia-t of the ( onspimtnr
V.'m n Mr. Itnrsey tells the story of
the in i ana election in INSu, however,
it may be depended on that ho is re |
latitig that which he know- to be true,
and there was never a more d.-graceful '
incident in American history. <ddly
enough, Mr. Dorsey tells of his j art in
;it with evident | ride. He fairly glories
in h.s ucci - a-a compter of elections
and AS a hob ALE 1 riber. He frankly
admit that a thorough and individual
cm,si's of the state showed it to t>e
"hopeh sly democratic." In the latter
part of September, however, he had
'completed his organisation and had
le.arm 1 "the influence# that could be
brought to bear on each voter.'* Then,
he says, the mm of four hundred and
thirty two thou- and dollars, contributed
by (lie funding yr. In ate, w.a- <nt from
New *i ork to Indiana, mostly in two
dollar hills, Mr. Dorsey 's fine feelings
and sensitive honesty prevented him
from inking a personal part in the die
Dilution of this filthy lucre to the itch
ing palms of tho sordid vote sellers.
At he expresses his duties, he WAS there
"to prevent, so fur as possible, any of
the money from sticking in the pockets
of the men who were trusted to dii- ,
tribute it." Tho man intent on steal |
ing the presidency of the nation must , i
have ha i a holy contempt for the leaser 11
thieves, his "trusted" underlings, who t j
might try to steal a few hundreds of do] 1
iur# of the bribe money. He says that t,
"these bill# were distributed through |
the state, just as ballots were, in great <
bunches. Tho destination of each was i
perfectly well known, and by noon of 1
election day they had fallen like snow (
flakes silently all over the state, al
though more in some parts than others, t
Then came tho count of polls in the t
evening. The four hundred and thirty (
thousand dollars in two dollar bills, <
combined with Dorsey'* plan of orgs (
nisation, had won. The democratic i
party was snowed under by green 1
backs." This is not the unsupported '
guess of an op|>osing partisan ; it is the I
open boast of the principle oonspirators.
It is not a piece of startling news, for <
the vice president elect made an almost )
equally candid avowal at the Dorsey
banquet in New York after the elec r
tion; but it completes the certainly c
that as the "visiting statesmen" stole f
the presidency in 1876, so tho bribing fl
statesmen stole it in 1880. 1
lu support of the revelations from I
TOMS: #1.50 per Annum,ln Advuncr.
Horsey * budget it in asserted that the
written memoranda exi*t to prove that
the Jtepublican candidate for President
in PWJ agreed to appoint Levi I*. Mor
ton Secretary of the Treasury and to
intriut the large funding operations of
the Jrca-ury to a syndicate of New
ork ban Iter a. It ia further asserted
that a written agreement was made
with Jay fiould to put Stanley Mat
thews on the Pent h of the Supreme
Court. in return, Morton, at the bead
of tho bankers, syndicate, and Jay
Gould pa. 1 an enormous amount of
money for the election of Garfield.
' '>' :>) that tho syndicate alone
i i (our hundred thousand dollars
the disLur-eiiH-nt of which was made in
the Indiana and Ohio election. In con
sequence of complications that rubs<-
quently ero-e Morton was made Minis
t'T to France instead of secretary of
i the J rea ury, L .t Manloy Matthews was
j j.o.rited Jubtice of the Supremo
Court and i >nfirmed by one rote after
a b.tter contest.
If such proofs of flagitious politic;.'
corruption exist they mu-t be known to
a number of person-, and ,t is time now
to produce tb< :i. 1 orey cannot jro
due them, for they were not confided
to him, but his ml.mate knowledge of
th" operations of the campaign, as its
rot trusted manager, enables him to
a- ■< rt that the written agreements were
made. Tho nia.n charg' which these
urnent-. are .1 t. j rot'- were made
, long ago. but neither I,<-vi P. Morton
i; r ay I - >uld, nor any one of the par
tie. who taunt have knowledge of their
existence if tln v were ever written, has
made the -l.gblc id r,.il. I) .rscy gives
from bis budget the enormous amounts
of money that were, expended in Indi
ar.a and else where during the campaign
of under l.i supervision. and there
is no other account than that which ho
g v * a- to the manner m which the
money was raised.
If the declarations of Horsey in re.
gard to the written agreements with
Morton and Jay Gould be accepted as
true in the absence of any denial by
the persons most deeply interested in
1 'proving thern, they reveal a degree
j i.cul ,ni ; ;;ty an 1 corruption ex
ling tho crime by which the Presi.
( ier.cy was stoon in 1-70. In 1-70 tho
juie.net ;<> is were und in the lie
j turning I' ardsof Louisiana and Flori
da to count out the electoral votes of
tin- e two States. It is true that John
Sherman and other prominent party
leader- who superintende 1 the trai.si.c
lions in Louisiana and Florida became
beneficiaries of the crime Put If. P.
Hayes, the chief beneficiary of the
deed, had no share in it beyond his con
sent until it was fully consummated.
In i--'i the candidate for President, if
Horsey is to b<- believed, went to New
York in tho midst of his campaign and
bargained ofl" the greatest offices in hi*
! gift for money to secure his election,
j He agreed to turn over the treasury of
the people to a ring of Wall street
money changers and to put upon the
Supremo Bench a Judge named by Jay
Gould. I'hilu Keeor-i.
The Indiana Purchase.
Put tho worst criminal can make a
truthful confos-ion, and even Brady
tnay be bclived when he relates the
story of his own rascality. He no
doubt speaks the truth in relation to
the $40,000 raised by him from the Star
route men to carry Indiana in Xovem
her. after the great bribery in that state
in October, General Arthur "was wil
ling tn give written authority for the
collection of the money,'' Brady says,
but a letter from tlarfield was demand
ed and secured. "1 do not think I
needed better authority," continue"
Ilrady, "and I raised the money at
onco."
We are not left in doubt as to how
this money was expended. It was used
to make a second purchase of the state
of Indiana. "We had really as much
of a fight there in November as in
October," says Brady, "because it was
necessary to follow up the victory.
Where a two dollar bill sufficed in the
former month a five dollar note had to
be expended in Oxtober, and as I'orsey
say* they were crisp and new and seem
ed like a shower from heaven to our
people."
This it how these precious republican
rascals defeated an bonorrble, honest
candidate like General Hancock for the
presidency and elected James A. Oar'
field. This ia how they purchased in
1830 the presidency they had stolen in
1876.
NO. I'll.