Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1859-09-28
THE HYErA ORGAN IN DISTRESS.

THE HYENA ORGAN IN DISTRESS.
The editor of the Hyena organ is again in
dire tribulation. He has made discovery
which is causing him the deepest distress.
He has found out that NJ. A. Frank whom he
once regarded as ssKnow Nothing with sno
manliness, no redeeming feature" in his econ
duct,' has been "cheated" out of the nomi-
nation for State Senator-that he has been
ruthlcssly ssbutchered," barbarously fiayed,
fiendishly quartered and cut to pieces, and
that, too, by his "professed friends'' Was
act more diabolic ever perpetrated! Was
tragedy more heart-rending ever heard of!
We can imagine the contending emotions of
anguish, and sympathy, and indignation, and
wrath, and vengence, that must have rent the
head, breast, body, and appurtenances, of the
editor of the Republican,, the magnitude of
the offence forced itself upon him We are
only surprised that he did not make the an
nouncement of such terrific feat more prom
inent by heading if somewhat after this style:
ssHorrible and Sanguinary Affair''-ssOne of
the People sbutchered' in Cold Blood''-ssIn-
tense Excitement and Glowing Anticipations
among the Democracy''-sThe Editor of the
Hyena Organ after the Perpetrators with a
Long Pole 20 We have no doubt that such a
caption, in big, glaring capital letters, would
have produced sensation among the noun
tains and valleys of the Susquehanaa that
would not soon have been forgotten.
But as the editor of the Hyena organ pro-
ponds several daring questions to the Jour
nal, concerning the Senatorial Conference, we
viii answer him ssaccording to his folly" The
Clearfield conferees did present the name and
vote for Mr.. Frank. This was voluntary act
on their part-they were not instructed TO do
like the Democratic conferees, s.vote from first
to Lasts for their candidate-the party had re-
commended no one; and the conferees could
just we'll have presented the name of some
one else-therefore, they considered them
selves at liberty to do as they pleased about
the matter, without being called to account
for their conduct, at least by an intermeddling
Locofoco. On several occasions, one of the
Cambria conferees voted for our man but on
iy once that We remember, (and having been a
conferee it should be presumed that we know,)
did as many as f,ro of the Cambria delegates
vote for him, and that at time when it was
hHO"H 10 dH tIldl OUt Vi tuC COHIdIcCS
this county would vote for one of the other
candidates. Thus, any person who has brains
| enough to tell that one and two make three,
can see that the allegation of the editor OF the
Hyena organ about Mr.. Frank being 'sbntch-
| cred by his pTofeSsed friends" is false. But
| how does it come that the editor OF that de-
| lectable sheet has all at once fallen so deeply
| in love with Mr.. Frank Does he forget that
| no longer ago than last fall he published Bit
ter and malignant editorial against this now
'smost deserving member of the Peoples
| party ? And had he been nominated, would
| he not have done the same thing again at this
time "Dare'' he deny this? And now re
will say to the editor of the Repubhcan-your
| clap-trap and left-handed compliments are full
| ly understood. If you expect thereby to with
draw attention from your Molly Mcguire can
didate, and raise fight in our ranks, You are
mistaken, for Mr.. Frank has personally assured
| us that he and bis friends will support Louis
W. Hall for the State Senate. If Mr.. Frank
feels himself aggrievcd, that is q matter for
him and the conferees to settle-it is none of
your business, and if you will keep your nose
| oct of other folks affairs, it will doubtless
be great deal more creditable, and appear
much less impudent and meddlesome.