Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-10-31
ADDRESS.


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FELLOW CITIZENS: With a desire to pro-
mote your best interests, and give peace
to our country-so long and so violently
convulsed by slavery agitation-we again
address you.
II would be madness to disguise the
fact painfully apparent, that there is now
a poisoned public sentiment prevailing
among the people, well calculated to
awaken tho most serious apprchensions.
Abolitionsts and their allies have about
consummated their work of national in
cendarsm, by combining the North against
.he South, in q most unnatural warfare, and
dema nding that the Constitution and the
laws shall be interpreted and executed by
an insolent apd factious majority, in utter
derogation and entire disre gard OF the
well defined rights Of q minority, by the
highest judicial tribunal known to this
country. Pennsylvania-theg great break
water of faction, that has so frequently
STAYED the storm-seems now to be giving
way and the recent election Of Gov
elnor, who, in direct violation of his
former pledges, bowed, in Chicago, at the
feet of the m ost rabid Abolitionists in this
country, is indicative Of the decay of con-
snrvot;sn, IN orr Ctofc
In view of these events, all pointing to
the triumph of geographical party, start'
lingly described by the "FatEer of his
Country" in his Farewell Address to
the people," it becomes the intelligent
voter ca mly to reflect before deposiling
his ballot. Shall our people endorse sec
tionalispl, against the protest of eighteen
States in this Contederacy, and in direct
violation of the rights Of ten millions Of
euutls under our Constitution? Must
right give way to m,gh, and Pennsylvania
be Aboli.ionized? We feel that The cleo
ton of Andrew g. Curtin is 10 answer to
these important, these vital questions.
The sober second thought of the people
already indicates gceat change at the
approaching election. The recent union
of the Democratic forces the timely
reconciliation fdifierences--wit unan.
imous and united determinatiol 10 sup.
port the regular Reading electoral ticket,
must be attended with the most happy
consequences. A united Democracy are and
wW be mrincible. A great conservative party
can 8aye Tie country from disgrace, and tUn the
tide Of treason.
The Opposition, flushed with victory,
and blind to the just retribution that
must follow their temporary triumph, are
making great cxertions to carry the State
for Lincoln and Abolionism. Satisfied
that the irrepressible conflict" is at
hand and confidently counting on our
lethargy, they are actively engaged in can
vassing every election district. Secret
emissaries, supplied with money, misrep
rcsentation, and falsehood, are everywhere
at work. Clearield county-a majority of
whose citizens have always been true to
the Constitution, and conservatives in
principlo--is to be made speak in favor of
the candidate for President, who, in Con-
gress, on the ID Of March, 1916, vo.ed to
s,qr1e the " American soldier" then fght>
ing the battles of his country on foreign
soil.
Will you. then, w.Democrats, lay
down your arms because of the "whirl-
wind" that has passed? Will you remain
Indifferent while danger ana disgrace
threaten our common country? Will
You, by inactivity, strengthen this senti-
ment, that demands rebuke? Will you,
by staying away from the polls on Tues
day, the 9th of November, allow the
enemy to take you prisoners and carry
the county?
Proud of your fidelity heretofore, we
expect once mora to see it manfully dis
played. Considerations OF great weight
require your services. Give another day
to the country, and as conservatives dis,
charge your duty, so that when bitter
ness, eontention, and insurrecton shall
distract our land when the civil, social,
and political equality Of the negro shall
crowd the white man from his place, and
herald the Abolition Millennium; you can
say to yourselves, and to the world
/" Against these things we have entered
our protest" Stand for the ticket headed
by Keim and Vaux, on which our party
has united. Let nothing keep you from
the election, and have every Democrat
there. For if you will, the day is ours /;
and Pennsylvania will be erect, released,
redeemed. D. f. ETZWElIER,
Chairman Standing Committee.
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