Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-10-17
GEORGE b. GooDLASDER, Editor.
WEDNESDAY MoRNING#:Oct. II, 1866
The late Election.

The election is past, and we are not
disposed to growl much over the re-
suit. Elsewhere will be found table
giving full and official returns of the
county. The average majority on
State officers is about l,l40-sixty
less than we had anticipated. We
were mistaken in the vote in Becca-
ria, Bloom, Brady and Goshen, the
opposition polling a larger vote than
we expected. But when we look
around and see that our neighbor
counties ali yielded to the fell spirit
of fanaticism, we still feel proud to
know that the gallant Democracy of
this county maintained themselves
agninst a two-fold opposition. We
had to encounter all the financial APP
preparations of the Negro Bureau,
with its millions of dollars of eorrup-
tion fund, while the Assessment Blu
reau OF this Congressional district was
specially concentrated upon us. It's
agents had promised to reduce our
majority in this county, below ore
thousand, and at one time they were
determined to reduce it TO eight hun
dred, because they SO informed their
State Committee. On the other hand,
we loaned the energy of three of our
most active andinhuental Democrats
to other sections of the State, while
the enemy's agents were actively at
work at our own doors. Thus the
Democracy of this county had to meet
the energy, counsel, experience and
power Of the Burcauites, with all their
patronage and personal prestige, while
We gave our best men to our neigh
bors. Notwithstanding all these dis
paraging circumstances, the princi-
pies Of Democracy are more firmly
fixed in the minds of the people of
this county, than ever before. To-
illustrate a little, we need only refer
10 the vote cast in 1860, when we
were at peace with all the world "and
the rest of mankind" The vote for
Governor stood Foster, DEM, 2,040 !;
Curtin. Rep, 1,755-Democratic ma
iority 2S5 Now the vote stands
Clymer 2,7S6; Geary I,65o-Demo-
cratic majority 1876.
1t will be observed from this that the
Democrats have gained TAG, while our
enemies have lost one hundred and
five. 1t is true; that comparing the
vote with that cast in 1864 it would
seem as though the Democrats had
lost, while our enemies had gained.
The vote including the Soldiers stoo d
Mcclellan 2,S01, Lincoln l,508-show
ing majority for the former of ], ,295.
Al that time we had an artificial vote
persons not permanently settled in
the county-of nearly 100, principally
in Bloom, Huston and Knox This year
we have nothing of the kind, but our
opponents will lind that they have the
same thing this year in Beccaria,
Brady, Knox and Morris.
Last year the vote stood for Audi
tor General, Davis Democrat, had
2,0S5; Hartranft, Aboitionist, 1870
thus showing that the Democratic
vote this year'is 70l greater than last,
while the gain to our enemies is but
345--being 26 per cent. for tho Demo
Gratis and 20 for the opposition.
Let Democrats survey the field in
any way they choose, there is nothing
10 discourage them. Give us the
Post Offices, the Assessing, Collect
ing and other Bureaus in the gift of
the General Government, which we
will have, and wo will run the machine
back where tho enemies OF our country
captured it in 1860 and until this is
done, we will have neither Union or
peace.
Goary's majority will be about l4,5OO.
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PHILADELPHIA.--Thc Metropolis of
our State has partially recovered her
senses. At the late election the H.
600 majority for Lincoln was reduced
to 5000. Gen. Josh. Owen, Of Pitts
burgh- Convention notorety, the Dis
union nominee for Recorder of Deeds,
was elected by only 1890 majority !;
while on the other hand. tho Demo-