Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-11-28

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JEFFERSON, ono, Nov. 2.
Travelling in this section of the
State, ] thonght IL would not be amiss
TO pay a visit 10 the homo of Senator
Wade, and ascertain, throngha short
interview, how the old Radical war
horse felt over the result of the recent
elections, and what were his views of
men and measures at this interesting
periodfn the political history of the
country, | had been told along the
Reserve. by those who pretended TO
know him, that | would find him
dropping and despondent over the
loss of the race, but this | soon dis
covered to be great mistake, There
he was, "as largo as life and twice as
natural"-head and tail erect, us full
of life and snorting defiance as though
he had won instead oflost His bealth
had very much improved since the
close of the campaign, and he looked
as well as at any time during the past
ten years. Voice and strength were
pretty much worked out of him dur
ing the contest, but a months leisure
had recovered both
saluted the old gentleman in the
language of Artemus Ward, "How do
you like il as far as you've got ?"
"It's the fate of the war" said he,
"we're d--d badly whipped, but Il
cant be helped We must get ready
for another round at EN-"
THE CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT
"The nigger whipped us, said Mr.
Wade. "We went in on principle and
got whipped. We should have car
ried the State by good majority If
it hadn't been for the suffrage issue.
Still ] am not sorry we made the is.
sue. If it was to do over again I'd
be for put.ing il again, and III be for
keeping il up until we do win, for, by
the eternal God, they cant beat us all
the time on question ike that. /
had no idea there were so many. Re
publicans in Ohio who were 30 will
ling TO see negro suffrage in the South,
but wouldn't let the few niggers of
Ohio vote. That's what got mo
They all seemed to be in favor of it
as measure of reconstruction, lust
as much as was. / didn't dream
that they'd be mean enough TO vote
against it here"
ln answer to question as to wheth-
er be thought the greenback issue bad
anything 10 do with the defeat, Mr..
Wade said be didn't think it had. II
was nothing but the bigger. The
greenback issue was not fairly before
the people, for when you come to sift
the matter, the Democratic speakers
made very little of an issue on the
greenbacks. The nigger was the on
ly strong point they had, and they
beat us on that, fair and square but
they'll have to keep on beating US, for
Wen give them no peace till we beat
them.
TIE RESULT
"Now," said Mr.. Wade, obecause
we've been whipped on the first trial,
| suppose some of the weak -kneed
brothers will be for backing out on
that question. But | won't back a
id inch, I'm for it now as strong
as was before the election, and
stronger, too, for there is more need
of being strong for it, TO conquer a
mean prejudice. But you'll see men
trying to hush the thing up, and to
smother it, and TO dodge it in every
way they can, and men who call
themselves Radicals, too. Hell's full
of such Radicals us wen have now.
I'm for it because | think it's right,
and ! know it's right; and, ifa thing
is right, the only way is to keep at il
till 1t wins, for it's sure to win some
time or another. There is nota great
reform in the history Of the world
that vast unpopular at first And
not one of them was ever carried by
dropping IL, after il was beaten once.
No, sir, we are committed to the doc.
trine Of universal suffrage, and no
man is Republican who will desert
it now. But, although that's my be- !
lief mark my words, there will be
the damndest crawfishing you ever
saw from this time forward. Well,
let them 60 We can win without
them, aud we will win, too, just as
sure as the Almighty is just, and heav- |
en- above us. 1t will become harder
every year for the Copperheads to
beat us on that issue, and they won't |
beat us very often, either, II we only |
make bold front, and 20 at en- with |
fixed bayonets every time"
IMPEACHMENT.
On the subject Of Impeachment.
Mr. Wade said he wished TO be dis. /
tinctly understood as expressing no
opinion so far as Mr. Johnson's guilt
or innocence was concerned. He
would, however, answer my question
rs TO whether the late elections would
have any etlec. upon that matter.
He thought they would. "You Sec"
said he, these weak kneed brothers
are taking the back track already /
Well, now, what the devil has an elec.
lion in Ohio got TO do with the mat
Ter. If Andy johnson is guilty, put
him outi If not, acquit him that's
he way TO doit They ought 10 have
pressed the investigation right along
liter they started il. And so they
would have done last winter, IL there
hadn't been so many men in the Sen
'te and House who wanted To keep on
rood terms with the White House.
There were too many men from Ohio
ina other States who wanted their
'fothers and friends appointed 10
,ffice, and knew that Andy was bid.
ling high for votes, 1t was one of