Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-11-19


pctration Of the most gigantic outra'
res on the right OF suihagc ever yet
among free people, pro-
sent the sirangcst contradiction which
human nature has ever yet exhibited.
Il was n profound observation OF a
philosopher, that the most abandoned
of mankind are ready 20 condemn In
Others the very vices TO which they
are themselves most prone, and hnd
some difference In situation, condition
or circumstances TO justify the partial
distinction. 1t is not necessary TO go
among those whom the world consid-
ers wicked to find exemplifcation of
this strange contradiction. The sun
co, godly" Radicals, who have not a
word of condemnation of a giant out
rage by which the people of Florida
were defiauded of their suffrage, hold
up their pious hands in horror at some
perverted tale Of fraudulent voting in
New York. The Radicals can steal a
whole State, put down its electoral
vote triumphantly for their candidate,
and turn about and dcnounce with
virtuous wrath the wicked Alderman
M'Mullin. Mr.. Greeley can make
loose charges of fraud columns, long,
going away back to Placquemines
and the candle boxes Of Kansas, but
his pure mind perceives no iniquity
in the measures by which the people
of three States were deprived of their
suffrages, and the Democratic party
of twenty-three votes. When the
Radicals would cover up the enormous
party prescriptions by which one hun
dred thousand voters in Tennessee,
and ninety thousand more in Missouri
were stripped of their rights, a great
hullabalOo is raised about n man being
arrested with a fraudulent naturaliza-
tion paper, in Mackerelville or Bung-
town. o, Radiealsm thou art a
religion, and Pecksniff is thy prophet
When party necessities requires a
two-thirds majority in Congress TO
obstruct the wise action of President
johnson, the Radical committee on
elections, of which our own Scofeld is
a shining member, readily invent pre-.
texts to throw out the requisite num-
Der of Democrats. To accomplish the
purpose, where there has been some
slight irregularity in avoting precinct
the whole poll is thrown out if il will
benefit the Radical contestant If two
or three illegal votes be proved, that
is sufficient TO count out all the legal
voters at that polling place, if it will
aid a Radi,a to get his seat. The
archives of the Radical committee OF
Congress, are full of the most fiagrant
instances ofinjustice done to constitu
enoies in depriving them Of their le-
gally elected members. But if q poor
lrishman be found with n fraudulent
paper in his pocket, probably put
there by Radical, what virtuous dia
tribes are poured forth against the
Democratic party, accompanied by
hints TO take away the franchise alto
gether from the foreigner for twenty
one years
To come down to n familiar instance
or two General Morgan, of Ohio
was ousted from the Fortieth' Congress
for the sake of q favorite Radical
named Delano. Morgan was elected
by handsome majority, but n whole
d strict was counted out here and
another there, for some alleged trivia
irregularity, and Delano cyphered in
General Morgan denounced the fraud
in his place in Congress Ho exposed
the cunning lies by which the claim
of Delano was supported. He chal
lenged his opponent TO meet him this
year before the people of the district
but his challenge was prudently de-
clined. General Morgan returns to
the Forty-frst Congress with MAORI
ty that a Radical committee with SEQ.
field for member, cannot overcome.
Take the case of M'Kee, who was
defeated by over thousand majority
by Young His opponent was thrown
out, and his seat given to MKee, on
the ground that Young was elected
by rebels and copporheads. The Rad
icals thus cunningly provided them.
selves with precedent to eject every
Democrat who may be chosen from
the States Of the South for years to
come, to put in their partisans, and
entrench themselves in power.
Everybody understands this. No
Democrat ever contests a seat in Con.
gress. If a Democrat should under.
take to contest the seat of q Radical,
his friends would deem him filter for
home in an asylum for the feeble
minded, than for place 10 Congress
Covode, who is notoriously the most
extensive colonizcr in Pennsylvania,
knows all about it. Beaten in spite
Of his frauds, overborneby the weight
of his own unpopularity, he gets up q
cock and bull story about fraud in
Dunbar township, Fayette county
and finds plant tool in tho return
Judge from Indiana county, who re-
fuses tho certificate to General Foster
who is elected by q majority of forty.
one votes lie then rushes to Harris.
burg, and urges the Governor to drop
the name of General Foster from his
proclamation Of members of Congress
elect The game of Covode, in dfer-
ent shapes, is to be repeated by some
twenty or thirty other defeated Radi.
Gals, and enough Democrats will,
doubtless, be elected TO secure a Radi.
cal majority oftwo.thirds, which may
be required to checkmate any conser-
vative movement that Grant might
contemplate. And while all this will
be going on, Greeley will pirate about
fraud in New York, and Forney will
never be done talking about that wick.
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