Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-04-09

Radi.als contaminated another Of
their infamous pet measures,a at Har.
risburg, in the shape Of Registry
law. This act completely overturns
thepresent election lawsof this State.
II has been placed upon our statute
books for the purpose Of continuing
the National robbers in power bat
we mistake the tone Of thepeoplc very
much ifit does not sound their funeral
knell, and if the ditch they have dug
for their neighbors to fall into will
not be occupied by themselves.
The debate upon the passage of tho
bill, which will be found below, again
illustrates the "grand moral IDEAS OF
the freedom mongers. They boldly
proclaim that all men are free and
equal; but when their views are tested,
they prove to apply to none but ne
groes and white Disunionists. The
leader of the loyal gang in the House
(Hickman) seems to be the only hon
est man among them, because he has
the courage to express the sentiments
of the Radical caucuses in public.
Hickman's views are held by every
loyal scoundrel in the House, but they
are not honest enough to announce
them. Hence their eagerness, on
every occasion, to suppress all debate
in the interest of the people and for
the benefit of the public Treasury.
The annual election expenses in our
coanty'have heretofore been about one
thousand dollars; but under this loyal
reform bill, it will cost the people more
than three times that atamount; besides,
each voter will have to spend from
two to three days to get to one cleo
ton. The time and money required
to bo spent, under this bill, will be
found to be q burden TO freemen, ra-
ther than a pleasure and duty, as
heretofore. The whole tendency Of
the bill is to keep white freemen (the
tax-payers) away from the polls, and
prepare the way for the negroes, under
the Bureau system, to become our
voters and lawmakers. Loyalty has
assumed numerous garbs (among them
the Scotch cap and military cloak
since the days of George III, in order
70 ,nislead and deceive the white peo-
pie; but we think this last cloak will
prove as futile as any of The clothes
they have heretofore worn.
We now refer our readers to the
beauties oil loyalty, as developed in
our Legislature, through John Hick-
man & Co., during the passage of this
last Radical infamy. The preference
of the negro to the white foreigner is
characteristic of the party, and proves
that they will barter the liberties Of
their country and the dignity of their
race, in order to continue to rob both
Mr.. LINTON (Dem.,) of Cambria,
moved an amendment TO the second
section, striking out the provision
which requires assessors to mark op.
posite each mans name the nature OF
his qualifications as an eiector, such
as "naturaliEed," declared inten-
tion, age" residence" &c.
Mr.. HICKMAN, Rep, of Chester, sus
tanned the bill as the only hope of the
country against Democratic frauds,
That party had large number OF
dupes, whom they used for party pur.
poses.
Mr.. MASH (Dem.,) Of York, said
he would go as far as any man to pre-
vent frauds at elections. Such pre-
vention would always rebound TO the
advantage Of the Democratic party.
This bill, however, was covered as.
sault upon the foreign vote; 1t was an
eleetioneering scheme of the Radical
party to carry the next election.
Mr.. SMITH rep } of Allegheny
said that the bill was intended to pre-.
serve the purity Of the ballot-box, and
ascertain the true sentiment of the
people.
Mr.. CHALFAST Dem, } of Montour
alluding to the frauds, called the at
tention of the House TO the Fort Del.
aware frauds, which he said was the
boldest aud most infamous Of any OF
which the people have ever heard, and
yet those frauds were perpetratcd by
the Radical party.
Mr.. CRAIG Dem, of Carbon, spoke
in opposition TO the bill. 1t was too
cumbrous its machinery was too i'm
plicated, its expense was too great
Mr.. JONES (Dem.,) of BerEs, said
that where the duties OF officers were
increased, the chances of fraud we're
increased. Besides, this bill put the
hard-worklng man TO so much trouble
in obtaining his right to vote, that it
was doubtful il many of them would
care TO trouble themselves about the
matter, especially when it was always
hard to prevail upon them to leave
their work and their homes simply TO
cast their votes. Wherea rogue would
jump one barrier he would jump two.
Election officers, too, were sometimes
corrupt, and they could commit as
many frauds under this bill as under
the existing law. Until we had some
better evidence of the inefficiency of
the existing laws, he did not see any
reason for the passage of a new law.