The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-01-16
GoV. acary and his Message.

'&SV. eScarY ana MS Message
The first Annual Message of Governor
cary is before us,, It is neither distin-
Tished for the purity of its English or
% soundness of its logic. Hon. Thad-
sus Stevens, who knows men; however
lie he cares for primo iples, hit the centre
tfe mark when be pronounced Geary
I'sfailure."
His Excelleney commences with the
reotYped rendition Of thanks to the
ieniAcent Author of all good," which
.ristians are almost ashamed to express,
Isce it has been moRopolised by infidels
q demagOgues.
After speaking fguratirrly Of the finan-
], he makes sundry suggestions, among
Ilich is one to increase the salary Of the
tc Treasurer, and argues that unless
is done there is great danger Of him
haling. Hear him:
FSupvose that when there is In his keep
millions of dollars the incum bent Of that
He should be tempted to become a de-
ter How easily could he secure TO his
Mdsnen the amount for which they would
kflly be liable to the State and appropriate
balance 70 himself! For years, it seems
as, the Treasury Of the State has stood
t,yerc, upon a volcano. Examples all
= sss-5a1,osS 7l, ttlhre falfibikty Of man, and
y frequently and easily lie is swerved from
path Of rectitude and honor. Even
by Of those in. the most elevated positions
enjoying the highest confidence Of the
blic, are often found to yield to the temp
ions that surround them. The desire for
rapid accumulation of wealth the
iusands of schemes presented to excits The
hidity Of human nature and tie looseness
public morals, engende-fed bv the escape
tthe guilty from punishment, have so de-
srailzsd rpSSIc sentiment that it may be
lslds,ed a wonder-almost a miracle
~ pennsylvania has so long escaped from
calamity that might ut any time have
ippened, or that may hereafter happen,
the robbery of her Treasury, and render
3 suspension of the payment of the inter-
upon the State debt, for time, inevita-
How truel His Excellency, on one
casion, while q resident of Cambria
unity, found how easy it was for poor
man nature to be ''swerved from the
.th of rectitude and honor" And when
speaks about the escape of the guilty
bm Punishment which has so "demor-
|zed public sentiment" he does it know
ls@y, inasmuch as he has already pardon~
8 score ofradical criminals, whose only
aims to Executive clemency weve that
icy voted for him.
Education is max! referred to, and hence
easy transition 10 ''Soldier's Orphan
;hooIs,' which are highly lauded by the
oYernor. We would ask how many
ildren Of deceased soldiers in Cambria
unity are benefited by these schools ?
e once tried TO get pair of little ones
TO sub school, and found that the
lift necessary rendered it impractiSable
T their poor rne4her. But no Democrat
uId allow his child TO enter such = school,
what we have seen is fair sample of
EN-. Not loug since we saw these IN
cont little children, marshalled under a
gre loving teacher, attend a radical
.etinn il ul,tingdon, and dragged from
,erp 70 tavern and the hurrahs of the
Il the decency party, carrying Geary
: and Gcnry badges; "a the scoun-
i or idiot who headed them seemed 10
nk be was doing great service " 'ne
tie.
What we have just spoken OF may net
the legitimate effect of the management
these schools generally, but only a
sie abuse Of the system. We are not
pared to say how this is, but we do
Ok our Common School system suffi-
nt for all the children of the State,
siher of soldier or civilian, and that
Soldiers Orphan Schools do but create
! foster a distraction which should be
known in Free State, where all are
sally citizens before the law.
ANsr briefly aIluding to the Agricultural
ilege, the Military, lin a highfalutin
The New Arsenal, the Reynolds