The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-09-02
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y. Who is Glenni W. Schofeld
A. a gentleman who was educated
Tor the ministry, found it was not ;
money making business, studied law
joined the Democrats became a profess
sional politician, was elected to offic,
several times by that party, tried to Sc
cure its nomination for the State Senate
failed went over to the Radicals. wa.
nominated by them the next day, and
has ever since been retained in places OF
profit, to the great advantage of his
purse and the Intense disgust of many
OF the Oldest ana most substantial of his
party allies.
| O. What particular principle does he
favor
A. Those which promise to be Of most
benefit to Glenni W. Schofeld.
| q. What service has he rendered I?
| A. Drawn his pay regularly, and
patriotically invested it in bonds paying
seven per cent. interest, free of taxation.
Q. With what particular act is his
name most prominently identified ?
A. Writing litter in 1866, PROM
ising not to take the extra paw which
Congress had voted to itself, regardless
OF the tremendous taxation already
borne by the people.
y. Did he take the pay afterwards ?
A. am sorry to say that he did, al
though l have no doubt his excuse is
efficiently satisfactory to himself
Y. What measures has he supported
in Congress i?
A. He voted in favor of giving ne>
groes the right to vote and hold office
in the South and in the District of Col,
umbia, to keep up military despotism
in the South which costs millions of dol
lars, to perpetuate the Freedman's
Bureau FOR feeding, clothing and edu-
eating negroes, which the white men of
the North pay the expense of, and the
burdensome and iniquitous measures Of
the Radical party generally.
q. What are his views on the fnan-
cial question /?
A. Holding thousands of dollars in
bonds, he naturally wishes them to be
exempt from taxation, and is bitterly
antagonistic to the plan of paying them
of in greenbacks.
y. How does exemptipg the bonds |
affect farmers and laboring men
A. If they have property it must be |
taxed to the amount of the bondhold- |
ers' exemption. A man who owns a
small farm or house pays State, school,
poor and all other kinds of tax, while
Mr.. Schofeld's property, being mainly
III bonds, goes nearly clear.
Q. Wha: has Schoield done for the
good of the district ?
A According to correspondent of
the Gazette, he never built SO much as a
chimney anywhere.
O. Has he invested in no public en-.
terprise for the benefit of the district?
A. None that l am aware of.
Q. Was he "lOyal" during the
war?
A. Exceedingly so, but took good
care to render no service in it, and his
to the soldiers wero so
meager that they were exceeded by
scores of men not half his equals in
wealth.
Q. How comes it that he has been
elected to Office so often
A. Because he is politician by trade,
and knows just how to manipulate
The wires for his own advantage.
Q. Are there no men iu the district
who would make as good Congressman ?
A. Scores who would make better.
@. Why are they not chosen ?
A. Because Schofeld has his retain
RS in every county, who live upon his
county, and having little else to do, en-
'loy large share of their time in edu.
,ating the confding people to believe
hat he is the best man they can choose.
Q. Should such man be reelected? ?
A. I think not. He is demagoguo
# the first water.
Q. How can he be defeated?
A. BY all those who wish to see
eform in the Government, and honest !
nen chosen to office, voting for Judge
Brown, the Democratic candidate.
Q. What are Judge Browns views ]
nd what is his character 7
A. He is just and straightforward
itizen, who possesses the respect of all
mo know him. He served as Judge 2
f our district over year and won the
steem of all parties. He believs the
ublic debt should be paid as soon as
ossible, so the people may be relieved :
rom the taxation and increased exc |
lenses of living compelled by it. He
} opposed to taxing the farmers and !
lechanic's property and exempting the
ich mans He supports economy in =
he Government, and will vote against a
Il unjust appropr iations. He sustaii o t
he Constitution and the Union, and @
ave more protection to both during the
'ar than Scofeld, who had twice the
ormer's wealth.
First party-I have heard enough to
Onvince me that Scofeld should not be :
e-electcd. Aside from his other faults :
man uho will t,ka adyontoo,a of his |