Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-03-10

The inrcniue and philosophical in.
Ilividual who prcsldcs over tho col
umns Of the Joufaql went Of hall.
cooked last week. Nlho corruption
ring" and oihc Harrisburg robbcrs,
photographed by The Rpubi'con the
week preyioua, seem to have fuI.
nishcd him food for reflection.
We, In common with every other
respectable journal in the State, have
frequently declaimed against the cor.
rupt 'rings" and caucuses which are
in the habit Of assembling at Wash
inglon and Harrisburg, purporting to
be our representatives, for the pur.
pose of enacting laws, but who in
reality only plumber usi and when
"our invidious and peevish neighbor'
dcnounces the "rings," he will have
done his duty also His party being
largely in the majority, are RESPONSE
bic TO the people for tae manner in
which the public funds arc used. We
assaied the party-not individual
members. II individual members of
the Democratic party see fit to go
outside of the well defined bounds of
their party organization, and link
themselves with the party in power,
and thereby become as corrupt and
prodigal as their confederates, it will
in the end prove more disastrous to
them than TO the party.
The editor of the Journal asks us n
great many questions with reference
to the Harrisburg robberies. Were
our party in the majority, we would
answer him; but under the circum-
stances, his queries amount to rank
impertinance. We might, with pro
priety, at this point, adopt his own
language, viz;
"The right or wrong, we do not now propose
to discuss."
"Theres wisdom and magnanimity,
my countrymenT The failure on the
part Of the editor Of the Journal to dis
cuss the shortcomings ofhisparty may
be strategy, but "grand moral ideas"
should prompt something nobler We
have denounced those Democratic
members Of the Legislature who vol
unfairly helped the "loil' corruption
ring to rob the taxpayers, and called
upon God TO have mercy on their cor
rupt souls. Would il not be well for
our neighbor 10 do likewise, from the
fact that there are more members Of
his persuasion at Harrisburg who need
the prayers Of the righteous than oi
our way of thinking? Instead Of
wasting his limo by questioning US
why does be not interrogate his parti.
san friend, Speaker Clark, who has
control of the robber ringl His con
duct reminds us of n circumstance
that occurred in Washington, in 1862
In August Of that year eight Chicago
clergymen (half of them since di
vorced) repaired TO the Nationa
Capital, TO urge the "late lamentcd'
to issue an emancipation proclamation
Mr.. Lincoln demurred, and the clergy
: men fell back in good order; but in
: few days renewed the attack, an'
I opened their persuasive batteries Wig
: orously on the "rail-splitter," nearl,
! knocking him Of his pins. He, how
ever, soon rallied, and demanded th
reason for these repeated calls. Th
/, clergymen replied that they had bee
a praying and wrestling with the A
q mighty day and night, 10 give ther
light and information on the all-at
n sorbing question offreeing the negroes
|, and they appeared before him b.
Divine direction, and demanded tina
he at onco issue an emancipation prc
r clamation. This announcement stal
B tied Old Abe, but he soon turned rigb
side up, exclaiming "This is remarl
e able Why the Almighty should con
q municate this information TO yog
h gentlemen, away out at Chicago, VIII
k have no power or control over tn
i subject, and not TO me, who has th
matter under full control, is beyon
my comprehension" 1t is needles
II TO state that these halfdivorced orr
n cles Of God saw the point and prompt
IS withdrew Now, if the editor of Ii
Journal will ask Speaker Clark-wh
= has the subject matter under control
il the same questions he has put to u
L he may then get properly answere'
n We want no more OF bis Chicago hun
buggery in order to shield himself an
. his friends