Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-09-29
THE REPUBLICAN.
GEN. GRANTS SUCCESSOR,
The Political Field Through Asa
Packers Glasses,

facker's GLASSES.
!. inc Home Of the Democratic Millionaire
nd Two Concentrations with a sun Corre
nd sspvnueht-- w arlness of the Judge n
'se lahs ana then he DBn't Talks he
\. froiectionistf-W What he would do we r.
',e ne Ex-Governor The Fifteenth Amendn,c,,
ana Female suirage-iIe WON'T TaIL a.
Strike. ''''''0i
II, Correspondents Of The Sun.
in MAucn Chunk, PA, Sept. Wa,
" up IN the anthracite Goa regions o
fennsyiVania where the pictureson,
p Lehigh river forces its way thronrl
the narrowest gorge of the Blue Noun
lains, ,nestlcs the town of Mauch Chunl,
THE MAN OF MARK.
II In this town resides man of mark
). W hen the Representatives OF all the
n Democrats in the United States assem-
pied at Tammany Hall in the city of
/ New York on the 4th of July. 1868 10
select a candidate for the high Office
OF President, the delegation in lhat
. body from the State of PennsyIvania
twenty-eight times cast their united
twenty'slx votes forAsa Packer. But
/, thOugh Asa Packers turn had not
come, and therefore mother was SO.
leeted Instead, it is by no means oer
tam that the wisest choice was made
Again, few weeks since the unterri.
hed Democracy ofPennsylvania assem-
bed IN delegate Convention to select
candidate for Gubernatorial bonors
and, after due reflection and ccnsidera.
ton, the choice fell upon Asa Packer.
Asa Packer, this favorite of the Dem.
ocratlc party of Pennsylvania. is the
man of mark who resides in this town
In IL, and yet isolated from it. Asa
facker IS a man of the people. Asa
Packers home is the home of Asa
Packers family. The one belongs to
the many; the other to the ono.
While the home is in Mauch Chunk.
1t is distinct from Mauch Chunk-as
distinct from the town as the green
oasis on the broad, sandy plains of
Sahara is from the desert itself This
home is the abode Of elegance, refine
ment, luxury and ease. IL monopol-
ICES acommanding point on the hill
sides, where wealth has dug out a
plalDi and built terraces, and planted !
rare flowers, and cultivated choice
shrubbery, and in the midst of this
garden has reared princely mansion
and adorned its interior with costly
furniture, capacious shelves lined with |
books, elegant pictures. and frescoes
statuary, and other works Of art
This is the home of Asa Packer, loca. |
yet contrasting IN every respect so |
conspicuously with the homes adjoiu.
ing and surrounding il. And here
Asa Packers family lives.
THE STORY OF lnE MAN OF MARK.
But who is Asa PackerY
A poor carpenter from Connecticut,
leaving his native State in pursuit Of
employment; busy, bustling, pros
porous merchant in the wilds of Penn. /
sylvania an enterprising, pushing,
adventurous operator in new schemes
for the development of his adopted |
State; great and successful coal
miner; founder of banks; railroad |
king; man OF untold wealth, the |
result of honest toll, prudent living,
and sagaciiy unsurpassed.
Such is Asa Packer.
A MAN or THE PEOPLE.
"Mr Packer, will YOU ride DOWN."
said the omnibus driver, refining up to
the sidewalk, as he noticed the great
man with his satchel headed toward |
tho depot,
mo, thank you | can walk"
was the reply.
Better hurry, then" said the dri-
yer; "time's most up"
"Oh, III catch the train there's ten
minutes yet"
"Judgc, let mo carry your satchel,
said the pompous country squire, rush
ing up aud clu;ching the baggage Of
the great man.
"Ob, no; can carry t. 1t ain'l
heavy" replied Asa Packer; but the
bag, nevertheless, was wrcnched from
his hand.
"Oif again, Judge Z said the affatde
merchant, as he rushed out from his
store 10 shake hands with the Gomes-
tic stranger.
"Ycsj I've got to run up the road
apiece"
"Well, good luck to YOU"
"Judgc Packer" said !, abandoning
all expectation Of securing a more
favorable opportunity, 81 have made
dihgent search for you, and run
long chase after you, but | do not see
as ] can run you down in private
Here is a note that will both Introduce
me aud explain nv visit" And | |
handed tho great man letter with
which | had been favored by per
sonal friend of the man Of mark
Tho Judo-why he is called Judge"
do not know--rcad tho letter care.
fully. lie pondcrcd overit. lie stud |
led it, lie seemed TO be weighing |
TIC words Of which it was composed |
Finally he seemed TO be satisfied with |
it, and turning a smiling face upon |
me, he said
81 am in something of hurry to +
catch the II o'clock train. IL lacks /
ten minutes of the time now. II you |
will walk to the depot with me, we
can talk on the way
Now, the distance from the centre
Of the town Of Mauch Chunk 10 the
depot of the Lehigh Valley road is not
very great. nor is ten minutes much
time in which TO discuss the great
political questions of .hc day. But as
"half a loaf is better than no bread
] accepted the proposition with thanks,
determined 10 make the most Of the
opportunity, at the same time des
patching messenger TO my hotel
with bank note to liqnidatc my bill.
and an order for my satchel, so as 10
be prepared to follow up tbs opportu-
nifty ifit promised well
rErir LARCENY.
"Judge, have YOU any thing more to