Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-11-10


The following sledgchammeri truths,
with reference to this political corrup
zionist, we take from the Philadelphia
Mad, one OF the Radical organs OF this
State.
This man Gcary, instead Of being
inaugurated Governor on the I'd Tues
day of January next, for three years
more, should be sent to the Poniten.
tiary for like period, or banishcd as
be did Hester Vaughn, beyond tho
lines. Tho italics in brackets are of
course ours, and are the responses of
our heart TO noble truths from a
strange source. The Mail says;
"There is probably no man holding
u public office of any grade in this
broad land of ours, who to day occu-
pics so humiliating and disgraceful
u position ms John w Gcary, Governor
Of the great State of Pennsylvania.
The developments of the past ten days
must make every honorable citizen of
our proud old commonwealth hang
his head in shame and modification
[he is ioH1 We had always known
Gen. Gcary TO be vain, conceiled,
small minded individual. His con-
duet last winter in approving the
villainous acts of the last Legislature,
proved him to be II very corrupt one
-and now, by the testimony of his
chief legal adviser, he stands before
the people of his State a self convicted
liar [the Democrats told you so iong
ago The facts connected with his
removal ofBenjamin II. Brewster from
the Attorney Gencralship of the State
and his appointment OF f. Carroll
Brewster 20 that position are bofOre
the public, and prove him guilty of
unparalleled duPlicity, and ingratitude
towards his own officer, whose ability
saved his administration from con-
tempt, and secured his reelection to
position he has disgraccd, and for
which he was never fitted. Tloondeful
truths diScorered FOO late. We are not
the defender of Mr.. Brewster and have
little sympathy for him. He of all
men knew Geary, and how utterly
unworthy he was of the position he
held. He could have saved the State
from the humiliation and disgrace Of
continuing this man in an Office which
he has already hishonored ; but he
cared moro for himself than he did
for the honor of his State, TtrRe as
gospel and he has had his reward
Let his fate be warning to others
not to follow his example.
By his shameful conduct Geary has
struck the Republican Party a severe
blow [good j but it was merited
because that party is responsible for
the disgrace he has heaped upon the
State. That party made him Gov
ernor, and against the better Judgment
of the best men in the party forced
him upon the State second time
Old, steadfast and time honored mem
bcrs Of the party, men Of ability like
Ketcham, Grow, Moorchead, and a
host of others were set aside TO give
place TO this char.atan, and adVen-
lurer in the party, who never had any
sympathy with its principles, and
who less than three months before his
first nomination, wrote letter decla-
ring that be always had been and was
asking the nomination Of that party.
Ii is such men as Geary, who have
brought disgrace and reproaeh upon
the Republican Party, and who will
ye. ruin and destroy it [iet il come. I
But il is not the party alone that
suffers, but the whole State. The
Sunday Dispatch well says at is a new
humiliation for us TO know that for
three years the interests OF the Com.
monwealth aud the honor Of the State
are TO remain in the hands OF a man
to whom honor is a stranger" The
dishonor be has heaped upon the State
ho can never wipe out If he would
have the people forgetii, let him resign
the Office he has disgraced, and retire
into the obscurity from which he
never should have been drawn Tnof
muchly he ioont.] The Philadelphia
Post (RadicaD says: "Gov. Geary is
secure in bis office for three years. but
he begins his second term a dishon.
ored man. lie earned long ago the
distrust Of his party, and his re cleo
tion by a majority thousands less
than that Of Judge Williams, was due
only TO tho necessity of defeating
Packer. So general was the want OF
faith in his word and bis ability. that
many Repubhean papers could not
give him personally any support,
while others, like the EUeninq Tele.
graph, openly accused him offalsehood,
corruption, aud unfathonable mean.
ness. We are sorry TO say this, but
Governor Goary has compelled it. To
bo silent now would be TO become his
accomplice. lie has made his bargain
and may profit by il. The mere
change Of one man for another is not
the question. The crime is not that
Mr.. Brewster is removed, for that
might have been honorably effected.
but that Geary accomplished his oh.
ject in n cowardly and deocitful man
ner. The crime is that he has sur.
rendered his administration to the
worst men in the party, to them he
must henccforth look for the support
which he has hitherto had from men
Of honor and sincerity. lie has dis.
graced the Office he holds and the
State, and hereafter be must be
watched as no Governor Of Pennsyl-
vania has ever been before"
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