Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-09-29

proceeded to engage him in a CONVEX
salion Of a very intricate and import
ant nature, Judging from the earnest
ness he manifested. All of which
considered petit larceny. The tim,
was mine. Judge Packer had giyel
1t to me. 1t was none too much.
cou'dn't afford TO lose second of il
Still the other Judge pressed his earn
est cotfab, and the great Judge listen
cd with close attention, and | mod
eslly went out of line and struggled
ahead, waiting deicrentially for sum
mons to proceed with my interview
ing. And then we reached the plat
form OF tho depot, with its crowd o
waiting passengers, all of whom press
ed upon my great Judge, and claimed
tho privilege of shaking hands will
him and saying u friendly word t.
him, all of which served TO separate
that everlasting bore of Judge from
him, whcreupon clutched my mau
convulslvely by the lapel of his coat,
and dragging him around tho end OF
the building, bad him by myself alone.
PERSISTENCE OF THE SUN CORRESPOND
ENr.
GLOW far north arc you going,
Judge" asked, in breathless haste
"l'm going up into Susquehanna, /"
he replied
"HoS far can glon this train and
get back in time to catch the Ne,v
Norls taitI tu-mlgnC r.
"To Wilkesbarre.'
GLOW long does it take to 60 to
Wilkesbarrc y
"About three hours"
"Vcry well then I'll get on the
train with you, and we can talk as we
go along"
"As you please, replied the Judge /;
'wcll get aboard ut once then" and
suiting the action to the word, we
we're both soon seated in comforta
bly, filled car, though we were iortu.
nate in securing two vacant seats
The engine gave parting Shrek, The
brakes wers unloosed, and the train
sped away.
JUDGE PACKERS nustNyss vs ms pm
Tlcs
Judge Packer-F'or number of
years past, as you are probably aware,
nv private affairs and the business of
the company with which / am con.
nectcd have assumed an extent and
Importance TO monopolize nearly my
entire time and attention. forbi1ding
me the opportunity TO devote 10 cnr'
rent political questions the attention |
would like to have given them and
now re. enter public lie not bv my
own wish or at nv own superstition
but rather at q sacrifice of personal
interests, in order to crafty my very
partial friends, and IN obedience TO
what ! conceive to be the demands Of
my iellow-clllzens and the public.
For these reasons must confess my
sell not inlly prepared to discuss the
general issues involved IN national
poll'lcS, Out such opinions as hold
you and the puollc are welcome to.
piDN 7 WANT THE NOMINATION.
keporter-Do understand you TO
say, Judge Packer that you did not
aspire to the Gubernatorial nomina-
tion
Judge Packer Distinctly so. !
never have changed the position |
took in my Chambersburg letter,
which was that, while had no aspi.
rations for the office of Governor, yet
if the nomination should be voiunta.
rily rendered me by my iellow-citi.
zcns, would feel it my duty to accept,
although at the sacrifice Of my per.
sonal interests. ! have always held
that the State and my country have
claims paramount to mere personal
considerations.
THE BITTERNESS OF the CANVASS.
Reporter-Aro YOU dcvotinp much
Of your time TO the canvass
,tudgo pncker- Bnt vcrv little Tho
question of nv election now rests with
NV fellow.ciiizens spnnose thar
the party that has plnced me in nom.
ination will makeall NV merits known
if have any, while the marty onnosipg
me will certainly not fail TO mnise my
demerits known. / am somewhat
welded to the antiqunted notion that
tho Office should seek the man. moi
the ,nan the Office.
Reporter observe that the can.
vass opens with something of personal
bitterness in It.
Judge Packer-lf 80, it must be
wholly on the other side SO far as
am concerned, or my friends who may
be Influenced by my wishes, overy.
thing of a personal nature is and shall
be vigorously AVOIDED We have no
desire to assail the character of the
chief Executive of the Commonwealth,
much less the reputation OF a soldier.
But the official acts OF an 1dministra-
tion are legitimate subjects OF crit.
cism.
rus GROUNDWORK or TUE FIGHT,
Reporter What are the leading
features Of Governor Geary's admin
islration with which you take issucl
Judge Packer-The financial policy