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

! proceeded to engage him in conve
satlon OF very intricate and impol
ant nature, Judging from the earnes
ness he manifested. All of which
IA considered petit larceny. The tin
was mine. Judge Packer had give
II to me. 1t was none too much
= cou'dn't afford to lose a second of |
I. :. Stlll the other Judge pressed his carr
a est cohiab, and the great Judge lister
e ca WITH close attention, and | moo
! estly went out of line and straggle
) Ahead, waiting deforentially for a sun
mons to proceed with my interview
ing. And then we reached the Mai
form OF the depot with its crowd a
I waiting passengers, all of whom press
co upon my great Judge, and elaine,
tne privilege of shaking hands witt
MN and saying friendly word /,
him, all OF which served TO separat,
that everlasting bore of a Judge from
him, whcreupon clutched nv MAJ
convulsively by the lapel of his coat
and dragging him around the end o
the building, bad him by myself alone
PERSISTENCE OF THE SUN ooRREspoNn
en-.
Glow far north are you going
JudgeY | asked, in breathless haste
II m gong up into Susquehanna, "
"HoE far can | @ on this train and
get back IN time to catch the Naw
Horl, t,ain to-mignt r.
"To Wilkesbarrc."
GLOW long does it take to ro TO
Wilkosbarro 7"
"About three hours"
VERY well then III get on the
train with you, and we can talk as we
go along"
las you please, replied the Judge !;
"woll get aboard at once then" and
suitlng the action TO the word, we
were both soon seated in a comforta.
bly, filled car, though we were fortu.
nate IN securing two vacant seats.
The engine gave parting shrek, .hc
brakes wers unloosed, aud the train
sped away.
JUDGE PACKERS S BUSINESS VS.. MS POLL.
TICS.
Judge Packer-For a number of
years past, as you are probably aware,
my private affairs and the business of
the company with which | am con.
nectcd have assumed an extent and
Importance TO monopolizo nearly nv
entire time and attention, forbidding
me the opportunity to devote to cur
rent political questions the attention /
would like to have given them and
now | re-enter public lie not by NV
own wish or at my own suggestion.
bnt rather at q sacrifice of personal
interests, in ordar.tr R'aSUSUIcfrDs- TO
paist conceive to be the demands of
my fellow-citizens and the public.
For these reasons must confess my
self not fully prepared to discuss the
general issues involved in national
politics, but such opinions as | hold
you and the public are welcome to.
DIDN'T WANT THE NOMINATION.
Reporter--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 bad no aspi.
rations for the office of Governor, yet
if the nomination should be voiunta.
rily rendered me by my fellow-citi.
zcus, would feel it my duty TO accept,
although at the sacrifice of my per.
sonal interests. | have always held
that the Stite and my country have
claims paramount to mere personal
considerations
THE BITTERNESS or THE CANVASS.
Reporler-Aro you dcvoling much
Of your time TO the canvass
Judge Packer-But very little. The
question of my election now rests with
my fellow-citizcns. | suppose that
the party that has placed me in nom
iuation will make all my merits known,
if | have any, while the party opposing
me will certainly not fail to make my
dcmorits known. ! am somewhat
welded to the antiquaied notion that
tho Office should seek the man, not
the roan 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, every
thing Of a personal nature is and shall
be vigorously avoided We have no
dcsiie to assail the character of the
chief Executive of the Commonwealth,
much less the reputation OF soldier.
But the official acts Of an 1dministra
tion are legitimate subjects OF criti-
cism.
THE GROUNDWORK or TuE FIGHT.
Reporter What are the leading
features Of Governor Geary's admin.
islration with which you take issueg
Judge Packer-The financial policy
Of that administration has not tended
to strengthen the credit of the State
to the extent il might have done, as
the reports Of the State Treasurer
during the last three years, in the
item of receipts, show that at least
twice the amount 9. The public debt
might have teen liquidatcd that has
been The large balance remaining
in the Treasury from year TO year,
amounting TO about two millions OF
dollars, should have been appropriated
TO the payment Of 30 much OF the pub
lie debt All well.conducted aud sue
ccssful private corporations, as, for
instance, the railroad with which ]
am identified, make il matter OF
economy to appropriate promptly all
their available surplus funds 10 the
extinguishmont of their Indebtedness,
thus saving largo sums in interest
money; or II that Is not needed, they
use their means in the improvement
Of their facilities for business In my
opinion the financial affairs of the