Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-06-02

In order that our readers may have
some idea Of what tho sober and, u
may be, honest members Of the Radi.
cal party think OF the "humbuggcdest
governor that Pennsylvania has ever
had, we publish some Of The good
things said of him by the Ertn'ng
telegraph, a Philadelphia Radical pa
per Of high character, in ils issuc OF
the nth ult
"'The marc Is very good mare,
only the mare is dead, said Ariosto.
In Just that unfortunate position do
we now find John W. Gcary, who
seeks the position Of Governor for a
second term. That he is comely, who
can doubtl That he is sixfeet high
and admirably prop0rtioned, who
deny That his whiskers are soldierly
and Of graceful curve, who cannot see !
And yet he is not man in the sense
that the Chief Magistrate of great
Commonwealth like Pennsylvania
should be. He yet lacks something
betitting his great Office. Most of all,
he has not that stern integrity which
should be as much part Of his Office
as his oath, as his subservicncy TO the
"Ring" has amply proved. lie wants
altogether, not only craftsmanship,
but even that lesser quality of intelli-
gence which he should bring to the
discharge of his responsible trusts.
His selfesteem is preposterous, his
talents tawdry as the tinsel Of the
stage His assumptions Of capacity
render him ridiculous, and what he
thinks are roofs Of his wisdom, only
confirm us in his ignorance. His dig-
nifty is as sham as that Of the false
duke 10 the Honeymoon. His associ.
ates, while they should be of such u
character as to hedge him about with
respect, are of such origin as to lead
the world TO think tbom his jackals,
and no more His office, in which
only the grave affairs of State should
be considered, has been desecrated to
the vilest purposes of brokerage and
sale, and then, when he should alone
60 TO discharge his solemn duties, he
retires only to prey upon the "Ring'
aud the seekers after his clemency
With profundity of ignorance which
nothing but his personal vanity equals
he makes speeches, which, even after
his clerk has corrected their grammar,
are miracles of bosh and nothingness
"Without possessing single quail
fcntion for the office, without having
the respect of any significant portion
of the people of the Commonwealth
and really lacking overy quality which
should recommend him for such high
position, the sublimity of his impu-
dence and bis grasping need alone
induces him to thrust himself forward
as a candidate for Governor. The
slave of the "Ring," and their willing
coadjutor, he is for them the mosi
fitting instrument, and he will. it il
feared, receive their nomination. But
they and he must clearly understand
that he is not, cannot be, the choice Of
the great Republican party, whom for
one term he has already shamefuIy
misrepresented. The small ward poll
ticians may possibly foist him upon
us, but just as certainly as they do
just 80 certainly will our party organi.
zation see in the nomination of John
W. Geary the defeat of its principles
and the State will, for one gubernato.
rial term at least, lose the benefits oI
Republican influence The Ropubli
can party is great aud powerful
organization, and it may not be lightly
broken down; but while it was suffi
cicntly strong TO send to the field
scores upon scores of regiments, tc
spend scores Of millions OF dollars il
perpetuating the Union, vet it Is moi
strong enough to stand another term
Of the misrule of the present Governor
"The opposition see our weakness
in John W. Geary, and are already
taking advantage Of it. They will
put forward in the contest no mere
party hack NO creature of their
ring" They recognize the fact that
the people are tired Of imbecility and
want Of character in their Chief Ma.
gistrate, and they mean to nominate
a man of character and capacity,
With such candidate arrayed against
John W. Geary, their task will be an
easy one They will have the tri.
umph, and we the defeat"
We take pleasure in saying that The
Democratic party intends just what IL
feared by its enemies, and will, with
the help of God do what may lie in its
power to put an end to Gearyism in
this State Columbia Herald.