The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-11-25
\ Pen and PencII E.ieture.

Instances Of the utter contempt in which
John W. Geary is held by the respectable
portion of the radical press multiply SO fire.
qusDtly that we are tired publishing them,
Is we have no doubt our readers are wearied
with rsdiDg them. Never before did q
Governor Of this State occupy % humiliating
position as Geary does t0-dsy. Nor should
Sbs excite any wonder or surprise when his
base and tTeaeherVus conduct since the cleo
,ion 10 taken into consideration.
The fU'iowinG 1eatbing article recently aP-
PsArsd In the Philadelphia MsiI. Il is
pointed and severe. bat nevertheless true
neither extenuAting SOr setting down Aughs
in malice.
e0vKAkeR okART.
There l. probably NO nan holding an Of
fee in this bread land Of onIs who to-day
occupies 30 hnmiinlisg ami disgrscsful pO-
sition as John W. 0e1ry, GCverper Of the
great State Of Pennsylvania. The develop
ments Of the past ten days must make every
honorable citizen Of eur proud old common
wealth haDg bis head in shame and mort n
catian. We had always known Gov. Gcary
to hs q vain, conceited. small minded indi-
viduAl. His conduct last winter in approx
ing the villaincus acts Of The last legislature
proved him TO be a VeTy corrupt One-and
now, by the testimony OF his chief legal ad-
wiser, hs siands before the people Of his
State q self.convicted liar. The facts con-
nected with his removal of Benjamin Il
Brewster from the Attorney Generalship oI
the State and his appointment Of F. Carol
Brewster to that position are before the pub
| lie, and prove him guilty Of unparalleled
| duplieity and ingratituds toward his OWL
Gficer, whose ability saved his administra-
tion from contempt aud secured bis re-elec-
| tisn 10 a position be has disS1ace6, and fo7
SchieA he s0ds neper fitted We are MT the
| defender Of Mr.. Brewster, and have little
! sympathy for him. He, of all men, knew
! 6eary, and knew how utterly unworthy be
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 dishonored but be
cared more for himself than he did for the
honor Of the State. and be has his reward
Let bis fate be q warning to others not x
| follow his example
| By his shameful conduct Geary has struck
the Republican party severe blow; but II
was merited, because that party is RESPONSE
BILE for the disgrace he has heaped upon the
| Otabes nat parry mas uSoo nun NcFSIpOT
and, against the better judgment of the hesi
men in the party. forced him upon the State
4 second time.
Old, steadfsst and time houored members
Of the party, men Of ability like Ketcham,
| Grow, Morshesd. and host of others, were
set aside to give place to this chArlatan and
atventurer in the party. who never had any
| sympathy with its principles, and who. less
than three months before his nomination
| wrote = letter declaring that he always had
been and WAS still Democrat. and Was ask
ing the nomination Of that party. 1t is such
men a. Geary who have brought disgrace
and reproAch upon the Republican party
and who will yet ruin and destroy it. Blu
it is not the party alone that suffers. but the
whole State. This Sunday Dispatch vel
says: at is new humiliation for US L
know that for three years the interests of tht
| Common wealth and the honor of the S;at'
are to remain in the hands of q man to whom
honor is q stranger" The dishouor he ha
heaped upon the State he can never wip'
out. II be would have the people forget il
let him resign the Office he has disgraced Ant
retire into the obseurity from which he nsve
should have been drawn.