Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-01-07


Ma Eulrop Your paper Of last
week contained an editorial IN which
you take occasion 20 express your IN.
dividual preference for Gen. Geo W
Cass, Of Pittshurg M the Democratic
candidate for Governor nt tho next
election Without prcsuming TO quos
ton your right to express your pioi.
erencc, ] respectfully ask TO be heard
ON the same subject.
In my opinion, the question for the
Democracy Of Pennsylvania now TO
consider is, upon which Of the leading
men they can concentrate their full
vote and bring TO their aid the largest
percentage Of the nine thousand they
were beaten in October. Evidently,
he should he man of commanding
ability; experienced in public affairs
of great personal popularity; widely
and iavorably known throughout the
State and, above all, one who has
always maniully and vigorously ad-
vocated and defended their principles.
Judging from this standpoint, Gen.
Cass is not "the coming man"
Wherein has he, by voice or pen,
evinced his ability to manage the af-
fairs of great State 7 Where is his
public record to be found Can he
point to any evidence of his personal
popularity When and where, during
the contest just ended, do we find him
conspicuous in battling for or defend
ing the great doctrines of our party Z
| greatly fear that to all, or nearly
all, OF these questions, neither you or
! could give an answer that would be
satisfactory to our fellow-Democrats.
l cheerfully concede that among
our public men heis known as n Dem
oerat in good standing, but he is
known 10 our people only as the Pres
ident Of a Railroad Company-as
the executive officer of mammoth
corporation-and from that position,
and that alone, he has become known
to the people of the State.
The Democracy OF Pennsylvania
cannot afford to nominate one of the
leading men of the great monopoly
that now overshadows the State and |
has extended one of its Briarian arms
over our county.
We all know that we are q minori- |
ty in this State. We also know that
to win in the coming election we must |
win votes from the Opposition, and |
that we must select for our candidate |
one who can win many. If Gen. |
Cass cannot do this, why shall we set |
aside the claims Of the genial and gal
liant Clymer, who boldly and defantly
maintained our principles when TO do
so was personal peril F.? Or why over
look the merits of the young and chiv-
alric MeCandless, the representative
of the fighting Democracy; or the
blameless life and long service of hon
est Wm. Hopkins; or the admitted
popularity, the sound Judgment of Asa
Packer; or (although be declines a
candidacy the burning zeal, the un-
rewarded labors and devotion of Wal.
lace-without parallel in the annals
Va WV party
Let us unite upon candidate whose
hold upon the confidence of the whole
people is strong enough to render de-
feat impossible. Failing in that, let
us select as our standard bearer rep
resentative mango into the contest
foT primciple-and, accepting the re-
suit, calmly await the day Of delayed
but certain triumph, CLEARFmID.
JAN. lst, 1869
Our worthy correspondent has had
his say, and so have we; consequent
y both should be satisfied. Wenamed
whom we favored for Governor, and
our reasons are numerous did we deem
t necessary to give them. "Clear-
ield' wants somebody nominated, too,
'ut secs fit to conceal his name from
is and our readers. Probably he will
ell us in his next epistle.