Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-08-10

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protecting home labor and building up home
manufactures, by proper system OF duties
on imports, it has also found time to look
after all the great interests OF the country,
and to originate other reformatory leglsla'
ton not strictly of a party character. The
last war with Great Britain was fought to
maintain the right of expiration. But
when the war closed the question was lett
unsettled. Great Britain still held, as did
all the other European powers, that per-
son born upon their soil, continued to own
allegiance to the native country, although
he might have become a citizen OF the
United States. We have lately concluded
treaties with all these nations, in which
they concede the right of expatriation::
Our adopted citizens can now travel abroad
without danger of being held liable to mill
taly duty in the Fatherland. The election
of United Sattes Senators has always been
a source of strife and fraud. Under the old
sy stem of choosing wherever the two bran
ches of the Legislature differed In political
opinion, or about the merits of candidates,
the minority would refuse to enter into joint
convention and thus indefinitely postpone
an election. All this has been remedled by
act of Congress. the constitutionallty and
propriety of which nobody doubts. A bill
has passed both Houses, though 1t has not
yet become a law, providing for Congress
iOnal elections on the same day all over the
Union. We have already asimilar law for
the election of President.
The States will soon conform their cleo
tIons to this law, and thus the system of col
onizing voters will be broken up. Construc-
tive mileage, an old abuse, has been abol.
ished, and the franking privilege, akindred
abuse, has received black eye in the House
atrp nj
petty plunder We have provided that the
honest but unfortunate debtor shall not for
ever be subject TO the exaction. of creditors,
and that the landless emigrant to the West
may take one hundred and sixty acres from
Ubcle Sam great farm without money and
without price. These, he remarked, were
only specimens of the progressive and refor-
matory legislation inaugurated by the Re
publican party which occurred to him as he
spoke. There was much more of kindred
character.
Judge Sco6eld's remarks were listened
to with great attention, and he was roundly
applauded at their close The following
resolutions were then presented and adop-
ted
Resolred, That every effort should be put
forth to maintain and perpetuate the organ
lzation of the Republican party; that party
which has proved itself so true TO patriotic
duty in times of great national peril, which
ha. maintained untarnished the national
honor and national credit, which has given
broad and legitimate meaning to the word
liberty, which has vindicated the rights OF
the poor and powerlesx, and placed the guar
| antees Of political equality upon the nation
al statute book, deserves to live and triumph
as long as the Deniicent results of its princi-
pies endure.
Resolred, That in presenting Hon. G.. w.
| Scofeld for the fifth time to the Republican
voters of the Nineteenth Congressional Dis
trict, as candidate for e-election tothe re-
sponsible position he has honored and filed
! for eight years, the conferees representing
| the district In convention, express the con-
! tidept belief that man worthy of popu-
lar confidence and official trust, needs no
special endorsement of theirs to recommend
| him to the further favor and consideration
| of the people
| ResoIred, That as the honest outspoken
diversity of opinion manifested by prominent
members of the Republican party on the
question of finance and tariff, is hailed by
our political opponents as the certain sign OF
party disnteeration, it is the more necessary
that unity and concord should characterize
our action; and we therefore earnestly en-
join upon the adherents Of our political faitl
the generou. forgetfulness of all prejuaicos
strifes and disappointments, that they III az
present at the next election an unhroker
front in support of the party candidates
The convention then adjourned sine die