Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-27
THE CHANGE COMING.

less reign of fraud, corruption and vii
lainy developed at Washington, and
the vile, vindictive and venomous leg
islation Of which the dominant party
has been guilty for the avowed pur-
pose of securing itself in place and
power, are having their legitimate ef-
fects at last, and the first shadows Of
its collapse are tracing themselves
widely ana distinctly throughout the
land. The political history Of this
country has taught that the party
which logislates for its own instead
of the peoples benefit, commits a stu
pid suicide, and the history of the
world has taught that the arraying of
casts against each other, and still
more of races on the same soil, inevita-
bly, result in the utter political down
fall, if not absolute physical extinction
of the weaker. of the grave political
mistake the anxious and rapacious
leaders of the Radical party have been
Aagrantly guilty. To insure their
continued hold upon Office and power,
they have first disgusted the white
race by fawning upon and hattering
the negro, and then incenscd and out
ragged the white man by making laws
discriminating to his advantage. So
eager are they to make sure of new
vote, that they have actually placed
the white man at the mercy and pow
er of the ignorant negro, as if the
white men had no rights under the
government to be respected, while
the negro is to be treated as the pet,
spoiled child.
The effect Of such legislation is hav.
ing its legitimate aud natural result
The whites are banding together as
well from the alarm for the safety Of
republican government, as for the
preservation of the existence and
privileges Of the race. They feel keen
ly the indignities heaped upon us as Il
people, as well as the outrage of rob
bing us of our birthright. The white
man found, settled and redeemed this
country; bis wisdom framed for him
self and his posterity republic, the
like OF which the world never before
beheld bis capital, enterprise and in
genuily constitute our natural wealth
and greatness, built our rail roads,
telegrapbs, hotels, theatres and great
public institutions; the government
is his and his only, and to none Of all
this has the negro contributed either
in money, brains or otherwise, and
yet for the purpose of fattering the
new voter and tying him TO the Radi.
cal leading strings, Congress under
takes to say that he shall vote down
the white man, shall have higher
privileges than he, shall not be dis
charged from the employment of the
white man, and further that he shall
sleep and eat at the white mans ho-
tel, and sit in the same theatre and
attend the same churches and public
institutions, on an equality with the
white man, his wife and Children -
And should the white man refuse any
Of these privileges-which he could
deny to his own race, or the negro, If
he run Il hotel, could deny TO him-to
the favored one, he is liable to fine
and Imprisonment, the destruction of
his business and damages TO the black
amoor he has ventured to offend.
This putting Of the white race un-
der the heel of the black, however is
done for purpose. If Congress had
only the negro's welfare aud comfort
at heart, it would seek to make his
dealings with the white race pleasant
and profitable to him. But in their
anxiety to impress upon the new vo.
Ter that the Radical party prefers and
values him above the white race they
overshot the mark and array the two
races in jealous enmity, hostility and
antagonism TO each other The re.
suit Of this conflict is easily perceived.
The negro is duped into the Radical
ranks, but, denied office he is no bet
ter of than when he had no vote
Elated in his ignorance over his tenn
poraTy privileges, he renders himself
offensive by his insolence, and, not
being able to exist without the aid of
the white man, he suffers from want
and will die of neglect. While on the
other hand the white man, Jealous of
his rights, stang by insult and indig
nant at his humiliation, will mass
against the hideous innovation. aud it
will be well If be does not permit his
sense Of outraged justice to degener
ate intoan indiscriminating vengeance.
The effect Of this partisan legisla.
ton is already displaying itself Itl
has given the Empire State to the Dc. /
moeracy Dy ninety thousand mniori. |
W, and still more recently Oregon |
has gone Democratic, thus securing a .
Democratic Senator in place of Sena.
tor Williams. Even in washington
city the corrupt municipal govern.
ment, though endorsed by the pros
dent, Cabinet and Congress. and spn
ported by imported votes from ,be
States, has been routed. root and
branch, by over three thousand ma.
lority These are simple and plain
indications Of the future, and show 1
that the white men are arousing
from their lethargy, dropping their
'prcjudiccs and combining in behalf ofl
heir race and country-hanpv angn.
<'es Of the grand, universal and snrelr
comlpg change.-EdStsra SRoremos