The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-29
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Thus showing that in the 6ulaace of the
county there is population of 22,729.
In view of these plain and convincing fig
ures. what becomes Of the preposterous as
sumption, that JohnStown and its cependen-
cies contain even one half Of the population
OF the whole county, much less Mifty thou
sand. which would be only .572 less than
the aggregate population Of the entire coun
ty. We com mend these facts to the careful
and serious consideration Of tie editor of the
Tribune. They speak fur themselves, aud
unlike IL. ID. Woodruff. do not present t.ro
faces and cannot lie. We will even, for the
sake OF the argument, go further and add to
the foregoing population of the city of Johns
town, the go called commercial centre of
Cambria and all the counties adjacent there
10, the number of inhabitants embraced in
tho townships OF Yoder, Ia lor, Conemaush,
RIchlanG and Adams, amounting to 4 1887,
which, when added to Johnstown and the
other boroughs named, show total popua-
tion Of $3.50. or IL ,27O less than claimed
Ly the Tribune for Johnstown, MillviIle, &c.
necessary to pursue tho subject any further.
1t is question easily understood aud is one
that cannot possibly be explained away, or
that can fail to satisfy and convince the
most ordinary comprehension. But, admit.
ting that Johnstown is the centre of popula-
tion and that it as, as claimed by the remov-
al men, the great commercial mart of this
section of the St1te, which it is not and
never can be, does all that furnish any valid
reason for the removal Of the county seat
This swindling project involves a question
Of justice, not to the removal "rinq" in
Johnstown. but to the people of the UAole
county, However much certain clique in
Johnstown may be fatally bent and deter
mined on the destruction Of the Democratic
party in Cambria county, and the conse-
quent defeat of that party to q certain ex-
tent in the State, we believe thele still re- |
mains an inherent sense of right and honesty |
IN the hearts of the people of the southern |
portion of the county, of all parties. not |!
even excluding Jobnstown. to do even hand /
ed justice. Can any fair-minded Iean in
Yoder, Taylor, ConemaVgh, Richland or Ad |
aiiS IO"uSuips, dlO ana assist by his vote /
and influence to Perpetrate a plain aud fla
grant act Of injustice towards the balance of
the county, merely because he. by the reno
val OF the county seat. would be a little
nearer to the Johnstown Court House ? Is
any such feeling an indication Of honesty2
and is it fair Illustration of the Christian
and well recognized maxim, that a man
should do unto others as he would wish that
they should do unto h;m2 The people vet
are generally true to the right and to bones
~, and we never will believe that there is
any considerable body of men in Southern
Cambria who are willing. by their votes in
favor of Woodruff. to drag men to Johns
town from the northern and northeastern
sections of the county, at great expense and
personal Inconvenience. merely to CRAFTY the
nercenary considerations of few property
holders in Johnstown. Reverse the facts.
and then let them, as honest men and as sin
sere advocates of the cause of Justice and
truth, answer for themselves at the ballot
box. Let justice be done although the heav-
ms should fall