Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-01-26

The editor of the journal is in glrat
agon, over the defeat Of the "conupt
lon ring ai The State Capitol The
loss Of Mackoy the Cameron rooster.
sets heavy ON bis loil stomach. How
he willadlust the 'perdiious infdelily7
Of bis party iriends is problem we
are unable to solve az this time, but
havo no doubt tho whole scheme for
their annihilation is within his grasp,
and "Iheso political fungus will re
ceivc q proper castigation ia due time.
We call the attention OF the editor in
question, to the following extract from
the Governors Inaugural, which he
has no doub, overlooked in the hurry
of business affairs;
~ cal upon an Legislators, and upon al other
good ciisens. and especially upon the coudueiora
Of the public prcss--ihc ever faithful sentines Of
free poople--to ala in giving that tone 10 public
sentiment which shall purify our State aud relieve
who would make traffic Of their offices 10 viola
ton Of lacir obligations, Look TO il well and
closely fellow citizens, and begin at once 90 teach
your servants that the "publc val" must be obcyod,
and hat the "publc Ntal is the first object 10 be
obtained In free government ii you permit
spectators to enrich themselves out OF the public
Treasury, and at the same time 10 conwpt the law
making branch Of the Government you pave the
way 10 anarchy, you sri the example which tcmpts
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conclusive, that self government Is failure
The sentiment, or principles incul-
culed by this extract may be consid-
cred operddious Infdelity," by our
--'7i-L~., Tut ,iv,o rhvJ are, auu lc
is bound 10 receive or reject them.
The tone of the Governor ard the
editorial in The Journal Of last week,
which will be found below, are 10
strange contrast We can only ac.
count for these results upon the
ground that great minds often differ
or very insignificant subjects, and
that after all these "twin relies Of
loyalty may only be bumbugging the
public
The State Treasury sore is properly
probed by our neighbor in the follow.
ing style:
''The election Of Mr. Irwin. as State Treasurer.
lecrs TO have been the result Of regular "barrain
and sole" between the Democracy on the one lide,
and certain unprincipicd Senators and Renrcscn-
tatircs, oi Republican procliviies, ON the other.
BY this "iolo' the Democrats handed over an iu-
por,aut state ohec T. a small cabal uh0 must have
some rccpliar reasons ior desiring is control. aud
inc onnai have IN return, handed over the polid-
cal majority in ike State Senate TO The enemies Of
the Republican party, by their infdelitv in the
Senatorial contested election eases. Senators
Lowry .of Erit) ami Dnungsfdt lot lancaster
have especially dishcnorud themselves peuonaily
and politically by their ac ions ia tho prcmis,r.
10 explanations can free them from their base
betrayal Of party, and they only merit the con.
tempt and seorn OF az honorable men for choir
peAdions inalgiiy 10 party ungcs Although
rccrcaut Republicans have delivered over control
Of one bunch of the Legislature % our political
enemies yet we despair not Of The ULTIMATE succcss
OF tAc Republican party. The irtacherv on nn
Arnold did not defeat American liberty, neither
Val the trenchery Of Few e1rrupt pretended polii
zeal friends defeat ihe fua triumph Of pure Repuh-
lean princples Then, iet the honcst and iacor-
uphllc masses of tae Rgpablican party disavow
these political fungus, and replace them with hon
orahie and reliable representatives, at Che earliest
opportunity
There, reader, you have Geary and
Row on the Treasury and Legislative
reformation, Of which the people were
promised copious showers last fall hy
the gcnilemcnin question. Whoofthe
twain will prove to be Baal, the future
viii soon develop.