Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-08-24
The Truth Leaking Out.

Radical extravaganza is proverbial
A comparison of the expenditures Of
the National Government under Rad
ical Administrations with those un-
der Democratic Administrations is
absolutely frightful. The people have
been taxed TO an almost intolerable
degree to raise money TO satisfy the
greed Of Radical officials. In mum.
h~-i~-~ ~ sie l'sVti~'s ...OssOy uas
been squandered This has been
charged, time and again, by Demo.
cratic journals, but the answer has al
ways been that these charges orig
mated in party malignity.
What is true of the National Gov
ernment has been equally true of the
State Government The Legislature
of our own State for the last ten years
have not hesitated to spend the peo-
pies money in the most prodigal man.
ner. They have increased tho bur-
den Of State taxation without dimin-
ishing the State debt. This has been
done, too, under lofty pretences Of
liquidating the Indebtedness of the
Commonwealth.
Democratic journals have attempt
ed TO enlighten the people in relation
TO this also, but their warnings and
utterances have been unbeeded. Now,
however, little Of the truth is being
developed. An acknowledgement Of
a portion Of this extrayaganee has
been written by Radical pen, and,
of course the writer must be believed.
Hon James L. Graham, State SEN
ator from Allegheny county, has late
ly been bittely assailed at home His
record has been vehemently attacked
with the evident purpose 10 defeat
him in the Radical convention. Mr..
Graham has written an able letter
explanatory Of his record, ia which
we find the following remarkable ad-
mission: again, when the PROPOSE
ton TO pay twenty seven unnecessary
officers, employed without authority
Of law, was before the Senate in the
appropriation bill, but one Republican
Senator stood with me TO the last and
voted against it. although VIC were
surrounded and importuned by Sena-
tors and officers TO vote for it, until
refusal to do So required the highest
type of moral courage Here is
Radical Senator who deliberately ad-
mits that the Radical majority in the
Senate Of this State voted away the
peoples money TO pay twenty seven
unnecessary officers. This was done
simply to accommodate politicians
who insisted on having some partieu-
lar friends ''taken care Of at the pub
lie expense.
And be not only says these officers
were unnecessary" but that they
were "employed without the autbori-
ty Of tho law" Was there ever an
admission more damaging to any par
ty2 So determined we're the msiori-
ty TO thus swindle the people, so heavy
was the pressure brought upon this
Senator by the representatives, OF the
"party Of grand moral ideas, that be
declares 'ft required the highest type
Of moral courage" to refuse 10 accede
to their wishes. Surely after this the
Radical party needs no arraignmeni
at the hands Of the Democracy. A
Radical Senator, who writes that
which be knows, has laid bare his in
iquity, and there is no room for de.
nial. win not the people interest
themselves in these matters which
concern them so materially Are
they willing to submit to taxation rear
afler year for the purpose Of fattening
hungry ofice-seokers and ofice-hold-
ers who are ever ready to fn their
own pockets ont Of the public CRIB, all
the while consoling themselves with
the thought that Pennsylvania is 4
rich Commonwealth and that her peo-
pie can stand large amount Of steal
ingi If they are tired Of this system
Of wholesale plunder, let them turn
their backs on the Radical party and
aid us in oleeting men who viii be
true 10 their constituents, and riridiy
honest in the appropriation Of the
public monies -LrDisbUrg Journal
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