Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-11-15
GEORGE b. GOODLANDER
EGdicdI Politicians.

1t appears that Church and State
combined are unable 20 keep Radical
politicians in tho path of rectitudc,
Fulschooj, deceit and fraud is the
trinity they worship. Professed "loy.
al politicians, whose names arc not
registered on church books, we avoid
as examples in morals or politics, but
we did have somo faith in the honesty
of loud aud nont.seat professors, until
lately tho iaith within us has been
shaken.
Tho effort mado in this county, by
the official leaders Of the Radical par.
~, TO defeat our county ticket, can be
justified by no code except that ad'
horcd to by the common outlaw, To
give one Of many Illustrations in our
possession, we produce the following
letter, addressed by the Chairman Of
tho Radical party, TO u wcll.known
Democrat in the upper end Of tho
county, previous to tho late election
CLEAurELp, Nov. Z, 1871.
DEAR Sm,-AsN We nrc now upon the owe Of
election, feel like putting you aud all tho Rcpub-
heans OF Lumber city anl fgrguson township
Urou their guard and would say 10 you that our
men should all 90 for WIN, G, Foley. Although
he is candidate on the Democratic ticket, he Is,
In principle, u Republican. and as Republicans We
are satisfied with him. lie and Mcha0cy will
make good Associates. Please keep this private,
DO not let the Democrats see It or they will all cut
Foley and 20 for noyuton, rather than vote Foley.
Yours Respectfully
JNO, H. FULFoRD.
Ch Of Rep Com.
1t will be noticed that tho letter is
dated Nov. 7th The party to whom
the letter was addressed received it
ON the Sth of October, This is fraud No,
l. Tho writer knew that the party al
dressed was Democrat, Deception
No, .. The writer was untriendly to
both the candidates and used his off.
cial position to defeat one of his party
nominees Fraud No. 3, Fultord did
not want to SEQ Mr. Foley elected
because he loved him more than Mr.
Boyuton, but because he hated the
former less. Fraud No. 1 What is
to be said about an individual who
rises to the head Of IN organization
and then sells It outg Ful'ord is the
only iiriRy example, and Benedict
Arnold tho only dead one, so far as
our country is concerned But, il the
Radical party in this county can
stand such treachery, the Democrats
will not complain, except SO far as the
moral feature of the case is concerned.
Deception and party fraud is not all
that is involved in this Radical stratc
~. This letter passed through the
postohieo without any postage being
collected, in violation of the oath Of
the up river Postmaster, and all laws
upon the subject. The party address
cd received the letter from the Post
Master, yet the envelope bears no
postOi'ice stamp or mark as required
by law. Similar letters were sent all
over tho county, which reveals one of
tho wjckcdest frauds ever practiccd
by the Chairman Of the party "con.
trolled by grand moral idcas' No
other Interpretation can be placed
upon such lct,crs If the writer, in
Attempting to shield himself, dares TO
state that those lcttcrs wcro written
after consulting with Messrs Boyuton
and Mchafey, then three rery nice
gentlemen were engaged in ray dirty
aud unlawful work, which cannot be
defended by any sound moralist, much
less by front scat church members
This We cannot believe for \ moment,
because they both stand too high,
morally, socially and politically, to
engage in open crime against society.
"For deeds that are dark, and tricks
that are vain give us tho Radical
leaders or the heather Chincc.