Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-05-03
THE CHRISTIAN STATESMAN.

not been sufficiently studied. IL IS
sweet study; we may say, without
fear ofexaggeration, that it is n highly
interesting study.
As the naturalist puts loatbsome
insect upon the point Of a needle
under the microscope, aud, crowiing
down his disgust, proceeds TO dissect
and describe for the benefit Of man
kind, 80 we catch The Christian States
man and proceed TO diagnose one Of
the ugliest diseases to which the body
polite is subjected. 14j
Religion in public man-charita-
Bile, unostentations, and steadiast, aud
consistent in daily act with former
profession, is a gentle though inire-
quent element in every great char
acter.
Time was in the innocent past when
bad officials formed the exception, and
after being convicted of wrong doing
retired to the shades ofprivate life
Now, however, the good men make
the exception, aud the faithless many
aaunt il abroad without secrecy. OF
this sort is our sham Christian States
man. He steals with a grace, he de-
frauds with.a blessing. Rising in his
place be says, ain the name OF God,
amen let us rob somebody"
He attends temperance meetings
and takes the pledge. He takes the
pledge on all conceivable occasions.--
When he can get away from his legis-
lative stealings he rushes to temper.
ance meeting and takes the pledge,
that he may set thereby good cx-
ample to young men. When be is
nof taking the pledge or administer
Ing the pledge, be attends prayer
meetings and addresses the throne of
Grace. The amount of work done IN
this way by the sham Christian States
man is amazing.
OF his birth and earlier youth little
is known. lie first attracted public
attention as freedom,shrieker He
shrieked for freedom with great effect.
lie was always ready TO give one
other and further shrek for freedom,
be the same more or less. Shrieking
was a good stock in trade, and in time
he made it valuable. There fell, once
upon time, great famine upon the
land in which the freedoms -shrieker
lived, aud the hearts of faroff men
were moved to compassion, and great
store of provisions was sent TO the
starving people. For their better dis
tribution the freedom.shrieker, our
pious politician, was selected as agent
Among other stores there was a great
quantity Of beans. Now your beans
is not only wholesome vegetable,
but in New England it is extremely
popular Baked portland beans IL
the national dish On Sundays the
parsons count their congregations by
the bushels of beans they address.
Now, when the beans arrived, there
was a great demand for them from the
hungry Yankees. But your pious
agent instead of giving them out to
the poor starving people, did put
them in store, and sold them for
cash and, as the vegetable cost him
nothing, great profits did accrue
The fact, however, reached the kuowl-
edge of the people, and great was
their indignation-so great, indeed,
that ordinary profanity would not do
the subject justice, and great shout
Of "beans" went up, that yet continues
in certain parts, when the bowels of
the Yankee are moved to wrath at
the loss of his vegetable production.
With money, however, one can do
much. With active piety and an un-
swerving devotion TO cold water one
can do more. Tho late war proved
special providence 10 the beany phi
lanthropist and politician. He did not
rush into the ranks and fire great guns
wildly at the foe. Not he; that was
risking too valuable life. He re-
maincd at home and fought the enemy
in the rear. He fought the enemy by
administering the oath of allegiance
He administered the oath of allegi-
anco at all hours lie administered
some oaths before breakfast. Between
that and dinner he administered an
immense quantity. After dinner he
continued the pious business, and al
any time of the day, when he felt at
loss for immediate occupation, be
rushed in somewhere and administered
the oath.
BE it observed, however, that in this
promiscuous and multitudinous system
Of swearing, the pious old pump never
lost an opportunity to make little
money. War cannot be carried on
without contracts are the beany poh-
tician's speciality.
After the war the sham pious states
man got with other pious statesmen
and formed an union that, in the vulgar
parlancc of the political arena, is call
cd "a ring" hut these solemn, cold
water, pryerfal buffers called it an
association; and they said one INTO
the other, "Lo, the poor Indian , is he
not a heather and an outcast, and
may We not despoil him for the good
of Christian community 7" And SO
they went for the copper. colored
heather. They took from him his
lands, his blankets, his subsidies, his
everything and put it in the Golfers OF
the Lord, for which they are trustees
and guardians They would have
gone for his scalp and sold il for CHG
Q nons, and his hide, Of which to make
: razor straps, and his very toe nails, tc
turn into lorloiso.sholl combs, If they
L could.
5 Poor Mr.. Lol Hated on the frontier
2 and unheard at home, these piou;
II scoundrels have enriched themselves al
S his expense, while every dollar they
have stolen is stained with the booc
of innocent women and children anC
: ignorant savages.
y Next to the Indian these pious poll
I ticians have fonnd their heaviest re
$ compense in the public lands. They
/. are great on public lands. Who'll,
y States, vast domains, have been swal
lowed by thom When the pious poll
tician is not after the Indian ho is ai
;, ter the lands, aud his combination i
y rood for both.