Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-01-03
Radical Co,s,ibalts,,.

Dispatches from Washington state
tha. the attorney Of De Large has re.
fused to file the testimony in his be.
half unless ho pays over some 81 800
fees. The attorney who asks for these
fees in advance also states that Dc
Large is not only not entitled to II
seat in Congress in consequence of the
frauds at tho election, but that he also
agreed to divide the stealing Of his po.
sition with him, promise that he has
not kept. 1t is also stated that Do
Large, as il he anticipated that he
would be unseated, has drawn all the
money that he can from the govern.
ment, and is ready TO steal away at
any moment.
Bowen, the man who was convicted
for having two wives too many, and
was pardoned out Of the penitentiary
by President Grant, will apparently
have smooth sailing into Dc Large's
seat, and the presumption is very
strong that he has bought the negro's
attorney, and thus secured tho sup.
preston of all testimony that would
go to invalidate his claim TO u seat in
Congress.
When the whole thing is sifted down
it appears that il was only game Of
"dog cat dog" between Bowen and De
Large, in which the negro proved him.
self TO be the most astute scoundrel
and the most successful ballot,box
stuffcr. 1t WAS simply game Of
cheating and fraud between tho two,
in which Bowen. was worsted. But,
believing himself in the highest favor
with Grant, Bowen now appeals to
Congress, after substituting De Largc's
attorney, for a seat in that body. As
between the two rascals it would be
hard to choose. That neither of them
is fit TO make laws for the honest peo-
pie of the country, admits of no sort of
doubt, and that they both ought to be
in the Pcnitentiary is about unani.
mously conceded by all honest men in
the State of South Carolina.
But these two men are no better
nor no worse than the average carpet.
bag and scalawag Congressman who
are sent from the Southern States 10
rob the people of the whole country
by favoring the ncfarious jobs set up
by the lobby of Congress, and sharing
the stealings. Whittcmore, and Stokes,
and Butler of Tennsscc, and host of
others are on a par with Bowen and
Dc Large ; scoundrels by birth and
thieves by education, who do not hes.
itatc moment when the ballot.b box is
TO be stuffed, lobby scheme to be
put through Congress, or widow TO
be robbed Of her scanty pension
The country has already been sick.
encd by the details Of the scoundrel.
ism praoticed by these men, and yet
q tenth part has not been told. There
is no viIlainy to which they have not
rcsortCd to get themselves in power,
and when once in office there has been
no form Of dishonesty to which they
have not resorted, if it would pay
them. Were they mere individuals,
stealing in their individual capacity,
it would not be so bad; but they are
u part and parcclof the party in power,
by whom they are upheld aud shield.
ed-.nay worse than that-endorsed
and encouraged, in their unheard Of
rascallies.
Is there an honest voter in the coun.
Try who believes that either Bowen or
De Large is fit TO make laws for the
government of the people, or 10 be
trusted for single moment with
power? We do not think that there
is an honest man in the country who
thinks so, and yet Mr.. Bowen, who
should be in prison instead of in Con.
gress, is one OF the trusted and conf.
dental advisers of President Grant,
who is also divided in opinion as to
what he shall do with regard to his
other favortc Dc Large.
How long is this class of scoundrcls,
ballot-box suffers, bigamists, pension
thieves and lobby plunderers to con,
troll the national legislation and the
administration of the government p
This is becoming serious question to
the American people. Are there no
honest men to be sent to Congress,
that such men MS Bowen and De Large
should be squabbling for scat at a
cost to the people of $4,000 per day
This whole brood Of rascals must be
turned out Of Office, unless the people
want to make corruption and dishon.
esty the rule in State and National
affairs. PHSJurgh Post.