The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-27
what In said of General Cass In
the Oil Neg si0ns.
IFrom the Clarion Democrat. ]


sylvanis Legislature, and which have since
becorne, odlous to the people. There were
nine Improvement Companies incorporated
by the Legislature of 1853. thirteen In 1870
aud fourteen in 1877 |, aud a nrm bsr prevIsus
to 1880 that there are at least forty
improvement Companies now chartered 10y
the Legislature.
Many ot these companies are small con-
Germs, with limited capital, located, aud
COZ hueo to \ particular branch of business.
But a large number If them are similar to
the SOuthern Improvement Company-ths
Charter OF which We publish In another
column, and s. s. Moon and certain ether
tools II the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Company. are the corporators in q drzen or
moIe of them. The legislature has repealed
the charter of one Sruth Improvement Com
papy, on the earnest demand OF the oil men.
But when it is deemed advisable TO monopo
l'z- the oil business, or any other branch OF
trRGe, tho same ring will again organize
under another of thess numerous charters,
and proceed az they did recently until III.
oil men rise up en- masss and check their
scheme OF robbery. E aE
the people ef the State are becoming
aroused against these corporatlons abu mo
nopoiies. They see that isgisatien is repre-
h.nsibls, which enables a few men, iucor>-
perated as a company, with the investment
Of n little capital. to become millionaires IN
q lew years. These corporation ccTmurauts
and railroad princes are cfteu no better than
Tweed and IEs other Iammauy Sachems oil
New York.
Ia view OF these incontrovertible facts,
it is the duty oI th1 Democracy Of PeLu
syIvauIa, sosu to assemble in cunventlt n, to
make platform aud nominate candidates
Of such character. that will rally TO their
support all those no desire a change, and
to overthrow the system of chartering un-
limited curpoIati v hIch has been estab>
llshed by the party now N power.
1t is well known that our personal rr.fsr-
epce has been, and it is the expressed will Of
the Democracy OF C!arion county, that Gen.
CAss sbeuid be cur n'x'c audidate for Gov~
error. But in tie light of recent events, We
begin to think this suhJ'ct requires further
consideration b,fore ne m Ike a hnal decision.
We will say no more now. than merely To
direct attention to an exhaustive article on
the suij-ct from that sterling DemocIaric
sheet, the Lancaster lutellgvnc.r, which
will be found on the 6rst page of the Demo-
cTat this week. I --
IL it is true. as there intimated, that Gen
Cass IS IN any way m 1ed up with the same
Southern Improvement Company that lately
attempted to lay uucIean bands on the oil
business. he ,houId no. be made our standard
bearer. On the other hand. il Gsnsral Cass
and his friends aIs prepared to show that he
never had any connection with that com
pany. any other of similar character,
and Is prepared to oppose all such monopo>
lies, with svery power hich be would have
as an Executive should he be elected, then
we are wiling 10 fnpIort him. II he cam
not give clear record. then our party should
nominate Captain Mcclellan, ui Lawrence,
the present popular Congressman from that
district, or our own Representative 10 Con-
gress, the Hon. Samuel Griffith, who re.
deemed thin Radical district two years ago.
aud has made briglt record at Washiug-
toni or the tai'ued and eicqusnt Gibson. uf
Allegheny, who would make a po. u ar cam
dldate aud efficient Governor u sume other
man ot Ike character.
Comments of the Titusvillc Courier.l
The Southern Improvement Company
mentioned IN the above article from the
Democrat is not the one which attempted
snI Is even bow attempting after It's chatter
has been taken from II, Ito lay uncleau
hands on the oil tu,ines," That was the
South improvement Company. This one in
which the name OF Gcuerai CIss figures so
same Iik. however. IL is a great, grasping
monopoly, chartered by Radical Lcgisla-
turs TOR purposes Of robbery aud piuuder,
and We heartily agree with the editor of the
Democrat that II General Cass is in anv way
associated with this Southern Impruvrms nj
Company" he should not be made eur stand
ard bearer. Ills nomination under such
circumstances would be sure prelude to
our dIssstruus and overw he ming defeat iu
the Oct"ber election. Now is the time for
General Cass and bis friends to show their
hands Let 1t bc proven TO the satisfaction
Gf onr people that the General is in no wise
connected with ii is or any other Of the
great monopolies which arc now striving 10
crush the people, then every Democrat and
thousands If Republicans would be willing
to support hun. But if he canno. show this
clearly and psipabiy and still his friends
shall insist upon pushing his claims in the
Reading Convention. aud he secures the
Democratic nomination for Chief Executive
OF this great cummonw wealth. we make the
prediction that he will not receive one fifth
of the Democratic vote throughout the oil
region. Can the Democratic party afford
TO lose this yute2 1t has been intimated
in some quarters that the hole Thing is
already set up" that a majority of the
delegates to the Reading Convention are
pledged to General Cass. We cannot believe
this. We know that be has long been the
favorite with the Democracy. We know
that he has hosts of warm personal admirers
both here aud IN other portions of the State
Personally we have hitherto preferred him to
all others. as cur Gubernatorial standard
bearer. But re now tell him and his friends
plainly and squarey that if he is in any
way mixed up with corporations or with
any OF the lesalizsd swindling orsan'z. z.tio,,s
coming under the head # improvements
or contract companies" We do not deliere
he caG be terminated, and if he il, we k,,o,p
that he cauuot be elected
IL is time to utter plain spoken words
upon this subject, and We have the ri2h,
to do it. becauss we have heretofore been
disposed 10 favor the nomination of General
Cass. We regarded his treatmsnt in 1869
by the Harrisburg Convention as shabby.
aud thought as simple act of Justice he
was deserving Of the nomination this wear.