Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-10-30
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THE APPROACHING CONTEST,

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closely and ouietlv obserc;n,, IN ,boacc,,r 4 n, :
rept1 of.,iberal nnbl;c onioion brha,
conveotion vos comnbsca of NE mios,
Intelligent honest hicH tened and
Hberallmiudcd mem bers of thc Rennb.
llican party I sav liberhtminded
because the prime moSars2 In 9fbot
convention were ibe men 10 whom
the Democratic party looked for co.
Operative assistance with the few
Democrats vet rcmainirS IN heir
countrv's service Whenever there
was np for discussion in Congress- arv
of their ST. Dominica Railrnad SIM.
dies or land. .orab association Hills
YOU would always find sneb mon as
Trumbull Simmer Schurz and othars
who are now prominent in this Lib.
eral movement. arrayed with the De.
mocracy; and why? Because these
men are honestly striving for the wei
fare of our country. They would not
be held within The pale of the Repub.
lican party whonthey saw lis motives
were dishonest and corrunt and its
Intentions as monifested nv legisl,.
tive enactments and official n,,rono9c
,,o,o M, cor ,bo ,,ood oe 90, o,n,.,.
and the ntooress Of onr free ins,itn.
nons but for tho nernetnotion of
nar,v nower IN enoble that portv IN
con,inne on throu,b secord prosi
DENTAL term Of national robberv and
wilful and glaring violations of those
laws which should be maintained and
thrown around us as national safe
guard They are honest in their mo-
tives, because when active members
belonging to the party in power they
could have been the recipients of Off
cial patronage and Presidential pref
erences. And whore they refused it,,
(See Plcasanton's exposition ofGranrs
attempt TO steal ST. Domingo), they
voluntarily, aud without any none
tary or selfish motive, evacuated their
oid camp ana turned their guns upon
It's iort'hcat'ons' because they well
knew oenlha 'hose walls was lurking
lno most dangerous enemy American
hper'y ana independence ever bad.
money ana pos'tloh was not strong
enough TO bind them to the endorse
ment oi an administration that, by Its
violations of Constitutional laws, its
unlawful congressional enactments,
its system Of national robbery, its
frauds and lhieving peculations--and
its grinding and impoverisbing sys-
tenn of taxation, was Fastening our
once great and prosperous country to
bankruptcy and financial ruin.
The Cincinnati Ccnventionists took
a wise, deliberate aud comprehensive
view Of the condition of tho political
horizon ana the relative position OF
each party TO the other They well
knew that, as party OF themselves,
thcy were IN the minority, with every
thlng to loose and nothing to gain,
unless by a wise and jndicious nomi-
nation they could secure for their
candidate the endorsement OF the
Baltimore Convention Many Demo
Gratis preferred Adams TO aLy other
Liberal Republican, but the convention,
with u premed'tated view Of the ac-
ceptance Of their candidate and plat
form at Baltimore, think wisely,
between these too, placed in nomina-
tion Horace Greeley, Of New York.
There are other men the Democracy
would have preferred to either OF
these two, but it is useless to assign
reasons 1t is done. 1t is now Gree,
Icy or Grant.
Democrats, stop, Don't say you
will not vote for Greeley Do not
think that because ho was heretofore
against us upon tho question of slave
ry, that he would not give us an hon
est and constitutional administration.
Think for yourselves study this mat.
ter over and over in your own minds.
Remember, this question bears upon
! and has to do with the future of our