Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-10-16
DANGER OF A DICTATORSHIP.
Grant the Candidate for the Rich Men

That our system of government is
slowly but surely drifting into anarchy,
no man not blinded by avarice and
ambition can help to observe. A lato
number of the New York Spirit Of the
Times, until within a year Jealous
Grant organ, sounds the notes of alarm
in the following article, which we
transfer to our columns and ask our
readers to gives an attentive pcrusal
"There was time when American
elections were free. Fraud was al
most unknown, and the voter could
go the polls and ask for the ticket he
wanted, Whig or Democratic, with
the knowledge that he would not be
deceived Many Of our readers who
are not yet old can remember that
time when the official vote was an
honest expression Of the will of the
people. The difference between the
country then and its present political
condition is as startling as that be-
tween I. quiet nssc~- nMssc~- Ensland- villa 90
aud Pompeii, dragged out of her ashes
with her crueltics and obscenities and
wanton Injuries written in fire upon
her face. ,.
"The rapidity with which our politi-
cal condition has become corrupt is
appalling. The war FASTENED the de-
velopment of corruption by habituat-
ing the people to the pardon of any
crime committed in the Republican
party, because that party's success
was essential to tho safety Of The ma.
ton. We still hear men, otherwise
considered sane, saying, 81 would
rather vote for the devil himself than
for Democrat" The result of the
war placed a military party in power,
organized corruption, took possession
of the Government, and now Grant
stands for thas the candidate of the
great corrupt money power, which,
by acts Of Legislatures and of Con,
gress, has become strong enough tc
defy the people at the polls, and tc
plan perpetual rule and a permanent
occupation of the Government.
"Thc President is savowedly the candi
date ofthe rich men Of the country, ant
by the rich men wedo not mean thos,
who by industry, economy and ability
have acquired small fortunes as thei
just reward Wo mean the chron
milliopaires and speculative capitalists
who, without industry, without econ
omy, but with dangerous ability, hav,
grown enormous rich out of the hon
est labor of others, and who togcthe
! haye succeeded in controlling even th
National finances. They use not onl.
' their own money in speculation, bu
yours and ours; the stocks, the bonds
the factories, the mills, the propcrt,
Of the people, the very money the.
use rises or falls in value as these pow
r. erful speculative rings determine
!, There is not man connected wit
these rings who is not earnestly 70
Grant, who will not spend money an
energy TO elect him, and thus original
the campaign cry that the "fnancii
interests" of tho country demand un
! bis administration shall DO continued
Gas the candidate of the rich mel
Ulysses s. Grant is q success. ii
has never entered poor mans hous
or allowed his children to since he b,
> came rich himself All his associ'
tons and friendships arc with I'll
rich Like al men who have weall
thrust suddenly upon them, bo a
taches 70 It false Importance, and IL
unaccustomed luxurics of horses an
dogs Gil him with u vulgar delight
But more than this, he has been init
atcd into the valuo Of money as
political powers he has seen tho hgl