Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-10-02

'uouoJ ""u w uoiu yo", my h'N""o,
aud your children, in bondage. /
would invite you to enter into this
royal place had l the power myself
to enter therein. Bnt, alas. my card
is Of tho wrong color; and should
yours have the word liberty--a word
once highly esteemed and held in
great reverence in this very place
written upon it, wc would both be
turnod away, If not punished for our
Men claiming to bc
wise meet in secret conclave within
tho walls Of this royal house, and
there lay deep, dark and dangerous
plots against your liberties and prop
erty. 1t also has its Star Chamber,
where, within the memory OF the
school boys of to-day, the ringing OF
a small bell caused many of your
countrymcn to be dragged from their
beds, carried in sbackles and incar-
ccrated in military dungeons, without
knowing Of the accusations against
them or meeting their accusers.
Turn with me to the other end of
the bridge and behold what is there.
There you see the sombre walls of
. a..
that dark prison, hear the bitter wall
of woe that comes up from its dark
dungeons. There you will find mil
lions of down-trodden but liberty Low
ing people, groaning in the political
chains Of their masters of the royal
house. em1'sy fI lalIQ rh
Ny citizens, on your north
side you have the palace, on your
south side you have tho prison, and
Pennsylvania is the bridge. And who
can stand upon this bridge without
signing for his country, when he thinks
of what it once was--governed for
the benefit of the whole people |, now
only for the few, namely, the bond
holder and monopolist, together
making and growing into an aristoc-
racy that are fast sapping and under
mining the foundations of your liber-
ties, And If they progress at the
same rate for the next ten years that
they have for the last, you will have
very little of your rights to contend
for. If you have given any attention
to the legislation Of your country for
the last ten years, you cannot but see
very plainly that it has been entirely
in the interest of the bond-holder'
and bankers, and rich corporations
and then como the rings, the creates,
evil of all, whore they do the direc,
stealing of your bard earnings.
II you will take notice you will SEE
great change in society between now
and few years ago. You will Sc,
men and families who, twenty years agC
or even ten years ago, had then no pre-
tentions to greatness. How do you fine
them to-day? Altogether different
They are holding their heads away
above yours, teaching their families no
to associate with yours, for tho simpl,
reason that you happen to be farmer
or mechanic, and earning an honest
living instead of plundering IL from
tho public, and wishing to hand dowr
to your immediate descendants an
honest name, and prefcrring not tt
have them told you were thief
These men and their families are
beneath you in everything save theil
stolen wealth, You send them tc
your high places and direct them L
act in your interests, and they barter
away your rights and your liberties
for filthy gain, and come back to yol
and attempt to steal away your man
hood, and TO degrade you and you
families. And in the face of all thes
deplorable facts what do you doY Tn,
larger part nothing, politically, exccp
what these very men bid you. 'a
The hard working farmer, th,
mechanic, and all Others that labor
have made this great country what il
is, and IL belongs to you. You main
tain its honor and its credit, and yol
pay every dollar of its debts. Withou
you the Government bonds would no
be worth the paper they are printe'
. upon. In the hour Of danger yol
fight its battles; you spill your bloc,
and lay down your lives upon the alta
of your country. Your daring deed
Of bravery have caused the flag Of you
country to be respected throughou
the civilized world. And in addition
to all this, you feed and support i
idleness and luxury q thieving lol Q
{ politicians and office seekers, and yo
, most disgraccfulIy permit yourselve
; to be led by these worthless men i
! any direction they may see proper
) and, should you happen to have cour
: age enough to refuse, they threatel
| you with the party lash, and carr.
/; you with them against your own con
r victions. aaa i lo
Now, my friends, oil these evils ar
, fairly upon us, and the remedy is a
hand. Do you propose to apply 1t
| You see the approach of a dangcrou
l aristocracy, and you watch the depart
8 urs OF your liberties, and apparent
s without concern. How is thisf Ha
Q the Goddess Of Liberty entirely fol
! saken your think not. She ye