Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-10-16

gress itself bought Wholesale by the
bribcs of the Credit Noblier, The
lesson so easily learned is boldly prac-
ticed. The President depends for his
continuance in Office upon money alone
in every election district in the United
States. 1t was the unlimited expen-
diture of money in North Carolina,
distributed under the pretense that il
was for the use of tho Judiciary that
produced the monstrous fraud and
bogus counting there. 1t was money
corrupily spent in Maine that saved
his majority in thpt safe quarter from
being cut down TO alarmingly low fig
uros. 1t is the money that he is now
squandering in Pennsylvania upon
which he relics for knocking the Gree
ley progress on the head in the dread
ed election of October
"Never before was such an expcn-
sve campaign as this known in the
United States. Whence comes the
shower of wealth? From the taxa
tion of every person employed by the
Government, no matter how humble
his position and how small his salary.
From the Treasury of the United
States, which makes the loan upon the
security that it will secure Grants re-
election, and from the vast specula-
tive, gambling rings of the rich men.
who invest in Grant stock in the ex-
pection that it will return them divi-
dends proportionatc to the risk. The
speculation is like tina. OF the Credit
Mobilicr: it depends upon the Govern
mcnt aid for the profits il could not
gain by a legitimate transaction. All
these men are for Grant But the in
dustry Of the country is not for him I;
the manufacturers are not for him
His ally is the speculation which
plumbers both. The power which
makes the national wealth is natural
ly with Greeley, and that which dex-
trously and unscrupulously uses it,
sustains Grant, because he is its will
ling tool, and because in his second
administration schemes OF conquest
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are to be perfect
ed which in the FIRST would not have
been attempted.
"lf Grant is elected il will be be-
cause this money power, identified and
sustained by tho whole fore and infiu-
ence of the Government OF the United
States transformed into political
machine, has become stronger than
the people. What the inevitable re
suit will be is too obvious. The first
thing we shall hear, if he is elected
will be a proposition in Congress that
in obedience to the expressed will o
all the people, OF all parties, tho Presi
dental term shall be extended TO si'
;cs:s care, even to ten ,s:.h s::.!. :h!,s :.h!,s sSpoc
tation Of II compromise on eight. Thi
will hardly surprise us after what w
have seen and heard. We are toll
= now that the Financial interests" re
! quiro that Grant shall be continues
, in power; will they continue to gre
quiro' it? We arc told that the peac
of tho South can not bo maintains
without him; is it likely that hc wi
! make it more peacefuli 1t is assert
: ed that under him the country ha
: been more prosperous and contente
. that il ever was before; and shoul
! not this happy rule be continued? a
, the reasons why Grant should be rC
0 elected now will be urged with doubl
, force and plausibility in favor of th
D extension of his term of office.
I ave already hear men talking {
0 the inconvenience of Presidential Gle,
tions and tho interruption they caus
to business, and urging that the teri
0 should be made at least six years.
0 Only tho other day u distinguishe
t and eloquent advocate of Grant d,
clared that the people wanted him
/ be their President Gas long as &c
d and tho constitution would permit.
o The constitution unfortunately, onei
v no bar to his reelection but We thin
r it would be us well to leave God OF
c of the question. And exactly u
;, means which are now used to mal
l. bis reelection compulsory will the
Q be employed With still greater potent
l. to effect this change in the constit
n tion. The people will have lost the
o opportunity They will not be ab
y to tear down the power which tho
1t allowed to entrench itself in the go
;, ernmcnt, and the term will be exten
y ed. Then will follow the Napoleon
y elective presidency, justified by n
v tional necessities, and nothing is th'
= left for this country but submissi'
h to q permancntly-cstablished Cover
,r mcnt or resort 10 revolution. III
ID logic is not ours. II is the logic
10 humanity-the logic OF all history"
ID When you read book crush {
d. words as you would grapes, and SUI
n, their meaning out. 1t is the on
le way to get the pure wine of thoug
SO from the vintage Of literature. ~