Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-05-29
Radlca! Truths from a Strange Source

unfit for the position he occupies. To
drive tho last nail into Gran,,s oofr,n
wo ;ntrod,,oo Co. ~. rssS-
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CHAIRMAN oi tne LIDeraI hepupilcan
State Committee of'New York. Read
what no says: ft.
To THE L1nynA1, Rrpupr,oAvs or Nrw
Fv,,nw r,w,...s M,
present admin;stro,;on aJthoroh c,;I
mo 10 fnlfll tho frst ovnoct,1;ons q,
the American poonle IA r,everlbelsss
attomptino IN rourb Ia of3ce. e.boIdcrs
TO prolone Ia mower for The nevt four
vears
A large portion OF the president,s
original supporters. and the entire re.
mainder OF his fellow. .countrvmen
without distinction of marty. survey
this attempt with INDIGNATION ana
alarm.
The history of the administration is
shadow record of discreditablc
(sometimes disgracefuD acts-many
of them blunders others crimes
Ever since the dav after tho Presi.
dents Inauguration. when. as his first
official step, he sought TO abropate
one of the Oldest statutes of the repub.
lie in order To mt a personal friend in
Office, he has repeatedly shown him.
self, on the one hand, ignorant Of the
laws, and, on the othor, defiant oi
them.
He has transcendcd the limitations
OF The Constitution and done violence
to its free spirit by usurping for him
self functions which that instrument
reserves TO the States and their citi-
zens.
He has tyrannouslv avoided the no.
| litical assemblies of our own aud other
free commonwealtbs misebievouslv
intrudino his federal influence into
local affairs.
He has alternately proposed and
defeated civil service reform. until,
notwitbstandino his professions in its
favor. he has proved himself the chief
obstacle TO its success.
lie has, in multitudes of cases, made
tenure of office 10 depend not on GOOD
behavior or personal fitness. but on
nero subseryiency TO his partisan
schemes.
He has nut crafty and
,Np,r,ous p.p.s,rrs Ar THE rrcr,p,
or o,,srovs
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m,a, ns I hano w roaoa - y wv. 49, ~. Isn ,, va -.
uord 81 nroni ~ r ~ H. oan,o hrpps,. ~ ~, :,
To ,he bonomfoster;na in .be Nor,h
toward the south q temper OF bitter
ness and resentment, instead of fratcr
nifty and good will.
lie has conniyod at and sustained q
number of alien and rotten govern
mcnts in the Southern States, some ol
whose officers have perpetrated fraud.
equallcd in magnitude only by those
of tho Tammany Ring.
lie has habilually stiflcd invcstiga
tion, even into tho gravost charges
brought against his own household.
lie has committed acts of nepotism
more numerous than arc recorded
against the entire line of his Presidcn
tial predecessors from George Wash
lngton to andrew Johnson
Ho has accepted giits from Halter
ers, ,or wn'cn ne nus r."uo'cu uiSno,
oraole e9u'va'en's W ues'om"s s 'uo
nc emo'u'"c"'s on '"o oos'qu'ou'
g'ycrs'
In snort ne mas aumih's'sreu n''
n'gn onlco no. Us " 'rus. uoso'so' y
upon MN py Inc whoie people, oa. a
an estate or properly owned oy MIN
sell aiohc IN ice simple !,
| Durlng all TINS evergrow'ng naiau naiau
ministration inc tresiucn. par'isans
instead OF reoukinS ms pcrVers'
course, nave, on the contrary, ahu 10
seinsh ehus, gIideu ~ WIN uhcano''
nattery ana ue'enueu II WIN WIN spec'ou
iog'c' iEey nave put ior'n sei1c
OF mocking pre.ehccs 10 inc ehec' Una
ne paying the puoilc uep', ,ha' D
mas reduced tue taxes, ,na' nc mas COZ g,
lected the revenue, that ne mas se't'e'
inc Alabama claims, that ne M
tranquil'zed the inuians ana 'hat !"
has reconstructed inc oouth'
BUT NOT ONE OF THESE ALLEGATION
Is TRUE
Challenge them in detail. Is he pay
inc The d.bt2 The people. not III
President. are having il. Has he re
ducod tho taxes I? Congress, not th
! Executive, has lightened these burden
of the people. Has nc collectcd tn
'o'en'e ,"s ~" se,,a",;on III s o H." !,
ssc,tled tbo Alabama claimsY Tho,
never wero 40 unsettled as at thi
hour Has he made peace with th
|, Indians? Tho latest intelligence fror
tho frontier is of massacre and blood
provoked by frauds which his officer
have pcrpciratcd on tho deceived an
exasperatcd savages. Has he give
ran,horn noonlo who with u,e,
awnlad nnarn;m;,,, oro domand;ng ,h
al