Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-08-28

points ! feel as we'll assured as one
can bc about human affairs, involved
In the future.
l believe il TO bo the fixed purpose
of Mr.. Greeley, and that be has tho
ability and courage 10 carry out the
spirit of the Cincinnati platform and
that he will not only insist upon am
nesty with universal application but
that the general policy and spirit OF
his administration will be shaped TO
beget good will aud fraternal affection
amongst tho people Of oil sections of
our great country, and to infbrcing
economy and honesty in the use of the
public money, and by recognizing the
rights OF States aud citizens and SUBJ
ordnating the military to the civil au
thority.
But / perceive his former partizans'
are discovering great defects in his
character, and affect to DO amazed
that Democrats should vote for him.
They say he is not ft tor the Presi-
dency. They may be sincere in this
or they may not but il seems to mo
that il had been fortunate for them
had this lively concern about fitness
como upon them before they selected
their own man. 1t is not modest
in those who nominated U. s. Grant,
Gen. Hartranft, and Harrison Allen,
TO cvince 80 much concern about tho
fitness Of other candidates.
/ Some Of these critics accord to Mr..
Greeley good intentions and fair abiL
tiles, but they affect 10 discover great
danger in bis surroundings, and it
does look as if his surroundings, by
election time, would be to them dan
gcrous-vory dangerous. But their
alarm about tho dangers OF bad CON-
pany doubtless springs from rather
sorry experience with the present in
cum bent, aud for that reason their
admonilons are entitled to somo re-
spect.
There arc somo things which we
may safely promise for tho consola-
tion of these sensitive custodians of
tho public veal, to wit: that should
Mr.. Greeley be elected, whatever other
errors he may fall into, he will never
nominate any one to the Treasury De-
partment who is forbidden by law TO
hold the place, and then afterward
cxomplify his own ignorance of tho
public policy by asking Congress TO
make his nominee an exception to a
law that applied to every other i'm
porting merchant in America. Nor
will he ever attempt to acquire st.
Domingo or any other foreign terri
tory by worthless treaty with q
tottering pretender to authority. He
will never waste million of the pub
lie money nor prostitute the govern
ment patronage to the accomplish
ment Of any such folly as this. Such
things would bc the evidence Of bad
surroundings.
And furthermore, should he ever
own "a cottage at the sea" (and /
hope he never may), it would be paid
for out of his own means and should
helsubscribe TO any commendable char
ity, he will permit no Fisk or Gould
to pay the money for him. | am also
assured that if elected be will remain
at Washington more than half the
time, looking after the duties and dig
mites of his high Office. And singular
as il may seem to the present incum-
bent, it is said that Mr.. Greeley has,
tened TO accept the nomination for the
Presidency without so much as stop
ping to count up what he could make
out of it or weighing tho differences
between one and two terms and it is
said, in addition, that without consult
ing any one, he restricted himself TO
a single Presidential term, for no other
consideration than to promote the
public virtue and TO inaugurate civil
service reform ia the best way prac.
tible.
But those who have attempted so
freely to cast reproach upon Mr..
Greeley are, | think, beginning to
hide their heads with shame. Every
uttcrance from him goes to convince
the public, that, in the exercise of the
Presidential office, he will cvince
great ability and courage, and flow
of intelligence that will be very de-
lightful after so long term of stinted
felicities about the Presidential Man.
sion. .
But many better things will be 40
compllshed in his election, and amongst
the best will be the Inauguration of an
era of good will, covering the whole
country, and begetting true American
fellowship amongst the citizens Of all
lis parts and tending directly, as such
feeling will, to bring relief to the inn
poverishcd States, giving them in
creased population, capital and gen
eral thrift; measure of vita, impor.
tance not only to such weak States
but as affecting the growth and
general welfare of all tho others.
With much esteem,
Your obedient servant, -.
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