The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-20

a WRITER i'll the Jolnstown Voice of
last Saturday, who signs himself 'Repub-
hcan," but who is evidently no admirer of
the past political record of \. y. BARKER
i'll this county, tells what he and others in
that locality think of Mr. BARKER's nomi-
nation for Congress, i'll the following plain
and pointed language
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
/ EDITOR VOICE-Please allow me a brief
space in your columns, for another ,yoro on
tn. Congressional situation. We do not need
10 be reminded by IT. II. Z" that the candi-
dates, Messrs. Speer and Barker, are tolera-
I bly, we'll known to the people of the district
seeing that the trouble seems to be that one
of them, at least, is too ,reH known for the
good of his prospects for ever representing
the Seventeenth District in Congress again
We have found out that Mr.. Speer has been
fair representative, and that III a large ma
jority of cases, notably ON the tariff question
he has voted in Congress agreeably to the
sentiments of the majority of his constituents.
Neither do We need to be told of the power
and Influence of Mr.. Barker that was
we'll shown during the last campaign when
his insane hostility to a portion of the Re
publican ticket eliminated in majority of
one hundred or more for it at the electic n, a
thing that had not happened before since
1860.
He may be as honest AZ 7. H. F.. claims
3 tnouSn, pollIlCally, he takes Il queer way Of
. showing 1t but the idea that he has done
more TO develop the resources of Cambria
county than any other man in it, could only
have originated in the brain of a stranger to
the county and the sources of it's wealth and
prosperity. L. II. +. is exercised that num-
Der of men in the employ of the Cambria Iron
and Stee' Co. are At present opposed to him and
hopes their opposition will not continue If
/ he means by this that the employees of the
( Company will not be unanimous in Mr. Bar
kers support, he is probably correct as their
unanimity any subject has never been
/ very conspicuous. AS to whether Mr. Nor
rell or any other man of that great companv
can accomplish any good by opposing MI
/ Barker now, men may differ; Mr. Morrell's 3
! as yet 1 have never heard of his expressing
! them. From what is known of his besetting
| weakness, 1T is probable he will vote for Mr.
J Barker; he certainly will not 60 about among
his empolyes distributing brindle tail tickets
and personally urging his friends to vote
against their party and convictions to gratify
his private resentments, as we have heard of
being done in a shop at Ebensburg, in the
year of grace 1866.
But neither Mr.. Morrell nor the Cambria
Iron and Steel Company is the Republican
party of this district, and speaking for nv
. self, and L believe the sentiments of MANY
other Republicans, may say that when any
man sets himself up as the only Republican
out of fifteen thousand fit to represent an
Intelligent constituency in Congress-, and
! pre-announces his determination to oppose
any other candidate who may be nominated
and who cInnot claim that he has voted
, more than one full. Republican ticket for ten
! years, we will be under the necessity of op-
posing his pretenSions during the canvass
and voting against him ut the polls.
REPUBLICAN,.