Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-08-27
LETTER FROM CURWENSvILLE.


not shudder at the rehearsal of the in
justice perpetrated upon the honest
though oppressed and tax.ridden Dem
ocrats of Clearfold county. Never
in the history of our county have such
wrongs been inflicted upon a Just and
unoffending people as in the recent
primary election frauds that eclipse
"Tammany" and put the "Crodit Mo-
bilier to shame" l was at a loss to
know in what part of the county
these "high-handed outrages upon the
yeomanry" were perpetrated, until a
quiet, unpreteEding, honest Dcmo.
cratic farmer of Lawrence township
revealed the den Of robbers, the bot
tomless pit" the abode of tho party
leeches that have feasted upon the life
blood of untainted Democracy and fed
its lacerated body, CORY from the ef-
fects of the party lash, upon party
husks.
Such eloquent appeals, in behalf OF
bleeding and wrongcd humanity,
should not 60 unheeded. Did be-
love that our liberties have been tram.
meled, that tho money VIC pay as
taxes is consigned to that "bottomless
pitt" (the Court House, that the most
sacred rights of an American citizen
the right of choosing and being chosen
to Office has been tampered with by
the so-called "Court House ring" the
modern "Tammany," and instead Of
being counted in ourselves the order
'in utter contempt of our wishes,
has been reversed, "by the most un
blushing frauds the ring succeeded il
counting in Themselves" / would ther
unite with my Lawrence Democrat il
calling upon the fe,o surviving incor
ruptible patriots to rally around th'
standard of "cconomy and honest nd
ministration," and wago a war of OK
termination upon the "professiona
demagogues," and proclaim as our ru
lers, "quict citizens; men who do no
hunt Office, but adorn it, when ii find
them," if I could find any. But OIL
the contrary, i am not one of then
with whom disappointments rest heav
lily. pay my taxes, and by the way
as much as my honest brother of Law
renee. / am satisfied they are higl
enough, and believe in an economical
management Of our county finances
and feel confident of the ability ant
integrity of those to whose care they
are entrusted.
| / enjoy and exercise the right o
voting for whom l please, and more
over l enjoy the inestimablo blessing
of possessing sense enough to know
that if my friends are not elected u
Office the people don't want them
and / cannot make them want then
by such "dog in the manger" style o
reasoning as "honest Democrat" iron
Lawrence uses. But it is not my de
sire TO indulge in comparisons. l wisl
only to state few facts to iilustrat
the weakness OF ''honest Democrats
argument.
| In his communication to tho Time
he compliments its editor upon tn
Independent position in politics hc ha
taken, says "this is as it should be
thoughtful men in oil parties see an,
realize the evils that flow from violen
partisanship. - We need no
revert to New York cities as govern
ed by the Tammany ring.
We Qhc Democracy have from l,00'
to | 400 working majority. This ha
been the case for long time, Ito
long;") and then assails the "Cour
House ring" as he styles it.
Now Mr. Democrat frankly admit
that be admires an Independent posi-
tion in politics, confcssipg from tn
beginning that he is only a Straw shift
cd by every breeze. From tho OF
tablished fact that the independen
politicians of to-day arc that class o
men that are curse to any govern
ment, void of any established princi
pies, lacking interest in the welfare G
our government, and pursuing no def
mite course in politics in word, me
Indifferent to the bost Interests of fre
institutions, unworthy OF the nam
American citizen, the mercenaries Q
those scallawags who are to-day con
spring to overthrow our Democrat
institutions, and erect upon their ru
ins a centralized despotism.
In the next place he tries to impos
his spurious carcass upon the Demo
cratic party by saying, awe (the Dc
mocracy,") styling himself ono, "hav
a majority" = and then re
vcals his inconsistency by almost say
ing "too long" lilo might as well bav
said what he meant. That is: th
Democrats have been in power lon
enough come, now, you are dissatis
) fed with the present state of things
you will not be elected 10 office, be
:. cansc you arc not a true Democrat
and your party are mighty particular
they want bJnest, lifelong Democrat
to gil offices join right in with us an
dependents, and by boiling from tb
|. nominations, with the assistance Q
our Republican friends, we will defea