Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-07-02
THE GREATEST SHAME.
<0 0zs1A Io1 UudmIs
Lcentiousnsas iq the Departments in
Washington.

social life at the capital Is TO discard
simplicity, ignore honesty, and scofl
at morals. All the old virtues which
were once so much priced and respect.
ed have gone out Of fashion, and the
few who still adhere to them are re-
garded as the fossils Of departed age.
Shoddy, with it's vulgar train, is in the
ascendant In and out of office. Its
great ambition is TO affect the mere.
tricious display and sensual tastes
which properly enough signalixed the
despotic and degrading reign Of Louis
Napoleon, whose motto was bread and
the circus. Paris, with all its gilded
rottenness, affects the exterior forms
ofdecorum. Here vice isgross, Haunt.
ing, and audacious. No refining gloss
is visible. 1t is nude, exulting in
shame, and defiant Of all decency.
Wealth has the first place every
where. A man is estimated for his
fortune, his official position, or bis in.
Auence with power. A woman is re-.
garded for her capacity to control
men, her "fast" qualities, and her Of.
r.y .roh.ery 70 soc'ety' Inc sterhng at
ou.s. ,ia ,;.s,, !" ."s one case anu tne gen
in social market, where every thing
is judged by standard ofgreenbacks,
ai"a ahu ~ M %oN " u'es.no''oh c.n mas no
p'aoe' ne .s,;a vauuP ,.e P,e oi lne most prom
,non. ne, ~ Puo,,o 'i,o mas nocessar''y IN,
,9o'eu ~. .Io a,o suooua.o so." spneres' untii
wy Sno s "no,v Sys'0u nus p0ooihe ro'teh
a"v wSep S'as.u '"t
80 p.nS"a...;o s.s " .ne Saornet, pen
aus, ,,;s peoona.'vos, anu ohc'als are
es'" ev" ..,."ns ~ ~ea,tu wnu only q
..I ea,s ~ VIZ aoso's.eiy Poor'
~" auu =. a'o oour.eu ~ 40 .ne ieadsrs OF iasn-
S In' :. dsn, - Easy ~ Ia; unuels.anu c now tne
.op1"ao"'e vn .uoi iasor ",'' 'o,iow
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a"s.hods [ Un Sua,os, ~ ."0 oan'o Inwor.ry
,n;sa n;saJT Sa,a '.s ISoee ~ any p.'oe 10 'ne
P.'1o no'u 1p u.iole ..e aho'.ious eyes,
aau 'na, 'uI ,.sa ouu yuoa.Ies y..i .no means, tne
n.o,Ia uIa '''soa ao;s .sou,Sa'ou Gu " uai'y OK
| ad pncn a, onnd;,;op ~ p"au1 I;s" sas S,ns 1v's
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-. 20 o' Ia - ovaus ~ eApia tan = iarse
par =. .no ob..up.'on wh'on mas lll-
'.:n auN ia II, idno" VI vi. puo,,o ser,
~. 49, .,Lax .;.;I;a " 10y "o.se .na" .na' VI
a"y osae. o,v'.1ea county pccause
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oeo s'.a;,;, oMpvsvu ,.s," ,.,S;oh Jy par "
P.o'anns ~ s.o'h ".'Vu 'eaeuss u,: 'ioli
Go"s 1TS Ts snoas wy puos,0 eo..
s.os' n gone,ee y; 'se au:. oyua:.
.n anu o.'o ~ oseass..o s ~, ,o,s 0An,o,s
; .no no;s mui S..;." w"s.o , =, .uo Posp,o
vnsy v;y ~ ,uAu.e' anu oAs."saeauve
mu'oa WIZ "efe. oe,o.s ,s wen sasgess.
eu, a' ooss y, M munureus VI 'n"usanus ~
esery ys"a '.so ,Jose prao'ieos sss
nAso p'ou osnoiei :u.' :.ns .os;s'a'.on n,.aa na'
psco"e vonar anu Joo1ory sos.aol''n
Gu 10 Proless'on ~ cohPc'e ~
.ne race oi vulgar Priue, money mus.
% nau, anu no c''e 's 'akeh now IL
may oe op'uincu. /,
otner evils nave EXPANDED INTO lui'
growth IN TINS not mouse Oh corrup'
tlon. ana some OF tnem are alarming.
During the reoeliion the experiment
was Tor the hrst time tired OF intro
duclng women INTO tne departments,
IL hau the doupic oolect IN view OF
opening q he'd OF employment adapted
to female capacity ana Of supporting
the wives ana daughters OF men VINO
had ireeiy onered tneir iives ior the
country both motives were credita-
Die, ana as long as tney were respect
cd the experiment iulniled tne pest ex'
pectations. put IKE everything else,
u mas grown into hagrant aousc ana
q monstrous scandal as soon as
Congress pegan 10 ieg,slate upon inc
subject ana 10 create omces, the result
was ioreseeh wnicn Is now paihiuiiy
visible 70 every eye
Many excelicnt laoies whom misIor'
tune mas oVer.aken' aocompnsneo, Gu.
pao,e' anu wo;sny " spp.aat ~ G any :,
circle, are earning 'he'r oreaa " wua'
nay oe caavu nh'o '' ,aoVr III .ne u.pars'
menus; O.ners e!ua esReo,"o,y . ooI
.ne cn..u.'1 % f ~ y, VIZ. h,, " s1o. a n,h"n. .v.,
; ueis wno % ,asa M r,au;,a.;"ns - @ "ra m,.;n,a;n is
Ssa'',os aSan %U s''' =, ,ha .ama wa,' Fo,
sno;Uvs ae,a;u d.,;.s ~ ,h",, u a ara ho,,sr s,,od
1.."" ... s' ssJ s III Thoso
,"".a sna 1 a"L ,as, v "o.ss ..s.,,' % H., ,ha .d
, c'ass.s INV ~. 'o es.oom ~ .sa tnU =. ~
Vorsity Wh'on hno cou'Poheu s"o"' w