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

buDstuHco VI niS nOtiVcb.
He then assails the men who gil
our county offices, styles them "Couit
House ring," makes no specific char
gcs, but says it is patent to all in the
county that the Court House is "bot-
tomless pit into which the peoples
money! "" His meaning infers
that our county officials who transact
the public business at the Court House
are guilty Of rccklessly and lavishly
squandering the peoples money, are
professional dcmagogues," "party
leechcs." Now, before Civ
ing "Democrat" credit for uttering a
single truth, let us consider who the
men thus assailed are, and how many
of them are in the tabled ring, for !
infer from his meaning that the ring
is confined TO Clearfeld borough.
In the Prothonotary's Office we
have A. G. Tate, of Lawrence town
ship, and as it is the homo of ''honest
Democrat" we take it for granted
that Mr.. Tate could not become con-
taminated upon soil SO productive of
honest men. A. W. Lee, the incumb-
ent in the Register and Recorders Of
fee, we believe, halls from Beccaria-
With regard to his integrity and abil-
ity in that capacity feel that OK
press the sentiments of every candid
man in Clearfeld county-whcn ! say,
that Office has never been filed by n
moro competent man. Samuel Will
son, County Treasurer, "keeper of the
bottomless pitt" is an old citizen of
Bradford-long known as an honest,
industrious farmer, (kin profession TO
Democrat, of Lawrence,) has always
paid his taxes, and naturally enough
knows that the peoples money should
bc judiciously cared for. Sheriff Pie,
a citizen Of Girard, also farmer, well
known to many for fair dealing and
strict business habits us we'll as his
hospitality, has entrusted to his care
some 100000 of the peoples money,
in the shape of a substantial prison.
and as matter of course you have
the privilege of getting your share
back by way of rent, Mr.. Democrat
from Lawrence, if you cannot trust
Sheriff with it. Now comes the Coun
ty Commissioncrs-F. +. Coudriet, o.
Covington, j. d. Thompson, of Cur
wensvillc, and G. s. Tozer, of Chest
all Of whom somo twelve or fourteen
hundred honest yeoman asserted, by
their ballot, are honest men. Not ;
, man of the "ring' being q citizen o
the borough when elected
In referring to tho recent primary
! election, he says, "The ring by th,
, most unblushing frauds have succeed
ed in counting themselves in and ar
boasting new lease of power, if no
plunder." This savors strongly of thu
I wailngs of kicked dog; as the mel
nominated at that election are just a
likely to fill zach position in manne
crcditable TO himself and satisfactory
} to the people as any candidate whom
q conglomeratc mass of sorebeads
boilers, Republicans and Independent
T assembled in convention and "irro
J spective of party" might put in nom
: nation.
"By all means let us try the exper
iment, there is nothing to lose and al
to gain" Such reasoning Why, Mr.
Democrat, you cannot impose sucl
vile trash upon any sensible Democrat
Just such impostors as you, and per
5 haps you among them, tried the ex
, pertinent you now so much recon
! mend, last fall in the October and No
t vcmber elections. Then you succeed
{ cd in deluding thousands of Demo
Gratis into your snare, and to-day the!
' see not only the evil of the experimen
but arc ashamed Of the actual result
5 Tho present digraceful state Of affair
D in our National and State Governmen
t are terrible warning to us that an,
experiment which may lead to the cs
5 tablishment of the Republican part,
in power is dangerous one. In an,
0 such experiment we have oil TO los
: and nothing to gain.
lie appeals for "concert of action.
What concert2 OF course q Unio,
+ of Republicans and soroheads. VIII,
will take tho initiatipe in the goo,
work This same question was ask
1 ed by the Grant party last fall, whel
: 1t wanted agents to SOW tho seed o
/, discord among tho ranks of the Dom
0 ocratic party, and Blanton Dunca,
Q responded aye, and Brick Pomoroy
I by tho temptations OF fow thousands
: (bribe) was induced to respond aye.
Q The eyes of the Democracy of Clear
: field county are turned suspiciousl,
upon tho editors of our two Indepond
0 ents, Times and Reueiiie, as tho Blaa
+ ton Duncan and Pomeroy Of the pres
= ont initiative movement for o minia
0 ture Louisville Convention, as bot
: have espoused the cause Of tho In
: dependents.
Brainard, in his last issue, acquit
0 himself in tho following strain: "W
most certainly we'll use our innucnc,
in tho right way to defoat tho nom
. natiopa Of tho namoorot;o porf,v