Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-29
LET AbL STOP AND THINK.

carefhl We should be to sec that we ar,
mot deceived, Whom man who has
during the major portion of his life
acted against us and opposed our prin
ciples, comes to us and tollsus that mar
who has always acted with us and in
support of our doctrines or principles
has said or done something that wounds
our feelings, or has committed act.
which seom contrary to his character
it is our duty to doubt such statements
until we investigate the truthfulncss OF
falsity Of his charges. Do not con
demn unheard. Even if such state.
mont prove true, we are not justifable
in abandoning our principles or our
lparty and joining the enemy. 'Prin-
ciples, not men" is tho motto at the
head of our paper, and no one can sue
cessfully combat position. Personal
detraction and naked falsehoods can
never destroy the right, Let us apply
these rules TO our local political diff
culties, and it will soon be discovered
by the honest inquirer after truth that
the wrongs arc more imaginary than
real Is it wise to believe and accept
as true what the Radical leaders say
of our trusted friends or had we not
better examine and decide for our
selves before we take leap into the
dark ? Is it right TO permit our pas
sions against an individual member of
our party to lead us to desert our prin-
ciples and party2 Those who act thus
generally have some selfish object in
view, or some hidden ends to accom-
plish, and their stories should be re-
ceived with liberal credit. We have
watched the movements of few of
those whose battle cry has been ''ringl
ring" for year past, and we are sat
isfied that some arc on their way to
the Radical camp. Their desire is to
carry enough Democrats with them to
gain power and position at the expense
of our friends We say to all such,
stop and think. Who are the members
of this imaginary "ring'2 Does il com
prise all who live in one locality? Is
this senseless cry sufficient to cause
Democrats to turn Radicals and distrust
and turn from those whom we have by
long acquaintance learned to respect
and trust? Should old friends be
thrust aside, and old enemies be en-
braced-the men who wanted to hang
and implison us a few years ago. Let
us examinufor ourselves, and see wheth.
er, our minds are not large enough to
bridge over this "iing' chasm, and use
our best endeavors to produce unity
and harmony in our party.
What will it profit any one to hand
our county affairs over to the Radicals {?
Look at our National and State affairs.
We need not 60 so far from home.
What is the situation of Indiana coun- |
tyr Compare the Indebtedness, fraud
and peculations in that county with
ours. There the court records estab- |
|ish the corruption of the Radical Off. |
cials to large amount. Here in our
county we dare and defy any one TO
charge that single dollar has ever
been corruptly taken out of the County
Treasury. In the former county, as |
vol as in number of other Radical
'ounties, there still hangs a huge bounty
lebt, while ours is scanccllcd. Mistakes
'f policy in our county affairs may
have occurred-and show us the coun-
y in which this thing has not happen
sd-but frauds there are none, to the
pest of our knowledge, and if the Rad
cal leaders know of any, why do they
lot point them out and send the per-
oetrators thereof to keep company |
with the Indiana officials in the peni- |
entiary? ut
1t is remarkable that those largo
'rained, Cody men, who stand at the
lead ofthe Radical party in this county,
DOL their time away upon so small q
eritory as Clearfield county, when
wo such large fields as the State and
Nation are open for competition in the
'elorm business. Arc tho men who
asst year "threw off the shackles of
'arty" going TO accomplish what they
itartcd out to do by simply helping
o hand our Congressional, judicial and
districts and our county over
o the Radicals party stepped in Of.
icial corruption and wrong? Are they |
'eady now to carry out n bargain and |
ale Of this kind2 This is the inevita-
bic tendency Of the Curwensville con
7ention, ifpersevercd in by Democrats
For the first time in our history, all our
districts are Democratic Hence the |
lngc efforts that are being made by the
'nemy to divide the Democrats, so as
% allow them 10 elect one if not all
IF those important officers.
This whole vuestion rests with men !
who claim to be Democrats Hsvowe
not had enough of division? Or shall
personal grievances and Radical false
hoods again be permitted TO work in
Jury to our principles2 We hope not.
Lot those who prefer principles to pclf
spurn the ihlsehoods of the enemy, re- |
turn again to tho party fold and rally !
under the standard they have loved so
well and followed so long. arisr
BRAzES IMpuDENoEl--Thc Radical
Address issued by the National Con
gressional Committee contains less
tinth and mora falaohooda than ,voro