Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-22
THE ADMINISTRATION AND
TIE PRESS.

TUE AnnfrvrcTDl lTyov avn
THE PRESS
inc power oi tho newspaper press,
independent and unawed, Is TO tyranny
and corruption what wateris TO hre. IL
nas at length become IN these United
States about tho only security Tor lie,
liberty, or properly.
We used 70 think that when rulers
took the oath 70 support the Constiiu-
,ion, tney would observe IL as 70 inc
limitations, US wen US 70 the grants Oh
power but OF late years perjury mas
become the rule instead oil the excep-
tion, ana that solemn pledge before
God and man Is a mockery which ni-
lords no protection. Iheludlciary was
designed not only 70 administer justice
between suitors, put as safeguard
against the encroachments oil the other
departments OF the government put
the Federal JUDICIARY mas peen packed
ana prostituted, bought mere ana IN
undated there with the uniteu States
represented IN lts tribunals ny such as
"'n"ns ;',''.,'' '.'.'s ~" .hnt ~ pxa,.,,;ra
o,;sy h, y 'uppusS" All, w. S .So newer ~
might DC restrained py the power W
impeacn reserved 70 inc reprcscn,a-
tives oil the people put we nave seen
the two combine Tor the most shame
m Ill linus uPon w.. PDJ PaaoI, ' ,ha
T Tab ana isy Tnn,y,ss o has oomnlocsntly
S.m SS;,nossad I ~ a hsses, Lind or nersonel
on,r.,,,,o,, 4, ,ha pros;d.n, sl,ernat.
w. "'afva ',;,,' a. - w .,s,,,ma,;ans nn, oniv
w,,hon, ,ssor, 10 imncachment hut
w;,hont = r,,,,orr ns i;sscnt -
W. noad nnt on,,nerate tbe multi.
tud;nons of,snces of the nrescnt Execu.
tive which notw;tbstand;ug their ad.
m;tted anorm;tv have nroyoked no re.
bnte From con:ress Everv INTELLIGENT
,aaJo, ,',;l, raeail Iou;s;.na and The
iorr H., ~ nnrc dey;I,r;es nract;sed in
thc South not IN mention San Domin.
ao Rahcock R;cbardson Williams
4 6slano and shenberd Our fathers in
dulged a catuoua notion that the fire.
onent rccn,rence IF nonular elections
would sa,ve IN check excesses and
nurge of cor,nnt;on but experience
bas show, the ballot alone 10 be utter.
iv imnotent AGAINST tbe great rinos Of
k;,lad and orsan;zed sco,,ndrels Which
aro to'dav tba striking feature Of Amer.
lean noliiics Where do terrorism and
venai;tv riot with more immunity than
aronnJ Tho ballot boxes which are
tbeore,;callv sunnosed 10 express the
naonlo's w;,, pur elections are in
many nlaces f,;gbtfnl evils in them.
selves without regard n tbe fraudulent
res,lts which tbev are made IN effect
I Money natronage terror mobs police
aang: ii rencaters TweeJs Kellocos
4 Sassvs Manps Mackevsand Sbcpherds
cavern and control them
What security then. have we left /?
\ None absolutely none worth A thought
I'M, tbe indenendent press And Il is
for This reason. because II is the last
check AGAINST the tyranny of Govern.
ment and The oroonizcd corruption of
narties that Grant and his partisans
arc making such prodipious efforts TO
rcmove and destroy II Does ANYBODY
I dopbt tbat thev are moving 10 this end
with n clear defined and concerted
purposeY They would last wear have
hailed tbe editor of the SIM 10 Wash.
ington and handed him over bodily 10
: the uffians of the Ring. but for the
fact that New York had q Judge who
remembered his oath and regarded not
n thief
TO he rid of sucb hindrances the new
oae law of Frelinrhuysen and Poland
was passed and signed, and notwith-
, standing Senator Carpenters denial
TINT Il was intended as a cheap method
of kidnappino editors and dragging
them under the jurisdiction of the iu.
diciaI creatures of the Administration.
, the famous case of Chandler against
: Buell. 4 the first one to which the in.
|, famous statute is applied. Old Zack
! belped 10 make il fit Ills own case and
he actuallv believes that the Criminal
IN wb;tewash his personal character IN
an action for libel
But this is not all by any means
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