Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-07

TO THE DE.H0CRA TIC PARTY
or PENNSYLVANIA.
The State bc,nocratic Convention
met at Pittsburgh ON the 2Gth OF Au-
gust last. Itnominatcd its candidates,
and adopted The platform, and adj
journed, An Tho procculmgs were
marked by n ,lcvotionHto the princi-
pies of the party, us well MS thai har-
mony which ever prevails whei' high
purposes control individual action
The management of the State canvass
was us usual entrusted to the State
Central Committee, which was duly
appointed. This body organized at
Harrisburg on the 22d day of Septem.
bcr. .rs
Among the first duties Of this com
mittee was to direct it's chairman to
address the Democratic citizens OF
Pennsylvania, and, indeed, all patriotic
men Of the Commonwealth who ere
satisfied that the prosperity, integrity,
and welfare of the people demand q
return 10 those sound, tried, and estab-
lished principles Of government by
which the great achievements in our
past history were secured. l3
II needs neither argument nor an.
tho,ity to demonstrate that the Radi-
cal party. which now possesses the
political power in Pennsylvania and IN
the Federal Government, has utterly
failed to give contentmcnt. prosperity
or peace TO the people.
In every county III the State tho
best citizcns, the oldest inhabitants, and
the young men are dissatisfied with the
political, industrial, financial, and gov
erhhicntal policy by which the Radical
party aillicis the country.
Industry is not profitable the manu-
factories arc, ,anguishing the eoal and
iron intofesis me depressed the eliarni-
ers are not lcaping adequate reward
for their toll, and labor is calling,ior
employment,
The Radical party is directly re-
-..L--..it. r. m u. T. A.. -.
spons'ole 'or a'' 'h'T y 1 nas n',Yori',es 'i'.,
III congress ane ~ .no ''a'e iI0g,si'''
and the Union were placed in those
positions by assumed maioritics at the
''er.'o's !,
This distress and uncertainty in all
Kinds 1oi business Is fhe result OF 'hc
pohcy. oi the ilndieal party whicn IN,
slsts IN substituting ior Constitutional
ana siiver--n national
bank paper currency or promise TO pay,
always below par, reaeemao'e ohly IN
other paper promises 20 pay
lhe people are poorer .o-uay man
't any late PERIOD ~ our history rae
torres are idle ana iafms are ior saie'
w''hou, buyers ~ every county I'd
rcnnsyVai,'a. ihefe are more me
chanics ana 'aooring men ou' oi WORK
~ feni'sNivaiiia tiai ever beiores
IN the southern states, 'ne sv-ealis.i
'recons'rhcteuS states, which the ''aui-
eal party sought 10 ieg'-'atein'o rotten
bcronglis for the express purpose OF
sending hadlca mcmoefS INTO . hadi-
cal oongresS' cly'l war a war o. races
nes'i,u''on' despair poverty, c"rup-
toni rauds cNiSt ana carpe'-paggcrs
''na negroes ru'e ana ru'"'
Abusing the powers obtained oy
lr''uus AZ elections, ana iorce ,h many
States, and corruption everywhere, the
hadicai party now attempts TO degrade
the white race by enaet'ng INTO q law
what y known ns the 'odions civil
rights biii, py wh'ch the white man
and his wife are degraded TO the level
oi the negro, since no Legislation can
ever elevate the negro to that OF the
white ! ana the children OF white pa
rents are TO be forced INTO ASSOCIATION
with the the offspring OF the negro IN
the public schools. Made desperate by
The criticisms of a free press, and its
exposure OF the usurpations, corrup-
lions, and rings Of the Radical party, it
at the last session of Congress
Ihe Poland gag law, by which il OK
pccted to destroy the liberty of the
press but an outraged and indignant
people will veto this last Radical IN
quity.
And more than this: we are amazed
It tho present state of affairs in our
lister State, Louisiana, produced as il
= by the stupid, reckless partisan ha-
red of Grant and his advisers. Tho
Radical committee off the United States
senate appointed to Investigate the
lain set up by Kellogg and his follow
'rs. to be the State government in
Louisiana, reported that the claim was
iniounded in fact and in law That a
lsuipation Of State authority wholly
ndcfensible characterized the Kellogg
'o-called government; that Il was an
outrage on the rights os the pcoplc.
md was sustained entirely by Federal
roops that Kellogg was never elected
Governor, and the Legislature pretend
ne To have beer, elected wns ,,lnced in
,ower by the unconstitutional actions
# A Federal Judge, who disgraced bis
,fljce bv his unIust;fable proceedipgs
hat the Democratic Governor and
Legislature were duly elected. and
we're deprived of the right 10 exercise
heir authority bvFedcfal trobpa. Not
this report, when the
,itizcns of Louisiana asked TO be heard
" Grant before he decided TO sustain