The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-01-16
Practice Agat1,st Pro5ession.


tainly is an imperative necessity"
The above elegant extract is taken from
the inaugural address delivered by the
radical Speaker of the present House of
Representatives AT Harrisburg. They are
brave words, but they are only a reiteration
OF the cant that radicaliSm has INDUCED IN
and deceived the people with ever since
they were 50 short-sighted as to entrust it
with power On the very day after this
radical Speaker had promised the people
OF the State that 'Tetrenchment and re-
fogm'' would be inaugurated by the body
over which he presides, its radical mem
bcrs elected the following formidable ar
ray Of subordinate officers:
Superintendent of FoIders-John ThiIa-
ker, Philadelphia.
Assistant Suprri ntendent of Folders
David Craig, philadelphia.
liers-Jcremiah Laird, Philadelphia !;
Henry Ritteuhousc, Philadelphia; George
II. MclIar Philadelphia; James Byets Wash
iHgtoH couuty Julius Sturges, Lancaster
county; William L. Gilmore, Dauphiu coun-
~ i. ShultZ, Lebanon county William q.
WarnOck, Lawrence county David Viii
liams, SchuylkiH county; j. y. Dever,
Huntingdon county.
Doorkeeper of Rotunda-Charles K. Nc
Donald, Chester county.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Wm S. Douglas, Phil
ade,Ghia.
Assistant Sergeant-at-A ohm \ .Nor-
hres. Philadeiphia: Charles Allen, Dauphin;
Samuel w. Davis, Cambria James Grub,
Crawford.
Nessenger-James Deveraux, Philadel-
pLia.
Assistant Messcugers-W. w. Dewitt,
Luzcrue Charles B. Brooks, Philadelphia !;
W. W. Hastings, Allegheny county.
Doorkeeper--WiIliam Moore, Pittsburgh.
Assistant DoCrkeepers-James Lariucr,
Allegheny county; r. S. M'Millan, Solner-
set county Jacob Baker Fayette comfy. -
PUstmaster-AlvinL Lemaus, ,Sus9uehauna-
Assistant Pustmaster-S. A Smith, In
diana
TranscribiuE Clerks-Jacob s. Clair, Ian
caster Z. w. Smiley, NeuangC cOuAtv {.
X. Hartwell, Potter county: James Ingham,
Tioga county James r. Orwig, Union couu-
ty; VIM. Lewis, Bradford county.
The above list embraces Mirty,four
names-nore than oRe-haf the entire num-
Der of radical members in the House, aud
more than 07se-third the number of radical
aud democratic members combined. All
these officials are Of course well paid out of
the public treasury. If they were not,
they would never congregate at Harris
burg as ravens flock to a carIion. This is
radical practice against radical profession,
and is dignified by Legislative robbers and
hypocrites by the captivating phrase Of
'Tetrenchment and REFORM
We have first superintendent of the
noble army of folders and pastors. What
a responsible position ! And then lie has
an assistant to aid him III his laborious and
complicated duties, which consist III 6ossing
their ten understrappegs, whose whole
work during the session could easily be
performed by any two active young men
whose faces never felt the edge of a razor
What 2 burlesque on legislation and what
fraud on the Taxpayers, bless their good,
easy souls Then VIC have Scrgeant-at-
Arms ana four assistants, Messenger and
the House Of the Lord and Htree assistants,
and sec Transcribing Clerks. The great
wonder is, that two hungry but patriotic
radicals were not assigned to this latter
squad Us Superintendent and assistant. If
any man can tel what this horde Of super
numeraries have to do, we would like to
hear it.
1t viii be seen tIat Samuel Henry, the
boasted champion Of 'retreuchment and
reform in this county, succeeded III add
ding one to this long caravan of radical
offcc-holders by procuring the selection Of
his Lenchman, Samuel ". Davis, as one of
the assistant Scrgeants- Arms. Davis,
however, is a clever young man, ana if the
Capitol must swarm with radical Office
, holders who have nothing to do but to
draw their salaries, we would as soon see
him sucking one Of the treasury tcats as
any other republican we know Of We ad-
wise Samuel to make hay while the radica.
sun shines, for at the next session OF the
/ House the democrats will be il the ascend
ancT, when substantial retrenchmeat in
legislative expenses will be enforced, prac-
tically and absolutely, and not by high
sounding promises made to the ear only
to be broken to the hope The places
that now know one-half Of these useless
and expensive officials will tLen know them
no more forever
The whole business is an arrant, impu-
dent swindie and huge fraud on the
treasury. If the radical House of Repre-
sentatives as at present constituted is not
D place where unnecessary Office-h holders
are l1orally eating up the substance of the
people, we would like to know what is its
true character and if radical professions
OF retrencGment and reform are not the
most transparent and impudent of false
prcteEccs, we are at an utter loss to dis
tinguish between professions of economy
aad its practical Illustration.
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/ BEFORE the meeting of the Legislature
several radical newspapers asserted thai
1t would be lis duty to elect UMited State.
Senator in Lace of John Scott, whose tern
viii expire ON the 4th of Marca, 1915. anc
that Mr.. Scott would be his own s,,ccasso,