Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28

To show up some of the loyal trick
cry in this Judge business, we must
enter into q statement Of some facts IN
the case. Whom il was fixed by the
Legislature that our district should
have an additional law Judge, no Demo
cratic lawyer in or out Of the district
ever dreamed of being appointed by
Gov. Hartranft to that position But
il soon became evident that there was
a feud among the Radical lawyers in
in the district, and so far did the fight
30. that the Governor threatened that
he would go outside of the District for
Judge, informing the factions that he
could put his hand on a score Of good
men who would accept the position'-
This still disturbed the happy family
more intensely, and they filed solemn
protest in the Executive Chamber
aoninst anv. such indenendent na's''
movements, and actually requested the
Governor to appoint Democrant in
the district, rather than to go outside
for Judge This the Governor re-
fused to do, unless all the Radical law
yels in the district would recommend
the man and send their petition to that
effect. because his Excellency did moi
wish to incur the party odium which
would be hcapcd upon him for appoint
ing Democratic Judge Hence al
the Radical lawyers in this place, Belle
fontc and Lock Haven requested the
appointment of John ii. Orvis: Tho
following is the card sent to the Gov
enor from this county;
To His Ereeiieney, J. r. HartraIli--
Governor The Hon. John II, 0rvis, Of Belle
fonte, possesses in high degree the qualification
fitting him for Additional Law Judge of this dis
triet u he caa srcepi the position, his appoint
ment will be perfectly satisfactory to Us, and w
think will give general satisfaction.
1OuTt uulN
J. D. McExAILr,
JSo. II. FuLronb,
CYRUS GORDON,
DAN. W. MeCuHpr,
7. II. murray,
Mr.. 0rvis was n member Of the Leg
islature at the time, and il was thought
by many that he was prevented by
the new Constitution from accepting
the position. Hence the words in italit
in the above card. Now, why shoulC
men who claim to be controlled by
grand moral ideas make "slate' o
this kind and then charge somebody
else with making it; besides offering
an insult to the Governor. Scallawag'
and "mcn of low degree may, and do
act in this assembling treacheroui
manner, but gentlemen who wear the
cloth on the backs of those who signed
the above card should either do NOR,
praying or lie less, because other peo
pie, as well as the poet, when he said
allow vain are all things here below,
How false and yet how fair"
will see them as he did unless they ex
change their hypocrisy for something
like ordinary uprigbtness.
Pretty fellows indaod 70 he horlins
"slate r ''slatell" and dcfaming theil
superiors, when they made the "slate'
themselves. Such conduct may be
sharp, or termed strategy, but no mora
code will excuse the infamy, much less
ia higher law" by which these sell
same gentlemen profess to be guided
Damn the dissembler and hypocrite
We have Divine Revelation for saying
so. More We will just say to oui
readers that Mr.. Wallace and Mr.
Macley had about as much hand in
making up this Harrisburg slate" as
Mr.. Orvis, whom we have proven con.
clusively had no hand in it whatever
And if there was any slate made, II
was made in the Governors Chamber
by Radical hands and not by Demo
crats, as these scallawags have been
charging so flippantly and falsely