Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-25
'..a.sscsr to vsssatso.s Attack"
80 saith Thomas n. Murray.

".1wsscsr to v'is5atsows Attack"
30 saith Thomas n. Murray.
This political harlot and social bri-
gand has furnished the Journal with
another sunday. school essay. A friend
In Girard has sent us an inside view, or
rather an autobiography, of tho early
days of the canoe oe-paddler. Wo are
thankful for It, but there is much We
cannot use. We have no quarrel with
his parents, under whose care Tom
was, whom boy, and we suppose
they did the test they could with him..
We do not prey upon that kind Of
offal, il is the days and acts Of his
manhood wo wish to discuss. He
writes learnedly about assessments
and taxation, yet he knows less about
tho subject than the ass does about its
masters crib. And wore a client to
ask him to show an assessment book
and the law regulating the question,
he would have TO resort to substi-
tute. In fact, he succeeds in nothing
except as libcler and in tho role of
q abypocrlte. In these be has no ri
val in the county.
However, his recent epistlo needs
no further notice. But we will look
at the one he issued last fall, when
we charged upon hin, the design of
tampering with the election returns
of Huston township, which his move
mcnts then indicated, and which he
inadvertently confesses Besides, his
midnight raid through the "green
woods" to Huston indicated some
thing wicked, because he never before
nor since manifested half the energy
and zeal in doing a good act.
But the libeler proceeds in his allu-
sions TO us in the following christian
style:
.'Snficc II for tho present, to inquire what his
opinion as to the truthfuness Of my circulars Is
worth, In view Of his participation In the very
frauds which called forth the circulars. He paved
his way to his present clerkship in the Commis-
sioners ONCE by complaining Of the large salary
paid the former clerk, Mr.. bradley. lie alleged
that the work could be done for much less sun" ("
That is a square lie.
'whcu he gets the position he charges the
county, ~ a salary. about double the amount ho
had named as sufficient compensation"
In this he uses less words, but it is
a larger lie than the other. He is
improving in that line daily. But he
proceeds
He lacks on an additional bill Of over five
hundred dollars for printing. (See account Of
receipts and expenditures for Clearfeld county,
In clearheld Republican of February Goth, ls7S.j
That is business. Tho bills are on
file, call and examine them, and if we
have charged the county more than
We charge individuals, for similar
work, we will refund four fold, and
vice versa. Come along, honest Thom-
asl Again:
while working up this fraud 10 order to Sc
cure his present position, he was also looking
with jealous eye to another soft seat lie want
ed to have double hold upon the taxpayers oi
the county. lie thought they would BE- silly
enough to elect him county Treasurer"
There is not word of truth in this
whole paragraph, though emanating
from Deputy Sunday School Super
intendent. But this modern Judas
continues
with this purpose In view, and anxious to
make that Office as profitable as possible, he be.
came deeply interested lin questions Of assess
ment and taxation. Along In 1868, we find hin
writing lengthy editorials upsn the importance o
higher valuation Of the property throughout
tho county"
Yes, and it would be well If such
blockheads as yourself would take o
littlo moro interest in that question
We have not met single individual
who has any brains, and ever gave
the subject thought, but coRcedes that
our editorials are right. This sin.
gle fact gives us real enjoyment, and
such as . thousand libelers like Muir,
ray cannot destroy. Again he pro
goods
"He complai greatly that the triennial as
sossment Of 1868 was altogether too low. HI
spoke largely Of tho ignorance Of Assessors ant
citizens, and the damage they had done thci
conscicnces by valuing property too low. (Se'
his editorial in Clearfeld Repubiicdn Of Marcl
5tb, ls0s) lie carried these opinions into efec
by doing all in his power to increase, to such al
enormous amount, the assessment Of 1871. I,
provo that he was responsible more than any on'
else, for the high assessment Of 1871, We hav'
only 10 refer to the fact that, In the editorial al
luded to, he undertook to dictate what the amour
Of the assessment should be- and when the as
sessmcnt Of 1871 was made, II was somehow OIL
other stretched up to bis ngurcs.'
This last stretch, on assessment
and taxation, and tho duties of Com
missionors and Assessors, develops th'
ignoramus most completely, and pro
claims the lawyer an ass in every line
in relation to tho law which regulate
tho question.
Just here the political highway
man drops US and In bis wicked, god
less manner, proceeds to libel ou
whole party, by attacking "certai'
mombers of the ring" (Which exist
in his imagination only,) in tho follow
ing meek style:
ssHe says I" went to Huston township to 600
nm tho returns TO suit myseif" In answer
this, l have only 10 say, that on Thursday nigh
before the meeting Of the return judges, / wa
notified by Democrat, but an honest man nev
ertheicss, that an attempt would probably !
made on that night. by ccrtain members Of th
ring, to change tho returns for Huston township
This is q whoppcr, and a falschoo
worthy of Credit Mobilier'
In order 10 iulIv test tho veracit