Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-01-21

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"Rcrcnchmont and reform are the wa'chwords
of all good citizens, and ut the present time
for the former at least there certainly Il an i'm.
peratiyc necessity"
Tho above elegant extract is taken
from the inaugural address delivered
by the radical Speaker OF tho present
House Of Representatives at Harris.
burg They aro bravo words, but
they are only a reitcration of the cant
that radicalism has INDUCED In and
deceived tho people with ever since
they wcrc so short sighted as to en-
trust il with power. On the very day
after this radical Speaker had prom.
isad tho people Of the State that "rc-
trcncimcnt and reform" would be in.
auguratcd by the body over which be
prcsidcs, its Radical members elected
the following formidable array Of sub.
ordinate officers:
Superintendent Of Folders--John TLl,aker,
Philadelphia.
Assistant Superintendent Of Folders--Davd
Craig Philadelphia.
foldcrs--Jercmiah Laird, Philadelphia; Henry
Rittonhorse, Philadelphia; George II. Mellar,
Philadelphia; James Dyets, Washington county;
julius Surges, Lancatier county; William I.
Gilmore, Dauphin county y. shultz. Lebanon
county William q. warnock. Lawrence county
David Williams, schuylkill county, J. A. Dcvor,
Huntingdon county.
Doo;kcepcr Of Rotunda-- Charles X. MDonald,
Chester county.
selgcant.at-Arms--wm S. Douglas, rhiladel-
phia.
Assistant scrgeaut-at. Arms-Jonn A. Voorhees,,
Philadelphia Charles All,n, Dauphin samuel
W. Davis, Cambriai James Grubb, Crawford.
Messengcr--Jsmrs Dcveraux, Philadelphia.
Assistant Messcngers-W W. Dewitt, Luzerne;
Charles b. Brools, Philadelphia W. w. Has
tings Allegheny county.
Doorkeepor lillian Moore, Pittsburgh.
Assistant Doorkeepers-James Lariuer, ALE. |
ghcny county Il. S. MMan, Somerss,c unity,
Jacob Daaer, Fayctte county
rostmaster---Alvin Lemans, susquelnnna.
Assistant Posi,naster--S. A. Smith, indiana
Transcdbing Clerks-Jacob S Clair. Lancaster;
H. W. Smiley V,nnngo county; c. H. Hartwoll, |
Potter county; James lnghain, ToEa county |
James X. Orwig, Union county; Nm. Lewis |
Bradford county.
The above list embraces Mirty,four |
names more than ohe.h1lf the entire
number Of Radical members in the
House, and more than one-haf the
number Of Radical and Democratic
members combined. All these officials
are of course well paid out OF the pub.
lie treasury. If they were not, they |
would never congregate at Harrisburg
as ravens flock to q carrion. This Is |
Radical practice against Radical pro.
iession, and is dignided by legislative
robbers and hypocrites by the capt.. |
waiting phrase OF "retrenthment and
reform"
We have first superintendent of
the noble army OF folders aud pastors
What responsible position Aud
then he has an assistant to aid him in
his lahorious and complicated duties,
which consist in Jossiag their ten un.
derstrappcrs, whose whole work dur.
ing the session could easily be per
formed by any two active young men
whose faces never felt tho edge OF
razor. What Il buricsque Di, iegisla-
lion and what fraud ON the tax. pay.
ers, bless their good, easy souls =
Then We have a Sergeant at. Arms
and four assistants, Messenger aud
three assistants Doorkeeper (but
not in the House of the Lord and
three assistants, and sir Trauscribing
Clerks. The great wonder is, that
two hungry but patriotic Radicals
were not assigned TO this latter squad
as perintcndent ard assistant. III
any man can tell what this hord Of
.supernumeraries have to do, we would
like TO hear il. A VI
The whole business s an arrant.
impudent swindlc and a hugo fraud
on he treasury. II the Radical HOUSE
OF Representatives us ut present con
stitu,ed is not u place where unneces-
sary oflice-h holders are literally eating
up tho substance Of the people, we
would like TO know what il It's true
character; and if Radical professions
of retrenchmcDt and reform are not
the most transparent and impudcnt OF
false pretcncos, we are at an utter loss
to distinguish between professions Of
economy and IFS practical illustration.
-CGmbria freeman.