Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-10-27
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DEMocRATIc STATE COMMITTEES or
PESssYLyANrA, pnrLApKLPHIA, Oetg
ber 22, 1876 1dr Payers Of Psnnsyl
ranid.' address you-yoii. who FOO,
tho bills Of government. II IL yon
desire should read tho great chapter OF
your wrongs, SGT forth in a report Of q
committee Of tho House Of Representa-.
tivcs Of this State, aud which lays bare
the frauds and despicable practices Of
a corrupt ring, fastened upon the pub
lie treasury OF our State, and Is here
with presented to you. viii you rvad
il? Don't say that you have not the
time. If you are u farmer you have
given months Of your time at hard Ia.
Dor in your folds, in sunshine and
storm, il heat and cold, to raise money
enough 10 pay your share OF the ak
millions of the public moneys stealthily
and dishonesty fiIched from the
public treasury, If you are me.
chanic, pray how many of the abso.
lutte ncccssarics Of life have you been
obliged to dispense with 10 make up
yonr share of the six millions to glut
the greedy NAV of official depcndcnts2
If you are II laboring man, how much
of your time has been taken, which
was necessary to provide subsistence
for your half starved family, to feed
the plunderers and make up your
share of the six millions2 Therefore,
] implorc each Of you, don't say that
you have no time to read the chapter
Of your wrongs. A committee of the
House of Representatives of this State
were directed to examine into charges
OF corruption, in abstracting the funds
from the public treasury. On the 26th
of this month the committee came to
a dead halt, and were forced TO aban-
don the investigation, because the chief
delinquent refused TO appear and JUS
tiiy, and the committee, not having
the power to enforce his attendance
by attachment, were obliged to nban-
don the inquiry. copy from the re-
port;
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