Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-05-19
JUpoE KELLEY coNYERTEp.

JtDGE hELLEf CON FEhIED'
lion. William D. Kelley, who has
played the role Of a Radical Congress.
man from the "loil" city Of Philadel.
phia, for fourteen years, concluded to
take a trip south and see for himself
how things looked down that way
He returned TO Washington recently
and was ovcrhruled by the corrospon.
dent of the Now York Tribune, and
unbosomed himself as follows
Judge William D. Kelley, Of Penssyi,ssia, 70.
turned iron, six wseks' tour In the South To-.
day, and bears most emphatic testimony sgains,
the southern policy Of his own party In the last
Congress. When asked tonight what he thought
Of the politi condition Of the South, be used
these words "The votes most regret, during
my fourteen ycnrs' service In Congress, 10 that
which cast last winter In favor Of the Force
bill" He further raid that 90 far ~ his obssr.
walton went, during his extended tour, there was
no more necessity for the use Of Federal military
force than there 10 In pennsylvania or Ohio. lie
talked with Confederate soldiers, with northssn
men, negroes. et-baggers aud travellers, snd
he was ,urprised at the good feeling existing. Hs
said he should hereafter take little stock In south
ern outrages, especially II they are reported ~
occurring in the sections be visited. lie gave an
example Of the feeling In the South by relating
what he himself saw In Augusta, being himself
unknown. lie happened to be In that city on
the day chosen tor decorating the graves Of ths
Confederate dead. He rsmsinsd and observed
closely the proceedings. long proeesslon
,n.x,ied th,o. on IN. an nth .,~,r.. ALL. a.
ganirations, etc., Il being treated ~ general
holiday. Judge Kelley observed tho sgninesni
fact that, while men and women wsrs gathered
for the purpose Of paying tribute to the memory
Of the dead Confederate soldiers, the principal
music on the occasion was furnished by The
band belonging 70 q regular United sfstes infant.
~ regiment stationed In the vicinity. There
were no taunts, no insults. no complaints, 20 sp.
psarance Of III l.feelins anywhere visible. while
absent Judge Kelley spcnt from two days TO Z
week In each Of the following eitiss, stopping
frequently at places OF less consequence. Wis =
Richmond, cbarIeston, Coluinbis Savannah, Jack.
sonvilie. Atlanta, Augusta aud Aiken. The
most Of his time was spent Ia PioridA. Hs nys
so far as be saw--and he went With his eyes aud
ears OPEN there was no feeling of fear or die.
trust on the part Of the coIored people, aud he
could not fo' the life Of him SEQ what use there
was for force bills. He was very glad to have
made the trip, for II has enabled him TO under
stand the condition Of the South better than be
has ever understood II before. He said II was
not the Ka.K Kiux that was running the South, nor
was their unhappy condition To be attributed To
the hatred by southern people or Of the people
Of the North, nor vas sny political question In
volved he thinks the whole trouble In the South
arises from financial and Industrial causes, and
he believes that the South will not improve and
advance until the Forty fourth Congress rcpeali
the financial Legislation Of the Forty-third un.
III the industries Of the country are revived and
we are forced to live within our incoms the Seuth
will grow worse instead OF better. As natter
are going now, the Judge thinks. that not only
the South and South west will be Involved in ru
n, but that the country itself will be hopslsssly
insolvent. The Treasury, he thinks, 10 already
empty, work is stopping In the navy yards, OF
the public works. buildiags. etc., for the none,
has run out. The receipts not equal to the sx
pendi,ures, and q day Of settlement is not far OF
lie was asked how long the Treasury would hold
out, aud he answered that unless there Is an i'm
provement 10 the customs and internal rsvsuus re
ceipts, the Treasury will be empty by sepiembe
next. HN tnH
Ii will be observed that Mr.. Kelley
Travelled in disguise, and expected tt
witness an awful spectacle on ''rebe
decoration" day at Augusta, Georgia
but he was disappointed. II is a re
markablc fact that, every honest Rad
ical who has gone down south to sex
for himself, comes back converted, ant
denounces the treatment mefed out to
that section nv savse in authority.
If ahc adage that, 'an honest con-
fesssion is good for the soul" is true,
Judge Kelley must feel much better
than when he voted yea on the infa-
nous Force and other bills of a simi.
lar character