Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-04-07


Sixth. The maintenance Oh u gov
crnmont of force aud fraud and the
cpntinnance of the rule Of the, sword
toscrf 2 people cqnpcichl md ilY9as
TO govern themselves This PROPOSE
ton covers and embraces all the rest
For well-ngh a decade the loot OF no
armed foe has pressed upon the SOIL OF
the Republic for nearly ten years no
hostile drum-boat has been heard with.
in all our borders and yet the Federal
bayonet IN large portion OF the lie,
public snpprosses the arts OF peace ana
The people are prevented irom attend
ingto their rdon.esucahnlrs' Ienye,trS
havepassed' rhe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
laws ought to be IN il'll force over every
portion OF tho kepupllei and yet the
Federal payonet controls ana regulates
as mnch OF the hepuoIc as was en-
braced within the original thirteen
States Inc lndus'l1os OF that portion
OF tho Republic arc paralyzed, taxa
ton rs doubled productions are de-
cresslng, their taxable values are less,
ened, Their levees are unrepalred and
their lands are untitled. The breaking
down OF a levoe permits the waters OF
the great Mississippi to pour upon the
fertile soil that there lies and threatens
rum TO the people, ana there Is no re
pairing IT. Inc right OF the people "a
take care OF Their own interests is de-
MED them by the character OF the gov
ernment That exists there The busi,
ness OF the people North is prostrated
by the condition oil the country south
and tins Is the vital and essential point
to my constituents ana irom my stand
point as their representative IN TINS
whole question.
Sir forms OF law and written guar
antees and reserved rights become ~
tallzed, they become mighty, mighty
agencies when they are lniringed, and
their Infringement brings to the whole
people financial distress In one see
ton OF tho Republic You may tnd the
laws violated and condition OF wrong
ana outrage pervading, and yet this
does not sweep over the whole kcpub
he ahde bring the whole OF the people
within the influence OF the wrong but
when you deprive the whole people Of
rights, when the infringement OF grave
constitutional rights brings into actual
jeapordy, nay into almost utter dc
slrnctlon, the nnancial interests OF the
people IN other sections oi The kepub
lie you md them looming up, you find
these great rights aud guarantees con
fronting you and the people proclaim
ing, Let the law be obeyed; the Con
stltutlcn is supreme; give us u condi
tion OF affairs under the laws and the
Constitution, as well North as South
that viii bring back TO us peace and
prosperity and financial success. y Tho
loss OF y market has destroyed tbC
business OF the North You are build
ing wall around the Southern por
tion of this Republic; you are dccreas
ing its capacity It's. sod is untitled IL
crops aro lessened rs productions are
decreased taxation is increased the
people are Unconditional uncertainty
change and the fear Of change is upon
them; they cannot apply themselves e
the production OF the great staples oI
the Republic They cannot 90 on rs
you and ! in our section Of the Rcpub
| lie may go on TO give attention TO oui
private affairs,
Sir, go to my own great State, the
State that | have the honor to repre-
sent on this floor, and there YOU will
find our coal, our iron, our oil, and oul
lumber lying in piles at the furnace
at the pits mouth, or the oil at the
tank, or the lumber at the mill. Arti
sans are unemployed their families are
starving they seek employment they
ask TO have from the men that have
capital invested, support, daily support
daily toll, means to keep their children
from starving IL is denied TO them
because the business interests and the
business men of that portion of the
Republic are prostrated- Frustrated
why2 Because their market is lost
because they can no longer sell thciI
productions in the country in which
they have been wont heretofore to sell
them, Stimulated industries on the
one hand in the north and a contracted
marketin theothersection have brought
this condition OF affairs TO the North
The pick and the drill OF the minor lie
idle at the mouth OF the DRIFT, the fire
of the puddler is quenchcd, and the ax
Of the lumberman lies still at the foot
of the tree The hum of busy indus
try by the Lehigh and Schuylkill is
no longer heard, and the spindle and
the loom and the shuttle are no longer
producing to make taxable values and
wealth for the people. Artisans are
thrown out OF employment; the busl.
ness interests OF the people are suffer
ing there rs no longer the market we
had in the past and they come oyou
by me and they assert TO yon that
there is an abiding conviction there
that this is largely due TO the prostra-
ton Of the business interests and the
productions of the South; they come
to you with the declaration that their
interests are prostrated because you
have deprived them OF their market
The business interests Of every section
of the country are interviewer strike
one and you strike all relieve one and
you relieve all.
Financial difficulties and troubles
that come from different sources are
made TO bear their share in this great