Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-01-13

using both these eases only TO prevent
me from submitting to jury the gen
eral fact of his long-continued adul-
terry, Mr. Beechcr shall then be deemed
to have confessed Judgment and must
stand selfacknowlcdged as guilty be-
fore the world.
THEODORE TILroN.
BROOKLYN, Dec, 25, 1874.
rs 1T NOT TIME TO CALL OFF
THE DOGSg
One of the leaders of the Republi-
can party in South Carolina is Bowen,
ex-Congrcssman, and present Sheriff
of the county of Charleston. This
mans career has been infamous from
the beginning. Though New Eng
lander he was lieutenant in the
Southern army, and was cashiercd for
the embezzlemcnt of the funds Of his
company. Shortly afterwards his su-
perior officer, who had been instru-
mental in procuring his punishment,
was mysteriously assassinated. Bow
en- was arrested for murder, and was
lying in Charleston Jail awaiting trial
when the city fell into the hands OF
the Federal troops and he was liberia
ted. He Immediately became leader
in the party of great moral ideas, "
and was elected, in conjunction with
his felow-worthy, Whittemorc, to
Congress. In Washington he was
tried and convicted of the crime Of
bigamy, and languished in Jail until
he received the Executive pardon
Upon returning to Charleston he be-
came the prime mover in an organized
scheme to hold the city by ballot-box
stufiing, false registration, repeating
and violence, and thus amass wealth
wrung from the helpless people by
force. He caused himself TO be elect
ed sheriff, and then lorded it over the
municipality like petty italian des-
pot of the Middle Ages.
This is not an ovcrdrawn sketch OF
the man who, thanks to the moral
support received from the Republican
party of the country, and the physical
support of the General Government
held in his grasp the control of the
wealth and liberties of large Amcri-
can city. Two months ago his mas
terry was threatened. The citizens
had induced number of negroes to
join with them in overthrowing the
power of the ring Of which he was
proprietor The county commission
ers' office was the point of attack
Through that "Boss" Bowen had ruled
and robbed the people. In the elec
tion of November 3, the citizens
movement was triumphant The Con
servatives and Independent Rcpubli
cans swept the county by nearly three
thousand majority.
But the desperate usurpcr would
not yield without struggle liz
went before the State Canvassinp
Board, composed of his party associ
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out A year ago he would have been
successful But the members of the
Board had heard, from the NORTH
Fifty thousand Democratic majority
in t6e Emnirc State thirty tbonsand
onnosition majority in Illinois n Dem
ocro,;c GorcrDor n Massacbpset,s and
Democratic uousc Of Renrescnta
t;ves elect in Wasbingtop nersuodcd
some Of these noIiticai gamesters tba,
symnatbv for or indifference 10 tbei,
deeds or v;lloinv was NOT going n be
90 nrevalent at The North os II had
heen Rv n hare majority Of one II
a hoard ~ Ave- mem4ers Rowen's do
msnd was re;ected and The return.
from Charleston countv were confirm.
ed Rut oven tbis wos not tho end :
Rowen st;ll Ind Rcnublican Lerisla.
turo made nm If field hands and Nav
ENGLAND adyenturers Of The White
moro and leslie na,tern ~ whom h,
conld anneal And he has oone he
foro II With his scheme 40 inset IN,
result Of tho Charleston election and
keen himself and his retainers nj the
head of affairs.
Thorc ia n ;ud,e foy the circut in
which Charleston il situated 10 he
elected bv the General Assembly now
in session Bowep,s candidate L n NO.
Gro named WINNER Enoucb sable
Legislators arc IN he m,rcLased IN se,
cnre Winners election The new
;udoc as soon as he Qualities will ;ssue
n n wrii Of ana ,norronfo and sent tho
Rowcn candidates for county commits.
sioners Once in nossession. thew are
safc enougb for tbe next two wears =
powen viii I'll, ho lord with 10 nron.
or,v iihcrtv and lives of tbe batad
wI;,os Of Tbarles,on AZ he morc,, I,
10 no, ;mnoss;hle that ,h;s nrec;ons
nro;oe, So mav ho carried ort Tho Iom
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thore arc cons;der.,ions wbv the com
morc;ai @ metronol;s Of Tho Sia,o shonld
he non,rolled bv one who Il in svmna
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