Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-01-27
NON. WILLIAM 4. WALLACE.

borough. 10 much did his immediate neighbors
rejoice, that party lines and 'all distinctions OF
color. race, or previous condition." were wiped
out on the evening ofhis return home. iIi
Friday night last will long. be remembered by
the citizens Of this borough, as tho occasion Of
the reception Of Senator Wallace. I.ops be-
fore tho train was due which was to brns him
from Harrisburg, people began TO gather at the
depot, and by the time II arrived tho station was
so crowded by ladies and gentlemen, old aud
young, oil anxious to express their eopgyatula-
tons and good will, that 1t was almost Impossible
for the escort to make their way through. Upon
making his appearance on the platform, pro-
eessiou was formed, headed by tho clearncld
cornst Band, which preceded him to his residence,
followed by aiargs gathering ofthe people. Ar,
riving at the family mansion, the band halted,
and Israel Test. Esq, stepped upon the portico
md made the following address Of welcome
M. rEsr's REMARKS.
Mr.. Wallace ,--It becomes ny pleasant privi-
lego on behalf Of your fellow .eitisens, on this
ysur return home, 10 extend to you their sincere
congratulations and this we know must be
touohngly gratifying to you, coming as It does
from your townsmen--fron those who have long
known you. and many Of whom have trod with
you the every day avenues Of business life--frem
your fricnds-from your neighbors-from your
fellow w-citirens-from the high and low, the rich
and the poor, the distinguished and undistin-
guished, without distinction Of party. Party
lines on this pleasant occasion arc obliterated,
and party jealousy and strife have been burned
on the altar Of public appreciation. i Il
Long and realously have we watched your
way, a. step by step you have aseended the lad
der OF legal and political distinction, until now,
posing almost upon Its topmost rung, you receive
the award ever won through integrity and talent,
and from the hands Of sovereign State (by mo-
means the least In the oompact), you have re-
eeived medal, the purcst and brightest she can
hss,sw ..y VI ~. vi,i.s.s. We are proud OF
you. We are proud Of the county to which you
belong, and we have high appreciation OF the
purity Of purpose that prompted your political
peers to select you. Clesrhcld county In the past
has given a pure and distinguished Governor to
the State, and she In the person Of you presents
| her second worthy son Senator to the nation.
And may hero aad, that though at distance
our hills may seem bleak, barren and unproduetise,
and our valleys mere gulches In tho mountains,
yet all history that In such localities as
these genius Is cradIed and men have emerged,
who in the worlds great drama stand out grand,
bold and defiant a. their native hills. We want
pure men TO administer national Ahairs, and IN
your selection we are satisfied the trust OF the
people will not be betrayed or their expectations
disappointed. Come to US then, who first and
frmest have stood by you. We know In whom
we have trusted, and the State at large has now
ratified that trust almost by accamation.
Go up as you have been chosen to higher and
wider sphere OF usefulness So in the future, as
In the past, stand firmly and unfinehiugly by
the Constitution, guarding II with the same devo-
ton and sacred love that u christian guards his
claims Of Immortality, measuring its sacred guar
antees and throwing them around every freeman
in this favored land. Let not the elevation to
which you have attained. the Establishments Of
wealth, or the attainment Of great distinction, i'm
pair your integrity, or close your eyes to the
necessities of the great, moving, honest, laboring
masses-the people. Defend with the same en-
ergy and eloqucnee the rights Of all-the husband
man at his plow, the mechanic at his work. bench,
and the aborer ut his TOLL as well as the bloated
autocrat standing behind golden speetacles and
rakng In his Thousands hlohed from the blood aud
sweat Of the masses, and may God in His Provi-
dence preserve your useful life until the children
of to-day, in the not too distant future may meet
as we meet here tonight, to welcome, welcome
homo their own benefaetor.
At the conclusion Of Ma. Tests remarks, 7. II.
Murray, Bsq, stepped forward and spoke as
follows;
Mr.. suRRAr's REnARks.
OF citizens, who, without distinction Of party,
have assembled to welcome you home, con-
gratulste you upon the honorable position to
which you have been elected by tho Representa-
tiyes Of the people of this grea, Commonwealth.
The Office Of United States Senator Is one Of the
highest in the gin Of tho people. II is position
well worthy the ambition and the lfe-labor Of tho
best men which this age and country produces.
You, sir, are very highly honored in having
been selected from among your fellows to perform
the duties Of this exalted station. This town,
where you have so long lived, and among whose
people you have so often gone In and out In times
past, Is no less highly honored In having had, for
second time, selected from her stalwArt sons n
man for this honorable place. This little town,
hid away, as Il is. among those mountains, 10 very
modest In its appearance and proportions, bnt 1t
has, nevertheless, exertcd . powerful influence In
the political world for more than quarter of q |
century. While We congratulate you that you Aro
about to enter this new and higher Arena Of use
fulness, lot us hope that your course may be such
that the inAnsnsa which Clssrhsid ~iii .sar, in
the years to come may be stronger and better
than 1t has been in times past
During the next six years you will become, by
virtue Of your high Office, the associate aud CON-
panion Of some OF the greatest and most renowned
men Of the nation. We trust that you will 10
maintain that integrity which has characterized
you In the past, and so cultivate that ability which
has already distinguished you in your public life,
that you may shun their worst vices aud emulate
their highest virtues.
Mr.. Wallace was very considerably Affected by
for manifestation, so much so, that il WI. diticult
this some time for him to command his voice sum
ciently to reply. Overcoming his feelings, he
spoke Substantially Ms followsi
Nh. wALLAos's REPLY.
Ny Frisnds a~d NeighSors IL thank you for |
the cordial reception you give me. To you, In all
my political life, have always looked for sup
port and sympathy, and II is my pride to know
tht have never looked in vain. In the fierce
struggle through which / have just passed the
knowledge Of your sympathy upheld me, and
when was tempted to reply with indignation to
the obloquy that has been hesped upon me, felt |
your support restraining and uphodng me. Con-
scious Of your esteem, and mindful that the har-
mony Of great organization was infinitely above
the personal aims Of one Of its members, have
tried SO to bear myself through the contest, that
come what will to me, the unity Of your party and
the success Of It's principles should be jeopardsed
by no act OF mine.
In the performance Of the duties Of the high
place to which have been chosen, shall try to
represent ftly the best interests Of all the people
OF my native State. 1t tshall be my constant effort
to uphold her dignity, increase her influence, and
through the application Of sound theories Of
prostratcd industries and advance her material
interests. Her great voice shonld ever be heard
in support Of the majesty Of the Law, OF the su-
prcmacy Of the civil ever the military power, and
Of the Independence Of local government from the
control Of Federal authority. have been chosen
as the Representative Of the liberal Democratic
element oil tho Common wealth, and as such ! shall
recognise my duty to aid In moulding the policy
Of the Government In accordance with the doc
trines Of q progressive and liberal Democracy. The
real interests Of the people are best subscrvcd by
. practical and living theory, applied 10 the light
Of the teachings Of the Constitution to the neccs-
sity Of our every day life, and he who gropes In
the mist Of past decades for dogmas with which
to rule the present forgets or ignores the stern
logic Of events. The past Is buried tho future
Is our own, II we will grasp and direct II. The
cardinal theories OF the Constitution and the doc
trines Of civil liberty are not alone Of the past
bat are Of this hour, to be used, applied and en-
forced on oil occasions and In oil sections Of the
Republic as part Of the birthrgh Of every citizen
Of the Union. Strict adherence 10 these teach
ings, aud integrity and rigid economy In the ad-
ministration Of the Government. are vital pre-
requisites to the financial prosperity Of the people,
and 10 the restoration Of government Of law In
every locality. II shall be my effort TO 90 perform
my duties as 70 aid in producing these results,
which are to my mind the essence Of good govern
ment. Again thanking you for the warmth Of
your greeting, and inviting your tolerance for mJ
shortcomings In the future, bid you goodnight
At the conclusion Of bis remarks, the band
played march, three cheers were given, the as
semblsge dispersed, and the Senator retired with
in, happy In the assurance that the people Of his
adopted county, irrespective Of party, rcjoiesd In
the favorable issue Of the campaign through which
he has just passed
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