Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-10-13
JUDGE PERSHiNTS ACCEPT.
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--GENTLEMEN am IN receipt of YOU
communication Of tho 18th inst. inform
+ ing me Of my nomination for the ofiic,
OF Governor by tho Democratic Stat,
Convention, which met al Erie ON th,
9Th inst. ! avail myself Of the earliest
time Of relief from judicial duties to re
ply. The issues which so long divided
the people of tho State and nation have
lost much of their former Importance
many of them have boon permanently
settled by constitutional amendments
Or those who were politically opposed
TO each other during the war, thou.
sands have formed new political rela.
tons. In the South the Republican
party is now u powerful organization
and constitutes the majority in some
OF the States, Among It's membership
arc found those who were conspicuous
leaders in the Confederate army, aud
who are now inpossession of lucrative
Offices conferred upon them by the
National Executive. New issues are
now presented for the consideration Of
the people. The question of the eur.
rency is attracting the attention of the
thoughtful minds OF all parties Its
final settlement rests with Congress
and the President The legal tender
issue has become Incorporated into the
business of the country, and its consti.
tntionality has been affirmed by the
Supreme Court of the United States.
l am opposed in its true sense TO inha.
ton, and imitation IL not demanded by
the Ericplatform. Thcplatform stands
opposed to any further contraction Of
the currency ut this time of financial
distress, when our workshops, mills
and manufactures are closed and thou.
sands of men willing TO work arc out
of employment To expand tho vol.
nmc of the currency when the people
are incurring debts aud to rapidly con
tract il when the time for payment
has come will prove runous to every
business enterprise The attcmpt TO
force the country TO n resumption of
specie payments, under the provisions
Of the act passed by the last Congress,
now eycrrwhorc nr,,,a;,s @ W. ..'',a,
cease exporting gold to pay interest
on our indebtedness abroad before
I cyo, sy,h a voI,,,.a w .. ,ssa"'oo
Tho lea;,;ma,e de,"nJ. - nc h,'a;, s',,ve, ~
,he rer;r"i 81 ~" ;n.,,.,..;o" ~ .ao,ss 20 au ,h
cou,,r,, n,a, ,.aon;,, NJ" ',ss r,,a,';..I,, :, .nu
hest determino ,bis ond 'i"'v !, = % +" ha
boncJ tho, nm odon,a,a s,an5...J ~ -.
tcst tnr rcgula,i,c ,bo omnnn, ~ nr,.
rencv NAV he established hv onr ron
rceo1,o,;vas i, C"a,' vu' ~
adj hat odhore - ,L. ,Ia,,n;., w.. o'
WAYS held hv Tho Dcmo.ro,;a n,,,,. ~
that cold aud s;Iror cons,i,',a u :, rs,a,
bosis far n honl .no,c c;,cnla,;on Th;s
nrcsen,s a onos,;on ,i;n,,na,', So. ~. a'
az n noncr cu,,,,n,,, H., y 1T y, ;,a"is "
maJor rh IL ~ .".3 s"". - W ,'so',
tender and M ,hcrc,S,.o ss" p,opo'' pom'' ''R"'
/ viii ro,,arJ !, ~ ,n,. oI
sho,ld no oo,;a =, t,'';yy "a.as .;sl I"'y
,he neonlo ~ n,co, ~ h. 'J da",a.S "u '"sea r =,
form in Tho s,",c ',o,o"nm'an, o"S u. 'i nv w.
toxes mid into thc s;ni,;n~ G'nl nv o
s,cadiIv decreoscd s ,ho ~ S,s,,, '"nI IT., nay.
il we'll known bowcyor ,ha, % ,ar ,.oons
mast lorao an,on,,,s La,a"' w. W
s;nL;na t,nd 49," -. sN'I;s,s 70 '"o
II md snnl;cd a. ~ ,,'','aS wy N'soe ~" ,,
tbc navmon, oe H. 'Ia,p =" ~ ,I'. u,'aa ."a'
Tho efiect of his Il 10 loayo = M I,n.'a;' 80
debtedness ,hc navm.n, NJ, ,.S,,h
with tba ,cc,n;n,, ;n,osas,
nrovidoJ fnr hy - ~a,;os Ia Ia ~ ~ ~
monv cosos onc,o,os nnn.oss;,',,' ~
tbe mimng ond othcr ,nJrs,,.;os - ~" y"
state T6e faithmI annron,;a,;an " ~" ns
the nnblc monevs 70 ,Irnp Irpv ,,,,,.nr"ao .a'o g.. ~
which ,hcv were Md nc H., rnnn..',.. r.. ~
bv tho nconle wdrIJ haro i'.sso,,aJ ~,
amount of iayo,;on now roon;,.od 49,, .
business in,eres,s are so ,,odoralI,. liz 49, ~"
trated MOI only shonIJ tbc ,axos
paid into tbc sinking f;,nd bc nromn,i,,
and honestly apnlied 10 the y novmar,
of the State debt but tho copdi;;on oc
tho Troasu,,, sha,,iJ AZ y, '"e eo.u'.,on Vi
spection of tho noonlo's r.nroson,o,;,as
The montblv balonces in tbo Troasrr,,
very large should he nssd
for The benefit of tLe neonla and No,
into a source oc nr;yste ,,a;n
TO the State Treasurcy M d;s,r;bn,o
the funds of the Treasury over ,be
State in banks ON such terms as will
most ADVANTAGE moi the taxnaver hn,
he officer having them in cbarye h to
establish n system ot once corrnnt and
dangerous Reform bv boldips alI
public officers 10 n strict eccounta5,I;,v
~ dispensing with suncrnnmorv ofi,
,ers. and reducing cxnenscs ~ tho
owest practicable emoppt inns ro,;ov
NO the people as mucb as i noss;blo
rom the burden of ,oxa,;on shonlJ ho
erarded as obiccts of chief in nor,anoo 0
m the part of the Exccu,ive Iahor a
he foundation Of our nrosner;,v sh'nlj a
70 amnlv rewarded and IN Ills ond o
ucb legisla,ion as IL inc, 10 ,ha Iahora, a
= well os tbe cmnloyer shnnld 4" ~, I
cted. i
Abiding bv tho ao,;on oc no oo,, I
ion in its nominations and dcclara,;an s.
f princinles occon, ,ho nor,;na,;on o
cndcrcd ma viii H. ~" sa"sn "o"''p" &c ~ "
inyoIraJ ~ ,s a' o,a,,;ns ~ ;ao o
. The Gpberna,orial chair Tha 'u no,n I
tblllt 10 mt uDSOuNnt. III IA,