Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-30

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far in the rear In its advocacy Of po
litical frcodom and liberality towards
the people. II was II complete shift
ing Of position. Like tho pendulum
of a clock, 1t swung from one extreme
TO the other. The party which em
braced all the disciples Of Hamilton
and his doctrine Of Federalism, with
its tendency towards aristocracy ant
centralism, finding their past politica
dogmas heretical, abandoned its posi-
ton and flew TO the other extreme, ,ant
made Democracy, as il is interpreted
in its liberal and cohesive sense, III
foundation stone.
With tho doctrine of universal suf
rage as its guiding star, and the allur
ing temptation Of equal rights TO all
civil, political, and social-the Repub
lican party launched upon the sea Of
national politics feeling strong anC
safe, and able TO resist the most violent
storms and avoid the most dangerous
breakers. II sailed on, unimpeded IL
its progress, and the outlook for its fu
ture grcatncs and power was mos,
promising sn.
cy, 1t met with little or no opposition
The National Government was entire
ly in its power, and the different State,
were subject to its domination.
iruo !, acqu'reu l's oon'ro' VI .n'
oou.norn n.a'.s ,,, py u resor' , 70 ou'Iag n
W unp"'a''oicu III any history 1i "ne'
poop'o py sys'e,na.'c irauus, py SGT
| .lng ~ denahcc ,he P,a'nes. Ahu sun VIM
Piost lsn.s Vi ,he oou''erii WHITES
anu ny ,u'nicssly y putting as'ne eyer,
par.,el, I, n9WcVc. ~ s. 'csai anu Jus', .na
ops'ructeu its onward marcn 10 power
anu s1Pre'nacy' however, .ns' ~ hc,
lunou u'ivuis"' .,'' anu uiii'Al'ou sway
W. over 'nv ,', 1n.,ry country canioe oe w Jus
Pu.ou, ai.uDugh ,.s i.s noauS oPe,o''a' wa' wa,
.he'rely u,neIen' I. from from INA, "uop.eu =,
'i,o iei,ooi"''c party, 'he Pr,nciPic'
VI "hien hppeaIou 70 tnc ih'elngcnec
'iio interests oi 'hc people anu th'
prosperity Oh inc country. ne he
pupi'cah party rather preierreu' as al
argument, the loHaT IN re 10 tne Sudo
yer ~ modo Oh its late p9lll'ca, rival
ahu was not STOW 70 invoke tnat alo
wheh ',s uoup.iui poncy ana i,s mere
sizes anu SopnislriGs iaiieu 10 convince
inc people that haalcaiism was the
grand pahac'a ior all the poil'lca
'r9upies Oh inc country.
by TINS novel style oil procedure,
a great innovation upon inc old ,! scnool
Oh American poiities-the iepuohcah
party accomplished l's purpose ior inc
lliho 1eihg ana rcallzcu more than II
ever Jared 10 expect lts Doldness, ei
,rohtery, ihuePvhuehoe, anu utter rcck
lessnoss, US wen rs unscrupuiouness
gave IL success lor wh''e' put ,''
power anu ils unu,sputcu sway nk'
win us great predecessor, Degat cor
ruPtlon anu uissehslon' INC party
carried its ulctatorial, its imPerla,istl'
au'norlly 700 lar. ~ even placeu up,
on on '.s ,i.9, ,n9ss nonoreu @ aahereh's INC pan
thoy halted o. p ss;Iod ,o Come nn -
,ho s,m Io,,nr - ns ara,,, % nro,,r" "p !, ~ ~
sdon,od h,. H. ,,o.,;s.yn 49, I,;s Ip,,;es. Nh
M SaJ Jonas,d 'aJoe tLo p ina.a nou.;nns e Az
oroa, @ and oonsoian,;ors | iaadsrs '
Sohn,, and pani,s ,roro - w. -
wav far Bu,lor and NJ" Morton % Grosslev a. sv
AMI Palmer woro ooI;nsoJ IN, ca,
and c~sh;n,, " ond o,,an and H., Ian ,,.a,.a
,noro no. aonrasS,i ~ tLau @annaa,an S nnS
Fontop And 90 ,hro,,,h ,ho ,,hnia
co,eanrv oe ,hose ~ popnhl;oan % "h;os
go ho e., Iap,,on sauos;l'h,
sau, ,ho ;nnond;m,, dan',nr anS ,o,psa'i I
40 eoilow tha nar,5 nn ~ snnaanJ non
"A na', 20 ,.,;ip p3 an3 ann;b;Ia,;oa w ' up
Thcir Jefsc,;on from ,ho no,.tv and
thor nrotes,ot;ons ana;ns, rs & cvoass a,'
es and tho;r onor daSanno ., 10 ,;,,o
rors d;sc;nl;ne and oxao,;o,s o,,rao.od
tbe ottcni;on Of tbo neonlo Whan
tboy d;scoynrod ,ha, 40 ;p,o,loo, ~
bonestv and the natr;o,;sm Of the mn
Nv rcnrcsentod bv Tho men whom ,Gay
Ind learned 10 honor and revere and
to whom thew believed was due all thc
credit for tbc existence and success ot
tho Renublican Marty had turnod tb.;r
hacks nnon their noI;,;cal ofIsnr;ng the
nconlo began 10 snsnect that tbcre was
rsometb;ng rottcn n Dcnmarl, -
Their attention was then immediately
directed 10 The practical worxings Of
tho Marty 10 which thcv had y;elded
allegiance The character antecc.
dents objects and nnrnoses Of its nres
emf ieaders were canvassed and d;srnss
ed and tbe octual results Of rho Re-
nnhI;oan o ''o r,,' [ 80 ,ra;'.hod anJ o,;,
ic;sed W
Wbon onco enoocod in ono,rv;no
these ser;ons and In ,or,an, "nas,;nnss
!, yorv soon hooa - Up, s arani dv' 90 ,bnn,
~ ~ SNN' SNe"'HN "iH'N"s w eh'h