Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-10-13

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,I"Thou cah'st not say we did ~
Therefore in declaring, Mt Eric, tha
we would not permit contraction o
the currency, we deserted no Demo
cratic land mark. Our policy, as 4
party, hns ever been TO protect and
guard the industrios Of the country
4 We demand that the legal tender IS
sues bc made receivable for all dues Ia
the governmcnt--a policy that will
speedily bring them TO par with gold
and interchangeable Herewith.
j Wedenounccd the system of National
Banking We do so for the reason
that tho National Government. phys
the banks, acting merely as hcr fiscal
agents, over twenty millions n year in
coin. As the government is RESPONSE
bic for the redemption of the notes
they issue to these corporations, why
pay them premium for circulation
Why not let the government issue legal
tenders in thcir place, and appropriate
tho twenty millions OF coin annually
paid Ms interest upon banking bonds,
toward the relief Of the people in tax
alton. And we are sure tho producers
OF the country will be startled to be
told, for thcy are In reality the tax
payers OF the nation, that this bank
note circulation has in ten years, since
the close Of the war, cost them over
one hundred and fifty million dollars,
which has been paid in gold raised by
taxation, and which has been constant
ly sold BY the banks for purposes of
speculation, affecting by It's artificial
and gambling quotations the prices, II
not the values, Of everything consumed
in the country.
Wc condemned, too, the policy of the
national government in the increase of
officers and the prohigatc system of
salaries.
We resolved "that the undue multi.
plication Of the public officers and the
lnordinate increase Of salaries and
emolumcnts of Offices are among the
many evils which Radical rule has
forced upon the country and in
forming an economical administration
of the Federal and State governments,
so that the people may be, as speedily
as possible, relieved from the burthen
Of taxation, with which they are now
seriously oppressed, we call upon our
Federal and State representatives to
strive by all proper means to reduce
them both to their very lowest prac-
ticable number and amount p
This abuse of the Federal power
cannot be denied. 1t is known to the
country and the people are untrue to
themselves it they do not correct the
evil.
And not more glaring and offensive
is the conduct of some Of our local of.
ficials, II Is alleged that the large
sums Of money set apart in the State
Treasury, as n sinking fund for the
payment of the public debt have not
been appropriated ms the laws require,
and that no interest on these millions
have been accounted for to the State.
If this be true it is crime of great
enormity The resolve of the Erie
Convention charges openly That
the conduct Of the present State Treas
urcr, in the management of the Com.
monwcalth's finances, in his neglccting
TO appropriate the sinking fund in pay.
mcnt of the public debt as rapidly rs
required by law not accounting for
the interest received by him ON the
peoples money deposited with the
several banks and banking institutions
throughout the State, and his insolent
refusal to submit the archives of the
Treasury Department TO u legally con.
stitutcd committee of the House OF /
Representatives, appointed to investi-
gate the same, Is cause for grave sus-
picion, and is deserving of the scvercst
condemnation at the hands Of an out
ragged and already overtaxcd people
These are astounding charges, and
the parties accused should put them
selves on the defensive. Their silence
is ominous.
As the resolves of the convention
have gone forth to the people of the
people Of the State, il may not be
proper in this address TO to 20 further
into detail
And now ma 10 the candidates we
have placed upon the platform and
pledged to A reform of the abuses sci
|ort6.
judge Persbing the nominee tor
I,oyerSor has proyed himself to bo in
his Legislative capacity n statesman.
he il an uprigbt and fearless iudge a ,
moral and conscicntious man He Is I
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,ut in nomination IN ali and Tho ,ax
.idden people Of his State canno, ot 9
ord his defeat
The candidate vo nrese,, 20 co, CO.. /
State Treasurer in he nerson ~ al |
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