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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

Tur USwRirrES LAW HuMBue--
Some of the papers are very severe on
Grant because, in the thirdterm mat
ter, he, like Andy Johnson, appealed
to the Constitution, and iidculed the
idea Of an "unwritten law" on the sub
ject. To us it appears that Grant in
this is exactly right, and his critics ex-
actly wrong. The Constitution after
all is pretty good thing to appeal TO,
and the weakest part Of Andy John
sons record was by no means his ref.
crence to that instrument. Unwrit.
ten law" is n fine phrase but II is very
Frcnchy, magnificent but vague. II
means anything or nothing, according
TO the commentator. IL won't do ia
tic to- and deserves the contempt with
which tho President treated Il. There
is nothing in the Constitution against
a third term, and there should not be
If the people want man reelected
President a third time, why should they
forbid themselves to do so2 If they
do not want him, let them say so al
the polls. When they cease to have
the moral force to nip real Cessrisn
in the bud by their voluntary actor
Iat the polls, then It win be time for /
real Cesar to rulo over them Pitts
burg Leader
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

A NRw BILLIARD Room FOR GRANT.
--0ne of the Court journals at Wash
ington grows enthusiastic over an "ele-
giant billiard room lately constructed
at the White House, and handsomely
fitted up No President ever required
a billiard room TO be fitted up at the
Whito House before. Think, reader,
of old General Jackson, or Jam es X.
Polk or Franklin Pierce spending their
time shooting billiard balls. The truth
is Grants syndicate or cabal, who con.
troll him, are sharp enough to crafty
their protcge's natural taste, hence
they build him stable costing $780,
600, for his fast horses, furnish him
with a cottage by tho sea, and now
they have constructed billiard room
for him TO spend his time in, where he
can rival the young gents with OK,
cruciating neck-ties, at pushing billiard
balls. The same journal, in announc-
ing Grants arrival at Washington,
speaks not of him as Immediately on.
tcring upon his Presidential duties
the first we read is that "after pisiting
has stables, he examined the repairs
made to tho Executive Mansion
The next we suppose was to fondle
his bull pups.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

Why NOT SEND THE TRooPs They
are having big rumpus in the New
Hampshire Legislature, similar to the
one at New Orleans when Bandit
Sheridan was brought into requisition.
Why don't the President interfere p
The Democrats are getting control Of
the State, there is a dispute in the
Legislature, and he should send troops
there as he did TO Louisiana. The
cases are perfectly parallel, except
that he had a brother-in-law in Now
Orleans and has none in Concord. But
that is only n matter Of family inter
est. In point of principle the cases
are the same, and it necessary he
might send brother-in-law there for
q while and then order on the troops.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09
GRANT AND rHE RED SKINS.

President Grants behavior toward
the Indian chiefs during their recent
pow-wow at Washington has sent the
braves off mad. The New York Sun
in aludiug TO Indian affairs, says:
Secretary Delano and the Rev. In
dian Commissioner, Il. p. Smith, do
not appear to have had much success
in their efforts 10 induce the Sioux
chiefs in Washington TO give up their
lands, Notwithstanding that they had
the President to aid them. 1t may be,
however, that their peculiar diploma
cy may cause such discomfort among
the Indians that a bloody aud expcn-
siyc war win be the result This might
be a fine thing for the contractors in
favor at the White House and the In
terror Department but Il would be a
costly result for the country, and q
sad one for the frontier settlers and
their families. People who get their
ideas of Indian fighting from novels
aud ianciful magazine sketches have
no conception what war with the
Sioux nation means. Not only would
such conflict involve the bands who
were represented by the delegation in
Washington, and their immediate al
lies, numbering say $4,000; but our
government would also have to fight
10000 hostile Sioux in the Powder
River country, who have no treaties
with ne, and wha woala bo suro 20 re
sent intrusion upon the uncedcd terri
tory. Gen. Albert Pike, who has had
some experience in Indian warfare
says that every time Sheridan kills al
\ Indian il costs $4,000. Moreover, .
general war with the Sioux would put
a stop TO immigration to the bordering
country, and would retard the devel
opment of Dakota, Nebraska and Col
orado TO an extent which can hardly
be imagined. That such risks SHOULD
be incurred merely to promote th'
schemes of grasping spectators woult
seem incredible, IL Il were not il
keeping with the general immoralit,
Of Grants administration
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

The ELECTION OF GovERSoR.-lt
will take como time yet until tho new
Constitution will fully adjust itself to
our State policy. The Governor elect
ed this fall will serve but three years,
as provided in the new Constitution,
when his term and that Of the present
Lieutenant Governor will expire to-
gether, and thereafter both will be
elected for four years. 1t was the in
tention of the trainers of the new Con
stitution to make the election of Gov
ernor always come on an off political
year, so that the choice OF State Ex-
ecutive shall not be overshadowed by
the election of President The elec-
ton of Governor in Pennsylvania can
never occur again in q Presidential year
under the existing Constitution. This
of itself is decided Improvement, and
will ignore a great deal of corruption
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

CAN THIs ne TRuE G--The follow
ing information reaches us from a
source in which confidence should be
placed but we trust for the credit Of
the country that il may prove to be
erroneous.
Richard Curtis, stablcman, who at.
tends upon Gen. Grants horses, and
has been for six or eight years in his
service, has for the last two years
been an enlisted soldier by the Gov
ernment He continues, however, ia
serve Gen. Grant Just as before.
Albert, the colorcd coachman OF
ten. Grant, was employed by him be
fore he became Prcsidcut. For the
last two years Albert has been borne
on the rolls Of the army as soldier,
and is paid MS such by the Govern
ment.
Little Johnny, who acts rs milkmsn
and COW tender about the White
House, has also been enlisted in the
same way, and is likewise paid by the
people for milking and Feeding the
Presidents cows, although he Is nomi'
nally a soldier
IL these statements are not correct
a specific certificate to that effect from
the Secretary of War or Adjstsn'
General Of the army would he sppro
pirate.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

Ex-Governor English, OF Connect
cut. who has just returned from his
tour of the South, says Of the people
of Texas that "they have seemingly
forgotten that thore was q war, and
from eSery act and expression, CLEAN
the Information that they welcome
any body who will come here to bet
ter their condition, regardless of any
political association. II is q very rare
thing for them to refer To mans pol.
tics; not half 30 much a. we in New
ENGLAND do"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

DEBATE.
The iov,stigniion lately made by
roa',,.oss into Some of tho expenses Of
,hn1,.no,,mcntsatW Wnsbinoton brought
an, I 'ci",. ,hat nrovc ne svstematic
s,oo,;",, S. tha, il aoinc ON tberoin. For
ins,anca n was nroyod that under the
Lond ~ contingent expenses in the
Arn,ne,l Crnor5l's Office. lint official
Williams Ind dlched money from the
,reasurv ,o Inv his wife n landaulet
and nair or crack horses 10 he used by
her IN having himself conveyed around
Washington div This scandalous nil
fering of nnblic money by Attorney.
General Williams has led TO some sharp
cri,ic;sm on his want of honesty and
,,a' ha,a no doubt defeated his Chief
r,.,;o, ,'i,.o,;.,ns Whon no l,opse
ga5 a1',.o ,,n ,sd ~ annran,so,ion I'm IN !, was
nv ~ ~ "tttrni!nn"',,',I I 1d,nio, onI
. .ne w" =, ~ Ia y | 'a ,ho e,,Iar,n,, sn;c,,
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occupies some colsipe'auis ii'''' " y, \ ],
resulted IN an ainepuinehl Prysea'ep -
py "eorge a. iiVar oe'ns auoptou,
tIat WIN re'nouy 'na prs''i'. S,,, n,,suss "
cohupgoh. luhns' n's anoi'u'''oi,s D's,,'
prVviueS tuat N 'nc '"'uro no p"on0
vehicles or sin Nbe pnpie p', en-
Ploy Shall oe useo ~ prlvAie serSlce,.. ',i
Nesnilh' oi Oregop' move 70 s'flAVoul
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department OF Justice 'ne 'lelh ,.I oi ~, !,
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

The ONO RADIcALs.-The Radicals
Of this State assembled in convention
at Columbus on Wednesday last and
put their ticket in the field. The
nominations are as follows Govern
or, r. b. Hayes Lieutenant Govern
or, Thos. s. Young Supreme Judge,
Geo. w. McIlvaine. Hayes was Gov
ernor six years ago, but he will never
occupy the chair again. His nomina-
tion, like that of Hartranits in this
State, is purely ornamental. The
third term received a stab and so did
the Pennsylvania protcctionists. The
Ohio platform is free trade.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

STILL UssErrLEp.-Thc coal distur.
Dances in the anthracite regions are
still unadjusted. Tho miners in the
Schuylkill region had nearly all gone
to work, but raid was made on thcm
from the Luzornc region on Thursday
and Friday causing much trouble and
a number of citizens and soldiers were
killed by the mob. The militia arc
out at Pottsville, Shenandoah, Mount
Carmel and Other points in schuylkill
county, and il looks at this time (Tues-
day morning. as though the strikers
were about subsiding and the opera
tors would all be to work again in a
few days.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

TnE THIRD TERM "MATERIALIzED. =
--Of course the third term was n mere
bugbear--a Democratic phantasm.---
There was nothing in it, And yet.
now that the ghost is supposed 10 be
laid some Of the Republican papers
talk as if it had been tolerably sub
stantial shadow after all. Here, for
instance, Is the New York Times, the
Washington correspondent of which
writes TO show how much good has
been accomplished by President Grants
letter, and what need there was for
such an utterance. "One prominent
Senator from the north" says this
authority, "has not concealed, in pri-
vate conversations, his advocacy of
the third term, and southern Republi-
cans have been wholly committed to
it. Sometimes patronage has been I'M
blushingly arranged on the basis Of
support of a third term in such a way
that parties to the arrangement were
led TO believe it had authority. Prop
ositions concerning patronage and a
third term have been made to some OF
the purest mon in Congress But, all
the same, of course, the third term cry
was nothing but Democratic clamor.
AT the same time, in view of what might
otherwise have happened how comfort.
ing to be assured that Grant does not
want third term any more than he
wanted first or second, and that
under no conceivable circumstances
will he accept denomination unless
he gots good chance to do sol-Bgf'
dlo Courier.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

SYMPATHETIC APPEAL.-The editor
of the Shenandoah (Va) Democrat ad.
dresses his patrons in the follow pa
thetic manner. eAs the report that
we are very wealthy has gone abroad
among our subscribers, and has made
them awful slow about paying up,
thinking doubtless we don't need the
money, we hasten TO say the report Of
our wealth Is false In oyery particular,
If ocean steamers were selling at o
cent a dozen, we couldn't make the
first payment on n canoe. The light
ming Of poverty has struck us square,
and had IL not been for an armful Of
hay our devil managed 10 steal from a
blind mule, our large and interesting
family would be without o mouthful
to cat at this moment Is not this Q
sad picture, and can you delinquent
subscribers look upon Il without feel
ing the greenbacks rustic with indig-
nation in your pocket booksY We
don't Hike 10 dun you, but we must 4
you fall 20 take tho hint.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09
wyLL THEY DO ITs

Col, Mcclure. editor of the Philadel-
nhia IYmes WAS present nj the Rcpub.
ican staie Convention. held nj Lancas-
t,, las, ,y.ok Ue desircd 10 see Mr..
s,,on,, t,om;natcd for State Treasurer.
hi az ,lis gentleman WINS strongly op.
nas,J Lv Tam.ron N.cL.v Mann
Rum Han and the rest Of the crowd,
called nring roosterr.r bc could not be
nnn;ns,ed and McClure. of, courxe. ia
n,nnsaJ ,o ,h. whole t;cket, In course
u conversa,ion be made tbe remark.
hat snnless the Democrats made fools
NJ themselves in their Convention. thew
,y;Il syee, tho STATE There h a good
dea, IN his remark much more than
onneors M 6rst sigbt 10 the ordinary
opaerver and Il bebooye. us all who
hay. nothing but the best interests of
The people At heart. TO see that the
I Democratic convention is not convert
ed into a mere machine to be used for
the personal and political benefit of
crowd of politicians with whom self Ia
always the governing motive.
The names Of number of gentlemen
IN all quarters Of the State have been
mentioned in connection with the Of.
fees Of Governor and State Treasurer.
! In the convention there will probably
bo many delepatcs instructed. and an
eoual number not. The instructed will
vote according TO their instructions,
while the uninstructcd will be left free
to look over the whole ground, and
make sneh choice as win ensure victory
at the November election. Upon these
latter great responsibility will rest.
and thew should so recognize It's i'm.
nortance that the result would prove
thev had not made fools Of themselves.
But If thew 90 TO the conyention only
n be 80 many strings 10 be played up.
Ion by selfish politicians. thev had Ear
better stay at home and allow the
1 work to be done by more unsclfsh and
independent delegates. When the
ueople last wear cast their votes for the
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09
THE POST OFFICE FRA UDs.

The New York San is doing good
work in the Postoilico reform business.
The editor remarks We have ever
been ready to recognize in Postmaster
General Jewell sincere desire to re-
form the frauds in his department and
we still believe he would gladly break
up the powerful Ring which held such
unbounded sway during Creswells
time, if he could do so without imper-
illing his friendly relations with the
White House SO far, however, his eff
forts have been directed entirely against
comparatively small offenders, who had
attempted to interfere with the schemes
of the colossal operators in fraudulent
contracts, 1t was recently announced
that the PostmasterGeneral had an
nulled all the mail contracts made with
NJ. T. Nichols for carrying mails in
Minnesota and Iowa, and also the con-
tracts of VIM. c. Iddings in Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, and Oregon. This
is merely q continuation of the war
against Kinds, the friend of Senator
Spencer, who brought down upon him
the wrath of the big Ring by cndea-
voring to capture some OF the routes
held in the Southwest by Peterson and
Sawyer, whose transactions with the
Government have been fully exposed
in the Sun, and who was therefore
pressed to the utmost when the proofs
of his fraud were made clear though
his principal accomplish in the Postoi'
fec Department was permitted to &c
clear after he had threatened to tell all
he knew if he should be prosecuted
Nichols was connected in business trans
actions with Hinds, md his name was
on some Of tie latter's bonds, while
lddings was M sly dummy for the
Alabama contractor, Hence the vigoi
with which they are prosecuted, while
the chiefs of the great Postal Ring ar,
still on tho best of terms with the
Postmaster General. There is not q
doubt that both Nichols and lddingt
deserved to lose their contracts; but i
Il should ultimately appear that Other
and more important Ring contractor.
get their routes at higher rates of pay
that will certainly be a sufficient causI
for doubling the efficacy and sincerity
Of Mr.. Jowoll's labprs in the direction
of reform,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

Grant has snubbed Sheridan. lie
telegraphed him that, owing to a press
Of national business, he could not be
present, and while little Phil was fac
ing the music, Grant sat on veranda
at Long Branch putting cigar, with
his feet ND on the railing. M
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

An OrKsIsa.-The Hon. Marsh
Giddings, Territorial Governor OF New
Mexico, died at Santa Fec on Thurs
day. lie was native of Hartford,
Conn, and was one of the first settlers
of Kalamazoo Mich, where he lived
for forty years. He was appointed
Governor of New Mexico by Presi
Grant four years ago. Mr.. Giddingf
was in his sixty-second year.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

HIS ACCOUNT SErrLED.-The cele-
brated State robber, Geo. o. Evans,
died in Philadelphia on Friday last
The t,co hundred and ninety thousand
dollars of tho peoples money which he
pocketed is buried with him, and $685.
900 moro in the shape of costs as at
torneys' fecs which the State has paid
whilo trying to recover the addition,
division and silence" claims. He per
petrated most successfully the greatest
robbery ever committed in this State.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

ExousABLE--A Radical editorspcak-
ing OF Grant, says che has made a bet
ter President than any Democratic
President we remember Of" Well, as
a Redical editors memory only runs
back for moon or two, the aforesaid
has blundered on the truth for once
We will not DISTURB him in his present
happy mood. a.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

THE TauTH.--In shrinkagc Of bust.
ness generally throughout the country,
the falling of in the contributions to
wards the benevolent works of the
different religious denominations has
been, we think, without exception
While this is to be expected, yet tits a
matter for more than ordinary regret
that the Prcsbyterians, q denomination
greatly prospercd In worldly affairs
report at their General Assembly in
Cleveland, diminution In the contri
buttons of foreign missions of forty
thousand dollars as compared with
last year Thcy say in their report
that they have not been able TO max,
any progress into now fields for the
past two years. Rev. DR.. Mitchell
pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church of Chicago, who is the author
of the report, says the Church herself
meaning, perhaps, the Church gcner-
ally,) is becoming too rich in things Of
this world for her spiritual good
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09


THE Coal TAx.--Tho tax ON coal,
which has been agitating the coal
dealers and the State authorities fol
the past year, has at length been set
tied by the Supreme Court. The Phil
adelphia Times. Of the first instant, in
alluding 10 the case, remarks,
The Supreme Court yesterday se,ilsd tho con.
stitutionalisy OF the tar upon coal, - imposed
By the act Of 1874, and some $500, 900 of annual
revenue 10 secured to the State. It was the hrst
lsxislative experiment In the way Of revenue
measure under the new Constitution, and had u
not been ssstsIusd Il would be almost impossible
70 obtain the necessary revsnuss to meet the
wants Of the govsrsnsat, without resorting to q
iax spcn real estate. Judge Pesuon first decided
the act unconstitutionaI, but sftsrward rcconsid-
cred the matter and reversed himself, and ths 6s-
prsms Court now holds that his last guess wss
right.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

Nor So.-We published an article
recently purporting to be an Act of
Assembly in relation to Watering
Troughs' by the sides of public roads.
The bill before the last legislature did
not pass. We were led into the error
by our eastern exchanges. There is
no such law. Such q law is much
needed, and we hope it will be passed
next winter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

Pur HIS ARMoR oS.-Thc deputy of
the Philadelphia Press has found it
necessary to assume the role Of patriot
again, as between "the government"
and the Radical State Convention. He
exclaims vehemently, "stand by the
President r omflrI 8if hItf
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

A Coon lDEA.-The Uniontown &C.
MUS Of Liberty remarks: alexander
Mcclure, Of the Philadelphia Times, is
Of the opinion that at least one Repub-
lican should have been put on the tick
ct at Lancaster. He ought TO know
by this timo that il has bscn the poll
cy of that party for many years never
TO put an Origins! Republican on their
stato or national ticket, when they
could obtain some plnyod.out and cor
rupt renegade Democrat TO Agrce 10
do tho dirty work, which an honest
Republican would be ashamed to per-
form.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-06-09

There is trouble in Iowa over the
election of the Rev. Dr. Eccleston as
bishop by the recent convention of the
Episcopal Church A delegate, J. NJ
Griffith, publishes a savage letter in
the Dubuque papers charging bribery
and fraud against the low church clcr-
gy. Dear, dearl what next9 This is
as bad as the grasshopper plague.