Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-02-10
ASSOoiATEp PREss LETTNR


ASSOCIATED PRESS LETTER
PnLADrLpnIA, Feb. 8, 1875.
Politics IN PHILADELPHIA.
The nominations for the February
elections have been made by both
parties, and the selections Of either
party are entirely acccptable-to those
nominated. The general public who
are magnanimously permitted to do
the voting, and who arc required TO
pay the taxes which keep the machin-
cry Of our local government in running
order do not contemplate the nomina-
tons with that degree of unanimity
and iorvor calculated to inspire the
nominees with perfect confidence and
general serenity,
Would you believe that naughty lit
tie rcbelllons have broken out right
here in the goodly City of Brotherly
Love, and that the presumptlously
willinl people have rcbcllcd against
the party, and with irrcyercnt imperti-
nencc have proceeded TO nominate
candidates in harmony with themselves.
Such an insolent disreqard for the law
and order OF party managers is perfect
ly preposterous, and | am really sur
prlsed that Sam Joscphs and Bill
McMulin. (Democrats) have not ioincd
hands with the MYSTERIOUS Pilgrims in
calling the President TO nut down this
wicked rebellion by force of arms.
As showing how the people regard
the managers nominations, select a
few extracts from an address issued
bv the Democrats of one of the wards
in this city. followed by an appeal to
Republicans in another ward
10 the Honest Demoerdey of P6Radd.
phjd:
"The shameful farce enacted Mt the
Magistrates Convention last Wednes-
day, thenotorious character of the mob
who controlled il. and tho means en-.
ployed to accomplish the purposes of
The political tricksters at whose bidding
the dirty work was performed, arc a
disgrace to the city and an insult to
every respectable Democrat and the
Democracy of the Twenty-ninth ward,
in mass meeting assembled. appeal TO
their brethren throughout the city TO
Join them in repudiating the entire
proceedings AS unworthy of confidence
and support
.rThe respectable character of some
of the candidates nominated cunnot
blind us TO the damninr fact that they
were placed upon the ticket solely TO
mislead the people into support of H.
and TO cover np The ulterior designs of
the gang, who are leagucd with the
Republican members OF the Ring to
ioist upon our city n set ofpolitical Mag
istrates in their own corrupt interest.
"Wo charge that tho Magistrates
bill was originally framed, and all TIE
political movements under it, have
been made with the fixed purpose of
perpetuatng the power Of the Ring,
by the aid of what If successful, will
prove the most powerful of all things
-an Aldermanic Ring
ave charge that Cassidy, McMullin,
Lecch and Josephs, in pursuance of
thispreconcerted programme arranged
the slate. which. with few exceptions.
has boen adopted.
aWe charge that there is n perfect
understanding between the leading
Ringsters of both parties. to select from
the two tickets only those who ure
identified with them. and who can be
relied on, while the balance of the
candidates are TO be slaughtered on
the day OF election.
aIn vicw of all ,hoso sbouocol
ohoraos and ,,ia, H. s'u ,.,a''.,aJ.'a
that The notorions onartot,o ~ noli,;eol
hvsters-cossigv McWnlHn och
ana Ioso,bs o.n,nd ,,hon, aro non
tornd an tbc corrnnt and d;snonn.atla
elements in opr ori,a;1ot;on Loro Inns
brovenlv assnnod % Jictatn ,rl,o sLoIl
he the men 10 whom are to he cntrns,
cd tho nri,no,.v ;nd;cial fnnc,;ons of
nossing nnon tbe i;hartvond thc nro,
ertv of tbe neonle and who will bc n
greo, cxtcnt rcxnonsil,o for ,ho
preservation oforder In tbe community
is il any wonder that independent.
respectablc Democrats mistrust the
entire action oftbe so-called convention.
0When citizens like Hay. Gamble.
! Becker. Bradford. Cantreli Witham.
Lowry, Carroll Murphy. Findlay.
Phillips. Ogden, and Others. are showed
aside for the Harans. Moorcs Quirks.
Lcanys, McCarthys. Mahars. Atwclls.
and other creatures of the Ring, moth.
ing remains for us but TO repudiate the
entire batch as presented and demand
new ticket.
"The Democracy of the Goth Ward
believe that the duties of citizenship
are paramount to the simple bchosts
of party, on an issue of such moment
ous Importance, involving as il does,
the welfare of the entire community !;
and they appeal to all good men in
our own organization, to the members
OF the Reform ASSOCIATION, and the
Union League, and al. other citizens
in favor of reform, to take immediate
measures for the pursosc of placing be-
fore the people ticket composed of
such good men rs can be eliminated
from both party tickets, or selected
outside of them, as will command the
entire confidence and support OF the
people; believing, as they do, that un-