The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-04-09
Randall and the sgeaEer.hip-

Il = ~ Oh sdzEe tia. times charge
zu-i rseD change WITH them 1El1 -
truth was never more completely IL
lllstrztef than Il tn position occupied
to-5zr bT riue-.eZ.l= g t5e Demo
cratic UzteEs u this state II reie-eIce
. ths Sp@akership d t1s next Con
gress. Il = o1.y 2 lttIs more shan
tzo rear s-Ecs - Congress t1ea ln
=esz7ra tliszrzced Itself sEi sl-ccze-1
the moral se15e AMI pEUpli@ty q he
elti1s cJuU-TT II ezzc-lIg tt.e os-z-
Day szindIe- sni every one Hili r.
r-r--u fa-- h. z universal shout oi nyU-
- Indignation i eDrolnt@r@d from
Maine 70 Orzzyon. TIE R1dical party
had fe-1 - long and . consi5sesitiy
engzve<f IN the work u TlUndeTiEg the
1.e0gl- II thouszBd different ways,
that even his last and most fagrant
zsssui. Oh re pcblie treasury d5i not
cal forth either from - leaders O. lis
press - vigorous ani general denqocl-
anon - - e1oTrnTtv dess rTsc- / -ls
wzs owing 20 ths f.et Ehz. Grant him
self VS. eEzbleI % pocket oals EuD-
dred thousand dollars under the extra
this STAT - sell - II ever Other
State. vas almost 2 unit n oIlE1o-5I I-J1
% K although Il assuming tLzs P1si-
ton + would necessarily II compelled
-n strike -azET Of IEs own supporters
The Democratic Staoe Convention q
that year. which net 81 WlkeslarTe,
Dl=sef : resolution delJ-lc58g ! ID
manly and AMI indignant terms, al
though S1muel J Randall, who vas
then Chairman Of tLe State Commit
tee. vzfnlv attempted % organize th=
convention IN . wzy that would p7s-
-eut arv decided and outsplhen re-
luke q himself and his Democratic
c5iles .1e= Il Congress from this State
~LD Lzd v0-el fyr T. puttiEy for~srrf
f5T that guEyCEe one Of -Ee E-Ost 5Til-
liant AMI promising young statesmen
In the Democratic ranks. Hon. x, Nil
on SDeer- whose only political sin
vas th1 acceptance Of The 9zlarv grab.
against which his vote i recorded. for
Chairman of That convention i fer
q. this which : fresh IN the recy!lec-
ton of evelv one. the singular spocta-
Gle l. presented TO-DAY II the Demo
cratic press throughout the state. with
? feE honorable exceptions, being en-
gaged ia bOistering 49, the pretrHsiDD.
Oftilis same b1ck-pay statesman, sam
uei ! Randall, - the Speakers chair
o. tLc next national House Of Repre-
seurstlves Their eXecla.iyu Of f.sul
and plumber two wears ago assumes
the shape today Of aljee- duHkeTi7m
- the man sHog1 ..rey rightly charged
with EaVing assisted III rOJJi1Z the
treasury with uu=asl.cd hands" The
very organ. Of the party that always
claim % be the Democratic finger
boards Al political CROSSROADS arc vo-
clTcryus in the humiliating work and
at the same time III prOclaimiug their
own shame Thev claim that Randall
ought - be elected Speaker because
a. the last session ne exhibited great
tact and parliamentary skill in Oh
s'rIet.ng the passage Of the Civil
Rights and Force lills We do not
underestimate b.s pluck and good ser
vices IL that direction. but are weak
enough 70 remember that when the
salarv grab was the question Of the
day IN Congress. they we're exercised
with equal vigor in its favor Above
all, we cannot forget that the Demo
cratic party was then and still c01tin-
ucs 70 be opposed 70 tie bold and
shameless robbery. We know full
well that our voice Is poveTless, but
'Fe will al least preserve our con.is-
tency, while the men who run the
Democratic machine are shouting no
ssnnas 70 Randall and stultifving them
selves and their party by advocating
the election Of one Of the chief sup
pOrters Of tic extra pay iniguity To
tho Speakers chair by a Democratic
House Of Representatives. When that
happens, as it seems likely 70 do, Dem
ocTatic deHunciation OF a COngression-
.! fraud ought forever aftercease.