Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-09-13

noh anu W my iucc.
Yours, with great respect,
JOHN W. DuYJEE.
WHEELER AND THE WAR.
lFrOm the Philadelphia Times, August 2sth.l
itisimpossible to condemn too strong
y and earnestly the unfortunate speech
made by Mr. Wheeler at st. Albans,
on Friday evening (Aug. 25th). Had
he spoken simply as private citizen,
his violent sectionalism would do little
harm, and we could afford TO pass il by
with all the other Bourbon idiocy that
is talked on either side. But Mr.
Wheeler, as the Republican candidate
for the Vice Presidency, occupies a
representative position, and what he
says viii be taken as expressing the
position and aims Of the party that
puts him forward as its candidate.
For this reason we fear that his speech,
inconsistent illogical and false as it is,
will do much harm, and all the more
because better things were expected
of him. The only reason that has ever
been given for the nomination of Mr..
Wheeler was the good sense he was
thought TO have shown in the Lousi-
ana business, where he succeeded, by
his calm judgment and impartiality, in
adjusting bitter partisan contest and
commended himself TO men of all par
ties in North and South alike. So
proud was Mr.. Wheeler himself of this
achievement that he referred to it in
his letter of acceptance, quoting from
his Louisiana report an appeal for JUS
tiee to the South. He spoke of the
unroasonableness Of expecting that the
masses Of the South could in few
years be transformed into model north
crn communities, an end that could
only come through a long course OF
patient waiting, TO which no one can
now set certain bounds" and with O
great deal of unavoidable friction
which will call for forbearance i" and
he went on to say
We compelled these people to remain in the
Union, and now duty and interest demand that
we leave no just means untried to make them
good, loyalciiiIens How to diminish the friction,
oosr,,v are n,obow. ,i aSd,.iun bsm,svs -
to our best and wIsest statesmanship.
In a similar, but even broader spirit,
Mr.. Hayes expresses the same duty
when he saws
Ia, ma a..ur. nv coup,,vmcn of Tho soutbsrp
States that if shall be charged with the duty of
oIganiing an SdHinistFas0n' Il viii be one which
interest, Of the white and eoIored p,opls both and
equally and which will put forth It's best efforts
IN behalf Of civil policy which will wipe out
in 'e esr common u r sosntrr '''" 'O''" "H' 'O''"
Tbeso arc w;se wards Rpt THE
neacef,I civil nol;cv il no, ,o ho socur.
"a hv p,;I;,ary orders nor tbe dis,;nc.
tion between North and Soutb wined
on, bv such snooches as Mr. Wboolar's
which hos nn ~ her nrrnoso cor,o;n,y
can have no other effect than 10 array
one section AGAINST the other 1Tbe
united SoutbS atbe Confederate mar.
tvn atbe late slave States y arc the
burden of his cry. ave confront the
old issue" he saws. Gwe are already on
gaged in another conflict y fiosIn ia60
we are once more face 10 face with y
united Sonthp and DIET vopr halIots
protect the work so effectiyelv done a,
Gettysburr and on many n field Of
strife This is MIR. Wbeeler's idea Of
chow TO diminish the friction y In
the face of such attacks how can we
look for ANYTHING else than ga nnited
SOUTH or what announcement is
there for those who have sincerely Ia.
bored for harmony. when their ad.
vances arc met in such a spirit as tbisP
Ten wears ago. Massachusetts, great
War Governor. John A. Andrew said
aThere ought now TO be a vigorous
prosecution of the peace lust as vic.
orous as our recent prosecution of the
war; Had his wise counsel been fol.
lowed there would be no longer n di.
vision between North and Sonib But
of this we have had NOTHING
but tbe old war fall, and war meas
ures tbroneh all these weary years
and TODAY renrosentative Of tbe mar
tv in mower lis candidate for the Vice
can think Of notbino olso
10 saw. as reason wbv II sbonld he