Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-04-05

: have stimulated agriculture, revived
. commerce, awakened manufactures
!, ours all langthsh, Their MacMahon h
nm ignorant soldier, as ours is; but h,
is an honorable gentleman, whom tain
cannot touch; who makes his govern
! mont loved nt home and respected
abroad Ours--wcll upon the whole
: ours isn't.--BdLimore Gazette.
. ----ss -e->-e--------.
| GETTING NOT FOR THEN.
"a man might as well be in hell with
out u ian, as Il Republican Cabinet Min
ister with a Democratic House = lately
remarked that distinguished theologian
the Hon. Zack Chandler, Secretary oil
the Interior. The figure is strong, but
It has the merit OF suggesting forcibly
the actual situation of those members
of tho Cabinet who now stand close by
the fires Of retrlbution, With Re.
publican House they had no need Of
fans. They could keep as cool as their
impudence, and rake in their piles with
steady hands, fearing no Congressional
warning. No investigating committee
asked them impcrtinent questions; and
il some imprudent newspaper or somo
audacious Democratic Representative
put disagrceablo complexion on their
acts, their Republican reunue in the
House either coughed it down and
held their hands upSftcd at the idea
of such impious irrcvercnce, or il forced
to make formal inquiry into admins
trative performances, he majority could
safely be relied on to stop questioning
just short Of the bottom facts. They
knew how 10 mix the thiclscst sort of
whitewnsh, and to cover up any cracks
beginning 10 appear in Cabinet rcpu.
tations. Grant. Dclano, Williams, Rob.
eson, Crcswell, Richardson, and all
their chnms and cronies, could elways
retire from these judicious investiga-
tions with serene souls and the whitest
of coats. Then the Republican party
as u whole would daub on another
layer ~ wllitewash, and cry out to the
people, "Did you ever sec such clean
and sweet lot Of fellows ? There is no
mud on them. They don't need any
fans. They arc not in the pit They
are on the cool highlands Of patriotism,
and the zephyrs do the tanning for
them"
But whtcwash is a poor conccaler
Of cracks aud rottcnncss. IL Is liable
to be rubbed off, and experienced eyes,
knowing why it was applied, easily
detect the dirty and broken places il
thinly covers. A sound reputation
needs no whitewash, and that the peo-
pie Of the country understood SO
they turned out the whitcwashers,
kicked over the pail, and threw the
brush ont of the window of the Capi.
tol, in which they putmcn whose Office
il was to discover, not 10 cover up, the
rotten spots.
The new House Of Representatives
has been in session only about three
months, and yet that has been long
enough for them to display Grantism
as it is, and TO destroy all its hopes of
perpetuating itself in the Government.
II has made it as impossible for any
candidate for the Presidency who
favored or hattercd or used or protect
cd Grantism, to be elected, as for Grant
himself to get nomination for the
third term. Surely this is good hun
drcd days work. There never was
better done in the Capitol.
But it is only begun, this work of
punfcation and exposure. The col.
leagues of Zack Chandler may well be- |
wall the evil day when their fraud
failed longer TO deceive the country.
Not only are their chances OF making
more money gone, but what they have
taken burns in their pockets, and its
clinlsing is discovering the thieves
Meantime pail rests over the Grant
society of Washington. 1t is in truth
a season of fasting for them. We
hear of Grants dependency because
Marsh told aud was not hanged rather
than allowed TO squcal because broth.
or Orvi was compelled to utter his
arilcss tale of jobs pat up at tue White
House by iiatenal affection: bccausc
kilb0nrlm will havc to tell all about
that Washingto. Ring pool in which
Grant and the valiant Prince Fred
were among the coniedcratcs. The
outlook upon the world seems very
black just now to the occupant OF the
White House. He cries out against
the ingratitndc of republics and the
Impertincnt interference of the people
with their rulers, as if when man
gave up certain "emolumcnts" to be.
come President aud risk the being
turned out at tho end Of four years, he
should not be permitted to use the =
'fiicc for his pleasure and benefit, and !
rs reward for his services.
lack Chandler is right. The situa- .
tion OF a Grant Cabinet MfHlsrerjmt .
now is hard one He stands in slip
'cry places. His house is built on the
and, and there is u whirlwind blow
ng about Washington. Bat better
hat tho whole city should be blown .
iown than that It's houses should be \
iscd 10 hide tho spoils of thievcry and ,
'orrnption.-N V Sun. b
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION. .