Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-10-19
CAMPAIGN TEXTS.
THE TRUTH ABOUT the REPuBLIcAN PAR
TY-wnY AvoTE roR HAYES is voTE
ron GRANT.


ron GRANT.
THE SINGLE ISSUE. tHrf
Every Republican Convention, Stat,
and National, held since Gen. Grant
became President, has endorsed his
Administration, with all its crimes and
corruptions, in the fullest terms. The
Ohio Convention, which presented Gov
Hayes as n candidate, endorsed the
Administration; the National Conven-
ton which adopted GOV. Hayes as a
candidate, endorsed the Administra-
ton; Gov. Hayes, in his letter of ac-
ceptance, rc-endorsed these endorse
mcnts. What that Administration
was, these records show
VERY LITTLE RECORD, AMP NONE OF IT
GOOD.
II. B. Hayes was Il member of the
39tb and 10th Congresses. During
that time he distinguished himself only
by his votes and subsidies and Jobs.
March 9, 1867, be voted for bill max.
ing extra allowance to contractors for
iron-clads, which the Secretary of the
Navy testified was backed by one OF
the strongest lobbies he had over seen.
The allowances were in addition to
Others already made by Government
Board. Mr.. Hayes voted against the
motion TO postpone the consideration
of the bill against the motion to lay
on the table; and in favor of the bill.
An allowance was made under this
bill amounting to s25O,000, half Of
which went TO Robeson's friend Secor.
Logan and Schcnck put through tho
House bill restoring the iron-clad
Comdnche TO its builders, by which
$4,000 was taken from tho Treasury.
The bill was denounced on the floor
by Mr.. Spaulding, but Mr.. Hayes voted
for it. Seventeen acts, making grants
Of public lands TO corporations, passed
the Hayes membership, but on only
seven were the Democratic minority
able 10 force yea and a nay vote.
On all sevcn Mr.. Hayes is recorded in
favor Of these bills, and never by speech
or vote against them. The amount Of
land accruiDg TO tho Central, Union,
and Kansas Pacific road under these
grants, was 35,000,0O0 acres, an area
almost equal to the whole of New
England, and the amount Of Govern
mcnt bonds issued to them was sG4,-
900, 900. All of these bills were OPP
posed, and most of them openly de
nounccd, without effect on Mr.. Hayes.
Mr.. Hayes only speech was made in
explanation of his favorable action on
the Bouligny claim which bad been ad-
judged null and void by the U. s. Su.
premc Court twenty. -four years before.
Mr.. Wasbburn (Rep.) of Wisconsin. Of
fercd bill directing suspension of
the law, and said that u more fraudu-
lent claim was never presented TO Con
gress,
wM. A. WHEELER s JOBS.
When the honest Republicans Of tho
House presented resolutions in 1861
extending the Investigations of the
corruptions OF Simon Cameron as Sec
retary of War, VIM. A. Wheeler voted
to lay the resolutions on the table,
raised technical point of order to de-
feat the resolutions, and voted against
their final passage. Tho investigation
showed fraud everywhere in the War
Department, in which the firm OF Il. d.
Morgan, now Republican candidate for
Governor of New York, was largely in
volved. The frauds were committed
in the purchase Of army supplies, cat
tie, horses, mules, blankets, etc. Simon
Cameron is now Chairman OF the Re.
publican Congressional Executive Com.
mittcc, and his son, now Secretary of
War, headed the Pennsylvania delcga-
ton to Cincinnati and decided the
nomination Of Gov. Hayes. In the 4 LIST
and 42d Congresses, Mr.. Wheeler was
Chairman of the Committee on Pacific
Railroads. Mr. Wheeler favored every
Job of the Pacific Railroad corruption-
lists during that time, and opposed
every effort TO hold them TO proper &C.
countabiity. In the second session OF
the 4 lst Congress, Mr.. Wheeler carried
through ton bills in the interest of the
Pacific railroads In the same session
he advocated resolution largely in
creasing the Northern Pacific Railroad
land grants, but claimed that he did
not know how many acres of land
were granted. IL was strenuously op-
posed, but was forced through by Mr.
Wheeler, Speaker Blaine aiding him
by his rulings. MIR. Wheeler also re-
ported bill granting Goat Island to
| the Western Pacific Railroad for its
terminus. The Island was to be given
outright, although it was considered
worth s5,000,00O in cash. Mr.. Knott
moved an amendment requiring the
company to pay $4,000, 900 for it, and
one member stated his willingness 10
offer the Government s2,000,000 for
the Island, and another offered SO ,500,-
900. II was denounced on oil sides as
shameless job. The bill was rejected
but was revived again in 1872 by Mr.
r Wheeler, and was passed in the Senate
by the adoption of a resolution by the
! House, offered by Mr.. Randall, of Penn,
sylvania, recalling the bill. The Credit
Moblicr was then fresh, and Mr.
Wheeler did not dare resist. Mr.
Wheeler fostered Tom Scotts Texas
Pacific Railroad and passed the bill
In the AID Congress, he opposed the
proposition to compel the Pacific Rail
) road Companies TO pay the Govern
mcntsuch sums as were due from them
amounting TO many million dollars. In
the 43d Congress Mr.. Wheeler was
made Chairman OF the Committee ol
Cor mcrcc, nnd defeated tho PROPOSE
ton to make the Louisville 4 Portland
Canal free Of all tolls and charges, ex
ccpt those necessary to pay currcn,
expenses. In this however, he wa,
ovcrrulcd by the Senate.
TnE REPUBLICAN CREDIT MoBlLiER.
BY means Of the Credit Mobilicr, $50,
600, 900 were stolen in the construction
of tho Pacific Railroad. Under the
| Acts of 1862 and. 1864, the Union Pa
cific Road obtained 2,OO0,0O0 acres Of
land, and guaranteed bonds amount
ling to $4,000, 900. Its assets, indo
pendent Of the lands, amounted tt
el11,000,000. The total cost 10 ths
railroad company OF the thrcc con
struction contructs--- Hoxie's, Amos
and Davis'--wns s83, ,546,2 ,2s7 thv 10
tai cost 10 the contractors was Sb0,