Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-16
THE KEYNOTE OF THE CON
TEST,

Charles A. Dana, editor OF the New
York Sun, generally conceded to be
the most vigorous journalist in the
country, Republican OF many years
standing, managing editor Of the New
York Tribune in its palmy days, and
Assistant Secretary of War under Stan
ton, consented TO act as chairman Of
the Tammany meeting in New York
on Tuesday night last, and in that
capacity made the following address
Fellop Citi.ens--l have come TO Tam
many Hall with great pleasure to aid
IN ratifying the nomination of Samuel
]. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks
as the candidates of the Democratic
party. (Applause.) In my Judgment,
it is of the greatest Importance to the
people of this country that these candi-
dates should bs elected, and | will join
hands with any man who desires and
labors to secure their success. ! know
both the candidates and | am sure
that by their election the administra-
ton OF the Government will be reform.
ed; that the corruption which now
threatens to destroy free institutions
will be stopped that the enormous
taxes which eat up the fruit of labor
will be reduced that the stagnation OF
industry and tho depression of business
which deprives so many men of all
employment, and turns skilled laborcrs
and their families out to starvation
will be ended, and an era OF new activ-
ity and prosperity be begun for the
country. The Republican party has
been in power for fifteen years, and
see where it has brought us and where
it has brought itself One member Of
the Cabinet is now under impeachment
for taking another, more guilty,
but more cunning than he, deserves
impeachment, and | hope to God he
will get his deserts another, lately
Secretary OF the Interior, having com.
mitted grand larccnyin in his office, resign
ed to avoid impeachment and another,
lately Attorney General, having com
mitted petty larceny, was finally re-
moved from his place through con-
temptible social intrigue. Such are
the representatives OF the Republican
party in the height OF power; and go.
ing down from that elevation we find
everything corruption, venality, con.
tempt of law and plumber of the tax
payers, One would suppose that the
decent men of such a party seeing its
condition, would be overcome by a
sense Of shame and would require il to
step down and out, TO hide its face and
to die from the memory OF men but
instead of this, it comes forward with
candidates and platform to ask for
the votes of the people and to make q
fight in the election. The impotence,
the effrontery of this proceeding ex-
ceeds everything heard of before; and
yet we have here the same managers
who have brought the Republican
party into this condition, with Zach
Chandler-(hisses) at their head talk.
ing about reforming the civil service
and restoring the earlier purity of our
politics Do they expect anybody to
believe them2 Is there any consider
able number Of fools in the country
who can again be deceived by such
fraud2. These are questions which the
election will answer, as | hope and
trust, by putting Sam Tilden in power
-(applause)- land establishing the st.
Louis platform as the charter of q real,
radical and lasting reform. prolonged
applause.)
Seldom have words of fercer might
been uttered. They deserve TO be
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