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


power, tho ability and the determine
ton TO bring liomc punishment to th,
wrong-doer, apl that fairly and impair
italy, sparingio member of our owl
household wht has violated public
faith. [Applase].
We must forget past differences, and
personal rivalfesand ndanimositics. ZAP
planscl We must look at the future
and improve ue opportunities Il oiicrs
us. The past 5 gone; we must livcin
the present ahi for the future. ZAP.
plausel. ~
| do not wish to dictate to the con.
vention--that i neither my Office nor
my desire; but l believe IL is the duty
Of this body to dcnounce all wrong
and robbery, in every department,
wherever seen and by whosocver com.
mittcd, and to demand that we return
to economy, frugaity and integrity.
[Applause],
Ny best judgmcnl is, too, that we
should have a sound currency, based
upon gold and silver [applausel the
recognized commercial representative
Of exchange Throughout the nations of
,;nns unon ,vb;oh % H.. w" t,. u.ns. iueS, %
sentiment sbonld he snlmit,cd to,he
national convention, which will lay
down a platform that the whole peo.
Lei us convince tbe ,oo,lo ,b.t yo
moan wbo, Il r;ah, ana W. yn aro Se,or
mined that tbe r;alt sball he yindica.
tod Let ma bv ey'rv net show onr.
selves worthy of tbair confidence and
snnnor, and 10, tnat worL be com
menced bere bv seic,ing and senJ;na
10 tho rational conv,n,;an Joiora,;o55
whose yerv names ,re an endorsen,an,
~ thar no,,;o,;sn, ord ah;l;ty ,ho;r
nrivato v}r,no md n,bl;c ;n,egr;ty w Who
| sbalI he tho const;tuent nsrt ~ ,be
homes or reeorn, III f,;ongs ~ nroc,;
cal economv in ,br adm;nistro,;on Of
nnbl;c Affairs and ,ho Jaienders oc ,he
simnIieitv md inte',ri,v Of tbe rerablic
I'ct us in onr ae,;on IN dav pr rp,,ono
ber tbat Tho great reeJ or ~ conn,r,
Il honest ap5 nn,;,,L, man NY - oa,css
MS our ,,;ss;on n tnn,Iv La, ,Sn,
viii ,haso W. pt'' 80 I",I
pemnnra,;o al, ~, ah;"ra =, j., ~ ~
snccoedina, nar;cd Ic onr ra,;onai ax
;stcnre n g earoer as ,reat and alnr;ons
"a /, b,s IN ,be nos, - s
Tbankinc voa aro;n far no con,,,,;
man, of nd,s o,',;en ,,a'la.o aJ ssi H.
convon,;c, re.dr Gr 5,s;nass 'N Wv
Mossrs Errse1,ro,, and W;Il,o
were onno;n,ed ronm;, ,oa - 'yo;,
mon ,ba oa,',n;,,o o,' o'', nradas,;oi aaJ &
;non;rc how soor /, ,roniJ ho rnad,, ,a
renor, -" '0' ''"' ~ 'N"'' "
They ro,rrnod ~, a.
had hcon ;nfar,oai ~ aa,,t, ~ ,;,,oo '"
NOT rcadv 70 reno,, and would no, w ha
ready foy an hopr and NJ Frn,an,ron,
moved ,he oonyon,;an ,aLa : ,'.aoss ~
one bour nn,il 5i n m which wos
ear.od 70 ~ r. "' ' ""'
Tue hhchss'
While the convention was holding
this recess, sort OF informal meeting
was organized, and Warren Plummer
was called upon to make speech. He
said
We came more for the purpose Of
business than for making speeches.
Old and young Democrats realize that
during the last sixteen years the coun-
try has gone through a revolutionary
epoch. We stand here In the Centen-
nial year 10 hopeful mood. We have
seen the great party in power staggcr.
ing under its own corruption; and the
campaign upon which We are entering
has bright prospects. He proceeded
10 discuss the character Of the varions
parties at different times in opposition
TO the Democracy--Fcdcralis whig-
gerry, Know-Nothingism, Radicalism
and other forms Of opposition, but the
old Democratic body sticks and main.
tains its integrity all the time. We
need only point the country tothc cor.
ruptions of the party in power from
the President down, TO assure a glori-
GUS triumph and place Pennsylvania
back into the galaxy Of Democratic
States and then freedom will be pro
claimed to the land and all the inhabi-
tants thereof
W. ii. Sowden, Of Lchigh, was re-
ccived with applause, and referred 10
the Erie convention in a humorous
manner and hoped its errors would be
avnidal nn,v la thnutrht II .rou1d ba