Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-02-23
LETTER NUMBER FIVE.


OF our nOusc utlNr'Vi fh' b''"'
Apostle, the past worldly Foreman, the
Assistant Foreman, tho COMMITTEES.
man who fixed tho programme, and
the new convorts, Deacon Hills aud
hls brother In the iaith--all slain at,
ono fell swoop, and none left to tell the
tale but the Hog Constable Alas !
the ingratitudc Of Republics-thc base
ingratitudc of the brothers in the faith
who would not abide by their pledged
word and thcn, too, how vile the ut
tempt to charge Hi and J--n with
anything but the purest philanthropy J
The good of their species, the relief OF
tho oppressed, the protection of the
laborer--theso, and these alone, were
tho aims of these pure patriots, and it
IL not strange that when the brethren
doubted il and preferred charges that
it was a put up job, and that the pa.
trots should lift up their voices and
weep. Stranger MOI 1t would be
strange If they would fail to weep at
the degcneracy Of mankind. who failed
to recognize the true love of man and
,no"gn. .""y saw "' ,,;,,,' n,,e";p' y :, a svoJ o
Nohs'"o''l " " ~" i,''J io..'vJ u Il, ,aa,
sroo.e' ,o'nooyu' , ~, eLo oi'.', ~ M has Ian
npos',o, " e'.' wv Wv, o"nV,S ma ,.;n', - s,rols
s.",'cu as''ua' NM nm a." ,-c S oand % d;da;,
for Hog Constable al votes, and him
pou,,h, p". H. g. ,'io,s,a | ,hc;r oa,hs per;nrv
u~as ,,anS ;nr,mv "a and wrong clnstor a oround
,h";, % ma,hmar % I, Il terrible / The
Ias,;,p "s p'sh es ,hc ponuhl;o i tromhl;,a in
Iee."s - W. ni7t J"
,hat such an organization should bc
oeaten. a candidate Tor Assessor who
has not paid taxes ior four years, and
con'u not vote, Men running the
newspaper oi the organization, whose
votes were rejected Tor the same cause
reople VINO pay thelr taxes wlll stand
everything out aication III politics
from those VINO 90 not osceola and
hyier'owh must follow oiearheld, and
purge 'hc houBes' ihrow out inc
.ra'.o's' Iut hoho put laoorers on
puaru The men who wa nj nfffpa tnnsf
have n Tbev ioined ma ,or ,ha, nnr
nose and wc mnst accomnoda,o ,han,
my oruer was organized within The
voum'y 1n 'no s1n ol september, 1919,
able Radical for bui one nurnoso 40
serge tho order of h;s narty onJ LoI,,
the disorganiy;nc olamcn,s ;n p ,hpp
Democratic party I,s members have
their own axes 10 grind too and manv
of them ioin for that nurnose ~
leading idea bowever il ibe d;srnn,;an
of the Democracy Its originatars A.
Clcarfield were 4 / Jackson lanes
Kerr. Robert McCorkle los 8 SHOW.
orc Iohn C,l;oh cnon..a M, ,-iI
m, ~ ''V,bo i"oi"i hshiuy
morn, y. " Leary BUCK, George II.
R0backer Cyrenius Howe. Abraham
Urn,bro, / p;shoucLa "a I~-..,,
n ~, '"oP'" "," 'osoPn
ID. Lhrimor. Iney were IN due form
OF law admitted and sworn bv Mr..
Iehr In tho foIlov;no o.,l, ,,I,oL Ia
49, ~, o"'"i ""'0" 70
takeh Oy all thc Dfethern: ~, IN The
presence Of these brethren assembled, do
solemnly sceU, as man Of honor, that /
ieW neper communicate 10 any person er-
cept a brother Of this order, and not then
unless property authorized 10 do so, any Of
The signs, passwords, grips, secrets and
Transactions Of tbs order; that 1 ,ciN not
torsdke a brother in distress or danger, but
wM aid him IN securing employment and
relieUe him from distress and rescue him
from danger; nor pW | prong brother
cfhis order or see him ,cronged II Il is in
my poicer 10 prerent L, neither rN d.
vuige TO The public the name Of any mem
Der Of this order withom his consent. n
also promise obedience 10 The rules and
Of tbs order and submission
70 The roice Of majority Of lis members,
expressed. TO all oil
'oh'ch pledge my sacred honor. 50 help
me GodY'
The point of this oath is in the tail,
like the sting OF the scorpion. 50 help
me God ~ UW obey the rules and regu-
'dtions Of the order and IwW give submis-
non to the roice Of a majority Of lis mem
'ere, const'tut'onatty expressed" and yet
lhese men call themselves freemen.
Whydoyou not wantyou name known
" one OF the order2 Why do you
leeds seek darkness, rather than light
brennan says-"Betray us and the
,ause and though your head be guarded
~ hundreds Of capitalists and their
ools, we will hurl at you a curse so
,otent that it will cause you to forever
'cmain in hopeless, helpless slavery