Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-02-09

an Ofucf, 90 uut nc'i'No y" ''"b W"
10 others as thcy would that Others
should dounto them " Thrlr known
BELGIAN oath--in the dart--proscrlp-
ton what do all those mean, II an
honest end Il TO be attained by honest
mcansY But here We arc the candl'
date, h laborious merchant and the Mar
shal, an Industrious man, as everybody
knows
Foreman" Ha whom have we
here, brother Marshal ?"
Marshal-"Apoor working man who
has heard of our Order and wishes to
become member OF H. that he may
be freed from the chains OF slavery,
forged and riveted upon him by the
tyrant capitalist and his willing tools,
the corrupt politiciansf tho opprcssors
of the working men of America who
rob him of the bread that he earns for
his hungering family
Foremau--"Are you sure no is u
working man2 May he not pe II cant
ing hypocritical capitalist, or ono OF
his spies that come here to SOW discord
amongst u.s. and continue his neiarions
practice of cheating the working man ?
Perhaps he is a corrupt politician or u
grasping Office seeker
Marshal-"lleis no corWpt politician
or ofiico.sceker he is true, honest,
upright workman, who by the sweat
of his brow earns his livelihood
Foreman--"Then with open arms
wc receive him, Brothers, is he wei
come p
Tho lodge rises and under tho lead
OF the great apostle answers "llc is
welcome
Then we turn and present ourselves
70 the Assistant Foreman. Can this
bc9 Am | again deceived by my eyes?
Who is this? A lawyer Assistant
Foreman of n lodge in the interest of
labor It's so, alas, and Mr.J. l.. c.,
ex.Prothonotary, ex-County Surveyor,
Attorney and Counselor, and prospect
i've candidate for District Attorney, 20
be supported byall of the sworn breth-
ren, meets us with his smile, "child-
like and bland" But bark, he speaks I;
be silent and attend to the words of
wisdom:
stranger, The world has been hard
and dreary for you, after toiling hard
all day, week after week, month after
month, year after year, your compen-
sation has been so small as scarcely to
afford you respectable living whilst
unprinciplcd capitalists and their will
ling tools live in luxury and grandeur,
at your expense = There is but
one remedy left us; unes we immediate
ly demand our rights and secure them
we will lose our liberties forever
That remedy is TO associate in one Or
ganization all the workmen of this Re
public, nominate our own men to rep
resent us in the different offices and
then unitedly rs one man elect them.
When the proper time arrives LET US
NOMINATE ron OFFICE ONLY THOSE WHO
ARE OBLIGATED TO advance the best in
tcrests of the laboring class and then
unanimously give such our hearty sup
port at the ballot box
Space forbids me to go further now.
Think of it, Such talk, between,
By, CO and W--n with A. J. & A
IL. and w. J, II. looking on. An OATH
to protect the rights of such working
men Did you ever? What farce ?
come 10 the open day that the whole
county may indulge in one broad grin.
But what cloquencc in the intoned ut.
terences of the Official.
"He drew tho mystic circles bound.
With skull and sross.bones fenced around
lie traced full many vigil there
lie muttered many a backvoods prayer,
That sounded like a curse"
lie says, "When the proper time ar
rives let us nominate for Office II
has now arrived and the preparations
arc completed. A board has decreed
the order that binds the brethren o
that board our earnest and laborious
friend W. }. II. IS the leading member
as he is OF every movement that locks
TO the control of the lodge. The nom
nations are to be made in the lodge
Friday is the appointed day; the can
didates nominated must prepare printed
tickets and the World Office is to bs
patronized. The tickets are to be Civ
en- to the brethren after the nomina
tions and they are to go to the polll
and vote for the men nominated.
No brother shall withdraw his nam,
from the order after the nomination
until after the borough elections. Wei
and nobly done, most sapient commit
tee. Messrs. J. W. S., W. J. H--,ant
the worthy Foreman complete tn,
work and hold the defeated men unit
the Job is consummated at the polls by
! the action Of the mon whose freedom