Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-10-11
NEW SERIES--VOL. II, NO. 40,

does capital shrink from investment |
Why is labor without employment :?
Some answer should be given by those
who demand yet longer TO control pub
lie affairs and to fix our policies. 1fno
answer be given, or if the answer be
an insult to their intelligence, the peo-
pie will wisely resolve upon change.
When the laborcr Of the North asks
why he can get no work, he will not
be satisfied with the answer that there
was bloodshcd at Hamburg that there
was bloody riot at Newark, N. j.,
or that man was driven from his
house in Mitchell, Indiana, by band
Of armed men and wounded In such
case as ours the only remedy of the
people is in a change. 1t can not be
worse-it will be better in many re-
spects. 1t may be better in every
respect.
Retrenchment in public expenditures
will surely relieve the industries of the
country Of a portion of their burdens,
and tho adoption of a system of econo-
my, and Of wiser finance, will restore
better times.
Where may capital look for invest
ment ard labor for employment in this
country ? Can it be TO the leaders
whose Administration stands con-
dcmned, and under whose measures
disaster has come upon all ourinterests2
When the change has taken place and
the people shall have placed in power
an Administration pledged to radical
reform pledged to restoration OF par
value of the currency without artificial
contraction, by public economies, by
official retrenchments and wise finance; +;
pledged also to administrative policies
and measures for the benefit of class
or party, hope will revive, and conf
dence be restored, and we will expert
enee the blessing of returning pros
perity.
| speak to you today in that cause.
| speak to you today IN your own
cause. have no wounds in the past.
| have borne my share of the RESPONSE
bility of success, of defeat and disaster
with you men of Shelby county. |
stand to-day with you in favor of what
/ believe to be your cause and the cause
Of the people. Will the people act to-
gether2 Will they act to build up an
aristocracy in this country, or will
they act TO lay the foundation of an
enduring prosperity God intends
that we should be prosperous people,
and il we do not stand in the way Of
our own success il will come.
| had intended TO make some reply
to very villainous speech made by
Governor Morton at Lebanon, but 1
have been induced to occupy more time
on the subjects / have spoken upon
than | intended. Voices of "Go on"
He has hold upon the power for the
present, but it will be taken from him
by the people at the next opportunity.
He will pass away as | will, and as we
will all pass away, but the principles
we contend for will endure forever.
[Great applause.] Governor Tilden,
in his letter of acceptance, says more
in single sentence than all the speeches
that Morton has ever made, and that
sentence is this Governments, like
the people, must live within their in
comes" [Cheors and cries of "That's
sol"J With a view of prejudicing the
people at Leba-o when | was not
present Governor Morton told them, as
reported in the papers, that was in
sympathy with reasonable organiza-
ton, understanding their motives and
their purposes during the war. A
voice, "lt is 4 lie." Laughter and ap-
plause.1 | am much obliged to my
friends for furnishing the only answer
that can be given oft 1t is lie. Zap
plause.1
There is one resolution in the plat
form adopted at Chicago, in 1864, that
has been the subject of great miscon-
struction. 1t has been construed to
show that the war up to that time had
been a failure. | don't think it prop
erly bears that construction ; but il is
a thing of the past which | shall not
discuss to-day. Morton told them
yesterday that Governor Tilden and /
were both members of that Convention,
and both in favor of the resolution.
Governor Tilden's friends, who were
on the Committee on Resolutions, in
formed the country long ago that in
the Committee which decided that he
opposed the resolution, and so far as |
am concerned it is simply a lie made
out OF whole cloth, for was not a
member of the Convention at all.
[Great cheering.] What do you think
of such leadership ? you proud Repnb-
licans, you men who would rather
sustain the truth than falsehood.
Will you follow it2 Have we been
growing prosperous in tho direction
you would like ? and don't you think
we had better change now? God will
bless us. God blesses all changes for
the right if we will return to the prin-
ciples of economy in expenditures, dis
pcnsing with unnecessary sinecurc and
apply the public money for tho public
good. [Cheers.]