Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-06-28
.SENA TOR BOYERS REPLY TO
MR.. SCHOONO YER.

on that score, Illuminating ~ j confess
II to be TO me TO notice this miserable
dupc, even when made the medium of
persons who claim TO bc gentlemen.
Ny honor, which the twin combination
seeks to.assail demands that ! do not
suffer it to pass unnoticed. The letter
and the reputcd writer (whosc
name is borrowed t; because, suppose,
IL is cheap arc about on par-the
former the pointless production of II
duplicate stupidity the latter sort
of caudal appendage, by no means orna-
mental, only when extreme bankruptcy
of doccncy commands premium but
hc makes fitting tail to the kite, and
has, perhaps, u better reputation as u
first-class libolor than any person that
could have been selected by the writers.
In fact, he is said to be tho only man
mean enough to lend his ornate name
for other people to throw mud with.
For the sake Of these oxpectant
statesmen, regret that ! am compelled
to answer tho questions they PROFOUND,
which | know they do not want an
swercd. But in doing this, | beg to
say again, that / do not condesccnd to
notice the chap whose name is signed
TO the letter, and feel humiliated enough
to be compelled to notice the actual
writer's, who lack the essential man
hood and courage to claim their off
spring, but will send II forth bastard I;
or, what is infinitely worse, give il such
a parcntagc. Shame on you, for send
ing the bantling out so thinly clad and
with such gloomy prospect Tor pro
lection in the future Senatorial Wis
ions, il seems to nae, should inspire
more courage, and Socrates and Escu-
lapius should have boldcr representa-
tives.
I.assert, and defy contradiction, that
J did more to pass the so-called boom
bill than any one Senator in that Sen
ate. know that my amendment
saved the bill, by bringing to its sup
port votes that it would otherwise
have been impossible to get for II. |
advocated this amendment Of one dol
lar, and, by personal solicitation, got
for il the requisite number of votes I;
and when the bill finally came
back from the House, where a packed
committee attempted TO load it down
and defeat II, ! demanded Of the Presi-
dent pro tenn. Of the Senate, who had
steadily and consistently opposed il,
that it should be signed without fur
ther opposition. This l did in the
presence Of Senator Allen, Of Lycom-
ing, whom | called to witness the de-
mand properly made, and then and
there we got the pledge that the bill
should be no longer delayed on its way
to the Governor. And further defy
my opponents TO produce any word,
act, or deed Of proof from the one hun
drcd and about eighty witnesses ex-
amined before the committee Of the
House, that tried in any manner to
influence vote against the passage OF
the bill in tho House You have moth
ing but the naked statement of Andre.
If you have Record at hand, read the
statements many members who we're
compelled to repudiate the reports OF
the committee and the printed testi.
mony. The questions as put to Mr..
Conrad by the House committee, were
contrary to all rules governing testi.
mony, and can only be excused on the
ground that the committee was bound
TO smirch parties whom they had no
power TO reach. That he did not say
what that committe reports he said, is
plainly apparent from the testimony
he gave before the Senate committee
after calm thought and reflection, and
after he had read his testimony as
printed by the House committee. An
DIRE simply took copy of his testimony
as it was prepared for him for the
House and re-swore to IL before the
Senate committee but Conrad (who
Is an honorable man and cannot be
used for any malignant purposes, not.
withstanding the base attempt of the
writer's of the Schoonover letter 10
blacken his character by cowardly and
mean insinuations, honestly reflected
and got the truth, and sworc TO it as he
recollected it. Andre, like Schoonover,
was simply the base tool of moro Gun.
ming, but cowardly creatures, who seek
honorable positions, but have neither
capacity or moral honesty to reach
them hence, they attempt to rise on
the ruin of others.
II will require but o moments re-
Election to reconcile my statement Of
my acquaintance with Andre. Iknew
him as did many others-knew where
they came from, and what they were
dong in Harrisburg, but did not know
their names and when stated that !
sat down by him because knew him,
| meant exactly what ! said. ! had a
passing acquaintance, AS we often dc
have with people, and as | wanted to
wait for the Centre county members,
it was natural that should set down
by some one TO pass away the time.
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