Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-09-27


Ty--A VIGOROUS AND puNGENT AID,
DRESS.
Special Correspondence Of the Patriot
CHICAGO, Ill.,, August l5,-Thc lead.
ing Germans of this section, Rcpubli-
cans and Liberals, have just issued an
address pronouncing, for Tildcn, as fol-
lows:
The leading German Republican and
Liberal voters OF the city have prepar-
ed the following address, which is to
be issued to-day:
German-American Fellow Citizens
As GcrmaE-Amcrican citizens who
heretofore supported the Republican
and liberal Republican parties, we beg
leave to submit to you our views with
reference to the indepcnding presiden-
tial election. We would lool, upon the
victory of the Republican party as
great misfortune to the republic, and
believe such q victory equivalent to
the curse oil cohtlhuatioh OF uraht-
ISM only IN inc success Of the Dem
ocra'lc candidate Tor the presidency
can we discern the possible realization
OF our hope Tor The future OF the coun-
Il II
try In this CONVICTION which many
SAD experiences have forced upon us,
we are prompted by the ioiowihg
reasons ujVg.r
The kepnolican party has outllved
inc ann ana purpose oil It's organlza'
ton The abolition oil slavery has Tor
many years been an irreyocaole iact,
the rebellion Is suppressed the amend
ments to the constitution are part OF
the fundamental law OF the land, and
accepted as such south as well as north,
and we assert therefore, that the effort
OF the Republican party to attain the
relns oil government after the purposes
are accomplished which called u into
existence is but an attempt to pcrpot-
uate the power OF Its leading politicians
to harvest the spoils Of office, sa
Every political party which remains
IN the uninterrupted possession oil the
government for so long aperiod as
circumstances have accorded to the
Republican party, necessarily becomes
demoralized and corrupt and the his
tory OF the last six years furnishes
ample proof of this incontrovertible
truth.
Tho Republican party has during
the last years of its reign jeopardized
the honor of the nation at homo and
abroad 1t has, through its corruption,
furnished to the advocates of mon
archial form of government the most
weighty argument against the republic.
1t has increased the army of feder-
al Office holders to nearly 100000 men,
has organized this army as A political
machine and employed it to accom-
plish its selfish and corrupt purposes.
1t has knotoingly tolerated the viola
ton OF the revenue laws, and with the
money stolen from the government it
has constructed the campaigns of its
'gredt men,"
1t has dcmoralizcd the people by
purchasing votes with the money stol-
en- from the Golfers of tho nation. The
last election IN the Third congressional
distrlcto OF thisState is conclusive proof
OIL the truth shis assertion
IL mas broken all promises made with
reference 10 civ'i service reform. While
q akepubhcanCongress passed q lawpro.
Vlo'hg ior reiorm''t purposely Withheld
ah appropriations 10 iacllitato the exc
cu'loh oi lhc law' lts virtue In TINS d.
rectioh was hypocritlcaip pretense and
sham iN r. iefo
IL mas inc auuac'ty TO assert the sole
cause Oh oihclal corruption IS to be
iound IN the spoils system OF Gen.
'"chson' anu uurlhg 'he long years OF
's .un'hterrup'ed power II has not
m"ue Single enort 10 change or aboi-
'Sn 'his perhlcious system
IL mas proven coneiuslvely, turing
's 'ast national convention that the
""joi''y Vi l's reauers approve the
machlne pohcy OF Blame and Morton,
oohNnng anu cameron ana that al
most majority are enthusiastic ad-
h're's u 'hc lorl'ilan'iy corrupt ex-
speaker oil the house OF representa-
tlves'
1t has squandcrcd the public moneys
and the public lands, and Republican
members have again and again sold
their votes ana influence to railroad
monopol'es' fa
1t has done absolutely nothing since
lo'z 10 regain the confidence of the
Liberal Republicans. On the contrary,
tho evidence OF corruption in every
circle of the party up to the cabinet of
the President has only become more