Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-07-12

We denounce the present tariff levied upon near
y four thousand articles as a masterpiece Of In
justice, inequality and false pretoncc. II Yields
ss, a"uias, no'A year. nsins revenue. ~ mas
,nnPV'.ri,sneu many INDUSTRIES 70 suphuiio icw.
pronioi,s imports INA, might purchase the
Piouucs OF american labor ~ mas degraded
nmo',eAn M eommeIoo p 'rsm 'ne hrs' 70 an Inferior
.a ,anh upon ene hisn seas. ~ mas CUT down ths
sh Iss ~ "a nmsn1an mshuiao.u,es asn l, nome and
riculture an Industry followed bv half our poonis
II costs the people Ave times more than Il pro-
duces TO the Treasury, obstructs the processes Of
production, and wastes the fruits Of labor. II
promotes fraud and fosters smuggling, enriches
dishonest officials and bankrupts honest merch.
ants. We demand that all custom house taxation
shall be only for revenue.
nxrRrsounxsr
herloIm H necessary ~ ,ne sclie Q, Puonc
besPehse, fe1ota,' ota'e anu munic.phI. our
rcue'h mahuoh nus swoncn ,foih si.y mn,,ons,
golu, IN iooV, 70 iour hundfeu ana hi'y miiions
currency, ~ iotv our Aggregate TAXATION rom
Vnc one nunuteu anu ni'y -iour miiions currency, ~
Io'v, OF IN one decaae rom Iess man nve uchAs
pr nead 70 more than elsn.een aonats Per noAa'
since the peace the people nsve paid 70 tneii tAh
gathers more than thri,e the sum Of the National
deot, and more tnan twice thst sum oI tne rea-
s sIal ,, government alone. we demana v'sorous
agss. ~ ~. ~ .,y pa, uupa,'A'"' -"N '
,ur prp,,o l.sns
p.ern 4. ,s.....,v N nm, n star, A ,ha nroai.
rate waste Of public lands and their Aversion
from actual settlers by the party In power, which
mas tquanueted Two nundreu mnilons % scies
upon fairoaus s'one, anu oa' o. more ,nan 'lilce
mat aggfega,e has usposea oi 'ess 'nah s'h'"
urecuy 10 'iiiefs oi 'ne SOU
w."
heiorm Is necessary 70 correct tue omissions
OF hepuDhcan congress anu tne ettofs VI %,
treaties and our diplomacy, whlch mas suiPped
our iellow-citirens OF foreign pirth anu knarea
race, recrossing the Auanuc, oil the snleia Oh
American citizenship, and exposed our ofe,nren
Of the Paehc coast to the incursions Of race ny
sprung from the same great parent Stock, ana IN
TACT now by law denied ciurenship, thtougn nat
urallration as being neither accustomed TO the
traditions oil progressive civihfat,on nor eker-
eised In liberty under equal laws. We aenounce
the policy which thus discards the hoertyIovlng
herman and toierates the revival Oh the coohe
trade In monaghan women, imported LOT immoral
purposes, and mon goian men, hired 70 perform
servile labor contracts, ana demand sueh moaih-
cauon Oh the treaty win tne oninese hnpIe OF
such legislation BY congress witnln = vonstitu-
uonai limitation, as 70 prevent ,ac lu,,ne' I'M
Por'ation or immigration OF the mongohAh race
hkFohh THE TRUE ssoh'
heiorm Is necessary, ana can never DC enec'eu
ou' oy Making tne eoh'roIhng issse VI e,eo-
uvns' anu iitlng av9se 'ns wv isise ~ .sa.s
WIN , Nnion ,ns oincenoIuins cAss Anu ne paay
IN powe, seek 70 smO,nef w lne iase ,ssae WIN
wnlen 'ney would enkinale sectaiian 'ui,e n re-
sPeo. " Puone SCHOOLS, ol Nn'en ,ng sAe"sh ~ ~.
menl snu .uPPo', pe,ongng sncIusNey W .ae
~. anu ,ha,s unio1 .ns IVA Ps'
~ ,'ain,a;n ,.,,ha', n.,,;ait.s y, sor
" 'nIinn "i.nou' Pa.uAy ny. y. P.',u.., W
S.r, , ~ V.e ~ ~, h ~. ssi." i.a ssiaS
they seek to al anew the dying smbeu Of Sec
ticnal hate between peoples, once snnaturally
gou onhIiu ous oo,won NOW ,'dsSo do.,;Oy IN 0"e
crvu svsv,cr ,,,o,x
Reform |, necessary in ,bo civil ,.rvice E,.
perience proves that efficient, economical conduct
Of the governmental business Is not possible Il
slsction az ~ hs Mira III fSpsb, Sor al sss bsIoi. %
box to be brief reward Of party zeal, instead
Of posts Of honor assigned for proved competency
ana ~. hela iOr Iae N sne ouS uDs ,%P naS
tax upon the time of ali our public men nor the in
:irumcnt Of their ambition: Here, again, pro
,Ss N nT ant
satisfactory reform.
PUBLIC OFFICERS PUBLIC SERVANTS.
Reform is s necessary even mo more & IN me higqsr
Prssidspt, Judge Judges Senators, " Representstiyes'
Cabinet officers and all others in authority are
the public servants. The % once: are 60, p private
annals Of this lis Republic p show the disgrace and
censure Of Vice President; a late Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives marketing bis rnl-
ings as presiding officer three Senators profit
,Rs ,ec,e'y ,asns .a sS,s. a. ~ ma asd,s If
exposed in jobbery late Sec
Ie.s,y VI me treasury io,clns 'sianoes ~ sne
Puone accounts nte a'''lnVy oeneli %Hsp
SP SSlvPliAuns guuho iuuusi y oso,ey VI sno
navy enrchea OF enrlcnlhg iriends py peicentage
leNieu On me pIoIts OF cohrao,ors win nis oe
pAItsen.j an amoassador 70 hngana censuiea
'a,s Secretary oale'y escaping sohy,cuon upoI I1r
'risi for guilty Completely in frauds upon the
'svenuei a Secretary of War impsaehed for high
,%ss and confessed ,ha den me demon
nnst bs ths nsdnis,. choice of honest men from
mother party, lest the disease Of one political
organization inie't the body poli.ic, and les, BY
% ,banss "' ''''s' u "'A " p''' wv S'" s'' "'
ou,soK nrr.sDtp
All these abuses, wrong, and erius, III. prO.
Iuct Of sixteen years ascsndancy Of the Repabli.
can party, create necessity or reform confessed
Tstsa aSrn N sosgsSOU % suS Si aD5
rom the Cabinet The party's mass Of honest
'otsrs are rOweress to resist the eighty thousand
" SnS sI,dc SsiS1
We demand a change Of system change Of ad.
change of party, 50 that we may
ave change o' members and Oi men,
The reading was frequently inter