Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-08-23

= Senate any reason, any cause why sh
+ should be unable in any portion Of he
! broad domain TO vindicate law and pur
ish crime. But II is here tho aues
ton is in tho Senate. 1t has bee
brought here by the Senator from Obi
) and my colleague; and II is my dut,
TO say that however much there ma,
} have been OF breaches of law and Q
order, of violence, crime, and blood
shed IN that Commonwealth, it is no
all attributable to one political party
, that both political pa4ties have mem
bcrs among the organization that ha
, committed these violations of law, nm,
that many of its members arc unnat
: uralized desperadoes from other lands
But the communities Ia which they
, exist have become, through species
, of terrorism they have exercised there
to large extent demoralized; crime
has honey-combed two or three coun
ties, and officials, whether Republican
or Democratic, have become in man
ncr under the control of this organiza
tion. That violence occurs, that mur
der has occurred, cannot be denied
That the power OF the counties has
been attempted to be exercised in vain
also cannot be denied. | have no rec.
ollecton that executive power has
ever been called there but, if 80, il
too has been powerlcss or weak Ia
stem the tide Of lawlessness. But, sir
recently an attempt has been made
through the efforts, not / am sorry tc
say, OF executive power or the power
that ought TO control 1.-THE Police
the Grand Juries, the Sherifis Of the
counties-but through great railroad
organization, headed by a Democratic
President, which placed its Police and
its power among these desperate men,
traced them to their lairs, and is now
dragging them to the light and to jus.
ticc. The courts before which thoy
are being tried are presided over by
Democrats; the juries before whom
they are being tried are selected under
a non-partisan jury law and believe
that six men have been convicted Of
murder in the first degree. These
crimes are now being drawn to the
light; the prosecutions are being press.
cd these men are being driven to the
wall terrorism is ceasing and law and
order is about to prevail in that State
in which law and order originated, for
from Penn and his followers and their
theories came the system of law and
obedience to constituted authority that
now governs this country. From that
Commonwealth more than from any
other in the country proceeded recog-
milton of law, OF orderly methods, and
of peace; and il is my pride TO say
that the people of that great Common
wealth will Immediately, if not through
regularchannelsat at least by some power,
coercc order, vindicate law, punish
cnmc, and permit no further outrages
upon its peace,
also read in reply 10 what has been
said on this subject what was said to
the jury in the trial Of one of these
men in the county of Schuylkill by the
gentleman TO whom | have alluded,
the counsel for the Commonwealth. |
read from the argument of Hon. +. b.
Gowen in the court of Oyer and Ter
miner of Schuylkill county in the trial
Of Thomas Munlcy for the murder of
Thomas Sanger mining boss
Then weknew we were freemen. Then we cared
no longer for the Molly Magufos. Then We could
20 to Patsy Collins, the Commissioner Of this
county, and say to him. " Bald well the walls Of
The new addition ofthe prison dig the foun daticns
deep and make them strong; put Ia good mason
~ and iron bars, for, as the Lord llveth the time
will come when side BY side with VIM. Love. the
murderer Of Squire Gwither you will enter tho
walls that you are now building for others" Then
we could say to Jack Kehoe, the High Constable
OF great borough in this county, "We have no
fear Of you.' Thon we could say TO Ned Mona
CHAN, Chief Of Police and murderer and assassin,
behind you the scanold is prepared for your re-
ception." Then we could say to Pat Conry, Com
missioner Of this county, "The time has ceased
when n Governor Of this State dare to pardon q
Molly Maguircj you have had your last pardon"
Then We could say 10 John slattery, who was
almost elected Judge Of this Ceuri, 1--WE know
that Of you, that II were better you had not been
born than tina, II should be known" Then all Of
us looked up. Then, at last, we were free, and
came TO this county and walked through II as safe
y as IN the most crowded thoroughfare Of Phiia-
oeiphia.
Can you imagine the condition Of the people Of
this country with murdereu upon the bench and
IN the jury-bo and IN control Of all the principal
Officer Of the county, lived 10 the apprehension
III all Ia fnxe a kaIf and I'D
knows that when the time comes that all know
may be told TO the world II viii reveal history
such As will make every American citizen hang
his head with shame. l have seen society OF
nurderers and assassins having Its members In the
highest places Of this county. have seen them
elected 10 oil the positions Of Constablcs and Po
lice ofhcers. Ihavc soon trusted member Of that
band OF murderer Commit issioner Of the county.
| have seen this organization WELD a political
power In the State which has controlled the cleo
tons ofa great Commonwealth. have received \
the information Of meetings between some Of the |
highest officers Of the State and the chief Of the
murdcrers, at which large sums OF money were paid
TO secure the votes Of this Internal association to
turn the tide Of State election. God Knows II |
ever In the world there fevelation as deep and
damning as that now laid open to the people Of
this Commonwealth for the first time.
Now, Mr. President, can IL be, is Il
to be said that the order-loving people
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
that great German population, than
whom none respect order and obey
law more, that all of the people o.
that great Commonwealth are TO be
stigmatzed with tho crime of single
localityY yet this is the argument that
comes TO us in regard to the South.
Sir, ! bave done with this humiliat.
ing subject in regard TO my own State.
i regret that IL has come here. could
do no less than | have done. | have
given 10 the Senate what is the truth,
the record.
Now take up, and | am sorry that
the Senator from Indiana Mr. Mortonl
is not here, speech OF that Senator
delivered in the Senate on the 18th of
July, in which he produces a state.
ment from tho Treasury Department,
which statement Is lengthy and elabo.
rate. That Senator said in introduc.
ing IT,
have tho statement from the Treasury Depart.
ment am going to read Il, Some four OF Eve
mo nihs ago. on The gth Of February, believe. the
Senate parsed resolution calling on the Secretary
OF the Treasury 10 make statement from all the
books Of the Treasury Of all the dcfslcaiions and
failures TO make settlement, from whatever cause,
that had occurred In our country since the LIST Of
1884. That embraced the last admins
tration Of General Jackson. That document was
sent here AID with II an analysis printed eicisly.
II comes over the signature Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury itis true.
propose TO examine this valuable
document, to test It's value by recorded
facts, and TO see whether its statements
are true, or, IL they be taken as true,
whether they help the cause that il
was produced to serve. II is true that