Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-05
NO COMPOUNDING WITH
THTEHEO

The Democratic party has a great
duty TO perform, and that at the earli-
est moment practicable. The people,
by electlng decisive majority OF Dem
ocrats to the popular branch of Con
gress, have given an expression of their
confidence which must not be disap-
pointed. They will not look tor i'm
possibilities, nor demand any rash or
unjust action from the members Of the
House but they will have right to
expect vigilance, scrutiny of every
proposition of their political opponents,
and thorough. investigation of past
wrongful doings where they affect the
general welfare.
The vantage ground which is now
occupied by the Democratic party, has
not been lightly won, nor is it to be
lightly regarded. 1t has required
years of patient, persevering effort, in
the face of a powerful political organ
ization, which did not hesitate TO en-
ploy unfair means and to squahder
public money, in the vain hope Of pre-
venting it, Undoubtedly the struggle
has been prolonged by the vilest meth
ods; but truth is mighty, and must
ultimately prevail. Great governments
like ours cannot long rest upon basis
of public peculation and robbery
These must give way, and the people
must come to their rights, and regain
their own.
Even so recently as three years ago,
after battling the enemies of ialr deal
ing for seven long years after peace
was declared, the Democratic outlook,
to superficial observers, was not very
encouraging but to those who studied
the American pulse, and regarded with
attention the predominating honest
constituents which runs through Ameri-
can character, that which has now re
suited, was foresecn ~ well as more
to come II is no merely ephemcral
triumph OF one party over another; il
is but the beginning of the grand tri-
umph of popular right over enormous
political wrong and those men,. be
they as high as the highest, who have
inaugurated and thus far sustained this
great wrong, must go down, out. Of
sight, and give place TO others who
will do their simple, honest duty to
their fellow-citizens.
There must be no compounding OF
felony, no sacrifice of honorable prin-
ciple, no tamporing with the rights Of
citizens. Compromise, between honest
Democracy and dishonest Radicalism,
is absolutely impossible, and the sooner
it is clearly understood the better. Ne
more Louisiana injustice, brought about
by tyrannical political action, culminat-
ing in despicable, unconstitutional,
and base compromise, to which wc
may now have TO submit, as choice
ofevils. Norepetition ofperiormanccs
such as Mr. Grant has hitherto carried
us through to prop up the waning foi,
tunes of Radicalism
Rings-robbing Rings--havc existed
growing richer and richer year after
year ever since Grant became fairly
seated in Office. Their existence was
not only well known to Babcock and
Grant, but their lenders were personal
friends, in divers instances shielded
by these national officers, and protected
from exposure and punishment while
the stealing OF millions upon millions
of tho peoples hard.carned money,
paid in by taxation, was permitted Ia
90 on unmolestcd Even now we have
had the spectacle of the direct inter
position OF the President of the United
States TO stop the course of justice
which happened to be directed too near
ly in the direction Of the Grant throne
II isa duty of the Democratic House
of Representatives TO take note of these
things, and act accordingly. The OPP
pressed and cheated citizops, the voters
who placed these members on the
watch tower, look 70 them now for o
new deal IN regard W the notorious
villains and Rings which arc 40 pest
lent, costly, and demoraiiziDg, " the
President, by his silence, or his ignor-
ancc, or his wilfnlness, has given aid
and comfort TO these thieves, let him
take the consequences; the House can
not sanction any sort Of compoundingi
their search must be upaparing; and
their condemnation Of rascals, big and
LITTLE, complete. Certainly the real,
predomipatiDg desire of the majority
of the people N the United States Is at
this moment for fair play and death 10
Ringster-. Pittsburgh PoSl