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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

"CHEATING THE DEVIL" was the sub
ject of a sermon in Unity Chapel, Harlem,
by the Rev. William L. Clarke. lie said
that the prevalent idea of Christianity is
that an elaborate trick is played on the
devil in the interests of it's believers; that
one may sell himself to the devil and take
pay in the pleasures and prizes of the
world, and when sick of the bargain escape
from it's obligations.by repentance, roll the
sweet bait of wickedness under the tongue
until satisfied and then spit out the hook and
leave the devil with his rod and line buy
the DEVILS goods on long credit without
paying a penny for them, and then take
the benefit of the Theological bankrupt act,
and leave him to whistle for his recon-.
pense. This piece Of theological trickery
is su5stratum for the frauds of business
and the chicanery Of politics. Bank Girec
tors who have squandered the savings of the
poor, Judges who rob the orphans of trust
money, municipal thieves Congressman
and Cabinet ministers whose hands are
full of bribes, all are following the doctrine
of cheating the devil. Even among the
educated people there are hundreds who
sympathize with the man who always
took off bis hat when the devil was
mentioned, not out of respect but because
he did not know what might happen.
The idea that a man can cheat and lie until
all virtue is squeezed out of his soul like
the juice from a pressed orange, and then
shuttle off all the effects by some process
of spiritual legerdemain and come out he
roic, happy and holy, is an insult to intelli-
gence. -New York Sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

SOMETHING for every lover of his coun-
Try to think about and rejoice over is the
fact that the Democrats Of Maine polled
5,2SS more votes at the late election than
they ever did before, while the Republicans
fell short 9, 2,3l9 votes as compared with the
poll of 1868, when the strength Of that par
ty was shown more fully than it has ever
been before or since. All which leads Col.
Mcclure, the great master mind of that
able, independent and Incompatible jour-
nal, the Philadelphia Times to not only
dismiss bla,herskite Blaine for want of re-
liability in the matter of furnishing news,
but also prompts him to say that ''such a
loss Of Republican strength on like full
vote wouldn't leave Hayes Northern
State between the Green Mountains and
the Fathers Of Waters, and what is more,
it would sweep the great controlling States
by tens of thousands"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06
THE editor of tue Philadelphia Times ha:

THE editor of tue Philadelphia Times has
all undoubted right to express his admira.
tion for john A. Lemon in season and out
of season, especially as he seems to lose
sight Of the fact that the Cameron faction
is as much interested in the political for
tunes of that gentleman as NJ Clure can
possibly be, but when he ventures the as
sertion that "unless Lemon has got out of
tile hang of running pretty much all the
votes around the hills and down in the val
leys Of little BLAIR, it isn't worth much of
a fight about what Democrat shall have the
honor Of standing up to be knocked down,
he mistakes the spirit of the Democratic
conference now in session Cor the second
time ut Cresson, VIII ich has the power and
the will, as we II onestly believe, to designate
a man who, politically speaking. can whip
Lemon out Of his boots-a mnch desired
process which will deprive Don Cameron Of
al least one vote for L. 5. Senator which he
confidently counts upon receiving in the
event of Lemon being returned to 4 seat in
the Senate chamber at Harrisburg. And
that the conference will give us such a
man We have every reason to believe, un-
pleasant though it may be for Lemon and
his special admirer Col Mcclure, TO con-
template such a denouement.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

We agreo with the Herald that the re-
moval of the county seat is question that
does not enter into the present canvass,
but when capital is sought to be made in
certain quarters for Mr.. Davis on the score
of his opposition to that project, as we are
told has been done, we have deemed it not
out Of place to give his record on what was
1t one time very important issue in our
local politics. And that we did not mis-
represent Mr.. Davis we have the assurance
OF a gentleman who was in a position to
know and who claims that he does kno "
of the sudden change Of front which the
Republican candidate for Sheriff saw fit to
assume on that interesting occasion. Hence
the mere tpse Dirt Of the Herald amounts
to nothing, and unless it is backed by
something mora than allegations Of false
hood on our part we shall decline to take
auy stock in the assertion that Mr.. Dayis
was firm in lis opposition for several weeks
before the issue was finally decided by the
defeat of the removal candidate. Still if
Mr.. Davis thinks we have done him injus
ice on this or any other subject and pre-
.ents evidence to convince us that we have
been misinformed in regard to his position
yr IN npvements, we shall not hesitate 10
lake the an.zade hOnora6Ie promptly and
O the best Of our ability, let who may
'rOft Vr suffer by IT.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

REPUBLICAN editors and stump orators
have long been in the habit OF claiming
monopoly of the credit of putting down
the rebellion and improve every opP"rtunl-
ty to charge the Democrats with lack OF
patriotism and enmity 20 the men who
wore the blue" But fighting Joe Hooker
and his comrades, who have just issued an
/ address To the soldiers of the country 'n
favor of political reform, fail to agree with
! the Republican editors and stump orators
as witness the following from the address
I referred 20:
| sIt will be found that in the Forty third
{ Congress, ont Of two hundred ana niheteen
persons occupying posts OF ProfiI ana ehioi-
uInent under various officers eiec."u oy tue
House but twenty-three had rendered mill
tary service in the Union army. twenty
three soldiers, and no more, were appointed
to empoyments by the last House OF Kep-
reseutatives. These were principally dis
abled pensioners, employed at the lowest
salaries But in the present House, out of
1S9 employees, for the same service, forty
three were honorably discharged Union
soldiers, max ing a difference Of ninety per
cent in favor of the friendship of the Dem
ocratic party for the soldier. The radical
cIy of Confederate House, " by the Repub-
lican party, to influence the vote of soldiers,
in view Of these facts, is, therefore, Goth
unme aning and slanderous. or private
bills for the relief of Union soldiers, widows
and children, there were passed by the
present House a larger number than in
any former Congress since the close of the
war. This much is truthfully stated as
evidence of the spirit of justice to the
sold iers exhibited in Legislative acts by the
two great parties presenting candidates
for the Presidency. The Democratic party
has been just, and even generous. The
Radical party has been profuse in promises
and pretenses. 1t has denied privileges,
bounties, and the rights of the soldiers who
fought the battles of the country. There
is, therefore, every motive of public and
private economy to trust the one and to
abandon the other. The truest interests
of the people demand it. The condition of
the currency, the public debt, retrench- |
ment and common honesty in public af- !
fairs, are considerations all equally clam |
orous that there shall be a change. The |
Democratic party has already curtailed !
$50, 600, 000 of extraordinary and needless |
expenses Of the current year. That policy |
is an evidence of the reform of that party /
in tightening the taxes of the people, which |
it's candidate is SO eminently identified /
with"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

THE truth about the Maine election has
come out at last, thanks to the official re-
turns, which show that Conner, Republican
candidate for Governor, received 73,5l5
votes, while Talbot, Democrat, received
60, 119, the balance of the votes polled, 1,
6l3, being put down as scattering. This
showing reduces Conner's majority to H.
183, or to a plurality over Talbot Of 10, 796,
instead of Is, 600 or 16, 900 claimed by Mr..
Blaine and proclaimed by the Radical or
gans all over the country-the purpose of
which was, as the Harrisburg Patriot well
remarks, to magnify the majority for effect
upou the October ele ections. But they over
shot the mark. They failed to suppress
the official returns. The cat is out of the
bag just i'll time to warn the Hoosiers and
Buckeyes of the deceit and fraud which the
Republican leaders are practising in the
present canvass, and to aid in swelling the
large majorities with which it seems almost
certain that Indiana aud Ohio will be car
rjed by the Democrats ON Tuesday next.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

THE greatest speech Of the campaign is
the following dispatch in relation 10 the
doings Of Controller Robinson, recently
nominated as the Democratic candidate for
Governor of New York, and in which Gov.
itself, and reads as follows:
ALBANY, Sept. 27.-Comptroller Robinson
is preparing TO send ont the usual notices TO
counties, of the portion of State and school
tax required of them for 1877, under the 3
1l-24th mills levy of the last Legislature
The total Of taxes TINS called for is officially
stated at SS, 529, 174.32, an actual reduction
upon last year of S5,677 SOC. %.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

From an editorial in the Phiiadelphls
Times Of Monday last IN regard to The po
E.jcal outlook in Ohio we extract tue FOL
! lowing cold comfort for our RePuohcaf
brethren. The Times says:
at is idle TO charge the demoraliZed ano
! almost hopeless condition of the Repub
licans of Ohio to an unfortunate nomlna
tion for Secretary of State. 1t is source
I of weakness, but is one of the effects,
rather than The cause, of Republican de-
! generacy. The nomination of Governor
! Hayes was the crowning misfortune to the
Republicans of that State. In their dele
pation To the National Convention there
/ were not half a dozen Hayes men to be
found indeed, they divided without refer
, ence to Hayes, and sixteen were under
stood to be for Blaine, and twenty eight
for Bristow. OF the Republican journals
of Cincinnati, where Hayes had lived, and
where he had been elected and beaten in
Congressional contests, and from where he
had gone to assume the Gubernatorial du-
ties two were earnestly for Bristow, one
for Blane-for Hayes, none. There was
no popular sentiment in the State that
called for his nomination that recog
nized the fitness of making him the national
standard bearer Of the party, and when he
was chosen in the strife of the leaders who
response to the nomination in the popular
heart. The painful picture drawn by the
New York Herald, given elsewhere, of his
nomination, of his political record, and of
his littleness in all the attributes which
give strength to n Presidential candidate,
is the most true to life, and it comes from
a journal that has inclined to favor the
election of Hayes, and now distinctly dis
avows any desire to favor the cause OF Gov
4. tI,<. txl<
in Ohio is the unexampled weakness of
Governor HayeS-a weakness that has be-
come more and more apparent as the cam
paign has progressed, until to-day 1t makes
a State with full twenty thousand majority
of her voters Republican in conviction, to
tremble in doubt in the preliminary contest
that is to be decisive of the November bat
tie. Explanations are common i'll all po-
ht;cal mbarrassmepts, but IN the case OF
Ohio, i. will satisfy no intelligent inquirer
to say that local causes have overwhelmed
a national campaign and made one of the
strongest Republican States doubtful. If
Hayes were equal to his position as Pres
idential candidate in craftsmanship and
popular affection, the one state that would
need no earnest canvass would be Uhio,
and instead of being debatable, the natural
Republican majority of twenty thousand
would be certain TO be increased. As 1T is,
the whole Republican organization OF the
country is appalled, with fears as to the safe
ty of the Republican home Of the Republi-
can standard bearer, and :hat, too, when to
lose it would be to make An absolute sur
render of the Presidential struggle. 1t is
Hayes who has endangered Ohio and made
Democratic success in Indiana more than
possible, aud the nation does not misun
derstand it. 1t is the weakness of little
ness. the helplessness of the accidental do
pendent upon distrusted masters, which
have borne fruit in Democratic hopes of
Republican Ohio.'
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06
THE last Democratic House was in ses

THE last Democratic House was in ses
sion seven months during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1876. The Republican
House was in session five months and
twenty-five days during the fiscal year end
ing june 80, 1874. The Democratic House,
however. expended 81, 900 less than the Re
publican House for salaries of Capitol
police $500 less for clerks to committees;
$23, 600 less for folding documents; $500
less for fuel; $1,000 less for furniture and
repairs of same "a, 100 less for horses and
carriages s., 300 less for pages, and $500
less for stationery for committees and off
GERS of the House. These figures show the
difference between Republican extrava-
gance and Democratic economy
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

A Word TO THE WORKINGMEN.-This
campaign is yours. 1t is for your families,
and your action at the polls III November
will give evidence of the fact whether or not
you care more for your wives and children
than You do for mere party. What is your
situation now? If you have employment,
does the mere pittance you receive for your
hard labor suffice to furnish you with the
necessaries uf life? Are you able to raise
money enough at the end of every month
to pay your rent without depriviug your
children of bread? 4?
Now is the time for action. Let your
voices be raised for change, let your votes
be cast for q change. Reform is the watch
word, and to effect a reform change in
administration is the first step. Your CON
dition cannot be made any worse under the
guidance of Uncle Sammy Tilden than it
is to-day, and you have the assurance of
history that a change OF rulers after a
panic has always restored confidence and
brought good times in its train.
Can you longer hesitate? Look at AL
toona, where the Penn'a II. II. Co. has been
compelled to discharge over fifteen hundred
men within the past few weeks, and the
end is not yet. A hard winter is approach
ing. and if the demand for a change is not
ratified at the polls, woe betide the sufferer
During the past three years you have
hardly made money enough to keep soul
and body together, and if Hayes is elected
it will be but continuance of the present
administration, present hard times, and
present thieves in office.
Laboring men, give this matter your at
tention F.! Vices Of sa6orimg men, enlist in
the fight, persuade yOur husbands to cast
one cote for you and yOur chitdren. Give
them to understand that they have voted
for parry, low wages aud starvation long
enough. Monitor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

CnLoRADo held its first election as a State
on Tuesday last. but with what result it is
not possible to more than guess at this time.
Both parties claim the State. In the Con-
necticut town election, ON the same day,
the democrats ga ned six towns since last
October. a decisive Democratic victory
has also been achieved in Georgia.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

CENTENNIAL AWARDS. The GREAT,
COMP ETITIoN IN THE PIANO DEPARTMENT.
-Stetnuay g. Sons 1gainst tie World.-A
special dispatch from Philadelphia to the
Pittsburgh Commercial, dated Sept. 9th.
says Tie agony of exhibitors as to
awards is oveI. The formal ceremonies of
announcement were held this evening in
Judges Hall. President Hawley, for the
Centennial Commission, presented .he list 8
of those to whom diplomas and medals baG
been decTeed to the President of the United
States, who delivered them to the several
foreign and State commissioners. Owing
to the fierce competition among piano man
ufactures, the greatest interest was man.
ifested to know who had carried off the
highest honors. S,einwav e. Sons, as
usual. are the victors, and the judges at
Philadelphia have indorsed the verdicts of
the juries at Paris and at Vienna. Fortv
differ ent makers, comprising all the most
noted at home and abroad, competed. and
the American Steinway is the best The
following extract, which will serve as AN
Illustration, tells why the judges in their
report recommended the awarding Of a
diploma and medal to Steinway for tho
greatest concert capacity in grand pianos
as also the highest degree of excellence in
all their styles, viz: 'T.argest Volume
purity and duration of tone, and extranr,
dinary carrying capacity, with precision
aud durability IF mechanism also novel
disposition of the string and construction
aud bracing Of the frame.'' After this
follows minute description and iudorse-
ment of six of the principal and most valu-
able of S:einway d Sons patents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

When the Republicans had control of
the State administration in Missouri, State
bonds sold at SO. Under Democratic ad-
ministration, the credit Of the State has so
improved that SAG, 600 in six per cent.
bonds sold AT 1917 and 10S. Improved
credit is a natural result of Democratic ad-
ministration, which means honesty and
economy.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06

DoNN PIATT says: "One of the ludicrous
features Of this canvass is la see this Puri-
tan organization. setting up Infidel Bob In
gersoll as a missionary and rallying abont
him with the wildes: enthusiasm Now.
mind, am making no objection to Bob on
account of his belief or lack of belief; that
is matter altogether his own. But the
inconsistency of these men, who howl in
anguish if Catholic he nominated for an
office, and yet accept the abest aud most
audacious Of infidels since the day Of Tom
Paine AS a leader anI teacher, is exceed
illgly laus iabe."
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06
s230 600 600 Yp.u Tbe IL,r7 TIN

$3.50, 600, 900 A YEAR.-The Hard Times
4ccouHte8 F0r.-lt is WELL says the Hart
fond Times, for the taxpayers to know
what sums of money this Republican party
h"s been spending. Corruption in office,
extravaganza without bouud, and pei feet
looseuess and recklessness on the part
Of the men who have for years SO shocking
ly mismanaged tie country's affairs-these
things have been known. or vaguely un-
derstood by the public for some time But
who has known or believed the astounding
fact, that for the last ten years-years of
profound peace--the public expenditures,
as reported by the Secretary OF the Treasury
for each fiscal year separately, have been
over three hundred and thirty millions n
year? No wonder the people are poor.
No wonder trade is stagnant. Oui re-
sources have been drained and wasted in
rlotous living. Over three billions, three
hundred and six millions of dollars van
ished in !hc conduct of this government
for the last ten years of peace And not n
passabie vessel left The navy to show for a ii
the millions spent there--the navy not
strengthened but gone to ruin; not an
honest system of revenue cole ectinn--nearly
half of that wasted or lost in corrupt
rings and combinations now proved To
have extended to the White House no
economy in the Post office department.
where the robbing ''straw- bid" system of
awarding contracts is still draining the
treasury not an army that can be used to
put down Sitting Bull and the Indians-it
is wanted to overawe and prevent the votes
of the white citizens of the Southern
States; not single thing, in fact, to point
to, to explain this vast and appalling cx pen.
diture of the peoples money. Even the
costly and disastrous miscalled 'srecun-
struction" is admitted to be a failure, when
Grant orders the army into the Southern
States to control the elections
Ovor $3.50 900, 600 a year and lis, too,
in time of profound peace. Is there any
mystery about these 'haid times ,"--or any
end to them, for that Tatter, if Hayes and
his Butlerized party are again 70 triumph ?
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-06
Democratic County Ticket.

ASSEMBLY:
JOHN DOWNEY, JOhnstowu.
JAMES j. THOMAS, Carroll Twp.
SHERIFF
JOHN RYAN. Cambria Borough.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES;
JOHN FLA ANAGAN, Stonycreek Twp.
JOHN ID. THOMAS, Ebensburg.
POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR
ISAAC n. WISSINGER, Blacklick TWP
JURY COMMISSIONER
JOSEPH CRAMER, Allegheny Twp.