Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-10-03


palatable to Chairman McManes, for
after Mr.. Mackey left him there was
for nearly one hour, look of pain upoi
that serene and unimpressiblo front
1t was this little quiet talk that settle,
General Coils and Mr. Graham both
Mr.. McManes, it is said, was told tha
the bull-dozing by himself and Mr.
Kneass in the interest of Gen. Coils
had gone just far enough that Mr.
Graham was honestly entitled to a
least so delegates in the Convention
and was now, by the most bareiaceC
fraud, cut down to only 55, and tha
while Mr.. Coils could undoubtedly
under the manipulation praciiced, prob
ably carry the nomination, it would b.
war TO the knife against his election b,
the Graham people, resulting probably
in the election OF the whole Democrat,
ticket. McManes then called Mr.
Rowan to him, and after short con
versation, Mr.. Rowan left the room
post haste in search of General Coils
Then Mr.. Mackey, Mr.. Browne ant
Or Disston were calledup by McManes
and talk of about quarter Of aI
hour between them and the return o
Rowan with Coils assent to the bar
gain broke all the prearranged slatei
and gave the nomination to Judg,
Thayer. A ballot being gone into
Judge Thayer was declared elected by
vote of 143, to AZ for Mr. Brewster.
BREwsTER's BLOW.
After tho nomination Brewster wal
interviewed by Times reporter t
whom he unbosomod himself very free
ly. He declared he had not wanteC
the Office and had only allowed hi
name to be used at the solicitation o
his personal friends. He had always
doubted his nomination, because ht
would not enter INTO managements
to secure it, and thus discussing Tho
nomination Brewster driitei into &
talk about the independent voter and
thus scored the ruling party in tins
State
"This State has been and is at the
mercy Of the worst men in it, They
have eplundered and dabused itsresource
and they have degraded its public life
by intruding into all offices of dignity
or profit the worst men that could be
found, taking tho obscure rapaclous,
lawloss and ignorant, and excluding
the pure, honest, single-minded and
well-iniormed. They have dragged the
fame Of the Commonwealth into the
filth Of faction. At Washington we
have not been represented, except by
their instruments, who have made us
there and throughout the whole coun-
try the subjects ofreproach and odium.
The people have no say in the selection
of their candidates and oftentimes IN
their election. They nominate by
fraud and return as elected by fraud
men who are only known to the public
by their Infamous careers. We are
now on the eve Of revolution whom
such men must pass away. Had they
governed purely and justly, had the pco-
pie that they put in power from time to
time been dutiful and truthful, and had
their conduct been for the public good
and not for private gain or personal
malice, there would have been health
icr tone in the public mind now, and
we never would have witnessed, in o
free country like this, open rebellion
against the law such as we have seen
within the last two months. Our
cities and their people and their prop
erty would not have been exposed TO
rapine and pillage and fire and murder,
if the people had not been disgusted
with the lawless lives of their public
men. Such things can never happen
in free Commonwealths, unless they
have ceased practically to be free In
Monarchies they are the just judgments
of.an outraged people against tyranny.
In Republics they are testimonies
against abuses which have degraded
citizens to the level of outraged subjects.
"Last winter our people were shock.
ed with the election Of J. Donald Cam.
eron, the irresponsible son of a Senator
of whom ! will not speak, because he
and his acts have become part ofpub.
lie history and must be measured with
more dcliberation than can be given in
q casual conversation like this--a son
that has neither mind, attainmonts,
dignity OF character, knowledge ofpub-
lie affairs, party service or personal
worth to warrant his advancement. and
who has no record but bad one as an
intriguer and manager of bad men. He
was first forced into the War Depart.
ment, as the price of his offer to betray
his State and renominate Gen. Grant,
and after being there he was so base
born in his notions Of decenoy and gen
tlehood as to solicit and urge, by all
the mean arts of political contrivauce,
that he should be retained as the com.
panion of Cabinet officers and gentle.
men who did not want him. Failing
in that, by the coarse brute force of or.
ganized power he iostlcd his old father
out Of his place, and thrust hlmselfinto
O Senate where he will be an object of
derision and disgust The public are
sick of these odious men, and the pub
lie will do away with them, We have
destroyed human bondage in the North
and South.
" have said to you that the events
OF the recent two months could never
have happened had the worlSingmen of
the country, who own it and are re-
sponsible for il, had faith in the practi.
cal conduct of the Government. They
were all patriots and were for the war
and with their blood and industry have
saved the country, but they lived to
see that country which they have
saved in the hands of political marnud.
ers. They came back from the battle
field TO earn their moderate support in
their workshops, and they were con
tented with reasonable earnings, but
they look round and see the Govern
ment that they have saved seized upon
by set of political cormorants. Why,
sir, there is o man in this very county
who is one of the most odious men in
Il /; who has been twice beaten by a
popular vote who has been "A PERSIST.