Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-11-20

ton, by the Post and kindred sheets
and to tho lying and garblcd record
printed and circulated by the creature
OF Mr.. j. p. Barr prior thereto, or l.
the prophetic utterances of the travel
ing correspondent Of the Post, Mr.
c., in which he ioretod our defea
wherever he went. These attack
before the nomination, were the stool
in trade of our enemy alter it wa
made, and did more to defeat Mr. Dill
than all else, except the money of Cam
eron, which was used with such iata
effect to buy up and vote against u
the very men whom the Barrs are nov
trying to send to the State Convention
TO nominate Mr.. b. o. Barr for Stat,
Treasurer.
1t is a part Of our political history
that whenever a candidate for Stat,
office is named, who is u friend of Sen
ator Wallace, that hc is at once at
tackled by the Post and two or thre,
other newspapers within the State, ant
by the Now York Sun. and villfcaiior
and slander are beaped upon him il
order to defeat bis nomination. Sena
tor Dill was abused and vilitied by
these people without stint. For months
prior to, and at the Convention, they
were shameless in their blatant false
hoods. Whilst the Convention was il
progress, the columns Of their papers
and the streets were alike filled will
them. Public speeches were made
and every effort used to influence tn,
Convention to listen to their ISLANDERS
On the other hand Senator Dill anc
his friends attacked no candidate
wrote no abusive articles, distributed
no garbled records and made no pub
lie speeches to distract bis party. Such
has always been the policy of Senator
Wallace and those with whom he has
acted since he has come into public life
He and bis friends abuse no candidate
before nomination and they always give
"A cordial support to the nominees. The
Post and its friends coin falschoods in
advance, and stab the nominees in the
dark after they are before the people,
if those nominees are not their special
iavorites.
1t is an offence in the eyes of the
Barrs that Senator Wallace was sent
to the State Convention and used his
influence TO nominate candidates and
enunciate principles. Are our public
men to be retired from active partici-
patton in settling the very principles
upon which they are called upon to
voter Is II truc that because u man
has the evidence Of his party's trust ii
is to ignore his counsel and be is to
turn his back upon its council fres2
Just because his place gives him On.
larged opportunities and wider sphere
OF action, the necessity comes for bis
counsel and earnest aid in the council
chamber Of the party. If power and
patronage conferred by party place
were used to influence nominations,
there might be cause for criticism,
but the parallel between Cameron and
Wallace, that the Post seeks 10 draw
cannot be sustained. Cameron has
power and patronage. lie gives Off
ces and fat places. lie uses with un.
scrupulous hands all OF the perquisites
Of his place to pack conventions aud
dictate nominations. Wallace, on the
contrary, has neither places nor pa
tronago nor pcrquisitcs. He can give
no Offices to Democrats nor reward del.
egates with postofllces, collectorships
or rich pickings from fat government
contracts. Can the Post point to a
single delegate who voted for Mr.. Dill
who was influenced by Federal patron
age2 lfit cannot, then its complaint
of"a Wallace set up" is the shoerost
bosh. IL is more; il is an effort TO es.
tabIisba precedent in the counsels
OF the Democracy that shall result IN
ignoring the advice of men trusted and
In high place, simply because they are
so trusted. The dninus OF the Post il
transparent. It's attacks are the re-.
suit of a personal grievance against
Senator Wallace. As to the defeat of
Cover nor Curtin. il ia not necessary
for those who know Senator Wallace
and bis broad views of the policy of
his party and his devotion to iis best
interests, both In this district and in
the State, in the canvass just closed, to
say anything in his defence. The com.
bned vote Of the Republicans and Ma.
tionals, the unscrupulous use OF money
within the district by the Cameron.
power, and the treach.
cry OF Democrats outside Of Clearfield
who acted with tho Post and
It's party at the Pittsburg Convention,
were tho causes Of the victory of Yo.
cum over Curtin.
Upon this subject the end is not yet. |
Let the Post possess its soul In %.
Lience.
The Post modestly says, ave" bag,
ged fifteen members of the Legislature
from Allegheny In 1875, and thereby
elected Wallace to tho Senate. Eleven
and one Benstor were elect.
'd by the Democracy In Allegheny 70
.hc Legislature Of 1875. Two Of these
lid not vote in caucus for Senator