Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-05

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From the Philadelphia Times
Judge Back was at tho Girard house
recently.
al am shy Of you newspaper people,
but probably you have some right TO
think that [ might talk on an occasion
so interesting as the present, when the
Democracy OF the old State is about
beginning u new struggle.
"Mr. Dill continued he, sis n per-
iectly good nomination for Governor.
lie is u man Of inc talents, remarkable
prudence, pure moral and great politi.
cal integrity. He m from the
neighborhood of Simon Snyder, and |
hope If elected that he will walk in the
footsteps Of that great magistrate Of
the ancient time. You ask what Sim.
on Snyder did 10 make bis name illus
trious. | answer in the words Of u
Kentuckian who wanted TO nominate
Skunk Tor president Skunk was very
much like Snyder He armed the
state against the enemies OF the coun
try, vetoed the banks and gave the cor.
porations hell belieye Dill will turn
out TO be as good as either of then. But
the great business now on hand Is to
put him in, and that | confidently ex-
pect we will do very handsomely. Your
suggestion that | might dislike Dill's
nomination because Wallace favored
him and Randall opposed him has
nothing in 1t. II there be a dispute,
personal or fractional, between those
gentlemen, | don't know its merits. If
Mr.. Wallace has won a victory let
him wear bis %laurels and be satisfied,
and as to Mr.. Randall you may rest as
sured that a man who fills, and worth
lily fills, so large a space in the eye Of
the nation is not seriously injured by
being outvoted in a state convention.
However that may be, we all know
that Dill is neither Wallace nor Ran
dali. As the nominee of the party he
is equally entitled to the respect, con
fidence and support Of both"
Judge Black then spoken high terms
of the Democratic nominee for Judge of
the Supreme Court, but it was evident
that he felt great personal respect
perhaps it should be called warm I'D
miration--fo Judge Sterrett. Hegave
Mr.. Fertig an enthusiastic indorse.
mcnt, and there seemed to be some old
recollection OF Mr.. Africa that quite
stirred him. On the whole he was o
merely satisfied, indeed thoroughly
pleased with the work OF the convcn.
ton.
He did not speak very freely of the
investigation going on at Washington
into the frauds of 1876. 1t was easy
TO see that he was under some restraint
in this part of his chat, arising, perhaps,
out OF a past or present professional
connection with the subject.
II have no stock IN the prospects Of
turning out Hayes by quo warranto.
No doubt Hayes got the Presidency by
means OF a fraud. But hc got it and
has il. 1t was conceded to him By the
House Of Representatives, which ought
to have withheld it from him. Possession
under such circumstances is title to
every legal intent and purpose. Mr..
Hayes is President for four ear I'M.
less his term shall be abridged by i'm.
parchment, resignation or death.
"Can he be ~impeached for the fraud
practiced to elect him. Certainly not.
But if there was a fraud TO which be
consented or for which he bargained
beforehand and after he got into pow.
er he rewarded the guilt of the rascals
by giving them offices, he is ~impeacha.
bic Tor that. So also is any subordi.
nate officer who did the same thing.
That a fraud s~tupendous, shocking and
outrageous was perpetrated in Louisi.
ana and Florida is beyond denial. 1t
has been already proved many times,
in a thousand ways and by clouds Of
witnesses. The pending investigation