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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04
LOOKING THE ELECTIONS IN
THE FACE.

The Washington (Pa) Democrat re.
views the situation, and we most hearti.
ly endorse its statements, and commend
the entire article to the consideration
OF our readers, viz -
We believe in taking fair and
square view OF the results Of the recent
elections, and drawing from them such
lessons as may be of use TO us hereafter.
In this county we did as well as could
reasonably be expected, and had the
other counties of the State done as well
there would have been an anti Cameron
majority in the Legislature, although
Hoyt and others on the Republican
State ticket would have still Kept their
plurality. Hoyts majority over Dill
IN the State will be about 20, 900, but
us Masons vote will probably reach
10000, the Republican candidate is in
l. minority on the whole vote of not less
than 10000. How this vote will be
cast hereafter is the problem that will
settle the future politics of the State,
and especially its vote in tho next
Presidential election. Two-thirds at
least Of the Greenbaek strength came
from the Democrats in future elections
1t is probable they will return to their
old party, and take with them u fair
proportion OF the Republican Green.
hackers. On Congressman we sustain
a loss-one member gained by the Re.
publicans and one by the Greenbackcrs,
making the delegation stand II Rcpub.
cans, 0 Democrats and ! Greenbackor.
If the Democrats and Nationals had
united onCongrcssman they would have
carried every member outside OF Phila
delphia but three or four. Although
protesting substantially the same pur.
poses, they permitted the Republicans
to succeed, and a minority thus secures
control of the delegation.
"All these things will right themselves
in time, but the fact remains that the
Democrats are defeated in Pennsylva.
MIA and the Republicans successful, be.
cause the opposition TO the Republican
party was divided We blame no one
for this division, as ii was probably un.
avoidablc. The Nationals were bent
on testing their power, and in doing 80
have given success to their most bitter
opponent
Passing TO a large field, and con
siderng the Congressional elections, we
find that while the Democrats have
gained Senators in Louisiana, Florida,
Arkansas and South Carolina, they
have lost one in Connecticut. Tho
next Senate, for the first time since tho
withdrawal Of tho Southern Senators,
lin the Winter Of 1860, will have n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

The Congressional snuatlon, al
though not all that was expected after
the October elections, is still coniorta
bic. Our majority will be large enough
ior practical purposes, but not large
enough to encourage extravaganza or
imprudence. We will hold both Houses
during the count Of the electoral votes
of the next Presidential election, and
We may be sure that with this power
IN reserve, there will be free elections
at the South, and no States counted
that shall be carried by the intimida.
lion Of Federal soldery and the rus.
calities of Returning Boards, There
will bo an honest count Of the next
Presidential vote, aud we believe a
De ocratic President
"Thc results Of the election, although
as we have said, not so Overwhelmingly
Democratic as the October and August
elections led US 10 expect, still show
that the substantial fruits OF victory re.
main with the Democrats. rhe loss
oi the Democratic States Of Now York,
New Jersey and Connecticut were
owing to local and exceptional causes,
and in 1880 they will again take Their
places in the Democratic column.
"onc important result flows from
the elections. The Grecnback bobby
ui illimtable ipfalion is dead Dennis
Kearneyism is shown TO boa powerless
influence and the people Of this coun-
try, it is clear, have no sympathy with
communistlc ideas. All this rubbish
is scattered. This is important be
cause il brings the Republican and
Democratic parties face to face on what
are really the important financial qucs-
lions Of the day. Ihe extravaganza
ofthe Gieenbackers drove many Demo.
Gratis to the Republican party, aud
kept many more away from the polls.
They got the jockey word OF "honest
money " on u-, ana that told with the
unthinking who do not look below the
surface. Tho presence OF the Nation
ais IN the canvass, with their crude and
extravagant ideas, helped the Republi.
cans and hurt the Democrats. Capt.
tai, which is always timid, took alarm.
Dennis Kearney was worth tens OF
thousands Of votes to the Republicans.
But the real issues will not be obscured
hereafter by furore over impractca
ble notions. That game cannot be
tweed played. The Democratic party
Is an honest money party, and always
was 1t favors no imitation or repudia.
tion, aud never did,"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04
"CURTIN'S DEFEAT"

I
This is what the small potato Radi.
cal and Greenbackcr chucklcs over
These fellows feel little like the horse.
thief, who with his plumber is concealed
in the "Green Woods" and notices the
officers pass by him, bu1ying North.
ward. The laugh is exactly the same
guilty, though not caught
The Harrisburg Patriot, in elOborat
ing on the subject, says:
"The gossips who have taken a ma
levolent pleasure in discussing Gov
Curtin's defeat much after the fashion
OF old crones in abusing their neighbors
over their tea, have invented the story
that he was TO be set up AS u subsidy
candidate for Speaker against Mr.
Randall. 1t does not matter that this
is mere hgment of an evil imagina.
ton. 1t is treated by the gosslps as
gravely Us If il were fact. In the
same breath they have asserted that
Governor Curlin's defeat was due to
the neglect, or indifference, or worse
conduct of Mr.. Wallace towards him
in Clcarfcld county. The gossips
should put their stories closer together
Though malevolcnt enough they lack
consistency.
Governor Curtin's largo vote dis.
poses Of the assertion that hls renomina-
tion was obnoxious to the Democracy
of the district, which is now no freely
made by the prophets after the fact.
The Democracy Of the district have
evinccd their liberal spirit too often to
justify the charge that has been made
against thcm. The present member
ofCongress from this district had, when
nominated and elected, no older record
as Democrat than that OF Governor
Curtin. He was scarcely recngnized
as Democrat when he was taken IN
and elected by the largest majority
ever given In the district. This Is
sufficient to relieve its Democracy iron
the charge OF Bourbonism. 1t is no
disparagement 10 Mr.. Mackey to say
that bis popularity and influence in the
district were never on level with
Governor Curtin's, yet he was elected
by an immense majority, while Gov
Curtin, under essentially different con.
ditions, is defeated.
When Governor Curtin returned
from Europe in 1872, abandoning high
position TO cspouse the cause of the
Democracy, and was nominated for a
member at large to the Constitutional
Convention after the graceful with.
drawal Of Governor Biglcr, he stood
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04
gricnltural Statistics.

To NE Citizens Of Cleayfeid County
The undersigned having been appointed by the
Department, at Washington. principal reporter Of
he Agricultural Statistics of Clearhcld county,
respectfully requests the corporation Of all to
assist, by sending the subscriber all the nforrna.
iion they can bearing upon the following qnes-
lions 50 as TO enable him to make as correct a
statement to the Department, as possible How
many horses have 4 ed In your borough or town
ship, aud Of what disease How many cows and
calves, and of what disease How many sheen
have you lost. and Of what disease; bow many
killed by dogs How many hogs have you lost
aud Of what disease. What prevailing diseases
amongst the poultry. In all eases gise the rem
edes used which have been found to be success
iu, aud in all cases TO give the cash value Of all
stock NJ nearly as possible. By the cooperation
Of our citizens in general upon these important
particulars. the Agricultural reports will become
an eney elopcdia si useful information to the pub.
lie, by euabling the Department to publish the
diseases, the losses, and the remedies that have
been found most beneficial 10 certain diseases .
Any other information that will be considered a
public benefit, will he thankful received.
Address the suhscrihcr at Grampian Hills,
Cl,aiGsld Co, Pa. SAMUEL wlDEMIRE.
March Is, ls7S-tf
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

Democratic majority of ten The Sen.
ale Is secured to the Democrats for four
arsagainstall pretablecoutingcncios,
"'lhe latest estimates q. tl6 if5dsG
Of Representatives show that il is
Dcmocralic over all by roll of l5l
Democrats, 1870 Republicans and s
Greenbuckers. Tho Democratic ma.
iorily will be from 10 to l3 over all,
with plurality over the Republicans
Of 2l. AS compared with the present
House which stands 1855 Democrats to
1873 Republicans. This isanet Dcmo.
cratic loss OF four, and u net Republican
ioss offs. But there arc five members
yet to be ehosen-i1ur Of them from
Caliiornia--to complete tho roll, and il
these maintain their present relations,
the final figures will stand Democrats,
1913 Grcenhackers, 8. Leaving Cali
iOrnia out Of the questions, however,
inasmuch us the result there cannot in
any event alter the situation, We ob
serve that the next House will show II
Democratic loss Of two seats, Repub.
ican loss of six and Grecnback gain
OF s, as compared with the present
Congress. If the Democratic Green.
hackers act with our party aud the
Republican Groenbackers with theirs,
the House will probably stand 1856 Re
publicans and l57 Democrats. In the
last three Congresses politics have been
divided us follows
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

KEIM's lMAGIsATIoN.-The editor
ofthe Pittsburg Telegraph, of Novem.
Der 2lst, remarks Mr.. Keim, the
Washington correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia Press aud the Pittsburg Ga.
zette, cndeavorcd TO start political SEN
sation one day this week, about VIM. l..
Scott, of Eric, combining with other
Democrats to give this State 10 Tilden
in 1880. The dispatch as sent to tho
Press made Randall the 'coparccncr
OF Scott, while the one published in the
Gdzette made Colonel James p. Barr
the wicked partner Mr.. Barr has
denied all knowledge OF such an ar
rangement, while the others have not
been heard from on the subject. The
chances are that in the dearlh of news
ut Washington, Mr. Keim drew on his
imagination for this dreadful Demo.
cratic plot 1t is no affair of ours
further than to suggest that there is
too much Of this sort of slush sen.
out from Washington and palmed
off for news, not only by special
correspondents, but by the Associated
Press us we'll"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

highest on the list of candidates, re.
ceiving the full Democratic vote of the
site with tht vote Of considerable
number Of Rcpabicans. In the Con
siitulionul Convention he was recog,
nizcd as a Democrat, acting and voting
with Mr. Buckalew and other Demo
cratic leaders TO secure the political
reforms which the people OF the State
now cnjOy. There has been nothing
since then in the career OF Governor
Curtin that has lost for him in the
slightest degree the confdeuee aud nc.
specl Of lhc Democrats OF Pennsylvania,
In 1875, he supported Judge Pclshing
for Governor In 1876, he took M
active part in the campaign Tor IIldeH
and Hendricks, contributing greatly t.
the success Of the Democracy in lndl-
ana by his eloquent speeches In 1877
he supported Noyes and Turnkey
This consistent record OF Democratic
service was recognized by bis nomina
tion for Congress. He was defeated
by dishonest combination of Repub.
llcans and Greenbackers in favor OF Il
fiat money candidate, aided by Il
handful OF false aud corrupt Democrat,
who were bent on ruin because they
were not permitted TO rule. The tru,
and generous Democracy Of the district
heartily supported Governor Curtin, a
the returns vi the election demonstrate
The assertion that bis person or opin
ions were obnoxious to the Democrat,
of the district is the shabblcst Of ials,
pretenses."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

Two bears Gagged in the St. Louis
geological Garden had furious fight.
They hugged and bit each other for
hall an hour, unmindful of being poked
with sharp stick by the keeper The
smaller one was at last vanquished,
but received no mercy, the other spring.
ing on him as he lay whining on his
back, and clasping him by the throat
until he was choked to death.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04
THE NE W MEM BER FROM
TEORGIA.


Nj Emory Spcer, tbs inember.elect
from Inc Nini6 'ro11fg;ressionai dis.sidi
Of Georgia, Is 20, and therefore is four
years the senior of COngrcssman-elect
Taylor, Of the First Tennessee.
He il the son of Methodist minister,
whose ihncrant Ills in dozen Gcorgi.
an towns gave his son State reputa.
ton for deviltry. lie was always u
fighter, aud at Is ran away 10 serve in
,hc cavalry, returning in rags and on q
mule, proudly reported as having Sfen
stolen. He was always u hard student,
being as boy devoted TO Mucauay,
Buckle, Cihbon aud Hume. By the
time ho was II, he had two big volumes
OF " Pulpit Eloqucncc and British
Eloqnence by heart. lie has natnr.
ally wonderful flow Of language, and
having u iacilc aud chastc speaker IN
bis father asan example, and havingen
riched his dicti6n by study, and con.
stanlly exercised his gift 10y constant
pru clicc, he is claimed TO be really M
orator, with style ornate but not
iawdry, aud pleasant relieving vein
OF humor. He has further the advan.
tagc Of Il iiuc presence and powerful
physique. Hc lives ut Athens, in a
wcllappointcd house, has wife and
large family, which is steadily increas-
ing, has Il large law practice, lives well
and loves fast horses lie is man OF
daunllcss courage and an untiring
laborer. In his last campaign against
.hc regular Democratic nominee hc
spent the Summer in the mountains,
hunting with the mouutalneers, taking
part in their shooting matches and con-
ductlng such magnetic canvass that
he carried Gilmcr county by &C. where
at the preceding election he had not II
vote, and Pickins and Fannin by 500,
where he had less than 80 votes in all.
He did all his own speaking against
the nominee, Colonel Blllups, Senator
Gordon, Congressman Bell and Others,
having only one assistant, Mr. james
Turubull, "The Wild Cat OF the Cura-
hec," and both OF them came out badly
SCARED from encounters in hostile dis
tricts where arguments were met by
rocks." HIS district has brought
forth Howell Cobb, Junius IIillyer,
James Jackson and Ben. Hill, and il is
believed that the new Representative,
a man Of boundless ambition, has q
brilliant future before him.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

The REsuRREoTIos ENrERpulsR.-
The last thing by the body.snatchors
has been to resurrect Captain John
Smith, OF ancient Virginia and poca.
hontas fame. The old mans remains
were recently found in cellar in Phila.
delpbia. A ragged pair of pants, a
torn shirt and autidiluvian hat tried ia
hide bis human economy from thelynx.
eyed policeman, but he was waltzed
before Magistrate, who recognized
hun as the ancestral John of the school
histories, and generously provided a
resting place for bis bones, while await.
ing the payment of tho reward offered
by the Executors Of his last will.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04
WILL JOHN KEH0E HANG2

"lVILL JOHN KEHOE HANG -
Such is theinquiry raised by the Phia.
delphia Telegraph upon this absorbing
question. The editor continues; Jack
Kehoe's death warrant has been signed,
but the friends Of law and justice need
not be any too sure that the Molly Ma
guire leader will hang. Governor
Hartranft signed Kchov's death war
rant once before, and withdrew il JUST
IN time to save the neck OF the Grim
inal and as his general conduct and
his correspondence with the Attorney
Gcneral-a correspondence which could
have had mother object than to enable
the Governor to shift portion of his
responsibilities upon tho shoulders OF
Mr., Lear-make it very plain that he
signed the second with great reluctance,
there is no positive assurance that he
will not withdraw it also. There can
be no question that had not the Gov.
ernor felt with peculiar force the
pressure Of public opinion, he never
would have signed this second warrant,
but would have let Kehoe's case 90
over for such consideration ms bis sue.
ces>or might elect TO give il That he
did not wish to sign it--whereiore our
readers can surmise-he made plainly
apparent, and that he will withdraw
IL before the trap is sprung under
Kchoe il be persuades himself that lie
can do so without too greatly damag.
ing his political iutnre, is a very un.
pleasant possibility. We refer to this
exceedingly disagreeable subject be.
cause we notice that another attempt
to influence the Board OF Parduns ia
kehOe's behalf is apparently about to
be made. 1t is true that the Board
OF Pardons last September refused to
recommend Kehoc US fit subject for
Executive clemency. But the per.
lormauces Of the Board were of Il kind
with those Of the Governor. That the
Board was only restrained by dread
Of making damaging records for its
members from recommending the par.
don Of Keboe, or at least the commuta-
tion Of his sentence, is u fact so plain
that ii does not need demonstration,
aud that pardon recommendation was
refused last September is no assurance
that one will not be granted between
now and the day of execution. That
Governor Hartranit will interfere to
save Kehoe from the gallows, if by any
means majority Of the Board of Par
dons can be induced to regard Kehoe's
case from Kehoc's point of view, is
what one of our contemporaries would
call Il very possible likelihood, were
it to undertake the discussion of Ke-
hoes case from a law respecting and
iniqulty hating standpoint"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

A FALLEN STAR.--Col. George II.
Bntler, nephew of Gen. Butler, was
recently sent to the workhousc for
sixty days, by the police court in Wash
ington, for vagrancy. Butler is the
husband of Rose Eytingeand was form.
erly counsel general OF the United
States to Egypt. AT later date be
was u special agent of the postolllce
department.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04
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BRIDGING the BLOODY CHASM


A touching scene was witnessed It
Sparta, Ga, says the Inder, while Judge
Marks was speaking. Referring to
the war no said l sec before me my
gallant friend, Colonel Byrd. During
the late unhappy Rebellion he was on
one side, fighting for what be thought
to be right was on the other, fight
ing for what ] thought to be right.
This calls to my mind an old man in
Virginia, who had two boys. The
elder fell while marching beneath the
Stars and Stripes the younger battling
for the lost Cause. After the war,
the old man gathered up their bones,
brought them home and laid them side
by side in one grave. Above them be
erected single shaft, ON one side OF
which was inscribed Sacred to the
memory Of my eldest son, who iell
fighting for the Stars and Stripes
On the opposite side was inscribed I:
Sacred to the memory Of my youngest
son, who fell fighting for the Lost
Cause" Higher up, in the center in
bold characters, was this inscription
" God knows who was right"
That old man there erected a plat
form long enough, broad and strong
enough for the whole American people,
both North and South, to stand upon.
And upon this platform to-day, Colonel
Byrd advancing toward him. forget
ting the past, allow me TO shake you
by the hand as a brother. Col. Byrd
here arose and advanced to meet him,
and the two brave soldiers joined hands
amid the deafening applause of the
spectators.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

GRANT SrocR. Zach Chambers
friends IN Washington insist that il an
election were to take place in Michigao
to day the roaring Zachariah would be
sent to the Senate in the place OF Chris
tiancy. Qaitc likely. This is another
evidence that tho Grant movement is
bounding and booming.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

Grant has received orders from his
followers to come home from Europe
and get ready for the campaign OF 1880.
All the members OF the Whisky Ring
have been pardoned, and the house is
being set in order Tor the coming OF
the Chief.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

Henry 7. Darlington, editorand pro.
prictor of the Bucks County lnttiiigen
Ger, was stricken with paralysis on th,
22 HSremained unconscious during
the day and night and died at 4 O'Clock
the next day. Hc was aged &c years
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

SOMEBODY 0uouT TO BE lMpEAonED
If Attorney General Lear advised
Governor Hartranil 10 publish the cor
respondence in regard TO Jack Kehoc,
in which the Courts are insultingly dc.
nounced for pushing tcchnicalitics to
extremes TO secure conviction for a
crime OF fifteen years standing he
should be impeachcd. This is the first
instance In which Governor has dared
to insult the Judicial Department oil
the Government Of Pcnnsy lvanla =
Harrisburg Patriot.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

a SOLID SourH.-The New Orleans
Republican has ceased publication, after
an existence of ten years, leaving no
Republican paper OF any prominence
in the South, except at Baltimore and
Louisville.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

All the western wild geese shot thi.
year and presented to editors of week.
ly papers measure exactly six feet
IRON tip to tip. They were batched
on purpose for the occasion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

The majority for Wade Hampton for
Governor of South Carolina is only a
little over 100000. No chance for a
Returning Board there.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

General John B. Gordon has been
reelected United States Senator from
Georgia. He received every vote in
the Senate, andall but fivcin the House.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

Governor Fremont, of Arizona, has
made his first report. He advises that
the military shall be given control Of
the Indians In Arizona.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-12-04

The Chicago Times makes the sug.
gcsticn that Judge Hilton can't run a
graveyard any better than hc can run
o hotel.