Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-19
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cLrAnFirLp Pa, June 10, rs.


CLEARfigLD Pa, June 10, rs.
Ma. Editor My attention has been
called to a communication headed "a
.r scISne..t
onides, dated 18th June, iolo, lf,t
printed in the "Clear6eld County
Times" on the 18th June, 1873, just
three days before il was born. The
bantling is of premature birth, and
scarcely contains one word Of good
sense, common sense or nonsense, hence
/ have to pass the whole of the first
column as unworthy of notice. In the
second column he asks my humble
self why ! voted "No" on the Quigley
Resolution. The Resolution reads Ms
follows.
HsrN-S TNa..iNe ihauks of tais House ar,
due to the Hon. Wm. A. Wallace and Hon. J. d,
Cameron, for their course in voting for tho Ma
thcws resolutions declaring tho United STATES
Government bonds payable in silver.
1t is true that thoro was an alterca.
ton between the resolutioner OF the
one part, and Mr.. James, of Northamp.
ton, and myself, as to the propriety Of
offering that or any other resolution
at that hour OF the night without con.
cert of action. Yet, he offered It'll,
called for second reading-and he call
cd the yeas and nays, and had there
been a party question involved dc
handing it, or had il been voting on
the law, | would have voted yea. But.
as have always opposed spending the
time Of the House at a cost of sl3 90
per minute TO the people of Pennsyl,
vania in passing bucomb resolutions.
and believing that if "Lconides' would
have whlstled Yankee.doodlc for one
moment, II would have had Just as
much effect on the finances of the
country as the passage of the rcsolu.
ton. l voted "Nota
If it was necessary for tho Pennsyl
vania Legislature to vote thanks e
Senator Wallace and the other Sena.
tor, who inherits his seat from his ia.
ther, for doing their duty in that case
then it was necessary that Quigley
should offer a resolution Of thanks, and
that the House should pass it every
time n Of our Senators OF one OF oul
twenty-scven Congressman votes MS
duty dictates to them.
| believe that iCe, as officers, dcserv,
no thanks from our constituents foI
doing our duty, but that ii is as that
owe them the thanks. If "Leonides'
proves to me that he has done NOR
than his duty as a public officer, | shall
be the first man TO take off my bat
and make n profound bow in humble
gratitude TO him, and will use my in.
fluence to get him o vote of thanks in
the Pennsylvania Legislature for his
stretch of conscience. Senators Wal
lace and Cameron only did their duty.
and by their votes only did what |
have always said should be the law.
making the dollar hal was good
enough to pay me for a days work oil
a bushel of wheat, good enough to pay
any bond or interest.
Though ! voted NO" | do moi
think any the less Of Senator Wallace.
but respect HIM for bis good sense and
ripe judgment nor do | think any
the more OF him who bought bis ia.
Tiers birth-right to the Senatorshir
with less than a mess of pottagc.
am as much opposed to high interest
as "Leonides' or any other of my con
stituents, and voted accordingly.
"Leonides' has the impudence 70
charge me with doigiRg the vote on
the free pipe bill, which is cnterely un.
true. lie either does not read the
Record, or Is disposed TO misreprcsent
the truth | have too much charity
for the poor creature to charge him
with ignorance, but simply say In re.
ply to the charge, that he williully
and maliciously i~alsifes the record in
that case. Thanking you for your
valuable space, | now yield the floor
to "Leonides," with his inSoicHce until
after the election, and subscribe my
self as your humble servant,
A. G. TATE.