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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-02

EACH inhabitant in the United States
pays $500 for the support of the public
schools, and S1.39 for military purposes.
These two items ofexpenditure in other
countries of the world are as follows:
Prussia 81 cents and 1929; Austria, "a
cents and S1.39; France. 80 cents and
81. so; Italy, Is cents ana 81. 81; England
and Wales, 66 cents and 1886; Switizer-
land, So cents and 81.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21


Commune BUTLER. Ben Butler made
two hours speech the other day, al
Biddeford, Maine, before a convention
of Greenbackers. He said he came
not to make speech, but to commune
with the people on the public interests
of the day. He had left the old par.
ties and had belonged to the Demo
cratic party until it attempted to des.
troy the Union. He was with the
Republican party until ii deserted its
founders, the laboring men. Capital.
lists now hold the Republican party
bound hand and loot. Hayes has vic.
lated every pledge and betrayed the
negro of the South. The effort OF
Grants administration to strengthen
the public credit was swindle. He re-
viewed the history of the greenback
currency and claimed that it should
be made legal.tender for all debts,
public and private. His commune idea
expresses the whole matter. Butler
has robbed aud disgraced both the
Democratic and the Republican parties,
and now he is ready to make COM
mon cause with political free. hooters
to rob and plunder all. He is a scoun.
drel by nature.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

SWALLOWED ALL.-Thc Democrats
ofClnton county are again after every
thing In the gift of the people in this
section of the State. At their recent
County Convention they appropriated
all in this way
Nominations for Judge being 10 order, W. II.
Brown nominated Judge Charles A. Mayer, and
on motion he was nominated by accamation.
For Congress, Mr.. Simon nominated Hon. l.. A.
Mackey, and on motion he was nominated by
acclamation.
For Senator, DR.. ]. II. fishbnrne nominated
Hon. 5. r. Peale, who was also nominated by ac.
clamation.
The capacity for office, as displayed
from time to time by our down river
neighbors, is wonderful. II seems that
most of them are statesmen. They
evidently believe that if you never ask
for anything you seldom succeed in
obtaining it, and therefore they usually
ask for all that's going, and they are
getting pretty expert at raking it in.
1t is wonder they don't invite us TO
select our Sherifis and other county
officers from that garden OF expert
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

PUT HIM OvERBoARD.-The Ian.
caster Inteiiigencer remarks; A. J.
Quiglcy, late Democratic member from
Clinton, having been defeated fairly for
the denomination, now announces him.
self an Independent candidate, and
thereby proves his disbonor by violat-
ing his pledge to stand by the nominee
of the Convention. QuIglcy has been
somewhat Of disorganizer in times
past, and his present sore headism
will only inspire the Clinton county
Democrats to stamp out all such reno
gade scalawags who hang on to it's
skirts only as long as they can feed on
the official pap.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

The CLIMAX CApPED.-The larceny
of the Presidency has had another seal
added to tho iniamy. Hayes has ap-
pointed the notorious Mrs. jerks TO q
fat office. The Philadelphia Times in
alluding to this infamy says "Ifit be
true, as reported that the notorious
jerks woman has been appointed to a
place in the New Orleans Custom
House, il caps the climax of Secretary
Sherman's infamy. 1t is an act that
hardly any other man filling high
position under the government would
dare to own, for it cannot be construed
otherwise than as the reward OF PERU.
ry in the face of overwhelming and
pronounced public condemnation of the
perjurer Mr.. Sherman has done many
culpable things since he first entered
into the conspiracy TO make Presi-
dent who would make him Secretary
Of the Treasury, but this takes the
lead. He is hardened political sin
ner and has grown very bold by suffer-
ance, but he may yet learn that the
wages of political sin is death"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

We are authorized to announce the name oi
DANIEL STEWART, Of Bradford township, as
candidate for the office of Treasurer, subject to
the rules governing the Democratic party.
Postotice address, Woodland, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
PHILIP DOTrs, Of Beecaria township, ss a
candidate for the office Of Treasurer, subject 10
the rules governing the Democratic parry.
Posioitce address. Glen Hope, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name of
LEANDER DENNING, of Lawrence township.
as candidate for the ofiee OF Treasurer, subject
TO the rules governing the Democratic party.
Postoiice address, Clearfeld, Pa
We are authorized 10 announce the name Of
CHARLES SCHWEM, of Brady township, as a
candidate for the office Of Treasurer, subject To
the rules governing the Democratic party.
Postofice address, Luthersburg Pa.
We are Authorised to announce the name Of
THOMAS A. HOOVER, Of curwcnsvillc, as a
candidate for the Office Of Treasurer, subject to
the rules governing the Democratic party.
Postoiice address, curwensville, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
DANIEL W. MOORE, Of Clearfeld, as candi.
date for the Office Of Treasurer, subject to the
rules governing the Democratic party.
roaoffce address, clearfed Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
JOSIAH W. THOMPSON, Of Lawrence town
ship, as q candidate for the ofhcs Of Treasurer,
subject 10 the rules governing the Democratic
party.
Postotice address, curwensyille, Pa.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

A SCOTTISH ScnEME.-We see il an.
nounccd that Governor Hampton is
reaching out for another of tho old
ring robbers OF South Carolina. Elk.
Governor Scott is the party he wants
this time. Scott is living at Napoleon,
Ohio, and il is reported at Columbia,
s. G., that Governor Hampton has for
wardcd requisition on the Governor
Of Ohio for him. Ho is charged with
having bought majority of votes of
the members of the Legislature during
the sessions Of 1877 ! and ~, in order to
defeat his own Impeachment for high
crimes and misdemeanors," and in or.
der to raise tho money to buy the
votes he issued fraudulent warrants on
the treasury in the names of imaginary
persons TO the extent of 100000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

PRoDIGToUs FOR MIsonIEF.--The
present position of General Butler in
politics reminds the editor of the New
York World Of the Nevada mule, when
engaged as the donkey in the play Of
"The Forty Thieves" before an audi.
cnce of miners. At the critical moment
of this debut, he stayed his fore-fcet
and kicked. ale kicked tho prompter
into the orchestra, and tho call boy in
to the flies he kicked away the rob-
bers' jars OF oil, cavern and an ex-
panse Of forests, and he made all the
company shrek Open sesame as its
members sought some shelter; nor was
that mule secured until il had destroy
ed the whole platform upon which the
foot-ligbts blazed. That mule no long.
er stars; yet it was well thought Of
until such prodigious powers of mis-
chief were developed"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

A WONDERFUL FLOWER. ven.
erable Thurlow Weed, on Wednesday
last gathered some newspaper repcr-
ters at his palatial mansion to witness
the blooming of one OF the rarest flow
ers in the world, the Flower, or Spiri.
tus SdnctuS, of Brazil The flower is
rare, even in its native land. The stalk
is about forty inches in height, with Il
leaf ike that of o tuberose. On the
top of the one at Mr., Weeds home are
four OF the flowers, the lowest Of which
is in full bloom, the three Others in bud.
The flower in bloom is small and of tho
exquisite cream color. Its perfume is
delicate. 1t is similar in shape and
size to Madeira nut opened but still
joined. One-halfof the flower remains
upright, and the other half lies down
exactly at right angles to its mate, ex-
posing in the erect part most dain-
ty floral grotto, in which rests, appar-
emily upon a perch petal shaped like
dove about to fly, with outstretched
head and extended wings. The dove
is cream white, with the exception of
the upper extremiues of the wings,
which are beautifully spcckled. The
perfection and life-like appearance of
the dove are incredible to persons who
have not seen the flower.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

The True INwARDNEss.- Senator
Thurman, in bis recent speech stated
this homely fact A national bank cur
rency means the indefinite perpetua.
tion OF the national debt. The nation
al banks, as far as their circulation is
concerned, are founded on that debt.
1t is security for their notes and when.
ever the debt is paid the banks must
retire their circulation and cease TO Is
sue notes. In order, therefore, to pcr-
pctuatc their privilege Of issuing notes,
they must strive to perpetuate tho ma
tional debt. And the public may rest
assured that they will do so; and the
influence OF more than two thousand
such institutions spread all over the
country, will be very powerful indeed.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

ROMANCE OF 4 SpooL or THREAD
A Willimantic, Conn, girl who works
in the thread factory, wrote her name
and tho words, WANTED, u husband" ="
on a spool, When the thread had been
woqrd ,uob Il the Apeol Was regi
iinoiis III fIi rIslt 5,ra,-sse. ;s',s.--at /. ,
in South Norwalk. Here Richdeld
gentleman CHANGED to see Il after the
thread had been removed, aud at once
took u fancy to address the maiden !
she at once responded, and they cor
responded for some time, until at
length she disclosed the fact that she
was already engaged, but would pro.
vide him with one as good as herself.
She did so, and to all appearances her
kind offices were accepted with n rel
ish, as the Georgetown Star says the
names OF the pair appeared in the Ad'
rocate's marriage list last week. This
celebrated thread can bo had at II. A.
Kratzcr's Dry Goods Store. 81.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

SITTING BULL TO BE ARREsTED.--A
Washington despatch says "The au-
thorities hero will take no action at
present with reference to Sitting Bull,
being convicted that his condition is
hopeless, and that ultimately he will
become prisoner of war by surrender.
Later reports represent that he is starv-
ing, and must soon succumb. He de-
clines to express any penitence for his
criminality in the Custer massacre, and
insists upon returning to the United
States with full pardon for his crimi-
nal deeds. lie and his followers will
be arrested and treated as prisoners OF
war upon their setting foot on Ameri-
can soil The action of the British
Government in harboring Sitting Bull
in Canada is objected to here, the Cab
met holding that Canada would expect
the United States to refuse aid and
sustenance to Canadian subjects who
had committed crimes of the character
perpetrated by Sitting Bull. The Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs says no
Government official will assume res.
possibility for Sitting Bulls good be-
havior, if he is allowed to remain on
his return
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
ASSEMBLY.


We are authorized 10 announce the name Of
JOHN A. GREGORY, Of Curwensville, as a can
didAts for the Office OF Assembly, subject 10 th
rules governing the Democratic party.
Poatoficc address, Curwensville, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name of
MATT McATEER, Of Houtzdale, as a candid ate
for the Office Of Assembly. subject to tho ru les
governing the Democratic party.
Postofice address, Houtzdale, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
AARON Q. TATE, Of Clarified, as candidate
for the office of Assembly, subject to the rules
governing the Democratic party.
Posto1ice address, clcar6eld, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
DIR. ASH d. BENNETT, of New Washington, as
a candidate for the Office Of Assembly, subject TO
the rules governing the Democratic party.
Postotfico address, N. Washington, Pa.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
ABRAM HUMPHREY, Of Lawrence township,
as candidate for the Office Of Assembly, subject
to the rules governing the Democratic p riy.
Postofhce address, Clcardeld, Pa.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

DESERVING THE Smp.- Like rats,
all the shrewd leaders of the party in
this and other States, are leaving the
sinking Radical vessel before the
drowning period overtakes them.
When leaders like Butler and Kelly
jump overheard, the rest Of the crew
may well be alarmed because they are
the last TO desert when there is safety
and plenty to plunder on board. These
men do not wait until tho wreck is
complete, but they arc now making
for the shore in dead earnest, while q
lot Of foolish, bigoted fellows like
Blaine and Grow are trying TO stop
the enormous leaks in their vessel
with bloody shirts and pocket hand
kerchiefs. They must eventually
drown and go to the bottom with the
hulk.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

DAMSABLE WoRK.-Previous to the
meeting of the Pittsburg Convention,
asmall ring ofunscrupulous politicians,
assuming to be Democrats, bat really
in the employ of "Don" Cameron,
compiled what was called Senator
Dill's Legislative record, and put it in
circulation Tor the purpose of defeating
his nomination for Governor, but they
failed. The labor Of these mar.plots is
now being utilized by the Radical State
Committee, which is circulating IL
broadcast over the State as n campaign
document, for the purpose of defeating
our nominee for Governor. Mr.. Quay,
the Chairman of the Radical State
Committee, IL he has not already paid
that bevy, should reward them hand
somely for compiling SO much cam.
paign thunder for him and his Secrc-
taries Rc'dcr, see how the labors Of
cheap demagogucs can be used to des.
troy the right. We hope Chairman
specr and his Secretaries will ferret
out the rascals who done this dirty
work, sst;sks their names to the pub.
lie fss fata|e use. A more low and
damnabIc fraud has not been palmcd
of on our party for fifteen years than
this one. Who did IN
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
THAT HORSE.
Ex-Gov. Palmer, of Illinois, when
before the Potter Committee, among
other things said

Ex-Gov. Palmer, Of Illinois, when
before the Potter Committee, among
other things said
"wi'h no disrrspect TO Mr., rilden. believe Y
- 4 .fcs- - q s-l---z,>r>--
These are idle words II Mr.. Tildcn
had amounted his horse" means, we
suppose, headed column Of men to
march on Washlngton-elso il means
nothing; for Tilden rode on horseback
every day during that exciting time.
II mounting his horse means forcible
resistance to the counting in of Hayes
II would have been the thing OF all
others which Grant desired For that
purpose the army had been called TO
Washington, artillery posted to rake
the streets and military telegraph
stretched from the barracks to the
White House. The Senate, headed by
the audacious and reckless Morton,
would never have yielded, the House
encouraged by "Tilden on horseback"
would not have yielded, and the coun-
try would have been thrown into the
uncertainties and confusion ofa disput
ed succession. Neither Hayes nor
Tildcn could lawfully have been conn
ted in or inaugurated Caleb Gushing
and old Judge Taft were all ready with
their legal opinions that it was Grants
duty TO hold over and order new
election and there was the army to
"prcserve order"--a thing which Gen.
erals Sherman and Sheridan would
have followed inevitably from tho ap.
partition ofTilden Oh horseback" il Gov
Palmer'siigurc ofspcech has any mean
ing ltwas far better for Mr.. Tllden
to assume--as he always has = that il
was not his lose, but the loss Of the
American people whose will was de.
feated through fraud and force. If he
had amounted his horse" it would have
lowered the whole cause to the level Of
a personal wranglc for the high Office,
--Bdlimore Gazette.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

COMING TO A PoINT.-On Wednes-
day, during a supplementary examina-
ton of Col. Roberts before the Potter
Committee, General Butler asked the
witness whether "the fairness and jus.
tice of his case which Hayes's friends
acknowledged, did not mean then the
breaking up of the Packard Govern.
ment" and Col. Roberts answered
"That was the result aimed at, because
Nichols had q majority of votes" !"
HThen," General Butler said, in voice
of thunder, rising in his seat, "did not
justice and fairness equally require
that the man who received majority
of votes Of Louisiana for President
should be declared elected, as well as
the Governor, Tor whom you say jus.
tice and fairness required recognition ?"
Col. Roberts replied that Gen. Buffers
view was correct. What sort of an
answer would Fraud Hayes himself
make to such direct, blunt and com
prehcnsive question z
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
mAxlms FOR THE DAY.

No man worthy the office Of President should
be willing to hold II II counted in, or placed there
by any fraud. U. 5. GRANT.
I could never have been reooncied to the ele'
v.tion BY the smallest aid Of mine OF person
however respectable In private life, who must
forever carry upon hls brow the stamp OF fraud
frat triumphant in American history. No sub.
sequent action. however meritorious, can wash
away the letters Of that record.
CHARLES FRAscls ADAMS.
Under the forms Of law, Rutherford ID. Haye,
has been declared President Of the United States
His title rests upon Acknowledgement Of lawful
voters, the false certificates of the returning Off
GERS acting conupty, and the decision Of com
mission which has refused to hear evidence Of al.
legged fraud. For the first tim Q are the American
people confronted with the fact Of fraudulently-
elected President. Let Il not be understood that
the fraud will be silently acquiesced In by the
country. Let no hour pass In which Inc usurpa-
tion Is forgotten.
ADDRESS or DEMocRArIc NJ. C.'s.
One hundred years Of human derrayity sccu-
mulated aud concentrated into a climax Of crime.
Never again In Eve hundred years shall they have
an opportunity to repeat the wrong.
DANIEL W. VooRnKEs.
would rather have the endorsement Of quar-
ter Of a million Of the American people than that
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, or Of the Com
mission which excluded the facts and decided
the question on a tsehnieaiity.
Tnos. A. HENDRICKS.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
aNOT BY ERA UDln


The Philadelphia Press says that
"Mr Grow represents the best clement
of tho Republican party, which is the
best element Of ,be, State. md y goes
mo At.iiS ,a6apaigIa = Az Ssysssy -.
lighting, not by fraud"
The success of the "best element
of the Republican party in 1876, when
they stole the Presidency from tho
Democrats by "iraud," and put first
class Fraud in the W hite House,
should tempt the party of great moral
ideas to continue in the path which has
hitherto led to victory. Any departure
from the old way will assurcdly lead
TO defeat. This "best element" Of the
Republican party has hitherto been
the representative men of that party,
and if the people are to judge them by
their acts in the past, the Democracy
can afford to go into this fight on hon.
est issues, The Republican leaders
must be different men from the Cam
erons, before the people will believe
that Mr. Grow represents the best ele-
mcnts OF that party.
And il the Republican party "goes
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

MORAL IDEAs.---That famous moral
idea corner Of the State, embracing
Crawford, Erie and Warren counties,
has a spectacle on hand just now, which
does not accord with the former profess
sions Of the statesmen Of the North.
west. The Warren Ledger puts new
aspect upon the difficulty in the Twen-
ty seventh Congressional district in re-
gard TO the Republican nomination,
which gives II a commercial character.
II says Mr.. Osmer, the nominee, neg.
lected TO pay some of the delegates cx.
penses, which Reed, of Erie, was called
upon for. 1t further declares, on the
authority Of the Erie Gisette, that Wat.
son, the present member, had TO buy
Reed of two years ago. 1t would not
be bad plan for the people of the
Twenty-seventh district TO take this
matter in hand and leave all these bar.
gaining gentry at home and send some
honest Democrat like DR.. Egbert back
again.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21
INCREASING OR DECREASING
THE NUMBER OFDELEGA TES.


Under our party rules the number
of delegates each borough and town
ship is entitled TO, is based upon the
vote polled for Governor at the last
preceding election. (Sce Rule 2d). The
present allotment Of delegates is there
tore based on the vote cast Tor Govern
or in 1875. At that election Bradford
township lost delegate by not polling
her full Democratic vote. Her vote in
1874 was 1863 and in 1875 was l46,
while Brady township went up from
1874 in 1874 to 352 in 1875. Hence
that township was dicdrded an addi-
tional delegate by t,oo DoteS, while Brad
ford lost one by fue roies. Our Demo
crate friends will see by what has hap
pcned in the past that ii takes but
few votes to either lose or gain one
delegate. If Houtsdale polls sir rotes
more FOR Governor in November than
in 1876, it will be entitled to 3 dele
gates, while Osceola needs but four
uotes more, Beccaria IS, Bell 20, Chest
0, Covington 10, Decatur Is, to give
them all three delegates, instead of but
two.
ltis but proper that our party friends
should make an effort in the districts
named to increase their power in the
Convention, when so few votes will do
it, Now let us see which of the dis
tricts will gain or lose delegates at the
next election.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-21

CHESTER STRIKEs.-This county Is
one OF the Radical strongholds in this
State. At their recent general county
meeting the brethren unanimously
adopted the following, among other re-
solves:
Resolved, That this meeting approves the
course OF Hon. James d. Everhart, our represen-
tative in the State Senate, and that we instruct
the members Of the Legislature from this county
to vote for him for United States Senator and to
use all honorable means to secure his election.
Last winter Senator Everhart refus.
cd to go into caucus to nominate the
younger Cameron for Senator, and
even refused to vote for him alter he
had been nominated. His consistency
in both cases now has its reward in be-
ing endorsed by his manly action, and
the high honor of being presented as
the competitor OF Don Cameron in the
race for the Senatorship. A few more
counties Of the State fol-
lowing the lead of Chester, would make
Don and his trainers think that their
claim of hereditary title is in danger Of
being knocked into smithereens.