Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-07-03
A LETTER FROM BRADY.


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noto events OF the times as they pass.
In common with the great majority, |
feel keenly the hard times supposed to
be caused by a defect in the financial
policy Of the country for some years
past. | was greatly interested in the
so-called silver bill before Congress
last winter, and was much pleased TO see
that both Of our United States Senators
voted for the bill 10 become y law, and
was correspondingly d%isplcased when
our member of the Assembly, Aaron
c. Tate, refused to endorse that most.
righteous of all votes of our Senators,
and o when | read the excuse given
by Mr.. Tate Tor that vote, the measure
OF my surprise amounting almost to
disgust is full. II Mr.. Tate had de.
liberately set to work to insult the
common.scnso and intelligence of his
constituents, he could not have chosen
a better method of doing it than this
miserable attempt which he calls my
explanation" Oh what an explana-
ton Why, the honorable member
from [ learfield convicts himself of du-
plicity in every sentence from begin
ing to end and his occasional sickly at
tempt ut wit, scattered here and there
through his singular letter-oh what
q letterl-it shows ~conclusively that
the member was i'll at ease when ho
framed the syntax and prosody OF that
remarkable explanation" He says
be opposed the resolution on the ground
that there was no concert of action"
and that he always opposed "buncomb
resolutions" because the time of the
House was worth and cost $1,000 per
minute. Then, why in the name Of
common decency does he attempt TO
impose this bogus apology on his con-
%stituents by a confession that he o n
sumed the time of the House in an sal
tercation" and a discussion on the res.
olution before ii was offered, that time,
as he says, costing $1,000 per minute ?
This time was uselessly consumed by
Aaron, and must be charged up to
him, for be il remembered he confesses
TO the "%altercation" with Mr.. Quigley
(the "resolutioner'') and waste of time
when the House was in actual session.
He says Quigley offered the resolution
at an evening session, and regardless
of the alteration" of Mr.. Tate and
his friend, Mr.. James, insisted OF its
passage. While this self.confessed
waste OF time by Mr.. Tate and his
friend James was going on at $1,000
per minute, the resolution could have
been passed two or three times, and,
according to Mr.. Tate's arithmetic,
many $500 per minute saved to the
suffering taxpayers, whose votes the
ex.member so much covets. But this
cry of $500 per minute is another
subterfuge of Aaron's for wriggling
out Of n bad scrape, for, be il remem.
bered, members Of the Legislature are
paid by the day and so are the officers
and employees in and about the Legis.
ture, and they compute that time from
the first day of the session TO the last,
including Sundays and all adjourn.
ments, and the time Aaron G. consum-
ed in going to and from his home and
other points in the State, attending to
his own private business, for each and
every day Of which Aaron Chandler
Tate draws out of the State Treasury
from sl1.00 to $1,000 per day. II
our member had been at home, or on
the shores of the Dead Sea on the eve
ming of the 2Sth of January last, it
would have cost the tay- payers all the
same, for, during the session of the
Legislature the chambers are lit up
and warmed whether in session or not,
so that that miserable excuse is good
for nothing. But we must not forget
the real excuse or that there was no
"concert Of action" II was not made
a party measure God help usl no
"concert Of action" No, with your
leave. Mr.. Tate, no concert of action"
Is IL true that Dise idiots must meet in
solemn council to frame words Of
'nanhs anu ariango concer, Vi w
masses everywhere lay emasculated
peiore our gay Us 50 many mll,lons o.
hungry .nroh's gurghhS III uea.n ago-
%crannies of their bondage OF WOO for
plly, LOT guidance, ior WORK ior oreau,
unui despair gaiVers IN their faces ana
scaius every nore OF tnelr sous ihto
acuon, ana yet, our considerate, econ
omicai ana CHRISTIAN statesman, MT
Iate' says mo, James ana l. nave
not oeeh CONSUMED al.hough justice
may uemand the rerei D Congress
pas Voted u.s. l, as your representa-
I'VE loroid you thanking them ior
ms nope that WIN stlmuiaie your al
most uespairlng n iainting hearts,
nntii we pave" concert OF action: How
long, on, now long, wlli suffering peo,
pc DC aeluded by such stun as his !
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