Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-16

much trash. They are not sincere
themselves and do not expect others
to be. All pharises are oonsemptible.
II is not so clear that the Democracy
are not counting tho same judgment OF
mankind by maniiesting too much
zeal against political purposes. A pure
Arcade or Utopra if il were attainable
among men might justify such laws
but hardly any other State would. A
party that for half a century inscribed
on its campaign banners "to the vic.
tors belong the spoils," and apothesiz'
ed the author Of the declaration will
hardly win an honest admiration oi
men by standing firmly and looking
towards heaven, saying, Thank God
we are not as other men" The right
of any man, whether in government
employ or out OF il TO do what he
pleasos with his money is absolute and
indefeasible. 1t is the right TO do
what he pleases with ones own. II
government employees get too much
compensation and thereby are enabled
voluntarily 10 contribute to campaign
funds IL might be well enough for a
Democratic Congress, upon this being
shown, TO cut down the surplus
amount.
Q What do you conceive TO be the
net result politically of the Extra
Session
A. 1t is very hard TO tell on which
side the advantage lies in the results
OF the Extra Session. 1t should never
have been called Having been called
however, il was the plain duty of the
Democracy to make the issue which
i induced the Extra Session squarely
and promptly-then go to the people
Nothing else should have been done
No hobbies, no silver bills, no private
, legislation. All that could be hoped
, to be gained was either the repeal o
, the odious election laws or the deter
, mined effort 70 repeal them thwartet
, by the veto Of the fraudulent Execu
tive at the dictation OF the Radica
! leaders in Congress. One Of these po
, sitions could have been reached be
a yond doubt in q month or six week.
by decisive energetic action. Th'
:, Democracy have incurred the odiuu
of a long windy session. The division
and contention over the silver bill
/ the burden Of government shifted OF
our shoulders with all the responsible
lies. We are expected TO bring relic
!, TO the bad times and distressed indus
try of the country when relief by leg
: islation is impossible except by th'
slow process OF convalescence whicl
i. nature provides for pations as well a
men. TO effect these disadvantage
VIC have but little achievement. w
q have not only substantially repeale'
a the obnoxious laws, but we have b,
= accounting very thin substitutes for re
r peal "dwarfed irreparably the grea
4 issues which otherwise would bay
made the next campaign an aggressiv
4, and brilliant one. Worse than all W
n have marched up the hill and marche
n down again. We have given the vel
r Grams Of the great Democratic part
q the Generalization Of another defeat
But, notwithstanding all these blur
;. ders am convinced that we will wi
Il the next national fight and have th
= next President. The fraud Of 1876 b
!. which the will of the people was defc
r and the regime Of corruption and rae
n icalsm continued will be revoked an
d forever wiped from history in tn
mighty conflict Of 1880.
10 INTERVIEWER.
,s WASHINGTON, July 4, 1879.