Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
moneys Or public credIt % al.y other

moneys or public credit to any other
obi ect than the public service
The Republican Convention was
silent on this subject
Tho Republicans declaring in the
same breath the Omitted States Ma
tlonf) threaten to oppose IA solid
North" 10 "a solid South" The Dem
ocrats utter no distinction on this head,
but declare "the Just power OF The Fed
eral Union, the rights of the States
and the liberties of the people are vital
parts Of one harmonious system, and
TO save each part in its whole Consti
Il, nal vigor is to save the life Of the
Nation.
The Democrats condemn "the re.
eent attempt under the personal direc.
tion Of railing Republican leaders 20
debaucb the Legislature by bribery
and corruption, and to take from the
Commonwealth four millions of dollars,
for which its liability has never been
ascertaned." They declare such an
attempt to be "a fresh and alarming
evidence of the aggressiveness Of cor.
porato power in collusion with politi-
cal rings"
About this business the Republican
platform is silent. [rhe platform is
silent; the Convention was not. 1t
howled down delegate Wolfe, gagged
and silenccd him when he offered a
resolution similar TO the one quoted
above, and poIntcdly refused to declare
in favor "of honest men in office.
The Democrats declare that
"We look with alarm and apprehen.
sion upon the pretensions of tho great
transportation companies to be above
the fundamental law OF this Common
wealth which governs all else within
our borders, and until they accept the
Constitution of 1873 in good faith,
they should remain objects Of the ut
most vigilance and jealousy by both
Legislature aud people"
4 The railroad article in the Consttu-
tion which the Democrats demand
shall be accepted by the corporations
and enforced by the Legislature, pro
hibits determinations against the busi-
ness of Pennsylvania, which is system.
atically crushing out our domestic in
dustries, and giving the West immense
advantages over the farmer and the
manufacturer, the producer and con
sumer, Of this Commonwealth.
The Republicans ignore and avoid
this issue. They transfer the question
of discrimination in rates of freight
from the State, where they have the
power to remedy the evil, to the
country where they have no power,
and content themselves with vague
declaration Of a sentiment, instead OF
the promise Of practical measure.
The Constitution needs only to be
enforced TO euro all the evils of which
our depressed industries complain, and
this the Democrats insist unequivocal-
ly shall be done. This is the most i'm.
I portant and pertinent plank in their
platform; in it resides another proof
of the honesty Of the declarations they
have brought before the people in this
campaign
The Republicans said that the Treas
| nry has been honestly administered by
f Republican officials forseventeen years
The Democrats declare the Treasury
to be empty; that "even schools and
charities are unable to obtain money
already appropriated for their sup
port;" and "that there has been sys
, tematic embozzlement of interest and
/ other spoIialions by the Republican
/ Treasury Ring"
Tho Democrats conclude by express
ing confidence in their candidate fol
. the Treasurer's Office and pledge him
# elected, to keep the public moneys
] safely, make known his places OF de
, posit, hold his books and papers oper
10 inspection and preserve the Com
+ monwealth from a repetition Of th'
, robberies incident TO the long and scan
I dalous career of the Republican Treas
? ury Ring"
: Look now on this pictnrei then OF
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