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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

GOVERNMENT THIEvEs.-A Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Sun charges that largo amount Of
money has been spent by employees in
the Post Office Department in iunket-
ing expeditions to various parts of the
world, for which the country gets no
resulting benefit. He says
James N. Tyner, 1st Assistant p. NJ.
General, took his family and one or
more subordinates of the Post Office
Department to Paris TO attend the Ex.
position last year, using as a cover for
that trip so.ealled international
postal convention lie expended about
ten thousand dollars, and made no re.
port of any kind that can now befound
on the files OF tho Department. Sub.
sequently he madc up party for the
Pacific coast, accompanied by the
Third Assistant Postmaster General.
A. d. Hazen, and his family and chief
clerk, ostensibly to look after improve.
ment in the postal service, but really
for amusement and recreation. They
managed to spend some $4,000, and
made no report; thus proving, as in
the other case, that the whole thing
was sham so far as public duty or
public interest was concerned, but q
costly reality to the taxpayers. Tyner
and Burnside, the prosperous Supern.
tendent and Disbursing Officer OF the
Post Office Department, were out on
hunting expedition in the Uto country
when the fatal descent was made on
Thornburgh's command, but got back
unbarmed, and are doubtless ready to
start on another excursion. The bill
for this last trip has not yet been
rendered, but it will doubtless be rela.
lively as big as the others
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

To WHOM RESUMPTION Is DUE -
The Grand Rapids (Mich,) Democrat
and Senator Pendleton, Of Ohio, both
use the proper telescope to look at our
governmental and social economy. The
former remarks at is the industry,
economy and irugality of the people
since the panic; the European demand
for our surplus products; the rich yield
of our gold and silver mines, in spite
Of the mal-administration of the coun.
try that has partly brought about the
resumption of specie payment, and not
the Secretary Of the Treasury" Sena-
tor Pendleton, in allading to the falla.
cies put forth by Mr.. Sherman's friends,
says: "'The broken fortunes and bro.
ken hearts OF the last ten years will
remain monuments of Republican pol.
icy, and the approach of bettor times,
or the fact that times are growing no
worse, is not the cause Of, but notwith.
standing, this ruinous policy, In the
contest between Gods bountifulncss
and vicious legislation the Almighty
benefcence is sure to win in the long
run, and the American energy and en-.
terprise, aided by heavens marvellous
plenty, cannot be altogether crushed" +"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

HAYsIsM.-Iany persons have been
astonishcd within the last fortnight at
the agility OF our alleged President.
Mr.. Hayes has been hopping about the
country as though he were trying to
escape from his conscience, making
speeches off the platforms Of the railway
cars at prairie stations and pausing to
inspect the golden pumpkins at coun.
try fairs. A paragraph in the Phila.
delphia Inquirer to the effect that "a
Hayes boom will probably start up as
the result of this Western trip" reveals
the whole thing Hayes is actually
trying tho effect of his personality on
the rural Western mind with view
to building up second.term Hayes
party. Of course this is infatuation.
The utility of such performance is
known to even school children. A
careful canvass made two years ago
revealed the fact that the Hayes party
proper consisted solely of Mr. Hayes,
son Webb and the epatient Mr.. Rogers,
p. S. Since that time there has not
been single accession and a few
months ago, when John Sherman be-
gan to loom up, powerful rumor es.
capped through White House key hole
that the trusted Rogers was getting a
little shaky. Any money invested by
Hayes in a personal boom will be
wasted
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
CnucrnLr.-The Lock Haven Dem

CRucmLE.-The Lock Haven Demo
crdt hits the nail on the head in this
way "Senator Wallace, in his recent
speech at Cumberland, spoke of the
South as tho natural market for the
manufactures OF the North, and said
that our full measure Of prosperity
could never be enjoyed till entirely
amicablo relationa were restored be.
tween the sections. This Is so plainly
true that it needs only to be stated to
feel its torce. The party that is strug-
Cling to widen the breach instead Of
closing it, has worked, and will con.
tinuc to work, an incalculable injury
to the trade OF the country. No mat
terhow good times may got they would
be better with prosperous South I;
and the hard times through which we
have passed would have been less so,
but for the injury to business from the
trade.destroying policy of the Radical
party"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
Let every Democrat In Ciearheld county
20 to the polls on election day and vote for
Daniel O. Barr for state Treasurer.
ONO.

As we go to press, TUESDAY after
noon the election is in progress in the
Buckeye State The Democratic ticket
is headed by two soldiers who went
clear through the war, and the Radi.
Gals ornamented theirs with two men
who stayed at home during the war,
and sold calico and muslin TO the wild
ows and orphans at SEVENTY
CENTS yard. These are the men
termed patriots in Radical parlance.
A contemporary remarks that in an in
terview with Col. John G. Thompson,
who is back in his old quarters direct
ing the Ohio canvass, that gentleman
expresses the opinion that the Demo
Gratis will elect Ewing and Rice by a
majority anywhere between 1000 and
1000, with certainty of a majority
in the Legislature. "Our three legged
ticket" he says, "spoils the effect Of
Republican attempts TO revive war is
sues" He estimates the total poll at
$50, 900, hundred Thousand heavier
than in 1878. The Democrats have no
cause TO complain of lack Of notable
men on the stump during the cam
paign that has been waging in that
State. Voorhees,, Hendricks and Wal
lace, besides all the prominent Demo
Gratis in the State, have been aiding
our side of the fight by speeches al
most nightly, while the Republicans
have imported Blame and Names new
Governor.olect, Davis and oil Ohio'F
share of the Federal Administration
constituting the greater POI ton of that
fraudulent institution, have been ex.
employing the beauties of Civil Service
Reform by stumping day and night
The latest accounts from the scene Of
conflict are of the most encouraging
nature.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

ASMALL Doc" Erc.--A contempora.
ry remarks; Blainc's temporary success
as stumper in Ohio has induced the
New York Tribune to burn n little in.
cense on the altar of its political god.
Mr.. Blaine has attracted little atten.
tion IN Ohio but does anyone believe
for moment that he would be as
good a card for county iairas Grant ?
If the old mans car of Jug gcrnaut
were being hauled through Ohio now,
Blaine's head would only be seen oc-
casionally-like that of a small dog in
tall oats.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

MAINE HEARD FRoM.-The complete
official vote OF the State of Maine is
now returned, and is on filc in the of
fee of the Secretary OF State al
Augusta. Ttbcy make the Republican
vote 60, in poll of l39, $3.50, the
majority against Davis, tho Republican
candidate for Governor, being Lilo
which is rather different result from
that reported by the first dispatches
which it seems (irom appearences)
were manipulated in the interest of the
Republicans. The Fifth Congressional
District gives majority against the
Republicans OF 1881 and the Fourth
Congressional District gives a majority
against the same party Of sO7 votes.
In the First Congressional District the
Republicans have only 369 majority,
and in the Third ia, their majority
in the Second District being 736. The
next election in that State will give
the Democrats half the Congressional
delegation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

SNEAK.THIEF POLITICIANS - Like
other vermin, the sneak.thief politi.
clans are found everywhere but they
seem to be larger in the Radical camp
this year than ever before. The Harris
burg Patriot takes some of the present
crop off in this way: "The Republi.
can journals take q singular delight, in
styling the Democratic candidate for
State Treasurer, Daniel O'ConneH Barr.
This is intended US a sneer at Mr..
Barr's Irish extraction, and is about as
contemplate mode of appealing 10
the prejudice of race and nativism as
the veriest political sneak could be
guilty Of Daniel O'Connell was q
patriot whose fame will perish only
when the love of liberty shall die in
the breast of man. II Daniel O'Con-
nell Barr shall liberate the people Of
Pennsylvania from the tyranny of the
Republican ring he will be worthy Of
the name his political opponents give
him."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

A THIRD TERMER. Harrisburg
Patriot remarks As the time for nc
ton approaches the men who have
been secretly pulling the strings of the
Grant movement are throwing off all
disguise. Not long ago Zach Chand.
Ter pretended that he had no choice OF
a candidate for President when inter.
viewed on the subject In Boston on
last Saturday he declared "in conf.
dence' at meeting Of a Republican
club that Grant would be the nominee
of the party for President in 1880. As
q member OF Grants former admins
tration towards its disgraceful close
Chandler would of course hail with
delight q restoration which would give
him larger share OF the public spoils
than he now enjoys. Up to this time
he has concealed his hopes and aspi.
rations for fear of offending the friends
of Blame and Sherman. But with the
strong set of the current in favor OF
Grant since his landing in San Fran.
cisco, the necessity for concealment no
longer exists and Chandler openly de.
clares for the third term.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

The LOST BALLooNIsr.-It is believed
that the veteran @ronaut, Prof John
Wise, of Lancaster, has been lost.
Prof. Wise made an ascension in his
large balloon "Pathfnder" .from st.
Louis, Mo-, the 2sth ult, intending to
remain in the air as long as the sus.
tanning power OF the balloon held out.
Mr.. George Burr, teller of the 81. Louis
National Bank accompanied Prof
Wise. No tidings of the where -abouts
of Prof Wise and his companion have
as yet been received and the opinion
is growing very strong that they have
persisted. Prof Wise is II years OF
age, and ballooning with him has been
life study. He has made 462 sue
ccssful voyages, and it would be sad II
his last one should prove to have q
tragic ending.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
TIE HHEAT MOYENENT.

The anctuations in wheat from
hour 10 bonr durinp the day are specu
lniive bnt .he gradual rise which af
fects ibe whole market il due 10 caues
which must continue TO operate. per.
hans with increasino force during the
comm, winter and snring. II il this
which gives such activity TO the grain
mako, and which lends 10 those ven.
,nrcs Inv which vnst fortunes are made
or lost in the course of few hours.
II would seem that though wheat has
zone steadily inward. the top level
has NOT vet been reached, and in tho
contests between the bulls and bears
up to this time the bears. in spite OF
ibeir mos, troniir efrnrts have come TO
grier /, Las ;ndeed been n had vear
for tho hears in ali departments of
trade The wheat erop for The wear
,7s was marlke,cd at low figures. The
farmers were saving then that il did
NOT nav 10 raise wheat nevertheless
thev mt in n larger acreage of wheat
tor the cron of i79 than that of the
nrevions year. The wear was favorable
and the Weld per acre was larger and
the quality of the grain very fine.
There would have been A rlut and a
still lower range of priees but for the
utter failure of the Europcan crops.
For A while the English and French
trade journals put The most hopeful
face on the matter but the truth grad.
ually leaked out The trustworthy
news always came a little worse than
tho first reports. The crops in En-
gland were upprecedentedly bad. the
Weld small of poor quality and a great
deal of what had been harvested was
speiled by the continuous bad and
rainry weather In France it was
very little better In Southern Russia
the grasshoppers injured the crops
severely. There was thus nothing for
Europe to do but to draw on the
American surplus OF grain. 1t was
announced in Paris some weeks ago
that France alone would need one
hundred million bushels of wheat.
The English demand was thought to
be even larger But wheat is not the
only crop failure of this year in Europe.
There has been o very bad year for
cattle food. The mill feed Of course
shared the scantiness of the grain
harvest, and there has been short
yield of hay, and its quality greatly
damaged by the protracted rains. This
will necessItate larger importations OF
our Indian corn for feeding their cattle.
To this the enormous exports of corn
which led to the erection of our grain
elevators are due. The people of Eu.
rope eat very little corn they import
it ior their cattle and horses, and their
need for it during the coming winter
will be larger than ever. Perhaps also
in their present straits the people also
may learn to eat it. Our corn crop for
the current year will be very large
1t will not be ready for expectation
until after the first cold spell in the
latter part of November or carly In
December Thus, before the wheat
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

A HAPPY ARRANGEMENT There
was eminent fitness in Senator Conk-
ling and Henry Ward Beecher select
ing Brooklyn as the place to open the
Radical campaign in New York. These
two Radical leaders are the heroes of
the two hugest social scandals of the
age; and it was moet and proper, that
both should occupy the same platform
in Brooklyn, and shout for "the party
controlled by grand moral ideas" For
superlative impudence and square. toed
rascality, the acts Of these two men
was never outdone but once since the
creation, and that was the occasion
when the devil offered to sell the whole
world to our Saviour, when he did not
have title to an acre of land. To
have made the scene complete, two
more persons should have been upon
the platform with them.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15
FREEDMEN'S BANK,

Senator Bruce, who is Chairman OF
the Senate Committee on the Freed
mems bank, to which position be was
assigned by his Democratic colleagues,
announces that his report will reveal
some startling revelations in regard to
that institution, its rotten and corrupt
management. Such n report will be
quite timely and important now when
our political opponents are trying TO
enforce upon the country the idea that
the fundamental issue OF political dis
cussion is the treatment Of the freedom
by the Democratic party South. The
Freedman's bank was peculiarly
Republican institution. 1t was Of their
conception and management. Its man.
ayers were "Chnstian statesmen" OF
that party, and its agents combined
with the discharge OF their phllanthro'
pic duties care for the votes OF the
deposilors. The little pass books in
which they credited the dusky son of
Ham with the deposit of his frugal
earnings were nicely plastered over
with scripture texts intersporsed with
political notices. This whole concern
was scheme of plunder and over the
South its victims are found. Many OF
them will suffer years of anguish at
the fraud practised upon them, and
many already have gone to their
graves in sorrow and penury.
1t is undeniable that all over the
South as all over tho North, there are
individual cases of ill-treatment Of the
poorer classes, violations Of the civil
rights and exclusion of their personal
privileges, but to charge these upon
the policy of whole party in the one
section is us unfair as TO make the
same charge in another. Had the
Freedmen's bank been devised, and its
systematic wronging of 1.-The wards OF
the Nation" been carried out by South
ern planters or Confederate brigadiers,
the Democracy would have been as
sailed Tor il rs evidence of their imhu.
manity and barbarism. If the law
that regulates the franchise of foreign
ers in Rhode Island, and the law Of
Massachusetts, which excludes many
of its poorer people from the ballot,
were applied in the South to-day,
thousands of negroes who now vote
would be DISTINGUISHED. # the South
erncrs were really disposed to effect
this result, they could easily do it in
their legislation If the Republican
outrage-shriokers should have corn
measured TO them in their own bushel,
they would soon be starved,--Lancds
Ter Inteliiqencer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

CORRECTLY STATED.-The Philadel.
phia Record is in the habit every now
and then OF giving Senator Wallace a
negative dig; but the editor, n his
issue of the 9Th instant, did the fair
thing in this short and manly way
Senator Wallace is booked to make
three speeches in Ohio this week in
behalf Of General Ewing. While we
have no idea that Ewing can be pulled
through, we do not doubt that Senator
Wallaces aid will be effective. There
are few of our rising statesmen in this
country who have gained so rapidly in
the last ten years in breadth of view
and in public consideration as the
Democratic Senator from Pennsylva.
mia. He has the rare faculty OF keep
ing abreast with political questions Of
immediate Importance. What is re.
mote in point of time, or threadbare in
point of interest, he leaves for slower
men. He will have something to say
to the people of Ohio that will be
worth listening to-"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

Coon SENsE.-Judge EIwell, of Co
lumbia county, had case before him
recently involving the pay of an EIec.
ton Board, which had incurred the
expense of holding special election
to elect Burgess, and the question
was whether the borough or the coun-
ty should pay the expenses. The
learned Judge quoted a great deal Of
law, and. many Acts Of Assembly, but
he wound up in this common sense
way; For the purpose of performing
any corporate Act it is as necessary
that there should be a Burgess in a
borough as that there should bc Su.
pervisors in township. When va.
cancy occurs in the latter Office the
Court may appoint but u vacancy in
the Office Of Burgess must be filed by
election, and the county must pay the
fees of the Election Board"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

A SHABBY CRIME.-The Baltimore
Gdsette says; Mr. Hayes will pause in
Ohio and exercise the right of Free.
man at the polls next Tuesday. Many
good Ohio citizens who have been con
victed of receiving stolen goods are
either under lock and key now or are
disfrauchised by the laws of the State.
1t is well for Mr.. Hayes that he has
never been convicted OF this shabby
crime
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

PATRIOT LADIEs.-The Buckeye wo.
men seem to have an eye to the pres.
ent canvass in Ohio. We notice that
Mrs. Allen g. Thurman, Mrs. John G.
Thompson, Mrs. Jas. NJ. Pugb, Mrs.
George Il. Converse, Mrs John Richard
Nevins, Mrs. W. b. Hayden and Mrs.
George W. Manypenny, who consti-
tute an ExecutiveCommittee, represent.
ing the Democratic ladies of Columbus,
have authorized the State Executive
Committee to offer an elegant gold and
silk banner, valued at $3.50, to the
county which shall show the largest
increased Democratic vote at the DC.
tober election, 1879, over the vote cast
for President in Ohio in 1876. Mind
you, two hundred and fifty dollar
flag What an ornament that will be
tor the county "raking il in ~
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

MOVE oN-We learn that Chairman
Test is making complete arrangements
for bringing out full vote on election
day. If " Father Test don't know
how to do this thing, nobody else need
apply.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

THE SHERIFF's PRooLAMATIoN.-We
call the attention of voters TO the
Election Proclamation ofSheriff Pentz.
Every Election officer and voter should
read il for the purpose of learning
their rights and duties under the cleo
tion laws of this Commonwealth. Let
all read the oaths that election officers
arcrequired to take under the New Con.
stitution. Young men, particularly,
who are about to cast their first OF
second ballot, should read this docu.
ment studiedly, so that q simple refer.
encc to il annually will keep them
properly posted in matters pertaining
to the elective franchise.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

Coon, Coop DouBLY so "A Wash.
ington dispatch announces that the
Postofiicc Department has decided that
the letters addressed to lottery com.
panies or to individuals as agents Of
lottery companies are unmailAble, and
that poatmasters should refuse to reg.
lister letters when 70 addressed. In
accordance with this decision a circu.
lar has been issued by the Department
instructing all postmasters TO refuse TO
mail or register letters or circulars 20
addrcaeed
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

PooR BLITz.-An exchange saws
Arthur Blitz, son of the late magician.
Signor Blitz, who with his father an.
pearcd in Lancaster on a number Of
occasions, has lately been declared
hopelessly insane by examiners in
lunacy. He lately lived in Now York
and left his residence on Fifth ave.
nue. in a partially dressed dondition,
and was found wandering aimlcssly
through the streets at night. He i'm.
agines that n number of persons are
conspiring to deprive him OF his faith.
er's estate, and that he has q theory
which will result IN the discovery Of
Charley Ross. He also believes that
demons drag him from his bed at night
and compel him TO exhibit himself in
an unoccupied theatre on Broadway.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

AFFLICTED MEMpHis.--The editor Of
the Philadelphia Times, in abiding to
this afflicted eity,rcmarks: Yellow fever
still continues its ravagcs in Memphis,
and the mild weather of the last few
days has naturally had an unfavorable
effect. Four deaths reported on the
9th, and the number for the last week
reached twenty, making total thus
far of little over four hundred. This
is certainly bad enough, but one does
not realize how much lighter this years
visitation has been than that of 1878
until he compares the figures tor cor.
responding periods, and finds that a
year ago yesterday, ior instance, the
deaths numbered thirty-fve. Only a
fortnight later, however, came the
long.looked.for heavy frost, aud on the
Goth of October the Board of Health
declared the epidemic over though
stray cases continued to be reported
for some time afterwards. There is
good reason to hope, therefore, that
the mortality in Memphis from the
plague this year will not exceed five
hundred, against over two thousand in
1878. But Memphis ought not to have
lost five hundred, nor even fifty, lives
from yellow fever this year, and would
not if the lesson of 1873 had only been
taken to heart. The country will watch
wilr interest to see whether matters
are allowed to drift along in the old
shiftless, pestilcnce inviting way after
this second warning.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

MoRESnoT GuN,-A Wisconsin Judge
was the victim OF the shot gun policy
in Centralia in that State one day last
week. The gun was in the hands Of
an injured husband who omptied five
buclshot into tho body of the Judicial
but injudicious wrong-docr. Had this
tragedy occurred in Mississippi or Gcor.
gia instead of Republican Wisconsin
the stalwart organs would have had
no trouble in attributing it to political
causes
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-15

Democrats, as you pass along on
your way to the postofiice, to the store,
blacksmith shop, or elsewhere, if you
meet your Democratic ncighbor, ask
him to turn out to the election. This
much you owe to yourself and the
party.