Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-10-22

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Q party are coming more and more t
? gether day by day, until when th
! National contest Of 1880 takes plac
D the Democratic party will stand erec
, upon its well known and long sine
/ recognized doctrine, = applause, =
/ that is and always has been the doc
! trince Of the Democratic party. An,
, now let me say to those who now have
and have had different view from u
} on the subject, we recognize you
grievances. We realize the fact o
your past sufferings, and the just com
plants of having no labor But sine
these have been removed, and tb'
necessity for independent organization
no longer exists, you can now find you
real interests recognized only in th'
Democratic organization. The Demo
cratic party is the party Of the people
Its opponents are the opponents OF th'
people. The broad Democratic princi
pie is that the people rule. 1t has op
posed every other theory from its in
ception. 1t has opposed in Its progress
and its completion, every thought anC
every idea that takes from the people
further than is absolutely and indis
pensably necessary, one jot or little o.
their natural rights and privileges
! (Applause
AS have said, we are growing to
gether. Upon this subject of finances
there have been differences of opinion;
among Democrats, but day by day We
are concentrating our opinions, and
day by day we can shake hands with
those who on these questions had gone
away. We are progressing in theright
direction.
There is one other thought wish
to bring before you. The management
of the United States is TO be in the in
terest of the people, and not in the in
terest ofsyndicates and National banks,
or any other organizations. The best
mode for controlling or managing the
public debt is in the interest of the
people, and to that mode the Demo
cratic party must pledge itself All
other modes must be placed aside the
people must first bo produced This
is the great leading thought and idea.
Upon this platform stands the Demo.
cratic party, the party of the people.
Manage this debt in the interests of the
people, and pay it to the uttermost
iarthing. (Applause.) This is our
doctrine. Upon this we stand or fall.
But our opponents say we are not to
be trusted. Are we not to be trusted,
with such doctrine as this, with the
money of our people? Has our doc
trine not always been such, that the
public welfare is nearer and dearer TO
US than the unrighteous prosperity of
those who preach against it But do
you approve of the matter in which
some of the funds that ought to 90 in
payment of the public debt is given
out to the First National Bank of New
York 2 There thirty millions of dollars
have been placed to remain for a period
Of time, by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury. nfy was tms IerC unere, alter
being received IN exchange for public
securities Because this bank was
not ready to pay. And Mr.. Sherman
did not call upon them to pay 2 Oh
no This great bank had got hold OF
very valuable placer and they pro.
posed to work it for the benefit of their
stockholders. do not know how
many Republican officials in Washing.
ton were interested in this transaction /;
but know it was against the interests
Of the people. The bank has got hold
OF this teat, and the managers do not
want to let go.
There is another story right here
that comes to my mind. | have no
doubt that you have heard it before
A clergyman of decided temperance
proclivities on one occasion was placed
in rather a singular attitude. 1t was
a temperance gathering, but some of
the boys liked their lager, and other
drinks, and consequently had little
of their favorite beverages along.
They had all sorts of condiments, and
wanted the preacher to partake with
them but he steadily-refused. Fin
ally they besought him to take glass
of milk. lie assented. In preparing
it, they put in little seasoning. Some
Of you may know how that is done
(Laughter) He took o swallow of it,
and the flavor agreed with his sense Of
taste so completely, that be could not
stop drinking until he had drained the
goblet to the last drop. Returning the
glass, he exclaimed, gngo, what a
cowW y daughter and applausc) The
boys had given him milk punch. Now
these New York people have got the
glass to their lips, and find it to be milk
punch, and they excaim, too, "Jingo,
what COW p (Renewed laughter J
But they must let 60. { A voice "Tho
COW will die ifthey don't.") Yes; but the
principal difficulty of drinking so much
OF this kind Of milk will be tho drying
up Of the COW. (Applause.)
The big machine over at Washing.
ton has 10000 office holders and they
are distributed all over this broad
land. They arc to bo found on every
mountain side, and down in every val
ley In every village is found the
post-ofiiee, and at tho post-oflice is
found the country store, and TO that
store como for their purchases Repub-
licans and Democrats. They not only
come there for their goods, but pass
some time there and from that circle
radiates public sentiment. 10000 men
distributed all over this country, loca-
ted as these men arc, make public
sentiment. Men 20 home from these
country stores, and take with them
Republican documents sent to those
stores from Washington, and paid for
there. Tell me what else keeps this
opposition in power, but this Republi.
can combination. 1t is important that
these men should do this at their post.
offices for these 10000 men are paid
by the Federal Government Then
when the time comes, they must put
up the money to help carry on the
campaign for the Republican party.
"a voice 81 helped TO do that myself.
| was postmaster and did that thing
vigorously.") daughter and ap.
plause) i have citizen here who
asserts the truth Of what | state, and
that he did that thing vigorously. ]"
flo was asked from Washington to
| helm To keen this machinerv in motion