Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-01-08
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WEDNESDAY MOHNlNu, JAN. y, isIV
"THE bars or bdrs-- WHAT THEY
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The editor of the Pittsburg Sunday
Critic takes the Bars down in this
way =
The recent attack Of the Post pub
lishcd iu this city upon Senator Wal
lace was of such a malignant personal
nature as to lose all Of its point and
force against the object OF its assault
and to recoil upon the author--in fact
it was the Engineer hoisted by his
own petard.' We would not call at
tcntion again to the subject, but for
the occasion being opportune to refer
to the weight the Democracy Of Ale
gheny county, and OF the State as well,
has been compelled to carry in the
person of the distinguished fraternity
which controls the columns of the pa
per above mentioned. The fraternity
rejoices in the patronym OF Barr, and
so far as regards the success of the
party to which these individuals profess
to belong, and in 80 lar as advancement
in religion or morals are concerned, the
paper and the fraternity, individually
and collectively, are properly designa-
ted and known as Barrs' or bars,
whether spelled with one or" or two
is immatcrial, the words are inter-
chaDgeable and both have the same
meaning and significance. r
The attack upon Senator Wallace
was animated solely by personal con-
siderations, and this fraternity has
never failed to use its own influence,
the influence of the paper, and so much
of the influence OF the party as il could
control, to subserve its own personal
ends The interest OF the Democratic
party has never been allowed TO stand
in tho way of venting spite upon those
who had incurred its displeasure. The
distinguished chieitain of the brother
hood would gladly sec the party rent
in twain, one faction destroying the
other, rather than admit leadership
in any one not devoted body and soul
to his own personal interests.
The party in this county has long
understood this fact, and the rule OF
this faction has been perpetrated by
people from other portions of the State
who have sustained this individual TO
the detriment of the party at home,
when the latter would have gladly
thrown him overheard. We desire TO
speak plainly, and we mean amongst
others the distinguished Senator him
self He has given support to this in
dividual when he knew that it was not
only distasteful to the people Of West
ern Pennsylvania, but that he would
have fallen disastrously TO the ground
without such support. We, therefore,
desire to waste no tears in sympathy
for the object Of the attacks we only
lament such feuds as against the inter
est of the great party of which they
are individuals. SO far as Barr is
concerned we have long been Of the
opinion, in common with the most
respected portion of the Democratic
party in this vicinity, that the party
would be much stronger with his open
opposition than with his pretended
support. To illustrate source Of
weakness and an evidence of venality,
If any illustration is needed, we have
only to point to the course Of the paper
in question upon bill 1O2. Here was
measure peculiarly obnoxious to the
people of this city, without regard to
party, and conscientious opposition
to IL throughout would have greatly
strengthened the Post and the Demo
cratic party with the people. All at
once the tone of the leading Republi-
can papers and the selfstyled ONLY y
Democratic paper-thank God il is the
"only" one of the kind published
came out with the brazen bribe Of
-Four THOUSAND Two HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DOLLARS inscribed upon their
phylacteries as the price of their pur-
chase. OF these, 10 the "Only" led
all the rest Its pretended devotion
to the Democratic party and opposition
to corruption in political as well as
private circles was part Of the con.
sderation of the purchase money, and
it bore with crushing weight upon any
advocacy Of reform made in good faith
by other members Of the Democratic
party in this locality. 1t enabled the
Republican party to return the most
venal ringsters and supporters of Cam
eron to the Legislature, and closed the
lips of the best Of our party. We have
not space in the limits of q single arti-
Gle to point out the evidences Of vcn.
ality thickIy strewn in the pathway of
this fraternity, nor to follow 1t in all
its trail through caucuses and Conven-I
tons, where the best material of our
party was overthrown to make room
for the one family which stood ready
to reap all the honors and profits due
TO the locality. If any good end can
DO subserved II We can render the
party any service by exposing the
true inwardncss of this disturbing iac.
tion, 1t will be duty which We shall
not hesitate to enter upon, nor TO fear
essly discharge in the future when The
occasion demands. We think IL about
time TO let down the bars, and see II
the political field cannot be purified.
THE OBSTACLES TO JUSTICE.
There are just two serious obstacles
to the honest administration of the
election laws in the South and the en-