Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-02

the Senator from New York (Mr.
Conkling), who constantly, here and
elsewhere, gave evidence :of his dis
belief in the doctrines and rules Of such
reform set forth in the famous circular
Of the President.
Mr.. Beck said We are TO elect
four or five officers, and the simple
question is, shall the democrats vote
so as to place a salary of 81, 900 year
in the hands Of the very able Rcpubli-
can Secretary Of the National Execu.
tive Committee, in order that he may
be enabled, when he has leisure-as Il
was to be hoped he would have at the
end Of ten days-to devote his knowl.
edge and ability, by the aid OF the
funds we have furnished him, TO run
ming the campaign in various States
in his able way. He was willing that
he should remain Secretary Of the
National Executive Committee, but
was unwilling to put the peoples
money into his pocket with which to
carry on a partisan campaign.
Mr.. Voorhees, said he did not feel
called on to give any excuse for voting
against the retention Of these officers.
The officers should be- in harmony
with the viewsof the majority, because
the majority would be held responsible
to the people for the management Of
the officers under its control
A WORD FROM BLAINE.
Mr.. Blaine only arose to say that his
lamentation was not for the outgoing
officers, but over the detection Of the
Senator from Delaware (Bayard), who
had 30 often read to them such homi-
lies and exhortations in favor OF re-
formed and refined civil service, but
who did not now stand firmly by those
convictions.
Mr.. Eaton said that he favored the
proposed change, though he was op-
posed to turning out those who had
grown old in the service and who be
hoped might be permitted to end their
days here but those holding the
other offices, of Secretary of the Senate,
Sergeant-at-Arms, etc, he thought
could rightly be removed. he refer
red TO circular signed by Mr.. Gorham
and sent out for campaign purposes
last year, which stated that one OF the
objects OF a Democratic Congress would
be to oust the President, and continued
Now have not any very high
respect for the man that occupies the
Presidential! chair. think he is there
through fraud, that he has no business
there, that majority of 100000 free
men of this country say be has no busi-
ness there. But when the Secretary
of this committee says that foremost
among their schemes the opposition al
ready announce their intention to at
tempt thcrcvolutionary expulsion ofthe
President from the office" !, as Dem.
ocrat, deny it as false. No body OF
men, respected either in numbers or
intellect, ever announced such policy.
Mr.. Blaine said that the prctext that
the Secretary was to be removed be-
cause he issued this circular might go
for what it was worth. He would
have to 90 just the same il he had nev.
er issued circular But the gentle
man from Connecticut Mr.. Eaton) had
said that Mr. Gorham stated an un-
truth in the circular when he said II
was the design of the Democratic par.
ty TO remove the President. Now the
struggle in both branches of the last
Congress, which eliminated in the Pot
ter committee, was the evidence of
sentiment in the Democratic party
which justified the assertion made in
thatcircular. The Potter committee was
organized for the purpose of obtaining,
il possible, evidence on which to base
proceedings to remove the President.
Mr.. WALLACE. Does not the Sena.
tor know that in week from the is
suance of the circular the Democratic
Convention of Pennsylvania declared
that il was unwise and impolite to
make an attack upon the title of the
PRESIDENT
Mr.. BLAINE. Why did they make
that resolve If there was not some
danger in the air
Mr.. WALLACE. Because that as.
sertion was false.
Mr.. BLAINE. That announcement
had never seen tho light then. 1t did
not come out until some sneaking Fed
eral office.holder betrayed the secrets
of his party, and is probably now wait
ing in the corridor for some reward.
Mr.. Eaton reiterated his assertion
that the charge contained in the circu-
lar was baseless.
Mr. Blaine said that there were still
echoing in his ears the words Of the
Senator from Connecticut Mr.. Eaton)
himself, denouncing the title OF the
President to bis Office.
Mr.. EATON. say so now.
Mr. BLAINE. Then is not the SEN
ator denouncing the Republican party,
that Is answerable for the situation ?
Mr.. EATON. 1 do; but great
many of the Republicans feel as / do
about 1t. The best of them agree with
me that the man at the White House
has no legal title to his place as Presi.
dent Of the United States.
Mr.. BLAINE. will answer the
gentleman with my view Of the case.
1t is that the President Of the United
States holds the office to which he WAS
elected by as fair and honest q vote as
George Washington, but that 1t took a
singular departure from constitutional
modes to make that vote good, and
that he was not only entitled TO the
votes Of three Southern States, which
he got, but three more Southern States,
of which he was deprived by BULLDOG.
ling Democrats. Applause].
NO REVOLUTION THOUGHT OF.