Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-09

pressed labor so that hundreds of oui
best workmen are in starving condi.
ton. And the Democrats are power
less 10 afford any relei as long as the
Executive can veto all the bills they
pass"
Hon A. ii. Coffroth, who represents
the 18th District, was interrogated
with the following result;
q. what do yon take to be the
general result, politically, of the extra
session 7"
A. "This extra session of Congress
has for the first time since the wal
aroused the people to true sense OF
the great danger that cnvirons our free
institutions and the freedom OF the
citizens. AT first this was not proper
ly understood by the people, and there
was an impatient demand to have
Congress adjourn, but tho discussion
on the Army and Judicial appropria-
ton bills has defined the true issue
and the people are now far in advance
oil their representatives in demanding
fair and honest election, where the
elector can deposit bis ballot unawed
by military or federal civil power.
They demand that the military shall
not lntorfere with our elections and
that all the odious laws which author.
lze the appointment OF Supervisors and
Deputy Marshals shall be repealed.
These laws We're unheard of until after
the war, and were passed by the
bloody shirt Representatives to keep
themselves in power. These same
men now struggle TO keep them on
the statute books, and as II was thro'
these infamous laws that Hayes was
fraudulently put into the Presidency,
we must expect that he will oppose
their repeal. look upon this extra
session OF Congress as being of great
advantage TO the Democratic party.
II our men had been there as they
should have been, then we would all
the time have had a quorum. and we
could have prevented the revolution.
airy fillibustering of the Republicans,
and much legislation for the good of
tho people would have been done
This extra session has had its advan.
tages and disadvantages but taking
1t all in all, the Democrats have rea-
son to be gratified with the result"
O. "What about the troops and
Deputy Marshals ?"
A. "The Democrats beng in power
in both branches Of Congress. have
made the Republican leaders desper.
ate. They have determined to regain
power through tho army and by the
use OF debased, degraded and desper.
atc partisan Deputy Marshals. In or
der to carry the election in 1880, they
will have to overrun the Sou'h with |
troops to drive the voters from the
polls, and in the larger cities of the
North they will resort TO the appoint.
ment of felons and desperate charac.
ters as Deputy Marshals to intimidate
and terriiy the voter of the American
people that tie next President shall
be Democrat--a man who will an.
prove the repeal of all the odious and
Infamous laws that trammel the rights
ot the voter in depositing his ballot.
NO military or civil Federal interfer.
snee will prevent the people from ex.
srcising their elective franchise in the
selection of Democrat to the Pres-
iency, and no frauds will prevent him
rom being inaugurated."
q "The certainty that the silver
Dil would be vetoed, and the determin.
'tion OF the Radicals to prevent any
general legislation, loads them with
he responsibility of preventing any
'ellef to the Taxpayers does it not Z"
A. 81 certainly think Hayes would
lave vetoed the silver bill if it had
passed the Senate. The money power
'wn him, and be does their bidding.
i was impossible to pass any bill
which would have given relief to the
people in their financial distress, be.
'ause Of the fillibustering of the Re-
'nblicans. Those fillibusiers should
20 held responsible for their action by
he people,