Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-09-03

Pl"uu'oi hhaJ io"P WY ioBitihluto iiu'
OF his labor and capital, should be th
ilrst care OF the Commonwealth, an
yet We are assured by the appeal
coming from the people Of that region
that the great carrying corporation
IN their discrimination against the pre-
ducer and transporter have 80 paraly2
ed the enterprise OF individuals, as t
make them their servants, "the hew
ers OF wood, and the drawers OF wa
ter"
For these wrongs they must hol'
rosPvnsioio 'ne hepuplicah party
! Mn'pn nas peeh " iu,l possession o
'ne a executive anu ieg'S'a''Vo orahcne'
Vi ,no govornneu''
40 correcl 'nese ana many Uthel
grievances, anu inc more cncctuaily u
guaru lno approacnes ., c1rruPs innu
onco upon nie,npeis oi .no Legislature
~ new Oons'ltut'on was 1emanueu
Inc ring ihnuence IN the hepuollcar
party arrayed itSeii IN opposition 70
the proposed reform, Dut the people
carried the proposition by an over.
wbelmipg majority. The new Consti.
tuition was ADOPTED. Inc most strln'
| i to curb the encroacbmept of unwar.
ranted corporate power ana seemingly
the approaches of corrupt influence
upon The representatives of the people
The people felt safe in its apparent
protection, but how vain and futile
were their hopes. Chartered monopo.
lies refused to submit to its require
ments. and the poisonous influence of
,ho Iobb,, o,,o;, to,od ;,e 80, 49, ~
Wy 'Oooy "6"'n io""1 10 ""J NV '"0
halls Oh leglslatlon. 10 the ring COM
binatiOn in the State the Constitution
wos hrt rona of sond Octh;s ,bo
~ eVPN ''9 '"N
PROOF Is before tne people-ih the re-
cent attempt OF the master spirits OF
the ring. those who are recopnized
leaders In the Republican party and
who control its Conventions and noml.
nate its ticket. TO debaucb the mem
bers in the last Legislature in the at.
tempt TO mass the "a 900 600 riot bill
is elarinp evidence before tho people'
and must convince every one not
blinded bv nortv nreindice that notb.
inc bnt tho ntter exciusion Of This in.
anenco and those whom tbev nav
dictate as candidates for official nosi.
tion will save Tho fair famo of The
Commonweal,h and nloco tho revenues
Of tbe noonle bevond tbe reach Of or.
canized naliticni corrnn,ion
u;,Lo.,o ,La ono,,;aa 90 ,Lo honos,
d;ais,n",; .v ."0 Jso y, suv nVnone
;aiain aSoa =; ah; =, aaahns VIZ
m lrslu,ous ~ 'noli apploaonea ;, W @ 'no
snoo0"s ,;,S yn' uO nnU;,v ond % ,ho moa aOs
sIVVso' SUES os ~,in ,ha ,ha; aIu ooon, .nv ma
.uuV =, sn ho % ,oa, ~ ,hOi, ,Io; rsuoIs oa u"
,;an temp. t uioh haso Wy ys,;n,;o ,Oas ' pas ds
oIoaod O E ,ho Su aO,oro ,he SI;nO sn;r;,s I ;n
,he ;r;on;,v Some have bean con.
domnad in ,he hndv Of which ,Lov
wero members and others await their
trial before a legaI tribunal. Manifestlv
the days Of the political power of the
ring in Pennsylvania are drawing to a
close.
The Democratic party occupies no
uncertain position upon this question,
but has placed itself on record before
the people, in the late Convention, in
the following decided resolution
Tenth, That The recent attempt, under .h. per-
sOnal direction Of ruling Republican leaders, to
deeaush the Legislature oy wholesale ana
four millions Of dollars for which its liability has
never been ascertAined, is fresh and alarming
~ oes.o ~ 'v no;,,'a ,,ns IA shonS
asiss ~ s;.rsi cofdsmrs,,an ~ the naonls nj
~ liz e'''
'-' PO"''
But what attitude docs the hepuo-
lican party, through its leaders, occupy
~ IA iaod;, ,;,oI oroe,;o, of
on '.'' u"6' a' 1"
whether fraud or honesty snali DC the
rule in the State2 1t is fact, and
one which everv honest Renublican
mnst admit that the leaders and con.