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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
THE LATE GREENBACK
PARTY.

Last year the Greenback party
polled 1853 votes in Colorado this
year it lost seventy.fve per cent o
these.
Last year in Connecticut it cast g..
3l4 votes ; this year the party has not
been heard from there.
Last year in Iowa it fused with the
Democrats, and the two parties to.
gether cast 125, 900 votes, from which
subtracting the $4,000 Democratic
votes, left the Greenback strength at
10000; this year, with the total vote
in the State increased $4,000 votes
only, which is equivalent to loss Of
$4,000 or 10000,
No comparison can be had between
the votes OF thispartyin Massach chusetts
in 1878 and 1879 on account of the
Butler Democratic vote being entirely
mixed in with the total vote that Gen.
Butler received.
Last year in Mississippi it polled l2,-
600 votes; this year it has only been
heard from in that State in scatter.
ing way.
Last year in New York it polled
10000 votes; this year less than TO-.
900.
Last year in Ohio it polled $4,000
votes this year abont 1000.
Last year in Pennsylvania il pollcd
81 900 votes this year some $4,000.
Last year in Wisconsin it polled
10000 votes this year none at all.
The question is, what has become Of
the Greenback party2 We think it il
dead
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

VERY Observation-Disclosures returns
to certain extent are exceedingly un
certain. To illustrate; Take the vote
cast for Sheriff in Burnside borough
and Curwensville, and see how Antes
''loyar' friends scalped him. Then turr
over a leaf and glance at the returns
Of Lawrence township for District At
torney, and see how McKenrick's Dem
ocratic friends gave him away for Cor
don. We are rather easily pleased
about matters of this kind, claiming
considerable pnvIvgU ~---.if and con
cede the same to others, but, aftor all
we prefer that voters on both sidel
should act with a little more consist
cncy. Again We are mortified Al
the visible outrages that are committed
by INSCRIPTIONS members OF both par
ties during canvass, on their rospec
tive candidates, and are only partly
consoled and rendered happy from
the fact that the leaders of the minor
ity party in this county always do in,
ject moro crime into the canvass than
the majority can possibly accomplish,
although the former insist that they
are controlled by ga grand moral idea
schedule in all things.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

WHAT is THE MATTER 2--We notice
BY our exchanges that Mr.. George II
Stuart, of Philadelphia, and of Young
Mems Christian ASSOCIATION fame, Il
President Of the Mechanics National
Bank. The directors want to get him
out Of it, as they say he lacks capacity
but the good Presbyterian Elder pro
poses to stick, and the disagreement,
that has been fomenting in the Board
for some time has eliminated in an ap
peal to the stockholders by eight out Of
the eleven directors, urging Mr.. Stuart'i
immediate retirement. Is II possible
that this celebrated philatnhropist has
been playing the Gen. Howard game
on the stockholders OF the institution
over which he has presided ?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

PRESIDENTIAL CONTINGENCIES. The
recent failure OF Representative Charles
ii. Voorhis, Of the Fifth district OF
New Jersey, renders II necessary that
he should devote his undivided atten.
tion hereafter to his business. He has
therefore, decided to resign his seat in
Congress. Mr.. Voorhis was elected
last year, as Republican, from dis.
trict usually reliably Democratic, as
the result of n split in the latter party,
man by the name of Potter, who ran
as the Independent Democratic and
Grecnback candidate, receiving enough
votes TO defeat pemarest, the regular
nominee. The vote 10 detail was
Voorhis, 1888 Demarest, 10, ,Os9
Potter, 3,26s. With the Democrats Of
this district united upen one candidate
there is no sort Of doubt about their
carrying II. This will be the case in
the present instance, and the Demo
cratic majority in the House will be
increased one. The new Jersey dele
CATION now stands; Republicans, four
Democrats three. The change will
give the odd member to the Democrats
and give them the control of nineteen
States in the House. When Mr.. God.
love $. 0rth is ousted from, and Mr.
MoCabo is put into the seat OF the
Ninth Indiana district. the Democrats
will add Indiana TO their list, and will
have twenty States. Then they will
be prepared for all Presidential con.
tingencies.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
PERILs or THE DEEP.
A STEAMSHIP ooLLiDEs WITH A SAILING
sHiP-THIRry LIVES LOST

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.--The steam
ship Champion Capt. r. W. Lock
wood, of the New York and Charles
ton Line, which sailed from her pier
in New York at 3 o'clock on Thursday
evening, collided with the iron ship
LADY Octavia," Capt. James Johnston,
near the entrance Of Delaware Bay, at
, o'clock on Friday morning. The
champion" sank Immediately, and OF
her passengers and crew thirty are
missing and supposed TO be lost.
The Lady Octavia" was bound from
Rio Janeiro TO New York, and the
champion from NcwY ork to Charles
ton. 1t was moonlight when they col
lided, and the officers in charge OF the
"Octavia' saw the "Champion" ten
minutes before they struck. The
"Champion went down in four minutes
from the time OF the collision, and only
twenty four out of the fifty-eight souls
that she had on board were saved.
These were taken aboard the "Oota-
via" which then put back toward the
breakwater. Her bow was much shat
tered, and she owed her escape from
a fate like that OF the champion 10
a water-tight compartment at that end
of the vessel and to the fact that she
was a much newer and stronger ship
than the other. Shortly alter the col
lision the Captain Of the "Octavia,
James Johnston, who was asleep in his
cabin when the ships struck, hailed q
bark and transferl ed TO it -four of the
"Champion's" passengers and two ol
the crew. When be hailed the bark, he
says he was ignorant of the damage
done to his ship, and thought he had
better seize the opportunity to try and
insure the safety Of the people. Be
fore the transfer was made, however
he discovered that there was ro danger
Of the "Octavia's" going down, but as
the four passengers and two seamen
desired to 90 at once to New York
whittier the hailed bark was bound
they were permitted to do so. The
Captain is unable to give the names oI
the four passengers, and he cannot ever
tell the name of the bark. He reac
her name when the vessels approached
but afterwards forgot it.
The "Octavia," with her own crew
of twenty.four persons and the re
naming eighteen of the rescued, leil
the breakwater before daylight yester
day morning, being towed up the rivel
by the tug "Pioneer." About on'
o'clock, when opposite Green stree
wharf, the "Octavia" landed thes,
eighteen persons (all were of thu
champions" crew, for the purpos,
Of having them sent to New York, fol
which place they started on the l;4(
train. Crowds Of people along tn,
wharves, having heard OF the collision
and expecting the arrival Of the "Oc
tavia" some time during the afternoon
watched her as she passed up the river
and when the eighteen saved person.
were landed they found some difficulty
in passing through the curious Assem-
blage.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
GEORGE B. GooDLAsDER, Editor,
MAxlMs FoR THE DAY.


No man worthy the Office Of President should
be willing to hold II II counted In or placed there
by auy fraud. y. o. ohAsr;
I could never have been rcconcied to tho ele-
walton by the smallest aid Of mine Of person.
however respectable In private life, who must
forever carry upon his brow the stamp Of fraud
hrst triumphant in American history. No sub
sequent action. however meritorious, can wash
away the letters Of that record.
CHARLES FRAsois ADAMS.
would rather have the endorsement OF quar-
ter of million Of the American people than that
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, OF Of the Com.
mission which excluded the facts and decided
the question on q teohnicality.
THos. A. HESDRIcKs.
Under the forms Of law, Rutherford u. Hayei
p has been declared President Of the United states
His title rests upon Acknowledgement Of lawful
voters, the false certificates Of the returning ON
GERS acting corruptly, and the decision OF com
mission which has refused to hear evidence OF al
legged fraud. For the first time are the American
people confronted with the fact ofa fraudulently
elected President. Let II not be understood tha
the fraud will be silently acquiesced In BY th'
country. Let no hour pass in which .he usurpa
tion is forgotten.
ADDRESS OF DEMOCRATIC M. C.'s.
One hundred years Of human derrsvity secu
mulated aud concentrated into climax OF crime
Never again In eve hundred years shall they hav
an opportunity to repeat the wrong.
DANIEL W. VooRHEEs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

BECOMING "TRULY LoYAL."-That
excessive loyal vicinity, Curwensville
on Tuesday, November 4th, A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.
nine, gave "Jim" Mahaffey, the Demo.
cratic nominee for Sheriff, majority
Of FOUR votes, while Butler, the Cam.
eron nominee for State Treasurer
scooped up a majority of FORTY
SEVEN. More: Burnside borough
was q tie on Statc Treasurer, but new
ertbeless "Jim" had majority Of
TWENTY.FOUR over Antes. If the
"trooly loir' friends of Mr.. Antes are
happy under such circumstance they
must rejoice just as we rejoice.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
BucKrYE SHAnpNrss A

BUCKEYE SHARPNESS contem.
porary memarks, The Ohio man il
always breaking out in a new spot
His latest achievement is told by a Gin.
cinnati paper A millionaire who lived
in the vicinity OF that city was growing
old and at last concluded to make bis
will, SO he sent for distinguished
lawyer and asked him TO draw up the
document, telling him that he pro.
posed TO make him the executor. The
millionaire then asked for the lawyers
bill the lawyer naturally replied that
under the circumstances he should
charge nothing, though he finally took
a nominal fee of twenty-five dollars for
a service which ordinarily would have
brought him Ave hundred dollars. The
millionaire died, but whom the will
came to be read the name of his son
appeared where that of the distin.
guished lawyer had stood. The crafty
old fellow had fooled him into bellev.
ing that he was TO DO executor and
thus get his will drawn up for next to
nothing, and then he had copied the
document word for word, except as to
the name Of the executor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
HURMAN.

When Senator Thurman leaves the
Senate on the 4th of March, 1881, the
Democracy will lose one of their great
est leaders in that body. But Sena-
tor Thurman's good counsel and great
ability outside of the Senate will con-
tinue to be felt. The great Ohioan be-
longs to that class of men who, though
dead, yet speak but Thurman is not
dead, he will be a leader of the De-
mocracy still, and the country will
have honors for him in the future.
The ST. Louis Globe, stalwart
sheet, speaks thus of Mr.. Thurman :
"Itseems pity to lose him. He towers
so high above his fellow Democrats in
all that goes to make Senator, that
his departure from the Senate will
leave q vacancy on his side of the
House that cannot soon be filed. He
has been the leader Of his party in that
body for ten years. He has seen the
insignificant minority Of nine, whom
he Joined when he entered the Senate
IN 1869, swell into n controlling ma
jority numbering iorty-one. Through
all the years of unavailing opposition
be met his opponents with courage
and ability, though not always with
conspicuous patriotism. As a minority
leader he has few equals, and as de-
batter he has no superior in the Senate =
Conspicuous patriotismp - Wepre.
sumo from the flippant manner in
which the Globe editor alludes TO mer.
camille patriots, he feels "frec and easy
on that point. In order to let our
readers know who he is, we will "dot
down" a few things, as follows: In
May, 1874, the editor of the Globe, (the
leading Radical organ in Missouri),
with a score of other rogues, was ar
rested and convicted for defrauding
the United States Treasury out of
100000 Of Internal Revenue. Thcy
were sent to the penitentiary for three
years and fined from $1,000 to IS, 900
each. Within three months alter,
Grant RENTED the fine and pardoned
the whole crew, and dismissed the
United States Attorney at St. Louis
who convicted them, although he had
telegraphed to him when the parties
were arrested, "Let no guilty man es-
cape" Deacon" Mckee, of the Globe,
was one OF the flock. Conspicuous
patriotism" indeed
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

LovELy.--Loyal Philadelphia, thro'
her repeaters, personators, ETC., has
rolled up nearly 10000 majority for
"tho Government" How 1t was done
is leaking out by degrees, A large
number Of repeatcrs and bribers have
been arrested since the election. One
fellow, named John McKensey, has
been convicted of voting the Radical
ticket at EIGHT different polling
places in that city on election day.
There are scores of the same class Of
fellows there who did tho same thing.
The country Democrat will no doubt
ask "Why arc not those men sent
to tho penitentiary 7" The Mayor and
all his policemen, and tho Court and
Jury are in tho hands Of the Radical
managers, whoperpetrats these crimes,
and are all controlled BY grand moral
|ideasl" Hence the failure 70 convict.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
NO MORE BLOOD.LETTING.

The stalwart Michigandor-Cband-
ler-was for many years literally the
offset to jeff Davis, except in pluck.
He was always abusing Davis in the
Senate Chamber, when JEFF. was away
off at Montgomery, Alabama, or Rich.
mond, Virginia. Chandler considered
himself, personally, the equal of any Of
"the Confederate Brigadiers" in tho
Wy vr ,o"sa0'iashing ton the John
Covode PLAN, but be never manifested
pluck enough to shoulder a musket or
buckle on a sword, and cross the Poto.
mac to search for any of the aforesaid
'rebels," " although they were annoying
the vicinity oil Washington for over
four years. Chandler was the most
"clean-heelod" demagoguo that has
pranced up and down on the political
stage in this country for the past fifty
years. There is not man left in any
party to take his place. He was man
who arose in the midst of tho public
distress, which prevailed while the
Peace Commission was In session at
Washington, in the winter of 1861,
and declared that he was ready 10
strike the enemies Of his country, ana
there could be no peace until there
was "some blood-letting." He, and
those of his low degree, broke up the
Conference, and war was the result
and not one out Of ten Of that class of
demagcgues ever crossed the Potomac
to "hang jeff Davis on a sour apple
tree" or to keep the "rebels" out Of
Washington. Personally, and in his
public career, his conduct was out.
rageousi and yet he floated success.
fully for many years on a current
which ebbed and flowed at the com.
mands of men controlled by grand
moral ideas" We hope that such men
as John Dovode and Zach. Chandler
will never come to the surface here.
after Their department is a disgrace
even 10 moderate civilization.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

"MY MARYLAND."-Thc Republicans
carry but seven counties in Maryland
and in but three of them are the ma,
ioritics over 100. The Democratic ma,
jority in the State, outside of Balti
more city, is over 10000. The major
ity in the city was over 10000, max.
ing the majority In the State over 20,
900. The Radicals in this State crow
over their majority. The same pro
portion 10000 in Maryland, to 75O,'
900 in Pennsylvania--would make the
Democratic majority In Maryland co..
900. SO that the tide in tho Keystone
State does not roll 40 very high for the
Radicals after all. In other words, q
majority Of $4,000 In the former State
is better than 10000 10 the latter.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
THANKSGIVING.
PROCLAMATION or TUE PRESIDENT.


PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT
mi, cr
ne iOnowlng prociamatloh was is'
sued blythe President;
AT noreourrence of the season which
the devOut habit of religious people has
made al occasion for giving thank to
Almighty God and humbly invoking
HIS continued favor has the material
prosperity enjoyed by our whole coun.
try been more conspicuous, more man.
fold OF more universal. During the
year almost unbrcken peace with all
foreign nations, the general prevalence
OF domestic TRANQUILITY the supremacy
and security of ou, great insiitutions
of civil and relieions freedom have
eladdeped the hearts of our peonle and
confirmed their attachment TO thei,
Government which the courage and
wisdom of our ancestors SO fitly tram.
cd. and the wisdom and courage Of
their descendants 30 firmly maintained
to bo the habitation ofhbertv and ina
t'cs to succeeding generations.
n WV Now' 'neisiore Hutnerlotu ID
49, 40, 20 ,'sruen. ru ~ tno on,.eu n. 1'a.os
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
TESTIMONY FROM THE
ENEM

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'"o ,'a'''a organs o' on'o' !" a"uu'ng
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sa9s We ar' n''oi inoie impressed
WIN 'no wonueriu' V''al'y anu ruggeu
pO"'i " '"V p'"'C0'a''' parry 'na'i
!" '"0 uayS VI i's ue'e'', INC surp'''0
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'na' '"e re'"oO'a's' % ou,ae"o1 a' '"ey
VIZ ',s''u 1,'e"'' ,,''' D1' '""' ,"'y
W., ~. ~ ~ SUI s'" u
i'so'u''on surrey '"ere never was
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
VINO CAN CARRY NEW YORK

The New York Sun is sorry TO say
that IL does not think that the prospect
is very brilliant Of q "rc.urion Of the
scattered forces Of the Democratic
party in New York" in time TO be
available at the next Presidential elec.
ton The Sun soes dimly. "Scn tered
forces" that elect all but ono of their
candidates may safely be permitted 20
scatter little when they feel like IL.
Ii they arc so effective when scattered,
we need not fear much that they viii
be impotent in the Presidential cleo
ton. Why the Sun should despair Of
their anion then, We do not at 81
understand. In only one possible con
tingency can such union tail to be
reached and that is in the event Of
the persistence OF Mr.. Tilden in bis
Presidential candidacy. That he will
do so we cannot conceive. He would
not 30 surely court defeat for himself
and his party. We are confident that
Mr. Tllden will not longer be candi-
date, and we are certain that ii he
should be, he would utterly fail Of
makingevcn respectable show toward
securing the nomination. A large por-
ton Of the party was very hostile TO
his nomination prior to the New York
election, though not perhaps the major
ity. TO these are now added every
Democrat who is unprejudiced and in.
telligent enough TO recognize the
obvious fact that Gov. Robinson was
defeated because he was considered to
be Mr.. Tilden's representative, and
that his election would be equivalent
to a declaration OF New York IN favor
of Mr.. Tilden's Presidential aspirations.
In view OF the result no one can safely
say that Mr.. Tilden can carry New
York if be is nominated and that con.
sideration alone places him out Of the
pale OF candidates in the mind Of every
Democrat who loves his party better
than any man. None such will be
willing TO risk the partys success for
the sake OF gratifying Mr.. Tilden's
ambition.
There il also another class of men
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

Senator Wallace, in his speech at the Academy
OF Music on Saturday night, said, referring to
the Southern Statesi "Ths mild aud strong gov.
eminent the law has supalanted that Of the
bayonet and courts and jurics nov success fully
cope With crime" The manner 10 which they cope
with II was Indicated BY tho prompt aoquilta Of
the Chisholm murdcrers by the jury, and the kind
Of supremacy that the law has, was shown by the
assassination Of Dison because be chose to op-
pose the Democratic party and by the complete
failure Of the authorities to take any notice OF the
crime. Mr. Wallace did not dare to slluie TO
either Of these notorious cases. Philadelphia
Buiieiin, Nop. Sd.
TnIs IL rhuE. Neither did Mr.. Wallace allude
to the mprdsr Of Cate 10 PbIladelphi., and the
failure Of the authorities to punish anybody for
III to the aequittal Of Rusk the other day by
rceklesp jury to the release on bail Of the man
who killed Truman. There are great many fail
ures OF courts and iuflei TO cope ruccessfaly with
crime, even In this latitude, to which allusion
might be made, II one did not know that, In spite
ofsn occasional failure, government BY law Is sti
more successful, on the whole, than government
by force. PAiadsiphi-. yims,. Nor IA. 4 1.
That's a mighty good home illustra.
tion made by the Times man. The
"moral idea" vender Of the Bulletin
makes great fuss over an occasional
murder committed in the State of Mis-.
sissippi, when half q dozen of the
samo class Of orImss have been com.
mittcd in Philadelphia within the same
time yet he docs not howl over the
ungodliness of "loyalr o Philadelphia.
In bis estimation, q murder committed
in Mississippi 10 horrid orimo. rhis
is fact. But IL the same offence Is
committed in Philadelphia, 1t is only
a joke. What "moral indea II
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

DHoRAcEFuL.--Thc warfare made
upon our nominee for District Attorney,
Mr.. McKcnrick, during tho canvass
was disgracefal in the extreme. We
have . number of letters in our posses
sion, written and sent out by his enc.
mics, that will open the eyes of sensible
people when they appear in print.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12

TnE Boon QuEsrIoS.--Thc Phila
delphia Times, In alluding to this do
nestle subject says As the indications
are pretty strong that the holidays
will como along before the next Prcsi
dental election, perhaps 1t might bo q
fair thing for the Presidential booms
to keep still q little while and Civ,
tho holiday boom chance. II the
mind Of man must continue to be both
cred about booms, II is ouly a mntteI
of right tbst II should be allowed AZ
gres. !. a variety Of booms as possible.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-12
PorsrrD.-Tho Philadelphia Recore

PoIsrED.-Thc Philadelphia Record,
in It's rather romantic way, hits stal.
wart christian statesman this funny
blow; Senator Conkling's luck Is
marvellous. He got away from Con.
oncbet with an unperforatcd body and
now he gets away with the Admins.
tration hide, whole and hearty. he
bears about with him a charmed cheek,
before which opposition melts."