Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-05-05
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your allegiance to the Queen OF Great
Britain ? A. Yes, sir. arn 1850
! Q. That was regularly administered
to you before yon got your paper. A.
Yes, sir.
@. Then the clerk made out the
paper which is hereS A. Yes, sir %
Q, What did you do afterwards
with the paper2 A. took it home.
! @, Did you go afterwards to the
registrars with it2 A. | went with iC
TO the registrars on the next morning.
Mr.. Hodge went with me. a.I +.
Q. Mr.. Hedge was the constable,
and went before the registrars? A.
Yes, sir.
@. What did they do then? A.
They put my name on the registry
| G. Did Mr.. Hedge tell them You
had been nataralized :? A. ] believe
he did. ..,...r.t..- .t.
q. Was that the reason yon went
back there that morning 10 get upon
the list, after having been natural
lied A. Yes, sir.
The naturalization paper given to
this young man, born in the country,
was produced, and is in these words
UNITED STATES or AMEMcA.
todt Of Raglc)
| ConnoSwEAIrH oP MAssAcHusErrs,
/ Plymouth County, s:
/ TO al people 10 Elom these pressnh shall come,
| grceiing'
| Know ye that superior court, begun and boil
dCn at Piymouth, on the fourth Monday Of 0cto-
I ber In the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seyenty-eigh', Alexander Morrison,
Of Plymouth, in the county Of Plymouth, and
Stnte Of Massachusetts,, born 10 the town Of
Sandwich, In the county Of Barnsable, Massa-
cbusotts, having produced tho evidence, and ia
ken and subscribed the oath required by law, was
admitted to become Q citizen Of the United
States according to the acts Of Congress in such
cases made and provided
| 10 testimony whereof | have hersunto set my
hand and Affixed the seal Of said court At Ply.
mouth, in said county, the drst day Of Novem-
Der, Ia the year Of our Lord eighteen hundred
and scventy-eight
/ [sEAL OF couRrl
| WM II. WHITMAN, Clerk
Your Committee think that this ac-
ton Of the Registry Board Of Ply,
mouth was either a gross outrage upon
the sons Of foreigners, born within the
country, or (taking the most charita-
bic view of the case) the Board showed
lamontable ignorance Of the law, Of
common sense, and of their plain duty,
\ The campaign Of 1878, in Massa-
chusetts, seems to have been anoma-
Ions. For the first time so far as
your committee could learn, ministers
of the Christian religion were openly
invited TO aid in the campaign by fur.
nishing the names and postofiice ad.
dress Of their church members, to the
end that documents containing the
dOgmas of political party might be
sent to them through the mails.
A circular in the following torn was
sent to every clergyman in the State,
whose name and address could be
found from the religious monthlies
RHrunLieAs srArr Con-. oT MASSACHUSETTS,
HEApQUA arERs, $40 WAsulSGroN srREEr,
BosroN, S,pisriber %, lS7s.
ADN TnArER, Chairman.
] S y. srHBnIss, Treasurer.
| GEonGH c. CR0cKER, secretary.
DEAn sIR In order to enable US to distribute
documents effectively, you will kindly furnish US
Immediately with liit Of the male members Of
your church and parish, and with such other
names as you may deem expedent. By 80 do
ing, you will aid US IN saving the honor Of our
Commonwealth. With esteem, yours,
Adm THAYER, ChairmoH.
GEoRGE C. CRocKEH, Secretary. ..f.
There was a large number Of re-
sponses, and documents were sent to
the names and addresses furnished.
OF the character of the documents
sent to the members of the churches,
your Committee did not learn, but it
is fair TO suppose that, as the following
circular seeks to arouse the alarm and
] Indignation OF "Christian citizens" il
was forwarded to church members:
{ RrrupticAN srarE cox. or MAssAoHusETrs,
HrAroUARrERs 37B WAsuiSoroS SrREEr,
Bosros, September ~ 1875.
AprS TnAYKn, Chairman.
$. d. srRBBiSs, Treasurer.
GEoHOE @. CROcKER, Secretary.
DEGR sIR; desperate attempt is being made,
under the hypoertiea pretense Of State reform,
TO deliver Massachusetts 10 the Repudiauonists,
Greenbackers and Communists.
This attempt should excite the alarm and in.
dgnation Of every Christian citizen, and call
forth the active, earnest and persistent opposition
Of every lover Of the fair fame of Massachusetts
The State ticket nominated BY the Republican
party stands for public and private honesty apd
national good faith
We earnestly invoko your active aid in secnr-
ing It's election, aud thus saving the "0ld Com
mdnweallhn from the control OF unsorupulous
and self-5 eeking demAgoguss. r-.ff
Ter order Of the Republican State Committee
Adm THAYRR. Chairman.
GEoReE c. cRocKER, Secretary. F
Your Committee deems this system
of electioneering dangerous and vi
/ cious, calculated as well to bring the
Christian religion into the mire of poll
! tics as TO arouse sectarian animosity
among the people.
In pursuing another duty enioined
) by the Senate in Rhode Island, this
subject of controlling the votes OF en-
ployees by the employers, through
? lear of loss Of work, was incidentally
examined. Ia. tf
AT Westerly, in the southwestern
part of the State, there are two cor
porations known as the New England
Granite Company, and the Smith
Granite Company. They employed
in 1876 about 100 menin getting out
and preparing granite, Direct influ
ence was brought TO bear upon these
employees about q week before the
Presidential election of 1876, by these
corporations issuing q hand.bill ant
circulating it where the men worked
whioh siaiad that tho election Of Mr.
: Tildon would be o great injury tC
their business, and by tho concluding
, paragraph, which declared they woulC
secure their oua interest by voting
! against Mr.. Tilden. The circular wa
l in these words
l 70 ALL VOTERS tI.f..
Employed by the ... \.
. y. 81. onAsirr WORKS, AND fHE snirlf GRANT,. co
I, Having become fully convinced that the cleo
lion OF Samuel j. Tilden and Democratic Con
Z gress, on tbe 7th Of November, will do greu
/ injury TO our business, and will also be a Ma
Itional Calamity, we DO most earneftly advise Al
VOTERS IN OUR EMPLOY to vote The kspub
, Jean ticket, more especially for Repubiea
1 Member Of Congress. You will. by SO doing, Sc
Lcpre your own Interest, our Interest, sad ibe 10
y ''''''' ~" The n Il. GRANITE WORKS
The SMITH GRANITE co.
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