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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
THE MOREY LETTER.

As the shamming over the Morey
letter goes on we are more and more
convinced Of its genuineness, that the
body of the letter was written by
Brown, Garfeld's clerk and signed, by
the G. NJ statesman himself Ii is 80
characteristic of Garfield TO make oath
that he did not write the letter, it hav-
ing been written by his clerk The
man who circulated n counterieited
and interpolated copy Of the Poland
report (the same which led the Musca.
tine Journal astray) is capable Of just
that sort of moral though not techni.
cal perjury Every fact in Garfeld's
life relating to pinch in his fortunes
condemns him of this tricky oath.
When a question arose as to the order
in which his back pay was covered
into the Treasury, he, in a public speech
exhibited list of the members who
had returned the salary grab, printed
in the New York Herald, and said to
his audience, "there has been some con.
troversy as to the order in which my
back pay was returned. You will OBJ,
serve that in this Herald list my name
is the first
Now that was true, but il was lie.
His name did head the Herald list, but
instead of being the first to return his
back pay be was the twenty. y.seventh.
1t is this miserable untruthiulness,
this lying and sneaking disposition OF
Garfield, that appals all thinking men
who value public morality. Every
such man and every gentleman can
appreciate this paragraph in Abram s.
Hewitt's late article in the Nation on
the Morey letter. Replying to the Ju-
dicial coward Noah Davis's charge
that Hewitt and Garfield ere"fricnds,
Mr.. Hewitt says "There was an in.
superablo bar to the formation of any
friendship between us from the outset,
and this bar never was, nor by any
possibility ever could have been re.
moved Gen. Garfield never crossed
my threshold nor did / ever enter bis
door,"
OF no other man ever elected Presi,
dent of this Republic could thing as
true and severe have been said. Mr. |
Hewitt Is gentleman, careful OF his
associations and Garfield had just been
convicted of bribery and perjury by
the Poland report.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
GRANT FOR THE SRNA TIE.

The rumor that General Grant IS tC
be elected to the Senate TO represent
New York is closely followed by The
rumor that he is to 6o elected TO rep
resent Pennsylvania.
Both statements are plausible on
their face.
Grant is eligible, For the last twelve
years he has had no permanent resi-,
dence, and can as easily claim citizen.
shipin eitherone Of the States mention
cd as in Illinois, from which Common.
wealth he hailed when elected Presi.
dent He is invincible. Conkling con.
trols the New York Legislature, Cam
eron the Legislature of Pennsylvania.
Each has the power to make the OK.
President Senatorial colleague.
The difficulty lies in the fact that
Grant cannot sit for New York and
Pennsylvania at the same time. He
may be elected Senator by both States,
but, being so elected, he must make a
choice as to which he will serve. A
question of rivalry arising at this time
between Conklingand Cameron, would,
also, be awkward. They are both for
Grant and the Empire
1t is our Christian hope, how
ever, that Grant will be elected to the
Senate, from some State or other. We
want the American people to find out,
before he dies, of what metal their
ridiculous idol is Erchdnge.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
PRLLAbELPHIA LETTER.
PnILApELrnIA, Dec. II. 1886

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IL, 1880.
The question of the next Senator.
ship is the one that just now takes
precedence of all others in this city.
Forreasons not yet officially announced,
Colonel Matthew Stanley Quay has
resoutely declined being candidate )
but as Philadelphia has her head set
on having live Senator among her
curiosities, the thlrtysix Republican
members from this city have about
concluded that Col A, Loudon Snow
den is the most available person that
they can put forward for Senator.
AS things go, il is not likely that u
Senator will be elected who viii make
any approach to Senator Wallace in
point of ability and energy The Re.
publicans of this Commonwealth fre.
quently pass by the most mcritorious
and select men, instead OF the least
worthy, for high Office and the same
rule may apply in this case. In that
event the mantle of Senator Wallace
will not fall upon Colonel Snowden (;
for he is the equal in most respects and
superior in Others to any yet named in
connection with the Senatorship.
The business men Of Philadelphia
continue to play into the hands of the
Republican ring that has so long ruled
this city; and, in order to perpetuate
the power of the ring, they have, un.
der the cloak of reform, taken upon
themselves to renominate Mayor Stok.
ley, the head, body and brains OF the
Republican ring in Philadelphia.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

NONE OF THAT.-0ur exchanges an.
nounce that President.elect Garfield
is seriously i'll at his homo in
Mentor, Ohio. 1t is said also that he
is threatened with apoplexy. Its to be
hoped that these reports are exagger.
ated as no one would be likely to be
willing to exchange him for Arthur,
the Vice President elect, who was turn.
ed out of the New York Custom House
for his corruptions by his own party
We have made up our mind to stand
Garfield, but we hope the Lord will
deliver us from the rule of Arthur
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
A NEW FIELD.


The New York Sun tells OF o new
and novel church project which is un.
der way in Brooklyn. The projectors
think that there is room in that city
of churches for place of worship that
shall be as free from aristocracy as
ecclesiasticism and sectarianism that
shall have no salaried preacher or
choir that shall not be a bazaar Of
fashion; in which the poorest shall be
as welcome and as well treated as the
richest church not only saying but
believing that no man is so bad as to
be unworthy Of help or so hopelessly
depraved as TO be beyond hope "a
true Christian church, which Christ
would join if He were here on earth
company of believers in and follow.
ers of the Nazarene in all respects, en-
gagged in works OF mercy, in lifting up
tramps and yagrants, not in hunting
them down by bureaus of espionage
and detective in feeding the sinful, no
matter how they como into their de-
plorablc condition clothing the un.
clean, giving rest to the weary, medi.
cine and gentle words of love to the
sick-in a word, doing just as the
Saviour did" lfa church of this sort
is successfully founded in Brooklyn it
will be the most noted achievement of
the age.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

CosoREss.-This body has been in
session over a week, but has accom-.
plished very little, though it isreported
that much work is done in the Com.
mlttee which will all be laid before the
House after the holiday vacation. The
Congressional apportionment under
the new Census seems to be the lead.
ing question, after the Appropriation
bills. Representative Cox, of New
York, Chairman of the House Census
Committee, has been informed by Su.
perintendent Walker that the Census
returns will be ready for transmission
TO Congress not later than the 2lst
instant. Mr., Cox has bill ready pro.
viding for reapportionment on the basis
ola new Census which be will press
for passage as soon as the Census re.
turns are sent in by General Walker.
He has no doubt that reapportion.
ment law will bo enacted during the
present session. Heretofore the ap-
portionment always went over TO the
next Congress; because the Census
Bureau was unable TO get through with
ie work previous to the March ad.
iournment
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGES.

The Electoral Colleges OF the several
States met according to law at their
respective capitals on the first Of De
cember, inst, and went through the
formality of voting for President and
Vice President of tho United States,
which resulted US had been decreed BY
the popular will as expressed on the
second day OF November last The
only exception to be noted was that oil
the State of Georgia, whose electors
did not vote on the day named because
Of some conflict between the State and
United States laws, which will proba.
bly, result in the rejection of the cleo
toral vote of that State. Under the
circumstances this rejection will have
no effect upon the result, but that ln
connection with the failure OF election
OF one OF the Democratic Electors in
California, by reason of his personal
unpopularity, clearly demonstrates that
our electoral system has outlived its
day, and so long as it exists, will prove
to be source of danger to the peace
OF the country and it is to be hoped
that Congress will not any longer neg
lect its duty in the matter of providing
a remedy,
The result of the vote in detail was
as follows.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

WELL BAGGAGED.-An exchange
says that "Mrs. President Lincoln re-
Gently returned from Europe with q
wardrobe represented by sixty.five
trunks, which were forwarded from
New York to Springfield, Illinois, at a
cost of s4OO cxpressage," II has al.
ways been said that "the late lamented'
died poor, and that his family was near
poverty's door If the above sixty.
five trunks" be true, who is lying about
"the Government" family?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

"DowN ON THE NIGoER," Tool-ThC
late election returns indicate that there
are great many Radicals in Iowa who
apparently are not in favor of admit,
ting colored men to the Legislature.
The majority for the constitutional
amendment making colored men cligl
bic was less than forty thousand,
while Garfield had a majority of near.
ly eighty thousand.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY.-ThC
Cincinnati Star remarks "Just why
the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in tho month was selected instead
Of the first Tuesday we never hearC
explained but once, and that explana
ton was that if the first Tuesday hat
been named it might have fallen OF
Sunday, but being plased after the first
Monday of the month that accident
would be impossible. The gentleman
making the explanation was of Irish
parentage, although born in Western
Pennsylvania"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

The LIE AHEAD.-An exchange says
that it was on a recent Thursday
that Prof David Swing congratulated
himself in the New York Independent
on "the waning popularity of the lie."
And this while the people were huzza,
ing because the man whom some of the
most distinguished members of bis own
party declared had sworn to that
which was false was elected TO the
highest position in the world. The
increasing popularity of the lie seems
to be tho danger DIR. Swing The
doctor will have to take to the water
this time, although he will have Poland,
Banks, McCrary & Co. to back him.
A stolen President followed by a lying
one is no credit to prevailing morality.
1t is very thin !
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

A WHOLESOME REMARK.-The lat,
Governor Of Indiana, "Blue Jeans
Williams, believed cmphatically in econ
omy. When applied to once. to ait
some charitable cause, he said to the
ladies who asked it "lfyou will dis
pose of your iewelry and fine clothes
and give the proceeds to this object
and dress as plainly as my wife, you
would not need to solicit aid
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST


The Harrisburg Patriot says that
the contest for the United States Sen.
atorship in this State seems at present
to lie between Gov, Hoyt and Galusha
A. Grow. Mr., Cameron's iavorito,
Henry W. Oliver, of Pittsburgh, has
dropped out OF the race John Cessna
heads small band Of devoted follow
ers, and j. X Morehead is also in the
field The leading supporters OF Mr..
Grow claim that iiity.fve Senators and
Members have been instructed for him,
and that this asoortained and positive
strength is rapidly increasing and will
certainly control tho Republican caucus.
But to those familiar with the history
OF former assaults upon the Cameron
citadel in the Legislature, 1t looks like
the old, old story. Admitting the
claims of the Grow leaders OF fifty.fye
instructed votes in the caucus, they
still lack twenty.three of a majority.
When Thaddeus Stevens and Andrew
&. Curtin once on q time entered the
lists against Cameron they were able
to muster majority of instructed and
pledged members of the caucus but
when the decisive moment came their
seemingly invincible strength melted
away before the peculiar tactics Of
their adversary, Now Thaddeus Ste
vens and Andrew G, Curtin, when
they were candidates Tor the United
States Senatorship, had Il greater fol.
lowing in the Republican party than
Mr., Grow has today, but still with all
their power they were unable to hold
intact the apparent anti. Cameron ma.
jority in the Legislature. How then
can Mr. Grow expect to do better than
those ADLER politicians who with greater
advantages OF position than he pos.
sesses, failed in their attempt to cap.
ture the Cameron stronghold
The interests of the Democratic
party, it must be admitted, would prob.
ably be subserved by the election OF
Mr. Grow. He cannot have entirely
forgotten or discarded his former Dem.
ocratic and liberal principles. His
views on the tariff are undoubtedly
moderate and his sectionalism is a
mere pretense to which he felt himself
obliged to resort in order to carry
favor with the stalwarts. He has
turned his political coat twice already,
and who knows but he might get it
on with the seamy side turned the
right way should he once be seated in
the Senate? Besides Mr.. Grow is not
man who is likely to play second
fiddle to Mr.. Cameron, or to make any
alliance by which the latter would be
enabled to retain his present control
of official patronage. The rival houses
OF Cameron and Grow would divide
the once happy Republican family into
hostile factions, and the power which
has so corruptly and yet so absolutely
ruled in the politics OF Pennsylvania
would he endangeredlf not broken. We
confess, therefore, that since the olec.
tion OF a Republican to the United
States Senate seems inevitable we shall
not be grioved beyond consolation if
the choice of the Republican caucus
shall fall upon Galusha A. Grow.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

How WE SWING ARoUND.-The next
United States Senate will be presided
over by Chester A. Arthur, the Vice
President.elcct, who was turned out o.
the New York Custom House by Sec
retary Sherman for corrupt practices
IN the discharge of his official duties
Suppose Sherman be elected United
States Senator from Ohio, what a
spectacle it will be to see him q mem.
bcr Of the body presided over by
Arthur. Did Hayes and Sherman lie
about Chester three years ago?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

THAT Chang, ,"theChinese
giant, has arrived in this country. He
is 80 years old, about 9 feet high, and
woll educated. He was interviewed
by reporter feet 3 incheo tall, who
put on high silk hat and then stood
under the giants outstretched arm
without touching it. Hewears q watch
presented to him by Queen Victoria
which weighs "a pounds, to which is
attached chain 8 feet long, which
barely reaches around his neck and
down to his vest. His vest pocket is
about the siSe of charity fair grab.
bag.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

The remains Of Simon Snyder, who was Gov
ern0r Of Pennsylvania from 1908 to 1878, are
buried at selinsgroye, and the grave is unmarked
| l-E1chaHge
Yes A monument has been placed
over the grave of John W. Geary, who
with Auditor General Hartranft and
State Treasurer William IL. Kemble,
conspired with one George o. Evans, a
Philadelphia rooster" whom the trio
jointly labeled agent ior the Common.
wealth" and sent to Washington to
collect q 5000, 900 War claim due Penn.
sylvania. The money was paid TO
to them by the Federal Government,
but not one dollar Of it ever reached
the State Treasury. The money was
divided among the conspirators. Not
withstanding this bold robbery on the
part Of Geary and his confederates, the
"Grand Moral Idea" Legislature ap.
propriated $4,000 toward erecting o
monument over his grave. Snyder
and Geary Such is the fate awarded
honest men and rogues in this high.
toned Commonwealth. Reader, which
grave would you prefer to honor
That of Snyder's, at Selinsgrove, or
Geary's, at Harrisburg.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL.-The next
time that the man who draws the
Presidential salary, or of the Secretary
of the Treasury, writes letter to a
Government official he should revise il
before It goes into the public prints,
That letter from Hayes to Arthur,
while the latter was Collector OF Gus.
toms at New York,-"l feel it my duty
to dismiss you that the Office may be
HONESTLY administered" will rise
upto plague him if he overshould meet
Arthur as Vice President of his politi.
cal party. Reader, remember that
three years ago Mr. Hayes and his
Secretary OF the Treasury pronounced
Arthur the Vice President. elect a
scoundrel, and, like honest officials,
turned him out for his crimes. Now,
he is made Vice President What
kind of a grand moral idea" is that?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

"TouGH AS NAX."-It is announced
that Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, for.
merly Confederate Vice President, and
now Congressman from Georgia, who
has been at "thc point of death" twenty
times within the past five years, has
been put on q pair of platform scales
and balances the beam at SO pounds
and he has the dyspepsia 50 bad that
he can't cat anything. The old man
says he expects to starve to death one
of these DAYS.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15


Too RUDE.-We like the editor ol
the Selingsgrove Times for his unflinch
ing Democracy but sometimes he sees
fit to trespass, by unnecessarily assail
ing some of our mutual party friends
Here is his last on Judge Black:
tits hoped Judge Black has permanently re.
tired from the business Of ding the smirched
reputuations Of Radical politicians. The Garfield
job was sumner on the old Judge There il
still an unexplained mystery about It, and we
cantt get away from an intuitive I'M preston that
the Judge tried to FIX up Garheld's reputation for
a consideration as professional service. Here.
after the old man had better keep out of such jobs
and save himself from unpleasant reflections.
Now, if the grand old Roman did
become tapgled in defending his broth.
er, Garfield, he made the blunder on the
right side-because OF personal friend.
ship. Garfield is the sinner in the case,
and not Judge Black, The Judge, of
course, likes good fee but when q
personal friend thrusts it upon his
hands, fees are never thought of
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

"SUPERB" LoYALIsTs.-The men who
vote against such q soldier as General
Hancock, and then awarded large sal.
aries to such men as Mosby, Longstreet
Il Co., who slaughtered the Union sol.
diers like dogs, while such veterans as
Mcclellan, Hancock, and many others,
risked their lives for the Union and
met the Confederate Brigadiors so high.
ly priced by "the loyal millions of the
North"at the cannon's mouth, is indeed
averystrangereversal of modern affairs.
But so we 60
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

The "NEw PROBABILITIES. Gen
W. B. Hazen has been appointed Sig
nal Officer, vice Gen. Meyer, better
known as"Old Probabilities" deceased
He has no special fitness tor the posi-
ton, and owes his appointment tC
political influence. Hazen will be
known as "0ld Probs" hereafter, pro
vided the appointment is satisfactory
to the Senate. About his only qualif.
cation for the Office is the fact that he
ia an Ohio man.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

A BIG TuNo,-Haycs' Message il
one of tht longest documents sent out
from the White House for long time
and it has less in it than most of such
State papers contain. His talk OF
Civil Service is clear humbuggery o.
the stalest kind. He has never prac
ticed whashe preached on that subject
and to allude to it now is assuming
that the people are fools,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

1t is reported that Judge Strong, o
the United States Supreme Court, il
about to resign his place on the Bench
and take the Chief Attorneyship fol
the Reading Railroad at double the sal
ary he is now receiving. He was put
onthc Bench by monopolists and he has
served them well The public interest
never bothered him.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
THEA SSOCIATEJUDGE QUES.
TION.

An effort is being made before the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to ousi
the two Associate Judges of FayettC
county who are not learned IN the law
The local papers state that the object
is to have the Court declared unconsti
tutional, so as to render void the sen.
tence of Benjamin Campbell, who was
convicted Of arson some two years ago
and for whom II pardon could not be
had. The Attorney General applied
for writ OF quo warranto, which was
argued week ago. In his applica.
ton Attorney General Palmer directs
attention to the Constitution, which
provides that each county having 40
900 population shall constitute q sepa.
rate Judicial district, and in such dis,
trict the office of Associate Judge, not
learned in the law, shall be abolished.
Associate Judges in Office at the time
of adoption of the Constitution were
allowed to serve out their terms, but
the Judge of Fayette county were com.
missioned in December, 1876. They
were elected on the ground that Fay.
ette was not a separate district, having
Green county attached but the At.
torney General instances Dauphin with
Lebanon, and Franklin with Fulton as
districts where the Associate Judges
not learned in the law have been dis
pensed with, although the law forming
the districts is identical with that ap-
plying to Fayctte. There are no au-
thorities in the case and 1t will be re.
garded as matter of Interpretation of
the Constitution.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

A BIG REooMMENpArIos.--An ex.
change says they are having some
trouble over the selection of post.
master for Altoona, and as Gen. Grant
seems TO be in need OF something to
keep him through the Winter ho has
been mentioned rs one who, by accept.
ing the appointment could compose
all differences. General Grant is get
ting to be a very numerous citizen.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

SAiSrED PoLIrIcIASs.-Benj. f. But.
Ter aud Colonel Ingersoll met on the
train to Washington on recent even.
ing. In reply to Colonel Ingersoll's
greeting, "How do you feel tonight p
General Butler said "0h,pretty we'll"
"Why," said Colonel Ingersoll, in a
surprised tone, II supposed you must
be feeling very sick over Garfeld's
election" al Misunderstood you," re-
piled Butler al do feel badly enough, q
and then added: "You and Beecber
did it, Colonel" "Well," retorted the
Colsnel, chow could you expect to win
with the lord and DOyil against you'"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

LIFE BRoKERAoE.-Thc selinsgrovc
Times says We learn from a pretty
reliable source that there are abou.
100000 speculative insurance on the
life of Abraham johnson, an aged
pauper of Union township, Snyder
county, Pennsylvania.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15

In A HURRY-The New York TriJ
une says; "The American people arc
in favor of seeing General Grant prop.
erly provided for, and that promptly,
too" That last clause hits the nail on
the head. "Tho American people"
want to have an end of the discussion
of "what shall we do for Grant p as if
he we're public pauper.-P Philadelphia
Times.