Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-20
A GOOD GUESSER.


The editor Of the Centre Democrat
although not u citizen of ClearGel,
county, seems to, be well acquainted
! politically with our felow.citizen, Mr.
Murray, who has had tho honor con
fcrred upon hun by his Radical brethren
ofrunnng against "our War Governor
-Curtin-for Congress. The arrange
ment on the part Of the Radicals il
wholly ornamental, except the pay
ment ofpolitical assessments which vii
be cntailed upon their candidate il
due time. The editor in question re
marks:
"Tho candidate set up in opposition
to Governor Curtin by the Republican
Congressional Conference of the 20lh
district, which met al Lock Haven on
Friday of last week, is Thomas II
Murray, Esq, of Clearfield Mr.. Muir.
ray is lawyer by profession and a
man Of some ability. lie is bitter
and malignant politician and should
not command single Democratic vote
in the district. His speeches are ex.
treme in Radicalism-ihe bloody shirt.
ridicule Of the South and vile abuse OF
Democrats being the burthen of all be
utters, At Lock Haven, and also a.
Bellcionte, he had the monstrous audac.
ity to compare Gen Hancock, the hero
and the patriot, to Bendict Arnold, the
traitor OF the Revolution, and man
capable in public speech of an outrage
so insulting to deccncy and intelligence
should be remembered and treated &C
cordingly at the ballot box Mr.. Mur
ray will not represent the Goth district
in Congress.
Between Gov. Curtin and the gen.
teman the Republicans have placed in
nomination against him there should
be no question In the mind of any Dem.
ocrat. Gov. Curtin is an able, well.
versed and experienced statesman, has
national reputation gained by years
of arduous and patriotic service to the
country in its greatest time of need
when the very life of the Government
was in peril, and will make a repre-.
sentative that any constituency might
well regard with the warmest impulses
OF pride and admiration. With the
Democratic party he is in hearty ac.
cord, and has been prominent figure
in all the efforts that have been made
for reform in the interests of the peo.
pie and pure administration of the
affairs ofgovernment He came to the
Democratic party in 1872 because he
believed it was the only party that
could secure to the people of the Uni.
ted States the blessings of popular rule
and freedom from the encroachments
of Capitalization of power that was.
and is TO- day, fast sapping the founda.
tons OF Constitutional Government as
It came to us from our fathers, and rob
bing the States and the people of their
guaranteed rights and liberties.
owe have nothing to say against the
standing and character of the
man pitted by the Republicans against
Gov Curtin. But certainly when the
relations of the two men to the public
are regarded no comparison can be
drawn that will not show that Gov.
Curtin is an incalculable distance be-
yond his opponent in ability, fitness,
experience and political belief to hon
'stly and truthfully represent the prin
.iples that the people OF the 20th dis.
.rict wish to see enforced in Congress.
Democrats, in voting for person TO
,epresent you in the Congress of the
United States, you have plain duty
before you"