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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-30
The ordinary expenditures in the last
five years under Democratic control of
the appropriations are as follows:


This shows a reduction of $S9, 422,-
$40. II in the ordinary expenditures of
the Government in five years since the
Democrats obtained control of the APP
preparations. The saving by Democrats
amounts to four times the entire debt of
Pennsylvania, or one and half times
the municipal debt of Philadelphia.
Yet the Philadelphia Inquirer wittily
tells its readers, in the face of these
great results of economy, that the Dem
ocratic idea of economy is not a whit
better than that of the poor Indian. A
saving of ninety millions in five years is
probably a very small matter in the es-
timation of the Inquirer, but it is a
great thing for the great body of the
taxpayers, to whom ii gives assurance
of still further reductions of their bur-
den.
Until the Democrats secured a major
ity in the House the expenditures of the
Government were steadily rising in
arithmetical progression, except in
1876, when in facing a Presidential
election it was found necessary to make
a slight reduction in order to save APP
pearances. During the five years of
Republican appropriations with which
we have compared the five years of
Democratic control, James A. Garfield
was Chairman of the House Committee
on Appropriations. Thus the response
bility for waste and extravaganza rests
not only on the Republican majority in
Congress but is brought directly home
to their candidate for President.
While making reduction of nearly
ninety million dollars in the space of
five years the Democratic Representa-
tives in Congress were just and liberal
in their appropriations for the wounded
and deceased soldiers of the Union, as
the official records demonstrate. The
total amount of appropriations for PEN
sions in the five Republican years men
toned above are as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-30

AT Madrid, a prisoner recently sem
fenced by court-martial to, be shot for
participation in the attack on train
by brigands. before his execution made
revelations inculpating several fam
lilies of high position. He accused
them OK not only protecting brigand-
age, but of sharing in the proceeds.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-30

A PROFESSOR stated recently before
the New York Oyster Commission that
G,OO0, 900 oyster eggs may be slowed
away in the space occupied by a watch
spring.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-30

IT is estimated that more than 200, 600
deadheads are annually passed over
the railroad lines in the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-09-30
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Getting at the F0Otings.

In reviewing the expenditures of the
Government in recent years the Phila-
delphia Inquirer strains hard to prove
that the Democrats are entitled to little
or no credit for the reductions since
1877 when they had the first majority
in the House. After comparing the ex-
penditures the Inquirer says:
These figures, when carefully scanned. ind-
cate that while the Democrats had the control
of the National appropriations they have
so the real reduction of expenses has been
very small. They have by their acts shown
that If in full power, they would be apt to
take in at the spigOt and let out at the bung.
Their idea of economy is not a whit better
than that of the poor Indian who cut a piece
OFT the top of his blanket and sewed it on the
bottom to make it long enough to cover his
feet.
This is probably very smart, but let
us see how much truth there is in it.
The total ordinary expenditures of the
Government in the five years preceding
the control of the finances on the part
of Democratic House are as follows:
1872. $166.SSI,21l 81
1SI3. lSI6o2,2.4 w
lotf lc5,U-JtSo VI
..''.'' &C. % %
1876. Observation-Disclosures. Iss,DItS1 81
Total. $685., go, 154 A
The ordinary expenditures in the last
five years under Democratic control of
the appropriations are as follows:
1877. S154, 800 9i3 So
1873. l53,tOS6S -
1879 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6},496, fg3 u
looU
1851. Ii,uolSoS w
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13
A SUNSHINE on GRANT.


The Now York Sun, of the 9th inst,
remarks; "One of the most interest
ing features Of the Presidential cam.
palgn was brought to light yesterday
in the columns Of our esteemed con.
temporary, tho New York Times. We
reproduce it elsewhere in to-day Sun
in full 1t is the report Of an inter.
view with Gen, Grant, in which Gen.
Grant gives full and free expression to
his yicws os Gen, NEncock's character
and of his candidacy. 1t took place in
Grants house of Galcna, and is report.
ed by the Rev. DR., Fowler, with
Grants written consent, 1t may, there
fore, we think, be accepted as authcn
tic and accurate, These comments on
General Hancock, being on u success,
ful asplrant for the nomination to the
Presidency by an unsuccessful aspirant,
are characterized, TO say the least, by
an anuncommon lack of reserve. Whether
they are equally marked by fairness
our readers will Judge We will pro.
ceed to comment very briefly on some
of the points Gen. Grant makes:
Down to 1864 be seemed like man
ambitious to do his duty Us an officer
So much he comedies in General Han.
cocks favor, aud that honorably dis.
poses of very considerable portion of
Hancock's life.
In 1864, when Mcclellan obtained
the Democratic nomination for Presi.
dent, Hancock received one vote. OF
this Grant says i1terd,ed him What
for sixteen years past has Gen Han.
cock been crazy man, without any
one at any time suspocting it, with the
single exception of General Grant ? To
other people ho has seemed all the
while as sane as George Washington
ever was, Certainly his famous order
No 40 docs not read like an cmana.
tion from an insane brain.
Then, too, during this period Of alleged
insanity General Grant, according to his
o,ca assertion JoaStWiy made in tbs m-
teruieo procured HaHcochs promotion 10
a Major GcneraljhPi
Does he believe in making crazy men
Maj Generals2 ?
He is crazy to be President, says
Grant.
Is Hancock day more crdsyto be Pres
ideHt than Grant himself is 10 be Presi
dent a third ternl?"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13
GOVERNOR CURTIN.

Governor Curtin, the Democratic
nominee for Congress IN this district,
has had much experience in public life
and has u great knowledge OF public
men and measures, He is gentleman
OF culture and extensive political aud
general Information, and viii make Il
Representative who will be a credit to
the district and an advantage to the
people. He is now our nominee for
Congress, aud we earnestly hope that
he may get the vote of every Demo.
crat in the district We want him to
have five thousand majority, if posi-.
bic, because the district has given that
much in the past and can do it again,
and especially this year,
Governor Curtin has taken firm
stand withthe Democracy and has said
that he desires to spend the remainder
of his life in the party and to die with
the harness on. He declares that the
man who thinks or supposes that there
are moro than two parties at this crisis
is not in his right mind. There are,
he says, only two parties, the Demo.
cratic and Republican, and between
them the people must choose, For his
part he has cast his lot with the Dem
ocratic party, because it is the party of
the peoplc-the party of the Constitu
tion and the laws-the party OF peace,
harmony, prosperity and good feeling
IL is national not a sectional party.
Governor Curtin took the stump
carly in the present campaign and has
made many speeches for Hancock aud
English and the eprinciples of the Dem
ocratic party, throwing into them a
vim, an energy and eloquence far ex-
ceeding that of any previous campaign
in which he has latterly been engaged.
Wherever he goes he is greeted by i'm.
mcnso audiences and always excites
the greatest enthusiasm,
Now, let all past differences be bur
led, and the Democracy of the Goth
District give Governor Curtin their
fullest, heartiest and most united sup.
port, Let us astonish the Republicans
with our strength and show them that
the day will never como when they
can elect member of their party Con.
gresham from the good old Twentieth
Gov. Curtin knows the tricks and the
chcanery of the Republican party,
because it was on account of these that
be left it, and be is just the man to
meet and battle with them on the floor
of Congress.
To work, then, Democrats of the
Twentieth district. Let your efforts be
unccasing, and most glorious victory
will be the result BellTonte Watch.
man
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

ACRIPpLED JUDGE.-About the dead.
est rooster in the pit, as a Judge, is
one named Patterson, of Lancaster,
Pa A short time since he assumed
the powers Of the Car OF Russia, and
disbarrod Messrs. Steinman and Hen.
sci, who were practicing attorneys at
that Bar, Tor a little bit of criticism on
their part in the columns of their jour.
nal, the Lancaster Inteiiigencer, Of
which they were editors. The Su.
preme Court of the State has settled
the case, and in our judgment, after
reading the opinion of tho Court, it
has intimated, or words to that effect,
that Judge Patterson had better re.
sign. II he does not see it in that
light, it is no fault of the Court of last
resort.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

"CHEEKY."-Would itnot be a" Cheap
John" joke on the Democrats, if the
Radicals would succeed to prove from
a Congressional record, over which the
Democrats presided by a two.thirds
vote, that General Hancock was bribed
by oakes Ames (s329) and by De
Golycr $4,000 Salary Grab, etc., and
then turn around and pronounce the
record lie, and hit Senator Conkling,
of New York, who never appeared in
the case, over the head with q coffee
pot? How would that be for pure
moral cowardice2 2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13


DON'T BE Too SMARr.-Mr. Galusba
A. Grow, one Of the Radical candidates
for Senator Wallaco's shoes, is on the
stump, and announces that the Radical
party iavors equal rights to all men,
in every cline That's n very eleyat.
ing remark. But the account found in
the Radical leader does not balance in
that way. If this bo true, how comes
i then, that down in the State OF
Rhode Island whore his party has had
full control Of all State and county of.
fees since lS54-twonty.six years
that WHITE naturalized citizens must
own q certain amount Of real estate
before they need approach the ballot.
box, while the AFRICAN who can
neither read or write, can vote by pay.
ing a ten cent Poll tax2 How is that
"clime !" Is there no prescription and
Intolerance in that exclusively Radical
little Commonwealth Say If the
same legal odium was found on the
statute books In one OF the Southern
States, that Commonwealth would be
put out Of the Union. Yet, Il il n
virtue "down Fast
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

They WANT NO CHANGE-OP COURSE
Nor Tho most constant cry of tho
Republican placemcn is, "Wo do not
need change" OF course then do
not need, nor want, a change. We
never knew a man in power and en-
joying the emoluments of Office who
wanted change The ofiice.holders
of the Emperor of Russia do not want
it, and the Emperor himself is opposed
to it. If the one hundred thousand
placemen of this country were holding
office under the Sultan of Turkey, they
would rally like patriots to a man, to
oppose change, Office. holders are
always conservative; they never want
the old order of things interfered
with-except to increase the salaries.
Whenever an office-holder squeals you
may rest assured he is in danger of
losing his office.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

HIGH-ToNED PRooF.-It will be well
to remember that the charges against
Garfield in connection with the Credit
Mobilier De Golyer pavement and sal.
ary-grab transactions have not been
sprung since the nomination at Chica-
60 They are old Republican charges,
substantiated by Republican testimo.
ny, and signed, sealed and delivered
by his party friends for the good of all
men. 1t looks like an accident, but
the facts cannot be disputed, because
the delivery is made by "Christian
statesmen" who acted under solemn
oath, and the Poland. Banks. McCreary
Committee cannot be charged with
having committed perjury when they
condemned Garfield, Scofeld, Kelly &
Co. for taking brib@.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

Poor CoNsoLATIoN-The Spring
field Republican, an independent Gar
field paper, says Maine will go "solid'
with the rest Of the solid Hancock
States and the Pittsburgh Dispatch
another Republican journal, suggests
that "ii Indiana be lost in October tho
Republicans might as well devote the
remainder of their campaign fund to
the maintenance OF decayed and su.
peranuated office holders" That's the
sort of consolation Republicans arc
now getting from the more candid Of
their organs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13
oFFIcEROLDERS RAMPANr.


Secretaries, COmptrollors, Auditors,
Chiefs OF Divisions, Clerks, and Mes.
sengers, were leaving Washington last
weekin swarms to take part in the olec.
tons Of Indiana and Ohio They form
the right wing Of the grand army of
retainers, who are made to contribute
of their pay, to vote, and to shout for
the regulation ticket. Their first duty
is TO sustain the Administration. Their
second duty is to draw the highest
possible salary, and to do the least
possible work Their third duty is to
denouncc the Democrats, and at pres.
cnt TO proclaim Hancock traitor.
These regular partisan troops will
be absent from the capital until after
the 18th of October, receiving full pay
all the time and without any deduc.
tion for the lost weeks from the month
ofholidays allowedin every year. They
are going on political frolic nt the
expense of the working people, with
the sole object of striving to keep them.
selves and their employers in office.
All over the country moro than
hundred thousand ofliceholders are
actively engaged in efforts TO prolong
the present misrule and to perpetuate
the party of extravaganza and corrup.
tion in power. Their hot zeal is OBJ.
truded Extensively elsewhere, and the
people, who are their masters, are
treated as servants under the orders of
the crew who stole the Presidency and
are now running this Government as
close corporation,
These are the specimens Of civil
service reform in whose behalf the Re.
publican machine is now worked, with
a cry of the dire effects to follow a
change of Administration, by which
they might be made to work for liv
ing, instead ofplundcring the Treasury,
We are not sorry they have shown
their hands this time.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

"REBELWAR CLAIMS, The Democ.
racy ofAlabama and Louisiana quickly
respond to the letter of General Han.
cock on the war claims question by
giving it full and unequivocal endorse.
ment on behalf of the people Of their
section. Senator Hill, of Georgia, has
already pointed out how be took this
position long ago in Congress and was
endorsed for it by bis constituents, and
Mr., Herbert, candidate for Congress in
a leading Alabama district, says that
were he to run on any other platform
he would be beaten in every county of
his district The fact is that the pres.
ent generation of the Southern Demo.
Gratis, like thor Northern allies,
have quite as much interest as Re.
publieans can have IN resisting the
payment Of these trumped up claims
that are mostly IN the hands Of Repub-
lican lobbyists and claim agents.
There are Democratic property owners
and Taxpayers, us wen as Republicans,
and it has long been patent to every
intelligent person that there rs no
larger portion Of people in the Demo
cratic party who would favor payment
of undue or exorbltant claims than in
the Republican.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

MAINE NEws.-lt seems that An.
derson, Reeds opponent in the first
Maine District, is preparing to contesi
the seat which the official figures give
the Republican candidate. He already
has secured enough evidence, it is
claimed, to unseat Reed on the charge
of bribery. Lindsoy's seat is also in
danger on the same ground, The
Radical election officers in this godly
State have behaved about as badly at
the recent election as ever the carpet.
baggers and scallawags did down
South.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

HYPoCRITEs AND DEMAooGUEs. The
real friends Of Jefferson Davis, Long
street, Mosby, etc, are opposed to tn,
election of Gen. Hancock because he
thrashed them all. John Sherman &
Co. are literally driven TO oppose our
noble standard-bCarer, because Eliza
Pinkston, Mrs. jerks, and other politi
cal harlots compel him to unman him.
self 50 that they may bc fondlod and
cared fer in the future as they have
been in the past.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

DREADFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. "A
dreadful accident occurred on the Penn.
sylvania Railroad in Pittsburgh last
Saturday night, by which a large mum.
Der of people lost their lives, most OF
them being scaldcd The accident oc.
cnrred as follows: The first section
of the Wallis accommodation train, 90.
ing East, left the Union Depot at 1l.3l
p. NJ, having a large number of pas.
sengers who had come to the city to
participate in the closing exercises of
the Exposition and witness the Demo.
cratic demonstration. The back plat
form was so crowded that the head.
light on the second section following
could not be seem The first section
stopped at the regular station at Twen.
ty-eighth street, where they were dc.
layod on account Of another train
which was IN the next block. The
second section oamo along at good
speed, but owing to the crowd on the
back platform Of the first section the
signal lights were hidden from view
and consequently the engineer of the
second section did not see the train
ahead of him until he was so near il
that his train could not be checked in
time TO prevent collision and the en-.
gine went crashing into the rear coach
of the first section, packed as it was
with human beings. The engine bur.
led itself to the very cab windows
among the screaming, suffering men,
women and children, mangling all who
were in its course. The boiler.bead of
the colliding engine was burst off by
the shock and the scaldlng water and
steam poured over the occupants of
the car, as if bent on completing the
horrible work that had gone before.
II is impossible to describe the fearful
sceno that followed. The means of
the dying and wounded and the shrieks
Of those who had lost their friends
were irightiul. Up TO ~ o'clock on
Sunday night twenty four persons had
died, and many more are doubtless dead
by this time
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

TnEY DON'T SEE IT.-Mr. Cessnas
expression, "Laboring men vote most
ly with their eyes" is equivalent to
saying the working men OF this coun'
try have no mole judgment than chill
dren that they are to be captiyaIed
by show and parade; and that argu.
mont is thrown away upon them.
That insult will cost Mr.. Cessna's par.
tY hundreds Of votes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

"BooMINe PAS we 60 to press,
TUESDAY afternoon) the elections in
the States OF Ohio and Indiana are in
fullblast, II looks at this distance
from the battle fields as though the
latter State was sure for the Demo.
Gratis, and the Buckeye" State doubt
iul. But as both Commonwoalths are
ovorrun with horde OF Government
officials, numbering thousands, bull.
doing and bribing voters, it is hard to
conjecture what the result will bo
The Radicals know that their last
lease is expiring and they are there.
fore making death struggle.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

VoTING by SIGHT.-Radical Chair.
man Cessna's expression, "Laboring
men vote mostly with their eyes, is
equivalent to saying the workingmen
Of this country have no more iudg.
ment than children; that they are to
be captivatcd by show and parade
and that argument is thrown away
upon him. That insult will cost Mr..
Cessnas party hundreds Of votes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13
Chairman Dem. Co. Committc
WIN. r, WALLACE, Secretary.

For FLYNN.-The Altoona Sun, in
abiding to our nominee for Assembly,
says; "Mr. James Flynn, of Smiths
Mills, Clearfeld county, was in the
city last evening. Mr., Flynn is the
Democratic candidate for Legislature
in the Clcarfeld district, and Of course
he will be elected. This is Mr. Flynn's
first appearance as gladiator in the
political arena, and the large vote he
received for the nomination was fat.
tering testimonial to his worth and
abilities
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13
CLEARPlfLD, Pa. oct. II. 1850,

Jefferson Davis, President Of the Southern
coniederacy, will vote for Hancock. L. there
loyal man 10 the Nation who will 20 to the polls
heNt November and cast vote with that infamous
traitor l-Rsynoidsriiis Papsr.
What a naked lie Davis has not
cast vote for any candidate since the
close OF the war. He is no citizen, and
cannot vote. His First and Second
Lieutenants, Longstreet and Jack
Mosby, can vote. They have been
PAhDoNED, and are going it hot and
heavy for De Golyer. Credit Mobilicr.
1929 Garfield. Why is one rebel bet.
ter than anotherS Mosby and Long.
street each killed ten Union soldiers TO
one that Davis killed