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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

HENRY WATTERsoS's REMARKs,-
The editor of the Louisville. Courier
whose word "only," in the tariff plank,
many people think did II, escrbes
Hancock's defeat to the Democratic
party's too easy abandonment Of its
fundamental principles. The Repub.
licans, hc declares, are everything bad
but fools, and the Democrats thongh
honest arc fools He has no idea Of u
new party but proclaims his own iu.
ture position something after this style:
"Wisc men will halt, whilst useful men,
taking their political lives in their
hands, do reconnoitre Claiming
nothing, asking nothing, hoping only
TO be useful, we find ourselves standing
upon the border line of great country
and the confines Of a shifting situation I;
and we shall constitute ourselves q
vedctte, sending to the rear il posi-
bic, messages OF cheer-but, good
news or bad news--the truth, as we
see it, always. To this end, we ask
the confidence Of our readers refer.
ring them to the record as some guar
antee of successful service, and at least
as an assurance of disintcrcstcdness
and fidelity. These be slippery times,
and no one on the skirmish line, crop.
ing in the darkness, can be certain
of bis steps, We shall be, from the
nature of tho case, steady only in aim,
intention and conviction fearless at
heart and explicit as God wots and
circumstances shall allow. Wherefore,
without suspicion or rebuke, charging
us with nothing except what appears
upon its face, and literally discounting
that-lot us move ahead. Applaud us
if we run console us il we fail but
let us pass on for Gods salSe-let us
pass onm
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

ScouEDRELIsM,-A dispatch from
London to New York on Saturday
last, says: "The news of Republican
victory in your Presidential contest has
been followed by a marked fall al
round in American securities. Every
body on this side of the water had
been led to believe that this could only
happen in the event of the Democrats
electing their candidate to the Presi
dency." Exactly, and according tC
the New York and Philadelphia pa
pers, stocks in the market IN this coun
try are taking the same direction
This is not the entertainment that was
promised by the Republican press, and
although the decline both in England
and at homo will no doubt prove to be
temporary, yet ii Hancock had been
elected the fall in prices would have
been attributed to that cause and that
alone. Such are the dishonest meth.
DDS of Radicalism. However, it is in
keeping with current events. 1t makes
no difference to the ordinary voter
whether his candidate for President
was bribed or committed perjury dur.
ing his public career, he still being
outside of the penitentiary is available
enough for those patent Christians (?)
who thank God that they are not like
ether people-cxtortioncrs, etc.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17
THE MARCH or EMPIRE.


The delent Of General Hancock Is
tho triumph OF money, fraud, and in.
timidation over patriotism and honest
government. The nomination Of Gen.
Hancock on the 23d OF June was nc.
cepted by men OF all parties as the
harbinger OF the death OF Garfield, who
stood before the American people rs
tho representative Of iobbery and cor.
ruption, Had the election taken place
Immediately, Hancock would have boon
elected by sweeping majority. AT
the prospect of being driven from their
places, yell OF vengeance went up
IRON one hundred and twenty thousand
hirelings
From that time until the ballot boxes
were closed, all that money, fraud, and
intimidation could do, were done to
defeat that peerless soldier who saved
Pennsylvania in 1868, Tho power Of
corporations was too much for the un.
bought ballots of the free Democracy
The white ireemen of the North, forced
to take tho place of tho former black
slaves of the South, were driven to the
polls by the factory employers under
the cry Of "your ballot or your bread r.
The triumph Of crime four years ago,
when the Republican leaders robbed
the people of their President and after.
wards rewarded the thieves with office,
emboldened them in the late campaign.
II the open theft Of the Presidency
could go unpunished, they felt assured
the lesser offences of intimidation, and
fraud at the otbox, would hardly
be called in question. Whenever the
money power is arrayed against u free
ballot, as is the case in this country
today, it may well DO said that Re
publican institutions are in danger.
The moment Garfield begins TO rule in
the White House, from that moment
the march tf Empire is begun. He
had no hope of election until his cause
was taken in hand by Grant, Conk-
ling 4 Co, the champions Of the third
term movement 1t is the well settled
policy Of these conspirators to re seat
Grant in the White House, from which
nothing short Of an earthquake can
ever drive him. That Garfield is in
this conspiracy there can be no doubt,
for he declared himself, fifteen years
ago, as glad shat we are gravitating
ardastroDg Government" Thence
VIC gradually gravitate to an Empire,
and before we reach il the end of the
Republican Government is come. This
will be the outcome If tho Government
shall again pass into the power OF the
Republicans. May God save the Re
public l-DoyleStoioa Democrat.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

THE POPULAR Worthwhile the Re
publicans are rejoicing over what they
choose to term a Waterloo defeat, il
would be well for them TO call halt
long enough to look at the result of
the election seriously. In vote that
will reach nine millions, twenty thou
sand can be taken from the Republi-
can column and so placed on the Demo.
cratic as to give the Electoral vote for
Hancock. Again Hancock will have
nearly 100, 900 majority Of the popular
vote OF the country. Taking into con.
sideration that the Republicans have
9eary 100000 voters among the
negroes-a solid mass Of ignorance
we fail to see wherein they have gained
such a great victory as they pretend
to have. They have also over l50,.
600 otiiceholders, who count solid on
the side Of the "loaves and fishes"
The moral victory in the late election
is all on the Democratic side, and we
would to day sooner be General Han
cock defeated, than Garfield with his
victory purchased at the sacrifice of all
political honor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17
APPOINTMENT OF SUPREME JUp,

APPOINTMENT OF SUPREME JUDGES
One Of the most important duties
the new President viii have to per
form will be the appointment Of four
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States. Justice
Clifford, notwithstanding the natural
sensitiveness of his friends on the sub
ject, is said to bo mentally and physi.
cally incapable of ever taking his seat
again. He is n years old and his
health is so precarious that he can
hardly bo expected to long survive,
Justice Hunts health Is also threaten.
ing. He has not been upon the bench
for two years and will probably never
be able to resume his duties. He is
seventy years old. Justice Swayne,
although in good health, is seventy-six
years old, and ii is understood he will
retire in year. Justice Strong is also
in good health, but he is seventy.two
years old and ii is understood that he,
too, will retire after the fourth Of
March and take advantage of the full
pension allowed by law. Thus the
next President may have the appoint.
ment Of four new Judges, a responsi.
bility he ought not to regard lightly.
Should only Republicans be selected
the Court will then stand eight Repub.
licans to one Democrat Justice Field
who was appointed by Republican
President.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

A CoNsoLATIoS-E Every man who
voted for Hancock can lay his band
on his heart and honestly say that he
did not vote for bribe tdker, swindler
and pevwer. No man who voted
for Garfield can honestly say that
Every man who voted for Garfield
voted to endorse perjurer. There is
no escaping this conclusion. Had Han.
cock been guilty of swindling, of bribe
taking and of perjury, every Demo
crat who would have voted for him
would have become an endorsor Of the
crime and a pdrticpS criminis. Demo.
crats and Republicans, therefore, who
voted for Hancock will always have
the consolation that they voted for a
man OF spotless character, n patriot, q
statesman, and a man whose character
has never been tainted by swindling
the Government, by bribe.taking, or by
black and damnable perjury. These
are facts and all hi can't wipe them
out; So says the Selinsgrove Times,
and so we all say.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

GRANTS The Philadelphia
Times says; "Somc way will have tC
be devised to keep General Grant warm
during the ensuing four years. Just
now he is the biggest man in this coun.
try, but the edge of that will soon come
off If he is compelled to settle down to
any humdrum sort OF life. People
don't expect common conduct like that
from man who has shaken hands
with most of the boasted nobility Of
Europe, and he wouldn't be regarded
as a promising man for 1884 if he be.
came familiar everyday sight to the
people. On the whole, perhaps Gen.
Grant had better go around the world
again, and to make it more interesting
he can go around the other way this
time" Send him as Minister to China,
and have him buy o lot of Garfeld's
cheap labor fellows and ship them over
here for the benefit of "the labor ele.
ment" that voted so vigorously for
cheap labor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17
1870. 1850


souih'n States lo5 los Western sta,es92 20
The above figures indicate results
that were not anticipated before the
count. Tho South has taken a new
start, and holds It's own against the
vigorous West New England and the
Middle States advance backward
Pennsylvania loses two Congregsmen
New York three. Though the line il
not a precise one, the new division OF
parties on economical questions is prac
tically laid down between the groups
OF losing and gaining States. The Mid.
die States and tho Eastern States have
an assumed identity of interests. The
South and the West are more unmis
takably bound together, and are GER
tain in the nature Of things to become
political bedfellows. The danger OF
the situation may be readily perceived.
On a division OF votes in Congress the
one side will have eighty-six and the
other 1877. When the question Of rev.
enue becomes divcsted Of itsinmediate
cntanglemcnls, and the country settles
down to policy Of peace instead OF a
policy Of sectionalism, the triumph OF
reform stands assured. There is be.
hind it an overbalancing weight of two
to one,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

PENNsYLvASIA's CBAlMs.-Thc Gin.
cinnati Commercial makes this "nobby'
suggestion; "Pcnnsylvania may be
styled in politics the superb, and Simon
Cameron at the critical moment took
the reins and drove over the hard part
Of the road, being after all the most
significant of the figures in the cele-
brated tableau at Warren and in the
visit to Mentor We assume that
Pennsylvania will have Cabinet off.
Ger, and that he will not be displeas.
ing to the Camcrons. We have heard
that Don Cameron would rather hold
tho office of Secretary Of War than
any other-much rather than be in
the Senate. We would make Don
Secretary of War, If that would make
him happy, and let Pennsylvania elect
Simon Cameron and Galusha A. Grow
Senators"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17
THE VALUE OFA VOTE.
SOME IMPORTANT nlsroRlcAL FACTS.


In 1924, a change Of 100 votes in
Maryland, 100 in Missouri and 700 in
Ohio would have elected Andrew Jack
son, instead OF sending the decision tc
the House of Representatives, wher,
Adams was made President.
In 1914, Henry Clay was defeated
by small maiorities. A change of q.
600 IN New York would have elected
him, or with 700 moro votes in Louisi
ana and change of / 600 in Pennsyl
vania, ho would have had majority
of the Electoral College. In Indiana
2l0 more votes would have given him
the Electoral vote of the State.
In 1913, nineteen Electoral votes
would have elected Cass instead oI
Taylor. Taylor got these Electoral
votes by 443 majority in Delaware,
D ,6l7 majority in Louisiana, aud 2,742
majority in Georgia. Or to place il
differently, he was elected President
by only 8 900 majority in Pennsylva.
mia, by which he got the twenly-six
Electoral votes of the State. A change
Of few more than 1900 votes would
have defeated him, and this in total
vote of 366,952 would not have been
difficult with such campaign managers
as the politicians Of to-day.
In 1856, James Buchanan became
President by majority OF only 2,4sO
OF this, ,OI3 was in Pennsylvania, and
l ,435 in Louisiana, the Electoral votes
OF these two States being given to him
by those figures. His plurality over
the next highest candidates, however
was greater.
OF the closeness of tho last Presi.
DENTAL election il is not necessary to
speak, as all our readers are familiar
with the fact that by the employment
OF the most gigantic fraud of the cen.
tury, Hayes was accorded majority
in the Electoral College OF just one vote.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

THAT'S So.--Some of the Republican
papers in Indiana are insisting that as
Garfield has been vindicated, Schuyler
Colfax shall also be vindicated by an
election to the United States Senate
II Mr.. Coliax actually feels as if be
would like a vindication he really
ought to have it, Perhaps the next
President can give him little some,
thing. If Garfield was not bribed
nor committed perjury, neither did
Colfax, and be should be called from
his exile. And Oakos Ames and the
Poland Committee are the boldest
libelers recorded in the Congressional
Record.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

The AFRICAN ELEMENT-The Easton
Sentinel remarks "About the closest
voting that we noticed anywhere this
year, between the two political parties,
was in Montgomery county, Out of
total vote of %, ,O51 cast for President,
the Garfield electors have one majority,
and for County Treasurer, out of a
total vote of 22 O65, Jacob n Yost,
the Democratic candidate, had Just one
majority, and is the only Democrat on
the whole ticket. The Republicans
were so desperately determined to car
ry that county, because it was the
native place of General Hancock, that
they colonizod l 200 negroes and voted
them in the Republican districts IN the
lower end OF the county. Pretty
expensive business, to say nothing
of its contomptibleness, but it did
the business They imported the ne
groes from Chester and Delaware coun-
ties, where they were not needed
What "grand moral ideaW Was
the devil moreimpudont when he took
our Saviour up into high mountain
and offered to sell him the whole world
If he would fall down and worship him,
when the rascal did not own a loot
of the land he offered to SELL The
modern moral idea vender must be a
chip off the old block.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

LAUGH ON.-Tho Vienna CORES
pondent of the New York Frprest
says; "Gen. Longstroet took hearty
laugh over General Hancock's defeat
| tried to whip him at Gettysburg and
several other places during the war,
but failed to accomplish what my
friends have done so well now" Long.
street is Minister Plonipotehtiary to
Austria. His corpse Stunned thou.
sand of "Yanks" during the rebellion,
but having turned-just as Benedict
Arnold did-against his cause, he re.
ceives for his treason q price in gold.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17


Nor GEHERosIrY.-ln view OF the
fact that number Of Rebels like Mosby
and Longstrect bold important and
lucrative positions under the Republi.
can party, il was decidedly praise.
worthy in the people of Pennsylvania
to defeat Gen. Hancock His services
to the country, and in particular to
this State, have now been well repaid,
Every man who voted against him
should feel very proud Of his gratitude
towards one who never held n civil
ofiico but helped to "savo the life Of
the nation" Generous Pennsylvania
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

HlGnLY CoLoRED.-The Census Bu.
reau finds the population of South Car.
olina to be 9O5,2O6, an increase Of
2s9,OOO over the population credited
the State in 1870, OF this population
3Ol,O7l are white, an increase of 1O1,.
4O4 in ten years. The colorcd popula.
ton is GOA, ,235, an increase of 1888 ,42l
for the same period. This would indi.
cate an increase Of 35 per cent, for the
white population and 45 per cent. for
the colorcd. The colored population
exceeds the whitc by 2l3,l54. This
increase, which covers a large per.
centage over the increase OF 1870, is
mainly due TO the fact that the census
Of that year was imperfect and fraud =.
ulent, in cutting down the population.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

Sandy township, OlearHold county, Of wbirl
Dubois City Is tho principal part, polled 75i
votes. This Is a verv large vote for one Boar,
to take In day Of twelve hours and will be seei
70 be vote a minute and hiriy-eight to spare-
Ell Adpoeate.
Why, that's nothing for us Clear
ielders To illustrate: In 1876, Brady
township cast 552 votes, and in 1875
the Court cut it in two, and called the
new piece Sandy. AT the last election
Brady cast III votes, and Sandy 75S
total, 1,169-being over one hundred
per cent. Of gain in four years Again
In 1876, Woodward township Tailed
3S3 ballots. Now they count out 66l
and a few hundred more could not reach
the ballot-box in the time allotted for
holding the election. Cur aggregate
vote in 1876 was 6,53s; the other day
the election officers counted $3.50 bal.
lots. More By the time 1884 comes
around, Beccaria and Karthaus town
ships will show the same gain that we
now record in Sandy and Woodward.
We have the stnff righ, here and the
next generation will not be able to get
away with it, Young man and capi-
talist, you need not "Go West" if you
have any snap or cash Come right
here into Clearfeld, and "grow up
with the country.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17
THANKSGIVING DAY.
GOVERNOR HoYT's PROCLAMATION TO
THE CITIZENS OF OUR STATE.

Il
HARRIsBuRG, Nov. 8.-The follow.
ing proclamation was issued by the
Governor today:
The President OF the United States,
by proclamation, has recommended
the people to meet on Thursday, the
25th of November instant, in their
respective places Of worship to make
acknowledgement to Almighty God
for bis bounties and his protection,
and to Offer him prayers for their con.
tinuance.
To the dwellers in all the Nation
have been allotted health, wealth and
prosperity throughout all our borders;
peace, honor and friendship with all
the world firm and faithful adherency
by the great body OF our popula.
ton to the principles Of liberty and
justice, which have made our great
ness as a Nation, and TO the wise in.
stitutions and strong frame OF govern.
ment and security which will perpetu-
ate it,
To the contented, happy inhabitants
of peaceful Pennsylvania have been
accorded special grounds of thanks
giving. All our vast and varied in
dustries have been prospered, and the
toiler everywhere found adequate re.
ward for his labor 1t has been put
into the hearts Of the people to apprc
bend how society is great unit, in
which the welfare of one is the wei.
fare Of all, and how no man or class
or interest can receive injury without
injury to all. Patience in trial, conf
dence one in another, courageous pur.
pose OF persistent industry, the recog.
milton in alt our production, in all our
traffic, that we are children of com.
mon Father, have exalted the four
millions Of our people into wondrous
illustration of the powerola free Chris.
tian Commonwealth.
Let us all turn ourselves TO devout
observance of tho recommendation of
the President. llENRY NJ. HoYr
By the Governor
NJ. II. Quar-,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

GOVERNMENT FAMILIES. - An OK
change says; "Wayno MaoVcagh i,
now suggested for the United States
Senatorship from Pennsylvania. With
Don Cameron appointed to the Cabi
net, Cameron pere elected to his scat
Brother.in.law Maovcagh succeeding
Wallace and Uncle John Sherman
made United States Senator from Ohio
THE FAMrLY's chief concern would bt
to find senatorship lying around fol
the young man who is about to marry
Don.'s daughter"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

Is 1T CREDIrABLE2- Republicans
may rejoice over the election OF Gen.
eral Garfield, but their rejoicing ha,
its backsct. There is blight in it. II
is not a healthy rejoicing, for they
know their victory was a bought one
The power Of money did it, Hence il
is discreditable, and they know il. In
such victory no honest man will rc.
joice--not even an honest and consci.
cntious Republican. He knows il is
discreditable, and the prick of con.
science will annoy him.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

CLEARLY STATED. Tho Washington
Post putsitin this shape: Editor Rams.
dell expresses the opinion that "the
vile and slanderous abuse" of General
Garfield by Democratic newspapers
and speakers has largely increased bis
vote. But we shall be obliged to
credit Editor Ramsdell's at the OK.
pense of his vcracity. He not only
knows that General Garfield stands
convicted Of bribe-taking and perjury,
but that the witnesses and judges were
his own party friends and associates.
Forty elections could not obliterato the
verdict or remove the stain.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

LET HIM Colt is said that Ulysses
s. Giant will no longer inhabit Gale.
ma, III. If nominated in 1884 it will
be the business of tho President Of the
Republican National Convention to
refer to him as from New York, for in
that State and in the city of the same
name, he shipped his traps few
dAys AGO.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

GooD.-Tbe editor of the Philadel.
phia Record gets in on bis neighbor in
this way; "The Bulletin wants Con.
gress to shut down on the buzzard sill.
ver dollar because it does not weigh
enough and is at the same time too
heavy. 1t calls also for the suppress.
sion of hesmaller sized gold dollar be.
cause 1t is too diminutive.' The Bul.
tetm folk are getting too particular
about their money. The majority Of
people are glad TO get almost any
kind"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

:, Yoeum,s majority, 49, curtin's majority over
Murray, 1889.
The Greenback vote in the District
for President was 555, nearly all of
which settled on Mr. Murray, The re.
suit is positive proof that the election
of 1878 was a huge fraud, and those
that defended the crime must by this
time see themselves as others see them.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

ASAMPLE.-The Chambersburg Spiri
Of last week remarks Gust as we e
to press the Republicans OF this place
are getting ready for big jolifeatior
and parade in honor of their late vic
tory. If there is any fun in rejoicing
over the defeat of the brave Union sol
der who won the battle of Gettysburg
and saved the State from the hands oi
the Rebel invaders under Lee and
Longstreet, let 'em rejoicel"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-17

SOME BIC VoTING.-The vote cast
for President in Philadelphia was 173,
S47, Tho Greenback vote was 237
and the Prohibition vote was 60. This
was certainly slim turnout in that
great city for, the reformers in the
Temperance and cash line. Garfeld's
vote was 97,2l9; Hancock's, 1881.
The majority for the former is there.
fore 2OSS8.