Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-06-02
CRIME on TOP

It is with pleasure that we record
the fact that there are few Radical
editors very few who are still the
proprietors of q conscience, and are
not afraid TO speak their sentiments
honestly acquired, and in their jour.
nails proclaim against the many great
crimes committed by their party lead.
ers in this State, The editor OF the
Now Castle C0WdHt is one Of the few
indicated left, He says
"on Friday the State Penitentiary
was disgraced. The parties who dis
graccd il were NJ. S. Quay, Secretary
Of the Commonwealth Aaron X.
Dunkle, Secretary of Internal Affairs
Henry W. Palmer, Attorney General
Chas. W. Stone, Lieutenant Governor,
and Henry NJ. Hoyt. The first four,
after meeting in hurried session,
where the Commonwealth was not
represented, recommended the pardon
of Kemble, Petroff, Rumberger Salter
and Crawford, sentenced the Monday
previous, and Hoyt granted it, The
brlbers and corruptionists thus go un'
whipped of Justice, and the moral SEN
timent of the State is set ut defiance
True. their fines and costs were paid
and they go out disqualified to hold
any Office of trust or profit under the
Commonwealth. But what care they
for that. Success in crime has made
them peculiarly independent Snatched
by men from the jaws of the pcniten
tiary-never having actually worn the
stripes nor eaten prison fare--they re
turn to their associates whore theiI
wealth insures their standing. The
moral force OF their conviction is, in q
great measure, lost. Instead Of being
terror to evil.doers, it is only warn
ing TO them TO be little moro careful
in their ways and means.
"This defeat of justice and this tri
umph of crime is chargeable first tc
Quay, Dunkle, Palmer and Stone, the
Pardon Board. The two former were
always in favor of it. The latter two
at one time refused pardon and re.
ceived the appreciation OF the people
therefor, But they have changed
and it must be inferred that they have
no reason to give for their change, OIL
that the reasons that caused theil
change of front would not stand the
light of day. No other construction
can be put upon it. In doing this they
have signed their political death war
rants, as well as Quay and Dunkle
So of Governor Hoyt. In signing the
pardon of these 'roosters' he signed
that which excludes him from future
political hope. No doubt the Cam
eron machine forced him to do 1t, but
the Cameron machine cannot give hin
the place in the minds Of the people
he formerly possessed. But still he
had a place he dishonored it and wai
cast out.
"Quay is seeking higher honors
His eyes are set on the United States
Senate. He is working for that in
devious ways, even in this county
some of which we may yet point out
He wants TO 60 there as representa-
tive of the Republicans. If the Repub
licans of this State have the mora
principles they are supposed to have
he will never get there. by their votes
Not only that; they will hurl him
from the place he now occupies at as
early day as possible. True Repub,
licans have no use for such men-no
use for party who steps between
justice and her victims. True Repub-
licanism metes out justice to all scoun.
drels, whether within or without the
ranks of the party"