Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-03
CERTAIN POSITIVE FACTS

The Republican campaign has, Il
all appearances, been based on The
hypothesis that the masses are toe
Ignorant for an intelligent choice be
tween right and wrong, and 80 lacking
in devotion TO tho good Of their coun
try as TO be utterly Indifferent in re
gard TO its future.
In the early part Of last winter
four on five months before IL was pro
posed 90 nominate candidates. the
discordant factions of that party began
u bitter and relentless war. If what
they then said OF each other was even
distant hint Of the truth, the whole
organization, as represented by its
politicians, is 80 corrupt that nothing
less insolent than brazen otirontery
could support it in asking popular
attestation OF confidence II the fac.
tions then lied on each other, the liars
are certainly presuming too far when
they appeal TO the populaoe to hold
them in usurped power
The element or faction now domi.
nant IN Republican councils, the men
TO whom the conduct Of the campaign
has been committed, outraged public
opinion and decency by packing con.
ventions to mid.winter in order to
forestall public opinion and take Il
snap Judgment
The men who arc now managing
the campaign Of Garfield as u
more preliminary to their imperial
programme, packed conventions in
February to elect delegates who voted
in juno for tho violation of our most
revered precedent, for the annulment
OF our most sacred, though unwritten
laws. II this was not an insolent,
high-banded outrage on intelligence
and patriotisHs what was IL?
When the Chicago convention as
sembled, and after it had fought for Il
number ofdays, it insulted the deoency
of the country by nominating for the
Presidency a man whom itH best
statesman and journals bad branded
all over with bribery and corruption.
man whose record had been declared
by the highest authorities in his party,
too heavy load for any candidate to
impose On his political hackers.
This insult not being deemed sufli.
eient, tie convention proceeded TO sup
plemeni 1t by nominating for the Vice.
Presidency "a man whom the Admins
tration had kicked ont OF the New
York Custom House, because, as Mr..
Hayes and Mr.. Sherman declared,
they could not secure honesty under
his infringement
Having nominated ticket i'm.
peachtd as to both ends BY the lead.
ing mtn and journals of their party,
the convention further insulted the
people by placing their branded can.
didates on q platform that is but a
succession OF transparent and foolish
ialsehCods.
1t was another insult to call Bel.
knap, Robson, Pomeroy, Orth and
other noted men TO meet in council in
New York, TO devise means Of electing
Garfield and Arthur.
The "bloodly shirt issue, which
had been condemned by Garfield and
Grart, was again Haunted IN the faces
ofa distinguished people. But this
Insult was so promptly resented that
the leaders were compelled TO haul
down their banner of hate.
In assailing the loyalty ol General
Hancock, in putting Grant forward
to traduce General Hancock, in howl.
ing about 'rebel claims" in circulating
thousands Of self.evident llos, IN boast
ing Of their long purse and what they
could do with their unlimited resour-
ces, in using the most corrupt means
to carry States, in openly detying all
recognized principles OF honor aud in
assuming that the Presidency is in the
market, 10 be taken by the highest
bidder-in all these ways the popular
intelligence has been treated with
contempt and the patriotic impulses of
the honest masses have been ignored.
- Washington Post.