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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
GoVERNMRNT SINS.

The Washington Post pertinetly re.
marks The State Department has
caused the statement to be made,
through the medium OF certain con-
venient newspapers, that the Fraudu-
lent President has requested the rcsig-
nation of George F. Seward, the unim.
prisoned scoundrel who disgraces this
country abroad in his official capacity
as Minister to China This is a bold,
deliberate ana indecent lie. Stewards
resignation, properly signed and sealed,
is at this momentin the possession OF the
State Department 1t was made ont
and'deposited there months ago with
the view OF having it in readiness to
defeat the ends of justice aimed at,
should the House suddenly decide upon
the commencement Of Impeachment
proceedings against Seward. The
precedent set in the Belknap case was TO
be taken advantage Of. The policy OF
tho administration in the premises
originated by Frederick W. Seward,
late assistant Secretary of State, and
George F. Stewards cousin, advocated
by Mr.. Eyarts and acquiesced in by
Mr.. Hayes-has been 10 shield Seward
in defiance Of Congress, and at the same
time escape the scandal attending upon
the successful impeachment of one of
It's Foreign Minister 1t is becoming
evident, as il did some time ago, that
Sew .rd would not DO allowed to longer
retain in peace the position which he
degraded and that immediate and dc.
termined action by Congress was Ger.
tain, Messrs. Hayes and Evarts set
themselves TO work TO devise some
means to osOaPe the disagrvcable sltua.
tion in which they found themselves,
even at the expense of Seward. We
have the preliminary announcement of
the new plan in the semiolficial state.
ment now referred to. But the result
will not be what is hoped for, Seward
may escape the penitentiary, but Hayes
and Evarts will not the odum of the
transaction. The whole dirty affair is
too apparent in its effects.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

A GLlB-ToNGUED DEMAaodUE.--Sen.
ator Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, in allud.
ing to the earpet.bag scoundrel Kel'
logg's case the other day, finding that
the rascal was about to be expelled from
his seat in the United States Senate,
which he had stolen, just as Hayes stole
his from Tilden, speaks Of it as a
great public crime" This is high.
toned charge but coming from man
who helped TO steal Presidential seat,
the Senatorial question is rendered
rather insignificant, and does not need
to be elaborated,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
GEORGE B. GooDLAsDKR, Editor.
MAxlMs FOR THE DAY.

No man worthy the Office Of President should
be willing to hold II II counted In, or placed there
by auy fraud. y, B. shAsf;
I could never have been reconeiled to the elo-
walton by the smallest aid Of mine OF person,
however respectable in private life, who must
forever carry upon his brow the stamp OF fraud
6rst triumphant In American history. No sub
sequent action, however meritorious, can wash
away the letters Of that record.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
would rather have the endorsement Of quar-
ter Of a million Of the American people than that
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, or OF the Com
mission which excluded the facts and decided
the question on a tsehnicality.
THos. A. HErDRIcKs.
Under the forms Of law, Rutherford ID. Hayes
has been declared President Of the United States.
His title rests upon disfrAnchisement Of lawfui
voters the false certificates Of the returning ON
GERS acting eonuptly, and the decision Of com
mission which has refused to hear evidence Of al
legged fraud. For the first time are the American
people confronted with the fact Of fraudulently-
elected President. Let 1t not be Understood that
the fraud will be silently aoquiesced In BY the
country. Let no hour pass in which the usurps-
tion is forgotten.
ADDRESS OF DKAooRArIc M. C.'s.
One hundred years Of human depravity sccu-
mulated and concentrated into q climax Of crime.
Never again In Eve hundred years shall they have
an opportunity to repeat the wrong.
DANIEL W. VooRHEKs.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

A SWARM OF EEuMERAToRs.- The
Norristown Register, in alluding to the
census business in that district, says: {:
general William Schall of this bor-
ough, Supervisor Of the Census for
the Fourth District Of Pennsylvania,
though his appointment has already
been confirmed by the Senate, has not
yet received his commission His di-
vision embraces the counties of Mont
gomery, Bucks, Northampton, Lehigh
and Carbon, composing in all S2O dis
tricts, of which Ga are in this county,
and list of these districts has already
been forwarded to the Supervisor-in-
Chief at Washington, General Walker,
for examination For the position of
Enumerator in these 320 districts Gen
eral Schah has already received up.
wards of 5000 applications, and candi-
dates are still daily pouring in upon
him, The list of appointments is part
ly determined upon, but will not be
announced before May LIST. Of the
more than 1900 persons who want to
be Enumerators, there are eighteen
ladies, seventeen from Montgomery
county and one from Lehigh, and it is
not unlikely that the fairer sex be rep
resented in the list Of appointments"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

SHEEP AND Wool SHow.-The Phil.
adelphia Record, in alluding to this
coming event, remarks "The wool
industry is a great National interest.
In sheep husbandry and the production
of wooden fabrics, American agriculture
and manufactures are intimately
blended, and their welfare becomes
identical, The encouragement of this
joint industry Is a matter Of especial
Importance to Philadelphia, where the
of wooden goods has at.
tained immense proportions and a
remarkable diversification. The pass.
age in the House yesterday Of the bill
prepared by Mr.. Shallenbarger on be.
half Of the Pennsylvania State Agri.
cultural Society, relating to the pro.
posed international Sheep and Wool
Show, will occasion very general graf,
ification. The bill admits free of duty
all articles designed for exhibition, and
directs a full official report under the
Supervision of the Commissioner Of
Agriculture. Tho show is 20 be held
in September Of this year, in the Cen
tennial Building, in Fairmount Park
Assurances have been received Of O
hearty cooperation of foreign and
domestic exhibitors"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

The SarL 10 not particularly interested 10 the
opinions OF the Clearhold REPUBLICAN,. Not wear
ing any mans collar the Sun has opinions Of It's
own which II expresses whenever 80 dspos cd and
consequently hardly knows hsw to appreciate the
situation Of fellows Of the RFPuPLIcAS's stripe,
who are obliged 10 "sneeIe whenever their mas.
ters take snuiI. altoona San.
All right But we will take the lib
orty to inform the editor Of the Syn
that we are our own proprietor
presses, material and all--and are
therefore a fullnedgod freeman in the
broadest sense Of the term, We never
take snuff, nor do we sneese like some
other fellows we could name when
their masters chuck the box under
their noses, when they must snecze, or
take a kick. We have heard Of some
fellows inheriting both.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

Jusr So.-The Clinton Democrat, in
alluding to current issues in this cam
paign, among other things, alludes to
Senator Wallace in this way: "With
Hon. VIM. A. Wallace as Chairman Of
the National Committee, and the SOL
dier statesman Hancock as our nomi-
nee, we then will see liberty safely
perched upon the pinnacle Of Demo
cratic votes that will o'ertop the op-
position ten TO oncl The Democratic
voters owe 10 Wallace that they have
United States Senator at Washing.
ton from this State to-day. Without
his untiring zeal in the Fall OF IA the
State Legislature would have been Re-
publican, and in that event the father
and son would have represented their
party from this State In the United
States Senate. As IL is we have o
Democratic Senator, and we are salts
fed he is the 'noblest Roman Of them
ALL When fealty to party is concerned,
or when Democratic sentiment is to be
upheld, he is always upon the ground"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

The GREESBAcKERs.---A very irag.
mentary assembly Of men met in Har.
risburg on the 23d inst, for the pur.
pose of making . Groenback ticket.
Frank Hughes and his Oon.in.law,
Devices, and our beloved Congressman,
Yocum, were the leading spirits. +.
P. Devices, OF schuylkill, was nomi-
mated for Suprome Judge, and Col. A.
L. Roberts, of Crawford, was nomi.
mated Cor Auditor General, and the fol.
lowing we're then elected as delegates
at large to the National Convention
+. w. Hughes, William II. Hines, J,
B. White, Samuel Calvin, with d. A.
Evans, J. l.. Wright, +. s. Hoth, W.
II. Upton, rs alternates, as well as o
full delegation. They were instructed
to vote for Hon. Hendrick B. Wright,
Of Wilkes Barre, for President.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
BLAINE.S DOMTNION.S.


A cotomporary, in speaking of the
disgraceful election scenes in Maine,
as much no as those Of Louisiana and
Florida in 1876, remarks
ut Is altogether more than probable
that the alterations, which now plainly
appear upon the face OF the Maine
election returns were made by some
one or more of the many irresponsible
persons who have been handling them
since they went into the custody of
Mr. Eugene Hale's committee, than
that forgeries so patent should have
been perpetIated by the honorable cit
liens who constituted Gov. Garcelon's
Council of State. What unknown in
terlopers can do in the course Of few
minutes in falsifying election papers
when they casually got hold of them,
does not need any elaborate explana.
ton to Philadelphians. The Portland
Argus intimates that certain small
office holder, whom it names, made the
alterations for the express purpose OF
having them wroDgfnlly attributed TO
the Governor and Council in order Ia
discredit and injure those gentlemen
IN the public estimation. In any case
it was a very dirty trick, and one that
will bo sure to recoll upon the party
which seeks to profit by it. Questions
able methods and disingenions pro
cesses are too often resorted to by
politicians, but they prove losing ven
lures in the long rnn."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

A SpEcrAcLE.--It is said when it
was announced on the morning Of the
23d inst. that Gen. Grant and troupe
were lost in the Gulf of Mexico, in
passing from Cuba to Galveston, Texas,
the two.thirds of the "Christian states
men in the loyal North" wept like
children. A New York Herald cor.
respondent, who was with Gen. Grant
and party during the perilous voyage
of the City of Mexico to Galveston,
raises the curtain in this way:
while the country was sonvplsed with fear les,
the hero Of Appemattox might End watery
grave, and thousands Of pious people all ever the
land we're down on their knees praying for bis
safety, Grant himself was snugly ensconced In the
steamships cabin, puling bis cigar and playing
poker, utterly obliyious to the surrounding dan
ger.
II is disgusting TO every candid man
who reads the political "gush" manu-
factured by men who claim to be the
proprietors of true godlinessi for Grant
is one Of the rudest public men that
ever beld decent position In this
country.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

GRAVE SUsPIcloss.-The recent fre-
quent attacks made on the life Of the
Gar of Russia, has led to 0 universal
removal Of all the Imperial Guards in
and around the Royal Palace. The
numbers have been doubled and sta
toned one very floor of the building,
instead Of only keeping file at the
entrance to each apartment. Now,who
will watch the guards and see that
they are not tampered with 7 Locally,
we have case in point: The Stump
Greek oil well managers have re-organ-
lied on The samO plan, Grave sus.
picions have surrounded that derrick
for some time. The old drillers have
uecn uIsmissed anu new ones employed,
and guard put over them. Some
one should see that neither drillers
nor wptchmen are CREASED.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

Too TmS "A cotemporary says {;
kemblo perSistently denies that he
offered any member of the Legislature
money, Now, IL our memory serves
us Alright, he did offer Charles Miller,
member from Snyder county, the sum
OF $500, 10 which Mr.. Miller testified
before the Investigating Committee,
and was also ready and willing to
swear TO the same at the trial but
Kcmble escaped exposure by pleading
guilty. lf these scoundrels ARE ISSo-
CENT, why did they plead guilty
Why not let the trial go on and have
all the facts come out2 They plead
guilty in order to avoid exposure of all
the facts.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

Rssolvsd, That Senator VIM. A. Wallace, for
permitting The confirmation Of James N. Kcrns
u United States Marshal for the Eastern District
Of Pcphsylsania, deserves the contempt Of every
honest Democrat
The foregoing was passed by num-
Der Of men who claimed to be the Dem
ocratic Committee Of Lawrence. As
Simon Cameron and his son created
the county and havo owned il ever
since it's organization by from 1000 TO
1000 majority, no Democrat need be
alarmed at this winnebago movement,
Lawrence never helps to elect Demo
Gratis to the Legislature or TO the Uni.
ted States Senate. II IL the old Cam.
eron yell.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

The DEVILS WoRK.--Grant, Bah
cock, Belkuap & Co. have employed
that noted liar-"Petroleum V. Mas
by"--to write book on the Harriet
Beecher Stoves "Uncle Toms Cabin"
plan, entitled "Andersonville-A Story
of Southern Military Prisons" during
the late war. 1t is to be circulated as
a Radical campaign document, and
ministers, colporteurs, und book agents,
who are more mercenary than patri-
otic, are being employed everywhere
in the North TO circulate this firebrand
of falsehood and moral treason against
the country, which is now at peace
with all the world. Reader, help TO
kill off these political jackalls which
propose to dig up the dead OF sixteen
years ago, for purely party purposes.
Bigots, tools and knaves might engage
in such work, but honest men never !
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
BULL REruRNrvo.-Most ofour re

BULL RETURNING.-Most of our read.
ers will recollect the outrages perpe.
trated by Sitting Bull and his band
and their fight into Canada, but hun.
ger seems to be a most potent per.
suader. Itis inducing hundreds of Sit,
ting Bulls iightlng men to accept the
hitherto rejected terms of surrender.
They are coming across the line, Civ,
ing up their aims and ponies, and ask.
ing to be fed. The return Of these
troublesome people from the Dominion
is an event that does not tower TO the
iull height of National blessing.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
LET US HAFE PEACE


1t Is said that some OF the Demo
cratic Senatorial Committee having in
charge the matter touching the cleo
toral count, are in favor OF allowing II
TO remain just as II is If this be true,
II is terrible mistake There Is Just
now conflict of opinion upon this
subject, which can easily be settled by
the concurrent action OF the two Houses
of Congress. The Republican theory
that the President OF the Senate can
direct the tellers to count such returns
only as he in bis supreme wisdom may
direct Gna that there is no appeal TO
either House from his decision, mon
strous as it may seem, will be strictly
acted upon by those in authority at
Washington. With General Grant the
Republican candidate, VIM, A. Wheeler
the Republican President of the SEN
ate, and Rutherford b. Hayes the Re
publican President of tho United
States, with the army and navy at his
call, what in the world Is to prevent
the Republican leaders from whistling
down the wind the popular will and
perpetuating their power at the point
of the bayonet, il vanquished at the
polls2 What is the use of running
any risk, when tho Democratic MAORI.
ty in Congress can make, if they wish,
such fair and equitable provision for
the counting of the electoral votes as
will prevent all possible trouble and
be entirely satisfactory TO the nation 2
To hesitate doing so is sheer madness,
Not to do this wise and necessary
thing, intended solely TO preserve the
peace Of the country and not TO further
the interests Of any particular party,
would demononstrate most clearly the
fatal incapacity OF the Democratic ma.
jority to control public afiairs. 1t
would be n blunder, worse than a crime
that pnre statesmanship would never
make. The settlement of this open
question at the present session of Con.
gress may save the Nation from an.
archy and bloodshed. Let the Ma,
tionsl Democracy look this grave ques
tion squarely in the face and meet il
boldly. Make the matter so PLAIN and
just in its methods that no human be
ing can cavil about it--so plain, in
fact, that even the wayfaring men
though fools shall not err therein
and then let MS have peace = Bdhimort
! Gdsette.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

AN bAgLE STEALS a cHILD.-On the
morning Of the 22d inst, near Milton,
North Carolina, while a little three.
year.old child Of hr. William Murray
was sitting on a siylo feeding chickens,
a large eagle sw'oped down on tho
chickens, scattering them in all direc.
tions, As the chid was moving off the
eagle made second swoop, catching
the child in It's talons and with its
prey rose in the ar but the child was
too heavy and tie eagle managed to
flutter a short diitanec to the limb OF
a decayed oak. ts talons were so en-
tangled in the cothIng Of the child,
that II could moi get loose and the
weight soon mab it come down to tho
ground. The frightened father of the
child came mp and killed the eagle,
Tho chill, save soao doop sorptohes,
was uniniured.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

An USBLEMIsHED SooUsDREL.-The
Bellefontc Democrat remarks As was
to be expected, the Senate Committee
on Commerce reports against the con.
firmation Of the son Of j. Madison
Wells whom Mr. Hayes nominated to
be Surveyor Of the port of New Or
leans. The committee states as reasons
for their action that the confirmation
Of the father, besides numerous mer.
chants, whose names are found upon
his papers, telegraph that they did not
recommend Mr. Wells and that their
names were forged. Everything old
Wells does seemsto be marked by VII.
lainyandthis iorgeryis onlyone of many,
He is, however one of Mr.. Hayes
shining lights The same rogue, who,
acting under the advice and counsel of
John Sherman, stole the Presidency
and with the aid Of Joe. Bradley seated
Hayes in the White House.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

VINO They iRE.-Just now II is
worth while to remember that the
Board of Pardon is composed of Mat.
thew s Quay, sGretary Of the Com.
monwoalth, Aaron X. Dunkel, secre
tary of Internal Affairs, Henry W.
Palmer, Attorney General, and Chas
W, Stone, Lieutnant Governor; al
Republicans Th,ir work TO be sue
cessful must bc approved by'Henry NJ
Hoyt Governor, also Republican
II Kemble, PetpA, Rumberger and
saltcr are pardolcd, the Republican
party will have ,ndispnted claim tC
the credit.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

A Coon THUMP.-The Washington
Capital hits those newspapers a good
dig who have always been yelping,
"Tariff tarifIl" for the protection OF
American industry, in this way
The unhealthy monopoly that enables paper
manu- faeturers to demand any price they please
to ask, originates with the perneious system OF
protection, in which the Government undertake,
to insure profit to the certain Investments Of
capital to the injury Of oil other interest So long
as this abom ination affected only the stupid and
ignorant agriculturists, 80 long the palladium
advocated Il, or looked on with calm indifference
Now, however, that It comes home TO the patriotic
D., the cry Of indignation and the demand for a
repeal stun the ears Of the solons. And yet
wherein does the so-called protection to manu-
facturers Of calico, or The production Of pig iron, 4,
or any other pet Investment for which the Gov
eminent has insured a profit The patriotic p
are now ready to pronounce all the arguments used
in behalf Of the system as 50 much rubbish. They
cannot demand the free admission Of foreign.
made paper without admitting that the reasons
offered and heretofore accepted IN favor Of prohi.
biuon on other articles are false and mischievous
Iron and steel, salt and coal, leather and a hun
dred other articles Of consumpdon-for the sup
port Of which, when produced at home, consumer,
have been made to understand upon all-fours
with the precious paper SO necessary to the pal.
ladium.
How singular thata monopoly should
so suddenly become unhealthy to
those who have beloved tariff for
forty years There always was a tire.
mendous difference as to whose OK was
being gored.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
TROUBLE MONG THE "R0OS-
TIERS"

A number OF the dirty birds who
flocked TO Harrisburg last Winter,
20 bribe members Of the Legislature,
for the purpose of passing the four
million Pittsburgh Riot Bill, now find
themselves in bad box. A number
of them having been indicted by q
Grand Jury at Harrisburg for this
high crime, and being fully aware that
the crime charged against them could
be proven, they appeared before that
Court and plead guilty, so as to pre-
vent the exposition of those who had
taken the "blood money" These self
same "roosters" at once applied for a
pardon, to come off just two days be-
fore the Court had notified the crimi-
nails that they would be called up for
sentence. (The Court, ofcourse, knew
nothing about this private arrange
ment)
The Board of Pardons--Secretary
of the Commonwealth, Matthew s,
Quay Secretary of Internal Affairs
Colonel Dunkle; Attorney Genera
Palmer; and Lieutenant Governor
Stone-met at the State Capitol or
Saturday and heard the attorneys OF
both sides, and, after five hours pri
vate consultation, a vote Of the BoarC
was taken: For pardon, Quay ant
Dunlle; against pardon, Palmer ant
Stone-a tie vote.
1t looks now as though the "rooH
tiers" would land in the penitentiary
but that Dauphin county Court has n,
standing with us since it killed poo
Evans, and allowed Gov. Hartranf
and addition, Division and Silence" t
escape and get away with 100000 0
the funds belonging to the State,
Monday last was the time fixed b.
the Court for the criminals to appea
for sentence, but not ono Of them eN
hibited his blessed countenance in tn
Court room. A bench warrant wa
the result, but the Sheriff will neve
find them. The Court in this instanc
overrides the Pardon Board.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

CLERICAL sARoAsH.-Some political
preachers turned up at Washington
the other day, and Of course call upon
Hayes. The Post, in slluding to the
AiIair remarks; aTbe olergymen who
called at the White House 10 say To
Mr.. Hayes that they hoped his admin.
istratioa might end as IL had begun
meant TO be polite, bat they were most
inclusivcly and laccratingly sarcastic
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

FoR SALE,-Tho Erie Gazette, a pa.
per with over sixty years of useiul lite
behind il, is offered for sale. Horace
Greedy set type in the Gazette office in
1881 for the compensation of sl5 a
month and board. In his autobio.
graphy he says This was the first
newspaper whereon | was employed
that made any money for It's owner,
and thus had pecuniary value" He
spent FIVE months "industriously and
agreeably" in Eric. "Though still a
raw youth of 90 years, and knowing
no one in the borough when / entered
H." says the autobiography in its ac.
count of this portion of its life, 'I made
acquaintanoes there who are still val.
ned friends; and before ! left was of,
fered partnership IN the concern,
which, though | had reasons for declin.
ing, was none the less hattering as q
mark Of appreciation and confidence"