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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
STANDARD FACTS.


The Centre Democrat, in alluding to
current events, states the case in this
way: General Garfield appears to
have been elected President of the
United States. General Hancock ap.
pears to have been defeated. When
John Welsh and Lloyd Aspinwall, the
exclusive representatives of Rcpubli.
can aristocracy, sit down and calmly
contemplate the brbo.taker, the dis.
honest public servant in the Executive
Chair of the Nation, we hope that they
will at least think kindly of the un.
stained and gallant soldier. Garfield
will vie in history with the worst OF
all the accidental heirs to power. So
long as he lives, Credit MoJilier De
Golycr and salary grabbing will be
classed among the little things that
naturally belong to our President.
President Garfield, Heaven save the
mark We pause here to remark that
the present fraudulent incumbent of
the Presidential Office secured his posi-.
ton through the influence and agency
of General Garfield Garfield was in.
strumontal in hosting upon the people
of the country a man who was never
elected President By the aid ofofIlce.
holders and the unstnted use ofmoney,
Garfield steps into the purchased and
bribo.tainted chair of the only iraudu.
lent President this country has ever
SEEM
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

AFTER THE BATTLE.-The New York
Times, one Of the leading Radical or.
gans of this country, "chips in" on the
tariff business in this way: "Our tax
laws will have to be revised. Taxation
is heavier than il need be. II is in
many regards unequal and oppressive
Industries of importance are discrimi
mated against in favor Of others nc
more entitled to consideration. These
wrongs must be righted. They can.
not be concealed under the general
plea OF protection to American labor
because they are injurious TO Ameri
can labor II will be fortunate for the
Republican party if its leaders show
the courage and sagacity necessary tc
deal with the subject, because, in spite
of the apparent strength contributed
to the party by the recent professions
Of protectionist ideas, the people will
eventually perceive the difference be,
tween real and false protection
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
PUCEs(Eo. 2) VIEWS.
CLrARrrELp. PA. Nov. slh. lssO

CLEARrIELD, PA, Nov. 8th, 1880.
EDIroR REPUBLICAN Tho battle is
over, and the corruptionists are victo.
rous. Hancock, though beaten, has
u clear record though tried to be
blackened and DETAINED, il all fell Dat
Everything was brought to bear to dc.
feat hun. had thought after the war
had been over for some fifteen years
that tho excitement would die out, and
tho religious hummer would DO out of
business but | was mistaken. There
are a few left here and there to act
the Judas and betray his calling The
cry OF Rebels was continually in the
mouths of tho cheap orators of their
party, and, in fact, Mr. Editor, that is
the only thing they are consistent in,
is their fear Of Rebels, During the
war thoy never dared 90 near them,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

A Coon SEND.oFF. Our mutual and
excellent friend, John c. Calhoun
Whaley, editor Of the Clinton Demo.
crdt, has been elected to the Lcgisla.
turc by the people of Clinton county.
We notice by the vote in the city of
Lock Haven, that while the Federal
and State ticket have majority of only
about 40, he gets away with 1856.
This is decided mark of respect,
when We take into consideration the
fact that such heroes and statesmen
as Hancock, Curtin, and others, were
on the same ticket, and fell so far be-.
hind. John, Harrisburg is an awful
hard place Tor country people to resort
to, and then get away with the same
reputation they took with them.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
WI NOT COPY.


An exchange says "Tho majority
for Garfield 10 New York is not nearly
so large in proportion as was the ma,
iority for Tiden in Louisiana four years
ago. The allegations of fraud in Lou.
isiana four years ago were not nearly
so specific nor so well substantiated as
the evidences Of fraud in New York
now. The Republicans then had one
House Of Congress to witness the
counting Of the vote. The Democrats
now have both Houses of Congress to
count the vote, to reject such States as
they see fit, and to declare such result
as they may find the circumstances Of
the case to warrant under conslitu.
tional forms and according to Republi.
can precodonts. lfMr Barnum should
come to Philadelphia and select VIM.
McMullin and Samuel Jcsephs to 90
over to New York to supervise the
count Of the votes, to make aflidavits
for Democratic witnesses, as Garfield
made them for Republican witnesses
in New Orleans, and in general to
frame the Democratic case, we have
no doubt they could get up a much
better one for Hancock than Garfield
did tor Tllden. If Congress should
then constitute Messrs, McMullin and
Joscphs a high commission to adjudi-
cate their case, in all human probabili,
ty they would decide the Presidential
contest IN Iavor OF Hancock. How
would the Republicans like to have
corn measured to them in their own
bashol? How would Mr.. Garfield like
to be hoisted with his memorable petard
of 1S7G-777n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
GARFTELD'S FORMER"C "CROOR.
EDNESS."

A contemporary states the facts in
this short way:
General Garfield is an intellectual
man, a man OF exceptional culture,
strong in argument and brilliant in
conversation. He is, also, gentle.
man in his instincts and habits Such
man, with the large and varied ex.
pcriencc ho has had in public affairs,
ought TO be able to repay the great
honor conferred on him by giving the
people a wise, benehcont, honest and
able administration,
ain common with all wcll.wishcrs of
the country, We earnestly hope that
ho may do all this But when we re.
member the fatal weakness of General
Garfcld's character, this hope is ting
cd with a shade oil doubt The best
friends OF the President elect have been
compelled to admit this weakness.
They can only explain his sad slips in
Credit Mobiler and De Golycr by say
ing that he is so simple, so unsophistica.
ted, that he really didn't know what
he was doing
ain the great Office to which Gen.
eral Garfield is elected such simplicity
or weakness as that has no rightiul
place, but we can still hope that the
bitter experience Of the past will stand
him in good stead and that there win
be no future occasion for his friends to
represent him as a great innocent
child
"The administration of General Gar.
field will be heavily handicapped with
the Grant succession contract. Moth
ing good can bo expected from the
Conkling Cameron faction.
"Still, we shall try to hope that,
statesman, scholar and gentleman as
he is, he will add more of honesty and
firmness to his other qualifications, and
fulfill the just expectations of his
friepds.n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10


BOLDLY SrATED.-Nonewspapo man
scans the political tide closer than Col.
Forney. In his issue of the Progress
after the election, he sums up future
events in this way "l'irst the General
Of our armies, then President and King
hereafter = Why not gen.
tlemen2 The path of Empire is as
plainly reached by the present tri.
umph Of money ovcr patriotism, of
terror over truth, as If il were lighted
by a new planet. The means and the
covenants are all patent to one end
Au army Of Office. holders are organic.
ed, backed by battery of banks
these the forces to fight, and Garfield
the instrument to lead TO the throne
in 1884. That is tho plot. It is bold.
II is clear Are we ready for itg"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

WIcKEDNEss PREvAILs-A contem.
porary states the case in this way /:
"our kcenest regret at the disastrous
result of the election relates to Gen.
oral Hancock. For such a man to be
treated as he has been is a National
shame. He was better man than
the Democratic party deserved for a
candidate. And his fate is q warning
TO the purest patriots and best men of
the country that they should not as.
pirc to the highest honors. Noparty,
in any campaign, has ever presented a
man moro worthy of the respect and
love of the American people than tho
grand soldicrstatesman, whose namo
the Democratic politicians have been
coWuringwith, We must have a higher
tone OF public morals, purer patriot
ism and more unsolfsh devotion TO tho
general welfare before any party will
have a right TO use such a man as Gen.
eral Hancock in the hope Of gaining
votes by selecting a candidate whose
merits are greater that the deserts of
his party"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

SIDE ny SIDE.-0ne of the freaks of
the recent election is the defeat of Gen.
Coifroth, Democrat, in the Bedford.
Cambria district, and that of General
Harry White, Radical in the Indiana.
Clarion district. They have both been
in public life for long time, and are
well known to their constituents.
They rode hobbies The former en-.
listed largely in the bounty business,
and the latter in ship canals on the
Alloghenies. Both have como to grief.
Garfield will shoulder White, no doubt,
and Coffroth must look to tho Altoona
Posto6ico and the bounty people.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

A SAFE TEsT-We see il stated that
Dom Pedro, Emperor Of Brazil, wished
to test q certain railroad brake. He
had one adjusted to car, and started
saw what seemed to be Big rock on
the track ahead, and applied the brake,
stopping the train within few feet Of
the obstacle, which proved to be Of
pastebonrd. That trick was cute
enough for a Yankee to play off on
another man just as smart.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

In SEssIoN.-Tho Congressional
Return Judges of this (XX.) district
are in session at Bollefonlc, as we go
to press, this Tuesday afternoon,
and We are therefore without the
official facts; but Gov. Curtin's ma
jority will exceed 5000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

A Coon RUNNER.-Our friend Harry
Mater, of A lexandria, was the Dem
ocratic nominee for Senator in the
Franklin.Huntingdon district at the
recent election. Toshow how he closed
in on his competitor, Stewart, in his
own county Huntingdon, woneed but
state the fact that Garfield carried the
county by a majority Of 74S, while
Stewart had only 225.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

Too TRUE.-Thc Harrisburg Patriot
puts it into n nutshell in this way
"The management Of the national cam
paign was wrested from the friends of
General Hancock and given over to
those who opposed his nomination at
Cincinnati. The craftsmanship OF the
Democratic National Committee was
begotten in envy, brought forth in ha.
tired and administered in a series of
blunders that began in Indiana and
Ohio and eliminated in New York.
If the Democracy would win let them
have done with New York politicians
and New York newspapers"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

An AWFUL DIsCoUNT.-Tho voter
who refused to deposit his ballot at the
recent election for man who was
never even charged with takinga bribe
committing perjury, or selling himself
to jobbers, or grabbed at a double sal
airy, compromised themselves awinlly
when they handed their card to the
Inspector labelled with the name of the
other man.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

Samuel Calvin received vote for
Supreme Judge in Osoeola borough,
and 10 votes for Auditor General in
Decatur township. He had been nom
mated on the Prohibition ticket for
Supreme Judge, but refused to accept.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

The BRIBE MARK.-The voters of
Lawrence township perpetrated a joke
on Ex-Governor Curtin at the recent
election. They gave him Garfield 5
bribc.mark, which has now passed into
history, according to the Radical record
kept at Washington, D, C.-three hun.
dred and twenty nine 1929 votes. Gar.
field understands the figures as a loan,
no doubt but will deny, of course, as
he always does, that it was q bribe.
That, however, is a question for the
Court and the jury, as the lawyer
would say.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

As REooRDED.-The fraud and crimes
practiccd in this Congressional district
two years ago, by the opposition, is
now very apparent to all honest per.
sons, without any other proof than
that made by the Return Judges Of
the District. If those who through
corruption and bribery seated Mr..
Yocum, can feel comfortable under cur.
rent events, they need not look around
for an elephants hide for fear of being
punctured. The majority of 3,O5O for
ex.Gov. Curtin, for Congress, over Mr.
Murray, one of their ablest champions
in the district, is proof of the former
crime, as visible as the sun at MONDAY
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

Don't GET Too FAsT.-An exchange
says: On some railroads, like the
Pennsylvania, time is saved to express
trainsby providing long tanks between
the tracks, from which the moving
locomotive scoops up its needed supply
of water without stopping. 1t has oc-
CURED to a German inventor, says the
Ledger, that something similar is need.
ed for taking up passengers from way
stations without delaying the train by
a stoppago The passengers would
not like to be scoopod up like the water
supply, or hooked of a standard like
the mail bags, so this ingenious in.
ventor has provided for them q wait
ing carriage, provided with a motor
like dummy and having wire
cable wound on drum. When the
express train comes along q hook on
the last car catches q ring, in which
the cable terminates, and the waiting
car is carried forward, not with q sud.
den jerk, but at n rate gradually in.
creasing to that of the train, the cable
being unwound in the process. Then
the motor is used TO rewind the cable
on the drum, until close connection is
made between the waiting car and the
train, when the passengers are trans.
ferred and the waiting car is cut loose
to be carried back to It's station by il
own motive power.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

STRAIGHT, INDEED In our neigh
boring borough on the Moshannon,
Philipsburg, Hancock and Garfield
tied each other at 13l each. De Col.
yer's friends claimed 40 of a majority
on the morning of the election. Puck's
standing motto, "What fools we NOR.
tails be- comes in first rate on this
occasion.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

One hundred and twonty.four votes
in Pike township were Tailed for
Henry Alleman for Assembly, hence
the blank for that township in the Re.
publican column in our table.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

A FREAK.-onc of tho queer things
brought TO our notice while the Court
was tallying the vote cast at the re.
cent election was that the Green.
hackers in Burnside township, who
polled twenty-five votes for Weaver
for President, "razeed" the names of
some of their electors down as low as
seventeen votes. This discount Of
thirty.thrcc per cont on electors Is one
Of the systcm.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
ron sALF.--In IIurlon

net 20 purchase or have anything to do with
the following pcrsonnl property. now ia the pos
sion OF JAMES NJ. CALDWELL, Of Ferguson
township. viti Two cows, heifers, hogs
sheep, / two horse wagon, ! plow, harrow,
culuyator, shovel plow. . sleds, set timber
wheels, stoves 4 beds aud bedding, besides 9th
or household goods of lS acres Of wheat in the
ground, 4 Of acre. Of rye In the ground. l1t
of cats in the sheaf % dozin Of whOat, ! oi2
acres Of buckwheat, 4 Of y acres Of corn, Of a
lot Of potatoes In ihe grouad. The foregoing
property was purchased by me at COnstable's
sale on the 9th day Of October last aud IS nl-
lowed to remain In the possession OF said James
N. Caldwell on loan only. subject to my order o.
any time. WARhEN W. BELL.
New Miuport Pa, Oct, %, lssO-3t'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
THE KIND WE NEED.

The New York ,Sm says Tilden
should have been nominated. The
Philadelphia Record says it should have
been Bayard. And probably a good
many people think that if their lavorite
had been the Democratic nominee the
result would have been different, Who
can tell ? And what good reason OK.
lists for saying that any other man
would have been stronger than Han.
cock p? After his nomination and until
his defeat we all with singular unani.
nifty agreed that he was the strongest
candidate We could have taken be-
cause OF his record as a soldier, bis
character as q man aud the strength
which he showed as a political thinker.
There is no reason furnished by the
result of the election to diminish the
high estimate we conceived Of our can.
didato. He is beaten, butnot because
be was not a great soldier, citizen and
statesman II the defeat teaches us
anything concerning his candidacy it
teaches that We did not want these
high qualities in our candidate. 1t tells
us, if it tells us anything personal to
the candidate, that we wanted n man
from the penitentiary instead Of Ma.
jor General, one fit for u Jail rather
than gentleman Of honor, political
trickstcr instead Of wise and honest
statesman. Who wants to presen. q
candidate as one who would have been
successful in Hancock's place, when
the requirements Of the successful can.
didate are thus indicated by Hancock 8
defeat We do not. We have no
iavorite we would thus dishonor. But
at the next convention we may be dis.
posed, taught by our experience with
Mcclellan, Seymour, Greeley and Han.
cock, to be less eager for the nomina.
ton Of that type Of the honest and
straightforward man who seems to
be shown TO be too virtuous for these
times in which ialsohood and dishon.
csty flourish h-Ldncdster hteRigcncer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

Nor LIKELY.-An exchange says
The rumor that General W. II. Sher.
man intends to give up his present po-
sition and go upon the retired list does
not find many believers. The Shcr.
mans, like their new relations, the
Camerons, are not retiring family
They will "stick" while they have
breath and when too old to say
"thumbs up" they will transmit the
faculty to the preceding generation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

The ELECTORAL VoTE.-Allthe signs
indicate that nineteen States voted for
and elected Hancock Electors, and
nineteen States went for Garfield. But
De Golyer was not fooled this time.
He got away with the big States.
Hence the tally below %
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
A DAMNABLE WROHG

The wicl;edest tricks ever played off
on foe persons since the formation of
our Government, excepting during
the war; were practiced at the recent
election by that internal innovation on
free elections, United States Marshals,
Army substitutcs). But we are glad
that there's occasionally a Judge on the
higher Bench who has some respect
for his honor and oath of office, and
declares his views in accordance with
the Constitution and the genius of our
institutions.
The United States Judges of New
York, both Republicans, administered
meritcd rebuke to Chief Supervisor
Davenport recently and Judges, politi-
clans and voters in other States would
do well to consider well the declara.
tons of the New York Judges. Judge
Choate sald-"Purposely emitting to
serve warrants until election day for the
purpose Of preventing people from vot.
ing would be breach of duty on the
part of the Chief Supervisor or the
Deputy Marshal" Judge Blatchford
strengthened the admonitions of Judge
Choatc by saying-"lt makes no differ
cnce whether this Marshal had these
warrants or not, 1t is just as much
an offense for him to threaten to arrest
people on election day to prevent their
voting as it would be to keep back a
warrant and execute it on that day for
that object" The system OF intimida-
ting voters by threats of arrest on elec.
ton day has become a common abuse
of our election system, and it is a
wrong thatoverygood citizen is directly
interested in having corrected
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
To,al.........., 2l3 Total.

We want the aforesaid, when he
takes the seat of the 8 by I FRAUD,
to keep lookout for such sbarpers as
Oakes Ames, De Golyer, etc, when
they come buzzing around the White
House, or the Hall of Legislation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

A CHEAP THTNG.- Those Green
hackers in this county who embraced
Murray on election day, instead of
Curtin, done very cheap trick.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
John NJ. Chase received vote for
Congress in Bradford township.

George F. Turner, Auditor General
on the Prohibition ticket received s
yotes in tho county.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

EXECUTORs' NOTICE.-Notico is here.
IL by given that Letters Tcstamentary on the
estate Of GEORGE KNARR, Senior, late Of
Brady township, Clearfeld county, Pennsylvania,
deceased, having been duly granted to the under.
signed, all persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment, and those hav-
ing claims or demands against the same will pre-
sent them properly authenticated for settlement,
without delay. ADAM KNARR.
GEORGE KNARR, Jr.,
Executors.
rroutyille, Pa, Nov. 3, 1880 .0ls.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
TIE GrArE ELECTION.

Tho vote in Pennsylvania for 1876,
and that cast on the % inst for Prosi.
dent, is given in the table below for
reference
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

Test OF MERIr-Edmund kean
once heard a stage carpenter thus set.
tie the preteneions Of impersonators Of
Hamlet "You may talk Of Henderson
and Kemblo and those new men, said
the carpenter but give me Bannisler's
Hamlet. He was always done twenty
minutes sooner than any one of EN- r.
Sefinterost is sad warper of the
judgment, aud devises very strange
tests. Going over the graveyard Of
this "Old Meeting at Birmingham,
with the clerk, Joshua Vernal asked
him who was tho greatest man lying
buried thoro. "This is he answered
Mackay, pointing to grave 81 get
5s, year TO keep it in order" "But
what was hop what did he o2' in.
quired theincredulous Joshua. "Why,"
said the clerk, "he invented the hole.
ing of thimblcs /" Vornal thereupon
pointed to the grave Of distinguished
scholar as being that OF the greatest
man there but the clerk pooh poohed
the preposterous suggestion, saying
"No such thing / only get paltry
shilling for that grave His tost Of
greatness was purely professional
one, like that of the Norwich barber,
who conidentially told the Mayor he
did not think much of "tbis British
Association nine out of ten don't
shave at oil, and the Others shave
themselves"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

INsTRAf'--Camet trospassingon the premises
IL Of the subscriber residing in Brady town.
ship, on or about the 18th Of last August, a
BLACK BULL with brown stripe on the back,
and about three years old. The own is requested
to come forward, prove his right to the property,
pay the just charges and take the beast away
or viii dispose Of him according to the Act Of
Assembly in such cases made ana provided.
HENRY HARTsFELT, Jr.
Luihersburg, Pa, Oct ~, lssO-3t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10

Reader, If you want to know what Is going on
10 the business world, just read our advertising
columns, the Special column In particular.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
3lew advertisements.

= 900 BUsHELs.-Gcorge Weaver Co
-. want FIVE thousand bushels Of OATS, now,
and will pay cash or produce.
C,uarGsll, Pa. Aug Is, ls7g-tC