Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
THE CHAMPIONS.

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4 ment Fvervhodv wants to know ins,
, what bo IL mn N and What be ~ ooino
, to do newt Uo Il oi moro imnorionc55
than senator ConLling1n bis wpr.noint
r and almost os imnoTtont 90 privot,
Secretarv Rogors Most neople bod !
, good deal RAT 6er road obopt Kim thar
wade tbrongb tho Prasidont,s MESSAGE
and nerbons tbcv ara not 90 verv a.
ont Of tba way oithor Uorce !, il
narticrlarIv arotifyinn % eSeryhody
10 know that tbo cbo5n,on ia Sradn
allv gotting his reward and 10 heinz
nnsbed bef5rc tho oonn,ry 90 a oroa91
pnblic benefac,or ~ " .
Itnoys 10 he chonn;on uo No,
oplv nockets the hard earned savinos
of ibe wouldhe cbomnion Inn, Lo Gn3s
bimsolf annianded on ali s;Jos for DO
ms sometbing that no ono eIso can do
The higcest c6omn;on ;ust nan, on ;a H.
Ian IfonIon iS a ConSJ;an Ill.
A boat for a living and has npiIed IL @ az
well that be has left Govcrnpr General
Lorne clear out of sigbt and stonSs
head and sbonldars o5ovo him in tbo
estimation of olI Canadians Fver,,
time Hamlan Gets ont Of his boat bonse
and paddles about on the Tbomns
where he ia ENGAGED in winnina .
CHAMPIONSHIP or two everv other dsv
the fact is Immediately teieoronbad 10
Canada at a cost of fifv cc6ts word
more or less and Tho startling news IL
flashed All ever the Dominion IF Han.
Ian raises a blister on his left hand oll
Canada crows male and trembles with
fear; if fhe obamnion has had an mn.
usually good nigbt's rest every Kannck
dapces around inst oa n an otrosnLoro
of oxvgen had been spddenlv tnrned
loose in that mart of the conntrv Han
Ian is a barometer Just secure bis
indications for the day and no colcn.
lation whatever Is re6uired TO settle
tho condition of the people until
another observation ia taken. This !
partieular cbampion won n rode the
other day and bis native country hasn't |
got over the good news vet When at |
home he lives on an island in Toronto .
Bay. He isn't at home now but he
will be some time in January. and the
Torontonians are already nrenaring to
make him feel the importapt and re.
sponsible position he occupies. They
are to give him procession, BANQUET
or two, get the Mayor to make speecbes
at him. present him with tho freedom
of the city, and there is some talk of
building bridge for HIM to his island
home, or at least presenting him with
q brand new ferry.boat engineer and
all. The City Council, too wants TO
relieve him Of all taxes for lite and
would have done so ere this but for
the fact that the Mayor wasn't quite
certain that such a proceeding would
be legal, and consequently had tackled
on a clause providing for special legis.
lation on the subject, II pays better
in some respects to be a champion in
Canada than it does in this country.
Still our champions are not unprovided
for There is General Grant for in.
stance, the champion third.termer. Ii
is true his race Il not vet exactly won.
but nevertheless he has homes AT all
events he has come in ahead of all
others in aspiring TO third term. and
that is something not TO be overlooked.
General Grant is going TO have a fund
of quarter of A million or 40 raised
for him, and what else he will get no
enc can tell Perbans II will he the
Senatorship. II is trne that there are
as yet no movements in bebolf of an
country 10 nension off the
champions civil service reiormer Of tho
age, but Mr. HAYES boa nndoubtadIv
TO save something from b;s
salary of $40 600 n wear and isn,t in
imminent danger of dv,rg from s,ory.
alton inst at nresenf Resides M. h
Secretary Rogers hos cained somo
notoriety in bis service and tbot 10 some
recompcnse General Rem Butler a
well.known ehampion in almost onv
direction has NV no means baen nndey.
estimated and ifbe lives lone onougb
he NAV vet oct tbo ofIico oC Goyornor
of Massaehnsetts tondorod 70 him by
an admirinq constituency nc a sligb,
token Of resnoct for his GREATNESS Tbe
ohampion odice.bolder Hannibal Ham
lin. OF Maine is still IN the forSgronnd
and will probably oontinno tbere Gor
life nnless snmctbing het,ar ,Lon a
tnrns mn This ;s onlv
a beginninp In tbe list ot chomnions
but q is enougb 10 show their spnnri
ority over the rest of mankind
While most or tho cbomniors ara