Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-27
THE LAST FLOPPER.

The Germantown (Phila.) CONNER,
cidl, heretofore staunch Radical or.
gan, came out for Hancock last week
The editor accounts for his conversion
in this way
When on the morning Of the 18th OF
May, 1864, General Hancock hurled
his eager forces on Johnsons Division
OF Early's Corps, the surprise could not
have been relatively greater than will
be the announcement we make in this
issne of the Commercial, that hence.
forth its columns will be devoted to
the maintenance of the principles enun.
ciated by the Democratic party at Gin.
cinnati, and impersonated in these glo.
rious leaders, Hancock and English.
We have not reached this conclusion
without long and calm consideration
calculating the odds that are against
us in this Republican stronghold. But
after the most patient thought and
thorough examination, we have con.
cluded that the welfare of our country,
economy in our public expenditures,
the interests of labor and capital, the
growth of our manufacturing estab.
lishments, and, consequently, the steady
employment Of our people-in fact, all
our National, State and local concerns
can best be subserved and protected
by the election Of General Winfield
Scott Hancock and the defeat of James
Abram Garfield.
In arriving at this conclusion, we
have been materially, almost alto,
gether assisted by the Republican par.
ty's own comments, through their
newspapers, and their Conventions,
and by Committees of Investigation,
in arriving at the point that Garfield
and Arthur are entirely untitled for
the place to which they have been
nominated 1t is hardly necessary
that we should enumerato the clearly
proven charges that rest on Republi.
can authority as against their own
nominees. The world knows of them
the world believes them-and yet
we are expected to remain Sin the
rank sweat of their onseamed bed, "
and daily with the proved dishonor OF
their candidates. We prefer TO get
out from between the unclean sheets
We prefer to believe that the Con.
gressional Committee of Congress, com.
posed of Mr.. Garfeld's own friends,
told the truth when they found him
guilty as q bribe.taker and a well.paid
lobbyist of pavement jobs in the Dis.
trict of Columbia; we prefer to be.
lieve, that President Hayes and Secrc.
tary Sherman were just as truthful
when they denounced Arthur for his
maladministration of the New York
Custom House, and dismissed him
thereirom in disgrace. Since the found
alton of the Government, no two such
disrcputable candidates, stamped with
dishonor and venality, were ever pre-.
senied for the suflrages of the Amer.
can people, and surely it cannot be
possible that the people will ever per
nit these hitherto pure and exalted
stations to be dishonored by their
election.
In gratefully saluting General Han.
cock, and extending to him and the
principles be represents our humble
yet earnest support, we feel that We
are in the company of thousands OF
hitherto devoted Republicans, scatter.
all over this land he so bravely shed
his blood to save In gratitude for his
great and meritorious services, ac-
knowledged by Republican Congress,
and consecrated by the yearnings of
millions OF hearts who want to see
him President, we are for his election
with all and more than all the ardor
which we have hitherto unwittingly |
bestowed on Garfield. Great as Han.
cock is as soldier, he has shown him.
self still greater in the exercise of civil
Clothed with the iron power
of Military Governor, he did not see
"banditti" in poaceablo citizens, but
preferred TO sec in them citizens loyal
to the Government he bad defended.
He gave the civil power dominance in
times of peace, and held as sacred the
great charter of civil liberty. He
never puts pen to paper without illus.
trating the virtues that made Wash.
ington "frst in war, FIRST in peace, and
first ia the hearts of his countrymen."
Who can say the same Of Garfeld2