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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

The NAKED TRuTH-Cul, Forney
tells this wholesome truth to whom #
concerns, in last weeks Progress
"Thc revelation of this great drama Of
corruption going on before all eyes fol
twenty years in Pennsylvania, and now
officially declared by the Republicans
of Philadelphia, is proof positive that
if it had been made last August Gar
field would never have been elected
President, The frauds now exposed
the men who invented them at first
the Camerons-and their slaves who
pcrsevercd in and repeated them, con
structed the Garfield majorities in. thu
State and city and if the masses coulC
have seen, as they see them now, Han
cock would not only have carried thil
State, but the exposure Of this organ
lied corruption in Pennsylvania woulC
have given him the country. Such il
the inexorablc logic OF truth"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09
wearc glad that, like Hayes brothc
inlaw Matthews is adriit with him.

A Proper REsULT.-An exchange
says tho Radicals have Sheriifs in tlC
Democratic counties of Cambria, CIin
ton, Cumberland, Juniata and Schulkill
while the Democrats have Sheriffs il
the Republican counties of Beaver
Butler, Dauphin, Franklin, Mexican
Mihlin, Union and Washington. 1t
every instance the parties nominated
the wrong man.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

WnEELBARRow THEM.-Wc notice
by the Congressional proceedings that
at the close of the session the officers Of
the House are often called upon to hunt
up members when a vote is to he TAX.
en-, so as 10 record quorum present
We believe II was Richard Baxter the
theologian, who remarked that there
were a good many people in his day
who were in the enjoyment of wheel
barrow religion, and to get them safe.
ly to eternity il took a great deal OF
pushing to get them through. Atthis
distance from Washington, il looks tc
US as though there were large mum,
bcr.o statesmen (Y) in Congress who
need TO be wheolbarrowed through too
to compel them TO do their duty to
their constituents.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

VINO Is HE2-The editor of that
metropolitan Journal, the New York
Herald, upon learning of the result in
the Senatorial contest in this State, ex.
claims: "What has been done2 First
We bad Mr.. Grow. Well Mr.. Grow Is
a good man and no one could have
gainsayod his fitness, But when Grow
and Oliver were forced out of the field
the Independents fell back upon Bayne,
of whom nobody ever heard, outside
of Pennsylvania, and then upon Mitch.
ell, Of whom few have heard inside OF
pennsylvania" .
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

A NOVEL MARRIAoE.-A man and
woman were married at the canton.
mcnt on the Bad Lands, in Dakota, on
Wednesday, Rev. Mr.. Stevens, of Bis.
marck, officiating by telegraph. Two
citizens witnessed, the parties respond.
ing to the minister's questions from
one end of the wire, while a newspa.
per correspondent and others saw the
minister do his duty at the other end.
The questions and answers were writ.
ten, telegraphed and responded to, and
finally, the blessing was pronounced
in the usual form.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

RADICAL SrATEsMASsHIP.-The edi.
tor of the Lancaster Iatellgmccr is the
proprietor of good deal of Harris.
burg information. In a recent issue
of his journal, he says awe hear OF q
bigsix.footer who loafng around llar.
risburg, borne on the pay rolls of the
House as a page at So per day, en-.
ploying little boy at 30 cents per
diem to do his work and pocketing
the $3.50 daily profits of the fraud
upon the State. His case is not much
worse, however, than the pastors and
folders who get Sc day for $50 days
and never 60 near Harrisburg except
to sign the pay roll and settle with the
fellow whom they employ to do their
work for 800 session"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

A HUGE FIdURE.-A fellow not well
posted in figures (sl54, ,2j6, ,s94.11, can
cultivate himselfby taking upand read.
ing the current annual report of the
officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. The vastness Of the bust.
ness of that line of road, as set forth by
the figures, indicating one hundred ana
UtyJ -four million tUo hundred and ftty
Slr thousand eight hundred and ninety
four dollars and eleven cents, ale the
numerals of an Empire in expenditure
and receipts. What a gigantic i'm
provement.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

"a UNITED PARTY."-This is the
tune the Radical organs are footing
since the party has finally elected a
United States Senator after two
months effort What 'loyal" music il
must be to the ears of the anti. Cam.
eronites. How does that Wolfe gang
howl nowH The Legislative "kickers'
must realize by this time that their
leaders have sold them as absolutely
as farmer sells sheep to a butcher
MIR, Mitchell is Cameron all over, and
what slim stomach a Radical must
have to discard or puke over Cameron
and swallow Mitchell, "a united
party" Its too thin for sensible people
TO see.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09
REPORT or SENA TOR WAL.
LACE on FEDERAL INTER.
FERENCE IN ELECTIONS.


Senator Wallace on Friday present.
ed to the Senate the report Of the Sc.
loct Committee OF which he was Chair
man, on Election Frauds. The subject
was considered with reference TO the
operations Of Federal Election Laws.
The report says that up to 1871 Pfesi-
dental electors and mombcrs Of Con
gress were chosen without the inter
ference Of Federal officials. The pro
visions Of State laws and Constitutions
were ior more than eighty years deem.
cd ample protection to the freedom
and purity Of elections. This was and
is the result Of our constitutional sys-
TEN, which vests the absolute control
of the qualifications Of voters in the
States. The Federal Government has
no voters, il can make none and in the
Committee il can constitutloDally con
troll none. States are fully competent
to exercise this power. The same ma
chinery that regulates the elections Of
the highest officials Of the State regu-
lates the choice of Presidential electors
and members of Congress, and the ad.
dition thereto of election officers not
chosen by the people of the locality is
provocative OF collisions, brings the
Federal Government into field in
which it has no just power aud tends
to the growth OF gross partisan abuses.
The practical administration Of these
laws in 1878 in Philadelphia and Bos.
ton was a lever to aid one political or
ganization against anotherin sustaining
State restrictions through the authori.
ty of the Federal power, and did not
aid in either case to purify or unietter
the ballot. In New York the results
were worse. The result in 1873 was
the disfranchisement Of from 1000 to
$4,000 legal voters, who were intimi-
dated by the threats Of officials or the
absolute arrest of many who were en-
titled TO vote. The report reviews
the administration Of the laws under
Commissioner Davenport in New York,
finds that the total cost of the admin
istration of the elective franchise laws
exceeded s5OO,OOO, and concludes with
this recommendation:
Your Committee are of the opinion
that these laws of the United States as
they now stand upon the statute books
are useless in preserving the peace and
good order Of the large cities on elec.
tion day, but to tend in the other di.
reetion, and that they arc and have
been used by one political party as a
means TO It's success rather than for
the protection and purity OF the ballot.
They therefore recommend either their
absolute repeal or such amendments
thereto as will make them absolutely
non-partisan, will prevent interference
with citizens for alleged violations Of
State restrictions, will also prevent ar.
rest of election officers on election day
and will punish the arrest Of any citi-
zen on election day for offenscs alleged
to be committed prior thereto.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

TELEdRAM,-"Washington, March
Sd, President Hayes veto message OF
the funding bill was read in the House
at 1920. Tucker moved that the mes.
sage be printed and laid on the table,
and the yeas and nays were ordered on
that motion; it resulted, yeas 1873
nays ll6, So the message remains on
the Speakers liable"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

A SINGULAR SUICIDE Mrs. Marga
ret York, Of Sharon, Mercer county
aged about 80 years, committed self
murder by an over dose of brandy
Sunday aweek she broke into the show
window of the Continental saloon, and
taking therefrom three pint bottles o.
brandy, drank il all, with the result
as above stated. Mrs. York was Q
widow and has been depending upor
the county for her support.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

The snow storm last week was cx
ceedingly violent in the western States
and especially so throughout Illinois
Iowa and Wisconsin. At Milwaukee
in tho latter State, wood is 50 per cord
and coal 80 cents per bushel, and i'm
possible almost to get either Business
is suspended, and all the country road,
are impassable Milk sold at 25 cents
per quart and 80 cents per dozen were
offered Tor eggs but could not be bought
Interior points predict great suffering
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

civil war, aud though they and their
Successors were not able to deal with
the wrongs and anomalies crowding
upon them for redress, IL must be own
cd that they did not altogether fall
short of the trying mandate imposed
upon them. They rescued us from
banded rings of thieves, law-breakers
and demagogues, 10 whom il would be
feeble comparison TO liken the mer
cenary legions of the Roman Senate in
its decadence or the corrupt Alsatians
of the Stuarts In the worst days OF
their flagatious lawlessness. Nor will
the future historian dealing philosophi-
cally with the untried group called TO
power, while yet unprepared, hesitate
TO accord them certain glory Tor in
trepid resolution in the face Of an op.
position more powerful than most nn-
tried men are called upon to face. The
Democracy had been out Of the habit
Of responsibility for such term Of
years that timo and practice alone
could qualify them for the execution
Of the vast work expected OF them.
All their ablest men had been lured by
office and honor or by conviction into
the ranks Of their adversaries. With
very rare exceptions the men who
guided the councils of the party knew
only by tradition the methods OF Dem.
ocratic polity.
The misrule of ten years had plunged
the country into the most deplorable
results that attend civil war, without
that reflex buoyancy that sustains a
great people who have Just emerged
from successful battle. The credit OF
the government was doubtful, the trade
Of the country paralyzed, o great sec.
tion Of the territory seething in revo-
lutionary panic The new Congress
undertook the colossal burden Of re-
establishing peace and prosperity with
certain unshrinking confidence in
itself and in the country that shines
out now as a species of heroic chlvalry,
recalling the vicissitudes that the par
ty has since undergone. Within two
years the affairs of the nation were
brought back to their normal condI-
ton; the credit and currency of the
country were reestablshed trade re-
vived and an era of prosperity akin to
the good old times set in and continues
as the result of the wisdom, modera-
tion aud sagacity of these ine2perienc-
ed but conscientious and scrupulous
public servants. There is, with all
this, much utdonc that should have
been done and much done that might
better have been left uudone, but no
criticism, from however hostile q point
Of view, can charge eriminality en-
couraged or lawlessness condoned. No
monopolies have been built up through
their instrumentality, no constitutional
compacts infringed, no right Of the
majority invaded, no conspicuous law
breaker rewarded or armed with
right to prey upon the helpless. Wiser
and better trained men might have
made better laws, might have more
completely guarded the people agsinst
the swarming evils that the next few
years are likely TO let loose upon US.
but no men who have yet been called
to power have so thoroughly, so con.
scientiously and faithfully worked for
the interests confded them as the three
Congresses whose mission ends with
the Forty.sixth.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09


A DouBLE.HEApER.-With ith Col. Bob
lngersoll as the "welcomern and Pres.
ident Garfield as the Inaugural lad.
dresser" We have the "grand moral
ideas" of the government blended 50
notoriousIy that blind man can hear
it if he can't "see through it," How
sublime The "Christian statesman"
clasping hands with the stalwart inhdel
the lion and the lamb lying down
spooniashlon. What happy time
may be looked for.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

"NoT SousD."-An exchange re.
marks; "only two things can be urg-
cd by Republicans against Senator
Mitchell. lie wes not connected with
the Electoral Commission, which stole
the Presidency in 1876, and he never
owned any Credit Mobilicr stock.
With these triaing exceptions be is
agreeable to the party"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

BRoTHTRLY LovF.-An exchange says;
In Birmingham, England, on Sunday,
January 10th, the pastors of sixty-one
churches - Presbyterian, Congrega.
tional, Methodist, and Baptist-ex.
changed pulpits in the evening. On
Tuesday, January 18th, united com.
munion.service was held, in which min.
isters from these denominations took
nnri
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

PARTY PLUMBER. The office of
United States Marshal was unknown
to our election laws until Radicalism
took charge Of affairs. At first these
men received So for attending the
polls on election day. The next year
the Radical Marshals made out bill
for three days (s1j)i and now we
notice by the proceedings of Congress
that claim for eight days (s4O) is
put in for attending the last Presiden.
tial election. How tho things swell !
This, however, is natural from the
fact that a Marshal on election day in
free country is wholly ornamental.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

Hayes has vetoed the three per cent.
funding bill recently passed by Con.
gress. 1t is said that he had 100000
of six per cents. in his pocket while
he was writing his message. What u
damnable "grand moral idea !"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09


HANcoCK's LETTER TO A CHILD
Some of the little girls in Utica, Mich,
took great deal OF interest in General
Hancocks cause during the campaign
last Fall, and were very much disap.
pointed at his defeat. Miss Minnie
Hupert wrote him a letter of condo.
lence, and this last week received q
reply. Although the letter was writ.
ten in November, through series Of
mishaps it did not reach its owner till
Monday last
GovEnSoRs IsLisn. Nav YoRE HAHBoR,
November 2s, 1850.
Nv DElR YouSe FRTENDi You have my thanks
for your friendly note Of the 18th inst, with its
inclosure. Ny time has been 20 occupied that Il
Is only to-day have been able to make this brief
aeknowleigment | am very truly You're,
wISFiELD S. llAScocE.
Miss Minnie Hupsrt, Utica, Mich.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

FRAUD UPoS FsAvD- Hayes veto
of the Funding bill was a parting shot
at the rights of the people. When an
opportunity vas offered to fund our
huge National blessing" for one.half
the rate of interest we have been pay.
ing heretofore, that Infamous FRAUD
defeats the plan with a veto, for
which we suspect he received as much
cash as Tilden's salary amounted to,
for one year anyhow.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

"PHUNNY."-We notice that "The
Home Paper" is having universal run.
How does that fit on patent inside or
outside Is it not fraud upon the
patron aud reader?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

ANOTHER BURNING H0RRoR.-The
residence OF William Sloan, of East
Liverpool, Ohio, was burned early on
the morning of February 23d, together
with his wife and six children, and
Wilmeth Skeals, brotherin.law, who
was visiting them. They lived over
a drug store, where the fire is supposed
to have originated, The father and
one child survives. Their remains
were placed in three boxes, and in.
TERED at Harrisville, the former home
of Mrs, Sloan. AT Liverpool, over
1900 school children assembled in
sympathy for their lost schoolmates
and presented to the friends O
beautiful boquet which was dropped
into the grave by Rev. Mr.. Farrar
who ofliciated at the funeral.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

An essay on apples, found on our
first page this week, will prove valua-
BILE to the growers of that fruit if they
read it and practice the practical sug-
geslions indicated.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09
AN EXCESSIVE MEMnrn.-From |

An EXPENSIVE MEMBER-From the
returns now in, Congressman Yocum
has cost tho United States Treasury
s26, 400 for bis two years, viz: Salary
and mileage, $40 400; contest expenses
allowed, $4,000 What a lovely Green.
back economist the ex-member and his
hackers have been. And what did he
do while be was in Congress. Any.
thing except draw his salary aud ex.
penses, sls,OOO2 What other Con.
gresham raked in that amonnt in the
same time2 The Xxx. district has cost
the Treasury 81, 400 per annum during
the past two years. What a shame
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

Inauguration day was little like
election day-pretty hard to tell who
was President. Gen. Hancock seemed
to receive as much attention from the
populace as Gen. Garfield.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

President Garfeld's inaugural Is iull
oisacred quotations and sentimental.
ism. This was done TO offset Bob In
gersolls welcome. How sublime
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

NAUTION.--All persons are hereby warned
~ against purchasing or 10 any way NEEDING
WITH lhe following property, now In the posses.
sion Of Simon McFarlaud, viii One l0.horse
power engine and boiler, Parker" shingIe
machine ] "Sweepstakcs" planning machine, with
the oountershaft, pulleys And betting necessary 10
run the said maehiuery also, gray horse, l
yellow COW, aud spring wagon, as the sane be-
longs to me, and il subject TO my order at any
time JOHN CLARK.
Utahvillo, Pa, March .. IssI-sts
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

Sccretaryof War--"Bobby" Lincoln,
n son Of his father, late of Illinois
This is Logan's tub to the Garfield
whale.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

"The Impending Shadow" on our
fourth page, is full Of meat TO the
thoughtful and hungry guest
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

"a world'saFair," and "The Richest
Man in the World" will be found on
our first page.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

Reader. II you want to know what Is going on
in the business world, Just read our advertising
columns, the Special column In particular
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

Don't forget to give our fourth page
an attentive perusal.
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1teu Advertisements.


NOTICE OF incorporation
IN Notice is hereby given that an app
will be made at the March Court Of Quarter ses.
sions, A. d 1881, for Clear6eld county, for the
Incorporation of the village nf Glen Hope a. a
borough. SMITH V. WILSON,
Atty for Petitioners
Clesrholl, Pa Feb. Q, lSSi.tc.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

"Are we oil eating poison?' See
first page,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

A Coon LiuK.-The Senate did q
good thing for the country when it re
fused TO confirm Stanley Matthews as
Supreme Judge. The Newark Ohio
Aduocdte gets at it IN this way
"If Stanley Ma,thtws lent unhappy he mus
have a cutcle Of enviablo thickness, and nerves
rolled In forty thicknesses Of copper wire. No
body cut Of Ohio wants him confirmed, and bis
unttness for the bench is 20 obvious as 10 throw
his abilities as lawyer entirely into the shade.
lie 6d a very mean thing In the Electoral Com.
mission business, and was rewarded for Il by a
seat in the Senate, which be hadn't ability and
force Of character enough to keep. But then b,
was oyerweighted with Hayes, who Il too heAvy
a load for any man to carry and survive"
We are glad that, like Hayes brother
l., 1, -. Mol o,,.. Z. .lr;lt ,,.;,L L..
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09

A HAYEsIsM.-Mr. Hayes was true
to Mr.. Hayes to the last. When his
pocket was in danger, he was against
the country. Just see what his veto
costs the Treasury OF the Nation. Ac-
Cording 10 Secretary Sherman, there
are outstanding in round numbers
S47O, 900, 900 five per cent. bonds, and
S2l7,000,000 skies, falling due this
year and proposed TO be refunded into
tbrees by the bill which His Fraudu.
lency vetoed. At glance, the reader
can see by the following to what ex.
tent Mr.. Hayes has wronged the peo,
pie
s27, at per cent....... .....Sl3, ,O2O 100
Sl7O,OOO,OOo At Per csnt......" ..... 23,5oO 900
lvlhi ,oZO,uUO
6s7,OnO,OOO at 3 per rceut,"..."""".s20,6 ,6l0 900
Annual saving vetoed by Hays',.-sl5, ,qiO, 900
Comment is unnecessary.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09
NEW WASHINGTON
NOR NJ A! INSTITUTE.
Opens Monday, April 18th, 1881,
10 Continue l2 Weeks.

'INils school commends ITSELF 10 public layor
i for the following reasons
First. Boarding can bs had In good famllie, at
from 81 TO s2.5O per weet.
Second. Location is healthfal and society re-.
6ned and cultured.
Third. The course Of stady embodies the State
Normal School features, and 10 particularly
adapted TO the wants Of those who expect to teach
Fourth. The students have the advautage Of !
well conducted Literary Society, before which
will be delivered seiies Of free lectures.
fiith The work VI the school Ia stimulated b v
the encouragement and favor Of an in,ellige n,
community
Sixth. Special attention will be given N,
Normal class by the Principal who is a Kraduat Il
Of State Normal School, aud the Instruction In
Theory Of Teaching, Governm ent Ac., will b,
made 10 accord with the modern ideas Of al.
vAnced educators.
TUITION:
NORMAL DEPARTMENT.
Common Branches with School Economy so %
Common Branches and School Economy
with Algebra Geometry, Physical uoog.
raphy, Natural Philosophy, Civil Gov.
srnmtai, Latin, etc..... & OF
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT..
highsst eaas....... .......ts ot
Lower clafses ............ ..... ,,..,. dl
| For further in.ormation address,
| W. A. AMBROSE, Osesois. P.
MATT SAVAGE, olssrhsid, Pa.
] Mar 9, 1ssiu
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altw advertisements.
Mercantile Appraisement

rJ,HE venders Of Foreign and Domestic M,r.
L chandise, Distillers, Brewers, Brokers, Ae
in clear6eld county, will take notice tha, thsy
are appraised and classed by the under.iE Ensd
Appraiser Of Merchandise and other license tsts..
for the year 1881, a. follows
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-09
GEORGE B. GpoDLAsDER, Editor.
CLEARFIELD, Pa,

WEDNESDAY, MORNING, MARCH ., is8i.
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Il McDoaald A Spencer, general mdss...-
II W. A. Moore, groceries and couiee .....,