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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

A "MoRAL IDEA' STATEsMAN.-Min.
istcr Christiancy in his application for
divorce from his young wife, says
he objected to marrying her at FIRST
but the blushing damsel told him she
loved him better than any other, and
acted so that he did marry her; that
she periured herself by taking tho mar
riago vow, in as much as she said then
she loved another, and tainted just be.
fore being married, because she was
going to be married to old Christiancy I;
that she had other lovers and has con.
tinued to have them, and with whom
she has been on terms of intimacy, or
words TO that effect What is the
world coming to2
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

EXAoTLY.-The Philadelphia T'ele
graph, one of the leading Radical or,
gans of that city, though not the prop
erty of the Camerons, in alluding to
the election of a Senator, says: "Why
not elect Wallace to succeed himself in
the Senate, as a sort of compromise
candidate2 ? He has as much ability
as both OF his principal competitors put
together; he Is as virtuous as either Of
them-for he is not wickeder than n
practical politician of the Democratic
faith is expected to be, as u matter Of
course-and he is evidently the favorite
candidate, for he leads the ballot day
after day. One thing is certain the
Republican members will commit the
worst kind of blunder if they do not
elect somebody who is the peer of Mr.,
Wallace in ability, and who is his su.
perior in-well, let us say, in piety.
Mr. Wallace is a real Senator, with real
knowledge of Stateand National deeds,
and real ability to say his proper say
on the floor Of the Senate in such a
fashion as to command respectful hear
ing. He is a "Boss' and not bench.
man. As between a Democratic Boss"
and Republican henchman ofsuch an
absolutely inconsequential Senator as
young Mr. Cameron, there is absolutely
no choice
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
TO THE WEST AND SOUTH.

An travellers will appreciate the announcement
that the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati 4 St. Louis Rail-
way Company tPan Handle Route) will hereafter
run frst-class Passenger eoaoh from Pittsburgh
to St. Louis on the Fast Express train leaving
Piusburgh every day at q;22 A NJ. Sleeping
cars will continue to run on same train from Pitts
burgh to Cincinnati LOUSY ile indianapolis and
81. Louis but the through coach to 81. Louis will
be great benefit to peuons en route to Indian
apolis, Terre Haute, St. Louis, and all points
West aud Southwest, who do not care to pay the
extra charge for sleeping ear privileges.
Hotel or sleeping cars will continue to run on
Cincinnati Express leaving Pittsburgh at 7;32
P. N. for Cincinnati and Louisville and on Night
Express leaving Pittsburgh at 1902 A. NJ. for
Cincinnati Louisville, indianapolis and st.,
Louis without change.
Passengers for the West and South win please
beor in mind the improved through-car service
BY the Pan Handle Route.
To secure the advantage Of quick time, good
connections in Union depots, and through car
acc ccommodations, over one Of the best constructed
and most perfectly equipped lines, 1t is only
necessary to ask for and be sure that you receive
tickets via Pittsburgh, Cincinnati a St. Louis
Railway pan Handle Route).
For time tables and Information address W. G.
Rinearon, Passenger Agent, Pittsburgh Pa, or
W L. O'Brieu, General Passenger Agent Pan.
Handle Route, Columbus, Ohio. [jan26.5t.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
liIoRANTcS LIEN LAW

AS nearly every one is more or less
interested In the law relating to me-
chanics' liens, we publish tho annexed
statement of facts and recent decision
Of the Supreme Court Of this Common.
wealth
Walter b. Dick, owner, aud Albert
J. Mclaughlin, contractor, vs.. II Stev.
enson & Son. This was an action upon
a mechanics lien, flod by Stevenson d
Son against a certain building on Fif
teenth street, above Jefferson, in Phil
adelphla, owned by Walter b. Dick,
and erected by firm of which Albert
j. Mclaughlin was member In the
bill Of particulars filed with the lien,
items were charged for lumber iurn.
ished in the month of December, 1877.
Dick filed an affidavit OF defense, set
ting up that Mclaughlin was not the
contractor; that, moreover the build.
ing was not begun until February 23,
1873, and that the items charged in
December were not delivered at the
house or upon the lot in question, but
were delivered at the shop of one of
the contractors. Upon thIsstate ofiacts
Judge Ludlow held that if the mate.
rials were furnished 'for' the building,
no matter where they were furnished,
the lion was valid, and gave Judgment
for the material men. Dick thereupon
brought the case to the Supreme Court,
where he claimed that the lien to be
valid, must, at least, be of the date OF
the commencement of the building and
not prior thereto, and that moreover,
the contractor was improperly de-
scribed.
The Supreme Court, in passing upon
the case, says; The surveyor of two
Joint contractors is rightly named as
the contractor in the claim filed lie
had the power as such survivor TO bind
the building, aud, so far as the owner
was concerned il mattered not whether
the materials were furnished at the
shop of the contractor before or after
the building was begun, provided they
were furnished on its credit We think
the opinion of the learned President of
the Court fully sustained both on prin.
ciple and authority.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

GoiNl-Thc New York Tribune puts
the entire blame Of the Senatorial broil
on the Cameron faction. 1t says "lhe
unfortunate political imbroglio at Har.
risburg grows out of an attempt on
the part Of a few politicians to shut the
people out of all part in the choice of
a Senator" Further "Thc question
is, therefore, whether the Pennsyl.
wanna Republicans shall have Senator
representing them or one representing
merely the machine" And finally !:
"Last Tuesdays battle in the Legisla.
ture shows that the mon who hold it
to be their duty to represent their CON
stituents are standing together with
admirable frmness."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

HOLD oNl-The Bradford Star is in
favor of regular Northwestern, one
that will not cease blowing, bowling
and growing until a United States
Senator is secured. 1t says the selec.
tion of Stone or any other man from
that section would give strength to
the administration party in every one
of the counties in that class, and adds
that nothing but the tardy action OF
the Representatives OF the Northwest
can prevent the nomination of the
Lieutenant Governor at the Senatorial
caucus" The editor does not realize
the power OF the machine that runs
matters at Harrisburg, or he would not
place such confidence in the efforts of
the people.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
THE LUST FoR OFFICE.

One OF the growing evils menacing
the llio Of the Republic is an inordinato
desire to secure place and power Bold
ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS men, in
these latter days have appeared Ia
ply their vocation with boldness and
daring that would have soon caused
our fathers to have repealed their ad.
vances. The time was when positions
of honor aud profit sought the man,
and It was considered presumptive in
the extreme to make q personal effort,
no matter how talented aud particn.
larly adapted person was fora certain
position in the governmental service.
How changed the relation. To-day
the people expect men to 60 begging
for Office, getting down upon their
bands and knees TO the dear people and
ask for support, Ii this was all, il
might not be so dangerous but Ger.
tain class Of professionals expect valu.
able remuneration in money or its
equivalent for serving such seekers of
place.
Tho scramble at Harrisburg among
the Republicans for the Senatorial OF.
fec Is enough to bring the crimson
stain to the cheek of every honorable,
high-minded citizen. Political gam.
blers move among the representatives
of the people with conscious feeling
that they can buy and sell votes. What
care they if members were instructed
for certain individual2 What care
they if the new Constitution makes
their acts criminal? What care they
if the real interests of the State are
placed in jeopardy, so long as they have
certain work to do?
How soon the cormorants found
whore the monied strength was avail
able, and how soon was its influence
perceptible. OF course the agents and
their vile co partners in crime so ar.
range that no human eye can detect
their guilt and bring them to the bar
OF justice. In this way constituents
are sold and their opinions trodden un.
der foot. Unless, therefore, this method
of securing place is disoountenanced,
and return to the grand old way adop-
ted, the days Of the Republic are mum
bered in tact, if not in name. King
caucus must be dethroned, when it
binds one to do wrong, and makes the
honest sustain the work of dishonest
men. This is not a party question; itI
rises above and beyond all party lines,
and must be met by the men of the
country, men who would prefer seeing
their political opponents successful
rather than commit dishonest deed, or
an act that is not honor.
able and in accordance with justice
and right
The refusal of fifty.six Republicans
to meet in caucus shows a determine
tion toresist the actions of the element
that has so long had the say in the
selection of men for high official trusts,
and no influence but the corrupt use
of money and promise OF official reeog.
milton will reconcile the matter, and
bring them together
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
lREhAND,s r7cToRY.
THE TRAvERsERs DISCHARGED ON Ao-
COUNT OF DISAGREEMENT or JURY
the JURY STANDING TEN FOR AC.
QUITTAL AND TWO ron CON
NfTgptnN

Judge Fitzgerald concluded his
charge to the jury at twenty minutes
past 10 o'clock He asked the jury to
perform theirduty with courage spring
ing from desire to act conscientious
ly, without fear or favor Replying
to counsel for trayersers, the Judge
said If his directions to the jury were
wrong in point OF law he could be put
right by appeal TO the Supreme Court
MacDonough began on argument, quot.
ing authorities. Parnoll entered court
and was loudly cheered by the gallery.
There was great excitement in court.
Judge Fitzgerald in summing mp
was specially severe on the violence Of
leading members aud paid agents of
the Land League. lfthe jury, he said,
found all the charges not made out il
would be their duty to acquit the ira.
vcrsers, II, on the other hand, they
found the charges brought homo to one
of the traversers all, according to law,
were equally guilty. In connection
with this point he told the jury that il
was for the court to lay down the law,
which, il wrong, could be amended
elsewhere. MacDonough contended
that the Judge should not have men
toned this power ofappeal to the jury.
The jury did not return into court
until sent for by the judges at o'clock.
The foreman said they had not agreed,
nor were they likely to agree.
The jury again retired, and were
discharged at 7:45 o'clock, the foreman
stating that it wasutterly impossible
that they could agree. A Juror had
previously stated they ware ten to two,
but the judge said be could only re.
celve unanimous verdict. Great ex.
citement prevailed and it heightened
when the judge said after the exhbi.
lion Of to-day IN court he could not
expect there would be a free and unaui.
nous verdict. Immense crowds were
cheering OUTSIDE of the court house.
As soon as tie result Of the State
trial became known in Dungarvan the
town was brilliantly Illuminated. The
bands paraded the streets, mention of
the traversers' names was cheered and
the surrounding hills were all ablaze.
Tho Land Lesguo received postal
card threatening Parnell would be
shot if acquitted The mayor Liver
pool has been communicating with the
commander of troops in the district
and the captain Of the Guards ship in
Mersey to arrange for the landing of
seamen for cooperation with the mill.
tary in the event Of some suspected
action on the part of the Irishmen.
The first news Of the result of the
State trial in Dublin reached the House
of Commons in telegram from the
solicitor Of the traversers to Sexton,
stating that ten jurors favored yer.
dict of not guilty.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

Puck Has IT.-He exclaims: "What
fools we mortals be-" Three months
ago Grant promised 'tbe loyal mill.
ions OF the North" that he would visit
Albany, the Capital of Conkling and
Cornell, in "York State" Last week
he entered the Capital of "the Empire
State" and was introduced by Conk.
ling's Governor-Cornell-who said in
bis speech Before us--more than
Wasbington--is he first in war, first
in peace, aud first in the hearts Of his
countrymen." The man, like his guest,
was not sober or he isA fool Such q
dehlement Of the "Father of lis Coun.
try" is disgrace TO all men who have
taken 40 oath to support the Consti.
tuition.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

Pennsylvania, according to the West Chester
RepHbifcan, does no, forget the fact that by the
retirement q Justice Strong this State has no rep
resentative on the Supreme Court and II there Is
TO be another vacancy she has right to ask that
a son Of the Keystone shall be seleoted.-Radieal
EschaHge
There is something equitable in the
suggestion; but the Camerons control
that matter and it is sheer imperti.
nence on the part of an ordinary Rad.
dical to put in his lip without first
consulting his owner, An Ohio man
gets Strong's place, and another one
has been added besides-Matthews-
who, with Eliza Pinkston, Mrs. jerks,
and lot of other harlots, counted the
Louisiana electors for Hayes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

On THE Royal RoAD.-A step in the
direction of Imperialism is plainly in.
dicated in the bill OF Senator Hoar Of
Massachusetts,, providing for the sup.
port of retired and retiring Presidents.
1t proposes to pay annually, during
life, to every ex.President of the Uni.
ted States sum equal to one-iourth
OF the salary paid him while in Office,
The Republican leaders do not feel
quite safe yet in advocating life tenure
of the Presidential office, but they will
mako a good start in that direction by
paying the ox-presidents, frauds and
all life salary.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

The FIRST PENNSYLVANIA LEGIsLA.
TURE.-On the 4th of December, 1852,
William Penn convened the first Leg
islature at Chester, the port at that
time OF Pennsylvania, Its session was
just four days. The house is still
standing where il met and is used as q
cooper shop. Sixtyono acts were
passed in that short session, as the
body met for the dispatch of business. /"
One act was against tho drinking of
healths, one against the spreading of
false news. 1t was also declared in o
preamble to certain laws that they
should be read as school exercises
They allow every man to plead his
own case, and further tried to pass a
law TO prevent lawyers from "pleading
for pay" lest it might 'lengthen jus.
tice into trade The Speakers chair
is all that is left to us of the first As.
sembly The laws were all repealed
or have become obsolete
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
NEw Yonk. JanuarY 21. 1ssl

New YORK, January 81, 1881.
GENTLEMEN: | have received your
communication of the 9th ult., invit.
ing mo to join in subscription to pro-
cure portrait of Mr.. Rutherford b.
Hayes to place in the Memorial Hall
of Harvard University at Cambridge,
along with the portraits of John Adams
and John Quincy Adams, Presidents
OF the United States and graduates of
the University
decline to join in such o subscrip.
ton. | am not willing to do anything
that may be designed or construed as
compliment TO Mr.. Hayes, or that
may recognize his tenure Of tho Execu.
tive Office at Washington as anything
other than an event of dishonor lie
was not chosen President He was
defeated in the election; and then q
band Of conspirators, Mr.. Hayes him.
self conspiring and conniving with
them, setting aside the Constitution
and the law, and making use of for.
gerry, perjury and false counting, Sc
cured for him possession Of the presi-
dency to which another man had been
elected and when he had got posses.
sion Of it, his almost sedulous care was
to repay with offices and cmoluments
those authors, managers and agents
Of the conspiracy to whom he had been
chiefly indebted for its Infamous sue.
cess.
Sooner than honorably commemo.
rate such an event or do public hom.
age to such q man, | beg you, gentle.
men, with your own hands first des.
troy the portraits Of John Adams and
John Quincy Adams in Memorial Hall
and then to raze to the ground the
Hall itself.
How great an insult you are propos.
ing to tho two illustrious Presidents Of
tho name of Adams is made manifest
by the following words from the son
Of the one and the grandson of the
other:
81 think Mr. Hayes was elected by
fraud, and | do not mean to have it
said that at tho next election | had
forgotten it. do not say that Mr..
Hayes committed the fraud, but it was
committed by his party. | have no
enmity to Mr. Hayes, but after the
fraud by which he became President,
| ould not vote for any person put up
on the Republican side lor President
who did not disavow the fraud com.
mitted, l would not support any
member Of that party who had any
sort of mixture with that fraud. l
feel that the counting out is Just as
much q fraud now as at the time it
was perpetrated.'
Iremain your very obedient servant,
CHARLES A. DANA.
Messrs. W. Armors, A. A. Lawrence,
Edward h. Hale, John Lowell, Jos.
ii. Choate.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

Why REpRoACH HIMl-The Phila.
delphia Times takes the liberty to
frown upon third-class statesman Of
that city because he had "been misled''
by somebody in the coal.tar trade, in
this way;
After all, the innocent Mr.. McManos seems to
have been misled as to the utter valuclessness Of
eoal.tar. But he is just that eoniding that any.
body can make him believe anything,
Why crowd this innocent ?" The
editor no doubt remembers the case OF
a Massachusetts shovel man named
Ames, and that of a Chicago pavement
maker named De Golyer, how they
wandered TO Washington in 1873, and
"misled" number of "innocent" letter
"a" "No, T. statesmen, who pockotcd
the Credit Mobilier stock and the
$1,000 pavement fee, Why should
little roosters be plucked while the
big ones are promoted and honored
We never did like to see q big boy
strike q little one.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

KICKED HIM OvERBoARD.- The
Democrats in the Tennessee Legisla.
ture kicked up fuss over the bond
question and split in two (like the
Cameron Legislature in our State) on
the election ofa United States Senator.
The Postmaster General-Maynard-
abandoned his post at Washington and
scampered off to Nashville, where he
spent four weeks trying to elect him.
self; but his scheme failed. The Dem.
ocrats carried off tho prize and elected
Hon. Howell E. jackson. Maynard
turned up again in Washington, but
without the Senatorial certificate.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
organization at $40 per day.

Tue SENAToRsHIP.-The thirteenth
Joint ballot was taken in our Legisla
ture at noon on Saturday last. The
body was called TO order by Lieusenant
Governor Stone. The attendance Of
members was very slim, large mum.
Der being paired, A ballot was taken
which resulted Oliver 80, Wallace 80,
Grow 20, Scattering 8. The whole
number Of votes cas-, was l0l, inolud.
ing22 Senators and 70 Representatives.
There being no quorum of members
voting, the chair declared no election,
and adjourned the convention until
Monday at l2 NJ. In the Senate there
were 20 pairs and bsenteo-Senator
Parker. In the House there were III
pairs and 3 absentees. Absentees,
Welsh, Liggett and Philips. Owing to
the detention of the mail train on &C.
count Of the snow storm, we are una.
bic to give Mondays proceedings up
to the time of going to press.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
Oliver men act like Bourbons.

CoSoREss.-This body is notorious
for two things, VIZ absenteeism and
general inefliciency. The lack of OK.
ecutive management on the part OF the
Chairmen of majority of Committees
is patent to everybody. But as the
body will die a natural death on the
4th of March next, we will say no
more abopt IL.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

COMMERCIAL CATsUP.-An exchange
states that some Of the New York man.
ufacturers, in making their returns to
the census takers, were quite willing
to put a value on their manufactured
products, but frequently hesitated about
the value of the raw material, and left
the matter blank. In one instance a
manufacturer of tomato catsup report.
ed the value of his product at sls, 900,
and the value Of the raw material as
nothing. His explanation was that
every year in the canning season he
sends to all the wholesale houses which
make a business of canning tomatoes,
clean tubs, with the understanding that
the women who trim and peel shall
throw the skins and parings into these
tubs; every day tho tubs are removed,
the stuff in them is ground up, fer
mentcd, favored and sold as tomato
catsup to the extent Of $4,000.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

A STATEsMAN.-Although Delaware
is the smallest State in the East, she
sends and keeps in the Senate one Of
the ablest statesmen in the country.
T. F, Bayard was reelected on Friday,
the 2lst inst, for another six years
Senatorship. Such men are needed as
much by the country at large as the
States they represent.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02
PRorror rnr PRoPrssIoN,-An q,

PRoTEoT THE PROFESSIONALISM ex-
change says
"Patent-ontside" newspapers are complained Of
10 Michigan as nuisance and It is proposed to
abate IL by enacting a law similar to those Of
Arkansas and California, which provide that no
patent "outside' or "nside' can publish legal ad
yertisements.
Hundreds of printers who have sorv.
ed regular apprenticeship and are OK
cellent workmen, are thrown out of
employment by the monopoles in New
York, Chicago and elsewhere, who
furnish the patent newspapers. A
State law as above indicated, will save
the profession from bulldozers and
kickers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02


AN Ono CAsE.--ln 1861, "the late
lamented" appointed one Noah II,
SwaSne, of Ohio, an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court Of the United
States. During all the intervening
period the majority of this Court and
its friends have bored Congress, and
actually succeeded in having pension
law passed so that after q Judge is
seventy years old, he can resign and
still draw full pay while he lives This
is bully hold on the Federal Treas.
ury. The other day Swayne resign.
cd, and his Fraudulency Hayes ap.
pointed the notorious Stanley Mat.
thews, Of Ohio, who figured so con.
spicuously in the counting out of Til.
den by assisting in the larceny of the
Louisiana Electors. Matthews ap.
pointment is a stab at Garfield, who
is just coming in. This is a sct-up job
between two Judges() and fraudu-
lent President to reward scoundrel
by elevating him to the Supreme
Bench. Ts murder more ioulp
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-02-02

No CHANGE,-Mr. George Cotton, OF
the Baltimore american, travelling in
the Holy Land, went from Jerusalem
down to Jericho, the other day, and
fell among thieves, He propitiated
them with tobacco. Over eighteen
hundred and fifty years ago, a traveller
encountered a similar treatment. How.
ever, they had priests and Lovites to
overlook matters then.