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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL APP0R.
TTONH ENT.

One ofthe most interesting questions
involved in the rcapportionment Of the
membership Of Congress Is that raised
By Mr.. Cox, whether the population Of
State which would not bc entitled to
member, except by the Constitutional
demand that each State should have
at least one representative, should be
considered In making up the appoint.
ment OF course, II an app intmont
were made undor which every State
would be entitled TO a representative
by lis population, thore would be no
injustice involved, but 10 do this is
evidently out Of the question because
it would increase the membership OF
the House extravagantly IL is evil
dent that any reduction in tho member.
ship OF the House would DO TO the ad
vantage Of the State not entitled by
population 20 member Tor the very
simple reason that 1t gives TO IL in pro.
portion more representation. The vote
OF tho member from Colorado, for in.
stance, is Of more importance in tho
House when il contains 293 members
than when il contains 300. The prop
or basis for the most just apportion.
ment is somewhat difficult to deter
mine, aud il requires a very close cal
culation to arrive at even an approxi-
mately satisfactory settlement OF this
difficulty. Mr. Coxs bill fixes the
representatives az 30l The first
time in the history Of the country
when the number Of members was
limited by law was in 1850
In the apportionmcnt Of 1870 a rale
was adopted that DO State should have
fewer members than the previous ap
portionment gave IT, although increase
Of population could give increased rep
resenlation. The result Of this was to
increase the membership OF the House
from 24l to 203 There Is now de
cided sentiment against any large in.
crease in the number of representa-.
tives, and Mr. Coxs bill appears to be
Gs equitable Il one as could bo devised
under the circumstances By IL the
North and West make q net gain OF
two members, and the South of six,
and this proportion OF sectional gains
would not appear to bo materially
changed by any other apportionment
likely TO be agreed to. Naturally
there will be no objection from those
States which lose members, but, as
Mr. Cox very truly argues, there must
be losses unless tho number is made
iuordinately large Indeed, if such
an appOrtionment were made that no
losses could occur. il must be done by
arbitrary discrimination, which would
be much more unjust to the other
States than Mr. Cox's bill Is 10 those
which will lose members, and a prop.
osition TO increase the membership Of
the House TO such an extent as would
avoid the loss otherwise would be re.
ceived with dishvor all over the coun-
try as involving increased expenses
without any compromising advantages.
The House is, if anything, too large
already for business dispatch, and Mr.
Cox errs on the side Of mercy.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

a SQUARE REMARK The excessive
cold weather has entailed an amount
OF distress upon the poor class at the
Federal Capital, never before witness
ed. The Washington Republic, in al
luding to this matter hit "the Gov.
crnment" right between the eyes airer
this fashion: "By the way, how much
did Mr. Hayes give TO relieve the ter.
rible suffering in the Nations Capital
No man in Washington receives as
much money from the Government,
and hc is the only man in the country
who saves forty thousand dollars a
year from his salary. ! have seen
several gentlemen through whose
hands the contributions passed, and
they say nothing has been received
from the President lfMr. Hayes had
any national pride, any respect for the
office he holds, any appreciation Of
what are known as the proprieties in
his great office, or any sympathy with
or anxiety about the sick and lowly,
he would blush with shame when he
contemplates the ignominious fact that
the representatives of foreign coun.
tries gave literally to the suffering
poor OF the Capital city, while the
President of the great country kept
his hundreds Of thousands of dollars
closely buttonsd within his miserly
pockets. But Mr.. Hayes thinks OF
nothing but himself"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

\ BAD WAY Or oF TnouBLEs. On
Christmas night the Prcsidentolect of
the Swiss Confederation shot himself
dead, In one week be was to take
office. This event recalls the astonish.
ing statement Of Colonel Dom Piatt in
regard TO his intimate friend. the Pres
ident elect OF the United States. Ac.
cordng 10 Colonel piatts testimony
thore was one dark hour Ia General
Garfold's life whom suicide was actu'
ally contemplated by him, Life itself
seemed so horrible says General Gar
fields friend, "that an escape from il
was temptation" At the time to
which Colonel Dom Piatt refers, Gen
eral Garfield was threatened with an
exposure which meant disgrace, and
as he then believed, political ruin. He
was summoned to the witness stand Ia
be put under oath lie had to choose
between confession and perjurod dc
NAL, Hesitating before this alterna
tive, he for while was tempted tC
self destruction as the easiest solution
of his troubles. ltis not known whose
influence prevented General Garfield
from doing what the Presidentelect o.
the Swiss Republic has just done. Il
it was his friend Dom Piatt who per
shaded him of the folly and wicked
ness of the PLAN then Garfield owes
Piatt Que of the greatest debts which
one man can owe another.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

Tho Philadelphia Times seems very
anxious that the Democratic members
ot the Legislature should emulate the
feat of the monkey pulling the chest
nuts ont Of the fire. Ho evidently de.
sircs to see them cast their votes for
Oliver What are they TO gam bv
such suicidal adtl Is il TO assist in
strengthening power whose rule for
years agone has insulted, cheated and
almost crushed the Democracy in this
Statei Are we, spaniel like, to lick
the hand that has repeatedly smitten
usf II any representative Of the De.
mocracy at Harrisburg contemplates
such trcachery, lot him recall the tate
OF Lebo, Manear and Wagonseller
whose base, craven and corrupt action
in betraying the trust reposed in them
brought the withering curse of the De.
mocracy on their heads during lite,
and the word "dishonored" still clngs
TO their memory.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

CONGRESSIONAL BRIBERY. On Oui
fourth page viii be found a startling
statement made by George Franci.
Train, who from 1864 to 1872 was an
insider in the Union Pacific Railroad
swindle. His statement should be read
in every schoOl.room in the Union, and
all future Credit Mobllier dealers be
put on the lookout,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26
4 sENArOR IN Full DRElc
now BROWN, OF GEORGIA, HAD A swAt.
Low.TAIL COAT BUILT.

Senator Joseph +. Brown, of Georgio
Is tho wea!thiest man in the State. IT,
is a man Of marked ability, but is pl,in
aud praotioal, and not at all given IN
inils aud things, lie dresses some
thing like a Methodist minister bis
smoothly shaved upper iip and lopg
white beard add to his clerical appeaS,
anee Ia his native cline Senator
Blown always wore bis Sunday clolbe.
on all important social occasions AZ
well rs TO church. Until he came IN
Washington he never colIided with tbe
social requirements Of a dress suit
And il was only about week ago that
he purchased one His colleague Sen.
alor Hill, told him that he must ston
wearing hls iroek coat out to dinner.
and swell affairs, and must get a swal.
low.taIlcoat Senator Brown protested
against II on general grounds, but par
tluuIary because the cloth put into
dress coats was 80 thin. He suffers
with heavy colds on the chest, and said
he was not going TO run any risks Jus,
for thu sake OF singing a little style
Senator Hill finally got a promise from
bis colleague that be would get a full
dress suit, and have it ready one even.
ing last week, when both were to at.
tend swell dinner. Senator Hill call.
ed AZ the Metropolitan Hotel for Sen.
ator Brown. Tue latter had his over.
coat on, all ready to set out. Mr.. Hill
asked about the dress suit, and got an
answer that at was all right" When
the two Senators pulled of their over
coats and marched into the parlor Of
The house where the dinner was given.
Senator Hill was almost paralyzed
There was tho swallow.tall coat on
Senator Brown, to be sure, but ii was
a thing Of magnificent proportions, and
looked like an overcoat cut swallow.
tail fashion. Senator Brown had or.
dered the tailor to make him a foil
dress suit out OF heavy beaver cloth.
The order had been carried out to the
letter, and there was the Senator ar.
rayed in all his glory. Ofcourse there
was no "seL' to the coat 1t looked
like u big bag. The rear pockets ap.
peared as il the wearer brought his din.
uvr with him, equally divided between,
the two. senator Brown had to sit on
the coat tails all tho time TO prevent
their climbing up to the neck. 1t was
truly a wonderful costume. Upon
leaving the house Senator Hill took
Senator Brown to task about bis suit
but could get no satisfaction II am
not going to wear one of those thin
things and catch my death of cold. II
society demands a coat cut ike goose
quill, | have got one. If people don't
like it, can wear my irock coat |
have gone as far as | am going toward
what you call dress suit, said Sena.
tor Brown. That ends it, and Senator
Brown will appear in his beaver cloth
swallow.tail, his froek coat, or not at
all.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

THE RlGHT MEN.-The members Of
the State Editorial Association, which
met at Harrisburg last week, elected
Hon. Thomas Challant, OF the Dan.
vile hteligmcer, President, and rc.
elected our veteran Secretary, Mr.. r.
S. Menamin, of the Printers Circular,
Philadelphia. Without either one Of
these first. class fellows 10 manage il,
an excursion would be n failure. With
both to engineer us, success must ac-
company the crowd wherever our lot
may bo cast.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

A LEssoN.-On the fourth page Of
our issue of the 10Th instant, we pub.
lished the statement of er. Senator Coke
bearing upon tho expenses of candi
date Tor office under the new Consti
tuition, Every man who expects to be
a candidate for Office in the future
should read this statement.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

THESENAToRlAL AUCTION Former,
Progress says: There are spasmodit
protest against the auction of twelve
franchises at our State Capitol, but
they are only spasms Twelve year,
ago went to Harrisburg with Thad
Stephens, j. X. Moorehead, A G. Cur
tin, Lemuel Todd, and W. B. Mann tc
protest asainst the Senatorial auction
at that time. We addressed tho mem
bers of the Legislature; called on
them to vote like men; to defy al
bribes to think Of their honor, their
families, and their country, 1t was o
bold thing to do. The Legislature
listened, and then coolly sold out to
the auctioneer. In few days the
farce will be repeated, the prize trans
lorred TO the highest bidder, and the
people will go to sleep over the slum.
boring volcano
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26


CONCLUDED TO DO RIaHr The Rad.
ical members Of the Maine Legislature
concluded, after much hesitation, that
1t would not pay to steal the Govern.
orship of that diminutive State, and so
they resolved that the man who had
received a majority OF the votes might
be sworn in as Governor. As tho in.
dividual who occupies that exalted
place has little power and is not of no
much official consequence as Mayor
of third-class Pennsylvania city, othe
fate of nations" did not hang in the
scale. We supposo that those fellows
esteem it piece of "loyal" mag
nanlmity.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

How AN EDITOR WAS DECEIVED -
Some philanthropist sent a Bible to {
Milwaukee editor in hopes Of doing
him some good, and he thought It wa'
a new publication and wrote review
Of it in which he said the production
was q failure. If 1t was intended foi
a novel it lacked plot and if for bis
tory it was full of improbable incidents
He couldn't recommend it.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

AN 0UrRAoE.-The unjustifable &C.
tion of Governor Murray, of Utah, in
counting out Cannon, the delegate.
elect to Congress, and giving a eertif.
cate to Campbell, his competitor, who
was defeated by very large majority,
is universally condemned If a Gov.
ernor may thus elect representatives
of the people at will, elections might
as we'll be dispensed with. 1t isa dan.
gcrous assumption of power and ought
not to be accepted under any circum.
stances.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26
We SECOND rHr Morfoy

We SECOND THE MoTfoS.-Tbe
American, the new Republican literary
journal Of Philadelphia, expresses the
opinion that il would be far better to
re-elcct Senator Wallace than to sub.
nit to Cameron's selection of one OF
bis puppets" This will have a tend.
ENJOY TO bring "them d---d literary
fellers" into further contempt with the
machine managers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

SPHAGuE ON CoNKLINe. -Govcrnor
Spragle is preparing his answer to the
bill for divorce brought by his wife,
When asked about it he said the docu-
ment ought to make vacancy in the
q. S. Senate. Being questioned fur.
ther ifho meant to bring Senator Conk
ling's rame into 1t he replied "You
wait AID see. cannot allow any man
to break mp my home, subject me to
abuse sud SANDER and then instigate
my wis to make, publicly, such terri.
BILE accusations against me, without
exposing him. will show the man
who attempts that to be u william and
moral leper | williollow him aud ex.
pose him. | will show the terrible
state of affairs which has been going
on for years and which have borne
quietly as long as can. My answer
will satisfy the public as TO the person
who has caused all this trouble
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

Coon PosIrIoNs-We notice that
the President of the State Senate has
appointed our State Senator, Hon. G.
t. Alexander to positions on the most
important Committees in that body
viz: Federal Relations, judiciary
(GencraD, Finance, and Apportion
ment. The Senator will have n lively
time IL he meets with oil these Com
mittees and attends to bis place on th,
hoor.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

LUcKY,-JeiIerson county has been
fortunate this year in the distribution
OF Offices at the organizations of The
Legislature. f, A. Weaver, editor Of
the Brookville Republican, has beer
re.appointed Transcribing Clerk in thc
Senate, and W. C. Smith has received
the appointment of Assistant Messen
ger in the House, while another Weav
er is Consul at Vienna.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

REBELS ALL.-The new Declaration
Of Independence has been published
by the anti.Cameron members of the
Legislature, They might have con
densed 1t into fewer words. They
refuse longer to be controlled by
thieves, bribers and scoundrels; but
they Will compromise and hereafter
associate and vote with them, provid
ing they get satisfactory Senator
and o fair division Of the spoils.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

ARTHUR GIFTS A BLACK EYE The
election Of Thomas c. Platt as United
States Senator from the State of Now
York is a calling defeat to Vice Prcsi.
dent-elect Arthur. Platt is Governor
Cornells man, and Arthur and Cornell
have become bitter political enemies
The Republican "machine" is causing
discord in many quarters. Patience,
Democrats
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

CoRREor.-The Inter. Ocean, of Den
ver, Colorado, is OF the opinion that the
vile of the Secretary Of the State can
if she has any ability at all, become the
leader Of the social world at Washing
ton. She is on terms with the lcga
tions that enable her to exercise almost
a censorship over society. If called
upon to choose an office for her hus.
band, there IS not one political matron
in huadred who would not unhcsl
tatingly put her finger down on the
Department of State.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

A CHEAP "BoLT". Tho Harrisburg
Patriot says that when denounced as
"bolters" by angry partisans of the
machine Mr.. Wolfe and his pious asso.
cia,es roll up their eyes and servently
exclaim in the language Of Jas. FREQ.
man Clarke, "if anything in American
politics is Heaven born il is a bolt"
The "bolt" that Wolfe and his party
are engaged in is not very dangerous.
There are no guns on the other side.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

PARTLY PAID IN GoLD.-Tho Score.
tary of the Treasury has ordered that
all the clerks in the Executive Depart.
ments be paid forty per cent. of their
salary in gold from and after the Grs,
prox. The vaults of the Treasury
builling are overstockod and this order
is made for the purpose of relieving
them aud putting the coin in more gen.
eral circulation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

PERPLExISG.--The trial OF Parnel
and his colleagues in the Land League
drags YEARLY along. There is nC
longer any hope of conviction, and th,
crown lawyers are about as much per
picked how to get out OF the dilemma
decently, as the fellow that had the
bear by the tail, who found il danger.
Gus TO hold on, and was afraid to let 20
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

A Coon SUGoEsTloN.-Th Altoona
Sun puts the case in this way "ThC
Democrats of the Legislature bav,
nominated Mr.. Wallace as their candi
date for the United States Senate
Now, let all those Republicans who are
dissatisfied with the rule of the ma
chine, vote for Mr.. Wallace, and they
will see how easily his election will be
accomplished, and how relieved their
conscienoes will feel after such an aci
Of patriotism"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

The REPUBLIC HAS NOT BEEN Mo
oARDLY TOWARD GRANT.-The Pitts
burgh Chronicle doesn't like Hayes
recommendation that a lfe.oflice b.
given to Grant. 1t pours a regular
broadsidc into him. There's much
method in the Chronicles reasoning
1t hits the nail on the head when il
says:
The Republic has not been niggnrdly with Gen
erai Grant or bis family. II he were a ten.timei
greater soldier than he is acknowledged to be
there ia limit to worship Of soldier " We woult
preserve the landmarks established by the mer
who built the Republic.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26
announcements.


We are authorized 70 announce the name Of b.
X. NccuLloUGH a. 8 candidate for the nomina
ton Of Justice of the Peace, in Clearfeld borough
subject 10 ihe result Of the Primary election
We are authorized to announce the name u
@. d. WATSON as q candidate for the nomination
Of Justice Of the Peace, in Clearfeld borough
subject to the result Of the Primary election.
DANIEL OcNsELLY as candidate for the nomina.
tion Tor Justice Of the Peace, In Clsarhed borough
subject to the result Of the Primary election.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

LosT HIS EDUCATIoN.-One Of tho
strangest cases known in medical his.
tory-in fact, there arc but about one
half dozen such cases reported in the
world-has just been presented by the
Rev. Marcus Ormond, OF Pennsylvania,
who is among friends 10 Rushvllle. He
was, few months ago, among the
most eloquent and profound oxpound-
ers Of the gospel in the Presbyterian
Church, and on returning to his town
in Pennsylvania one day he found that
his house, library aud everything he
had, had been consumed by fire. A
day or so afterwards he was stricken
with brain fever. He recovered his
health, but his memory was literally
wiped out His Greek, Latin and En-.
glish were all gone He had no Ian.
guage, and didn't even know bis letters.
His wife at once began to teach bin
the alphabet, and he can now read n
little. He seems to be cheerful and
oontontod, lacking nothing but what
he once learned at school. He is, in
appearance,a gentleman ofintelligonce,
He hopes to again get back to where
he jumped of 80 suddenly Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26
SENATORS ELECT

On the 18th OF March next, twenty
five United States Senators will hc
sworn in for the term of six years each,
Twenty two have already been elected
and the romaing three will be chosen in
a few days The following table shows
the flames, State and party Of the gen
tlemen already elected
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

lr LOOKS PopIsH.-An exchange
says soar Republican Auditor Gen.
eral-elect, Lemon, few days ago pre-
sented a Catholic priest at Holidays
burg with gold headed cane said tc
be worth one hundred and fifty dollars.
This is terrible news to the Know
Nothing instincts of his party, but il
nevertheless seems TO be true, Mr.
Lemon is rather too liberal minded a
gentleman to be full.blooded Radical n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

ouR GRowrH.-The population o
the United States is officially anuoun
cod at 50, 1886 This indicates ex.
traofdinary growth, but the country
is large enough for still greater cxpan.
sion in population. Even If emigra.
ton should cease tho natural increase
would in ten years add an enormou,
figure 10 the next census.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

He SEES rT.-Let nobody mako any
mistake about Mr.. Blaine's Presiden
tial aspirations. 1t is given out thai
he has abandoned oil hope of the nom
ination in 1884. As Secretary O
State he will have just as good an op
portunity OF getting himself in trim
for the nomination as though he still
remained in the Senate. Besides i
must be remembered that Presidential
lightning never strikes a Senator.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

In PLAcE.-A Washington letter
writer remarked the other day A
little bald.headed man, neatly dressed,
was discovered quietly seated in the
United States Senate on Monday last.
This little man was Senator Sharon,
of Nevada. Many Of the Senators
had not seen him for 30 long that they
failed 70 recognise bin at Hrst.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

THIRD Term AT LAST. We notice
that Grant has been made President
of the Worlds Fair to be held in
New York in 1888. We hope the
man and his friends will be happy now,
and will settle down since tho third
term has been thrust upon him by the
officers Of the great Fair.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

WHAT TRoURLE.-Garfeld has re.
ceived q petition from Columbus, O.,
signed by a large number of politicians
and business men, asking that Govern.
or Foster be appointed to place in
the Cabinet. A letter was also re.
ceived from Governor Foster, protest.
ing against the "ofllciousness Of his
friends and declaring that he was not
responsible in any way for their &C.
tinna
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-26

A UDITOR's NOrICE.-In the 0phaai
IA Court Of Clearfold county, Pa.
Hewitt, Guardian Of William S. Young mlsof
boir Of Barney Young, late Of Huston township
deceased.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by s'ii
Court, to dispose Of the exceptions tiled to the ''.
count Of William D. Hewitt, Guardian Of the 'ais
William S Young, viii attend to the datsi .,
his appointment At his ofice, In the borough q
cleariell, on TUESDAY, the 18th day Of FBB,
RuARY, 1851, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, whsa s0a
where all persons interested may attend.
OSCAR MITCHBLL, Auditor.
Cltnffed Pa Jan 2sth 1asl-3l