The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-25
TIE CRowNINa CRIME.


The negro vote has everywhere been pros
tituted 10 lhe worst purposes, but the crow
ing crime Of the negro vote was cOnsumna-
ted on the Sth instant, when the stalwarts
turned over to the tender meTcies of the Re
pudiationists by the direct agency OF Repub-
Hcan party as represented at the polls by
the negro vote The poor negroes, however,
are not to blame for their share IN the mis-
chief, as they are the victims Of their own
faithtulness. Tie negro was bound by eve
" consideration of gratitude to support the
party that had conferred upon him the
priceless boon OF freedom, and he has in no
instance failed TO remember his obligation.
When the Republican party gave uuTestrict-
ed suffrage to the emancipated negroes of
the South it became in honor bound to pro-
tect the country against the apparent mis-
chief which its poiicy involved, a5 the inten-
tion was to use the negro vote extensively for
its own benefit. and the power which il
thrust into ignorant and innocent hands has
ever been welded for the paTty's service and
the cOuntry'S harm, but the GROWING crime
was tie turning OF the State OF Nirginia over
to the RepudiatiOniSts. President Arthur
with his .staiwaTt policy, at once plunged
into the Virginia campaign snd threw all the
power Of his administration on the side of
repudiatiOn in the most aggressive manner.
He barteTed the power and patronage of the
nation to a class OF reckless demagOgueS,
who boasted on the hustings that they
would first repuGiate the debt of Virginia
BY mean, shameful and disgraceful coali-
tiOn with Malone did President Arthur COM
NIT his administration and the Republican
organization of the country 20 disEOnorable
reputation.
. '.EFFERvEscINe UEREALTHY EMOTIONAL
A New York clergyman. preaching on the
subject Of Sankey's gospel songs, says
They foster a weak effervescing unhealthy
emotIonahsm, instead Of earnest, intelligent,
-.
very sparingly the modern trash known un-
der the now generic name of Moody and
Sankey hymns" He says they are, ''bOth
in words and music whipped sylabub, with
bad eggs at that" A reverend gentleman
whose name, II my memory serves me, was
Hill, Is accredited with saying that he didn't
see why the devil should have all the good
tunes and the New York reverend gentle
man, whose name is Lloyd, says he is per
fectly satisfied and willing to give the devil
all of Sankey's tunes. Every now ard ther
since Sankey has so immensely pOpulariZet
a particular class of gospel songs and melo
dies, it is considered the correct thing il
many highly respectable quarters to give
this class of chronological and musical aid s
smart rap OF two. Rev. Lloyd says The
sooner we stop ringing the bells OF heaven
the better" He insists that the effect upon
the spiritual life by constant use of the
wretched doRgerel and rOlliCkIng melodie:
or the Moody -Sankey books Is very bad. -
Rev. Lloyd, evidently has no ear for Moody
Sankey music when he declares that he is
willing TO give their modern revival hymn
ais 10 the devil. or to any other who would
promise to burn them. F"
TIE GREAT PENSION ROBBERY.
The American peoble hate ana despise g
sneak thief, but love aud admire dashinC
robber. The Commissioner of Pensions hn.
put in cool request for 800 600, ,0OO for the
next fiscal year, and he wants $50, 0OO, 900 oi
il right away, as little deficiency pocket
money. One hundred millions of dollars are
required for pensions the present fiscal year
The pension robbery will not fall short OF
$500, 600, 000 A half billion OF dollars is tC
be taken from the Treasury. The Pension
Once, presided over by petty politician al
salary Of four thousand dollars a year, dis
burses more money annually than the inter
est on the national debt signs more Federal
checks than all the Cabinet and their port
fOl!Os, upon whose minute rulings hang mil
lions OF public moneys, now calls for one
hundred million fdollars as cOolly as you
would ask a man for hash. ShermGn's car
T-sureTing, his bsy rur1 srd st-eesTas -restp