The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-11-25
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
KARTHLY HAPPINESS INoOAPLETs-THE
eTAY-AT-BoMERs-FIF-T THOUSAND HON
EsT REPUBLICANs-THE CROWSTNe CRIME
-EFFERvEsING, UNHEALTHY EMOTIONAL
IsN-THE GREAT PENSION ROBBERY, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. az, 1881.
Especial Correspondence OF the FREEMAN
DEAR OLD FRIEND sincerely sympa-
thiZe with You in your deep afiiction, and
pray God to grant what you ask of Him. the
grace and strength necessary to enable you
to bear the heavy burden patiently and un-
complainingly. Your children are both hap
py in the felicity of God. They are now eI-
empt from all that is evil Consider your
afiictiOn as grace from heaven. Yea,
Father for so it hath seemed good in Thy
sight" You and | may have but day or
two of pilgrimage and exile before US, and
let US be prepared to be with them What
matters it how we are here below so that we
will be with God for eternity. God bless
and comfort you and yours.
EARTHLY HAPPINESS is INCOMPLETE.
Let those who have sorrow not complain,
and let all be thankful for the pleasures
near them. Earthly happiness Is incomplete.
Many magnificent homes have their skele-
tons hidden in the closets from the light OF
the world yet still they confront the occu-
pants in secret Many a seemingly brimful
cup of pleasure holds at the bottom the bit
ter lees of misery. 1t is a great mistake 10
suppose that the JOYS aid s0rrows of life
are uneQually distributed. The man VINO is
rolling in wealth seems to the casual OOSer-
yer to have the very cream of pleasure con-
tinually spread before him, but to one who
makes nature a study and possesses the
power to look deeper than the surface, tins
same rich man appears differently, and he
readily sees that with all his riches be Is not
happy God did not intend the world for
an easy pariOr through which we are to be
drawn on soft cushioned rocking chair
We must work our passage through this
world. The eminent Christian character is
only attained by Jordonic passage.
THE sTAY-AT-HoMERs.
The fifty thousand voters of Philadelphia
who didn't vote at the late election are called
the Home Guards by the Record of this
CITY, which also says If TINS army OF stay
at-homers were told of by name, 1t would
read very much like the list Of home guards
in the time of the war" The total vote OF
Philadelphia was only 112, ,946 for State
Treasurer and 112, 81 for Recorder OF Deeds,
and was the smallest vote cast IN the city ~
q general election since 1913. Never before
in the city was the Democratic vote so badly
demUTalZed. A general cussedneSS seemed
to peIyade the Democratic ranks. The boss
Republicans had forced an Independent re-
volt OF such immense proportions, thtt they
were driven to unusual eXpedlentS 10 save
BaiIy The BOSSES however, were equal 10
the emergency, and for every boting Re
publican they purchased a sCurVy Democrat.
There were more Democratic votes purchased
for cash in this city than MADE Baliy piu-
IaIity vote. The citadel of Democratic per
fdy Is the Fourth Ward, and 20 it Baily
principally owes his success. To such men
as NcMullen DouahUe Snd McMenam!n ne
owes his election. The boss Republicans
who traded with McMullen and DOnahue for
Democratic votes for Baily and for RepaDli-
can votes for DOnahue. scored several thou
sand so called Democratic votes for Bally.-
Happily however it is believed that the vic
tory of Kennedy ends the disreputabie ca
reers of McMullen and DOnahue in politics,
and that the Fourth Ward has ended its sla-
wish obedience to Republican joObers. 1t is
how belived that there will be an honest
Democratic nomination in that cit adeI OF
Democratic peTidy. The triumph OF Mr..
Kennedy, although his election ls an empty
honor so far As the Senatorial services ana
salary are concerned, IS a substantial victory
over the Boss coalition of corrupt Democrats
and Republicans. MT Kennedy was elected
Senator because of his courage and integrity,
and his election is a lesson well worthy the
study of party traders. His triumph Will be
fruitful of benchceut results.
By the way | viii incidently remark that
the Committee of One Hundred is pro-
ceeding very cautiously with its jnyestlCe-
tiOns Oi the election frauds in this city. II
is greatly in fear that if great caution and
care are not exercised the investigation
might turn up Democratic State Treasurer.
FIFTY THOUSAND HONEST REPUBLICAN vo-
TERs.
Trivial as was the election in Pennsylva-
MIA on the Sth instant-tIIvial was the
State office cOutended fOT-yet Will the cleo
tiOn be a memorable one in the political his
tory of the commonwealth. II has shown
that there are nifty thousand honest Republi-
cans il Pennsylvania. Fifty thousand non
est Republicans OF this grand old common
wealth have shown their disgust of the Riot
Bill, Pardon Board Thieves" W. have now
the evidence of the gratifying fact that there
are thousands OF independent Republicans
in Pennsylvania who Will not taWeiy submit
to slate constructing clique. The fifty
thousand votes cast tor Charles ) Wolfe for
State Treasurer were cast by the most infiu-
ental, intelligent, patriotic, moral and hon
est Republicans in the commonwealth, and
are al emphatic protest against Republican
corruption. The Riot Bill, Pardon Board
/ bosses are fastening their overthrow BY their
utter contempt for honest public sentiment.
The arrogant Republican boss thieves of to-
day may yet be pleading for mercy behind
prison bars,
THE CROwNISG CRIME.
, The Dpprp vote has eypry y here been DrOs-