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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
A PRETTY GOOD SIGN

The coalition formed between the
Federal Administration and the Ma
hone Riddleberger repudiatonisls alias
re-adjusters and the lively demand for
Confederate bonds at the shme time, is
a pretty good indication that the
Grant. Arthur gang have promised the
Virginia Freebooters something hand.
some, The Carlisle Volunteer says
three things are in contemplation by
the Arthur Administration, to wit:
/. The re adjustment of the debt OF
Virginia.
2. Tho payment of the Confederate
bonds.
3. The ro.adiustmcnt of the United
States.
The first Of these objects has been
practically accomplished by the victory
of the Re.ad justers in Virginia, which
was secured by the aid of the Federal
Administration.
The second is being prepared for by
the purchase Of Confederate bonds.
When the great bulk Of tho whole
several hundred millions issued shall
have been gathered into the bands of
the personal and political friends OF
Arthur, Grant and Conkling, Congress
will provide for their payment at the
rate Of fifty cents on the dollar.
The third will follow. Virginias
re adjustment and the payment Of the
Confederate bonds at half their face
value will be quoted us precedents.
All these things will be done, and
all objections TO them by Northern
Republicans will be Quieled by assur.
ances that this is the way to break the
South off from the Democracy aud at.
tach il to the Republicans.
The Republican party, through its
President and representative politi.
clans, has brbed Virginia by re e.adiust.
ing her debt and swindlng her credit
ors. The same party, through the
same persons, propose to brbe the
whole South, first by paying the
Confederate bonds, which will put o
large amount of money in the bands of
such Southcrners as hold on to their
bonds, bcsidcs mlnistcring to the pride
Of the people of that section; and
secondly by scaling the debt of the
United States down one half which
will relieve the Southern people Of so
much of their share of it.
Let persons who may doubt that
these things are in contemplation ex.
plain, If they can, how it comes that,
coincident with tho Federal Admins.
tration's espousal OF the Re adiuster
cause in Virginia, brisk demand has
arisen in New York (Arthur's home)
for Confederate bonds.
Half the debt Of Virginia sliced of
half the Confederate debt paid half
the debt Cf the United States repudi.
ated This is tho programme OF the
Republican leaders and this ia the price
the Northern people are required to
pay for prospective Republican ascend.
Rncy IN u NV o9uthvrn stutvs.
or course this will be- denied, but
the Republican leaders have done a
great many things that they have dc.
MED bitterly when charged with in,
tending TO do them. They had to
conceal their purposes and bring their
party up to certain measures by slow
degrees, and this is tho way they will
manage again.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
Double TROUBLE.

Those three colored cadets milled
through West Point have cost the Gov.
ernment more money and trouble than
Guiteau will If his trial runs for two
months. The first one was expelled for
bad conductandpu purc hoggishness. Tho
second one clipped his ears and skinned
bis shins, and then charged the white
cadets with doing it. Two courtmar'
tials proved that he did it himself
Tho buck door Of the institution was
left open and Whitaker slipped out
and has not been heard of since. The
third-Flipper-fnally was crowded
through, after Hayes removed three Of
the best teachers at West Point who re.
fused to sign his certificate, knowing
that be was not qualified to receive
commission. Finally after new teachers
came to the front, and Gen. Schofeld,
the Superintendent, was traded off for
that Negro Bureau and Freedmans
Bank robber-Ol OIL Howard-Flip-
pie graduated and was commissioned
as First Lieutenant and sent to mill.
tary post in Texas, where il seems he
has spent a good deal of Government
cash that did not belong to him, and
"cahooted" with too many colored
ladies. Charges were preferred and a
court.martial composed of five com.
missioned officers have been sitting on
bis case for three months. The 'irreg.
ularities" CHATS what robbery is
termed now under the "grand moral
idea" dispensation, when Govern.
ment official or bank Cashier is de.
tected robbing the Government, or the
stock.holders) in Flippcr's case 10 date
on cash account are not TO his credit.
More He has had too much servant
girl around him. He would be all
right in Utah.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

FuDGE,-A select squad of anti Cam.
eronite Radicals met at the Girard
House, in Philadelphia, one day last
week, for the purpose of reforming the
Radical party in this State from the
inside and in doing so they assume
that they will capture the next Radi.
cal State Convention, and throw the
bosses overheard, Parties do not
usually grow in honesty. They grow
dishonest. Misfortune is the only
healthy remedy for their corruptions.
"Rcform within the party" is not q
possibility. 1t is like an Inflammation
in the stomach. If the Inflammation
spreads il kills itg victim; If reform sue.
cecds the party disappears. The squad
indicated did not openly censure Wolfe
and his $4,000 followers, but they in.
timated they had gone too far outside
Of the party and might, with propriety,
be called rebels, and eventually hung
for treason. Wolfe has given the RAIDS
trouble anyhow, and if he lives he will
be on top eventually.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
"LET EVERY GUILTY MAN
ESCAPE.n


In 1874, when the whiskey ring
revelations broke out in Chicago and
81 Iouis Grant ba.t,ned In telcgrapb
"a, NJ, ,,,,.......,,. -. 49,.
wv '''',1 '''''' Wv . ~ ''' f"'' !,
saying "Lot no suiny man escape
They all got away. The editors Of
the ST. Louis RrpaLliaaa, IN the above
c.,,iou ,vd,p,l. misou,,,d .tb,
ci,,a..,.,,,,., ., n,t;t, .l,na;,.,, :. -
uo'''"'''"'' "n''' "',"''"S ~ '"''e
recent events Hear hIm'
1t is impossible TO misinterpret the
first signal discontinue which the
prosecution Of the Star route frauds AZ
Washington hasenconn'ered ltmeans
that the prosecution is u failure, and
that 1t has been intended all along that
II should be failure.
The voluminous excuses, explana-
tions, palliations and promises that
follow the first defeat OF the Govern
ment are nothing more than part Of
tho play. Tho public is disappointed
and disheartened, and something Is
needed to deludc it. Hence the prom
lse OF better things next time; the
pretended assurances about retrieving
by indictment what has been lost by
inlormalioni about prosecuting the
offenders whose offences are not barred
by the statute OF limitations, and about
bringing tho whole matter before the
grand jury "on the first opportunity"
This is all humbug, Brady IS free and
will remain free. lie received the
congratulations OF his friends who
crowded the court room, and, no doubt,
embraced not few distinguished per-
sonages' The Government having
failed IN its case against the rlngleader
VIII ia'l IN It's case against tho smaller
Offenders, even II II Keeps up the pa
uence OF a prosecution, and for deeen-
cy's sake ought to stop the mock play,
ana ABSTAIN from further attempts TO
delndo the people.
Inc plrest acIlng IN the whole play
was furnished oy MI. COOK, Assistant
Attorney ,ueheral, IN his "eXplanatlon'
of the iallnre oi the Government to
make out an indictment within the
proper TINE, what thorough mouth
ing ana gushing over the assassination
OF the late President, as an excuse for
MS negligence What a Dlnooerlng
picture IS That he drew OF whole
CABINET oil seasoned politicians SO
overcome with grief and paralyzed
wlth sorrow as TO be incapable OF
DONG thelr duty ior weeks anu months!
Mhat palhos ne threw INTO the sketch
.oi the weeping, learlng, hoping and
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

ARousf fb.-The editor OF the "only
true Republican paror in Clearheld
county" last week, dilated upon the
vote cast for State Treasurer, and sums
up as follows:
It 10 evident that " the Democrats had voted
solid for Mr.. Noble, he would have been elected
State Treasurer by a small plurality over General
BAily. A It's, the RepublicAns certainly made .
narrow escape from dOieat Pennsylvania is a Re.
publican State without doubt and all that Is neces-
sary to keep II such, is Tor the Republicans to be
true 10 their principles and true to their party
Danish all biekering, and petty jealousies from
their councils, and work for the public good.
The editor in question tells the truth
in relation TO the defeat Of Mr.. Noble,
but be gets off "whopper" in the
winding mp of the above paragraph
when he says, "And work for the par.
ty good" Hal he said our prirdie in
tereSts he would have hit the nail on
the head for once. More "Pennsyl.
vania is Republican State" That
may be 80, but after all II is the prop.
erty Of Simon Cameron & Son, who
are the sole proprietors Of the things
tba! voted for Baily. The rest Of us
are all freemenl We need no bosses.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
A BUCKEYE's OPINION.

The editor of the Newark (Ohio)
Adcocate enjoys large personal ac.
quaintanoe in the northwestern portion
of our State, and having taken u do.
cidcd interest in the election of Mr..
Noble IA State Treasurer, he seems
riled at the result, and expresses his
views in this manner: civilian L..
Scott, of Erie, Pa, who is the member
of the Democratic National Committee
from that State, disgraced his position
at the late election by opposing the
nominee Of the party Tor State Treas
urer. The sooner such men arc ex.
pellod from high places Of trust in tho
Democratic party, the better 1t will be
for the party, for the country and for
the people, 1t was well understood at
the opening of the last Presidential
campaign that General Hancock de-
sired Senator Wallace, Of Pennsylva.
ma, to be placed on the National Com
mittee and made its Chairman instead
ofpig.headed Barnum. But pig-headed
Scott refused TO retire and the pig
heads and fossils were enabled TO keep
brains out Of the Committee, There
is widespread opinion among the
Western Democracy that had Senator
Wallace been at the head of the Ma.
tional Committee the result would have
been different and General Hancock
would have been elected. 1t would be
some satisfaction to have stupidity and
treachery properly rebuked, and tho
first thing in order is to kick Scott out
of the National Committee and substi-
tute live Democrat in his place"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

The PosToFFIcE MEDLEY.-The an.
nual report Of the Postmaster General
among othor statistics, contains the
following In the dead letter Office
during the last year were 1898 ,62l
letters, OF the letters and packages
opened 1867 contained money
amounting TO sI0,5sLSO 22,0l2 con.
tanned drafts, money orders, checks
and notes, the aggregate value of
which was 81 l,s99, ,OG2 3197s contain.
ed receipts, paid notes and cancelled
obligations Of oil sorts 33,73l con.
tanned photographs 6l,556 contained
small remittances OF postage stamps,
and in 1928 were found valuable or.
tices in endless variety. The amount
Of money in dead letters for which no
claimant could be found was s6, ,5S4i0,
which was deposited in the Treasury.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
WALLAcE FOR GoYERNoR.

The editor of the Pittsburgh Critic,
like the Wolfe men, takes the field early.
They want our townsman, ex Senator
Wallace, made Chairman Of the next
State Committee, or nominated for
Governor, and submit the following
reasons
The first in the field Tor the cam.
paign Of 1882 are the independent Re.
publicans, who refuse To wear the col
lar Of the Camerons. Thoy propose to
open the ball at once, and with vigor.
Certainly the surprising vote that Mr..
Wolfe received throughout the State,
cast without organization, without
means and without those accessories
OF stamping, otc., that are recognised
as prime levers in politics il encourag.
ing Bat what Of the Democratic
party? Certainly it is not dead, for
though Noble was not elected in Penn.
sylvania the Democratic gains through
out the country show that the party
is steadily progressing, Heretofore it
has been the custom to await the &C.
tion of the Republican Conventions, be-
fore the Democratic are called This
is suicidal as we'll as absurd-suIcidal,
because it gives the opposition the ad.
vantage of the field and the canvass
absurd because the Democrats in self
defense are obliged to fight from
platform OF nogatlons, whereas, by be-
ing first in tho field, thoy can make
the campaign one Of persistent aggres.
sion, To this end no time should be
lost in preparing for holding the Con.
vention next year as soon as Congress
shall have adjourned. There is no doubt
that the trial of the Star route thieves
and the investigations of the Treasury
Department will have tho effect Of i'm
paling the Republican party on the
spear.point Of public opinion, while
wise and honest policy pursued by the
Democrats in Congress will carry the
party 10 that point where success is
assured with anything like vigorous
effort This can only be achieved un
der an indomitable leader, one like Wm.
A. Wallace, whose trenchant blade has
often brought victory to the Demo.
cratic hosts whose magnetic influence
in the Senate gave him q power rival.
ed by iow, and whose hand at the hvlm
OF the last Presidential campaign it Is
now generally admitted, would have
piIoted the old Democratic ship in
safety to the haven of triumph. He
has his enemies Of course, US what
great mind has not. With him as Chair
man Of the Democratic State Commit
tee there would bo no snch word as
fail, There is not the shadow of
doubt that the Republican party will
be helpessly rent by intestine feuds
next year that the Cameron and anti
Cameroniactions will battle each other
to the death. Wisely and boldly led,
the Democratic party can win with.
out such a leader as Wallace, who is
in no sense boss, the contest will be
futile. So much will be involved in
the contest next year-the Executive,
the Legislature, Congrcssmen--tbat it
is folly to enter campaign unorgan.
lied, and there is no Democrat in the
State whose genius as a political gen
eral is 20 great as that which distin,
guishes William A. Wallace If he
be would accept the Gubernatorial
nomination be would be the man if
will not the party needs him as man.
ager Of the campaign of 1882
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

BEN IS FENoING.-The Boston CORES.
pondent of the Hartford Courdat, Sen.
ator Joe Hawley's paper, sees the finger
of Ben Butler in the political move.
ment Of Massachusetts, recently: "Mr.
Butler is plainly getting ready for the
canvass of 1882, when he is to appear
as a candidate for Governor, and bis
first step toward it is in the nomina-
ton. of one of bis men for Mayor of
Boston. This was accomplished in
the Democratic Committee without a
dissenting vote. The municipal elec.
ton of this city, which occurs on the
18th of December, iS 10 awaken far
more interest than did that of the
State last week. 1t promises now to
be one of the most exciting contests
we have ever had"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
Chairman Committee.

SUCH A MIXTURE.-About the sick.
liest compromise" ticket yet proposed
for the Republicans next years.: Gov.
ernor, General James A. Beaver, Of
Centre Lieutenant Governor, Hon.
W. T. Davies, of Bradford Judge Of
the Supreme Court, Hon. George Lear,
of Bucks; Secretary of Internal AZ
fairs, Hon. John Mr.. Greer, of Butler
A West Chester paper prints il "simply
as matter of news" "Thls,' it il
said, "would be n fair mingling of both
elements of the party-Beaver and
Greer being Stalwarts, and Davies and
Lear Independents" Quay is evi,
IDENTIFY not the joS,iGgest joker of his
party. Give the cap and bells to the
man who would run Lear and Davies
as Independents.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

A New DEAL,--With ten Readjuster
blacks in tho Virginia House of Dole.
gates and three in tho Senate, the
whole Legislature will have read.
iusted appearance. Such arc the men
the Federal administration ia boosting
into power. The majority Of them
never paid any taxes, and yet they
favor the reputation of public and
private debts. What o 'grand moral
idao -
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
THE FUTURE or sra TIE Poll.
TICS.

Under this caption a iow weeks ago,
the editor Of the Clinton Democrat, at.
ter alluding to tho fact that the Pilts.
burgh critic bad called on, cx Senator
Wallace Tor Governor, the editor in
question continues as iollows;
"Withont knowing Anything Of the
views, intentions, or ambitions of Mr.
Wallace we do not hesitate % shy that
his leadership il absolutely required il
Democratic success in the State il 10
be hoped for. Since he left the State
COMMITTEES the party has bad no lead
ership that was even respectable.
Whether that leadership bo as Chair,
man of ITS State Committee or as the
candidate OF the Democratic party for
Governor is probably unimporlant,
and tho eternal fitness Of things''
would seem to point to him rs the can
didato. Butin either position be could
and would do most eiiectual service,
and his leadership would portend sue.
cess. 1o is an able, vigorous, ener.
getic, brave, aggressive fighter, aud
with him to lead there is no place for
laggards or the Indifferent, but all must
become involved in the battle.
at is u matter of common observa.
ton to the older and cooler politicians,
men ofrehectlon, close observation aud
experience, that since Mr.. Buchanan
left tho political stage, Mr.. Wallace is
tho only one that has appeared upon it
who showed equal qualifications for
the leadership of large party, or, in
fact, any positive or essential qualif.
cations in that direction. If he has
shown weakness q. all il has been an
apparent retreat from position that
seemed to invite ecery mousiRg Oloi in
the Commonwealth 10 hapk at him.
But that will be the fate OF any brave,
bold man who is equal to the occasion
and accepts leadership. Unpleasant
as abuse and misrepresentation is, II ia
an inevitable attendant of eminence, OF
excellence and Of superiority, No pub
lie man can escape it and perhaps
ought not to, for il is an almoner that
guards him not only from carelessuoss,
but that also strengthens him against
temptation and sutfens his courage
and patriotism. Notwithstanding the
apparent retreat referred to- we know
that Mr.. Wallace is a man OF too much
courage and patriotism to shrink from
duty if his party makes the decided
cali its interests anu hopes Of snccess
demand.
For one, then, we say let that call
be made What Is the use of iooling
time away with tom III leadership when
we have men Of giant poUer who may
be utilized in that way2 The next
election will be most important one
politically, and upon the result OF it
will depend the future ofthe Democracy
in this State, and probably of the ma
tion. Then let us prove equal to the
great occasion and put forward our
ablest leaders. 1t is the part of com.
mon sense and of q manhood that Is
worthy Of respect"
The italics are ours. The Erie
Herdid, Punxsutawney Spirit, and all
other "mousing owl" and "tom.tit"
organs please copy.-EDIToR REP
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

UNDER THEAxE.-The Philadelphia
Telegraph remarks; "rhe Garfield
Republican placcmen of Ohio are
feeling their heads every morning to
make sure something has not happened,
and Senator Sherman has apparently,
kindly undertaken to act a protector.
in.chief for his imperled friends Tn.
easy lies the head Of any outspoken
Garfield man under this Administra.
tion, and it will be interesting to watch
the flash Of the axe up and down the
Ohio wilderness And who will dare
say that Mr. Sherman will not be one
OF the first men to applaud the coming
work Of destruction He is now only
kicking up the dust to hide his retreat"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30
ANOTHER SHIP CANAL

The Pittsburgh Board of Trade is
fairly on end over the fact, that an
actual survey of the Allegheny river
from that city to Olean, N, Y, demon
strates the fact that the river can be so
improved that minimum stage Of six
feet of water can be kept mp all the
year to Olean, and from that place a
ship canal Is to be opened to Lake
Erie. This project looks entirely ieas-
ible at this distance and we hope it
will not be treated slightly.
A public meeting was held by a
largo number of business firms in
Pittsburgh and Allegheny city, and
convened at the Board of Trade rooms,
in the former city, on Tuesday, Nov.
29lh, 1881, for the purpose of taking
steps to put the movement into prac-
tical shape. The reclamation of this
magnificent river would be a great
blessing to Western Pennsylvania and
Eastern Ohio, and the rest of the
Union generally We hope that those
who have charge of the scheme will
not let il drop.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

The EMPIRE STATE.--They did some
queer voting in New York at the re.
cent election. For ten years the Radi.
Gals have had from 20 to 80 on joint
ballot in the Legislature Last year
they had So majority. Now the Dem
ocrats have the Senate by two MAORI.
ty, and the House by six, making a
majority ofeight on joint ballot. Moro:
While the Radical majority on the
State ticket was about $4,000, the
Democrats elected their nominee
Marshall-ior State Treasurer by 22,.
9lS majority.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

WALLAcE-The Clinton Democrat OF
last week gave ex-senator Wallace an
excellent send.ofF for Governor. The
editor seems to think that with Wal
lace at the head of the ticket the party
would march on to victory next Fall.
We, of course, second the motion Of
the gentleman from Clinton. The ar.
ticle in question appears elsewhere in
this issue.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

CoNdREss.-This body meets at
Washington next Mondy. This fact
will cause the vulgar crowd to divide,
which has been flocking to the Court
House, listening to the shameful
details of tho Guiteau trial. The per.
sonal department of the Court, law.
yers, jurors and spectators, is too dis.
graceful to bo kept in the vicinity Of
Dead Wood, much less az the Federal
capitol, where ordinary deeency should
prevail.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

NUDGING SECRETARY QUAY.-The
editor of the Wilkes Barre Record, a
boss organ, don't like the Quay-Grow
affair. Hear him: "Colonel Quay may
be honestly in favor of the nomination
of Mr.. Grow now, but his experience
teaches him that many proper inau,
ences may change his mind before the
time of the Convention arrives"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

A Coop SuoGEsTioS. The Collector
Of the Port of Charleston, S. c., thinks
it would help the independent" move.
ment in that State II he were reap.
pointed by President Arthur. All tho
southern Office holders, seeing how
Malone and bis Rcadjusters In vir.
ginia aic handling "tbe Government
IN their own personal interests are just
now indexing In that way.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-11-30

Every Republican newspaper in the country
admits that the Treasury was plundered by the
Star Route gang. Every Republican newspaper
In the country claimed II As Of the virtues Of
the Republican party that It wouli bring the
rascals 10 justice. Why is Il, then, that not one
Of them has yet been punished, and all are goin 6
to get % scot freo'"- Ys,cart Ohio Advocate.
Well, nov, that's "a poser" for somo
sublime Radical to answer Ofcourse
they will shinny out on MacYeagh
now, since they pushed him ont OF the
Cabinet for meddlng in the case