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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12
WHITAKER AND HOWARD.

The first outcome OF General o. o.
lloward's appointment to the com.
mand at West Point is not of sort to
make the public forget his unfortunate
Connection with certain practical aspects
Of the question of tho freedmen. He
seems to have secured q Court Martial
for Cadet Whitaker from President
Hayes against the advance of major.
ity of the cabinet 1t is probably OBJ.
vious to most grown persons in this
country that measure of attention
has already been bestowed upon Cadet
Whitaker which certainly would not
have been bestowed upon HIM had he
been born, unfortunate for himself, of
Irish, Of German or of white American
parents. But it is as to West Point
and its prospects under its new super.
intendent that this curious perform.
ance will excite most anxiety and un.
easiness among the intelligent men.
General Howard himself once under.
went Court-Martial, with results far
from reassuring when they are now
recalled in connection with bis PROMPT
recourse TO Court Martial as a contriy
ance Tor helping bis personal pets out
OF disagreeable scrapes. After General
Howards acquittal Judge Advocate
General Holt in pamphlet reviewed
the case, and stated that the acquittal
had been reached by construction of
the law and OF the army regulations
which was in direct conflict with an
unbrokcn line of decisions. What
Judge Advocate General Holt could
not stand in the way of overriding laws
and precedents must indeed have been
rather startling. Nevertheless Gen.
Garfield, who is soon to be President
Garfield, during the Forty-third Con.
gress moved rs an amendment TO an
appropriation bill, "that there be paid
TO MajorGoneral o. o. Howard the
sum of 81 900 TO reimburse him for his
expenses in defending his official con.
duct as Commissioner of Freedman's
affairs" The appropriation was killed
by single question plainly put to Gen.
Garfield by Representative Speer, of
Pennsylvania "Docs the gentleman
from Ohio know Of any other alleged
criminal whose expenses were asked to
be paid by the United States ?" Can
we rely on a similar issue should Gen.
Howard's Court-Martial end in a bill
for "indemnifying" Cadet Whitaker 2
--Neo York World.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

A COOP lLLUsTRATIoS.-The editor
of the Philadelphia Record has a sly
way of giving the tariff advocates q
good dig occasionally, Here is sam.
pie;
Le Due should be happy. His eIperimtn nt Of
cultyating tea in the United States Is now 80 far
advanced that he has obtained a lease for twenty
years Of tea farm In South Carolina. The farm
contains 200 acres Of land, and is at once to be
put 10 the charge Of experts to prepare II for
planting. The seed has been ordered 10 India
IL will be something to find out II we can, by any
painstaking, grow our own tea. ii we cannot
produce 1t as eheaply as the Chinese we can put
tariff on the foreign product. Our labor mus,
be protected, II the skies fall.
That is a point well taken, Tax
10000 wheat farmers and 10000 corn
farmers for the benefit of this one 200
acre tea grower. That's just what
there Is in tariff for protection. Tax
ing 100000 men for the benefit of one
mani
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

A PRETTY REoRaANIzER.- An ex.
change says "Tho late Mayor Cooper,
whe Samuel J. Tilden made Mayor of
New York city, two years ago, over
Augustus Schell, one of the purcst
Democrats in that city, because he
would not put his neck under the Til
den yoke, just before he went out of
Office traded of more than half the
Municipal offices and patronage to Re.
publicans for about seven years to
come, securing at the same time sew.
eral fat offices for his own relatives
and pets. For this valuable service be
deems himself fit agent TO reorgan-
ize the Democracy
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

No Go.-Philadelphians are always
growing because that great city can.
not have Governor or n United
States Senator occasionally. The Rec.
ord partly sees the point and remarks
"The Pennsylvania Senatorship ia still
an undeclared prize for the lucky win.
ner. Neither Mr.. Grow nor Mr.. Oil.
yer has an assured footing. Philadel.
phia holds the key, IL she were rep.
resented by men Of themselves capa.
Bile, or if her representatives were capa.
bly, led, q citizen Of Philadelphia might
hang up his hat in the Senate cloak
room for the next six years. Why do
not the Republican Business Mems
Committee Of One Hundred turn their
Argus eyes and shake their Briarean
fists in the direction of the Capital 2"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

A CANDID MANA rare case of con-
scientiousness was developed at the
meeting of the Legislature on Tuesday
a week, Eckley B, Coke, of Luzerne,
chosen TO the Senate at the late cleo
ton, declined to take the oath because
he used money for campaign purposes
unauthorized by Law. He made &c.
tailed statement of various items OF
expenditure, and there was probably
not Senator on the floor who had not
used money in the same way. Not a
dollar was used for improper or cor
rupt purposes, and it is believed he
has placed forced construction on
the law. 1t is almost needless to add
that he is Democrat. We have no
doubt but twO.thirds Of bis fellow Sen.
ators went further than Mr. Coke in
the way of using money, but they took
the oath Mr.. Coke resigned and left
the chamber
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12
gin .MEMORlUM"

Governor Hoyt, in his recent annual
message to the Legislature, thus ap'
propriately alludes TO the death Of our
neighbor, Ex-Governor Bigler;
"upon the morning Of the oh day
Of last August, William Biglcr died at
his residence IN Clearlield.
THE manifold public services of this
distinguished citizen gave him high
rank among the servants OF tho State
and made his death u loss to the en-
tire Commonwealth.
"He was born in 1913, ut Shermans-
burg, in Cumberland county, bat IN
very early life removed to Mercer
county, and soon afterwards made bis
home in Cear6eld Here he engaged
and prospcred in the lumber business,
and quietly gained the respect and
confidence OF his fellow.citlzens,
ale was thrice elected member of
the State Senate, and was once chosen
its President He was appointed one
Of the Board OF Revenue Commission.
ers to apportion among the different
counties Of the State the taxes to be
paid upon real and personal property.
"ln 1851 he was elected Governor
of this Commonwealth, and in 1855
was chosen to represent Pennsylvania
in the Senate OF the United States.
ain 1873 he became member of
the Convention which framed our
present Constitution, and took an i'm.
portant part in its deliberations His
latest public services were gwen to the
United States Centennial Commission,
and greatly contributed to the success
Of our Centennial exhibition. Vary
ing as were the demands made upon
bis character and ability by these diff.
fering public trusts, he proved equal
to them all, and amply justified the
wide confidence the people had so re-
peatedly reposed in him
ellis life Of civic usefulness was fit
tlngly closed by death OF Christian
nnoonn
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

The CoUSr.-lt is difficult to sec
how Congress is to avoid discussing
the electoral count business, since the
count and declaration of the Preslden.
tial vote comes in February, and has
to be provided for by the prior sdop.
tion of some rule TO govern it. There
is no need, however, of wasting time
over the matter prematurely Con.
gress should first address itself to the
passage of the appropriation bills and
other absolutely necessary measures
for carrying on the Government.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12
OUR STATE LAWMAKERS.


The State Legislature met on Tues
day, the ith, and was organized by the
election in the House of B. l.. Hewitt,
OF Blair, tor Speaker; Harry Huhn OF
Philadelphia, as Chief Clerk John D..
Patterson, OF Harrisburg, as Resident
Clerk, and George Pearson, Of Mercer,
Reading Clerk. The minor offices were
variously distributed, ClearGeld receiv.
ing nothing. Wm. j Newell, OF Phil.
adelphia, was elected President pro tenn.
of the Senate, and Thomas B. Coch.
rane, OF Lancaster, as Chief Clerk.
The Democrats supported J. E. Fauncc,
of Philadelphia, for Speaker OF the
House, and John G. Hall, Of Elk, for
President of the Senate. All the Off.
GERS elected are Radicals. Mr.. Hewitt
is far above the average material out
of which the Radicals have been max.
ing Speakers for the past fifteen years
but the Clerk---Huhn--is disgrace
to civilization. lie is one of Philadel.
phia's polished rogues. Those men
who are controlled by grand moral
ideas" often make fun OF the Demo.
Gratis, because Alderman McMullen
talks Democracy fearlessly sometimes,
but he is a gentleman compared to the
new Clerk Of the House, The Gov.
ernor's Message was read in both
Houses, after which they adjourned
until the next day. The first and most
important business OF the session TO
the Republican majority will be the
election Of United States Senator,
which will be held on the third Tues
day (lsth) of January, at 3 p. NJ. As
between the Cameron and anti.Cam.
eron factions of the Republican party,
the Democrats of Pennsylvania have
no interest in the fight, and don't care
which beats. The Growites, thus far,
have been slaughtered as. easily as
lambs, by that powerful combination
-Camerons and divers.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12
WEST POINT.


General SchoGeld, who has been re.
lieyed from command at West Point
on account of the trial Of the negro
cadet Whitaker, but whose entire nc.
tion throughout the case, honorable,
diguided aud patriotic, has been inter
viewed upon the subject Of proposed
changes at the military academy, and
has said some very sensible things.
He views with considerable concern
the evident intention Of making West
Point n sort of primary school instead
Of an academy for preparing young
men for their country's service, believ'
ing that under the proposed plan II
would be only place for personal ad.
vantage, This is patriotic and com
nonsense view Of the matter, and
should be carefully considered by those
who intend to subvert a national in.
stitution for personal end. Concern.
ing Whitaker and the colored ques.
tion, the General said For nearly
four years preceding the Whitaker
affair the question of color was hardly
thought of by any one at Vest Point.
1t was understood by all here that the
colorod cadets stood upon the same
footing as all the others. But it now
seems we were far behind the demands
Of the time. We ought, in some way
or other which / cannot understand,
to have brought about social intimacy
between cadet Whitaker and the
white cadets. certainly never imag-
ined that anybody expected such q
service from me" And neither did
anyone else, except the demagogues
who wished TO make political capital
cut of the affair Farther on he says
at is impossible for me to give up the
old West Point rule Of giving every
fellow hair chance and making him
hoe his own row. do not know how
to make officers OF an army by lifting
up the meek and lowly. | lwould do
all in my power to lift them up, but il
they could not get up without lifting
| would take care not to put them in
command of troops" These are the
words Of q soldier whe is proud of bis
profession, who would see it improved
and exalted rather than made the tool
by which politicians can work their
own onds, If these Republican ma,
chine politicians succeed IN making
West Point negro nursery, our boast
ed military pride and glory will soon
become farce and subject for the
ridicule Of the world.-Nacdrk (Ohio)
| AduOcdte.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

DEATH by STEAM, NEWARK, Jan.
uary IA terrible explosion in the
vitri department off. Balbach & Sons
extensive smelling works on the PassaiC
river in the southeastern extremity
about 1890 o'clock this morning, pro
duced n shock felt several miles away
Two cight-horse boilers exploded from
an unknown cause, instantly killing
the engineer and three workmen, and
seriously injuring two others. Three
buildings and about $1,000 worth of
machinery were destroyed.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, January The
boiler explosion at the Allentown roll.
ing mill last night was more disastrous
than at first supposed Eight employees
in the mill have died from their in.
juries since the explosion, viz Patrick
Gallagher, Patrick McGee, Dennis Nc.
Gee, Charles McCloskey, Hugh Her
rity, James Roarty and Cornelius
Feury. This, with John Shanks, killed
instantly, makes nine men dead, and
three others are expected to die shortly
The cause of the explosion is still un.
explained. Coroner Troxell has open.
ed an investigation. Several thousand
people have visited the scene of the
disaster this morning
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12
rs GEN. GRANT A PAUPER2

Much is said about bilIeting General
Grant on the Federal Treasury ior life.
Yet, "Deacon" Smith, Of the Cincinnati
Gazette oxclaims General Grant is
nota pauper." But he wants him placed
on q retired list, like the Federal
Judges. Read how he gets at the pith
of the question
General Grant is not paSper, and
yet TO read the newspapers one would
suppose that he is a subject OF charity,
We should think he would tire OF all
this talk. The most ridiculous propo
sitions have all been made with a view
to placing him in position where he
would be IN receipt Of large salary,
as II, because he was a great General
and President OF the United States, he
could successfully manage mine, n
railroad company, an express company
or telegraph company. lie has not
yet been proposed as u manager Of u
newspaper, but that will probably be
the next suggestion. What does Gen.
Grant know about railroads or tele.
graphs or express companies He has
a name, it is true but capitalists would
not invest in name, and the cold in
quiry, if put at the head OF an enter
PRISE, would be. What does he know
about the business To manage an
enterprise like an express company,
for example, successfully would require
not only talent but experience, and q
great deal of il. This General Grant
has not got, and everybody knows it,.
And his influence would not weigh a
leather against active competition.
Therefore his name would not add to
the value OF the stock Of a company OF
which he might be made the orna-
mental head 1t would DO far more
likely to depreciate it, Capitalists do
not measure value by sentiment. They
have o colder and more selfish stand
ard by which they are governed. But
General Grant, of course, Is not a party
to this twaddle. The talk is no doubt
disgusting TO him, and those who are
his friends will not be party 10 its
circulation. 1t would be nothing
more than right for the nation to pen
sion General Grant, on the same prin.
ciple that it retires its Supreme Judges
on full pay. He served the country
well, and deserves well of the country I;
and the people, we feel sure, would be
very willing to see him provided for in
a way that would not humiliate him
or make hiinleel that he is regarded
as a pauper. Let US have an end,
therefore, of all this nonsense"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

STATE GRowTH.-The Philadelphia
Record, of q recent date, draws the fol-
lowing comparison; Pennsylvania is
slowly but surely gaining in popula.
ton as compared with New York.
During the last ten years the gain is
$4,000. 1t is only the enormous gains
in New York city and Brooklyn in the
past ten years that hold New York in
its place rs the Empire State. II the
population of New York and Brooklyn
be deducted from the population of the
State of New York there remain 8,309,.
S9i. If the population OF Philadelphia
be deducted from the population of
Pennsylvania the remainder is 3,I35,.
754. The increase Of the population
of New York outside OF her metropol-
itau cities for the past ten years has
been 290,53S The increase of the pop.
ulatlon OF Pennsylvanla IN ten years,
excluding Philadelphia, has been co.,.
465 The explanation of this disparity
doubtless lies in the fact that the in.
ternal resources of New York have
reached stage of development where
there IS a natural halt IN her rate of
progress Pennsylvania, on the other
hand, has barely uncovered her treas.
ures of iron and coal and must keep
pace for years to come with the more
rapidly.growing States. If little of
the commercial activity that animates
the city of New York could be trans.
ferred to this city the next census
might put Pennsylvania in the lead"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

STAND EREcT.-Tho Erie Observer
appropriately remarks: aye cannot
serve God and Mammon. 4 servant
cannot obey two masters. Republ.
can Senators and Representatives at
Harrisburg are either for the Cameron
ring or against it. They must stand
up squarely on every vote, on all oc.
casions. Any temporizing or bargain
ing with the enemy is like making
terms with Satan. Men who either
take divers money, or Cameron's
promises of Federal or State official
patronage, will hereafter be classed
with the four million bribers, and cor.
rupt lobbyists of 1873, and be scornod
by their constituents, who will class
them with the corruptionists who have
long de6lcd the temple and disgraced
the State"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12
TIE u. s. SENArnRsulp

The u. S. SENAToRsHIP.-An ex.
change gives our views in this way
"The bitter fight amongst the Repub.
licans at Harrisburg for the Y. s. Sen.
atorship continues with undated fury.
Grow and Oliver still being the prin.
cipal contestants The party is for
Grow but Cameron is for Oliver. Fed.
eral appointments, plunder and favor
is as freely promised by Cameron as
though Garfield bad nothing to do
with them other than to follow direc.
tons, and money IN any amount will
be used by Oliver. In the end these
will win, even if there were not a Re.
publican in the State besides Don Cam.
eron and Oliver in favor of the latter,
(and there are not many others, and
in defiance of the protests of the whole
Radical party, if that were offered. 1t
is amusing to see the Brewsters, Kelly,
McMichaels, and all Of Philadelphia
with its Republican majority of twenty
to thirty thousand, Hoyt, Quay, Cessna,
and the whole gang of Republican bell.
wethers sitting in back seats, looking
upon the struggle, without more inhu.
ence in the matter than dozen school
boys have Slavesp
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

A GOVERNMENT FREAK.-The Cleve.
land Plamdedler remarks that Garfield
is not very expert horseman, and he
sometimes shows little abscnt.mind.
edness that amuses his neighbors. 1t
is his habit to drive to church on Sun.
day with his family, unattended by a
servant He will not allow his team
to stand out in the cold during service,
but unhitches and puts his horses in a
friends barn near the church, On q
recent Sunday, after service, be hitched
his span Of black colts to his wagon
and forgot to buckle the lines to the
bits. The consequence was that when
he got into the wagon and started the
team he camo very near having a run.
away. When the team was stopped
and the lines buckled, an old farmer
gravely remarked General, you
will have to do better than that when
take the reins Of government, or the
political mules will got away with you"
The old man had heard of the Oakes
Ames and the DeGolyer mule tricks.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

ZERo NEARLY EvERYwnERE.--The
present cold wave reached nearly
every section of the country. In Flor
ida, where the roses bloom the year
round, ungathcrcd crops of oranges
and other fruit froze on the trees. Ice
formed everywhere. Think of the
mercury falling to l6 degrees below
zero at Petersburg, Va, II below at
Washington, d. c., 2 below at Fort
Worth, Texas, and 40 below at Duluth
This is something altogether unprecc
dented.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

His FRAUDULENoY. An exchange
states fact in this way Hayes ha.
recently been expressing some of hi,
feelings to his friends, and he conclud
ed that be will feel very much relieved
when his term ended. Probably no on,
will care to throw any doubt upon The
sincerity of Mr.. Hayes in this matter
The Presidency IL pretty big thing
for some men to struggle with thcr,
are few who have done so success
fully, but much OF the time Hayes ha,
looked like small boy with his father.
hat on
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

THANRs.-Governor Hoyt has our
thanks for an advance copy OF his
Message, 1t is a pretty good docu.
ment but it is too long. However, as
he only gets 4 q whack at it once in
two years, he is compelled to say
GOOD deal.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

Thrash THEM,"-An exchange
says that the President of the Society
for the punishment OF persons who
abuse animals-Henry Bergh-advises
nogging in every State of the Union,
as well as by the National Government,
in place of imprisonment. lie says
"Therc are 10000 criminals in our
State prisons, and 10000 moro in our
jjails and penitentiarios, OF whom New
York city alone, supplied $4,000. The
criminal classes cost $4,000, 900 year
in New York, and there is one church
to every 1000 citizens, and rum shop
TO every seventy.6vo."
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

A SAPE RAILROAD TO TRAVEL ON
II is remarkable and reassuring fact,
especially to travellers, that the life OF
not single passenger has been lost
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, between
Philadelphia and New York, in five
years, Tramps and pedestrians and
employees have lost their lives by be.
ing run over or jammed between the
cars, or falling off the trains, but not q
single passenger has lost his life by O
smash.up, collision or any similar accl
dent, although thousands upon thou
sands pass over this line daily.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

How DIFFERENT THE TuSE.-There
will be no harm for the Radicals to
oust fifteen or twenty Democratic Con-
gressmen, if we take their word for it..
1t is highly reprehonsiblo according
to the expression of the same persons,
for Democrats to oust Kellogg, of Lou.
isiana, from his seat in the Senate, al.
though he was chosen by a bogus Leg
islature
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

THE NEW STATE REPORTER Albert
A. outerbrdgc, editor Of the Pbiladel.
phla Weekly Notes Of Gases, has been
appointed reporter to the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, to Gil the va.
cancy made by the election of A. vii.
son Norris 10 the Senatorship of the
Sixth District OF Pennsylvania. The
lawyers will hereafter say to the Court,
"See 4th Oulerbridge,' etc.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

How CARELrss.-Thc Springfield
Republican says "Thc census will
probably show that 10000 adult
Americans, who might, but did not
vote, and in all probability it will also
show that outside of the two close
Statcs, Ohio and Indiana, there are as
many of those non voters at the North
as at the South in proportion to the
population"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

liz SHOULD ExpLArS.-PeOple had
nearly, il not entirely, forgotten about
thescandalous moiety cases in the New
York Custom House until Senator
Conkling made revival of the history
necessary by his headlong assault on
Senator Bayard through the newspa.
pers. An explanation from Senator
Conkling regarding the division Of the
moieties plunder rs now in order.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12

We DON'T KNow.-Some inquisitive
persons want to know whether the
Pittsburgh Oliver, whom Don. has
shouldered, is q relative of the widow
who annoyed the late Secretary, Min
lister and senior Senator so much.