The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-03-24
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

A DUN AID CANDlDACH-IhE Bl-
CENTENNIAL-oNE OR THE OTHER
THE BIG sUNFLOwERs-THE PERU
WAN NAsTINEss s-THE PRESS AND
KINGS DETECTIvEs-DEGEN
TATESMEN-SPECIALB BREVITIES.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20, 1882.
Regular Correspondence Of THE FREEMAN. I
DEAR MCPIKE-Another mantle of
white has covered the bare, brown, fro
zen earth. We have had another IN
voice of snow, which has become mon
otonOus. 1t is hard on the eyes. and
some other color, green for instance,
would be warmly welcomed. No one
now comes out with gushing sentiments
of admiration of beautiful snow-not
even one of all the claimants to the au-
thOTship of i" Beautiful Snow - could
now get any credit for that fine poetic
production. Cold weather viii soon be
gone and ulsUers will ere long be hang
ing in their accustomed places at the
pawn brokers.
The FREEMAN tells me that arrange
ments are being made for the dedication
of the new Court House. and that the
25th OF May is fixed for the ceremonies
that the address of welcome will be de-
liyered 10y Gen. Joseph Mcdonald, and
that Robert /. Johnston will paraphrase
on the "reminiscences Of Cambria coun-
ty. The county has been especially fe-
licitOus in the selection Cf its orators.
1t would afford me much pleasure. in
deed, to be present at the ceremonies
Of dedication and listen to the orations
of those two estimable friends and elo-
. queEt gentlemen. Had | a new pair of
legs, l would tramp all the way there to
be present on that interesting occasion.
l trust that my eloquent friend, Rob't
/ L., Will not omit the historic reminis-
. cence of the fierce conflict between the
. SnOdgIass and anti-SnOdgrass factions.
/ Those were memorable dayS in Cambria
county. Portage Rail Road officials
! were once the great high-cOck- -alorums,
/ OF Cambria county, and in one stage of
! Cambria,s existence, she was the scene
/ of many bitter political collisions and
internal cOnvulsions- Your correspon-
( dent was happy participant in many of
/ the battles, and plumed himself upon
( the credit given the Echo for its great
/ services in diSplacing certain important
Portage Railroad dignitaries and install
1 ling others. Your correspondent took
( especial pride in the part he acted in the
appointment of the honest (?) Frank
/ West to the Superintendency. 1t was a
( lOwpiece of economy. however, and moth
ing to be proud of as Vests stealings
made the little peculatiOns of all the
other superintendent respectable
am pleased to see that my Old-time
friend Gen. Mcdonald is candidate
for legislative hOnOrs, which of course
he Will receive, and will in that position
do credit and honor to the county. BY
the way, the General himself could say
something about plots and cOunter-pfotS
of the Portage officials in suppresSing
the wishes of the people of Cambr It
was the high-cock-alOrums of the Old
I Portage that stood between him and a
seat in Congress.
THE BI-CENTENNIAL
Philadelphia, where the first Congress
of our republic assembled where the
Declaration of Independence was first
proclaimed where the Constitution OF
. the United States was adopted. aud
where NashingtOn's Farewell Address
was delivered, are sufficient to cause our
philosophical citizens TO rapidly fall in
line in favor of the Bi-Centennial cele-
/ bration. The occasion is kiHdling a
glowing enthusiasm which is likely to
win for it a cordial cooperation. Every
citizens of Pennsylvania has a right to
cherish commonwealth that can claim
her hosts Of heroes, statesmen, mer-
chants and mechanics, such as the
FranklinS. Guards. MOrrises Ritten-
houses, Flnches and EuitOnS, not for
getting the Smiths. who have become IL
lJstTiOus throughout the world. The
Bi-Centenuial Association is making
vigorous efforts, not only to do honor to
the good and great Quaker by whom the
foundation Of our noble commonwealth
was laid two hundred years ago. but al
50 10 show 10 her sister States and TO the
world the amazing progress she has
made during the unfolding of her his
tory in the arts, sciences, literature and
educational and social advancement.
The proposed celebration Of the memoir
able event of the landing of Penn is an
eminentiy proper conception. What
marvellous change there has been since
the landing of Penn and his hundred as
sociates. from the little ship in which
they arrived among Indian canoes on
the Delaware, TO the aTmOTed warships
and magnificent merchant steamers now
launched from our shipyards.
ONE OR THE OTHER.
Either the party in power is unfit to
govern the country. or our form of gov
erument is a failure. Republican states
menship finds no method of prevention
that does not not sweep away the most
valued muniments of free government.
Even in the suppression of such an adj
mitted evil Of polygamy the Republican
party cannot adjust itself to a salutary
restraint. II was the glory of the Dem
OCratic party that for nearly three quar-
ters of a century it was enabled to gov
ern the country within the boundary of
the Constitution, but it seems impossi-
bic for the Republican party to do so,
and proves that it is unfit to govern
the country.
THE BIG SUNFLOwERs.
Jack Sherman and Bill Window. the
Robert Macase and Jacques Strop. of
the Republican party, are now dubbed
the Big SunhOwers." This brace of
Republican aesthetics persuaded their
undeTing, Pituey, to rob the public
till to pay for their bouquets and ser
nades.
THE PERUVIAN NAsTINESS.
There is an odor of whitewash at the
very threshold of the investigation of
the Peruvian naSJineSS. The members
of the committee of Investigation were
thrown into a state of great trepidition.
when Mr.. Shipherd indicated that he
was willing to tell the whole truth,
When the cOmmitteemer discovered
that Mr.. ShipheTd was going 10 tell all
he knew about the connection of the
Government officials with the Peruvian
villainy they quailed. The honest on .
committeeman desired Mr. Shipherd to
tell only what they desired him to tell. /
So the completely of the Government .
officials with the speculative schemes of f
the Peruvian Company are not to be Civ
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