The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-08-25
poFs HE WANT TO HURT HIMl

We have heard it whispered for some
time, says the BellefOnte WatcbDldn,
that the Republican, of this place, which
away from home is spoken or as ''Beav-
er's home organ,' is not the strongest
supporter he has and that his defeat
would not cause its editor to shed many
tears-the cause of the lukewarmness
being of Beavers betrayal Of Blain and
his growing at paying the amount Tu-
ten charged him some months ago for
publishing his biography. Whether the
Republican editor feels as reports say he
does, or whether there is truth in the
TumOrs Of his lukewaTmness, may not
bother Beaver very much, but in that
paper of the present weeks issue a de-
mand is made, which if in earnest and
could be complied with, would knock
the stuffin' out of the Generals guber-
Material goose so quick and so clean that
he would scarcely be recognized as an
aspirant for the position he seeks, The
demand of the RdpltbLcdn is nothing
more nor less than that the Democrats
shall return to General Beaver the leg
he lost at Ream's Station.
If this demand could be complied with
what would be left of Beaver as a caId-
idate before the people What recon-
An6iltlttJlOl WOuINl ilb nave DIS q CctluluctJC
for Governor What reason would any
one have for voting for him ? Won't
some one please tell US
To put another leg on him would be
to rob him of every particle of political
strength he possibly can have. The
fact that he lost leg in the army, a
misfortune that befel thousands of 9TH
er men just as brave, and many of them
better than Beaver, is the only thing in
his whole life that his friends have to
point to as a recommendation for the
votes of the people.
They may say he is a lawyer but the
people are not "hankerin" after lawyers
particularly, and when they come to
hunt Beaver up as a lawyer, even, they
find he is away down among the fourth
or fifth rate men of his profession.
They may say he is a Christian, but
Christian people remember how many
hypocrites have used the livery of the
church to accomplish political ends,
and they do not forget that Beaver with
all his pretended devotion to Christian
duties, willfully violated the LORDS day
by leaving his Sunday school and home
to attend political caucus in Philadel-
phia no later than Sunday evening, Ap-
Til Both, 1882.
They may say he is a good citizen, 50
are hundreds of thousands of other men
who never thought of being candidates
for Governor,
When they say he is a lawyer Ia fourth
or fifth Onel, Christian, Zone who at
tends political caucuses on Sunday, a
good citizen, (nO better than thousands
of Others), they say all that can be said
of him, except the other fact first alluded
to and of which the Repu5Licdp would
how rob him.
We have known for some time that
the editor of the Republican was not an
enthusiastic over General Beavers can
didacy, but we had no idea that he OPEN
ly advocated anything calculated to in
jure the General before the public. But
we can all be deceived, and now must
confess that we have have had our eye
shut up completely in this matter. Tu-
ten don't want Beaver elected, if he is
in earnest about restoring that leg,
But, after all, here may be hypocrisy
even in this, and the Republican editor
know that Beaver has, as we say, moth
ing else to commend to public support,
and may be making his queer demand
Just to attract attention to his candidates
chief qualification.
No matter, however, what Mr.. Tuten IS
intent was in making the demand he
did the suggestion was too cruelty
cruel for anything, for let the purpose
be what it may, it can only call atten-
tiOn to the paucity Of reasons that can
be given why any man should vote for
Gen. Beaver for Governor.