The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-10-10

"Sail on, sail on, o ship of State,
Sail on, Q Union strong and great
Humanity, with all its fears,
With all her hopes of future years
Is hanging breathless on thy fate
We know what master laid thy keel,
What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel.
Who made each mast and sail and rope,
What anvilS rang, what hammers beat,
In what forge and what heat
Were shaped the anchors of thy hope y
a great crisis in the history of our
country is before us and we are called up
on to choose between standing by one of
the wisest, most eff cient and patriotic
Administrations this great God-given
country las ever been blessed with in
its wonderful history. Shall we line up
with the party of patriotism, progress,
protection at home and abroad, and the
greatest prosperity the world has ever
known, or shall we stand with the kick
ers whose only object is obstruction of
every act of the party in power and whose
mulishness has run so much to extremes
that we find them encouraging our coun-
try's foes-giving hope and assistance 20
Aguinaldo, the desperate, who is enoour-
aging and abettlng the shooting of Amer
ica's patriotic and loyal sons. Such lead
ership as that should meet with such
crushing defeat from the freemen Of this
country that it can never again raise mp
its suskey head. Tho Republican party
and its great President have been tried
and proved to be all that tho country
! could desire. Shall we cut OFF our own
heads or take the bread and butter out Of
the mouths of our families by voting for
the return of the soup house days that
were so bitter only few years ego? Our
| President is all right and his Administra-
ton as whole will be endorsed by the
people, for his triumphant recollection is
already foreshadowed.
| There is great danger, however, that the
party of obstruction may gain the lower
House of Congress and practically tie the
hands OF our President, for he can not
carry his wise policy to completion with
out the cordial cooperation of "a Republi-
can Congress. A Republican majority
in Congress is just Is important as the
Presidency, and we must bend every
nerve to hold our majority there. There
| is an effort now on foot 10 increase the
| Republican representation from Penn
sylyania, and the Republicans of the 2S h
Pennsylvania district have been very
| fortunate in securing for their candidate
a man who is the very jewel TO adorn the
chair Of this district in tho House. Col.
/ Alfred a. Clearwater, of Wilcox, Elk
county, was given a harmonious and en-
! thusiastic nomination at the District Con
ference in Dubois on September Goth.
selection, for he has not only the clo-
ments Of strength TO make n winning
fight. but is wen fitted TO make very cf-
ficient and popular Representative. He
never sought the nomination for one mo-
ment. He has a luxurious home, hap
/ py family, and all the fortunate environ
mants necessary to make his evening of
life one free from strife or struggle OF any
kind. lie had no need to 90 TO Congress
to raise him in the estimation OF those
who know him best, aud he had not the
slightest desire TO thrust himself upon
the voters. The Office truly sought the
man and he was drafted into the service
just as was the gallant General Roosevelt
at the Republican National convention in
Philadelphia. When he had been NOM
mated by the unanimous vote Of the con-
ference, in spite Of himself, he was called
into the conference room and notified oI
his nomination in most eloquent and
complimentary SPEECH by the Chairman,
W. c. Miller, Esq. His warmost friends
held their breath till they heard his de.
decision, for they feared his natural mod
esty might cause aim to decline. There
was an awful silence for a few seconds
but when Col. Clearwater said, at seems
10 me I can do nothing but accept this a.
a call to duty for my country and my
party" the restrained feelings Of his
friends burst forth in tremendous ap.
plause. There was enthusiasm on ali
sides aud representatives from every
county endorsed the nomination in lhC
most cordial and enthusiastic terms. Il
seemed as though great crisis in thC
history Of the party had been passed and
a victorious leader had been found.
Alfred A. Clearwater was born in us tel
county, n. Y, on March q, 1913. Iii.
parents, Richard and Rachel (Osterhout
Clearwater were also natives Of U-atcoun.
ty. His father was a millwright by trade
and moved 10 Susquehanna county, Pa.
in 1864 and for some years was a cai
builder in the Susquehanna shops. II,
was deacon aud superintendent OF Tia,