The Iluntin.gdon. Journal. .1. R. DURBORROW, HUNTINGDON, PENN'A. Wednesday Morning, Oct. 2, 1872 , REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET FOR PRESIDENT, General ULYSSES S. GRANT, OF ILLINOIS. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, Honorable HENRY WILSON, OF MASSACHUSETTS. ELECTORS. SENATORIAL. Adolph E. Boris, Phila. I J. M. Thompson, Railer. W. D. Porten, Philadelphia. :NTATIVE. 14. John Passmore. 15. W. J. Colegrove. 16. Jesse Merrill. 17. Henry Orlady. 18. Robert Bell. 19. J. M, Thompson. 20. Isaac Frazier. 21. Geo. W. Andrews. 22. Henry Lloyd. 23. John J. Gillepsie. 24. Jones Patterson. 25. John W. Wallace. 26. Charles C. Boyle. 1. Joseph A. Bonham. 2. Marcus A. Davis. 3. G. Morrison Coates. 4. Renryßumm. 5. Theo: M. Wilson. 6. John M. Bromall. 7. Francis Shroeder. 8, Mark H. Richards. 8. Edward H. Green. 13. D. R. Shoemaker. 11. Daniel R. Miller. 12. Leander M. Milton, 13. Theodore Strong. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR, Cen. JOHN F. HARTRANFT, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. FOR SUPREME JUDGE, Judge ULYSSES MERCUR, OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, General HARRISON ALLEN, OF WARREN COUNTY. FOR CONGRESSMEN AT LARGE, Gen. LEMUEL TODD, of Cumberland, Hon. GLENNI W. SCOFIELD, Warren . Gen CHARLES ALBRIGHT, Carbon. ltbr Delegates at Large to the Constitutional Convention Wm. M. Meredith, Philadelphia; J. Gillingham Fell, Philadelphia; Harry White, Indiana; William Lilly, Carbon; Linn Bartholomew, Schuylkill ; 11. N. MAllia ter, Centre; William H. Armstrong, Lycoming ; William Davie, Lucerne; Jesse L Reynolds, Lancaster; Samuel B. Dimmick, Wayne; George V. Lawrence, Washington; David N. White, Allegheny; W. H. Arney, Lehigh; John H. Walker, Erie. REPUBLICAN DISTRICT TICKET. For Congress Hon. A. A. Barker, of Cambria county. For Delegates to Constitutional Convention : Dr. John Wallach, of Huntingdon, Dr. J. P. Sterrett, of Juniata. REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. For Assembly Franklin H. Lane, of Shirleysburg. For Prothonotary : Thomas W. Myton, of Huntingdon. For Register and Recorder: William Lightner, of West township. For District Attorney : H. C. Madden, of Huntingdon. For .County Commissioner David Hare, of Porter township. For Director of the Poor : Michael H• Hyper, of Shirley township. For Auditor ; Barton Green, of Borne township. WANTED—A couple of loads of good kindling wood, at this office. Um. "Gen. Grant never has been de fated, and he never will be."—HORACE GILEELZT. OW "I know General Hartranft well, both as a public officer and a man. As Auditor-General he showed himself a most faithful, upright, efficient and accommoda ting officer.—CHARLES R. BucKeLzw. VOTE the WHOLE ticket! Tickets ! Tickets ! ! The Chairman of the County Commit tee is prepared to furnish the fall Repub lican tickets. Call opposite the JOURNAL office. Call and get a supply. Vote for Lane and Secure a Re- publican U. S. Senator. Gen. Lane is in favor of a Repub lican United State's Senator and a fair Congressional Apportionment. His oppo nent is pledged to work in the interests of the Democrats. Raul or shine, go to the polls ! No Trading ! No Trading ! Republicans, do not allow any trading. The Democrats will trade the whole ticket —Governor, Auditor General, District. Delegates, and the Independent County tioket—for Speer. Don't permit them to do it Vote for Barker and the whole ticket and all will be well ! NO DUTY ON COAL This is what Speer's Vote for Gen Morgan Meant. Speer voted for Gen. Morgan for Speak er of the House, and Gen. Morgan voted for Free Coal. Coal Operators; can you vote for Speer ? Vote for Barker ! Sours, vote as you shot ! Barker . the Great Friend of the Laboring Man , There has never been a day, since Mr. Barker located in Cambria county, that he has not devoted all his energies to wards building up and developing that re gion. Thousands have enjoyed the fruits of his labors ! Vote for Barker ! McNeil a Red-Hot Democrat. Mr. McNeil is very anxious now to secure Republican votes, but last fall at the election, no one was more active than he to keep Republicans from voting and endeavoring to change their tickets. Re publicans, Mr. McNeil is a red-hot Demo crat and as such you have nothing to do with him. Vote for Myton. Appoint Challengers. Republicans, appoint challengers to stand at the windows to see that no fraud ulent votes are polled. Let every ticket be examined before it is voted lest it be bogus ! Bogus tickets will be as plenty as musketoes these warm nights. Exam ine every ticket and see whether it has Barker on it. DON'T fail to go to the election Ali Eninatiour that Check, Mr. Speer Pirchases a Delegate to the Republican County Convention to Defeat. Mr. Blair. HOW THE OLD THING . WORKED,! There is a rumor on the streetto the effect that the Democratic papers, of this place, are to publish a letter this week, from Jackson Enyeart, of nopawell town ship, denying that Mr. Speer purchased his votes to defeat Mr. Blair in this coun ty. This being the case wo desire to place upon record the evidence upon which we have based the charges that have appeared from time to time in the JOURNAL. Jackson Enyeart was elected a delegate from Hopewell township and presented himself in Huntingdon on Monday, the 12th day of August. In a conversation that day, he told us of his election as a delegate, but added that his seat would be contested, and his participation in the Con vention would depend upon who would control the organization. We did not see Mr. Enyeart again until wesaw him in the Convention. About 10 o'clock, A. M., of the 13th—the day of the Convention— Maj. H. S. Wharton stated to us that Mr. Enyeart had been to see him that morning, and that he had stated that P5O had been offered him to vote for Prof. Gass. Who offered him the money we do not pretend to know, unless the sequel will show. Maj. Wharton assured Mr. Enyeart that if he came for the purpose of being purchased he had mistaken his man. Enyeart assured him that he had no such purpose, and that he would not take $5OO and vote against him (Wharton.) But he declared that be had been offered that amount of money, and wanted Maj. Wharton to tell him "what to do about• it !" Maj. Wharton advised him to take the money, and go into the Convention and expose the parties who had attempted to bribe him. Just before the assembling of the Con vention Mr. Enyeart met Mr. John T. Shirley, of Cove Station, Bedford minty, and consulted him in regard to the matter. Mr. Shirley advised him not to take any money for his vote, stating that it would be a reflection upon him for all time to come. To this Enyeart replied that it was "too late," and at once pulled out a check on the Union Bank of Huntingdon, drawn in his favor, by R. MILTON SPEER, for $l5O, dated the day after the Conven tion, which he said was given him by Mr. SPEER for the purpose of secu ring his vote for Prof. Guss that he might thereby defeat Hon. S. S. Blair. We stated above that we did not see Mr. Enyeart on Tuesday until the assem bling of the Convention. Here we first recognized him when a vote was being ta ken on a proposition to allow the tempora ry Chairman to appoint a Committee on Credentials. He voted against the propo sition. A few minutes later a recess was taken, and being in Mr. Enyeart's neigh borhood, w e stepped up to him and asked him how he came to vote against the pro position which was intended for his bene fit, as we supposed his seat was, of course, to be contested. He informed us that the matter had all been "FIXED" and that he was about to vote the two votes of his township. We noticed subsequently that he voted in opposition to the Blair men. Here we might stop this narrative, and the evidence would be fully competent to con vict Mr. Speer, we think. But there is more of it. Mr. Enyeart held the check, in ques tion, until the 26th of August, when he presented it to Mr. Speer, and that gen tleman paid him $25 thereon, making this entry upon the face of it: "TWENTY " FIVE DOLLARS PAID ON THIS "CHECK, 26 AUG, '72, SPEER." A few days later Mr. Enyeart presented the check to Capt. Eichelberger, at Saxton, and he cashed the remainder of it and for warded it, with other deposits, to the First National Bank, where it was recognized as the check which was shown to • John T. Shirley, Esq., on the day of the Conven tion. Here, then, is a straightforward ' narrative, without a broken link. How can it be answered ? No evasive letters will do. But, for several days -after the li Convention, Mr. Enyeart made no attempt to conceal the matter, and told the fact to all who desired to know, but at last Mr. Speer find that it is working great injury to him and Mr. Enyeart must be brought out in an evasive denial. Persons who have seen the letter tell us that Mr. Enyeart denies that he received any money. Well, the' check, it is true, was no money, but it re presented $l5O, and he got it ! If he had admitted in his letter that he had received a check from Mr. Speer in satisfaction of a claim, giving some plausible statement, but this he has failed to do. What was the check given for if not for the purpose above stated ? We leave the voters to answer. We make no reflection upon Mr. En yeart. We do not know that he betrayed any trust, and if Mr. Speer could throw away money in this manner no doubt he thought he would be doing right to take it. Begging for Speer! The last Globe gets down on its marrow bones and begs like a very craven for Mr. Speer. Out upon such cowardice ! Out upon such cringing ! Be a man or mouse! Mr. Speer has set himself up as a dictator to both parties, and when the outraged Republicans and Democrats undertake to punish him for his over-reaching insolence we we have the most contempible exhibi tion of cringing. "Oh, shame, where is thy blush !" The Republican candidate for Reg ister and Recorder is one of the most pro mising young mcn in the county. He is ably qualified for the position. Vote for Lightner ! .Republicans, David Hare is honest, capable, and deserving. The right man to take care of the county finances. Vote for Hare 1 rm. The worst abused man in the state is our soldier candidate for Governor. But the man who stormed Fort Steadman can stand it. Vote for Flartranft ! WORK for the WHOLE ticket ! To the Polls ! To the Polls!! Republicans, Once More to the Rescue ! Republicans of Huntingdon county, with this issue of the JOURNAL we greet you for the last time before the final contest on next Tuesday. We have endeavored to pursue that course in the canvass which we believed best calculated to redound to the success of the entire Republican tick et, and now we hand the matter over to you, with the full assurance that you will finish the work by rolling up one of the largest majorities ever given in Hunting don county for the entire Republican ticket! Republicans, upon the election of Gen. John F. Hartranft and Gen. Harrison Al len, Judge Mercur and the Congressmen at-Large, hinges the election of General Grant in November. Pennsylvania, it is conceded on all hands, is the battle ground, and as goes •'Pennsylvania so goes the Union." This being the case, you will comprehend, in a moment, the responsibil ity which rests upon you. Are you pre pared for it ? If not, do not hesitate a moment ! Gird on your armor and enter the fight with vigor ! See that every vo ter in your immediate neighborhood is seen and supplied with the whole ticket ! Let every man be got out to the election ! Let arrangements be made to take put every dilatory, lame and feeble voter. This can be done by selecting a particular person to look after each particular case. A little attention to this matter will make several hundred votes in the county. Let chal lengers be appointed to watch every vote presented, and see that no fraudulent Ages are polled. And especially see that no bogus tickets are voted. Counterfeit tick ets will be at every poll; see that the tick ets doted are the same as the ticket at the head of this paper. And, now, a few words more : There is an Independent• Democratic ticket in the field This ticket will be urged upon you because several of its members have here tofore been Republicans ! WE CHARGE YOU TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. And SPOT THE REPUB— LICAN WHO HAS! The Republican who votes this ticket now can ask nothing further at the hands of the Republican party, and must be considered as an ene my of the Republican cause. ALL GOOD REPUBLICANS WILL VOTE FOR THE WHOLE ,TICKET FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. To the polls ! to the polls ! ! Does Mr. Speer Support the La- bo; Reformers ? Mr. Speer, in his labored defence, in the Monitor, of week before last, alledges that we are"servilo" because we have "made a base effort to prejudice the minds of those who are known as the Labor Reform party."-- Ah, indeed ! Is Mr. Speer in sympathy with the W. B. A. ? Is he in favor of the Columbus Platform ? Is he favorable to the election of Wm. P. Schell for Gover nor 7 Is he in favor of the Labor Reform County Ticket? Is it "servility" to say that he is not? Will the publishing of the like inevitably redound to the lasting discredit and infamy of its author ? "Come, Mr. Speer, "hould up yer purty face and answer mo that !" The Globe's Opinion of Speer During the War. "Politics make strange bedfellows." In view of this fact it would be very inter esting, if decency did not forbid it, to pub lish the Globe's opinion of Mr. Speer du ring the campaign of 1862. In the edi tor's opinion his character was not as pure and spotless then as he would have his readers believe it now is. Mr. Speer Can't Secure any Tariff Legislation. What can Mr. Speer de in Con cress, for the tariff, in opposition to his party ? Send Mr. Barker there, and he will be in harmony with the majority, and if anything can be done he will do it. General Lane Saves the County Thousands of Dollars. Farmers, Mechanics, and Business Men, vote for Gen. F. H. Lane, who has saved you thousands of dollars by the ju dicious legislation that he inaugurated last winter. Vote for Lane! How the People Regard It ! Hartranft inaugurated a reduction of the State debt that has enabled a redac tion of the State taxes. Buckalew, look ing to office for a livelihood, has drawn his living from the State for years, and seconded those acts whose consequences show in every tax-bill to-day. What Has Cameron Done to the Globe ? The Globe is very bitter against Camer on. Grave Senator, what hast thou done to this man that he should bemaul thee thus ? Hast thou refused to hearken unto his appeal for charities ? What Schuylkill will Do ! It is now expected that Schuylkill coun ty, which is usually Democratic by about 1,500, will this year give Hartranft a clear majority on Tuesday next. Is. M'Neil has evinced a wonderful zeal in the collection of his own fees but has neglected the interest of suitors in the collection or costs, amounting, in at least one case, to twenty dollars. ger There is no position in the county that requires a better man than that of the office of Director of the Poor. Michael R. Byper is the right man for the place. Vote for Ilyper ! Ds_ Our candidate for Register and Recorder is a gaaduate of one of the best Commercial Colleges in the country. Vote for Lightner XS.. Mechanics, David Hare is the right man for the Commissioners' Office. He will see that the taxes are properly applied ! Vote for Hare I a Everybody will vote for Henry C. Madden for District Attorney ! He is worthy of the compliment ! GET out every vote ! A Poulicturo of a HRoostor.'r A. K. McClure the Political Mountebank In our allusion to A. K. McClure, last Saturday, we endeavored to speak truly and firmly of the politician and the man, which expression an anonymous commu nication on our table terms "harsh, and in a spirit with which no ether decent Ike• publican journal in the State would treat Col. A. K. McClure." Now, we had scarcely read this declaration, when, open ing the Mauch Chunk coal Gazette, we read the following article in its editorial columns : A POLITICAL ROGUE. We are informed that Aleck M'Clure will speak in Mauch Chunk during this canvass. M'Clure is the most rascally scoundrel in Pennsylvania poli tics. While a member of the Legislature some years ago, he led the army of lobbyists, at Harris burg, in all their fights with honest members.— There was no trick too audacious, no steal too large, no jobbery too open for this man. He had a hand in everything. Last year he ran for Sena tor in the Fourth district. He got his seat through a Democratic committee headed by Charles R. Buckalew. M'Clure promised the Republicans re peatedly that if they would vote for him, he would not oppose General Grant's re-election. His sub sequent action has proved what his word was worth. It other wards it has proved him a liar. He lied for votes and got his seat in the Senate.— M'Clure is a leading Buckalew man as he is a lead ing Greeley man, and he is a leading scoundrel. gambler and public disgrace. He will not tell the truth if the opposite will do as well, We warn the people of Mauch Chunk to beware of this political impostor. Only last week in Philadelphia, the oily-tongued villain spoke of the workingmen of Schuylkill county as "ineendiariee" and "danger ous demagogues." He alluded to the uniting of the Republicans and Labor Reformers in that county. As else same thing has been done in this county, we suppose he will have something to say of our workingmen. We give M'Clure notice that he had better run his tongue into a hornet's nest than come to Mouth Chunk and call the honest workingmen of this county "incendiaries." That he, Buckalew and Gowen are opposed to labor, their actions loudly confess, and that the working men aro opposed to them, the October vote will tell. What will our correspondent have to say in reply to the above ? Is it too severe or truthful ? In our judgment it is a graphic picture, a pen and ink sketch true to the life, and which ought to be circulated in all parts of the State. We repeat our declaration in a former article, "It is time the Republican press of the State unite to denounce this most stupendous of all the personal frauds from which we have suf fered as a party and a people.—State Jour nal. This bushwhacker, guerrilla and "roos ter" will harrangue the people of this place next week, and we reprint the above truth ful picture that they may know what man ner of man he is. Gov. Noyes, of Ohio, and General King, of Maryland, in Hun tingdon. On last Thursday night a large and res pectable meeting was held in the Court House. T. H. Cremer, Esq., was made Chairman, and Thomas Fisher, Sr., and Gen. S. Miles Green Vice Presidents. The speech of Gov. Noyes was obe of the best of the campaign. It was an able vindication of the policy of the 'Republi can party and an effectual answer to all the libelous and slanderous charges brought against the President and his friends. Gen. King's speech was a terrible ar raignment of Buckalew and his short comings during the war. Both speeches were listened to with marked attention, and interrupted frequently with outbursts of genuine enthusiasm. At the close of Gen. King's speech Mr. Scott was called nut, at.d in a few words told the meeting of the bright prospects throughout the State. At a late hour the meeting adjourned with the wildest enthu- slum A FORGERY, Mr. Speer trying to get Mr. Mor- rell into the Canvass Mr. Speer is circulating a letter, we are told, purporting to be from Hon. Daniel J. Morrell in which the latter is represent ed as saying that he is perfectly satisfied with the nomination of alt. Speer and will act neutral as bezween him and Mr. Barker. We believe this to be a forgery. Mr. Ilibr rd is not willing, we are confident, to take the responsibility for the defeat of _Mr. Barker. Speer Votes for a Free Trade Speeker. The Speaker of the House of Re- presentatives shapes all the Committees.— Mr. Speer voted for a Free Trade Speaker of the last House, who, if he had been elected, would have appointed a Free Trade Committee of Ways and Means, that would have shaped all the tariff legislation. Con sistency, thou art a jewel ! The Patriot and the Traitor ! Hartranft was holding the bridge over Antietam creek while Charles R. Bucks lew was condemning the action of the government for its efforts to suppress the rebellion. Which man should be the Governor of a loyal State like Pennsylva nia ? Buckalew, Yellow Fever and Small Pox. Hartranft met the rebel challenge with equal and better arms, and fought to the hour of victory. Buckalew conferied with the rebel yellow fever, small pox agents in Canada. pm, Michael H. Hyperlives convenient to the Poor House and can superintend it with very little extra cost. Vote for him! la„ Democrats, vote for William •E. Lightner for Register and Recorded. He is deserving. The people—the Republican voters of this Congressional district—under stand Mr. Speer, and will vote for a man entertaining the same Republican princi ples with themselves, one who.is honest, capable and worthy, and who will maintain and defend their rights and best interests in the Congress of the United States, and who is the warm and,decided friend of the President and of the measures of the Ad ministration of the general government, and that. Man is Hon. A. A. BARKER, of Cambria county, the Republican candi date for Congress. Republicans of Hun tingdon county, vote for him, and thereby carry out and maintain your own cherished principles of protection to domestic indus try and the rights and liberties of the whole people. No "complimentary votes" I EXAMINE your tickets! tier Speer gives his check to Rebubli can Delegates, and Barker gives a different kind to Speer. Vote for Barker ! re.. The State tax has been removed from real estate at the suggestion of John F. Hartranft. Vote for him ! /ler Barton Green, a good accountant is our candidate for Auditor. He has no opposition ! Everybody will vote for bin) I Aar An empty sleeve commands respect . He that gives an arm for his country, deserves well at her hands. Vote for Myton ! l ea„ Farmers, see that David Hare get all the votes in your respective neighborhoods I He is the farmers' candidate I Vote for him I Zoolonior oil Spoor AEIII. The Purity and Prosperity of the De mocratic. Party the Subject Mat ter in Dispute. Will the Democrats Sanction a Course which will Eventually Absolve them from Participating in the Selee ion of Candidates ? "There wa3 too Much Monitor" in the Resolutions Read Before the Coun ty Committee, The Monitor's Success is the Success of the Democratic Party. Stand br the Right though the Heay. ens Should Fall. HUNTINGDON, Sept. 26, 1872. MR. EDITOR :—As this is the only way I can communicate with the public, I ask further indulgence. Some of Mr. Speer's friends, who acknowledge his wrong, have asked me to abandon my opposition to his election. Much as I would like to see this district represented by a Democrat—much as I regret this unpleasantness—l would say if this were only a personal matter, as many represent, I might do so. But those who make such representations are pervert ing the truth when they say it is entirely personal. Mr. Speer, his friends, and oth ers know, or ought to know, that my op position to him grew out of a public matter —they know, or should know, that the interest of the voters of this county and the purity and prosperity of the party i, the subject matter of dispute. They know, or ought to know, it was other Democrats, in connection with myself, in our defense of the interest of the Democracy, which created the difference between Mr. Speer and those who were his friends, including myself. With us the question to be deci ded is not so much whether Mr. Speer is to be elected or defeated as it is whether or not the voters of this county and dis trict will lend themselves willing instru ments in affixing their seal of sanction to a course which, if continued, must even tually absolve them from participating in the selection of candidates. There are hundreds of Democrats of this county who know that they have seen at every conven tion, for some years, a few men who as sume to exercise the prerogative of speak ing for the whole party. These Democrats know it is the language of their hearts to have this matter stopped, so that there may be a fair expression of the voters of the party to designate their candidates. It was to effect this reform that we in terposed between Mr. Speer and one or two of his parasites in behalf of the inter ests of the Democracy of this county. It is because we did this, honestly believing we were right, that I was met with his public defiance and charged with opposing his election. True, as some say, it will cost us a Congressman. That may be, but it will cost us more, some day if these things are suffered to go on unrebuked.— But if it is true, as Mr. Speer represents, that he is so desirous of building up the Democratic party in this county and dis trict, why did he say "THERE WAS TOO MUCH sMONITOR' " in the reso lutions referred to in my first letter? Was ho afraid its Editor might receive some encouragement ? Why has he represented that the editor of the Monitor was fighting him Why did he represent that the Monitor was in the hands of his enemies? Did he desire to prejudice the Democracy against it ? Or does his fertile mind ena ble him to picture in the dim future a third party in this county, with another paper as its organ and its editor the fu gleman of lion. (?) R. Milton Speer?— These are things for the Democrats of this county to ponder over before they vote. I don't wish to' do the gentleman injustice, but.you know "straws show," &c. Democrats, and even Republicans, may ask why am I so solicitous about the Mon itor when it appeared by the last issue of said paper that the Editor said "that no man is or ever has been authorized by us to defend this paper," &c. This, so far as I am aware, is true, but Democrats and others know that the Monitor is the organ of the Democratic party; that its success is our success. And, if they will examine the files of the Monitor, during the war, they will see that when many of them were at home I had the interest of the Monitor in view when, without solicitation, ever the signature of "Friend of the Mon itor," I wrote its Editor an occasional friendly note from the "tented field" with a knapsack for my desk, for which some times I received the very mild epithet of a rebel to my country. I didn't believe it, nor did my friends. Now, because I have the interest of the people and the Democratic party in view, and in their de fence am driven to hit R. Milton Speer, I am called by some of his favorites a rebel to my party and principles. I don't be lieve it, neither do my friends, or even my political enemies. When in the army, clad in the armor of a "Boy in Blue," I gave an occasional "shut" to the rear at those who would unjustly assail. Now I am clad in the full armor of a Democrat, battling for right and the success of the Democratic ticket, with these occasional "shots" at the Hon. (?) R. Milton Speer, who may be left in the rear for his unjust assaults. "Stand by the right though the heavens Should fall." Respectfully, • MILES ZENTMYER. Vote for Honest Barker ! Polo ll'Clllro's Mali Corti]. The New York Tribune, of the 24th ult., says : "Governor Curtin is not of the ma terial which can be wheedled or cajoled or corrupted." Indeed! We happen to know this wonderful man ! We remember very distinctly when this prodigy thought that Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania was projected solely for the purpose of captu ring the "Great War Governor," and his setting at Bedford Springs one night. with a boy operator, crying like a baby, not knowing what to do or whither to fly, un til Col. Thomas A. Scott came and carried him off. He never moved the sixteenth part of an inch without the direction of Col. Scott or Col. M'Clure, or of both. He is as weak and unstable as water, and as completely in the power of M'Clure as that great Reformer (?) could wish. Don't tell us, Mr. Tribune; that Andy Curtin can't be "wheedled or cajoled"; we know better than that ! He has not moved a peg, for years, without the consent of M'- Clure, and hardly ever will. M'Clure has him in his pocket and will keep him there! McNeil Didn't Volunteer During the War ! Mr. McNeil is a volunteer candi date for re-election to the office of Prothon otary, and is __proclaiming his own good quallifications and claims for the same. He may bo seen almost every day beseeching every voter he chances to meet on the streets and highways, and is particularly kind and bland to gentlemen from the country, importuning one and all of them to vote for him at the ensuing election, doubtless to the neglect of his official du ties. The spoils of office and his eager de sire Qf gain have induced him to make ex traordinary exertions to retain his lucrative situation. He is, however, apparently sick with the prospect staring him directly in the face, that he will be badly defeated by the gallant, one-armed soldier, Thomas IV. Myton. His fears will be fully realized on the second Tuesday of October, as the verdict of the people, on that day, will be for the man with one arm. The very air proclaims it unmistakably. The Independent Ticket is a De mocratic Dodge ! It turns out, as we predicted, that the Independent ticket is a square bargain and sale with the Democrats. Every man on it is pledged to vote himself, and to se cure the votes of his friends for Mr. Speer. Republicans, will you lend yourselves to this kind of guerrillaism ? Have you not had enough of this kind of thing ? Do you want to keep up an eternal strife in the Republican party? De two wrongs make a right? Act the part of men and Republicans ! Stand by the ticket, and when your time comes the party will stand by you! Show the people of Pennsylva nia that Huntingdon county discards gu errillaism. Mr. Speer a Free Trader. The Hollidaysburg Register says : "If R. M. Speer be elected, and the Democrats place in nomination a Free Trade candidate for Speaker andother officers, judging from his vote two years ago, he will vote to place the organiza tion of the House in the hands of Free Traders.— He must do it or be placed outside of the party. Then the committees, particularly that of Ways and Means, which has charge of the tariff, would be made up in the interests of the Free Traders, Red what good would be the vote of Mr. Speer in favor of the tariff? After doing all he could in favor of British Free Trade by voting for a Free Trade organization of the House, and in effect killing protection, he might v-tefor a Tariff, when his vote would be of no avail ! No. Let us elect Mr. Barker, who will vote for a Tariff organiza tion of the House, and for protection in every shape and all the time. He is active, intelligent, competent, and will make a good member. Every friend of Grant, every friend of Hartranft, every friend of the Republican party, every friend of the Union, every friend of the soldiers, every sol dier, and every man who was in favor of crushing the rebellion, will vote for Mr. Barker." Speer for a Tariff to Get Votes. We occasionally hear some Free Trade Democrat urge that Mr. Speer is as good a Tariff man as Barker. Fudge!— Mr. Speer would have voted and supported all the Free Trade measures of the last Congress if be bad not represented an anti- Free Trade constituency. 11 wasn't safe for him to do so ! If he did he was sure he would never be returned ! This was conceded by his colleagues! Ho, however, voted for a Free Trade Speaker ! Vote for Myton ! We would have Republicans of Hun tingdon county, remember that Thomas W. Myton, our candidate for Prothonota ry, was a gallant soldier and left one arm on tile battle-field, while his opponent, M. M. McNeil, was engaged, with the North ern wing of.the rebel army, in giving "aid and comfort" to the enemy ! Make a note of this before casting "complimentary votes." Ten Millions of State Debt Paid Remember that General John F. Hartranft has been the Auditing Officer of the State for the last six years, and that during that period he has paid over TEN MILLIONS of the State debt. He will make a good Governor. He is an honest man and a brave soldier. He sprung from the people, aud, therefore, understands th3ir wants. Vote for Gen. Hartranft I An Unmitigated Lie ! Certain persons, in the interest of Mr. Speer, in the lower end of the county, are circulating a report to the effect that Mr. Barker paid each of the Mifflin county Conferees ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS to secure his nomination ! This is an in famous slander, coined by some designing scoundrel ! It is an unmitigated lie ! Be ware of roor-backs ! Farmers, Go for "tare and Kyper ! Tax -payers, vote for David Hare and Michael H. Kyper, who are immediate representatives of the farmers, (who pay the great bulk of the taxes,) and your in terests will be strictly guarded ! Vote for Hare and Kyper ! Look after the best interests of the indigent, aged and infirm by putting a good.man in the office of Poor Director. Vote for Kyper ! McCulloch and Sterrett our candi dates for Delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Vote for them ! Go to the polls early ! Lotto from lifi Mika. The Globe's " Outrageous Lis !" HUNTINGDON, September 24. EDITOR Vose—The following letter was sent to the editor of the Huntingdon Globe for publication, bet he alleges that it came to hand too late fjr this week's issue, and will have to remain over until next week, when, it will appeir in the Globe. As your paper is a Daily, and the only one in the District, will you please publish the same in the Voice : Enexsnuno, September 28, 1872. To Editor of the Huntingdon Globe : Dear find in the Huntingdon Globe, of the 17th inst., an editorial under the caption "Are honest voters of tho district to be voted down by negroes from Maryland," in which you affirm that "negroes from Maryland and Virginia, are being brought into this district to carry the election," and that A. A. Barker, the nominee for Congress, has a hand in the disgraceful business." You further state that, "on Tuesday morning last, (the 12th inst.,) a squad of some fifteen negroes from Maryland, arrived in the early morning train at Altoona, where they were met by Mr. BARKER, and that he shipped them to the new railroad being made in the upper end of Blair county." Yon also state "that Mr. Barker was their employer." The entire article referred to, is of the character indicated by the above extracts. In answer to every statement in it, attributing to me either acting indirectly or in concert with others, a de sign to bring fraudulent vote, into this district, I pronounce it false in every particular, and without any foundation whatever. But the extravagance and absurdity of the charge preferred in the article is so flagrant that it cannot be entertained as truth, by any man of intelligence. In reply, to the entire article, I need only call attention to the fact, known to every voter in the district, that no citizen of another State can vote in Pennsylvania until after a residence of one year therein. Under this provision of our election laws, bow absurd it is, and how insulting to the intelligence of the community to aver for truth, that a design is even entertained to import men from another State into this, and vote them after a few days' residence. To do so successfully would require that the election boards become parties to the fraud, in which case these °Meers would be liable to pros ecution and punishment, by fine and imprisonment. Ido not think, Mr. Editor, you or even my most vindictive personal or political enemy can entertain for a moment, the idea that I could be come a party to so absurd an attempt at fraud, as that imputed in your article. To do so woulu necessitate a forgetfulness of my obligations as a good citizen, and would make me chargeable with a want of common sense. But, Mr. Editor, as to the specific charge pre ferred against me personally, I need only answer you and your readers, that I was not in Altoona, on Thursday, the 12th day of September, 1872. If I thought any honest voter could believe me guilty, I could easily prove an alibi. Thus establishing my innocence, I have, how ever, said enough in reply to your article. I ask that you give this hastily written communication a place in your paper. Rospectfupy,, A.A. BARKER. EDITOR VOICE.-I have only to say. that the editorial referred to in the Hunt ingdon Globe, is as ODTRAGEOUS LIE ; manufactured without any founeation whatever and done, in my opinion for the purpose of defeating my chances for an election to Congress in this district. Curtin at Home. Nat His TOM ER 811 Y. "Our Great War Governor Has Sold Himself to the Enemy." His. Influence In Centre County Sim ply Nothing. A Republican Mass Meeting was held in Centre county, on Tuesday evening, Sep tember 24. Four hundred wide awakes paraded the streets. Gens. C. E. Carr and Lemuel Todd were the speakers. The news of Curtin's acceptance of the Liberal nomination and his declaration for Bucks lew was received as General Todd was closing his address. When the speaker concluded, Colonel W. W. Brown, editor of the Bellefonte Republican, a promiment politician and popular stump orator, war loudly called for. Being importuned to refer to Cretin's course, he said: am proud to see so many of Centre county's voters here to-day ; here, where we twice met to ratify the nomination of our own fellow towsnman for Governor of this great Commonwealth. Here we met and planned and worked for his success. Here we celebrated the victory ofour party in his election, the party that always stood by him and made him what he is, the party that gave him wealth and position. But lam here to say to-day that Andrew Gregg Curtin, our Andy, our boyhood's friend, our townsman, our great war Governor, has sold himself to the enemy, has nullified the princi ples he was once so proud to declare, has sundered the ties of a life-long friendship, and has gone begging to the mongrel party for office. Alex ander McClure carries him in his breeches pocket. And I say here, but I say it reluctantly and with tears in my eyes, that in this act Andrew G. Curtin has damned, yes doubly damned, the honorable record which the Republican party gave him ! [Applause.] Let the memory of him who has thus betrayed and basely insulted the party that gave him place and power be hereafter and forever damned, damned, DAMN- ED I" [lmmense and prolonged ap plause] Col. Brown seemed to ex press the sentiments of every Re publican in the audience. Curtin's relatives are indignant, and not one ofthe name will vote with him. His influence in this county is simply nothing. sm. We are directed by Harris Rich ardson, Esq., to say that the report in cir culation to the effect that he was intro ducing and recommending one of the can didates on the Independent ticket is with out foundation. On the train, on his way to Broad Top, to transact business for the county, he accidently met one of the Independent candidates in question and being acquainted with him he accompanied him a portion of the way, but he did not reccommend him to voters nor introduce him only as a courtesy. He authorizes us to say that he is for the regular republican ticket from top to bottom. . Cam' Hon. James Thompson decided, in the celebrated Kerr case, from Mill Creek, in this county, that a railroad was only liable fur the building which it actually set on fire and not fur any other buildings to which the fire might commu nicate. Chief Justice Lawrence, of Illin ois, pronounces this doctrine simply monstrous. Vote for Mercur! zos_ While Gen. Allen was helping to fight the battles of his country, Hartley was discouraging Union men and denounc ing the administration. Vote for Allen ! DON'T scratch a name The Copporhaf Calomios. Statement of C. T. Yerkes. Gen. HARTRANFT VINDICATED FORGED AFITDAVIT,S FALSEHOOD_ MRS AND GENERAL RASCALITY. The following statement was made voluntarily, yesterday, by Chas. T. Yerkes immediately upon his release from prison. This statement was prepared and written by Mr. Yerkes himself, last night. It is purely and solely his own work. No one bat he knew what the don umcnt would contain. MR. YERKES' STATEMENT, In coming before the people with this explana tion, which relates to the charges against Gen. J. F. Hartranft, late Audit.,General, and now a candidate for Governor of this State, and It. W. Mackey, State Treasurer, of having used through me the money of the Commonwealth in stock spec lations, and fur their private ow - As and benefit, it is my desire to make come plain statements which the public demand, and which I believe it not only their right to have, but my duty to them and my self to give. I wish to say here, lest some wrong eonstruction be placed upon my motives for so doing, that this action on my part is without consultation with or promise from any one; without any inducement* held out to me, and without fear or favor. It is free from all malice or feelings of resentment. I leave those who have wronged me to their own re flections. It is simply for the reasons set forth above, and to do justice to those who have been unrighteously ',Stifled. Ido not intend to enter into any personalities at the present time, other than what will be necessary for a clear understand inn of the matter. While a victim has been male of me, dupes hare been made of others by a few designing men, who used everything and everybody within their reach for the purpose of circulating and publishing assertions and statements which were false in the extreme, with the object of breaking down the character of General Ilartranft, in the hopes of thereby preventing his election, which they felt assured would insure silence in regard to, and a settlement of their nefarious transactions. This was to be brought about principally by DR. PAINE, who, as my financial affairs were under the control of Mr. Joseph Mason, Register in Ilankruptcy, ob tained from that gentleman an order to examine my books and papers, representing himself to he counsel for Mr. 2d. W. Taggart, of Lancaster twen ty. It was under this disguise that he visited my office and surreptitiously obtained letters and mem ; orandums of accounts—from which the various misrepresentations were manufactured—with the views of compelling General Rartrantt and Mr. Mackey to settle the Evans claims, in which he (Paine) is so deeply interested. In the following statement I shall not only rive my own testimony of the facts in the ease, but that of others, which shall be undeniable _ _ The public have for a long time demanded to know the truth as to the authenticity of a certain Affidavit alluding to General Hartranft's alledged malfeasance in office, and which bears what pur ports to be my signature: copies of which, bath photograph and lithog raph , have been widely emulated for political purposes. In regard to this I state that THE SIGNATURE AFFIXED THERETO IS NOT MINE; that I never made any such affidavit; and, if sworn to at all (which fact I have no good reason to doubt, as it asserted it was sworn to in my name), it was not sworn by, me In confirmation of this I subjoin the following 3ertifieates of officers of banks, where my signature, s lodged, and other persons who are well acquaint ad with it: We, the undersigned, familliar for a number oE rears with the signature of Charles T. Yerke, nave duly examined the photographic copy of an tffidavit purporting to be made by him before Alderman Dougherty, under date of December 23,. 1871, with reference to use of State funds by Gen eral Hartranft fur speculative purpose:, and have ao hesitation in saying, front ourknowledge of Mr, Verkes's signature, and on comparing it with those In our possession, that said signature to the affida vit is not his, and was never written by him. A. A. B. SAMUEL W. BELL, Of the Farmers, and Mechanics' National Bank_ WILLIAM J. Downs, Of the First National Bank. (=nonce C. TEIGICAS, Of Jay Cooke & Co., 114 S. Third street. ALE, ERMIN, President of the Seventh National Bank. I am well acquainted with the signature o f Charles T. Terkel, Jr., having bad charge of the exchange department in the banking-house of C. T. Terkel, Ir. & Co. for several years. I have seen a lithograph copy of an affidavit casting a stignsaon General Hartranft, the same that is being circulatel for political purposes, and have not the least hesitation in saying that it is not the signature of Char. T. Yerkes, Jr. Joan S. Rrenvos, °Ulm. S. Rushton ic Co., Bankers .t Brokers, No. SO South Third streets. The accusations that General Hartranft or Mr.. Mackey speculated with State funds, or that the accounts of money of the Commonwealth received from the State Treasurer were kept in any eabalis- Ae, or any other than a proper manner, I pronounce- utterly untrue, and a pure fabrication. General' Hartranfie account with we was of a perfectly pri vate character and had no connection with or rela- tion to the account of the Commonwealth whatever,. sny more than though the State account had not seen kept with me. Mr. Mackey never gave me in order to buy any stock for his or any other ac count. As my books are in the bands of my as signees, and have been sines a short time after my failure, I annex the following correspondence, which speaks for itself : "ife. John Sparhawk, assignee, ifT.—DEArt Silo As there arc so many reports regarding the man ner in which the State Treasurer's acoount of mo sey belonging ID the Commonwealth, also that of Gen. J. F. Ilartranft, was kept at my office, and olso the uses made of the money deposited by the Rate Treasurer, I have deemed it proper, as you have my books in your possession, to ask you a few questions relating thereto ; not that I have any loubt of the facts of the case, but merely I wish to •et from you, who area perfectly disinterested par ty, a corroboration of what I have already said while conversing on the subject. First—Under what title was the account kept which contained money received from the State Treasurer, and ohs; has been the custom for .3 cars ? . . Seeond—War it ever kept in any mysterious or cabalistic manner during Mrr Mackey's term of of ice or that of any of his predecessors ? Third—Please examine the journal and say how all receipts of money from this source were credited, and how all drafts drawn against it were charged. _ . . Fo r 'erth—Under what title was Generalllartranft's account kept? Fifth—Was it, or do you Bud any account kept under title of J. F. 11. ? Sizth—ls there any evidence of any mystery or anything hidden in this account, and is it, or is it not kept in the same manner as the rest of my ao- counts in my books ? Sesenth—Was there any connection between this account and the account of the Commonwealth, or anything showing that it was in any way benefited ay the State deposits ? Eighth—lf there any evidence to show that the money deposited by the Commonwealth was used for the benefit of either the State Treasurer or the Auditor-General, or any one other than myself, in the rgular course of my business ? I considerit necessary to have undoubted testi - money, in addition to my own, with whieh to eon tradict the assertions when made, to the effectthat have speculated with the funds of the Common wealth for the benefit of its officers. Yours, truly, Cues. T. Tatum Je. .In reply to this I received the following : dlr. Charles T. Yerker, Jr.—Ditr.a Ste : I have been very sick since last Sunday, and scarcely able to go through with days business without the pen alty of a restless night fallowing. Mr. Hopkins has answered all questions. Yours, respectfully, Jons SPARRAWK, Assignee. Alto, this, from Mr. Hopkins, book-keeper for the Assignees : PHILADELPIIIA, Sept. 19, 1872.—Charles T. re, Ace, Jr., Erg : DEAR SIR : The Assignees say that the inquiry in yours of the 18th inst., as com ing from you for your own satisfaction is entirely proper, so far as the books will furnish answers to the questions, and I am directed to answer them in detail. In answer to the first, the title, as the book will show, is, “It. W. Mackey, State Treasurer," and in the case of former State Treasurers it has been as follows, viz : "W. W. Irvin, State Treasurer," and "W.ll.Kemble, State Treasurer." Second—lt has not been kept in any mysterious manner, but under a clear ledger beading of par ties, names as State Treasurer. Third—Tho journal entrios will be found as fol lows, when cash has been received, thee : Cash, Dr. to R. W. Mackey, State Treasurer, for this amount, received to credit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; and thus R. W. Mackey, State Treasurer, Dr. to cash for amount of draft drawn. --- F'il'th—There is not now nor never has been any such account as J. F. 11. in your books. Sixth—There is no evidence of any mystery or anything hidden. The account of J. F. Ilartranft has always been kept the same as other customer's account. Seventh—There is no connection between the J. F. Ilartranft account and the account of the State Treasurer, nor is there anything in his (J. F. Bart ranft) account showing that he was ever benefited by State Treasurer's deposits. Eighth—There is no entry showing that either the State Treasurer or Auditor General ever derived any benefit from State deposits, or any entry to show that the State deposits were used by any but yourself, and in the regular course aye. basi n.r. Your!, truly, Jona S. Ifortzim. It will be seen from the foregoing that a great fraud has been rttempted, but I am happy to be in measure the humble means of frustrating ft. Of the originators of them bold plot I say nothing more ; but leave then with the feeling that in their contemplation of the failure of their iniquitous schemes they have their just reward. Roping I may not be again called before public notice, I am, Lc., WORK for the ticket Cis. T. TIBIES, JR.
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