Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-30
DoItttcaI.
COL. JOHN w. FORNEy.
SPEECH

COL. JOHN w. FORNEY,
| Delivered on the I'd of September, at Tarry
town, N. Y, in the 9th Congressional Dis
trict, represented by the Hon. JOHN b
HAsKlN, who was re-nominated as the Peo
pies Candidate for Congress on that day.
After some remarks relative to Mr.. Haskin,
Mr.. Forney said:
My fellow citizens, l must be little per
sonal, because, appearing before you as [
do, | am impelled, if not compelled, to re-
fer to portion of the political history in
which | have borne a prominent part
My relations to the present Executive Of
the United States begun with early boy
hood, from the time long before | became
4 voter, when | was his intimate confident
and friend, From early youth down to
the present hour, or rather to a period one
| year ago, [ sustained toward Mr. Buchan-
an relations not only of intimacy, but Of
more than intimacy. Had lie been my
father, if his blood ran in my veins, [
could not have been more dcvotedly attach
ed to him. TApplausc. l believe that
that sentiment and affection was reciprocal
ted. We had tried in our good old State
of Pennsylvania, for many years, to elect
! This oantiemaD to the Presidency Il call
| IN nv lot-born in the country vboro bn
grew to manhood, in the country where he
read law, in the country where he still has
his residence, in that country where he
says he expects to die-and knowing him
| thns we'll if fell 70 NV lot ia do oood feaI If
tho hard work incident to the fnlfIlment #
the asnirations of himself and the wishes
of his friends. In 1911 we went to the
! Citv If B,ltimore instructed to vote for =
| DISTINGUISHED c;t;gan Of rour Stotc lTr
Van Rnren Lnt owinr 70 tba rnhI;cation
of his celebrated Texas letter The deIona-
ton f.oD PENNSYLVANIA. as is well known.
concludod that Mr. Yam Purnn had f,,fait-
ed the confidence Of the Democr.ti, Party
and that it became is 70 present our own
favored citizen for that hioh place. We
| did so. and we E,iiel Rnr sfiU in 1913
We reappeared upon the scene with Cur fell
low citizens. and there The friends Of Mr..
! Van Buren, in this State repaid us in kind
| for the GOOD turn we had served them four
years before. TApplause.l Undaunted,
we continued to organize and in 1852 we
reanpcared in the same scene with our for
mer friend. and we were again defeated.
! That seemed to be the last chauce-the
/ last shot in the lockcr-if I NAV use the
expression. But he was appointed bv
| President Pierce in 1858 to I'LL the high
and important mission of Minister to Fnr-
! land While there he was removed from
the scenes Of domestic nolitics and onict'v
and ohsorvantIv watched the movamrnts #
b.,.,, ,lirc, and sucoaadipo the rano,l of
| H. NI;s.o,,.; F. Nv p,o1,onop bod boon
Lro1-n f;,r L;s ottacb,non4 - tba+ linz
| TLouob in 1910 While = stpdont Of law
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lheLeioLe' IL was tIia' "iiLe a' d ioieI5 a
COURT aoSe"' rom MS OWN country, liS
name became pecuhaily the name oi 'iie
american people, as Ihe one t''aI "oulu
lGau tlc neiiiocia'lc party u victory "S"ln'
Ills o!d 1rlehdS IN pennsylvania moved I', loF-
ward, ana again we organized. we sa"
the time had come when our champion
could be presented to our people, W. re-
paired to CINCINNATI hIyaines-home II
ValrleS-had been eXtinguISheG 0ltterheSs
growing out OF the Missouri line and !S the
passage oi the ha9sas Nebraska l:5 Dill = mad
temporarily removed other candidates IRON
the hGld I :, Cor SO we tnou$ht) n ana Gas
ien Da,',I; inon anu - uei,''',a'l l-eI IL IL
enii3y iS1ui' maui Iolliliio ea''ao' anu Ie
PaiIeu - ClnGlil'iaI' ioI Ilc Pui pose 1I vi Put
rn rnbe5 onI s9'ttel'" LEM 4 u lGlutIli? G Iel
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