The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-11
Democratic Senate.


own grave as fast as it is possible for
any party to do. Every day, almost
every hour, the people are learning the
lesson, that Notwithstanding all its
promises and protests, it is still the
same old revolutionary party that hiss
ed the loyal soldiers of the Govern
ment, and applauded the victories of
the Confederates. Wherever it lays
its hand, a law is violated. The few
successes it has gained within the past
year, have only enabled it to teach
the country its true character, and to
mark it as totally untitled for govern
ment. 1t has made no difference where
those successes have been achieved the
result has been, in every instance, the
malicious trampling upon all law,
peace, and good order. Whether we
turn TO the South or to the North, sue
cess with that party has secured the
same end. Whether we regard the
terrible increase of crime and murder
of loyal Southern men, or whether we
turn to Indiana, Pennsylvania or New
York, we sec the same malignant,
develish spirit, prompting and ruling
their actions.
In our own State the Democratic
Senate commenced with high-handed
usurpations totally unknown heretofore
and to-day, that same Senate is steal
ing money from the Treasury, and re-
fusing to do the Legitimate work that
belongs TO that body. No less than
four weekly Calendars remain untouch-
ed, and every effort to pass bill or to
call it up, is defeated by strict Dem
ocratic vote. The excuse given is on
ly commendable by reason of its un-
blushing eifrontery. The Senate Ap-
pertionment bill, will not be passed in
the House. Because a separate and
distinct branch of legislation does not
choose to pass bill originating in the
Senate, Democracy refuses to act on
any House bill, or indeed on any bill
at all. Here is an effort to force the
House in measures, and to do so, the
Senate meets day after day, idles away
the time, and pockets the peoples
money. This is Democracy. Law
abiding, law-loving, constitutional De
mocracy. Its acts are as moral anc
upright as till-tapper, and no more
From present appearances there will bt
rupture between the two Houses
Heretofore the House has gone on
; legitimately discharging its business
acting on all the bills, and ha'
been doing the best it could un
der the circumstances. We see, how
ever, that caucus has been held, ant
some kind of an agreement entered
into by the Republicans. What thu
exact nature of that agreement may
be we do not pretend to know, but tina
it points towards retributive justice il
most certain. Democracy, heretofore
could get its private bills passeC
through. We see that Mr.. Buckalew'
bill for cumulative voting in elections
of borough councils, managed some
how or other to get through the Sen
ate, and to the House. The agreemen
on the part of Republicans is in al
probability, that in the future tn
House of Representatives will TAX
care of these bills, and that the chalic
SO freely thrust upon Republicans, b.
Democracy in the Senate, will be com
mended to its own lips. We are no
at all certain that even this retributiol
is right and proper, but it seems to b
the only way to deal with men, VIII
have shown a total disregard for al
, law, and determination to force
separate Legislative branch, to favora
bly, pass Senate Apportionment Bill
, This Dead Lock in the Legislature
arising as it does among, and being di
: rectly chargeab.e to the Democrats G
the Senate, will rise in judgmen
against them in the State hereafter
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