The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-09-18
SENATORIAL.

the next State Senator from this Dis
trict will be Republican. Mr. Nc
Clay, the Republican candidate is well
spoken of and would undoubtedly rep
resent the interests of this district as
well as any other man in it:
Editor Brookville JeferSonian:
In your issue of the 2Sth ult, find
card from II. B. Brown, of Clarion,
which as specimen Of incoherent
egotism is worthy of gilded frame
for its preservation as a warning to
the rising generation of the fearful re.
suits of this morbid self love, which |
blinds us to facts and leads him from
seeing things as they really are. Burns
wisely wrote:
30 wad some pow'r the giftie gle us
To see oulsels as others see usl
twad frae monio blundor free us,
An foolish noteinF'
But it is not with this characteristic of
Mr.. Browns card that 1 wish to deal.
would speak rather of his dss,mp-
tions and of his exceedingly bad taste.
Mr.. Brown introduces my name in
to his card as having promised to him
the support of the Democracy of Arm
strong county, in my remarks before
the Conference at Brookville. This |
certainly never did, and his manner of
stating the effects of my remarks is as
unfair as it is deceptive. l promised
no man the support of the Democracy
of this county. l have never claimed
and do not assume to have, the control
of the Democracy. They are inde-
pendent, thinking men, and act for
themselves. l claim no dictatorship
over them. l did promise to give my
individual support to the nominee OF
the Conference then and there assem-
bled at Brookville. That Conference
was dissolued and never made any
nomination whatever. Mr.. Brown
may have received the vote of .frdg-
n,ent of that Conference, after Arm
strong with 10000 votes was driven
out. How far am obligated to support
Mr.. Brown, aud submit to all sorts OF
trickery in so doing is matter wholly
for my own determination, his assum-
tions on the subject Notwithstanding
/. Again, Mr.. Brown assumes to decide
the whole question of the right of the
Armstrong Conferees to withdraw from
the Conference. His language is often.
siye and wanting in correctness, and
as we'll for his own as for truths sake
should not have been written.
The Conference of Armstrong coun
ty had the right to withdraw from
that Conference much more, 1T wa
their duty SO to act, since it was evi
dent to all, that by prior manipulation
of Township meetings and Count,
Conventions, by one man whose nam
is we'll known, the real voice of tn
district was silenced and the claims
two-thirds of the Democracy of til
district were discourteously ignored
and the only possible result to folio
"a prolonged and fruitless session
the Conference, or the nomination
r. b. Brown-a result deprecated b
every one, and regarded only as Il
harbinger Of political disaster al
defeat. The Conferees of ArmstroI
- county hesitated to become the chi
:, mourners at such funeral, and hen
I! withdrew. Their action is SUSTAIN
by the Democracy of the county.
Mr.. Brown adverts Justify to ra
road rings, monopolies, DC. The
are doubtless all wrong, but not me
so than political rings-and men W
live in glass houses should be care
how they thrown stones. 1t is gu
cient to say to all this parade Of pu
\ ty "to the pure all things are pure
~. to indulge in fears of all mems pur
bet 1kens much inward corruption
else special insanity upon particu
subjects.
In conclusion, since my return fr
Brookville, | have received scores
letters from sterling Democrats in
district, OF. the subject of this Sens
o rial trouble. all breathing the So
thought-the unfortunate characte
the nomination--an urging upon
an independent candidacy-to al
which / have uniformly replied
words calculated to sooth and
monize. | have uttered no words
performed any acts, of a conti
character; preferring much to rem
silent, which silence would not i
been broken but for the unsee
character of Mr. Browns card
trust he will observe better cour'
the future.
With many thanks to you and
noble Democracy of Jefferson cou
for your kind and cunsiderate col
l am, very truly yours,
EDWARD S. GoLDE
'D' Kittanning, Sept I'd, 1872.