The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-03-12
A Few Plain Truths.


full of truth and suggestiveness that
we ask for them the careful attention
of our readers. The speech was made
Iuring the discussion on Schurz's nota
BILE scheme To convict the Government
of breach of neutrality toward his
native country, Germany and to be-
foul Gen. Grants name once more
with the charge of corruption:
My acquaintance with the people Of
the country may not he as extensiv.
as that of the honorable Senator from
Missouri; but the people | meet have,
| think, no such impression. They
hear talk about military ri.g."
They regard that talk AS part of the
slang aud scan laI that defies and
brutalIzes our politics. They read
paragraphs in newspapers talking
abuut military ring, and they dis
miss them with other such, regarding
these reeklng publications as amuLg
the brulallIles of progress.
Bu. Mr.. President, | want to tell
the ,e enaInr of an impression that does
prevail. There is All impression with
many people--it IS coming, am sorry
to say, tc be fixed lmprcssion--that
| another rii & exists IA "Senatorioi
ring or, more properly speaking, ii
Senatorial cahal.' The impression
ic that tie business Of this senatorial
caJal Is not to furnish ammunition to
the French, but to furnish ammunition
to the Democratic party. 1t Is heliev.
ed that men flying the Republican flag
are trying to strand the Republican
ship. 1t is believed that the business
OF this cabal is tu maiIgn the President
of the United States, to dispal age and
belittle him, 10 assault his adnIinIsira.
| tion, to walt for opportunities ay, i'll
the language of the good b ok, Ito
= lurk prvily" for opportunities to place
him IN an INJURIOUS and uni position
1t Is believed that the buInes of this
cabal l. to assall and inpugn the INA
jurity in Congress, and 10 lnjure those
charged with the conduct Of public
affairs. 1t is believed that this cabai
aiIs To keep up that snow storm nj
hbels, too great III volume to he meii-
sured, which falls daily on the couu
ty; That stream OF shameless false
hoods, which, taking It's rise iii Wusb-
ton, pours itself over the land through
"independent" and avowed Democrat
lc papers.
1t is believed that per. oEs connected
with this cabal are nitilcllhg Muuhus
upon the Republican parry. Demo-
Gratis have not the power to iufllct
Wounds, which these same persnus
could mt make 50 deep it they would
put Oh Democratic ariuUr and let it be
seen. lhls impression wakes apace.
IL ,s strung, very strong, just now in
the state ut New Hampshire. There
is fresh reasun Tor II III New Hamp-
shire. An election depends there, ana
the politicians say that whether the Re
publican Ticket shall stand or fall is
OF much imp"rt tor the light or shadow
il viii cast On the coming Presidential
canvass. In the Thu of the New
Hampshire contest shrewd Democratic
politicians treasure like "apples oi
, Said III pictures of silver he words
ut members ot this supposed Senator.
ial caDal; their speeches command at
Ienuon with the New Hampshire
Democracy, which could not be gained
by all the Democratic heroes ana sae es
from Jefferson |" my honorable friend
from Missouri MIR. Blair, not even
TOR the Bru,thead letter Laughter.
That vIvacl0us production is not ST.
great Il iavUrlIe now, IL Is not such Il
success, or, us the play bills say, il has
not sacn II run IN New Hampshire
nov, as another document, winch lies
before me. Here Is II pa.~phiet con-
slslng ut twenty tour cluseiy printed
pages. 1t is entitled plain language
ot independent kepubIcan SannIors
fhlevlng and pr hlgacy expused
"cpeecI,s of several SENATORS first oi
ali, the honorable Senator from Mis-
suuri, AIR. Schurz) 1hls pamp"lel
tears the following imprimatttr: Pub
nsheu by the NatIunul Dvmnrra, ic
Resident Committee, Washington
District ut Columbia" These speeches
appear without note or comment; M
gldIng fine gold here; no painting
the hly. Those who prepared The
pamphlet Thought they would let tn,
speeches tie rs their naNers madc them
and stop where iheir makers stuppcd
them. becuuse they could not be I'm
proved as electluneerlng documents
for the Democracy. | am tuld that
Two hundred Thousand copies of thl,
pamphiet have been sent tree thruuL i
the mails of the United States, tiankeo
Jy The Democratic members ut tht
House, lutO the Stale of New Hamp
shire.
such events and such a proceeding
as now detaIns the Senate tell lh,
honorable senator viii not tend 10 DIS
pei the impression that there does eXlsl
such cahal. II e proceeding before
us wears an ugly Io"k; the business
of turning accuscr Of the Government
and charging "A breach of neutrality