The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-08-09

remembered and acted upon by all
voters.
AN Albany dispatch to the New
York Times says Major Pill Grady,
a war Democrat and veteran, having
been elected Captain of Tilden Club,
just organized, has declined the posi-
tion in letter to ex, Mayor Eli Perry,
President of the club. lie says:
81 always have been a Democrat,
and have not been accustomed To
boiling regular nominations; but ]
have also been a Union soldier, and
may as we'll confess that l find it very
difficult to work up any great degree
Of enthusiasm for q Presidential candi-
date who pronounced the war for the
Union disgrace a failure, and who
did all he could to discourage enlist
ments to the army in the field. AS a
war Democrat l claim the right to
vote for patriotic and honest Union
soldier i'll preference to a man whose
selishness and partisanship have al
ways been more conspicuous than his
patriotism and / claim further that I
do not forfeit my rights as member
of the Democratic party by SO doing"
The Commercial advertiser, of
New York, deals with Tilden's rail-
road operations in very plain terms.
it says: "The record shows him to be
a thief-only this and nothing more
common thief A stockholder of
the Alton and St. Louis road, placed
in a position of trust, he issued in
1867, S194, 900 of bonds in excess of
what was authorized and pocketed
this, at the same time charging the
stockholders $4,000 for his services.
This is theft-at least honest men call
it so. The matter is in the Courts and
the evidence is there, but the accused
is reform candidate for the Presiden-
cy."
1t proves that there has been no
unnecessary delay in prosecuting the
parties guilty of the Hamburg murder.
A coroner's jury has rendered its YER
dict, charging murder on General M.
G. Butler, Col. A. P. Butler, Pierce
Butler, Rev, j. Meeling and fifty.
three others in South Carolina, and
thirty others in Georgia. Warrants
for their arrest have been issued, and
acquisitions have been made on the
Governor of Georgia for those residing
in that State, Governor Chamberlain
is evidently ready to push the prose
cution vigorously.
From the New York Graphic:
"Governor Tilden has waited too long.
The moral effect of his delay in writ
ing his letter has damaged his pros
poets more than its pertineney can
possibly help them. His silence tells
against him. 1t raises a question as
to his sincerity. 1t betrays his old
weakness, which is to let courage wait
on caution. He is too timid aud hesi-
tating by half for his own good. Peo-
pie don't take stock in men who need
to calculate so much. If the Cover
nor does not speak soon it will be a
matter of comparative indifference
what be says when he opens bis lips"
The Weztliche Post says: "Never,
since Lincoln's first election, have
Liberal Germans been as true Repub-
licans, as unanimous, as resolved and
ready for the combat as at this mo-
ment. The strength of the German
vote of ST. Louis to be cast for Ruth
erford B. Hayes will exceed by far
the late dreams of the Republican
party. EI
-Hendricks will have to explain
why he said this about the emancipa-
tion proclamation in 1868:
81 do not know whether that proc
lamation is going to be taken back or
not; | am going to vote to take it
back the first opportunity / get. 1t
was Il wicked thing 10 have issued"