The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-03-22
Our Washington Letter.
Special to the REPUBLICAN. ? p


z WAsnrNeroN, D. c., Mar. 1S, '76.
The democrats claim that they rep
resent .immutable and unchangeable
principles. Whether they do or not,
it has been demonstrated that their
practices never change, and they are
the same to day that they we're in
1861, when they fostered rebellion,
and stole the money and army of the
Government and gave them to the reb-
els, and did all in their power to de-
stroy the country. The same that
they were when in 1864 they declared
the war for the Ulion failure and
denounced the emancipation of the
slaves. The sams that they were iu
1868, when they denounced recon-
struction and demanded the repeal of
the amendments securing the results
Of the war. The same that they were
in 1872, when they attempted 10 "eke
out the lions robe with the fox's skim
and hypocritically accepted as their
candidate, lifelong republican upona
quasi republican platform. Fortu.
nately the opportunity has been given
them to show in this Centennial year
how little if any they have changed.
BY accident, the bad conduct of some
republicans-the howling of disap.
pointed place seekers and persistent
lying, the democrats succeeded in get
ting possession of the House of Repre-.
sentatives. aEIated with success, they
supposed that this was an indication
that the people were ready to turn the
Governments over to them and had
forgotten or condoned the part, at
once they showed their hands. First
in the attempt to violate the Louisiana
compromise of last winter. In this
they were foilel by Mr.. Blaine Then
came an outpouring of their true SEN
timents on the war, elected by the
amnesty debate in which it was evi-
dent that the democratic sentiment
sustained the South and even sppolo-
gized for Andersonville. The inves
LEGATIONS, set on foot and conducted
upon the models set by Ignatius
Doyola when he established the secret
chamber Of the inquistion, were the
next expose of what democracy is.
In one they followed the trail of cor
ruption until they found republican
official guilty Of high crimes, in this
the democrats were cordially and
ably seconded by the Republican
members Of the committee, but so
soon as the indications pointed to q
prominent democrat, the witness was
dismissed ami hurried out ofthe conn.
try where process could not reach him,
against too the protests Of the Repub.
lioans. Out Of Congress the demo.
Gratis we're emboldened to'carry Miss
issippi BY violence, intimidation and
blOodshed, to hgain attempt to seize
nson the Government Of Louisiana. n
In Now Hampshire they nominated
for Governor an open and avowed
cOpperhead and in a thousand other
instances proved, that there was no
change in them. The masses of the
people of the United Stntes are moi
fools. They can see and Judge fol
themselves what such acts Indicate
and the result has been great re,
action against democracy. In Maine
where number Of local elections
have been held the republican vote
has bern largely increased. In New
York last year the democratic MAORI
~ Of The pravioos year was reduced
from ffy TO ten thousand, and thcr
IN 91O towns the democrats had ma
joriiy Of SO supervisors This year il
these same towns the republicans hay,
i majority Of 1870 supervisors. II
New Hampshire came the crowninl
uinmph. Last year Cherey had II.
majority, over tie democratic candi
date, bul lacked about four hundrel
votes Of being elected by The people
this year hc Is elected by nearly 400
majority last car tie republican,
had nine majority in the Legislature
This year they have 80--lhe Senat,
WAS seven democrats 10 five republic
aus, now il is nine republicans 1,
three democrats. la fact ID was
most glorious victory. The moral Il
be drawn from these results is plain
gEe people of The United States wer
dissatisfied with sume Of the acts q