The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-12-19

for Haslet; they didn't count the vote all
over again2 A No, sir.
Iimpute no dishonesty or intentional
felsehood on the part of the election
board, or any citizen of Tionesta
Township. Many of these atlantis are
my warm personal and political friends
and my clients to-day, and l believe
them to be upright, honest men. But
l do charge that improper motives
prompt the action of these men, who
will, by ell the questionable means
that must necessarily be employed
therein, drum up that number of aft.
davits and then forco themselves to
believe against their better convic-
tions, and labor with their fellow-men
to prove, that such affidavits are only
consistent with fraud practiced by
some one.
They do not charge openly when or
where this alleged fraud was commit
ted-they don't dare to do that-but,
by ihsinuatiou they would implicate
good and true Republicans. / speak
not of myself, for certainly they would
never have the hardihood and brazen
effrontery to charge it to me, as, from
first to last, it was their special effort
to render that impossible, and l never
saw the ballot box in all that time ex-
cept when clasped in warm democratic
embraces. Neither can they success
fully fasten the alleged crime on my
political enemy, D. S. Knox, who, as
Justice of the Peace, was its custo.
dian until it passed into the hands Of
our democratic Prothonotary. 1t does
not suit their purpose, neither would
it be Just or right, to insinuate aught
against him who watched, guarded and
tended it, as a mother does her young,
and who Immediately anterior to the
very few times he ever left it, during
all those long weary months Of contest,
by his own confession, covered it with
artistically arranged designs in cob
webs, and certain cabalistic signs,
known only to himself, so that not
even a fly could trespass upon his
special domain without discovery by
him on his return to his sacred trust.
He and the box go lovingly together
to Harrisburg; he is potentially its
custodian while there, and when the
proper time arrives and the proper
signal is given, open flies the door O
the Committee Room, and, like Da
mon and Pythias, in bounce he ant
the ballot-box, inseparable to the last
and ready to be counted. After tn
count was made, when in an adjoining
committee room, in the presence q
Hon. G. w. Allen, others and myself
he expressed himself satisfied with tn
l result, remarking that he was not S
; much surprised at the result as he ha
been at the announced result at tn
J, polls, since he and his party friend
had always conceded to me majorit
6 of from Is to 20 in the Repuhlica
u Township of Tionesta.
= All but say these persons, notwitI
G standing all these precautionary mea
> nres, the Republican members of tt
!: Committee bulldozed the Democrat
le S members in the count. 1t is no gre
rs compliment to.the Democratic men
IS bers of the Committee to allege TIN
ID they allowed themselves to be bul
dozed in the count, nor is it hatterir
y to the able, learned counsel and &c
IN man of known and acknowledged abb
to ity who was a Democratic member
IN the Committee and had Mr.. Hasle
ne case in charge.
ct In all the allegations of fraud ma
- by these persons. they carefully ave
A the published testimony legally tax
80 in the case, and seek to substantis
he the truth of the assertions by afidav
to to draw by their advisers to suit the
and purporting to be sworn to by
afiants named, without notice to an
mt one. Nor do they say anything abe
ng the sixteen non.residents and illel
ho votes proved against them in Ho