The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-03-28

Special to the REPUBLICAN.


Dropping into the pleasant rooms
Of the Fifth Auditor at the Treasury
yesterday, 1 meet and became ac-
quainted with the man whom of all
Others was my first choice for the pres
idential nomination at the Cincinnati
convention-E B. Washburne, our
present minister to France. Had
Illinois but have supported Wash
burue as she should have done, he
would have secured that nomination
boyond doubt, and had he been on
the ticket l am confident that it
would have received a majority great
er than that given General Grant in
'6S. However, it went in another d.
rection, and l cannot afford to lose
any flesh over it. Washburne is ap-
pearing in much better health and
spirits than when he went to France
eight years ago, and was returned for
the express purpose Of insisting upon
a recall. He goes back next month,
but only to remain until his successor
can be appointed
Things have settled down very
much in Washington as elsewhere
since the late presidential "unpleas-
antness." Especially here everything
appears to have subsided into just two
parties, those who want Office and those
who do not; the former are divided in
to those who want to keep in and
those who want to get in. Of course
great many of those patriots on both
sides are doomed to disappointment.
But Notwithstanding this President
Hayes appears to-day outside of all
strict political lines, to be the most
popular man in this country. 1t is
hardly fair to suppose him to be able
In one month to heal the southern ul-
Ger that has been fostering for years
and has thus far baffled all the polti-
cal physicians. And while some may
doubt the practcability of his course
of treatment, it is but right that he
should be given little time to apply
his new remedy, before it is judged.
A most valuable addition is made
to the Republican party in Congress
by the election Of Stanley Mathews as
senator from Ohio. Mr.. Mathews is a
man Of strict integrity and large pow
ers, and will undoubtedly take lead
ing place in the next Congress. l
notice that the democratic support of
the legislature was given unanimously
to Mr.. Blank. What a world of trou-
BILE it would save the country and
themselves if that party would only
do all their veting in blank.
The new Secretary Of the Treasury
has under consider alton the abolition
of the Internal Revenue Bureau, and
the turning over to the different
states of the collection of the revenues.
The plan suggested is to assess the
states for certain amount and let
them collect the revenue in such a
manner as they may deem bast, and
the suggestion is certainly one that
merits consideration.
| see by my western exchanges that
l.. U. ReaYis, who next to the Hoosac
tunnel is probably the most celebrated
bore, in the country, is at it again. He
resolves himself that the National
Capitol be removed to st. Louis. !"
Now if he Only said Waukegan, or
Kenosha, or some place that is down
on the maps, but St. Louis why,
they havn't even got enough capitol
there to support first-class base ball
club. What St. Louis needs is some
enterprisiug philanthropist TO remove
L. U. Reayis.
Under the new dispensation over
three hundred distillers have aban-
doned their cricked and crooked
ways in Georgia and the Carolinas,
and have confessed and received par
dom, Amongst those things which
this will most effect will be the pro-
duction of whiskey and the Democrat
ic majorities in those states, both of
which, venture to say, will be large
" decreased.