The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-02-07

President and Vice President Of the
United States, commenced yesterday
ia the House Of Representatives, aud it
will probably be fully tive weeks, if
not lsngsr, before the result ia secured
and made known. As constituted the
tribunal undoubtedly commands the
csnGdsncs Of the people. It is worse
than useless to prophecy as to the re-
sulk but one thing is meIally certain,
mai ely, that whether it be Hayes or
fp, or q new election, the Rspub.
Can party must ultimately triumph /;
And whatever be the decisions Of the
tribunal, in the matter Of the disputed
States, - en- all other questions. they
must stand ~ final, since they caEnst
be reversed except by the affirmative
vote of both Houses. One House be.
ing Democratic and the other Repub.
lican, an agreement to reverse any de-
cision ofths tribunal is next to impos.
sibIe.
The election Of Justice Bradley a.
the 9Th Judge TO cit upon the slscto.
raj csmmission is not altogether as
satisfactory a. ii might bs, his deeis-
iOuS while upon his circuit, which in.
cludss all the Southern States, having
iaxariably been adverse to the Rspub.
fican policy aud belief. especially a.
regarding ku.klux and enforcement
act cases.
The leading couassl engaged by the
Republican committee to represent
Hayes and Wheeler before the electo.
tOral commission, are VIM. M. Evarts
aud +. w. Stoughton, of New York,
and Stanley Matthews and S. S. ShsI.
iabarger, Of Ohio, who will be assisted
by our own "Bob." Ingersoll. All
these gentlemen are here and have
fled their briefs ia their case. When
the Commission reach tho Oregon mat
ter their action will undoubtedly he
prompt and partisan. The as.
sumption that Crouin was elected
because DR.. Watts was ineligible, can
not be sustained sither by precedent
= or Law, and the tribunal will doubtless
ignore it. The tug Of war, Whsre
Greek meets cheek, will doubtless come
en- the States of Florida and Louisiana.
II is exceedingly doubtful if the
Police Bill, which this week passed the
House over the Presidents veto, will
get through the Senate. The hackers
Of the bill are the gamblers and black
logs in this city, while all honest and
law'abiding citizens are against it.
Before this / suppose your readers
have been thoroughly informed Of the
testimony of Little6eld, who swore
yesterday that he committed forgery
upon one Of the Louisiana election re-
turns by direction of Wells, a member
of the returning board. l only hope
they may see his whole deposition. In
it he directly contradicts himself, be.
sides which he has heretofore sworn
that he did not do what he now says
he did do; and the whole affair in the
words Of POloninS locks very like a
put up job. ] imagine it won't
work"
Popular excitement in this city TO-.
day is almost evenly divided between
the electoral Count aud the Grand
Duke Alexis, the "the furriner" lead. g.
ing at last reports.
Just sftsr the election the great
democratic cry was "ths people have
spoken" Just after the electoral trib.
mail was established they cried "the
people have spoken" and the quss.
tion now is, when Hayes is declared
slseted will they still cry "Lhs people
have sPOksni" Probably not.
The Chronicle Of this city, a news.
paper founded. by Jehn w. Forney,
aud fOnndsrsd By EX-SENATOR Harlan,
has at last gone to that better land
whore editors are unknown and GER
rsSpondents are at a premium. 1t
WAS seized for rent, and At the time OF
!. its-decsase had q circulation Of about
l59.
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