The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-04-23
Our Wa ashlngton Letter.
VERTIAs
the REPUBLICAN.

ex-C Confederate leaders propose to
cover over and hide the damaging ex.
posures of their conspiracy against
the government, made by the Repub-
lican orators in Congress, is filing the
Congressional Record and the newspa.
pefs; But it cannot deceive the intel
ligent constituencies of this nation.
Mr.. Blaine's noble speech was espec-
tally annoying to the Bourbons, who
are plotting against the Federal
power, while putting the Army for
ward as a pretended scare.crow. He
exposed the hallowness and hypocracy
Of their trick in mastery way, and
they are working desperately for the
invention of roeans to Offset its inhu.
ence with the country. 1t is too late.
They may not realize it soon enough
to save themselves from disaster and
the country from restoration to an
honest and loyal party. But they are
preparing their own burial in more
ways than one. The threat to coerce
all the other Departments by the leg
islatlve branch now controlled by ex.
Confederates is but Fart of the awful
example which is to work good through
its evil design. The methods they
adopt in the smallest affairs Of legisla-
ton are of e. piece with the whole plot.
The very manners Of their presiding
officers and communistic leaders are
enough to alarm the lovers of the Re-
public. The other day Vice President
Wheeler was called away from his
post, and the Democrats at once
elected Thurman President pro tempo,
re Of the Senate. Thence began q diff.
ferent aspect of affairs. Yesterday
there was an example of it while Beck
was making his harangue. Senator
Hoar asked him question. Thurman
thereupon, instead of adopting the
usual form Of the presiding officer in
such cases, "does the Senator yield"
ETC., said "does the Senator submit to
Interruption" Truly plantation man
ners seem to have been imported by
the Southern Brigadiers to their North
ern allie, and Thurman is bidding
high for the nomination next year.
Randall rulings are Of the same char.
acter, and it has got to that pass that
he has to submit to the dictation of
the infationists and regulators, who
demand rulings in behalf Of their her.
estes Notwithstanding he represents an
honest money constituency. The fact
that the Democrats make Congress
wait upon their caueuses, and that
their bills are all perfected in those
political meetings, as boldly declared
by their Senators, presents novel
and alarming picture for the contem-
plation of the loyal American citizen.
We can congratulate ourselves that
such things cure themselves in this
country, and that the revulsion of
feeling is so great now that many
thoughtful Democrats concede the
hopelessness of maintaining the pres
ent domination after the extra session
shall have accomplished all the mis-
chief it can.
While there is every disposition
among Republicans here, and who
come here from all parts of the coun.
try, to unite upon the candidate of the
next national convention, whether he
be Grant, Blaine, Window, Chandler
or any sound able man, there is also
a very general agreement among them
that no method such as that adopted
by certain New York paper to force
any one man to the front as the ONLY
one who can havo full Republican sup
port, will promote the party's interest
1t is remarked as singular that tb
Times has suddenly turned from fou
abuse of Gen'l Grant to fulsome praise
and this is suspicious. Does it desir
to create dissention in the party? I
| is too late in the interest of the party
= to force candidates forward in the wa
it is doing. When the time comes tn
] Northwest may desire to honor
:, worthy man like Senator Window
D. while the East will have other cand
d dates, like Blaine, Conkling an
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