The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05


at tho bar ofthe Senate; and we should |
have been RECALLED by any number of
stereotyped speeches at the daring and
presumptious disregard of the rights,
dignity and prerogatives of the upper
House. Ever since the House fell
under Democratic sway the rule re-
quiring the regular annual appropria-
ton bills to be reported within 30
days from. date of convening or as
signing valid reason for failure to
do so, has been as completely ignored
as though it had 10 existence. But
every year the same bonsts have been
heard that they were not going to
wait 80 days but that the bills were
going to be reported within 2 weeks
at the very farthest, and just as regu.
larly they have been delayed up to a
point so near the end of the session
that the Senate Committee has had
only few days in which to consider
bills whose aggregate ran away up in
the hundred millions. With few ex
ceptions the samO ineficiency, indo-
lence and neglect have marked the
management of all business in the
House. Making every possible al
lowance for their inexperience and
taking Into the account every demerit
of Republican management when in
coutlol, no unbiased observer will
deny the superiority of Republican
craftsmanship as compared with their
opponents in the transaction of pub
lie business. And | do not hesitate to
say that the Republicans never even
during the war when mems passions
and prejudices were at white heat,
were guilty of the fagrant partisan
outrages in the matter of contested
seats that haYe characterized an al
most un varying line of decisions in
favor of Democratic contestants re-
gardless of facts and in notorious de-
fauce Of every principle of law and
eqlity. The Bisbee.Finley case is one
in point. The evidences left room for
not so much as the shadow of doubt
of Bisbee's election and of the repudi.
alton of Finley by comparatively
large majority. Yet Finley was
e awarded the seat, because that wa;
necessary to give show Inconsistency
n to the Democratic claim that Tilder
s carried the State (Florida). Unle'
II the mass of voters have become wholly
e indifferent to the tindicatiun Of popu
e lar government, the exhibition o
h BourbonIsm In this case will be prop
y crly rebuked at the next general elsc
1t ton, though it was sought to Impair
le an appearance of inpartiality b
Of awarding Metcalf (of Missouri sea
rs he has always occupied and who's
as right to it has never been seriousl
questioned. Nothing better was e1
in pected of sclf-acknowledged renegade
i'll than that they should vote to retail
lie the notorious Hamburg Massacre Blu
as ler in the Senatorial seat he hi
We usurped, despite the Committees T,
to port showing he had no more right
it than George Francis Train had
in the Presidency. 1t was shown aft
We an exhaustive investigation that Co
a bin was legally elected and that Blu
ler's pretended election by mob WI
a fitting finale to the campaign
outrage, bloodshed and outright mu
der that he personally directed.
the face Of all this a man elected
- represent the sturdy Republicans
'0' Of ono Of our great central State
eS threw his influence and vote with t
- Democrats, practically endorsing t
VI horrible atrocities of the red-shirt'
ku klux.
~ 1t is the general verdict that t
question involving the repeal of t
Ne law SO that every Democratic roui
s can vote as early and often as
:" - pleases was badly managed by Hou
= Republicans.
~ Every difference upon which hing
an extra session is or soon will be
. fore conference committees and tn
~ will likely be decided before this is