The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-08-04

possess the requirements, integrity
and experience necessary to constitute
a useful member. His political som-
ersaults. within the recollection of
many voters Of this and adjoining
counties, justify us in doubling his in
tegrity. You all remember his
attempt at Greenback speech making
two wears ago. He then pledged him
self an open and avowed Greenbacker,
possessing full and entire sympathy
with that party. In the fall of 1879
James Mosgrove shook off all ties that
konorabh bound him to respect the
above pledge, and repudiated the party
that so cordially and honestly sup.
ported him for Congress in 1878, and
wheeled into line with the Democratic
party against the Greenback element,
and the result was an entire uprooting
of the Greenback party in Armstrong
county. Look at the Insignificant vote
that county gave our townsmen, james
A. G. Ruffner, and you have the truth |
of our assertion in nutshell. Again |
put in nomination for Congress, that
same James Mosgrove, with all his
backslidings and forgetfulness, asks
Greenbackers and Democrats to elect
him to Congress. In this county the
Greenback paper puts Mosgrove up as
Greenback candidate, in other
counties in the district he is recognized
as the Democratic candidate by the
Democratic papers. When not before
the voters as q candidate for Office, he
puts on Democratic harness, and de-
votes his energies in behalf of Demo
cratic success, but, rendered nomin-
alton by the Greerback party, he dotfs
the Democratic harness, and resolves
that he is Greenbacker. Hear him:
"I James Mosgrove, do pledge my
sacred honor to support the platform
of the National party, adopted at To-
ledo, Feb. %, 1878, and the principles
set forth in the platform ofthe Nation
al Greenback Labor party of Penn
sylvania, May 9th, 1878, and further
pledge myself as willing to use every
, honorable means TO ELECT THE STATE
TICKET and to insure the SUCCESS of
the NATIONAL GREENBACK LABoR
PARTY, in the Presidential contest OF
1880. JAMES MOsGRovE."
Let Democratic voters read the
5 above pledge, recently made by Mr..
D Mosgrove, not only pledging to work
6 and vote for the Greenback State tick
ct, but also pledging his Sacred honor
. to work for and secure the election o.
y Weaver for President.
I 10,
d in 1879, and now, in the year Of grace
q 1880, pledgipg his "sacred honor" tt
6 use "every honorable means to elect
. the Greenback State ticket, and to in
q sure the success of the National Green
d back Labor candidate, Gen. Weaver
IN for President.
II Oh! Consistency, thou art a jewel
= Queery-Can you tell with any degre
u of certainty, who this man Mosgrov
al will support for President? lie ha
pledged his Sacred honor" to oppos
and vote against Gen. Hancock. vii
he do it?
Such base and unblushing treacher
he and bold.faced hypocricy deserves
Il. and we honestly predict will receive
II a proper condemnation at the poll
-ii by the honest portion of the Greenbac
ee and Democratic voters throughout th
j. district. James Mosgrove has no fz
ue ed political principles, and, like tn
clown in the campus, wears two face
to gull innocent voters into his SUI
Id port. Furthermore, he is lars
ng bondholder, and is largely intereste
he in the banking business, besides beln
let extensively engaged in manufacturir
ITO interests and corporations, thus seve
e ing all ties of fealty to the principl
% of the Greenback movement. In al
tn event, he is an unsafe man in who
III to confide so high trust as that
ity Congress, because it is a we'll esta
nm lished principle, that when a man
80 nearly everything to all men for ST
nts aggrandizement, and wears mask
dls disguise his true inwardness, he
lily comes the creature Of suspicion, and
IS unworthy the support of honest IN
80 of whatever party. We feel assur
- that large number of the hone
-ie' Greenback and Democratic voters
Die, this Congressional district are hoa'
an. in their convictions, and we are equal
ted certain that this class of voters W
,os vaIue principle and integrity as Virt
-" will not vote for JAMES MosGRovE
'er' Congress.
mt. Female weakness, acidity