, 1881-12-10


1t can bo utilized for any purpose.
Col. Jolsl W. Forncy.
Tho announcement Of the death Of Col.
John W. Forncy ut his homo In Philadelphia
will recall many important events In tho pult-
tcat history Of the country In which ho was
NJ. active participant. 1le hnd n natural tnst0
for politics and MI equally strong ono for Jour-
nalIsH. At a years OF ngo. having learned to lio
printer, hr became tho editor OF Duln0crut[c
paper Mt Lancaster. fn, and his ability even ns
youth won for hFm grent prominence not unyin
TINT cn,,nty hut In all parta Of tho StAie. II. 4
few yours l,u purchased tho other county paper,
and Us editor Ut tho unitud Journal won inereaso4
admiration for h!s ability. So grent was his
fnnlc after tho election Of Polk hnu Dnllas TINT
In 1911 he Nns lndltced 10 rc1nuyn to Phllndel.
plia In 1B46, aud bocnmo tho editor ut tho PENN
sB'cantdH, then tho recoRnLxod organ or the
Democratic party In Pennsylvania. Mr.. Polk
gratefully appointed him Surveyor OF that port.
III la4a, 80 conspicuous Ind Mr. Foruey Docone,
TINT ut tue lncetux OF Congress in neco1nbor
ho WIS nominated by tho Democratic cau-
Gus us tho candlllNto OF the pnrty far Clerk Of
tho House; inlt, though tho DGnlocrats wore Ia
ii MINORITY u1d elected atk ,tloir othur officers,
sufficient number OF Houlbcrn members refused
to vote for him. and elected Il Southern Whle.
hir. Forney WAS, however, two years Inter,
aovcral terms. III 1881 M tho inauguration Of
rreslent rIorco, hu bccatno tho utiitor nf thu
Washington Unfy,,. the Natioual Democratic or
gun, III which position to added Rrcatly to hts
reputation rs political writer, aud nlsu us d
gentleman of.fine literary nttAtnmonts, hu belng
iu great demand as an orator a1sl us lecturer.
In 1866. whom buchanan was no1Ifnatcd at
Cincinnati fur President, Fornpy abandoned MI
his Washington engagements. and went to Ponn-
sylynnta, whor0, us Chalrtnnn Of the Democratic
Statu Committee, ho assumed command Ut tho
catnpaiYn IN thnt State, aud was ablo to give tlo
Electoral yuto Ut pcnnHylvnnln to buchanan,
aud elcctinR HIN. At tho samo election the
Democrats obtained nlalorttr Of three VOTES
In tho Stnto Legislature, aud Forney, In NO.
acknowledgement Of biz great services, wl.a uonl-
inatnd In caucus for tho United Stntcs Henntu.
At tho election, however, two Democratic monl~
bcrs voted fnr 6imon Cameron, thoruby defeat
Ing Mr.. Forney.
In Tho started nav and Independent DOM
ocrntiu paper Ii, philadelphia catled tho l'rtas,
which was III ail respects superior to any pupcr
which had previously boen published In that
city, ana which was received With groNt favorhy
persons OF nil parties. Tho pftss wuA u ErGnt
advance In Journalism OF that tlny. Ills rula-
uons with President uuchannn wero not cortlsnl,
and In tho fall of 1867, wten tho Lccompton III
Isluty wns hcyun, 5ir. FornDy took sides with
senator 11ou9las uId in opposition to Buchanan.
From that tltle untlR Rfter tho otction ut Mr Lin
W. ats p"ros ""s -" "o.1 at'e ~
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80 ao., M 49," .s -" u.4
resettuttyes, ind III July, lBGI, tho Republicans
huvlny obtafned control Uf tho scnatu, ho was
clGctcd Clerk Ut tilat body, aud rctNired that Of
co until 1885, whon ho was auecculcd by uoorge
Qurhanl.
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bo's'Ia' su' nt'o ns'utaeF u'a acscs'puooso " a'a
s1sHs an naiupo, n"t 10 eoo'n tot fe1na'n laaE
eahlentea uepf'sea or nls nceua!t'hioa 1htnr-
coutsa WIN W. pups1e' ana u !s,V ooR@n tue
pnpsic"nah VI tno iTaNfess' weekly paper OF .
poln'ca! ana htesafS cnafaetcr. and !afgcly
aeal!hk III ueFsooas lhatlesa'
as' fotaet "as, 1snH 'ao TIME OF inc eicetloh
o1 ~. L'hco'a III as'W, supporter OF tho Is-
pub!'c1a party; III ls8o he WIS q strong advocate
os tho nomination OF Gen. 0raMt for y third
tcrh1' hls persolsnl voxntion and disappointment
at tho uenoruls aofcat ut Chicago VIA aU gre4t