The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-23

settle the matter so tar as the viola.
tion of rules is ooncerned il would
prove very coDclusively who is honest
and who is dishonest. The readers of
our paper know this already. Dare
they give their own readers a chance
to knowP No, they dare not. If the
Democrat thinks we misquoted their
rules let it publish just what we did
and add as much as it pleases and see
| if it can extricate itself from the mire
into which it has fallen. And the
Commonwealth quotes part of its re.
marks of few weeks ago, but care
fully omits the most important point,
which is this: "As no announce.
ments will be made through the pa
pers, it is expected that prospective
candidates will do nothing prior to re.
turn day that would be equivalent"
Their first rule is as follows:
1st. The candidates for the several of
fees shall hare their names announced
in one or more of the county papers at
least two weeks previous to the primary
meetings. stating the office, and subject
to the ac!ion of the party at the said prim-
AIRY meeting.
What have you to say for yourself
now, Mr.. Commonw, ,Ghh. Who is do.
ing the ground and lofty misrepre.
seuting in the above instanceP We
leave it to all honest men to decide,
regardless Of their politics. But you
say the Committee deemed it best to
have no tnouncements published.
Let US see about that here is the S;h
rule of your party.
Sth. The Return Judges may at any
time change the mode and manner of
selecting candidates as they mag be in
strUcted by the people at their PRIMARY
meetings. due notice being given by the
County Committee.
According to the above the party
must take vote before the rules can
be changed, if we can read; what do
you think, Ell?
Concerning his refusal to print Mr.,
HOyt's letter, which appeared in our
paper last week, the editor of the
Commonwealth says: "Last week too
late for insertion in our paper, came
communication signed E. S. Hoyt."
Come now; is that the honest truth
dare you be qualified to it? 1t is
very strange that this letter should
occupy ten days coming from Ball.
town when they have daily mail,
and we frequently get letters on the
same day they are mailed from there.
To be honest about it, didn't you
have that communication in time
for issue of April 3D.? We had the
letter several days before publishing it,
but waited to see if you had the man.
hood 20 publish it; seeing that you
hadn't, in justice to the writer and
all honest and consistent Greenback
ers we published it. 1t may answer
your purpose to prevaricate about
opposite parties, but you should have
more discretion than to turn on the
members of your own party. You
can never deliver the Greenbrck par.
ty over TO the Democrats by false.
hoods, A glance at Mr.. Hoyt's letter,
published in this issue, will clear up
this matter effectually, as we'll as place
the editor of the Commonwealth in a
very unenviable light.
| Thn GGhnefpnea &c Al
Commonwealth seem to take umbrage
at the implication that he is a Dem.
ocrat at heart, and after making ref.
erence to the spring elections of 80
and 81, wants to know where he
stood then. Well if our memory
serves us right, be stood on the court
house steps begging for votes to be
elected Burgess of Tionesta, but not
having the proper elements of strength
he got sweetly left, since which be has
been a very sore boss. with a great
deal of uncertainty as to his political
standing.
The Democrat pipes out again /:
"We are not mad we have no reason
to be. We are only rejoicing" Why
have you no reason to be mad b? Is it
because you think you ere getting
the lions share of the business trans.
action? Is it because the would. be
Greenback bosses have agreed to give
you tke Assemblyman, the only off ce
through which they can be heard in
the halls of legislation, for which you
are to deliver to them a couple of
county officers who can no more carry
out or further Greenback principles
than the moon can give us heat2 1t
must be a source of much gratifca-
tion to the honest, consistent, Green
hackers throughout the county,