The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-21
Two BadIX.WhIpped FuslOnlsts.

of any individual as to who has been
squelched 10 the controversy in which
the Democrat and Commonwealth have
been pitted against the REPUBLICAN,
let them read the last issues of those
sheets and satisfy himself Ever since
the fight began they have been working
like beavers p get just one point ahead
andthen quit, bpt finding that they were
headed at every poinh-crowded to
the wall and held there; having no
respectable argument to back up their
shameless political bargain and sale, and
the only earthly chance they have ofev.
er delivering the goods they have con-
tracted to, is to get a discontinuance
of controversy, they both simultane
ously come to the conclusion that
we're whipped; in other words the
Democrat chaws the cud which the
Commonwealth throws up. Ha, ha! it
makes a fellow feel good to get licked
that way it don't hurt bit. Be
sides the public is the best judge of
who's got the worst of it. The object
of the howl of Kepler and Dingman
is obvious: 1t is intended for those
readers who have only read their side
of the question; and even that will
fail, for any intelligent reader can see
by their own papers that they have
disgraced and stultiied themselves by
their many inconsistent and false
statements.
In the meantime we have shown TO
the public that few selfappointed
bosses Of both parties have bargained
to sell out their parties, body and soul,
that all they hope for no~ is to be
able to deliver the goods; that in
order to carry out their scheme they
have illegally discarded all former
party rules and methods of making
nominations.-taken the matter out of
the peoples hands and placed it
in the hands Of few where the
wire.pullers propose to handle and
control nominations; that a can
didate may be ever so popular with
the people, but if he is not the
favorite of the bosses he cannot be NOM
mated for any office; that the whole
scheme was concocted by half dozen
old political schemors, who are entire.
| ly devoid of any political principle
whatever. We have proven beyond
peradveuture that the Democrat dare
not publish its own primaries rules,
and that the editor Of the Common
lCeaLth, in attempting to put wrong
construction on the Greelback rules,
has shown himself to he a complete
ass that he has lodged every ques-
:ion we have put to him that he has
closed his columns to auy fair discus
, sion, aud that he will not allow con-
sistent aud straight Greenbacker to
be heard that in his vain attempt
t to clear himself of this charge he put
: himself before the public in a very
= pitiable and uuenviahle light; that
e he is engaged, as one Of the "six smart
d alecks, in trying to sell out his party
l. for spoils, which scheme he has himself
It said was "a business transaction" and
j. surely that ought to convince any one
y Of his design. We have proven to
e any intelligent reader that their sick
q ly howl about "mismauagement" wal
milicious falsehovd, gotten up to de
ceive and mislead the public, and tina
l. the "stop thief cry has reacted will
II crushing discredt upon themselves.
And yet these two numb.skulls -th
- "lttle dodger" and the "might fisioI
! trapper"-have the impudence t
yell that the REPUBLICAN is whipped
!. Say, just whip US some more the sam
- - way, will you, if you are not to
much exhausted? But if you ar
content to lie under these dis
III graceful facts, aud face a disguste
rg public with sucb. records hanging owe
you, all well and good, we'd hate I
do it, however, were we in your pre-