The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-30

ments are offered the Commonwealth
under the rules before any election, +,
the County Committee at its first
meeting after the time fixed for the
primaries supply the offices with can.
didates." That's what he said last
week. Now listen to what be said
after the meeting Of the "six smart
alecks" of whom he was one "Owing
to this decision sspirants to county
offices cannot have their announcements
made public through our paper" And
that's what yog call trap, eh Well,
just lay some more of the same kind and
if they are all as large as that one it
is likely your own "clod-hopper" will
be the first to stagger into 1t, as in
this instance. If you amt a "smart
aleck" there never was one If our
readers are not satisfied from the
above that the rules Of of Greenback
party have been grossly violated, and
that the trap setter" of the Common.
aCealh has hung himself by the rope
we have been letting out to him, then
the types cannot make il palmer.
As to your summing up" questions
we have answered them repeatedly
and to the satisfaction of anybody ex.
cept numb-skull you don't seem to
be satisfied. What bearing have the
cases of the 18th and Goth districts on
the present issue9 Supposing there
was fusion there, was it for 8poiLs,
or was it for principle -? Do you
have the cheek to call yours a dele.
gete system when you do not alloaC
candidates to announce Is there
delegate system in vogue anywhere
that prohibits the people from express.
ing some choice of candidates at the
polls; if so, where? Did you ever
| hear charge against a Republican
official of our county that came from
reputable newspaper, or that was
not begotten by spirit of envy, black.
mail, aud desire for spoils? Do you
utter the truth when you say the Re.
publican party fuses whenever and
wherever it has chance, or do you
utter this falsehood in Justification of
your scheme to lead the Greenback
party into the Democratic camp I?
You ask if it is true that you will
not allow a Greenbacker to be heard
through your columns?" 1t most Ger.
tainly is'true as we have effectuslly
proven to the satisfaction of every
fair mind in the matter of your cow
ardly attempt by fraud and false.
hood to keep Mr.. Hoyt's letter in
the dark. You certainly will not
attempt to further outrage public
decency by further denial of that,
! will you? Now, Mr.. Honestman, n
while the above fully meets your every
question, it at the same time furnishes
you few nuts to crack at your leis.
ure, and we hope you will do SO hon.
estly and fairly, and not by evasive
falsehoods.
In the matter of Mr.. Hoyt's letter
we showed Mr.. Dingman up in very
uneuviable light last week, and in.
stead of coming out squarely as an
honest man would and acknowledging
his mistake, he undertakes to crawl
out, but gets himself deeper into the
mire. In his issue of April 18th be
says: "Last week. too late for inser.
tion came letter signed Z. S. Hoyt,"
or in other words too late for his issue
OF April 10;h. In his issue of April
"a, he acknowledges having received
the letter on AprI second. What g
very humiliating and disgraceful pre-
. dicament for person to be caught in
who parades his honesty before dis
t gusted public at every oppOrtunit y
An eminent divine once said, "If {
man makes a profession and his &C
tions ars not in harmony with his pro
fessiOn We must accept his actions aut
reject his profession" How does thi
Q strike your case, Mr.. Honestman
, Well surely have to accept your &C
e tions hereafter; and oh, such actions
A nice bird are you to scream 70