The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-05-28
Now They are Frothiug Mad.

brace and straining every nerve 10
gain point, that the REPUBLICAN is
not so badly downed as they thought 1t
was, and the consequence is they are
both real mad about il. They have
the impudence to call iu question 9TH
er peoples honesty. As though the
editor of this paper would stop to ar
que that point with such characters as
they possess. Whenever it comes to
that pass that be has no better reputa'
ton for honor and veracity than eth
er of them then he'll silently fold
his tent" &c. But that is not a queS'
tion in this controversy, and much as
these political schemers and trappers
would like to draw the fire from the
main issue, the fact remains that we
have proven to them some very un.
pleasant things. That the bosses are
going to run things to suit themselves
is evidenced by the fact they have re.
fused to publish announcements when
their rules say as plainly as words can
that candidates shall be announced.
Who has the right to say they shall
not be announced? Does it lie in the
power of their county committees? No
sir most emphatically not. Who has
the ri ght to say TO a Democrat you
shall not run for the Office of Prothon.
otary or Sheriff; or to Greenbacker
you shall not run for the Office of AS
sembly or Associate Judge?" Has the
county committee, or what is worse,
six men the right to prohibit it F? Is
that Democracy or Greenbackism, or
is it bosssm Is it in conformity with
the established rules Of either party ?
These are questions which every con-
sistent voter must decide for himself
If the bosses have the right to lay
down such rules why have they not
the same right to pick out.the ticket ?
Is any one foolish enough to think he
can be nominated on this fusion ticket
without the consen; of the bosses ?
Not if he was the most popular man
in the county. That's not what the
fusion is gotten up for. The bosses
are just now trying to make it appear
that this fusion was the doings of the
} people. We would like the indivdu-
al voters to stop and think moment
l Were you consulted about it; did it
spring from the people, or was it con.
cocted by a few political tricksters
right in this vicinity? What was your
: first intimation of fusion? Why, sim.
4 ply that it was fixed"
"a simpletOn with only half an eye
open" writes a communication to The
: Commonwealth on the situation. HI
/ dates his letter from nowhere, nor ha
he the courage to sign his name, bu
S evidently sees that the fusion organ
% are getting badly walloped aud con
s!ders it his duty to come to the res
cue. Now, if this "simpleton wit
i half an eye open" had just opened tn
to other eye and given US his name hi
efuson might have had some weight
: as it is, we don't know whether it wa
the editor of the Commonwealth or th
Democrat who wrote it. At all event
the "simpleton" proves just what "
u, have always maintained and shown
- be the object Of the fusion: :hat (
k. spoils. BY his allusion to the matte
nd ofpublic patronage he unwiltingly b
IT. trays the whole scheme of the bosst
for whom he pretends to be the moutl
piece. The achemers who are runniu
the Green5ack end of the fusion as
~, honest voters to throw principles
ry the dogs for no other purpose than
to help that sheet to a little pap.
he short time ago the "fusion trapper"
ng the Commonwealth refused to publi
ii- letter from a consistent Greenback
.he who signed his name in full, giyiI
be. as a reason for such refusal that t
ev- paper was to small too admit of d d
7ill cussion by members of its own part
the But now comes party who has L
de. the sand to attach his name, b
nd, whose views happen to strike
gh- "trapper" about right, and he is allO
the ed nearly a column to air himst
ma Where is the consistency or hone