The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-11-19
"THAT SAME OLD cooN.!"
Has Gone Into His Hole. .

nd iulioWiuB dIblCi6 lIoiu tHe lttS-
burgh Commercial Gazette so aptly
fits our case and meets our views, that
we give it space. We will say, how
ever, that the Coon still chuclles over
the magnificent victory won in his own
county, which he thinks is matter
for congratulation and rejoicing to his
party. But here is the Coon's little
say:
That 'same old Coon" which has
greeted the readers of the Commercial.
Gazette with the tidings of victory on
so many occasions in the past has to
acknowledge defeat at last, and "comes
down" with the best grace imaginable.
Before retiring from its familiar perch
and Withdrawing for a brief period
from the public gaze, the Coon wishes
to indulge in few words at parting.
In the first place, it offers no apology
for holding out while there was ray
OF hope of success, 1t has always been
characteristic of the Coon never to
surrender until the battle was com.
pletely lost. In the second place, the
Coon has no fault to fnd with the
managers of the canvass, believing
that they made the best fight which
was possible under the circumstances.
And in the third place, the Coon is
more than satisfee with the splendid
leadership of Mr.. Blaine, whose cam
paign was without flaw, and ought
to have WOE hin a glorious victory.
The Coon does not propose to in.
dulge 10 vain regrets or bitter upbraid.
ing, but it is compelled to express its
great surprise and disappointment that
SO many Republicans who professed
to seek what is pure in morals aud
honest in politics should reject the
candidates of their own party and the
representatives Of their own principles
and rush to the support Of Cleveland
and Democracy If that is the Mug.
wump method of promoting moral
purity and political honesty, the Coon
has no further use for the Mugwump.
The Coon was equally surprised and
disappointed at the folly of those Re-
publicans who thought they were do
ing Code service by voting for St.
John. If the Mugwumps erred egreg.
iously in their efforts to promote civil
sercice reform by voting for Cleveland
what fatuity seized upon those who
sought to advance the cause oftemper.
ance by restoring the Democratic par
ty to power? In the honest opinion
of the Coon it was the Mugwunp and
the Prohibition cranks, aided bv Free
Trade Republicans under various
guises, who turned victory into defeat.
The Coon has always been able to
come out on top in an even encounter
@ith whole coopfuls of old Bourbon
roosters, Notwithstanding the odds of
solid South against it at the start,
but when it has to fight its cwn pro.
fessed friends under such deceptive
disguises as Curtis.ism, Beecherism,
Schurzism, Mugwumpsm aad Prohi-
bitionism, it has to "come down."
And now, in bidding adieu to its
friends and admirers for little
while, the Coon wishes to impress
upon them this important truth: The
Republican party, although defeated, Is
strong and vigorous as 1t ever aoas.
Those principles which have prevailed
in the Government for the last TWEEN
ty-four years are still endorsed by a
majority of the American people, and
will shine all the brighter whenever
they come in contrast with the poll.
cies of the Democratic party. One
has only to look at the extraordinary
revolution in New York, Pennsylva'
MIA, Ohio, and other great States, dur.
ing the past two years. in order to bt
convinced Of the truth that the party
still possesses its old time vitality
In the MugWump State, where cranki
and dudes were most numerous, thC
majority for Cleveland the Governor
dwindled down from round 193,OO(
to petty 1000 for Cleveland tn,
President The revolution in othe