The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-04-16
The Commonwealth tries the Smoth-
ering Process.

ne commonwealth tries the Sm0th-
ering Process.
Below we print a letter from a
straight.out, true Greenbacker. The
writer first sent it 30 the Commonwealth
and asked to be heard, but as the
bosses who are manipulating that con.
cern now, have thrown principles to
the dogs, and can find room only for
Democratic effusions, they attempt to
smother this honest, open letter, to
which the writer has the manliness to
attach his signature. Time was when
the Commonwealth invited the broad.
est discussion of politics through its
columns, but it has "entered into a
business transaction" now, and not
even the conscientious members of its
own party can have hearing. What
has the editor to say for his cowardly
attempt to stifle the voice of his party :?
Read the letter and see how squarely
the writer hits the nail on the head,
and how he echoes the sentiment apf
scores of honest, consistent Cree.
hackers who don't want to sec their
party commit political suicide. Here
it is =
BALLTowN, PA, Mch. 81, 1884.
EDITOR COMMONWEALTH -
Dear Sir:-In your issue of 9th,
you say that coalition between the
Democrat and Greenback parties had
been arranged upon fair division of
officers. This arrangement appears to
bave been made by the county com
mittee without dissenting voice. You
give us their excuse for the partner.
ship That there is now in existence
in the county ring manipulated by
republicans by which the politics of
the county are controlled, and that it
is to break up this ring that they ad.
vocate a corporation of the two par.
ties" The arrangement as stated is
for the Democrats to choose a person
for Assembly and three other county
officers. The Greenbackers are to
have Prothonotary, Sheriff and three
other minor officers. Mr.. Editor, why
did we Greenbackers leave The Dem
ocratic and Republican parties =?
Because both. parties advocated meas
nres we could not conscentiously
support. If we wish to carry out or
advance our principles can we do so
by voting for man for Assembly
belonging to one of the old parties ?
Suppose we support the fusion ticket,
we send g man to the Assembly t.
vote for monopoies, for National banks,
and for Democrat to represent us in
the United States Senate to vote to
have the bonds refunded upon long
time. Is this carrying out Greenback
principles =?
To counteract the effects of this
gerry bitter pill (votiug for Democrat,
ic Assemblyman) we are offered an
antidote in the shape of Prothonota
ry aud Sheriff. In what way can
Prothonotary and Sheriff carry out
our principles in their official capaci.
ty. Yonr antidote is entirely INSULT.
cient.
l for one cannot believe that the
lChOLe County Committee sanctioned
any such an arrangement. If there
was such q ring as you refer to. anG
the parties that voted unanimously
for the combination had been homes
in their desire to break up said ring
they would have first tried to get th'
democratic party to vote the green
back ticket to break il up, failing il
which they should have announced
that the Greenback party would max
, no nominations at all, and ask all op
posed tcs ring rule to join them il
, supporting the Democratic count,
= ticket and thereby carry ont ore of ou
principles, Opposition to rings"
straight Democratic ticket. TO hreal