The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-01
The True Inwardness Of the So
Called "Great Revolt"

The Titusville Herald sent a reliable
and wide-awake writer through Warren
county and publishes the result of his OBJ
servations in the issue of Saturday, Sept
20. A greater part of its article is devoted
TO the Warren boilers, n league of alleged
Republicans who are mad because they
can't boss, and propose to smash the good
old Republican party of Warren county
and the State at large. The Herald says:
At various times recently reports have
been in circulation through the country
that there was "great body of self right
eous Republican voters throughout the
borough of Warren who had bolted the
ticket, SHE'D their helmets into the ring
and declared themselves to oppose any
thing and everything that did not exactly
come up to their ideas regarding the proper
management of state and county politics.
So far as can be learned from reliable
sources, matters in Warren at present
stand about as follows: There has been
formed there what is called by its limited
number of members, an "Independent
Republican League of the Borough of
Warren" This "League'' has issued a
circular embellished at the head with large
black faced type, announcing the above
title. This glaring display head is follow
cd by the names OF officers and q so-called
platform of Principles in which it is
claimed, among numerous other patriotic
sentences, that the party management has
fallen into other hands than theirs and that
those now at the helm are adopting meas
ures and methods of which they (the elm
dependents'') do not approve, and they
pledge themselves to use every means
promising practical success, TO resist the
action of party managers and bring the
party up out of the mire and clay in which
they (the independently claim it is at pres
ent reveling. This platform has been most
thoroughly circulated, and the signatures
number about $50, composed of Prohibi-
tionists, ,ex-Greenbackers,D Democrats, Re-
publicans (so-called), n1ugwumpS and pro-
fessional kickers. Among the names, of
course, appear few good solid Republi-
cans, but it was found on careful inquiry
that these gentlemen did not thoroughly
understand the situation when they signed
the platform and that a large number of
them have since declined 10 have ANYTHING
to do with the organization, refusing to at
tend any of the meetings and keeping en-
tirely aloof from the whole crowd. Es-
pecially has this been so, since the last
meeting, which was attended by about
thirty Independents" On this occasion
the following resolutions were passed;
Resolved, That for the present it is de-
termined that this league pursue tho fol-
lowing line of action as promising prac-
tical success - to encourage the organiza-
ton of clubs in every election district OF
the 37th Judicial district of Pennsylvania
for the following purposes;
l. "To resist the arbitrary action and
dictation or George III. Higgins, Esq, i'm
attempting to foist himself into the Office
of President Judge without being the nom
inee of any political party, against the
overwhelming Judgment of his associates
at the bar, and without the professional en-.
dowments and attainments, and without
the calm and sober Judgment that ought t.
adorn this high and sacred office.
2. To resist all attempts by selfish anC
unscrupulous men TO secure for themselve,
or others, nominations for, or elections to
places of public trust, by the employmen
of promises OF individual advantage, 10y
the unlawful use of money, or by any
other corrupt or immoral practices.
JAMES CABLE, V. p,
(Acting President.)
JOHN w. ALBRIGHT,
Jos. A. SCHoFIELD,
Secretaries.
The true inwardness of the whole NOV
was exposed, the act Of the meeting clear
~ demonstrating that the whole schem
was gotten up by certain disgruntled in
dividuals for the sole purpose of venting
personal spite against George ii. Higgins
Esq, and If possible, defeating him for tn
Office of Judge. II was very bad breal
and great oversight on the part of tn
virtuous and highly moral and conscien
tiOus managers Of the "Independen
League" to thus show their hands, but
has been done and they must now max
the best of it, 1t has however knocke,
their calculations all endways, as the grea