The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-04-22
DIR. fowler SLAPS BACK.
MARIENvILLE, PA, April 10, 1891

hCbh h0nAN1 lhuRD
owe the editorial in the National
Democrat, headed "our member" As
an attempt to get out of the hole on
the part of the editor, it amt very
bad, undoubtedly the best he could do.
So far as the articles from Harrisburg
are concerned, let them as they appear
answer the attack of glory to Tow.
ler," self conceit," etc, etc. 1t would
be unkind in me, not to say sarcastic,
to draw attention to the question of
"conceit," blowing his W horn"
ETC., so far as the editor personally is
concerned. Almost equally unkind to
indulge at length in remarks as to his
political majorities in his several very
vigorous attempts to "get there" The
editor knows uncomfortably we'll that
a majority of % is a great deal better
than no majority at all, and that it is
better and far more pleasant to be
honestly nominated, and elected by a
majority of %, than TO be repeatedly
sat down on by ones own party. AS
to the return of "our member" as We
editor sarcastieally quotes, for next
term, that is too far ahead to count
CD, but if be does want to go back, he
will do just as he did before, viz: not
ask the editor of the Democrat for any
assistance or any "free advertising"
That is a question for some other PEG.
pie to determine, and not for "our own
and only Kepler." l return his com.
pliment of 1--WE like our member" l
like "our own and only Kepler," like
him in spite of his faults and his
windyness. Like him because there is
lots of fun in him, and when not
troubled with politics, he has lots Of
good sound horse sense" Politically
he is to be loved, for he has done more
to divide the-but l will hold on
there | have no disposition to indulge
in personalities unless it becomes a
matter of self defense, AS to the ap.
pointment of Coroner, the statement
of sour member" is exactly correct.
There was no failure to secure an ap.
pointment. The appointment was
made within one. half hour after il
was asked for, and it was promptly
confirmed by the Senate. So that
part OF the editorial is a misrepresen.
tation. Will the editor candidly state
how many letters he wrote before
action was taken on his appointee, or
does he want "our member" TO tell ?
Will he also state how he knows that
mo Democrat wanted it," and if that
is true, will he please then explain
why he thrust such an undesirable,
r~epudiated, no.goOd Office on another
gentleman of Republican faith, whom
l suppose to be at least counted among
his friends? Was he throwing to him
what he says "no Democrat wanted"
for a joke on Governor Pattison, or
for a slap at the appointee of Governor
Beaver to create trouble? He must
have had an object, and in the attain
ment of that object be certainly sue.
ceeded in having an aggressive, warm
Republican appointed by a Demo.
cratic Governor over the head of an
other neighbor already appointed by
Governor Beaver, and whose commits.
sion only was not yet issued. Will
our own and only big Democratic edi.
tor please explain? Was he using
the Pattison appointee as a tool, or
will he get out of this second hole by
lodging behind the rocks of "couceit,"
"glory to fowler" and "our member
twaddle. "Our own and only" big
Democratic editor is smart but NOT
smart enough to keep himself out Of
"wRsh outs )" in fact he has been in
them pretty much all the time. No.
the article was not intended for "po.
litical buncombe." Fact is, no one
cared particularly about the matter al
all. 1t would not have been referred
to if tour own and only" big editor
had not for the "glOry of ye editor
"Sith the bump of self. esteem abnor
mally developed" and anxious tC
Sound his W praises" and air hi;
W smartness, been taking such com
fort to himself and having such fur
over knocking out Beavers appointeC
by another Republican a~ppointee. HI
did it, but in doing it, he put himsel
and the Governor in a hole, aud &
plain statement of the case was al
that was intended or done by sou
member" l can not be drawn, how
ever, by any sarcastic littleness o
"our W and only" Kepleri in creating
any quarrel in the Republican ranks
So far as | know both appointees ar,
my friends and voted for me, and hal