The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-08

ner, and Mackey of Luzerne to Rice.
The opposition cheered, of course, but it
had been expected for long time by the
Quay men and so had no effect on them.
1t will be remembered by your readers
that some weeks ago l stated that this
break would be made in the course of
time. There are some others expected to
go when strings are pulled. The Quay
side, however, claim that this will all be
paid back in good time and shape. The
House had row this a. m. over the gul-
ing of the Speaker. There was some dis
agreement of the investigating commit
tee last night. Gen. KoontE of that
committee, who likes to pose as well as
other Honorables, had set of resolu-
tions duly prepared to offer enlarging the
committee The Quay side spru the tao
tics of the Insurgents on Them, and order
cd the Journal to be read. This. of course,
had to be done unless otherwise ordered
unanimously. The House has been set
ting from 1890 to 1l;55 a. m bur the stand
ing rule of the House that orders an ad-
journment on Fridays at IL a. m. had not
been annulled, and was still inlforce. In
fact 10 one had thought ofit. At IL a. m.
Marshall of Allegheny, demanded the
"order of the day." and read the rule.
This meant adjournment, the speaker
looked up the rule and declared "the
House adjourned" OF the correctness of
this ruling there can be no doubt what
ever, nor ofhis clear right to so adjourn
the House. The Ants, at once set up
row, called it arbitrary and few other
uncomplimentary things. They then
called Bliss to the chair, and others to be
clerks, and to the amusement of the reg
ulars and visitors, proceeded to discuss
things, but were very careful to not leg
islate. After a pow WOW they adjourned
to inject again" There was some talk
of deposing Speaker Farr and clerk or
two, but that means serious trouble for
them, and at this time much better feel
ing prevails. They now recognize that
ths ruling was correct, but question the
manner in which it was done. However
it has raised more or less bad blood and
is altogether not conducive to the peace
and good order of the House. To-mor-
rows anti-Quay papers will have scare
headlines and talk of revolution galore.
In day or tive, however, they will be
framing excuses for the anti-Quay men,
bers forming Rump House on account
of correct ruling of Speaker Farr. Yet
anti-Quay members did not go into what
is already being dubbed"the New Jersey
House." Quite number of Democrats
went out with the regular Republicans.
One Democrat brother, on being asked 10
stay, replied: 81 came here to legislate,
not to make blanked fool of myself.
You fellows have had three speakers in
side fifteen minutes" The "short" of the
whole affair is this: The insurgents came
into the session prepared 10 make more
sensational political thunder. The regu-
lar Reps. saw the move aud knocked it
out, then the other side got mad. Bill
Finn is already claiming another great
triumph for himself and one more blum
der for his enemies, but long before this
is printed even Bill will have to see that
there is no credit nor gain to his side in
this thing. A big howl, lot of noise,
this and nothing more. In the meantime
legislation is delayed, angry feelings ar
reused, and no good accomplished. All
this in the name of Reform"
1t was pleasure to the writer to have
the county committee endorse his action
so heartily. They, and even those who
dream of doing otherwise if on the ground
and seeing the real merits of this strug-
gle. The downright insincerity of the ma
jority of the insurgents is patent. The
leaders are Finn and Martin, one boss
in Philadelphia, the ether In Pittsburg.
these two could now control the State
organization and thus legislation, they
would be absolutely in CONTROL and then
goodbye to their cry of reform. AS 1
wrote once before, sit is a struggle for
power only, mot reform. In this deal John
Wanamaker will sooner OF later discover
that he too has been pandered to simply to
use him ard his money as tool for this
purpose. Wanamaker's desire for re-
venge, if not election-last time, this
time or next time-has made him an easy
AND complicent tool.
When all the history Of this deal is
written up in the future it will reveal a
meanness of motive, lack of patriotism
men ashamed of being so blinded and
fooled. This does not mean that all the
other fellows are saints by a good deal,
but they are consistent. The exact situ-
alton, that cannot be too strongly inn
pressed upon the people of this State is
thls George A. jerks is the caucus
nominee of The Democrats and has an or
ganized force behind his personality. NJ
S. Quay is in exactly the same relation tc
the Republicans. The independents, 81
T in number, have been balloting for si1
s weeks for fourteen different candidates
They can not elect, nor even agree on
candidate amongst themselves. Does an,
sensible man expect good results from
/ any such aggregation as that. Again
break the organization Of the Democrat
or the regular Republicans and whs
have you? Just such layout as we nov
have in the insurgents. A lot more can