The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-03-29

three sessions day and com c1ittee
meetings between. Bills are ground out
between debates and so far are of the
better character. There seems to be no
doubt about an adjournment in April,
U. S. Senator elected or not elected. In
the Senatorial contest it is the same old
story over and over. The regular Repub-
licans and the Democrats voting for their
nominees and the so called Independents
scattering votes around amongst their
friends. 1t is said that next week the in
surgents will unite on one man, but up
to to-day they have not been able to agree
on what man that shall be, though it is
supposed to bc Dalzell that the leaders
are working for. doubt this, though it
may be so arranged for start. 1t is very
doubtful if the insurgent leaders really
want that gentleman elected. There are
also all sorts OF rumors in reference to
Senator Quay. 1t can be stated positive
", however, that up to this time there
are no changes contemplated in the Quay
ranks.
The investigation drags along its weary
way. So far the net results are that few
Democratic members were approached
by an ex-member who has brother un-
der Indictment This x-member claims
that his brother is innocent, and that he
wanted the McCarrell bill passed to give
his brother better chance. He declaims,
however, as does an ex-senator, that they
ever offered cent for any votes or change
of votes. The one thing that is perfectly
clear is that no one really did get any
thing; that if any offers were made the
offer was refused. Nevertheless some of
the newspapers have so colored the
charges that more or less odium attaches
to the members in question. That that
sort of journalism is anything but devil
ish no reasonable man will deny. One
member states that Frank w. Leech re-
fused to do anything for him in line of
committee positions unless he, the DEM
ocratic memb ber, would do something for
Quay. This total result did not seem to
satisfy the committee, or rather the ma
jority thereof, so they came into the
Heuse with a resolution that all the
members be called before them. The cd
dity about this resolution is this; The
committee having that power now, why
should this resolution be paraded and an
additional chance given the sensational
press for fireing fireworks of the red-tire
style at their already filled up readers.
The reasons have slowly come to light !;
they desire to get at few members that
they think know something, and in order
to avoid direct summons to those MEM
bers, they cover it with a blanket drag
net. The idea of a House Investing it.
self is somewhat ludicrous. Let the
guilty be punished if there are any gull
ty, without fear or favor, but to say to
204 members ''you swear to your inno-
cence so we can catch somebody is a
pretty bad slap at the expensive detec-
tive force that the Wanamaker Bureau
has maintained here all the session. Pos
sibly it was not detective work they
were after.
The Wanamaker press are at times
vicious. Any member that does not
smile as they smile gets it in the neck,
in all sorts of little and big contemplate
ways. His position and words are mis-
represented and he is put in a totally
false light before the public. To such a
rank extent was this carried this week in
reference to myself and number of
other members that placed the article
so written refore the House and stated
that repetition of this work and would
introduce resolution refusing the floor
to the falsifiers. l know just how the
House felt whe l did this; it was ''no
joke" this time. 1t is simply a question
of whether the Representatives of the
people shall allow themselves to be lied
about by those who only sit in the House
by courtesy of these members. Report
ers who are gentlemen can criticise a
member fairly, and no one kicks, but to
be lied about is different. Ex-member
Smith of Jefferson, in his paper of the
22d, puts the matter in the true light.
That article ought to be read in every
home in the State. 5. ST.