The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-02-15

turbulence, and 1t was hoontze per-
sis:ent effort to bull-doze the meeting,
and force his resolution on the Presi-
dent that created the Wild excitement.
But we need only quote koontz
against Koontz 10 convict him OF
insincerity and trickery. AT the
last annual meeting, when we offer
ed a resolution endorsing the con-
duct of our Representatives, he took
the floor and argued that no resolu,
ton was in order, that the meeting
was so.ely for the election of a
Chairman of the County Committee,
and of delegates to the State Con-
SO argued all his satellites.
and SO the meeting decided, to their
overwhelming and frantic JOY, dis
played by whoops,, yells, and the
tossing up of hats. Now he comes
forward, and under the ilimsy pre-
text of offering a written resolution
to proceed to the only remaining
business of the meeting, attempted
to seize the floor allotted to another,
and infiict upon the meeting a
speech, not to his resolution, but on
the past and buried issues of the
party. The contemplate vilifca-
ton Of the President (Mr. Snyder. }.
who to say the least, is fully as
much respected in the community
where he resides, IS Mr.. Koontz is
in this, is in keeping with the course
of the factionists who hound and
abuse every member OF the party
who will not dance as they pipe.
That there was a full and free vote
had, and fair rulings and decisions
made by the President in accord
with parliamentary usages, is known
by all who were present and were
cool enough to note them. The
boilers were overwhelmingly voted
down. and in their CONSERVATION
forgot to call for division until the
vote was announced, and it was then
too late, and now comes the attempt
to cover their defeat by gross charges
of unfairness against Mr.. President
Snyder.
There is another little matter
which, if elucidated, might perhaps
assist to establish the truth.
In the Commercial of January q,
it is asserted that when the motion
was put on Mr.. Koontz's substitute,
which the Chairman decided lost,
mo living man could have decided
which, in the confusion OF voices,
was in the majority" and in its
issue of the 10th inst, it is alleged
that "the Stalwarts refused a fair
count because they knew they were
% in the minority" Here are two
irreconcilable assertions, but accept
the latter as true, if you please
then look at the declaration in this
same paper, that the Stalwarts had
coached Mr.. Snyder, that during
the day he had been very ofiieious
in the streets and had made himself
specially obnoxious TO the Garfield
Republicans who insisted on " any
fair-minded man vino would give
fair play" but the Stalwarts refused
and clung tenaciously to him. and
then observe the admission that Mr..
Snyder was unanimously elected.
Now let Mr.. Koontz bring his giant
intellect to bear on all these state
ments, and inform an anxious pub
lie how it came about that if his
faction was in the majority, as ht
alleges, that this T" coached, specially
obnoxious, unfair man" Mr.. Sny-
der) was unanimously elected? ? Did
the bolters show by their conduct
throughout, that they were disposed
to concede anything 10 the party
they assert was in the minority? On
rather does this not make the fact
plain that Mr.. Snyder's friends were
largely in the majority, and the bolt
ers, knowing they were outnumbered
and could not prevent his election,
were compelled to acquiesce in it?
The very labored, but very baby
ish, effort TO make capital agains;
Mr.. Trent. because he properly de
nounced the conduct of his assail-
ants, could be equaled only by an
attempt TO kill an elephant with a
pop-gun. 1t may be rare sport to
the valiant assailant, while it does
the intended victim uo harm.
We submit to Mr.. Koontz that his
lordly assumption that With two
columns Of sophistry he has I" brush
ed away" the facts stated by the
HERALD is hardly satisfying to men
of an investigating turn of mind,
and we take the liberty Of recalling
him to the elucidation of his cgn
proposition that there was not a
" free vote and fair count at the
late meeting. Let him " leave of
his damnable faces and begin" "
GLEANINGs.