Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
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! s. Last summer when il was lmdei stood
that Ben woull be 4 candidate for member oi
the legislature, FritZy had some covert fling at
him nearly every week. Such terms as breret
democrat, only tirc-lon9 democrats should be
nominated, were common in The Reporter.
J. BY which he plainly showed his personal
| spite against Ben as we'll as proved his ow n
| Bouroonism.
S. Yes. and his stupidity, Inconsistency and
| hypocrisy besides. In 1872 he advocated the
nomination and election Of the rank republicans
| Horace Greely, against the ItTe-long democrat
: Charles O'Conner. In 1878 he bitterly opposed
Mr.. Meek for Congress- and supported Ex-Goy.
| Curtin, who up 10 that time never had pretend
| ed to be 4 democrat. Even last fall lie had not
| 4 single kind word, either before or after the
nomination, for Mr.. Hunter. who was . demo.
! crat all his life, but lots OF fusome praise for
| SIR. Meyer, who had come oyer from the repu3-
| lican party some years before. These are few
| instances out OF many which show that FritZ's
democracy is more matter Of ScliShueSs and
| personal likes and diSlikeS. than OF conviction
| and principle. But then You know, boss, that
men who are not overloaded with "pri,icipIeS''
in Il general sense, always make the greatest
show and parade of the little they have. The
| naughty Pharisee who thanked G cd that he was
better than other people, is marked example
OF this class.
j. Did you not vote for Greely, Curtin and
| Meyer. sam?
s. Certainly did. Good men, all OF tire M
| I Ia, che
ency of Fritzy's train or shine democracy" as
| he calls IL.
! j. Kurtz's democracy Is probably good G.
nough for shift around home, but as a leader
and statesman he and his Kind are most effect
ually played out. lie might have seen that very
| plainly last fall. But BourbOns sec nothing,
learn nothing and unlearn nothing. They seem
! to be born with 4 certain amount OF knowledge
| which neither increases nor dimniShes in after
| life. Even the great events OF history have nc
lessons for such, for they passed through the
rying times OF our great civil war aud natio ma
| transformation without learning or forget tng
single idea. 1t Is well that the democratic
| party has az last discarded ch leadership 9th
erwise 1t light as we'll have made up its mind
to be defeated year, afrer year for the mex
| quarter century.
r. What particular good did Freddy do as 9
member OF the legislature Did he identify
himself With any Of the great questions OF the
| day?
j. Not that l ever heard Of. He seems tt
have been mostly engaged on local and specia
lawS-thoSe fruitful causes OF corruption under
| the old constitution. In the Pamphlet Laws OF
| 1867, page $40, you will find special law fol
| Centre county, requiring the county treasurer
| to publish the sales of unSeated lands In oil the
| county papers. Before that time publication
was only required in too papers. This IS one
sample of KurtZS work.
IL. These were good, fat jobs at. that time
worth to each paper at least $500. and thi,
gave Fred's projected Reporter y good boost
fromthe beginning.
J. Kurtz seems to have a special weakness.
for 1900 jobs.
s. Yes, Frtzy is certainly rs good a money
crdt as democrat. Besides this he had not the
slightest aversion to receiving preSe1ts while 2
member"
II. Sam, you are treading dangerous ground
| presents?
s. Not much-Only what one OF lis nearest
relatives told me not long ago.
| d. Presumably he honestly earned all he got
s. Lkely-enough to buy farm and start
''the great and good Reporter" 1t is an opeI
secret that Fritzy was in but moderate circum
stances before he played statesman, but quite
| lCeU fred after that time.
j. Then why is he not satisfied and permit.
Ben to eat his daily bread-his ponhoSS, SduSdgeI
and S1itz in peace?
II. An ayariciOus disposition robs It's posses
sOr as well as others of all "Gemuethchket.'
Such persons will never get enough.
s. am really getting tired Of SauS1ges, pom
boss and Snitz. Ben's neighbors tell me that 1T
is liberal to a fault, and giueS more presents by
many hundred per cent. throughout the yeal
than he gets.
j. A weakness Kurtznever was afflicted with
s. And never will be. But l will Just give
one more of Fritzy's covert filings at Ben, last
summer. In the Reporter OF Oct. 5th, last, yol
can read the following:
THE Bellefonle Presbyterians talk OF e.
recting $4,000 Sunday school building. That's
| all right if they can pay fer it, There is gettne
to be mania to buiid religious structures fal
beyond the means and wants of the localities
interested, and then running all over the land
and asking others to pay for it--this is all
WRONG, with an occasional exception, and those
kind OF solicit itiOus are getting SD pentifI as
10 become burden and bore.