The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-10-31
The Prothonotaryship.
ORANGEvILLE, Oct. 20, 1884.

ORANGEvILLE, Oct. 20, 1884.
EDITOR COLOMBIAN:
In the editorial columnof last weeks
issue of the Sentinel, | notice an arti-
Gle headed "Some of the reasons why
we cannot support Mr.. Snyder for Pro
thonotary."
have noted that ever since the nom
mating convention met, that paper has
dealt in nameless charges and petty
abuse of Mr.. Snyder, and it now caps
the climax 10y asking the democratic
voters to bolt the ticket and vote for
Kinter.
If the Sentinel can give no better
reason for its conduct and advice than
those given in last weeks issue it had
better be quiet on that score. | quote
their reasons as they gave them. Iea.
son lst, "because Snyder used methods
to secure his nomination such rs no
decent man would resort to- That is
very ambiguous charge Why not
nameless charge is towards resource
and deserves no notice from honest
men, but their contempt for the charge,
and the authors.
The second reason given Is, that
Snyder combined with Weirman and
Buckingham "by the aid of letters, to
injure and misrepresent the character
of Wm. Krickbaum., | know from
papers | have seen that Krickbaum
would have used Weirman, to do work
for him less creditable than that
charged to Snyder. The third reason
was that Matthew Quick had read a
mass of venom from several pages of
| foolscap at taverns and crossroads.
infer that the contents of said pages of
| foolscap were derogratory to the charac-
ter of Mr.. Krickbaum. Well if SO what
of that /? What had Snyder to do with
it7 If Mr.. Quick has misrepresented
Krickbaum in those pages of foolscap,
he is the responsible party, and krick
baum should look to him for redress,
and not saddle the matter on Snyder
Quick should know whereof he spoke
He was Kricxbaum's clerk and had
good means of knowing of his dongs.
The fourth reason given was, that Sny-
der had said Krickbaum had placed a
a barrel of whiskey at the Jail. j. NJ.
Long reputable citizen of Benton, and
not w. II. Snyder said that. Long
made affidavit that the man ia charge
of the dstillery, said to him, that he
had sold barrel of whiskey to Krck-
baum and it was to 60 to the new Jail.
Now il is a fact not denied that there
was placed barrel of whiskey at the
jail, and Krickbaum has not dared to
deny that he ever had a barrel of whis-
key there. After the barrel was nearly
empty he swore 81 have not got bar
rel of whiskey at the Jail"
Now fellow democrats is there any
sense in the above reasons and any
cause why you should bolt the ticket
and repudiate the regular nominee of
| your convention
The true facts of the matter are that
the ling finds itself in it, last ditch, and
the defeat of Snyder is its last chance.
Snyder's election means the end of the
Bloom ring while Kinter's election
gives them another chance. Honest
voters, will you help them to that
chance and undo the good you did by
squelching them two years ago ? If 1t
were possible to elect Kinter it will bc
due to the soreheads, and the Rev
candidate would be expected to be
grateful, and the ring would be- in pow
er again.
In another article in the same issue
of the Sentinel, he says it is time
"if we are true to ourselves we vii
cast off the calling yoke and vote TO
ID. M. kinter, name of spotless recorc
and one whom no true democrat nee,
be ashamed to vote for" Do yor
Democrats find your supremacy in Col
umbia county so hard to bear that yol
need to elect republican to get rit
of it That is what Vandersllce & Co.
ask you to do and evidently think yo'
are weak enough and fools enough t.
do it.
, AS for Mr.. Kinter | have always ha'
a great respect for him, and greatly re
gret he has listened to the voice of hi
ambition, and his misguided friends
so far as to forget the duty he owed t.
!, the high Office TO which the Lord ha
y called him and lend himself, as a use
! less instrument to the Sentinel clique
revenge against Mr.. Snyder.
The Sentinel has adduced nothing
. against Mr. Snyder's fitness for the Of
y flee to which he was nominated by tn
regular nominating convention of tn
II county.
! The whole secret of their animus tC
q wards Snyder, is, that Snyder bea
:, them in the race for the nomination fc
y Prothonotary.
Certainly that is no reason why yo
democrats should bolt the ticket an
prove traitors TO your party, that the
l, may be gratifed in their malice tc
u wards Snyder
| wish some one more able than
o would have canvassed these facts fo
J. you, but when paper calling itself
democratic paper advises the democra
.s ic voters to bolt ard defeat tn
!" ticket it is then time every hone'
democrat expresses his opinion of thel
e and their sentiments.
~ T. NJ SIrppy