The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-19


arises: Why is it sol
Time after time have the Republi-
cans of Snyder county placed men
in the senatorial race, yea, even for
forty years, and yet they have al
ways failed to reach the goal Where
was the fault Have we been de-
ceived Were some of our nominees
too weak =? Were they insincere and
not in earnest Did they want the
County s support, simply for some
personal scheme and aggrandize.
ment Did they struggle honestly
and manfully to represent the people
of Snyder county in the senate, OIL
did they say, when in conference,
give me and my friends some com
pensation for our delegated influ.
ence, and the voters of Snyder coun.
ty can got Why we ask, have we in
all these forty years, never had a
State Senator?
The above are serious questions
and we can hold no one accountable
for the answers, except those who
have been running the politics of
this county during that period. We
make no charges. We simply want
to know why. If no satisfactory
answer can be given to the honest
voter, then we say it is high time
for the old failures to step down
and out, aud let a new element,
with pure motives and advanced
ideas. try their hand in making the
politics of Snyder county an honor
and benefit to the whole people.
1t is not the purpose Of this ar
ticle to belittle or di sparage the as
pirations of any particular individ-
ual, who may see fit to enter the
coming senatorial race. All we
would do, is to earnestly call upon
the Republican voter, to be on the
alert, read the past history of our
senatorial fights, or rather, pretend
ed fights, and be prepared when the
time comes, to vote for that man,
who thinks of the people, before he
thinks of himself. One who will be
able and likely to get the district
nomination, and who. having gained
that, can battle successfully with
any Democratic nominee, and land
himself, and Snyder county with
him, safely in the State Senate. That
is what we desire to see and we are
not alone in the desire.
We agree with you, Mr.. Editor,
that every body thinks our county
is entitled to a State Senator this
time. Many of US have thought so
long before and so many of those
managing our politics said, and yet
they always failed to land their man.
Why? Does not every voter know,
that some of cur senatorial candi-
dates, or their particular friends, af-
ter the Conference was over, often
had something to show, while the
voters of this county stood around
empty hapdedi Is this not a matter
of historyi If we are in earnest as
to senatorial representation, is it
safe to entrust this kind of material
any longerY Does not providence,
and self respect, dictate that we
should at all times have reliable
leadersi
Yes, most earnestly do we want a
State Senator, but we want one who
is "of the people, and for the people;
and not for every thing but the peo-
pie.
The right kind of men are in our
county. Often have they been |
crowded out. BY what means, it is
not necessary to say. Let good men |
still come to the front. We believe
the purity, intelligence and sense of |
justice in our citizens will sustain |
such candidates. They stand high
er in the estimation of the voters
than political tricksters would have
them believe.
Good men who would win, and |
who have the ability to gain seat
in the senate, are often discouraged |
by designing persons who have come
to the belief that they have lease |
and lien on all offices within the gift |
of the people. Their aim is to keep
desirable men in the back grounds |
promises of the nert time: by dis
couragements: by misrepresenta-
tions, and if need be, by threats.
Arrogant g unto themselves that pow
er which is in the hands of the voter
alone, they are nevertheless well |
aware of the fact, that if the right |
kind of candidates come before the
people, the chances of these design |
ers would be rather meager.
Let us avoid nominating any man,
who by his past conduct has shaken |
the confidence of the people, and
who, if nominated, could not and
would not get the district nomi-
nation, who, even if he got the dis
trict nomination, would be too weak
to save his party from defeat. When
the time arrives, let us be sure to
nominate the strongest and most
deserving man, according to his
qualifications suggested above.
Then may Snyder county hope to
see her first State Senator; other
wise we can look for defeat, as in
the past. AS the fight is far off, and
no one has as yet been announced,
though one or two good names have
been limited at, we certainly can not
be charged with personalities. We
speak for purer and more enlighten-
ed politics. We speak that we may
this time send State Senator from
our own county. Let us choose
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