Middletown transcript., 1895-10-26
RETSEY ANT"

feel that he is sufficiently influential
when he brings his guns to bear upon
measures or expenditures that are SAP
ping the State or National treasures,
to be able to say "We Fetched EN-
We heartily approve the efforts of the
TRANSCRIPT in reducing the idle force
drawing pay from the U, S. Treasury at
Wilmington. We have always op-
posed the expenditure of public money
unnecessarily or the purpose of holding
persons in the party as has been wit
messed under previous administrations
to get rid of the surplus. We remark
that We are glad our Contemporary at
Middletown has the courage and in
fluence to "fetch 'e@." We call on
him to aid in "fetching" that numer-
Gus class who have been drawing
money from the public treasury for 20
or 80 years past, and who have rendered
| no equivalent in their lives to the
government, and whose most laborious
duties are to endorse the checks upon
presentation. ."-Lewes Pilot.
Our est eemed cotemporary reminds
us SO much of the killing of the bear
by Betsey and me. Betsey killed the
bear while the old man watched the
performance at safe distance, oc-
casionally.urging Betsey TO lay on, until
Bruin was dead then it was wonder
full story how "Betsey and l killed the
bear.n
For months the three appointees of
Senator Gray referred to in the above,
drew their pay and did nothing more,
and the Pilot knew it, but it opened
not its mouth. They were under the
protection of Senator Gray who had
appointed three men to do what one
man had done just as we'll under the
Harrison administration and the Pilot
knew this also and held its peace. But
now that the ''bear" is dead, the Pilot
says it was miserable beast at best
and we favored killing it, but it struck
not lick. 1t was not an easy task.
1t is not an agreeable task to criticize.
We had much rather praise than GEN.
ture Senator Gray, bat We owe the
public duty and Senator Gray is only
man and politician, and he makes
mistakes and does things for party
that he would scorn to do in business,
or we misjudge his character. But we
are not discussing Senator Gray, nor
the two or three thousand dollars of
the public funds which by his aid and
advice have been transferred from the
U. S. Treasury into the pockets of
three of Senator Gray's personal
friends. We have spoken of that mat
ter before. We now want to en-
phasize the fact that in all the shout
ing of "Betsey and l killed the bearo
there is indisputable proof that Be.sey
was the only fighter in the firm, The
other partner did the shouting at a |
safe distance. For proof read again
the quotation from the Pilot. Listen
at it shout at long range of a Gunner
Jus Siooo WIZ nave UGEu drawing
money from the public treasury for 90 |
or 30 years past, and who have rendered |
no equivalent in their lives to The
government, and whose most labori-
GUS duties are to endorse the checks |
upon presentation. Now who are
these people. If they have an exis-
tence except in the imagination of the
anonymous editor of the Pilot, the
TRANSCRIPT is ready to join in
fetching expedition, aud more es-
pecially if Betsey is not left to combat
Bruin alone. Who are they? Where
are they? If the Pilot knows, it is its
duty to point the way. Win it do it?
Has it the courage TO do it even though
United States Senator stands in the
way? 1t is useless to shoot into the
air. 1t is powder wasted. Let us
know where these sappers Of the public
treasury are; let the Pilot say "Lhere is
the man," and the TRANSCRIPT is as
ready to join it in the good work as
was Betsey to kill Bruin alone. Come
Mr.. Pilot, let us fetch 'em." Who
and what are they?