The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
IRONS ana exceeuingly rorceful.
Experienced In Public Afhirs.

From the Philadelphia Times
Senator Penrose has all the yigor of
youth he Is experienced In public affairs !,
ne has carefully studied ALI our varied
municipal interests; no possesses the pride
Of character that must make him appreci
ate the responsible duties Of public office
and his heroic action In leading the great
battle for the overthrow OF the building
commission demonstrates that he has suf-
ficient courage 10 grapple with wrong even
when IL Is intrenched within his own Do
litical household.
straightforward and Clean Handed.
Prom Taggsrt's Times.
Senator Penrose we believe Is q straight
forward and clean handed young man,
who Is In sympathy with liberal and broad
minded ideas Although he Is well edu-
Gated and comes Of q we'll known family
there Is nothing dudish or namby- -pamby
or aEivaonntia In his makepp--pR-js -js .
s party man, with no nnioal nonsense In his
notions Of politics, but no IL one of the
kind who can think for themselves, and
would become the slave OF the combine or
Of any man or set Of men.
He Is Progressive and Pushing.
From the Daily News
Senator Penrose has great ability, and
his ten years OF public life has been splen-
did training for him. But above all this
he Is progressive and pushing That is the
kind OF man we want, and that Is the
kind we will get with Penrose.
Courage to Fight Corporations.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Tn, hia praaant roaitinn Gnpatnr Da,,n..
has as great opportunities TO serve tho
public as he would have had in the office
Of tho mayor Of Philadelphia BY helping
TO curb the corporation lobby in the state
senate he can do much TO promote honest
and wholesome legislation In Pennsyl
vanin He has the ability and the courage
TO confront the corporation lobbyists, while
he has no longer any temptation TO con-
ciliate them. He can serve the public now
without any trammels. The building COM
mission did what little It could to help tho
corporation combine and the contract
ors to defeat him for the mayoralty, but
he Is still whore his enemies may have tho
most cause to fear him.
Well versed In Public Affairs.
From the Evening Call.
Senator Penrose, although young man,
has had large and successful experience in
public business He is Philadelphian by
birth, education ana affiliations, and Is
well versed in the affairs Of his own city.
Good Intention Put Into Action.
From the Item.
Penrose will not only mean we'll, but
this meaning will be emphasized by action,
prompt and needful. We've had enough
aAff hla hn. Int, k..-
tion, and proper aggressiveness, with no
quarter to lobbyists, corruptionists and
civic and go" bandits, whose pockets
get filed with public pelf, part of which
Is returned to the worthy patriots who
permit and further the grabs and steals.
Honorable Public Purpose.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Tho future OF Senator Penrose lies In
his own hands. He has only to go for
ward and do his public duty In an honor
able, straightforward way, as hereto fore,
and he Is secure. He has just entered
upon four years term in the senate. IL
IL large arena for fine public service.
Senator Penrose can, II he pleases, con-
quer his antagonists and win the people.
Such assiduous and intrepid devotion 20
good public work as evinced In his heroic
NNhiihio oh tHC WIFI
assure his position,
Intelligent Zeal and Public Spirit.
From the Public Ledger.
Governor Pattison showed his apprecia-
ton Of the strength and sincerity Of the
demand Of his fellow citizens for the abo-
litiop Of the public buildings commission
by signing the Penrose bill. Governor
Pattison has boon daily informed for
months past with regard to IL; he knew
long before IL passed either house Of the
general assembly that IL was practically
the unanimous demand Of the public
spirited and disinterested part Of this
great community that IL should pass, and
that tho discredited commission should be
abolished; he knew that ohe reasons for
Its abolitjon were irrefutable and copclu-
sive. and that after the protracted strug-
gle over IL In senate and house tho gov
ernor hal all the information he needed