The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-09

the passage OF any Bill. and thus the
city with its millions Of interests would
be at the absolute mercy Of this hand
full of men.
II is needless to say that this pro-
cedure has aroused Philadelphia to the
highest pitch OF excitement. This out
rageous action Is denounced in the
most unmeasured terms by every paper
in the city except the personal organs
of this gang" 1t must be distinctly
understood that this - the crowd with
which Senator Quay has been training.
and these are the ones who are Shrek
ing the loudest for reform In politics.
The Philadelphia Press. in its issue Of
last Sunday. speaks OF II as "a procla-
nation of shame" and In an editorial
on the subject says:
THE PRESS FIERY WORDS.
"a more brazen and shameless mas
querade OF hypocrisy could not be well
imagined. The whole pretense Of the
movement is hollow. 1t is perfectly
well known that the leaders of the
Leaders league offered to support Mr..
provided one of their number were
made chairman OF the city committee.
I'hey were ready for any sort of deal.
and it was only when they found that
others were not as willing to trade as
they were that they put on their cloak
of virtuous protest.
But their latest demonstration is
still more characteristic. Like the Jack
Sheppards of the plains, they are now
talking of holding up the city govern
ment unless 1t can be brought to do
their bidding. To make the appropria-
tions necessary for municipal oper-
ations and to initiate the loans ratified
by the people at the recent election re-
quire n two thirds vote in councils.
The highwaymen claim to control more
than a third in select council, and their
game Is to draw their revolvers and
call on the city administration to stand
and deliver or take the consequences
This holdup Is openly advocated by
some OF the bandits, and while some
of the more discreet hesitate to ratify
II and while 1t Is now disguised in more
euphemistic form, It was seriously pro-
posed. Do the people of Philadelphia
need anything more to show the char
acter of the plunderers conspiracy that
sought to emasculate the Bullitt charter
through the Infamous Becker bills, and
that turned so good a man as William
r. Tucker out of the port wardens?"
THE GANG" NEXT YEAR.
This gang of political pirates will
figure more or less in the campaigns
of next year. The refusal of Secretary
Martin and Senator Magee to make
any deals with Senator Quay or help
him back to the senate. has angered
Senator Quay and has disgusted Sena-
tors Penrose Durham and Thomas.
The latter are ready to turn Quay
down If the opportunity presents, but
II he behaves right from this on there
will be no trouble, as Senator Penrose
stated In an interview in Pittsburg. In
other words. the people Of Pennsylva-
MIA will be compelled next year to fight
the same old gang" that tried to loot
the treasury and brought disgrace on
thesRepublcan party that cannot be
wiped off in a decade.
Newspapers all over the state are
clamoring for candidate next year
who will represent the people. A man
Or correct principles, OF high standing
and clean life. II such man Is nomi-
mated 1t is conceded that he can be
elected despite the machinery Of the
corruptionists and the influence Of the
gang" 1t Is notorious fact that
Senator Quay has pledged his word to
Congressman Stone that he will sup
port him for governor. When Senator
Quay supports man for office 1t means
unless the man has remarkable powers
of self control that. as an official, he
will be under the absolute domination
of the senator from Beaver.