The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
HERMAN MUST EXPLAIN.
INC ""vernOr Called upon the Flee.
Mons Committee TO Itemixr their
Bills

>"ieu upOn the EIec-
Mons Committee 70 Itemixr their
Bills,
About fifteen days ago the GOV
ernor called upon quite a number of
committees and others to explain
their bills Of expense. Last Thurs.
DAY he came nearer home and asked
the elections committee to itemize
tneir accounts. AS Snyder county
had representative on the commit.
Tee the taxpayers are entitled to the
iacts. The Press of last Friday
says:
The Governor called upon Chair
man French, of the House Elections
COMMITTEE, to furnish him the
names of the counsel for nders
and Roberts, who divided $1,000 be
tween them. The Saunders Rob
erts biil also contains the names Of
tne Following who have handed in
pilis Tor car fare, carriage hire. tel.
egrams, etc, as follows =
Perry Lytle Huntingdon, S294
Charles w. Herman. SNYDER S304
JS J9hh p. wilson, Lancaster, 1924
ozark y. Baldwin, Fayette, 1924
Geo. Steer, Jr., Philadelphia, $500
Sharles W. Kerr, York county, 1924
Seth Orme, Schuylkill, Co.. S336
u. M: Pry, Washington Co., S42
D. y. French, Washington Co., 1914.
Chairman French is also asked
to give more light on the item of
$3.50 for hotel bills, and the name
and address of the stenographer.
who puts in bill of $685., with a
copy OF his notes. Mr.. French will
also be expected to explain the item
Tor the payment of clerk. tye-
writer, etc, $50"
The Sergeant. alarms for this
same contest has bill of Sl935 81
an explanation is asked concerning
this bill too"
The Governor has asked Repre-
sentative Herman to explain his bill
OF S34.eO for -"car fare, carriage
hire, kilograms, etc." Now then the
people OF Snyder county would like
to have an itemized statement of the
expenses. The Posr will publish it
free OF charge if it is furnished to
us. We will also publish an item
lzed statement of the bill of SG7l ex-
penses incurred by the funeral COM
mlttee of which Representative
Herman was a member, if the same
IS furnished to us. In fact the peo-
pie ought to have statement. If
on, readers will consult the Posi- of
July 10, they will get particulars of
the funeral committee. Senator
Kaufman calls these bills
liighwgy Robberies.
He says:
Talking abouo harmony leads me
to think of the harmonious raids
made on the Treasury by the fake
investigating committee. They are
nothing less than highway robber-
les. If the itelnized bills which the
Governor demands are ever furnish.
ed there will be turning on of the
light in another direction. Not one
OF these committees made an honest
effort to turn on the light sincerely
and impartially, or effectively.
These committees reports were
prepared in accordance with the
manifest will Of the politician bosses
and their original demands for over
$50, 600 compelled the Appropria-
ton Committee to reduce the ap.
preparations to charitable institu-
tions, and these reductions mean
suffering for the unfortunate. For
example, l had a visit yesterday
from one of my constituents who
lives at Marietta, who has a boy at
the deaf and dumb institution at
Mt: Airy. They notified him that
owing to the reduction of their ap.
preparation he would have to raise
$50 a year, payable in advance, if he
desired them to retain his boy in
their institution. The man has a
large family and he cannot afford to
the money, but before
the child is forced out of the insti-
tuition the money will be raised by
private contributions.
"One Of the principal reasons that
were reduced were
the outrageous demands made by
these investigating committees.
How must these men feel when they
know the taking OF this money
::aeans helping to drive the lame and
halt, the deaf and dumb and the
blind out of our public institutions!
II know nothing in regard to the
feeling in other parts of the State,
but if the members from my county
who are demanding their share of
The swag ever have the courage to
announce themselves as candidates
for re-election they will find out
what the people think of their at.
hold up of the State Treas
lry.