The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

Istate. Why that is the way county
poor districts do with paupers. So
the state pays for the coffin ! Well
suppose the we allow Sloo for a
coffin and S25 for flowers which is
J an enormous sum. If a country ed
itor gets a S25 coffin and a few flow
ers raised and furnished free by
friends is about all he can expect
yet allowing Sloo for coffin, S25 for
flowers, S15 for carriage hire max
ing a total of Sl4o. There is then
IS53l.So left for the Sergeant at
arms and boarding forabout 2 days,
You see we are just as tar from
knowing what the public funds have
been used for as before. Don't you
think YOU ought to get the itemized
bill and tell the people what was
done with their S671.So?
(2) There is no occassionto make
light of the Becker Bill because it
affects only Phila. Any measure
that tends to place power in fewer
hands tends toward monarchy. The
fact that most of the Representa-
tives from Phila. were in favor oft
is no argument for it. Politicians
sometimes wish to surround them
selves with citadels of strength.
This is an occasion of that kind.
The bill is vicious in its aims and is
better dead than alive.
(3) We realize that the session of
'97 was longer than the session of
'95 and we are of course willing to
allow L larger appropriation for en-
ployees. You say: "The Cover
nor's explanation proves my posi-
ton to have been nearer correct than
Mr.. Coray's." Does it though ?
Mr.. Coray's said the employ
ees' list was padded in both houses
to the extent of $4,000. The
Governor vetoed S945O from the
Senate employees bill and Sl4,534
from the House employees bill ora
total of S23,9S4. Was not Mr..
Coray nearer right? He tried to
save $4,000. The Governor DIE
save $23,9S4 to the state. Did YOU
try?
You say in concluding your let
ter M want to charge you with
four little things that have much te
do with your unmanly attack upor
me-" Now, Mr.. Herman, to start
with, we will challenge you and ev.
cry reader of the "Post" to show II:
one word we have said against yor
in our columns of argument as meaI
as the word "unmanly" yet YOU
letter from beginning to end isteem
ling with sarcasm, slurs, and attempts
to b,little the bold stand the Posi-
has taken against public extravag
ance. If you call such evasions o
making direct answersargument th'
people of Snyder county WILL NOT
We have confined ourselves to tn,
solid facts as near as we can &c
them without alluding even in ont
instance to Il personality or attempt
ing in any way to detract from tho
dignity of your official position or t(
debase the high standard that shoulc
characterize all discussion that eff
fects the public welfare. You charge
me with four things. Have the peo
pie given me a public office? A
public trust for which | must an
swer? Have | robbed? Havel mur
dered? 1t would make no differ
ence if | had stolen a thousand dol.
lars, that would not change your rec
ord before the people nor help to an
swer the charges or explain you
position.
| Q) The people have given me IL
public office hence they have III
claim upon my conduct, but to sho,
them to what desperate straits, yo,
are driven to explain your recor'
we will consider the charges. Fail
ing to find satisfactory loophole t
explain your official conduct, yo'
, try to justify your course by ex
I, planning that we are sore. No. Nh
/, Herman, the people do not need t.
believe what we say, they can ex
anime the Legislative Record o
read the Phila. Press for the past A
days. Perhaps the Record an.
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