The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-25
DOODLE VICTORY,
The Trlnmph Of Promises. WhiSkey and
Doodle Of no Significance.

Beavertown, Pa, March %, 1897.
Ed. Posr:-
By a letter from Middle.
burgh published in last weeks issue
OF the Weekly Herald L learn that
some of our political friends are still
cropping alone in the dark.
BY stating that the Combine is
dead" by the rejection of a few and
the election of another as chairman
OF the Republican Standing Com.
mittee of the County of Snyder does
not in the least substantiate the
idea that there existed Combine
much less that it has been killed.
l wish to state, however. that
there existed combine some time
ago who had the recognition by
State leaders as leaders of this coun-
ty in politics when they never were
able to secure the majority ballot at
q single election. This combine died
o natural death. 1t died at the voice
OF the general population Of Snyder
county, but it is still trying to sur.
vive defeat as does the rooster when
deprived of its head. The combine
met its fate by the execution of true
and honest convictions OF right of at
least majority of voters as you all
know; and when the majority of a
common people give their decision
a free and unrestricted ballot, they
cannot be called a combine. A com.
bine is just what Mr.. Middleburgh
wishes to lift out OF the mire and
hold up to us as Moses did the snake
in the wilderness. o no, we saw it
before it went into the mud. 1t is
true We have our leaders in the diff.
ferent departments and they aren't
little boys either as he tries to init
mate. They have not bought US
much less sold us. They are mon
WAC are neither very likely to be-
tray US, but if they do ; woe be upon
their heads politically. l think they
are doing as we'll or better than any
other men in Snyder county could
at least we thought so when we vot-
cd. We have also elected candidates
heretofore who paid their canvass.
ing expenses out of their own pock.
cts with their own silver and gold,
and we can do 80 hereafter. l do
not think that the right man in the
right place need have II large
amount of money from higher sour.
ces outside of the county to spend
lavishly to be successful History
does not justify that fact.
AS for the cry "The Combine is
dead" they have let the cat out of
the bag and we are very glad of it.
We know Just exactly who belong to
their gang and there are no excuses
accepted from men who cry mo
gang" Men don't stand alone in
these days. I am not going to be-
como specific in mentioning names.
You all know. Ipity the man who
thinks that the rising generation
should be kept in the dark and old
worn out men remain in office until
they sail safely into the celestial
worlds, and then give our govern
ment into the hands of tho mex.
perienced boy. And furthermore he
is badly fooled if he thinks that we
are boys. We are young, middle.
aged and old men. We have in this
common populace, which the man
from the centre calls a'combine, men
whom we measure intellectually,
morally and politically with any man
in his rotten combine.
Those men will meet with the
same fate, under the auspices they
are marching. as they met With
heretofore. Our motto and issue
will be mo Combine" mo Cor.
poration." You understand,
And we don't care either what the
Committee does on this point. as it
is very often Of late composed of
men whose names are smuggled on
the ticket and are in no wise prop.
or choice.
TRUE BLUE.