The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-03

'ssa,sasvs YIN SAsa psvsssd - aSSssst .
TO draft . letter - tho eaA-
dtdats. telling him Of their action end
ssling him for HE consent 70 run -
thsir. candidate. After. he has over
come the first shock Of surprise which
such letter will occasion him he Will
proceed promptly to accept. and pro-
mulgate letter for general publication
protesting against everything that 10
in existence and promising all sorts
OF reforms and changes which he
knows he can never carry out. bet
which he thinks may serve to get votes.
Aided by his rl;"paire hackers la
Philadelphia he viii then proceed to
his real purpose OF endeavo.in TO de-
feat the regu ar Republican nominees
by taking votes away from them and
enabling the Bryan free silver Demo-
Gratis to elect their state ticket.
This IL food for thought for the Re-
publicans Of Pennsylvania. who gave
William Mckinley a majority Of 300.-
900. Mr. McKinlsys administration has
been denounced by Mr.. wanamaker in
public interviews. and his appointments
in Pennsylvania have been condemned
by the officers and committees Of the
Business Mems League. and their mo-
tive In seeking to drag down Republi-
can rule in the state and nation Is self
evident to every thinking man.
The second letter evolved by the
league is the most audacious declara-
ton Of an attempt to pillage the COM
monwealth az they have plundered the
city OF Philadelphia that even these
men have so far attempted. Their at
tempt to raise a scare by an allusion to
another "Delamater campaign" is pc
culiarly entertaining In view Of the
fact that the nomination Of Mr.. Della
mater was brought about by q demand
signed by more than 200 business men
in the city Of Philadelphia. Among the
first names on the list are those of
Thomas Dolan. Isaac H. Clothier and
William Folwell. all prominent and ac-
tive members Of the Business Mems
League. In the Philadelphia daily
papers Of the same date June II. l890)
appears an interview with Postmaster
General Wanamaker. In which he de-
clares positively: THERE Is NO
TRUTH WHATEVER IN THE RE-
PORT THAT ADVISED SENATOR
QUAY TO WITHDRAW DELAMA-
TER" On the same day Thomas Do
Ian. one Of the Delamater sympathts.
ers. said in regard to report that MIR.
Wanamaker had advised against the
nomina ion Of Delamater: 1T IS NOT
TRUE THAT HE IS AGAINST DEL
AMATER, BUT ON THE CONTRAR I
THE EXACT REVERSE IS TIL:
TRUTH"
Some of those who have signed this
invitation to what Ia explicitly de-
clared will not be convention" but
which proposes to unite all citizens
and organizations doubtless includ-
ing the Socialists and Democrats) are
worth looking into.
William T. Tilden. the chairman, was
. candidate for delegate from the
Twenty-second ward. in the twenty
first district convention, on the Mar
tin ticket for delegate to the state con-
vention. and was elected. He is. there
fore. clearly and distincly a regular and
accredited representative Of the Phil
adelphia combine. "a.
Howard b. French Is evidently not a
Republican at all. as the Republicans
of his division at the recent primary
election In the Tenth ward declared
him to be unfit to represent them in
the receiver Of taxes convention. And
then we have Blankenburg, "Toujours
Blankenburg. who bobs up serenely
with a degree Of activity which he is
said to have acquired during his mil
itary service in Germany. He Is q man
who never was and never can be q
Republican. An alien by birth, though,
and mode OF speech, his name has b, en-
associated with every attack on Re-
publican organizations that has ever
been started by anybody big or little
Mr.. French. who is clamoring about
the management OF public affairs. is
chairman OF the civil service board in
Philadelphia, which examines and con-
trolls the survey and highway appoint
ments. a department managed so badly
that II has called into existence two
permanent organizations to protect the
citizens against its methods-the Wo-
mems Health Protective association
and the Citizens Municipal association
which were organized to look after
public health and see that the con-
tracts for paving streets were compiled
with. Mr.. French is the largest dealer
In cement in Philadelphia. and this ma
terial is largely used in paving the
streets and by contractors.
These are the sort Of people who,
having acquired enormous fortunes by
various methods. propose to mock to-
gether in a back room and say to the
Republican party Of Pennsylvania
Here Is the man you must make gov
srnor Of the state. and here are some
more men to All up the ticket. You
have had no voice In the selection OF
these men. and we do not propose the
Republican state. county or city organ
isatiOns shall have anything to say
about their selection. and you are not
permitted to nominate these men by
delegates to the state convention.
chosen in the manner prescribed by
law. We have invented them and you
must try our new process. II you don't
endorse our ticket there will be trouble.
We have no political influence, but We
have got q press bureau. and what Is