Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-11-03
The Political Situation.

Dear Old Press
Any one reading the speeches of jerks or
Swallow would infer, if true, that all our State
officials were guilty OF every crime in the cate
CORY, and of violating every command in the
decalogue, and that this, the old Keystone State
was bankrupt and all her citizens villains of the
deepest die.
Now what are the facts in the case? l make
the assertion that there never was a time in th @
history Oft the State when the farmer and the
working man paid as little to the support of the
State Government as at the present time. Nor
was there ever time when they received as
much in return. More than this no Treasurer
oft State of Pennsylvania ever defaulter
or embezzler, nor has the State ever lost single
cent in this way. 1t is no doubt true that there
is more or less extravaganza This is also true
of every society let it be church lodge, also of
every county, borough and township. / believe
that in proportion to the amount of monies re-
ceived and paid out by the State that there is
more extravaganza in any one township in our
county-that is the percentage is greater. | say
extravaganza, not corruption.
State Chairman Gannan is exhibiting Brother
jerks the only honest man in the State.
Brother Swallow takes exception to this, he
preempted this title one year ago and claims to
even Old Honesty itself. l am one of those who
believe that if a man is honest the people will
come to know it without his proclaiming it from
the housetop.
In this campaign the Democrats and Prohibi-
tionists appear to be allies, as they preach the
same doctrine and use the same arguments,
which consist only Of abuse, vituperation, vllif-
cation and slander of all who do not think as
they do and are not content with slandering the
living alone but must also attack the memory of
the dead. Witness the Voice extra for September
QUAY edition." page 5, wherein it states that
Square Timber Noyes took to drink and drank
himself to death. This is not true as is well
known to all who lived here at that time. but
this is only in time with their method of cam
paign. To all the older citizens of this State it is
well known that this same hue and cry was
raised in 1877. The charge was made that the
Republicans had stolen the State Treasury
empty and that if they could only get chance
at the books they would prove it. Col. Amos C.
Noyes was elected and after an investigation and
examination of the books, made this report "If
can only leave the Office with as much credit as
did my predecessors will be entirely satisfied. "
But then this is the argument our Democratic
friends have always used. 1t was the case with
Lincoln, Grant and Garfield. Our friend Jepk.
loves to tell how great and good a man was
Lincoln, but | can well remember when he
tJenks) trained with party that called Lincoln
an ape. baboon, tyrant usurper and murderer
Most of us can remember the anything to beat
Grant" cry, also the forged Morey letters in the
Garfield campaign. He must be a very obtuse
Republican indeed who cannot see that it is the
very same old Democratic in lions skin.
would advise Brothers jerks and Swallow to read
Exodus 2016, John 81, and give heed thereto
Republicans let us to it that the party OF
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and Mckinley stands
true and not wander after false gods only to be
fed on husks and the crumbs as they fall from
the rckety old Democratic table.
OLD TIMER