The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-28

IN THE LAST LEGISLATURE.
AT the last session Of the legislature
his senate committee. under, orders.
killed the anti-trust bill. that would
have made unlawful the combinations
between persons and corporations to re-
strain trade or increase the price Of pro-
duct beyond legitimate limit. He. with
. half dozen colleagues In the United
States senate one year ago held up
the tariff bill for the beneft Of the
trusts Of the country. while millions Of
dollars worth Of foreign made goods
were being shipped to this country. and
the smokeless chimney. the silent loom
and the unemployed thousands today
bear witness to their work. i
His friends are the bankers Of Wall
ofiices Of the Peoples bank: his con-
ferences are held in the secret cham
bers Of great corporations. He was
forced to admit. under oath. that he
was q speculator OF sugar stock while
the sugar schedule was being made.
and was one Of the six United States
senators who dared declare for higher
duties on sugar.
He named Leishman. Of Pittsburg. az
minister to Switzerland against the
protests Of all the state labor organ
izations. who had not forgotten his ar
bitrary methods in the Homestead
strike as Carnegies boss.
He causes your schools money to be
withheld while you pay interest to
banks for money to pay your teachers.
ssIyo h.,
to be withheld while your county issues
bonds.
STATE TREASURY METHODS.
"He plans indemnity bonds to take
improper and dishonest advantage OF
the state treasury to assist In carrying
a payroll for unauthorized employees.
He protects the mileage grabbers
and has committees appointed on the
pretense Of helping starving miners,
and his committees rob while on mer-
cy's mission.
He has attempted to take 81. .O0O. 900
from your public schools to relieve the
brewers from paying their share of the
taxes.
Il want to be just to Senator Quay
and give him all the credit due him.
He did read in the United States senate
part OF a large tariff speech that was
prepared for him in Philadelphia. He
threatened to read more. which forced
compromise. Broken pledges to all
except the corporations mark his po-
litical pathway, yet he still finds ways
to favor corporations and to fool the
workingmen.
This year he is trying a new scheme.
He thinks he can win your votes for his
slate candidate upon the issue of an
immigration bill, a copy OF which l
hold In my hand. 1t Is as honest as
any claim they make. although as n
matter Of fact, his slated candidate Is
the author Of only the enacting clause,
consisting Of 10 words, while the bill, l
am reliably informed. belongs to Sena-
tor Lodge. Of Massachusetts"
At Royersford on Friday night last.
Mr.. Wanamaker held up the record OF
William A. Stone to a great audience.
He showed how false had been William
A. Stone to his constituents In the
past; how he had broken his sacred
word In promising to vote for McKin-
ley and then voting for Quay. 1t was
a most startling and scathing arraign-
ment of william A. Stone. Mr.. Wana-
maker said.
MR.. STONE AS A DELEGATE.
1.-THE Republican voters of Allegheny
were almost a unit for Mckinley, and
the known relations existing between
Mr.. Stone and Senator Quay. who was
also q candidate for the presidency,
were such as to arouse a storm of OPP
position to Mr.. Stone. To save him
self from defeat Mr.. Stone, together
with his Quay colleague. signed and
forwarded to the Republican county
chairman of Allegheny county, and
caused the same to be published in the
Allegheny county papers, the following
pledge. bearing date of March 25, 1896:
We pledge that we will honorably
and fully represent and vote in accord
ance with the will and preference, for
president, of a plurality Of the Republ-
can voters of the congressional dis
trict within which we are candidates
for delegates. whenever expressed by
u plurality of those voting a prefer
ence at primary election held pre-
vious to the meeting of the national
convention, in which we are delegates.
after due notice has been given by
the chairman Of the county commit
tee that they will have an opportunity
In said primaries to express such pref
crence.
(Signed) ROBERT M'AFEE.
.... w. A. STONE.
"The publication Of Mr.. Stones
pledge to vote In accordance with the
will and preference Of a plurality Of the
Republicans In his congressional dis
trict, as expressed at the primaries
relieved him of all opposition and he
was chosen u national delegate and In
structed by an overwhelming majority
of the votes cast to support William
Mckinley. But in the face of his
pledge and the binding instructions ne
had received for Mckinley he voted for
Senator Quay; and I am informed by
a close friend of Mr.. Stone that his
moral obligation did not trouble him
in the least. but 90 anxious was he to
know what effect It would have upon
his political future. II he disobeyed in
structions. that he went about asking
the judgement Of other delegates.
THE MENACE TO TAXPAYERS.