The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-07
Thursday, Dec, Z, 1899.
More Of lcsher's lnconlruity.

not represent is not cxtcnsiveenOugh
for his remarkable ability. The
sudden transition from one position
in his editorial utterances to thevery
opposite seem to be as easy for him
as it is for the lunar sphere to adjust
its usual changes every month. And
like that celestial body, he car
change as often as twelve times q
year and bloat himself with the ex-
alted idea that he has done his duty.
If his own private opinion were
publicly expressed, he would have
accomplished something greater than
fighting the battle of Manila. How
any man can say anything as mean
about Geo. +. Miller, before the
primary and after he is nominated
come out andtry to bandage Miller's
eyes with his filthy, whiskey-per-
fumed palaver is more than a man
of Mr.. Miller's taste can endure. In
the Times of MAY 4, 1899, l1esher
says: "Theysay that Geo. f. Miller,
the candidate for County Commits
sioner, when in Union and Chapman
townships, is in favor of a tree
bridge across the river at Port Ire
verton, and when elsewhere in the
county, expresses himselfas opposed
to that scheme. 1t looks as though
this Miller would grind any kind OF
grist for the TOLL" In this same is
sue he opposes also Mr.. Dreese, the
other successful candidate for Com
missioner.
In the next issue of the Times
under date of May llth, Lesher
says: "George F. Miller is parading
this county and representing himself
as the only honest man seeking tor
office. When man makes repre-
sentations such as Mr.. Millefis maxi
ing, we, like many others, think he
requires watching"
The above are some of the things
Iesher said about Miller and Wet
eel before they were nominated. May
18th, the Republican primary cleo
ton was held and Messrs. Miller
and Wetzel both were nominated. 1t
took only from Saturday to Lesher's
next day of issue to get an itching
palm as we will prove by the tot
lowing which we quote from the
Times of May 18th, the first issue
after Miller and Wetzel were NOM
mated: ave note with pleasure
that Geo. +. Miller has the conf
dence Of his party and the Times
was mistaken in the man." Here is
another one, this time from Lesher
under date of Nov. 2, 1899. He
SAYS :"The Democrats at their co'ln-
tv convention conceded the right to
the Republicans of havingtwo coun-
ty commissioners and two auditors.
That part of the ticket is made up
of first class men and deserve to be
elected along with VIM. knights
and A. II. klingler, the Democratic !
nominees"
Here is another instance: Exam
inc the Selinsgrovc Times OF Jan. rs,
1899, and you will find that accord
ing to the Times mans idea, the
commissioners are all wrong, led III
to the mire by their attorney. In
last weeks issue of the Times we
are led to believe that the clerk and
the attorney are the board of COM
missioners, and be it said for once to
the credit of the variegated quill
pusher, he actually praised the pres
ent attorney and clerk.
The change in the tone OF the re-
marks of this pretentious Pvthagor-
as from the scurrilous, and libellious
variety TO the feigned and pragmat-
ical symbols of friendship are only
the moorings of his baser nature, the
search for gold, or palmer still the
desire for political pap from the
County Commissioners Office. II is
the vile picture OF himself that this
wiseacre invariably beholds when he
lifts up others to ridicule and scorn
charged with wrongs that exist only
in the black caverns of scanty
cerebellum.
BY these means this Napoleon of
l. h.