The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-09
the U. S. SENATORIAL QUESTION.

ute hooks. That Is all that mas reai-
ly been accomplished. This might
be considered for,unatething ifthat
is all that would be accomplished
this session. The chances are that
they will do many more things that
are far worse, and hence it is tortu-
nate that no more is yet accomplish
ed. A legislature must make ITS
"divies"n not only to its ownmembers,
but also to heelers and to its bosses.
If the legislature were to adjourn
now, we would still feel like calling
it anything but extravagant. Here
and there, however, you see the
straws waving in the breezes to IN
dicare what is in store for the tax
payers of the State. One member
suggests that there is S4,0OO,OOO
more needed to complete the Capitol,
while two years ago wassuggested
that S5OO,0OO should pay the entire
bill and that architects should make
plans that not mere than this amount
should be expended. Here and there
are extra bills for committees, such
as the Insurance cnmmlttee which
has only the object of furnishing the
Insurance commissioner with extra
personal fees amounting to $4,000
or $4,000. We presume one rea-
son why nothing has been accom-
plished is owing to the inability to
settle the United States Senatorial
question. 1t is the height of folly
to waste all this time. Onlya short
time is needed each day to vote on
the senatorial! question and there Is
no excuse to fool away all this time.
We have retrained from saying
very much on this question concern
ing our own representatives, because
we supposed they understood their
relations with their constituents sui
fciently we'll to know where they
ought to be on question of SO vital
Importance, not only to the welfare
of their constituents but as well to
their own political future. The
Taxpayers not only of Snyder Coun-
ty, but also of the other counties OF
the senatorial district are watching
eagerly those who are representing
them in a fight which means 50 much
to them. DR.. A. NJ. Smith was
elected over Major f. p. Rohback
an avowed anti-Quay candidate as
the representative from Snyder Coun'
ty which gives to DIR. Smith ample
opportunity to claim that he is vot
ing as he had been instructed, bu
DR.. Smith was elected in spite OF hi
preferences for Senator Quay on ac
count of having so many trieuds o
his own who wanted to honor hin
, with position to whicn he has beer
fully and justly entitled. How
. it with Senator Hummel? He wa
. nominated onthe anti-Quayplattorn
} in one of the hottest Quay fights ev
S er waged in Snyder county. lie wa
t elected on the issue. The people o
f Union county turned down one o
: the best representatives they ever had
4 simply because he turned over t
Quay. Northumberland county ha
demonstrated that there was stronl
r strong anti-Quay sentiment at tn
, last election. Where does Senate
: Hummel get sufficient grounds t
leave the '76 who so valiantly guard
, ed the interests of the taxpayer
= during the last session of the legisla
ture ? Senator Quay is now unde
!, Indictment with criminal charges O
, which he should be purged before h
asks for Office again and before HI
should get any support. Before Sen
ator Quay was indicted the Posi- wa
supporter of his nomination an'
reelection but its position tor pur'
politics and honesty in public hf'
will not permit it to take any othe'
position in this matter. The hono
and integrity of the greatest com
monwealth upon the American con
tinent demands a higher standard o
craftsmanship and =. he people q.
mand it, they will ret it. We u"
no differences with ourrepresentativ'
and senator, but if they have hac
any debt of gratitude to pay to Sen
ator Quay or if there was any othe'
reason why they should temporarily
vote tor Senator Quay, the time has
,o,,,, ,,bop tboro ic M earthly show