The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-11-02
BARNETT'S TOUR.
Itinerary Of the Soldier Candidate
For the Closing Days.
CANVASS A GREAT SUCCESS.

Immense Crowds Of Enthusiastic citi,sus
Greet the Republican Nominee For
State Treasurer At Every Point.
The receptions accorded Colonel Bar.
nett. the Republican candidate for
state treasurer. and his colleagues. who
are travelling through the state. con-
tinue to be of the most enthusiastic
character The crowds that gather 70
meet the gallant officer Of the Fighting
Tenth regiment and his comrades who
are with him on the stump are always
large and demonstrative. says a special
dispatch from Philadelphia. Colonel
Barnett has picked up wonderfully In
health since he left the doctors hands
a short time ago, and he has made q
favorable impression In his speechmak.
! ing. He has not hesitated to meet the
issues, whether state or national and
his pledge to administer the duties OF
the office Of state treasurer with fidel-
ity and in strict accordance with law.
to insist upon the prompt payment Of
interest on all public monies in the
banks, and to pay out upon demand all
monies for which properly drawn
warrant shall be presented, has called
forth many expressions OF approval.
Colonel Barnett, for the final ten
days of the canvass. has an interesting
itinerary, which will take him into the
western and central sections OF the
state. He was the central figure at a
splendid reception given Monday even
t,,.. l, IN p1nhhnlGn
the William X. Leeds association, Phil
! adelphia. From there he goes to In
diana Indiana county, where he Is
booked to speak tomorrow night Then
he visits Apollo, Armstrong county, on
| the 25th inst; New Castle, Lawrence
! county. on the 26th: Oil City, Venango
| county. on the eth: Erie, Erie coun-
ty, on the 2Sth: Warren. Warren coun-
| ty. on the 30th: Bradford. Mexican
county. on the 3ist; Williamsport. Ly-
coming county. on Nov. l.; Lewisburg,
| Union county. on Nov. 2: Chambers
burg, Franklin county, on Nov. J. and
on Saturday Nov. 4, he returns to
Philadelphia, where, with the other
candidates on the Republican state
ticket, he will be given a reception by
the Young Republicans OF Philadel-
phia. The final Barnett meeting OF
the campaign will be held at Harris
burg on the day before the election
Monday. Nov. G, where a great turn
out Of Republicans is anticipated.
During the remaining days OF the
canvass the two parties OF Republican
spellbinders who have been touring the
state will be consolidated. and the fam
Gus Tenth Regiment Glep club will ac-
company Colonel Barnett to all the
| meetings, as will Captains Crago and
Watson, Surgeon Major Neff. Lleuten-
\ ant Aiken, Adjutant Scott and other
officers and privates Of the Tenth regi-
ment. Colonel Charles NJ. Clement. OF
Sunbury, commander OF the Twelfth
regiment, N. @. p. has recently Joined
the corps Of Republican orators. He
makes an entertaining and captivating Z
address.
In one Of his recent speeches he said
when I came to look for the issue
that was being raised In behalf OF the
Greasy .!.ket | found the same old
ayo.i! nrs o: every real Issue that has
char u'e.'z"d his rar') for 30 ycars
pa, In zones 80 Stiideut as thVss .:
c"!" =" ;.."Y Were attacking an!
Ard ".ai. '"p"lii,"n as "A thief and Z
rob- e.. friIL .rily there are no Issue:
In ,a.s rArlpaign that are not pre-
em,Acntly and intensely national Bu
II there In to be any state issue, any
review Of the past history OF the com
monwealth. the Republican party hal
th.-.g to fear.
Twenty years ago q Democrat o.
such personal integrity that he wal
known as square timber" was elected
state treasurer. Two years later. wheI
he came to turn over his ONCE to hi.
Republican successor. the transfer haC
to be postponed for several weeks be-
cause the latter would not accept OBJ
legations; but demanded cash. The re-
suit Of this one administration was th'
failure Of the incumbent and the sac
rifice OF many regulations. On th'
other hand, In all the years that thu
Republican party has administered
that ONCE never has been one dollar
unaccounted for.
"At that time tho total revenues o.
the state would scarcely have paid thu
school appropriation Of today. III
growth and expansion IL the history
OF the Republican party. 1t has NOR,
than Quintupled the school appropria
ton and has taken taxes of many OBJ
jects to place them exclusively upoI
the corporation"
What Protection Has Done.
"a nrntoctive tariff. despito the