The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-04-11

For some unknown reason neither Of
the official organs OF the Mckinley
League" reproduced the HERALD's ar
ticle, although the ''fake'' journal tacitly
admits that the facts therein stated were
absolutely true and correct
IL will be remembered by our readers
that immediately following the exposure,
last June. of the objects and methods OF
the MCKINLEY League" party of spell
binders, beaded by W. II. Kooniz, F. j.
Kooser and d. J. Horner, addressed po-
litical meetings at Jenners and Stoyes-
town, advertised under the auspices OF
the mckinley League" for the avowed
purpose of learning the people how to
vote intelligently."
The refusal Of the people OF the districts
named to be instructed as to their rights
of citizenship by gentlemen who had in :
solently arrogsted to themselves the
power of naming a ticket for the voters
to support for Sheriff, Prothonotary,
Register aud Recorder, Treasurer, Coun-
ty Commissioners, Auditors, etc, appears
to have borne good fruit in one direction
tion only, for it appears that Assembly
man Koontz did not this year move that
'the question Of selecting State Delegates
be taken up" since no opposition is Of
fered to the election Of E. Z. Pugh, Elijah
Livengood and w. ii. Miller, but in all
other directions the stinging rebnke ad-
ministered 10y the voters of Jenner and
Quemahoning seems to have made no
impression on the spellbinders. While
the official organs of the Mckinley
League" have been engaged for months
past in denOuncing selfrespecting Re
publicans who held a large Republican
meeting last fall for the purpose of fur
thering the election of gallant Colonel
James Z. Barnett as State Treasurer,
whom they bitterly and dishonesty OPP
posed, as "bolters from the county or
gsnizstion," they this week print an
nouncements Of a series of alleged Re-
publican meetings to be held at various
points in the county, all of which, it is
said, will be addressed by candidates
Koontz Kendall and Kooser.
The object of these meetings can be
interpreted in various ways. 1t is doubt
less true now, as it was last spring, that
they are being held for the purpose of
learning the people how to vote intelli-
gently" That is, to repudiate the very
foundation of Republican government
the right of majority rule; to encourage
bolting and party wrecking to denounce
a Repu blican Governor who is endeavor-
ing to conduct public business with
safety to the people without creating a
big State debt; who performed his duty
in appointing Senator when a small
minority OF representatives elected as
Republicans entered into an unholy alli-
ance with the Democrats to prevent an
election. To vote again for Mr.. Kooser for
Congress in order that the conferrees of
Somerset county may be turned over to
the millionaire Montgomery county car
pet bagger, who has been repudiated by
the Republicans OF Bedford county, TO
endorse the debauehery that attended the
last Congressional conference; in fact to
place Thropp in a position where he can
control six conferrees and run as an in
dependent candidate again.
Could anything more presumptuous be
imagined than this effort Of three gentle
men, all travelling under disguise, hold
ing political meetings for the purpose of
misleading the people? The hypocrisy
of the leaders of the Mckinley League
and the infamous compare notes" meet
ing fades into insignificance when COM
pared with it.
1t is safe TO say that the three eloquent
orators will not undertake to enlighten
the audiences they address as to the rea-
son why they will have to pay one-third
more tax on their real estate this year
than last; none of them will refer to the
big county Indebtedness created by their
fellow Mckinley Lesguers," of com
pare notes meeting fame; they will re-
frain from landing former County Com
misioners Kimmell and Shober, who are
responsible for this unwsrrsnted state of
affairs; no notice will be taken of the
conduct of former Prothonotary Barron,
although an insurgent and Mckinley
Lacquer of high degree, who, it is al
legged, forced his clerk, Bent. Pulliu, to
sign receipts for 500 per month when he
only received $50. In fact, we do not
believe they will refer in any way to the
achievements of their fellow insurgents
and mckinley Lesguers," all of whom
haye been retired from places of public
trust by the incorruptible and indignant
voters Of the county.
They may take a fall out Of the HER
AID. which has been unrelenting in run
ming sham and hypocrisy to cover and in