The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-04
CURRENT COMMENT.

George Fred Williams expects to carry.
Mr.. BRYAN shows up much stronger in the
notification than he will in the votefcation.
Now is the time to speculate upon the person
ality of Bryan cabinet There will be no oc-
casion for such pastime after the election.
Mr.. BRYAN produces decided novelty in ar
gument when he declares that the way to con-
tinue Mckinley times is to defeat Mckinley.
The Hon. George Fred Williams success in
CARRYING Vermont and Maine tor the Democrats
will be sure to make him drawing card in
other sections of the country.
THE editorial contemporaries of Colonel Wat
terson have been feeding him his 1896 words in
such profusion that there is grave danger of an
attack of indigestion.
Mr. BRYAN has attempted mild defense of
his party in the ratification of the Paris treaty.
His explanation is on a par with that offered for
the failure of all of his 1896 predictions.
WHEN Mr.. Bryan is engaged in making a
calamity speech the toot of factory whistle is
every bit as annoying to him as the hiss of an
auditor
The Richmond Times, the organ of the Vir-
ginia Democrats, declines TO accept the free silver
and anti-expansion mandates of the Kansas City
platform.
In his message to the Kentucky legislature
Governor Beckham speaks of "imaginary ills"
As a receiver OF stolen political goods the Gov
ernor is disposed to be over-polte.
The Populists reluctantly nominated Mr.. Ste
venson in place of Mr.. Towne, but they neglect
ed t. proyi1e him With Motif ation committee.
Perhaps they feel that the less he hears of it the
betterit will be for all concerned.
THE Republican party is not trying to COM
bat the theory that strikes make Democratic.
votes. The Republican party has devoted all its
time and attention to the work of removing Dem
ocratic causes for strikes and business depression
THE Democrats of Snyder county are getting
out nomination papers to file at Harrisburg, in
order to get the name of some of their candidates
in other columns under the head of Republican
electors so as to bid for disgruntled party men.
All disgruntled party men know how to mark
their tickets, and the extra column will be for
naught Stalwart Republicans will put cross
in the circle, because Republcanism has b,ought
prosperity out of Democratic chaos and ruin.
SEVERAL days ago report was started to
the effect that the murderer of Amos Ritter near
Watsontown, had confessed. After sitting the
matter down pretty thoroughly, it was discovered
that there was no truth in the report. 1t seems
that the people residing in the section where the
murder was committed are feeling pretty sure
they know who committed the crime, but as they
lack sufficient proof, they do not mention any
names when speaking to detectives and officers.
The labor disturbances in the coal regions
combine to make very undesirable complica-
ton, not only for those either engaged indigging
the dusky diamonds and those who deal in the
mineral as commodity, but also for those who
consume the product and those whose business
or occupation partially depends upon the traffic
of this commodity. For almost two weeks the
local dealers have been over-run with orders for
coal which makes the coal yards veritable hives
of industry.
The retail price of anthracite coal is steadily
advaning in New York, and some dealers last
Saturday were charging from S7.25 to $7.75 a
ton. AS some OF the coal companies have dis
continued their contracts with customers because
of the strike clause, so the retailers are beginning
to break their contracts, although these may have
no strike clauses in them. The situation there
looks bad for consumers of local, and especially
those who have not sufficient stocks on hand to
carry them over the present trouble. Deliveries
are made only in small amounts.
The sheriff of Schuylkill county evidently
made a very grave error when he asked the
Governor for troops to quell the riots in Shen-
andoah and the neighboring regions 1t costs
the state $4,000 day to maintain the troops
now called out. Sheriff Harvey, of Luzerne
county, tried to commit the same blunder, but
Governor Stone discovered that there was no
real necessity for the troops now on the ground
They have nothing to do and it might be just as
well if the guards were at home. OF course the
presence Of the guards inspires awe and gives the
sheriff an easier job but there seems to be but