The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-09-06

pate in the islands government. He
could not treat with man with a gun
In his hand who was perpetually ON
the run. 1t was first necessary that he
should be caught and subdued. When
this was done II would be proper to
turn attention to other matters. but
how the flag must be upheld.
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS.
President Moore, in discussing the
plans for the entertainment Of the
delegates to the convention OF the
State League Of Clubs, said that ar
rangements are being made upon lib
eral scale to make the visitors feel
that they have not made mistake in
going to the Quaker City. A feature
will be banquet, to which all dele
gates will be invited, and which will
take place at Belmont Mansion, which
is in one of the most attractive spots
in Fairmount Park, overlooking the
Schuylkill river. There will be music
and singing and a vaudeville entertain
ment, which cannot but be attractive
to the visitors from the interior Of the
state.
FARMER COPE AT WORK.
Secretary Of Agriculture Hamilton
has issued statement giving a re-
view of the work done by Farmer Cope,
recently appointed pure food commits
sioner. Secretary Hamilton was
prompted to make this statement ow-
ing to the malicious and partisan at
tacks made at Mount Gretna by law
yer named Kaufman. who is engaged
in helping the Flinn-Martin combina-
tion to discredit the present Republic
can administration. Kaufman is a
paid agitator, who has been used for
political campaigning and with whose
tactics the farmers of the state are rap
idly becoming familiar. Secretary
Hamilton in his statement says:
"Mr Cope was accused by Mr.. Kauff-
man Of failing to enforce the law re-
lating to the manufacture and sale Of
oleomorgarine in the state. The best
answer to this accusation Is the fact
that during the month Of July the
dairy and food division Of the depart
ment Of agriculture brought SO suits
against oleomargarine dealers in Penn
sylvania, one in Blair county. 18 In
Philadelphia county, one in Northum-
berland, 80 In Allegheny. one in West
moreland. two in Cambria, and they
brought 12 suits under the pure food
law in Potter county. Philadelphia
county and elsewhere throughout the
state. In all Of these cases the defend
ants were held for court and were
placed under bond ranging from $500
to $500 each.
MANY CASES PENDING.
"The department will have coming
up before the September terms OF court
cases in the following counties: Allie
gheny, Westmoreland, Blair, Clearffeld,
Dauphin, Montgomery. Northumber-
land, Fayette, Lawrence, Lackawanna
and Philadelphia. Eighteen cases will
be heard by the courts in Fayette and
Westmoreland counties alone, 15 cases
in Cambria and Blair and large num-
Der In Philadelphia and Allegheny.
For man, In the face Of these
facts, to publicly charge that the de-
partment is doing nothing for the sup
preston Of oleomargarine is to utter a
deliberate and Intentional falsehood,
and the man who TrIaAes such a state
ment discredits himself before a truth
loving and fair minded public.
BOLD MISREPRESENTATION.
"The whole affair is a sample of the
Misrepresentation that has been re-
sorted to in order to injure the reputa-
ton and influence Of the pure food
department of the state, and can only
be intended to be used for political
purposes in the hope that they may
prejudice people against the state ad-
ministration.
"lf additional testimony Of the un-
truthfulness Of these people is needed
1t can be found in the additional fact
that during the month of June of this
year the pure food department brought
30 suits in Allegheny county under the
oleomargarlne law. Seven were tried
and six were convicted. Seventeen
were brought in Philadelphia. two in
Schuylkill county. one In Lawrence,
Is in Blair. 13 of whom pleaded guilty
and were sentenced: seven in Cambria,
IL in Westmoreland, one in Indiana,
three in Fayette, two in Clearfeld, one
in Somerset, six in Dauphin, two in
Crawford, six In Delaware, one in
Montgomery county and seven pure
food cases in Allegheny county, maxi
ing total Of 10 for the month Of
June brought by the dairy and food di-
vision Of the department Of agricul-
ture in single month.
ATTACK PURELY PARTISAN.
"These facts ought to be sufficient to
convince the people of Pennsylvania
that the whole attack is purely parti-
san and selfish and without a single
ground of justification.
Before the farming people of Penn
sylvania accept the declarations of
these demagogues they wiz do we'll
to write to the department Of agricul-
ture for the facts, which will be cheer
fully given to all who desire to know
the truth, so that there is no necessity
for any one being misled, but by going
to the department itself. either in per-
son or by letter, the facts will be very
Cheerfully given"
Mr.. Cope says he went to Mount
Gretna with no idea of making a
speech or any remarks at all on any
subject, but that when Kaufman made