The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-07-26
FARMER COPE IS
HARD AT WORK
Governor Stones New Appointee
Arrests Violators of the
Oleo Law.
M'KINLEY IS A STALWART.

| lar Republican Organization in the
Appointment Of Holland - United
States District Attorney-Pennsyl-
| vania Shares In Prosperity.
Especial Correspondence)
Philadelphia, July 17.-Farmer Cope,
whom Governor Stone appointed at the
head Of the dairy and food department
| of Pennsylvania, has been making a
great record in the short time he has
filled this important post. He has
made the political enemies Of the Stone
administration admit that he is strict
| ly enforcing the law, and he has DEM
| onstrated his ability to take care OF
himself despite the unfair and ma
| licious attacks which the Wanamaker
subsidized newspapers are making
upon the administration.
An object lesson showing what Is
| being done in this department was
given in this city last week when a
big array of dealers were before Magis-
trate Stratton charged with violating
| the laws in relation to the sale OF
"oleo." The warrants for these arrests
| were sworn out by Farmer Copes
agents and he had his own attorney
| on hand to see that the prosecutions
| were pressed without fear or favor.
| Professor Genth, who made a careful
examination Of all samples submitted
| 20 i'm, hy
| testify as to the result of his analysis.
| The magistrate held several of the ac-
cused in bail for court as the result
! OF the testimony submitted, and in
| other cases the accused waived hear
| ings, and the cases will be sent to
court for early trial.
ADMISSIONS FROM OPPONENTS.
Some Of the men who for political
reasons were enlisted In the campaign
| of Misrepresentation of the admins
| tration of the pure food laws by the
officials of the Stone administration
| have admitted that under Farmer
Cope's administration there is a de-
| termined and successful effort being
made to faithfully administer the laws
and to hunt down and prosecute all
violatOrs Of the lew.
In a desperate effort to keep alive
feeling of hostility to the Republican
state administration for purely politi-
| cal reasons the Wanamaker news
paper interests are continuing their
wilful Misrepresentation, but they
have ceased to make an impression
upon the popular mind. The people
| realize that there is an honest and
capable official at the head of the de-
partment who Is working night and
day to carry out Governor Stones in
structions to discover and prosecute
every man who is violating the pure
| food laws in the state and to do this
without reference to political or other
| interests.
Farmer Cope has placed his Chester
| county farm and dairy interests in
competent hands and is devoting all
his time and energies to obeying the
| injunctions of the governor.
M'KINLEY is A STALWART.
The appointment by President Nc
Kinley of James b. Holland as United
States attorney for the eastern district
| of Pennsylvania last week was very
gratifying to the stalwart Republican
| element of this state. Mr.. Holland
| has for several years been recognized
as a stalwart leader Of Mont gomery
county and he has given personal at
tention to the management of the party
organization there. For his party SER
vices in the past he was named as
| naval officer of this port early in the
present administration. When the
term of District Attorney Beck ex-
pired Mr.. Holland was suggested for
| appointment as his successor. Ire
| meIdOus pressure was at once
brought upon the presideSt to
prevent Mr.. Hollands appoint
ment. The insurgent and gold
Democratic influences were brought to
bear for the reappOintment of Mr..
Beck, who had renOunced the Demo-
| cratic party Mr.. Holland was recon-
, mended by Col. Quay. Senator Penrose,
Chairman Reeder. of the Republican
state committee, and other active Re-
pubicans, as well as many members
Of the bar of the counties embraced in
his district. There was something OF
struggle over the place, but Presi-
dent Mckinley put an end to the con-
tention by stating that he would recog
nize the representatives of the regular
Republican organization and Mr.. Hol-
land was appointed. He was sworn in
on Saturday last and he will at once
assume charge Of the duties of the
Office.
In this connection it is fair to state
that since President Mckinley has
been in the White House there has
not been single important Pennsyl-
vania appointment which has not been
made upon the recommendation OF
Messrs. Quay and Penrose or the Re-
publican member of the house Of repre-
sentatives in the district to which the
Office was assigned The president
from the outset has evinced determi-
nation to stand by the regular Repub-
lican organization, and he will no
doubt continue the policy throughout
his administration.
1t is quite probable that State Sena-
tor Walter T. Merrick, of Tioga, will be
named to succeed Mr.. Holland as naval
officer. Senator Merrick has been q
consistent stalwart member of the leg