The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-09-20

CONGRESSMAN GROSVENOR.
IS nothing in its whole history that It
is not ashamed Of except its longtime
persistent adherence to the policy Of
expansion, and now the party is try
ing to blot out that little remnant OF
glory"
BRYAN A POOH BAH.
General, what do you think Of Mr..
Bryan in the light Of a man who de-
cries bosses as applied to others, and
emphasizes his own dominance in his
party at stated intervals?"
'Mr. Bryan" answered Gen. Grosve-
nor. ''is not boss. He is a despot.
He Is a Pooh Bah. He Is high cock
alorum. The sultan Of Turkey is
mild hammered constitutional governor
compared with Bryan. 1t would be
flattery to call him boss; he is a czar,
a tyrant. He has no appreciation for
anybody but himself; would not give
a cent for the judgment of a whole
national convention; rather have his
own judgment than the judgment Of
his entire party.
"The sentiment Of the people of my
state favors constitutional and wise
expansion. My views coincide with
those Of my constituents. The general
question is not involved in the present
issue. We did not seek for expansion;
1t came to us without our agency, and
1t Is not question now of indorsng
what is past so much as 1t Is the dis
charge Of duty in the present
PROSPERITY is THE ISSUE.
Il think the presidents course has
been such as to commend itself to all
right thinking people. | think he is
the most popular man who was ever in
the presidential chair. There Is less
division of opinion among Republicans
than there was in regard to the second
term Of Abraham Lincoln, and he will
receive thousands OF votes from quiet
men who have studied his character
and admire him and who make no
noise in political professions or polit-
ical conventions.
"The reasons why prosperity is the
dominant issue of the campaign are
very simply told. The Democratic
party destroyed the country by its pres
ence and its action. The Republican
party, by the fulfillment Of its pledges.
restored confidence and prosperity and
the only issue that is worth consider
alton Is the issue Of whether we will
go back and experiment again with the
virus that poisoned the laboring and
commercial and financial conditions OF
the country or whether we will stand
by what we have.
"As to trusts. the only party in the
United States congress that ever did
anything to overthrow trusts was the
Republican party. The DemQcratic
party has made noise enough toy have
frightened all the coyotes OF the early
prairie days on this question and have
not lifted finger to do anything. They
are insinCere in their outcry, as every
body knows who has read their record. |
Whatever good may come of legisa-
tion, which, in my judgment cannot be |
very great, will have to come from the |
party.
DEMOCRATS OVERTHROW A RE-
IOb bLlI.
"Ohio Is prosperous in common with |
the other states of the Union, and for |
the same reason.
THE Democratic doctrine of govern
ment by consent Of the governed and !
all that, Is mere verbiage and vox, ct |
praeterea nihil. The Democratic party
Is not living up 20 its doctrine, If 1t had
any. In four Of the states OF the Union
1t has deliberately and professedly, by
law, declared that large minority,
and indeed, in two or three states the
majority shall have no voice in the
government Of the state whatever.
They pulled down the American flag
In Hawaii and put king, or rather
black queen, on the throne and over
threw a republic, and now they are
bowling fiercely about the consent of
the governed. 1t is party of Won
derful Inconsistencies"