The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-22
Tom Harter in Snyder County.

PoSr wrote of what he SAYS he saw
and heard in snyder county. His let
Ter Is as follows e
Berks county has had it, reputation
as a Democratic stronghold from time
immemorial. Snyder county may hc
classed as irreyocably and irrcdrpma-
bly, Republican. Pcnus and Brush
Valleys, this county, are the Dcmocra-
tic strongholds, because they are inha-
bited mostly 10y Pennsylvania Ger
mans who seldom change their polt-
cal faith. This IN all probability ac-
counts for the regular and ovcrwh I'm
ing Republican majority in Snyder
county. Both districts are "sutr in
| their faith, and their customs are as
Interchangeable as the laws of the Medrs
and Persians. leMs ago Snyder county
| had its lcaders-the one was .Ierc
Grouse, who served as prothonotary
for seven successive terms or twenty
one years. The other leader was Daniel
Boleuder now deceased, who was
elected five times to the office of sher-
iff. AS these two leaders belonged to
the same party -Republican-an al
ways had safe majority behind them,
many were the acrimonious campaigns
through which they passed to retain
the leadership. Both We're skilled
politicians, liberal, open hearted, ready
to forgive their enemies and marshal
them to their individual support at the
/ next campaign ; for as soon as one
campaig II was over they turned over n
new leaf in the political ledger and be
gan topave the way for the next con-
| test two o. three years hence, when
they would again come up for Office.
Grouse was the accepted Cameron and
Quay leader and so potent was his in
iluence with the people that many
looked to him for all changes in the
necessary. Upon one occasion one of
a., -, ,,'.. .s
next campaign. Luckily the price Of
the commodity came down and .Iere
was given the credit for it and was
triunphautly elected for his effective
work IN lc,Srulur the CNpru-r Of r;lll-
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The citizenship of the county Is
principally composed of that sturdy
class of people known as Pennsylvania
Dutch-thc best people ON Gods green
earth. Slow but sure--thcy never tra-
vel on the cow-catcher nor on tac rear
platform, but when the train rolls inlo
the depot they are all there with both
feet. Commercially they are well-to-do
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ei'ce' "A man "Ptea'e' o'' 'i'e "'a'''o''u
"' M'oo'eou'e SOME years ago u''''S
court week "h'c'' Is ''ie 4'a''''-',''''a'
occasion ior 'ne sa'n''''s Vi 'i'e c'anS
ana onereo HARNESS. az Pua"c s'le' No'
receiving any piuS az ms ''rs' oier'ig'
he oec"iiie very iho''' u''.ouiaseo' 'e
caring tha' 'hese people l'"o 10 money
ana 'ha' he was gong nome "here-
upon some iriehu INFORMED MN 'ha'
they had more money IMAM ne ever