Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-11-02
DR.. SAMUEL PERVERTS FACTS
After Equivocal Delay He
Gives Answer to QueS-
tionS Which Did
Not Answer.
An Absurd Pretense.

With characteristic disregard OF
propriety Dr. Samuel has given to
the newspapers which favor his elec-
tion what he alleges to be a cores
poudence between himself and a cou-
pie of prominent citizens of this coun-
ry, Mr.. j. S Campbell and Mr. c. Fl.
Dildiue, OF Rohrsburg.
If Or. Samuel had given the entire
correspondence there might have
been some excuse for making pub
lie a personal letter without the con
sent of the writer's But he withheld
not only one of his own letters to the
gentlemen who, as citizens of the
Sixteenth Congressional District and
constituents of his own, had asked
him questions which they regarded
as relevant to existing conditions,
bu another letter of infinite signif-
cance.
Mr.. Campbell is Master of the
Grange at Rohrsburg and Mr.. Dill
dine a member of the Executive Com
mittee of the State Grange. They
had read in the papers and heard in
the course OF their conversations with
uefphbors and others certain things
respecting DR. Samueps official la
Dor. As citizens. as they distinctly
Indicated. interested i'm the legisla-
riun of Congress-" they addressed the
following letter to Dr. Samuel.
Rohrsburg. Pa. Oct. G, 1906.
Hon. Edmund w. Samuel; NJ c.
Mount Carmel, Pa.
Dear Sir;
You have been nominated by the
Republicans, the Lincoln party and
the Prohibitionists for Representa-
tive in Congress, for the Sixteenth
Congressional district of Pennsylva-
mia, and having accepted the nomi.
nations, are in the position of solicit
ing the support of the electorate of
the District Therefore, as citizens
interested in the legislation of Con
gress, we desire to submit to you the
following questions, and we enter.
tain the hope that you will answer
them at your earliest convenience:
The Penrose machine is the agent
in this State of "The system that
is of the trusts and monopolies, which
have for years despoiled the people
not only of property but rights. If
elected. will you continue allegience
to that machine in the future as you
have given it in the past?
When the question Of completing
the railroad rate legislation was Civ
ing the President and the country the
greatest concern, the friends of the
measure endeayored to get a caucus
Of the Republican representatives, in
Congress for the purpose Of eXpedit
ing action on the measure and you
refused to SIN the call. What in
Huenced you to that refusal?
The oil Trust has been adulterating
sweetmeats which are consumed by
the children of the country to the
prejudice of their health, and the beef
trust poisoning their products. Why
have you failed as representative in
Congress to insist on the prosecution
of these offenders?
Republican Representatives in the
Legislature voted against the reso-
luton introduced by Representative
Greasy of this county to strengthen
the hands of the President in his
struggle for legislation to regulate
the railroads. Why didn't you re-
monstrate against that perversion of
power and opportunity?
Your only speech during the last
session of Congress was against the
parcels post legislation. That meas
ure was of the highest value to the
farmers and workingmen Of the coun
try. It's defeat could have been
advantageous to nobody else on earth
other than the express companies
which have been charging extortion
ate rates for carrying parcels. Why
did you speak and vote against the
interests of the people and for the
benefit of the express companies II
that way?
The laborers in the Panama cana
zone work under the most adverse
conditions. The contractors require
them to work long hours in an un
healthy atmosphere. The eigh
hour law was enacted as a measure
of relief for them and in the expec
tation of it's extension to the States
Why did you vote for its repeal?
You say you are for the Presiden
but the records show that you wer'
against him when the exigencies o
the machine required you to be sc
Assuming, however, that you are col
rectly representing your sentiments
do you think your duties are to tn
President or to the people whom yo
ranreSant in ConpreSs7