Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-10-22

out in the campaign fight and pre-
pared some very poor quality of
reading matter for his paper last
week. 1t was, of course, the best he
tiCns, as it was absolutely necessary
for him to exercise his imagination,
which he did to its utmost limit.
There being no facts at hand on
which to base an editorial he made
use of some most ridiculous asser-
tiOns as well as making himself
guilty of transgressing the command
ment which admonishes against the
vile practice of "bearing false wit
ness against thy neighbor." Prob
ably the editor forgot that he profess
es Christianity or else he is so ment-
ally warped and politically cross-eyed
that he got the Democratic past and
Republican present in Sullivan
county mixed up until he imagined
he was living under the reign of
Bryan and Haskell
He charges the "machlne" with
being lnstrume ental in placing Mr..
John M. Randall as postmaster at
Forksville, much to the protest of
the patrons of the Office. AS a matter
of fact a Democrat masquerading
as Republican, wanted a woman
to receive the appointment to fill the
vacancy of the retiring postmaster,
Mr.. Harmon, who resigned OF his
own free will. Editor Streby should
make himself better acquainted
with the Federal lawsand rulings be-
fore preparing editorials on subjects
connected with them. When he
does so he will find that the Depart
ment does not in any case, within
the United States, recognize Il wo-
man applying for postoffice, where
there are men applicants for the same
office. Furthermore Mr.. Randall
was desired by the majority of citi-
zens in Forksvjle. He is capable
and worthy young man and is Civ
ing an excellent postal service to his
town. Editor Streby then advanced
his TRADE, charging the "machine"
with holding up the r.. +. ID. from
Wheelerville, although none of his
assertions were subStanStiated by
proof In this matter he will find
the official transaction shows that
Senator Penr0se was instrumental in
getting the route established which
will soon go into effect.
We have never yet heard of a Re
publican opposing an r f ID route.
1t is the Republican administration
that is pushing this service into all
corners of the county. Now, really,
Mr.. Streby, did you not know these
facts? Surely, it is enough to make
one weep. Yes, we suspect you do
want to weep. You would weep be-
cause we have county big enough
and prosperous enough to support an
annual expenditure of billions in the
construction of the Panama canal,
irrigating arid lands, increasing
army and navy strength, extending
postal service into rural ditricts and
doing all this without borrowing
money or relying on Democratic
council. Is it any wonder that men
with such small souls and contract
ed intellects can help but feel as you
do. If you can't make the people
believe that the "machine" has al
ready thrown this county into the
midst of cyclone of calamity, just
because through some postal depart
ment regularity, a rural delivery
is not established the day the peti-
ton is sent in, you had better then
turn prophet and declare that while
things are all right now, we are
going to encounter the very devil
just over the hill. Really, that is all
we can see in the arguments adj
vanced by you.
If we had as hard time searching
for an issue to bolster up our side of
the question as you do,and then find
ing it necessary to resort to such
false statements as embodied your
feeble effort last week, we would i'm
mediately employ a physician to
amputate our mental faculty and
then take to the woods and spend