The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-02
William I. Creasy's Record
AS Viewed by the Newspapers and Prom
inent Men of the County and State


THE oHNsrowN DEMOCRAT SPEAKS OUT AND SAYS:
"I is reported that effort is being made in Columbia
county defeat Representative VIM T. Greasy for enomna
ton. This would be a wide misfortune it
ceed Mr. Greasy of the really strong of the Penn
sylvana legislature His record exceptionally nietorous
and he has rendered the people the whole vaua
BILE service in fighting and in many defeating legislation
of the most shameless character proposed in the interest of
litica bandits and their corporation principals.
Mr. Greasy has been in the house for several and he
them without least equal length of service and equal
grasp of the fundamentals OF good government The Coum
bia county farmer is of sterling integrity of courage
and of deep and abiding conviction There better Dem
ocra in the state than this big who commands the respect
he has compelled the wholesome fear of the corrupt
which has long ruled at Harrisburg and which try
ing to keep number of its and etaners of the pen
Tertiary To lose his strength and his sagacy and his keen
and ardent devotion to the good from the house in
order to make room for some one who is looking for honor
would be little short of calamity.
Of course Mr. Chrisman the gentleman who trying to
unhorse Mr. Greasy clearly within his right He is Dem
ocrat and he with proprety aspire to his party
But has he right in pursuing his ambitions to pull down
attempt pull down who has stood bravey under
such great stress and for long for all that best in De-
and for everything that has been for the advance
of good government Ordinarily it makes little differ
who and who goes in the Legislature The practice
Of rotation in office perhaps unimportant detail it af
fec the average But when strikes such figure
that which Farmer Greasy has made in the Pennsylvania
legislature becomes penicious; is honored in the
breech than in the observance.
be hoped therefore that the interest of the Demo
cratic party of the state we'll in the interest of Pennsyl
vana whose faithful Mr. Greasy has been Mr. Chris
will defer his ambition to the people of Columbia at
Harrisburg We do not imagine that Mr. Chrisman would
claim for himself that he is better equipped than Mr. Greasy
for the work which needs to be done He hardly ask
the Democrats of the state to look him better Dem
ocrat loyal to the best traditions of the great
party the plain people. Mr. Greasy known far beyond
the borders of this commonwealth of progressive
ideas He known Democrat of the highest type and
legislator brings his task only the advantages of
large experience but also the qualities of mind and heart
which dierenate the statesman from the politician
He needed Harrisburg The loss of other would
be keenly felt. And Columbia county will make sad mis-
take if she shall allow the state to lose his services
HON. JERRY BLACK LATE CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ON
DEMOCRATIC TICKET, JURIsT
JEREMIAH S. BLACK SAYS:
YORK, PA, March a5th, 1908.
HON. WILLIAM T. GREASY,
Catawissa, Pa.
and to the State continue the service of the people
member of the Legislature
isaure the uncompronsng opponent of bad legislation
Your leadership of the minority party of the House meets
perience combined with good judgment and aggressive
make you Democratic leader worthy of the
With my best wishes, am,
The Philadelphia North Ame,an 'Mr Greasy is the
most useful member in the legislature
The Philadelphia Record says. edorially "alk of oppo
son to the denomination of Farmer Greasy the Demo-
district is likely largely hot air. The good people of Columbia
county keeny alive to the interests of their prosperous
section dispense the
and able spokesman Harrisburg The people of the
State large share this good opinion Of Mr. Greasy and
fdeny look for him to his old position the next
session of the Legislature"
PENNSYLVANIA
ARDENT WORKER INTERESTS
OF THE FARMER SAYS:
To THE CITIZENS COLUMBIA CoUNry-The people
throughout the State especially the farmers greatly in
erested that your county should return Hon. William r.
Greasy (better known Farmer Greasy to the Legislature
because OF his valuable services to the cause of good
Especially the farmers throughout the State
ous for his return account of his leadership the interests
of agriculture the floor of the House of Representatives
Respectfully submitted
LEONARD RHONE
In another part of this paper William T. Greasy
himself candidate for the Democratic nomination for the
Legislature to succeed himself.
Mr.. Greasy is welknown all people in the county His
reputation a legislator is one of the best.
He has always been the side of the people, and during