Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-16
Correspondence.
TREvoRToN SEPT. 11th, L

hEN ohlON llJl, lOt L.
EDITOR OF SUNBURY AMERICAN, DEAR
S,R.-Seeing that you have place in your
columns for correspondents, and being the
possessor of facts of vital Importance in the
present political campaign, deem it duty
L owe to the citizens OF Northumberland
County, to make them public, and knowing
of no better medium than your estimable
paper, have made bold to address this
communication to you, hoping that you will
use it to the greatest advantage.
An article appeared in last weeks Demo
crat, denying the statement of the Nil
t0nidn'S Smbury correspondent, that E..
q. Scott, their judicial candidate is pledged
to the Miners and Laborer's Union. This
assertion is branded rs falsehood, and to
prove it such, they quote remark from his
address to the conferees, IN which he
solemnly assures them that if called to the
bench he will go there without having
given any pledge or promise directly or
indirectly to any one. This statement of
his is as false as the Father of Lies" HIM
self. As l will prove to you. Having
business that called me to Mt. Carmel, l
happened to be there on the evening when
he was there electioneering for the primary
election. Passing through the bar-room
of ono of the principal hotels, saw him
treating large number of his friends,
prominent among whom were Pat Hester
and Austin Maley, and the rest of them
were as murderOus and ruffianly a set OF
men as could be picked anywhere. While
standing at the door one OF the responsible
citizens of the borough, stated to me that
he was juror on the inquest of the lloii-
man murder, and from the evidence there
obtained, he was certain that most of the
| YNrip min N
in that bar-room, as the friends and asso-
ciates of Scott.
Ailer conversing with this citizen short
time, l walked about town, and on return
ing, found him still there with most OF
the same gang of Molly Maguires. -
While was passing through the room,
one of them said To him, "lf we help u
elect you will you do the fair thing by usy''
| Ills answer WAS given in these words,
''Gentlemen ii L am nominated and elected
assure you, that 1 will remember my
| friends aud my enemies must beware y
! Later In the evening | heard him pledge
himself to secure the following nominations
| to the persons named, next fall For
| Sheriff, Pat Hester; tor Prothonotary,
Mike Connolly; aud for the Legislature
either Galaghar or some other lrishman
from the Coal Regions, The only way
| can fScOllcllc these pleuBcs anu HlS uuutNss
| TO the conlereos, is by thiuking that, ut the
time he made them, he was influenced by
the ardent aud afterwards forgot ever hay'
| ing made them. As regards hls legal quail
ilcatons for the position, which are 50
highly eXloled by the Democrdt chal
lenge its editor to nlentlon tho lirst case IN
which lac has ever plead for u client ellheI
/ in Schuylkill on Northumberland county
As Ear rs | have been able % learn, his
career has boon only that of low pollll'
clan, and facts prove this since his debut
Ia Northumberland county, for Immediate
/ ~ ailer his defeat la tho campaign oi lasl
/ ihll, when he Mas an asplFant ai1eF Con
/ gTcssiunal hnnoTa, he eOm ncnced Intriguing
I ior the judlclal nomination, IhsEo eAlsla "a,
doubt ia my mind, bat, that u elected, h'
will do all lh hlb power "a adNance the in
leresls Of tbs lrlsh ilonan Catholics, Nho
age striving b. Introduce fuplsh tyranny
and bigoiry lnip aur "iand % frceiom. I
Aud N AneIlCan ,iilxens uf nailAe blTtl
alll suppon and elerl " oiilos lhe pledses
fglcuds ~ lhls lnlolenni seet, they can
hlaine soiis bui iAelaselk,s, n lhn iaih Il
lLlly seenes Ia Arg ioIk eliyare ,,spasl
"A ~ Northumberland c0unly, Al kAsl
saeh ls lhe oplnlon VI
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