The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-05-02
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| EDITOR JEFFERSONIAN. -Dedr. Sr.-
Having formerly been a resident of Strouds
burg, and also having frequently perused
through the columns of your valuable paper
the very interesting letters of your Scranton
''Critic,' we concluded to drop you line
Since the cessation of those letters, judging
from the manner in which your Scranton
readers miss them, certainly, your many
readers outside of this city must feel the loss O.
them to much greater extent. However
to the best of our ability, we shall endeavol
to furnish you with few interesting items
Our city elections, which take place OIL
Friday next, May Sd. bid fair to be the most
exciting ever yet held in this place. Con
ventlons have been held, and candidates pla-
ced IN nomination, and, to-day, there are nc
less then three tickets in the field, viz: The
Democratic ticket, (so-called), the Repub-
lican ticket, and the Labor Reform ticket.
The first named, Democratic ticket, is
composed, with but one or two exceptions,
of IriShmcn, the nominees Of which are we'll
known leaders of what is known as the
Court House Ring, and who are first and
foremost in every species of fraud and cor
ruption that can possibly be perpetrated
upon community. That party will stand
no show at all. The regular Republican
ticket is miserably botched up affair, COM
posed solely of political tricksters and scala
wags, who are at this time, and always have
been, continual drainage upon the public
treasury. In order, if possible, to inveigle
the public into supporting their ticket, they
have placed in nomination church members
that's a Joke, and prominent men re-
presented in every branch of trade, yet, we
opine, that we but express the opinion of
the majority of the voters in this district
Republican that we are-when we must EN-
phatically declare that we shall not, by our
suffrage, support one nominee Of the party,
and that 1t cannot be elected The Labor
Reform ticket, the third and last named
appears to be decidedly the most popular OF
them all, with every class and nationality of
our citizens. 1t is composed of able and
competent men, who have come to the
rescue, and will, undoubtedly, if elected, con-
troll our city affairs to the entire satisfaction
of each and every taxpayer. The Scranton
Daily Times represents the so-called Demo
cratic party, the Scranton Republican sus-
talnS the Republican nominations, while the
Daily and Weekly Democrat, the City jour
nal, the HochenJIatt, the Baner america
and the PaJHc Code, together with the
major portion of our well thinking citizens
heartily endorse the Labor Reform move
ment. To use a rather vulgar phrase, a
''red-hot' time is anticipated. The poll
teal hoL-mobbing which is at present going
on in our midst, was never before eoualled
and 1t is to be sincerely hoped that the
iaboring men and taxpayers of this city will
look TO their interests, and cast their votes
accordingly. Certainly, a Reform in the
municipal affairs of our city, are sadly
needed
Since writing the above, another ticket
has been formed, known as the Citizens
ticket. 1t is composed in part of the regu-
larry nominated candidates of the Repub-
lican and Laber Reform parties, and this ac-
ton has had tendency to create Juror in
all circles, inasumch as it will probably be the
means of electing the whole Irish ticket,
and then, in the language of the Democrat,
''the city will be run to the Devil with a
high pressure. -
The season thus far has been very un-
healthy throughout this section. Black
Fever, Smallpox, etc., are the prevailing
epidemics, and the number that fall victims
to these terrible diseases, is alarming in the
extreme. We are happy to state, however
that the number of cases of smallpox that
have been reported is small, and also, that
the Black Fever epidemic is abating
In the way of amusements, we have been
well favored during the past
winter, but decidedly the grandest event of
the season Is yet to take place Mr.. Joe
Jefferson, the worlds favorite comedian.
supported by frst-class troupe, will appear
at the Opera House, in his celebrated
character of rip Van Winkle," on Friday
and Saturday evenings, May Sd and 4th.
7. L. Barnum's colossal combination is
also to visit Scranton on the 23d of MAY.
The second terrible explosion of fire-damp
within month occurred at the Pine Brook
shaft, by which three men were so severely
burned that their lives are despaired of, and
TWO more were slightly injured This was
soon followed by another explosin at the
Hampton shaft of the ID. L. & w. Co., by
which seven men were more or less injured,
| number of whom have since died.
ORsoN.