The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-01-15
LETTER FROM OHIO.
CINCINNATI, !
December 22j, 1878.

ioS o'oiy youA haNe peeu apuDilsniuS lol
so long, to the exclusion of other reading
matter-even the letters Of "your:
truly"-seems tohave found great. favor
in the eyes of Pennsy lvanlans, if we
may judge by the immense majority
which rcceutlyssvotcd to make ,it!perma.
DeDt literature 10 the old Keystone State
The result of the election gives great
cause for rejoicing, even "out west.
Papers of both parties..say there Is now a
chance for a fair vote being had in
Pennsylvania, especially 10 the region OF
Philadelphia. The Republican press
claims that Bill McMullen and his Dem
ocyatic gang can no longer rule the polls
in the beautiful city of Penn; while
Democratic papers exult because the
aforesaid beautiful city has been re-
deemed forever from the Republican
mobs, which are always ready to shoot
and eat Democrat on sight. Though
there is,a.slight difference in the posi-
tion of these respective stand-points, there
isno. doubt that hats are thrownnup on
all sides with general rejoicing at the
prospect of the new deal. In speaking
OF what, in former letter, I venturcd
to call defects in the constitution 1 men
toned the fact that, in Ohio, the as
sembly got ..around the --sproyisions
in the constitution of that
State, providing for biennial sessions,
By holding an ddjourncd....session the
winter after the regular session and in
timated that Pennsylvania law makers
might s..come the same dodge. l see,
however, on a more careful reading, that
such adjourned sessions are forbidden,
after certain year, by your new Con-
stitutien. That clau,esmakcs theBic-n
nial session provision of value.
THE INTERNATlONALS
have, ] am sorry to say made their ap-
pesrance in this vicinity. Last Monday
they assembled in Fountain Square, to
the number of 1900 or more, and
marched to the Mayors Office, when
they halted, and having sailed out the
Mayor, their spokesman, a demsgogue
named Haller, Ga man who has not done
a stroke of work for Yeas, and who is
standing candidate for any ofice) made
most violent speech, demanding "work
or money" from the city. naller, who
is undoubtedly q smart man, and
u iue speaker, but withoue any
education, told the Mayor they wanted
no soup houses, nor charity of any kind;
but as they helped pay the takes, they
were, in their time Of need, eutitlcd to
money from the city, The Mayor iu
his reply told them he sympathized |
with them exceedingly; that he had been
a worsiugman in his youth and knew
their worth, Sc, &c. The Mayor, I |
may state, is candidate for reelection.
He might have told them the Trustees
VI the Southern Railroad, were anxious
to get inen at good wages, aud that it
would be better to go to work instead 81
disturbing the peace Of The city, aud
.ramping through the mud at the coat
ails Of demagogues who never worked
themselves, and only wanted a little
lotoriety or fat Office. / say he might
nave said all Of this, but he did not. On
me of the banners WAS "Capital must
livide gith US" and all the inscript-
ons we're inHammatory in character.
L ast Saturday, another meeting was held
It which an agent ofthe "Internationals"
If France was present and spoke, advis,
ng all woikmen 10 join themselves to
hat organization. One man said eve
must keep these men-meaning capital
Sts-down; or else put head on them"
Another offered resolution demanding
b at the city Engineer and some other
ficers should resign, or else give up a
ertain precentage OF their salaries. One
+ the speakers Insisted that wemen and
hildren should not be allowed in work
hops; the press was denounced as "cor.
upt, venal aud dirty iu the highest de- i
rec, paid by miserable capital, aud by
email prostitutes to work against the in- {
erests of the laborer." Another said {
,ere sheuld be law that no man {
,ould be allowed to possess more than
10000; all over that amount to be '
wen to the public; and SAID uutii such 8
law was passed working meu would al a
ays be slaves to capital. send you t
e call for the procession aud proceed S
gs to-day, taken from the Cemercial. b
workingmen, arouse! let the tyrants, 0
,istol, Bicknell, Trip and Lewis learn to r
spect you Let them see by your num- h
RS that their action is condemned, AMI 7
at your condemnation shall be visited on
EN- when next you are called to use the a