The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-30
BIDS FOR THE MINING VOTE.
ruE POLITICAL SITUATTON IN LU-
ZERNE COUNTY.
some Important Elements In tho Pennsvlva-
mia CampaiRn-Hartrantrs Friends Try
t,g TO Capture the Coal Regions.


.re4.nts many anomalies. The foreign element
,,,ccI, uredoininatcs among the operatives, and
,,,. nreiIaioes inlay a prominent part In the DO
nm, contests The leading nationality Is Irish,
but the German and Welsh combined are not
far behind III point OF numbers. But then, again,
thete Ae Labor organizations and combinations
NJ cpItalists, and secret societies. al Of which
are more or lc q affected by s ate politics. Tito
these entangling con plcations you add local
rncs " corrupt politicians Of both parties, YOU
will have some idea Of the different elements
shich enter into pol tics here.
For many wears the Welsh and German vote
was cast pretty solidy for the Kepu blican party,
while the Irish were, as a rule. Democrats A
lew wears AGO the Germans divided. ard in some
,ection. of Lukerne county large proportion
Of them voted the Democratic ticket, and two
Year, ago the Welsh vote was thrown solid for
ono or two Democrats-notablv for II. Col
ltn-. who was elected to tue Sfatc senate. and
sui -cquently to Congress, manly through the
IbiIur. q Nelshmen, although he Is Catholc
.rishman.
rnRrrrY AND INTELLIGENT MINERS.
There is a great deal more intelligence e..,una
the mining population ;uHn IA generally sup
posed 10y the outside wnria In certain lucali-
llt. 'h~ . ,ners nave been hereto fore very pros
porous. The L, nnS,lVania Coal Company has as
n rule dealt very larry 10y Us emhotees' anc
In consequence ~ this the miners attached to
the PENNSYLVANIA Coal Companys works are
well-tO-do ucuplc. ami ne quarter 81 scranton
thy. known "a, Dunmore Borough, iS chiefly m
habitej 10y them. n large proportion OF the
live CON fortably and educate their children.
Another quarter Of scranton Is peopled almost
entirely 10y welsh. and this locality. called Hyde
Park, is prosperous anu intelligent community.
The ffce schools in every part ~ the anthracite
30 REGIONS are well attended 10y the children n
The miners. A stranger visiting THIS county Is
Of once impressed with two things: First, the
neat and tidy Appearance Of the homes Of the
miners ana second, with the right. Intelligent
faces Of the children anu IN, II general good he
haNluf. Wherever snatt l. sunk and coal
tieakers erected "A little village springs UP. and
gradually grows into a town of some magnitude.
TIE dwellings II the miners are almost always
son Portable, and very frequent v neat and TASTY
, ne lnsn have lie prctttest rfls and the fright
est king boys. but the Germans and Welsh
are usually tie most turifty, and gencr lily accu-
mulate more worldly gear about them The
irish are the best politicians. and the Younger
Ecuer tion of miners. with IN their native quick
ness and shrewducss. exercise a very decd ed
luhuence On the local politics of both Luzerne
lnd Schuylkill counties.
TIE CASE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
1t is certainly high time that some good ele-
ments we're introduced into the local politics Of
this county. as well az that of Schuvlkill. here
has oeen unquestionably n rOou deal Of rott-n-
uess IN tue management Of the monetary anairs
u both these counties. and IN the ter he Com
mi--iunefs were lately brought to grlef and
judge Pershing, the Democr tie candidate for
noyernur, showed Of what stun lie was made
wien lac gave three ONO N, on their being CON
ucted Of uefrduding the county. the fun penalty
between
Pershing and his competitor Gov. Hartranft. Is
made SHARPLY apparent Ia connection with this
very ease. he three Commissioners were men
VI considerable influence, one being an IRISH
man, one German. anu the other an Ameri-
eau, aud all three democrats Every imagin Bile
influence WIS brought To bear on Judge Per
Ihiug to secure "a mild sentence AS possible,
ydt he iniexiuly meted cut Justice to these I'M
faithful pubic servants, and without fear or
favor. or course these men have their fiends,
anu IL Is but natural that they should be un-
friendly toward the upright Judge ana try to
out the power to paidun. Enthusiastically hos
very great influence with the Board Of Pafdous,
N whose recommend ,tion alone he acts. IN I
Hiuranft u using this influence in order to Sc
rure votes ~ believed. Indeed, he Is aware that
even more than this Is done IN his name. A
ness niger In tue executive nice, renegade
catholic lrishman, Is going about through the
rnirr coal region, wherever there are any
NJ lily Maeures, promising that II the fun
strength Of their Ancient Orucr Of Hibernlans l.
elst Tor liartranil, not onIy will one or two
slnyi,tcd muruerers bc pardonec. but that IN
.hv future tue Oruer VIII always have a friei in
need, should he be elected. o. course It viii he
"a d that GOV. hArtranft Il. : moi ,utholIzed
AIN snch promises To be made. tut it Is auotOn
Ju- Tact tndt TINS dep ndaut ~ his is tr vcllin-
through Schuyikil ana Lnzernc counties max
lns tie Hedges. and tuey Are rcligiOusly be
hvNed bj Tie men 10 whom they ale made.
THE CONSPIRACY LAWS.
In another WY also the unscrupulous II pub
1can pulitcians are seeking to Influence tn,
aiming population. lnIer certain inter
'retalon Of ,he law 81 ls12. which WA
passed by Republic n Lepisldtur', and
held conspiracy for Workuen to per
tuade other wurku en- not To WORK Tor those wit
employ tnen. lie great coal companies cal
ana d. enter INTO combinations t. put Up tn
4 &c - COL by stol ping wutk at all their mine
Tor three, four inu SIX months at "a time, thu
causing untold suffering ana misery au"i L IN
poor miners VINO aie without any remedy what
sNrt ana whenever Tue COMPANIES wish TO re
luce tue lllce OF mining theY ltsorl 10 the SAINT
'ah-. mere Is OF course On Intense tee!lng 81
ne part "l me miners III regard 10 tue law o
81 anu an li'lI enc Eirs WI ue ulrecteu 10 Sc
sure ~, I'I'm OF noulHCs'luh lhis winter. lax
~. "eNhI'ast Oh ihl-' ~ NIUahits eihlssarle
m"N' tV.h s'hl aiming tnV miners 70 SAY u
.rV't '"". ~ "' - ltc'e'lcu ne u lleuEel, u
l.".tfu .l w. i ,uIt' ..l $3.50 slCn 'houlu
'"''""S VI '"e "'i"i"H laws a. '"'S "'9'e'
TN HALIETON MINING TROU bi.Es.
Then. arntn during the trouiIes last surin, .
n yIct.'u- In lhi- ruIuty and al ntnrr t1,.rt- i
mo ,,I traion n r;railft managed ni. q raj
with crcat "A ~, ness lie n .iul ~ were II M
d.ull.-t tly.. and ia stu.e instance. u,sit gel
r.f u.s. tut ON Inc " hole th., Wrr,. ia u. moan
tal as the outside world was m de a. l.,
love, IN, conl ~ mn nuits 80 r., ola =. irons f.
the id oi the nm aiy, nd were working up
.th"ihthl, nom IL !. me ana abroad; IT,
ne iNP-e on IN 'rh'.HE lne ''Ntiu"f' ~
iii'l7 nhi'' i'uHbll h"u re- grievances, an
,'N ~ "ntte tN ~ i.lr ahu h'holaule -
"l -''ti'W'i L. Nht the III hol"lista were uttel
i.fd 10 lu't WIN "l iron u hi' ~ cpur7
Ntl, "I" uNtuiy ult III every crihihuhltY' an
VIC H. "Nu ~ u .t' MAUI NY u"t hlv"dc
iin cen .N Nuuu'h'n Wi'N n'l uhNe reason 1