The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-09-18

| MAUCH CHUNK, Sept. II, 1875.
In response to a call OF he Secretary OF the
Carbon County Reform Committee, to meet at
| the Broadway House, in Mauch Chunk on Sa
turday, Sept. II, 1875, the following boroughs
nnd townships were Iepresented-Banks, East
Mauch Chunk, Mauch Chunk Lehighton, Ma
honng. Nesquehoning, summit Hill and wea-
therly. The first business in order was the cleo
ton Of Chairman. on motion, E. T. McDon.
ough was elected permanent Chairman.
On motion Of Hugh McGarvey, the Chair ap.
pointed n committee Of three to draw up a series
of resolutions putting forth to the independent
voters Of Carbon County the fundamental prin-
ciples OF the Labor Reform or rather Anti. Mon
opoly party OF said county. The committee re-
ported the following:
Whereas. The committee OF the Anti Mono
poly Movement and Labor Reform Party Of
carbon County, believe the intentions of mon-
OpOly aud monled corporations to be tyrannicaI
and opp e,sive, we, the said committee, do offer
the following resolutions to the working people
and voters Of Carbon;
Resolved, We appeal to YOU as workingmen
and voters. 1t matters not what has been your
political faith heretofore, that you will now, In
ts hour Of trial, lay aside all party bigotry and
prejudice that has separated you end us IN the
past. and now and for the future work and vote
for he social and political welfare OF the work
ing people as whole. without respect to pre-
vious political parties, creed OF nationality. We
do not ask YOU to abandon, as you may think,
tne respect or tieS tnat Dlnd you TO your Old
parties. which In the past have been failures, as
far as the welfare OF the working people Of this
county is concerned-we ask Of you, in the name
Of the only tree and fearless party In this coun-
ty, the Autobiography Party. to further the
principles ana welfare Of yourselves and fellow
wOrkingmen o. Carbon.
Resolved. We call upon you workingmen Of
CarbOn-Dem0crats and Republicans-to take
hold OF your parties in eaoh election district
ana see that no delegates to your respective
conventions are elected but those in favor OF
reform and opposed TO ring nominations for
should the rings Of Mhuch Chunk control your
conventions your caqdIdates will not be ratifed
by the working people OF Carbon County.
Resolved, That we cal upon you TO nominate
such men as the Anti-MOnonoly convention
called by this committee may take up az their
candidates. Furthermore, we tell you In plain
truth, that we will endorse none but the friends
OF reform that we find upon the other tickets.
be they Democrat or Republican. should we
find none of the candidates OF the other parties
to be satisfactory to the delegates of the Anti.
Monopoly conventlon-which will be held ono
week after the last convention Of the other two
Darties-we will nominate full ticket of new
candidates, whose principles are IN harmony
with those OF the Autobiography platform.
HUGH MCGARvEY,
THOMAS MUMFoRD,
THOMAS MCELyAR,
Committee on Resolutions.
The foregoing resolutions were endorsed By
the Standing Committee OF the Labor Reform
Party Of Carbon County.
E. t. MGDoNoUeH. Chairman,
JOHN DEvLIN. Secretary.