The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-01-08

perhaps involving them In injury and loss. This
armed body of mon would also form nucleus
around which tho law abiding citizens could
rally when the disturbance assumed more dan-
gerous proportions, and they would learn to de-
pend upon themselves and their officers IN every
emergency 1t Is proper that the expense sho1,d
be borne by that portion of the community
! especially benefited, and the county should DO
made TO bear these burdens, and IL their ohcers
are held TO strict accountability they W. att nce
| ing this assistance from the courts, unless inc
gravity of the situation justiles the demand'
| This special home COnstabularY toice might
| also be applied for and obtained from the courts
on occasions when In eItain regions OF tue state
murder and arson are rife and spirit OF lawlesss
| ness prevails that does not take the shape OF
| organized resistance to law. -, ...,.
| The attorney general should also he author
| lied, uion his own information, 70 lnuict my
| officer or citizen who failed to perform MS uuty,
| or party or parties who were engaged in Iiot or
| turbulence, and to change the venue ana sum
| mon witnesses to any other county In the COM
| monwenlth where a fair and impartial trial can
| be had. The large expendturesof Of pubic money
| almost annually Incurred In the suppression or
| these riots, and the peace and good name OF the
state, alike demand Of the leslsiature thorough
investigation of the causo Of these disturbances.
and their cure If possible, by the application OF
some certain and, If necessary, severe reine-
it has not escaped the observation of those
whose duty 1t is to Investigate the cause OF these
| riots that those who become embroiled tnerein
| are often grievously wronged, ana goaded 10
| madness by what they conceive to be tho inlus-
tce of the law, which seems to protect tne,r nia
| employer and leaves them exposed 10 his caprice
or avarce, resort to violence for redrcsS' Az me
| state can tolerate within its limits no authority
superior 10 its own, and therefore can show no
consideration for a combination that assumes the
| right to prevent men making any contract 10
work they please, so 1t cannot permit any corpo-
ration or corporations to unawfully or oppres-
sively use the powers conferred upon them by
the state, to control production and the chan-
nes of trade, so as to raise or depress the price
of labor or the cost of living. II any citizen,
therefore, feels that he is wronged by the imp o.
per and unlawful exercise of the powers OF these
corporations, and lays his grievance before the
be just, and u legal remedy exists therefor he
will instruct the attorney general to see that this
remedy is speedily aud surely enforced,
| There Is no problem of state policy, the solu-
, ton of which would be iraught with more All
, vantage to our people, than to discover some
means by which the difference between v,e,a labor
only be reached by slow approaches, Tor the
} sanctities OF property, corporate or otherwise,
| cannot be rudcly invaded by any ill-advlsed as
, sault upon it, any more than should an undue
support be given to bodies of laboring
, men who may be moved by an inconsd-
crate impulse, or under the direction of unprin-
cipled leaders. This question of labor and cap
ital has agitated the public mind for centuries,
but it is none the less our duty for that reason to
solve IL If we can, and especially to make some o
accommodation that will meet our necessities IN
this state, Does 1t not seem practicable to ap-
point a court of arbitration, composed of three
! or more of the judges of our courts, as
many operators, and a like number of represen-
, tatives of the working men, to whom could
be referred the disputes arising between EN-
ployerB and employees, SO that at least q run,
fair and IMPARTIAL discussion could be had. and
the public enlightened upon the merits Of the
controversy and If there was i1S no legal remedy, M
parties whose claims were arbtrated to do justice
, to those who were wrOnged May not ask, In
! view of the immense interests involved, that
: you will consider the propriety of authorizing
| the appointment of such "a court
, NATIONAL GUARD.
The pecuniary assistance extended by the
state in the last two years TO the National Guard
Y and the rigid inspections made of every company
in the service, has wrought wonderful i'm
provementi In the condition of the force, and ust
hes the belief that no body Of citizen sOdery
s composed of men of finer physique and more
I | conversant with their duties aud discipline, will
be present at the centennial than the troop,
{ which Pennsylvania will muster there during
0 the coming summer. Some commands are eX
ceptiOnally good and have superiOrs IN the
2 volunteer service of the country. AT Boston, OF
the occasion of the celebration of tho centennial
anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, the
Il, | portion Of tho Pennsylvania Guad In the line OF
the parade ELECTED tho warmest praise, not only
: from the vast concourse Of people there as
{ | sembled, but from the trained and experienced
r soldiers who reviewed the troops 1t is proper
too, that honorable mention should be made of the
soldierly bearing Of the troops sent to suppres,
t | the riots In the coal regions. No more unwel
:. come and distasteful or responsible duty could
: be assigned to soldiers than was this particular
y | service III cold and nclemcnt weather suddenl,
. transferred from their comfortable homes to d
wild and bleak region, where the opportunitie.
|. | for nshelter were mengrc and the passions o
4 | the people were excited aud in1amed, and life
| and property in peril, they performed their dali,
4 | round OF duty for several weeks, with a stric
| observance of the rights of property, and deli
cate regard for the feelings OF che citizens who's,
/ turbulence they Were sent TO suppress, and bI
their exemplary cOnducG quiet was restored with
out resort 10 bloodshed. There is a disposition
D to underestimate the services of the military
Q and dccry all expenditure upon them ~ n usees
: outlay upon vain pomp and parade, but tht
. maintenance of public order and the proscrva
tOn OF life, which were the results of the prompt
{ courteous and manly department of the soldier
sent to the coal regions, merit the thanks Of In
!, commonwealth, and ,he executive, whose arm
: | they strengthened in his attempt 10 uphold th
@ law, would be ungrateful If he did not maxi
: public recognition of their valuable services.
o In my annual message of 1874, recommends,
q the removal OF the Olu arsenal situated on tn
a capitol grounds and the purchase of new sit
and the erection of an arse nal thereon. The legis
r lature accorded with the view OF this recvmmen
Is daton and tho necessary authority was given
Is The new arsenal, which is in a beautiful an,
It available location, has been completed, and Is
Q handsome structure, admirably adapted to tn
= uses for which 1t Is intended, and with capa
,, city equal to any military necessity for wicl
Q the state may require 1t.
= INSURANCE.
j. The operations Of the insurance departmen
have entirely justified tue wisdom of Its estab
% lishment. 1t has been in existence less thai
- three years, and during that time has rendere,
,s valuable services to the community by exposing
I, and destroying fraudulent companies, strength
% enng those that were weak and systematzn
a the entire insurance business of the state. Tn
"a aunNl reports of this department, showing til
i condition, at the close of each year, of the sew
+ eral companies authorized to do business in tn
n state, enable the insured to form an intelgen
estimate of their character and valuable con
d tributions TO our statistics. The laws OF thi
e state providing for the creation and regulation
=, of insurance companies are defective and made
, quate, and the attention of the legislature has
- on several occasions, been directed to the i'm
portance Of their thorough evisionbutthe subjec
"a has not received the consideration which its i'm.
= | nnrtnncn damandS. Residaa Ilrnvidinn a