The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-03-17

y s'ys! EScn RnG every county" That makes 1t
purely local blll, end RAISE the point OF order
thll the oil cannot come before the House.
MI N"psher-Mr speaker, did not PIve way
lot lhat purpose. thought the gentleman was
gong 70 as me a question.
. MI; Wise-l did ask question, and found
II TO De as read. raise the point Of o der
The Speaker - Does the gentleman from
Greene .,s Mt. WiSel rase the pOiLt OF order that
Mr. Wise-Yes sir, do.
Mr. Jackson, (Mercerl Mr. Speaker. there
WIS a point OF order pending, was there nOtl
Mr.. Crawtord-I Withdraw the point; there is
nOthlng IN Order-the gonileman from Carbon
lnr kApsherl IS out OF order,
=. Mr, Wise-l cite the second line, second sec
ton, " show the tact that 1t applies to certain
counties and is local 1t is not a general law
because II applies to counties.
The speaKer-The opinion Of the Chair is
that the gentleman's point OF order Is not well
Mr.. Wise-If the Chair has any doubt I will
leave tt TO the House.
The Speak will leave It to the House
when they vote Ln the bi
MIR. Rapsher-rhe point Of order raised by
the gentleman from Greene MIR WiseI j. aOont
,ne M same class as that Of tine gentleman tom
fnllhIelOb Mr CiawtOrdl The gentleman
from Greene Mr.. Wise has been in this Leg 8.
laLnre nnInDer of wears and H. knows vPrv
to be Bdyertised Why, sir wac ever heard Of
such thingl
why is this a local or special bin bill any
more than Dill to make an appropriation for
the charitable institutions II Philadelphia IL is
all nonsense to ralse such questions as that up
venture to say, Mr. Speaker. that theS are not
made IN good fdlIh the, arc simply an attempt
thlnk that II Is necessary fOr me to expand the
time OF the House upon the question OF the con-
stltuuonali'y OF this bill l think it ia 30 clear
OF tne House upon IT, 1t IL entirely q matter
OF discretion whether this House in its wisdom
VIII consider this claim in the light that view
II and that 1t snail be sufficiently mertOrious to
receive their votes and appreciation. 1 say tne
occasion was an extraordinary one. The ex-
(NnV VtfNa aIa0nW,l
XIII nave sust9ined III suppressing this organ.
i1alion amount to one hundred Thousand dollars
IN tne aggregate This Appropriation, If we oh.
tam IL, will be only small matter aud will nav
us no more than about twenty cents ON the dol
,lr rms unlawful Order--which 1 cannot be-
lieve that the gentlemen who are Objecting TO
the Dill ON the other side, would tor moment
endorse 90 not assume that, sir-has been
remarkably wicked, murderOus OrganizatOn.
ana u has been put down ana success >fully
crushed bY our local authorities in those cOuIl-
,iS ,leS AZ great expense, as the preamble to the
Dhl saws. think it is the duty OF the Common.
wealth to see that peace, order and ieI reign
in every section OF the State; and allow me here
70 say that III my judgment this appropriation
ig mo'e meritoIiOus, 1t Is more just aud equit.
hDle ana PROPER than three tOuiJhs OF the ap-
proprlali ion bills oD the calendar.
Hundreds OF thousands of dollars are voted
away every year by the Legislature for objects
which doubt may exist at any rate, whether
they are half as meritOriOus as TINS little small
insignificant appropriation which We now asG
IOr and lnsi st that the Commonwealth snail
grant us this appropriation at this time.
In order to show some of the workings and
prlncpe oil thus organization and their actions
and dongs. beg leave TO read, for the informa-
ieve will De interesting, from a book written
Dy Mr. Devices, member of the Schuylkill
county bar. The fac set forth In tnis book are
the facts as they were proven upon the trial in
these cases, and are the sworn and truthful
read from several different pages;
MOlie Maguires, name Identlfled with sad
ana terrible records of violence of bloOlshed
end murders in the anthracite coal regions Of
PeQnHV IN M laa nf
equal horror that have been borne ucrOss the
ocean from the Emerald Isle The murders
cOmm ted IN both localities have striking re-
semDlancs in their inceptiOn, execution, and
very frequently IN minute details and YET, while
we regard tho one with feeling Of un'nIxsd
horror and rrpuslon, the memory of the other
Is enveloped in shrOud of Unhalowed ro
nance. This difference OF feeling is TO a Ger.
tain extent explained. In the one case CRIME
stands out UNI eleved in its naked enoTlEity
whilst IN the other the feeling with which ~ is
regarded as modified by the distance of the
scene. the mellOwing hand of tlme and the
magic pen OF fiction.
'.rhe existence of band of miscreants regu.
larlv organized for the commission OF crime ex-
tendlnR throughout the anthracite coal fields.
had been suspected for twenty years ist. Ere.
qnent anu hlgTant violations OF law, which, iu
tho mode OF execution aud in the Instruments
employed, displayed organization, system and
Oehneu policy, induced this suspicion. The
crime llseli. in connection with the mode OF It's
execution rendered inevitable the conclusion
Of grievance, real or imaginary, to be redress
ed, tribunal before winch such grievance had
been considered, the offender Judged and tle
penalty fixed, aud an execution of some kind v
whom persons were selected 10 carry iutO exc.
cutlOn the decree determined upon"
BV Jhe great body OF the wOrkmeu Of the
coal regions the maintenance OF the rights of
property was, II not welcomed at ieast cheer
fully accorded in, But with the prOstratiun of
Ousin ess the " Mol, " seemed TO madden in
ms oeeds OF arson. and murder, wer, planned
III lhplu succession; some were fOlled, but many
were executed Men iOr n erelv act ng IN oDed.
lence TO orders or IN the line Of official duty,
were shot down ike dogs Murder was deem
ed worthy OF reward, and he who committed the
greatest murder and most terrible of all crimes
took the highest social ranX IN this fearful
band. No mans life was felt TO he safe, vigil.
ahce committees were being formed ana prob.
a0ly most fearful retaliation would have been
would nave suffered with the guilty. when the
arrest OF the murderers of John p. Jones of
Lnns1Ofu, stll fresh nom the scene of blood, Ie.
Vlyed hopes that Justice, according to o forms
OF law, was still possible, The result has justl.
ned these hopes. The confessions OF the crimln.
avs tne tesumOnY OF James M'Parlan the de.
teotlve, energetic and thorough action OF the
MliSes1arle coal ana iron company and the
Inlauelphla and Reading coal company, and
the hrm attitude maintained by court and jury
IN the discharge of duty, all render evident the
OrlOus truth tAat the story OF Molly Maguire'
outraRes has passed iutO history and that the
ever.
ans, society Ie0ularly incorporated under tue
laws OF Pennsyvani AS u beneficial association
aud connecting ltsef with the divisions of the
order throughout the United States aud Great
Britain, has been controlled throughout the
greater portion OF the anthracite cOal-neds OF
pennsylvania tor n lew years past by the class
OF lrisnmen known as the Molly Magu.res.
Through the medium Of TINS order n thorough
ana compete organization OF the wurst ella sses
Throughout the coal regions has been effected.
The aVOwed object of the society as a beuetcIal
association has been, so far as can De lealnel.
entirely dropped, and in the heart OF the most
pOpulOus towns, before the eyes II the whole
community, conventions have been planned.
and approved, aud murder agreed 70 De re-
waIded
"On August 25, a convention. called by JACK
KehOe. assembled at Carols house The paral.
lel Of this convention is not known in recorded
history, lu period Of profound peace. IN a
land gOVei ned by just ana eqitaOle laws formed
by the people iu DTond dav light, IN the eeItre
OF a large town situated IN one Of the most
wealthy sfu plpulOus sections OF the country,
Tue leaueS4Ol large and powerful organization
gathered together, without Rny attempt at
cOncealment, 70 consider the proposition OF re-
warning cOld DlOOded, brutal, purpOseless a.
sassln ana a!so 10 deliberate upon the punish
meut merited by one OF their own members
VINO was suspected OF having prevented che ac
COhp.lshment OF tho previously Planned muu.
uel OF TWO unafmea and unsuspucted IN 5n.
'IuOhe forming tnls COnclaye We're not ami.
mated Dy even perverted sentiments OF patriot
Ism or religion. IL was no up rising against ar
bltiafy anu unjust laws, Tor by virtue OF tle
laws, even their peaCeiui assemblage was guar
anteed: Conner James was no tyrant, trampling
the rights OF an enslaveu people under iOOt, by
whose death liberty was TO be gained. He was
SIMPLY a pOuf young Welslman, defeuSell