The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-10-15
Dsn't Like Democrats.
wEIssronr, Pa, Oct. 10, 1881

WEIssPoRT Pa, Oct. 10. 1881.
EDITOR ADvscA1E: While reading
lnst weeks issue of that classic organ,
more familiarly known as the Gazette"
we came to the conclusion that the man
who writes the ups aud downs for the
the organ, bad very poor opinion of onr
Democrats; he like many others must
think we are made of green cheese" or
else The absurdities which the 'Gazette"
contained for the last two weeks would
have been omitted. In said paper, of the
issue of the Sept. 80, appear three letters
by the way mastery productions-and,
when we come to think of it, what sub
lime and intricate miud this writer has,
so shrewd, 30 ssgacions that il bsfles all
description: within its depths we find the
ability to originate these three letters,
which are intensely Irish. dated on the
same day, at different places and relating
almost identically, to The same thing. 1t
is curious and laaghable to think that
any man-especially one v no wants to be
n master-mind-should have the least
idea that he could "hood- wink" in such
- bareiaced and countertei.ipg manner,
Democratic voters. We contend that
said letters were counterfeits as coming
from any reliable Irish Democratic
source, because il would be wonderful
coincidence, that three minds should beat
as one; have the same thoughts, same
ideas and contributed on the same day +;
only differing little in the phraseology
and manner in which they are put. If
this is not maudlin jabber, we do not
know what it is. Last weeks issue is
more dishonest and inconsistent than be-
fore. Dishonest because it tells it read.
ers that the Philadelphia Times" is the
leading Democratic journal OF Pennsyl-
vania Anyone that reads the Times"
and is convtrsant with its political status,
knows that it is barefaced fabrication
and carries with itself deceit. Inconsis-
tent, because in one article or paragraph
it advises one thing and in another re-
pudiates it, In an article advising the
Democrats tn concentrate under the
leadership of Judge Packer, he calls up
on them TO vete the Republican ticket, to
smash the Democratic Ring, or as he
terms them, the "Klotzites. While on
the other hand, in another article, advo-
cating the election of Gen. Baily, he says,
''Let every Republican do his duty and
vote Tor GeL. Bnily. and advocate the
smashing of the Republican machine
within the party organization. 1t is a
p OF policy to bolt and let the enemy in.
TO power" 20, consistency tLou art q
jewel !! We are inclined TO think, and
know for certainty, that the Democrats
oi this immediate vicinity, will take the
latter advice and vote the straight Demo-
cratic ticket aud run the risk to smash
tue machine within the party lines But,
praises to The Democratic voters of GU
bun county, they never have toleratd a
machine or any bosses. Our Democrat
10 voters are, and have been. as free as
the air aud the pee- Of any man; not alb
ject. crouohiDg slaves like the Republi.
cans Of 1879 aud 1881 were. 1879 is the
most notable because Saturday evening
before the meeting of the Republican con.
vention. IN dark room the bosses Of
the party Of "moral ideas" met and fixed
the slate that was put through the con,
vention MopdAy succeeding Shifting
wehr from Sheriff to Prothonotary and
fixing D. Koons for Sheriff. choking Of
such respectable man and good either
as Jos. s. Webb. by promising him tn,
nomination IN 1882. Holo.