The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-09


ing going on nt present. The members
of the Senate committee on Labor and
Education were to have held a meeting
here this week. and Senator Pueh. Of
Alabama, came on for that purpose, the
special object Of the meeting being pn
inquiry into the causes Of strikes, ETC.
But owing to interesting political affairs
in New Hampshire, where successor, to
Senator Blair will soon be elected, MIR,
Blair finds il inconvenient, as chairman
Of the committee, TO be in Washington
just now, and the einquify will be delayed
till late in July or early in August. Mr..
Pugh while here talked With some inter-
est about political affairs aud, having re-
ferred to oa report of the speech Of Abrafh
S, Hewitt delivered at the opening Of the
Brooklyn bridge, said that he regarded
Mr.. Hewitt as a man who might easily
be brought to the front as a candidate
for President. He thinks that Mr..
Hewitt's conservative views, consistently
adhered to through years Of service in
Congress- have won for him many ad-
mirers, who prefer o practical man to
the mere accidentally prominent men
who have merely local record to give
them claim upon the Demo ratio party,
Mr.. Hewitt he says, has been brave in
combating the views held by many Demo.
Gratis, and has adhered to principles upon
which the earnest and thoughtful and
practical men in both ofthe great partit g
are substantially agreed. He is well
known IN Alabama, aud Mr.. Pugh thinks
that his name would be regarded as 3
very good one TO put before the conven-
J ton. This is Hewitt's first boom. There
are are lots OF "booms," large aud small,
being started on all sides and in both
parties just now,
The contract for engraving and print
ing the new postal notes-one OF the
, largest contracts OF this kind that persons
not come cted with the government have
ever received-has been awarded TO the
Homer Lee bank note company Of New
York, although the Bureau OF Engraving
, and Printing, which is a branch of the
Treasury department, was q competing
bidder. People will very naturally in
! quire how it Is that New York company
whose bids are supposed to leave gooC
margin profit, eau underbid the govern
men. own engraving and printing fac
b tory, where all the facilities of larg,
: 'plant" and q large number of skilHu
4 employees, and where bid is baseC
solely upon the cost of material ant
labor. The bureaus bid included n,
rent, insurance, fuel. repairs and tb
] other incidental expenses which cltizei
r bidders cannot safely Ignore aud vet th
citizen has taken the contract away iron
= the establishment which was created an,
. is supported for this kind of work.
It 1t true Il at citiz ms, handicapped iy tb
:, expenses mentioned above, eau do thI
= work a; lover rates than the bureau ca
IN offeIp II they can then there must be rooI
d tor ref, rm III the Bureau.
n Some amusement wss created fere j
Washington upon the arrival of late il
u sue of the London STANDARD" wherei
= Senator Logan is mentioned among note
diau', all of vlon, after tam oraI
civilization, have relapsed into barbarls,
by return TO their original savage stat
The "Siandnrd' devotes column and
half to the Indian, beginning with s,
ting Bull. whose recent conversion 4
Christianity has led that journal to q y
re view OF the examples that show how hop
Or less is the permanent civilization Of Il
y, noble red man. This enlightened En-
" lish journal mentions many instances
y failures of the gentle savage to real ,
sn the hopes of civilization, but few who
uchanoA of banrt" uac narmonapt or " I