The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-02-23

quest of the Ohio State Committee Judge
| Lawrence oplled meeting of the Ohio
Association ard requested subscriptions
TO liqu;date the aforesaid deficiency, and
over. Eve hundred clerks "paid up."
Burt Francisco, son of Andy Francisco,
editor of the TeLEDo TELEoRAM, and
member of the Ohio association aud q
clerk in the Government Printing Office,
said to me that when O demand came
from this source every member invRri-
ably contributed money, knowing that q
failure to do 80 would result in his being
| spotted" All the important States
have these associations and they are of
6cered and managed by Government Of
fcials high in position.
The debate in the Senate on Mr.. Voor-
hees' resolution was not fortunate in
cdent Tor all who took part in 1t. In
fact, II was notably unfortunate for Mr..
Harrison, Of Indiana, and would-be-
President, who, giving way to impulse,
uttered sentiments that would be ap.
plauded only by that element of his
party which was supposed to have been
crushed in 1882. when the people rose
in their might to put down Hubbelism.
Whether the bill will become law can
not be surmised.
TOO HoNEsT IN THE HOUSE
The various railroad companies inter.
esteo in land grants. for the forfeiture
of which bills are pending, seem TO have
abandoned Ruy idea of stemming the
tide of sentiment against them in the
House, but they hope to accomplish
something over in the Senate. The rep
resentatives Of the railroads say that the
Senate is more temperate body than
the House, and proceeds more judicial
ly and less regardless Of public senu
ment in disposing of important matters.
They will make their fight before the
Senate, and they claim that they will
timated that the validity of forfeiture
legislation will be tested in the courts
II is a we'll known fact that many of the
leading Senators are financially interest
ed in these railroad companies, and will
do nothing iuimical to their own purses
EXTENSION OF THE LETTER CARRIER sYs-
TEN.
1t is now probable that all towns Of
2, 600 inhabitants and over will enjoy the
convenience of letter carriers, The House
Committee on post offices have agreed TO
report such BILL as also one for the is
sue of special 10 cent stamp, which,
when attached to a letter, will secure its
immediate delivery at an any letter car
rier Office from a. m. to IL midnight.
These two measures would be favoraDly
received by the public.
BREwsTER's IMBEC1LE TREACHERY.
Some time ago 1 promised TO say
more about the retirement of Corkhill.
The investigation of Brewster by Spring
ere committee will bring out the facts,
and may as we'll give them in advance.
The President had determined to reap
point Mr. Corkhill, when Brewster made
personal appeal against it. 'If Cork
hill is re-appointed am ruined" was
the substance of this imploration. II
can only Justify the employment OF
special counsel in the Star Route cases,
and the enormous expenditures attend
ing il, on the plea that Ccrkbill was in.
competent to try them. To re-appoiut
him is to refute such an argument. l
shall be disgraced and ruined by the in.
vestigation IN such an event." Notwith-
standing this talk to the President, up to
the very last day Brewster pretended to
Corkhill that he was friendly to him and
had recommended his retention.
HAzEN HAzED.
The result of the Proteus inquiry vim
dicates Lieut.. Darlington and severely
c4nsures General Hazen, who attempted
to make scapegoat of young Darlington
for his own blunders. The expedition
was series of mistakes and miscalcula-
tons from the outset. and the only
blame attachsble to the Court Of Inquiry
is, that they did not recommend Gelerel
Hazen's court martial. Otherwise, their
decision was not questioned.
POLITICAL cATcH-As-YoU CAN.
Senator Logan is throwing ont his
hO KS for good round vote among the
soldiers, in case he is nominated for the
Presidency. He has introduced in the
Senate n bill to provide that persons
honorably discharged from military or
naval service OF the United States shall
be preferred for appointment to civil Of
fees, provided they are found to possess
the necessary business capacity. II the
soldier will cast his weather ear on the
Senate, aud keep it there till next Fall,
he will fail even TO hear faint echo
from the bill. for it has answered its
purpose and is already dead.
SPENDING $50,000 900 TO PROTECT $l0,-
900 0C0.
MT, MOrrlSOuS OOmmttCee IN DeSleSeu
by various interests antagonistic to his
tariff bill. A number of Louisiana poll
ticians are now ia the city to convince
Morrison that the duty on sugar ought
to be retained. One of these protection.
lists said to me yesterday. in relation to
the duty on sugar:
at the most buTdensome tax which
the American people have to pay. 1t is
tax of $40 a year on every family in
this country. We use $l00, 600 900
worth of sugar every year. OF this
amount our own sugar plantations pro-
duce little over $40 900, 900 worth. The
other 800 000, 00G worth is imported, and
we have to pay tariff equal to about SO
per cent. of its value. 1t amounts to a
tax of $50 900, 900 to protect $40. 000.-
900 industry. and we could better afford
to board every sugar planter and all
their laborers at the Fifth Avenue Ho- |
tel. But, you see. we are bound to pro-
tect them, for they spent their money in
improving their plantations and erecting |
reineries under an implied agreement
that the country would protect them,
and If this Democratic House don't do
it, the Republican Senate WILL"
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