The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-09-05
Pair Play" Once More.

correspondent pOi OltihE W NAANS iANh'
Mauch Chunk, and signing himself
"S," says that my communication was
'ungenerous." In reply will simply
say that 1t is always in order to be ''just
before being generous" SO much for
that charge. Next rs" says "the pro-
duction was evidently the production Of
gentleman whose axe did not undergo
the sharpening process" In reply TO
this silly charge, all need say is that
have not now and never did have an
axe to grind, {. G., do not want any
political Office or preferment In this
county. but, as Democrat, do ask
for and want Fair Play, and this, too,
Is demanded by hundreds of equally
earnest Democrats at this end Of the
county; and l still claim that the lower
end was unfairly dealt with in the APP
pointment of the delegates to the State
convention. We quote "S." "Mr.
Maloy was named not because he Is
a member of the Legislature but because
he is q representative of the Irish
American element" Very well, IS"
If Mr.. Maloy was named because he was
Representative of the Irish-American
element" only, why was not Colonel
Craig placed on that delegation as the
representative of the Dutch-American
element of the Democratic party9 Sure
ly your correspondent, "S." should
know that that which Is "sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander." ask
"S." don't 1t appear, from the action of
the County Committee and the above
quoted assertion of himself, as to the
reason for appointing Mr.. Maloy,
that their real object was not only to in
suit Col Craig but also the intelligence
of the lower end members of the Demo-
cratic family? In my opinion the very
reason given by IS" for Mr.. Maloy's
appointment as a member of that dele
CATION is re-affirmment of the intended
insult to Mr.. Craig and lower end
Democrats. Again "S." says, speaking
of Col. Craig, "He needs no vindica-
ton" AS l made no reflection on the
Col, 1, too, am just OF the same opinion
he needs no vindication, but he Is en-
titled to recognition as representative
Of the Dutch-American element Of the
Democratic party Of lolger Carbon.
Again we quote the words of IS"
"What difference does it make whether
a man is a resident of Banks or Lower
Towamensing, whether he is an Ameri-
can by birth or choice, or under what
religious denomination he chooses to
worship his maker, as long as he is
competent and member of the party"
So far as 1 am concerned in the matter
not one iota of difference; but the opin-
ions expressed by "S." here and in a
few lines above do not tally-he, above,
expressly states that Mr.. Maloy was
chosen member of that delegation
"6ccaase he is representative Of the
Irish-Americdn element" This needs
no comment; but "S." would do well to
bear in mind that consistency is
jewel"
In reference to "S's." charge that I
made "covert sneer' at Mr.. F. L.
Reber, whom the County Committee
appointed member of the State Con-
vention, 1 will simply state that "S." is
considerably off his base. 1 stated that
Mr. Reber was one of our most energetic
and earnest young Democrats. But, l
ask g." does that make him a repre-
sentative Democrat and entitle him to
the high position of representing this
county on the State Committee? AS to
Mr. Reber's being the best posted Demo-
crat in the county, my acquaintance
with him does not warrant me in con-
firining, ''S." to the contrary notwith-
standing; but as "S." has privileges in
and about the official places from which
the Ordinary" Democratic voter is ex-
cluded, his authority should not be
questioned. But in what F. L. Reber is
best posted "S." does not tell us, whether
in great matters of State and Nation or
in those little tricks ,ohich are dark and
mysterious, such as were cooked-up and
fed to the late County Committee. Mr..
Reber claims that he framed the reso-
luton naming the gentlemen to be
delegates to the State Convention, and
himself for member of the State Com
mttee, while "S." says that he wrote
them. l know that the resolution was
presented by II. e. Swartz, and, it is
said, that when questioned on the policy
OF doing things in that way, he replied:
well, you know, when the cats are
away the mice will play" tmeaning
that the old-time representative men of
the party were all away at the sea shore)
I'VE, the boys, set II up to suit ourselves,
and propose TO reap all the benefits re-
sulting from the glorious event in our
own peculiar way" IS" is a capital
hand to misconstrue and misrepresent;
he says l charge Mr.. Reber "with the
awful crime of being a young man."
Since Adam was created in full stature
all men have been born young, at least
so far as know. would suggest to
IS" that for a while yet It would be
best to ''let the dog wag the caudle ap-
pendage, and not that extremity try to
wag the dog" In conclusion, the lower
end members of the Democracy are just
as true as those of any other section,
just as earnest in the cause of good and
true government and just as desirious
TO bury all distinctions of birth, sect
and creed as the writer of the communi-
cation signed "S.," but at the same
time they have determined to demand
and receive FAIR PEAY.
A Young Brides Suicide.
Mrs. Peter Burns, of PottsVille, a
young woman who has been married but
six weeks, shot herself Saturday night