The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-08-28


over William Il. Davies. lIets president
of the York County Jeffersonian Society
and has done much to establish similar
organizations throughout the State for
the study Of the principles of the found
er Of the Democratic party.
ROBERT BRUCE RICKETTS,.
Colonel Robert Bruce Ricketts, was
born at Orangeville, Columbia county,
Pa, April 20, 1880, and was reading law
when the rebellion began. He enlisted
asa private in Battery F., First Penn
sylvania Artillery, and was successlvely
promoted to be first lieutenant, captain,
major and colonel. The command
joined General Banks in Southern
Maryland in September 1861, and Rick
etts. then lieutenant in command of a
section, saw his first fighting in the fol-
lowing December i'm a skirmish at Dam
No. ., on the upper Potomac. lie was
thenceforward in continuous service
with the Army of the Potomac until the
end of the wal, participated in fifty
battles and was under fire a hundred
times. No battery in the army had a
more brilliant record than Ricketts, and
no officer did harder or braver work.
OF the one hundred and twenty guns
that Hunt had massed on July 3 at
Gettysburg those of Ricketts, were con-
spicuous for the slaughter they made in
Picketps ranks. Before the day was
won he lost twenty-seven men and forty
horses. Since the close of the war he
has resided at Wilkesbarre, where he
manages his lumber estates on North
Maintain sullivan pOunty
j. SIMPSON AFRICA.
J. Simpson Africa was born at Hunt
ingdon, September 10, 1882, and is by
profession a civil engineer and surveyor
In 1858 the Democrats elected him
County Surveyor of Huntingdon, and in
1858 and 1859 he served as clerk in
the State Senate In 1859 he was elect
ed to the lower house of the State Leg
islature, and in 1875 General McCand-
less appointed him Deputy Secretary of
Internal Affairs, in which capacity he
virtually organized the office, which had
been created by the Constitution OF
1873. In 1878 he was nominated for
Secretary of Internal Affairs, but was
defeated by Dunkel, Republican, al
though he ran 1000 votes ahead of the
next highest man OH the ticket. In 1880
President Hayes appointed him Super
visor of the United States Census for
the Seventh district of PENNSYLVANIA,
and in 1882 he was again nominated for
Secretary of Internal Affairs and
elected.
MAXWELL STEVENSON.
Maxwell Stevenson is native of
Londonderry, Ireland, but has resided
in Philadelphia since his boyhood. AZ
ter few sessions in the jackson Gram
mar School, he was a farmers boy in
the Neck" and in 1868 started out as
the proprietor of news stand and
carriers route in the city. He took
commercial course in business college
and was employed as book k-keeper bv
w. III. Carryhill, furniture dealer.
His ambition was to become lawyer,
and he studied with L. Coppee Mitchell
and the late Judge Pratt. In 1874 he
was admitted to the bar, and for ten
years has been associated with the cause
of organized labor, having made many
addresses at public meetings.
WILLIAM j. BRENNAN.
William j. Brennan was born in the
borough of Birmingham, now South
Side, Pittsburg in 1852, his parents be-
ing working people, and among the
early settlers in that section. He re-
ceived a common school education, and
was apprenticed and learned the trade
of machnist. He followed that trade
till six years ago. Having money
enough sayed to fit himself for the legal
profession he entered the office of Col
j. X. p. Duff, his present partner. He
was a delegate for Tilden at the st.
Louis Convention of 1876 when but lit
tie more thar twenty-one years of age.
He has been delegate to several Demo-
cratic State Conventions, is a member
Of tie State committee now and is serv-
ing his second term as chairman of the
Allegheny county committee. He served
one term in Councils and one term as
Alderman in the Twenty fourth ward.
He drifted into the labor movement
when it was at its height and stunped
the county for S. Il. Mason, the Green
back-Labor candidate in 1878. lie was
counsel without compensation for the
coal miners charged with conspiracy in
Washington county some months ago.
THE PLATFORM,
1. The Democracy in PENNSYLVANIA, in con-
Yentlon assembled, do declare that we reaf-
iiirm the Chicago platform of 1884, approved
by the people i'll the election of Cleveland and
Hendricks; that we favor a luSt and fair re-
vision of the revenue laws in accordance with
the letter and spirit of that declaration Of
Democratic principles, ana IN such revision
care should be taken that such changes shall
be made in spirit of fairness to all Interests
and without deprivlng American labor Of tile
ability to successfully compete with foreign
labor and without imposing lower rates of
IN in
creased cost OF production which may exist
in consequence OF the higher rate OF wages
prevailing III this community.
2. That we endorse the Democratic reform
administration of President Cleveland. 1t
has given confidence to the business indus
tries OF the country, purged the departments
of corruption, checked the extravaganza, dis
couraged class legislation and mOnOpOlies,
elevated the civil service from the pa tisian
debaSement to which il had been reduced by
previous administrations, and has made the
people of the United States feel an assured
conildence on the perpetuity and safety OF
the nation.
3. That we endorse the Democratic reform
administration OF Governor PattlsOn. II has
rescued the commonwealth from fragrant
corruption, Vigilantly guarded the public
treasury. scrupuOusly protected the rights OF
The people, economically administered the
Government, earnestly endeayOred to enforce
every provision of the Constitution, reformed
the management of State institutions, eX-
posed and corrected abuse in the Soldiers
orphans Schools, redeemed the Pardon
Board from scandals and executed all p ON
iSes made by the candidates and party Ia 49,.
4. That we sympathize with labor In its eli
forts to make industrial and moral worth not
money, the true standard Of Individual and
national greatness and TO secure TO the work
ers the full enjoyment OF the wealth they
create and sufficient leisure in which TO de
velOp their intellectual moral and social fac
uties; to this end we desire the enlargement
OF the Bureau of Statistics, the abr0gatiOn of
all laws that do not bear equally upon capital
and labor, and the prevention OF the hiring
out of convict labor; the adoption Of meas
ures providing for the health and safety and
lndemnihcatiOn OF injuries 10 those engaged
in mining, manufacturing and building IN
duStrleS, the enactment of laws by which
labor organizations may he incorporated ana
arbitration extended and enforced, and a
suitable apprenticeship act Tor the purpose OF
creating a better class of artisans and me-
chanicS the prohibition Of the employment of
children under II years OF age IN workshops,
mines and factories; the strict and exact en-
forcement of the laws relating 10 pluCk-me
stores and stOre-OrdeTS and those relating TO
the accounting of industrial works. the APP
pOintInent of inspectors TO carry out these
provisions, and rigid enforcement OF exist
ing emigration laws. and exclude pIlper,
contract and assisted emigration.
8. That we pledge ourselves to the enforce
u,a pf "a tpit4 1 a. nf fuf