The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-11-13
" Our Man. Around WeiSSDOTt.

The Knights of Labor have proved
themselves n faction in American poll
tics which portends much. more, i'm
fact, than the ablest and best informed
politician of to-day can correctly esti-
mate. Looking over the official vote
OF our own county We notice. without
the least amount of figuring that the
Democratic Knights of Labor, of which
three-iourlhs are supposed to represent
that organization, have voted almost to
a man for the Republican candidate for
Assembly, Hon. A. w. Raudenbush, of
LehightOn, while the Republicans, true
10 party promises and former political
antecedents voted, with but few excep-
tions. the straight Republican ticket
the truthfulness of this assertion is as
plain as figures can possibly make it,
Bachman, Democrat, 3O93; Rauden-
bush, Republican, 3392-Ur Rauden-
bush's majority over Bachman, 2y9.
Now, this is either the effect of Re
publican scheme concocted by a few
sharp and conniving Republican leaders
who have someway or other gained ac-
cess to that organization, or that the
Republican knights of Labor have vir-
tually proven traitors TO one of their
own members whom they endorsed for
Assembly. If the former, then the or
ganization has been severely imposed
upon, if the latter. it plainly indicates
that party love Is too strong to combat
with personal interest and the welfare
of the great labor organization. But
no matter what schemes have been con-
cocted for the prevention of the further
ance of the political ends of that organ
ization, one fact is plain, the Knights
of Labor are in politics and they will
stay there, and will eventually make
themselves felton, all the gigantic politi-
cal questions of the day. Their strength
has been shown. and that too without
the aid of brass bands, parades and
stump" speeches, and in the manner
most effective-the ballot-they have
shown that they are in the land of the
living, and not a mythical delusiOn
which would fade on election day.
Democratic and Republican extremists
may, by false enthusiasm, attempt 10
stem the tide of popular sentiment, may
for time be blinded to the interests of
party ends, but their awakening will
only be so much more effective when it
Goes come. While the knights of La
Dor will, probably, not organize into a
seperate political body IL is safe to as.
sumo that they will affiliate with that
| political body which offers the best
means for the accomplishment of the
ends they have in view. This fact leads
us to believe that thev will eventually
become a part of the Democratic party.
which stands to-day, more squarely and
fairly on the issues tending 10 advance
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any other political body. BY attiliating
with the Democracy the Knights of La
Dor would be furthering their own in
terests as a body who labor for the ad-
vancement of common cause, with
better chances of ultimately meeting
with a successful termination of The
ends in view than if they organized
themselves into distinct and separate
political party. This matter should
command the attention of true and inn
partial members of that organization.
who are connected with the Knights of
Labor not for business purposes or po-
litical aggrandizement but for motives
pure and honest. A careful study of
the two political parties will convince
the most skeptical of the adyisabililv of
co operation with the Democracy. " hat
will they do about it?
We have been watching with
mingled feelings of amusement and
scorn the manouverings of Mrs Par
sons. the Chicago lady of Anarchistic
inclination. who has openly deiied the
peace and law of a great, free common
wealth by her socalisic uitprancps. her
waving of the black flag with the red.
and her evident desire to excite TO So
cialistic ends the actions of the maiori-
ty of our foreign population. Mrs, Par
sons is woman, and as such she de-
serves the usual courtcsies accorded her
sex by the male gender; further than
this she should be treated in the same
manner as individuals Of The oppositp
sex who excite to riot a class of people.
! Mrs. Parsons utterances should be
quelched.
The address of President cleveland
before the faculty of Harvard College.
Boston, Mass, is hrimful of that pure
common sense which so well character
ICES all his sayings. While Grover
Cleveland is not collegiate graduate
his remarks on the above occasion " in
ever be classed among the wise and
philosophical sayings of the wisest of
harvard's graduates. The President
speaks with enthusiasm on the possibil-
itv of the American born citizen. which
reaches from hovel 10 palace and ex-
tends to all the high and mighty posi-
tionS in the gift of free people,
The Progressive Democracy will he
the name of new political party which
viii eventually revolutionize political
matters in this country, unless the JEFF
fersonian Democracy so changes its
policy as to conform with the new and
advanced ideas tor the amelioration OF
the laborin9 classes. This movement
has had its origin in the city of New
York, where Henry George, a represen
tative of labor, though be the be, Hen
ry is now living in luxury by the sale OF
II book which yields him large per.
centage, polled 10000 votes. There is
hardly a doubt however. but that the
prospective new party will merge into
the old Democracy, which has met the
issues of century, ,cOmbated with then
nohly, and, in many instances, success
fully, and the prospects of he Organiza.
sion of new political body will arouse
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earnest action regarding the issue,
which tend to elevate and advance la.
Dor.
The suspicion of foul play regard.
ing the de ath of Robert Shpnenberger.
who was found dead in the canal about
ten days ago, was greatly augmented
during the past week. Rumor has il
that a special post mortem examination
was held just prior TO his burial and q
conclusion that he had been most foully
dealt with arrived at. However, as
each day passes, the mystery grows
deeper and darker, while the finger OF
suspicion is pointed at this and that
one, and conversation on the subject
never seems TO flag.
The Y. NJ. c. A., at Lehighton,
which was instituted through the ef.
forts of our young friend 4 Glenn. Beck.
is meeting with considerable success.
Enthusiastic meetings are held every
Wednesday evening, attended by large
number of prominent young men of the
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