The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-23
Our Man +" Around WeiSSDOrt.


/. "OIT Man Around WGiSSDOpi
The latest imposition on the labor
ing man comes from a town in Schuyl
5 kill county, where some over zealou
patriot in the noble cause Of labor ha
: opened Labor Union Saloon" Til
latest venture should be denounced il
the Knight of Labor Assemblies, an,
whilst we do not endorse the boycott, /
would not be out of place for all laborn!
men to avoid that particular place @
business. With Knight of Labor cigars
boots and shoes, newspapers, tobaCcos
groceries, saloons, &C., it will soon be &;
difficult matter to conscientiouSly dis
criminate between right and wrong
The fact that, because Il certain manu-
facturer employees Knight of Labor
working men in his work shop and con
ducts his business on Knight of Labor
principle entities him to use the seal OF
tha, organization as a means of dispos,
ing of his wares, whilst some other more
unfortunate individual, who does moi
cater to the demands of any organized
society but carries ON his business in
tercsts in perfectly legitimate monuer
must suffer in business way through
this very organization, the members OF
which are banded together and who la
Dor for better state of affairs than
exist at present. makes the action un-
fair, in fact, dshonorable, when we
consider the relationship existing be-
tween the honest employer and the en-
! ployee. This would have been matter
for the earnest consideration of the late
convention at Richmond, Va, ard IL is
not too late, even now. to consider the
| question in the various local assemblies
and to take such action on the matter
as will prevent further imposition on
the wOrkingman. 1t is not our desire
to antagOnize the Knights or Labor with
the manufacturing interests of the
country, but rather to unite them. for
when labor and capital are at discord
the country always suffers and with il
the interests of the laboring man. The
I fact that honest laboring men in all yo-
cations must form the life blood of every
prosperous nation, Is sufficient reason
why they should work unanimously
with each other, and especially with the
manufacturing interests of the country.
The solution of the labor problems will
not be solved bv the boycott, strikes or
socialistic actions but only by fair and
honest cooperation between all parties
employer and employees. The sooner
this is understood by labor ORGANIZATIONS
and manufacturers the nearer we will
be to the correct and practical solution
of the problems of labor.
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Rev. Erdman. of Mauch Chunk,
addressed an audience in the old ADvo-
CATE building, Lehighton, last Satur-
day evening on the subject of Prohibi-
tion. The reverend gentleman is un-
dou5tedly thoroughly imbued with the
enormity of the liquor tratfic-the mis-
cry, crime and deaths resulting there
from; but, as with all Prohibitionists.
his views are in accordance with the
fanatical ideas of the majority of his
followers. They totally ignore the sys-
TEN of high license, when, in fact, high
license would be the means of their sal
vation, and tear and rant for total pro-
hibition, which is not only against the
law and principle of man. but which
has proven failure wherever adopted.
Iowa, Rhode Island, Maine, &c, stand
out as indisputable arguments against
States named, probably more liquor is
sold to-day than when under the system
of low license, while in States which have
adopted high license system there is q
very noticeable decrease in the number
OF saloons. The result of this is that
the laws are more carefully observed
and more rigidly enforced; which fact
alone proves its desirablity oyer Pro-
hi0ltlOn. 10 prove ou assertions place
side by side the States where they have
Prohibition and the States where the
system of high; ;license is observed. which
will be conclusive evidence that high H.
censc is the only way to reach thai
much desired goal of reform in the
liquor traffic.
Political matters in this place have
been exceedingly quiet during the past
several weeks. Democrats are mum,
Republicans are mum, Prohibitionists
are mum, and taken altogether. the
three political factions would make
number one mum party. IL is thought,
however that considerable quiet work
is being done by the various candidates
which will have its effect on election
day. The coming of Blaine, who it is
time next week, may have a tendency to
start up political matters: but to me it
seems little doubtful whether brother
blaine can convince the voters of this
county that Beaver has any right to be
Vlndicated on the tariff or any other is
sue. We have in our midst standing
representation of protective tariff in
the shape of an idle rolling mill
STRAY WAITS.
j. Allen, of Lofty, Pa, was the
guest of C"arles Sewell oyer Sunday.
Mrs, Zane, of Easton, and Mrs
Brinkman, of Lehigh Gap. spent several
days this week with Mrs. George Rapp,
on White street.
VIM. Knecht, for many years resi-
dent of this place, moved to Mauch
Chunk this week, where he is in the
Chicago meat business.
Several street lamps have been
placed on this side of the Lehigh bridge
by our thoughtful councilmen, for which
action they deserve to be complimented
by the travelling public.
Rev. j. E. Freeman is making ar
rangements to have his residence on
Nhllt street nicely repainted and other
wise improved. 1t would be advisable
for more of our property holders TO fol
low suit
The stately form of the ilrepressible
Frederick Alexander Brinkman. of New
York, who has been rusticating in this
vicinity for the past two months, was
noticed peregrinating " hite street one
day this week.
Our musically inclined young men
are agitating the propriety of starting a
brass band. 1t is a question whether or
not brass band would in any way bene-
til our present peaceful borough. How
ever go in young men and see what you
can do.
-Laury & Sewell, our popular bakers,
are rapidly working mp splendid busi-
ness. One reason for this, no doubt, Is
that they furnish first-claSs bread. cakes
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