The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-09-04
Our WGiSSpOrt Scribe" Speaks.

lOl luc various county OulCeS uIdNS
nigh the usual excitement takes the
place of the quictness that has prevailed
all along. Both the upper and the lower
end will produce their several candidates
and no little "exctement' is antici-
pated. 1t has been the rule of many
lower end Democrats in the past to sup
port the ticket as nominated by the
county convention; whether they have
been wise in so doing the past plainly
shows. Before the system of rotation
became the rule in our county politics
we were well and ably represented, both
in the halls of Congress and the State
Legislature. 1t has been the custom of
giving man 1.-TWO terms" whether he
has proved himself an honor in repre-
senting the affairs of the county or not.
This habit, or custom, should be done
away with; it reflects no credit upon the
advanced and new ideas of the young
Democracy; il smacks too much of the
| system of spoils and will ultimately de-
generate to a worse state of affairs. At
the coming convention the usual mum.
ber of candidates will be present, con-
sequently due regard should be given to
the election of delegates who are, to
| represent the various election districts.
The delegates elected are supposed to
represent the sentiment of the district
from which they come-if they favor the
| system of rotation, if they recognize or
| fear to act as honest and conscientious
Democrats by reason of what the So
called bosses may say or have said, it
shows the weakness which controls
them. In this county where the
Democratic majority ranges from 400 to
900 the party needs no boss, and he who
attempts to pose as such should be sum-
marilY dealt with. A leader with fair,
| honest and conscientious principles. one
who is not urged on by reason of self
aggrandizement, is what the Democracy
wants in every election district. When
the party ranks are purged of such as
''aspire to boss" of those who "carry
the Dutch vote in their pocket" and of
those who control Irish voters in the
upper end" the Democratic party with
| their new and advanced ideas of Jeffer-
sonian simplicity will place Carbon
county in an advanced political position
Our town authorities should take all
the precautions possible in order to pre-
vent the spread of typhoid fever of
which there are several cases reported
here. 1t would not be unwse at a time
like this, when the fever epidemic RACES
so fiercely in some of the neighboring
towns, to organize Board of Health.
and at once enforce the strictest sanitary
measures. This is an important matter
and should receive the prompt attention
of our town fathers.
We have young man in this place.
who since his advent here, some years
ago, has posed as a great leader in the
lower end Democracy. He is young
man possessed of untiring zeal and en-
ergy (?) in pushing forward the claims
of the Democracy, he, no doubt, would
ne willing to become martyr in the
cause of the Democracy should necessi-
ty demand it, going down with the fall
of the party, glorying in the fact that he
had done only that which is good and
great" But it is just this energy. this
so-called display of ability that makes
Frank i. Reber Objectionable to the
Democracy here. He is at present hold
ing a position in the L. S. Mint, still the
work there is not so pressing but what he
finds time to see his many (?) friends in
this section and make things solid for
the Hon. Michael Cassidy. Just how
solid he makes things for the above
named individual, however, will be seen
on the day of the convention, when
Frank shall have a mighty fall and
Michael will open his eyes to the fact
that--he is left.
Parents, keep your eye on that
daughter of yours; exercise your better
judgment as a parent in allowing her to
run the streets at all times of the day
and night. Every night in the week
young girls can be seen running up and
down, over and across our streets. You
may think that because H1eissport is a
small town, its temptations are likewise
limited. This is mistake on your side
and you may live to rue it. Under the
watchful eye of Il parent we invariably
see perfect little lady" but be lax in
your vigilance, careless in your ways,
and see how soon that perfect little
LADY, forgets herself. AS an evidence,
which su6stantiates our assertions, we
need only recall the recent exposure of
SO many Newark, y. j., young girls.
who have gone in "the way of the wick.
ed" This is an important matter to
, parents, it concerns the eternal as well
as the earthly welfare of your daughters
and the safety of our land, for on the
virtue of our women depends the future
of our government. Parents and guard.
ians be watchful, see that your daugh,
ters are off the streets at night; by ex.
erciSlng your authority now you NAV be
saved years of sorrow, and your daugh.
ters from an early grave.
The Prohibitionists and Rcpubli
cans are at logger heads here. Our mos
. radical partisans are beginning to real
, ize that the Prohibition party must be
10 recognized now, if they do not wish tC
have a rude awakening from theil
d dreams after the day Of election, by see
ing the Prohibition vote marked at 90.
D 600 to 100000. These figures are moi
, too large, if anything they could be
raised a little higher; when we consider
e the number of Republicans who are tired
OF voting for Boss Quay's candidates
=. and the number of dissatisfied Demo