The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-02-25

the manner in which It pliers the public
and circumyents the law. It has been
demonstrated that there are grievances on
the part of the employees against the COM
pany and that these grievances deserve TO
be rectifed as matter of common Justice
TO all concerned If this committee sue
ceeds by its Investigation, as Chairman
Tillman declared the purpose, of having
Congress enact a law protecting the con-
sumers of coal from the injustice and rob-
berry, the form of eXhorbitant prices exact
ed by the combination controlling the coal
supply 1t will haye accomplished great
and good thing, deserving the thanks and
gratitude of a pilfered public. Is it any
wonder that there is demand for remedial
| legislation when the fact is recognized that
coal in Philadelphia is sold at SO and 81
! per ton and that it can be mined trans
ported and go through the different hands
with profit to all concerned for at the
most SO. Is per ton. This vas demonstrat-
ed by statistics and comparisons with pres
ent, past and future by John Norris, one
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The examination is healthy thing and
before it is ended the work and publicity as
to wrongs accomplished will hayo salu-
tary effect, especially IN opening the eyes
of too confiding public to the many
wrongs committed in its name and by its
authority. The facts laid before the public
will cause much thinking and ou of IL ac-
tion will spring. This is what is wanted,
it will drive monopoly to the wall finally.
The municipal or city contest of Tuesday
was tame affair with the exception of the
factional contests amongst the Democrats
in the 2nd and 4th ward and the Leeds
McManes fight in the 10Th ward. ]. T.
Thompson, Republican, was elected magis
trate by about 100 The great contest
took place in the 4th ward between Ran
dall;s friend McMullln, and the anti-Ran-
dali candidate Richard Hazard. In this
bailiwick the fight was intense, more severe
tnan any fight of any moment that took
place in years. The battle was so shaped
that it did not involve municipal signif-
canoe merely but it was magnified into an
issue far beyond this. The purpose was to
defeat McMulln and thereby crystalze a
nucleus around which to form an opposi.
tion to Samuel Randalps reelection to
Congress next fall. The primary fight
having mscarried will virtually kill any
such movement, That is, Randall is not
only sure of denomination, but assured
Of a reelection. 1t is we'll that this is so.
1t is estimated, and no doubt true, that II
cost either side at least $4,000 to wage the
contest that was waged. When it is taken
into consideration that no salary is attached
to that of councilman this seems appalling.
But then this might not haYe been neces-
sary If it had not been that some pseudo
patriots took it into their heads, through
: McMullin, to pismire Randall to political
death. But Samuel will not down at the
bid of great many people;he always comes
up serene, and as / said before, the Demo
cratic party will continue to have his va.li.
able services upon the floor of Congress fol
two years more from March 4, 1889. Muc b
the same kind of fight was waged in the
2Sth ward when James Hagan. the Randall
candidate, beat both the Republican anC
anti Randall Democratic candidate, Nc
Cheney. The significance of these contest:
is simply-do not fool with loaded gun.