Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-11-01

this whole valley. There has been want
OF unity, there has heen diversity of
cplnlon, and consequent diversity of
action. When the money was collected
IN all parts OF the country there was no
one to whom to end it. Those who had
the funds were inquiriug TO whom they
should send it. There was no one
to reply until finally Governor
Beaver, as the Chief Executive OF the
State, asked to have the money sent to
him, and he would see to its distribution.
Then came the Flood Commission.
With city government and one central
authoi ty empowered to act for our 3d.
900 people there would have been no
Flood Commission. and the money
would have b. en- distributed long ago.
Much Of the suffering that will have to lie
endured this coming winter will be In
| consequence OF our not having had
power hat could speak for al
our people. l do not with 10 re-
| fleet upon the different COM
mittees that have grown out of the
flood. Thay hrve AL done nobly | have
some idea of the difficulties To be
encountered by these committees. The
work would not have beeu half 80 great
and would have been mrch more quickly
1
done, if we had bad some one empowered
to speak for us ALL
| There is another matter that should
receive our careful consideration. !
speak of Cduca'iOn. | do not know Of
anv other place consisting of So many
different and separate municipalities
as this vufley, that has so many
good schools bat still l,rre is
something wanting. We have no
central high school trust thcrr is 40
one here who d e. NOT want his children
to ave 1t bette, if po,sihr, tuan he mas
uad it We are people who over
ra:"Cu ION i, eseIving of lis idt. hare "f
utru.i ion. With one system TN hlough0ut
.hc valley and good cen Iai h'gh scno"l
we should enjoy advantages Of which
most OF MS are now deprived.
THE question Of rp,~ololat. on is one
that appeals most sJrpaeA To every
mans sense of phbnc ,9ril. oeItishnes~
must be sunk Ho~ IT & rs ever 10 he sunk.
Our needs are greater uuW. Tbrv wil be
great also IN the near lupurr.
The Camuria Iron Company know
has officially declared itself neutral in the
matter. My company, as 4 company, is
against ii, but that is good reason why
the people should be forit. Corporations
sometimes encroach or atlempt to en-
croach upon our individual rights We can
better resist if we act as a unit. Put the
interests of s 1000, ,0O0 against those of a
borough Of 1000 people most of whom
look to that $l,0O0,C90 for their daily
bread, and you know which way the
thing will go. Put the same against
80, 200 people, and it will have practically
no influence.
"Then we as city can. do many things
cheaper. We shall have better credit.
There will be more competition to get the
work that Il city wishes to get done ehan
what small borough desires to have
done. If city of 10000 people wants
some important public work done, alten-
tion is drawn to it at once. ffa borough
unheard Of outside of its &ounty, wants
work of like kind done, il has to seek
for some one to do it, ...
At the conclusion of TIE speeches at
both meetings an opportunity of ques-
t:omng the speakers was given but There
were none to be asked. The attonduucr
was not large at either mcetinr, but those
present manifested much interest.