The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-04-20

up TO present writing Broadbrim has seen
nothing of bis.
Twice this week we have heard through
perfectly reliable sources that Ward Nc
Allister had resigned that Ward McA lister
had been bounced; that Ward McAlllster
had washed his hands of the whole affair,
but we now End that that talented repre-
Sentative Of the Elite four hundred is still
on deck and likely to be very lively ghost
up to April Both. He Is not dead nor Sleep
ing; his position is tr ing one, but he is
still master of the situation, and so he is
likely to continue to the end.
This week is made memorable In political
circles by the displacement of Postmaster
Pearson and the elevation TO the Post
mastership OF one of New York's most
distinguished citizens, Cornelious Van
Cott. Mr.. Pearson, who is the scn-in-law
of the Postmaster who proceeded him, MIR.
James, has been connected with the Post
Office for the past sixteen years. When
General Garfield became President he
appointed Mr.. James Postmaster General,
and In few days after his assumption OF
his office his son-in-law, Mr.. Pearson, was
| appointed Postmaster of New York. He
| held his position until Mr.. & eveland was
elected; when his Mugwump friends Larry
Godkin, George w. Courts and Carl
Shultz went PERSONAL, TO the President
and demanded as reward for their services
| in the preceding campaign the appoint
ment of Mr.. Pearson The request was
granted TO the great disgust of Mr. Cleve-
land's S political friends, who looked upon
| the Post Office as one of the richest pOliIi-
cal plums Mr.. Pearson is not very suave
man. Long possession OF Office had made
him martinez and an autocrat, ill his
petty tYrannies made the lives of those be
meath him an intolerabe burden and
curse. he cansed IL to be bruited abroad
that there never was such Postmaster be-
| fore, and If he we're displaced IL might be
difficult to find such another; but his head
| fell into the basket this week, amid the
general rejoicing Of the hundreds of his
subordinates, who held grand jolificaton
| TO celebrate his downfall; and he wi step
out of the great building, where he has
ruled like an autocTat for so many wears,
unmourned by single friend except few
of the favored atelitns who held their
places by his sufferance and favor
The city was startled The other day by
the arrest OF several members of District
Assembly 49, of the knights of Labor, for
thN obbOhPbOu hOoI vi CJcNtllSOtl
ale brewery on Ninth avenue, with dyna-
mite bombs. Assembly 40 has been al the
bottom of every disturbance here ever since
the organization of the Knights of Labor.
When Mr.. Powderly tried TO conduct the
affairs of the Knights of Labor by means
in keeping with decency and modern
civilization, Assembly 40 started in 10 des-
troy Mr.. Powderly. A fellow named
Quinn, who got command of the organiza
lion a few years ago, ordered the great
strike which resulted in the ruin of thous-
ands of Door workingmen. He led the
great strike against the Third Ave. Rail
road. and innumerable other strikes and
boycotts, every one of which has been
miserable and disastrous failure. resulting
in the ruin of The workingman. The
Local Assembly 1890 wanted to run Mr.
Stevenson's business and Mr.. Steyehson
refused to let them do it; then some men
were hired who were to get employment in
his brewery, and when they got in they
were to destroy or poison his bee r they failed
to get in, then an assassin was hired to
blow uD the building with dynamite bombs
placed in the engine-room. The assassin
failed to get inside the brewery but he
placed the bomb under the north wall and
blew it down. Then the Williams auarreed
among themselves, and this week one of
them turned States evidence. No mercy
to such as they are.
BROADBRIM.