The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-09-20

SENATORIAL CoNFEREECE.
Hon. w. M. Rapsher, Of Mauch Chunt
Unanimously Named.
The Senatorial conference of the 22nd
district convened in the Indian Queen
Hotel, Slroudsburg, on Wednesday after
noon with the following conferees from
Carbon, Monroe and Pike counties present.
CARHoN-J. A. Quinn, Lausford; Dan
iel Graver, Weissport; g. W. Mortimer,
Lehighton.
PKE-George Horton, II. e. Emerson,
James II. Heller.
MoNRoE-IV. II. Flory, James Purring-
ton, Samuel Kintz.
Mr.. John A. Quinn, of Lansford was
made the presiding officer and H. E. Emer-
son, of Pike, was elected secretary The
only business of the conference being the
naming of a person for the office of State
Senator, Geo. w. Mortimer put in nomi-
nation Hon. w. NJ Rapsher, of Carbon
county, and he was made the unanimous
choice of the convention. A committee of
three, Messrs. Daniel Graver, of Carbon
burlington, of Monroe. and Horton of
Pike, were, on motion, appointed 20 notify
Mr.. Rapsher of the deliberation of the con-
ference, following which Mr.. Rapsher
spoke as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE coNTEBENCE:-I desire to heartily
thank you for the high honor you have
conferred upon me, and for the confidence
you have so generously reposed in me by
naming me as your candidate for Senator
of this great Commonwealth, from this
senatorial district ] regard il as an honor
and es'inction worthy of high amb-
tion to be chosen TO represent three coun-
ties in our Stale Senate, like Carbon, Mon
roe and Pike, having an aggregate popula-
tlon of nearly seventy thousand souls.
Should | be elected | hereby pledge my self
that | will well and truly serve not only
my constituents in Carbon, Monroe and
Pike, but all the people of the whole State
to the best of my ability. My political
doctrines are those of Thomas jefferson
and Andrew jackson, and when l say that
/ will earnestly strive to serve the people
according TO the best of my Judgment and
ability, / mean to be distinctly understood
that it will be in the line and in accord
with the true spirit of Democratic prin-
ciples, as laid down in history by those
great leaders of the Democratic party.
And | beg leave TO remind you, that the
clear and well defined principles of the
Democratic party as drawn and recognized
during the days of Thomas jefferson and
Alexander Hamilton, are to-day as dis
tinctly visible as they were then. 1t is
somewhat interesting to recall that the
Democratic party in its infancy should
have been known by the name of The Re-
publican party
While It's name has been changed, its
leading principles have remained as firm
as the mock of Ages. Indeed, it seems to
me that the Republican principles of to-
day are as wide apart as they were in the
days of jefferson and Hamilton. For illus
tration please serutinize, Senator QuaY's
methods, speaker Reeds gag law, the
Lodge bayonet election force bill, the Nc
Kinley Taliff bill and kindred measures,
which were hitherto unknown in countries
where liberty had square foothold. This
is indeed time for The Democratic party
to buckle on its strongest armor and re-as-
sert its true fundamental principles, when
such outrages as these are being perpetrat-
ed upon us, in the name of the law and the
Constitution.
Above all, this is surely no time TO en-
courage Democratic quarrels and discord,
to interfere with Democratic prog Iess and
success. We must insist upon united and
determined work for the City candidate up
to the Governor. With unity in our ranks,
good organization, and that vigilance and
work which every citizen owes TO the
monwealth-Robert K. Pattison will
again be elected Governor next November.
This will give us great advantage oyer
NH 10 N "a no vi n
so as to enable us again TO elect Grover
Cleveland President of the United States
two years hence. Then Will the great
Democratic party have redeemed, not only
our own State, but the whole union of
States from the enemies of popular govern
ment and the advocates of bayOnet rule
and corruption. When this glorious era
comes then will the rights of the people be
restored and the iniquity of burdensome
taxation from the necessaries of life lifted
from their shoulders.
When Mr.. Patsison was in the Guberna-
tonal chair his record distinctly shows
that he was an Executive that did his whole
duty for all the people,-he looked after
the interests of the farmer, the mechanic,
the artisan, as well as the cOmmonest
labOrer, He even persistently endeayored
to persuade the great corporations of this
Commonwealth that it would be 10 their
best interests and welfare TO obey the Con-
sttuLiOn and the laws. This last effort
ought not be difficult, but it isn't at all
easy to carry it into practical effect. 1t
certainly has not been done since the adOp-
tiOn of the New Constitution, One of the
most important measures that will be brought
before the next Legislature will be the
subject of Ballot Reform. And right here
allow me to ask you to note how rapidly
public opinion changes. Sixteen years ago
when the New Constitution was adopted,
it was thought by the ablest minds of State
that the purest and best system of ballot
reform could be accomplished by number
ing each and every ballot as it was cast, so
that in case of fraud at the polls every
voter could trace his ballot.
And with good reason because this NUN.
benng has been used TO destroy the secrecy
of the ballot and made use of to intimidate
voters. l was in favor Of the Australian
System of ballot reform before il became
cardinal plank in the Democratic Platform.
| am in favor of il, even, if IL requires an
amendment to the Constitution to com.
pletly effect IT, When | commenced my
remarks l intented TO thank you for the
honor you haYe conferred upon me, and
with that | shall leave you at this time
-a.s
SECRET SOCIETY NOTES.
FreemasOnary was introduced into the
United States in 1913.