Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-10-30

EDITOR TRIBUNE-Dedr Str:-The
Wilkes-Barre Record of recent date
contained an article headed "Shonk and
the Knights, in which it tries to make
1t appear that Mr.. Shonk has answered
the communication sent by me to him on
October 6, and had answered the ques-
tions contained therein. The printed
sheet sent by me to Mr.. Shonk, as well
as the other Republican and Democratic
candidates for Congress and Legislature,
contained no questions whatever. 1t
only requested their signatures, promis-
ing to vote and work for certain measures
that affected the interest of workingmen.
With the questions propounded by the
committee of the Central Labor Union
of Pennsylvania, / as Secretary of d. A. .
81, X. of l.. had nothing to do, nor did
| know of any such committee being ap-
pointed, nor do | know from whom or
where they got the authority to PROFOUND
any questions to candidates.
My communications to the candidates
above named were sent under the seal
of ID. A. 81, and were sent only to those
within its jurisdiction. The action of
any self-constituted committee, in bring
ing the name of d. A. 81 into their COM
munications, was wrong Gf it ever was
done) and without the knowledge of its
officers.
do solemnly promise to vote for the Australian
system of voting with such amendments as will
still further protect the voter and prevent in
timidation, bribery, the exercise of corrupt in
fiuence and scrutiny of whatever kind or char
acter at the polls / shall assist by voice and
vote the passage of law that will delegate
to the people the right to elect United States
Senators, the same as members of Congress
and the Legislature are now elected will not
sit in caucus of any kind on either of these
questions, and will hold myself responsible
only to my constituents for my actions on
these measures.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Candidate for... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
AS will be seen by perusal of the
pledge or promise eXacted from the can
didates. it was too big dose for Mr..
Shonk to swallow, and consequently he
resorts to the subterfuge of compound
ing the questions submitted to HIM by
the Central Labor Union, and the pledge
sent by me, and mixes them up to suit
himself.
Mr. Shonk has not answered my COM
munication. Had he done so it would
have reached me long ago. In proof of
which | submit the following affidavit: :
LUzERNE COUNTY, s.s:
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Before me the subscriber, one of the
Justices of the Peace in and for the
County and State aforesaid, personally
appeared James O'Donnell, who, being
duly sworn according to law, doth depose
and say that he is Secretary of d. A. 81,
X. of L., and that on October 6, 1890, he
mailed to George w. Shonk, John B.
Reynolds, William r. Jeffreys and Pat'k
F. Boyle the foregoing pledge for their
signatures, with request to have them
signed and returned to him not later
than October IS, 1890. That those sent
to Messrs. Reynold, Jeffreys and Boyle
were signed and returned to him within
the prescribed time, and that the one
sent to George w. Shonk has not been
received by me up to this date, and,
further, the deponent saith not.
JAMES A. O'DoNNELL.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
Goth day of Oct, A. d., 1890, G. o. Stroh,
Justice of the Peace of Freeland Borough
From the foregoing it will>be seen that
George w. Shonk dare not put himself
on record as favoring the measure Of
ballot reform, or any other reform con-
tained in the communication sent him.
Failing to do so he deserves the con-
demnation of every honest workingman
in the Twelfth Congressional District.
JAMES A. O'DoNNELL,
ID. S. 7. d. A. 81 X. of L..