The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-07-18

SUMMIT HILL, July Is, 1891.

SUMMIT HILL, July Is, 1891
EDITon Advocate: To an outsider
to one who has no personal interest in
the political parties, other than the
desire to see good officials elected to
places Of public trust in order that we
may secure good, honest and economic
al governmental administration the
present fight in the Deocratic ranks
certainly presents some food for
thought and an abundant room for
speculation even to the uninterested
political observer. To begin let us go
back and analyze the various elements
that formed the circle last year. True,
il was incongrous but not more so than
the situation now The combination
that made it possible to nominate and
elect Hon. w. M. Rapsher to the Senate,
did so to favor Judge Dreher in re-
election. 1t put Mr.. Rapsher out of
the field for the office of fjudget to which
the CARBON ADVOCATE was urging him
and made him a Senator at the ex-
pense Of DR.. J. G.. Zern. 1t required no
diplomacy to do this. On the part of
Mr. Rapsher was recognized the fact
that he could not under the circum-
stances become judge and it didn't
require the eXpletive argument of Rob.
Klotz to convince him of the fact.
Not being able to secure the first he
wisely accepted the second prize. No
one viii blame the honorable gentle
man for this. Il took more than one
quietly arranged caucus up in Bob
Klotz's back room to fix things proper
| ly, for it was a well-lcnown fact that
Zern's friends were grooming him hard
for the Senate. Hlotz damned Rapsher
more than once, but the old war horse
knew the only way out of it was to give
him the Senator nomination and thus
make Dreher judge without quibbling.
Klotz didn't care whether zern's feel
ings were hurt or not, he wanted
Dreher Judge. In this combination
was Mike Cassidy, and it is an open
secret that there is no love between the
two, Durling, of Lehighton, was in it
too; for he has no love for Zern and
considerably less for Rapsher, but
Dreher had to be judge, and Rapsher
was in way, so Andy, humbly follows
the greater light and closed fingers
with Klotz, Rapsher, Cassidy, ct al
But that was only the beginning. Old
Rauch. who was in the scheme until he
was retired at the convention for the
legislature, turned against Rapsher
and until within the last hour did all
in his power to defeat the Democratic
ticket. He even went so far as to
signify willingness to serve as an
independent candidate. The whole
business made a nice program. There
was Klotz, Cassidy, Durling, Rapsher
Quinn, the Sweeneys and Malloy
against Zern while Tom Arner, J. w
Raudenbush, Sam Carpenter, Ed
Spikes, Enbody, Lee Stiles, ct al
we're for zern Now, in some
mysterious manner the elements have
become mixed: Klotz, During, Rauden.
bush, Malloy, Sweeny, Quinn, Rapsher
Cassidy, Arner, Stiles, Rauch, Enbody
ct al are ia the combination and with.
out prejudice or reflection on outside
parties, am free to say that it is as
pretty gang ofmoral political reform
ers as I have ever heard tell off. How
this combination can mix is hard to
tell-but then they all have the one
aim in view, viz: to defeat George Esser
George, by the way is getting too bis
and he must be decapitated by this
moral band of fellows, so, while Klot,
! damns Cassidy and Durling looks will
one eye on Rapsher, sp likes Enbody
squeezes close to Quinn, Arner grasp
Malloy's hands, and the rest of tn,
fellows fawn on Rauch, the band play,
and their little side show opens. Blu
there must be something radically
J wrong when a crowd of their kind car
z be had to work together Next year
p President and Congressman are t(
be elected and if the Klotz ring wini
? they will have a large patronage t.
dispense, II LSSer comes ouU u uedu III
{ followers will hold the matter in theil
hands. This is the whole business anC
Klotz-C Cassidy is willing to sacrifice
. good official that they attain their owl
ends and get even in their persona
hatred to George Esser. You will fine
that I am not far wrong when l sa,
that the people won't tolerate dictatioI
from a set Of fellows who have no bet
ter end in view George Esser viii
certainly be the next Prothonotary
He has made good official and tn
+ Democrats should keep him there
2 Those of the people, and there are
! good many, who know how the comb
nation is working, denounce them a
they justly deserve.
! Very truly
sit A DEMOCRATIC Voter.