The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-11-05
WHY RUNTZ SHOULD
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ELECTED.
It is the custom of small fry news
papers and small fry editors to turn
from the real issues in a political
campaign to oattacks on honest news
papers when all other modes of argu-
ment fail, thinking evidently by this
method to distract the attention of the
voting people from the real issues. This
might have done well enough in years
gone by, but people who read the news
papers to-day are not TO be fooled in
this way. The Importance of an cleo
tion day cannot be underestimate
and the lying attacks of Jealous and
sickly looking individuals amount to
nothing. The CARBON ADVOCATE is
sincere in its opposition to b. }. Kunt2
because we firmly believe that his cleo
tion would not be to the best interests
Of the people of Carbon county.
You ask why?
And we will tell you First: lie is
pledged TO vote for Matt Quay for U.
Is. Senator. Has experience not
taught you that Mr., Quay is the wrong
man for the poor people to have in the
U. S. Senate. Second: Mr. Kuntz is
not reliable. He would sink the inter
ests of the whole people in the advance
ment of PARTISAN measures. Third:
Mr.. Kuntz is not the friend of the
laboring class. \ man who will write
IA recommendation for another who is
seeking situation and then within
twenty-four hours oppose the same
man, can not be honest in his claims of
good fellowship to the poor. Mr..
Kuntz it is said did this and the man
against whom he did it was neighbor
and worked years for him. This is what
Mr.. Kuntz calls gradtitudeto to the poor.
Bah such sham is dispicable. Fourth:
While Benjamin has been Burgess Of
this town, he has been constantly max
ing capital out of the improvements
made by Council, and thus he has
misled many people into the belief
that he is the "Great | Am" In the
famous hose house matter it was
he who disOrganized the council body
and blocked legislation on tine import
ant question by deliberately refusing
to put a motion that had been properly
made and seconded. 1t seems the
motion didn't suit the burgess aud in
his own words he wasn't going to be
beat in the question, Notwithstanding
that he is no legitimate officer of
council. The explanation TO this is
Mr.. Kuntz had the political bee buz-
zing in his ear and wanted to get the
votes of the railroad boys and to do
this he promised that he would have
a three story building put up knowing
this paper with a sly wink that it could
not be done for the amount of money
that had been appropriated by the tax
papers. Still further Mr.. kuntz took
the plans and specifications of the
proposed building and put them in the
hands Of contractors for bids without
orders of Council and then received
the bids in the same arrogant fashion.
The members of the fire company and
the people of this city have no one TO
blame for the helpless condition Of the
town to-day but the burgess This is
not a campaign lie, it is the truth
When the fire company wrote council
saying that a two story hose house was
preferred, then Mr.. Kuntl set down on
the fire company and to-day SljGC
worth of hose is lying in half dozen
places in the town through his action
alone The question now is can the
people of this city vote for such man,
A local contempory has Landed th,
burgess to the sky for what he has
done, but an enumeration of what hC
has not done would more than fill the
columns Of the same paper The taxes
tell the story, too, and the people o
Lehighton are paying a higher tax thi'
year than they have in a dozen year,
past Intelligent voters know ia,
reason.