The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-10-14
wAroH M1KE, THE bum POLITICIAN,

WATCH MIKE, THE BUM POLITICIAN
When a respectable and influential
follows in the line Of public
duty and unhinobingly and unhesitat-
ingly exposes corruption and question
able practices on the part Of party |
leaders or Of a party there can Rener-
ally be found some newspaper Of an
irresponsible character whose editors
either from a natural affinity TO ad- |
vance wrong doing or perhaps, oftener
from desire Of pecuniarY gain, who
feebly attempt to defend those whom
are guilty of a gross misconduct which
calls for exposure and punishment.
We have an example Of this now and II
is very beautifully exemplihed in the
CARBON ADVOCATES exposure of Mickey
Cassidy's questionable practices as a
Democrat and the efforts Of the Lans
ford and Summit Hill Record to de-
fend him. This newspaper, however,
will not be frightened of either by the
threats of injury to our business or Of
personal violence from the gang. The
CARBON ADVOCATE is after Mickey
Cassidy not in spirit of malice OF
vindictiveness but because we know
that he is an unfit character to assume
to preside over the honest deliberations
Of great party. It was through the
boasted dishonesty of this foxy indiYid-
ual that that the Democratic party
was disrupted three years ago and it
has been by the Vaccinations and
questionable tactics Of this same Shiny
reptile that the peace Of the party has
continuously been threatened. There
is no denying the fact that through the
triokery of Mickey Cassidy Republi-
can was elected prothonotary and that
the best interests of the party are con-
stantly in danger. Only a few weeks
ago did he attempt to thwart the mighty
will of a Democratic delegate conven-
tion which rebuked him in no uncertain
way by its refusal to elect him a state
delegate. Mickey Cassidy It seems is
one of those tenacious bulldogs who
never know when they have enough
It was the same foxy individual who
threatened to bolt against the county
ticket il he we're not at once made 9
substitute delegate for 1894. Last
week the same model trickster de
livered himself against the interests ot
Allen Craig for Judge. II he will no'
support the man nominated unani
mously by Democratic convention fol
President Judge he certainly will no
3 support the Democratic county ticke
3 nominated by the same convention
! and II he Gays that he will, we know
him sufficiently we'll to believe tha
he lies. There is no excuse for hi
opposition to Craig for If there is an!
d man in Carbon county to whom h,
e owes tribute it is the man to whom h.
!. owes his living, for it was Allen Grail
= who sympathizing with the condition
, and ambition of Mickey Cassidy inter
o ested himself sufficiently to have hin
a admitted to the Bar under suspension
e of the rules, and yet he lacks tn
manliness to defend the interests o
+ Craig at this time. We do not wish T.
e tire our readers further with referenc
: to this cowsrdly trickster other thai
to warn the Democrats of Carbol
county to be on their guard agains
+ any further tricks that he may attempt
u Keep close to the line The Demo
r cratic ticket from top to bottom
u first-class in every particular and
u should be elected. Traitors of tn
IL Mickey Cassidy stripe to the real
= Honest Democrats will elect an homes
% Democratic ticket.