Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-10-09
PICKED UP BY THE WAY.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD IN THE
TOWN AND VICINITY.

Upon and Placed Before the Readers of
the "Tribune" in Large Letters-some
Paragraphs May Interest You.
In Thursdays issue of the
Hazleton Plain Speaker l
noticed an editorial that bears
the marks of inexcusable
ignorance and betrays a Woe
full lack of good sense and
journalistic judgement. Its
writer endeavors to make 1t
appear that the editor of the
TRIBUNE has predicted lot of
discouraging things about the
Democratic county ticket, and
says the dissatisfaction rack
ct, as he calls it, sis being
played by the Republican or
gans, and the TRIBUNE editor
bit too easily" Inasmuch as
it was in this department of
the paper only that the subject
has yet been referred to, the
| Spe0ber'S editor might have
been more careful before at
tributing my writings to an
other-one who, so far as
know, is not in the "biting"
business, and who usually ex-
presses his political opinions
when the occasion demands
without advice or instructions
from Hazleton. This is the
second time the Speaker has
been guilty of such misrepre-
sentatiOn.
Aside from his objectionable
blunders in terming the para
graphs of a correspondent S let
f ter as the editorial views of g
: paper, the Hazleton writer goes
: on to state "there is no ground
l for the implied dissatisfac
: tion." [ beg leave to differ
again with this great know all.
If he will broaden his views
somewhat and step outside of
the city he can easily find,
am sorry to say, evidences of
, dissatisfaction which are toe
j strong and deep to be passed
i by lightly. Certainly, if he is
S like some Hazletonians, he will
: imagine that town constitutes
|, the entire lower end and refust
S to believe that any voter woul(
i dare to differ from the opinions
e expressed by the city people.
n But they do, occasionally
! and it is not necessary to %
: back later than last Novembe.
. to find out how a Democrat,
&c candidate was left by relyin!
! upon Hazleton to rule tn
n fourth district. | mention thi
a merely to remind the ,SDe0b
ep'S editor that his city doe
not always possess all thu
: political knowledge that float
e through these parts, although
+ Hazleton is the only place
= recognized by Democrats wher
= offices are given to the lowel
: end. Still, as the NezUSde0Ze7
said the other day, in speaking
t of the situation down here, "it
r may change, so let us wait and
see." l will likely be here to
note all changes, if any occur,
but until the tide turns my
readers will get the true facts
of the campaign whether they
agree with the Speaker or
, not.
Insane people are not the
, most pleasant companions to
, have about the house, especial
ly when they are possessed of
an uncomfortable desire to
flourish shooting irons. A
young man of the Points went
off his base recently and the
family decided to send him to
the institution at Danville. 1t
seems that payment is required
from the friends of patients
sent down there, and the folks
upon learning this did not feel
> inclined to invest any cash in
, that way. The young man,
who is rational at times. cot
, wind of the matter, and also OBJ
, jected most emphatically to
spending money in the manner
proposed. He claimed that
powder was too cheap and he
would soon lessen his relatives
bother and trouble with him.
Finally the family concluded
to get rid of the insane man
and he was shipped off on a