Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-07-30

gressmen, whose duty it should
have been, have given no more
attention to the mail service
in this section than if the peo-
pie were a lot of Zulus. Though
it must be said, and truthfulIy
too, that those gentlemen of
aspirations are here as timely
as the seasons of the year,
when they want votes and
other assistance from the peo-
pie of this locality whom they
afterward consider beneath
their notice until another favor
is wanted.
The astounding gall that
some of these professional poll
ticians can muster when they
come into our midst shortly
before election time for assur-
ances, and at the same time to
do a little soldering upon the
citizens, is the most conspicu-
Gus feature of their presence,
and is all they give the voters
to remember them. This end
of Luzerne county is no longer
in a semi-barbarous condition
and it would be we'll for office
seekers to bear this in mind.
Flowery compliments of past
records, from the candidates
and their henchmen, will not
take root and multiply any
more, and it is nearly time that
the men who are elected to
office are recognized only as
servants and not as masters.
The past is gone. What is now
wanted is something to be
done for the present and flu
ture, and this much will be de-
manded, especially from con-
gressmen, until there is radi-
cal change in the mail service.
Much was expected from the
present congressman, who has
so often and openly expressed
a desire to be placed in a posi-
ton where he might alleviate
the distress and suffering, cor
rect the wrongs and abuses
that the workingmen of this
particular vicinity are subject
ed to. He, after being tried.
has ignored them with the
same fidelity and zeal as those
who preceded him, though if
| am not mistaken his atten-
tion was called to this matter
in general way. He, it is
said, would establish a post
office in every mining town in
the region if the residents
would send in petitions to that
effect. He failed to explain,
however, why he wanted peti-
tions sent in, when he knows
or should know that postoffices
are real necessities in some of
the towns hereabouts. But it
is apparent that his ambition
is not so much to serve his
constituents as to serve him
self or petitions would be un-
necessary.
Mr.. Hines must know that
all petitions gotten up by the
residents of mining towns,
which conflict with the desires
of the company by whom they
are employed, are not allowed to
circulate many hours before a
gentle hint is given to the petit
tioners to 'call at the office, "
and after that no more is heard
of the petition. Then why
does he want petitions? Is it
because he knows they can't
be had, and uses this means as
a bluff? Mr.. Hines has been
so often in this section upon
vote-hunting expeditions that
he must know that the towns
of Oakdale, Highland and ia.
pan, each having from 200 tc
300 of a reading population
are almost isolated as far post,
Office facilities are concerned
The two former towns are
nearly two miles away from
the Jeddo postoffice, and ia
pan is only a little better stu
ated.
A letter dropped in the Free
land postoffice addressed tc
Upper Lehigh, which is only 6
fraction more than a mile, will.
travel over forty miles and re
quire twenty four hours before
it reaches its destination. A
letter to Sandy Run will trave.
the same distance and reach
that place in about the same
time as to Upper Lehigh, it be
ing q little over two miles from