The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-01

Writes a Ringing Letter to thu
Trenton True American, in Which
He Pays High Tribute to His For
mer Townspeople, Particularly Re-
ferring to City Treasurer P. F. Con-
nor-The Letter will Be Read with
Interest by Carbondalians.
A letter that will be read with keen
interest by Carbondalians appears In
recent issue Of the Trenton IN. Jo True
J American. 1t Is from A. r. Jones, for
merly of this city, now advertising
manager on the True American.
The letter is characteristic Of Mr..
{ Jones. 1t is a defense in vigorous. ring
ing words of the inhabitants Of the an
thracite region against the cry OF
ignorance and lawlessness that is so
often raised abroad. 1t is loyal de-
fense of the sturdy people among whom
Mr.. Jones was born and raised, and
Carbondalans, who will read the letter
with keen interest, will respond with
deserved words of appreciation ana
credit. Mr. Jones, though somewhat re-
moved from the coal regions. still feels
the ties that binds him to those he left
behind, and, above all, he has shown
himself to be a true Carbondalian. In
the tributes, that in his warm-hearted
devotion he pays to the citizens OF the
. home of his birth. he makes particular
mention of City Treasurer p. F. Con-
nor. MIR. Jones communication reads:
"That the anthracite coal strike is
one of vital interest to the entire world
is evinced by the many conjectures as
to when and how the great problem Will
be solved. During the few months
have lived in Trenton, l have heard
many expressions as to the conditions
of the striking miners.
'In the majority of cases to those un-
acquainted the miners are classed as an
ignorant set of mortals to be feared be-
cause of an alleged inclination to acts
of lawlessness. Having spent my en-
tire life in the coal region I have there
fore some knowledge of the customs
and manner OF the miners life.
"The average miners are intelligent
and in most cases of Welsh or Irish
nationality. own their own homes and
have families that are we'll educated.
During the past few years some of the
most important officers in the munici-
paities of Scranton and Carbondale
have and are at present filled by men
who are the sons of the miner, and
cannot cite single exception where
the incumbent has not shown his abil-
ity to perform his duties in most sat-
isfactorv manner.
"The present treasurer Of the city Of
Carbondale is a self-made young man
who began his career in the coal
1a,,o 11y1 h of n,>f rrntr
an education that enables him to full
fiji his trust in highly creditable way.
His executive ability is unquestioned
and the confidence of citizens in him is
ottested from the fact that he has sue
ceeded himself to the office.
Both select and common council are
made up of men who are property own
ers, and many of them are miners who
up to the commencement of the present
strike, earned their livelihood by toll
ing hundreds of feet underground.
They are men of brains, highly respect.
ed in the community, and manipulate
city affairs in a way that makes Car
bondale, city of over $4,000 population,
one of the best governed In Pennsyl-
vania.
1.-THE present representative and his
predecessor of the Fourth Legislative
district are men who in boyhood toiled
in the coal breaker, and during their
respective campaigns distributed pla-
cards throughout the entire country
upon which appeared the cut of
breaker, accompanied by the words:
From the breaker to the state house.
1.-THE miner, generally speaking, is a
law-abiding, Industrious, sober man,
and when not engaged in the perilous
work of digging 'dusky diamonds he
can be found employing his spare mo-
mcnts adding improvements to his
home or otherwise employed in order
that he and his family may be COM
Portable"