Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-07-10
Communication.
FAysrrR TwP.. July 2, 1872.

COmmuntc0tsohs
FAYErrs TwP.. July 2, 1872.
Mr. Editor IL seldom write anything
for publication, but if you will allow me
so much space in your columns, wish to
say few words in reference to the Pubic
Printing Question. l see a commune.
cation in your paper of June 26th, signed
Argus, about this matter, and l am of
opinion that Argus is about right This
law is certainly an obnoxious one and
ought to be at once repealed. 1t is not
only obnoxious but unjust. 1t creates
patronage that dii not formerly exist
know that when the act Of 1867 was
passed the justice and fairness of the law
was argued on th<ssOund that the Re-
publican papers would thus secure part
of the public patronage. and the Dem
ocrats not receive all the pay for the Pub
lie Printing. with this view Of the case
many Republicans favored the law, al
though but few believe knew anything
about it till it was passed. They did not
dream that in few years the cost of the
public printing under this law would be
three times what it had been before, and
thus increase the amount of their taxes.
1t was considered nothing but fair, but
as soon as they learned that it made new
work for the printers and increased the
expenditures Of the county SO much they
Immediately asked it's repeal. believe
men of all parties asked for its repeal,
Two thirds of the taxpayers were anx-
ious to have it repealed, and had it not
been for the fact that Senator Crawford
had the bill repealed in the Senate. which
was made known to the public through
the papers. large petitions would have been
sent in. The petitions in our township
were signed by majority of our taxpay-
ers.and many more would have signed
them but they thought it unnecessary as
nnr representatives had anticipated tho
desire of our citizens. and acted before
the petitions were sent in. SO far as the
Senate was concerned, and did not know
that the House of Representatives must
pass the bill, and then be signed by the
Governor before it became law. and thus
the matter was dropped. for one would
not have supposed that DR.. Crawford
would go far have forgotten his duty as
an honest representative of the people.
to have been 4 party to such deception.
Evidently it was not intended that the
bill should become a law. Mr.
Rohrer, a profesed christian, am info rm
ed. promised to have the law repealed.
but what did he doi Let it 60 by default.
Was this worthy the name of honesty and
fair representation He knew by the
usages of the party-and go did others
that he would not be nominated again,
and the people would have no opportuni-
ty to rebuke him for his conduct, and the
parties were not likely to say much about
it, and 60 his conduct would pass unnotic-
ed and without comment. But the act
passed last winter by Drs Crawford and
Mitchell ia much worse. saw a copy
of it published last winter. 1t is "a dis
grace to its authors. and an outrage upon
the people. 1t is no doubt Intended for
somebody to make money out of, and
somebody to get votes by-but the peo
pie whose rights are sought to be taken
away by the measure. and who have to
pay the taxes and get advertising done,
will not let this pass unnoticed
| do not profess to know much about
the law, but have transacted some bust
ness where the law requires notices to be
published and one paper was suffi icient-
for instance in administering on an es-
tate. Now if understand this law, that
notice would have to be published in two
papers, and the estate have to pay for it.
The county printing was not enough.
but mans private business must be
controlled. This is Democracy with a
vengance. These laws should be re-
pealed, and l, for one, would urge every
voter who pays taxes to see to it that he
votes for no man who has ever favored |
such laws. Having been guilty of euch
conduct once. no fair promises for future
good behavior would induce me to vote
Tor such man. Let our county print
ng be let by contract, to he lowest bid
Ter. 1t will save the tax payers $1,000,
4 year. In 1861, when John Lands, an
honest Republican from this township,
was Commissioner, the public printing
lid not cost $3.50, if I recollect right,
while last year it cost almost $500.
Must the people submit to this 7 Not if
hey will assert their rights. Let our
Jounty Commissioners take action in re
gard to this matter. an confident the
'oters of Fayette are in favor of repeal
# these laws.
VOTER.
The rebels of Columbia county got
lp rebellion during the war. That re-
'ellion has been called the Fishing
Creek Confederacy The title was not