Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-12-18
THE COUNTY PRINTING.

ty, irrespective of party. in not repeating
the act relative to County Printing.
Ii SAYS that truth and justice de-
mands" their statement in defence of
these very honorable gentlemen, What
impudence for the management of that
paper to taik about truth and justice
1t speaks of ,he origin of the act
lhe pecrle do not care a fig for lis ori
gin; what they want, is its repeal. so
that the expenses Of the county may be
reduced. and the private interests of ex
ecutors, administrators and all interested
in Tie settlement OF estates respected.
1t charges us with the responsibility ct
the defeat Of the repeal of the act, and
to prove tie charge it ALLEGES that we, in
company with Il ii Wilson. went to
Harrisburg to lobby against the repeal
To which we say that we took no part
for or against the repeal Of the act. be
lieving that the honorable Senator and
the honorable Representative would heed
the voice of the people and repeal it
I We never went with III. IL. Wilson or
any other man or men to Harrisburg to
lobby for or against the act aud we have
no recollection of seeing Wilson at ilar-
risburg during the session Of the Legis-
lature OF 1871
Ii is not understood why lobbying
shouli be DONE Cor the case was solely
in the keeping Of the honorable Senator
and tie honora, !e Representative, and
without their conuivance or consent CO..
not be reached by individuals in the
lobby, nr Members outside of tie district !;
f3, Dv common understanding or cour
tssy long in vogue, amorg members Of
the Legislature Members of one district
VIII not interfere III the least with the
local or special legislation asked by mem
bels of other districts. They do not in
terfcre with each others local questions,
unless requested to do so by the member
or members having the question in charge
Thus it will be understood that i: we had
gone TO Harrisburg to lobby against the
repeal of the act. we could have gone to
no one else than TO our very honorable
Senator and Representative
They cannot say that we ever solicited
their services for OF against the act
The very honorable Senator did pass
the repeal through the Senate. In the
House it went to Committee, and there
lod ged, which it would not have done
unless by the consent aud full under
standing of The very honorable Repre-
sentative-un css indeed, the common
understanding and courtesy among mem,
bcrs as regards special or local legisla
lion was suspended.
1t does appear at cursory glance as
f The honorable Senator had washed his
hands clean of the matter when he pass
cd it to ;he House; but does not the de
feat of the repeal there warrant the
inference that the honorable member Of
the Lower House was made an honora
bic Scape goat to end the matter. With
The end of the session of 1871 the hon
orable Representative retired from the
hall of legislation.
The session of the Legislature Of 1872
came and found the honorable Senator in
his place, with his overshadowing ability
ready to assist in Legislation. His constit
uents were again preparing to ask.a repeal
of the act that was smothered in committee
the previous session. when it was an
nourced by the honorable Senator's
friends that he would have the bill re
pealed. However, before be took action
on the matter, some editor had a resolu
tion passed by the Editorial Association
of Pennsylvania. asking the Legislature
to pass a certain general bill for the State
relative to public printing. We think
that Mr. Petriken, the colleague of our
honorable Senator, became the champion
of this wicked editorial bantline in tia
Senate.
The Legislature saw the injustice in
the bill, and, notwithstanding the sup
port that certain newspapers gave it,
thrust it aside, spurneG it, and touched it
no more than was necessary to shelve i,
out of sight. Now see the action of the
honorable Senator. lie takes up this
deformed editorial bantling that the Leg
islalure spurned from its presence as a
thing not to be imposed on the people of
the State, and changes it from a general
to special act for his constituents in
Juniata county, knowing fall well that
no member would interfere so long as he
confined it to a special act for his own
county. Thus cur people had an act
infinitely worse than the act of April 5,
1867, thrust upon them-an act that the
Legislature did not dare to impose on
the people of the State. and yet the Re
publican in its miserable defence. labors
TO create the impression that the honor
able Senator is in no way responsible for
the dishonorable state of affairs on the
public printing question in this county
WLat q pity for the gentleman hat there |