Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1872-08-14
Twenty Years or Less viii do 1t, They Say.

Us day or two ago, Why. sir. in less
than twenty years from this date the
policy of the Republican party will be
repudiated. and what they have done will
be undone, and policy like the old one
be adopted in its stead. We asked. "Do
your leading men generally hold to thai
opinion ?" His reply was that most ci
the men who are on the surface as lead
ers in their party believe that the change
spoken of will be wrought in far less
period of time.
On all old questions of State or church
the surest indices as to how the members
will act, is to consult the leading men IL
ones own immediate community. On al
old questions leading men have their set
tied preferences The leaders of th'
Democratic party prefer the peculiar in
stitutions of the South which their cham
pions in the Senate Chamber of the
United States defined to be that "capital
should own its labor" That is the mos
rigid of class rule, and they most hearth
ly believe in that form of civilization
and that they lave not relinquished one
iota of their design to make that the
ruling principle in this government may
be learned from just such expressions o.
their leaders as we have given above
These men are all Greeley and Bucka
lew men, and have never been advocate:
of the Northern form of civilization thai
has made this country what it is. There
is marked. similarity of sentiment or
these points between the leaders of thai
party, from their local men of note tc
those enjoying national reputation. O
the latter class take for example the let
ter of Judge Black-who became promi
uent before the nation while in, Buchan
ans Cabinet as an interpreter of the Con
stitution in favor of the Southern form o.
civilization that has been given to the
public within the last week. expressing
his views on the attitude Of the resp C
tive parties. and secondiug or endorsing
the nomination of Greeley. In that let
ter he expresses the same views, though
in different phrases. as expressed by oul
Democratic local friend, whose name we
withhold. He denoluce the amend
ments to the Constitution as frauds upon
the spirit and letter of the Constitution
and declares that the election of Greeley
will "hegiu the process of their gradual
extinction
The so-called Liberal Republicans u
grimace little over these avowals Of
their new political associates and assert
that the car of progress ca2not be ar.
rested in its onward course toward a
higher and a better condition for the peo-
pie, and they loudly proclaim-by Gree
lev and Sumner-that free government is
so permanently rooted in the United
States that it cannot be ovcrihrown. 1t is
true free government has a strong hold
here, but that does not prove that it cannot
be overthrown. 1t is surrounded by enc
mics both at home and abroad. All OF
the governments of the Old World are
it's secret enemies, aud the list evidence
of reaction in favor of the old Southern
form of civilization would bring these
people to the front as open workers
against Northern civilization," that has
placed labor on an honorable basis. such
as it never before occupied.
1t is heresy to believe iha: to place
such men as Buckalew and Greeley and
their present followers into control of the
government, State and nation, would not
eudanger free government, and it ia a
heresy to declare that free government
cannot be overlhrown. History evil
dences the falsity of the latter position.
The Grecian States had well nigh reached
the high climax of complete republics.
Unfortunately reaction, under the blows
of men who believed in different forms
of civilization, set in, and the republics
were blotied out, and strong governments
reared in their stead. So precisely with
Rome. Once almost complete repub-
lie, in which the right. of all the people
were recognized, she relapsed under the
steady, unliring blows of men who be-
lieved in other forms of civilization than
that the people should rule until the
scepter of the Emperor was extended
over the rights of the people. aui then
came the dark ages Let the people
be warned by these historic examples,
and see to it that they do not entrust the
management of the government to those
who believe in system of government
that recognizes the principle that "capi-
tai should own its labor" Let us see TO
it that history does not repeat itself here.
Twenty years Or less will do it. they say.
Weaknesses Compared.
Mr.. Greeley. has his weaknesses