Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-04-02

Our cotemporary the Republican oc-
casionally publishes communication
proffessedly written at Harrisburg. sign
ed Hawkeye.
Hawkeye may reside at Harrisburg
and Hawkeye may reside at Mifflin, and
have his eyry In the second story of a
frame building on the corner Of an alley
opposite the Court House. Last week this
allseeing eye of the bird of prey, cast
glance at the State Senate, and then is
heard the scream and rushing swoop as
if number of Senator's were about to
be transported into airy regions to be
picked piece-meal. 1t is heavy diet that
Hawkeye longs to feed on That scream
is like that of bird slightly wounded
and little "mad". That bird does not
often scream, but when it does it means
something. From the shrilling notes the
reader would infer that uawkeye because
of improper appointments. in several de-
pariments of the State Senate was full of
righteous Indignation. So far as he con-
fines his attention to improper increase
Of The number of officials in that body,
and the extravagauce and increase OF
salary lie is right But it is not the in
crease of the number of officials in the
Senate-if there have been such-that
causes Hawkttye to scream He screames
because he was not one of the member
put into place-that is, provided Bother
Allison is Hawkeye If Hawkeye is not
Brother Allison, he amounts to the same
thing, for he is writing for his individual
benefit as against the action Of the SEN
ate for not giving Brother Allison an
office in the increased number of offices.
Mr.. Allison wanted the appointment.
of assistant Clerk to the Senate. Sena
tor McClay having pet or two that he
wished to secure position at Harris
burg for, but being unable to do SO be-
cause of the regular distribution Of Off
cial patronage among Republican Sena
tors, had resort to a combination with
Democratic Senators to reach his object. |
Senator Crawford was convenient. Their
motto was you tickle me and Ill tickle
you" Mr.. Allison who is well known
in this county as a political nondescript,
being neither Republican or Democrat
but political policy man, was just the
kind of patronage to suit Senator Craw-
ford at the State Capitol, he was agreed |
upon by the combination for one of the
places in the Senate. A resolution was
accordingly offered in the Senate by Sen
ator McClay for the appointment of ar
additional officer or two, among the ones
named was Mr.. Allison The Senate as
a body did not see the propriety of the
and Mr.. Allison missed the
place. Hence the scream and the swoop
Of Hawkeye. Hence the tilt at Sena
tors. White, Mcclure, the Speaker ana !
others. Hawkeye says that Senator
McClay s resolution only caused an in
crease of two Offices in the Senate, and
hat afterwards the number of officials
were increased to four, therefore the Sen,
ate did wrong. If it was wrong to
appoint four it was wrong to appoint
wo. Yet Mr.. Allison worked hard to
be appointed as one of the two wrong
,ppointees and thereby become the pat
-onage of the Democratic Senators Pet
,;ken and Crawford. We respectfully
,njoin upon Hawkeye the cultivation Of
, little consistency. He should not en-
irely ignore that quality it is good
hing to have little of it about one 1t
'f,en keeps one from making ridiculous
olunde,s. Hawkeye is right in bis con-
of misappropriation but he
ooks through queer eye when he con-
lemns men for what he was foiled in
loing for himself.
Syopu n, Saturday, th;a p1oco wos