Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-08-04

The Democrat and Register and
Independent on High Salaries,
Gc.-They Condemn in Repub-
licans what they do not Con-
denim in Democrats.
The Democrat and Register, and Inde-
peadcnt, and other Democratic journals
throughout The country, have been pub
Itching articles that compare the ex-
penses of the present National govern
nent, and Republican State govern
meuts with the expenses Of the Ma
tional government, and State govern
ments before the Rebellion.
They say look look see how enor
mous!y greater the expenses are now
than they we're then, and then follows
the attempt to charge the whole of it
on the Republican party. IL it were
not for their piteous inconsistency,
which amounts almost to crime, they
would be only fit to laugh at, when the
fact is so indellibly impressed on the
mind of the intelligent people Of the
world, and on the historic page, that
centuries cannot ruo 1t out. but the
moro it is rubbed the brighter it grows,
that the nine -ten.hs of all the extrav-
agsnce, high salaries, and other things
those papers complain of and charge on
the Republicans, is but the outgrowth
of the war-tbe Rebellion-that had
its origin in the ranks of the high men
of the Democratic party. 1t was the
terrific and bloody Rebellion that in
fated verything. 1t was its Shiny,
initiating, destructive touch that thrust
extravaganza into the family, and dou-
bled the price of liFing; entered the
church, doubled its expenses, doubled
,he salary of the minister entered the
Legislature and Congress and raised
the salary, and doubled the salary of
the President Of the United States and
the salaries of the Governors of the
States. 1t is all the result of the Re-
belliOu. If there had been no Rebel
lion there would have been no imitation.
IL the Democrat and Register, and In
dependent were consistent i'll their de-
nunciation Of Republicans for taking
certain salaries, they would denounce
their own party people for doing the
same thing. If they we're honest and
consistent they would long before this
date have called on MIR. McCandless
and Mr.. Temple, who are the new heads
of Departments at Harrisburg, to lower
their salary, and the salary of their
clerks, to what they were before the
Rebellion. They denounced Mr.. Allen
and Mr.. Beath and their clerks for get.
ting too high salaries, but as soon as
their friends get into the same Offices
they say no more about those places,
but turn to some other Office that they
have not yet filled. Mr.. Jackman, ore
Of the owners and editors of the Dem
ocrdf and Register, is a clerk in Mr..
Temples Office, but neither be or the
editor of the Independent have asked
that his fourteen hundred dollar salary,
and the salaries of his fellow clerks,
and the salary of their chief, Sir. Tenn
pie, shall be reduced.
Ii is the height Of foo!ishness or
knayery to denounce and curse other
people for not doing what they refuse
TO do themselves. The people who do
such things are fools or knaves.
Then again, the Lower House of the
Legislature was largely Democratic last
winter. Wha, fine chance that was
to step back to old salaries They
never proposed such a step. Why do
not the Democrat and Register, and In
dependent urge Mr. Hetrlck, the DEM
ocratic member from this district, to
frame a reform salary bull and urge its
passage by the House
The Democrat and Reg lister, and In
dependent have never yet said that they
are for or against imitation and high
salaries, further than condemning 1T in
others, and then encouraging their own
people TO take what they condemn
Others fer using l; Is time that they
quit showing two false faces and show
their real face on these questions.-
Hypocrisy cannot win.
The Democratic party is the most
extravagant party that ever ruled the
country. The great majority of all the
financial and political ills that are on
us are the outgrowth of their seed
sowu years ago, and if they get into
power they will start another crop that
viii be harvested through great trihu-
s..isa 10 the future.