Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-01-27
Sir WALLACE ha. been elected to

rkely ind to represent them. Ills
election is a sad commentary on the
rays aud ussgcs by which the Demoe-
rsey huId the power in their party IN
thi. State. 1t may seem little harsh
tc Characterize the manner OF the cleo
tiou of Nj. Wallace as akin TO the man
per Of election Of the Banditti of Lou
i.iana. In :hai unhappy and turbulent
State the great weapons OF the Dean
ocrsev, when every thing else fails, are
intimidations, by threat of expulsion
from the party; threat Of social ostra-
cism; threat Of expulsion from the
State. and last, but more terrible than
ell, threat of assassination. How near
ly the Democracy in this State on the
question of the election Of United
States Senator filed the measure of
threats above enumerated, the intelli-
gent reader knows, bat the fell force
=
Of the threats cannot be told bit BY the
Democracy, and they will never tell.
Mr Wallace had honest competitors
for he office OF Uuited States Senator
among bis Democratic brethren. Among
the more prominent were Judge j )
Black, Hester Clymer, and Charles
BuckaIeT, who we're all subject TO the
most exctuciating denuncia;ion by the
Wallace men, just as if they had no
righ; to ask for the honors OF United
States Senator. The denunciation of
tie Wallace men alone might not seem
30 bad, but they we're coupled with
threats Of q murderous character
They we're told that if any Of their ad-
herents dared to vote for any but the
caucus nominee vi the Democratic
party, upon whom the ring men had
settled it being Mr.. Wallace-they
should be killed. Louisiana presents
no more striking cases of intimidation
by advice. Their apology for this rev.
olutionary advice is that number of
tLo;e favoring other candidates than
Mr.. Wallace would have voted for the
Republiesn nominee fer United States
Senator Has it come TO this in the
State Of Pennsy ylvania when a Demo-
crat wishes to vote for Republican he
is threatened with death by his bre;h-
ren' Their published reason for threat
.ning to shoot any man who would vote
against theil caucus nominee is that
none would do 50 except those who
we're bought, and those who we're
should be killed. That was the point
of their excuse In making il such
they admit theJ are purchasabie and
like sheep in the shambles, ready for
the hiehes; bidder. The people Of
Peunsylyania look with horror On such
admissions. 1t is an awful thing that
the Democratic party in this State is so
corrupt that in order to keep the organ
ization and the party intact, those who
make toe caucus nominations keep
those whom they cannot give patronage
TO in the traces by threats of shooting
il they kick over. Pennsylvania never
presented a more striking illustration
Of ring rule and ring despo,ism.
II the people OF this State do not
arouse to q realization of the political
situation that will be inflicted on them
by the election Of the State and Ma
tloual administrations, or IN Other
words, by the election of Democratic
Governor next fa.l and the election ot
4 Democratic President in 1876, then
indeed, have they passed beyond learn
ing from such Legislative elections a:
took place at Harrisburg last week, and
cannot be brought TO full sense Of
their danger until they have passed
under tie rod" To be fore warned
is to be fore armed" Let the intimi-
dstions brought to bear On the eompe;-
iiors of Mr.. Wallace be the fore-warn.
ing aud the e.ection of a Republican
Governor next fall and the election oI
Republican President in 1876 be the
fore arming, and the danger that threat.
ened civil government by the revolu.
tionary Democracy will have passed
away.