Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-10-27
WIZ Hartranft Should bs Elected.

Wly Hartranft Should be Elected.
Because, although when the civil
va. broke out be was Democrat. he
volunteered as a soldier to preserve the
Union and served in the army from the
beginning Of the war until its triumph
art close. He commanded at Fort
steadman the most brilliant and Inn
poriant repulse Of Lees leglons acbiev-
el by the Army of the Potomac.
I" Because, like thousands Of other
war Democrats, when be found his old
party unfai;hful to the Union and to
freedom, he sustained the Republican
party in destroying notification, seees-
sion, slavery, caste, oiigarchy and race
prescription.
=. Because his two terms in the ottice
of Auditor General of the Common
Commonwealth showed him to possess
high executive qualifications, which
aided largely In giving efficiency to the
revenue service aud 6nances OF the
State, in enforcing ec"nomy and re
trenchment, and IN the reduction OF
debt and interest.
.sBecause ,Lis capacity has been still
more strongly demonstrated IN has per-
formance Of the responsible duties oil
the Office of Governor, in whicn he has
continued the same excellent financial
policy as before, with grea; advantage
10 the people Of the Commonwealth.
/" Because as Governor be vetoed at
one swoop sixteen hundred acts o'
special legislation left on the calendar
, by prsviIus ADMINISTRATIONS, but on
which the taxes had not been paid, the
acts being kept alive by legislative
favor.
"Because he is the candidate OF no
! ring, clique, or faction controlled III
the interest Of NO section, and of nc
man or Get Of men, national, State OF
local; but is the free choice Of the
great body of the Republicans of the
1 Commonwealth.
Because under his administration
the debt of the State has been reduced
more than n million OF dollars every
wear without any increase of taxation
and solely By the faithful collection o
the revenues and the economical man
agement of the public funds.
Because by the continuance of sue'
a policy of administration the State hai
n certain prospec: Of being finally ou
of deb; within comparatively brie
period of time. while all experience
shows that by restoration Of Demo
cratic rule the progress of debt reduc
tion will be arrested.
" Because he is in favor Of the grea
national policy of protection to Ameri
can industry, uEIer which our domes
tic manufacture and mining have be
come so vast and wonderful, and Penn
sylvania has been especially f"urishinl
ami prosperous.
Because he is in favor of a soun'
national currency of known and perma
nent value, the only just medium 0
exchange or of payment as betweel
debtor and creditor, and the only me
dium that is as fair fer the labcrei a
the capitalist.
Because he is opposed to fnancia
experiments and vagaries, opposed t
whatever disturbs trade and impair
credit, and has no ASSOCIATION or sym
patty with financial quacks of any class
g Because he is opposed 20 repudia
ticn in every form In which it can b
presented, and in favor of the full an
honorable fulfil.nent of all our obliga
tinns tn the rnhlic creditors
Because he is opposed to an un
limited and irredeemable paper curren
cy as injurious in the highest degree t
all permanent prosperity and to a
solid interests.
"Because he is opposed to the restor
alton of wildcat banking, now insidu
oasly proposed by the Democratic part
under the disguise of mere oppositiol
to the national banking system.
Because be is true, an honest
and faithful friend to the pubic free
schools of the Commonwealth, believ
ing that the intelligence Of the masse
is the best safeguard of the Liberties 0
all, and is opposed TO a.. Efforts to dl
vide them umorg hostile religious sects
OF to make them Instrumental for to-
purposes of bigotry, intolerance, super
stitIon or bierarchicai ambition and des
potism.
Because, Unlike the Demoei att
candidate, he Is in favor of equal ant
exact justice to all men, of whateve
race, class, or religion opposed to al
proscriptive laws, and customs. AM
prejudices, and in favor of making pub
lie justice the shield and paroply Of al
alike.
Because his administration ha
elected praise even from his opponent
as having been in the main fair, just
liberal and honest