Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-07-11

tion ID 10 get II oacK, 30 tnat tue people
shall be the masters of the Office hold
ers. That is the meaning OF the cir
cular. 1t is kind of local self gov
ernmeut that the Republican party will
take to; indeed 1t is TIE cery corner
stone Of their faith, and when President
Hayes strikes the keynote of the faith
of his party, it will not be slow to an
swer in harmonious notes at the frs,
opportunity.
The Presidents circular contains the
very foundation idea of Republicsn,sm,
that every man shall have the full righ,
to express himself and vote as be
chooses, without fear or intimidation
from officials; and while the circular Is
the proclamation of delicerance frcm
government official political influence
while it says to the official you shall not
improperly interfere with the politics
of private citizens, it is also as great a
deliverance for the officials themselves.
Thousands upon thousands of off.
Gals believed that they were expected
to win by shook or crook" such things
as Congressman or other high grade
government officials wished won, and
that very belief often induced lower
officials to do things that they loathed
to do. The circular will change their
belief and be great deliverance to
them. They will understand that to
preserve their place it will no longer
be necessary to -Herod Herod in
dirty work they will hold their
places hereafter on the basis of good
conduct and fidelity or honesty in the
discharge of the duties of the Office.
1t does not mean that they shall
support their party enemies it does
not mean that they shall not give to
the support of their friends as much
as they please; it simply means that
they shall not be made to act unfairly
toward their neighbor, and do dirty
work because they have the Office.
1t iberates the people from the
improper interference of the Office
holder, and it hberates the Office
holder from the position of the merest
lackey.
It strikes at the tyrannous system
of stand aud deiiuer or go out assess
ments, that is often practiced on Office
holders, but the most distorted con-
struction that can be put on the cir
cular cannot consfrue hint from it
against voluntary contribution for
proper expenses for campaign pur-
poses. There is nothing in it that
intimates that an officer should not,
if he chooses, expend all of his sal
airy voluntarily for legitimate political
expenses, or expend fortune in a
campaign for his party. There is
nothing in the circular that intimates
that office-holders may not hire as
much music, as many speakers, as
many carriages, and so forth, for
legitimate campaign purposes as their
judgment may dictate, but it is
squarely pronounced against parcel
of men mourning such expenses and
then coming down on all who hold
official positions, and who have not
been consulted in creating the ex-
penses, to foot the bill, and if they
do not comply with the demand, put
the delinquent out of office 1t makes
no objection to voluntary contribu-
ton, but it is squarely opposed to the
stand and delirer process It is Just
the kind of doctrine that every Office
holder should endorse Just the kind
of doctrine that all who expect to be
office-holders should endorse, and
just what the peoplew will most heartily
of and endorse.
The circular should re inspire the
whole party, for it gives to its officials
the greatest of freedom, placing no
restraint on them but honesty of
principle, honesty of official conduct,
and a decent regard toward those
by whom they have been helped
1t should re-inspire the whole peo
pie. for it indirectly declares that any
conduct on the part of off
cials in the way of tricks or frauds
on the government, or on unofficial
people, will not be tolerated, and
those who SO offend shall go out of
Office. 1t is deliverance from evils
generally complained Of
1t is the best Republican Civil Ser
vice document that has yet been
issued by the Government.
UNDER the g,iise of 4th of July
celebration a number of Republicans