Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-08-14
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
The Valedietory of the Tribune.

uDQer the inspiration VI cuCOu
ment from certain members OF the
Democracy in this county; brought a
newspaper from the valley of the
Susquehanna aud set it mp in this
place, as an Independent Democratic
organ. The paper was called the In
dependent After the lapse of period
of time, L. B. McCrum bought the
paper. and changed It from that OF
an Independent Democratic paper to
that of an Independent Republican
paper, with change of name also,
calling It the Juniqtq Tribune. For a
number of years previous to his com
ing here McCrIm was idsnti6ed with
the organ of the p. c. r. L. Co. at
Altoona, and whatever support he
gave with the paper at that place TO
the Republican party was as that of q
free lancer, more than that of pro
nounced advocate.
When his interest in the paper
was disposed of in Altoona, and he
was fairly loose from the support OF
the corporation that had maintained
him so long, he soon drifted on the
shoals of financial ENHANCEMENT, and
the free lance journal that he set up
in this place passed into the hands of
creditors.
Those of the creditors of Mr. Nc
Crum, that got possession of the
Tribune in this place, leased the con-
cern to Mr.. Bowman, who, also, at
one time was in the enjoyment of
whatever favors powerful corpora
ton can confer, at Johnstown, Cam
bria county, Pa -; but it is not our
purpose now to speak of his incom
potency, or his failures at that place.
We make mention of these things in
order to properly notice the valedic-
tory of the Tribune, which expired
last week, rs an Independent Repub-
lican journal The paper has been
purchased by E, D. Parker, who Will
convert it into a Democratic organ.
1t is a matter of little concern how
long the man who conducted the
Tribune for its creditors has been in
this place; perhaps he has been here
eight months, perhaps a few more
months than that number; but when
be bade adieu IS an editor he deliv-
cred himself OF the following, relative
to the SENrISEL AND REPUBLICAN, which
adieu requires a brief note at our
hands:
''The conversion of the TRIBUNE into a
Democratic paper will leave the Republican
party of this county practically without an
organ, as the hali-sheet concern printed out
in Ferrndnagh township, although purport-
ing TO be Repuolican sheet, belongs body
aud breeches to the Court House ring, and
dare not utter an independent word through
fear of losing the patronage with which il
is favored from that source. So at least say
some of the best Republicans in the county,
Because of its standing as a Re
publican paper, and as pubic jour
nal, the SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN has
received such public printing as the
law requires shall be made public
through the public prints. The law
does not intend that public notices
shall be confined to Democratic pa
pers or Republican papers in districts
where either one or the ether of the
parties is in the eascendancy, but it con-
templates that the leading journals of
the respective counties shall become
the journals for the public, or legal
printing. For publishing what was
due it, tbs SENTINEL AND REPUBLICAN
is abused by the last editor of the
Tribune, and is charged with not hav-
ing discharged its duty to the public
generally, and the Republican party
particularly, by Withholding some
thing that 1.-THE Tri6une-knows.
II tie Tribune man-who might tell
something Of JoLnstown affairs
knows anything outside of personal
abuse, if he knows anything that is
wrong in the public acts of the peo-
pie ne indirectly condemns, in this
county, he should have said so when
the columns of the dead Tribune were
under his control
How much virtue, how much intelli-
gence, is there In a man who says
there is something wrong, but will
not tell it, and then bitterly condemns
other people for not telling what he
should tell himselfi The man who
blunders in that way, is long dis
tance removed from the ability that
is necessary TO edit g newspaper, and
when he aspires to such a place, he
longs for place that he is not com
petent to fill. But the incompetent
man of the defunct journal, in the
last sentence of the above-quoted
paragraph, makes an apology, or an
effort to get away from what he has
said, by declaring that, so at least
say some of the best Republicans in
the county.
His paragraph contains a charge,
and an apology, and an implied de
claration that the Republicans of the
county were with him. Considering