Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-11
Address.
To The People Of Pe.ssylvdnsa 5

people for their suffrages, does SO with
the conviction that the candidates upon
it's ticket are in ersry way worthy oil
support honest, capable, and faithful
to its principles, and that the record OF
the party since IT'S advent to power, de.
monstr ites that the Commonwealth has
never so prospered as when under Re.
publican rule.
The Democratic party held slmos,
upbroken control of the State from
1929 so 1858. Excepting Governor
Ritner and Johnston, it had all the
Governors elected during that period,
and controlled the Legislature in both
branches in every yesr but three dur
ing that time it built up an enormous
debt of over forty millions of dollars,
and produced the Canal Ring, uuder
which this debt was contracted, which
did more to foster jobbery, promote
corruption, and establish traffic in office,
than any organization that has ever ex-
: isted here.
CONTROL OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
| The Republican Party obtained par
tisl control in 1858 and 1859, aud was
completely successful in 1860, and has
renamed in power with but one or two
Interruptions since that year. Under
its hands, the credit of the State, Im-
panied by the recklessness of its prede-
cessor, has been restored the State
debt has been reduced from $4,000 :
600 to 81, 200, 600, with an sccumu-
lation of . Sinking Fund, practically
reducing it to SI3,000,000; a war
debt of three and one-half millions has
been paid the tax of three mills upon
sll our real estate has been wiped out /;
q half million has been bestowed upon
the citizens of Chambersburg for their
relief from rebel incendiarism the
common school system has been main.
tanned at a present annual expense Of
81 100000 the orphans of our sol
dlers have been cared for; asylums for
the insane aud reformatory institutions
have been established and supported I;
/ Sl,000,000 have been dedicated to the
Centennial Celebration; ocr internal
resources hare been developed; bu-
reaus have been erected and maintained
for the protection of our mining popu
lat.on yet, nowhere in the Union, is
the burden of a State Government so
lightly felt The State, under Repub-
licsn Rule, has been honestly governed
aud her honor held above reproach.
INCREASE OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE
! PUBLIC GOOD.
1t is alleged BY the opposition that
the annual expenditures Of the State
have been Increased since the Republi-
cans came into power. The increase
Of expenditures has only kept pace
with the increase in population, wealth,
aud the material Industries to be fos-
tered by Government. Twenty -four
years ago the Common Schools receiv-
ed an annual appropriation Of $50, 900
TO Sl15, 600; now they receive one
million. Then there was no expense
for repeliiug INVASION or suppresslng
the rebellion no Chsmbersbu-g suffer.
ers to be indemni6ed no soldiers or
phans TO be maintained no insane
asylums TO support; few charitable iu-
stltutlons to aid. The Legislature has
been doubled 10 size and expense. To
these causes, not to extravagance, cor.
Iuption or wrong, the increased expen-
dlture is largely attributable. The in-
crease has been for the public good,
while the ability to maintain the ex-
pendlture has grown with the growth
of the State, and strengthened with its
strength. Within the last few years the
people have been relieved entirely from
all direct taxation for State purposes,
except partially upon personal prop
erty, and the burden of the mainte-
nance of the Government has been i'm
posed upon corporations.
THE UNION DELIVERED FROM DEsTnUc
lion.
Ths Republican party came into
prominence before the whole world as
the sword bearer Of this patton, to Pro-
tect and preserve it sgsins; internal as
we'll as external foes and having de-
lIvered the Union from destruction,
claims that the National Government
should be administered upon the prin-
ciples of those who preserved it, and
not upon the principles Of those who
endeavored to destroy it.
{ THE DOCTRINE OF STATE RIGHTS.
The doctrine of State Rights, though
kept in the background, is the distin-
gushing tenet Of TIM Southern Democ.
racy. Without the Southern Democ-
racy the Democratic party of the na-
;iou cannot prevail. Ii is dominated
BY them. Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi,
at the last session of Congress an
nounced boldly his adhesion to the doc
thine that bis allegiance was due first
and always to his State. No party ad-
herring to this principle can be safely
entrusted with the administration OF
national affairs. The Union, held SUBJ
ordinate in supremacy to the States,
would fall asunder upon the 6rst reso. i.
ln,e assertion of State sovereignty. The
Republican party maintains the recog
urzed powers of the States under the
/ Constitution, but stands like q rock
against the right of State to set up
its supremacy against that Of the na-
ton. The party maintaining that right
is unified by Its principles to admin
lister the government of the nation, or
maintain lie integrity.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
Controlled by the South the Demo-
cratic party must shape its policy upon
the mould of the southern leaders, and
the southern leaders, in turn, must ac.
commodate themselves to the demand,
of their section. Mr.. Goode, of Vir.
piDia. who had charge of the bill .o re