Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-18

A Commune Speech-.No Credd-.Nc
Security or Bonds-.No Corporations
-Gousrnment 10 Manage Railroads
and Workshops, and 10 Proride Labor
for those arho Hare no Work.
Last Friday evening Greenbackers
held another meeting in the Court
House. 1t was extensively advertised
as a meeting that should be conduct
ed on the Moody and Sankey plan of
holding religious meetings, and the
prospects of such an entertainment,
with the prayers left out, of course, }
could not fall short Of drawing large
crowd
The Speaker booked for the speech
was a man named Randall, and his
singing, musical, companion was
named Linton
The same coterie, or ring of men
that managed the first meeting, man
aged the one now under considera-
ton. At half-past Z o'clock P. M,
Committeeman Cullen, Notes.-The and
Kelly arrived with the speaker and
singer, and after seating the strangers,
Cullen called the meeting to order.
and delivered short speech, but a
confusion in the crowd at that time
prevented word of his remarks be-
ing heard at the distance from him
that we sat. d. A. Notes.-The, who
was larking in the corridor, in the
rear of the room, was chosen chair
man. and when he WAS called he came
in with a feigned surprise, as if he
had heard a peal of thunder from a
clear sky. Daniel isn't poor on a
play, and he and Linton could get up
quite a respectable variety show
". H. Egolf was chosen secretary,
and when be took his seat some one
whispered that there is more family
business in this little meeting, in pro-
portion to its size, than there was in
Grants administration. ". F. Sny-
der was chosen assistant secretary.
Jacob Snyder, James North and John
Kelly were chosen vice presidents.
The President announced the pres
ence of the Patterson string band,
which rendered a piece of good music,
after which, by virtue of his Office,
Mr.. Notes.-The introduced speaker
Randall, and singer Linton. They
are about the same height, at guess
feet 6 or Z inches, but in weight
the singer is one-third heavier than
the speaker. If man may be called
q brunette or blonde, Randall is a
brunette and Linton a blonde. The
former was bearded and moustached !;
the latter wore goatee and nous
tache.
Linton took seat by the organ,
and Randall stood at his left side,
and they began a song without even
an intimation of such thing as
prelude; they burst out of a sudden
so much like the way of the average
musical performers in play houses in
cities. that it was concluded that Lin
ton had not been gotten ont of
church choir, but had been gotten
out of some minstrel troupe. His
singing WAS entertaining, and if he
had been supported by one or two
like himself, the performance would
have equalled the celebrated earn
Cross and Dixie band, after which
piece Mr. Randall began a speech.
He said that they had come that
day from New York city, where they
had performed the evening before in
Cooper Institute. He felt fatigued
because of the long journey, but the
news from Maine revived him, as the
State had Just cast large vote in
favor of Greenbackism. The Green
backer there had become fixed fact,
and he will become fixed fact In this
State. The Greenback vote In that
State two years ago WAS 663; last
year it was 5000; this year it is 3d.
900, and that was enough to encour
age him.
If Mr.. Randall could have seen the
long faces of those of the Democ-
racy in his audience who were read
in the returns from Maine, he would
not have so rejoiced over the misfor
tunes of bis allies, for all who had
read the latest returns from that
State looked long-faced, for they
realized that while a combination of
Reputation Republicans, Repudia-
ton Democrats and Greenbackers
took place, a combination of Honest
Money Democrats and Honest Money
Republicans also took place, and that
at least $4,000 Honest Money Demo
Gratis voted for the Republican candi-
dates, making the Republican vote
for Governor about 1000 larger than
it was last year, which would have
elected the Republican candidate for
Governor if he simply should have
had majority vote, but as the law OF
that State requires majority over
all the votes cast, the election of Gov
ernor goes to the House OF Repre-
sentatives.