Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-07
Democratic Leaders Gire it Half ,cay
Justification By Sdying the Repub-
iioans .7cted Frauduientiy
in Louisiana.
THD CASES OF MAINE AND LOUISI-
ANA ARE NOT ALIKE.
Irregularities in Juniata County Like
Those in Maine.
The Supreme Court Pronounces the
Work Of The Governor in Maine
Ill Wrong.

publicans is like the case in Name,
where the Democratic Governor threw
out enough Republican Senators, and
Representatives to make the Legislature
Democratic.
The Republican candidate for Gov
ernor has 10000 majority. TIE out
rageOus counting out process of the
Democracy will, if allowed to stand,
count out the Legislature and Cover
nor, both of which, under the rules of
honesty, fairness, aud squIty would be
Republican.
Ii the cases OF Louisiana and Maine
we're alike, even il the Louisiana bust
ness was fraud 90 the part of the
Republicans, which It was not, there
could be DO justification in the DEM
ocracy following what they condemned
What good is there in a man who con-
demns stealing, and then at the 6rst
opportunity steals nything and every
thing tina, he can lay bis hands on
But the cases a.c not alike. The
louisiana case is not. like the case in
Maine. The laws in Louisiana are
clear, in conferring the right on rs-
turning boards TO count out, or reject
the votes or returns Of all such dis
tricts in which course of intimidation
and bull dczing has been rracticed. 1t
| was proven To the satisfaction of the
Louisiana returning boards, that in q
! humber OF parishes, or election dis
tricts, that letters had been written TO
in.imidaie certain people /; letters that
threatened violence against all who
should vote the Republican ticket; let
ters that threatened al kiuds of pros
scution and persecution, even to muir
| der.
1t was proven that intim, dating let
ters had been written, intImidat'pg
speeches delivered, and that people ha
been driven from their homes. that their
homes had been burned. II was proven
that many people had been murdered,
for working for the Republican cause
With such sworn testimony before
them, tie sworn duty of the LouisIs.s
Returning Board Was to reject the re-
turn of votes Of districts where such !
work had been carried on.
In Maine the case is different. The
crime of driving people from their
homes of burning their houses aud
barus; of shooting their horses aud
cattle; Of numbering and whipping
people, was not INDUCED III b. Repub /
lIcaus to carry tue election. The whole
campaign and election was a peaceable
one, aud Republican Governor and
Legislature were elected. The cases Os
the two States are no more alike than
are "night and day"
However, in a number of the dis
tricts in Maine the return papers were
slightly defective in . district OF two
the names Of Republican candidates
were not spelled as the law required
that they should be spelled in a dis
trlct or two the election notices did not
have quite the full number of nemes
that is required BY law, and yet for
such slight defects in election papers
the Democracy wish to justify their
course of the counting ou, of a Repub-
Iican Legislature and a Republican
Governor 10 the State of Name, and
placing in its stead Democratic Leg
islature aud Governor. Such slight de
fects SIS enumerated above they pro-
claim as ranking With the syetematizej
intimidation of the South, by which
people were driven from their homes,
aud shot down with as little compunc
ton of conscience as a sporting boy
shoots rabbit that has been chased
from Its covert.
Such slight defects in election return
papers, and election notices, as the
Democrats in Maine claim to count oat
the Republicans on, may be found in
almost every, and any election held in
this (Juniata) county. h
Scarcely ever is there an election
held in this county in which the return
papers are free from just such defects
as those upon which the Democracy of
Maine have counted out a Republican
Legislature and Governor. Some pa
pers, IN almost every election, are not
precisely as the letter of the Law re- !
qaires them to be.
Such mistakes here have never for a
moment beeu seriously considered, for I
they have been looked upon as "mis
takes of the head, and not mistakes Of !
the heart," in other words, as uninten.
tional mistakes.
For just such unintentional mistakes
the Democratic Governor aud Green {
back advisers in Maine have counted
out Republican Legislature and Gov
ernor.
Ii this we're any other than a self. I
adjustable government, in which wrongs I
may be rigbteG oy future elections.
there would be sufficient cause Cor the
people to rise in their ply sical power,
and BY force drive ont such people as the
Democratic Governor and his friends,
bu, under the system Of governmen: iD
which both the Natiopal and State gov.
ernments are working, all questions
NAV be submitted to the whole people,
at the polls, at coming elections.
Every man has a voice iu the State
and Nation, which may find expression
at the polls. by vote.
The people generally, without regard
to party, have honest intention, aud
60 wrong only when they are deceived
or are confused.
lf the Democratic Governor in Name
persists 10 his unjust course, the Re-
publIcans cannot be justified in raising
a riot to prevent him trom carrying out
his fraud. Their course will be to
pocket the iniquitnus work OF the Dem ,
ocracy aud the fasionisis till he1t year, ,
when the people will make 1t right, coz ,
rect the wrong by overwhelming the !
wrong doers at the polls. d.
The steal in Maine will recoil with 8
such force that there uill he scarcely 4 -.