Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-10-20
Republican Meeting at Van Vert.

| holtzef al Inc desk. Jeremiah Lyons was
introduced by the chairman, and said in
substance:
Mr. Presiden; and fellow-citizens The
people of this country are once more in the
midst Of Presidential campaign. 1t has
been said that these elections come too fire.
quently, but l think not. When properly
conducted they are great edreatsrs of the
people. The mind of the public is brought
to bear on the theory of government. The
questions or issues are discussed, and the
attention of society is thereby directed to
the affairs of government. The attention of
the public mind should be directed frequent
ly to the affairs of government. Govern
n.ent is for the whole people, and without a
careful survey of the policy and acts Of the
two parties that usually claim the suffrage
of the people there can be no Intelligent
conclusion reached. The professions of
to play the part of blind party zealot, to
stand to the back of bad men through thick
and thin. If men are not the right kind of
men they should not be supported. But
men may honestly differ as to policy. One
man may look at a question in this way,
whilst another man may view it in an en-
tirely different light. One man believes in
a profsctire policy, another believes in a
revenue policy. The Tariff is the
GREAT QUESTION.
The question of tariff is before the peo-
pie in this campaign. 1t is great and i'm
portant question. The question of high
tariff or low tariff has at different periods
in the past been before the country, and on
every occasion, or during the period when
a protective tariff prevailed times were
good, and the country prospered. In 1924
the tariff laws were repealed, and panic
prevailed. The tariff was restored in 1882,
and times Immediately revived. That tariff
was repealed, and again a panic followed.
The tariff was restored IN 1872, and the
Democracy carried the election for Polk by
professions of friendship for the tariff Of
1912; but once they were fully inaugurated
they repealed the tariff laws The Republic
cans came into power, and the present tariff
laws are the outgrowth of Congressional
action since 1861. So far they have been
able to resist the efforts of the Democracy
to repeal the laws in question. All Penn
sylvania will be affected by repeal of the
tariff laws. We in Pennsylvania are pro-
ducers, and if we are brought into compe-
iition with European labor, millions of cap
/ ital that is invested in manufacturing estab-
lishments will be lost, and business will be
so disturbed that the change will seem like
q general ruin. That is what is at stake.
The Republican party maintains that the
tariff is not too high. 1t fosters the Amer
lean manufacturer, and creates a market for
the farm products. 1t is to the interest OF
all to insist that the tariff be maintained.
The South wants a reduction of the tariff.
The Democratic party is in favor of re-
peal of the tariff law. The Cincinnati plat
form is in favor of a tariff for revenue only,
and if you take the Constitution of the Con-
federate Government you will discover that
the tariff clause in the Democratic platform
/ and the tariff clause OF the Rebel govern
ment are alike, in this that they both oppose
| legislation TO promote or foster any branch
of industry. 1t was Confederate influence
| that secured the free trade clause in the Gin
ciunati platform. The same men that man
aged the Confederacy of the South managed
the Cincinnati Convention, and if the Democ-
racy are elected to controlling position in
the government, We may look for the same
troubles that took place in 1850, The same
men confront us as in 1860. They are as
arrogant, as grasping as ever. The South
send log of delegation to Congress, and all
are Democrats excepting one or two. The
North sends Al Democrats to Congress.
How will the IL control the 1857 That's
the way the case stands now. If such
state of affairs is TO be made worse by elect
ing Democratic President, who 9an stand
up against their legislation ? Can the Al
Democrats of the North stem the tide, even
if they should express a willingness to do
so. The Caucus rules the Democracy, and
the Southern brigadiers rule the caucus.
Senator Bayard could not stem the current
against caucas rule. Their caucus is held
in secr.t; no one knows what they do. Is
it safe to give tie control OF affairs to such
men? The los were all rebels, excepting
about one oxen. Hancock was valiant
soldier, but what will Hancock be III the
hands of such men. He cannot be stronger
than his party II he should attempt to
irustraie their designs they would shorten
his government supplies, as they attempted
to do with Hayes. Take the Senate. Its
business is controlled by committees; there
are twenty-eight committees. The South
holds fifteen Of the ecliairmanships-just the
controlling power they had in 1860, except
ing that they have not the President. They
Threatened secession ia case of the election
of Abraham Lincoln, and now they threaten
to control the government They are intol-
Grant; they do not permit discussion OF
the questions at issue in the campaign !;
they ignore a free election and a fair count,
while the free North accords all such privi-
lcges to them and their friends. The Gre, Ia
hackers thought to try it among them, but
they were driven out. Ii is the duty of the
intelligent North to prevent their election.
Ii elected, they will get what they fought
tor in 1861; they will get it through lcgisla-
ton OF Congress. The brIgadiers could not
be kept from ruling; Blackburn and Toombs
boldly proclaim it that they will rule. Their
claims that are on the Congressional calen-
dar are championed by Hill and other such
men. The Democracy of the North will
have TO submit; the Southern Democrats
will outnumber the Northern Democrats
two to one, and the latter will have TO sub
nit. or be ruled out and get nothing.
Why did they nominate Hancock Be-
cause the Southern Democrats knew il
would be- useless to nominate one of their
own number; they knew, too, how he had