Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-02-11

over the steady growth of the national
prosperity, which began in 1875 with
the change of the balance Of trade IN
our favoS, and over the successful re-
sumption and maintenance Of specie
payments, we may reasonably claim the
financial soundness and prosperity of
the country as the natural result of the
financial policy we, as party, have
sustained.
2. The resumption of specie pay
ments having been accomplished, at the
time appointed By law. and the finances
of the country being in thoroughly
healthy condition, We regard it as un'
wise to engage in any new attempts a;
financial legislation. The country is
prosperous under cur financial system
as it is, and We know of no good Reason
why ,ha, system should be now dis
turbed.
3. The persistent efforts of the Free
Traders to destroy our Tariff, piece
meal, by legislation 10 repeal the du-
lies on special articles, admonish US of
the necessity of adhering more strong
ly than ever to the tariff policy of the
past twenty years, which has built up
our grand system of manufactures, fos.
tered the revenues of the Government
aad promoted our national prosperity.
The business of the country will not
bear this tinkering Of the tariff; and if
anv revision OF that tariff is to be made
at all, it should Be doue through a com
mission of capable men; after a patient
and thorough hearing Of all parties to
tbs interests involved.
4. We objec. most decidedly TO all
attempts to enact new tariff through
the agency OF commercial treaties. A
treaty framed, negotiated, discussed
aad ratified in secret, is not proper
method of regulating the revenues Of
the Government.
3. In view OF recent events in Con
eress aud in tie Southern States, and
lattorly in the State CT Maine, we
deem this fitting opportunity to reat-
irm our adherence to the following
principles, viz:
|. The union of the States-with
equal rights--indestructi5ie by any
constitutional means.
IL. Protection to tie person, liberty
aud property of the citizen Of the
Uuited States, in each aud every por
iion Of our common country, wherever
he may choose to moge, demanding of
him only obedience TO the laws aud
proper respect for the rights Of Others.
Ill. Strict integrity IN fulfilling all
our obligations, State and national.
". TIE perfect security Of free
thoughr, free speech and q free Press,
and of equal rights and privileges to
ali men, everywhere, irrespective OF
nationality, color or religion.
| V. 4 i.ee and pure ballot, thor
oughly protected, so t6at every man
entitled TO cast vote may do So just
once, at each election, without fear Of
mo.estation, moral or physical, on ac-
count of his political faith, satlvity, or
the hue of his skin.
VI. Honesty il elections. The peo-
pie having the virtue and the patriotism
TO govern themselves. our government
must depend for its stability upon hon
es; elections. UntIi man is cousid-
c-ed infamous who casts an Illegal vote,
our go ernmept will not be safe, and
whoever deprives c;tizep OF his right
to vote, or of the legal effect of his
vote, Is a traitor to our government.
VII An honest count o! all votes
legally east, aud ea honest return of
whoever is elected, free from all at
tempts 10 defraud the people o: their
choice through iechnicaliiies or by AN
arbitrary rejection o! their votes.
6. We extend to the Republicans o..
Maine our congratulations over the
peaceful and successful resistance 30 an
effort TO dsfraud the people of that
State of the right to choose their own
representatives., and TO the attempt to
steal the government of that State
Oar republican form of government
Will be signal failure when any pol,ti-
cal party can succeed in iefying the
public will as shown By the people at
the ballot box.
I. We deeply regret the growing ten
dency TO throw elections aside on mere
teehnicali.:es and informalities. The
right of the people to choose their pub :
lie servants is too sacred to be subvert-
| ea "Uon any pretext that the returns
of eiec,i,,n are deficient 10 some trivial
matters of form.
s. We thank cur Sc,nator and repre-
sentatives at Washington, IN the last
Congress and iu this, scr their HFm ad,
hesiou to Republican prlav.,,'les and
policy, and for the opposition to De,c'
cratic schemes to renew the obsolete
doctrine of State r; ghts, aud to cripple
the Government, by Withholding needed
appropriations in order to coerce legis-
lation repeating all national laws that
protect the purity of the bsllot-box.
Resolusd, That the chairman of the
Republican State Committee is hereby
instructed and required to carefully
examine whether any person to- dag
placed on the electoral ticket be le
galiy disqualified, from any cause, from
serving as an elec,or and, in case any
such lega! disability be found, the State
Committee shall substitute another
name from the same Congressional dis
trict.
After appointing the State Com
mittee, the Convention adjourned
sine de.
Eihu Benrer, ESD. was appointed
on the State Committee from Juniata
county.
TIE CANDIDATES..
''Hon. Henry Green, LII. d., of
Easton, the candidate of the Repub-
lican party for Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court, is a native of