Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-22
Washington Letter.
By our Special Corre,nonden,

'A0 VIC wv icJoiceu anu JuDllated o.
never before, and when he kissed
both his mother and wife, as th,
first public act after the oath of of
fee WAS administered, we were al
thrilled, and pronounced it, as th,
grsndest act ever enacted in Wash
ington- Bright we're our anticipa
tons of his administration. W.
looked forward to the coming o.
much of the wealth, culture, and in
tellect of the country during the 4
years, that seemed to stretch out sc
auspiciously before him. By the
crack of q pistol all is changed, and
Washington while it mourned turned
smilingly to the man, next in success
sion. just as soon as the dead are
buried, We are on the 9ui riue, as il
no uncommon circumstance had tax
en- place. We are politically CONNER
cial, and dependent on the reigning
dynasty, and that is the whole of it,
in nutshell.
Though he came amidst clouds
and darkness we turned to President
Arthur, with a greeting known only
to people accustomed to change of
administration.
President Arthur, has been good
President so far. His face has been in
fexibly turned against reckless job
berry and extravaganza, but he has
never yet received the credit due
him. The country condemned the
River and Harbor bill, but it never
gave the credit that he merited for
vetoing that measure.
The crack of Guiteau's pistol was
scarcely more of a surprise than the
late political deluge that overlook
the grand Republican party in half
the states of the Republic, but as we
got over the surprise of the former,
so we have passed through the sur
prise of the late election, and now
We are only looking forward to the
meeting of
SN-'pSLSor
which will take place only two weeks
hence. Already a number of members
are here. The few Democrats that
are here are not shy in declaring
their purpose to adopt such q line of
policy for Congressional action that
will compel the repeal of the war in
ternsl revenue laws, and if such laws
are not repealed, they say that it will
be the Republicans and Arthur that
will stand in the way, but perhaps
after the Democrats have their eau
Gus their policy may be different On
the other hand there are Republican
members here that are as advanced
on the question of the repeal of most
the rebel war taxes, and from present
it looks as if the new Re
publican member from the 18th dis |
rict for Pennsylvania believe he
ives in your town-will not have a |
,hance to vote for the repeal of the
Internal revenue tax. All this how
sver is conjecture. The Congress
nan who Is for party and spoils Will |
De loath about repeating laws that |
yive place to 1000 Office holders and |
,arty henchmen. Ii the late elections
re taken as straws to show which |
way the popular mind blows, it will
lot take Congress long after it meets
0 know what to do. On the question
#
The TARIFF.
It is believed that the Tariff Com
mission is almost ready to report to
congress. There is q general dis
rust of the Democrats on that ques-
ion; all their past proclivities have
avored free traders and the question
nay go over beyond the 4th of March
nd become question for the next
congress, and in that event your new
member will get chance att The
ariff question is more complicated
uestion than that of internal reven-
e, but it is not 80 hated by the
Democratic leaders as the war
axes. A great deal may be written
n the jury phases of the Star Route
ases, but as the evidence is not all in,
refrain this time from more than a
lere mention of the ugly features,
hat have revealed themselves, in the
emple of Justice at Washington
he people have great need for their
wn good to look at the management
f the machinery of the courts, not
My here, but in every county in the
tepublic- Suppose that you take
our glasses off the Washington
,ourt and direct it to Juniata, and
ee whether, among the Court House
ats, you may not find the jury ixer
here is
SoUABBLE
rewing in the case of the admission
f Dakota, which may break out
oon after the assembling of Congress
is believed that the Democrats,
ill vigorously oppose her admission,
ecause the Senate will gain two Re
'lphSdu CcuttOIs, NuSH bIe DeCOlneS |
state member of the Republic.
Generally speaking the Republicans
re anxious that Dakota shall be ad-
nitted Immediately, but member
r two are interested in a railroad
nterprise or enterprises in that ter
itory, the railroad bonds of which
ave been repudiated by county au-
hority, in one or two counties. and
or that reason, there is not united
1t has been a favorite meth
ID of men that are unscrupulous in
BUSINESS transaction to form ring
# their kind and project railroad,
nd by hook or crook get county, or
tate, or national endorsement on
,onds, and then sell the bonds, on
he strength of Endorsement, and let
he road go. The rascals on the
,round floor would realize handsome
Y, but the last buyers would be the
,arties fleeced. Certain county au-
hority in Dakota, endorsed railroad
,onds and afterwards rapudiafed |