Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-10-25
MAJOR nowELLS STATEMENT.

% 49, - &C tnrrt- lhc chair sd The
coateaiiou h.d sajsgra~e
Tie Ea,or sais that BE- aesirrd % state
a Sec fseis. net IN anger. o. wrath he had
other feeliaFs. and ens;ions TO express
thzn those Of anr-r. At this junc;ure the
chAir asAia announced the Convention sd-
journel.
The Major asked Had bot the caucus
been informed that desired to make =
statement before the Conventiong The
chair said; The information before the
caucus was not acted upon. The major
replied that be would like TO state his rea-
sons .Or asking 10 make statement.
Mr. Pomsrey arose and asked that be be
heard.
A citiEeE in the Convention arose and
said, that, # the Convention had adjourned
be could not see, why Mr.. Howell could
not address the meeting in An nadjourne
state. There Was something so msniiestly
correct in the suggestion that general
murnur of approval arose in the room, and
before it had subsidized the speaker who had
10 the most gentlemanly manner been ask
ing so long TO be heard stepped forward
and in substance said.
Gentlemen of the Convention and fellow
citiEens-"While say that l am surprised,
it is not at the result of the election, so
much as at the means employed to secure
the result. / am not angry, nor am l ex-
pressing my wrath. have other feelings,
and emotions than that of anger. 1t is not
anger that moves ne; it is feelings of pity
and contempt for those, who have been
guilty of pcrtidy and defamation of charac-
acter. Had l other remedy to expose the
villifiers and traducers of character, would
not appear before you. In the beginning
of the week preceding the primary election,
| went into the east end of the county. |
passed through Fayette, Monroe, and Sus-
quehanna, and 1 shall ever cherish in men,
ory the kindness and friendship OF this peO-
pie. On my return, learned that report
had been circulated that was brought out
for the Legislature by Mr.. Schweier of the
Seminal; it is not true; scarcely expect
ed his aid, and he never made oyertures TO
me. 1t was told that was an Independent;
a Wolf man: that had been q Greely man;
a Buckalew man, and that was sdrunSard,
all Of which 1 pronounce malicious false
hoods such as can only originate in hearts
bent on mischief, and minds destitute OF
honor. Could have any feeling, but pity,
contempt and disgust for such work.
Iwent to one of the men that had been
circulating some of these reports. l wanted
him 10 give me his author I; he refused to dc
SO, but disclsred upon his honor that If
thor, he would take back, and correct al
the mischief he had done me, and pledge
me his ,eord, that the reports should not bt
, used against me. l went to work at ono,
|, and wrote quite number of letters somt
to the east end of the county, and some tC
the west end of the county; these letteri
were mailed at Miffiin and Patterson. fol
lowed some of the letters; they did no
; reach their destination. What man would
: submit to such sbuse7
have labored for the Republican party
! ever since the party came into existence
5 four years of the best part of my life wa
spent in the army of my country, and cam
home with a constitution badly impaired
and now after an interval OF nearly 20 years
when the prospects were tiattering for
position of trust and honor, to have tn,
whole wrenched from me by such infamou
conduct is too much to be quitely submit
: ted to.
Two years ago l gave place to Mr.. Pom
eroy and labored for his nomination.
At this point in Mr.. Howell's speech, Nj
4 Pomeroy arose to his feet, and asked.
:. "MAjor, when did | say anything abou
Q you'
Q The reply was, did not say you, bu
. it was those intimately connected with you
n was waited on by anumber of your friend
3 to see whether would withdraw in yor
9 interest.
y Mr.. Pomeroy said, had been informe
N that on account of the sickness of your wifi
q that you tn ought of not being candidat
= and sent friend of yours and mine to SC
. you.
3 The Major answered, never got mes
= sage Of that kind, had been asked to witt
10 draw, and give you clean track. 1 hay
lived in this county all my life, and for
er man who has been here but few years
y do such things is cool indeed. Ny pity an
: contempt for the manifestation of perfd
: and defamation of character is SO gre
T! that become dizzy when attempt to iatl
IS ON the abyss to which my vilifiers ha'
10 brought themselves.
Do Now gentleman, had there been fair an
IL honorable treatment of all the candidates
s this canvass we would have had no troub
20 in electing the whole ticket with such me-
E as Beaver, and Atkinson, on it.
46 Throughout the whole canvass l trcats
"a all as gentlemen, and always when asked
% % relation to others have said for them VIII
ss their modesty would not allow them to s:
35 for themselves.
n The candidates are Louis Z. Atkinson,
~ FOR CONGRESS,
"a Juniata County with its rich scenery
river valley and mountain, with an intel
gent population, and proximity to the gre
Il. cities of the East, with educational adva
y tages incident to good schools and scad
mics should have fair place in the histo
of Pennsylvania and the Nation.
The fact however is much the revers
and to-day we have no special claim to d
tinction resting on the achievements OF a
of the sons of Juniata County. By this '
do not mean that We are barren OF materi
far from it. Our lofty mountains have NIL
ed many native hearts With the most hone