Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-02-08
The questions in DISPUTE between

questions, for in the dispute are in
volved principles that underiie both
Church aad State. Years ago the
question expanded itself beyond the
limits of the little valley where the
dispute began, and to day there is
as much and perhaps more attention
directed to the questions involved,
by people living beyond the limits Of
Juniata than at any other time since
the dispute began.
From an early period in the history
of the case the editor of the Sentinel
and Republican,, at the request OF
members of the church, on both sides
of the question, opened the columns
OF the paper to such articles as it was
desired to have published. The arti-
cles or documents published, were
proceedings of ecclesiastical bodies,
proceedings of courts, and communi-
cations; and to whomsoever it may
concern, it is here stated that the
columns of the Sentinel and Repubii-
can are as free now as at any past
time for the admission of such arti-
cles or communications. The jour
nalist that closes the columns of his
paper to questions of Church and
State-questions that interest society
at large IN its intercourse with each
other, or with each individual-has
indeed never comprehended the du-
ties OF a journalist working under a
Republican or Democratic form of
government. Bat while the columns
of the AeRtinel and Republican received
many documents and articles relative
to the church question, and while the
editor himself did report, and pub
lish the great argument before the
Master, pro and con, as participated
IN by Judge Barnett and Mr. Spons-
Ter, for Lost Greek. and Mr.. Parker
and Mr.. Patterson for Mifflintown, he
editorially said nothing with regard
to the case, and this editorial article
would not now appear were it not for
the fact of a personal attack that the
Tribune in this place delivered against
him, for having given space for the
publication of certain communica-
tions in the columns of the Sentinel
and Republican. 1t also denounced
the Altoona Tribune for publishing a
communication that it says it reject
ed. The Tribune in this place de-
,clared that it had refused to publish
communications on the church gues-
tion-communications, such as had
appeared in the columns of this pa
per, or the Altoona Tribune. The
management of the Juniafa Tribune
have right to reject whatsoever they
please, but they have no right to de
nounce other journals and journalists
for opening their columns and doing
justice to all men alike. To lay down
such narrow rules as the management
referred to have laid down, is but to
declare in favor of such arbitrary
rules as will close the doors of
Christian church against its fellow
members. 1t is the manifestation of
the same arbitrary spirit that caused
two churches to be closed in Europe
in 161S, and which act led to the 80
years war. 1t is the spirit of boss
ism, of government centered in one.
or a few individuals. The Tribune
has manifested that spirit in its attack
upon the Sentinel and Republican, and
that, too, in the face of the oft-re-
peated invitation to the public to
eanJ IN no,,pn,-D5ao+,opan ~, oil S,yas
tions of public interest. Since when
has the Church become a question of
private interest to the boss of the
1ribunel Are the broad questions
of Church and State, that underlie
the church question in this narrow
valley, SO interviewer with the pri-
vate and political interests of the
Tribune that all men that write or
speak on the question are to be
abused? Let the Tribune not be self
deceived. The editor of this journal
had nothing to do whatever with the
writing of the church communica-
tions that appeared in the Sentinel
and Republican. But the editorial
that unmasked the Tribune, exposed
it, held it up naked, stripped of its
hypOcritical pretensions as "a free
Embossed journal, was written by the
editor whose name appears at the
head of this paper. Now, as to
whether the vassal with the collar
on, ever had church communica-
ton offered to him for publication is
not material here. He says he had. !
The question has already put him in
the true light that he should occupy.
that is bossed man. He had so
often denounced bosses, and people |
for being bossed, that were not |
bossed, that many people believed |
him TO be free of all boss rule Two
issues ago he blunderingly revealed 4
how bossed he is, and then last week |
swallowed all his own bitter denun
citation against bosses by coming up
TO the confession, and declaring that |
the church communications were not |
published because Mr.. Parker and |
ourSelf have refused and shall con-
tinue to refuse communications from |
both sides OF that question. 1t is not |
thus that the cause of Christ is built |
up and the church edited" Parker, |
the boss, loves an innocent joke, and
when his vassal recognized the collar
thus nicely in the Tribune, he must
have smiled smile till late the next
morning. Garman was disciplined
into public recognition of his boss
ship. Parker should come around
and thank the editor of the Sentinel
and Republican for so writing an edi-
torial that his vasssl was brought up
to the sticking point where he was
compelled to publicly recognize his
master. 1t is quite feather for Par
kers cap to receive a recognition that
ne so long sought for, and which was
an c,1ppipolu I.piaJ HIM br- he ,-ae