Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-05-17

IN room alone, when something raj
across the floor.
Said the woman-"dearest. dit
you see that long tailed rati
The man answered-"why Low
that was not long tailed rat, it wa
only a mouse" and forthwith the,
fell into a dispute as to whether j
was long tailed rat or a mouse
After protracted consideration o
the rat and mouse question they con
cluded that the points in controvers,
were not to be compared to the i'm
portance Of their love for each other
and they dropped the rat and nous,
issue, and embraced each other anew
and became more earnest lovers thar
ever before.
The manifestation of the Republi
cans in the State Convention thai
was held at Harrisburg last week waf
a good like the trouble that overtool
the lovers
General Beaver fitted 30 quietly
through the Convention, to the head
of the ticket as candidate for Cover
nor that his nomination was hardly
realized till it had in point of fact
become a matter of record.
After he was safely through, the
Republican lovers began a dispute
which is still going on in the State.
as to whether the General is long
tailed rat or a mouse,-a Stalwart
or an Independent-and amidst the
dispute the clearest point to be seen,
is the point, that if the Republicans
desire to elect the General Governor
of the Commonwealth, the thing to
do, is to drop the dispute as to
whether he is '.long tailed rat or a
and embrace each other and
go into the contest for his election
in real earnest
OF what moment is 1t to the Re
publican cause, if the party is de-
feated because the General insisted
upon the unit rule at Chicago. The
unit rule was the work of the State
and the State Conven-
ton WAS the creator of its own laws,
N the absence of an expression of
The people of the party on the ques-
ion of for or against the unit rule,
md no such expression has ever been
lad. The Generals support of the
init rule is an evidence of his strong
'ealty to instructions that eminate
rom body that can delegate in
,tructions. The State Convention
vas body that had the power or
,arty right to delegate authority.
The General was in accord in his po-
'ition at that time with the State
Is he the worse for
having favored the Unit ru1e7 At
hat time, its advocacy was the strong
st evidence of fealty to the party
because it was clear and definite
not by a sneaking COM
nittee but by full and open conven-
ion.
OF what moment is it to the Re
publican cause. if the party is defeat
ID, because the General stood up
Ike a hero for Grant at Chicago till |
he deluge came, and raised an 9th
r man to the nomination for the /,
Is he the worse for having stood |
With Cameron at Chicago for Grant. |
What matters it if his Grant rec
rd has endeared him to the stall
yartss
What matters it, if his many other
merits have made him an e1ceptable |
to others that are not stall
rarts?
The multiplicity of qualities har-
blended in him, should |
ause the Republicans to do as the
abled lovers that disputed about, as
o what they had seen.
He is Republican and as to the
hade of difference as to whether he
5 long tailed rat or a mouse is not |
# any consideration compared to the
of the State election to
he Republican party.
The General is strong man with
n himself, and he has many strong
riends that will stand by him
through the campaign
He can only be defeated, by the
riends of his own political house
lold, are they prepared to bring de-
eat upon their own house?
At the present writing the situa-
ion seems to indicate that Senator
with Wolf and other Inde-
'endent Republicans will oppose the
lection of the nominees of the Har-
isburg Convention by nominating
n other ticket of Independent Re
'ublicans. A few weeks of time will
'e required to develope the whole
,olitical situation.