Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-31
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/ MIFFLNTowS, March q 1856.
EDITOR ESTINEL AND REPUBLICAS - A
Communication in last weeks Tribune again
urges county bridge across the river at
Thompsontown. Perhaps, if the Tribune
writer would give halt as much time to rais-
ing a subscription to build bridge as he
does to saddle the building OF the bridge
on the county, substantial structure like
the one that a former generation built on
subscription, would soon stand where the
old one spanned the river. Why not do
like the people of Mexico, and Port Royal,
and Mifilintown, and like your daddy help
ed to dor From the bottom of my heart
wish you bridge. II you get free bridge
We want one here, though ii is not Tor the
benefit Of the people at Jorge 10 tax them
selves 80 hard that the earnings of their
property is gathered up by the tax collect
or The Tribaae contributor talks about
the poor man, which is only for the purpose
OF getting him to loan himself to the TrI-
buHs mans plans. 1t Is not 10 the interest
of poor men TO help increase the burden of
taxation, because it prepares a load which
/ they must help TO bear, if they become
property holders, and the history of the
country is that the poor men OF one gener-
alton are the rich OF the next, and the rich
OF one generation are the poor of the next.
The talk Of my friend OF the Tribune abOEt
the poor man is too thin for common sense,
but someti mes such clap trap catches on a
man who has more ''gob,, than common
sense, and who don't care how much he
piles il on others, il he is left out ot the
responsibility, for instance, when a careless
old man sauntered into by street in this
town, aud tumbied himself into quarry IN
getting around fence, and then sued the
borough for damages, the case goes to
court, the glib tongued fellow with no COM
mon sense and less responsibility s'chins it's
at the jury TIL they yield TO give an outra-
geously heavy verdict OF damages against
the borough. The money that pays the
ers of this town, and the bulk OF il goes in
10 the pockets of lawyers. When the
Thompsontown bridge question was before
the grand jury, what then Did the syndi- !
cate that was raised go into the pockets OF
a couple of lawyers Ny friend seems TO
be getting away from the idea, that what !
ever can be done by the people ought not
TO be done by government, national, state, |
county Cr township, because when govern 1
ment must do everything the TAX rate eats |
up all OF the earnings of the property hold
er, against the principle of government |
conducting every hing, companies are
chartered, railroais, bridges and iurnYI<es t,
are built by companies. Ny friend OF the .
Tribune speaks oi the Court House to help 1
him on with his case. Well, the Court /
House and free Bird grs are not alike in any /
one single particular Court Houses are
built by money of the property holders, not
for the lawyers, though some OF them walk
around as if they were built ior their cspec-
ial use, they are built for the purpose OF 1
keeping the title papers Of The people, aud /
as place where all may meet to settle dis
putes that from time 10 time arise among
people, the .aNyers are simply a class of .
professors, who clam to know the laws
that have been enacted by legislatures TO .
settle disputes that arise among people. 1
Could a syndicate be raised to buy a couple .
g m Ibid fdsv1 ff.r,
through a jury Was that done Did .
the professors put the money in their pock- /
cts and not use it A! Dill they use it on the 4
Jury Ifa company will build a bridge 4
and not he exorbitant in its toll, the public 4
should not touch bridge building, il 4 COM |
pany is eyorbitant in lis charges the trouble /
may be corrected by process Of law, but
to tax all Of the property holders just for !
the purpose Of making it convenient for |
people who pay no tax, Is a great wrong. |
II INV frilud of the Tribune AMI myself I
have q business scross the bridge, there !
ought to be business enough in it to keep |
us from asking the puolie, who have no |
general interest IN our affairs, from paying /
the toll for our business, and If We have no 1
business over the bridge, but seek pleasure
or convenience, is it right to ask the prop |
erty holders to pay for our pleasure ana
convenience YOu and | have to pay for
tine advantage and convenience of riding or I
shipping on the railroad, 1 prefer 10 do that /!
TO giving the railroads over to the state, to
be kept up hy taxation, how is it with you
INV friend, wouid you like the country or
state to own the railroads and have them
kept up by taxationi The oana!s OF this !
Commonwealth were once owned by the !
State. and every year the State got deeper |
in debt. bankruptcy looked the people in
the face, the public works were sold for a
song. but that sale saved the State from
bankruptcy. Perry county will want to
unload her bridg es by and by, so will Mif-
Hin county, even if they have TO give them
away. If the people of Juniata load up
with debt of four river bridges, they will
entail De bt upon their grand children that
will cause them to do anything but bless
their grand parents.
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