Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-05-16

when 1t entered the parlor. The SIX
newly married people came to sin
gle line front face and in that way
received the congratulations of the
company.
lee State Supreme Court last wee K
rendered an opinion under the liquor
license act of MAY IS, 1857, that the
power 10 grant license to sell liquor
Is discretionary with the lower courts.
Thus If a ward or county has one
hundred public houses, where only
fifty are required by the public wants
it Is plain that fifty houses must be
denied license, although every one OF
the applicants is worthy man and
keeps respectable house, and though
there be neither remonstrance nor
objection on the score or want OF
ftness. The denial OF license under
such circumstances may Seem arbi
trsry. The trouble Is there are more
persous who want to sell liquor than
the Legislature consltlsred it for the
pubic good to license FOR that pur
pose.
FRon the North American: Govern
or Hill, of New York, probably hopes
to catch the labor vote by his veto Of
the bill repeating the Saturday half
holiday law There is a good deal of
bunconbe about the measure which
this bill attempts to repeal. Business
men must make hay while the sun
shines, and cannot afford TO lose n
half day week in the busy season
That il an important point to employ
er and employed alike. The obJeat
Of the repeal bill is to have Saturday
half holidays during June, July.
August and September, but Mr. Hill
was not satisfied with this and want
ed the whole day made n holiday
during these months, or tie half holI-
DAYS continued during the entire
year. Fortunately the vote BY which
the repeal bill was passed is large
enough to override the veto, and this
IS likely 10 be dOEe.
r. "-.t thing TO mysticism ID
tae Democratic party 10 J0nia;a-
Next Friday the regular wing OF the
7urtT will hold a Committee meet
NO In the Court Houss. Next Sat
lrdav the wing that Is not regular
vii hold "A Committee meeting IN the
Court House. Each or both wings
want a representative in the Demo
ratio State Convention soon to as I
emblc ct Harrisburg The war
yhoop sresouuIs throughout this
,eautiful valley from the Susgue-
,auna to the Huntingdon line, and
he scGlping kuife Is brsndished and /
omahayk is hOurishsi in tie face Of !
.efaut clan mea. If SIX PLiladel ]
.hia. Democratic lawyers, were
,rought into the case with Demo /
ratio lawyers, Patterson, Jacobs, /
Seelv. Burchfeli, Keller and Doty, !
hey would hang the case II dIsa !
,reemeut and mystIfy everybody by I.
more persistent diff srence Of state
neut If six Ph'iadelPhia Demo
cratic doctors were called IN consul
.aton with Democratic doctors,
Crawford and Son, Fisher Heading,
Grubb, aud SuloufT, the diagnosis
thev woU-- make of the disease of
the sick Democracy would be an N
terestiug oLa To listen to. Above
the discoriant opinions of the law
yers aud doctors are the deliver
ances of Garman of the Tribune and
Jackmau OF the Democrat ard Register.
These editorial pillars of the Demo
cracy seem to be in as happy a state
of disagreement as the lawyers and
doctors. The long list of lay chief
tains, such as Conn, NcCahen, Burch-
field, Fink, Musser, Parker, Harlan,
Knouse, Kerlin. Beale, and Il hun
dred others are no more harmonious
than the great mass of their party.
They are all longing to be pointed
10 city of refuge. They Will not
they cannot understand each other
Gentlemen there is a panacea for al
this trouble take it. You ask wha
is it The answeri-, Republican med
icine. Why live in Continual stat
of turmoil and trouble flee to th
city of refuge and be happy in til
fold of the Republican party. Com
We disconsolate.