Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-06-13

..r4l -,, -rvsalu.,, ag.tg;iu ,.,os. eStragsgapt
c~cia...IOn- in fayoi Of Cleveland and
Thurman Nicely got of some extravaganf
assertions, but Jacobs stakes the cake" in
that line He had much TO say about the
poor, and what he called the rag tag and
bob tail people, and labored hard by special
pleading methods TO have il appear if
the Republican party is pursuing a policy
of government that Injuries the welfare OF
people that he called, by such unkind
names His remarks were almost As
unkind q when the southern slave holder
cracked his whip and called the poor whites
of the south, white trash, and the poor
people OF the north, mud sills of society.
He forgot to tell that the Republican party
Was the friend OF labor, and the friend of
the poor, and abolished slavery and thereby
removed institution that endangered the
| freedom of white as well as black people.
| He forgot that the Republican party passed
the Homestead Law by which a man may
obtain a home, the revenue of which will
give him a comfortable living He talked
about revenue reform and cited names OF
Republicans OF national reputation who
favored revenue reform and from that he
| giided TO the tariff or tax on foreign goods
and declared that as people We are out
rageously taxed by Republican enactment
/ for the bene it of corporations and million
aires. He plsyed on the tax question just
as if people knew nothing about taxation,
just as il they do not understand that the
/ doctors bill is tax, just as if they don't
understand that the lawyers fee is tax,
just as If they don't know that the preach
l sr's salary Is g tax, just il they don't
und erstand that everything that q man buys
! subjects him TO taxation and everything
\ he sells subjects some one else TO taxation.
I He did not run his taxation talk to Q conclu-
sion by telling his hearers that q diversified
| industry in q nation is . sy stem of taxation,
I OF one upon the other for mutual benefit.
He confined his taxation or tariff speech TO
goods brought from foreign countries to
this country which is the ligbttst of
the money taxes that the people bear. BE
utterly failed 10 touch the township taxes,
which the heaviest taxes that the
/ people endure, and which the Democratic
party have as much TO do with laying ~
I Republicans. He exalted Cleveland and
I Thurman INTO cloudland, but did not get
/ them above the cloud. where Garman left
( them. He and Garman should hold an
/ other meeting and try and get the candi-
dates down, or they will be gone clear ont
of sight by the time November days come
round
| The speaking was all well done and for
/ groundless assertion and false reasoning,
has perhaps not been equaled since Demo-
! cratic orators did their best TO i'm
/ press their bearers with the belief in the di-
yiaity of the institution OF slavery and the
| right Of . state TO secede from the national
government
Thsevening was one OF June's most de-
| light nj and caused the child ren to turn out
in force, to romp and scream in the Court
/ House yard TO such degree that the speak
ers could be heard only a few feet from the
portico steps from which they spoke. To
/ the confusion of the children was add ed
| the explosion of candidate Hackenbergcr's
stock of fire works which were gradually
set of as the speakers progressed with
their speeches Doubtless the orators
wished the fire works in any other
place than in Court House square At the
conclusion of Mr.. Jacobs speech the meet
| ing adjourned and thus closed the ratiica-
I tion meeting of Cleveland and Thurman
which will be most noted for its wild dee
lsrations OF speakers sputtering fire works
and yelling boys and girls