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

last Friday. Early in the morning their
Cleveland and Hendricks "a banner was
flung to the breeze without chsnge except
that where tie portrait of Hendricks used
TO be, was placed a red Thurmln bIndsnns.
People who had forgotten what his Majesty
Cleveland looks like, thought that the pic
ture was picture Of John Martin, however,
the day wore away the brethren became
informed of the meaning of It all, and that
a ratification meeting was to be held in the
evening.
Circulars were quietly printed and not
pasted In conspicuous PAGES, but pat in
places among leaders where they would do
| the most good The circulars gave no de-
tails Of what was to be done, only that they
were TO assemble and rstify.
At O'Clock in the evening the town was
| as quiet as on a funeral day The rank and
hle smiled on each other they met, as
\ much 10 say we'll be on hand and that
was all the sign they gave. The leaders
/ ~inked a. they met each other and that was
all. Orators Patterson, Jacobs, Nicely, Gar
man and Burchteld endeavored to appear as
! Indifferent as Indifference itself, aud McMeen
seemed to be busy looking to his farm
and peach orchard interest as If no rstihcs-
| tion was TO take place; DR.. Banks was kept
/ busy looking 20 the sick DR.. Ssndo kept
one eve on the movement and said, swell
/ all be there boys :" Crawford was nestling
in the deeper reces.es of the inner court :
Bob Parker did a considerable amount of
button holing Sheriff Fowles drove to his
iarm with the utmost seeming uncoucerni :
| Berry pitched horse shoes with the tonsor-
| ial professors, while the colored 10 ks all the
| while were going one eye on his cunning
movements Gsrman looked on the game
with an eye on the colorsd breIkrsn Nus
I ser as polite as a Frenchman knew what WAS
going on in the under political currents
! Post Master Crawford in his diplomatic way
could mt tell q thing about what WAS going
on only that there was to be ratification
John Etka locked rs wise as Uncle Sam
himself; HOLMAN was almost ready TO put
on q red Thurman handkerchief; DR.. ST.
| lOufi was looking about TO find a clear way
to the situation Colonel 5 howers Was salts
lied and gave n knowing look that it was all
right John Dietrick was in for the move
ment; Schott and Meyers were enthusiastic
and full OF prophecy AcClintic was IN for
tariff reform. But they all felt nettled at
Barnum, Chairman of the Democratic Ma
| tiOnal Committee fer saying that be was
against placing Thurman on the ticket, be-
cause Thurman is the next thing TO acorpse-
The leaders would talk about the whole
situation excepting the impeding rItifica-
ton. On that they were silent and "a lked
only by ''nudges," winks and smiles which
signified-
ssNssf me Jvken the sun goes DoLrn."
When the sun was down there was 8
movement amo ng the brethren
The band in fine shape came from be-
yond the river escorted by a large number
OF little boys and girls from Patterson.
Fost Master Crawford and Sheriff Fowles
and Sheriff Dietrick fastened to the Court
House Editor Jackmzn and Iias Moyer in
a business like way went TO Patterson's Of
flee and soon emerged with Nicely.
1t was plainly to be seen how the bal
was &c be put in motion. Meanwhile the
band began to play in front of the Court
the music ceased, John Oietrick called the
assembly to order and nominated James
North tor President.
Mr.. North returned thanks for tho honor
of presiding over what he styled the first
Democratic meeting held IN Juniata under
the new administration.
4. J. Patterson, who is the biggest man
in the party in Junists and who has on more
than one occasion had the Cleveland ear to
whisper into in regard to appointments was
called for and promptly came forward with
a Cleveland regulation speech
He skstched the life OF Cleveland from
his oyhood days TO the present time He
took for a text, the substance OF the mot
toes of the old Cleveland, 1884 banner,
that hangs over Bridge street. He talked
about land grabbing corporations, and the
number of acres OF railroad land grant land,
that has been restored TO the government
and claimed that something that was
brought about especially by the Cleveland
al administration. He did not take time to ex-
explain that the reason the land was return
ed TO the government as public land is be-
cause the railroad companies have violated
the land grant contract with the government.
He did net advocate the repeal of the char
ters of Wild cat, railroad enterprises II Penn
sylvanIz " here charter privileges rights
have not been lived up to- He 81 oke OF taxa
| tion-the tsriff-He is against a tariff or tax
/ that is higher than is necessary to Just meet
/ government expenses and pay pensions,
and that means that he is With Cleveland
against tariff or tax that will protect
American manufacturers against the cheap
labor goods of Europe. He eulogiz ed
Thurman and closed on the subject OF the
I culture OF Cleveland From his standpoint
the President is n highly cultured man
| J. Howard Nicely was the next speaker
For strong laudation OF the so called gold
era OF the Democratic party, which was when
il held 5000, ,O00,0 900 people in bondage,
Nicely out Herods Herod himself, and for
wild charges against the Republicans be is
hard to beat. He talked about Hamilton
ianism and Jrffersonianism in the affairs of
government, and of course whatever he
thinks savors Of the teaching of Hamilton,
he would rule ont, but he was careful not TO
mention a single point that resembles or Is
like the governmental points that Hamilton
advocated Ofcourse he had something to
say TOR Cleveland and Thurman be clos
ed with hopeful expressions Tor victory
Editor Garman was the next speaker.
He felt confident OF victory He was glad
4 to. Aar.. Law.
land and Thurman. He didn't say he ba,
, pity for the Republicans because they dom
know who will be nominated as their can.
didste Tor the Presidency, but in a depre
) ciating way he derid.d them for not know
ing who Is s'set up Tor the Presidency. 81,
did not say, but he could truthfully hsv,
} said that Cleveland was n complete set up
TO the exclusion of all other aspnsnts snC
that Congressman Scott was sent to S
1 Louis to set il up for Thurman, and tbs
Scott shocked out Black and Gray to ge
Thurman nominated. II he had told hi
. hearers that such king like s.set ups'' can
4 not take in the Republican party he woulC
= have done justice to the set up point a
n spoke TO the tariff point He don't hk
= the word because II Is French He woul,
call il tax .IHe charged that the Republics an
), are not sincere in their labor protection ad
, yocacy and to prove his position he tsike
ABOUT COnuaCNurs Importing ltaiiahss Dout
IS mians, Chinese &c, to work chraply tC
. them but he failed to tell them that the X,
publican party never advocated such prsc
: tIces, and that Grover Cleveland never
4 his messages took issue with such practice
which is the practice of .ndivid uals and con
Ia psnies. But such false reasoning Is not o.
q iginsl with Mr. Gsrman- He extoled Clev,
land and Thurman and got Of an eloquei
lie description of the boys in blue hghtir
n above the clouds on Lookout mountain an
used that as an illustration to elevate Cley'
d land and Thurman above the clouds. L
n sent them up high
George Jacobs, was the next speake
He expressed great hippn ne lover Democr
= tic prospects and he was particularly hapI
that Cleveland redeemed the pledges
/. had made years ago. He forgot to me
ton that the great pledge TO civil servi
!" reform that won over the mugwump el
ment has been ignored by President Clev