Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
SpIros AND rroPsIETon.

the steamer Colon lately from Aspin-
wall vas stricken with Yellow fever
IN Brooklyn, last week. The appear
auce OF the fever At this time IN the
year has awakened feeling of slsrm
IN BROOKLYN and New York.
II one man IN a company Of five
men should become an aSitstor, 1t
would be said one fifth Of that com
p,nv is to small a percentage to pro-
duce much Of an agitation 1t was
about one fifth Of the voters OF this
Commonwealth that caused the late
prohibition agitation and expense
The state has pronounced to the e1-
tent Of one hundred and eighty
nine thousand against prohibition.
The majority If the people are for
tempersucs, but not for constitution
NJ prohibition. The next generation
Of men viii have fewer drinkers than
this generation.
The Philadelphia Bulletin .ays:
The Prohibition organs and orators
were either grossly deceived them
selves, or they deceived their follow
era when they pretended that their
canvass Of Pennsylvania showed that
tho amendment was going to be
carried Now that they have been
defeated they are making charges Of
fraud against the leaders Of the other
parties, especially the Republican.
Gu-s IL preposterous, for 1t Is impos-
SibIe 10 conceive that frauds could be
such an extent as to make n majority
Of about 1S9, 900 against the amend
ment. The people voted against II
because they knew, from the expert
cuce Of other States, that it could
not be practically enforced They
know, too, from their own experience
Of one year, that the High License
law did check intemperane. II the
defeated ProhibitiCnists are really
anxious for temperance reform, they
viii Join the friends Of High Licsnse
and help them to have the Brooks
law rigidlv enforced. Our prisons,
almshouses, houses of correction and
hospitals al furnish statistics show
ing the benehcent effects Of the
present license law. Drunkenness
and Its CONSEQUENT wees and crimes
have all heen greatly diminished
since the Brooks law went into effect.
This improvement viii continue. and
the best thing for every real friend
of Temperance t. do Is to rally to the
ranks Of the High Liconse men. which
include the best of both the two great
political parties.
From the y. y. Independent:
President Harrison has appointed ex-
Congressman Robert Suslls as Col
iector Of Customs at Beaufort, s. c.
Alr. SnallS l. \ Negro, an ex-slsve
and there Is poetic Justice IN put
ting hum in = prominent Office IN the
state where hIs political rights and
the rights Of his race have been SO
openly trNrnpied upon. Mr.. SmAlls
should have had seat in the last
Congress; but his competitor. white
man, wss allowed 70 usurp the place
- which the votes of the district
entitled Mr.. S,nalls. The decision
ot the Democratic House was DELAYED
until the very last, and then it was
given on party ana not on Judicial
grounds Many Democrats admitted
the Justice of hi. claims; but preiu-
dice prevailed over principle in his
case, and he was deliberately cheated
out Of hls seat and his pay. Mr..
Snal.s Is man OF ability and Of
Independence Of character, and will
undoubtedly make good Collector.
President Harrison could not, under
IN" circumstances, have made a better
selection. We cannot forbear, in
this connection, To copy the publish
ed report of conversation between
Senator Ransom (Dem.), Of North
Carolina, and Assistant Postmaster
General Clsrkson concerning the
appointment Of colored men in the
South as postmssters. Senstor
Ransom Is represented as saying:
You can readily see how unplea-
SAINT It must be for the refined. cuI-
tured people of the South to take
their letters from the hands of coarse
Negroes
Mr.. Clarkson'. reply is given as
follows:
Il have heard that argument be
fore, and L am, to tell the truth.
getting little tired Of it. Now I
want to ask you a question or two.
Are not the children of many of the
refined, cultured people of the South
reared by black nanny nurses ?
Does not a colored servant cook YOUR
meal, smother wait on your table.
another shave your face, snd still
another mix your toddy for YOU
You admit that Well, then, I'm
unable 20 see why it is that, IL as
I'm hes y.tr ,saY, 20 =.