Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-07-09

ceutlSc of the Southern people. We
believe that every lawful voter has
the right to cast a free ballot at every
public election and have 1t properly
counted and certified; and we call
upon Congress 10 adopt such le5isla-
tiou rs viii prevent suppression or
falsiication of the votes of our fel
low citizens at elections for officers of
national government and will end
political slavery throughout the ma
tion.
SERVICE PENSION.
The third resolution expresses a
desire that Congress pass a service
pension for the soldiers that fought
against human slavery. Our care for
the welfare of those who upon the
field Of battle carried triumphantly
the principles of Republican faith
will end only when the last loyal sol
der of the cifil war shall have enter
ed into his houored rest, and we ask
Congress to grant a per diem service
pension to every Union soldier and
sailor who served in and was honora-
bly, discharged from the army or
navy of the United States.
BORDER WAR CLAIMS.
The fourth resolution expresses a
desire that Congress provide for the
payment of damages, to property
holders along the Southern border
The claim which the citizens Of the
l,g,r u. .
wealth make upon the General Gov
ernment for reimbursement for the
loss they sustained IN their homes
and property at the hands of the
enemy during the late war Is one
which national patriotism should re-
spect and honor. and We urge upon
our Congressman the use of every
proper effort to have it quickly and
completely satisfied.
THE MCKINLEY TARIFF BILL.
The fifth resolution expresses be
lief in the Mckinley Tariff, bill, and
denounces the free trade English for
the unfavoraEle movement they have
set on foot against the passage of the
bill. We iudorse the tariff bill called
the Mckinley bill IN the form in
which it was passed by the House OF
Representatives, and We denounce
the criticism passed ur.s.IrS, that Dill In
tina English Fori.~-
us '.''', -.--..menu as an unwsf
rauted interference by foreign ma
ton with the right of the American
people to protect American indus
| tries.
PAUPER LABOR
The sixth resolution is an express
sion against the introduction of pau
per labor. We reaffirm one OF the
earliest principles of our party when
we declare that American workers
should. like American manufacturers,
receive national projections; and We
request of the General Government
the strictest enforcement of the laws
| forbidding entrance into and employ
ment in this country of pauper and
contract laborers of foreign nations.
oLEoNARGAEINE AND LIQUOR
The seventh resolution Is an ex-
preston against the late decision Of
the Democratic Judges of the Su-
prtme Court permitting the intro
duction of liquor in the original
package, bottle or ksg, and the intro
duction of olsomarEarile IN the orig
inal keg or roll into states that have
past prohibitory laws. We urge up
on Congress the immediate necessity
of passing such Legislation as well
prevent the importation and sale of
oleomargariue and of Intoxicating
liquors in this Commonwealth con
trary to our acts of Assembly regu-
lating and restricting the same, and
empower every State to enforce Its
local laws relating thereto in the
manner and in accordance with the
intent and purpose with which they
were enacted
BALLOT REFORM.
The eight resolution is an express
sion of the passage of a ballot reform
law, and secure perfect secrecy for
the ballot.
Ballot reform is, and will remain,
the watch word of our party in every
State, and we especially congratulate
our political brethren in New York
upon the frrt that. although their
Democratic Governor could reform
he could not wholly defeat their eff
forts to secure free ballot for every
American voter throughout then
State.
We charge the members of the
next General Assembly with the duty
to pass such laws, and If necessary
should arise, to provide for sucf
changes in the Constitution OF on
State as will insure to every vote
perfect secrecy and freedom in exer
cising his right of suffrage.
TAX PROPERTY or CORPORATIONS
| The ninth resolution Is a statemen
of the decrease of the State debt tina
was entailed by past Democratic mar
agement. and an expression IN fave
OF the lessenIng OF taxes upon th
agricultural interests, end the tax
ton of property of corporations
For almost thirty years the finar
. ces of this State bave been under tn
control of our party. During tha
time we devised a system Of taxin
; corLorations which serves as a pa
= tern for, and has been taken as
r guide by, many sister States IN the