Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-11-12

country districts that defeated Del
smater.
The next session of Congress in al
probability will pass the Fedora
Election Bill. and the Democratic
Congress, that will take its seat next
March will try and repeal 1T
SAMUEL o. TRUDELL- has come to
the front with a new book, entitled
A Wonderful Discovery in the Book
of Job, in which he declares. that
the Behemoth and Leviatban Of Job
is the modern steam engine
The Republicans in the incoming
Congress next March, if the returns
are all in will number 101. The
democrats and alliance members, vii
number 231, which gives the demo
Gratis majority of 40.
The simon pure leaders of the
democratic party are and have evel
been against the financial policy OF
the republican party. Lookout for
a movement to uproot the National
banks when the democratic congress
begins work.
The late election proves how
strong Congressman Atkinson is with
the people of the 18th district, 1t
seems almost like miracle that he
was not swept away by the demo,
cratic hurricane that stormed the
country districts.
ASIDE from the election of Govern.
or Pattison. and four congressman.
and few members of the Lsgisla.
ture. The democratic victory in
Pennsvlvania Is not SO much Of 4
de,uge rs was ut first reported This
grand old Commonwealth is Repub
lican in all Of the State departments
at Harrisburg, excepting IN the exec
utive chamber The Senate and As
sembly are republican, and th't in
sures the return of a republican sen
ator to the council of the nation
THr people throughout the country
are discussing the causes that led
to the defeat Of the republican party
at the late election and the reasons
given are ~ varied ~ the different
staudpoints, from which men viewed
the situation. One said 1t was To
sIuelsh b0ssism, another SAID It wss
u rebuke to the protective tariff poh
cv, another said it was the grange
and alliance people, another SAID It
was the foreign free trade Doodle,
another said it was tue pension laws,
another said it was the impending
force bill
The people of the United States
iave elected a democratic congress
~ u large majority. From a busi-
ness standpoint that is 4 great mis-
ta.e. which will be realized by the
people at large within the coming >
years. for the reason that it uDsattles
the business of the country. If a
republican congress had been return
ed the Mckinley tariff bill would
have settled the tariff question for
Years to come, and manufacturing
establishments would have sprung
mp in almost every nook and corner
Of the land that would have given
employment to millions of people 10
the general benefit of ali tue people.
As the case now stands, manufactur
ing enterprises Will not be ventured
upon, because it is we'll known tha;
the policy Of the democratic pnrty ID
against a protective tariff, and as
soou as the new Congress is seated
1t viii uproot the protective ne2
sures to such degree that manu-
featuring interests will languish, and
no newi-nterprises be engaged in
But the people LUve done it under
misleading advice, and Ewhen they
pay the penalty Of greater depres
sion Of business they should not com
plain.