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

efforts to collect revenue for public
purposes.
We have paid off the debt which
the Democratic party of this State
repeated during a time of peace; we
bave almost extinguished the debt
which the Democratic party of the
Southern States inflicted upon us
during the civil war, aud years ago
we lifted from the lands and homes
of all our fellow-citizens the burdens
of State taxation
But the depression under which
our agricultural interests now suffer
has made the present system of tax,
alton bear too heavily on them and
we therefore pledge ourselves to
Tighten that burden and rs far as pos
slble to equalize taxation. To thai
end we recommend that the surplus
revenue derived from State taxstion
be used to lessen the taxation now
laid upon real estate for local pur.
poses bv applying it. so far as it will
III legislature wisdom avail, to the il.
crease OF the appropriation for the
support of the common schools, and
to making appropriation for the care
of the INDECENT insane, Tor the ex,
penses of the jury system and o!
holding the general elections.
II thereby there should be necess
ity for erllrging our surplus revenue
VIC favor a Just and equitable increase
in the taxation of property of cor
porations-
TAX UPON MONEY.
The tenth resolution is an expires
sion IN favor of a tax or money at IN
terest for local purposes We rec
ommend that the local system of tax
alton of money capital for local pur-
poses to such an extent as to enable
the local authorities to reduce the
rate of taxation upon real estate to an
equitable basis.
AID FOR SOCIETY.
The eleventh resolution Is an ex-
preston in favor of economy on the
part of the Legislature IN appropri-
atiug money for charitable purposes.
We reqaire of the General Assembly
vigilance IN making appropriation of
the public money, and of our cheri-
table institutions receiving State aid
the strictest economy in the expend:
lures
GOLD AND SILVER
The twelfth resolution is n resolu-
ton against the ruling out of silver,
as money and an expression of a
double standard of money, in both
gold and silver.
The phenomenal increase of our
population AID of our commerce. for
eign and domestic, with the decrease
in the circulation OF our national
banks, renders it imperatively essen
tial to the general good, IN our judg-
meut, that there shall be a speedy
and substantial increase in the cur
rency of the country. Uncompro-
misingly hostile to monometalism,
whether Of gold or silver. and earn
estly favOriug the use OK both rs coin
metals, the Republican party of
Pennsylvania demands the enact
ment by the Congress now in session
of such legislation as Will while Sc
curing the fullest nse of silver as
money, most certainly secure and
maintain parity between the two
metals.
PRESIDENT HARRISON AND SENATOR CAM
EROS.
The thirteenth resolution is one
endorsing President Harrison and
Senator j. ID. Cameron. We hearth
ly endorse the administration o;
President Harrison, and declare
that its wise conserva usm. its uu
doubted lnt-s;,rltv, and its manifest
enr,~Siency deserve the unqualified sp
! prevail Of the whols nation. W.
gratefully record the continued con
ndence of the Republicans of Penn
lsyvania in the wisdom, integrity anC
craftsmanship of J. Donald Cameron
our senior Senator at Washington
d. c. So emphatically manifested
in his past services so we accept them
as positive assurance of his faithful
ness aud efficiency IN the future.
SPEAKER RRED.
The fourteenth resolution Is in ia
vor of Speaker Thomas B. Reed
We commend the course of Thomas
T. Reed. Speaker of the National
House of Representatives, in man
fully preventing the obstruction OF
legislation and the waste of public
time and money, and we tender him
the thanks and congratulations OF
the Republican party of Pennsyl-
vania.
GOVERNOR BEAVER
The fifteenth resolution is in favor
of Governor James A. Beaver. I've
express our qualification with the
administration of Governor James A.
Beaver and congratulate him upon
the fact that his course has been
marked hy wisdom, integrity and de-
votiou to the welfare of all the peo-
pie which will entitle him to the es-
TEEN and gratitude of the citizens
of the state in al coming years.
4 Pattison Ratification Meet
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