Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-10-29
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The lsrgc.; day meeting held in town
within the period OF a generation was held
last Monday BY the Republicans, on the oc-
casiou Of the visit Of senator Dei,mstsr.
The Governors party vas escorted to the
National Hotel and after partAkiug OF din
uer they went TO the Court aouse where sn
enthusiastic crowd Of men and won en-
awaited them.
Chairman Carl Espea,ch.de called the
meeting to order:
jeremiah Lyons, Rsq., Was elected Presi-
don't, and John Motzer and JUICE J. X.
Patterson, Vice Presidents.
Air. Lyons IN taking the chair delivered
q speech that was q model OF ters<ness, aud
in closing 1t introduced Senator Delamst~r,
who he said city Democratic dudes called
a country pumpkin.
Senator Delanater in opening his address
made reference 10 that part of NJ Lyons
speech wherein Democrats had called him
. country pumpkin and with deference,ro tie
city gentlemen Who were with him he would
say that the IsadinR statesmen in both state
and nation come from the country. He was
roundly apPlauded, time and sssin during
his convincing and mastery presentation
Of the issues, before the Teopls, and ;heir
bearing upon the coming events, of both
the ,ation and tt. state. He dveIl-d upor
the question Of protection, the question Q!
corporations and the question of state tax
alton. he d~ell-d upon the unfortunate
depression that would fall upon the country
If the Democratic policy Of governmsnt
would be adopted, OF reducting the country
TO an almost exclusively agricultural people
His rem,-k s.I am an American" produc
ed the widest enthusiasm.
He said the Nc cKinley tarit bill embraced
the tariff vie-s OF the distinguished Gran
ger Victor Pioiett, aad will result in pro
t-ctioa to tho farming interest 10 the
amount Of $3.50 COO, 900, He urged i;
upon his audience to see TO il that Repsb-
liean Congre..meu and Assemblymea be
elected for the peoples o~n good.
He said so years ago, under Democratic
sd minisirstion, the land paid all the taxes.
The Republicans had taken the state tax of
land, and put It On corporsiioss--kried dis
cussing this point some one in the sudieoc.
said and 'sput it On oil corporations" eyes
| on oiI'' sad the Senator. Shouts OF "put
him out" went up from all parts of the
house, but IL was noticed that the citizen
wore DeIsnstsr button and that he was
| indeed an enthusiastic sdnirer OF the Sen
stor. On the question Of unequal taxation.
| He said be he had originated the tax com
mission that has prepared . bill that will b
submitted to the next Legislature T.s
bill will meet the new issues before the
people and result in great relief TO real es-
estate interests.
II IL inpossible to do justice to his speech
| in the limited space at command Suffice
| by the speech. Everybody was pleased
With him, and with the tone of sturdy man.
hood of the speech.
| General Reader was introduced and de
lirersd = speech that was highly apPreci,,,
! ed. on Ballot box reform and tn. tariff. II,
! said the tariff question I, many people il
hard TO comprehend. He said it Is an easy
1 question and illustrated Il by locating q Peo
pie or nation beyond . river, where wages
are cheap. On this sds OF the river. wass'
are one half higher. Tho people on tbs
othsr side want to send the goods that they
manufacture TO this side, which IL the'
were allowed to do would result in rsduc
iug the wages of the people Of this side o
the river TO the wages rsid beyond tn:
stream. The people on this side OF the va
ter say ws do not object to you sending
your goods over to rs, but you can not 81 nc
them here free, ws want TO put . tax o
tariff on your goods high enough to max
up the difference between your cheap wsge
and our one half higher wages That b
said /, the tariff question The Democrat
Want to admit the foreiga goods that mad
. bv wass. enc bali lower than they can b
, made tor In this county. and the Repub|
cans say. Yes Mr.. foreigner you may sen
your goods here, but vs want 70 put . Ia
or t.riE on them high enough to max. u
the difference between your cheap lsbe
wss-sIand our on. halt higher labor vsgel
, That is the tariff question. That 10 prote<
! tion TO American industry
: when be declared Delamater to be /,
r pure q man as walks Gods foot stOo
cheer after cheer broke from the audienc
and i: ~as sometime before he could Pre-
ceet.
!, State Treasurer Boyer was introduce
= and delivered a ringing speech. HIS tai
IN pure polite. va, greeted witt the wild
:. est snthusissn. He said Democratic lead
;. srs talked pure politics IN Psnnsylvaai