Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-01-21
EDITOR AsB rRorBIEroh-

THE gold bugs say, if you pass
free silver coinage act the currenc
will be inflated" In the next sci
tence they say, if you pass the ire
silver coinage act the currency WI
be contracted. Their contradlctor
statement cannot be correct Dot
ways.
THE Chicago platform upon whicI
General Harrison was elected Presl
dent declared i'll favor of a double
coin standard of money, gold and sl
YER Now however the country Il
told. not by the President himself bu
by others, that if Congress does pas
a free silver coin bill, which woule
be only giving vitality to the promise
of the Chicago Republican platform
that president Harrison will veto tn'
bill. How do the say soes know tina
the President will vote such a bill
In acknowledging the receipt OF {
copy Of the annual report Of Post
master General Wauamaker; we re-
gret that space prevents a review OF
the able document. Secretery Wan
amakers, emphasizes it, that the
quickest service has not yet been at
tanned and SAYS, the conviction stead
ilv grows upon him that the people
have a right TO postal telegraph ser
vice. Another interesting feature
of his report is that it would be a
wise provision for government to
make the post Office places of dePos-
ite for the saving of small sums by
the people. He says it would be
great comfort for the people to have
these banks that could not be affect
ed in times Of financial panic.
SrArE SENATOR WOODS OF this SEN
atorial district has bill before the
Legislature that proposes that the
state shall pay to the counties the
cost Of the county bridges, that we're
swept away by the devastating food
Of June 1889, when the county com
nissioners shall certify to the cost of
the replacing Of the bridges. The
people Of the flood swept district
Join Senator Woods in asking the
Commonwealth for relief in this !
time Of flood imposed burden. The
highest duty Of state is to give re
lief and protection to its people,
when great burdens are imposed by
events and circumstances, and Provi-
dental dispensltions, whica the citi
zens could in 10 way fOrSee, prevent,
control or avoid.
The men who control the bonded !
indebtedness of the world are at the !
head Of the movement to prevent
the free coinage of silver. Ii there
could be forced payment Of the
bonded Indebtedness Of the world in
gold what a sacrifice of property.
Everything would be sLriveled up to
gold standard prices. The bond
holders would get everything with
the debs almost entirely unpaid
There is over three thousand million
Of gold in the world among the civ
ilized nations. That amount of gold
If it could all be brought into the
United States-which is impossible
would not pay the railroad bond
ed Indebtedness, which is about five
thousand million dollars. If there
is not gold enough in the world to
pay little moro than jOcts on the
dollar of the bonded indie BITE dness of
the railroads of the United States, |
what would the shrinkage amount to
in the payment of the other bonded
Indebtedness Of the country
The British have attempted to re
fer the Behring Sea case to the I'm
tied States Supreme Court for decis-
ion, thereby trying to get rid of the
interference of the other depart
ments Of the United States govern
ment. Such q decision would be as
the Irishmen, said : Like the han
die Of q jug, one sided, for if the de
cIslon should not suit the British
they would not be bound by it. Sec
rotary of State Blaine claims that the
Sea belongs to the United States.
The British claim that the Sea be-
longs to I'll nations. Certain British
ships, fishing for seals in Behring's
Sea, have been captured by United
States ships, and their capture has
lead to the British disputirg the
right Of this government to the pri
vate ownership of the Sea, and now
the English government in the case
of the captured ship Sayward, wants
to have the Supreme Court to deter
mine, whether the Sayward when sea
fishing in Bhering's Sea, 81 miles
from land was trssspassing on Unit
ed States waters.