Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-17
CITY AGAINST COUNTRY.
Mages and Martin Want to Con-
troll the Rural Districts.
ENoUeHTo MAKETAMMANYBLUsH

ENOUGH TO MAKE ETAMMANYBLUSH
Tho People OF Philadelphia and rittsburg
GrosninE Under Taxat. on Caused by the
Corrupt System Of Politics In Those
Cities-Trying to Fasten the Same Hu-
initiation on the Peoplo OF the State.
HARRISBURG, July 15.-The lines in the
political contest now being wagcd In this
stuts have heen distinctly DIRE wn, and it Is
no,y cmphnticaily fight of t;,, cities
against the country. Senator Cuny stands
fOT the country, q fact that is emphasized
when il Is known that he will carry nearly
sixty out of the sixty-sevcn counties in
the state. The cities are represented by
Dave Martin and Chris Magce, represent
ing the hog combine of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg organizations that stand Tor
professional lobbyists and all that is re-
pugnant to the rural Eensc of farmers
The Martins and the Magees know that
the wrath of the people of thess larger
cities Is likely to break forth ut any time,
and hence their desire to be fortified in tho
state. The taxes on the citizens of Phila-
deiphia have increased to such an extent
that open revolt may be expected mt any
time In 1887 the annual expenditures OF
Philadelphia amounted to SlI ,63S. 30i Last
year. under the prnfl:gate ruic Of the hog
combine, they amounted to The enormous
sum of 81? IS 100. The people of the country
shoui'. study these figures carefully.
Charles y. Porter who represents the hog
con- binc II tie city, has received nearly
60, COO, ,OOJ wcrth Of contracts from the city
in less thnn five years. Do the decent
people OF III. rural districts want such
men for leaders,
THE ISSUE Is D,STIXCT.
The issue. therefore. Is plain. There Is
no doubt that the present Quay and anti
Quay fight fer the state ciiairmauship Is
in reality the beginning OF II great struS-
gle between the city and the country dis
tricts for the control of the state. ''The
sores on our body politic.'' AS Thomas
Jefferson wisely said century almost
ngo, '0re the great cities" II the cities
were danger signals In Jefferson's time,
how much more threatening is their In
fucncc now, when the revenues collected
and disbursed in New York, Philadelphia,
Boston or Chicago annually is many
times greater than that of the nation
itself at any time prior to the civil war
and where the power. place and patronage
at the disposal OF INSCRIPTIONS leaders
Is far more extensive and influential than
United States in any of the first seven de-
cades of national GROWTH Two great
cities practically embracing two largo
counties-the greater Pittsburg covering
Allegheny county and the greater Phila-
dclphia eo-equal with the county-arc
now reaching out under the aggressive
and none too scrupulous lead or boss ship
of Martin and Magee for control 6 the
state political machine.
No COMPROMISE WITH COMBINES.
Senator Quay's forces can at any mo-
ment make an honorable poace which will
look to the unanimous election Of Cover
nor Hastings as president Of the convsn-
ton, for nowhere have they nntagonized
the governor save at points where he is
used as a cover to shield the desire Of the
combines Of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
to control the state organization Of the
Republican party. With these combines
no compromise is desired They have
grasped for too much. and their greed
will prove their destruction. The people
of the state will glory in their downfall,
for their methods are constant menace
to the welfare Of the Republican party.
The papers advocating peace do not
thereby imply friendliness for corrupt city
combines.
The country districts are everywhere
aroused against any possible control of the
state by the combines of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg. New York's country districts
never yet yielded to the control of Tam
many, and those of Pennsylvania are, II
anything. even more Independent. The
real meaning of the present battle u
against such control.
DUPE OF MAGEB AND MARTIN.
There is universal regret among right
thinking people that Governor Hastings
has cast In his lot with the big city bosses.
They are using him for their purpose, and
when done with will cast him aside like
d sucked orange. Quay is making the
fght for the country. Giikeson Is the tool
and Hastings the dupe of Mnsce and Mar
tin II the wide ranging scheme Of the
two latter succeeds it means Magee for
United States senator from the west and
Martin from the eastern city. There is no
other logical conclusion to the coalition
which is intended to place the country un-
der the yoke of the great cities. Two such
practical politicians as Martin and Magee
will not play tho game they are at now
without securing to themselves the prizes
at the goal.