Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-06-30
TIFFLiNTOWN.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1897.
B. F. S C H W E | z r
EpyrGs AND pRoPRIEToE.

GOVERNOR HASTINGS sig ned the Ham,
ilton road bill.
The heat at 100 aud 1O4 almost
brought work to a halt in Kansas
last week.
THERE is colony of 100000 Ital-
ians in New York city, that speak or
ly the italian language. New York
CITY has difficult work to accom-
plish, that of absorbing the foreign
element.
TIE French banking house Ut
Rothschilds, have notified the Span
ish government that no more money
will be loaned to Spain. They are
the last of the bankers across the sea
to decline further financial aid.
MANY barns were unroofed and
much damage done to crops in Leb-
anon county by storms on Saturday.
The Evangelical church at klinefelt'
ers and the German Baptist meeting
house near Reetsville were unroofed.
REpHEsEsrAr1vE RICE of Berks Co.;
Hosack of Allegheny; Alexander of
Clearfeld; j. G. Wilson of Lycoming,
and Ford and Pedder of Allegheny,
all refused to take the extra pay that
had been set apart for each Of them
for travelling expenses, car fare, tele-
grams. telephone and carriage hire,
while serving on Legislative commit
tees, They say they were not at e1
pense for such things and cannot in
that way rob the State.
The opponents of the annexation
of Hawaii say it is the sugar ques
tion that is at the bottom of the an
nexation movement. Perhaps and
perhaps MOI, but suppose it to be su.
gar, is not that sweet question and
are people not fond of sugar The
truth is every great event has to have
something to start With, and while
sugar may not have thing to do
with the question as far as the ques
ton itself goes, it may just as veil be
sugar or vinegar as anything else.
DEBs proposes to start a co-opera-
tive colony in Washington State.
Now that is a good thing to do, but
to succeed its people must have in-
dustry, patience and business ability.
The world is waiting for something
better than it has now. The world
has been dreaming of something bet
ter many generations. If Mr.. Debs
can organize that something, he is
the man, But something better than
the American p ople now have has
never yet been organized. How the
world will be delighted when Debs
gets his new system started. How
people will tumble over each other to
become members of the organized
society. But the members of the new
society must have the same qualities
that men have to succeed elsewhere
A society cannot be maintained by
denouncing the successful men of the
country. Criticism and abuse is the
easiest thing for people to do. Any
one can abuse another with theil
tongue, and when it is all over the
lerLaHst abused j. ihez'z2an whP ut
ters the abuse He has been abus
ing himself all the while by heaping
his own abuse upon meritorious men
Debs may have cause for some of th'
denunciation, but what can Debs dc
Is he practical, successful man
Only such men can set up and keel
up government or set up and carr,
on business. What can he do? Cal
he run a machine shop. factory,
newspaper, farm, a store or an.
other busines7 Can he conduct cas-
in COURT Can he act as foreman IL
any business! If he cannot do som
one of those things, how is it posi-
BILE for him to organize governmen
under which many people must live
He can make threats against goo'
government, but anyone can do that
but threats neither destroy or set VI
a government. Debs by all mean
should try his hand at governmen
making, and as this is free govern
ment he can do just as he pleases
limited only by desire and ability
and conformity to the laws. Th
laws protect people in their pursuits
labor and business, so that Mr.. Deb
will be amply protected from tn
word go.