Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-11-30
VOTED IN HONOLULU.


VOTED IN HONOLULA.
The prOudest boast of a Roman
of 20O0 years ago, was, 'T am a
Roman citizen" To be a Roman
citizen insured mans life and
property from violence in all parts
of the world. For Rome protected
her citizens in life and property,
no matter where they might go.
When the rights of a citizen of
Rome was trOdden upon, it was
always redressed. Sometimes re-
dress was slow about coming, but
1t always cane if the individual
asked redressed. 1t was no mat
ter if it was a dozen or only one
mans right that needed redressing
the whole mighty power of the
government of Rome was at his
command. The United States is
the new Rome. Her mission is to
absorb all other governments and
people and weld them into one
grand and mighty government.
Instead of a government of consuls
and pro O-cOnsuls we shall have the
general government of states over
"A multiplicity of states, and citi-
zens rights to the enjoyment of life
and property shall be safe any
where in the world, and the whole
power of the nation shall be used
in the maintanence OF the rights of
its citizens, or the rights of a single
citizen. We had an exemplifica-
ton of that general trend of the
United States to extend all rights
to its citizens wherever they are.
manifested here AT Mifllintown last
week, when the county election re-
turn judges were convened to count
the vote of one citizen that was
cast on the day of the November
election, at Honolulu, in the Pacific
ocean, for the Democratic state
ticket. On the day of the State
election on November s, 1895.
American citizens in the volunteer
service of the United States against
Spain cast their votes for State
just the same as if at home.
On that day an election was held
on the transport ship Arizona in
the harbor of Honolulu. The
Arizona was on its way to the
Islands with Company
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unteers, James Nc. Cramer, of
Patterson, this county, is a mem
ber Of Company E., and he cast |
his vote at the election above men
ioned on the Arizona at Honolulu.
and it was promptly certified to
he State authority at Harrisburg,
md from there certified to the |
proper authority at Miffiintown,
he county seat of Juniata county,
Pa. Judge Lyons and associate
Judges Sterrett and Swartz, with
heir clerks, were summoned with
Ill the circumstance and authority |
IS if the returns of the whole
county were awaiting to be count
Il. They met on Friday, Novem-
Der %, 1898, to count the return
If the vote cast at Honolulu, on
he Sth day of November, 1898.
The return contained only one vote
hat of James Nc Cramer, above
The vote was cast for
Ienks and the whole democratic
State ticket. 1t was just seven
cen days from the day it was cast,
at an election held on the transport
Arizona, in the harbor of Hono-
.ula, in the middle of the Pacific
pcean on the other side of the globe
i'll it was counted and recorded in
he Court House in Miffiintown,
Pennsylvania. Honolulu now be-
the United States. One year
lgo it did not. The past year has
been a history making year for the
United States and her people.
Wherever our flag goes there are
the rights of the American
and wherever the Ameri-
can citizen goes there are his rights
assured to him, and his proudest
boast is, 81 am an American citi-
len.D
THE Spanish American war is
over. 1t seems to be the destiny |
of the American people to take
the great islands that belonged to !
Spain. They were a source of ex-
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