Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-31
COL. W. A. STONE At LEON
AR DS GROVE

Many harvest home picnics or gath
erirgs are Leld i'll Juniata county
every year. The present year has
been no exception to the past except
that the crowds have been larger
than for many years.
But the great picnic, the one that
SURPASSED them all in the size of the
multitude present, was held last Sat
urday in Leonard's Grove, near Wat
erloo. People from FIVE counties
participated. Juniats, Huntingdon,
franklin, Perry and Fulton counties
furnished of its people, hundreds
who enjoy an occasion such as this,
until the hundreds had increased in
to thousands, and people who are
competent calculators estimated the
crowd to number anywhere from
5000 to 10000.
The Grove Is located on the banks
of Tuscarora Creek and the T. v.
Railroad passes through it.
1t is said more people attend this
picnic annually than attend any
other picnic in the five counties Just
mentioned,
But the attraction this year was
the presence tf Col. W. A. Stone,
tie Republican candidate for Cover
nor of this great Commonwealth.
1t gave a political complexion to
the gathering which made it attrac-
tive to many who care nothing for
the usual picnic and theee thousands
added to the thousands who always
attended the picnic account for the
multitude gathered at Leonard's
Grove on Saturday.
Stalwart Republicans, (men who
year after year vote the Republican
ticket from principle, knowing they
are right, as under Republican prin-
ciples the country develops, its re-
sources ale enlarged, its wealth is
increased, and the prosperity of its
people is furthered,) stood side by
side with Republicans who are carry
ing knives in their boot legs for the
Republican candidates for Congress
and Leg stature because they failed to
get what they wanted, either for
themselves or their friends. The
latter claimed TO be for Stone for
Governor, but only because Their in.
telligence informs them he will be
the next Governor in spite of any
thing they can do. Democrats were
there to see what manner of man
the candidate Of their great political
enemy was. They wanted to see
the man who Sc earnestly advocated
the passage by Congress of a bill
restricting foreign emigration, and
go earnestly supported the Dinglsy
tariff bill. They wanted to see the
man whom both Swallow and Wapa-
maker (who are past grand masters
III the abuse, personally, of their po-
litlcel enemies) admit is spotless in
reputation and character, and who.
Notwithstanding his personal worth,
aid biameiess life should be defeated
for Governor this year because there
happen TO be rogues and rascals in
pubic office.
There were Prohibitionists there
from L1ck township and from other
places too, who came, not so much,
to look upon the next Governor, as
to try to secure some ore with tenn
Gritty enough to take the nomination
for Legislature upon the Prohibition?
ticket. A soured Republican, they
but the writer is unable
to state whether they succeeded in
filing their ticket or not.
The advertised speakers for this
occasion were Col. W. A. Stone,
Judge Jeremiah Lyons, Hon. L. E
Atkinson and J. Howard Neely, E. q. |
A S. Raffensberger was chairman
of the platform exercises, and he in.
trcduced Hon. Jeremiah Lyons to
tie audience in the forenoon. Judge
Lyons addressed the people upon
the subject Of the war and the gener.
Al prosperity of the people aud judg-
ing from the remarks of the people
the speech was well received.
1t IVES not the intention of any of
the speakers to discuss politics in
their speeches, ct least 30 they in
formed the writer, but H. D. P--tton,
of Lancaster, Pa, appeared on the
ground, after dinner upon invitation
by the committee.
He is what is known as q hired or
paid political talker. He has lectur-
ed for the Grange, for Prohibition,
for free silver, and now is stulnpipg
the state for DIR. Swallow for Cover
nor.
Mr.. Patton was called upon to
make the first speech after dinner.
Patton is good talker and he i'm
mediately took up DR.. Swallows
Cause ana attempted to tell his list
eners VIA. brave, bold, grand man
Swallow was to take a stand for re-
form in Pennsylvania.
He soon passed on from the eulogy
on Swallow and in a general way
charged the Republican party with
burning the capitol at Harrisburg,
with paying $500 a piece for some
cuspidors in the capitol; with spend
ing $400 for the erection of a flag
pole and flag at Scotland Orphan
School; with paying 81, 900 fer pen
knives, paper cutters, holders, etc,
fer the members of the last Legisla-
ture; for the passage of the Lexow
investigating expense bill. And be
fore he closed paid his respect to the
Democratic party, or what is left Of
il, by saying, reformers could expect
nothing IRON the Democratic party.
He virtually charged the Republican
party with being guilty of all the
crimes known 10 thu Decologu ,
murder, excepted. The crowd was