Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-09-27

HEAR, oh hear, the democratic
news papers and speakers cry the
same old cry about the State treas
ury, Just as if the State had lost by
republican rule. Not one dollar
has been lost to the State by the
management of the State treasury,
but not many years ago, at one OF
those times when by accident a
democratic administration was
elected, their State treasurer was
bankrupted, AMI his heart was
broken, and he died over the wor-
ryment that rascally clerks caused
him, they misappropriated a lot of
the State funds, and he as an hon
Orable man made up the loss. 1t
is like gang of democratic suck
ers that broke the heart of their
State treasurer, that are now play
ing the "wild man of Manila with
their readers and hearers on the
question of the State treasury.
There is not thing that they com
plain of that they are guiltleSS of
themselves. They used the State
funds when they were in power to
deposit in banks and drew the in
terest on the deposits and put it in
their pockets. That was the COM
mon usage of the democrats in
handling the State funds, and it
was the common practice among
the democrats in the counties where
they elected county treasurers for
oaelr treaSurers to use the money
of the county in their business as
much as they could, and their tax
collectors in many of the townships
did the same thing. You know
how the democrats used to manage
the county treasury in Juniata
county. Even the banks in the
State not long ago took sides for
the election of a county treasurer,
so that they could handle the coun-
ty money. Just think of such peO-
pie talking about other people who
never did half as badly as they do.
There was never a word said when
the democrats controlled the legis- |
lature about requiring the State
treasurers to pay the interest mon
ey they received on State funds in
bank into the State treasury. No,
they neyeF said word abnri, that !
and they do not now tell that # |
: ""s republican legislature that |
passed law and a ''-~lblican gov
efnor signed + .equiring that
the interest paid on State money
deposits, shall &C iite iii2te the State
treasury. They don't tell that.
They are denOuncing Governor
Stone because he vetoed bill to
amend the constitution. Some one
wanted to change the system of
voting, they had a financial AK to
grind, and the business would have
cost several million dollars, several
million dollars may not be much in
the years of democratic bosses, but
in the years of Governor Stone it
wasa big sum that he cut off. Well
done Governor Stone, and this is
what the voter will say when he
makes up his mind to vote: eyes,
Governor, you have done good
thing and we'll vote the republican
ticket from foot to the head" Then
they make great ado about cutt-
ing off IA slice of the State school
appropriation. The people who
are talking with the democratic
bosses on that point are the school
superintendent and the teachers.
They all have axes to grind. The
triiiin is the schools are over done.
Schools are good thing but when
they become a load in matters Of
taxation the thing to do is to I'M
load. 1t is wrong to tax the peO
pie and waste tn. usands of dollars
on a ten cent girl or boy. 1t is a
waste of time and money to try to
impart more than the fundamental
education on people in the common
schools. The man or woman VINO
gets q start in the common schools
and is fitted by nature and desire
for a higher education will get it
without filching it by a tax law
from people that do not owe him
anything. There are men and
women in every walk of life that
are a success, upon an education
that cOmprehended only the com
moneSt of the common school course
of study. They are capable citi
zens in every way, they were born
witha common sense and industry,
and they are the people who sue
ceed. The schools to limited
degree helped them, but where the
schools in matters Of expense are
OutgrOwing the ability of the tax
payer to pay. it is the highest act
of citizenship to say SO. Governor
Stone understood the situation, he
is a typical American citizen, he
understands the mainsprings of
American institutions, and the
weakness of the times, and he
wisely called a halt where halt
is greatly needed. So hold up the
hands of your Governor in the
right things that he has been doing
for the public good, and vote the
republican ticket