Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-06
PEACE AND HARMONY.
Waiting to Hear from Porkopolis.

Easton Sentinel. DEM
Now let Cincinnati do its entire duty and
the Democracy of the Keystone state will
make good report in November.
The Difference.
Williamsport Banner Dem.
In the Republican convention one mans
interests were considered in the Demo
cratic, that of the people. A union made
by links of steel, by arbitrary rules, and
cOercive measures, may accomplish its OBJ
.ject !; but it is not a union that grows and
thrives in true republican soil.
How the Press Takes the Love Feast.
Centre Co. Democrat, Dem.
Now, Democrats, it behooves you to
buckle on your armOr for the fray. Mo-
mentOus questions are at stake. Let us,
therefore, 90 to work, organize at once and
open the battle that will decide the presi-
dental election of next November with as
little delay as possible. No time is to be
lost.
Too Much of Shower.
Cambria Freeman, Dem.
1t never rains but it pours, especially
when a Democratic state convention is
turned into a love-feast as was the case at
Harrisburg last week. 1t is said that if
the mills of the gods grind slow they grind
exceedingly fine, but the Democratic mills
Oh the occasion referred to ground very
fast and exceeding coarse, when they pre-
duced such grists as Bill McMullen and
Sam JOsephs, as two of the delegates from
Philadelphia to the Cincinnati convention.
A Majority for the Best Man.
Butler Herald Dem.
There is some speculation as to the
preferences Of the delegates to Cincinnati
on the presidential question. Ii the vote
on the unit rule be test Of strength be-
tween Mr. Randall as the friend of Til
den, and Senator Wallace as opposed to
him, then there is very little to brag of on
either side. While we believe a majority
OF the delegates to Cincinnati are friendly
to Mr.. Tllden, yet there are quite num-
Der who desire that such action will be
taken in the convention as to bring success
to the party.
Leaders Must Lead Right.
Perry County Democrat. Dem.
We were gratified to see the state con-
ventiOn reconcile and harmOnize antagOn-
istic interests and factional feelings in
about the manner we had suggested the
troubles could be settled in the two issues
of this paper Immediately preceding the
assembling of the convention. That
seemed to be the way nearly everybody
had come to look at the matter, and the
leaders of the respective wings of the
party came to the CONCLUSION that the
country delegates had come there to have
peace in the party and that they meant to
have it if they had to sit down severely
hard upon everybody who opposed it..
Leaders don't amount to much nOw-a-
days unless they lead in the right direc-
tiOn.
Met in DiscOrd and Adjourned III Peace.
Col. Forney's Progress, Forney
The Pennsylvania Democratic state con-
vention, at Harrisburg last Wednesday,
April %, 1880, met i'll discOrd and adj
,journed in peace. 1t had all the feature of
a popular meeting in republic, presenting
a marked and most favorable contrast to
the late packed and ring-ridden conven-
ton of the Republicans, and also to the
Democratic state conventions of the days
when slavery held the whole country by
the throat. 1t was pleasant to see the
Democrats putting their best men forward
in this convention. Mr.. Randall was the
conceded leader, and seems to have won
the material victory, and it must be ad-
mitted that Messrs. NauX, Wallace, Cas-
sidy, Hopkins, Monaghan, Buchanan, and
John Il. Read, showed that the Demo-
Gratis are preparing for stiff fight for the
future under their chief captains.
Close Upthe Ranks.
Baltimore Gazette, Dem.
Virginia Democrats are evidently profit
ing by the lesson taught by the recent
reunion at Harrisburg. In their state as
we'll as in Pennsylvania the prospects of
the party in the approaching campaign
were clouded by local dissensions, which
threatened to have a serious effect upon
the national canvass. From all parts of
the old commonwealth, however, comes
the cheering news that the breach i'll the
party on the debt question is being
rapidly filled up. Our news columns
yesterday, for instance, contained dis
patch from Winchester, giving an account
of an enthusiastic meeting held at that
place for the promotion of harmony and
which was in all respects a marked sue
cess. AS we have repeatedly indicated,
there is absolutely no reason why the debt
question should be permitted to Obtrude
itself into the national canvass in Virginia.
Whatever their opinions on these points,
Virginia Democrats can cordially unite in
rendering an undivided support to the
national organization and its candidate.
The "unpledged movement which seeks
to use the readjuste vote for purely
selfish ends is. after all, hollow mock
cry, and will not draw many Dem
OcratS from their allegiance to the party :;
but no effort should be spared to
increase the spirit of Cancellation and
good feeling which is necessary to bring
out the full vote. With harmonious
Democracy in every state, success next fall
is reasonably certain but without mutual
concessions for the good of the party it
will be impossible to present a united front
to the enemy. Let the example set by Penn
sylvania and Virginia be adopted in every
state and let the watchword of the party
be from now until November 2, "Close up
the ranks"'