Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-14
STRUGGLING for his Bosom.

Struggling Tor his Bosom.
That is very amusing struggle just
now going on between the two Republi-
can daily journals of this city for the
favor of Judge Livingston. The Neu
Era, which enjoyed the vantage of being
the judges best friend, forfeited it
through the propensity of its editor to
rashly swing his shelahlah and through
the judges head getting in the way of
one of his random knocks. Then the
Examiner came to the rescue and took
up the abandoned position as the judges
champion. And then the New Era, al
frighted, declared that it was all mis-
take, that it was the truest friend the
Judge ever had that wher it castigated
him it was done for his good and that it
only did it once and it hoped to be for
given and begged to be taken back to his
bosom. Whereupon the Examiner makes
game of it and tells us some more of the
pretty secrets about the New Era pro-
prietors' obligations to the Judge; and in
the course of the controversy we expect
to be fully advised as to the peculiar
relationships of all the parties, and their
cousins and their aunts, and to be fur
nished with abundant means of judging
as to which journal is the friend par ex-
cellence of the Judge; which is very
important question. We don't put in a
claim for ourselves, as probably Judge
Patterson is our fair share of the judicial
booty. On the NeW Era's idea that the
best friend of the judge is the one who
most plainly tells him of his faults and
most earnestly exhorts him to repent
ance, we apprehend that our lien on our
part of the bench will be promptly ac-
knOwledged and not interfered with.
We therefore calmly await to see who
captures Judge Livingston. If protesta-
tiOn can do the work the NeW Era will
come out ahead, as it can double-dis-
count the Eraminer in that line. Moth
ing can be finer than its ardent express
sion of admiration for the judge and its
hope that he will be judge throughout
the balance of his life. The Examiner
does not seem able to get ahead of this
bid for the judges affection being appar-
emily dumbfOunded at the NeU Era's
auGacity. If it had collected its faculties
together it ought to have been equal to a
nomination of the judge for the supreme
bench which would have been cleverly
seeing the New Era's bid and going one
better.
The Nep Era's publisher, it seems, has
been crony of the judge. When he
was senator his paper says that he con-
stantly asked the judge how he should
vote, which it complains that his sue.
cessOr and the Examiners friend, Sen;.
tor Mylin, does not do. Very likely.
Senator Mylin is not like ex-senator
Warfel, as perhaps he is pleased to feel.
Still it isa point against the Eramirer in
the struggle for the judges cOuntenance'
that the senator does not consult him and
that the judge complains of it as the
NeU Era says he does. The authority
for the statement is bad, but if true it is
an important consideration in the mo-
mentous question at issue. Then Mr.
Warfel, the Examiner admits, called
upon the judge and apoiogized for his
papers assault on him and declared that
if it happened again he would discharge
his editor. He has not done it and prob
ably won't. In fact he couldn't. A
pOp-gun cannot discharge a cannon ball
Still it was a pleasing thing to say to thu
judge. 1t was innocent, and showed
the publishers innocent heart. 1t prob
ably set him right with the judge ant
maybe he don't cut him any more whel
he meets him on the street. The wicked
editor gets all the blame. He is the bul
that rushes at the red rag his partner
the big calf that sinks behind the COW
when danger cOmeth. And when tn,
rag is taken away the bull is very milt
animal. The rag is away. The New Err
is gentle with the judge. The Eraminci
is pointed to back seat. The happ,
family seeks to be recOnciled. The love
feast is spread. The rough tongue i!
smoothed and the publisher is not dis
barred for his papers naughty Language
that he, poor dear, never knew wa:
coming, and that it is ever so sorry thai
it was wicked enough to print.
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