Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-07
Aa,lcaster f,ltelkgenrer.
THURSDAY EVENING. OCT. 2, 1890
Bark. Not Bite.

Our agile friend Professor Wicker
sham was in the humor last night to ex-
hibit some of his best style of pyrotech-
MICS for the entertainment of the busi-
ness men and the confusion of the IN
TELLIGENCER. We like to see the pro-
fessor on the stage, for he is generally an
"amoosin' cuss. = You can always tell
what he is going to say when you know
what he thinks for you will feel sure
that he will not say that to the public
when it shall seem to be inexpedient or
inconvenient. Uncontrolled by any such
embarrassing impulse to speak his senti-
ments regardless of the situation, the
professor is free to exhibit in an amiable
or ferocious style, as may seem best, any
sentiments that the occasion may seem
todemand. Understanding thoroughly
this little trick of his it is constant de-
light to see him exercise it. 1t is rs en-
tertaining as the wriggling of a rattle
snake that you know has no poison in
his fangs and whose fierce noise and
threatening attitude mean nothing dam
gerous.
The professor struck his rattle at us
last night, and when he got through rat
tling was kind enough to say that he
didn't want to strike. Bless his innO-
cent SOUL that assurance was entirely
unnecessary. We knew he didn't; and
we knew he was fangless, if he did.
The professor is a good soul if he is not
as honest as man ought to he who wants
to hold high place in heaven and OH
earth. The professor believes that
bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush and he would rather take his on
earth: he but don't want to leave the
fence very far ; he is 4 prudent man.
Now, we happen to know what the
professor really thinks about his party
and its prospects and deserts in the
present election. The professor got
confidential with us one day this summer
and told us all about it. lie talked very
good sense, for he is a sensible man at
bottom, and only puts on the harlequin
clothes of the politician, which he has
assumed at this stage of the campaign,
because the circus is moving and he is on
the staff. 1t is business; and the pro-
fessor is :: business man. We did not
know that he was quite so much that
sort of Il g feller 'ras we find he is from
an extract from the obituary notice of
him in its pigeon holes which the Ne,r
Era published In advance last evening.
1t seems that he is quite a corporation
president, presiding among others over
the Consolidated gas company; very
suitable company. indeed, for the profes.
sor to preside over.
We won't tell on this occasion what
the professor told us about his party. II
is nothing which should lose him its
confidence, for it was only the truth told
in sorrow, not in anger. The professo,
will always lie Il sound Republican
while Lancaster county is; and on that
We will venture to advise his friends to
lay their bottom dollar; and also that he
won't bite any Democrat if he can hell
it. lie is a wise dog who will wag his
tail all the time and never growl while
you don't touch his face.
That howl Of the professor last night
was music in our ears it was SO cllarac.
teristic. The charming hypocrisy with
which he charges upon us that we were
taking politics into our business relations
when the dear man knew I'LL the time
that he had started the little game by
that speech in the g business mems y
meeting, in which he urged them to per.
manently organize in self defense against
the Democrats and their candidates
that was infinitely funny, The professor
tells III we don't employ any but Demo-
Gratis in our office, and that the Ne,U Err,
and Eraini"er employees are not all Re
pubiicans. The professor may he right
We do not know how our employees vote
never having asked them or made their
politics condition of their service. The
professor may he right i'm saying that
they are all Democrats; the professor
generally knows Il good deal about his
neighbors' business, being of an inquisi.
tive turn of mind. We know that we
have avery sensible set Of men about US
and that is strong evidence that they
will vote for Hancock. We regret that
the professor did not tell lis how the In.
quirer company employees and the gas
company employees vote. lie is presi.
dent of these organizations and ought ia
know. We only know that two years
ago his gas company people voted
the Republican ticket by order
and under threat of discharge
and certain other particulars in refer
ence to the political labors of the officers
OF that gas company are at the profes-
sOr'S service if lie would like to hear
them. And then the professor failed to
tell us how many Democrats are employ
ed by him rs superintendent of public
schools-a non bipartisan office. Doubt
less the professors time was too scant to
go into these details in his speech, but
we hope he will find time to write them :;
our columns are open to him for their
publication.
THE Nor Era is welcome to know
that the lNTELLIGENCER, like it claims
for itself, conduct its business on strict
ly business principles, employ the most
competent help it can command, and
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