Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-25
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TUESDAY EVENING. JAN. 25. 1891.
No Union.

The names said to have been present
ed to the caucus Republicans at Harris
burg by the anti-caucus element of the
party do not indicate that the latter are
very anxious to come to an agreement
with the Oliver people or to have the
regulars come to them. For they could
not have proffered any one of these
names in the hope that it would he &C
ceptcd, saving perhaps that of Wayne
MacEeagh, who is only acceptable to the
Cameron people on personal and FAMIL Y
grounds. Mr.. Wolfe and Mr.. Stewart.
as principal factors in the present legis-
latiye revolt, and both being men of
greater positive force than Grow. would
naturally be more Objectionable to Cam
erOn and his friends than Grow himself.
1t is not likely that Oliver and his Pitts
burgh delegation would consent to the
choice of any other Pitisburgler, least
of all to that of two men whose
friends nave kept up a constant fire in
their rear during the pending strug-
gle. The suggestion of Mr.. Whar-
toms name is comical. He is q
rich PhiladeipEian, owner of the
nickel mines of this county, out of which
he makes large fortune because he has
large governmental protection. He is Il
party tyrant and enfGrces his political
opinions with iron will. He las no st n
atorial qualities that Mr.. Oliver does not
possess in as great degree, and the sug-
gestiOn of his name by those WHO are OPP
posing Mr.. Oliver is, we repeat, cOmical.
This show of conciliatOry spirit by
the Grow forces is instructive TO the
Democrats. 1t will serve 10 inform them
what foundation there is for reasonable
expectation of Il union between the op-
posing elements in the Republican party.
1t might reasonably he followed 10y the
offer of the regulars to unite with their
opponents in electing the elder Cam
eron. Hcyt OF Quay. The outcome.
of >alI such negotiations can conf
IDENTIFY be predicted in advance. The
deadlock thus far has manifestly not
induced 4 kindly feeling between the
factions. Each is afraid of being
cheated III accc:,tin: any man offered by
the other, and ualess the Grow forces
can be entrapped into submitting a very
different lot Of names, no Republican
Senator will be elected by Republican
woes.
So long as this probability continue we
Sc, no embarrassment environing the
Democratic members of the Legislature.
The best they could ever hope to have ac-
complished is to prevent the election of
a Republican. They are doing very well
to do that. The Philadelphia Times
seems to think it is their duty to elect a
Republican, and that if certain Demo-
cratic leaders do not do what is right to
be done in these premises they are
''mere boys to be spanked and kicked
about 10y the leaders of Republican fac
tions.' The value to be attached to the
Times y suggestion would be more mani
fest if it would plainly ayow what il, its
view is fright to do on the part of the
Democrats ut this junctura. There
is suspicion abroad that its
editor wants Oliver elected by Demo-
cratic votes and the Republican machine,
almost kicked to pieces by Republican
kickers, reconstructed by Democratic ma
chiniSts. The Democratic leaders who
lend themselves to this work would GER
tainly be putting themselves into the
hands of Republican faclionists to he
kicked and spanked. Thus far the De-
mOcracy have been enjoying the kicking
and spanking because the Republicans
have been giving it to each other. We
prefer that it should 60 on in that way.