Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-29

THE Reading Times and Dispatch signal
ICES its establishment in its new and hand
some building which has been in course of
erection for several months, by appearing
in new dress Of beautiful type.
SAYS Justice Miller, Of the United States
supreme court :'To lay with one hand the
power Of the government on the property
of the citizen, and with the other to bestow
it upon private individuals to aid private
enterprises and build up private fortunes,
is none the less robbery because it il
done under the forms of law and is called
taxation. This is not legislation. 1t is a
decree under legislative form.'
Gov. CRITTENDES, Of Missouri, has re-
fused to surrender. upon the requisition of
Gov. St. John, of Kansas, a man who was
indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced to
pay fine of 500 for violating the prohib.
itory liquor law of Kansas, but walked out
Of court and made his escape without pay.
ing his fine, and before the officers could
take him to Jail. Gov. Crittenden holds
that the federal constitution does not re.
quire him to surrender man who owes a
debt to the state where the debtor re.
sides.
ORDINARILY there arc tifty-two Sundays
in year, just as many as there are
weeks. The coming year, however, will
contain fifty-three Sundays. Already
during this nineteenth century We have
had fourteen years that had fifty three
Sundays apiece, and there are to be -four
more, including 1882, making a total OF
eighteen. They are rs follows: 1904,
1909, 1915, 1920, 1926, 1882, 1887, 1si3,
1S4S, 1854, 1860, 1866, 1871, 1876, 1892,
1888, 1893, and 1899. Ten of them ap.
pear at intervals OF six years, and seven OF
them occur 1T periods of five years. They
arc every year that begins on Sunday and
each leap year which begins on Saturday.
IT will no doubt greatly please the In
dependent Republicans to hear that Sena,
tor and State Chairman Thomas V. Cooper
is greatly pleased with their address. lie
finds it "entirely inoffensive' y and that il
embraces the very doctrine that the resu-
lars have been preaching right along. 1t
shows that there is 10 substantial differ
ence in the two ways Of the party and
that with good nominations there will he
perfect accord in the next canvass, SO far
as those are concerned who desire to stay
within the ranks Of the Republican party"
AS Cooper has his nominations made
and the guarantee of the Independents to
help him through with them, lie naturally
feels cheerful.
In the view of that able Republican OF
gan, the Philadelphia Etening Telegraph,
should the rumor about Sargent and
Chandler for cabinet places be we'll
founded, the line of retrogression, or
rather degradation, pursued by the prcsi-
dent will be plainly marked. From James
to Howe was frightful plunge down.
wards, and it will require 4 similar move
ment to put either Sargent or Chandler
or both. into the cabinet. The selection
of Gorham for place at the executive
council table would be scarcely less dis.
tasteful to the Republicans Of the Pacific
coast than the choice Of Sargent. And as
to Chandler, his appointment would bc
the Sign of base political trcachcry as
well as singular disregard Of public opin-
ion and the fitness of things, as it would
undoubtedly mean dcscrtion of Blaine by
| the man who had wOrshiped him as the
sun of the politica! universe" That is
| about tho Sirn Of Il