Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-10-26
LANCASTER DAILY lrrE1eENoEa WEDNESDAY OCTOBER rs 1881

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point that statesman to the cabinet of
his protege. Probably disinclination to
be esteemed as rendering such a ser
vice controlled Gov. Morgan to decline
place which the infirmities of his years
forbade him to wish to occupy for any
long time.
1t is said that the president s hesitancy
in making his cabinet springs from his
desire to follow the advice of Grant and
and his own disposition, to
make it intensely stalwart, and the in.
expediency of thus showing his hand
before the November elections. Our
Cameron is said to be especially
vigorous in protesting to Arthur
that he will ruin Bailv in Pennsylva-
mia by showing the Blaine Garfield
faction that the Grant Conkling- Gamer
on combination controls the administra-
tion. There is danger, on that discovery,
Of wholesale desertion to Wolfe. But
still this presidential tendency is becom-
ing SO generally understood that it is
doubtful whether the Withholding of the
cabinet names will he worth while.
Since it turns out that the influence of
Cameron is strong enough to defeat the
appointment as attorney general of Mr..
Brewster, Notwithstanding his close
friendship for Arthur and his moderate
stalwartism, the enemies of Cameron in
the Republican party in this state are
quite sufficiently advised of the strong
presidential winds that blow against
them, and ought to be fully cognizant
that they have nothing to lose by sue
coring the open rebellion of Wolfe.
Their only safety is in the knife. They
are blind not to see it.
WOLFE had a big meeting in York last
evening. Editor McNair, of the Republi.
can, was at the fore.
A BLACK man by the name of Green has
been chosen a member of the Ohio Legis-
lature. He is not we'll red, but will do
to yellow long with the Ohio white
trash.
"Go TO-" tho man said when the goat
helped him over the fence, but no really
thought there must be half a dozen at
least. Cro tell the honest truth, as ad.
mitted by oar friend Burdette, of the
Hawksye, he didn't say that at all, but
We can't print what he really did say, and
We have to print something.>
In one of Landseer's early visits to Scot.
land he stopped a. village and took a
great dea! Of notice of the dogs, jottins
down 4 sketch of them on bit of paper.
Next day, on resuming his journey he was
Mortified to find dogs suspended from the
trees in all directions, and drowning in
the river with stones about their necks.
He stopped weeping urchin, who was
hurrying off with his pet pup in his arms,
and learned to his dismsy that he was sup
posed to be an exise officer who was taking
notes Of all dogs he saw in order to prose
cute owners for unpaid taxes.
II General Grant is sincere in his dc
c!ination of third term candidacy, a Re
publican contemporary thinks, he ough
to give John Andrew jackson Cresswel
the grand shake. At the Maryland Re
publican state convention the other day
my old postmaster general" rod
rough shod to the front as full fedget
third-term boss" Immediately afte
which he becomes a candidate for his ole
place a. the head of the postal depart
ment. visits Washington, and is frequen
arm in-arm companion Of General Grant
whom he relies upon as the one altogether
powerful friend. 1t begins to look a.
though General Grants great ambition
is to preside at the table Of the kitchel
cabinet.
THAT thoroughly non- partisan news.
paper the Easton Express, published at tn,
home of the gentleman it 80 cordially con
mends, drops into politics for an instant
to remark that "the probability of Rober
f. James, esq, being elected additional
law judge in the Twelfth district grows
stronger as tho days glide by, and Simon
ton and Miller continue to stick. Tho peo
pie Of that district will have no occasion
for re sret if the triangular fight goes on to
conclusion, which will elect a gentleman
Of such ability as Mr.. James. A careful
courteous and conscientious judge on the
bench is blessing to the community il
which he resides. Mr.. James would be a
favorite with the bar and the people of that
whole district
OUR esteemed Republican contcmpo
rary, the Wilkcsbarre Record, is all awry
in its facts when it says that the Erie
Observer, which is supporting Noble SO
staunchly, is an independent newspaper
while the Herald, of the samo place, which
is opposing him, is "the regular Demo
cratic organ" The case is con the con
trary quite the reverse" The character
Of the O5serrer's Democracy has never
been equivocal and the voice of its editor
Mr.. Whitman, has for years been poten,
in the counsels of the party. His Democ-
racy has ever been sound to the core, and
can the Record be in ignorance of the fac,
that the Herald, which it dignifies with