Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-03

"ReGerm'' In PhIIadelphia.

MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY ., 1884,
"Relorm" In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Republicans who protest
aloud their devotion to reform, but who
do not permit it to carry them out of the
lines of their party to secure, neverthe-
less, in the most inconsistent way, appeal
to Democrats to ''rise up to the occasion
and abandon their party, to help along
the justification of the Republicans by
putting " reform" Republicans in Office.
II that is not an impudent demand, i'm
pudence is not properly defined in the
dictionaries.
It is quite often that this demand to
the Democratic party to rise up is
made. We look to see 1t Oh every occa-
sion when Republican axe is % be
ground for people who do not run the
machine. 1t has become SO familiar that
we would really miss it very much if we
were not greeted with it annually from
some direction.
The Philadelphia Times of yesterday
indulges itself with the observation that
the " Democratic leaders are prone to re-
ject golden opportunities upon which,
in one sense ut least, their followers will
be glad to congratulate them. And it
goes on to declare that the reform Re-
pablicans will not make a hopeless battle
merely to elect the Democratic ticket,
and that it will be a sad blunder if the
Democracy of Philadelphia shall rise
''no higher" etc.
Now that seems to us to be talking
supreme nonsense; in no sense bettered
that it is stereotyped nonsense. This
feast of crow that the Democracy are
|. invited to, remember, by the Reform Re
publicans and the Times, is the support
OF Stokley for mayor; Republican
'oo1 1of the most partisan kind, whom the De-
" aS1ocracy of the city have been contend
~ Wig against and dcnouncing for years,
n". 3nd whom they believe to he absolutely
x '!ht for the Office he seeks, which is say
'at lug their thought very mildly. 1t is true
t!le Times does not propose that the
ID" Democratic vote shall he cast for this
ng Wan lit gives them the privilege of set
Ke2fS6p Democrat for the mayoralty to
"alby knUeked down, since they cannot
S3Ahb@ such dose rs Stokley. But
v46ei9anyt thought to ask the Democracy
nat Bef6tee Tor the man when it proposes
1,'tfAatt Shek Shall /" rise up'' to the support
le 'i%sffttfe refS0tm Republican movement, at
D. the head Of whose ticket this man Stokley
AND wond
ow vekAa' Wonderful ticket it is, showing
ls-,66 66w tety inconsistent and politically ad-
uv'ee9eaded these reform Philadelphia Re-
'oA oAiaRfcahs are. They put on it, aside of
10" ottktsy, Caven, who ran against him for
four years ago, and who appears
- 6rb'a reform Republican in fact. He
''oAee AeeiHtertains the Democratic opinion of
'n bt6k1ey; and it is not easy to see how he
> iee!Hfun on the same ticket with him. 1t
HMported that he will withdraw from
',a !. and his seif-respect certainly de-
!" fhaAds that he should.
ne II is Mr.. Caven whom the Times wants
"outAe Democracy to support-and they
'llolW lW6dld be very glad to do it if they were
~. aff6rded proper opportunity. But any
ivy Site should see that this opportunity does
lcAtitSt come when Mr.. Caven is put on u
snttetket with Mr.. Stokley by Republicans,
orntv!ib declare the movement to he for re-
.lu f6tm within their party. Democratic
or'!di4 being thus decidedly rejected in the
o' FORMATION of the ticket cannot be looked
in its s'election, and such reform as is
as3hbolized in StOkley not being the kind
me gfateful to the Democratic appreciation,
upltHe ticket he heads cannot obtain the
eis.ipport Of their sympathy or their judg-
ItIiient in whole or i'm part.
'af'y It is not the object of the Democratic
'se'b$ttt to purify the Republican party,
HVveH could it see the publication that
phiSG Gf9uid come to that party in Philadel-
a"cfhA df to the city itself by the. continu-
cxfice HI office of a mayor who has dis
MAJ na1faaedH Hhd degraded the municipality for
44taIt Years. The Democracy does its
an! !h&e fd6ty when it keeps itself pure !;
aeilSAA n IT, EFFfesents good ticket in Plila-
parteiE9ffS df Supports one chosen outside of
oo'ieSiRtg4i SRtg lines, it acquits itself of its whole
obligation.
God SaYe the
The PeRSasNANvaeptthe NAvep Inc Commonwealth.
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