Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-27
Eancastcr ff1tei!:genrer.
THURSDAY EVENING. JAN. 81, 1881
Senatorial Elections.

Senatorial Elections.
At this distance there seems to he a
very fortunate deliverance for the Demo-
Gratis of Tennessee and of the whole
country from the sharp senatorial strug-
gle in that state, which threatened to
wreck the party there and to impair its
strength at Washington. The outcome
is no less advantageous to the Democ-
racy because it was controlled by the Re-
publicaps who elected Jackson to prevent
the election of a worse Democrat. The
Democrats of that state seem to owe
more to the Republicans than they owe
to themselves for the happy issue out Of
their troubles. They were prepared to
vote for low tax" Democrat in order
to get the one necessary vote of a bolter,
who would not vote for any Democrat ex-
cept his own uncle. The Republicans
then came to the rescue and showed the
Democrats how to elect a better member
of their own party. That they did this,
however, with no view of losing any
chance to elect their own candidate, is
shown by the fact that as soon as their
manGuvre had scared the Democrats
away from Rose, and the bolter back to
Maynard, the Republicans turned in
again for their regular nominee, from
whom they were in turn led away by the
Democrats taking advantage of the situ-
alton to elect the man who was
probably the best they could have Sc
lected.
The accounts of the election show it to
have been remarkable legislative
skirmish and give us Il fOretaste
of what may happen in the PENN
sylvania Legislature, some of these
days, when the breakup occurs. 1t is
now manifest that neither Mr.. Grow nor
Mr.. Oliver can ever be elected. Their
only reasonable hope Of winning, with
the aid of Democratic votes, has been
extinguished by the substantially solid
opposition of the Democracy of the
state to any dicker with either side. 1t
is manifest also, despite Don Cameron s
bravado, that the Oliver forces are dis
integrating and becoming restless. When
these candidates shall have been drawn
off, and the little issues which their can
didacy represents shall be swept away,
and the time shall come to elect a sena
t.,r for Pennsylvania on the broader and
better issue Of his fitness to represent
this state in the Senate, the vote Of the
Democrats in the Legislature may be
cast for Republican, with as much fit
ness and to as good purpose as was the
vote of the Tennessee Republicans yes
terday for a Democrat. On the other
hand, if the Grow people are sincere in
their opposition to the machine, it is a
very great dea! better for them to help
to elect creditable Democrat than a
machine Republican.
A correspondent of the New York Sun
urges the Democrats to simplify the sit
uation by electing Mr.. Wolfe. 1t would
probably be better for the Democrats in
y party sense to elect Wolfe than Oliver,
but Democrats well informed of the sit
uation at Harrisburg know that Mr..
Wolfe is not as strong in his faction as
Mr.. Grow, and that he is not very popu-
lar with the Democratic members. AS
soon as those Democrats who prefer him
would go for him-with the best Of mo-
tivcs-a very considerable number of
their party, with baser motives, would
seize the pretext to so for Oliver. 1t
would not require rs many Democratic
votes to elect Oliver Us to elect Wolfe
and we fear they would speedily be had.
As the matter now stands, Democratic
integrity and Democratic honor can best
be maintained 10y allowing the deadlock
between Oliver and Grow to be kept
locked.
THE Harrisburg Patriot denies that
Senator Wallace has ever assented to or
proposed 4 corrupt dicker with the Re
publicans for Democratic votes for
Oliver. The correspondent of the Sun
gives the best of good reasons for disbe
lieving that ever Mr.. Randall consented
to such a bargain to save his district, a
report to which we think the Patriot
has given currency on as little founda-
tion, likely, rs there was for the rumor
about Mr.. Wallace of which it COM
plains. The truth of the matter doubt
less is that neither of these gentlemen,
nor any other Democratic leader of
weight and influence, has ever proposed
or has ever been willing to incur the re-
sponsibility of such bargains as have
been freely reported by irresponsible
news mongers. These ideas have been
thrown out by adherents of the Republi-
can factions. now in the shape of prom
ises and again in the way of threats, to
see if the bait caught Democratic gud-
geons. 1t has not proved very success
full, and it may as well be understood
that it is fast to Republican hooks and
has not been thrown out by Democratic
anglers.
GARFIELD, or somebody who is in his