Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-21
Not DANGEROUS.

The Press says that Senator Mitchell
is contemplating showing his teeth on
the pOstOflice appointment at Pittsburgh
he knows nothing about the man ap-
pointed, but has sent to Pittsburgh for
information and will act accord
ingly. 1t would he 4 very virtu
Gus resolution on Mr.. Mitchell s
part, but as he has not heretofore
exhibited any inclination to set up for
himself as Il senator of independent judg-
ment, We may he permitted to doubt
whether his present reported restiveness
will culminate in action. 1t is, no doubt,
Mr.. Mitchcll's duty rs Il PENNSYLVANIA
senator TO refrain from voting for the
confirmation of any unfit appointment
of the president and rs the latter seems
to have handed these little matters over
to Senator Cameron, there is ample rea-
son for not taking for granted the fit
ness of Tie selections made; and there
is also very sufficient cause for Sen
atOr Mitchell's getting his back up,
if he has any back, over the apparent
Ignorance of the president that Penn
Sylvania has two senator's. This infOr-
nation should he very interesting to
him in the present equal division of
partie.; in the Senate, and it would seem
that if Senator Mitchell would make up
his mind to furnish it, by abstaining
from giving his vote to the Pittsburgh
postmaster of Messrs. Cameron and
Magee, the president would be thankful
for the information. Manifestly Senator
Cameron has impressed him with the
belief that Senator Mitchell does not in
fact exist rs an independent factor. Mr..
Arthur when he is made acquainted with
the existence of such votes in the
Senate shows his disposition to profit
by the Information. He has made
this plain in the case of Malone, to Sc.
cure whose vote he demolished the Re-
publican party in Virginia, and that
part of the platform of the national
party which declares in favor of the
payment of public debts. With this ex-
ample before him Senator Mitchell
ought to he encouraged to believe that
his vote can be made potential in secur-
ing the presidents attention to himself
and the Independent Citizen Republicans
of Pennsylvania whom he has been sup
posed to represent. President Arthur
has, however, shown so much acumen in
weighing men that We fear the Press is
wrong in disputing his judgment that
Mitchell is not Malone, or a kicker,
but an amiable gentleman vino can be
satdown upon with much safety.
The election of Riddleberger as Sena-
tor from Virginia is the personal tri-
umph of Malone, who imperiously
rules the successful coalition Of Repub-
licans and bastard Democrats by virtue
of the force which is lent him through
the president s affiliation an association
which is given because of its political
advantage. There is no national coalition
between Virginia's repudiators and
the Republican party, which has
pronounced against such doctrine. 1t is
a union unsustained by principle and CO.
herent only through spoils. 1t demon
strates the low plane upon which the
president acts. 1t is safe to say that
when he does virtuous thing it is not |
because of its virtue, but solely for its |
1t is surprising that Re-
publican sentiment patiently endures the |
lebasing alliance with the Virginia Re-
adjusters but it takes it calmly for the
good it brings.