Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-08
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THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1882.
Lear as an Adviser.


Ex Attorney General Lear writes .
good letter and seems to know it and
enjoy it because he writes very long
one and is evidently more solicitOus to
make it spicy than he is to achieve with
it its avowed purpose, which is that of
harmony in the Republican party. He
protests that there should be a new con-
vention held but he fails to show such
gentleness in his treatment of Senator
Cameron as would be requisite to in
duce that gentleman to lend a ready ear
to his suggestions. lie calls himself the
senator's friend, but fails to speak of
him in very friendly way. 1t is tOl-
erably certain that such pacilicatOrs as
Mr.. Lear can only teach peace through
war. The harmony they can secure is
only that which wouldrollow Cameron 5
destruction and this is the kind they
particularly desire. The fight is one of
the outs against the ins. Don Cameron
by the grace of his father and his for
tune, and no particular virtue of his
own, has been for long time at the
head of the Republican heap. 1t is a
position which he was not qualified to
successfully fill. The place did not de-
mand much talent, as is evident from the
fact that Simon Cameron was equal
TO it. No one would accuse the aged
Winnebago of any particular brilliancy,
yet he had tact and good sense and they
carried him through. There are very
many ADLER men than the present Sena-
tor Cameron in the Republican party in
the state, and not many of them are
among his friends. 1t is not the class
he cultivated. They are coming out
now about his ears like 4 swarm of
hornets, and there won't he much left of
him after they get through with him in
this hour of their opportunity. If Don
Cameron had any natural resources one
might doubt whether he would be stung
to death in this battle. But he is so lit
tie in himself, and has such little men
about him, that there is no opportunity
to doubt his fate. He has as his props
little else save money and administrative
patronage aids that are very good in
their way, but very insufficient
in such /; rebellion as this. They
will only go little way in his
support, and the Hessians that are
not paid have plenty of inducement how
to desert to the enemy. Mr.. Lear may
bc o! this class Of Republicans who love
themselves better than their party or the
principles they SO loudly express their
devotion to. There are plenty of such
Plarisees among our political teachers
They only need the opportunity to he as
b:il Us tliaSe they SO loudly revile when
Cameron is detlroned as the Republican
boss, some other boss will take his place.
1t is party that somehow always gets
under bosses and can't survive without
them. Perhaps it had better keep Don
than fly t. another it does not know so
well. 1t might have u worse master.
We rather tisi.I, that Lear, for in
stance, would j. :, .l..'sa. It is doubtful
whether he Is qH,ie so pure and honest
as he would be thought. We have
known him III the attorney-general's s
Office, WHERE. his methods underwent
legislative examination ana did not
seem to be just what they should have
been. Mr.. Lear is Il very excellant hand
at proclamations. His sentiments are
noble But whether his acts measure up
to the high standard of his words may
fairly be questioned.