Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-28

play of original genius for eulogy. Mr..
Blaine's deliverance, We judge, is to be
measured by what has been heretofore
known of his ability and fitness for such
a task as was committed to him, The
Sun is disposed to find fault with him for
not having departed from the conven-
tional proprieties. While this is sur
prising in Mr.. Blaine, it is none the less
creditable to him. He deserves praise
more for what he did not say than for
what he did :; and altogether he is re-
ceiving the praise he deserves.
AND now they are talking of Caven, Of
Philadelphia, for governor. If Caven and
Pattison are taken it will be cold day
for Reform in Philadelphia. 1t will be
badly left.
An esteemed contemporary has discover
cd the champion cheerful girl in the one
who amused herself flirting with the
mourners in a funernal procession in a
Western city the other day.
THERE ought to be no place Oh a Dem
ocratic city committee of Philadelphia for
George McGowan He has too much ca
pacty and too much disposition for evil
to be trusted in any representative position
by the Democratic party. He is per-
verse fellow, without principle, and will he
certain to abuse any opportunity given
him, by which hc can work ruin to the Or
ganization and confusion in it's councils.
Let him be retired with McMullin.
THE next election in Maine is To be one
Of extraordinary Importance. A governor
is to be elected who will have the appoint
ing of four justices of the supreme judicial
court. A Legislature is to be selected
which will serve for two years, and have a
United States senator for the long term to
elect. Four congressman are to be chosen,
probably Oh genera! ticket. Besides
this about double the usual number of
county officers are to be elected. No such
importance has attached to any Maine
election that has been held within the past
ten years.
The Reading daily Herald is the only
paper within the range of our observation
that had the enterprise to publish Blaine's
eulogy on Garfield before it was delivered.
Although Il morning paper the Herald
printed a large portion OF the address in
advance Of its delivery, saying. I" Mr.
Blaine will speak as follows &c. The
copies Of the speech which We're sent to
the Lancaster dailies had with them ali
injunction on honor" that they should
not be used before 12 o'clock. 1t would
be interesting to know how the Reading
paper got its copy without similar in
junction. For, OF course, it would not
have committed breach of confidence
THERE is 1 fair prospect that the Garrett.
Gowen-F anderbilt combination will be-
come a very potential factor in railroad
affairs. 1t has just received important aid
in the veto by New Jerseys governor Of
Jay Gould's bill authorizing the New Jer
sey Central railroad company to issue new
stock. lie thinks ''the whole gist of the
bill vitiates the obligation of contracts,
and hence is not only retroactive in so far
as it affects existing obligations, but
otherwise plainly unconstitutional." There
is also Il well founded rumor that the
English interests in the Atlantic & Great
Western railroad had made Messrs. Gowen
and Vanderbilt their voting trustees. The
control Of the Atlantic 6 Great Western
railroad by Mr.. Vanderbilt will cut the
Erie Out of a connection with the Pitts
bu:gh, Fort Wayne & Chicago roa,i.
EX-SENATOR WHITE, Of Maryland, says
lie has been utterly misrepresente.l in the
interview ascribiDg to him hostility to
suspected Gorlnan-Bayard combination to
run Maryland politics to the exclusion of
Nhyte. He says that no man in the
country has higher respect for the dis.
tinguished senator from Delaware than he.
He considered his chances for the Demo-
cratic nomination in 1884 az brigllt and
hopeful, aud there was no fear Of his
friends deSertiug him. He said, further,
he was :. great admirer of Mr.. Bayard,
and both personally and politically was
his friend. All tho same, Whytc admits
that he had a conversation about the
Gusene, and Dayard's relations with it. on
the street with young man. These ia
m!liar conversations with young news.
paper men are the ruin of some oi or
statesmen.
The Commonwealth clut, Democratic
organization Of Philadelphia, which will
formally open its doors on next Saturday
evening, is composed of gentlemen who
have the ability and the disposition to do
we'll for the party in Philadelphia aud in
the state. Their conference, through such
a medium as this club will furnish and as
sociation, by means Of it, with the better
element Of the party throughout the state
ought to work great good for the Pennsyl-
vania Democracy. An organization which
has held together,as it has, through twenty
years of defeat, has plenty Of stuff in it for
success with honor. Its support of the
Reform movement in PHILADELPHIA has
saved the city from spoliation and the
party there from disruption. There is
work before it in the state, and the Com