Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29

TIE speakers desk, it is announced in q
Washington despatch, has been thorough
ly repaired during tho summer vacation.
When new speaker is added the place
will mako fairly creditable appearance.
SOMEBODY with vivid imagination has
written to a Baltimore paper that exactly
at Q O'Clock on the morning of Oct. the
comet will ruu into the sun, and darkness
will invade the earth for 72 hours, and the
West be engulied by an eai thquake.
MIR. CAMERON was wont to speak Of
Lancaster county as place where they
''always did have trouble.' Last nights
demonstration would have about convinced
him that the people around here haven't
60: over their bad tricks yet.
THERE will be political awakening for
the distinguished orator who last evening
confidentially assured his audience that
there was no Democratic party in Penn
sylvania, ere the ides of November have
gone. The four hundred and some odd
thousand Democrats who voted for Han
cock will respond to this statement in a
manner that will be calculated to make
the able observer open his eyes to their
fullest extent.
THE Secretary of ths interior has decid-
ed to reopen for settlement a tract Of
about 100000 acres q. agricultural
lands in Northern Dakota, which were
withdrawn from settlement several years
ago by Secretary Sshurz. The lands,
which once formed part OF tue great Sioux
reservation, were withdrawn from the set
tlement pending tho consideration Of a
claim to their occupancy by rowing band
ofChippewas. The claim is now decided
to DO invalid.
The Times is in a pout because the
Democrats of Philadelphia didn't nomi-
nate Republican for sheriff, and insists
that policy dictated such a course.
If that is the best argument that can be
advanced against the course of .he con
ventior, honest and sincere people will be
reasonably we'll satisfied with the ncmi-
nation Of M. Grim, whose character as
citizen without reproach is attested by all
the respectable citizens of Philadelphia,
including the Times. Policy can't be re-
k;ar,led rs the highest OF considerations.
"THE abolition of unnecessary offices,
the reduction OF the number of public
dependents, the narrowing of response
bility and economy in the public expense,
constitute an urgent and practical reform.
This would be substantial benefit to the
people. To lessen the cost of government
lightens the burdens Oflabor. The authors
and abettors of the evils under which the
people suffer are now on their trial in this
commonwealth. Aftera long stewardship
they will he judged by deeds and not by
declarations. Professions are easily made :;
but the people have been fed OH such dry
hrsks SO long that they have resolved to
determine who shall be their servants, not
what is promised for tho future, but BY
what has been done in the past. t.''-From
Pattison's Commonwealth Club SpeeeA
Col. CASH seems to be running his cam
paign in South Carolina on about the same
principle that marked his relation with
Mr.. Shannon. Cash wants to 20 to Con-
gress and has secured the Republican and
Independent nominations. He made
a speech that is described by the
Republican Now York Times as violent
and abusive, which so inflamed some of
his colored followers that a bloody riot
was started and several lives sacrificed.
The murderer Of poor old Mr.. Shannon
found the pistol a pretty handy. argument
in dealing with thats.gentleman. Evidently
he has lively faith in its qualities in a
political discussion, else he would not
strive to SO provoke the passions of his
impressiblo negro adherents as to start
affray in the streets. Cash has
learned to held human life lightly. and the
bloody scene of Wednesday was likely
enough part Of his deliberately planned |