The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-20
our PHIEADELPHIA LETTER.

LlsH LANdUAGE PREDOMINANT
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. II, 1882.
Irregular Correspondence Of the Freeman
DEAR McPIKE-Your correspondent was
in bad condition for writing last week and
cOnse quently omitted his regular weekly let
ter to the FREEMAN. The writer had many
things to worry him last week, but eSpeci al
ly was he worried over the grievOus disap-
pOintment of the great aesthetic, Oscar
Wilde. felt sad that Mr.. Wilde had been
so grievously disappointed in his aticipatiOns
Of what he would see and feel while crossing
the ocean. Mr.. Wilde expected while cross
ing the great herring pond, that Neptune
would arise like a fOuT-legged water spout
from the sea, sieZe the AraZOna in his hellish
grasp and fan the face of Venus with her
NEPTUNE, however, never made his appear
ance during the whole passage. As every
true and loyal merican citizen should feel,
/ was sadly worried that Mr.. Wilde should
have been 50 sadly disappointed in his search
for that subtle force in nature which is kin
to power as expressed, and first cousin to
truth. To Mr. Wilde the ocean was tame,
and the roaring tempest was zephyr
What worried me most was fear that Mr.
Wilde, while in his indignant mood, in an
unguarded moment would cause trouble by
demanding of the ocean steamer company a
rebate on his passage money. While Mr..
Wilde great disappointment is sincerely to
be regretted, iU is also deyOutly to be hoped
that he will not despair. When the great
aesthete visits Philadelphia l will try to in
duce him to take voyage across the Allie
gheny Mountain. A trip across the noun
tain think would not disappOint but satisfy
him. If Mr.. Wilde will take a mountain
passage and seat himself upon the back of
Cambria county mule, and attempt to take
poetic license with its rear ribs, he win be
satisfied with his ocean passage. I had al
most neglected to tell the readers of the
FREEMAN that the great aesthete apostle,
Wr Wilde, is said to be not bad looking
mar, being as straight as one of the new
electric poles on Chestnut street and looks
a1 10 FfCrTH frrh nav nrr,a
ments-iu sections. Mr.. Wilde'S chin leans
forward about as much as the light does
from the poles. His eyes are blue and of
the kind called Soulful by the aesthetic
He looks as if he were one whose angry pas
siOns, if stirred up from the very base Of the
utmost depths of his soul, would not hesi-
tate to scratch out ones eyes OUT Mr..
Wilde is six feet, three inches in height,
broad ShOuldered and muscular in proper
tiOn. l will now embrace the opportunity to
remind Mr.. Wilde that he will find me his
fast friend.
A GREAT CHANGE OF FEELING.
Having received the gratifying Intelligence
that the long looked for intensely intense
and sOulfuliy soulful high priest of aesthetic
culture and philosophy, Oscar Wilde, had,
after fairly getting off his ''sea legs, " become
sufficiently modified to smoke a cigarette
Oscar Wilde is cigarette smoker. Howev-
eT information previously obtained on the
subject Of aesth eticism had prepared the in
teliigent public of New York for this sad
blow. The happy intelligence of Mr.. Wide's
improved condition, with the inspiring news
that President Arthur was happy, and en-
ioying himself in the pleasant official duty of
distributing the prizes in the lottery of as
saSsinatIOn," and that the StalWaTtS were
drawing all the prizes greatly relieved my
distress of mind and did much to arouse my
dropping spirits Last weeks wOTryment
of mind has entirely departed, and / am
again in condition to resume the pencil. a
great fear has been taken off my mind, by
no los zta
and grandmother ShiptOn as false prophets.
! am sort Of feeling good, too, over the fact
that the Jury HXer'' has taken recess from
active operations that the ballOt-bOx thieves
are marching to MOyamensing, and that their
bosses are likely to follow them. ItalsO adds
greatly to my pleasure to learn that Presi-
dent Arthur has officially directed that his
cOachman shall wear the livery that Grants
cOachman wore that Arthur is dOnning
Grants livery himself, and that the White
House folks, pOeticaly speaking, are IN time
But what eXhilaTates7 7me in a special manner
is the wonderful ludicious management of
the Tax Office by an honOred Cd namesake,
Thomas Jefferson Smith, whO on q yearly
salary of g, 500, in three years became
millionaire. Four years ago my hOnored (?)
namesake, Ike myself, was pennYesS, but
at the end Of three years, on a salary of 81
5OO-S7 500, he was able to enter firm into
which nc put cool half million Of dollars
What marvellous arithmetic is he master OF ?
Where is the Smith who would not feel ex-
Il
such mysterious talent?
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS FOR 1882.
The Republicans have now a candidate in
General Beaver who will make the best of
his great opportunities. Those who assume
that the Stllwart Beaver will be easily beat
EN- must be Ignorant of his vast advantages.
lie Is able on the stump with the elOquence
Of his war crutches to plead for his success,
and he will be backed by the ablest and
most desperate men and methods ever eXhiO-
tied in a Pennsylvania canvass. He will
have the whole material power of President
Arthur's administration. He will have all
the men IN Office with any needed percentage
of their official salaries He will have all
the machinery of the State well tested in the
many desperate conflicts Of the past and
will have all organs with their long well
traiued submission. Such is the enemy the
Democrats will have to fight in November
next There IS not question of doubt
about the StalWart leader. as the Republican
masses are relieved from all trouble about
their candidate for Governor as the Stall
wart managers have united on General Bea-
yer as the most acceptable Of all the Stawart
aspirants.
The Democrats Of PENNSYLVANIA already
know what they will have to contend against,
and let there be a Teturd of the wisdom that
ruled in the cOncis of their Democratic faith
ers i'm the nomination of their candidates -
Now, who will be the Democratic leaders
for 1882 to make The assault upon the Stall
wart columns The selection of the Demo-
cratic material for leadership IS now the all
important matter Among the circle of
Democratic aspirants for 1882 the most
prominent is James II. Hopkins. The de-
velOpment OF circumstances and public SEN
timent dictate that he should be the chosen
leader, and the potential Democratic leaders
should exhibit their wisdom by leaving the
question an open one for the development of
circumstances and public sentlme mt to die
tate the choice. There must not be set up
of any personal candidate as has been done.
There must be no Walaecism or Vandalism
in the man NOM mated as the Democratic
candidate for Governor. Any man nomina-
ted for individual supremacy will surely be
rejected by the party and the people, but if
a candidate like James II. Hopkins, who
Will not be set up of any faction but be the
representative of the steTnlv aggressive, hon
est and liberal Democracy of the age his
election with Congressional and legislative
delegations will be certain With James II.
Hopkins as a candidate for Governor, and
with Moses Neale as a candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, the Democrats of Penn
sylvania will win victory that will olsen
thrawl the Commonwealth and ensure hon
est government in the State. The Demo-
Gratis OF Pennsylvania have now grand Op-
pOTtunity, and let them embrace il. Every
thing now depends on their candidates.
There are enough honest voters in PennsyI-
vnnia to overthrow the present corrupt Re
publican dynasty, if proper Democrats are
presented for their support
A BRIG HTER DAY FOR PENNSYLVANIA
1t is hoped that this year will see the be-
ginning of q brighter day FOR PENNSYLVANIA
The whole machine of the government of the
State has become rotten. The best Repub-
potent and deserving have been ignored,
and the money of the State has bpnD IIsad 10