Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-23
NOW THEDEMOCRATS.
WHAT WILL THEY DO ABOUT 1T:

WHAT WILL THEY DO ABOUT 1T:
A Manly Protest Asa,ns. Mean and Mall
ciOus warfare
New York World.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania and
honest people generally have reason to
feel satisfied with tho work done by the
Cameron ex-convention. Tho meeting of
the convention was slap in the face not
only to the resolute Independents. but to
men who, like Mr.. Lear, had doubts as to
the regularity of the reassembling OF the
body. The friends of the machine added
to their already numerous evidences of
their desperate convention by nominating
a nobody and adopting resolution con-
cerning harmony which will not win back
the COntinentals, but will disgust the ad-
vocates of the "ride. over-'em" policy, and
altogether the indications are that MIR.
Cameron has not yet recovered from his
toothache. 1t now lies with the Democrats
at their convention next week to take the
next step towards Overturning tho ma
chine. 1fthey arc cnamored OF cOntlnu-
ancc of Cameronian rule, they can signify
the fact, unmistakably by nominating a
weak ticket or by espOusinG the lndepend-
ent cause with such exuberant enthusiasm
that all the timid Independents will desert
their leaders as Democrats in disguise,
and sufficient number of Democrats will
stay at home. But if the Democrats OF
tho Keystone state wish to carry the elect
ion. which may prove of vital Importance
in the political history of the time, let them
put a strong, popular Democratic ticket IN
the field and move on the enemy in front,
leaving the Independents to operate on his
communications.
The War Upon MIR. Hopkins.
Harrisburg Patriot.
Judge Trunkey's settled resolution has
been for many weeks as we'll known to
certain politicians who have been using
his name with so much loudness and free
dom rs it is to-day known to the general
public. They were perfectly well aware
that he could not possibly be induced to
accept under any circumstances. Why,
then, was the agitation kept up? What
scheme was being worked under the
broad cover Of Trunkey's honorable
name?
Some of tho most conspicuous candi-
dates have becn assailed with vague insin-
uatiOns concerning their supposed weak
ness as candidates or supposed unfitness
for the office of governor. MIR. Hopkins
Ids UCCu cSpCCltily OuV AOA Ohio
| sort of assault. Nothing has been alleged
against him which is definite enough to
admit either of investigation or refutatiOn.
| 1t is only said that he is ga bourbon"
| which is untrue. and of no consequence if
it was true. or that he is regulation
Democrat" which means only, if it means
anything, that he has always been faithful
to his party. But tho men who oppose
Hopkins in this unfair and unmanly way,
confessing their inability to allege against
him anything worthy of consideration by
their pointed refusal to respond to the
challenge of this journal and others, have
reasons for their course which cannot very
we'll be avowed. Mr.. Hopkins is not man
to be used by them. He has the stern in
tegrity and the calm courage of his father,
The late William Hopkins, of Washington,
who led the Democrats in the BuckshOt
war. We suspect that Mr.. Hopkins is Of
fensive to the class in question much more
on account of his own virtues than
for any other cause. He would
make a strong candidate, and he
would also make most admirable
governor. The same may DO said of Vol.
veIton, Pattison, Coke, Monaghan, Hall
or almost any of tho rest. There is not a
man on the list whose character is not
above reprOach, and who would not make
a CT Ieditable administration. We mention
Mr.. Hopkins particularly only because he
has been most persistently and unfairly
attacked by men who belonged to every
party but tho Democratic, and are willing
to see the latter succeed only when it shall
abandon its principles and cruelty the mer
who have fought in its ranks whilo tht
wiseacres who now propose to take
charge of it's fortunes were otherwise en-
gagged.
This journal does not, however, advise
tho nomination of Mr.. Hopkins. 1t simply
protests against tho unjustifiablo assaults
that have been made upon him, just as il
protested against similar attacks upon Mr.
Dill in 1878 and just as it will protest
against resort to such methods for thu
defeat of any candidate for nomination
The Patriot will be satisfied with th'
choice of the convention whoever that may
be. There is no boss, no ring, and NJ
sct-up in the Democratic party. Th'
freest convention that ever assembled il
Pennsylvania will DO that of June 2Sth
The vast majority of its members will b.
unpledged and uninstructed and its onl!
purpose will be to select at once tht
strongest and fittest men to head tn
ticket.