Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-01-23

only for the spoils of war must be drum
med to the rear.
WE find that the contractor for the
Legislatire Record of last session seems
to have been paid his full price for that
half-executed and badly-served job. AS
printed, published and delivered, he
neither fulfilled the terms of his con-
tract, nor answered the purposes of the
publication. 1t was in most respects an
utterly useless affair, a swindle even on
the members whose proceedings it es-
sayed to report, and fraud upon the
taxpayers. The attorney general, the
auditor general and the state treasurer
knew this perfectly well, and they should
have been just as prompt and energetic
to prevent payment for it, as they were
to interfere against giving the members
their extra $500 pay. We have no reason
to suspect the personal integrity of any
one of these three gentlemen, but as
things 60 at Harrisburg, it is the fash
ion of men who have thieving bills
against the state to get them approved
by dividing the plunder with those who
secure payment for them. When men
of good repute pass bills so tlagrantly
dishonest as that of the Legislative Rec
ord contractors, they lay themselves
open to suspicion and cannot wonder if
they are classed with the common
feather of hill'' roOsters who steal ap-
preparations and raid the treasury with
contingent expenses" bills for car
pets and rugs" ''brOOms, buckets, &c" :"
THE census of 1880 shows that there are
in Pennsylvania LAG, 1873 children over 10
years of age who cannot read and 22S, Ola
over 10 years of age who cannot write.
THE president has stated that he would
lend his aid to the Independent movement
in Georgia in preference to the Bourbon
Republicans.
THE way Of the Sunday paper is deeply
mysterious. One of them yesterday had a
discourse Oh the International Sunday
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" fascinating French horror - and an al
legged account of BOokwalter's bar'l in
Ohio politics.
The L. S. Tobacco Journal mournfully
relates " the obstacles and difficulties
which beset the path of the editor in his
endeavOrs to steer clear of the shoals and
quicksand of partiality and inaccuracy.
We should like to know how this editor
knows. Has he ever made any such en-
deavoro
THE printers department of the Cecil
Democrat comes to us this week exhibit.
ing a pardonable pride in it's appearance.
The type is new and bright and clear and
has aided much in the general improve.
ment. AS faithful chronicler of local
news and an exponent Of country ournal
ism as it should be, our contemporary
over the line has richly deserved the sue
cess Of which it gives this latest manifes.
} tation.
IT is now pretty we'll settled that State
. Treasurer Samuel Butler will he an active
and energetic candidate for governor and
that he will gather to himself the opposi
tion to Beaver. This all looks very nice
on its face and may furnish very good
port for the half -and-half Independents to
lie by in. But Farmer Butler is very sly,
and the Stalwarts couldn't do a smarter
thing than trot ont Farmer Butler to keep
the Independents from fixing their minds
on a more dangerous man. The state
treasurer will moderate his pace so as not
to get his nose ahead of Beavers, and if a
secondary nomination should drop to
Chester county keep your eye Oh Farmer
Butler.
IT is re-lie-ably reported from Wash
ington that the 10th Cincinnati delegation
called at the White House to advise the
president about the Cincinnati and Cow
ington postoffices and had beer refused
admittancc while the 214th Maryland
delegation walked up to the White House
to advise the president about Baltimore
appointments, and this body of statesmen
also walked home sadder but not wiser
men, without having been able to sec the
president. A considerable part of the
adult male population of Cincinnati has
been registered at Washington hotels since
the 1st of last November, and some of the
prominent citizens talk of coming on per-
manently SO as to be on hand daily to
advise the president about the Cincinnati
postoffice, which appears to be one of tho
most important institutions in the world
and one on the security of which our mat
erial liberties largely depends.
PERSONAL.
Lord LORNE arrived at Halifax, N. S.,
on Saturday.
WM. J. FORDNEY, who has been max
ing tour around the world, is expected
h ONE soon.
"STONEwALL "JACKsON's sole .laugh
ter, Julia, is to be married to Mr.. Frank
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