Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-16

witnessed in the politics of the
state. We reproduce his speech on our
first page to-day. Let any one who
questions the capacity of the desperate
Stalwart bosses for corrupt dickering read
what he told his Wilkesbarre audience
Saturday night.
IT is intimated that the forthcoming
report of the postmaster general will
strongly urge the establishment of postal
telegraph.
1T is announced ''authoritatively " that
Secretary Teller 6" is not a candidate for
re. election to the United States Senate at
the next session of the Colorado Legisla-
ture." Teller is evidently in the cabinet
to stay.
that modish honeymoon must extend
over three months or last only day or
two, anything between the two being
hopelessly antiquated.
The Erie EDening Obseroer, which ap
peared as daily one year ago, justly fell
citates itself Oh tho rapid strides it has
made towards success and prosperity. 1t
has done yeoman service for the north
western Democracy. Long may it wave.
A GOOD many people arc looking for
that imposing array Of Republican speak
ers which Chairman Cooper but few
moons ago promised to introduce into the
canvass in this state. Has the Ohio flood
swept the bridges away or otherwise cut
off communication
THE lonesome looking specimen Of Mr..
COoper's astonishing " Beaver hat that
for time adorned tue shining coronal of
our Stalwart contemporary of tho Erami-
ner, has mysteriously disappeared. Pro-
badly it was knocked into a "cocked
hat" by the Ohio gale or some equally
malign influence.
SINCE Ohio has broken away from its
Republican moorings the scenes about the
departments in Washington are heartrend
ing in the extreme. Arab Jay Hubbell is
beseeched on every side for additional
funds to save the grand old party" and
the clerks of the different departments
are trembling in dread of another assess.
ment to bolster up cause which they fear
is already lost.
ACCORDING to the census report there
were in the United States, in 1880, 1850
wool establishments, employing 1G1. .4S9
hands, and bringing ont annually pro-
ducts to the valuo of $s67, 1894 1,OO5
cotton establishments. employing 1S5, ,472
hands, and turning ont products to the
value Of ssl0. 95O, aS3; 1,Oo5 iron and steel
establishments, employing 140, 672 hands,
and turning out products to the value of
$29G, ,557, ,6s5.
REPUBLICAN decentralization after the
Ohio cyclone was the cause of a iaughab!s-
incident to campaign orator in Bridge
port, Montgomery county. Col. A. Will
SOD Norris was billed to address a meeting
at Bridgeport on Thursday evening, but
when he arrived in that borough, finding
no one at hand to receive him, he essayed
10 find tho place Of meeting unassisted.
After wandering abo"t for an hour and
half in this vain effort it is alleged lie ,nys.
teriously disappeared. Let Stalwart ORA
tors who are trying to uphold the warning
cause OF Cameron take warning from this,
that when they take tie stump away
from homs the srrest way Of obtaining a
Beaver audience is to bring one along
with them.
"PUELIc Office is public trust
to be executed for the benefit Of
the whole people, to whom alone officials
owe their responsibility and Of whose will
they should be the faithful exponents.
When this conception Of duty is lost sight
of Or modified, the way is open for an i'm
mediate, certain and constant degencracy
of the public service. A merely mechan.
ical and negligent performance of official
functions follows the oblitcration of these
of duty. This results from tho
long continuance in power of selfish poll
tical leaders, and is a most serious evil in
tho public service. ."-From Rattison's Com
Club Speech.