Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-25
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY -. 1892
The Independent Ticket.

The Independent Ticket.
The Independent Republicans have
placed very good men in nomination for
the state offices, all being well fitted, SO
far as we know them, for the places for
which they are named. Notwithstand-
ing which it is quite certain that they
will not he chosen by the people to fill
them, while the regular organizations
of the two political parties in the coun-
try also have tickets in the field. The
ticket just nominated is distinctively
Republican a; a Democrat was placed in
nomination for supreme Judge, but the
chairman of the convention ruled that it
was out Of order for the delegates to con-
slider the name of any one but Repub-
lican, and in this decision he was
heartily sustained by the convention.
1t was. therefore, its declared policy to
present its ticket only to the Republi-
cans of the state for their suffrage, and
the Democrats have no concern with it
whatever. There may be difference of
opinion concerning the soundness of
this policy, but since the aim Of the
members Of the convention was the con-
troll of the Republican party of the state,
there does not seem to be any good rea-
son to doubt the eXpedicncy of their re-
fusal to make any advances towards the
Democratic organization. If they had
nominated Judge Ludlow, the Demo
cratic convention no doubt would like
wise have done SO, and the Independent
Republicans would have contributed to
the election Of this one candidate. Their
particular object, however, is not to
elect their ticket, but only to display
their strength to the end that they
may at future time capture the Re
publican organization. They therefore
deliver the election this year into the
hands of the Democrats.
This will be the inevitable result of
their action, unless it happens that Sen
ator Cameron and the regulars should imi-
tate the discretion of the coon and come
down without waiting to be shot. The
Philadelphia Press, which has long
sought to maintain the collapsed reform
within-the-party idea and which would
dearly love to get out to the Independ-
ents now if it could find way, thinks
that 4 door is opened 10y the excuse
which arises for reassembling of the
regular convention, through the declin-
alton Of its candidate for rconSressman-at
large. The Press would have this body
come together and hold lOve-feast, and
offer to sandwich the Regular and In.
dependent Republican tickets together !;
or if that would not 10 the trick, no
doubt the anxiety Of the Press for har
mOny would lead it to favor the swallow
ing OF The whole Independent ticket by
the Regulars; but it may we'll be ques.
toned whether Senator Cameron and
the Stalwarts would be sufficiently do
Gle for this feat of deglutition.
Possibly Senator Cameron would be
willing TO knock the most of his
candidates Oh the head if lie could
save Beaver but Beaver being the
objective scalp of the Independents he is
apparently beyond salvation. If he
can command himself and his followers
sufficiently to take John Stewart for gov.
ernor there would probably he no diff
Guilty i'm getting the warning factions int
the traces with Il common ticket but il
he took him it would only be to kill him
in the election. 1t would not lie safe t(
say that the concessions demanded by
the Independents for reunion will bt
too great for the machine leaders to ap
pear to make. They are evidently eX
ceedingly anxious for an appearance OF
Republican harmony in the state, and
have already conceded to the point OF
disqualification in the vain effort t.
secure this sembllnce. AS the Indepen
dent demonstration, from its present ap
pearance, is amply strong enough to Sc
cure the defeat of the regular ticket, i,
is not impossible that Senator Cameron
and his advisers may conclude to plunge
themselves into still deeper depth OF
humiliation to avoid the demonstration
that the Republican party in Pennsylva-
mia under the administration of Presi
dent Arthur is SO rent in twain rs tt
have lost the state. The president, who
is the fountain of CamerOn's strength
cannot desire to have this development
made of the result of his nominal head
ship of the Republican party of thu
country. 1t is plain enough that if thi:
Independent movement is permitted. to
go forward to an exhibition of its con-
troll over the dominance of the Republi
can party in the state, it must he sur
rendered to if that dominance is to bt
preserved i'm the nation.
Where We Have Learned.
The Philadelphia Times thinks that
we learn nothing and forget nothing