Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-10

ever does. The probability is that 1t
will have to he cut up and reformed he
fore it will again effectively appear in the
political arena and that process will
take time.
THERE are still two doubtful states.
Virginia and Indiana not yet being
definitely fixed. The Malone majority
in Virginia is going down and the Demo
Gratis have hopes that the returns from
the far-off districts will take it away en-
tirely. In Illinois the southern portion
of the state, which is Democratic, is not
yet heard from sufficiently to decide
whether the present small Republican
majority will stand. The chances are
against the Democracy in both these
states, but they may yet turn out all
right, since the Republican majorities
are gravitating downwards.
RoBEsoN now has leisure to reflect upon
tho adage: "a prophet is not without
honor save in his own country"
PROBABLY the beaten Republican leaders
may, like Gould, only with somewhat
different feelings, say "the people DO
d-d,"
AND the rains descended aud tho floods
came, and tho winds blew and beat upon
the machine and it fell, and great was the
fall thereof
THE broadest humor Of the election is in
New York, where civilian Fl. Kennedy.
was elected coroner. There happens to be
five people of that name in the city, and
two Of them have taken it into their heads
to claim the Office. There seems to be no
way of deciding which is to receive the
certificate.
TIE Democratic victories of Tuesday
are still growing in magnitude, and the
only question now appears to be at what
figures they will stop. Clevcland's ma
jority has now reached almost zoe, 900, and
late returns continue to show all over the
Union Democratic gains of the most sub
stantial kind. It was terrible catas-
trophe to the party of great moral ideas
and it will be many year before its effects
arc obliterated.
GRAND SECRETARY LAYTON, of the
Knights of Labor, has declared his inten'
ton of never again voting the Labor
ticket. He is supremely disguised with
tho small vote given Armstrong. He now
considers with Powderly, of Scranton,
that the best plan for the laboring man is
to vote with the party offering him the
greatest advantages. The laboring OLE
ment, Judging from Armstrong; weak
ness and Pattison's strength, seemed to
think that tho Democratic party filled the
bill.
HERE are some of tho lucid reasons
givon to explain the causes that led up to
the Republican Waterloo "In Ohio it
was the whiskey men, in Pennsylvania it
was dislike of Don Cameron, in New
York it was resentment at Federal inter-
ference in state politics, in Massachusetts,
it was disgust at blueblood management,
in Michigan it was Hubbell, in Nebraska
and Kansas it was prohibition, in Con.
necticut it was Barnumism, in Colorado il
was the silver question" In brief, the
whole may be summed up in one clause
disgust with the Republican party.
| SENATOR BAYARD in ono terse sentence
sums up tho only conditions which should
allow i man to aspire to high official po-
sition. He says "No mon can and no
men shonld be allowed to press them
selves to the front who in character are
not above suspicion and whose records are
not beyond reproach." 1t is these noble
qualifications which lave brought the
now governor Of Pennsylvania SO conspic
uous!y to tho front and secured his cleo
tion to the Office he has held SO long in
Philadelphia and to tho high position to
which ho has just been named.
| VINO will succeed Governor elect Patti
son as Controller of Philadelphia, is the
problem agitating tho good people Of that
city. OF this Office the Ledger says
",Whcn it is occupied by mere instru-
ments of routine, like nearly all Of those
who held the Office prior to tho present
incumbent tho Office is not only no
check on the money spending departments
but it may be made their aid and ally. Per
contra when it is held by a man like Rob.
ert Pattison it is in vital sense more
valuable Office to the public than any other
in our municipal organization"
TIE Philadelphia Press "claims the
right of age and experience to give -
Governor Pattison wholesome advice, -
and in doing SO broadly intimates that
the governor. elect is in . position most
immincntly dangerous to his character as
public man. Just because Mr.. Pattison
is a young man and was never governor
before, We do not consider that there need
be any fears entertained that he will not
be able to Withstand the temptations
which may be in his way. He has demon.
strated too we'll the firmness of his deter
mination, the power of his will and the
truth and steadfastness of his assertions
and intentions, to allow reasonable minds
to doubt that his career, SO conspiciously
begun, will not bo otherwise than sue
cessful and brilliant one. Whatever daz.
cling political triumphs the young COVER.
nor may achieve in his advance in life,