Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-29


selves and give success to those who de- |
serve it, the Democracy of Ohio, Penn /;
sylvania and New York seem to have
been on their good behavior this year.
In each of these great states the outlook
is very bright, indeed, everything indi-
eating clean sweep from the Ohio to
Lake Champlain. This is not merely the
enthusiastic opinion of Democratic lead.
ers, but is known to be the deliberate
judgment of many Republican observ-
ers who are exceptionally well informed.
In fact in this state and in New York
the Republican managers have practi.
cally abandoned the hope of electing their
state tickets and are now engaged in
desperate effort to save the pieces; and
the same will probably be proved true OF
their demoralized sympathizers in Ohio
at the election.
In Ohio the fight centers Oh the con
troll of the Legislature and in the doabt-
full congressional districts. For many
years the Republican party in that state
has been playing fast and loose on the
temperance question, the purpose OF its
managers being to utilize both the ex-
treme anii-liquor and liberal (Gernan)
elements. Finally point was reached
where this sort of thing had to stop, and
a Republican Legislature and Repnbii-
can governor submitted to the people
legislation on this subject SO extreme
that it was speedily declared unccnstitu-
tional. The party had been committed,
however, and it made the issue in the
present campaign such that it was AZ
once deserted by tens of thousands of
voters who had stood by it with unfal-
tering fidelity, and who now declare
their intention to accept the Democratic
party's pledge to deal fairly and honestly
with this question as with all others.
Gov. Foster has vainly tried to stem the
tide and Senator Sherman has apparent
ly abandoned the contest and gone to
Cincinnati to try to save the notorious
Congressman Butterworth, 4 thankless
and hopeless task.
In New York Folger's nomination,
and especially the manner of it, is a
load the Republican party is either
unable or unwilling to carry. Instead
of the bitterness engendered by the
triumph of the Conkling-Arthur ma
chimes calming down and disappearing.
the feeling of revolt is growing stronger
every hour. 1t is remarkable and un
precedented fact that the work of the
Saratoga convention is so unpopular
with the party that the ticket set up is
without single homes. and earnest sup
porter among the great Republican
journals of the state. The Tribune and
Times and the Albany Erening youraa!
are all very" souri," while the Buffalo
Express and the local Westchester
county organ of Collector Robertson
openly and defiantly repudiate Folger
and declare for Cleveland. Under such
circumstances il is folly for the petty
postoffce organs of the administration
to talk about Republican success at the
polls. If tho election was to take place
to-day, BuffalO's courageous reform
mayor would be chosen governor of New
York by $4,000 majority. The unanim
ity and confidence of the Democracy is
such as has not been known in the EN-
pire state for many years. They have a
ticket, like their brethren in Pennsyl
vania, unassailable throughout, with
Grover Cleveland, a man of the Patti
son type" as the New York Times
admiringly calls him, at one end, and
the gallant General Slocum at the other,
and which is certain to attract
the suppor: of thousands of Repub-
lican reformers who propose to vote as
they shout-straight for honest mer
only and who under no circumstances
will follow the lead of the notorious John
F. Smyth, who, as chairman of the Re
publican state committee, has been
given charge Of FoIger's campaign.
In Pennsylvania the battle goes brave
lyo on. The eyes of the country are
upon the great Keystone state. 1t is
here that ring rule, so long entrenched,
is making the most desperate struggle
for its life. It is here that reform has
won decisive victories, in Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh, and now the last line
is to be taken, and the whole band
of political brigands driven out
and broken up. The Independent
Republicans are doing effective work
against the common enemy, but the
main assault must be made by the
united Democracy, which has only 10
come forward in one unbroken column
to sweep the field. The Beaver mana
gers frankly admit that their utter and
complete rout is as certain as anything
in politics can be, unless they can dis
integrate and dem0ralize the Demo
cratic vote. This is their only hope,
even in a last effort to save something
from the wreck. Democrats of Penn
sylvania, close up the ranks and move
on irresistibly. Let no. single man
miss roll-call and fail TO share in the
coming triumph Of the people over their
would-be bosses.''
The Independent Republican meeting
in this city last night was significant as
we'll in regard to its character as to its
size. The organization of the meet
ing was COMPOSED of some of Lancas-
ter'S best known, intelligent and influen-