Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-27

Ike StrOng man 0tCer sleep ana
Ihake her invincible locks in fashion you
title think of now. Wait; retribution
will come in due time. Justice travels
With leaden heel, but strikes with an
ron hand. Gods mill grinds slow, but
fine. Wait till the flood gate
Is lifted and a full head of water comes
rushing on. Wait and you will see fine
grinding then.
EVERY county in the state has at least
one member of the Democratic state COM
mittee this year, in addition to county
chairman. Staff and line officers are ex-
pected to work harmoniously together to
"get out the VOTE"
A sTENosRAPHIc report of the proceed
ings of the late Democratic state conven-
ton is being printed and will soon be
published under the direction of the state
Copies of the pamphlet will
be sent to all the delegates of the CONVEX
tion and substitutes, $50 far as their ad.
dresses have been furnished to the mem.
bers of the state committee and to the
chairmen of the county committees. Other
copies will be furnished upon application
to the chairman of tho state committee
upon enclosing q three cent stamp.
CHAIRMAN HENsEI., OF tho Democratic
state committee, takes hopeful view OF
Democratic prospects in the state. He
says that within four weeks after the
state convention there has been more work
done than in the eight weeks succeeding
the convention last year; that the work
has been untiring, energetic and thorough,
and that there is Democratic organiza-
ton in every election precinct. MIR. Hen.
sci believes there will be a larger vote
polled this wear than is ordinarily expect
ed in an of year, aud he is confident of the
success of the Democratic ticket.
MoNsIGNOR CAPEL explicitly denies tina!
his mission to the United States has any
special significance, and he pronounces as
"a pure myth" the rumor that he il
preparing the way for the transfer of the
papal court from Italy to America. To
any one at all acquainted with Catholic
traditions this statement was entirely un-
necessary. But newspaper correspondents
must have something to write about, ano
the continued discussion Of the pope's ar.
rival in American dominions may bt
confidently looked for until the crack o
doom.
AFTER Sept. 1, the headquarters of th'
Democratic state committee for the presen,
campaign will be permanently located il
rooms No and 0, at the Girard house
Philadelphia, the same as were occupied
last year and by Col. Mcclure in the Cur
tin Lincoln campaign of 1860. The clerica
work of the committee has been vigorousl!
prosecuted since the opening Of tho yea
and is much further On than at the cores
pouding stage of last years campaign. Th'
work of the organization will be somewhat
simplided this year by reason of the fac
that there is no election for nor comp!ica
tions over members of tho Legislature ant
congressman. Tho efforts of the stat,
committee will be concentrated upon get
ting out the full Democratic vote.
HASTINGS GEHR, the we'll known Re.
publican politician of Franklin county, ha.
probably found by this time that it is moi
the safest thing in tho world to trife will
fearless newspaper. During the 1886
campaign he asserted that the Chambers
burg Valley Spirit had been bought by
John Stewart to aid in defeating H. j
McAteer in the contest for the senatorshiI
of the Thirty. third district. The paper
promptly instituted libel suit agains
Gehr and it was put down for trial at ths
September term of court. The defendant
now publishes sweeping retraction of hi
charges, declaring "that there was nc
foundation whatever for his statement -
and in addition has paid all the costs oi
the prosecution. Mr.. Gehr evidently
"didn't know it Was loaded"
AN interesting question with an anus
ing phase has arisen in Trenton, New Jer
sey, where five Chinamen, imprisoned il
tho state penitentiary, threaten to sue ths
state prison keeper and board of Inspector.
for heavy damages for depriving them o.
their queues. They claim that the con.
stitution declares that no person shall b.
deprived of the privilege of worshippinl
God according to the dictates Of his con
science, and that the queue is an elemen
of Chinese religion. Poor Lo has hare
time of it in the land of the setting sun
Not only has the edict gone forth that th'
" Chinese must Co." but the unofendint
pigtail, the cultivation of which has causet
him to lie awake o'nights, must follow
suit when he gets within the four walls o
a prison. If Lo would rejoice in the con.
tinued possession of his sacred queue, hs
must stick to his washee " and beware
of entrance into penitentiaries.
THE last day for the registry of voter!
this year will be Thursday, Sept. 6, ano
out of abundant caution every voter should
satisfy himself that his name on the book
with tax assessed against him. Other
wise lie may be disfranchised. Democratic
committeeman and politicians should bs
active and energetic in looking after thi.
now to tho exclusion of every other po
litical consideration. 1t will not de
to assume that because the bulk of the
voters paid their taxes last year that the
registry this year is an nnimportant mat