Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-16

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cooperation with his large and ignorant
negro following, the baser elements of
the Democracy have naturally alienated
from him the better elements of Repub-
licanism, and these now make common
cause with his Democratic opponents to
rid the state Of his domination. There
seems to be no room for doubt of the
success of their united effort.
THE clock like regularity with which
Courtney, !, the oarsman, is defeated in every
race he enters ought to make him eligible
to position in tho Philadelphia baseball
club.
MAcADAM thought before his death that
he had exhausted the possibilities of road
making, but his was retrogressive age.
Up in Erie skulls and bones are the
delightful substitutes for stones in making
road beds
THE Michigan Prohibition state con.
ventlon arraigns the Republican party for
bad faith in not submitting tho liquor
question to the people, and declares that
party is incompetent to deal with it. The
Republican party is tottering to it's fall.
UPoN what strange rocks of doctrine
some men will split. The anti. organ fac :
tion of the United Presbyterian church,
assembled in Allegheny City, on Wednes,
day declared in favor Of abolishipg the
organ in future for church services. The
poet who wrote of "music having charms
to soothe the savage breast" dared not
risk his reputation by including bigoted
churchmen.
VINITA, in the Indian territory, has
been selected as the scene of the Slade
Mitchell prize fight, set for September IL
1t is the height of absuriity for these pro
fessors of the manly art to 60 so far from
home to do their slugging. Why not call
tho brutal display a ''sparring exhibition
and hold it in the heart Of the metro polls
ofthe nation? There the stern guardians
of the law act as seconds in these fistic Oh
counters.
THIRTEEN has ever been esteemed among
some people an unlucky number. The
sad accident in Cornish mino on Wed
nesday, by which twslvo ont Of a party of
thirteen miners were killed by the break
ing of rope attached to tho car in which
they were standing, will have tendency
to confirm the fears of those who are
superstitious in this regard. No doub'
some will be found to argue that had the
thirteenth man waited for the next car al
would have been we'll.
AMERICA may be the ideal home of the
laboring man so far as high wages arc con
cerned, but the palm must surely bt
awarded to Europe when the price o
living is considered. The Senate com.
mittee Who arc investigating the cause o
the telegraph strike have olicited ths
Information that the pay of Wheatston'
operators in England was from 81 los. t.
Sc 1Os. a week and that a man could live
comfortably in any part of England fo
ten or twelve shillings week-or s2.5
The American operator who receives So
per month, and is compelled to expend SO;
for meals and lodging, exclusive of ap
parel, ETC., is in much less enviabl'
position than his English brother. l
would be we'll for some of tho demagogues
who vehemently declaim against tn,
"pauper labor OF Europe" to cut ou
these facts to paste in their hats for handy
reference.
THAT American shipping is not what i,
should be is an old story, yet few people az
| aware OF the humble position the United
State occupies in that regard in compari
son to her foreign neighbors. At tho eud
Of the fiscal year 1882, the total tonnage o
ships owned by citizens Of tho United
States and sailing under the American
flag was 4, 165, 1888 tons. OF this there
were employed in the loroign trade 1855,
492 tons. Tho tonnage Of vessels of priu
cipal foreign countries entered at ou
seaports during the same period was a,
follows Great Britain, 1878. .979 Ger
many, 1. 251 ,1S4 Norwegian and Swedish,
$50, 200; French, 37G,293 all othe
countries, 1890, 205-making total O.
II ,6SS, 200. l. is thus seen that the United
States whole foreign traffic is not one
sixth Of that which Great Britain enjoys
with this country alone. Incredible as i,
seems, it is nevertheless fact that three
fOurths of our produce ara carried away,
and four-fifths of all the imports are
brought in foreign vessels. The reason
for this state of affairs is easily sought
The vast business relations between the
states, united with the rapid development
of rich territory in the West, has caused an
undue prominence to be given to domestic
commerce. It is a shortsighted policy,
however, for the United States to tenderly
cherish domestic commerce, which is self.
protecting, while her neighbors across the
sci are making themselves permanent
masters Of all tho foreign trado atloat
Some day in the near future the mistake
will be more apparent.
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS,
Tho Wilkesbarre Union Leader, DEM,
thinks the sooner the Legislature adjourns
the better.
The Philadelphia North american be-
lieves that the right of organized labor to