Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-22

him, by way of introduction, that he,
too, was one of the most conspicuous
advocates and supporters of this same
" nine million steal"
Holman VIII DO.
The New York Sun, which has been
booming William ). Holman, of lndi.
ana, for the presidency in mild man
nered sort of way, Is suspected by It's
contemporaries of being only about half
in earnest, suspicion which they claim
to be strengthened by the publication in
the Sun of Mr.. Holman's likeness. Tn.
doubtedly it was not very imposing
1t did not display the
countenance of a very great man. But
Mr.. Holman could be a very good presi-
dent without being very great man.
Great men may make very poor presi.
dents, as we know to our sorrow. Some
OF our most satisfactory presidents have
not belonged to the class and when we
survey the short list of the cOuntry's
present great men, particularly those
who have earned the title by their ar
dent pursuit of the presidency, we do
not find many, If any, who bid fair TO
make good presidents. Mr.. 1Io'.
man has ilrmness and honesty as
strong recommendations to The White
House, and if he should be made preSi-
dent we would be sureto have cur public
affairs honestly, carefully and ecOnomi.
cally administered, il not brilliantly, 50
that we agree with the Stu, that Mr..
Holman would do. We could say the
same, however, of quite a number of
men among those little spoken of for
the presidency, because they are not
devoted to swelling themselves out for
the place. There are many men, in
public life and out of it, who would
make excellent chief magistrates and
it is cause Of COngratulation that the
conventions will, in the presen. mori-
bund appearance Of the standing presi
denCy hunters, be forced to look around
among the material tha. does not want
itself for the place. The office should
seek the man.
ELECTION dag aad Republican demosal
izaton are only two weeks from to-
morrow.
WHILE the dynasties OF Europe are in
continual hot water with present and i'm
pending troubles, the United States gov
ernment keeps the even tenor OF its way,
respected by all, disturbed by noae.
THOSE who are morbidly fond Of the |
nasty sensational will doubtless prick up |
their ears on learning that Mrs. Langtry's |
mother is extrmoly deaf and cauuot see
without her glasses.
The rapidity with which the defalcations
II the clerks in the pay department of the
Pennsylvania railroad were made up seems
o indicate tha: some of the powers behind
he throne were getting their share of the
loot and booty.
JoHN STEWART will attempt the aero
battle feat this evening of explaining how |
Niles and Livesy are more worthy Of Re
publican support than the Christian sol.
der and gentleman, James 4. Beaver.
Consistency, thou art Jewel
SENATORS COOPER and Stewart and
Candidate Niles will probably not explain
to night why they kept the Legislature
iile for six weeks, at an expense Of four
thousand dollars day, Only to determine
which Republican faction should elect the
United States senator.
SENATOR STEWARDS reasons for selling
his brthright for mess of pottage are
hard to understand. His vehement oppo
sition to General Beaver last year. and
equally aggressive fght for Niles and
Livsey at the present time, can be ex.
planned only under the suppositiou that
the senator from Franklin is filed with an
oyerweening desire TO get back in the
Stalwart ranks, and, begging pardon for
past offences, have the Old Cameron collar
bucklcd around his neck.
ONE Of the most powerful arguments
advanced By Mr.. NiIes in a recent speech
in York was that the chairman of the
Democratic state committee " was a Re
publican up TO 1872" As Mr. Hersel
had no vote in 1872 the relevancy of this
argument is not entirely clear, but il
would probably have been better for Mr.
Niles il he had had no vote in tho Legisla
ture in 1869. HO might have been spared
making the record of having been a con.
8pcuous advocate and supporter of the
- nine million steal"
REPUBLICAN dunning circulars are being |
broadcast through the depart
mcnts in Washington, asking tho govern
ment clerks from Pennsylvania TO come to
the rescue Of the grand old party" in its |
present embarrassment. In them attention |
is called to the fact that Names loss in |
1880 stirred up the Republican reaction in |
Indiana, that elected Garfield. This empty
passage of words will deceive nobody. The
existing political conditions differ widely
from those which were potent in the cam
paign three years ago Then the "tariff
scare was swung like a club over the
heads of Republicans of wealth ard a
steady shower of crisp, new two dollar bills
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