Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-25
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MouDAY EVENING. JUNE 25. 1888.

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MonpAY EVENING. JUNE IS. 1888.
Out or Joint.
The Pittsburgh Post, reputable ana
representative Democratic journal
challenged the accuracy of the Phlladei-
mia Times Impeachment that Patti
son and Cameron are convertible terms,
marking the same low level Of political
and administrative dishonesty" Ihe
Times in response says that the Post IS
an organ and the Times is not that a
relative of the Posts editor has CLERK
ship under the state administration ana
that no relative of the Times editor mas;
that It was a "fatal surrender OF Pattl'
son to Pilgrim leadership" when he
made Mr.. Cassidy his attorney general
who had aforetime " divided the De
mocracy to help the Cameron machine
to plunder the people, and the Camerons
divided the plunder with Cassidy and
his followers Hence dated the
disorganization of the honest Democracy
and the defeat of every measure OF re-
form that vitally affected the Republl
can bosses"
Suppose it were true that the Post
stands up for the administration because
there is ga Barr in Office" under it and
that the Times, not having ga clerkship
under Pattlson," is against him and
that Cassidy was a Pilgrim and Patti
son ought not to have appointed him
what proof or indication is there in
any or all of this that the disorganiza
tion of the honest Democracy has begu1
or that the state administration
has been surrendered to Pilgrim
leadership or that anything vita
has been lost or has failed of &C
complishment for which the DemOcrac!
of the state, with the efficient aid of thu
Times, battled last fall ? The Time
certainly has not yet produced evidence
of it. The appointment of Mr.. Cassld.
and the nomination Of a recorder and o
sealers of weights and measures befor
moving for the abolition of thes
offices were, we believe, the chic
rocks of Offense to the Times, thu
far, in Gov. PattiSon's cOurse-and th
latter policy he has shown was recon
mended to HIM by the editor of tn
Times. Even allowing these to hav
been errors they do not disclose "a fata
surrender to Pilgrim leadership" nor ;
''disorganization of the honest Democra
cy." On the contrary, they are so abund
antly offset by rare sagacity of admin
istration, by wise recommendations an
intelligent and fearless exercise OF til
veto and other executive power on tn
part of the governor, that the people @
the state generally recognize his honest
of purpose and intelligent judgment
and his par; y has been greatly strength
ened in public confidence by his oflicl;
action. If he has done all this agains
the advice of his councillors, he ha
proved himself i man of superior wis
dom aud strength of character if the
have advised him to it their leadersli
has been s;llutary and not fatal. If th
Times fails to see this it lacks acuteness
if it recognizes it and withhOlds frol
the administration the credit it deserve
then it is not honest, and its opinion
will not command respect and influence
There may be, as the Times say
, Democratic organs in the state wllic
deem it their duty to their party L" indi
criminately praise all of Gov. PitLison
acts, whether they actually appreH
them or not. The INTELLIGENCER
not one of these. 1t did not favor NJ
Cassidy's appointment, and il told why
and it never has had occasion to recan!
But it has seen no signs of Pilgril
leadership " in the work of the admins
tratiOn. 1t las seen signs of wisdom all
honesty, and whether the governor wa
led to these by or in spite of his c'bine
advisers it gives him credit for it for TIL
truths sake. The Times, on the othe
hand, bas simply played the par
of an organ. 1t set out t
break down the administration ant
in pursuance of that policy; it has per
sistently abused its news columns I
misrepresent the administration, Will
it has constantly rung the changes OF
Pilgrim leadership in the executiv
councils, without being able to point +
anything issuing therefrom that is of
"Pilgrim " taint either in its relation
to public policy or in its tendency t
CamerOnize the Democratic party
There may be felt in the party some pri
vate resentment at the administration
and maybe not without cause. but tina
this has extended to or in any degree il
fluenced party "disorganization o
arises from D fatal surrender To Pi
grim influences is not true. And th
Times knows it ; but the Times is mani
festIy out of joint.
Etaa1ing cer Law.
The INTELLIGENCER, having bee