Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-12

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state convention. Let Us have state |
contest, for state purposes, and on state |
issues.
NOn.Partfsan City Government.
When the intelligent citizen and in
terested taxpayer of municipality sits
down and calmly reflects over the sub
jects of governmental interest that most
closely concern him, those of his own
city he can hardly fail to be impressed
with the fact that they have no relation
whatever to partisan politics. The
management of a city's financial affairs,
the care and condition of its streets, its
water works and lighting, police and fire
departments, health board and sewerage,
the numbering of houses and the regula
tion of markets-these ought to have no
more to do with the matters of state and
federal or even of county government,
than they have with the calculation of
| eclipses or the rise and fall of tides.
And they would not have if people were
only to settle down to the sensible de.
termination to elect mayors and council.
men and city officers on the same princi-
pie and with the same consideration
that bank directors and cemetery trus-
tees and the management of manufac'
turing establishments or clerks in a dry
goods store are chosen. What does it
matter to the city if mayor, who dis
charges his duty, is a prOtectiOnist or
a free trader; or whether water super
intendent, who is efficient, is a close or
liberal cOnstructiOnist of the constitu-
tiOn or whether a street commissioner,
who spends the appropriation honestly
and intelligently, is for or against tax
Oh oil. And yet we 60 on year after year
making lines run parallel that ought to
run 1T right angles, fretting and frown-
ing how one party or the other can get a
slight advantage, which, after all, means
SO much disadvantage to what everyone
comedies tG be the common veal. Has
not the time clearly come when at least
the politics of a city can prOlitably be
divorced from the more general lines of
political strife? The elections in this
state are fixed at widely separate times
and why should municipal contests
hinge upon other issues than those which
have really no connection with local
affairs?
AS they can't get up baseball club in
Denver, Colorado, and the days of the
| al nlI I,Nu 1-vsc
away, the oldest Inhabitants Of the mush
room city of the prairies are lamenting the
degeneracy of this modern republic.
l IT is of universal interest, and yet may
be contribution to general popular
, knowledge, that the first ice cream ever
made was by French cook in Wash
y ington in the early part of this century,
Y who when called upon to cater for one OF
J., the state dinners, said he would furnish a
= dish that had never been soon before, and
l he provided the dish known to day as ice
t cream.
PIKE county is soon to behold the work
:, ings of libel suit within her borders. A.
this will DO the first in the history of tn,
county, the citizens are duly agitated ove
the coming event. Libel suits are Otter
- necessary proceedings to successful jour,
, nllism, and as newspapers are the precur
sors of people and civiliz alton, the
sparsely situated citizens of the borde
, county may be expected to soon suffer les
isolation and enjoy all the other privileges
:, of a thick population.
t AT length, after much speculation ant
uneasiness, authentic reports bring til.
y news that General Crook is not only safe
but has emerged from the wilds Of ths
Sierra Ma!res with $50 hostiles rs Lii
prisoners. None the less brilliant is thi
J. achievement because it was bloodless
Il for the American general evinced hi
y courage sufficiently by his daring incur
Il sion into the mountains, a worse place thar
IT. which for y display of indian treacher,
and cunning cannot be named. Genera
Il Crooks mission is not yet ended, but thi
|, demonstration of his bravery aud Iii
c determination will 60 far to allay an,
fears for his future success and dispel AM
e doubts Of his efficiency.
t 1T is Very certain that MIR. John L. Sui
livan, of pugilistic renown, has not tor.
:, himself away from tho fascination of tn,
t prizs ring. A few days ago his great sou
n thirsted to hear the plaudits of spectator
a and his eephantine hands itched to fondl
:, an antagonist Mr.. Sullivan was unable tt
, restrain himself, and having succeeded i.
n knocking out several rounds of whiskywen
p home and proceeded to practice upon hi
o wife, having first vauquished furniture t,
4 the extent of $500 Mrs. Sullivan, not
r being particularly we'll versed in tn
. science of her gladiatOrial husband, very
O soon succumbed to his superior skill. Sh
=. has now determined, with the aid of tn
, law, to experiment as to how long it viii
n take to knock out the dlstinguishe,
r. knocker, who has hied himself to som
y sequestered vale to ponder over the ingra
titude of his country.
u THERE was particularly terrible affair
in tho opinion of the court of England
Is which recently occurred in Corunna, Spain