Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-01
Dividing the Surplus.

proper gradual reduction Of the public
debt. The president, the secretary of
the treasury and the commissioner of
internal revenue all unite in saying that
some means ought TO be devised for
keeping this vast sum in the pockets of
| the people, rather than in the govern
mental Golfers where il will be stand
ing temptation to extravaganza and
theft. Yet in the face of these thought
full declarations from the official repre-.
sentatiyes of the Republican party in
the nation, the Republican platform In
this state advocates the division of the
surplus among the INDECENT states. In
other words, the government is to com.
pei the taxpayers Of the prosperous state
tO educate the citizens Of other states
who for one cause or another are less
prosperous.
The supreme beneyolence of this theory
o. distributing hard earned money
among those not entitled to 1t is at once
manifest but the ardent support which
it has received from Republicans may be
accounted for on other and grOsser
grounds than pure Christian benevolence
and desire tor the higher education of
the race. Republicans know that the
elsieSt way to get rid OF this enormous
and unnecessary surplus is by the auoli
ton Of the internal revenue which about
equals the annual surplus in amount.
But the abolition of the internal revenue
means the political death of 1000 Repub-
| llcan office holders drawing salaries from
the government that aggregate S5, los.
500 Hence the tlrm stand taken by
| these disiuteres;ed patriots in favor Of
| the maintenance Of this unnecessary
| burden. The Republicans would keep
up a useless and burdensome tax for the
advantage Of its party adherentS, while
the Democrats would manfully cut the
Gorlidu knot by the abolition of the
Internal revenue. Take your choice.
TUNN Out in strOlg force Tor the Demo.
cratic rdly At Mlenuerchor hall GA Satur.
day L'Gbt.
THE melancholy days Of NJycmUcI are
now upon US and il looks as though they
were going TO DO the sllIest OF the year
to the Republican party.
LOVELY woman has entered the political
arena in Luzcrne county, and those who
bought Iung 10 the faiSo.haIr market, are
looking 'or Ich return from their
Investment
TIE law cuutompiates thorough house
cleaning in the treasury department every
two years. But ii Chief Clerk Livsey is
elected, there will be no overhaulug OF
the books aud searching Of the secret
drawers aud ?, geon holes, and consequent
iy the sAlutaTy provision for a two years
rotation in y.iite VII have been made in
vain.
CAPTAIN u>RT, @hp Nas cAicl clerk Of
the treasury uId,g Rtwls was beaten
nearly 1000 votes by N0yes, Democrat,
in the c1utcs. for - state treasrrersu.p
: six years ago. Aud al s,-us syem TO p,.Lt
r. ~ the kosplnS W. q. the pre2 liant then
. established by tue OLu4j ot CAloi Clerk
, L.Vsey UuIer Al ,Gr4l mliJs.,y GA Tu-s
J day next.
, TuEHE Is an earnest demand for Uoyt
everywhere ou the Republican platform
bat that much desired individual is pgr
, entirely certain that he is well enough (
deliver campaign speeches. II the prod
4 ding Of this stubborn mule does Dot soUI
, cease, tue Republican party Will get
, kick similar to that which It received
. about this time last year,
t sHERNAN- retirement to day aud tn
2 incoming OF Sheridan bring back echoe
IS Of tie tramping soldiers march 10 the Sc
r aud the saving Of the day at Winchester
9 Both men won evergreen iaurels on th
field Of battle in the dark days Of civ
e war, and each has shown his capacity ic
e the higher duties Of citizenship since tl
Il nation has enjoyed the blessings of peac,
H. TIE wave Of newspaper reduction hG
ar at length reached the West. The t.
al morning dalIies Of Detroit, the Post ~
j. Tribune and Free Press have reduced Il
rn | PIICt VI NAtII respective bueeL5 from uVe
n. three cents per copy, and it is claimed til
IS, no diminutiOu in the s,zs or amount
.e. reading matter will result from the NOV
YER 1t is very doubtful whether tue policy
Az the New \ 1rk newspapers 10 cutting dow
se prices was wise one. Indeed lit
advantage is said to have resulted, and
be is even whispered that ali would II ID
he return TO the Old rates II some compromi
is could DO agreed upon. \ reduction
re price of 80 per cent. requires a 80 per cer
cy increase in the subscription list, al
,e, where all equally reduce. the same reIa,i
.r. condition Of affairs must prevail as belor
e, The few cents paid for complete dai
il digest of all the news of tho world Is II
missed from the pocket Of anyone, aud
he is hard to see how deterioration can
ms avoided IN this wholesale slaughtering
ers prices.
Dh' FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS,
Ter The Philadelphia HQuirer regrets I
lar growing indifference of the intellige
les classes in regard to political affairs.
'n' The West Chester Village Record ca
a the tramp "a dirty, useless product
lon civilization"
IS The Reading Herald regrets to see cit