Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-15
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE IS, 1885,
FIVE MONTHS OF IT.
unat a Democratic AdmiDistra IN b
DOD0s

what Democratic Adm'nistra "ss
Done.
:. Democrat ~ in Pittsburgh Times.
Penusylyania has been so long Republi-
can that it is difficult for men to under
stand how a permanent change can take
nIace. Old time politicians of the Rspub.
i;can side still imagine that when the
momen,ary disturbances over the division
of the spoils in their party have passed
away. an appeal to the war feeling, or TO
the 60 called I" business interests Will
recall their old majority to the polls.
They say it is all over even now. lhey
point to independent leaders in the Legs
iature. CO operating in some OF the basest
swindies of Stalwartism, and walloWing
AGAIN with their late antagonists ia the
miro of partisanship, and they profess to
believe that this means the reconciliation
of outraged voters also. 1t is difficult to
tell whether they are themselves deceived
or are only trying to deceive tho worid.
They will, at all events, awake to very
different reality after the next election.
The Democratic party is the party OF the
people. Whenever it is true to itself, 1t is
as much the party Of the people
to-day as it was when Jefferson led 1t tc
the overthrow of the mOnocrats, or Jack
son marshalled it to the battle with the
nonopolies. 1t would give fair and
equal chance to all men and all classes
in the race of life, and it would not allow
the government to take the earnings of
one and give them to another. This is
Democracy-its fundamental principles.
Federalism, on the contrary, is paternal
ism, class legislation, the enrichment OF
some at the expense of all. 1t regards
the power of taxation as less a means OF
raising revenue than a means of taking
property from those who create or earn
it by their labor and giving it to those
who enjoy the favor of government, or
rather of the party which happens to ad
minister the government. Hence the
Federalst or FedcraIist Republican party
is, ever was, and ever must be, the
party of monopoly. of rings, of bosses,
extravagance and high taxes. When these
two parties 60 before the people lii their
true colors, there can be but one result
the success Of the Democracy is certain.
1t must live, because when it dies the re
publican institutions, which it was found
ed to defend, must perish with it.
Now let us see wherein the Democratic
state administration has failed to measure
up to the fundamental principles of DE
mocracy. Has it known boss? Has it
Uccu ny 4NUI d
OF scandal has thus far been heard. Thel G
is not man within the wide borders of
this great commonwealth who does not
believe in the personal integrity OF the
governor, and of his principal subordi-
mates. Not job has escaped his veto,
not a suggestion Of corruption has ever
been heard within the precincts of the
executive departments. Very different is
all this from the Fedsralst administra ions
which preceded it. with the dark figures
of the Camerons, the Kembles. the Quays,
AID the various chieitains Of various
lipgs. in the immediate background.
And the policy, us distinguished from
the mele personal integrity and pecunia!y
honesty of the administration, has been
all that was promised, and all that was
desired. In inaugural and message the
governor has vigOruurly aSsailed the blood
sucking mon poles and tremendous CDR
porate powers which have heretO:u:e c
bid defiance to the laws of the COMMON
wealth. He pushed bravely and persist
emily onward towards the liberation oi
trade and labor from the oppressive and
capricious exactions of the carrying com
panies, aud tue equalization of The bur
dens of taxation. This is Democracy il
is the living and active principle. And in
the Legislature the party has responded
without hesitation. IL it has not accomp-
ished all that it set out to do in sing lt
season it has accomplished more than was
ever done i'll the state in the same period
of time, and that under difficulties of the
most serious nature. 1t has passed a free
pipe hi i, and given freedom to one Of tht
greatest interests OF the state. 1t has
passed an anti-diScrimina. ion bill, and
begun reform which will Cnh olly VII n
the railroads are brought into subiectins
to tho constitution, and every citizen
shall enjoy his equal rights upon IL,
Highways of the state.
If the people of Pennsylvania do not su5
tain the party which has given them tbs
Pattison administration, then they do no,
desire honest, pure. Democratic govern
ment, but prefer rings, monopOiies, bosses
and personal corruption, and the s.IuSS le
for better things may as we'll be fOregone
But they will sustain it. They will have
some months to reflect before the mex.
election. They will conclude that the ra
manning departments Of government viii
0e better managed if committed 10 men il
full sympathy with the reform governor
The charm of Republican, invincibiiity i:
broken. 1t will never be restored ia thi
age. The Independent leaders rnay &,
back to the house Of bondage; but til,
Independent voters have broken out ard
it will be marvel if they do not stay out
Honesty tho Res Policy.