Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-21


nut and Duke worked very badly only
one of these is reported by the police and
neither by the company.
ADVICE TO winter : Stand not upon the
order of goug but go at once.
The Philadelphia Press announces that
"there is complete harmony among the
York county Republicans" 50 order
reiGued 10 Warsaw.
VICTORIA believes in &" voluntary coutyi-
buttons" Just now she is whooplng up
the court for presents to her daughter o.
her approaching marriage.
ONE Of JED Davis old friends died the
other day leaving him legacy OF $500 OOO
Little plums of this kiud dropping az
intervals into the Old gentleman's lap
should MAKE him Cheerier.
LEHIGH promises TO not only do
better" but TO do the very best in the way
Of entertaining the Democratic state
convention, and the only apprebeusions
now expressed are that the delegates will
be treated so well that they may want TO
go there every year.
lT is very significant that while Of 1000
Democratic expressions of opinions from
Indiana furnished 10 the Cincinnati En-
Qulrer, 5,0S4 were for Mcdonald in pre-
ference to all others for president, ), 344
were for the Ohio and Penusylvaala tariff
plank against $50 for the WattsrsOn's
idea Of a tariff for revenue only.
1T is not safe 10 he a member OF the
Now Jersey legislature without being the
possessor of a pretty well developed biceps.
10 that land where mosquitoes are indig
enOus and corporations run riot, it is not
at all wonderful that the distinguished
citizens who gather from the four corners
Of the state TO make the laws should oc
casiOnally indulge in fistic encounter as a
relief to the dull mOuOtony of Legislative
proceedings. But when big bully
strikes man his physical inferior, as was
the case yesterday, it is time for Jersey
justice to turn 10 aud take hand ia tie
matter.
LIEUT.. Gov. G. +. BLACE, IN letter TO
the Erie ObSerUer, suggests the following
as a proper expression of Democratic
tariff doctrine, and the party in his county
adopts 1t ia preference to the "OhiO
plank"
| The fundamental principle Of true
democracy is expressed Ia the JeifeTsoniau
maxim, Equal aud exact justice to all
men special iavors to none" and this
must be especially observed in the
exercise OF the taxing power,
not only iu the state but in the
nation. We demand, therefore, the repeal
OF the internal taxes as unnecessary, Cd
pressive, injurious TO particular classes and
attended with corruption. We are in favor
of taxing foreign imports, for the purpose
authorized by the constitution, namely
to raise revenue sufficient for the legitimate
needs OF the treasury and incidental pro
lection, encouragement and reward, equal
ahu Just 10 all classes OF men and all kind 4
ol awful business, including manufactures,
agriculture aud commerce in all the I
branches,
) FREDERICK WnrrTAKER, a w.itrr nj
= dime novels, makes defense Of them /,
I the New York Tribune, declaring that hi
{ literary influence has always been exerte,
1 on the side of truth and honesty, and pro
: testing against the iniustics aud fal uty O
q tn, accusation thaf constantly comes from
, tho press, that dime novels are nocesgariI,
/, or that tho original Dime Novels A" eve
4 were, bad and corrupting in their iniir
2 ence. These novels" he says, are tn
g same as others, poor and good and I
condemn them wholesale, because tho
are sold for ton cents, IL both unjust az
IS untrue. AS matter Of fact, the din
e novel Is now the only representative
= purely American literature that exists G
II its own merits alone, and IL IA bettor AN
|. moro wholesome, in its effects on n
:. minds OF the people, thau half the stu
y that is offered by the piratioal hous
II called respectable " lnasmuch as Il
10 tendency, everywhere, is toward IL
a widest circulation of the cheapest public.
tions, he urges, not unreasonably, that ii
proper policy ia to improve tho tone ,
them by discriminating criticism and b
Q proper encouragement Of the worthier.