Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-08

AKA MONDAY xvUNINo, DBCs . Ioo4s
NJ ssven6ctta" n Pennsylvanla.
It y grat,fying 10 80 that the Demo.
oEatlo newspapers Of tho state take nc
hnnd u The quarrel which some Of the
E tcposItfon Journals for lack Of better
buslnssS, are now trying TO inclte in the
Demooratic organization in Pennsyl.
vania These superserviceable friends
4 of what they are pleased TO call the vari-
Ous factions Of the Democratic party
have been much moro exercised about
che distribution Of federal patronage in
Pennsylvanis than anybody else. One
day they make Mr.. Randall the dispenser
of it and next day Mr.. Cassidy is the
dsxs "a machine !; now Mr.. Wallace is
% have place in the cabinet, with all
that implies and again Mr.. Singerly is
named - the Warwick OF state politics !;
one association Is represented to be in
deadly wrestle with another for pre.emi-
nenco and all sorts of wars of the clans
are foretold for the coming year.
It Is altogether likely that there are
. good many federal Offices in Pennsyl.
vania now filed by Republicans who
will be succeeded by Democrats under
the incoming administration and that
In the selection Of 1T men for them the
appointing power will be guided by the
views and advice of men who have been
conspicuous in the party in this state.
But they entertain very mistaken view
Of Governor Cleveland and of the policy
which Is to guide his administration, who
fancy that the offices of the government
are to be dealt out and the party patron.
age to be bartered of in the interest of
factions or individuals, and without Just
regard for the public veal, for fair deal.
Ing and party harmony. While there
are no signs that any of the Pennsylya
MIA Democratic leaders who have been
80 represented-or the many others
fit for council and worthy of re-
spect--are exercising themselves to
get exclusive control of the federal
patronage in this state, 1t is obvious
that nothing more damaging to any one
could happen than to be suspected of
such desire. and nothing more disas-
trous indeed to ones political fortunes
could occur than to be invested with
such delicate responsibility as to
decide between the many applicants and
disappoint the most Of them.
The day of the party boss is over. Men
avoid rather than seek that distinction
nova days. 1t will not be the policy of
Democratic administration to rein.
state that figure in our politics. There
is no room for factions in the party In
this state. 1t has held four successive
slate conventions without show of
them, and the man OF set of men who
Ieagitate dissensions will be crushed
beneath the upper and the neither stones.
Differences there are bound to be
about men and measures, but these need
not divide the party into two or three
hostile camps, who are to be arrayed
against each other perpetually for the
sake Of afight. There is no need of any
master hand nor master mind "to run
the party" nor of any cliqueor combina.
tion to dictate its policy, name its candi.
dates and to make the appointments
which will come to 1t under the
new dispensation. The representatives
OF the party, officially chosen by the
full, fair and free expression of the
members of the party in their several
districts, are sufficient for this. There
will not be many federal appointments
for which the best choice cannot be
clearly indicated by the preponderance
OF party sentiment among those whom
the administrative duties of the office in
question most directly concern, and
when that choice is thus indicated we
have no doubt 1t will be respected.
When officers have been thus chosen
they may be reasonably expected to
strengthen their party by giving their
best efforts to their official duties and
not by prostituting them to the interest
OF party factions, nor to the personal
service of those to whom they may fancy
they owe their appointments.