Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-09-01

ever labored in the cause of honest
journalism, and its devotion to the cause
OF the Democracy has known not the
shadow Of alteration. That its merits
have been appreciated is illustrated by
It's Increasing circulation and extensive
patronage, both Of which are greater
now than at any former period of the
papers history.
| ARE you registered II not, you have
until Thursday to attend to this important
duty.
THE Cameronian henchmen do not see m
anxious to put themselves on record as
| Blaine enthusiasts.
EVEN Vermont feels the nausea of
Blaipe's nomination and will lessen her
old time Republican majority.
If Butler really desires to be president,
he should go to Chill, where brazen
edrontery in the chief executive is
| essential.
FORAKER will speak for Blaine in Ian.
caster. His presence will give sweep.
ing impetus to the Democratic campaign.
He spoke for Foraker in Ohio a year ago
and elected Hoady.
THE voice of Conkling, Grant and
Cameron that lent such potency TO the
waning Garfield cause are unheard. and
the deplorable absence of " soap" makes
the situation still worse for the grand
old party"
AN Englishman in his enthusiasm for
conservative principles recently painted
his dog yellow and the brute died from
the poison contained in the coloring msttsr,
The dogs master was then sued by
humane society and is now serving six
weeks imprisonment with hard labor.
his tenderness to CANNES is remarkable.
1t has often happened that fntiiv;duaIs
have painted n whole town red and escaped
without molestation.
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ferchance we two, had we but met
IN IN carrier years, ere griet had sown
Within our hearts and thrive there vet,
we mIsht haVe-nay l cannot let
WAN a. "pTI' apI whose meaning l have known
Mhen al longed for was mine own
lie said- Ills better 10 forget.
| Had We two met in earlier Years
~ nen fancy leads young hearts 10 love-
"nen nein eyes are caught by eyes, when ears
Drink In the V ords that passions move
Ana lips meet lips in kisses sweet
we might haYe-bW are did not meet
Prom The Week
The telling address of Mr.. Hen.
drcks, printed on the first page, is a clear
presentation of the issues on which the
voter Is called upon to pronounce at the
o)ming election. With telling emphasis
the Indiana statesman arraigns the party
In power as responsible for the s4OO, ,OOO.-
600 of unnecessary surplus wruug from tho
pockets of the people to remain a continual
temptation to jobbers and robbers of the
Republican party. The repeal of these
taxes in manner that will not disturb
established industries is demanded by
every principle of economy, as well as by
the taot that the distribution of the enor-
nous tax levy would give new life to stag
nant' business. Blaine's criminal indiffer
eacn to tho rights of American citizens
'""s"shinS in British prisons comes in for
soa'h'he review, and the speech IA a
"hoie VIII have tendency to enbapcs tba
'epu'"'loh Vi lnHNana's favorits son as one
VI 'ne aoiest statesmsu of his time.
IHE Prohibitionists who are wont to
chasge all the crimes Of the calendar n
whisky traffic and become iutemner,,a in
their demands that the latter be tor, NJ,
root and branch, should read the repo,t
OF the blue book of tho Swiss federal
council. 1t will illustrate to them the oh.
verse OF the extreme views they take on
the question. After the statement that
consumption of brandy and mental disease
are Increasing in regular proportion, and
that the liquor sales represent an annual
return of 10000, 900 francs the repor.
enters into au unqualified approval of
SOCIAL drinking. 1t says "Tho practice of
SOCIAL drinking Of spirituous liquors brings
eheefiul temper toto society, effaces ths
traces OF daily labor. opens the heart to
other Impressions, and is intimately az.
sociated with the development of public
life. The public house fosters intellectual
activity, and is remedy against misan-
thropy, egotsm, vanity, narrowness Of
ideas, and extravaganza of imagination"
1t is pity that the old arthmetical rule
that the products of the extremes equals
the means cannot be applied to these two
classes OF extremists. But II their intense
fanaticism ia tempered by mutual inspeo